tv The Travel Show BBC News February 16, 2019 5:30am-6:01am GMT
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this is bbc news, the headlines: nigeria's electoral commission has postponed the presidential poll by a week, hours before voting was due to begin. the commission chairman says it wasn't feasible to proceed as scheduled for "logistical reasons", but the delay was necessary to ensure a free and fair vote. the us president donald trump has declared a national emergency in an attempt to bypass congress and secure funding for his mexican border wall. democrat leaders have described it as "a gross abuse of power" — and announced an immediate investigation. they say it violates the constitution. relatives of shamima begum — the pregnant teenagerfrom london who went to syria to join the so—called islamic state group, have asked the government to help them bring her home. britain's home secretary has made it clear he'll try to prevent the return of people who've supported terrorist organisations. next week mps looking into disinformation and fake news
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are expected to publish their final report, into the way our personal data has sometimes been manipulated for political influence, at the highest levels of power. and it's happening right around the world. here's our media editor, amol rajan. when you report fake news, which cnn does a lot, you are the enemy of the people. in just a few years, the phrase "fake news" has entered mainstream culture. then they've got the nerve to say we're fake news. you and your colleagues have fallen into this trap of fake news. it's a calculated and corrosive term, often deployed by those trying to discreditjournalism, but the term "fake news" captures an urgent issue confronting modern democracies — disinformation in the digital age. in america, authorities are investigating social media's role in russian interference in the presidential election of 2016. the nearest thing in britain is the house of commons select committee enquiry
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into disinformation and fake news. over the past year, it has taken evidence from regulators, tech companies and those at the centre of allegations around the targeting of voters during the brexit referendum. the enquiry is looking at four areas in particular. first, whether social media firms are neither platforms nor publishers but a new kind of company which has legal liability for harmful or illegal content. then there's the issue of electoral law. the committee wants new rules for digital campaigns, not least around the issue of shell corporations being used to hide identities. next, what was the precise role of cambridge analytica? the committee has looked at the impact of the british data firm and has said its ceo misled them. finally, there's the kremlin question — to what extent, if any, did russia weaponise information during the brexit referendum, and why is there such a gulf between the government's warnings about security and the response of tech companies? facebook is taking disinformation more seriously and has appointed
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the charity full fact as its first independent fact—checkers in britain. one thing i'm aware of is it might not be facebook in ten years‘ time, or it might notjust be facebook. we're going to need to write rules through open, democratic, transparent processes that apply to all these companies. last year, facebook was fined the maximum £500,000 by the information commissioner for serious breaches in data protection law. have you seen satisfactory evidence that they've learned and changed? i am hopeful that we'll see more of that change and i... that suggests we haven't so far. i haven't so far. i think it's yet to be seen. what do they need to do to comply with this regulatory regime which they are currently not doing? it's not good enough to say, here's what we're doing. we need a proof point and we need... facebook can't mark their own homework. social media platforms like to think they're a benefit to democracy. across the west, that's in dispute. now on bbc news, the travel show.
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hello and welcome to the travel show, this week i am in morocco. coming upi show, this week i am in morocco. coming up i am taking in some modern art in marrakech. it is a city with character and personality. coming year will bring out your character. lucy has some light years ahead travel gadgets. if you are jetlagged ina travel gadgets. if you are jetlagged in a foreign country and struggling to sleep, it will help you feel more revitalised. we had to lyon to explore the secret alleyways used by the french in world war ii. and carmen takes on another rugby world cup challenge in japan. we are starting off this week in
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marrakech. where this month, international galleries, emerging artist, photographers and collectors from around the world are gathering fold 154, in events dedicated to contemporary african art. it is also the first birth date of a groundbreaking museum that is helping the city in its aim to become the continent's main hub for african modern art. but why he? i went to find out for marrakech is
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one of morocco's most popular destinations. from its vibrant streets to its rich cultural history. and people from all over flock here to enjoy the vibe. and this place is starting to establish itself as an international arts hub, joining people who are interested in modern african art. first off i am heading to the montresso art foundation. it is one of several places in encouraging the growth of vibrant artistic places in encouraging the growth of vibra nt artistic unities places in encouraging the growth of vibrant artistic unities in marrakech. they vibrant artistic unities in marra kech. they run vibrant artistic unities in marrakech. they run a residency programme where artists from all over the world can apply to have their projects funded and developed by the foundation. i have never seen art like this before. i don't even know how to translate it or comprehended, is... it's mad! ifeel like i want to touch it, but i
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can't, it is his work. you just want to reach out and grab it, as it looks so tactile. most of the artist ‘s come from looks so tactile. most of the artist vs come from across looks so tactile. most of the artist ‘s come from across africa, and can stay in residence up to three months. and with six studios on the foundation can support up to eight artist at any time. —— on site. this artist at any time. —— on site. this artist extract superheroes from their comic book universe and inject a bit of life into them. had you find out about this place? there is a lot of talk about this place in morocco. from day one i started my art career, i used to be a banker. you used to be a banker? you have gone from a banker to an artist. that is extreme. would you say morocco is now becoming the hub, or the central place if you're an artist? i don't know, it has this
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nanograms that rings people all over morocco. maybe it is the geographical position between spain and africa,. it is the collision of cultures isn't it. when you have the collision of culture it becomes very interesting. over the past few yea rs, interesting. over the past few years, marrakech interesting. over the past few years, marra kech has interesting. over the past few years, marrakech has seen a considerable amount of public and private investment into the arts. what is that! and several outreach programmes designed to engage both the international and local communities. and the newest addition to that programme is where i am off to that programme is where i am off to next. this art museum was opened bya to next. this art museum was opened by a wealthy family, and more than half of its exhibits come from their own private collection. this is just, it is bonkers. it says to me that absolutely anything can be art,
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anything, because this is everything. it opened up last year, and twice a month they invite different community groups here to check out the museum, and then they have this day which is a combination of art have this day which is a combination ofartand have this day which is a combination of art and food, cous cous and art. iam going of art and food, cous cous and art. i am going tojoin in. once the tourism the way i managed to peel away miriam who is a curator here. we wa nted away miriam who is a curator here. we wanted the musician to seem open, this is the main mission for the macaal, to democratise access to art and make it reachable to everyone. if you are adding cous cous to art, that makes it reachable to many, many audiences. cous cous is
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traditionally served as a family dish here every friday, and it is the mid— —— the same at the museum, to encourage locals to visit and check out what is on offer in a country that traditionally used galleries are something only for the privilege. and all kinds of visual art geta privilege. and all kinds of visual art get a boost here, including photography. one man whose work is getting a lot of attention here is hassan hajjaj. made famous by his striking and original image, he has become one of the country's most respected creatives, even madonna is afan. respected creatives, even madonna is a fan. now he has offered to take a photograph of me. this is where is happening, the location is hassan‘s studios. i do want to be late. a lot of his works take here, —— take
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place here, which is open to anyone interested in his artwork. so good to meet you! i am going to get accustomed to this, this is how you're going to have too treat me all the time at the travel show. this is blue steel. like many artists, particularly the up like many artists, particularly the up and summing —— up—and—coming, hassan‘s images end up on social media, which is helping to popularise modern african art. what keeps touring you back to morocco and marra kech? keeps touring you back to morocco and marrakech? if you are an artist ora and marrakech? if you are an artist or a musician, it and marrakech? if you are an artist ora musician, it is and marrakech? if you are an artist or a musician, it is a great place, it has an energy, some cities around the globe have energy. it is a city with a character, personality. and when you come here we bring out your character. i feel like a star now!
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if you are thinking of coming to marrakech, don't just if you are thinking of coming to marrakech, don'tjust check out the medinas and souks, why not check out some art as well. it can expand your horizons, and maybe your wardrobe. now later this year, we will be marking the 75th anniversary of d—day, the allied landings on the beaches of normandy which eventually led to france being liberated from german occupation. before d—day, the french resistance had been carrying out clandestine operations against the germans for almost four years. the city of lyon was home to many resista nce the city of lyon was home to many resistance fighters, and if you had their you can still see some of the alleyways and passages where they hid. still to come on the travel show,
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lucy is here with some gadgets to help you catch up on your sleep when you are on the road. as far as wake—up lights go, this one is quite expensive, but it will look quite good on your bedside table. three, two, one, go! and carmen is in japan checking out another rug the world cup venue. this week it is yokohama. the time on the clock is almost 20 minutes, time to hotfoot it to the next destination. there are plenty of reasons to book a winter break in london, but the weather is certainly not one of them. so this month we have three gadgets that aim to get rid of the gloom and brighten up your getaway. first up it is the somnio sleep and wa ke first up it is the somnio sleep and wake up light, philips' most recent model, with a simulated sunrise for
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the mornings and assimilated sunset or switching off in the evenings. the company says it is the only wake—up light with a guided wind down feature to ease your breathing and ease the transition into sleep. but it doesn't have bluetooth or any smartphone capability. as far as wake—up lights go this one is quite expensive but it does pack in a lot more features than most rivals. nice and straightforward, plus it looks good on your bedside table. it might be too big for your carry on, but if you arejetlagged in be too big for your carry on, but if you are jetlagged in a foreign country or you are simply struggling to sleep, it could help you feel a lot more vital lies. so you've made it out of your hotel and now all you wa nt to it out of your hotel and now all you want to do is warm up with a nice cup of hot coffee. but how do you keep it at the perfect temperature? the and travel mug lets you select and change the heat of your drink. it is charged with an electric toaster and controlled by an app on your smartphone. this month we are taking a look at a bunch of gadgets that are designed to help you
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through the gloomy winter months, which ties in quite nicely with the rise of wellness day. talk to me about some of the gadgets you have had hands—on time with? about some of the gadgets you have had hands-on time with? things like the apple watch and fit bits, smart trackers, simple things around breathing. when you are stressed and they see a spike in your heartrate it will say, take a minute out. it is also sleep. a lot of this tech can monitor sleep and now it is about measuring and getting insights into what this sleep means. there is a lot happening in this space and it is exciting, definitely exciting. what i think is really interesting is that we are seeing wellness features put into gadgets where you wouldn't expect them, like this travel mug. you can connect it to be apple health up and use the data to get a better understanding of how caffeine affects your heartrate and your sleeping. in your expert opinion would you say these gadgets are actually making us feel better? that is an interesting point. i think there is a lot of scientific and clinical research that still need to be done on aspects of it. i think ina need to be done on aspects of it. i think in a supple, small ways, it is prompting us to take more time out
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for ourselves, and i think that is a stepping block. it has been about an hour cents... and the app is telling me my drink is still at 60 celsius so it is doing itsjob. but the company so it is doing itsjob. but the com pa ny tells so it is doing itsjob. but the company tells me it will only maintain that temperature, and for the price i think it could last a bit longer. if you are a bit more fanatical about maintaining your drink‘s temperature than me, it will put an end to those cold coffee tantrums. and what if it all gets a little overwhelming and you need a breakfrom little overwhelming and you need a break from the break? little overwhelming and you need a breakfrom the break? this is the silent mode audio mask which is essentially a blackout eye mask with noise isolation speakers. i have come to this ridiculously easy junction to find outjust how calming it really is. the mask is lined with memory phone fraser, co mforta ble lined with memory phone fraser, comfortable fit and it connects to an app which beams soothing sounds into your years and leads you through meditation exercises. —— yea rs. through meditation exercises. —— years. ok, so there is no guarantee it will transport you to a place of
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com plete it will transport you to a place of complete tranquillity, but it effectively blocks out your surroundings, and i do actually feel quite relaxed. now, it is still early days with this product, but it is quite chunky, so i am not sure i would want to wear it in bed. but if you need a getaway from your getaway it really is a nice idea. for the first time ever, the rugby world cup heads to asia this year. 400,000 sports fans will go and see their teams that can host cities aroundjapan, in their teams that can host cities around japan, in what is also a dry run for the olympic names in tokyo in 2020. some, though, will be worried about japan‘s reputation as a place that is tricky to get around if you don't speak the language. and it isa if you don't speak the language. and it is a myth that i think is not a lwa ys it is a myth that i think is not always deserved. to show you why i will be exploring six of the host cities against the clock. yokohama is japan‘s second—biggest city and
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lies only 30 minutes outside the capital, tokyo. it is also where the rugby world cup final will take place on november two. so the challenge is this. i've got 90 minutes, the length of time it takes to play rugby match, plus ten minutes to half—time, to see three of its highlights. my friends ryuzu has been making a planned. compare to cities like tokyo where the metro is so complicated, yokohama is pretty easy to navigate, because the train lines usually run from north to south. also, because it is a port town, you can always see the ocean in some direction, so you know where you are going. it is a night-time challenge, this one. ryuzu has set me up three activities here, something to see, something to do, and something to eat. so, i've got 90 minutes and my time starts in three, two, one... go! istart at
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the city's magnificent ferris wheel. when it first opened in 1997, it was the biggest in the world. now it is way down the rankings, but it is still a great place to get an overview of the city. this is nice and cosy. every 15 minutes there is and cosy. every 15 minutes there is an impressive light display on the side of the wheel. a full rotation ta kes side of the wheel. a full rotation takes the same amount of time. look, this tells you all the sites. look, there is mount fuji, but it is dark, so we can't see that. japan's first railroad was opened in 1872... so we can't see that. japan's first railroad was opened in 1872. .. so the price of a ticket to come on here is about 800 yen, that's roughly $8 or £5 or £6. ok, the thai monocoque is almost 20 minutes. time to hotfoot it to the next destination. —— time on the clock. i
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see a taxi rank there. ok, so we found a taxi, but the driver has gone to the loo. so let's just wait. does he know the time is ticking? my gush! this is great. ok, selfie. so, i booked the ninja taxi through their website, which is available in english. but it adds y1000 to the standard bill, which is about $10 or £7. so, he was faster than a regular taxi, but he certainly was way cool. 42 minutes on the clock. our gut. —— origato! so, the sign says it is yokohama's subtropical teahouse. this is a twist on animal cafes you
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can find all overjapan. the subtropical teahouse holds over 40 different reptiles you can share tea with. just don't forget to wash your hands afterwards. i didn't expect them to be roaming free like this. or be so big. check out this guy! sir, how many times have you been scratched or bitten? wow! there are someone's ear. —— some wounds here. i think this is as close as i can get. that it is the perfect base for people who feel uneasy about reptiles to come face—to—face with their fears, reptiles to come face—to—face with theirfears, even if they reptiles to come face—to—face with their fears, even if they can't bear to touch discarded reptile skin. it is not attached to anything! all
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right, time's up. we've got to go. origato! the next destination is half—an—hour from here, so you have to hurry. try taking the subway. ok, time check. it is already one hour and four minutes and i have got —— seven stops on the train. ok, this is our stop. gosh, i have an idea which exit. —— no idea. check this out! so, an adult is 310 yen! if you are a fan of noodle soup, my final destination is a must. ok, i have five minutes to eat
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some rahman was that —— ramen. must. ok, i have five minutes to eat some rahman was that -- ramen. this includes a remake of the tokyo street. ramen is sacred essential japanese food with a vast array of wrath to choose from. normally i would think really hard about what kind of ramen i would like but i don't really have the time. here we 90, don't really have the time. here we go, here we go. ok... stop! one hour and 31 minutes. we went one minute over. but this definitely looks worth the wait. well, that's all for this week. coming up next week, we've got some movie magic for you. its red carpet and awards week, sir
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mike is in hollywood to check out a brand—new museum built by the people behind the oscars which is due to a later this year. in 1929, when douglas fairbanks and mary pickford we re douglas fairbanks and mary pickford were just starting the academy, they said, it's already time thrust to start thinking about a film museum. and here we are 90 years later and it is finally here, los angeles' first film museum. in the meantime, don't forget you can follow us on social media. all the links should be on your screens right now. but for now, from me, ade, and all the travel show team here in morocco, it's goodbye. judging by the weather over the past few days it looks like spring
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is in a hurry to start. friday was warmer than thursday with a top temperature of 17.5 in wales. here is the view from wrexham, you can see the extent of the blue sky. we saw that high temperature in rhyll, but high teens across much of the uk. that increasing across northern ireland into western scotland. into the weekend we are bringing up this mild air from the south, though it is not going to be the clear blue sky that some of us have enjoyed for the past couple of days. still mild, still breezy and dry for many, there are a few weather systems coming into the uk. this is how we start off on saturday morning, not with errors called as recent mornings, a bit more cloud and patchy rain around, a pack in —— affecting parts of western scotland. as we go on through the day we are going conceal what a cloud sticking around southern england, advancing northwards into parts
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of wales, the midlands and east anglia, leaving northern england with some sunny spells. cloud around for scotland and northern ireland. the sunshine is coming back to the channel islands but it is a different day across southern england. thicker cloud pushing into wales, the midlands and east anglia, the north of england seeing some decent sunshine, cloud across northern western scotland, sunny spells in eastern scotland, the western and northern isles could see some patchy rain, the odd shower elsewhere in western scotland may be arriving in two cumbria and lancashire. it will be a breezy day. the cloud will move out of the way into saturday night and sunday morning, noticed this weather system approaching from the west. mild start to sunday, no concerns about frost but this weather system will very very slowly bring its wet weather into initially western parts of the uk and slowly push its way further east and weaken as it does so. some early rain around, parts of northern ireland in western scotland and it will clear on through northern ireland, fairly patchy that rain as it moves into wales, western parts of england, heavier bursts in northern scotland. a windy day, some gusts in western scotland around 50 miles an hour,
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temperatures are on the up again though, a few degrees and some sunny spells across eastern areas where that sunshine will last longer. temperatures on monday in tuesday come down a bit, maybe some patchy rain in places, temperatures up again later in the week. good morning. welcome to breakfast — with naga muchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the family of 19—year—old shamima begum, who fled to syria to join so—called islamic state, asks the government for help to bring her home. thousands of criminals are to be made to wear new gps tags to allow police to track them 24 hours a day. and in his home town in argentina, friends and family pay their respects at the funeral of the cardiff city footballer emiliano sala. getting ready for the game of their lives. can newport county kill another giant in the fa cup? they don't come much bigger than manchester city. and they don't come much bigger
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