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now, its the beginning of term and students are coming back and like many generations before them, theyll be benefiting from some of the best educational resources in the world. and that includes valuable treasures looted from afar on colonial expeditions. but were here because the university has recently announced its actually returning some of those, specifically benin bronzes, to nigeria. and its there in what was once known as the kingdom of benin that i want to start this story. f...

straight after this programme. coming up on this weeks show — nigerias looted treasures and the battle to get them back. they will not have any other choice than to release what belongs to us, because the whole world knows they are stolen properties. we get the low down on europes sleeper trains. the private companies that are now embracing this new passion for sleeper travel are getting people back onto trains and away from short—haul budget flights. and we head to south america a...

say theyre looking for a key witness. officers want to speak to a woman who was wearing a yellow coat and pushing a pram near the river wyre. now on bbc news, the travel show. advice to the courts has been given that warrants for the forced installation of prepaid metres in the uk could be waved through. more than 1000 once—a—day were approved by magistrates last year as the cost of living crisis put many customers into arrears. earlier this week the regulator, offer jam, asked fir...

good morning to you. yesterday was a really cloudy one right across the board. today weve got a lot more sunshine around, but it is feeling on the cool side. high—pressure sticks with us into much of this upcoming week, so it looks like it is going to stay largely dry and settled, but i will have all the details on that very shortly. its sunday, the 5th february. our main story: the business secretary, grant shapps, has given energy firms a deadline of tuesday to say what action they...

pope francis�* historic visit to south sudan has ended with an open air mass. youre watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. coming up on this weeks show — nigerias looted treasures and the battle to get them back. they will not have any other choice than to release what belongs to us, because the whole world knows they are stolen properties. we get the low down on europes sleeper trains. the private companies that are now embracing this new passion for sleeper travel a...

of the job or the artwork. whenever tourists come to nigeria, they want to visit this place, through the buyer and the commission works. whilst the technique has remained the same, most are working off printed images with little access to their ancestors�* original works. we have few ones that is still left, which is in ourfamily house this year, and we still have them in catalogues. yes, there are a few, not much. we dont have much access to it because much of them is stolen. ifeel ...

beijing has accused the us of an over—reaction. the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79. general musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. you are watching bbc news. those of the main story so far tonight. ill be back with an explosive and at nine oclock. dont worry, i know you will be watching happy valley! coming up on this weeks show — nigerias looted treasures and the battle to ge...

he was joined by the leaders of the churches of england and scotland. together, theyre seeking to promote reconciliation in a largely christian country thats been ravaged by tribal conflict. to the uk and believe in the north—west of england say they believe that nicula bully who went missing while walking her dog operably fell into the river why in lancashire. the fortified mother of two was last seen a week ago. police divers and dogs have all been used in the search. danny savage ...

earlier in the week. the tesla founder elon musk has been cleared of wrongdoing for a tweet in which he said he had "funding secured" to take the electric car—maker back into private ownership. the former sex pistols frontman, john lydon, has failed in his attempt to represent ireland at the eurovision song contest. hed hoped his song hawaii would give him the chance to raise the issue of his wifes alzheimers disease, but his band public image limited came fourth out of six acts. fro...

for his metal clothing designs and fragrances has died at the age of 88. he made his name with space—age designs in the 1960s. youre watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the historic university city of cambridge in the uk. now, its the beginning of term and students are coming back and like many generations before them, theyll be benefiting from some of the best educational resources in the world. and ...