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Look to the atlantic to see these frontal systems running in on quite noticeably strong winds, if that they pressure gets as deep as we think it may do, then friday could bea think it may do, then friday could be a very wet and windy day, but increasingly mild as we run towards the weekend. This is bbc news, the headlines motorists are being warned that snow and ice are causing disruption to motorways in england and wales. Prince harry sets out how he views his role as a senior royal. While gues...

Of the many, not the few, seems closer than ever before. The new year messages brought to a close what has been politically dramatic 12 months. Emma vardy, bbc news. Technology is giving historians a new insight into everyday life in ancient egypt. Researchers at University College london have developed scanning techniques that show what is written on the papyrus that a sarcophagus case is made from. Pallab ghosh has this exclusive report. The hieroglyphics found in the tombs of the pharaohs sho...

Oi its later. That usually means four or five days later. This is a bank holiday weekend, a major holiday weekend. My heart goes out to everybody, but i am afraid they are stuck with it. A huge disappointment. Thank you. Thank you forjoining us, it would be great to hear from British Airways, we would be glad to hear from you lets take a look at the Weather Forecast with stav. Although many southern and south eastern areas have enjoyed a fine afternoon, different story further north, Northern En...

On which nelson stands overhangs the column. I found myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. Thats a long way up, really, isnt it . In an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety, the words, and then it was my turn. Led to some startling tv moments. His trip down the cresta run was also terrifying. I thumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside, still doing around 80 miles an hour. John noakes had started out in the raf before ...

On which nelson stands overhangs the column. I found myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. Thats a long way up, really, isnt it . In an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety, the words, and then it was my turn. Led to some startling tv moments. His trip down the cresta run was also terrifying. I thumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside, still doing around 80 miles an hour. John noakes had started out in the raf before ...

Sons and daughters of the pioneering explorers see their fathers remarkable footage for the very first time. To see this film makes me feel very proud of him. Im in awe of what he managed to do. They went into the unknown without any consideration for their safety. These are some of britains Great Explorations. The British Film Institutes National Archive is a treasure trove of britains past. Among the thousands of films stored in this vault are some shot by Young Explorers as they travelled to ...

James brokenshire, the secretary of state, has gone along with this discrimination against the former forces and pa ramilitaries, discrimination against the former forces and paramilitaries, as they see it. The dup may be asking about the threat to british vet and that serve her. One last point, enda kenny, the outgoing taoiseach, expressed the opinion that they should not damage the prospect of getting the Power Sharing back on task. We have had several secretaries of state for Northern Ireland...

Mount Everest - Exploration, Climbing, Records: Mount Everest is difficult to get to and more difficult to climb, even with the great advances made in equipment, transportation, communications, and weather forecasting since the first major expeditions in the 1920s. The mountain itself lies in a highly isolated location. There are no roads in the region on the Nepalese side, and before the 1960s all goods and supplies had to be carried long distances by humans and pack animals. Since then, airstr...

In April 2019, a mountain expedition by the Indian Army discovered huge footprints in the snow high in the Himalayas. They tweeted out pictures, claiming

The writer sketches a picture of Hunza in 1954 based on recollections of a family visit to the Mir of Hunza