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drums. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway, the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures, and today, the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long—dormant foe — the vikings. cheering. so, this is up helly aa. it's one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year, and 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 to...

leads draw with manchester united at old trafford, the team continues to search for a new manager. and a study of killer whales in the north pacific shows the lifelong sacrifice of their own food and energy that mothers make when raising a son. more than 15,000 people are now known to have died after monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria. it comes as an appeal is launched by the uk's disasters emergency committee to help those affected. two powerful earthquakes — and dozens of aftershocks — hit the region on monday causing thousands of buildings to collapse, trapping people in...

tour, has been to london, has been to paris, and now he will appeal to eu leaders more widely for more help withjets and long—range eu leaders more widely for more help with jets and long—range weapons to bolster kyiv�*s defences against the expected spring offensive. almost a year to the day that russia invaded ukraine. let's listen the welcome given to president zelensky in brussels. applause we are here today on this historic occasion to welcome the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, to the european parliament. this is an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary moment,...

well, this, imported fossil fuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it's an ambitious plan, so i'm going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa's largest renewable energy companies, an energy expert from the world bank and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, i'm going to sit down with the moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty challenge of making sure everything is in place for this country to enjoy the abundant wind and sunshine whilst tran...

the black sea has been renewed hours before it was due to expire. kyiv says the agreement will continue for four months while moscow claims it agreed to just 60 days. now on bbc news, our world. injune 2020, three friends found a suitcase washed up on a beach, accidentally defining the story of a murdered couple. wait, open it. laughter open it. as the videos went viral, people started speculating — the clicks and shares complicating the investigation. it might even be linked - to a network of serial killers in the dark web. this is where they found the two suitcases. they're notju...