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President has endorsed this event and a government backed coronation is due to take place next month. it is almost ten years since the remains of king richard the third were found in a car park in the city of leicester — here in the uk — , putting the city on the tourism map. archaeologists uncovered the legbone of the controversial royal in august 2012 and this weekend, leicester's richard the third visitor centre is marking the occasion with a programme of talks about the discovery. amy payne reports. august 2012, and archaeologist matthew morris discovers human bones beneath the council...

It's almost ten years since the remains of king richard iii were found in a car park in leicester, putting the city on the tourism map. archaeologists uncovered the legbone of the controversial royal in august 2012 and this weekend, leicester's richard iii visitor centre is marking the occasion with a programme of talks about the discovery. amy payne reports.

August 2012, and archaeologist matthew morris discovers human bones beneath the council car park in leicester. they turned out to be the remains of king richard iii, and ten years on, the dig site is on proud display at the city's visitors centre where matthew reflects on an incredible find. coming down exactly on top of richard iii was, i want to say a stroke of genius but it wasn't, it was pure luck. and, of course, you didn't realise it was richard iii at first, did you? absolutely, no, there was no way of knowing, looking at the knees that that was richard iii. it took another week of exca...

Years since the remains of king richard iii were found in a car park in the city of leicester — here in the uk. archaeologists uncovered the legbone of the controversial royal and to mark the occasion a programme of talks about the discovery is being held. amy payne reports. august 2012, and archaeologist matthew morris discovers human bones beneath the council car park in leicester. they turned out to be the remains of king richard iii, and ten years on, the dig site is on proud display at the city's visitors centre where matthew reflects on an incredible find. coming down exactly on top of...

Today marks 10 years since 34 striking miners were gunned down by police in South Africa. The Marikana massacre is one of the darkest chapters in the country's post-apartheid era. Victims say they are still seeking accountability and proper compensation.