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and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe. men shout the vikings. cheering and shouting so this is up helly aa. it s one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year. this one in lerwick is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night time procession. almost 1,000 people carry flaming torches through the streets, then set fire to a replica viking ship. the day begins with a march through the town led by the jarl squad, a group of around 60 locals kitted out in elaborate viking garb. i mean, this is serious stuff. this is. yeah, yeah. so who makes these? almost all of it was done in shetland. there was a design committee in the squad. what kind of money are we talking for an individual kit? between £2,000 and £3,000. wow. so you need to be really serious about this. this is something you really commit to. yeah. the viking heritage - of shetland is something that most shetlandersl are incredibly ....
there is rain in the forecast for there is rain in the forecast for the weekend. i ll tell you more a little later. good morning. it s saturday 11th november. our main story the metropolitan police is preparing for a huge armistice day security operation, ahead of a pro palestinian march. scotland yard has imposed an exclusion zone around the cenotaph, and it s also bracing for potential counter demonstrations from far right groups. our legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani has this report. barriers in place, nobody taking chances. in the last 2a hours, the metropolitan police has prepared for what is expected to be one of the biggest matches of the last 20 years. preparations amid predictions from the prime minister and home secretary of disrespect to armistice day, and fears of damage to the cenotaph. and this is part of the response. a guard at the memorial along with powers to arrest any pro palestinian demonstrator who approaches it today. saturday s march is th ....
Joining us. Thank you very much. This is bbc news the headlines there are reports that not enough republican members of the house support the new bill that would replace obamacare. The westminster Attacker Police make two more arrests as they try to find out if Khalid Masood was working alone. A £50 billion bill for the uk to leave the eu the head of the European Commission puts a price tag on brexit. Now its time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. Under the spotlight this week, coverage of the attack in westminster. Hello and welcome. Two big issues on the programme this week. Bbc news Programmes Decamp To Westminster near the site of wednesdays attack, was this the scale and response that the attacker might have hoped for . Did coverage of m ....
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Come, it is by far, i am saying it, the finest Television Crime drama that we have in this country. Blue riband. I have seen this episode of which we speak. No spoilers. Who is this actress . She is the woman of the moment, she was in the replacement. A friend of mine thinks i look like her. They have enough of the familiar, adrian dunbar, vicky mcclure, who are excellent, every time, and then they have a guest antagonist, in this time, it is ten d newton, a list glamour, every single time, they have provided the spark. Thandie newton. I am a really big fan of it. It is some of the most tense television i have ever seen, i was watching it downstairs, as i came m, watching it downstairs, as i came in, plugged my headphones in that is the papers for this hour, they will be back at 11 30pm, for another look at the front pages. Coming up next, meet the author. Who doesnt enjoy a story that delves into the supernatural . It touches s ....