rescue workers are continuing to search for people trapped in the wreckage, amid fears that another big wave could hit. us financial markets have closed on the worst christmas eve trading day ever. president trump has blamed the federal reserve for state of the country's economy. senior democrats have launched a scathing attack on mr trump — accusing him of plunging the country into chaos. the american actor kevin spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in 2016. the alleged victim is the son of a us television news anchor, heather unruh, who first made the allegations last year. she said the actor had bought her son drinks in a bar in boston before groping him. mr spacey has previously said he didn't remember the incident. now on bbc news, theres a festive feel to the travel show 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. 0h, 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. 0h, 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. hello there.

over the last few hours, we've been watching temperatures drop like a stone. yes, it's turning into a cold night, with quite a widespread frost. out to the west, we've got a lot of cloud coming up on the satellite picture, as well. with that, southerly winds dragging up quite a lot of moist air, bumping into that cold air over the uk. it's a good combination for some fog, and the met office have already issued a yellow weather warning for patches of fog within this yellow weather warning area, that covers a good part of england. and with the visibility dropping below 100 metres in places, the fog will bring some dangerous or hazardous driving conditions out and about on christmas day.

so, if you're planning a journey to visit friends or family, please leave a little bit of extra time, and let's make sure everyone arrives safely. now, aside from the fog, it's going to be a cold start. as i mentioned, a fairly widespread frost. lowest temperatures across eastern scotland. in the north and west of scotland, we've got a weak weather front bringing a little bit of rain for a time christmas day, but that should tend to clear away. we'll be left with mainly cloudy skies across the west, could be thick enough for an odd spit of rain or drizzle just about anywhere, but it is a mainly dry day. coldest across eastern areas, after that colder start to the day. a lot of cloud around, temperatures will be slow to rise, and indeed there could be fog patches that linger all day. into boxing day, we've got a weather front pushing into in the north—west of the uk, bringing some rain to northern and western areas of scotland. but away from that, with more cloud around, it shouldn't be quite as cold a start to the day on boxing day. temperatures typically above freezing — six, seven, eight degrees celsius for a number of us. but as we go through the day

on wednesday, boxing day, it's going to be another cloudy day. there's that rain, then, across the north and west of scotland, with the breeze picking up as we go through the afternoon. further south, we may well see breaks in the cloud coming up into southern parts of england. so the skies might well brighten up here. it will be a mild day for most of us, temperatures typically around ten or 11 celsius. now, we'll take a look ahead into thursday, which is the day after boxing day, if you're struggling with your days. it's going to be another pretty cloudy day, and again there could be a bit of rain in scotland, not amounting to too much. a greater chance of seeing some sunshine coming up in the south. but here, we could start the day on a locally cold and frosty note. and those temperatures not as high. seven or eight celsius in england and wales, fairly typically. still pretty mild for northern ireland and scotland. i have to say, give you the forecast for the rest of the year, and for most of us, it's going to stay pretty quiet, and that includes in the run—up to new year's day. that's your latest weather. bye— bye. a very warm welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers

in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the search goes on for survivors of the indonesian tsunami. 373 people are now confirmed dead — more than a hundred still missing. teams from the military and the search—and—rescue teams are here clearing away the rubble, to make way for what will be a slow rebuilding process here. there are fresh warnings another killer wave could hit coastal areas, as the anak krakatau volcano seethes and threatens. the american market meltdown continues — as president trump launches a fresh attack on the us central bank. kevin spacey is charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at a bar in massachusetts two years ago.