tv The Travel Show BBC News June 27, 2017 3:30am-4:01am BST
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president trump has said a us supreme court ruling to revive parts of his controversial travel ban is a victory for national security. the ban can be temporarily implemented for travellers without bona —fide relationships with persons or entities in the united states, pending a final decision in october. the british prime minister theresa may says she wants three million eu citizens living in britain to stay after brexit. she said they would have the same rights to health, education, benefits and pensions as british people. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, said greater clarity was needed. the british government says testing carried out as a result of a huge tower block fire in london has so far, found that 75 high rise buildings in 26 local authorities failed safety tests. the american company which makes the cladding has now stopped selling the product globally. let's take a brief look now at some of the headlines making the morning papers.
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‘thanks a billion‘ is the headline on the front page of the i — referring to the conservative—dup deal with northern ireland getting an extra one billion pounds. the telegraph says the agreement may come at an even greater cost with dup possibly coming back for more. the mirror splashes with the deal and shows a picture of theresa may and arlene foster shaking hands outside downing street. the metro says the three million eu citizens living in the uk will be required to apply for id documents to stay after brexit. one of the stories in the guardian is the us supreme court's decision to partially allow donald trump's travel ban on people from six mainly muslim countries. the daily express reports an operation, using a plastic liner in the gut, could cure type 2 diabetes. and the times shows a picture of hms queen elizabeth, britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, which passed through the river forth before starting trials in the north sea. now on bbc news, it's time
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for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, ade adepitan, coming to you this week from ghana. and it's the perfect place to kick back, relax and look at some of our favourite stories from the programme over the last couple of months. and if you tune in regularly, then you might remember that it was here in ghana, back in april, when i headed off to the twin villages of boabeng
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and fiema to meet some very special animals. we'll check that film out again in a moment. and also coming up, we've got me cramming in as much as i can during a six—hour stopover in rome. carmen gets a lesson in rickshaw road rules in tokyo. did ijust make that man crash? and christer heading out into the countryside in spain on the lookout for walks. all great stuff but lets kick—off with rajan‘s truly epic journey across india. as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, in march, he set off to travel from gujarat in the west, all the way to assam in the east, and he met some amazing people, including the mystical dancing monks on the island of majuli. majuli island is home to 22 monasteries or satras. initially established in the 16th century by the assamese guru sankardeva.
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boys are instructed from a very young age in the religion he preached, vaishnavism, an offshoot of hinduism. the monks are celibate, and according to their beliefs, they worship only one god, follow a vegetarian diet and reject the caste system. and here, at uttar kamalabari, the doctrine includes this special art form. this form of classical dance is now recognised by the authorities as a genre in its own right, and many of these monks have performed around the world. that was amazing, thank you very much indeed. i know you spend a lifetime learning the skills of this, can i have a go? can i try?
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like this? the arm is through here. 0k. one, two, three, four... there are 64 positions in this classical dance and i'm having trouble with the first two. he makes it look so easy. that is incredibly difficult. and ijust think i'm going to leave it to the experts. sometimes you just have to give up and let them carry on. an exquisite performance. rajan there going off the beaten track and meeting the dancing monks of majuli back in april.
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up next, we leave behind the tranquillity of rural india and head for the noise and bustle of some of the world's most famous cities. in a moment, you'll seejust how much of rome i could fit in during a six—hour stopover. but first, how about the time when we let carmen take the strain when she joined a special team of rickshaw pullers in tokyo? in other cities around the world tourist rickshaws are sometimes seen as an unregulated menace. but here in tokyo, the hand—pulled carts are a much loved symbol of the city. if you want to try a hand pulled rickshaw for yourself, there's no better place. hi, airi.
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hi. i've come down to meet one of the city's few female rickshaw drivers. first we have to look the part so you've got me a uniform? yes. this is our uniform. ok, here we go. and then here is a belt. a very long one. one and then turn. one more, i think! and make tight. how do i look? ta—da! and to complete the look, i'm wearing those traditional split toe shoes. they‘ re more comfortable than running shoes. is it? yes. there we go. stand up very slowly like this. because if you do like quick, the customer gets very, feels scared. oh, isee. lesson over, it's time for my first customers. ok, so they're two small children, but it still counts. they look a bit scared!
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slowly, up. here we go. this isn't too bad actually, once you get going, you get a bit of momentum. they look a bit shell—shocked! high 5! so you find yourself stuck on a rome layover here at leonardo da vinci fiumicino airport. this is one of the largest in italy and is the central hub for its national airline. unfortunately, rome is ranked as one of the most delayed airports in the world, so you'll probably find yourself with a bit of time on hands, so i've decided to make it a bit more interesting set
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myself a challenge to see rome in under six hours. hello! hi, ade, how are you? nice to meet you. buongiorno! where do we go to first? i've chosen a bespoke tour and have specifically requested five sites to visit during my whistle—stop tour. i want to see: the coliseum, the circus maximus, the palatine hill, the mouth of truth and of course, the trevi fountain. my first proper stop here is to go and see the circus maximus. older than the coliseum and with a capacity of hundreds of thousands of people, it was a heart of rome's lavish and brutal public entertainment, the gladiators, to you and me. this was the place for the spectators, the excavations over there. the spectators sat all around. and resting just above the site
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is the palatine hill which is one of the most ancient parts of the city. next stop is a little hidden gem, it is the mouth of truth. if you are a liar and you put the hand inside of the mouth, your hand will be cut. laughter. every time i see the trevi fountain, it always takes my breath away because it's so beautiful. and i'd say this is definitely one of the most must sees in rome. one of the downsides of a tour like this is there's no real time
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to stop and really enjoy the sights, because of the tight schedule. but they give you a great taste of what's on offer, and who knows, maybe one day i'll be back to explore rome at a more leisurely pace. me there, trying to cram in 2000 years of history into a few hours in rome. well, stick with us, because coming up on today's show, henry visits the first ever elephant hospital in thailand. sitting on this beach in ghana, it is hard to believe that only a few months ago i was a world away in terms of geography and temperature, when i took a special trip to finnish lapland to meet the sami people who live a life dominated by snow, reindeer and where temperatures sometimes drop as low as —40 celsius.
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true story. there are more reindeers than people in lapland. these animals need large areas of unspoiled forest to find the little food buried under the snow. so there you see how the reindeer live in the winter. they get their own food in the forest, they eat the lichen, they are digging the snow off and the eat the lichen on the land. there they are, they are all coming down from the hills. they know you're here. reindeer herding is in petri's blood. these animals have been crucial to his family for survival for generations, providing food, clothing and transport. we are surrounded by reindeer. this is so beautiful. look at them.
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he shouts. look at them all coming. yes. they both shout. petri supplements their diet to increase their chances of survival till the springtime. look at it! so how cold does it get out here, petri? now it's only —5... only —5? three weeks ago it was —44. —44? the coldest it has been is 1999 january, one week and it was —55. oh, my! now it is like the summer! are we going to build the fire?
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yes. cool well, i've had an amazing time here in finnish lapland, and this place just gets to you. it has a real rugged beauty. it's the furthest north in the world i've ever been to, and it feels like i'm at one with nature. you know what, it's been such a privilege to spend time with the sami people. so that was me learning the ropes with the reindeer in a very cold finnish lapland back in march. and they weren't the only animals we've met over the past couple of months.
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so, to finish off today's show, here's a few of our favourite recent animal encounters. in a moment, christa goes looking for wolves in spain, and i make friends in ghana with these little fellas. but first, back in april, henry travelled to thailand to pay a visit to the world's first ever elephant hospital, just in time to meet their newest and cutest arrival. what kind of patients do you have? we have all kinds of illnesses, sicknesses, knife wounds, gunshot wounds. some have diarrhoea, constipation, cataracts. some have serious like cancer and tumours. the most difficult cases are the victims of landmines. for motala, each day starts with her prosthetic being fitted,
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so she can walk out for breakfast. wow, so this is the prosthetic leg. can i see? heavy. so heavy! it weighs a good, at least 15 kilograms. in the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is not too hot, motala will walk out for a few hours. there you go. adult females weigh just under three tonnes on average. so the prosthetic is needed to give vital relief to her other three legs which are under enormous pressure. how long did it take her to get used to the prosthetic leg? five to seven days. then she gets used to it? yes. the focus here is an working with elephant owners in the community, to help any animal
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that needs medical attention. the baby! they also have a nursery section and i'm fortunate enough to be able to see a newborn. so how old is the baby? nine days. the baby's name. his name is mina. it is humbling to see the connection doctor kay has with these animals, as she gives baby mina a checkup. it is amazing to see elephants like these that would have otherwise died in the wild to be thriving in the hospital, and spending time with doctor kay and soraida, learning the ins and outs of what goes on here has been an absolutely amazing experience that i won't forget any time soon. if you're not a fan of very early starts, then wolf watching is not for you. good morning, christa.
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the iberian wolf was almost hunted to extinction in the 1970s, but as the failing economy forced people to move away from the villagers, the wolf population started to climb. tino has got to know wolves individually, after watching the same packs for many years. but there is one wolf who is very special to him. sadly, this isn't the best time of year to see wolves.
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spring heralds the start of the mating season, and they like to keep their courtship rituals pretty private. tino likes to bring people later in the year, when the cubs have grown up. they cry, they faint! as the day wears on, i'm beginning to lose hope. if i'm going to see a wolf, i'm going to have to get creative. this is a local breed called the wolf dog. genetically, it's partly domesticated dog but it's mostly iberian wolf. these dogs were bred to protect
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cattle from wild wolves. they look like and think like the enemy. and the puppies beg forfood from adults just like wild wolf cubs do. i think this is definitely the closest i'm ever going to come to a wolf. christa almost meeting wolves in spain in march. and to finish this week's programme, will it back to my trip to ghana in april, when i went to a monkey sanctuary to meet some of its rather cheeky residents. hello. look at that! that's so cute! you said they're not shy. look, emilia. wow! that's so nice. i am amazed at how much banana
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a little monkey like that can eat! that monkey must have eaten at least ten bananas. they can eat more than ten. the villages here believe these monkeys are sacred. there are two types. the cheeky mona and the black and white colobus, which is slightly more aloof but with good reason. declining numbers through habitat loss means they're currently listed as a vulnerable species. there can't be many places left where you are virtually guaranteed a sighting. harming either species is strictly
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forbidden under local law, which means these villages have become a sanctuary. in fact, the monkeys here are loved so much, that once they die, they are given a proper burial. i hear the monkeys belong to the gods, so the villagers have to stay with the monkeys peacefully here. if we punish them, you get the same punishment from the gods so we have to stay with them peacefully. and that is why the monkeys are here are unique from other parts of ghana. this is special? this is special. more more special. well, that's it for this look back on the travel show, but make sure you stay with us, because we've still got plenty more countries to visit. and next week...
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carmen is in hong kong tracking down the kung fu legacy left behind by bruce lee. now block. almost fell over! and don't forget to check out our website or follow us on social media. but for now, from me, ade adepitan and the rest of the travel show team here in wonderful sunny ghana, it's goodbye. hello, good morning. june has been a funny old month, hasn't it? it didn't start off too clever, and it's not going to end particularly brightly, either.
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last week, of course, 35 degrees, the hottestjune day for 41 yea rs. we have already seen temperatures this week at 25 on monday, but that is the peak of the temperature this week. the rest will be turning cooler, and there will be quite a bit of rain around too. ahead of that rain, quite a colourful scene here in the sunshine in scarborough in north yorkshire. that was ahead of this cloud, mind you, which has been bringing rain notjust to northern ireland, but to south—west scotland and also into northern england. that rain is moving its way northwards and eastwards at the moment, and so it's quite a wet start to tuesday across the mainland of scotland. towards the northern isles, the far north, perhaps somewhat drier. the rain, though, should be soon clearing away from northern ireland. quite a muggy feel here, especially as it brightens up. but quite a wet start to the day for northern england, especially around the lake district, some of that rain affecting the north of wales, south of that. many places are dry, a few showers and possibly the odd flash of lightning not far away
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across the english channel. now, as we run through the day, that wetter weather across the north tends to peter out very slowly. so not quite as wet in the afternoon across scotland, nor indeed for northern england. slow—moving showers developing across northern ireland and the chance of some thundery showers developing towards the south—east of england as well, perhaps drifting their way northwards, combining with the rain in the north. where there is a cool feel in eastern scotland and north—east england, with the easterly breeze, quite muggy to the south. and it is to the south where we will have to look at the rain really developing on tuesday evening and tuesday night. these areas of low pressure moving across the uk, this one in particular dragging in that weather front with some heavy rain across england and wales overnight. still quite a wet start on wednesday. and the rain continues in northern england, parts of wales, pushing into northern england and southern scotland on wednesday itself. to the south, it may well brighten up a touch. quite muggy air here again, but only 20 degrees this time in london, 13 likely for newcastle and aberdeen with a breeze off the north sea.
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and that breeze will continue to blow in some rain to central and southern scotland and northern ireland, perhaps northern england. to the south, somewhat drier, brighter and warmer, the chance of some heavy showers here. areas of low pressure remain with us from thursday and into friday, the rain pushing its way southwards into england and wales. and then we will get this northerly wind coming down across the uk. so very unsettled through this week ahead. the rain could be heavy, may bring some localised flooding, and it will also be quite a bit cooler than it was on monday. hello, i'm tom donkin. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: president trump declares a victory for national security — after the supreme court revives part of his travel ban. theresa may gives assurances to eu nationals living in the uk — that they will have the right to remain after brexit. no eu citizen currently in the uk lawfully will be asked to leave at the point the uk leaves the eu — we want you to stay.
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