0:00:11 > 0:00:17This is BBC World News Today, I am Chris Rogers, a top stories: as
0:00:17 > 0:00:21South Africa's ruling ANC party decides on its next leader, Jacob
0:00:21 > 0:00:26Zuma warns of challenges ahead and the need to unite.The fourth
0:00:26 > 0:00:32national conference is taking place at a time when our movement is at a
0:00:32 > 0:00:37crossroads.The new Austrian leader outlines his programme with his far
0:00:37 > 0:00:42right coalition partner. He says he will be pro EU but tougher on
0:00:42 > 0:00:54illegal immigration. Romania's last monarch, forced to abdicate by the
0:00:54 > 0:00:58common to leadership 70 years ago, is buried with full state honours in
0:00:58 > 0:01:07Bucharest.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Hello and welcome to World News Today. South African President Jacob
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Zuma has warned that the ruling African National Congress is at a
0:01:21 > 0:01:29crossroads. He was speaking as delegates met to choose a successor
0:01:29 > 0:01:32as party leader. We can look at the main contenders to succeed him. They
0:01:32 > 0:01:39are deputy present Cyril Ramaphosa and and a former Cabinet minister,
0:01:39 > 0:01:46Dr Dlamini-Zuma. President Zuma's called for an end to party
0:01:46 > 0:01:56infighting. Fergal Keenan has more. -- Fergal Keane.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Not since the ANC came to power 23 years ago
0:01:58 > 0:02:01has so much depended on the votes of its party members.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03An organisation that held together through more than eight decades
0:02:03 > 0:02:07of white rule is now bitterly divided.
0:02:07 > 0:02:16They sing the same song but support very different visions.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18This conference isn't just about the future
0:02:18 > 0:02:19of a liberation movement, a political party.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21It's about the future of this country.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Will the ANC elect a new leader who has promised
0:02:23 > 0:02:24to sweep away corruption?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The ANC has always been good at shows of unity,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29like the clasped hands of the two contenders.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30They are both vying for delegates' votes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:40Who would you like to see?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Zuma.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47She will become the president.
0:02:47 > 0:02:55You will see, you will see.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57You can see, look at the numbers!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Who do you think will be the next leader?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Cyril Ramaphosa, no doubt.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Cyril Ramaphosa to be the next president of the ANC
0:03:03 > 0:03:07and the Republic of South Africa.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Dr Dlamini-Zuma is a politician in her own right
0:03:09 > 0:03:11but also the ex-wife of Jacob Zuma.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Cyril Ramaphosa could prove his nemesis if he makes good
0:03:13 > 0:03:15on his anti-corruption rhetoric.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Cyril Ramaphosa has been portrayed as the puppet
0:03:16 > 0:03:26of greedy white business, hence this swipe in his speech.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32We need to find ways of protecting the ANC from corporate greed
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and ensure that the decisions we take
0:03:34 > 0:03:37are informed by the policies of the ANC, and are not dictated by...
0:03:37 > 0:03:47are not dictated to by business interests.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Africa's oldest liberation movement is fraying,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01even in the face of poignant pleas for unity.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Whoever is elected leader tomorrow will inherit a party in crisis.
0:04:03 > 0:04:13Fergal Keane, BBC News, Johannesburg.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The man who'll be Austria's next Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19has said he'll lead a government that's clearly in favour
0:04:20 > 0:04:22of the European Union.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25But he urged it to strengthen Europe's borders to limit
0:04:25 > 0:04:26illegal immigration.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Mr Kurz was speaking alongside his new coalition partner,
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Heinz-Christian Strache, who heads the far-right,
0:04:31 > 0:04:32anti-immigrant Freedom Party.
0:04:32 > 0:04:42Bethany Bell has more from Vienna.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Austria has a new government, and it is right wing. Sebastian Kurz of the
0:04:48 > 0:04:52peoples party has done a deal with the far right traditionally
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Eurosceptic freedom party. But he says his government will be strongly
0:04:57 > 0:05:04pro EU. TRANSLATION:We have agreed on April
0:05:04 > 0:05:08European outlook with the aim of strengthening subsidiarity in the
0:05:08 > 0:05:14European Union. A European Union which should be stronger on the big
0:05:14 > 0:05:20issues and holds itself back on small issues.While the parties do
0:05:20 > 0:05:25not always agree on Europe, they both taken a hard line on migrants.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29The Freedom Party leader said the new government would crack down on
0:05:29 > 0:05:37illegal immigration and cut benefits for refugees.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39TRANSLATION:The minimum income for asylum seekers will be reduced to
0:05:39 > 0:05:45365 euros per month, and those being integrated into society will receive
0:05:45 > 0:05:54an integration bonus in the amount of 155 euros. Primary care for
0:05:54 > 0:05:58asylum seekers will be more supported, with material and runs
0:05:58 > 0:06:05than before.The Freedom Party is the junior partner in this
0:06:05 > 0:06:10coalition, but it has come away with some significant posts. The
0:06:10 > 0:06:14interior, defence and foreign ministers. It has been a significant
0:06:14 > 0:06:18player in Austrian politics for years, but it has been troubled by
0:06:18 > 0:06:25its past. It was formed by former Nazis in the 1950s. These days it
0:06:25 > 0:06:29routinely expels or suspends party members who veered towards neo-Nazi
0:06:29 > 0:06:35ideology. The Freedom Party has towns down some of its more extreme
0:06:35 > 0:06:40rhetoric in recent years, but many observers believe it has helped to
0:06:40 > 0:06:45set a right-wing agenda not just here in Austria but across Europe.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Bethany Bell, BBC News, Vienna.
0:06:49 > 0:06:58Let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01The head of the Argentine navy has been sacked over the disappearance
0:07:01 > 0:07:07of a submarine last month. It is thought to have exploded in the
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Atlantic. The submarine has not been located despite an international
0:07:10 > 0:07:11search operation.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Authorities in California have issued new evacuation orders
0:07:13 > 0:07:16as a huge wildfire flares up again in Santa Barbara County.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Meteorologists said fresh northerly winds were likely
0:07:18 > 0:07:21to drive the flames towards the Pacific coast.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23The blaze, which has been named the Thomas Fire,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27is now the third-largest since reliable records began.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29South Korea's spy agency says North Korea appears
0:07:29 > 0:07:30to be behind hacking attacks
0:07:30 > 0:07:36on the South's cryptocurrency exchanges.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40At least $7 million in digital money was stolen.
0:07:40 > 0:07:47The thieves also stole the personal information of 30,000 people.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51A full state funeral for Romania's last monarch, King Michael,
0:07:51 > 0:07:52has been held in Bucharest.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Thousands of people turned out to watch the cortege pass
0:07:55 > 0:07:56through the streets of the capital.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59King Michael, who died last week at the age of 96,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01was forced to abdicate by Romania's Communist leaders
0:08:01 > 0:08:02nearly 70 years ago.
0:08:02 > 0:08:10Our central Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe reports.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13He only ruled for ten of his 96 years, but King Michael of Romania
0:08:13 > 0:08:15has been given a farewell fit for a national hero.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Tens of thousands of Romanians lined the streets of Bucharest
0:08:18 > 0:08:21as his coffin was carried on a gun carriage from the former royal
0:08:21 > 0:08:27palace to the patriotic or cathedral of the Orthodox Church.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Michael came from the German house of Hohenzollern and as a third
0:08:30 > 0:08:40cousin of Queen Elizabeth.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47The King's five daughters and royalty from all over Europe
0:08:47 > 0:08:49attended the funeral Mass, including Britain's Prince Charles
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and former King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Michael came to the throne for the first time when he was only
0:08:55 > 0:08:57five years old in 1927.
0:08:57 > 0:09:03Since then, he was the contemporary of 16 US presidents and eight Popes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05He's best known for switching Romania from the Nazi
0:09:05 > 0:09:14to the Allied side during the Second World War in 1944.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Forced to abdicate in 1947 by Romania's Communist rulers,
0:09:18 > 0:09:24he lived most of his life in exile in Switzerland.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25From the cathedral, the coffin was taken back
0:09:25 > 0:09:35through the streets of Bucharest to the Baneasa railway station.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48The large crowds reminded people of the fall of communism. There was a
0:09:48 > 0:09:51sense of regret that the monarchy had not been restored then.
0:09:51 > 0:09:58TRANSLATION:It is very sad, sad that the king was not able to be in
0:09:58 > 0:10:04Romania, we missed this opportunity twice, when we chased out in 1947,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07then in 1990. Without him, we have lost dignity, education and common
0:10:07 > 0:10:13sense. Maybe we will wake up now. TRANSLATION:It is important to pay
0:10:13 > 0:10:18final tribute to His Majesty, because on top of the national
0:10:18 > 0:10:22tributes, he represents a personal example of depth, dignity, refusal
0:10:22 > 0:10:25to compromise, and a love of country.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27From the cathedral, the coffin was taken back
0:10:27 > 0:10:29through the streets of Bucharest to the Baneasa railway station.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32From there, he was carried slowly on the royal train
0:10:32 > 0:10:33on his final journey to the Orthodox monastery
0:10:33 > 0:10:36at Curtea de Arges, in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38to be buried beside his wife, his father and grandfather.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43After another church service, attended only by close family and
0:10:43 > 0:10:46dignitaries, King Michael was finally laid to rest in the royal
0:10:46 > 0:10:51crypt of the monastery beside his wife, his father and his
0:10:51 > 0:11:01grandfather.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Police investigating the deaths of a 75-year-old Canadian
0:11:03 > 0:11:05billionaire and his wife say the circumstances appear suspicious.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Barry Sherman, who founded a major pharmaceutical company,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10was found dead with his wife Honey at their mansion in Toronto.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16Reports say there was no sign of forced entry.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18One of Toronto's richest suburbs, a house for sale.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21In the basement, a discovery - two bodies, a man and a woman.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Barry Sherman and his wife Honey,
0:11:23 > 0:11:24one of the richest couples in the country.
0:11:24 > 0:11:32Police cannot yet say what happened.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34The circumstances of their death lead us to believe
0:11:34 > 0:11:36that there may be suspicious circumstances.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37It is an investigative tool.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Until we know exactly how they died, we treat it as suspicious.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Barry Sherman, who was 75, is thought to be worth
0:11:45 > 0:11:46more than £2 billion.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47He made his money in pharmaceuticals,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49setting up Apotex in the 1970s, and building it
0:11:49 > 0:11:59into one of the biggest drugs companies in the world.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Stepping down as chief executive in 2012,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05he dedicated himself to charity work.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Today, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau said that he and his wife
0:12:07 > 0:12:10sent their condolences to the Shermans' family and friends
0:12:10 > 0:12:18and everyone touched by their vision and spirit.
0:12:18 > 0:12:28This woman, an employee, still could not believe the news.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30People looked up to him.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31People are in shock, crying.
0:12:31 > 0:12:39They are genuinely heartbroken.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41For now, the investigation continues into two deaths which leave
0:12:41 > 0:12:44the community in shock and a family in mourning.
0:12:44 > 0:12:54Angus Crawford, BBC News.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Yes, this just in, a draft resolution is being circulated at
0:12:59 > 0:13:01the United Nations Security Council which would declare that any
0:13:01 > 0:13:06unilateral decision on the status of Jerusalem would have no legal
0:13:06 > 0:13:11effect. The measure proposed by Egypt comes, of course, after
0:13:11 > 0:13:15President Trump's announcement that the United States recognises
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and he wants to put the American
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Embassy there and move it from Tel Aviv. I'm joined now by David Willis
0:13:24 > 0:13:29in Washington, what will be the ramifications of this resolution, if
0:13:29 > 0:13:34it is signed and agreed, David? Well, this resolution was tabled by
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Egypt. It doesn't specifically mention President Trump or the Trump
0:13:39 > 0:13:45administration, but it is clearly aimed at the recent decision by the
0:13:45 > 0:13:51resident to do as you were just saying, recognise Israel, Jerusalem
0:13:51 > 0:13:58as the capital of Israel, and to move the US Embassy there. Now, in
0:13:58 > 0:14:01this draft resolution, tabled by Egypt, it stresses that Jerusalem is
0:14:01 > 0:14:06any student to be resolved through negotiations, as it puts it, and
0:14:06 > 0:14:12expresses a deep regret at a recent decisions concerning the status of
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Jerusalem. It goes on to affirm that any decisions and actions which
0:14:17 > 0:14:23purports to have altered the character, status or demographic
0:14:23 > 0:14:25composition of Jerusalem have no legal effect and are thus null and
0:14:25 > 0:14:33void.David, thank you for that update, more on that story and of
0:14:33 > 0:14:41course reaction as well here on the BBC. Stay with us, still to come,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45the skeleton of a rare woolly mammoth that sold for hundreds of
0:14:45 > 0:14:55thousands of dollars. We will tell you more.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00After eight months on the run, Saddam Hussein has been captured by
0:15:00 > 0:15:07American forces...Saddam Hussein is finished, because he killed our
0:15:07 > 0:15:11people, our women, our children.The signatures took only a few minutes
0:15:11 > 0:15:15but brought a formal end to three and a half years of conflict that
0:15:15 > 0:15:20has claimed more than 200,000 lives. Before an audience of world leaders,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23the presidents of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia put their names to the peace
0:15:23 > 0:15:26agreement.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35The Romanian border was sealed and silent today. Romania has cut itself
0:15:35 > 0:15:39off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the
0:15:39 > 0:15:44presumed massacre from leaking out. From sex at the White House to a
0:15:44 > 0:15:47trial for his political life, the Lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed
0:15:47 > 0:15:54Bill Clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be
0:15:54 > 0:15:58impeached.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07This is BBC World News Today.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11The latest headlines: the South African ruling ANC party decides on
0:16:11 > 0:16:14its next leader, President Jacob Zuma warns of huge challenges and
0:16:14 > 0:16:24macro and of the need to unite. The new Austrian leader has outlined his
0:16:24 > 0:16:28pro EU plans but says he will be tougher on illegal immigration.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Hugh Woozencroft has all the sport.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37European cup holders Real Madrid have won their second straight world
0:16:37 > 0:16:42club title, their fifth piece of silverware this year. They took and
0:16:42 > 0:16:481-0 over South American champions Gremio of Brazil thanks to a free
0:16:48 > 0:16:53kick from Cristiano Ronaldo in a match in Abu Dhabi. It means they
0:16:53 > 0:16:58equalled the record three titles won by Barcelona. High-flying Manchester
0:16:58 > 0:17:01City Abbie Eaton Tottenham 4-1 to increase their lead at the top of
0:17:01 > 0:17:06the English Premier League to a massive 14 points. -- have beaten.
0:17:06 > 0:17:12It extends their winning sequence to 16 straight matches. Raheem Sterling
0:17:12 > 0:17:17scored twice. It didn't matter that Gabriel Jesus missed a penalty.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin de Bruyne were also on target.We don't
0:17:23 > 0:17:27believe the best way to defend is going back, we don't believe that.
0:17:27 > 0:17:34We have to believe that you have to feel we will be going forward to
0:17:34 > 0:17:39take the ball, and after that to try to tackle as best as possible. But
0:17:39 > 0:17:44we did last season, since the beginning, but of course we need
0:17:44 > 0:17:49sometimes some time, because we play with new players. Sometimes you need
0:17:49 > 0:17:57more time.Antonio Conte's Chelsea stay third in the table after a 1-0
0:17:57 > 0:18:01win at Southampton. Marcos Alonso scored the only goal of the game,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Chelsea have won aid of their last ten Premier League matches. Arsenal
0:18:05 > 0:18:10have moved up to fourth after a 1-0 win against Newcastle at the
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Emirates, Mesut Ozil scored with a stunning strike in the first. The
0:18:14 > 0:18:21defeat means Newcastle dropped into relegation zone.We did well, we had
0:18:21 > 0:18:27chances to draw, and it is a pity, because in the end we are learning,
0:18:27 > 0:18:32we have this situation in some games that we have just one goal behind,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36and then we have to improve quickly and to be sure we can get these
0:18:36 > 0:18:40trawls or wins, because we are making a great effort, the players
0:18:40 > 0:18:44are working so hard, and it is a pity.Elsewhere in the Premier
0:18:44 > 0:18:54League...
0:18:57 > 0:19:03Inter Milan have been beaten for the first time in the league, 3-1 at the
0:19:03 > 0:19:06San Siro by Udinese...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Australia will start in a dominant position on day four, when the third
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Ashes Test resumes in Perth in just over six hours' time.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33They're 549-4 in their first innings, a lead of 146,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35with captain Steve Smith still there on 229
0:19:35 > 0:19:37and Mitchell Marsh unbeaten on 181.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41England must avoid defeat if they're to keep the series alive.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43We have got two more days to play,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47of course it is going to be tough, but we had opportunities in the last
0:19:47 > 0:19:50game, and in the previous game, so we have had opportunities,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52we just haven't been good enough, or they have been better
0:19:52 > 0:19:55in the tough moments and have taken the games away from us.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58But we have two days to go, and we have to believe we can
0:19:58 > 0:20:01fight hard and make sure there is still a contest
0:20:01 > 0:20:11to keep going.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21Oh, look, they are obviously tired, it is hard work, and you walk off
0:20:21 > 0:20:25the ground very tired and sore. I am not sure we have broken their
0:20:25 > 0:20:28spirit, but we have put ourselves in a very good position to know win
0:20:28 > 0:20:33this match if we can bat well tomorrow.That is all the sport for
0:20:33 > 0:20:39now, the rest of the stories are available on the BBC website.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42As we've heard, South Africa's governing African National Congress
0:20:42 > 0:20:44is holding a conference where delegates will choose
0:20:44 > 0:20:45a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47To gauge wider public opinion in South Africa,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50we asked a teacher, a singer, a student and a janitor
0:20:50 > 0:21:00what their message would be to their next leader.
0:21:01 > 0:21:11Ready when you are!I am a musician, I play folk music, I think I am a
0:21:11 > 0:21:14storyteller first and foremost, so the music right now is exploring
0:21:14 > 0:21:22ideas of protest and belonging and identity in South Africa.
0:21:22 > 0:21:28# Waiting to break black bodies begin... #
0:21:28 > 0:21:31As a young person and a young mother, the corruption issues that
0:21:31 > 0:21:37have been plaguing the ANC and, you know, that have just become almost
0:21:37 > 0:21:43normal, the fact that these things happen at such high levels but have
0:21:43 > 0:21:48now become the culture of how people do things, even at local levels, you
0:21:48 > 0:21:54can just see this way of living trickling into every single
0:21:54 > 0:22:05institution, almost like a cancer. My message to the ANC is to stamp
0:22:05 > 0:22:09out corruption and to put the people first and not bow down to the needs
0:22:09 > 0:22:20of big business.
0:22:20 > 0:22:29I am Andy, a social worker, and I am 25 years old. I have grown up in a
0:22:29 > 0:22:32South Africa which values her identity but also the next person
0:22:32 > 0:22:35beside her, understanding that we are all equal. Different as we are,
0:22:35 > 0:22:44but we are all equal. My message for the ANC is whoever gets to lead this
0:22:44 > 0:22:50country, remember, we have come a long way separated, but here we are
0:22:50 > 0:22:59now, the rainbow nation, it is up to you now to take what actually binds
0:22:59 > 0:23:05us as a country and give us direction as to the way we can go
0:23:05 > 0:23:15and flourish as a country.My name is Samir, I am a student. I was born
0:23:15 > 0:23:22in 1994, all I have ever known is an ANC government. I am just working on
0:23:22 > 0:23:30an essay about the race and class debate. I think that a lot of the
0:23:30 > 0:23:35ANC members have lost their way and sort of lost what should be the true
0:23:35 > 0:23:40aim of the party, which is to help the people of South Africa,
0:23:40 > 0:23:47especially the poorest. My message to the ANC and the next leader of
0:23:47 > 0:23:52the party would be to focus on free education and pushing through that
0:23:52 > 0:23:58policy.The views of South Africans and the next leader of the ANC,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01whoever that is.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Now to the skeleton of a woolly mammoth which lived 10,000 years ago
0:24:05 > 0:24:12and has now sold at auction in France for nearly $600,000.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16It may be staggeringly big and staggeringly old, but it has lost
0:24:16 > 0:24:21none of its grace. A 15,000 -year-old woolly mammoth skeleton
0:24:21 > 0:24:26has been sold at auction in France. The ice age beast was found complete
0:24:26 > 0:24:30and frozen in Siberia about ten years ago and was kept by a hunter.
0:24:30 > 0:24:38It retains 80% of its original bone. TRANSLATION:Here, you have an
0:24:38 > 0:24:42exceptional specimen, first because of its size, it is a very big one,
0:24:42 > 0:24:48five .4 metres in length, 3.5 metres in height, three metre tasks, a
0:24:48 > 0:24:53gigantic weight of 160 kilograms. This is very important. In general,
0:24:53 > 0:25:00we find much smaller specimens.It is believed to have been about 50
0:25:00 > 0:25:05years old when it died, weighing nearly a tonne. It is a red sale of
0:25:05 > 0:25:12the largest land mammal of all time. Auctioneers sold another woolly
0:25:12 > 0:25:20mammoth skeleton in 2012 for around $370,000. This time, the budget
0:25:20 > 0:25:24needed excluded many private museums. The deep pockets of a
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Strasbourg based construction company won the lot for around
0:25:27 > 0:25:37$644,000. A record price for a mammoth skeleton.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40TRANSLATION:Since our logo is a mammoth, we couldn't do anything
0:25:40 > 0:25:44else but by.The company has deep pockets and plenty of room.We will
0:25:44 > 0:25:51put him at the firm's headquarters, we have enough space.It becomes the
0:25:51 > 0:25:54largest of the species in the hands of a private owner, the auctioneers
0:25:54 > 0:26:00say. The giant that stood alongside early man captivating it once more.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06Rhodri Davies, BBC News.