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to most people fleeing war and persecution, and urged the british government to pursue what it called more humane solutions. archaeologists say they've discovered a roman shrine buried beneath a former graveyard next to leicester cathedral. a team has spent the last year digging at the site ahead of building a new visitors centre, to support the influx of tourists since the remains of richard iii were found a decade ago. the recent dig took place less than 50 metres from where the king's remains were discovered. phil mackie has been given special access to the site. deep beneath leic...

nurses will conduct more strikes after turning down the government's pay offer. the french president visits notre—dame cathedral as restoration continues, four years since a fire destroyed significant parts of the world heritage landmark. now it's time for hiplife: the sound of ghana — which tells the story of ghana's influential music genre, through key artists from the past, present and future. rapping # high spirits so they can't kill it # god's plan, no man fit to...# hiplife is to us what peanut butter is to bread. this is what actually- defines us as ghanaians. every ghanai...

we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that has become the go—to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasn't always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. i'm here in windrush square which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost a thousand people from the west indies to britain. the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 1948 to 1971, and this year is a pretty impo...

month's earth quakes. meanwhile, internationalaid agencies say reaching survivors is proving to be very challenging. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, fire — and fairness — on a scottish island. i'm a woman, and i have a daughter, who is three, and i would love to see her participate on her own terms. fancy a holiday for free? well, almost. we are looking at canny ways to travel on the cheap. i was earning very good money, putting frozen pies in a box. you can absolutely fund all this travel just by moving around and working. and the final curtain at...

morning, all. part two of the weekend continues on a very quiet note. a lot of dry weather around and a little more in the way of sunshine and with lighter winds than yesterday, it will not feel quite as cold. all the details coming up shortly. it's sunday the 26th february. good morning. our top story — rishi sunak says he's giving "everything we've got" to secure a deal with the eu on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland. the prime minister told the sunday times he is hopeful of a positive outcome. iain watson has more. the political stakes for rishi sunak are high. t...