all sport voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. i m alice morrison, an adventurer and writer. i ve cycled across africa and run across the sahara. now i m on the trail of a mysterious and forgotten arabian civilisation the nabataeans. are we standing in the birthplace of written arabic? i think i would say that, yes. they were nomads who forged a rich civilisation here in the harsh desert conditions of western arabia from the fourth century bce. they ruled for around three centuries until they were swallowed up by the roman empire. now all that s left are the enigmatic remains of their great desert cities of petra and hegra in modern dayjordan and saudi arabia. and this is where i have come to explore, to find out how they survived and thrived here, who they were, and even what they looked like. i want to search for clues about their world. i ll investigate their ancient sites, delvin
Georgina callander had been confirmed, that she passed away last night and then tarleton, another one down the road, so within four miles, two young girls have died. The moment a Suicide Bomber brought chaos and heartbreak to concert goers on a spring evening. This has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced this has been the most horrific incident we have everfaced in Greater Manchester and one we all hoped we would never see, families and many young people were out to enjoy a concert at Manchester Arena and have very sadly lost their lives. The bomber died at the scene. But police have made a second arrest on a day of rapid developments in the investigation. And well hear the stories of Community Spirit and kindness as the region pulls together to help those caught up in the attack. The region pulls together to help those caught the people of manchester have been here in their thousands. Holding a vigil in memory of the 22 people that were killed and the 59 who were injure
As 2016 draws to a close, we are going to look back on a year which featured two events which will shape the Global Economy for decades to come. Welcome to business lives review of 2016, with Aaron Heslehurst and maryam moshiri. Yep, this year saw the uk take that momentous decision to leave the European Union. We are going to take a look at what lies in store for the next 12 months. And he did it. The billionaire Businessman Donald Trump wins the race for the white house. He has made some bold announcements, but was it all talk and no action . And, of course, it has been a turbulent year for the global market. Oil prices hit that historic low. There is light at the end of the tunnel, of course, following a Landmark Deal between members of the opec countries. And exploding phones, driverless cars, and virtual reality. It has been an eventful 12 months in the world of tech, but what can we look forward to in 2017 . We will speak to our resident gadget guru, rory cellan jones. And, indee
Welcome to Donald Trumps america, or what soon will be anyway. Im Samira Hussain and on this Special Edition of World Business report, were taking a look at the president elects plans for america, in particular what he wants to do with the us economy. Here on wall street, Donald Trumps selection triumph was met with high spirits. Us markets have soared. Now with his inauguration approaching, people are asking, what will mr trump do for us growth . In his campaign he promised big in best mans in americas infrastructure. Michelle fleury took a look at how that might work. Investment. Mid morning in allentown, pennsylvania. Traffic is flowing smoothly over this bridge built in the 1920s but underneath its not ageing gracefully. This bridge was built in 1929, almost 90 years old, this is an open arch the ridge. Engineers tasked with checking the strength are worried. This is the worst case, the joint area. Thats where the most erosion happens. This bridge, like many of americas roads, port
On to have an incredibly successful career both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians, including Aretha Franklin and sir elton john. He sold 100 million albums and had 11 uk number ones. We were having breakfast in la, anti tummy had taken the decision he was going to leave his present manager and go solo. I was astonished, wham with the biggest p0p group astonished, wham with the biggest pop group in the world and could have continued for many years. He was adamant and its plain to me it was adamant and its plain to me it was about what he wanted to do musically. He was feeling trapped by the type of music that wham fans expected. Earlier, i spoke to the music and Film Producer martin lewis who was with george when he was making the decision to go solo. Russia is holding a day of National Mourning for the 92 People Killed when a Military Plane crashed in the black sea. Authorities in russia say theyve located the site where the plane came down yesterday, soon afte