is nominated five times. and marvel superhero film black panther is up for three awards. you look like a badger. then there's the favourite, the court of queen anne, captured in outrageous style. it was like hanging out with your good pals every day and getting to make something so special and unique, and funny, and filthy. it was a proper treat, though. you know, something you would do for free. don't, my agent has a panic any time we say things like that. a costume drama that breaks with all tradition in a year of more open, varied, unconventional nominations. danjohnson, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. after a slow weekend, things are set to get windy

for the start of the week. overnight, tonight, we will see the south—westerly winds freshening with more rain to come into scotland and northern ireland. that rain turning heavier in the north—west later on in the night. for the most part, it should be fairly mild, temperatures 5—7, but the clouds are a bit thinner through the midlands, southern england and rural parts could be down to one or 2 celsius. we have a storm brewing in the atlantic and the winds will pick up, especially across scotland as that low pressure approaches and drives down the weather front from the north, giving us the rain we have got here. that rain moves its way south into northern england and north wales, it will become lighter and more patchy and we will get sunshine following into northern ireland, scotland, away from the north—west, where it is still wet. limited sunshine for southern parts of the uk but all of us it should be mild. the strength of the wind is the story, strong winds for most of us. gales or severe gales for northern scotland, gusts of 70 miles an hour or more. hello this is bbc news. the headlines:

a 17—month—old girl, who was missing after the car she was in was stolen in east london has been found safe and well. the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into "uncharted territory". ahead of the launch of the long—term plan for nhs, the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. it's revealed footballer wayne rooney was arrested in the us, last month, accused of public intoxication. the striker was later released. olivia colman is a frontrunner in tonight's golden globe awards in los angeles. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week, we're in kazakhstan. the view from the top! a vast country in the middle

of central asia... full of stunning landscapes and nomadic traditions. you can feel the fish tugging on the net. nature and the great outdoors have always been central to the kazakh people's way of life. birds chirping, fish jumping, sun setting... i get it. and i'm here to explore how they're now combining both ancient and modern ways to stay in touch with their wild side. grunts. it feels good to make the sound, but i don't know what they're saying. woo! this is a lot of fun! i've arrived in kazakhstan‘s biggest city of almaty. once, back when the country was part of the ussr, and long before that, it was the capital city. now things have changed. back in 1991, it was the last soviet

republic to declare independence, ten days before the collapse of the union. since then, it has been under the president nazarbayev who moved the capital north, to the purpose—built city of astana. one thing is clear, however, this country has undergone a tumultuous period. but through it all nature has continued to play a vital role for the once—nomadic people here, and for travellers who visit. you start to get a sense of that at the green bazaar. there has been a market here since before soviet times. this is fermented horse milk, which has been around since the nomadic times and they say it is a cure for tuberculosis. it's a strong taste. the aftertaste is almost like you're smoking a cigar. i don't know why, but that's exactly what it tastes like. very sharp, though,

very intense taste. some russian influences have remained, but some of the old kazakh traditions that had been suppressed under the soviets are once again bubbling to the surface. like faith in tengriism, calling on nature through shamans, known as baksys. arman, my friend! i wanted to find a baksy, so i'm meeting up with someone who says he can get me an introduction. can you tell me a bit about what exactly a baksy is? ba ksy are spiritual servants, who are created by nature to help people. these days, in modern culture, do people still go see a baksy? yes, of course, it's part of our life. if official medicine, european medicine, doesn't help, people go to baksy. well, arman, i can't say

i know what to expect, but i feel ready. arman takes me to a far corner of the city, and an old, unmarked apartment block. we're on our way up to the baksy‘s apartment, she'll be waiting for us, outside the door. not exactly what i expected. chanting. we've just arrived here in the baksy‘s apartment, we arrived in the middle of some kind of ceremony. there are two ladies, who are getting their souls cleaned, i guess. it's hard to know what's going on. chanting and grunting. this is extremely intense.

can you explain a little bit of what is happening right now? it's ritual of cleaning by fire. you, know, bad spirits. asks them to leave. like an exorcism? yes, yes. each baksy is different, and this one incorporates elements of islam, kazakhstan‘s most followed religion. there is a power in this room i can't describe, right now. i have never experienced anything like this. so now it is my turn, having witnessed the devotion vera so, now it's my turn.

having witnessed the devotion vera had to the process, i feel it wouldn't be right to go through it without the same belief. so, we agree onjust a blessing for myjourney. but, then, unexpectedly, iseem to be getting the full treatment. growling and grunting. it feels good to make the sound, but i don't know what to say. he is coaxing... the experience alone it is very powerful. as the process continues, the baksy calls on the totem animals as they did many years ago here. i may not believe in everything that's happening here, but i do like to open myself to the experience, as a traveller.

all i can say is, i know i feel something. although many muslims here frown on these ancient ceremonies, for some kazakhs, they are a direct link to their nomadic past. it's the world's ninth largest country, but kazakhstan is also one of the most sparsely populated. its people were traditionally nomadic, with their lives tied to their environment. today, travellers come to explore its relatively untouched landscapes. i want to find out more of the kazakhstani people's relationship with nature today. so i'm heading east to the aral sea, the world's fourth—largest lake, or at least that's what it was. welcome to the dusty streets of zhalanash.

if you can believe it, this used to be a bustling fishing village, but if you come over here and look down to the ground, you can see what used to be the bottom of the aral sea. there's not much fishing going on now. it has been called one of the world's biggest environmental disasters. the sea, which stretches the border between kazakhstan and uzbekistan was once about the size of ireland. back in the 1960s, the immense stretch of water began to dry up. around 90% of it was wiped off the map, and with it the livelihoods of many of the people who lived on the sea's produce. i had heard that here in kazakhstan the sea was actually coming back, and bringing travellers, too. so off i go, in search

of the aral sea, across miles of the old seabed. i've arranged to meet a guide in this region. he wanted me to see the full extent of what the sea, which was actually a large lake, once was, thousands of years before it dried up in the 20th century. the view from the top! what caused it to recede so far? the flow of water was diverted to feed the soviet cotton industry.

uzbekistan still remains one of the world's top producers of cotton, but while uzbek side of the sea remains mostly lost, recent interventions have meant the north aral sea in kazakhstan is returning. approaching the shore, one of the biggest draws for travellers has been the eerie sight of shipwrecks scattered across the old sea bed. spiderwebs everywhere.

here we are. the aral sea. at one time, it was the fourth—largest inland lake in the world, and soon it will reclaim that title. i made it. birds chirping, fish jumping, sun setting, i get it. i get it now. it's a beautiful place. good morning. this is where we spent the night, last night. it might look like we're in the desert, but, actually, it was very cold this morning. the bedding was just a simple roll—out pillow mat on the ground with some blankets. but this is the fishermen‘s house.

we're up so early this morning because they're going to take us out to catch some fish. they're quite chipper. myself, i'm working on it. but it should be a good day. my hosts tell me that i'm not the first traveller to stay with them, following the sea's return. though not all of them choose the early—morning fishing run. the sun has not yet crested over the horizon of the kazakh steppe. today, we are fishing, and on the fishing team, we have one sleepy, inexperienced travel show presenter, we have one of our hosts, whom you know already, our fishermen and his father at the back. these are our boats. out there, there's a lot of fish, and our plan is today to catch them and bring them back to shore. 0k. we're maybe 100 metres offshore.

we've encountered the first net. so, from what i understand, the net was put out last night, right before sunset. and it stays out until sunrise, and they come and they pull it back in, and every day is quite a surprise. but it seems that, over the years, there are more and more in the nets almost every single day. ok, so, it's my turn to give this a shot, pulling on the net. it's not too hard, actually. it's interesting, because it's almost like when you're fishing with a reel, you can feel the fish tugging on the net. you must love it out here.

so, we've been pulling the net for about 30 minutes, now. the basket‘s almost full. so, i think we're probably getting near to the end. we've caught a lot of fish. and besides the amount, they're big fish. myself, being a traveller, being out with people is always special. here, you can tell that there's a lot ofjoy in the job this morning. it's not my normal life being out here, covered in fish scales on a boat, but for them it is, and you can tell

that they absolutely love it, especially when they can bring in a haul like this. i wanted to see how kazakhstan‘s relationship with nature is changing. so, i'm meeting up with a mountain guide back in almaty. she's agreed to take me out to some of the places she likes to explore. we begin at the location of one of the country's most impressive historical sites. wow, they look almost like paintings. they are petroglyphs. and these cliffs are covered with petroglyphs, right? this isn't the only site. there's many sites. yeah, exactly. there are many sites. it's about 5,000 carvings here. wow. it was discovered in 1957, by archaeologist maximova and it's more than 5,000 carvings on the rocks in this area. and this is the central part, which is very significant

and very important at that date, because people was speaking from here, and it was served as a pantheon. so, you could clearly hear what they were talking about down in the valley, where the people and crowds were standing and listening. so, here we see the 12 dancing men, which is doing the ritual dance. and here, it's a women which is giving birth to a child. as you walk around the site, it's amazing how many carvings you see here. this here is the club? yeah. karla tells me it's thought they believed the more animals they carved into the rocks, the more animals they would successfully hunt. it adds so much to the experience here today, being able to come, just in touching distance of things that are so old. i'm used to multiple layers of security, men standing there, making sure that you don't breathe on art like this.

but being able to see every little chip out of the stone really makes it special. but what karla really wanted to show me was how some people are mixing old kazakhstan with the new, sandboarding on kazakhstan‘s most famous singing sand dune. famous because, under the right conditions, the dune makes a humming sound, almost like an organ. wow. it's huge. you can see the little dust devils twisting up the sides. it almost looks alive. the skin of the dune sweeping back and forth like a snake. and i heard that it almost is.

it actually moves. over the past 150 years, it it's moved three metres. slowly, but it is moving. it really is incredible. he chuckles. i don't know how we're going to snowboard down it! along for the ride was karla's friend and olympic snowboard trainer leanna. the dune stretches for 3km and reaches a height of 150 metres, and let me tell you, while it might look placid from a distance, it is a different story once you're up there. it's a little bit windy today, but we're on the singing sands. and i guess that's always how it is here. for myself, i've gone snowboarding before. what are some differences with sandboarding ? 0k. lean back, yeah?

that being said, it was comforting knowing that i would be going slower than on snow. and also, the cool thing about a sand dune is there's no trees! so, i mean, i guess it's safer, right? no doubt this is the definition of an extreme sport. there i am, strapped in. i think i'm ready. this way, yeah? like this? ooh — and then the board comes... ohh! woo!

this is a lot of fun, though i promise you that you get sand in a lot of places you do not want sand. one of those places is your mouth. i've got...i've got a bit of a crunch in my teeth right now. but woo! it is a rush. karla's about to come down. she's standing up. she looks excited, but a little bit nervous. you've got it, karla, yeah! but before long...we‘re starting to get the hang of it. this is a lot of work. what's incredible, though,

is when you come down, as the sand starts to avalanche, you can feel it shaking and reverberating underneath the board. it's very cool. it sings as you come down. we've got our final round from the very, very top, if i can...if i can make it. let's stay here and take a break for a sec. yeah! and with that, my trip to kazakhstan is at an end. and what a ride it was. hello there, for some of us, the cloud was thin, today. it has been quite a quiet weekend, with light winds, but that is about to change. we look out to the atlantic,

this is heading our way, this cloud. it has a hook in it, which is a tell—tale sign we have a deepening area of low pressure. that will run its way up towards the uk, strengthening the winds by the time we get to tomorrow. we've still got high pressure across the uk for the most part. the winds will freshen overnight, especially towards the north—west. the rain will become steadier and heavier, drier for england and wales. temperatures around 7 degrees. thiner cloud in the midlands, temperatures could be down to one or two in rural parts. any sunshine will be fleeting in the south on monday. we have some wet weather to start with in scotland and northern ireland, moving southwards, becoming lighter. sunshine following into northern ireland and scotland, wet and windier in the north—west. a mild day everywhere. temperatures widely in double figures.

the strength of the wind is the main story, stronger in the north, gusts of 70 miles an hour or more. the peak of the winds in northern scotland. that will bring disruption. the area of low pressure sweeps away overnight towards scandinavia. it will be windier overnight but the winds will ease on tuesday and change direction. this will be significant as we draw down more of a north—westerly wind which will bring cold air as well. it will also bring more sunshine, a lot of places will be dry on tuesday with sunny spells. showers will push into the north—east down the north sea coast ,where the winds will be strongest., where the winds will be strongest. temperatures will be lower, around 7 or 8 degrees. from tuesday into wednesday, we see weather coming in from the atlantic again, around this area of high pressure, it will draw in milder air. on wednesday morning, we start with a frost

across the central area of the uk. some clouds still coming in from the north sea, cloud and eastern parts of england and clouding farther west as well with rain in scotland and northern ireland. wednesday, the chilliest day of the week. this is bbc world news today with me karin giannone. our top stories... donald trump stands firm on the border wall but says he'd be willing to call it something else as talks go on to try to end the government shutdown. a young saudi woman fleeing to australia — is stranded at bangkok airport when her passport is taken away. she says she fears for her life if she's forced to return to herfamily. britain's prime minister insists a delayed vote on her brexit deal will take place — and warns of ‘uncharterd territory‘ if parliament rejects it. there is one way forward which is to ensure we leave with a good deal and there is a good deal on the table. and hollywood gets

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