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thank you very much. we start with the shipping crisis in the red sea. yemens houthi militant group has claimed responsibility for yet another attack on a container vessel, this one belonging to the french shipping line cma—cgm. it happened late on tuesday — despite the presence of the us navy in the area and its the latest in a series of attacks which are prompting major shipping lines to take alternative, longer routes. the international chamber of shipping says that one in five ...

the ongoing disputes. and the darts — a 16 year old is the world championship final right now. can he go all the way? we should know in the hours ahead. welcome to the programme. we start with the events and ironic that took place this afternoon uk time. 100 people killed, two explosions, 100 people killed, two 2 bags of explosives detonated by remote control. this picture shortly afterwards. all this during ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasam soleimani. he was a...

this is bbc news, the headlines: more than 100 people in iran die in two explosions near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. the united nations peacekeeping mission in lebanon says it is deeply concerned about rising tensions following the killing of a senior hamas figure. aftershocks and heavy rain complicate rescue efforts injapan. at least 64 people now confirmed dead. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, heres tanya arnold. the sport of darts ...

test. staying with test cricket, australia are looking to complete a 3—0 series whitewash as they take on pakistan in the final test in sydney. pakistan got off to the worst possible start on day one, losing two wickets inside the first two overs — josh hazlewood and mitchell starc doing the damage. but the visitors did recover, muhammad rizwan hitting two sixes on his way to a top score of 88. australia eventually bowling them out for 313, and the hosts ended the day six without l...

in sport, hes done it — luke littler�*s dream run continues, as the 16—year—old becomes the youngest person to reach tonights world darts final. tha nkfully thankfully not as windy today but there are now over 300 flood warnings across the uk following storm henk. at least the prospects are a little bit drier. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. its wednesday, 3rd january. our main story. junior doctors in england are about to begin a six day strike — the longest in nhs...

killed and scores more injured in two explosions in southeastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was irans most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to t...

Or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved, were actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and theyre already providing clues about who these people were and what they did. we have some teeth that are very worn in kind of a funny way. that might indicate the use of teeth as tools. maybe for textile w...

With their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isnt clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved, were actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and theyre already...

Worn in kind of a funny way. that might indicate the use of teeth as tools. maybe for textile work, leatherwork, basketry. where theyre pulling something through their front teeth. got something that looks like glass. whats being found alongside the skeletons is posing even more of a puzzle. it is glass! a shard of fine french glass has just been discovered. hopefully the rim from a cone beaker. so it would have looked like an ice cream cone and it probably was imported alongside wine in barrels...

We have some teeth that are very worn in kind of a funny way. that might indicate the use of teeth as tools, maybe for textile work, leatherwork, basketry, and where theyre pulling something through their front teeth. that is glass. a shard of fine french glass has just been discovered. probably the rim from a cone beaker, so which would have looked like an ice cream cone. a really nice find. its just one of an array of artefacts, from fragments of pottery, perhaps from north africa, to a tiny c...