the entire board of the us gymnastics authority is to resign in the wake of the scandal involving the sexual abuse of 150 female athletes by the former team doctor, larry nassar. a spokesman said all 18 directors would comply with an instruction by the us olympic committee to stand down. police in toronto say the billionaire barry sherman and his wife honey were murdered. the pair were found dead near the pool in their home in mid—december. now on bbc news, our world. —— donald trump has told told business and political leaders that his policy of putting america first does not mean america alone. speaking at the world economic forum in switzerland, he rejected accusations of protectionism. the food standards agency says that it is looking at issues involving the use by dates on meat is applied

to thousands of pubs, hotels, and some schools and care homes by the derby —based company russell hume. six sites have been close since tuesday. one of its customers, whether spurs, had apologised to its own customers and said it had found a new supplier. no skates being served here. there have been no nearer wetherspoon since tuesday. not great for a business which sells thousands of steaks every week. it decided to withdraw them when it discovered problems with its supplier, russell hume. we are a big customer. we serve 10 million state a year in our pubs. that is a lot of sta ke. a year in our pubs. that is a lot of stake. we have always served in good faith. they have been a good supplier, but something has gone terribly wrong. —— steaks. supplier, but something has gone terribly wrong. -- steaks. we will cut it between ten and 20 millimetres in thickness. russell

hume prides itself on selling a0 products. the food standards agency said it was concerned about use by date is. the committee had failed to display that it complied with food hygiene rules. production was called to be stopped at all of russell hume's six sites, and for the withdrawal of a news meat from its customers. in a statement, the company said that it was shocked by the findings, saying... but that has not stopped wetherspoon is from changing supplier. it is not just whether spurs. they host of household names have withdrawn meat, including jamie oliver's italian restau ra nts, including jamie oliver's italian restaurants, several pub chains, schools, and care homes also be

affected. it is important for people to be given information as quickly as possible so that they can make informed decisions about where they are eating and indeed what they are reaching, and knowing that they are doing so safely. but he would have been helpful if the food standards agency had given the information a little earlier that they provide today. so the fsa has gone some way in satisfying the appetite for a nswe i’s. in satisfying the appetite for a nswers. stea ks in satisfying the appetite for answers. steaks will be back on the menu next week will stop this investigation, though, will take much longer. and that is it from me and the practised in will be here at six o'clock. now on bbc news, it is the travel show. this week on the show... the sinkholes left behind by the shrinking dead sea. it is devastation, but it is also quite beautiful, isn't it? travel tack you can talk to... i

beautiful, isn't it? travel tack you can talk to. .. i have packed it. beautiful, isn't it? travel tack you can talk to... i have packed it. can you say it again? dan damon mexico to see one of the wealth of that most impressive migrations. —— and i am in mexico. first up this week, we are in the resort of ein gedi in israel, on the banks of the dead sea. this vast, salty lake is one of the region's top tourist attractions, but it is one that is slowly disappearing, leaving behind a scarred landscape, which we set joe to explore. —— sent. this is the

lowest point on earth, and people come here from all over the world to experience the surreal sensation of floating about in the hyper salty waters. but in recent years, the dead sea has been shrinking back at a rate of more than a metre a year. the phenomenon is being caused by a sharp decrease in the amount of water flowing into it sharp decrease in the amount of waterflowing into it as sharp decrease in the amount of water flowing into it as the country ‘s long be riverjordan, the late's main source, harvest the waters for agriculture and industry. 30 years ago, the dead sea came all the way up ago, the dead sea came all the way up here, right up to this beach umbrellas. but now the sea has receded so much that tourists need to be passed by tractor to the

waters' age, a distance more than a mile. —— edge. the tractor rides might bea mile. —— edge. the tractor rides might be a fun novelty for tourists, but they are expensive to run. and the shrinking sea has caused an even bigger problem. as the waters received, a huge underground salt deposits are left behind, and when the salt dissolves, the ground above it can collapse without warning, causing sinkholes. this man has seen the impact first hand. this is the main road, the main beach, and he to risk it place. -- touristic place. you can see how the road has given away. yes, everything completely collapsing, falling apart. two years

ago, this road was closed and rerouted after the surface started to sink. it is now an enormous hole. when did the first hole happen? the beginning of it was the late 1980s. it was a phenomenon, a nice one, interesting phenomenon on. but it escalated very much and very fast. and once you bring people next to it, people who live, people who work out, and tourist places, then you just have two leave the place and you get the biggest damage that you can get. this tourist resort used to be one of the dead sea's few public beaches, two years ago it had to be evacuated when the ground became too unstable. wow. the whole building

had to be abandoned. yes. very short notice. we had tojust had to be abandoned. yes. very short notice. we had to just take everything, pack our bags, staff, equipment, and just leave. it looks like a war. there is a plan to reverse the fortunes of the dead sea by pumping water into it from the red sea over 100 miles away, but that could take many years and no one knows for sure if it will work. in the meantime, the people here are determined to rebuild, using satellite mapping to assess where new holes might open up. i'm actually, what you see there, the big lagoon, is a chain of

sinkholes. this man helped develop the satellite system. he has been studying the singles for the past 17 yea rs studying the singles for the past 17 years is it safe to explore this area? -- sinkholes. it is quite safe to somebody who knows where to go, somebody who knows the issue of the sinkholes. for somebody who doesn't know, it could be dangerous. he has started taking groups out to safely view the sinkholes. he wants something positive to come out of the problem. first of all for the awareness of people to the dead sea crisis, on the other hand, to give explanations. people want to know what's happening. and then we have also the other side of the problem. people are amazed by the scenery. it is beautiful. that is why it is very

important to let the people access the sea, a safe one. nowadays there is no safe access. i think that we are losing something. the idea is for people to be able to see the geological wonders that have appeared as the dead sea has receded. i just appeared as the dead sea has receded. ijust want appeared as the dead sea has receded. i just want to show you my diamonds. wow. 0h receded. i just want to show you my diamonds. wow. oh my gosh. they are actually crystals, crystals of salt. cani actually crystals, crystals of salt. can i keep this? yes, of course. thank you very much. a gift from me. a gift from the dead sea. that's incredible. and it isn'tjust sold diamonds that are formed along the shore. oh wow. they form just on the

slope. and the waves roll them up and down. diamonds and pearls. diamonds and pearls yes. you are spoiling me. it is amazing to grab ha ndfuls spoiling me. it is amazing to grab handfuls of these polls. they are so beautiful. —— pearls. is there a sinkhole me here? there are sinkholes, of course, along the coastal plain. can we go and look at one? yes. is that it? all of that? yes. this is one of the biggest sinkholes. is that it? all of that? yes. this is one of the biggest sinkholesm is one of the biggest sinkholesm is absolutely enormous. this is

about a0 metres, 50 metres in diameter. wow. it's filled with water as well. this is the groundwater. i am a bit scared here. not groundwater. i am a bit scared here. n ot exa ctly groundwater. i am a bit scared here. not exactly sweet water. with the ability to dissolve salt. yes. it's like a lagoon, isn't it? it's like a lagoon. such a lot to take in, because there is devastation but it is also quite beautiful. always look at the bright and of the problem, yes. it's the eerie beauty of this place

thatis it's the eerie beauty of this place that is hoped will attract the tourist to the area and repair some of the economic damage that has been caused by the singles. if you're planning a trip to the dead sea, you don't have to worry about a sinkhole opening up under the beach. the affected areas are clearly signposted and should not be entered without guidance from an expert. still to come on the travel show... iam in still to come on the travel show... i am in central mexico to see one of the world's greatest wildlife migrations. wow. normally we are not allowed to get this close. so don't go away. the travel show, your essential guide were ever you're heading. ——

wherever. where's the closest train station? where's the closest train station? where's the closest pizza resta u ra nt ? where's the closest pizza restaurant? what's beware the going to be like later? voice—activated dech has exploded in popularity in recent yea rs, dech has exploded in popularity in recent years, with gadgets and apps that use speech commands becoming a big part of our lives. but now, sparked as next month because want to change the way you travel before you have even pack your bags as max but speakers will stop google has launched a packing baht. i am really intrigued to give this a go. ok, google, talk to klm? where are you going? tokyo. i have made it as a packing list that is perfect. we started travel essentials such as your passport and bank cards. started travel essentials such as your passport and bank cardslj started travel essentials such as your passport and bank cards. i have

packed it. make sure to pack enough underwearfor seven packed it. make sure to pack enough underwear for seven days. underwear, very important. i have packed it. make sure to pack enough underwear for seven days. i have packed it. i've missed what you've said. underpants for seven days. i've missed what you've said. underpants for seven dayslj i've missed what you've said. underpants for seven days. i packed it. i didn't get that. can you say it. i didn't get that. can you say it again? sorry for asking, are you a man 01’ it again? sorry for asking, are you a man or a woman? takken oscars were seven days. i have packed them. sunglasses are in the bag. have a good flight. right! i'm all packed and good to go. so, overall, i'd say bebe is pretty helpful in making sure you pack the essentials and don't forget anything. but the entire process felt longwinded, you

couldn't interrupt her when speaking, and after joke couldn't interrupt her when speaking, and afterjoke four or five, it got a little bit annoying. it's very cool that it uses artificial intelligence, it all feels very futuristic, but for now, i don't think i'm ready to give up a fashion list. other smart speakers are getting in on the travel act, too. matt's popped around to show me how amazon's alexa can help with flight how amazon's alexa can help with flight and hotel searches. welcome back. what would you like to do? alexa, search for flights to paris. please tell me when you want to fly out. in one week. when do you want to fly back to london? return in two weeks. off we go. the least expensive flight from london to paris is a nonstop flight on easyjet for £75. it's a great way to get a kind of rough ballpark on the kind of figures you'll be paying to go on holiday, which is quite handy. delivering that through voice rather than having to type it out and play with calendars and all of that stuff yeah.. , makes it effortless as well, it? absolutely. in the us

right now, you can actually book your hotel. i don't know howl right now, you can actually book your hotel. i don't know how i feel about that! i need to see what i'm going to stay in. don't people want to look at what they're investing in...?i to look at what they're investing in...? i guess if to look at what they're investing in. . . ? i guess if you've to look at what they're investing in...? i guess if you've been somewhere before, orfeeling adventurous... ..if you like taking adventurous... ..if you like taking a few risks! if you've ever done a bit of travelling, you just turn up toa bit of travelling, you just turn up to a random hotel or hostel and go ona to a random hotel or hostel and go on a local‘s word, maybe... to a random hotel or hostel and go on a local's word, maybe... so would you book your hotel through alexa? i'm definitely going to try it. and here's a speech—activated gadget you can try out anywhere — the gopro hero 6 black. when you're using your hands to cycle or drive, or can't reach to touch the buttons on your camera, being able to bark commands at it in order to control it is an absolute godsend. all i have to say is "gopro, start recording." there are loads of commands at your disposal. you can get it to take

photos, you can set it to shoot, and you can even record a time—lapse. if you can even record a time—lapse. if you think you've filmed something that's particularly standout, you can get it to mark the clip at that exact moment by saying "gopro highlight" or, if you're down with the kids, "that was sick!" when you wa nt to the kids, "that was sick!" when you want to stop filming, all you have to say is: "gopro, stop recording." you wouldn't know it to look at it, but these hills are just a couple of hours' drives from mexico city. this is the transatlantic volcanic belt, but it's not the volcanoes we've come to see... i'm almost at a peak, and you can tell — i'm quite out of breath. we are about 3,000m

above sea level. the air‘s thin, it's quite cold, but we are beginning to see monarch butterflies. every winter, millions of butterflies fly for around two months from canada and the us to a few patches of high—altitude forest here in mexico. most are located in the state of michwaqan, but this is the state of michwaqan, but this is the least touristy site, and somewhere you the least touristy site, and somewhere you can the least touristy site, and somewhere you can truly be alone with these creatures. wow...! normally wow. . .! normally we're wow...! normally we're not allowed to get this close but, from this distance, i hope you can see there are millions of monarchs clustered in black clumps on these fur trees. what i find absolutely amazing about this insect is they travel a,000km from canada, the united states, down

to this particular forest. ir trees. what i find absolutely amazing about it's the longest migration undertaken by any insect. scientists only recently discovered that they use the sun to navigate to the same reserves every year, where they rest, feed, and then find a mate. in recent yea rs, rest, feed, and then find a mate. in recent years, the populations have dwindled thanks to the destruction of habitats in the us and canada, and deforestation here in mexico. one study says the numbers have gone down by 8a% in the last 20 years. the fear is this — one more bad winter, and the entire colony could be gone. it's been really bad. two years ago, we had a snowstorm that killed a lot of butterflies, you know? it was really, really sad to see, like, these clusters — the way we saw they

are... mm-hmm. ..but those butterflies were dead. and they still looked like they were hibernating, but they weren't hibernating, but they weren't hibernating anymore. they were just dead. frozen? yeah, frozen, 'cause of the weather. and what happens if there's another terrible winter like that? well, i hope they will not be there, the butterflies. the population went down a lot. the village at the foot of the hill depends largely on the butterflies for its existence. it's tiny, though the people are instantly welcoming. there is just one

there isjust one b&b, run by quell and his american wife helen, which they set up in an effort to make american day stay for a bit longer —— day—trippers stay for a bit longer. and wouldn't you know it — the one local restaurant is run by huel‘s mum, rosea. and why do you guys love the butterflies? why are you here? well, you know, that's how i met her. that's how we met. we met in a storm of butterflies. anyway, my dad - he retired from being in those mountains for over 30 years. when we met, there was nothing here. people came on day trips, people came from far away, they paid outside operators to come in here, and none of the money stayed in the community. we wanted to have multiple people stay here, stay in

the community, stay longer. and the numbers are much lower than they used to be in the area, with the butterflies? sometimes we see that in some places, but not as often as i think older people talk about seeing that. i've only been here for four seasons, so in four seasons, it's kind of... ..it's actually gotten better, the numbers have gotten better, the numbers have gotten slightly in the last four seasons, but it's still dramatically lower than what it was. ..than it used to be. yeah. this is lusher and greener than you might expect from mexico — a peaceful place to see the migration. and here's a glimmer of hope for the people of marchellos. while numbers are still critically low, the signs from this year and the last is that the worrying decline appears to be stabilising. that's all for now. join us next

time, when... the sports festival in abu dhabi — trying to get to the top of one of the world's highest sand dunes — the morrie dune — which means "terrifying mountain". you know what? i've been looking at one of the world's highest and steepest sand dunes for a while now. trying to reach the top. luckily, i've got myself a lift. in the meantime, make sure you too

join our adventures on the road by following us on social media. from myself, and the travel team here in mexico, it's adios. the weekend's not looking too great for most of us. it won't be that bad, but there's going to be a lot of cloud around. it is going to be mild, though. this is what's heading oui’ mild, though. this is what's heading our way — it does look like a lot of cloud, doesn't it, streaming in our direction? we'll be stuck underneath this during the course of saturday. it's already coming in, it's bringing rainfall to western parts

of the country. ahead of it, you can see it's still dry even through early saturday morning. so here, we would have had a touch of frost around. ithink would have had a touch of frost around. i think by around about 6:00, the temperatures are above freezing already. but touching friesian early in the night. this is what happens through the course of the morning. the weatherfront what happens through the course of the morning. the weather front moves towards the east, from west to east. you can see the back edge of that weather front and the rain getting into the western isles and northern ireland. through the morning in belfast, for example, the weather will actually be improving into the night. it's raining at this stage, so night. it's raining at this stage, so 9:00 across the north—west of england, lancashire, wales, down into the south—west. but across the east midlands, east anglia, down to the south—east, it's actually bright. i wouldn't be surprised if even some blue skies are here for a time. but not for very long because, by the latter part of the morning, the weather front moves in and it's overcast a cross the weather front moves in and it's overcast across many parts of the country — at least in central and southern areas whereas in scotland and northern ireland, it's bright and northern ireland, it's bright

and windy. very windy in the western isles and the far north of scotland. gale winds there — 70 miles per hour gusts. london will be around 10 degrees, paris around 8. madrid — 9 degrees, paris around 8. madrid — 9 degrees celsius. we're pretty much the same across many parts of western and even down into southwestern parts of europe. rome will be around 15. back home — here's the low pressure late on saturday into sunday. that's going to bring the severe gales to the north of scotland and blustery conditions throughout the pennines as well. the isobars are coming in from the south—west, so that means that these south—westerly winds are going to continue into sunday. in this sort of weather situation, we get a lot of cloud. it's mild. temperatures might even touch around 14, temperatures might even touch around 1a, possibly even 15 degrees, which is mild for this time of the year. but with that, there'll be a bit of rain around too, particularly across northern and north—western areas of the uk. but double figures, i think, for most of us. still staying mild in the south—westerly winds with a bit of rain around in central parts

of the country on monday. that rain will eventually move southwards. a shift in the wind direction here in the north means that it will turn a little bit colder. so i think single figures, even around five degrees there, no more than that, in aberdeen. have a good weekend. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. every active rape case in england and wales is to be reviewed because of recent failures to disclose evidence. the director of public prosecutions said cases yet to come to trial would be examined as a matter of urgency and admits some will have to be stopped. good morning. it's saturday the 27th of january. also on the programme this morning, paris on high alert as record rainfall causes the river seine to burst its banks. the implied us gymnastics board

resigns over its handling