president putin had been provoked in 2014 by nato's eastward expansion. a us family is seeking more than 80 thousand dollars in compensation from nasa after a piece of space debris smashed into their florida home. the falling object — weighing less than a kilogram — tore through the roof and two floors of the family's house in march. now on bbc news — the travel show. i'm reece parkinson and i'm on a journey across the caribbean. in this programme, i'm heading to the bahamas. it's considered one of the most beautiful places in the world, with dazzling marine life, breathtaking coral reefs and stunning white sands.

renowned as a magnet for billionaires, bankers and beach lovers, it attracted nearly ten million tourists to its shores last year. but it's also an island nation, on the front line of climate change. whoa! it was the beacon of hope that we needed when the lighthouse came on because everybody knew, at that point, that there is hope. rising sea levels and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns are affecting everyday life here, so i'm leaving the sunbeds behind to find out first—hand how the people who live here are trying to save this stunning paradise.

i'm starting my journey in sweetings cay, a small, sun—washed slice of the bahamas... ..where the ocean is as much a place of work as it is for enjoyment. shervin tate has been a fisherman here all his life. how are you doing, man? how are you, sir? good to meet you. - welcome to the bahamas! thank you very much! here, localfishermen dive, notjust for a day's catch, but to preserve a way of life passed down through generations. they collect lobster, fish, but most of all, conch. conch, man, i want to tell you, any time you taste it, you got to try it again. it's really one of those local dishes that the bahamian people really love. it's like our national dish. the queen conch is a sea snail. it grows on the bottom of the ocean in its shell,

eating plants and algae. it's been caught here for at least 1,000 years. so, shervin, talk to me about the history of this area and the fishing industry. oh, so sweetings cay really is a fishing village where my forefathers fished all their lives.— we've been conching, lobstering, fishing, up until my time. so how far away are we from where the conchs are? this is almost like a tate town, i'm sorry to say. so how far away are we from where the conchs are? i think we're about 30 minutes away. 0k. are you ready for it? i'm i ready. let's go. let's do it. you're picking up some speed. yeah.

passing on the family trade, shervin catches conch with his nephew, rob. divers like him can collect hundreds of conch on a single trip. so, robert, are you getting ready to go in? yeah, brother, in i go. got one. yes, robert! hey! ok. we can actually see... ..the conch inside. kind of like a slug. yeah! shervin laughs when it's clean, it's beautiful. you need to see it when everything is off and it's clean. i saw a big one. i wonder... reece laughs you want to go in? i want to catch one of these. come on! i have diving gear. i brought enough if you want to go. you want some diving gear? yes, ido. sure! i need to catch my first conch. there you go. i've got to get me a big one.

yes. you got to get a big one. i want you to get a big one, so we can have some ceviche! huh, huh... i got two big conchs! dinner is served! these ones look juicy. they are legal conchs. can you get some more? go get me some more! get me some more! woo! shervin, how many hours do you usually do this? hey, man, i would say about six hours a day. that was actually a lot more challenging than i thought it was going to be just because the conchs blend in so well with the sea, basically, and the sand. but if shervin is looking for another recruit, i'm ready. so, shervin, i'm ready to start. oh, man, you are hired! yes!

but the reality is, there actually might not be a job for me to take in the next few years. scientists warn that conch numbers are in decline, as warmer seas, increased water acidification, and declining food sources caused by climate change are making them die out. in the bahamas, there's a ban on catching small conch because, added to this, overfishing and illegal trade have brought the numbers to critical levels. yeah, we want the small ones to be there to produce. you know? makes sense, eah. . you don't want to have persons taking the small ones out of the water. got to preserve and protect the environment. if you don't, we won't have no future for our children. it's a worldwide problem, and some countries have gone further, banning conch fishing altogether. but the hope is that the government's approach here can stabilise the numbers, without destroying a piece of

bahamian cultural heritage. to make the most out of our haul, i'm headed to the king of conch salad, mr tony macaroni. tony! hi. how you doing? i got a present. presents? two conchs for you. thank you. and i would love, as i hear you're the man when it comes to making a conch salad. i'll be glad to help you. first, repeat after me. we crack it, stick it and pull it. say it. both: we crack it, stick it and pull it- _ say it again. we crack it, | stick it and pull it. got ya. what we're doing is breaking the shell to break the vacuum. now we're going to. . . ? stick it— over the bucket. gently. oh, wow, this is huge! bahamian band plays tony then skins the raw conch and turns it into a salad. everything i use in my business is home—grown.

i'm going to add limejuice to this. this is the key. but there's one secret ingredient... try it. can i? yes. that's like an explosion of flavours.— you can taste the lime. the sweetness from the peppers. yes. the conch. i think i got the good part of the conch that you were talking about. yes. . wow. it's like the perfect lunch. it is. the bahamas is made up of 700 islands. 30 of them are inhabited. seafaring has been a way of life here for centuries, and if you have boats, you need a lighthouse. i'm heading out to abaco, about a 35—minute flight

from grand bahama. hey. hey, are you reece? yes. great. _ so, we've come to get you, take you to the lighthouse. i'm being taken by heather and ken to meetjeffrey forbeer, the lighthouse keeper, who is as much a part of the history as the lighthouse itself. this lighthouse is unusual, as it is one of the last in the world run on kerosene and manned by a keeper. oh, that's tight! ah! smooth! jeffrey. hey. how you doing? really good. how are you? all right. you're not the first in your family to do this, right? no. third generation. you're third generation? yes. so your dad's dad's dad? mm. and his name was? jeffrey forbes senior. they laugh i'm keeping it going,

so my son is jeffrey iii. is he reall ? . i grew up around lighthouses. we had eight in the bahamas and my dad travelled to all of them. so ever since i'm knee—high, i've been around lighthouses, so it's in my blood. but nowadays, it's like, i'm the last keeper left. if you use a light bulb, like how you automated the rest, if you put a light bulb in there, it's not the same. when you put on the real light, it's like a calm, smooth, you know, sensation. you know, it's mesmerising. to me, it's a big difference. you can see it for about 18—20 miles. people say, a lighthouse would be a lighthouse, but if it's not, it don't have the human part of it, it's just a brick wall. you know, to the community, this is a living being. but this lighthouse would take on an even greater role in the hearts of the locals.

in 2019, the lives of bahamians would be changed forever. hurricane dorian has made landfall in the north—west bahamas, with winds of up to 180mph. the us hurricane center says storm dorian poses an immediate threat to the bahamas, _ as well as millions of people along america's l south—east coast. on september 1st, hurricane dorian hit the bahamas. it was one of the worst storms ever recorded in the region. and did you know that it was coming? it started out as a category 2, anticipated to be a category 3 on wednesda . ., ., you'rejust like, "i'm going to put everything in the house"? well, that was common. it's not great, but it wasn't anything that you weren't prepared for. by friday morning at 10:00, she'd changed to a category 5. indistinct voices

dorian landed on a full—moon tide, so the sea levels were already higher than normal. so that is why, combined with the tornadic activity, we had so much devastation. it was a monster. and just being in that and having your ears... it sounds like you're standing next to a train. it's just constant, that roar. you're just hearing porches ripping off, roofs coming off, trees snapping. i didn't even hear my roof come off! as the storm departed two days later, over 75% of the island's homes were destroyed. hurricanes aren't uncommon in this part of the world, but according to the world meteorological organization, extreme weather and climate shocks are becoming more acute in the caribbean, with the acceleration of long—term warming trends and a rise in sea levels. officially, 7a people were

killed and 2115 were missing, but some claim the numbers may have even reached the thousands. those who survived then had no water, food or electricity. so it was pitch—black at night to see. couldn't even see your face, your hand in front of your face. and on the 11th day, um... . .a generator came and they got our light working. and everyone who still remembers that night, when that light came on, still almost bursts into tears. yeah. yeah, it was the beacon of hope that we needed when the lighthouse came on because everybody knew, at that point, that there is hope — we can get through this. and forjeffrey, he had the agony of watching

it all unfold from afar. i wasn't here for dorian. coming back after dorian, i actually cried, you know, just to see the devastation. getting the light on, that brought a lot of hope to the people, you know, to see the light. it wasn't rotating anything, but just to see the light of hope, you know, with the darkness. so, reece, you want to see it light? i'm going to light it riahtnow. , , 0k. let's go. the part that we call the vaporiser, it's got to be hot enough. and then i'll give you the honour of lighting it. whoa! really? yeah. whoa! ho—ho—ho! ho—ho!

you can feel that getting hot as well. it's like a sauna. it's really hot. crazy to think that the whole town can see us. they can see the light. if you're late, they'll call you and let you know — "what's going on with the light?" feels like such history. yes, there's a lot of history in it, you know. to be able to do this job, you got to love this job. mm. and you love it? i love it. it's in my blood and that's it. hurricane dorian clearly has had a huge impact on the people here. i truly can't imagine living through something so painful and traumatic that maybe if you yourself wasn't affected, you definitely knew someone, family orfriends, co—worker, that had their life turned upside down. how do you get over that?

but the people here refused to give up. it wasn't just about rebuilding their homes, businesses and shattered lives, but also about restoring the environment. i've come to meet rashema ingraham at a conservation on grand bahama, which is regrowing the island's mangrove forests. grand bahama really got hit hard. we lost about 70% during that initial dorian impact. and so these seeds that we have in the nursery now, they're almost ready to be planted into those devastated areas. mangroves grow on the shoreline of many of the islands here. they are a fertile area for wildlife and provide important coastal protection from the wind and waves. so, if you think about the fact that the ocean is one of the biggest catchers, or carbon sequesters, right?

the mangroves are actually another huge part of that element, where it takes in all of that carbon dioxide and it seals it into the soil. so we're going to be planting some of these? you're going to be planting at dover sound, so this is what you're going to be carrying. 0k. amazing! these are our little babies for today-— already ahead of us is uncle joe, one of the mangrove volunteers. unclejoe! yes, yes. right here. i have some presents for you. oh, i love these presents. i give them a kiss all the time. they laugh this plant right here is uncle joe's. that's uncle joe's mango there, yeah. but that'll grow, and probably, you'll see fish swimming among them. we're doing it for future generations. that's what gives us the joy. put a little pressure on it with your... yeah, uh—huh. to keep her steady, when the... when the tide comes up,

the water flows around it, so you want it to be sturdy. excellent. beautiful. look at that. you did it. but mangrove conservation isn't the only place where humans are having a positive impact on the environment here. i'm heading to meet dive specialist andre musgrove to conquer one of my greatest fears. you ready to go see some sharks? i... a little bit of hesitancy? with you, i'm ready. - 0k. with you, i'm ready. i like that answer. yeah. | let's go, then. let's do it. oh, man, this is going to be... first time, right? yes, first time. not your last time, though. i will make it not your last. around the world, over 25% of shark species are endangered, hunted to near extinction or starved by lack of food due to overfishing. but in 2011, the bahamas turned all of its coastal waters into a massive shark conservation area,

and it's had a monumental impact. the bahamas is the shark capital of the world. we have many different species of sharks. on one dive, you can see up to seven different species — hammerhead, tiger shark, reef shark, nurse shark, lemon shark, bull shark, all within the same frame in some spots. that's why a lot of people come here to dive with sharks. stay calm, stay relaxed, you always want to be looking around to see where the sharks are in the water. andre has told me to get in slowly and start off by floating near the surface. what a thing to do! what a thing to do. to be honest, for my first time swimming with sharks, i was pretty happy to watch them from a distance.

i have six to ten sharks underneath me right now. but after a while, i couldn't resist taking a slightly closer look. there are so many feelings right now. that was arguably one of the best moments that i've ever had or ever experienced. god, i neverthought i'd be doing that. when you're in there, you get this weird, like, blissful feeling. mm—hm. that's the humbling part for me, where it's like, you're humble that they allow you to be there. had a good time? genuinely, i can't thank you enough. that was... no problem, man. erm, yeah, it was a real experience. swimming with sharks in the bahamas. |

another tuesday, bro. another tuesday! as i come to the end of myjourney, i'm more aware of how beautiful, yet vulnerable, these incredible islands are. everyone i've met has shown me how hurricane dorian has catapulted them into being more sensitive to their environment. but reflecting on it all, for me, the true spirit of the bahamas and the caribbean is in people like shirvan. recovering from the storm, how was that for the community and how was it for you as well? it was really devastating, especially for the people of sweetings cay. myself, after losing everything, like your home, your boat and everything else, it was devastating.

people were sad, people were crying. my mom lose family members who died in the storm. and for me, being one of those "console" person, i was just going around and encouraging people, and letting them know we're going through a tough time, but believe in god that one day, a change will come. # hold on # and don't do no wrong # god will supply # your every need # yeah, yeah, yeah # be strong, yeah # and have no fear # no, no, no #jesus will dry # your weeping tears # but now is the time # for you to change your mind

# i only come to tell you, yeah # that the storm # won't last forever # oh, no, no, no, no # the storm won't last forever # no, no # just keep the faith # and never let it break # he will see it through # the storm won't last # forever. # hello. the next few days are set to bring some summer warmth, but there is still some uncertainty about just how long it might last. the weekend will bring some warm sunshine, but it's not all plain sailing. a little bit of cloud and rain in the forecast as well. in fact, some rain through saturday morning thanks to this frontal system,

a weak weather front that'll be moving its way eastwards, but it will bring more in the way of cloud across some central and southern parts of scotland, northern england, into the midlands, eastern england as well, and parts of east anglia and the south—east could see the odd sharp shower breaking out through the afternoon. then, a slice of sunshine, but more cloud rolling into northern ireland and western scotland with the odd spot of rain. temperature—wise, well, 15 degrees for stornoway, 23 there in london. and — no surprise for hay fever sufferers, i'm sure — very high pollen levels across most parts of the uk, away from the northern half of scotland. now, as we head through saturday night, we will see clouds and a few spots of rain and drizzle for northern ireland and scotland. more cloud and some quite misty, murky conditions developing around coasts and hills in the west of england and wales. a mild start to sunday morning, double digits for the vast majority. and then for sunday, well, we will see some areas of cloud, particularly across parts of england and wales, perhaps even the odd

rogue shower and some misty, murky conditions for coasts and hills. northern ireland and scotland seeing some sunshine, east anglia and the south—east probably holding on to sunny skies, and the air turning warmer and more humid as well. so, temperatures — 19 degrees for aberdeen, for example, 25 degrees there in london. and that surge of warm and humid airjust continues to work northwards across the uk as we head into monday. monday could be a very warm day indeed, a fair amount of sunshine, but some cloud too. and it might be a bit misty and murky again for some western coasts and hills. but those temperatures widely up into the 20s — 2a, 25 degrees in parts of northern scotland, 27 or 28 in south—east england. now, the big uncertainty is aboutjust how long that warmth might last, either because of a frontal system from the west or an area of low pressure spinning up from the south. it does look set to turn more unsettled later in the week, but a lot of doubt about exactly when that might happen and some warm weather

between now and then.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: the search for a missing british teenager in tenerife enters its sixth day. rescue teams have found no sign of 19—year—old jay slater. labour and the conservatives condemn comments by nigel farage that the west "provoked" russia's

invasion of ukraine. the ever eastward expansion of nato and the european union was giving this man a reason, to his russian people, to say "they're coming for us again" and to go to war. tributes to rob burrow as his family join players and fans of leeds rhinos at their first home game since his death. he were cheeky, but he was a lovely, lovely lad. and i miss him so much. in sport, dutch dreams dashed by var. the netherlands have a goal controversially disallowed against france as the euro's big friday night clash produces the first goalless draw. and a cloudy, drizzly start to the day across central and eastern areas, but that will brighten up to sunshine later. feeling warm in the

sun, but it will be even warmer