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almost 100 volunteers from the local area created this art work in south wales. its purpose? to inspire creativity, so did it hit the brief? yes, it's inspiring. it's fun. it's fun, it's interesting. yeah, we're doing something with lots of people has been good fun. yeah, it inspired us, yes. perhaps to get out and be more creative, yeah. this human art installation on the slopes of the brecon beacons is a launch event and one of more than 600 events happening across the uk this weekend. wonderful. whoa, look at that. several pottery studios like this one in nottingham, will be opening their doors giving some guidance and an opportunity to break the mould. those who want more exercise, can get down and twerk at several dance master classes like this one in the capital. and even our presenters are getting involved, with mixed results, and making origami rabbits. it takes three weather presenters to make one bunny. as the mountain came alive
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yesterday, the hope is others will take the opportunity this weekend to try something, make something and get creative. you saw him in that baggage. we can go live now. tell us about the weather. it was only a bit of origami. i'll tell you, it is stunning out there. i can see through the revolving doors of broadcasting house, the sunshine beating down. we should have a cup of coffee in that sunshine. it is lovely. i must stress some coastal areas are not feeling the warmth because it is chilly around the english channel. in the southern
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coast, it is only around 12 degrees because the wind is coming in from the south. the sea is very chilly. it is inland there, temperatures are closer to 20 degrees. in the far north—west of scotland, we have cloud and spots of rain. some subtle disturbances in the weather. —— differences. it will be a clear night. a chilly night. there may be some mist and fog in some areas. not com pletely some mist and fog in some areas. not completely clear. tomorrow we have got a stunning day across many parts of england and eastern wales but the far south—west, west and wales, the north west of scotland and northern ireland, thicker cloud. even rain in belfast in glasgow. temperatures will peak with this mini heatwave, we will call it loosely, in the south—east. it could get up to 25 degrees which is more later life. enjoy. if you like that sort of whether! —— more alikejuly.
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this is bbc news. the headlines. swedish police believe the man they have arrested — a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan — is the driver who carried out yesterday's fatal attack in stockholm. they said they'd found a suspect device in the lorry, but wouldn't say if it was a bomb. the foreign secretary has called off a visit to moscow in the wake of the syrian chemical—weapons attack. borisjohnson said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. extra trains will be laid on to deal with any possible disruption to services on grand national day because of a strike. rail workers are staging a 24—hour stoppage because of disputes about staffing and driver—only trains. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show.
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i meet the people who are cleaning up the canals of bangkok. you've got so much rubbish. we are searching for a secret side to new york city. this view is incredible. and heading to italy to taste some of turin's finest chocolates. wow. hello and welcome to the travel show. coming to you this week from the capital of thailand, bangkok. it's a vibrant city packed with sparkling temples, skyscrapers and night markets but it's also home
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to some of the most congested roads in the world and getting across the city through the tuk tuks and the traffic is a bit of a nightmare but i'm here to find out what is being done to take the people off the frantic streets and on to the city's waterways. first built over 200 years ago, bangkok's huge network of canals crisscross the city. ‘this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east where water is then everyone's way of life.’ over the years some of the canals, or klongs, as they're called here, were filled in but an extensive system still exists today. saen saep canal is an important artery in the network and 100,000 people travel on it every day. but hopping onto one of the boats as a tourist looks daunting to say the least. take a look at this. these commuter boats quite literally wait for not a single person.
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you see as soon as the docks, everybody leaps for their lives off it. we're going to be right in the middle here. of course people get splashed, maybe even fall into the river itself, the canal, and you do not want to go in there, the water is dark, dingy and very, very smelly. here comes another one. the pollution is caused by waste from houses, stalls and restaurants that line the side of the canal. now work is underway to clean up the klongs and improve boat services. by doing that it is hoped more people and tourists will use bangkok's waterways and congestion on the city roads will be reduced. doctor pathan manages the clean—up teams that manage the canals. we've been travelling along this canal for quite a while now, going through all the skyscrapers, all the way through the middle
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of bangkok and this is just one of the many boats that are cleaning by hand these canals. you can see the amount of rubbish and plastic and leaves that could clog up this place. hard work. and they do this every single day. you have to clean the canal, of course, but how to clean it? you have to prohibit people to throw away what they don't need into the canal. do you think it's about educating the local thai people on not polluting, throwing their rubbish? of course. that is important, education is important, especially the younger generation. further down the canal, i see just how much of a challenge is facing the cleaning crews here. what they have here is the bamboo booms, which is where they are actually collecting all the rubbish, and they're craning it out
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of the water literally with a huge machine here. you can just have a look at what actually floats up. insane. so much polystyrene, there's old teddy bears, mattresses, have a look at that. so how often do they actually have to take all of this out? twice a day. twice a day? you've got so much just rubbish. what are at the types of things that wash down? anything and everything? yes. even... you know, furniture. something like that. so people just throw couches, refrigerators... whatever they don't want they throw into the river? yes, yes. got to say, the smell coming off the water itself is very rancid. very sort of seweresque.
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not very pleasant. time now to get away from the smell and had to one of several canals that has already been cleaned up. new boat services are already running. it looks nice from afar. look at that, seats, not too packed. that's always good. i've got to say, this is so much more of a calmer way of seeing the city. i don't know if it's the time of evening when it's golden lighted but it's smooth, there's no sort of smell of nasty water. and the plus for tourists, there's wi—fi. because we can't live without wi—fi these days. look at that, straight
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to a beautiful temple. that's the benefit of travelling by these waterways, no traffic, no fuss. it's hoped cleaning up the klongs won'tjust help to ease traffic on bangkok's congested roads but will need more tourists go and explore the floating markets and the canalside communities, they are a big part of the city's heritage. this is our boat for the day. yes, this is our long—tail boat. james bond boat. york runs long book tours to an area where some of the traditional wooden houses have been restored. so where are we heading now? we're heading into a klong that is for the old —fashioned market, we are going to see the artists house. how long has it been there for? a long time ago, before 1782, before bangkok city was built. 0n the 18th century,
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hundreds of stilted houses like this would have lined the canal. that's how they get across the canals themselves, these motorbikes have to come over these very steep bridges. people still live here. yes. amazing, isn't it? kind of slanting at all sorts of weird angles because of how old this place is. look at these old, thai puppets. they open this place to be an artist house for any artists coming to enjoy making their masterpiece.
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the last thing i expected while coming here was seeing this rather eccentric place. you know, the artists need some feeling and emotion to create their masterpiece or their things, so this is a very beautiful area to get their stuff. the clean—up has already gone a long way in restoring the canals to theirformer glory but for the project to be a lasting success, the community here also has a big part to play in protecting the amazing system of waterways that help make bangkok so special. time now for this week's global gourmet. coming to you from the rolling countryside of lancashire in the north—west of england, where they are cooking up a new twist on a traditional dish. the first thing about using all
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the food from the local area is that everybody helps each other. the other fact is that the bowland beef and mutton is just so good. because of the rain, we get lots of grass and that's what they eat and it makes fantastic produce. you want to encourage people to eat what's from within the region because we think there's enough of it around. plenty to go around and to populate the menu, yes. why would you order a lancashire hot pot? first, why not? because you are in lancashire. it's a nice traditional dish from the industrial revolution. the hotpot is a one pot dish that is normally cooked in an urbanware part. it is slow cooked in an oven for quite a while. it is delicious, it's
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hearty, it's robust. it warms your cockles on a winter's day. and when you're eating it, you really feel you are having a flash of the countryside in yourdish. and then we've got this lovely onion, you want quite a lot of the onion, it's very important this onion. it adds a lot of sweetness. not only do we have a hotpot, we have a beautiful, light, very sort of sexy, modern dish that you can eat, that you're not going to feel heavy and stodgy, oh, we're up north, it's really heavy, it's full of fat, that is so removed from what we do with our hotpot. there we are. this is the lancashire hotpot. you have got beautiful, gorgeous, melting lamb
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underneath, fragrant, clean, clear light broth, clean, clear light broth, gorgeous, crispy, crunchy topping. lancashire hotpot, what a lovely dish. stay with us because, coming up... with easter on the way, rajan heads to italy to take a juror ——with easter on the way, rajan heads to italy to take a tour around the world —famous chocolate shops of turin. the travel show, your essential guide, wherever you're headed. next, it's secret city, this week coming from new york. it's a place be seen so often in the movies that many people feel like they know it already, even if they've never been. we have sentjoe to find a hidden side to the big apple. to kick off, she's heading to times square to meet travel bloggerjesse festa, who has put together a list of things for her to uncover. starting with an audible artwork that underneath the city's streets.
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here we are. do you hear anything down there? humming i can hear like a... she hums it's actually an art installation from the ‘70s, the sky max newhouse installed it. no sign. he wanted you to be able to find it on your own. if you put your ear right to it, you can hear it clearly. yeah! which most people aren't... crawling on the ground but it's pretty cool. next i'm off to find some lunch. new york is famous for its diners and delis butjesse has sent me to find the rest and that it's a bit different because it operates out of a loading bay. i think this must be it. ifeel like i'm walking into a factory. i know you were coming, i make a nice piece of pork for you. that is impressive pork! yes. tony moved here from ecuador a0 years ago and serves traditional south american food from this unusual location.
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this is a special sauce that we make here. this smells absolutely amazing. it's so moist, the meat. the food is delicious. i work near here and i'm also from ecuador. so is this a bit like a taste of home? it is, that's why i keep coming back. now i'm off to try a new tour that goes behind the scenes at one of new york's must iconic hotels. historianjoe takes me down to an abandoned tunnel that was used until the late ‘60s as a private route for vips. we're underneath the intersection of 8th ave and 34th st right now. we're heading south towards penn station. what famous people came here? john f kennedy and robert kennedy were here. of course, there are many legends aboutjohn f kennedy. and this would take you out to the platform to pennsylvania station. but the most exciting
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bit is the roof. this view is incredible! besides the chrysler building and the empire state building and if you look down there you can see the statue of liberty. let's go and see the roof sign. you can see it all over the city, can't you? i can see it from where i live in newjersey. the letters are enormous when you get up close. the letters are about 20 feet tall and they are eliminated by leds. how many people have touched the sign, joe? you're in a group of less than one dozen people, i'm sure. thank you for bringing me up here. oh, you're welcome. sojesse said to come here to see an orchestra but the address just seems to be a normal block of flats. who is it? hello, it is joe. hello.
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hi. are you sam? iam. what's happening here? so this groupmuse, which is a classical music house party. 0k. come with me. we arrive in the middle of a recital. this is really special. groupmuse is a classical music house party that connects classical musicians in is a classical music house the area in living rooms or rooftops in the area. it is every night in new york and anyone can host and anyone can attend. the idea is that people make a $10 donation to the musicians, which makes this a much cheaper at night out than an evening at the orchestra. applause to end my hectic day in new york, jesse's fixed me up with a bed for the night. hello, joe. hello. are you the guy that is sorting me somewhere to stay? absolutely, follow me.
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0k. it is a cab. oh, it's a luxury liner taxi cab. wait until you see the inside, you will love it. that is lovely. here is some complimentary water for you and here is your official taxi hat. how much does it cost to stay here? $39 a night, that's it. monday through friday, 39, and then on weekends just 49. and so you are allowed to be parked here? yes, nothing i'm doing is illegal. the only thing i have to do is make sure i follow the parking regulations. i always pick a place that has a beautiful view of the skyline. well, better get in. it's actually quite comfortable. but very strange. good night. joe discovering the secret side to new york. to end this week, we're off to turin in northern italy. this historic city is known as the country's chocolate capital. we sent rajan to find out what the chocolatiers are cooking up in time for easter.
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when you think about the home of chocolate in europe, you probably think about belgium or switzerland, which isjust over the alps over there, but you probably don't think of italy and certainly not turin. well, think again. so celebrated is turin's sweet tooth, there are even organised tours of the city's chocolate shops. and we can try the hot chocolate. this hot chocolate layered with an espresso and cream is a local speciality. it's like a feast, it's like a desert, it's not like a normal coffee. and how many of these could people drink in in one day? 0ne. just one? only one. 0nly only in the morning! and to really grasp the story of how this region's
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chocolate speciality, you have to take a journey into the countryside. it all really began thousands of miles away with a trade blockade in latin america in the late 18th century imposed by napoleon which restricted supplies of the crucial ingredient of chocolate. the signature chocolate of this region came about really through necessity. because of the higher price of cocoa beans, they decided to mix it with local hazelnuts. and it proved to be a magic recipe. in fact, it was in this region in the 19605 when the first everjar of what was to become the world's most famous spread was made. but local tastes are far more refined than that. this factory claims to be where the iconic chocolate was first produced in the mid—19th century. now1 million of the signature ingots are produced in a day.
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the beauty about this factory is that a lot of process steps are still very artisan. we are producing chocolate more or less as we have done in the past but of course we combine this with top technology and quality is notjust top ingredient and all this, it is also about the story of the product. who does produce this product? i refer to the soul of the product. to realise how seriously people here take their trade, you have to go behind the scenes to the self—styled university of chocolate. we clean the cocoa beans and we cut it. we can check the health of the cocoa beans. here in the lab, it's all about meeting the exact needs of the chocolate connoisseur. all my chocolate are very small sized because i think that people like to eat some different flavours
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and a lot of chocolate. but you can't stand stood in this world. the trick is to find new varieties that attract an ever—changing market. guido should know, the award—winning don of chocolate in turin, a real—life willy wonka and the son of a chocolate artisan. we have this, which is fantastic, because it is not too strong and is very aromatic. this is a very elegant flavour. we covered it with white chocolate, it was a fantastic result. balsamic, fresh grass, tomatoes. it is a labour of love and far more intricate then you may imagine. guido showed me his sensorial map of chocolate. mushroom. yes.
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it's interesting, huh? do you think this is art or science? i think it is art and fantasy that needs science to be perfect. the price of seeing chocolate being made first—hand is that you look a little bit silly because you have to put these hats on. i'll pay that price, it is worth it. look at this stuff! that's nice. and you end up with chocolate. is it important to test these, do you think? yeah. yeah?
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you need outside opinion. what do you think? wow, the texture is really nice! that it for this week but coming up next week... i will be continuing myjourney here in thailand and heading north to visit the world's first ever elephant hospital. i will be meeting some of the amazing animals. and don't forget you can join us on the road by following any of our social media feeds. the details are on your screen now. from me and the rest of the travel show team, here in bangkok, thailand, it's goodbye. today the weather across the uk is
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just as good as many holiday destinations. beautiful and sunny skies. more blue skies and this picture shows. the sun is very strong. temperatures are high inland but around coastal areas it is a little on the new beats out. not all of us are feeling this one. the temperature of the sea is only about 10 celsius in some areas. imagine the wind coming off the sea! it will feel chilly on the beach. in them we're talking about 20 celsius temperatures. across southern and central england. even in the north—west. the far north of scotland, certainly the western isles, the northern isles, more cloud and spots of rain. a different story. beautiful evening on the way. the weather at 7pm. these
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temperatures, in the lowlands around 15 celsius, there in the south, around 1a celsius in northern ireland depending where you are. still in the high teens and not far off 20 degrees in the midlands. coastal areas will be fresh but on this side of the coast, with the wind coming off the land, it is one than the south side. tonight, chilly, last night we had a touch of grass frost, this will probably be the case again this coming night. temperatures will be down to around three celsius. even quite far south. a chilly night and morning first thing, mist around first thing. a big change on the way. this is a weather front marching in through the morning and into the afternoon, bringing fresh weather to the north—west and those temperatures will be lower but look at that across east anglia and the south—east. we could be talking about temperatures as high as 25 celsius. probably the absolute maximum. into monday, the cold front
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pushes through the uk and that means fresher air coming in. pushes through the uk and that means fresherair coming in. behind the cold front. that is why it is cold a cold front. that is why it is cold a cold front. that is why it is cold a cold front. not desperately cold but the temperature drop is what many of us the temperature drop is what many of us will feel. 15 celsius in london, 10 celsius in glasgow and belfast and only single figure temperatures across the far north of the uk. the co—dramatic this temperature will be between sunday and monday. you can say mother nature has tainted just right for this weekend. if you can, go out there and enjoy some of that lovely weather. this is bbc news. i'm sophie long. the headlines at three...
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swedish police believe the man they've arrested is the driver of the lorry who carried out yesterday's fatal attack in stockholm. a man with links to the incident was arrested this morning at 1:45am. —— 1:15am. the man arrested is suspected of being the one who drove the car. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation fundamentally. reports two people have died in a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. the rmt union has defended its decision to stage a 2k hour strike involving merseyrail on the day of the grand national horse race at aintree.

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