For the first time in 40 years, parts of the preserved cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum are coming to London in a new exhibition at the British Museum.
Over 450 objects are going on display, many of which haven't been seen outside Italy.
The thing that makes Pompeii so famous are the casts of people. Credit: PA
Pompeii and Herculaneum were the ill-fated cities on the Bay of Naples in southern Italy which were buried by the catastrophic volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
As both cities were unprepared for the event, the daily life of its citizens were preserved until they were discovered nearly 1700 years later.
"Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum" runs at the British Museum from 28 March to 29 September.
University of Leicester wins battle over Richard III burial
The reconstructed face of King Richard III was unveiled on Tuesday. Credit: PA
The battle for the final resting for King Richard III seems already won, with the decision solely in the hands of the university experts.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) today confirmed that it was the University of Leicester's decision to make as they had been granted permission to exhume the monarch's body.
York Council had confirmed it was writing to the Queen and the MoJ to lay claim to the remains.
In a statement the Ministry of Justice said today:
"The licence we issued states that the applicant (the University of Leicester) would, no later than August 31, 2014, deposit the remains at Jewry Wall Museum or have them interred at St Martin's Cathedral or in a burial ground in which interments may legally take place.
"The precise location of reburial is now for the University of Leicester."
