there is nobody in syria anything. there is nobody in syria from the kurdish point of view expects the international community to come to the rescue. they feel they've been betrayed by america, although, ironically, it could be america that stops this offensive. what we are seeing is growing political pressure from washington on the american president. he himself has said he may carry out sanctions on turkey, which would hurt the economy, but, for now, the turkish president says this offensive will continue and i think what we will see in the next couple of days is a big push because turkey might acknowledge there is a ticking clock on this, and the longer this offensive goes on, we will see more and more international criticism. martin, thank you. four major payments firms —

including mastercard and visa — have pulled out of facebook‘s project to launch its own cryptocurrency. the scheme — called libra — has been strongly criticised by american regulators, who worry it could be used for money laundering. there's a warning that parents' chatter at the school gates has become a ‘breeding ground' for harmful myths about the safety of vaccinations against conditions like measles. nhs england chief simon stevens has spoken out after the latest figures showed a rise in the number of measles cases — and fall in the take—up of all routine jabs for under—fives in the last year. simon jones has more. the jab against measles, mumps and rubella is simple and free and can save lives but simon stephens is worried. what point do people need to learn... the percentage of children receiving the first dose is down for the fifth year in a road in england. he says parents looking online for information are often confronted with fake news. he warns today

telling parents the prime minister recently echoed his concerns. i'm afraid people have been listening to that superstitious mumbojumbo on the internet been listening to that superstitious mumbo jumbo on the internet with anti—vaccination stuff and thinking the mmr vaccine is a bad idea, that is wrong. the department of health have had much discussion about increasing vaccination rates. the health sector that it matt hancock said he was seriously considering making vaccination is compulsory for schoolchildren in england but some in the medical profession one that could make parents suspicious. simon stephens acknowledges there has been a lively debate on the issue but stops short of saying whether he believes vaccinations should be

mandatory. he does pledge the nhs will make it easierfor parents to he does pledge the nhs will make it easier for parents to get their children vaccinated and he has welcomed the commitment by social media firms to counter misinformation online. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. good morning. for parts of northern ireland and scotland it is a mainly dry weekend but for others more rain is any forecast. the focus today for the rain is southwest and southern counties of england, south wales and east anglia. mainly dry to the north of this but still some sharp showers, for northern and scotland particular. northern ireland and north—west england. wind is not as strong as recent days and temperatures reaching 16 celsius in the sunshine or 12 where there is rain. the rain pushes northwards this evening and overnight, as far north as southern scotland by the end of the night. dryer was clear skies are further north in scotland

and also northern ireland. —— dryer with clearer skies. more rain to come tomorrow across england, wales and southern scotland. large the driver northern ireland. further north across scotland, drier and brighterfrom the north across scotland, drier and brighter from the west across the afternoon. this is bbc news. the headlines: the kenyan athlete eliud kipchoge makes history after becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. japan braces for typhoon hagibis — the worst storm to hit the country for 60 years. the us warns turkey it will impose "cripping sanctions" if it continues to take military action against kurdish forces in syria. the head of the nhs warns the school gates have become a breeding ground for myths

about the safety of vaccinations. and now for the travel show. mike corey travels across malaysia's biggest state, sarawak. he ventures deep into the bornean rainforest, at a former rehabilitation centre, gunung mulu national park and exploring pesta nukenen. this week on the travel show, i am in the jungles of borneo exploring malaysia's biggest state. sarawak. in the western corner of malaysia and borneo, sarawak has some of the most spectacular and diverse ecosystems. but it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights of kl and the resorts of its neighbour state sabah. so i am going to discover for myself the sights and inhabitants of this remarkable state. along the way i will be hanging out with these guys...

climbing jagged peaks... easily one of the most beautiful and most difficult hikes i have done. ..and getting a taste of one of the world's most remote food festivals. laughs. i have to work on my snail sucking technique. yes, i love sarawak so much. everything very unique in sarawak. we have 26 ethnic groups in sarawak. sarawak mean "surrender to you" in malay. my trip starts here in sarawak‘s biggest city, kuching. and does the word kuching mean, it means something special, right? yes, kuching is mean cat, in english, called cat. like the city of cats? yes, cat city. we are starting here

in the state capital kuching, and we are travelling all the way up here to the kelabit highlands. it's going to be a journey. on my first stop, i am going to meet one of the state's most iconic residents. and here he is. the orangutan. so much soul in their eyes. 97% of their dna is shared with humans. that where they get the name — orangutan means "man of the forest." orangutans are native to only two islands in southeast asia. some live on sumatra, but the vast majority live here in borneo. i have come to the semenggoh nature reserve where the rangers

are preparing for the morning feed. it looks like they eat quite well because there is a whole buffet here, and it seems like every day there is a different meal plan. so today is saturday, so they will have 21 kg bananas, and then sweet potatoes, chicken eggs and pineapples. oh, it's heavy. maybe 15 kilos. ooh, 0k. where are we at? almost 20. we are ready, 21 kg. so emel, tell me what is special about semenggoh nature reserve? ok, so semenggoh wildlife centre actually started off as a rehab centre, so we were established back in 1975, so it is more than a0 years ago. the reserve took orangutans that had been rescued from captivity or suffered from habitat loss, and taught them to live wild in the surrounding forest. since then, the rehabilitation

programme has been moved elsewhere, but the forest is still home to 33 orangutans, and tourists have a chance to glimpse those tempted back by a free meal. it is very different to a zoo, there no orangutans in cages here. yeah, totally different to a zoo. two in the basket. yes. our ranger, he will... thank you very much. yeah. enjoy. he will bring the food to the main feeding area. when the tourists arrive, a ranger heads to the feeding platform to call the apes. calling. welcome to our centre. coming here is no guarantee you must see the orangutan. if you happen to see one, consider yourself very lucky already.

in the rainy season between november and march there is an abundance of food in the forest, so the orangutans often don't need this extra food. but lucky for us, we don't have to wait long for a sighting. this is edwin, one of the biggest males in the park. and like the ranger said, this is not a zoo. the orangutans can come from any direction at any time, so you have to be careful, especially around the big males like edwin here. while these orangutans are used to people, they are still unpredictable, so tourists are kept at a safe distance. edwin is 23 years old, born in 1996, and he was the first male offspring born in semenggoh.

now fully grown, edwin is competing to become the reserve's sole dominant male. only one orangutan dares to approach him on the platform. seduku, rescued from captivity in the 1970s, and one of the first to be rehabilitated here. are they a thing? yeah, in a way. we called her the great old lady, because she is the oldest female, age 48 years old. and she is doing still very well. she is a8, he is 23. that is quite a big age difference there, right? yes, but love doesn't see age as a problem. feeding time is over, and there is edwin. i'm nervous. he is massive, so much hair. if you saw that from behind

you wouldn't know what it was. sadly, despite conservation efforts, orangutans face an uncertain future. over a 16 year period, the numbers in borneo fell by more than 100,000. a decline blamed on hunting and deforestation. it is now estimated that there are just over 100,000 orangutans left on the island. and so the facility here, how does it help? by having a centre like semenggoh, people get a sense of seeing the wild orangutan, and not disturb the orangutan in their natural habitat. and i guess the more people come here, the more they learn, and that also helps as well? definitely, the feeling, the excitement of seeing wild orangutan, bring you closer to conservation efforts, and to be able to share it with people out there,

it really means something. next up i am crossing the state to reach gunung mulu national park, sarawa k‘s largest piece of protected rainforest. this place is teeming with wildlife — over 4,000 species of plants, 20,000 species of invertebrates, that means thousands of different kinds of spiders, beetles and butterflies, but no orangutans, though, not here. mulu is also home to groups of penan, one of the last remaining hunter and gatherer tribes in southeast asia. a lot of their traditional tribal land has been lost to deforestation, so the vast majority now stay in settlements like this one. plucks instrument.

laughs. i didn't expect you to do that. plucks instrument. laughs. ok, with the nose... laughs. so these are flutes, right? blowpipe? you make these? can you show me? i see, so you drill it by hand, so many times... speaks own language. that would be countless hours. there we go. mike corey, blowpipe maker. blowpipes are the penan's traditional hunting weapon. they are loaded with darts, tipped with strong poison extracted from the bark of

the local tajem tree. and you would use one of these big ones? wow, it's, look, iam about six feet tall, that would be 1.8 metres. ok, so we are here like this... that one goes in the back. armed and dangerous. you first. safety off. sharp shooter! laughs. i guarantee i will not... like this? like this. and then... 0k.

here we go. hopefully there is some beginner's luck. i hit the target?! laughs. further inside the park there is a truly unique landscape. below ground there are some of the world's largest caves, formed from limestone and shaped by millions of years of ground and rainwater. this process also created a bizarre collection of stone spires above the ground. they're called the pinnacles, and i have come all the way up river to base camp 5 to see them. at almost 50 metres tall, the pinnacles are an imposing spectacle.

but to get there, sightseers face a three day round trip and a long, brutal trek through the rainforest. so the guides have some rules in place to make sure tourists are up to it. the first 60 minutes, so this is considered as a check—in point. if you make it more than 60 minutes, you are considered a slow climber. we you are sorry, we have to say you are not qualified. so if i don't make the first checkpoint in 60 minutes, you turn me around and say sorry, you are going back home? yeah, this is the rule here. ok, we are just about to head to bed for the big hike tomorrow, this is bed tonight, actually, underneath this mosquito net, this is a bee, by the way, that just flew away. this is coming with me tomorrow... person: shh. there are some people sleeping, ijust got shushed. i am a little bit nervous for the hike tomorrow, it is supposed to be quite hard, a lot of very, very steep inclines,

so i am going to get a full eight hours tonight, i will see you in the morning and we will see if we can make it to the top. "caution, a high degree of physical fitness is required past this point." eight hours round—trip. lead the way. let's go. i havejust 60 minutes to make it to the mini pinnacles, the first checkpoint. you weren'tjoking. how is it? steep. the checkpoint is less than a kilometre up the slope

but the humidity makes it feel a lot further. we've only just started and i'm already exhausted. and we're here, the pinnacles! not quite, right? mini pinnacles. that is...not a joke. having reached the checkpoint within the time limit, it's another kilometre before i reach the most treacherous stage. this is the first ladder, mike. helmets on, right? who's first? after you. after me? ok, one down, 70 more to go. beautiful limestone cliffs are sharp

but at least lots of places to grab onto. it looks like it's rained down there. think it's going to rain? yeah, heavy rain. 500 metres to go, 100 metres to go. hope we get there before the rain. what ladder‘s this? last ladder. this looks like the summit. isn't it? the summit, yes. we are here, guys.

wow, yeah. and there are so many of them. this is beautiful. just daggersjutting out of the forest canopy. really is spectacular, right? the final stop in myjourney across sarawak is bario, in the kelapit highlands, home to one of the world's most remote food festivals. it is not exactly a smooth road, it's like being a greased up piece of popcorn in the back seat,

but it's a lot of fun. i'm quite an adventurous eater, i will try everything. at least once, it is not good, only once. but often when you come to these places will find some pretty far out food and i'm hoping we'll find some very interesting stuff. bumped around and a little bruised from the journey, i get there to find the festival in full swing. we're catching the eye of a lot of locals, because there's not that many foreigners, surprise surprise, in this part of the world. i don't know half of the foods

here today and that's quite exciting for me. a local farmer called dayang offers to show me around. would you like to try our dure... i don't know what dure is... one of the local exotic vegetable found here in bario. it is a plant that lives in the jungle? yes. i can eat that all day. that is delicious. but it's got, like, i was thinking it would taste like spinach, but it doesn't taste like spinach at all. it has like a heartier than spinach would. would you like to try the akep? yeah, we can try akep. this looks to be boiled snails. yeah, found in the paddy field here. it smells like boiled snails too. this is how we do it. this lives in the jungle, you suck it out?

sucking. just like that. you bit it first? it's stuck on my teeth. and you suck it? sucking. there we go. how do you find... the taste must be fantastic? i wouldn't use that word, but it's not bad, it's very chewy. this is classic traditional kelabit food, sourced from the surrounding area. welcome to bario. dayang takes me to herfarm, where she grows one very important ingredient. it's cool, cause each plant has one pineapple? yes, but it will take about one year to ripen.

but this looks ripe. look at the colour, its golden yellow. how do we... how do we pick one? you can pluck it. i'm going to have puncture wounds after this but it's ok. that was easy. yes, because its golden ripe pineapple, is very sweet. look at this, my first pineapple. back at the festival, locally grown pineapples have been made into jams, juices and even pineapple cider. down the hatch. a little chunky, how many do you have to drink to have a really good day? i'm not sure. shall we find out? since it started in 2006 the festival has celebrated both

the cuisine and the culture of the highlands. up top there are some bags with soda pop, cookies, the point is to climb up to the top, grab your prize and climb down. it's my turn. so... slowly from the bottom. freestyle ? as the games continue, my form doesn't really improve.

it was by a feather that we lost. applause. a game that i'm not bad at, i think it's my height advantage. let's watch. that's way farther than mine. i guess you might think that coming so far away you wouldn't be able to make friends, or that it might be a strange tourist experience. but i always find it's some of the best ones, when you come to these places, there's not many foreign tourists, so people are so accepting and grateful that you are here, and will share everything with you.

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cloud for england, wales and southern scotland tomorrow. large the driver northern ireland, further north in scotland, turning more dry and brighter from the west throughout the afternoon.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: a moment of sporting history — kenyan athlete eliud kipchoge becomes the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. i am the happiest man to run under two hours, i hope to inspire many people, to tell people no human is limited and you can do it. typhoon hagibis makes its final approach towards japan — it's the worst storm to hit the country for 60 years. the us warns turkey it will impose new sanctions if it continues with military action against kurdish forces in syria. the head of the nhs warns the school gates have become a breeding ground