sea level and very a few feet above sea level and very vulnerable to disappearing entirely with rising sea level. also countries in the caribbean which are very vulnerable to hurricanes, as we saw in puerto rico and dominica. climate change for them would mean increasingly strong —— would be increasingly strong —— would be increasingly strong —— would be increasingly strong and frequent hurricanes, the islands might not be able to sustain a population in the future. james allum small. public health england is urging pregnant women and those over 65 to get the flu jab, after a fall in take—up compared to this time last year. however, in november, gps reported a shortage of the new vaccine for the over—65s after a staggered delivery of supplies from the manufacturer to gps and pharmacies meant some older patients had to wait to be vaccinated. dr richard vautrey is the chair of british medical association's gp committee. he said the shortage probably contributed to the fall in the take—up of the vaccine. we have had concerns over the last

three months with the phased delivery, of the over 65 vaccine. it is more effective, so it is worth waiting for. now we are asking patients to book an appointment with theirgp so patients to book an appointment with their gp so they can get immunised. we had the vaccine for pregnant women throughout the autumn. we want encourage as many women as possible to come forward to be vaccinated, not just to protect themselves, but primarily to protect unborn child. why were there issues over supplies? with the vaccine for the over 65, it is new, it takes time to prepare. when that decision last was made to use this vaccine rather than the one used last year, it took time for the manufacturer to prepare the vaccine. then it was delivered in a phased way. we had deliveries to surgeries and pharmacies in september, october, and november. but every surgery october, and november. but every surgery has its supply. so we want to make sure every patient gets vaccinated. why change the vaccine

being used? the one being used this year is more effective than the one used last year. patients will get better protection throughout the winter. it is more effective and it was worth waiting for. would it not have been better to avoid any delay, to have carried on using some of the old vaccine, and phase in the new one? the old vaccine wasn't as effective. we have an ethical, professional responsibility to ensure our patients get the most effective vaccine available. this new vaccine is much more effective and we hope it will protect more of our elderly and frail patients. we are encouraging everybody who is eligible to get vaccinated to make an appointment. it's not too late. the flu hasn't started circulating to any extent, so it is still worth getting. what are the knock-on effects for the nhs if people do not ta ke effects for the nhs if people do not take up the invitation? if patients

don't take up the vaccination, and we do have an —— an outbreak of influenza, that would stretch an already stretched nhs. practices and hospitals are already working very hard. to have the added burden of a flu outbreak would be quite considerable. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weather is behaving itself at the moment. fairly quiet on the weather front. fairly chilly. the moment. fairly quiet on the weatherfront. fairly chilly. we attended a weekend with clear skies and north—westerly winds, which will ta ke and north—westerly winds, which will take us into monday morning. —— we have ended. chilly north—westerly wind over the next few hours blowing out of the norwegian sea. clear skies. a few showers in north—west areas. from scotland and northern england, down to —1, south of that, temperatures of around 5 degrees. we will wake up to a lot of sunshine,

particularly in the east. later on, cloud will filter into the west of the country. here it'll end up a cloudy afternoon. temperatures tomorrow between six and 10 degrees. as we go through the week and we see these temperatures are dipping down to single figures across the country, by the time we get to rant about wednesday. —— around about wednesday. hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: downing street has insisted tuesday's crucial commons vote will go ahead. and as the prime minister warns of ‘uncharted waters' if her deal is rejected — the brexit secretary has urged mps to back the plan. thousands have ta ken to the streets in a ukip backed march for brexit — meanwhile thousands of others have rallied in favour of another referendum. police in new zealand investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane say they have found a body on the outskirts of auckland. the us, russia and saudi arabia have angered other

countries at the un climate change conference in poland by blocking the adoption of a report calling for radical action. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week on the show, we head to america to rejoin the ellis family to see how a trip to a special—needs theme park with their autistic twins went. alex is in his happy place because he loves trains so much. we will probably ride the train at least five times today. lucy has got news on the latest gadgets designed to make your hotel stay a good one. i am quite impressed by its ability to not fall off the bed. and i'm taking on a challenge against the clock here injapan. well, i'm definitely in the right place, nagoya castle, and my time starts now. we start this week in alabama,

catching up with the american ellis family, and will and alex, their four—year old autistic twins. if you were watching last week you'll remember we left the family at the airport, about to board a plane for houston, texas. let's rejoin as the boys take their first ever flight. travelling for toddlers is difficult. and two toddlers can be really difficult. well, when you add non—verbal autistic, itjust makes it exponential. so it has taken a long time to come to the point where we were ready.

will has noise—cancelling headphones. he has strong sensory issues with hearing. you can tell it's painful. we will probably have a meltdown or two. we might have some vomit. we know it might happen. but the flight from birmingham to houston is a relatively short flight, it's only two hours, and the boys do like car travel. 0k! now we're on the fast part. we're about to go fast. up into the air. are you ready? let's do it. whatever happens, just be ready for anything. just kind of be ready to roll with the punches. think about this fast plane. it is going to be a little bumpy. you are doing so good.

things are going really well. one boy is asleep and the other is almost asleep. so they're flying at nap time, it's a good time to fly. we like the idea of getting into a trip and driving the rest of the way, to san antonio. —— we like the idea of getting into a trek and driving the rest

of the way, to san antonio. it's about another two and a half hours. and then we'll go to the park. did you sleep? you did? what did you think? is it time to go play? it is? time to get some clothes on. when they grab your hand and try to walk you out the front door, it's time to go. the worst part is over. the anxiety i was experiencing was mostly about the flight. woke up this morning ready to prepare for the park. then we'll hop in the car and go. he knows we're going somewhere fun. we're headed to morgan's wonderland, a theme park in san antonio, texas, for special needs children. lots of fun things for children of all cognitive levels of experience.

where would you like to go first? you like it? my goodness! yeah, yeah. what you think? alex is in his happy place because he loves trains so much. we will probably ride the train

at least five times today. so, tell us a little bit about the park and how you came to build morgan's wonderland. actually, it occurred many years ago. maggie, my wife, morgan and i were on a trip. and morgan wanted to go swimming. morgan and i jumped in and we were having fun, just splashing around in the water. and there were three other kids in the pool, two of them were throwing a ball back and forth. she wasn't able to verbally communicate, so what she did was, she hit the ball. they quickly grabbed the ball and got out of the pool, because it was not a normal way of saying, "i just want to play." and morgan, the look on her face was, like, "dad, i don't understand, ijust want to play." and it bothered me because all i wanted was the opportunity for my daughter to be able to play. so where would we go if —

i mean, we couldn't take her to a lot of parks because of certain circumstances of hers. and talking to others, we found the same situation. so how do we develop a place where those who have special needs and those who don't could all come together and play in a fully inclusive environment? and it was basically those discussions, those chitchats and meetings, they turned into what we now have here today, morgan's wonderland. that is so amazing. and since then, people from all over the united states and literally all over the world make special trips to come here, in an environment that is just different to any other environment in the world. alex, look! you did it! i'm so proud of you. so, we ran into a mum here, we got to talking, we found

that we both had autistic children. they said there is another place really close by that we ought to check out. so i think we're going to head on over now and check that out and see how our kids like it. here we go. up! and off we go! i had a lot of fears, going into this trip, when you have a special needs child you predict their behaviour. —— when you have a special needs child you cannot predict their behaviour. you especially cannot predict it in public around other people. and it didn't happen. the whole idea was a great idea, to find places that were geared towards them and to kind of showcase it so that other families could know that these types of places are out there. this is the first opportunity we have had, we were able to go to a place where they completely

understood us and we didn't have to explain anything. we could just be who we were, and the twins could be who they were, and you don't have to worry. still to come on the travel show, lucy lines up the latest gadgets, all designed to make your hotel stay happy one. —— all designed to make your hotel stay a happy one. i'm quite impressed by its ability to not fall off the bed. and i take the temperature here in japan. it's like ice in here! so don't go away. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're heading. hello! i'm here in london to try out some

gadgets that i think might make your stay in hotels that little bit more comfortable. all the devices i'm testing here are not because there's a problem with the hotel or its rooms. it's just a good opportunity for me to use them while i'm here. ok, so first up is the portable air purifier by the pure company, which essentially does what it says on the tin. but this has the added bonus of being able to add your own aromatherapy oils to make the room smell nice in the process. the company says it uses negative ion technology, so it basically emits electrons into the air, and they stick to pollutants like mould spores and dust, causing them to become heavy and drop down. easy. and it's already started to smell good. all ionisers produce some ozone and understandably some people don't like the idea of breathing in electromagnetically charged air, because it can be potentially harmful to your health. but we spoke to the company behind this and they said it produces very small amounts, well below epa standards.

the portable air purifier costs £75 and its noise level is marketed at less than 30 decibels, also known as whisper quiet. so it could double up as white noise to help you sleep. now that this has been taken care of, it's time to look at surfaces, and for that i have the cleansebot. at first glance it's not immediately obvious how this works, but let me show you. it doesn't seem to know exactly where it's mapping, but i'm quite impressed by its ability to not fall off the bed. it has got about 18 sensors, so it makes sense. and interestingly, when it went underneath covers, the uv lights at the top turned on, so it knows exactly when it is in an open space and when it is covered, so it is quite clever. this little robot will sanitise

and disinfect the entire bed, using uvc light. a king—size bed takes two minutes. you can also put into hand—held mode to sanitise objects like light switches, pillows, the tv remote, but for me, i'm going for the toilet. at full price, the cleansebot costs £199, but currently there is an earlybird dealfor £76. so while it is cool putting a little sanitising robot to work, there is no way of actually telling if it's working not, and of course uvc is known to be extremely effective when it comes to killing bacteria, which explains why the company says this robot kills 99.9% of anything lurking in your room. sometimes when you are away from your home comforts all you want to do is kick back and watch your own programmes, which explains why i brought this along. this is the nebula projecter capsule. the nebula needs a wi—fi connection, then you can stream things like netflix and youtube.

you can also screencast from a phone or connect your laptop via hdmi. the nebula capital projecter cost £349.99. fully charged, it can play two movies back to back, so about four hours. and it supports a display size of up to 100 inches. for a miniature projector that's essentially the size of a can of fizzy drink i am genuinely impressed. picture quality is clear and sharp. i watched a variety of different videos. use interface is easy to navigate. having a remote helps there. one of the most impressive features is the 360 degrees audio. i had just under half way and it was super loud. if i turned up any higher, i think the neighbours would have complained. now, if you are somebody that needs silence to go to sleep, these might come in handy. these are bose's quality ear plugs. these are noise masking sleep plugs. they come in three different sizes and have their own charging case. not cheap, at £239 for a pair. fully charged, they last for hours

and there is a partner app available with a library of background noises to play. snoring. so, that was the snore test, as you probably guessed. i'm disappointed to report that this failed. that is because they are noise masking and not noise cancelling. they did, however, pass the neighbour test. pretty good at getting the other ambient noises. —— pretty good at getting rid of other ambient noises. should you purchase a pair? well, if you like to completely sleep in silence, given all that noise, maybe a cheap pair of earplugs is your best bet. but if you like to blast a bit of peaceful and tranquil music into your ears before you go to sleep, maybe a bit of white noise, these are comfy and were pretty much guaranteed to give you a good night's sleep. on that note, get out of here. it's my time to go to sleep now. for the first time ever, the rugby world cup heads

to asia next year. 400,000 sports fans will go and see their teams at ten host cities around japan in what is also a dry run for the olympic games in tokyo in 2020. some, though, will be worried about japan's reputation as a place that's tricky to get around if you don't speak the language. and it's a myth that i think is not always deserved. and to show you why, i will be exploring six of the host cities against the clock. toyota city will host four group matches and lies injapan's aichi prefecture, but it's mainly an industrial hub so most visitors will find themselves staying in nearby nagoya which is much bigger and busier. so i'm in nagoya, one of japan's largest cities, but it's often overlooked by travellers. the challenge is this.

i've got 90 minutes — the length of a rugby match plus half—time — to see three big highlights. my friend ryuzo has been making a plan for me. nagoya is known to be an industrial powerhouse, it's home to one of the auto manufacturing giants in japan, but also, it played an important role injapanese history as it is the birthplace of one of the most powerful feudal shoguns. how easy is it to get around? similar to other major cities injapan, nagoya has a good public transport system, so it should not be too hard. here. i have prepared a little pass for you. so, 90 minutes on the clock. i'm starting out is what is without a doubt the main attraction in nagoya. well, i'm definitely in the right place, nagoya castle, and my time starts now. arigato. i've got my ticket.

i'm all set. nagoya castle was built in 1612 but largely destroyed in the second world war. most of what i'm seeing is a reconstruction, but no less pretty for that. look at those two beautiful golden fish on top! it was actually selected as one of the top three most beautiful castles in all over japan. it is a very historic site, it was built by tokugawa ieyasu, who was a very powerful warlord in the 1500s. the main castle is closed for reconstruction currently, but there's still plenty going on in the grounds. ooh! oh, sugoi! jouzu desu ne. gosh, 20 minutes has passed. i'd better get cracking. mata ne!

konnichiwa! getting around by taxi is quite expensive injapan. it's quick, though, and the cabs are very neatly kept. 30 minutes. so you don't shut your own taxi doors injapan — they're automatic. look at this building! this is so cool! so next stop, she's gonna move on to the nagoya city science museum. there, she's gonna experience extreme cold in the deep freeze room, which is kept at —30 celsius at all times. this is home to the world's third biggest planetarium and it's probably one of the most distinctive buildings in the country. konnichiwa. deep—freeze lab? yes. 0h. the lab aims to similar temperatures in antarctica. ok, what am i wearing? 0k. first, you are acclimatised to a fairly comfy minus ten.

it isn't too bad right now. i'm 0k. then you are led into the deep freeze chamber. ooh! 0h! ok, you can really feel the drop. 0h! it's like ice! it's like ice in here! i might have to put this hood up. do i have a hood? let me see if i've got a hood. it's cold. this is real ice from the antarctic. ok, that's enough for me. wow! so this up above here is a simulation of the aurora borealis, or the northern lights. wow! spectacular. ok, well, i've ticked the —30 chamber box. thank you. get me out of here. oh, what? i'm still in —10? ok, we're on our way out now and i'm approaching the one—hour mark.

so for her final challenge, i think she earned a bit of a treat so she is going to have herself some salad cake, which is a cake that's beautifully decorated without using any of the traditional ingredients like sugar, flour or eggs. i'm sure she's gonna enjoy that one. 0k. so i'm going to kawana to eat salad cake. salad cake? have you heard of it? no. salad cake? i almost missed my stop! i'd better run. so we're going to take a bit of a shortcut. through the park. you know, getting around japan is not as hard as you might think but it helps if you know a few key phrases you can ask people. and thank goodness for my smartphone and a map, right? otherwise, i'd be totally lost. konnichiwa!

oh, sugoi! wow! look at these cakes. mitsuki, whose little cafe lies just north of the city centre, has created these beautiful works of art. my goodness! it looks amazing! they look like delicious cakes, but there's a twist. i can't believe these are all vegetables. look at the colours! time check. i havejust two minutes to try this cake. wow! look at the layers! this is amazing! she uses soya bean power, eggs and vegetable oil to create the sponge, and the icing is a mixture of cream cheese and tofu. they've been such a hit, she's now creating salad wedding cakes. so, my brain says cake but my taste buds say salad. it tastes just like a salad. amazing! we made it. by the skin of our teeth. well, that's is it for this week.

coming up next week: christa gets her hands dirty, all in the name of conservation in england's lake district. i think this is actually the first time i've ever used a shovel, so... you're doing a good job! laughs. and i'll be taking on another 90—minute challenge, this time in in osaka. look at this queue. how long as i gonna have to wait? do they know i'm on a time limit? and don't forget, if you'd like to follow us on our recent adventures, you can find all sorts of little gems on our social media accounts. the details for those can be found on our website. but until next time from me, carmen roberts, and the rest of the travel show team here in nagoya, it's goodbye. the weather is behaving itself at

the moment. it's fairly quiet. fairly chilly. we then to the weekend on a final note with clear skies and north—westerly winds. that'll take us into monday morning. this is what it looks like over the coming hours, chilly north—westerly wind blowing out of the norwegian sea, clear skies, a few showers in north—western areas. here is the frost tonight, scotland and northern england down to —1, south of that temperatures around 5 degrees. tomorrow we wake up to a lot of sunshine, particularly across eastern areas. later on it looks like cloud is going to filter into the west of the country. here it'll end upa the west of the country. here it'll end up a cloudy afternoon. tebbutt

is -- end up a cloudy afternoon. tebbutt is —— temperatures between six and 10 degrees. temperatures are dipping down to single figures across the country by the time we get to around wednesday. this is bbc world news today. i'm karin giannone. our top stories... the british government insists mps will vote on theresa may's brexit deal on tuesday — even though defeat looks likely. france's finance minister says the yellow vest protests have been a catastrophe for the economy. a man is due to appear in court in new zealand shortly on charges of murdering the british backpacker grace millane. and manchester city's raheem sterling accuses newspapers of fuelling racism in football. hello and welcome to world news today. the british government's insisting a vote on its controversial brexit

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