tv The Travel Show BBC News September 9, 2018 8:30pm-9:00pm BST
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front will divide the warm air in the south—east from the cooler air further north and west, so temperatures in the london area close to 2a degrees, more like the mid teens across parts of scotland and northern ireland. further showers in the north—west. by wednesday, the front will be wriggling around, uncertainty about how quickly it will clear, it looks like it will hang around wringing damp weather in the south. sunshine and blustery showers in the north—west but for all of us, are significantly cooler field, between 15 and 70 degrees and finally it looks like we will push that front out of the way as they get into thursday, behind that, all of us get into that cooler and fresh air. it will not be raining all the time but there will be a little bit of rain in the forecast, blustery winds in the north and generally quite a cool feel. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: boris johnson attacks the prime minister's brexit plans saying she has wrapped the country in a suicide vest and handed the detonator to brussels. trade unions back calls for a new referendum on brexit, if theresa may fails to get a good enough deal.
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polls have closed in sweden's general election with exit polls suggesting that the anti—immigrant sweden democrats have made significant gains. final results are expected within two or three hours. criticism for serena williams after she abuses the umpire at the us open final. she accused him of sexism and treating her unfairly, and called him a thief after she received two penalties in her defeat to naomi 0saka. now it's time for the travel show. this week, we're injohannesburg, where i will be taking a lesson with some of the most famous township dancers in south africa. so it's going to be — one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy! we hit the ibiza clubs in a wheelchair. i feel myself on the dance floor.
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i'm not a chair, i'm not a person in a chair, i'mjust...|‘m me. and we head to scotland to catch a glimpse of some rare flying visitors to 0rkney. we're not entirely sure where the eagles have come from. there is an outside chance they've come direct from norway. first up on this week's programme, we head to ibiza — a balearic island known as much for its nightlife as its idyllic sunsets. but what's it like hitting the famous dance clubs there in a wheelchair? alex taylor agreed to take us for a spin to find out. alex: ibiza, home to a world—famous nightlife scene four decades strong, and a paradise for clubbers worldwide. as someone who lives for clubbing, parties and a good time, it's no wonder i've ended up here. the only difference is, i'm in one of these.
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i'm alex, and i'm a bbcjournalist. i've got cerebral palsy and have used a wheelchair since i was young. so i need a carer to help me with lots of day—to—day things. i also happen to be a pretty big clubber. i am myself on the dance floor. i'm not a chair, i'm not a person in a chair, i'm just... i'm me. last year i went to ibiza for the first time and i had a pretty bad experience in terms of access. this summer, i'm heading back to ibiza to see if things might be changing. i will bejoined by my carers — james and rachel. in ibiza, i am staying in a specially adapted hotel room. it's got the space
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and facilities i need, but i'm not wasting any time. we're heading straight out to ocean beach for one of their famous pool parties. i had a fantastic time here last year and the access was actually really good. i always find it is a bit odd how much attention i get on the dance floor. it can be fun to have people always asking me for selfies, but i think it also shows how long we've got to go before seeing a wheelchair on the dance floor is the norm and not a novelty. right, so ijust left ocean beach, had a great time, it's a really good atmosphere. a really good party. i have got loads of stuff on my
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face, i have no idea what it is. back at the hotel and i'm getting ready for our first night out, and we are heading to pasha. it's a big name on the island, it's been here for years and years. i've heard it is actually quite upmarket, which is ok, i can make the effort and look good — hopefully enough to get in. otherwise, i hope it has access. in my chair, at least, so i can actually have a good time and have a dance, which is what i am there for. rachel is a private carer. i often ask her to help me on evenings out and if i go out partying, because she likes to party like me. one way in which ibiza has made progress with accessibility is with its taxis. many of which are wheelchair accessible. when we arrive at pasha, it was a good start. a member of security spotted us
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and guided us through a side door into the garden. we tried to enter the club but were greeted with three steps and no ramp. so we were stuck in the garden. it wasn't until almost half an hour later that someone noticed us and showed us in through a fire exit. after a bit of a dance, i wanted to check out the toilet. they had no bars or anything that would actually help you to use the toilet as a wheelchair user with mobility issues. so, we are going to call it a night. 0nce james managed to drag me out
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of bed, rachel and i had a catch—up about last night by the pool. people are willing to sell you a ticket for a0 euros. exactly. to only be able to go into the garden, or, you know, they didn't say to you, "you have to get someone to come and open a fire escape for you to actually get in." it's just all seems a bit... eugh. since filming, pasha say that they are sorry for the way i was initially treated when i arrived at their club. in a statement, they say... accessibility laws in ibiza are similar to those in the uk,
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stating that businesses must make reasonable adjustments to cater for those with access issues. but there is also a new clause in local law that aims to initiate fines for clubs that fail to make reasonable adjustments for access. i'm meeting vicente, a wheelchair user from ibiza. tonight, we are heading to the world—famous amnesia. last year i had a pretty bad experience there and i'm hoping things might have changed. no, i don't have a ticket, i'm with alex. i have the ticket. i have one ticket. so, just like last year, they wanted to charge my carer to enter. so that would add an extra 55
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euros on to the cost, and i can't really afford that. there is no way he can go in without me. you need a ticket also. but i'm his carer. it's not fair. it cost a lot of money, you see. so i don't have a choice, because i have to have her help. if it was you, what would you do? after about five minutes of arguing, the security guard backed down. however, once i was inside, the disabled access was fantastic and i felt really welcome. after filming, we contacted amnesia about my experiences but they did not respond. i wanted to finish my ibiza holiday with a bang,
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so we are heading to es paradis. it's a place where, despite some access issues, i felt overwhelmingly welcome and that's really half the battle. in my opinion there should be more of accessibility — try and include everyone. it's refreshing to see somebody in a wheelchair like alex. everybody approaches him, nobody feels like he is in a wheelchair so we distance ourselves from him. i wonder why they're a lot more open in that environment then maybe if i was walking down the high street, well, not walking, but you know, going down the high street. i think it's because it's an environment which is all about enjoyment, acceptance and things like that. i think maybe that's why.
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but i've often wondered why it can't be extended everywhere, you know. everyone is nice to me always, but there is a different attitude when you are on the dance floor. i don't know if i actually have the answer as to why yet. despite all of this, nothing will stop me from going clubbing, because when i'm on the dance floor, i feel free. still to come on the travel show... we travel to scotland to track down some rare flying visitors to 0rkney. and i meet the township dancers here in south africa who have taken new york by storm. one, two, one, one, two, one. one, two, one. yes!
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so don't go away. we are off to scotland now, where, back in 2016, for the first time in 140 years, white—tailed sea eagles returned to 0rkney. now, to the greatjoy of islanders, two chicks have been successfully hatched. so we went to find out what the historic return means for the island. white—tailed eagles were persecuted to extinction in the british isles. 2018 is the hundredth anniversary of when the last british bird was shot. so in a way it's quite nice to celebrate with some good news. we're not entirely sure where the eagles have come from. we know that they don't come from youngsters from the east coast. there's an outside chance that they've come direct from norway, which would be quite nice, because there are these links between 0rkney and norway. and i can see one chick
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at the moment, but the nest ledge slopes right down at the back. so both the chicks can disappear down into the nest. they're the only white—tailed eagles nesting in 0rkney. they've tried a couple of previous times and haven't managed to produce any chicks, so it's really lovely to see them growing so well and looking really healthy. 0ur dad found the tomb in 1958. he found it by accident, looking for stone to make corner posts for fencing. he discovered it was a wall, so he followed the wall through a pile of rubble and eventually he came to a black hole. it was dark, so he got a cigarette lighter, put that in, lit it, and there were between 20 and 30 skulls smiling back at him. along with human remains, there were lots of bird remains, and, in particular, bones of the sea eagle, the white—tailed eagle.
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there were 70 talons found altogether. one person appears to have five buried with him, another had seven. so the sea eagle was obviously very, very important to these people, 4,000, 5,000 years ago. so this is the life—size outline of the male, and the female is a bit bigger than this. we're really lucky that the birds have chosen to nest right opposite a car park. so we get a lot of visitors stopping off here who have heard that the eagles are here. so is itjust underneath that? above that and to the right. above, to the right. the islanders have very much taken them to their hearts. yesterday you said that they're bigger thanjess. because we have such a great range of wildlife in 0rkney, really, the white—tailed eagles are the icing on the 0rkney wildlife cake. so there are people come from all over the world. nobody really knows what the next
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step will be for the birds, because nobody who's alive now has seen this before. but there's great potential for this to be the start of a new population. and they really look like they belong, soaring up on the cliffs. visitors have been coming to see the tomb of the eagles for many years now. it's good now that they can go to hoy and see the real bird. to wrap up this week, i'm in alexandra, a township in south africa's largest city, johannesburg, and home to a sensational form of street dance. combining high—energy routines with eye—popping fashion, this is pa ntsula. this style of dancing
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is absolutely incredible. it's fast paced, it's energetic... ..and it's technical. but for young south africans, it's so much more than this. it's a movement that encapsulates storytelling, fashion and social expression. and just look at those dance moves. my mind is just blown! for via vyndal, everything in their act holds a special significance — from their moves to their costumes. and their clothes are the colours of the national flag. pantsula, it's a local culture. you would never get it anywhere in the suburbs. whatever we do,
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we're telling our stories, background stories, through dance. so, you tailor dance moves depending on how you are feeling, what kind of story you are trying to tell? that's how we create stories. i can even sit home and be watching tv and be like, gents, let's just try this move and be like... all of us, like, you know, like together. can you do that, like all together? just that once. one, two, one, two. you guys are always ready. yeah. i love that! from growing up in this poor neighbourhood, the group has gone on to international acclaim. position one goes to... applause. in 2017, director danny boyle handpicked them to perform at one of new york's most prestigious venues — carnegie hall. we really killed the stage. it was a peak experience, especially because, to be honest, it was our first time on the plane. and being in new york,
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it was something different. you could tell that we were far away from home. now, i read that one of you cried tears ofjoy. who was that? you're denying it now. no shame. no embarrassment. the background of the dance is closely tied to the history of the nation. we're on our way to the biggest township in south africa — soweto. here, the pa ntsula has a deeply political message. soweto has a reputation for activism. it was home to nelson mandela during apartheid in the years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era. it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance — an act of cultural defiance against the oppressive white government. talk to me about the kind of
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social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. before i try out some moves with via vyndal, this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step. i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the trains are used. this is the first.
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and then we go back. that's it. now, you're gonna be fast, because the train is going fast. can't get on the train slow. you've got it! yes! i think i need a little bit more practice, though. for him and other pantsula performers, they want to see the dance continue to grow throughout their communities. 0k, as far as i understand it, pa ntsula is performed with traditionally male groups. but you're reppin‘ for the ladies. i always believed that pantsula is a black people's culture, it's not only for boys. pantsula must be a career, like other dances.
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pantsula must be taught at schools and it's for everyone. just want to give it to the whole world. teach more people. people who are interested. it doesn't have to just be in south africa. and now, the moment of truth. do i have what it takes to become an honorary member of the troop? 0k, stand here. 0k. it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, two. oh, no. yeah. so it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy! 0k. slow. one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. i'm not getting the last bit. come on, focus up here. focus on my feet. i'm not quite there.
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one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one. yes! thanks, guys. i'm not good enough to join the group. but thank you for teaching me some moves. sadly, that's all we've got time for this week. join us next time when... carmen's in australia, heading to a resort that's going crazy for crypto currency. ok, so we're going to pay by litecoin. thank you. amazing, that was so fast. and don't forget, you can keep up with us on social media. the details are on your screen now. until next time, from me, and the rest of the team in johannesburg, it's goodbye. good evening.
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we're going to start the working week with a tussle, a battle between warm air and cooler. we felt both today, so these generic as with sunshine, temperatures approaching the middle 20s. temperatures here around 16 degrees with some frequent heavy downpours. this cloud here on the satellite picture is going to bring further heavy downpours across scotland, particularly through this evening and tonight. heavy showers drifting north—east. blown along on a brisk wind. gusts of around 50 to 55 mph across parts of western scotland. in further and quieter night. breezy
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with some clear spells to come. temperatures around nine to 12. into monday, many areas starting with some sunshine. still some showers across the northern half of scotland. into the afternoon, bigger cloud bringing rain into northern ireland, west of scotland, the far north—west of england. the winds strengthening again. not as warm as today in the south—east but still up to 21 or 22 degrees. another bout of wet and windy weather in northern areas on monday night. tuesday, we are left with this trailing weather fronts, slicing the country into. bringing a band of clouds, some outbreaks of rain, heavy bursts but much of it quite like that patchy. this weather front will divide the warm air in the south—east from the cooler air further north and west. temperatures in london close to 2a degrees. more like the mid—teens across parts
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of scotland and northern ireland. further showers into the north—west. by wednesday the front will still be wriggling around, uncertainty about how quickly it will clear. looks like it will hang around on wednesday. bringing some damp weather across the south. golden sunshine, still some blustery showers in the north—west. for all of us a significantly cooler field. 15 to 70 degrees. -- 15 to 17. behind that, all of us getting into that cooler, fresh air. there will be a little bit of rain in the forecast. blustery winds in the north and generally quite a cool feel. this is bbc world news today. our top stories: the far—right party in sweden has made significant gains, according
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to the latest exit poll in sweden's general election. police crack down on protests in russia against plans to raise the state pension age by five years. displayed a violent police presence here, they are prepared to stand up further votes. they lot of young people here today are telling me they are here fodder parent and their-future. attack on prime minister theresa may's brexit plans. and after last night's dramatic women's final, the us open men's final betweerrflfivakfljfikfivif and juan martin del potro is about to get under way. we'll bring you more on that later.
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