the actors should serious money. all the actors should bolster their careers, he should be up bolster their careers, he should be up to make whatever he wants for whatever studio after this. but also i think it is sad that black films have to keep reproving they can do well internationally, they have been doing so since coming to america came out in 1988. how difficult was it then given the make—up of the crew and the cast to get this film made in first place? only marvel and disney and the people behind it really know what they had to go through to get this movie made. but this is 2018 and this is the first time we have a superhero movie of this magnitude with this budget for a studio this big, to be made, so i think that kind of shows how long it has taken

hollywood to make a movie like this tolerate to give a black direct and black actors the chance to tell her story. let's have a look at the weather. low pressure moving into the southern half of the uk this evening, overnight and tomorrow, bringing a lot of rain and fairly strong winds in some places. but i think for much of scotland and northern ireland to some extent it should be largely dry. for tonight it looks like some of that rain may infringe into parts of northern ireland and the south of scotland but much of england and wales will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain. another chilly and night across much of scotla nd another chilly and night across much of scotland but less cold across england and wales because of the cloud. it is going to stay quite wet for much of england and wales on monday. quite windy in the south—west and the channel islands. from northern ireland the sunshine will break through into the afternoon and maybe for western

scotla nd afternoon and maybe for western scotland as well. but it will be feeling cooler across—the—board. mild theme i think continues for much of this week. we should get some sunshine on tuesday and wednesday and more cloud and rain later on in the week. this is bbc news — our latest headlines... the bbc understands traces of the nerve agent used to poison sergei and yulia scripal were found at the restaurant table where they ate. up to 500 patrons of the sites being investigated in salisbury have been told to wash their clothes and possessions. some say the advice should have come earlier. the chancellor says there's cause for economic optimism — ahead of his spring statement on tuesday. rail disruption at manchester piccadilly station after pro—kurdish demonstrators take to the tracks. more protests took place at london's kings cross tonight. and the film black panther becomes a box office hit — taking in more than a billion us dollars at cinemas worldwide. now on bbc news — the travel show.

mauritius, a force of nature in the middle of the indian ocean. mauritius is marking the 50th year of independence from british colonial rule, but the intriguing, rich and sometimes dark story of this island nation goes back way before then. on myjourney, i'm going to explore the history of mauritius. see and taste how multiculturalism works here. mmmm, that is nice. go on a day to the races.

oh, did he win? did he win? and visit a unique conservation project saving endangered species. this island is so often labelled as just a luxury beach paradise, but the reality is so much more fascinating than that. mauritius — gorgeous beaches, turquoise waters and lush vegetation. but the human story is just as awe—inspiring. le morne mountain on the south—west of the island faces in the direction of madagascar, and stands 555 metres high. it's also at a 45—degree incline. no walk in the park. for the likes of me,

this is a challenging climb, i've got to say. in fact, i think for anybody it's challenging. near the top ijoin a guy who's done this climb up to three times a day every day pretty well for 13 years. you can feel it's all, like, volcanic. this is volcanic rock? yeah. it's probably from the first eruption 10 million years ago. and actually it's very good for climbing. yeah, there's lots of good grip. le morne marks a dark but symbolic chapter in the island's history — the days of slavery under dutch, french and british rule. this is where many escaped slaves, called the maroons, found refuge. they could have a look towards madagascar and for them...

that's home. that was home, that was the sight of the sunset the sight of the sunset and they are expecting one day maybe to build, like, a craft and go back home and just to escape from this prison. horrible. it's a world away up here from the beach resorts that populate the rest of the island, but actually this trek is almost a pilgrimage to get to the very heart of mauritian identity. there's a particularly poignant tale told about the maroons in what should have been their moment of celebration. when slavery was abolished here in 1835, soldiers climbed the mountain to tell the maroons they were free, but the escaped slaves thought they were being recaptured and instead chose to jump off the mountain.

why do you think this is so important to the identity of people from mauritius? because i guess it's a unique story. it's part of our story here in mauritius and it's one of the only places we know of that somehow the slaves resisted their masters and for us, it's almost like a venerated mountain, a sacred mountain, not only for the descendants of slaves but for mauritians as well. after slavery was abolished, the british brought in hundreds of thousands of so—called indentured labourers from india and china in what was known as the great experiment. today port louis is the country's capital with its colonial legacy and contemporary diversity everywhere to be seen. i'm about to get a personalised

unique tour of what this city and mauritius offers in terms of its diverse food and other wares as well. hi, how do you do, nice to meet you. nice to meet you. so this is a food place here? yes. but you'd never know to look at it, it's pretty low—key. yes, but it's pretty famous as well. he's making some deep—fried cakes, mauritians are fond of deep—fried cakes, you can deep—fry almost everything. he has this batter that he made, it's with chickpea flour, some herbs and salt. mauritius may seem isolated

in the middle of the indian ocean, but it was actually nicely placed on the spice route which linked asia, africa and europe. now he's adding all the herbs you need for the chilly bites. chillis. are they strong chillis? spring onions. there's a clear inference from gujarati traders whose forefathers came over from india in the 19th century, but there's a distinctive mauritian accent to the food too. itjust hit me! now, this is a multi—ethnic, multi—cultural, multi—lingual, multi—religion country, so hinduism is the majority religion

but you've also got christianity, islam, chinese religions, buddhism, it's all here. where are we? we're in a small market that is made up of street vendors. all these people used to be selling everything from clothes, to food to electronic gadgets on the street, but that was illegal so the state gave them some spaces. ca va? so this is arthur, he used to be on a street corner in chinatown selling dumplings with his father. so now he's here. chinese—mauritian? yeah. this is the long fish? yes, the long fish. that is nice, that is really good. how many will years have you working? have you worked here?

for myself, after schooling, near to 50 years. 50 yea rs! yeah. the sheer diversity of food is one benefit of the cultural hotpot in mauritius. another is language, french, english and creole are all spoken here. and then there's music. sega is a rhythm and genre indigenous to this island. and this lady is known as the voice of the indian ocean. the distinctive drum is called the ravanne,

a home—grown instrument. on the tiny island of ile aux aigrettes, mauritius is playing host to a unique conservation project which takes us back to a time five centuries ago before mankind ever set foot here. the ecosystem of an island like mauritius is extremely fragile, and ever since mankind arrived in the 17th century, that ecosystem has been severely disrupted and that has led to the extinction of some very important species like, for example, the dodo. the dodo lost the ability to fly through evolution, because until man brought

in predators, they didn't really need to. today, the one remaining native mammal to mauritius, the fruit bat, can fly with elegant ease, but it's not a great favourite for some, like fruit growers. so, this is the mauritius fruit bat. it is a bat which is unique to mauritius. it can travel for 15 kilometres, 20 kilometres, a0 kilometres in one night. it's like man has got hands, but these hands here have been modified amazingly to become a wing. it's an animal that can see very, very well, despite what a lot of people think. they need to rest during the day to save their energy because it gets hot in the tropics, but at night, as it's getting dark, they leave their daytime roosts, as they're called, and they go out

and they look for food. they will first of all eat fruits to keep themselves alive, but also they will be dispersing fruits and they maintain their own survival by maintaining the forests. the larger project here is hugely ambitious and earning international acclaim. we actually are recreating the whole ecosystems. it's one of the few places on earth were we're notjust trying to save a few odd plants and a few odd animals, we're actually piecing together as best as we can, it will never be perfect, but as best as we can the whole ecosystem as it existed prior to the arrival of man. should we be frightened of this animal, should i be frightened being this close to this animal now?

well, i'm not frightened of the animal, i don't know why anyone should be. there are some countries where bats are carriers of diseases but in mauritius that's not the case. of course where they are carriers of diseases there are some precautions to be taken, of course, but that's not the case here. would you like to hold the bat? are you serious? yes, it will probably nibble you a little bit if that's ok? nibble me? its claws are going to be quite sharp. wow. i can't believe it. this is weird is all i can say. this is a magic moment. i never thought i'd actually find a bat or an animal like this vaguely even cute, but you know what, it is kind of cute.

and luckily not disease ridden as it bites my finger. no! do you want to fly off, shall we get you to fly off? come on then. animals are central to mauritian identity in more ways than one. take this weekly ritual that has become tightly wrapped up take this weekly ritual which has become tightly wrapped up with mauritian social life and culture — going to the races. the islands independence from british rule was declared on this very racecourse, the champ de mars, in 1968. built more than two centuries ago,

it's the oldest racecourse in the southern hemisphere. and from the start, its very aim was to bring disparate communities together. oh, and to satisfy the locals' love of gambling, of course. and today, there's one family who now dominate horseracing in mauritius. actually, it was my grandfather who introduced our family to horse racing. he was the first indian to be a member of the national assembly of parliament. and in 190a, he was a businessman. at the beginning, he was a milk seller, but then he started doing business, buying land and buying and selling land and property. he also realised that buying a racehorse would allow him to mingle with the big cheeses,

especially french businessmen, who ran the economy then and loved racing. today is a very special day. it's the final classic race of the season, the duke cup, and a chance for this elite family to great history family to create history in the country's national sport. what has happened is that we have been able, with a bit of luck, to win the first three classics, and if we win the fourth one today, we will be creating history. and we got a peek into the paddock to meet soun‘s cousin. this gentleman, i know him very well. i often see you on the bbc all over the world! this is very much a family affair. that's the cup that we are looking for. this one here? can i touch it? anyone can touch it before, but i want to touch it after. afterwards, yes...

this is fantastic. i'm getting a real insight behind—the—scenes with one of the most important men in racing. inside the jockeys' room, preparations are underway. down by the track, i can feel the sense of occasion here. here is where everybody gathers, rich, poor — everyone. whatever language or culture they're from, whichever ethnic group, this is the day, and this is the first race of the day. i wanted to get a feel for the passion for racing and gambling here, and so i approached a local punter. i'm from england, do you recommend any horce in any race? i think this one.

number three, road runner, in this race. i'm gonna bet. it's number three. but i'm not sure! there is my horse, number three, road runner, and if i put 100 rupees on it, it says i'll get 600 rupees back. hey, can i have 100 on number three, rogue runner? a lot of money going on rogue runner. you like rogue runner? is it a good one? and this is my horse, number three, rogue runner. go for it... i like his colours. laughter do you like number three? number three? here they come.

0h! did he win? it was very close, who won? number three. number three won! at the last minute! at the last moment... yes! and now it's time for the climax to the season — the big one, the dukes cup, and a time for the gujadhurfamily to make history. they haven't left much to chance, they've got three out

of the 12 horses running, including the favourite, enaad, ridden by the most successful champion jockey in the race. our man's in his lucky spot to watch the race next to his family. the favourite and their big hope ennad is struggling. it doesn't look good. ennad, get on, don't let him coax you back! until from the outside another horse from the gujadhur stable suddenly starts making ground. ready to attack is, well, ready to attack. come on ready to attack! cheering well done!

idid it! well done! well done, sir! well done! the family have done it and made history. cheering now this is over, what do you feel? a sense of relief, almost? frankly, i don't get worked up before a race. i watched you during the race, you do a bit... i do a bit, but you know, the people around, and the well—wishers, the supporters, everywhere you go around the island, you know, theyjust wish you well. i wanted to win that race for them.

and in this 50th anniversary year of independence, it seems the people of this island have plenty to celebrate. during my time here, i've seen a strong sense of nationhood amongst mauritians, and also realisation that precious wildlife must be protected. this is a relatively prosperous country, breaking free from its complicated and sometimes shameful colonial past. and what's exciting is that right now, its unique cultural identity is still evolving and making it so much more thanjust a high—end holiday hotspot. pa rt part brave of the weekend was also quite mixed, although much of the northern half of the country was

fine and settled after a chilly started. further south we had outbreaks of rain developing but also some sunshine in between the showers. this area of low pressure will be a key player for the next 2a hours at least. it is going to slide its wake eastwards, mainly affecting england and wales with the northern half of the country staying largely dry. overnight it looks like much of scotla nd dry. overnight it looks like much of scotland will stay dry and quite chilly. some of the rain may infringe northwards into eastern parts of northern ireland and the very far south of scotland. further south it will be a cloudy night, so less cold. we start the new working week on a rather unsettled note for many. rain becoming more confined to england and wales and into the afternoon some of it may turn out to be quite heavy and persistent in places whereas further north we should see the best of the brightness, particularly for northern ireland in the afternoon. it's going to be a bit cooler as well. temperatures in single figures

for most. they reach of high pressure will move in for tuesday. but for wednesday, this tangle of weather front shelagh will arrive. —— a ridge of high pressure. this is the picture for tuesday. that area of low pressure eventually moves away from the south—east, might leave a legacy of cloud across east anglia and the south—east. like to winds, the clouds breaking, some sunshine around. still fairly cool after a cool start but pleasant enoughin after a cool start but pleasant enough in the strong march sunshine. wednesday, the eastern eastern side of the country starts cool. the winds coming in from a southerly direction. rain will arrive in western areas by the end of the day. temperatures similar to tuesday. things turning more unsettled after

wednesday. it looks like we will see more rain and strengthening winds and signs that something a bit cooler will start to push in from the east by the time we reach next this is bbc world news today. our top stories... china approves the removal of term limits for its leader effect of allowing the president to remain in power indefinitely. what has happened here today is highly significant. a choreographed compliant rubber—stamp parliament has removed the last limitation on his power. colombians vote in landmark congressional elections, with the former farc rebel group fielding candidates for the first time. wash everything you had with you — the message to english drinkers and diners in the area where a former russian spy was poisoned by a nerve agent. success for the superhero film with a largely black cast , black panther takes more than a billion us dollars at cinemas worldwide.