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this. this tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tarus spots along the sunda strait, the channel between the islands of java and sinatra. pop group i7 between the islands of java and sinatra. pop group 17 were performing on stage. the base plan to tour manager have been confirmed dead, and others including his wife are concerned missing. officials say the death toll is likely to continue to rise. hundreds more were injured in the disaster, which authorities they may have been caused by underwater landslides following an eruption by the nearby krakatoa volcano. streets have now pledged to mightand volcano. streets have now pledged to might and hundreds of buildings are seriously damaged. the country's disaster management agency says

seized from a full moon could have contributed to the strength of the west —— says high seas. indonesia is prone to a and tsunami is because it straddles the circle pacific ring of fire where tectonic plates collide. this latest tsunami will bring back memories of the boxing day tsunami 14 years ago that killed more than 235,000 people. caroline rigby, bbc news. tributes have been paid from all sides of the political divide to paddy ashdown — the former liberal democrat leader who has died at the age of 77. tony blair described him as "a political visionary", while the prime minister, theresa may, said he'd served his country with distinction. a man and woman are still being held in connection with multiple drone sightings that brought gatwick airport to a standstill. police searched a house in the nearby town of crawley yesterday. the disruption lasted for three days, as tens of thousands of passengers had their flights cancelled or delayed. universal credit is leaving too many claimants with children facing

a stark choice between turning down jobs or getting into debt, mps have warned. the work and pensions select committee says the way parents have to pay for childcare up front, then claim it back afterwards, is a "barrier to work". the government says the system is designed to cut out fraud and error. for poorer people, for whom the benefit is designed for, they do not have surpluses in the bank and, therefore, however anxious they are to work, but if they have children they will actually need to find money for a month or more to cover child ca re costs while they make that transition from benefit to work. ministers have been urged to take urgent action after it was revealed more than 170,000 people — a record high — will be homeless this christmas. the charity crisis also said more than 4,000 people over the age of 65 were facing what it called "the worst forms of homelessness". the government says it's investing £1.2 billion to tackle the problem. those are the main stories on

brea kfast those are the main stories on breakfast this morning. you are up—to—date. now for the travel show — and there's a festive feel to the programme as ade takes on the snow, and freezing temperatures of finnish lapland. this week on the show... ade heads to finnish lapland to meet the local sami people fighting to preserve their culture. the last place that i would expect to find a hip—hop artist is in lapland. there is a winter feeling in the air as we meet the austrian craftsmen carving out a name for himself. we are lighting up the sky in amsterdam. wow! look at that! oh my goodness, what a view.

and i am taking on another challenge against the clock here injapan. i've got to figure out the fastest train to get me back into town. first this week, we're off to finnish lapland, where the scenery might be classic christmas card, but the winters are brutal and you need to be tough to survive. we sent ade to lake inari, north of the arctic circle, to meet the local sami people and find out what it takes to survive there. ade: finnish lapland is as close as it gets to a winter wonderland. over a million tourists come here each year in search of the northern lights, santa and his reindeer. the sami are the indigenous people who live in this part of the world, from northern norway, sweden, finland and the far north—eastern part of russia. there are around 6,000 samis left

in this part of finland and here they are known as the inari sami, because most of them with around lake inari, 250 kilometres north of the arctic circle. i have never been so far north. after landing in the town of ivalo, a i.5—hour flight from helsinki, i meet my first inari friend. welcome to finland! nice to meet you. i'mjohanna. look at your outfit! you look amazing. thank you. is this our transport? yes. it will be our transport for the trip. we have so many things planned for you here. i am looking forward to it. i am loving that hat. that is the way forward. it is really warm. life here must be really tough.

there is snow on the ground for seven months of the year and the most practical way to move around is by snowmobile. so this is the best way to get there? there is no other way to get there. so this is how i am rolling. and will you teach me? nice to meet you. tell me about this machine, my friend. these are the things that were a revolution in our life here. they came about 50 or 60 years ago, to finland and it made things much easier. what did you use before these? skis. and reindeer. old school. normally when you drive on a track, you have your feet in here and your hands on the bar. if you want to go right you pull right, left for left. the brake is on the left. this is the panic button. if you lose control, something happens, hit that button.

i hit that button? it is so hard to believe that i am on a snowmobile going across lake inari in finland and beneath me is thousands and thousands of gallons of water. it is just crazy. this place isjust so beautiful. i was not expecting that! around 30 years ago, the inari sami culture was on the verge of extinction. inevitably, there has been a drift to the cities, to an easier life. traditional cultures experience that loss the world over. but, these days, tourism is creating jobs, allowing some young sami to return home.

inari sami culture has been under pressure for decades. in the past, this community was marginalised and their mother tongue was banned from schools. with only 400 inari sami speakers, the language is still threatened. but one man is coming to the rescue, using an unconventional method. raps in inari sami. amoc, you are a hip—hop artist and you rap in your native language, inari. yes. inari sami language. i love hip—hop, but the last place i would expect to find a hip—hop artist is in lapland. yes. the middle of nowhere. many people think it is quite weird

doing hip—hop gangsta rap in inari sami language spoken by 400 people. that is the way i am telling about this little minority. i like the sound, it is a mystical thing people don't really know. there are only 400 inari sami speakers in the world. i mean, in that case how old are they? what is the average age? most speakers who speak inari sami as their mother tongue are mostly over 50 years old. and those older people, are they into hip—hop? no, i don't think so. but there are this a new generation, because of revitalisation programmes. spit some bars for us.

i am sure that this will be the premiere on bbc for anyone hearing someone rapping in inari sami. we are looking forward to this. raps in inari sami. inari sami in the house! that was wicked. i loved it. i felt it. i felt it, you were there! carmen: ade preparing for those long winter nights north of the arctic circle in finland. now think of winter in the austrian tyrol region

and you may think of wrapping up warm for the ski season. but step away from the slopes and you may come face—to—face with a whole other chilling seasonal tradition. still to come on the travel show... we head to the netherlands for a seasonal celebration of lights in amsterdam. this is our stop. and i am sightseeing against the clock here injapan. this looks like a shortcut. oh, is this it? i think this is it. wow. this looks good. so don't go away. now, at this time of year, you'll see many capital cities around the world decked out in festive lights, most of which come down at the start of january. but over in the netherlands,

the canals of amsterdam are being lit up the first time as part of an innovative art project that will stay in place right through to the end of january. we went to meet some of the people behind the idea. music plays. it was all starting at that moment that amsterdam was a little bit dull and dark in wintertime, and then the first works of art were introduced into the canals and that was about seven, eight years ago. i think they light up the hearts and minds of the people in amsterdam. it's really a nice thing to see — all the works of art coming to life, towards the months of december and january. i think what's new this year in the festival is the way you can

approach the works of art. you can use the boat, making a beautiful boat tour. but also can bike around town, you can walk around town. we've really made different routes to experience all the different works of art. it is nice to see all of those installations of light, but the importance of darkness, the importance of rest, of not being part of the system, is, of course, very, very much there are as well. it has been quite a long project, actually. i had the idea a whole year ago now so you can enter from anywhere in the world. you submit a kind of — it literally can be a sketch on a napkin or you could really work it up to the individual,

as long as the idea is there. i think there were 600 entries this year, they get whittled down to about 100 and then from that they go through a next round ofjudging and then they pick the final pieces to light up the city. a couple kind of not talking, on the phones, and then a girl or a guy. initially, there were four figures on the bench, for the first idea. we removed one of then so that it becomes more interactive with the public. and it was kind of easiest, i guess. i modelled one on me so i could take photographs of me, sat 360, to send off to the sculptor and then two other colleagues where i work, they were based on them. and i think they've captured them quite well. the sculpture arrived on monday and we had a slight issue with the transport. so sadly it got damaged along the way. it arrived with two broken hands and a cracked ankle, and the bench was a bit damaged, but we worked through it. the guys from the festival have

been amazing, to help. we finally fixed it last night. it is an important aspect and part of our lives but i think it has taken people away from reality, like, people going to gigs film through their phones rather than actually enjoying it and spectating through their eyes. i'd just like people to kind of stop and take a second to reconnect with people around them as opposed to their phones. we have a lot of people just coming and saying, "wow, that looks like my son." we had two old men that came along and sat down in between and it has just been really funny to kind of see everyone's reaction to it because everyone just gets it, everyone can relate to it. it is a good thing to think about. this is a festival, it is nice to enjoy, it is also very important that injanuary the lights go out again and we relax a little bit. and, finally this week,

i am back injapan to face another travel challenge against the clock. 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 10 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 is tricky to get around if you do not speak the language. and it's a myth i think is not always deserved. and to show you why, i will now be exploring six of the host cities against the clock. this week, we're in the pretty port of kobe, on the south coast of japan's main island. the challenge is this — i have 90 minutes, the length

of a rugby match plus half—time... the next train is in three minutes. ok, i don't actually know where we are going. ..to see three of its highlights. my friend ryuzo has been making a plan for me. so kobe is notjust beautiful, it has a rich history. it is one of the earliest port towns that opened in japan. so a lot of western influences, including culture and food came through here. so it looks like there is a lot of distance to cover. you haven't made it easy for me. how am i going to get around? so you're going to be going around in the train. i've got you this pass, which will grant you access to public transportation. so when i start my stopwatch, i have about 90 minutes. here goes nothing. i am starting at one ofjapan's most impressive feats of engineering. she's going to start from akashi kaikyo bridge, which is the biggest suspension bridge in the world. she's going to have to walk half way across the bridge,

go all the way to the top with an elevator, then she's going to enjoy the magnificent view of the city from there. i love this, this feels like we're so behind the scenes, like it's top secret, there's no—one else here. of course, if you are a tourist and you want to do this, you can but you'd have to make an appointment first. 284 metres high, we're going up right to the top. we are stopping? what? no! oh, my goodness, imagine if this elevator stalled. let's go. wow. wow, look at that. oh, my goodness, what a view. you're looking straight down the bridge. it is amazing. and if you want to give yourself a thrill, just look down. oh, my goodness.

my tummy was doing flip—flops then. one, two, three. 0k. thank you. i better hot—foot it. the first half is almost over. all right, i am looking for a rapid train. i have to figure out which is the fastest train to get me back into town. ok, the next train to motomachi is in three minutes' time but unfortunately it's just a local train, it is not a rapid train. i think it'll get me there in time. now carmen has to take a train back to central kobe. so this is going to be a 20—30 minute train ride, which is going to eat into her schedule, so she's going to have to hustle. trains are still the fastest way of getting around japan, quick and efficient. the stations can be confusing though, so try and work out exactly what train and what line you need ahead of time. there are apps that will make the job very simple for you. ok, this is our stop, motomachi. my goodness, it is dark,

it took so long. it is over one hour already. let's pop down this street. this looks like a shortcut. it's got to be around here somewhere. oh, is this it? i think this is it. kobe beefsteak. kobe beef is a local delicacy of kobe. it has one of the strictest criteria it has to pass to be a kobe beef and you can recognize it by its beautiful marbled fat in its meat and it is absolutely delicious. this is costing 2000 yen, which is roughly 20 us dollars, a bit more that £15. it is quite expensive for street food, but we are getting a very rare signature kobe beefsteak. usually, if i was going to have kobe beefsteak, i would be in at a fancy restaurant, sitting down, with tablecloths, but this is one of the few places that you can actually get it

on the go, which is perfect for us, because i am on a time limit. ok, i think i have 25 minutes left on the clock. mmm, delicious. really tender and succulent. thank you. finally, carmen has to go up the hill to a former residential area from the 1800s. the area is called ijinkan injapanese, which literally translates to "foreign people's residence". it was the houses of the traders who came to kobe port in the 1800s and it is a really nice place now to see the slice of history. many of the different nationalities who settled here have a converted house you can look around. there is a french house, an italian house and, of course, an english house,

which comes complete with proper pub, a sherlock holmes room, and an opportunity to dress up. how embarrassing. but i am afraid we did go into extra time. but i think it was worth it, we did pack a lot in to just over 90 minutes. and as any rugby team will tell you, you can't win them all. that's all we have time for this week. coming up next week... as 2018 draws to a close, we take a look back at some of our favourite adventures from this year, including the time mike took on the sand dunes of kazakhstan. and rajan tried to keep up at a festival here injapan. do join us for that if you can. and don't forget we're also on social media too. details of those accounts can be found on our website. in the meantime, from me, carmen roberts, and the rest of the travel show team here in kobe, it is goodbye. good morning welcome to breakfast with victoria fritz

and rogerjohnson. our headlines today. a devastating tsunami crashes into the coast of indonesia. at least 160 people are dead with hundreds more injured. we'll be live there with the latest. tributes to the former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown who's died at the age of 77. flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption continue to question two people. in sport, manchester city lose valuable points in the title race. but a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. good morning. a much cloudier day to day across many parts of the uk. some rain in the forecast as well. more details coming up. good morning. it's sunday the 23rd of december. our top story. at least 168 people are now known to have died and more than 700 are injured after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia. it's thought to have been caused by an undersea

tv footage has shown images of water rushing into hotels and restaurants in beach towns along the coast of west java.