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that the technology giant apple had a new tax haven. after an irish low—tax loophole it used was closed, apple chose the british dependency ofjersey. there is nothing illegal in what apple has done. america is mourning victims of the mass shooting in texas. devin kelley killed 26 people at a baptist church in before fleeing the scene, and was later found dead. it's been revealed that he was discharged from the us air force three years ago for domestic abuse. president trump has left japan and is now en route to the south korean capital, the second leg of his marathon 11—day tour of asia. he's called south korea's president, moonjae—in, a ‘fine gentleman‘ — saying they would work out a way to deal with the nuclear threat from north korea. a man has been found guilty of
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murdering his 18 —month—old daughter just weeks after formally adopting her. the man inflicted numerous injuries on her. the child, called elsie, died after being violently shaken and struck on the head. ba by elsie, described as tiny and delicate, but with a big personality. at ten months, she was placed in the care of a couple with one child who wanted to adopt. within hours of matthew scully—hicks arriving at court this morning, the jury had found the part—time fitness instructor guilty of her murder. the 31—year—old had covered up months of abuse to social workers, doctors and to his husband. our thoughts today are with little elsie and those who knew and loved her. her untimely death atjust 18 months old has had a devastating effect, first and foremost on her family, who remain uppermost in our thoughts. this was the 999 call matthew scully—hicks made when elsie stopped breathing. elsie's injuries included
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a fractured skull, several broken ribs and a broken leg. there was evidence of recent and older bleeding in her brain, consistent with having been shaken and her head struck by a hard object. the prosecution said matthew scully—hicks was struggling to cope with elsie. in texts to his husband craig, who worked away, he called her a "psycho" and "satan dressed up in a babygro". matthew and craig scully—hicks had applied to adopt elsie through the vale of glamorgan council, but matthew had, in fact, been abusing the little girl while social services were supervising the adoption process. the actions of social workers, together with the other agencies involved with the family, will now be scrutinised by an independent review. matthew scully—hicks will be brought back to court tomorrow,
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to be sentenced for the murder of his adopted daughter. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff crown court. they were all invited and they all turned up to the table. cleanout now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show: beefed up security in the city of love. i don't think there has been at time in which we have felt unsafe. birthday celebrations in the basque country. bilbao is beautiful. bilbao is ready for the future. and how to stay in london for a tenner a night. first today we are in paris. for decades, the french capital has been one of the most popular travel
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destinations in the world. the city tops many people's travel bucket list and there's no shortage of reasons why people are drawn here. paris — you have to visit the tower, the river, everything, the architecture, the history. romance, the atmosphere, the history, the culture. oh, the food, the people, the culture, the arts — this, just this! it is really not difficult to see why people fall in love with paris, the city is spectacular and it's crammed with iconic sites, but last year the french capital saw a drop in visitor numbers of around 1.5 million. the decline in numbers was mostly blamed on high—profile terrorist incidents, including charlie hebdo and the november 2015 attacks at bataclan and locations
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across the city. visits from italians fell by over a quarter in 2016. and a staggering a1% fewerjapanese tourists took trips last year, according to official statistics. and all this has had a real impact on the local economy, particularly for businesses in the areas near the attacks. i have come to meet robin greiner, manager of l'ami pierre. his bistro is a short distance from la belle epique, the restaurant were 19 diners were killed during the attack two years ago. so what happened here on the night of the attack? being so close to the attacks has had a long—lasting impact
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on robin's business. for you, was there a noticeable dip in tourist numbers? have you changed anything about your business, your approach, since that time? high—profile headlines about the city have led some tourists to take extreme measures to help them feel safe when visiting. i have come to the triangle d'or, one of the most exclusive areas in paris to meet george foster. he's managing director
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of a company that offers personal bodyguards for clients in cities around the world. what kinds of people would you have on your client list? that can range from royals, foreign royals, to high—networth individuals from the corporate business and to music and film stars. do you ever getjust your average joe wanting your services? that has happened. we are in a world today where terrorism is in the forefront of everyone‘s mind so it is something that people react to and consequently they require our services. it is not a cheap service but we are very competitive as a company within the sector, and i think you very much get what you pay for. why is it that your company recently opened a new office in paris? we were experiencing a high volume of enquiries and calls, all the way back to the charlie hebdo incident. but it is very much reactivist to what has happened in the media. now, a personal bodyguard is clearly
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beyond most of our travel budgets and, of course, statistically the chance of being involved in a security incident remains extremely low, but the city is putting in a huge effort to help make all tourists feel safe, when visiting paris. the mayor's office recently published a 59—point plan to lure back tourists. paris wants to not only reverse falling numbers, its goal is to become officially the most visited city in the world. paris is currently in third place, behind bangkok and london. as well as improvements, such as better lighting and cleaner streets, measures are also being put in place to improve security across the city. the most high—profile project is here at the iconic eiffel tower. access to the bottom of the tower is currently restricted by these pretty ugly temporary barriers but the city's just started construction on a series of 2.5—metre high glass walls to protect tourists. the walls will be bullet proof and will also stop vehicles
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from being able to drive onto the site. other major cities are following suit, increasing security measures to protect tourists and key attractions. following terror attacks earlier this year, temporary barriers were installed on bridges in london, and the spanish government promised to ramp up protection at main tourist areas in barcelona. it really does not take long to spot an increased police presence here in paris. so are these measures helping to reassure tourists about their safety in the city? i don't think there has been a time in which we felt unsafe and we have certainly seen the green berets. i do think it affects the way i see masses so i try to avoid them. i have to say, at least in the streets i have been, you see a lot of military which kind of helps you calm you down. it's always at the back of your mind.
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but as i walk, i feel more comfortable. alongside security improvements, millions of euros are being invested in the tourism sites in the battle to become the number one. across the city, old attractions are being renovated and new ones opened. for instance, 60 million euros are being spent to transform the jardin d'acclimatation here, into a state—of—the—art theme park. so far the improvements and investments certainly seem to be working. statistics for the first half of 2017 shows that paris is on track to reverse the downward trend and welcome the highest number of tourists in 10 years. will this be enough for paris to take the title as most visited city in the world? you can bet bangkok and london will be watching very closely. we are heading to the middle east next, where this week's global gourmet is cooking up something spicy in bahrain. my name is bassam al alawi.
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i am the chef and owner of darseen cafe at the bahrain national museum. today i'm going to cook for you something that is dear to my heart, it's a local dish, a curry that is basically a distillation of all the cultures that have met through different trade routes on the island. it is usually made with many things but today we are focusing on seafood and i have chosen a very local white fish that everybody loves and can be cooked in a variety of ways, different spices, different takes on it but this is mine. i'm going to add the ghee, or clarified butter, into another pan, to make the masala, which is a curry base. while the fish is being sealed, and the masala is cooking down,
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i'm going to prepare our spice mix. which isjust going to be put in with everything else. i'm going to add a local spice mix, tumeric, some cummin, some madra curry powder, another import that is a favourite. give it a quick mix, a little bit of ghee, some kashmiri chilli powder, a nice bright red. i'm adding the spice mix to the paste. i will pour some marrow stock. this is a traditional cooking pot. putting the white grouper, a local fish.
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there you have it. still to come on the travel show... simon is back having a look through his travel inbox. this time how to stay in london for less, and can you take your own booze on a cruise? and we are in northern spain as one of its best—known landmarks celebrates its 20th birthday. i cannot believe this. i do not believe i've ever seen
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so many people in the one place. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you are headed. welcome to the slice of the show that tackles your questions about travel. coming up: a place to stay in london for less than £10 per person per night, and the tricky business of bringing your own alcohol on board a cruise ship. first, travel to the chinese capital is becoming a little easier, with beijing joining shanghai in offering a transit permit that allows visitors from certain countries to stay 144 hours, so long as they meet the right conditions. you must fly in or arrive by train direct from a country outside china. surprisingly, hong kong is allowed. you are not allowed to stray too far from the capital, though a stretch of
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the great wall is permitted. and you must depart by air or rail to a different country by midnight on the 6th day after the day you arrive. next, one country stands out, tunisia, 0ne country stands out, tunisia, where you will find winter sunshine, a deep and fascinating history and friendly welcoming people. from two years from the terrorist attacks of 2015, this north african nation was on many countries' no—go list but the palce where the arab spring began is now open for business once more. base yourself at a resort and use the excellent rail system to see tunis and carthage.
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you might want to explore the desert landscape so consider signing up for a trip into the sahara as well as a visit to kairouan, one of the holiest islamic shrines but check the latest advice before you book and travel. next: accommodation is the big problem. central london is one of the world's more expensive places to find a hotel. but happily, at some hostels, a family of six can stay for less than £10 per person per night — that's around $80 all told. try to stay close to a tube station so you can plug in to the world's oldest underground railway to explore the capital with the benefit that up to four children under 11 can travel with a fare—paying adult. london has some of the world's most family friendly museums, and the best of them are free.
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doug warner is planning a cruise with p&0 and wants to know: cruise lines make very good profits from selling alcohol on board and therefore many are reluctant to let you bring more than a single bottle of wine. happily, some of them are more relaxed, including p&0 cruises. the firm says: so what constitutes a small, reasonable amount? well, if you try to take a case of wine on, you might encounter problems. but picking up a bottle or two at ports of call is perfectly acceptable. you can even take wine into the restaurant and pay a corkage fee of £15, which can work out a good deal compared with on board prices. whether you're contemplating a trip to the nation next door or the ends of the earth, i'm here to help, so e—mail your question to: and i will do my very
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best find you an answer. from me, simon calder, the global guru, bye for now and see you next time. to spain next, and bilbao on its northern coast is celebrating something of an anniversary this year. 20 years ago, one controversial building appeared that would utterly change the town's fortunes forever. we sent keith wallace to the basque country to see the birthday celebrations. it's been two decades since the guggenheim museum appeared in the spanish port city of bilbao. its arrival kick—started the transformation of a declining industrial town into the home of big—name art and architecture and people started coming in their hundreds of thousands every year. but first and foremost, they came for the guggenheim. built from titanium, limestone and glass, the building is supposed to look completely different from whichever angle you see it.
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so part of the reason the building looks so striking is that they've clad it in these 33,000 titanium sheets. now, they're only half a millimetre thick, which creates this kind of rumpled, organic effect. they say it looks like fish scales but it also looks like they have wrapped the building in tinfoil. it looks like a round of massive sandwiches. inside, the permanent collection now hosts works from artists like andy warhol, jean—michel basquiat and mark rothko. well, this is an adventure. i wasn't expecting this. where are you taking me? but it's this giant installation — the matter of time — that's the favourite of the man who has run this place from the very beginning. it reflects very well the spirit of this museum. it's a work which was done specifically for the space.
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but it's also — gives you the possibility of experiencing time as you walk through them. describe for me what it was like in 1997 when all this was opening. how were you feeling? it was an exciting moment to see that the museum was finally going to be opened to the public and be visited. the port was already leaving this space because they were expanding in the harbour, so this is mostly marginal space, it was not really an urban area, but it was fairly close to the city centre and it was a kind of a scar in the middle of the city. so what would bilbao be like if you sucked the guggenheim out of it? well, it's difficult to say. i think it would be a different city for sure. we know that is has made the city a more cosmopolitan and open city. bilbao actually has two big landmarks, and the other one tells a story about what this city used to be. this is puente de vizcaya, vizcaya bridge. it was completed in 1893 and was the world's first transporter bridge, designed to use a hanging gondola to get you across the river. there's also a great
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view from the top. it's considered the most important industrial monument in spain. and it's unesco—listed because of its beauty and functionality. but from the top, from this walkway, you get a sense, so that that is the port of bilbao that is the bay of biscay and in the old days, the port used to run all the way down this bankside, which is several miles long. it was the biggest port in spain, it was big shakes in its day. it's a very different bilbao from what we have today. marivi puente worked in a factory in the pre—guggenheim years. these days, she runs free tours around places like the old quarter for no other reason than her love for her city. are you going to do this? you gonna do this? at least i'm feeding the frog! and this is the game of the frog
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zero it's a basque thing. on its mouth. ah! don't spin it! last one. 0h! so, what did you make of the plans for the guggenheim when you first saw them all those years ago? well, we were told that the guggenheim was going to drive the economy of this place. at that time, we couldn't understand what they meant by that. but we say "how is a museum going to drive the economy of a place? no way!" so we were even — in fact, we were in demonstrations against the construction of the museum. reality after 20 years is that the city is much better. we are happy. and, yes, the museum put the name of bilbao on the map. as a thank you to the people here, the museum has been putting on something of a show during its anniversary week. i can't believe this. i don't think i've ever seen so many people all in one place.
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it demonstrates how big of a deal this has been here. they estimate around half a million people turned out over the four days and in a city of 350,000, that is quite a few extra bodies! come on, let's get settled! 0k! we've got the best seats in the house. 0k! the show traces two decades of the town's history from the end of its industry to its rebirth as a centre of creativity, and it features one of its most famous residents. ah, the spider! the maman! the spider! what does seeing that make you feel about bilbao now? i'm very proud of my city and i think that with this kind of show, it is proving that the difficult times, through when all the factories were closed, right now i can tell
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you that bilbao is beautiful, bilbao is ready for the future, but it isn't only the guggenheim — bilbao is much more than the guggenheim, especially the people. impressive stuff from bilbao, where the guggenheim is marking its 20th anniversary. that's all we have time on this week's show. but coming up next week: 100 years since the united states entered world war i, adi travels south of washington, dc, where he discovers the ghost fleet of the potomac and the remains of the ships that helped win the war. it's pretty cool to be able to touch something that's a part of american history. and this wreck is nearly 100 years old. these ships were involved in saving the world from totalitarianism. so dojoin us then if you can. and in the meantime, don't forget you can keep up with us
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while we're out on the road in real—time by signing up to our social media feeds. details are on the screen now. but for now, from me, christa larwood, and of the rest of the travel show team here in paris, it's goodbye. change in the weather on the way for many parts of the uk. monday was a spectacular day, with clear blue skies, beautiful autumn colours. this picture from lincolnshire. but the clouds started rolling in during the course of the evening and overnight, and many western and northern areas have been very
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cloudy so far. we've had some rain, and all of this now is shifting in an easterly direction. so a very different early tuesday morning on the way, nowhere near as frosty. we had temperatures around minus five or six degrees monday morning. tuesday morning is going to be some 8—10 degrees higher. so this is what is happening. this weather front, the cloud, the rain and the wind is advancing from the west towards the east. that is going to prevent any frost forming, and the early morning temperatures on tuesday will be around five or seven in the south—east. even double—figure temperatures down across the south of wales and into plymouth. 12 degrees expected here. a little bit fresher in the north—west of the country. the front is through here at this stage, so that means the cold atlantic air has arrived. five in stornoway, six in belfast, chilly for glasgow, six degrees. the rain at this stage, this is 8:00am, is flirting with lancashire, western parts of wales, and cornwall.
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at this stage, just spots off central and southern england, and maybe some sunshine from hull all the way down towards brighton. but then that weather front, as it moves in an easterly direction, the wind will increase, the clouds will increase, and in fact for a time we could have some heavy rain across the midlands into lincolnshire, as well. now, noticed that just about norwich there, maybe kent, hanging onto some of that brightness through the course of tuesday. so not everyone is going to get the rain on tuesday. now, this is the following night. so, tuesday night into wednesday, that weather front finally pushes towards the east. the sky is clear once again, so through the early hours of wednesday morning, it is going to turn clear. starry skies, and we are going to get another frost. so the frost is going up and down a little bit. we had a frosty monday morning. it is going to be frost—free on tuesday, and then another frost on the way wednesday morning, because of those clear skies. maybe on wednesday morning it won't be quite so frosty in the south—east, because of the weather front, because of the cloud and the spots of rain. but many of us will wake up to a chilly and sunny start, before more rain moves in.
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