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and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe. men shout the vikings. cheering and shouting so this is up helly aa. it's one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year. this one in lerwick is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night—time procession. almost 1,000 people carry flaming torches through the streets, then set fire to a replica viking ship. the day begins with a march through the town led by the jarl squad, a group of around 60 locals kitted out in elaborate viking garb. i mean, this is serious s...

there is rain in the forecast for there is rain in the forecast for the weekend. i'll tell you more a little later. good morning. it's saturday 11th november. our main story — the metropolitan police is preparing for a huge armistice day security operation, ahead of a pro—palestinian march. scotland yard has imposed an exclusion zone around the cenotaph, and it's also bracing for potential counter—demonstrations from far—right groups. our legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani has this report. barriers in place, nobody taking chances. in the last 2a hours, the metropoli...

something you can do, no—one can take that from you. sports can help you out and boost your confidence. hawai'i island is home to one of the world's great endurance races, the ironman world championship. cheering and applause every year, thousands of athletes line up to face triathlon�*s ultimate test — a 2.4—mile swim, ii2—mile bike and a 26.2—mile run — battling the elements, the clock and themselves. it's a race that's not for the faint—hearted. in 2022, sam holness started and completed his first kona ironman. he crossed the line in a little over 13 hours, almost ...

you need to feel good about yourself and if there's something you can do, no—one can take that from you. sports can help you out and boost your confidence. hawai'i island is home to one of the world's great endurance races, the ironman world championship. cheering and applause every year, thousands of athletes line up to face triathlon�*s ultimate test — a 2.4—mile swim, ii2—mile bike and a 26.2—mile run — battling the elements, the clock and themselves. it's a race that's not for the faint—hearted. in 2022, sam holness started and completed his first kona ironman. he...

and coming up in the sport on bbc news... the history chasers — can they become the first scotland side to make it out of the group stage of a major tournament? hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. well, in just a few hours, scotland's footballers kick off the euros, taking on germany in the opening game of the four—week tournament. tens of thousands of scotland fans have descended on munich. england play their first match on sunday, against serbia. john watson's in munich for us — and john, a big task for scotland tonight playing germany in germany? it is. they are callin...