this munchetty. is lebanon's capital beirut is a clash of culture and religion. of culture and religion. between the mediterranean and the middle east. mediterranean and bbc the middle the number missing in california's biggest wildfire rises again. more than 1,000 east. and i have come at a special time for this city. people are reported news. for this city. missing. 71 people are confirmed to have died. years since this nation finally gained its independence. gained its independence. the birth of modern lebanon. there's fresh pressure from some in her cabinet to change of modern lebanon. the plan. to reports in the us. applause. another record—breaking year for children in need. ruled here, right up until the end of the first world war. out the killing. of the first world war. when control was handed to the french. 40 years ago. was handed to the french. until 1943 that the struggle the good of the names on the list might self—rule finally paid off. self—rule finally paid off. morning. be duplicated. 71 people are confirmed to have wales aren't going up. they miss out on promotion in the nations league. died. it's thought many of the people missing are elderly. died resisting ottoman rule in the name of lebanese independence. name for next time. of he shoots, he scores. lebanese help from his friends. in the last us presidential election. independence.

been very busy. good morning. byword for sectarianism and those are the latest headlines. conflict. conflict. of this city's historic buildings have been torn down. have been torn down. a disgrace he isn't being suspended from the house of lords. caused by the war is clearly visible. but it wasn't in return for sex. always this way. way. in the 1960s, beirut was the height of but that's been blocked by the house of lords. glamour. height of glamour. ms sanghera says it's like dubbed the paris of the middle being "abused all over again". east. of the middle east. epitomise this ideal better than one of the city's 5—star destinations. correspondent lucy manning reports. of the city's 5—star destinations.

and human rights lawyer, of harassing her 12 years ago. he sexually harassed me. the calibre of celebrity that have stayed here. he bullied me. stayed here. he exerted his power and influence over me. marlon brando, bridget bardot, even the great muhammed ali. bardot, even the a baroness within great muhammed ali. a year. physically groped i was coming to the finish and me. since the beginning. the beginning. here and this is a very special hotel. —— phoenician. years — the longest suspension since the second world war. but his colleagues in the lords who was based in beirut before the war. wow! blocked that yesterday. take a seat! making these allegations against now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. you. how did permanent resident of the hotel. it leave part of the columns of

you feeling? the phoenicians. you are part of the furniture? angry. i felt bullied, to be quite honest with you. part of the i felt bullied by them. what happened yesterday in the house of lords was not fair. furniture! part of the fabric of the i did not have the right to whole hotel! respond. hotel! were his peers. strategic point because of its size and downtown location. to lord lester, "with love and downtown location. by next big phoenician and admiration". questions have been asked when it was destroyed. about that. destroyed. just to get rid of him. by this and i couldn't believe my eyes, why this plant is alive. eyes, why this plant is alive. in front of this hotel who was dead. front of this to restoring his reputation. hotel who was he wasn't suspended and will look at the case again. dead. dust and debris from the when parliament is still able to judge city's reputation. reputation. its own. lucy manning, bbc news. this is nice, what have you brought me to release? you brought me to now on bbc release? news, the travel

show. but at night time it completely changes. changes. number of and restaurants so it is quite buzzing. a nice this week on the travel show, i sort of am in lebanon. in lebanon. place. reputation as the entertainment perception is a country that his war—torn and is full of violence. war—torn and is full capital of the middle of violence. east. —— they route. the war is part of lebanon's history but it doesn't define the country. but it doesn't define route. are doing work that is internationally recognised. the country. internationally recognised. ordinary man became the king of his own castle. to be all that himself? himself, stone by stone. it took in 73 years. 73 years. understand what this countryside to check out the latest country is like. hiking gadgets. go pro-, take a photo. like. try lebanon's national drink at iraq.

—— arak. that is strong, it has a real aniseed taste. has a real aniseed taste. couldn't drink it too quickly, you have to take your time. have to take your time. that drink that young lebanese people are drinking? people are drinking? is a drink you'd normally enjoy with family over a long lunch. family over a long lunch. celebrate flavours of lebanon in a very interesting way. this is modern falafel. falafel. falafel sandwich with vodka as the base, using the falafel spices... base, using the falafel spices... this is not! falafel cocktail? yeah.

oh, that is good! you know what? that is like a drink that also feels like dinner. like dinner. yeah, like this better the arak. ——i like this better than the moussa castle. castle. is really putting beirut back on the map. map. the music hall is one of the capital's most famous venues. capital's most famous venues. hosting a cabaret packed with an eclectic mix of musical forms.

classical music and then something that is totally punk or very kitsch. that is totally punk or very kitsch. i always like to mix things to be very eclectic. very eclectic. cultural entertainment, usually those two words do not meet. those two words do not meet. alcohol and culture is museums and theatres. theatres. comfortable with its past and living in the moment.

show‘s top tips for things to know before you go. before you go. relatively mild winters and warm summers. relatively mild winters and warm summers. summers. clear of the crowd, it is best to avoid august when things get busy. avoid august when things get busy. government's online advice first if you are planning a road trip. you are planning a road trip. most popular attractions, the aerial cable way, just north of beirut. cable way, just north of beirut. the statue of our lady of lebanon and the stunning basilica. and the stunning

basilica. home to the middle east's a guest ski resort. ski resort. miles of piste on the slopes of mount lebanon. mount lebanon. buzzing apres ski seem to have hung up your skis for the day. still to come on this week's travel show. say cheese. her hike around the english countryside. countryside. out about one man's mission to create his own fortress. create his own fortress. so stick with us for that.

gadgets during my hike around the countryside. countryside. first up it is this mesh device. mesh device. send text messages when you are out of range of signal. of range of signal. the of my colleague who is going to test them out. test them out. definitely working, we will put our phones into aeroplane mode. time to go. let me know if you find a good spot. spot. work up to four miles apart, and the battery life is about 24 hours. battery life is about 24 hours. but it's not cheap. the pair will cost

£199. £199. spot the lunch which is perfect because i am pretty hungry. because i am pretty hungry. share and access gps location data alongside a map. alongside a map. i know exactly where to go to meet tom. where to go to meet tom. to have the latest gopro action camera. camera. stabilisation which will give me supersmooth video. supersmooth video. previous versions it also has voice control, but does it work. control, but does it work. gopro, take a photo! it is counting me in. i am filling myjourney to tom sped up by 15 times. up by 15 times. £379 or you can get one with slimmed down features the half the price. down features the half the price. gopro, stop recording.

this is more than just an incremental update. incremental update. you are looking at gopro's best action can yet. action can yet. latest snap to print cameras, from kodak and polaroid. kodak and polaroid. i will start with the polaroid. with the polaroid. subject of my photo, tom, say cheese. cheese. portrait lens plus there is a partner at available. partner at available. photos facedown in order for them to develop for around 5— ten minutes. develop for around 5— ten minutes. but even after doing so the photos still wasn't that good. still wasn't that good. polaroid, that's a bit disappointing. disappointing.

camera indoors and the photo came out much better. out much better. captures moments in the iconic polaroid square frame. polaroid square frame. now it is time to test out the kodak. selfie? let's do it. needs to accommodate the cartridges which contain the paper. which contain the paper. is one of the cheapest ins and cameras on the market. it also has a 1. 1. your picture before you print a credit card size photo. credit card size photo. quiet, it is lightweight and a bit childish, but it is easy to use. childish, but it is easy to use. your photo is out in less than a minute. certainly quicker than the polaroid. photo quality... greatest, but it definitely fares better with close—ups. better with close—ups.

with the kodak much better to outdoors. —— for outdoors. palace, one of lebanon's historic castles. castles. many of these fortresses are left over from the crusades. are left over from the crusades. this one was built later in tribute to the country's ruler. to the country's ruler. mountains is a world away from the city's hustle and bustle. city's hustle and bustle. prevent him from building anything as beautiful ever again. as beautiful ever again.

this man's father was part of the restoration team. restoration team. my father was here, he was 20 years old. here, he was 20 years old. he worked here when he was very young? very young. this is moussa. discovered a plot of land just a few kilometres away and had an idea. kilometres away and had an idea. foundations of his very own landmark, moussa castle. this is incredible. incredible. how long did it take you —— yourfather to build it? how long did it take you -- your father to build it? -- your father to build it? in 73 years of work to fulfil his dream. 73 years? 73.

he built it himself, stone by stone. himself, stone by stone. see every stone has a different design. his very own 3500 square metre castle. castle. still young and get out as an old man. man. " to tell us that he spent all his life in doing this. his life in doing this. inside, surprises keep coming. surprises keep coming. posed in dioramas ipek in life in historic rural lebanon. —— depict in life. this is amazing. village scene from moussa's early life.

life. and he made it all with his own hands. own hands. where it all began, moussa's classroom. classroom. responded by beating him and tearing apart the drawing. apart the drawing. drawing and he told them, you are going to see this real one day. going to see this real one day. let me so you the drawing. look at this! the original... it looks exactly like it. very similar. this is a work of art! yeah. him he can't do something, it makes him even more determined. him even more determined.

yes, this is the story of my father. is the story of my father. was set on avenging his childhood humiliation. humiliation. his teacher would have to bow to him when he finally visited. when he finally visited. result, inside is a display of his own personal armoury. own personal armoury. a massive collection of weapons. collection of weapons. tells me that moussa was a man not to be messed with. to be messed with. i'd never seen so many guns in my life! many guns in my life! castle has grown to become a big tourist attraction. tourist attraction. welcome more than 1000 visitors a day. day. this afternoon moussa's wife is among them.

sadly, moussa died earlier in the year, in january. by his family are determined

to keep his legacy alive. his legacy alive. which your father helped to restore, is more than 200 years old. is more than 200 years old. still be coming to visit moussa castle ? still be coming to visit moussa castle? yes, for sure. this place has been absolute league out of this world. out of this world. believe that one man builds all of this by himself. this by himself. say that is your lot from us this week on the travel show. week on the travel show. catch us next week when... .. catch us next week when... next week when...

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watch the cloud, it starts to break up. we will see more and more sunshine. let's look at that in more detail. the odd spot of drizzle. east anglia and the south—east there should be some sunshine. similar story for north—west england. ground, may well keep more cloud. but western and northern scotland will see some sunshine. breeze particularly in the south, making it feel cooler than that.

maybe just a bit colder than that in the countryside. and those temperatures, 9—12, just subtly creeping downwards. air from the east and that will also bring back the cloud. will be in southern areas.

but it does look decidedly chilly into the middle part of the week. maybe just a flake or two of something wintry.