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the co—founder of tesla, elon musk, has been cleared of defaming a british cave explorer who he'd described as a "pedo guy." a jury in los angeles rejected a bid for $190 million in damages by vernon unsworth, who helped rescue 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in thailand last year. saudi arabia's king has described the killings of three people at a us military base, carried out by a saudi gunman, as a "heinous crime." in a statement, king salman said his country was helping the investigation into the attack in the state of florida. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and the opposition labour leader, jeremy corbyn, have taken part in the final televised debate of the general election campaign. the two men clashed on issues including brexit and nursing shortages. the uk goes to the polls next thursday. doctors say they're astounded
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by the recovery of a british woman who was in cardiac arrest for six hours, after collapsing in freezing weather hiking in the spanish pyrenees. audrey schoeman developed severe hypothermia, when she was caught in a snowstorm last month. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has her amazing story of survival. the woman who cheated death, flanked by her husband and the medical team that rescued her. audrey schoeman can now reflect on her heart—stopping experience. it feels really incredible that i survived it and just really lucky to be here and to be able to get on with my life. i am just happy. she set out with her husband from this mountain refuge in the catalan pyrenees last month when they were caught in a snowstorm. she collapsed and fell unconscious. i thought she was dead
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because i was trying to feel for a pulse, trying to feel... my fingers were also numb, so i wasn't sure if it was my fingers, but i couldn't feel her breath, i couldn't feel her heartbeat or anything. in the freezing conditions, her body temperature dropped from 37 to just 18 degrees. but it was this super—cool state which protected her brain and body from deteriorating. once airlifted to a hospital in barcelona, she was connected to a machine which took over the function of her heart and lungs, re—oxygenating her blood and gradually warming her body. six hours after her heart stopped beating, they revived her using a defibrillator. apart from some numbness in her hands, the english teacher, who lives in barcelona, has made a full recovery. and it has not put her off hiking. probably this winter i will not go to the mountains, but i hope in spring we will be able
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to start hiking and trekking again. i don't want this to take away that hobby from me. doctors are astounded by audrey schoeman‘s recovery, saying she has set a record in spain for the longest cardiac arrest, hailing her a "medical miracle." that's it from me — coming up at 6 o'clock, breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show. i am exploring the work —— the world of korean beauty and getting some home truths. 0h, korean beauty and getting some home truths. oh, my gosh, i need a facelift? the problems and benefits of travelling while death. and from barren rock to botanical wonderland. this is prime selby location. a
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photo shoot is going on appear. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen robertson this week, we are coming to you from seoul in south korea were looking good seems to be a national obsession. if you've never heard of k beauty before, than a stroll in this neighbourhood should give you a clue. so there is literally shot after shop. selling skincare and make up product and it gives you a
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idea of the sheer size of the korean beauty market. the booming popularity of k pop stars and the co nsta nt popularity of k pop stars and the constant search for innovations means career‘s constant search for innovations means ca reer‘s beauty constant search for innovations means career‘s beauty markets is among the world's top ten. exports of cosmetic products have quadrupled in the last five years. there are now about 2000 different korean brands to choose from, all promising glowing, youthful skin. here, brands to choose from, all promising glowing, youthfulskin. here, even the shops are hi—tech. wow, this is super weird. it's scanning my face. it's like a magic mirror. and these other products are recommended. the famous south korean beauty routine requires serious homework. we have turn our lotion, and cream, and this
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is the final cream. in less than ten minutes, you can finish it. do career is at the top of its field in terms of innovation with beauty? yes, i think the korean people really think of our skin and the skincare, so i think that career is the best for innovation. but the perpetual quest for beauty can come with some dark consequences. yeung ji—sun is one of the feminists taking a stand against it. it is the anti— corset movement. so the expectation for women in korea to be beautiful and have the k—beauty look, how big a pressure is it here?
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this huge pressure to be beautiful extends beyond skincare and cosmetics. it's also about scalpels. 0h, cosmetics. it's also about scalpels. oh, and needles as well. welcome to seoul, the world's capital of
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plastic surgery. so we are in the upmarket gangnam neighbourhood which you may have heard from that famous korean song. but it's also known as seoul's duty belt and there are literally hundreds of plastic surgery literally hundreds of plastic surgery clinics here. south korea is the world's champion for the number of cosmetic sieges per capita. between a third and half of young south korean women are believed to have had some kind of elastic surgery. have had some kind of elastic surgery. the experience usually sta rts surgery. the experience usually starts with a simple photo shoot. some computer magic is then applied to the photos to transform your taste before the scalpel does it for real. and it's ok to fly after having surgery? yes, yes. thank gosh. south korean surgeons are also attracting a large number of
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tourist. about 50,000 foreigners go under the knife in korea every year. people like susan, who flew from new york to get eyelid surgery here. there are many, many doctors here and the level of competency, i would say that, but it's so highly advanced and it's very acceptable so i felt like it was advanced and it's very acceptable so ifelt like it was in advanced and it's very acceptable so i felt like it was in very safe hands to get my eyes done here. so it seems a long way to come for plastic surgery. is there a big price difference? actually, you get a tax refund here. so in america i was quoted about 5000 and in korea, it was substantially less. so it's worth the journey here. i am flying out today and you could fly in fly out. and if you are a bit like me and you are nervous and you want
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more information about plastic surgery, more information about plastic surgery, there is a small museum here you can visit. wow, these skulls are a bit confronting. this is the head garment you need to wear. it's not just is the head garment you need to wear. it's notjust plastic surgery on yourface, it is wear. it's notjust plastic surgery on your face, it is a whole cabinet dedicated to breast implants. i'm not sure i'm feeling more reassured after mine museum two. it's now time to get my free consultation with doctor kim, a plastic surgeon. usually for your age, we make the
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procedure to make your face look a bit younger. we make the computer simulation for yourface bit younger. we make the computer simulation for your face and this is your appearance before surgery and this is your picture after surgery. in truth, seeing your face transformed and realising the extent of work to be done to achieve it is a pretty brutal process. when you see the front picture, you have some prominent wrinkle and droopy, thick skin. and the cheeks can be lifted. it's a facelift. 0h, skin. and the cheeks can be lifted. it's a facelift. oh, my gosh. i need a facelift? a little lift. after the race lift, we can make the cheeks can lifted. sometimes we cut the bone and make the chin —— chick sharper. it sounds painful. a little bit, not too much. so i could have all this done in a day. of course, ina all this done in a day. of course, in a day. that's amazing. well, thank you, doctor kim. i'll think about it. goodbye. but a backlash.
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this on line video has been viewed more than 8 million times. it has inspired women to give up some simple things like make up, a new way to take a stand. how has this movement been viewed amongst the young people here in korea?
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the anti— corset movement is not alone raising concerns. after thousands people complain, soul's metro operator has decided to ban all loads of elastic surgery from 2022. as for me, i think that from the time being, i will try to be happy in my own skin. well, stay with us because still to come on the travel show, i set sail for the incredible botanic wonderland off
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the coast of south korea and meet the coast of south korea and meet the force of nature who made it happen. so don't go away. so there's dozens of weird places to relax and have a copy here in seoul and this copy shop is a perfect example. hi, i'll have a face latte, please. they found a way of truly personalising your brew. it's about shots, in more ways than one. 0k, personalising your brew. it's about shots, in more ways than one. ok, i ta ke shots, in more ways than one. ok, i take myself in. this is my face selfie smiled. and you can even drink your favourite k—pop sing a's face. pick the one where i look least crazy. the whole process is fairly simple. first, fill some paper cups with cold milk. switch the copy machine on and press print.
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the machine and food colouring all do the rest. 0k, the machine and food colouring all do the rest. ok, so i'm putting the straw into my eye. it's a bit masochistic, isn't it? by buyer. i feel a bit like a cannibal, really, drinking my own face. it's delicious, just like a regular iced copy. this time, the next business is about travelling differently. this time, taking to the roads without being able to hear. it sounds daunting but one woman it has opened doors and help her build new friendships.
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0ur our next journey starts
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0ur nextjourney starts in south korea's southern shores, a land of beaches, shipyards and many, many islands. in fact, there are dozens of them along this coast. but one in particular has won the hearts of many koreans. so that is where we're headed, over there. it looks many koreans. so that is where we're headed, overthere. it looks like any other island in the area. it is ha rd to any other island in the area. it is hard to imagine that it is anything than a bunch of rocks full as the boat gets closer, though, this islet ta kes boat gets closer, though, this islet takes on another dimension. welcome to 0edo botania, the garden island. every year, more than i million people come, mainly to see that over 3000 varieties of exotic plants and trees that grow here. but also to learn about the special love story thatis learn about the special love story that is behind the island's success. there are no cars on the island. the only sounds you will hear from the
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wind, birds and classical music pumped out of loudspeakers hidden in the trees. so we are here, i can see ice cream up ahead, but also, a really famous part of the island. half a century ago, though, there was no ice cream parlour here, only a few camellia trees crowning a very barren rock. the fate of the island changed when a fisherman took shelter on its shores on a stormy day in 1969. lee chang—ho is choi ho suk‘s husband. day in 1969. lee chang—ho is choi ho suk's husband. this is my husband... that's me. choi ho sook and her husband settled on the island in the 19705. they
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first tried to grow tangerine5 and rai5e pig5 without much success. first tried to grow tangerine5 and raise pigs without much success. trip to the gardens of buckingham palace in the uk gave them the idea of creating similar botanical garden here, but it was no easy of creating similar botanical garden here, but it was no ea5yjourney. wa5 here, but it was no ea5yjourney. was it hard work? i can't imagine how much effort would have been put into make the to this level.
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and re5ult5 came indeed. 0edo island was open to the public in 1985, and it was an instant success. time is now restricted to accommodate the sheer number of visitors. they are only allowed 1.5 hours on the island. but that is enough for some good 5hots. this is prime selfie location. boy band photo shoot going on up here. plants and flowers have been carefully selected so there is blossom all year round. but the p blossom all year round. but the upkeep of such a vast patch requires more than green fingers. eight gardener5 are employed to shave, cut and maintain the vegetation. they are busy bees. this garden reminds me of edward scissorhands. look at this tree with a hole in the middle.
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i walk here every day, i think about my husband. do you miss him? yes. every day. lee chang-ho died some 15 years ago. the stone clerk now commemorates the husband who transformed the fate of this rocky island. do you fear emotional when you come here? —— feel? island. do you fear emotional when you come here? -- feel? yeah. what do you feel? some days happy, some days unhappy. choi ho sook wrote the poem inscribed on this stone.
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a5 as the sun retreat5 from the island, my time is up. tomorrow, another boat will bring hundreds more to this little piece of paradise. another day on 0edo botania. that's all we have time for this week. coming up next week: christer i5 all we have time for this week. coming up next week: christer is in london checking out why crumbling stonework, dodgy wiring and leaky pipes are causing headaches at one of the world's most recognisable world heritage 5ite5. of the world's most recognisable world heritage sites. this is level 25. 0h world heritage sites. this is level 25. oh my very word! look at that! i
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hope you can join 25. oh my very word! look at that! i hope you canjoin u5 25. oh my very word! look at that! i hope you can join us for that if you can, and don't forget you can follow u5 can, and don't forget you can follow us on social media, and maybe you can share some of your travel stories with the world too. but until then, from me, stories with the world too. but untilthen, from me, carmen stories with the world too. but until then, from me, carmen roberts, and the rest of the travel show team here in south korea, it's goodbye. hello there. it does look like this weekend is going to be a fairly unsettled one, particularly for the second half of the weekend, as low pressure takes over, bringing strong winds — gale force wind5 for many of us — and also showers or long spell5 of rain, some of which will be heavy in places. however, i have got to stress the weekend doesn't start off on such a bad note, thanks to this ridge of high pressure. winds will be lighter for a while. but we look to the west,
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this area of low pressure which will arrive late in the day acro55 northern and western areas. so, indeed, for much of england and wales, it should be a dry start with some sunny spell5 around. the further north and west that you are, though, the clouds will increase through the day, as will the south—westerly wind. and the rain will begin to pepper, particularly across scotland. it will be heavy acro55 some western areas. temperatures not bad for the time of year — highs of around 10 or 11 degrees. and then through saturday evening and saturday night, that wet and windy weather 5weep5 across the country. some heavy rain in places, followed by blu5tery showers acro55 northern and western areas. because of the strength of the wind and also the rain and the showers, the temperatures should not really fall below six or seven degrees. so, for sunday, then, this is the pressure chart. you can see how many isobars there are on the charts. it's going to be a very windy day. a real squeeze in the isobars arriving acro55 ireland later on — more on that in just a moment. but for sunday, then, it's a bright day. there will be sunny spells around, particularly across eastern areas. lots of showers in the north and west, some of them heavy,
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maybe thundery, merging together to produce longer spells of rain in places. a bit of wintriness over the higher ground as temperatures will be in single figures in the north. 10—13 degrees, though, further south. and then later on sunday, we will see this area of low pressure which has actually been named by the irish meteorological service as storm atiyah, as it's going to bring a swathe of severe gales though sunday night into monday across the republic of ireland and into northern ireland, wales and the south—west. gusts of 70 miles an hour or more in exposure, but a very windy spell right across the country, so this could cause some disruption. stay tuned to your bbc local radio and to subsequent weather forecasts. so very windy on the start of monday as the storm clears off into the near continent. but you will notice another ridge of high pressure trying to build in behind from the west as the day wears on. but it will be a windy day start to monday. quite a bit of sunshine around. very windy down the east coast with further showers through the day. but as that ridge begins to topple in, then the winds should start to ease and we will see increasing amounts of sunshine. a fairly cool day in the north. just about making double figures in the south. but it is a brief settled spell,
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because the next spell of wet and windy weather moves in for the tuesday, followed by blustery showers and sunny spells on wednesday, so the weather really is very up and down.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: calls for an independent review after a serial rapist is found guilty of kidnapping and multiple rapes after being released from prison by mistake. angry exchanges but no knock—out blow as boris johnson and jeremy corbyn square off for the last time before the general election. the billionaire businessman, elon musk, is cleared of defaming a british cave explorer by calling him "pedo guy" on social media. firefighters in sydney say a "mega fire" burning out of control poses a major threat to the city.

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