ou’itweighed my excited. i will be outweighed my flag. very excited. but think the nation needs something to raise the spirits. —— i will be out waving my flag. we must leave it there. that is the papers there. thank you for joining us. coming up next, it is the travel show. 20 years ago, dubai set out to become one of the most talked—about towns in the world. since then, this young city state, one of seven emirates in the uae, has largely succeeded. it's become one of the fastest—growing tourist destinations on the planet synonymous with spectacular skyscrapers, gigantic shopping malls and high—end hospitality, and also the occasional stories of tourists who fall foul of local customs. but scratch deeper and there's much more to this place.

no longer the brash new kid on the block, dubai is now an established hub and one of the world's few truly global cities. oh, yes. and although the impulse to impress is still here, there's now a more complex identity taking shape, and i'm here to see how that's changing the look and feel of dubai, its people and its future. this is the creek, the real heart of old dubai, and gorgeous in this light. now, this used to be a real trading hub for the city and the kinds of boats you can see behind me bring in spices and other goods from countries like india, iran and much further afield.

this is my personalfavourite part of dubai, the old town, where you get a real sense of the past, as it's a contrast to the skyscrapers and shopping malls downtown. what is this? this is cinnamon. cinnamon, yeah, i recognised that. very good. this one is turmeric. turmeric, yeah, very good for cooking. this one is for cooking, and this is for the face massage. for the face massage? 0k. and what is this? this is a long piece of wood, what is it? this is more cinnamon! very good! you're testing me, aren't you? tell me the difference, that is bigger? this is bigger and this is smaller. is that it?! laughs. frankly, if i hadn't stopped him, i think he would've taken me through every single

spice in the shop. this one is for smoking and for soup. of course, if you're into bling, you don't have to go too far to find that here too, but to find authentic arts and crafts, 21st century style, then you'll need to venture even further from the glitz and skyscrapers and head to be gritty al quoz industrial area, where a flourishing warehouse—based community arts scene has sprung up. this is ‘calligraffiti' — a mixture of traditional arabic calligraphy and graffiti — and it's the signature style of a french—born artist of tunisian origin who goes by the name of el seed. he'd taken his unique approach to street art around the world with astonishing results, including this monumental project he created in a working—class district of cairo. so what's he doing in dubai?

for me, dubai is like, a new city. i look at it, i try to have a different view to it. a lot of people coming from outside say, "oh, it is fake! you are an artist — how could you be here?" for me, there is this kind of growing art scene, there is a growing art community. as an artist, it's always good to see that i am part of this, i am part of making a change and making this movement. if i can question you on that, it is also a place that is glamorous and wealthy, you have a big expat population, you have some very rich people here. is that inspiring for you? we are here in the middle of the industrial zone that has been turned into this cultural and art community. like, when you cross the road, you have still factories. this is the dubai that i want to see. i am not interested in the shiny things.

that's not for me. but some people say that they want it. i think at some point there is a switch. dubai will show people, this is what we do. some people love paris — i love paris — some people hate paris. some people love new york, some others hate new york. you cannot compare. for me, it's too naive. but what i look, at, yes, what has been done here in less than 30 years is crazy. i think people should just salute that. while the artists there are busy feeding the soul, many locals and expats here in dubai are also now keen to exercise their bodies, some of them in the most

quintessential emirati locations. now, you wouldn't normally associate dubai with cycling. in fact, riding through the dubai rush hour is definitely a no—no. but the sport is becoming increasingly popular here thanks to facilities like this, a cycling track. it's long, smooth, purpose—built and flat as a pancake. in a country not famed for its exercise culture, these days, many locals are now getting into a whole range of sports. and in case you're wondering, i'm going to leave this one to the experts. hi, i am a wake boarder in dubai. i'm all about board sports — so snowboarding, wake boarding, kite surfing, all accessible in dubai. living in the desert, the closest mountain is in lebanon or georgia or something.

you have the best instructors, you learn how to snowboard here and when you go into any mountain from the alps to colorado, it's simple. the younger generation is actually crazy here in dubai. they're crazy when it comes to extreme sports. they're trying to compete more internationally. it's actually really nice to see. the vibe of the city is all about work hard, play hard. you put in so many hours at work, so the little time you have left, you don't want to waste it just lolling around. keen to get another fix of the great outdoors,

i'm now heading out to the desert early in the morning to experience something new that i am told you can only see here in dubai. it's a new twist on traditional arabian falconry. i hear it's going to be truly breathtaking. 2,500 years ago, people relied on the falcon the way you and i rely on the supermarket. falcons put food on the table. traditionally the way it worked, birds from europe and asia migrated from the middle east to africa. on that migration, they would trap them from the wild and then use them in the winter months. at the end of winter, they would untie them and release them into the wild.

it is a beautiful system of borrowing a bird from the wild and then giving them back. we are about to release oberon from the basket and i'll untie him. you'll see he's wearing a transmitter on his tail — that's so i can find him if he flies away. i'll pop his hood off in a second. this device is called a hood, and this is keeping him calm and relaxed. that comes off. 0k. ready, guys? five, four, three, two, one... wow! amazing. hey!

good boy. do you want to have a go? i would love to, let's try. oh, yes. peter has helped to hand—rear these birds from birth and the bond of trust between them is vital. it's clear that to him the falcon‘s welfare is paramount, and months go into training the birds to get them used to the sights and sounds of the balloon and its passengers. it's practised. these birds are in good shape. so the bird is not suffering. absolutely not. what more could you ask for? a unique experience and a beautiful animal. hello once again. i've

hello once again. i've been hello once again. i've been having hello once again. i've been having a hello once again. i've been having a quick look at the temperatures out and about at the moment, about to get a new crop in better betting table very much, i— get a new crop in better betting table very much, 1— three degrees we re table very much, 1— three degrees were beautiful end to the day but my word, at the end of the chilly day right across the british isles and it is why it has converted some of these watery showers i am showing here into something a wee bit more wintry, about 200 metres also rose snow lying in scotland, 300 metres in the hills of wales and the north of england. we keep the show is going overnight. ex—geelong by this cold days of the temperatures in towns and cities, a widespread frost in the countryside said perhaps the north—eastern area of scotland, but

overnight if you keep those showers coming, you may end up with some ice stretches on untreated roads. first thing on sunday morning, a beautiful start the day away from the north—eastern corner of scotland, many showers here and quite windy, the wind will the time. for eastern and southern parts of england, eastern side of wales, dry. a run of showers is coming out of the irish sea to get into the north—west of england and the north midlands. northern ireland, you are not forgotten but you have no sunshine to start the day with. it clouds over all the while through many of these western areas. still the show was rattled down on the north—westerly breeze. it will ease with time and maybe therefore not just as cold a feeling day, despite the fact that the skies and not being a quiet lead across the western areas. this is the reason, a set of weather fronts bring iran through northern ireland and widely across the rest of the british isles is to get on into the small hours of

monday morning. a lot of isobars, gus a0 miles an hour inland, some of the western hills 30— a0 millimetres of rain. not a cold night really. the low pressure is bringing the milder stance to the week. but it is only the start because the bulk of the week, and my world, you will feel it, cold and also quite windy, especially in the east. in the circulation of the low pressure on monday, still the remnants of relatively mild air, but once that is the way, and we do have to get rid of it, it is monday night whether isobars no longer are west and south—west and all that sort of thing, it is straightforward north to south tuesday, wednesday, thursday. notice they are tightly packed in the east is that is the sort of setup, particularly in the sticking out bits of the altitude, there could be some snow. this is bbc news. alp top stories: violent clashes between police and islamist demonstrators in as them as

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