:00:00. > :00:00.The surgeons who think they could be close to finding
:00:00. > :00:13.This man was paralysed from the chest down.
:00:14. > :00:16.A cell transplant repaired his spinal cord, a technique surgeons
:00:17. > :00:20.This will be history, this will change history.
:00:21. > :00:23.If we succeed, we will find a cure for paralysis.
:00:24. > :00:33.We'll be looking at the long-term implications it could have
:00:34. > :00:34.for thousands people who are paralysed.
:00:35. > :00:38.Also tonight: Facebook is set to pay millions more in tax in the UK
:00:39. > :00:40.from next year after criticism and public pressure.
:00:41. > :00:47.A bomb disposal robot is sent in after a device explodes under
:00:48. > :00:51.Police in Los Angeles carry out tests on a knife apparently found
:00:52. > :00:56.How the 15th century Italian painter has influenced artists and designers
:00:57. > :01:04.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: Andy Murray got
:01:05. > :01:07.Great Britain's Davis Cup title defence off to a winning start
:01:08. > :01:09.against Japan's Tara Daniel but Dan Evans lost against
:01:10. > :01:35.Surgeons in Poland say they could be close to finding
:01:36. > :01:41.Two years ago, the team announced that this man -
:01:42. > :01:45.a former fireman who was completely paralysed from the chest down -
:01:46. > :01:49.could walk again after a cell transplant repaired his spinal cord.
:01:50. > :01:52.Now they're launching a worldwide search for two people whose spinal
:01:53. > :01:55.cords have been completely severed to see if they can reverse paralysis
:01:56. > :02:02.Our medical correspondent Fergus Walsh has this exclusive story.
:02:03. > :02:06.He is the paralysed man who walked again.
:02:07. > :02:10.This is Darek Fidyka in 2014, after his regenerative cell
:02:11. > :02:14.transplant, documented by the BBC's Panorama.
:02:15. > :02:19.Now, a bigger test, to ride this tricycle.
:02:20. > :02:22.Remember, this is a man who had been completely
:02:23. > :02:27.paralysed below his chest after being stabbed.
:02:28. > :02:30.Now, he is relearning how to control his legs,
:02:31. > :02:33.sending commands from his brain down to his muscles,
:02:34. > :02:35.and receiving sensations back, all flowing through his
:02:36. > :02:43.The effort is as much mental as physical.
:02:44. > :02:50.TRANSLATION: If I really think, I can feel each muscle,
:02:51. > :02:55.The brain is very important and I appreciate it
:02:56. > :03:01.plays a crucial role in cycling, or any other exercise I do.
:03:02. > :03:04.The big question now is whether Darek's extraordinary
:03:05. > :03:08.achievements can be repeated in other patients.
:03:09. > :03:13.Only a clinical trial can show whether or not the cell transplant
:03:14. > :03:17.does indeed represent a revolution in the treatment of paralysis,
:03:18. > :03:20.which would make it one of the greatest
:03:21. > :03:27.That's why his surgeon is launching a worldwide search,
:03:28. > :03:32.via a website, for two patients with highly unusual injuries.
:03:33. > :03:34.Their spinal-cord must be completely severed,
:03:35. > :03:40.Help them, and it will silence any doubters.
:03:41. > :03:44.We can prove once and forever that we can repair
:03:45. > :03:52.There would be no speculation if we succeed to reconstruct.
:03:53. > :03:54.This would be history, this will change history.
:03:55. > :03:58.If we succeed, we'll find a cure for paralysis.
:03:59. > :04:01.The patients will have one of their olfactory bulbs,
:04:02. > :04:05.at the base of the brain, shown in green, removed.
:04:06. > :04:11.It processes the sense of smell, and is the only part of the nervous
:04:12. > :04:16.In a second operation, cells from the
:04:17. > :04:20.bulb will be transplanted into the spinal-cord to provide
:04:21. > :04:23.a pathway for nerve fibres to grow back.
:04:24. > :04:26.The patients selected for the trial will
:04:27. > :04:29.undergo intensive physiotherapy, both before and especially
:04:30. > :04:35.In all, they will have to commit to spending three years
:04:36. > :04:41.living at this rehabilitation centre in Poland.
:04:42. > :04:47.The research will be independently assessed by this team
:04:48. > :04:53.They will use equipment like this magnetic stimulator
:04:54. > :04:57.to monitor the patients' neurological pathways
:04:58. > :05:02.As a proof of principle, I'm very excited, because
:05:03. > :05:06.this is a novel treatment that holds a great deal of promise.
:05:07. > :05:10.This would open up hope that an alternative
:05:11. > :05:17.But it is going to take some years to refine it.
:05:18. > :05:23.The treatment will cost ?250,000 per patient,
:05:24. > :05:28.and is being funded by a small British charity set up by a chef,
:05:29. > :05:36.David Nichols, whose son was paralysed in a swimming accident.
:05:37. > :05:40.If the trial is successful, it might mean patients
:05:41. > :05:48.For Darek, the return of muscle control and sensation has brought
:05:49. > :05:52.other improvements, like bladder control and sexual function,
:05:53. > :06:00.which he says are just as crucial to his growing sense of independence.
:06:01. > :06:10.Extraordinary to see that but how long before we know build it works?
:06:11. > :06:15.It's going to take about a year to search and select those two patients
:06:16. > :06:18.and then maybe a further two years before we know whether this
:06:19. > :06:22.treatment can reverse paralysis. If surgeons can do it in patients with
:06:23. > :06:29.a severed spinal cord, they will move on to help patients with a more
:06:30. > :06:33.common form of crush or compression injury. There are three million
:06:34. > :06:36.people in the world paralysed, this will help a small proportion of
:06:37. > :06:40.them, it's expensive, complex surgery and requires a huge
:06:41. > :06:45.commitment from the patients. Darek is now nearly four years
:06:46. > :06:48.post-transplant and is still undergoing hours of intensive
:06:49. > :06:53.physiotherapy every day. There are no easy gains here. But even a
:06:54. > :06:56.partial recovery like his will give people hope and that's why this is
:06:57. > :06:59.so important and promising. Thank you.
:07:00. > :07:02.Facebook is set to pay millions of pounds more in tax in the UK
:07:03. > :07:06.The company - which has global profits of more than a billion
:07:07. > :07:08.pounds every three months - faced heavy criticism
:07:09. > :07:14.after it was revealed that in 2014 - it only paid around ?4,000
:07:15. > :07:18.The move is likely to put more pressure on the way other
:07:19. > :07:21.multinationals like Google, Amazon and Starbucks pay their tax
:07:22. > :07:30.Here's our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed, who broke the story.
:07:31. > :07:32.They like to portray themselves as the cuddly social media site,
:07:33. > :07:35.but of course Facebook is a very serious and very profitable
:07:36. > :07:38.business, it makes money out of the millions of us who use it
:07:39. > :07:43.everyday because we are valuable customers of the major businesses
:07:44. > :07:45.that spend millions of pounds advertising on Facebook.
:07:46. > :07:50.Facebook, apparently, have chosen, off their own volition,
:07:51. > :07:53.to change their tax arrangements, and that shows it's possible for any
:07:54. > :07:59.And to have companies bleating it's not their fault,
:08:00. > :08:03.it's just the international tax laws, that really is not the case.
:08:04. > :08:07.They have the choice about how they set up their tax arrangements.
:08:08. > :08:09.Facebook is one of a number of controversial, often
:08:10. > :08:16.Google and Apple have also faced criticism for their tax affairs.
:08:17. > :08:24.At present, it routes most of its UK sales through Ireland where business
:08:25. > :08:27.taxes are lower and corporation tax there is 12.5% compared
:08:28. > :08:37.And for a global company that makes a significant difference.
:08:38. > :08:41.The company pays a very low amount of tax in the UK,
:08:42. > :08:48.That is less than many people pay in income tax.
:08:49. > :08:52.For a company that globally makes over ?1 billion of profit every
:08:53. > :08:58.three months that has caused controversy.
:08:59. > :09:01.From April, Facebook will abandon that structure and start accounting
:09:02. > :09:04.for sales activity in the UK, that is set to increase its tax bill
:09:05. > :09:13.With the first payment made to the Treasury in 2017.
:09:14. > :09:16.That could cheer up this man George Osborne, who has said
:09:17. > :09:18.he would like global multinationals to pay more tax.
:09:19. > :09:21.Whilst we offer some of the lowest business taxes in the world,
:09:22. > :09:28.we expect those taxes to be paid and not avoided.
:09:29. > :09:30.Political pressure was growing on Facebook and the tax
:09:31. > :09:36.There is also the small matter of its often young audience.
:09:37. > :09:40.They may have received criticism and they may have just internally
:09:41. > :09:45.reviewed it and decided given their position
:09:46. > :09:49.and their position with millennials and centennials,
:09:50. > :09:53.Given their purpose as a company, they may have thought this
:09:54. > :09:56.is something they should do and they should be congratulated
:09:57. > :09:58.for having made that course of correction.
:09:59. > :10:06.The tax authority HMRC is investigating its tax affairs.
:10:07. > :10:08.Put November 2017 in your diary, the date when Facebook
:10:09. > :10:14.will announce its first payment under the new structure.
:10:15. > :10:24.Will it be large enough to put this tax controversy to bed?
:10:25. > :10:26.A prison officer has been seriously injured in Belfast
:10:27. > :10:31.Police fear the attack could be the start of a campaign of violence,
:10:32. > :10:33.by dissident republicans, to mark the forthcoming centenary
:10:34. > :10:36.of the Easter Rising - the rebellion against British rule.
:10:37. > :10:41.Chris Buckler is in Belfast for us tonight.
:10:42. > :10:46.There's been widespread condemnation of today's attack, but tonight there
:10:47. > :10:51.is also deep concern about further attacks. The police are convinced
:10:52. > :10:55.the dissident republicans are going to try to overshadow commemorations
:10:56. > :10:59.for the centenary of the Easter Rising in the most sinister way
:11:00. > :11:01.possible, by attempting to murder soldiers, prison officers and police
:11:02. > :11:04.officers. And members of the security forces are on high alert
:11:05. > :11:05.tonight. I should warn you this report does contain some flash
:11:06. > :11:09.photography. If 1916 was a year of rebellion,
:11:10. > :11:12.dissident republicans want to make This morning, they planted a bomb
:11:13. > :11:19.that exploded under this van, seriously injuring the prison
:11:20. > :11:23.officer who was driving it. The police say it was an attempt
:11:24. > :11:26.to murder and they are fearful that this is just the start
:11:27. > :11:29.of a campaign to kill, to coincide with the centenary
:11:30. > :11:31.of Ireland's Easter Rising. When I say I'm deeply concerned,
:11:32. > :11:34.I mean I'm deeply concerned. I believe that there are people
:11:35. > :11:38.within dissident republican groupings who want to mark
:11:39. > :11:41.the centenary by killing police officers, prison
:11:42. > :11:46.officers or soldiers. The Easter Rising was an attempt
:11:47. > :11:49.in Ireland to break away from British rule and is being
:11:50. > :11:52.marked by official events And Irish republicans are amongst
:11:53. > :11:59.those concerned that dissidents will try to steal attention away
:12:00. > :12:01.from the commemorations There can be no justification
:12:02. > :12:05.for anybody going out with a gun or a bomb against the backdrop
:12:06. > :12:10.of the massive transformation that has taken place in our society
:12:11. > :12:14.over the last 20 years. It is just over three years
:12:15. > :12:17.since another prison officer, David Black, was shot dead
:12:18. > :12:23.as he drove to work, by a group calling
:12:24. > :12:25.itself the New IRA. And there is an ongoing dispute
:12:26. > :12:30.between the prison authorities and dissident republican
:12:31. > :12:32.prisoners at Maghaberry, Northern Ireland's
:12:33. > :12:36.high security prison. We've lost 30 officers in the past
:12:37. > :12:39.through these attacks. It did not change anything
:12:40. > :12:42.within the prisons and this is not going to change anything,
:12:43. > :12:45.attacking prison officers. The police say they have already
:12:46. > :12:49.started to increase security ahead of Easter, a necessary precaution
:12:50. > :12:52.against this rising threat. A heavily pregnant woman has been
:12:53. > :13:03.stabbed in the West Midlands. The victim, who's 40,
:13:04. > :13:05.was airlifted to hospital this afternoon from Sutton
:13:06. > :13:07.Coldfield town centre. Tonight, police say her baby has
:13:08. > :13:10.been delivered safely but the woman A number of passers-by
:13:11. > :13:13.who tried to intervene, Our Correspondent,
:13:14. > :13:29.Kathryn Stanchesin reports. A brutal attack in broad daylight.
:13:30. > :13:34.In a side street in Sutton Coldfield town centre, heavily pregnant woman
:13:35. > :13:39.was repeatedly stabbed, just yards from a busy shopping centre. As
:13:40. > :13:45.these eyewitness pictures show, emergency services were quickly on
:13:46. > :13:51.the scene. Speaking exclusively to the BBC, this man gave first aid to
:13:52. > :13:57.the victim. I saw the guy on the floor being restrained by the
:13:58. > :14:01.police. I tried to get involved and then moved towards the woman and
:14:02. > :14:08.tried to treat the woman as best I could. I saw lots of blood. It was a
:14:09. > :14:13.difficult thing to see. West Midlands Police says members of the
:14:14. > :14:19.public intervened, a brave act in a dangerous situation, leaving two men
:14:20. > :14:23.with minor injuries. Thanks to those individuals who got involved,
:14:24. > :14:27.members of the public who dived into a volatile situation with complete
:14:28. > :14:32.disregard for their safety. Their actions should be commended. If
:14:33. > :14:37.41-year-old man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder. The
:14:38. > :14:40.area remains cordoned off while investigations continue. Officers
:14:41. > :14:44.are keen to reassure the public they are not looking for anyone else in
:14:45. > :14:47.connection with the stabbing. The woman remains in a critical
:14:48. > :14:52.condition after giving birth. The baby is reported to be doing well.
:14:53. > :14:54.Some of the day's other news stories.
:14:55. > :14:56.Two men from Syria have been jailed for four years in Turkey
:14:57. > :14:59.in connection with the death of the three-year-old Syrian boy
:15:00. > :15:01.who drowned while trying to reach Greece with his family.
:15:02. > :15:04.Aylan Kurdi, see here on the left, drowned last September and his body
:15:05. > :15:08.It focussed the world's attention on the risks facing migrants trying
:15:09. > :15:13.Hundreds of Syrians in rebel-held areas have taken advantage
:15:14. > :15:17.of the current truce to hold small anti-government protests.
:15:18. > :15:19.Demonstrators in parts of Homs, Aleppo, and Damascus called
:15:20. > :15:28.The partial ceasefire came into effect across Syria a week ago.
:15:29. > :15:31.The leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood, has criticised
:15:32. > :15:33.the Government for deciding to hold the EU referendum so close
:15:34. > :15:36.to the Welsh Assembly elections in May.
:15:37. > :15:39.She was speaking at the party's annual spring conference and said
:15:40. > :15:45.she supported Britain's membership of the EU.
:15:46. > :15:48.Police in Los Angeles are carrying out DNA testing on a knife
:15:49. > :15:52.said to have been found at the former home of OJ Simpson.
:15:53. > :15:55.They're trying to establish if it has any connection with the murders
:15:56. > :16:00.in 1994 of Simpson's ex-wife and a male friend.
:16:01. > :16:04.OJ Simpson was cleared of their murders in 1995.
:16:05. > :16:13.Our correspondent James Cook is in Los Angeles.
:16:14. > :16:21.Yes, Sophie. The OJ Simpson trial split the United States, not least
:16:22. > :16:25.along racial lines. He was a famous American football star when he was
:16:26. > :16:28.accused of the murders in Los Angeles, and more than 20 years on
:16:29. > :16:31.this sensational and heartbreaking case is back in the headlines.
:16:32. > :16:35.OJ Simpson, accused of murdering his ex-wife,
:16:36. > :16:41.A bloody glove which did not appear to fit was at the heart of the case.
:16:42. > :16:43.Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder.
:16:44. > :16:45.As the sport superstar learned his fate in 1995,
:16:46. > :16:49.it felt like the whole world was watching.
:16:50. > :16:51.At first, Simpson had run, fleeing in this white vehicle,
:16:52. > :16:56.with police and paparazzi in hot pursuit.
:16:57. > :17:02.When Simpson's house was demolished in 1998,
:17:03. > :17:05.a knife was reportedly discovered and handed to a police officer,
:17:06. > :17:12.I do not know whether he was retired at the time
:17:13. > :17:15.that he allegedly received this item from the person who claimed
:17:16. > :17:17.they found it on the property, or whether
:17:18. > :17:21.he was still in fact an LAPD officer and retired some time after that.
:17:22. > :17:26.It is being treated as we would all evidence.
:17:27. > :17:31.They are going to study it and examine it for all forensics,
:17:32. > :17:33.including serology and DNA, and hair samples.
:17:34. > :17:43.The law of double jeopardy means OJ Simpson cannot be tried again,
:17:44. > :17:49.He lost the civil case brought by the victims' families,
:17:50. > :17:52.and is now serving 33 years for armed robbery.
:17:53. > :17:57.This extraordinary story, it seems, never ends.
:17:58. > :18:05.Researchers in the United States say they may have found the first
:18:06. > :18:09.evidence that the Zika virus does cause birth defects in babies.
:18:10. > :18:13.which is spreading rapidly in Central and South America,
:18:14. > :18:17.normally only causes mild symptoms in adults.
:18:18. > :18:20.But there's growing concern that if pregnant women are infected,
:18:21. > :18:22.their babies can be born with damaged brains.
:18:23. > :18:32.Caroline will never develop normally.
:18:33. > :18:36.She is one of hundreds of babies born in Brazil with the condition
:18:37. > :18:41.It is a terrible outbreak made more worrying because so little is known
:18:42. > :18:45.Last month a doctor at the centre of the crisis
:18:46. > :18:51.The white dots marked damage in the babies' brains.
:18:52. > :18:53.She was convinced that the cause was the Zika virus,
:18:54. > :18:59.but establishing proof is incredibly hard.
:19:00. > :19:01.So, teams of scientists have been investigating,
:19:02. > :19:05.that key question of whether Zika is to blame.
:19:06. > :19:07.Today the World Health Organisation said it was looking
:19:08. > :19:12.The evidence that there may be a causal relationship has continued
:19:13. > :19:17.to accumulate and, as importantly, we have not seen the counterfactual,
:19:18. > :19:22.the fact that there is evidence it is due to something else.
:19:23. > :19:25.So, what do we know other than the fact that the Zika virus is carried
:19:26. > :19:30.Because the threat only emerged a few months ago there has not been
:19:31. > :19:37.One study found traces of the virus in the fluid of pregnant women.
:19:38. > :19:40.Another spotted Zika in a handful of babies born with damaged brains
:19:41. > :19:47.So, in a new project, scientists took samples of the virus
:19:48. > :19:51.and applied them to human stem cells,
:19:52. > :19:58.Within three days, up to 90% of them were infected and damage.
:19:59. > :20:02.This is an important finding but because it involves stem cells
:20:03. > :20:07.in lab conditions, it still is not cast-iron proof.
:20:08. > :20:10.Amid all the anxiety for pregnant women like Jessica in Colombia,
:20:11. > :20:16.Even a very basic question like how the virus could damage
:20:17. > :20:22.It's very important that we do understand whether Zika is causing
:20:23. > :20:24.brain damage or whether it might be due to something else,
:20:25. > :20:27.because we need to try and find a way to address the problem.
:20:28. > :20:30.And try to prevent this rise in microcephaly that is occurring
:20:31. > :20:36.A pregnant woman in Brazil, comforted after hearing
:20:37. > :20:43.Zika has sread to more than 50 countries, and scientists are racing
:20:44. > :20:49.to understand what that could mean.
:20:50. > :20:52.Meanwhile, Brazil is having to deal with the biggest corruption scandal
:20:53. > :20:56.It centres on the state-owned oil company and involves
:20:57. > :21:01.Today, police detained the country's former president,
:21:02. > :21:06.He was later released and denies allegations of corruption,
:21:07. > :21:19.as Julia Carneiro reports from Sao Paulo.
:21:20. > :21:28.Outside Lula's house, police clashed with protesters, both supporters and
:21:29. > :21:33.detractors, as news of the former President's detention spread. He was
:21:34. > :21:37.taken to a police station for three hours of questioning over claims he
:21:38. > :21:44.and his family had benefited from illegal payments.
:21:45. > :21:48.TRANSLATION: We are looking at evidence that the former president
:21:49. > :21:53.and his family received advantageous payments. We are still at the
:21:54. > :22:00.investigation stage but we found no plausible motivation for these
:22:01. > :22:03.payments. After being released, Lula was driven to the headquarters of
:22:04. > :22:11.the governing workers party. He denied any wrongdoing.
:22:12. > :22:17.TRANSLATION: I have been hurt, you know. I feel offended. I didn't need
:22:18. > :22:23.this. I feel outrage, as if I was a prisoner. But if they have tried to
:22:24. > :22:26.get me, they haven't succeeded. These corruption investigations have
:22:27. > :22:30.dominated Brazilian politics for months now, but the brief detention
:22:31. > :22:35.of former President Lula today signals a new phase and increases
:22:36. > :22:39.the danger for his protege, the current president, and the future of
:22:40. > :22:44.the workers party. At the heart of today's detention lies a corruption
:22:45. > :22:48.scandal involving the state-run oil company Petrobras. It investigates a
:22:49. > :22:51.scheme to divert money through overpriced contracts. Now
:22:52. > :22:56.prosecutors say they have significant evidence that Lula
:22:57. > :23:02.benefited from the scheme, and his nonprofit organisation is under the
:23:03. > :23:08.spotlight. During his eight years as president, Lula was the face of the
:23:09. > :23:16.Brazilian boom. His detention today is a significant moment. When such a
:23:17. > :23:21.figure is reached by a criminal investigation, the institution sends
:23:22. > :23:28.a message to the whole country that nobody is above the law in Brazil.
:23:29. > :23:31.Today's development increases pressure on President Rousseff,
:23:32. > :23:35.already presiding over a failing economy. The fact that her
:23:36. > :23:39.predecessor, the very symbol of her party, was brought in by police
:23:40. > :23:46.today, makes this a very dangerous moment for her.
:23:47. > :23:50.There has been a wintry start to spring for large parts of northern
:23:51. > :23:54.England, with heavy snowfall causing travel disruption across the region.
:23:55. > :23:58.Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire were worst affected, with more than
:23:59. > :24:02.100 schools closed. There have been problems on the roads, with many
:24:03. > :24:07.closed or described as hazardous, and forecasters are warning of more
:24:08. > :24:10.cold weather to come. Leeds Bradford Airport was forced to suspend
:24:11. > :24:12.flights this morning but has since reopened.
:24:13. > :24:14.He's recognised as one of the greatest Renaissance artists.
:24:15. > :24:16.Tomorrow the paintings and drawings of Sandro Botticelli go on display
:24:17. > :24:20.in the largest show of its kind in the UK.
:24:21. > :24:22.But the exhibition comes with a twist.
:24:23. > :24:23.His masterpieces will appear alongside works
:24:24. > :24:27.of modern art, design, fashion and film, all inspired by him.
:24:28. > :24:35.Will Gompertz has been to take a look.
:24:36. > :24:39.The Birth of Venus, one of the most iconic images in art,
:24:40. > :24:43.instantly recognisable and much copied, by the likes of Andy Warhol,
:24:44. > :24:47.David LaChapelle, Dolce and Gabbana, and anyone fancying a go
:24:48. > :24:56.The only snag is that the original masterpiece by Botticelli
:24:57. > :25:05.It hasn't left Italy since the 1930s, when Mussolini sent
:25:06. > :25:08.it out on tour as part of a charm offensive.
:25:09. > :25:10.But the good news is that Venus has made the trip.
:25:11. > :25:12.It is thought that Botticelli painted
:25:13. > :25:14.these two near identical Venuses after his famous original
:25:15. > :25:18.It's also thought he had a little help from from friends.
:25:19. > :25:22.One of the problems with Botticelli is that he had a large workshop full
:25:23. > :25:25.of young artists who would paint paintings to his designs.
:25:26. > :25:29.Which begs the question, how can you tell which are by a master
:25:30. > :25:36.To answer that question I have tracked down the show's curator,
:25:37. > :25:43.This is one of the masterpieces of the exhibition.
:25:44. > :25:47.It's an absolutely beautiful painting by Botticelli
:25:48. > :25:53.The execution of the drapery, the landscape, of this still life
:25:54. > :25:56.here, everything is absolutely exquisite
:25:57. > :26:05.And this quality speaks for a Botticelli authenticity.
:26:06. > :26:07.These portraits are a highlight of the show.
:26:08. > :26:12.Seeing them makes the fact that Botticelli was largely
:26:13. > :26:17.forgotten for hundreds of years all the more baffling.
:26:18. > :26:20.He was, in part, rediscovered by the Victorians, most
:26:21. > :26:24.notably the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, artists such as Edward
:26:25. > :26:29.Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and their friend William Morris.
:26:30. > :26:31.They admired the simplicity of Botticelli's line
:26:32. > :26:37.Rossetti even went as far as buying one of his paintings to which,
:26:38. > :26:42.it is said, he added a touch or two of his own.
:26:43. > :26:44.There are many works in this show echoing and emulating Botticelli
:26:45. > :26:55.but none really stand comparison with the paintings produced by this
:26:56. > :27:00.That's all from us. Time for the news where you are.