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To the actual ruins at merv. So, were going, were doing it, should be worth it, its supposed to be an amazing place. But we cant film until we get there. From bukhara across the turkmenistan border, its a journey of around 200 miles or so to the ancient ruins of merv. Today, merv is marooned completely offthebeatentrack in the remote and rarely visited turkmenistan desert. But historically it was a crucially strategic and very busy silk road junction. In its heyday, nearly 1,000 years ago, merv ...

You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Com...

Seen cases of the media scrutiny in a time when someones personal life has been very much reported in the press and i think there has been bringing fresh focus in the way in which we should be reporting on celebrities, the way that social media sort of reacts to celebrities being the personal criticism that can be very personal for some people andl can be very personal for some people and i think it makes people what we do not know in regard as he went and said to Caroline Flack, i think it will...

Stressed, they offer condolences, met the health team, they offered condolences. That Means Nothing to me, and it will never mean anything to me, because you failed him. We speak to the widow of an army veteran with ptsd who says her husbands death could have been prevented. More than a month since a volcano erupted in the philippines which saw thousands evacuated, our cameras follow residents as they return to see the damage. Heathrow grounded. With a third runway blocked for now, what next for...

States to stay home. Anyone flouting the restrictions in new york faces fines. Good afternoon and welcome to this bbc news special. The uk is adjusting to a changed way of life, as radical new measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus come into force from today, as has already happened in much of europe. Coronavirus come into force today. As has happened in much of europe. Inafew as has happened in much of europe. In a few minutes we will take you to downing street for the latest brie...

And two of britains airports re open for commercial passenger flights today after being closed for nearly three months because of the pandemic. Lets cross to the bbc sport centre and join john watson. Football back with a bang. Arsenal taking the headlines as tempers spilled over at the final whistle after losing late on against brighton, one of four games yestreday. In what was a landmark day with a premier league game shown on the bbc for the first time. Heres alex gulrajani. Just the 32 years...

We are were doing this out of respect for the 400,000 british citizens who have a second home in spain. In oklahoma, President Trump goes back on the road for his first re Election Campaign rally since the coronavirus outbreak. And in sport, arsenal are told to learn some humility after a last minute defeat to brighton left resulted in unpleasant scenes at the end as the accusations fly. Good morning. Heavy overnight rain is clearing away quite nicely to leave a sundae of sunny skills and scatte...

British scientists suggest the number of people already infected by a new virus emerging in china is far greater than official figures suggest. A crack down on alcohol fuelled holidays in majorca and ibiza, as pub crawls and happy hours are banned in three popular resorts. And the hernia mesh implants used with little or no clinical evidence. Find out more about that and other exclusive reports from the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Thats in half an hour. British business groups have warned the...

The five mps who want to replace Jeremy Corbyn as labour leader have been taking questions from Party Members in liverpool. The candidates called for unity within the party, despite jostling for position over a number of issues. Here, each candidate set out how they would take on borisjohnson, beginning with Emily Thornberry. Has shadowed borisjohnson for two yea rs has shadowed borisjohnson for two years when he was foreign secretary and during those two years i was told to tour with him and fr...

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