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open. it's been in the tien during open. it's been more than two years since the italian open when she trailed for one in both sets before overcoming the 19—year—old belarussian who was contesting her first final. there is still one more event to go, we are really looking forward to playing. obviously, coming there with a title, it means a lot. but i do want to finish strong, even though it's a very fast turnaround. i can't remember the last time i did the events in a row, but i'll give it everything i have. in the premier league they have just kicked off between albion and everton. both teams are just above the relegation zone. they will be hoping to get a season after a good run today. they are just into the first minute of the match. it is goalless. newcastle united have the chance to move to success in the premier league this afternoon when they travel to southampton. it's
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four o'clock kick—off. the match is a reunion between the newcastle boss and his former assistant, the new southampton manager. he was my player in valencia. we played the u efa player in valencia. we played the uefa cup. after we came here, in the last six months we've needed someone to friends and i bought him. it was not easy for him. he was my player in liverpool. and then he was my assistant. i have a very good relationship with him. derby have made a fantastic start in the east midlands derby, in the championship they took just 2a seconds against nottingham forest. there was this excellent strike to give the home side the lead. a win for them will move them above forest on the table. ducati closed the gap in moto gp
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points leader mark marquez. they have beaten the onlyjumping in the early hours in japan. have beaten the onlyjumping in the early hours injapan. they are now just 11 points behind. they have three races to go. the italian made his first attack on the mark 19 and trade the lead. the world champion made a final lap arrow which allowed wsl to reel them in before making the race winning pass. it's his fifth victory of the season. the race winning pass. it's his fifth victory of the seasonlj the race winning pass. it's his fifth victory of the season. i knew i had the chance in the back straight. but he was too far, he was pushing really hard. i was completely finished on the straight. he did a mistake, sol completely finished on the straight. he did a mistake, so i was able to catch him. matt wallace has made a good start to the final round of the italian open, leading by two shots going into the round. he moved to 18
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under par, he has company,. butjust bought an hour. now it's time for the travel show. time now for the travel show. hello and welcome to this special look back at some of our most recent and favourite adventures here on the travel show. this week we are on the beautiful island of bermuda, where a couple of months ago the america's cup was in full swing. you can see more of that story in a moment. but here is a taste of what else is coming up
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on this week ‘s programme. laughs. that is cold! we are going to kick off by remembering a trip that rajan took to jaffa in israel back in may, when he met at group of remarkable deafblind actors whose performances aren'tjust entertaining, they are truly inspiring. enjoy. jaffa is one of the world's oldest seaports. so old, they said jonah embarked from here before being eaten by the whale. but this area also has a reputation for cutting—edge culture. and nowhere pushes theatrical boundaries more than the world—famous nalaga'at theatre group, based at this building for a decade now. this is why nalaga'at is truly renowned.
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powerful, moving performances, that via screen super titles, express the inner voices of the actors, most of whom share the same genetic disorder. speaks in hebrew. usher syndrome means you are deaf from birth and then gradually lose your sight before adulthood. the shows are meticulously organised with each actor needing their own special cues. beats drum. drumbeats often provide punctuation as the actors can feel the vibrations on stage. i am now on my way to interview bat—sheva, who is essentially the star of this theatre company. she was in its famous production "not by bread alone", now she has her own 1—woman show,
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"say orange". bat—sheva has been with the company to more than 16 years. she herself is one of eight siblings, four of whom were born with usher syndrome. overcoming audience preconceptions is one of bat—sheva's biggest challenges. translation: they are not understanding how we can communicate by touch. second thing, how i'm sorting things in my life, how i am dealing with my life. the production "not by bread alone" has become their most successful, touring the world to huge acclaim. the show is about the dreams of each of the actors', and their right to be equal. we can obviously never totally inhabit the mind of someone who is deafblind. but theatre like this,
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stretched to its limits, provides us with an insight into the thoughts and feelings of a group of people who in previous times would have been unable to communicate with the wider world. but it's more than that. it is quite simply very good drama in its own right. applause. rajan meeting the awe—inspiring nalaga'at theatre company in israel. now we have got a couple of films about the impact that the sometimes destructive forces of nature can have on some beautiful places around the world, and how people can turn that story around. in a moment, we've got that film i made here in bermuda, about what's being done to stop a certain type of fish destroying many of the coral reefs around here. but first, in june,
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christa headed to chile, to visit a coastal town which was devastated by a tsunami but has now been reborn. in 2010, the central coast of chile was hit by one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded. the magnitude was 8.8, and the city of constitucion was sitting at the epicentre. about 18 minutes after the earthquake, a massive tsunami engulfed constitucion. more than 500 people lost their lives all over chile, to the earthquake and tsunami of 2010. this family had made a living from their boats for generations, but they had never experienced a tsunami before.
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when the earthquake began, they ran to their boats to head into the ocean, trying to escape from collapsing buildings. they did not know that they were heading straight into the tsunami. after the tsunami, sofia and her husband found the strength to grow a business with three boats, that offered visitors tours around this beautiful estuary. constitucion has not just been rebuilt, but is enjoying a tourism revival. local businesses have
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popped up trying to draw tourists to the area in new and innovative ways. laughs. the people of constitucion are an inspiration. not only have they overcome the most unthinkable tragedies, but now they are working to bring joy to the people who come to visit. this place is gorgeous. but beneath these beautiful waters, there is a species lurking that is having an absolutely devastating effect
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on the ecosystem here. it is a creature that has presented the biggest challenge to marine life in bermuda. they are called lionfish. they are striking to look at, but they don't belong in the atlantic. they are native to the coral reefs of the pacific ocean. scientists reckon they may have ended up in these waters after being released by aquarium owners. they are extremely gluttonous. they can overconsume at an exorbitant rate. and the problem without is that the fish that live in the atlantic ocean don't recognise that the lionfish as a potential threat. whoo! ah, it's cold! experts here leave the only way to control the lionfish population is to cull them.
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they are having a huge impact on the ecosystem, and the ecosystem can't evolve fast enough to deal with this new species. and since we put it there, it is our problem to try and control it. uniquely here in bermuda, these lionfish tend to congregate in very deep waters. so it's really hard for fishermen to catch them in large numbers. but now it's hoped that pioneering technology could provide a more effective answer. this is one of our prototypes of a robot that we've built to go overboard. you sit down at your computer screen, just like you are playing a game, you see through the camera and you drive it down and look for a lionfish, but the lionfish between the electrodes, push the stun button, and the lionfish will lock up with the electricity so it can't
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move, and then you push another button and suck it into the tube and then go looking to the next lionfish. hunting the lionfish here might seem to go against our usual idea of conservation, which is aimed at preserving, rather than destroying marine wildlife. but by controlling the lionfish population now, scientists say that will give the underwater ecosystem a chance to repair, evolve and adapt, and remain here for generations to come. that was me reporting from here in bermuda, back injune. let's hope that project hopes to save the amazing marine life that lives in the oceans around the speed of island. make sure you stay with us because coming up next on this special look back here on the travel show: carmen picks up some tips from one of hong kong's most famous
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instagrammers. and henryjoins in a canal cleanup in bangkok. hard work. up next on our look back at our recent adventures, here are two of my favourite films of this year. in a moment, henry heads to bangkok to see how the city is trying to persuade more tourists back onto its canals by cleaning them up. but first, last month, rajan travel through the countries that until the 1990s made up yugoslavia, and took an epicjourney down the river sava, the longest river in the balkans. in the first part of his journey, he followed the river to slovenia's capital ljubljana, to find out why it has been called one of europe's greenest cities. the city centre is made up
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of vast squares lined with baroque buildings, and the street are packed with tourists ambling around. it wasn't all like this. just over a decade ago, ljubljana was clogged with traffic and the city's mein piazza was a car park. but in 2006 the city's mayor made the decision to ban cars from the centre. now the only vehicles allowed are these so—called cavaliers, electric cabs that give free lifts to those with luggage or who need extra help getting around. if you had to compare how this city looked ten years ago to now, can you tell me the difference? speaks slovenian. and the children are still following you. and it's notjust kids that are using the car—free
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streets as a playground. filip and blaz are ambassadors for the city. they met when one was a juggler and the other a gymnast and then together became a social media sensation with their urban acrobatic antics. we try to put ljubljana on the map in our videos. you can imagine us running in a circle, we would run off a building. and you have done that. they have good reason to keep the city centre, which doubles as their performance space, spic and span. they have been part of the efforts to keep it that way. once a year we have our big action, the whole of slovenia is getting cleared up, and around the river, they have divers cleaning
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all the bicycles out. and you have taken a big part in those campaigns? yes, we try to help. we are strong, so we lift all the heavy stuff, you know? help them to keep it clean and to keep it, like, on the next level. citywide cleanups and specialist waste disposal points helped the capital win the accolade of being europe's greenest city in 2015. they are keen to encourage other locals and tourists to see potential in ljubljana's spruced up streets. and the gymnasts are firm believers that anybody can be taught to do this. just change the arms. sorry, like this? three, two, one! see, i told you it was simple. you can do push—ups. i don't how i managed that.
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superhuman strength. first built over 200 years ago, bangkok's huge network of canals criss—cross the city. over the years, some of the canals, or "klongs" as they are called here, were filled in. but an extensive system still exists today. these commuter boats wait for not a single person. as soon as they're docked, everybody leaps straight off. and we are going to be right in the melee here. of course, people get splashed, maybe even fall into the river itself. the canal — you don't want to go in there. the water's dark, dingy and very, very smelly. the pollution is caused by waste from houses, stalls, and restaurants which line the sides of the canal. work is under way to clean up the klongs and boat services. by doing that, it is hoped that more
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people and tourists will use bangkok's waterways, and the congestion on the city roads will be reduced. further down the canal, i see how much of a challenge faces the cleanup crews here. what they have here is the bamboo booms, which are collecting all the rubbish. insane! so much polystyrene. old teddy bears, mattresses. have a look at that. how often do you take all of this out? twice a day. what are the things that washed down? anything and everything? yes. even furniture, something like that. so people just throw couches, refrigerators... whatever they don't want, theyjust throw in the river? yes. time now to get away from the smell
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and head to one of several canals which have already been cleaned up, where new boat services are already running. it looks nice from afar. look at that. there's seats. not too packed. that's always good. i've got to say, this is so much more of a calm way of seeing the city. i don't know if it is the time of evening, when it has golden light, but it's smooth, there's no sort of smell, but nasty water. and, a plus for tourists, there is wi—fi. because who can go without wi—fi these days? now, we all love taking and sharing photos on our travels.
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sites like instagram have made that an art form in itself. but how do you take the perfect shot that will get you loads of likes and shares? let's finish this week with carmen in hong kong, getting some tips. this is not the usual place that most tourists would take photos in hong kong. no, no. this is very different. these are the backstreets of hong kong. it's very gritty. it's real life. i've just got a smartphone. is this ok for pictures? yes, they're great. i started with a smartphone that had a much worse quality than that. the focal length is fixed, it makes you choose your composition wisely, but it is a great tool to learn on before you move on to a camera. as edward has over 175,000 instagram followers, i'm in safe hands. you've got street signs,
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you've got colour. you've got it all. you got most of that because your smartphone has a widerfocal lens. so you are able to get more in. whereas i was packed in quite tight. i would never think to take a photo of this. there you go, put it on instagram and see what your friends think. as night falls, we are joined by fellow instagramers jess and vivian, who also have followings here in hong kong and around the world. now the pressure really is on, as i face even more competition from the professionals. with a smartphone, you just have to use what's around you. sometimes at night, you can get that really atmospheric look, the grittier side.
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sometimes you just have to be bold. that's a good tip. just stand and wait, patience is everything. before i go, i want to get the iconic hong kong taxi. yes, everybody loves the taxi shot. a taxi whizzing past with neon signs. how do i do that? with a smartphone it is going to be tough to get the long exposure you are looking for, but i honestly think that we can do something slightly different, which i think you'll really like. get ready to get behind this taxi. all right, yeah. now get out and shoot behind the taxi. that's good! good, good, good. let me see it. that's excellent. i prefer that one. you've done it. i could crop that.
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absolutely. you are a hong kong photographer now. now you're pushing it. carmen getting some tips from hong kong's king of instagram back injune. well, sadly, that's your lot for this week. i hope you've enjoyed our special look back at the past few months here on the travel show. coming up next week, we head to macedonia, and a town becoming a paradise to those in search of new thrills. that was amazing! i want to go up again. and krista heads to the scottish orkney islands to help uncover their neolithic past. it's quite exciting because there could be anything right here. yes. you never know. that's next week. in the meantime, why not head over to our social media feed, where you can check us out on the road in real—time and catch
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carmen's hong kong pictures as well? all the details you need are on the screens right now. but for now, from me, and from all the travel show team here in bermuda, it's goodbye. have a bermuda—ful day! good afternoon. you might be wishing for sunnier climes over the next 2448 for sunnier climes over the next 21148 hrs. we have some pretty disturbed and potentially disruptive weather on the way. we've been keeping an eye on this for several days now. hurricane ophelia is a long way east of the atlantic, it is just beginning to break apart a little bit and beginning to weaken. slowly but surely it will weaken as it heads towards us. it brings very strong winds in western areas. an amber warning for northern ireland
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tomorrow. today things are quieter. windy across scotland and northern ireland. some very patchy rain. some brightness in the south—east, temperatures up to 21 or 22 degrees. this evening and night, cloud and rain feedback into northern ireland and scotland. clear spells further south on an exceptionally mild night. 1a or 15 really the lowest temperatures in the south can expect. winds picked up as well. head of the arrival of ophelia. she is not a hurricane anymore but look at the isobars on this chart all squashed together, very strong winds indeed. western areas particularly, wind gusts across northern ireland, up wind gusts across northern ireland, up to 80 mph. rain in north—western areas as well. further south and east, things could not be more different, spells of sunshine,
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temperatures up to 23 or 2a degrees. an unpleasant rush—hour across northern ireland on monday. 18 mph winds and gales across large parts of northern ireland. they could cause travel disruption and some power cuts too. by tuesday the strongest winds are in essential bouts of scotland, if you have travel plans on monday night into tuesday there could be some disruption. stay tuned to your local bbc radio station. we have all the latest on their website. things are slowly calm down on tuesday, winds slowly calm down on tuesday, winds slowly easing, cloud van showery rain in dyes for a time. a stormy start to the weaken the west, mid week looks quite a bit quieter, not com pletely week looks quite a bit quieter, not completely dry but end of the week, wet and windy again from the west. plenty going on. we have all the latest on the weather website. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm.
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two more women come forward accusing harvey weinstein of rape. british actress lysette anthony says he attacked her in her home in the 1980s. the government insisted is confident of reaching a deal with the eu but the transport secretary says ministers are preparing for the possibility of a ideal exit. of course, we have to plan for an option where there is no deal. we don't expect that, we are not aiming for it and i don't think that is where we are going to end up. drivers who cause death in the most serious cases of dangerous and careless driving could now face life sentences. the met office issues an amber weather warning for northern ireland — meaning there's potential danger to life — as category three hurricane ophelia approaches the uk.
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