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a detailed look at every aspect of leisure tourism. while aviation is a major part of the carbon output of tourists, this review looked at the whole life cycle of the food, beverages, hotel accommodation and shopping enjoyed by travellers. all that carbon adds up to around 8% of global emissions, a significant increase on previous estimates. key to the rise are travellers from well—to—do countries like the uk, whojourney to europe and the us and other affluent destinations. they demand higher—carbon transport and better—quality accommodation and services on their holidays compared to people from poorer nations. according to the report, countries like the maldives have the highest emissions per head of population. for exotic destinations like these, tourism is a double—edged sword. helping to drive up living standards, but also contributing to the changing climate which is threatening the very future of these islands.
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the author says to tackle the issue there needs to be more offsetting schemes, like planting trees. world travel industry representatives have welcomed the report. the foreign secretary is in washington in an attempt to stop president donald trump abandoning the iran nuclear deal. the uk is enjoying a record—breaking heatwave. it's the hottest early may bank holiday weekend on record. police are appealing for witnesses after a number of shooting incidents over the bank holiday weekend in london and manchester. more than 30 homes have been destroyed and hundreds more are under threat, after a volcano erupted in hawaii. 1,700 people have been evacuated from the largest island as a result of the activity from the kilauea volcano. james cook reports.
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fountains of lava, bursting from one of the world's most active volcanoes. kilauea has been erupting constantly for more than 30 years. but not like this. destruction unfolding in slow motion, gobbling up the ground in a residential area called leilani estates. since thursday, lava has been spewing forth from more than ten fissures in the ground. this community was built on a field of fire, and no—one knows where the next rupture will emerge. hundreds of homes are threatened. hundreds of people have been forced to flee. as you go down the hill you can see that leilani avenue doesn't exist anymore. there's a black lava thing.
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everything is all gone. at one point lava burst more than 200 feet into the air, higher than nelson's column in trafalgar square. at the crater of kilauea, geologists are using time—lapse videos to keep watch. but even the experts say that predicting the behaviour of a magma plumbing system which extends a0 miles beneath the earth of the nice terror attack. firings my??? lei-3“ iipwsrs. tm " ’ to the 86 people who lost their lives in july 2016 with temperatures soaring,
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you may tempted to indulge in an ice cream or two. but, if your favourite flavour is vanilla, the price you pay for it could be about to rise. bad weather in madagascar, the world's top producer, has affected the harvest and is pushing up prices. our business reporter maryam moshiri has been to see how businesses are coping. cookie dough, chocolate brownie, creme brulee, whatever your favourite flavour, vanilla, the key ingredient for sweet treats is now, after saffron, the second most expensive spice in the world. i have got some flavours for us to try.
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i've got honeycomb and original vanilla and rum and raisin. snugburys ice cream is run by three sisters in cheshire. the family's been churning ice cream for 30 years, but the cost of this key ingredient is starting to bite. yes, it has gone up. we decided to buy it forward and buy a year's worth. we had to make a decision as to whether we were going to absorb the costs, which we did in the end. this summer, we have to crunch the figures and just see how it will work out for the years to come. the sisters insist they'll stick with the real thing, but other ice cream businesses are taking vanilla off the menu. so why has vanilla become such
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a valuable commodity? here at these rhs gardens, vanilla orchids are grown in this glasshouse, but 75% grows in madagascar. vanilla is currently around $600 a kilo. the main reason for this is that there was a cyclone in madagascar last march which damaged a lot of the plantations, and despite hopes that the price would have eased by now it's still on the high side, around those levels, and, in fact, this means that it's higher than the price of silver. a highly prized and highly priced ingredient. as a result, only 1% of the flavouring in food comes from actual vanilla plants like these ones. and even though you might find it in sweet scented perfumes or candles, cakes, or even cocktails, do beware, because cheaper alternatives can be extracted from wood and even petrol. it will take untiljune to find out how this year's vanilla harvest fares. the team at snugburys say they aren't passing on the cost
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to customers yet. they say the taste is worth it, whatever the price. maryam moshiri, bbc news. egyptian archaeologists say they have found no evidence of a secret chamber inside the tomb of the ancient boy king tutankhamun. initial readings of radar imagery three years ago suggested there was a hidden cavity within the walls. this caused much excitement in the world of archaeology, and speculation that the room might even be the final resting place of another ancient figure. virginia langeberg has more. it was the theory which could have unlocked one of the great mysteries of egyptian archaeology. here in the valley of the kings could there also be an elusive queen laid to rest? intense scrutiny centred around the
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burial chamber of the boy king, tutankhamun, after this egyptian psychologists suggested in 2015 that this could be a tomb within a tomb and inside the walls could be queen nefertiti. tutankhamun‘s tomb was uncovered in 1922 and was the most intact to ever be found in egypt. while it was smaller than the burial chambers of other kings, it was packed with treasures from the rich 18th dynasty, including the gold death mask of the pharaoh. it ca ptu red death mask of the pharaoh. it captured the imagination of many, luring thousands to museums to see the artefact is on display. more than 3000 years after his death, it made the young pharaoh famous. experts were divided over the hidden chamber theory which could have been the discovery of the century. but three years later, an italian
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research team using new ground penetrating radar scans say they are confident there is no secret tomb behind these wills. -- walls. it was important we used this technology because it allowed us to cross check the results. some complexity in the data probably affected the results. the egyptian antiquities ministry says at least now they have a final a nswer after says at least now they have a final answer after other studies reached inconclusive results. so the young pharaoh rests alone and one of the great mysteries of the past endures.
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virginia langeberg, bbc news. people who spend time in the park are saving the nhs £111 million a year. that is the claim in a new report commissioned by the charity fields in trust, which protects around 2,700 green spaces in the uk. it says people who frequently visit parks enjoy mental and physical health benefits which mean they are less likely to visit their gp. simon jones has been finding out more. park life, somewhere to unwind, breathe, run, play, but there are fears cash—strapped councils could increasingly give up their green spaces in favour of development. i think being in the park, you know, gives you a chance to be out in the open, it makes you feel calm and relaxed. first time i have been to a park in a year. and what do you think? it's really nice. it'sjust nice to come out from a hectic life. it is nice to be out of hospital and escape. you might think it's not exactly rocket science to say that coming to a park, enjoying the greenery, getting away from it all, is going to leave you feeling better, both physically and mentally, but now experts are trying to put an actual value on it. the charity, fields in trust,
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says using methodology approved by the treasury to measure well—being it has calculated that people would have to spend £971; each year to achieve the same level of satisfaction they get from parks, if they weren't there. multiply that by the adult population and they say parks generate more than £34 billion of benefits. the ministry of communities has welcomed the research and says it wants to improve access to parks for everyone. simon jones, bbc news. glorious weather over the weekend but it will not last. 29 degrees this afternoon. understandable, with light winds and blue skies like this recorded on the banks of the thames. mist and sea fog had a part to play
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on the irish sea coast. 10— 11. improving and the next few days. warm air is being pushed off into northern europe as atlantic winds begin to dominate. a pleasant night. dry and clear in central and eastern areas. misty and some rain later. temperatures dropping in eastern areas. lots of sunshine. temperatures shooting up. mist and fog fog will clear. wet in the afternoon in the west of scotland, the isle of man, and western england. temperatures, some improvement. with highs of 20— 27 degrees, eastern england could have some thundery downpours. they will continue into the first half of the
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evening and disappear. many will be dry. a brief ridge of high pressure to start wednesday. a fresh start to the day. the weather front in the west will be pushing its way in bringing outbreaks of rain to northern ireland and western scotland, north—west wales, and north—western parts of england. heavy and prolonged compared to tomorrow. 13 degrees. the brightest conditions are still in the east. temperatures are dropping. 0utbreaks of rain on wednesday night. thursday is looking like a fine day. sunny spells for many. a few showers, especially in the morning. 13— 17 degrees. not as high not as high as it has been. very pleasant. we will do it all again on friday in eastern areas. dry and bright with cloud increasing. temperatures are again
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where they should be for the time of year. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the foreign secretary is in washington in an attempt to stop president donald trump abandoning the iran nuclear deal.
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