to have died in devastating floods in kwazulu natal province has risen to three hundred and ninety eight with 27 people still reported as missing. rescue operations have been taking place but further flooding is possible as rain falls on saturated ground. now on bbc news: the travel show. this week on the show, i head underground in naples to get a sneak preview of an amazing archaeological discovery. on my gosh! look at this! plus find out why a certain world famous footballer has a shrine dedicated to him in the city. as restrictions are rolled back, cat is on the road in the uk to take a rollercoaster recovery ride. and we re heading to sri lanka to find out about a cleanup campaign along one of the country s historic canals. this is one of the most archaeologically significant sites in the world. the roman city of pompeii was destroyed almost 2000 years ago in 79ad when nearby mount vesuvius erupted. metres of ash buried everything, freezing this catastrophic moment in ti
ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has said if his remaining troops in the besieged city of mariupol are killed by russian forces, peace negotiations would be over. his warning comes as the mayor of kyiv warned residents to be wary of further russian missile attacks on the capital. vitali klitschko urged those who have fled the city not to return following another strike on saturday morning. our correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. russian revenge. an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank the russian warship the moskva, though russia claims it was caused by a fire. its pride of the black sea, now buried beneath it. well, the industrial complex that was hit is behind this wall. you can still see the smoke there in the distance from the explosion. now, ukraine shows every intenti
president zelensky says peace talks with russia will come to a halt if russian forces kill all of the ukrainian troops defending mariupol. russia now claims to have cleared the whole urban area of the besieged city, with the exception of the azovstal metal works adjoining the port. meanwhile, the mayor of kyiv is warning residents not to return, following another missile attack on saturday. from there, our correspondent, mark lowen, reports. russian revenge. an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank the russian warship the moskva, though russia claims it was caused by a fire. its pride of the black sea, now buried beneath it. well, the industrial complex that was hit is behind this wall. you can still see the smoke there in the distance from the explosion. now, ukraine shows every intentio
to understand the circumstances surrounding my grandfather s death, we need to peer back into history. in the 1960s, yemen was two countries, north and south. the kingdom in the north was ruled by religious leaders, known as imams, who went to great lengths to isolate yemen from the rest of the world, but, in 1962, the kingdom ended, and, in its place, the only republic in the arabian peninsula was established. five years later, the south gained independence from britain and became the only marxist state in the arab world. my family played a role in the events that took place in the north. none more so than the man who shaped my grandfather s politics. his own father. he was probably one of yemen s best known political reformers from the 19305, and he advocated for modernisation, modern schools, economic developments and, importantly, the rule of law. he was always sceptical of the military. cynthia met my great grandfather a decade after his son s death. he was still greatly
authorities in south africa say the number of people known to have died in devastating floods in kwazulu natal province has risen to 398 with 27 people still reported as missing. rescue operations have been taking place but further flooding is possible as rain falls on saturated ground. now on bbc news, click. this week, we meet the middle men standing between you and your games console. we re letting off some steam and we have an amazing spider.man. hey, welcome, welcome, welcome! lara lewington, what is the craziest thing you ve ever bought on ebay? um, slippers? dogs dog slippers! i wondered where that was going. ok, i did ask for crazy. well, look, do you remember the times when you bid on an item and you thought you were going to win the auction, and then in the dying few seconds, you were beaten by someone else? yes, they weren t real people, though, were they? no, they weren t. they were computer programmes designed to work really fast and beat you to the bid button,