chinese authorites say they're not overeacting by ordering everybody returning to beijing after the extended lunar new year holiday to quarantine themselves for two weeks. state media is reporting that people who ignore the advice have been told they will be punished. a top us official says a seven—day truce between the us and the taliban in afghanistan will begin soon, and could lead to american troop withdrawals. the official said an initial agreement on reducing violence would be followed by all—afg han peace talks. manchester city football club says it will appeal against a two—year ban from the champions league, for breaching uefa's financial fair play rules. the club has been banned from europe's biggest football competition from next season and is facing a fine of more than $30 million. there were more than 5,000 cases of mumps last year in england —

that's the highest level in a decade. it's been largely driven by young adults at universities and colleges, who didn't as children, have the mmrjab — that's measles, mumps and rubella. public health england says the rise looks set to continue this year, and it's urging people to have both parts of the mmr vaccine for maximum protection. catherine burns reports. this is david 0rwood now, and this is him when he became ill with the mumps. as the days went by, his face became more and more swollen. it started to affect his breathing. he says the pain was excruciating. it was just indescribable. ijust kind of woke up and i couldn't do anything. it completely took over my body. so, you started to feel better and then you got a complication. it then went into... ..my balls. i just felt like someone had kicked me in the balls. on my right side, it swelled up like an avocado.

it was huge and really painful. mumps cases are at the highest level for a decade in england. they have dropped in northern ireland, but have als risen in wales and scotland. most people get better without treatment, but it can lead on to serious complications, including meningitis, deafness and infertility for men. the mmr vaccine prevents most cases. babies have the first dose just after they turn one and it gives between 61—91% protection. a second jab before they start school boosts that level to about 95%. but in 1998, a doctor, andrew wakefield, wrongly linked the vaccine with autism. that has been totally discredited now, but the effects of the controversy linger on. the increase in mumps is partly linked to outbreaks in universities and colleges. it's thought that some students

now might have missed out on being immunised in the late 19905 and early 20005. even if you've had the vaccine, it can become less effective over time. if you do get mumps after being vaccinated, it probably won't be as severe and you're less likely to have complications. the official advice is to make sure you're fully protected. david found out he only had the first injection as a baby. he's had the second one now but wishes he'd not missed out all those years ago. catherine burns, bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's programme: electric tuk—tuk ‘s... it is almost silent, the suspension is still the same though. fat phobia and the woman that beaters. and look away

now if you don't like snakes. (laughs). we are starting ourjourney in sri lanka's capital city colombo, where the two kings of the road are the tuk—tuk limit, also known as three wheelers or auto rickshaws. and we are —— the whole thing seems to be a national sport. nothing like the

honking horn of a giant bus to put the theory new. there is actually over1 million the theory new. there is actually over 1 million tuk—tuks the theory new. there is actually over1 million tuk—tuks here in sri la nka over1 million tuk—tuks here in sri lanka and it definitely shows because these things are everywhere. that is a pretty high numberfor a country of just over 20 that is a pretty high numberfor a country ofjust over 20 million people. the prospect of good money has prompted many young people to become drivers here. the number of tuk—tuks become drivers here. the number of tuk—tu ks has jumped eightfold become drivers here. the number of tuk—tuks hasjumped eightfold in the last 15 years causing a little bit of congestion on colombo‘s roads. and it is notjust the professionals. driving a rented tuk—tuk ‘s increasingly popular with tourists two. why are you renting a tuk—tuk today, what made you go, i will get in one of these today? tuk—tuk today, what made you go, i will get in one of these today7m is the convenience, i can start whenever i want and i can go wherever i want. having that friedan is really important to you then? how

excited are you honour scale of one to ten? 0h,100. excited are you honour scale of one to ten? ch, 100. (laughs). tourists need a local driving license to drive a tuk—tuk here, but also some practice. 0k, drive a tuk—tuk here, but also some practice. ok, this definitely is not as straightforward as i thought it would be. ithink as straightforward as i thought it would be. i think i as straightforward as i thought it would be. ithink i need as straightforward as i thought it would be. i think i need some assistance! 0k. thushari has been a tuk—tuk driver forfour thushari has been a tuk—tuk driver for four years. the female drivers remaina rare for four years. the female drivers remain a rare sight in sri lanka, but times are slowly changing. say in neutral, got you.

so the horn is my friend. friend, yes. so they are your top tips? i think i am ready for the road, thank you. you really feel that lack of suspension. and there are so many potholes here, oh! 0nce suspension. and there are so many potholes here, oh! once you reach that level of comfort driving, the best thing about driving a tuk—tuk is that you can just take in all the gorgeous scenery. is that you can just take in all the gorgeous scenery. 0n is that you can just take in all the gorgeous scenery. on my left is the beautiful ocean. but the gentle ocean breeze is not enough to disperse the emissions produced by the millions of vehicles on sri lanka's roads. air pollution in its capital city regularly exceeds the levels recommended by the world health organization. ten years ago

the government banned the import of the government banned the import of the most polluting rickshaws, the 2—stroke engines, but several hundreds of thousands remain on the roads. the pollution definitely isn't as bad as i thought it would be, but it is definitely palpable. as pa rt of be, but it is definitely palpable. as part of the global fight against climate change, sri lanka has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030. this man hopes his invention will help achieve his country's goals. this is what you have been working on? yes, this is our electric tuk—tuk, this didn't look like this earlier, it was a very old jazzy that i used. —— jazzy. we took the ended up here and fixed it to the old gearbox and then we have the battery pack that is placed under the seat. this man won aun placed under the seat. this man won a un award for creating a sick ——

simple kit that converts petrol tuk—tuk engines to electric. what inspired you to develop this electric technology, what was the inspiration behind it? sri lanka is a beautiful country, but since recently we noticed that emission levels are higher, so we thought these were going hi, so i thought as an engineer, if i do my best, to contribute to bring the emissions down in sri lanka. what do you think it is going to take to get your conversion get up and running, produced on a mass scale? because it is quite high and a tuk—tuk is quite low cost product, so the conversion cost has to be as low as possible for drivers to afford it. i have been doing so many research so i can downside the battery so i can reduce the cost. he hopes he can bring the cost of his conversion kit down by a quarter, to the equivalent of about 1700 us dollars or £1300. and here

is another eye—catching innovation, and emission free electric model. of course the litmus test will be whether electric tuk—tu ks are accepted whether electric tuk—tu ks are a cce pted by whether electric tuk—tu ks are accepted by local drivers. this is where the magic happens. so i have asked this woman to join me on a taster session. —— i have asked thushari. i am going taster session. —— i have asked thushari. iam going in taster session. —— i have asked thushari. i am going in the back. it is so quiet, isn't it, compared to the four stroke engine, it is almost silent. (laughs). the suspension is still the same though, you are still getting rattled around in the back. we are pretty lucky though, we are among the first people to try this electric tuk—tuk.

excellent driving, excellent driving. so how was it, how did it feel? and would you one day like to own one of these? the issue of affordability will decide whether electric tuk—tuk two are ever developed on a mass scale. but here the project's manager is bullish about the future. whether we like it or not the future is electrification of transportation system. so i think in the next five years or so it is going to come into the streets and even bikes and scooters, so it is going to happen in the nearfuture,

yeah. five years is ambitious, but who knows — the spirit of innovation and a smattering of political will might bejust and a smattering of political will might be just enough to clear the air in colombo. stay with us, because still to come: the traveller who took on the fat phobia and one. and snakes in the rainforest — how thisjungle paradise and snakes in the rainforest — how this jungle paradise is and snakes in the rainforest — how thisjungle paradise is about and snakes in the rainforest — how this jungle paradise is about to quadruple in size. so don't go away. right in the heartland of sri lanka lies kandi, a bustling historical

and religious town centre and a tranquil artificial lake and surrounded by scenic hills. there are hundreds of hotels here in kandi to choose from, but there is one that meets all others for one thing. eccentricity. this hotel was built in the 19305, and its current owner helga has filled it with a mi5hmash of art pieces adorned with antique manager and wall—to—wall ceiling paintings and photographs —— antique furniture. thi5 quirky art was originally a form of therapy. furniture. thi5 quirky art was originally a form of therapylj furniture. thi5 quirky art was originally a form of therapy. i was going through a rather dark. myself, going through a rather dark. myself, going through a bitter divorce and my father said to just get out your system, painted out. at first it was all black and then came the gold monkeys, 5ee all black and then came the gold monkeys, see no evil, speak and hear. it just progressed monkeys, see no evil, speak and hear. itju5t progressed from there andi hear. itju5t progressed from there and i thought this was fun. this

place is just completely covered in beautiful old photos. what you get i5a beautiful old photos. what you get is a real sense of pride in the family's history and heritage. they have had some really famous vi5itors here to. like gandhi. you have quite an eccentric 5tyle. how would you define your style? i don't think i am particularly eccentric. thi5 define your style? i don't think i am particularly eccentric. this is a minimalist nightmare. a5 somebody said, this place doesn't have a theme. i said life doesn't have a theme. i said life doesn't have a theme. with the dark lighting and theme. with the dark lighting and the cobwebs and the kind of dark artwork along this corridor, there i5a artwork along this corridor, there is a real airy, ghostly feeling to this place. i kinda feel i am going to meet someone, or something at the end of it. there definitely wa5 someone end of it. there definitely wa5 someone around... a end of it. there definitely was someone around... a couple freshly settled in their room for the night.

i kind of like this because the room is really nice, you can see the pink and the black, we have sri lanka coming out of the room in the night. i don't want the hilt. —— don't want to get killed. art must be fun. i like art to make people smile, i like art to make people smile, i like people to smile. (laughs). next this week, the latest party in series about travelling differently. this time we met the woman who decided that 0ddie seamus would not stop doing what she loves most. decided that 0ddie seamus would not stop doing what she loves mostlj decided that 0ddie seamus would not stop doing what she loves most. i am

such an explorer, a naturally nomadic person. i want to see the world and so travel for me as my happy place. it is joy. world and so travel for me as my happy place. it isjoy. but world and so travel for me as my happy place. it is joy. but when world and so travel for me as my happy place. it isjoy. but when i am in one place for too long ifeel not myself. i always want to be on the go. my name is kelly brown, i am on youtube, i am an influencer and i travel. good morning. it is our first full day. we got here yesterday. illyrian, jetlag, checking in, all we did was take a walk around the neighbourhood that today we are out and about and we will explore. so as much as travel excites me there are things that can be intimidating. being a plus size person you never know what levels of fat phobia you may be exposed to. different cultures are outwardly fat phobic but it is not something that

would stop me from going where i wa nt to would stop me from going where i want to be. just a couple of girls on their way to barcelona. we have a long flight and we are about to have a lot of fun so come with us. come! when it comes to fights —— flights i think it is something i don't realise how many larger people were really afraid of until i would talk about travelling on my youtube channel. i want to talk to you about travelling while fat. a.k.a. being a plus size person who loves to travel. and i would get comments like i am terrified of flying, not because i am afraid of the plane but iam afraid because i am afraid of the plane but i am afraid of how people perceive me or my seatmate or if i have to ask for a seatbelt extender. i had someone ask for a seatbelt extender. i had someone roll their highs one time, i was walking past a seat and they rolled their highs like you sitting with me and i was not. i ended up being lucky in having a whole roll to myself and i was laid out and they were all crushed. that's what

you get. i decided a long time ago to let go of caring or the flight attendant will take you discreetly, here you go. and i am like thank you! click. just wandering down random alleys in a strange land. travelling in europe or asia, africa, throughout the us, in australia, you know, ithink africa, throughout the us, in australia, you know, i think there are going to be people with an opinion about your weight no matter where you go and so how that informs the choices i make when it comes to travel is to not make that a thing. you know? first thing i care about is safety and what is happening globally like are they in crisis or war? these are the things you think about when you travel because if you worry about how every single person in any given country or city is going to receive your largeness, you

would not go anywhere. i could go down the street to the grocery store and someone can have an opinion about me. but that will not prevent me from walking around the city in which i live. i can't let that stop me from exploring the world. and there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. now sri lanka is like heaven for nature lovers. almost half the people who come here do some sort of wildlife activity. beyond the big beasts like leopards and elephants there are a trove of smaller critters, many that you will find nowhere else on the planet. and that is why we have come to the wet zone on the south—west of the island. i know you cannot see much apart from really tall trees but mother nature ‘s really tall trees but mother nature '5 sound check is truly spectacular. this is the edge of sri lanka's last

primary rainforest, sinharaja. it is a hotspot for biodiversity. rare plants, unique bird species, amphibians and snakes all thrive here. it is so important ecologically that there are plans to quadruple it in size. the only way to explore it is by foot. and for that you will need some serious legwear. the forest is also home to large and thirsty leeches so i picked up these attractive anti— leach socks in the hopes that i make it out without any of them attached to my skin. this man used to hike and swim in the forest as a child. it is so dense. just a tiny amount of sunlight. he now runs tours of thejungle of sunlight. he now runs tours of the jungle around the island. the sinharaja forest covers more than 8000 hectares but you do not need to walk very far to spot some wildlife.

look. it is a kind of lizard. it is tiny. it almost does not look real. some of it is after your blood. he just wants to settle down and then he will suck blood from me. the way it moves is scaring me at the moment and it is so small. i should not be scared. he will grow three times if he eats. and now he is getting and i can feel it. what does he feel like? just a tiny little leach. 0h, can feel it. what does he feel like? just a tiny little leach. oh, you can see it get you! —— get bigger! every inch of this rainforest is buzzing with life. there are plenty of spiders but we are here for something a bit more slippery. see there. almost the same colour as the leaf. it is tiny. if this snakebite

me what happens? it depends on your condition. stay away. ridma's expert eyes soon condition. stay away. ridma's expert eyes soon spotted another baby snake on our path. what is this snake? it is an eyecatcher. i catch the snake. because they are used to hear on the trees at your eye level and... see? he tried to go for you! he is a little one. he has no venom but he does have teeth. he will bite you until blood comes out. 0h, does have teeth. he will bite you until blood comes out. oh, my god. wow! you are notjoking when you said it was worth it. every time i come here it is notjust going into thejungle. i

come here it is notjust going into the jungle. i come come here it is notjust going into thejungle. i come into a big living creature. the rainforest is alive. i've is a plan —— is it true that there are plans to quadruple the size? there are plans but it is a big project and it takes time. sinharaja has lost a lot of things, the rain, to the whole of the part of the country. this will be amazing for sri lanka. not only for sri la nka for sri lanka. not only for sri lanka but for the world. we made it! there are 104 different types of snakes in sri lanka. 0nly there are 104 different types of snakes in sri lanka. only six are deadly to humans. but with about 80,000 bytes a year, this country has one of the world's highest bite rates per capita. most victims are local farmers working rates per capita. most victims are localfarmers working in paddy fields. 0nce

localfarmers working in paddy fields. once they are treated in hospital they often turn to people like this man for the after—care. he has been in either verdict doctor for over 40 years. he says he has treated more snake he can remember. so this is how you make the treatment for your patience. —— patients. 0h, oh, that looks painful! what happened? this villager is lucky. a bite from

hump viper can be fatal. this mixture of herbs will make the swelling disappear. so is this exactly what are you verdict medicine is? using snakes to treat snakebite? —— ayuverdic medicine. 0k. ok. i will not touch this hand but i wa nt to ok. i will not touch this hand but i want to wish you all the luck with your healing process. it sounds like your healing process. it sounds like you are in good hands. it has been an honour to meet you. thank you so much and good luck. i am so glad i survived the calling beasts. that is all we have time for you this week —— that is all we have time for you this week but coming up next week,

we are in rio ahead of the biggest party of the year and find outjust how much work goes into repairing the carnival each year. the sewing, the carnival each year. the sewing, the machines, everybody is working on one show, your parade. yes. every day. for now from me, lizzie hedges and the rest of the travel team here in sri lanka, it is goodbye. -- lucy hedges. hello. storm dennis is fast sending its wind and rain towards us. it is going to be a weekend of very messy and, at times, dangerous weather. dennis, a very deep area of low pressure. the winds are going to be strong and disruptive at times but also several spells of heavy rain coming through,

particularly affecting parts of england and wales. not clearing the south—east until later on sunday, and even behind the rain, further heavy and blustery showers in the north—west with squally winds. in terms of the rain, the met office has a few amber warnings in force where we're going to see flooding, particularly in parts of southern, western and northern england, wales and rain and snow melt in southern scotland could bring some flooding. head online to find out all the details and what they mean for your area. now, saturday starts actually with some dry weather around, some outbreaks of rain for the south. it will turn wetter, though, quite quickly. rain pushing east as we go on through the morning. in the afternoon, though, eastern areas may still see some dry interludes, and northern ireland may brighten up a bit but there will be further heavy showers. the more persistent rain sitting through northern and western england, some spots to the south as well, and certainly into wales. all the while, the winds are strengthening. inland, gusts — 50—60mph. southern and western coasts could be 70mph in places. mild but then again for many of us, it's going to be wet and windy. into sunday, clear spells and heavy showers for scotland

and northern ireland, but this area of heavy and perhaps even at times torrential rain sits through these parts of england and wales. when the rain is at its heaviest, the winds will be particularly gusty and squally. and all of that during sunday is going to gradually move its way south, though it will clear for some of us on sunday, last to clear from the far south—east. it'll brighten up behind, the rain turning it a bit colder, but look at all these shower packing in in the north—west, hail, thunder and wintry on hills in scotland and with gusty, squally winds. it will again be very windy on sunday. the winds may ease a bit when you see the back of the rain to the south but could well strengthen further to end the day on sunday, and particularly in scotland. there's an indication behind the rain the temperatures are coming down, it will feel colder. again, to reinforce the point, while for some the end of sunday the wind is easing. scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north—west wales, staying very windy with further disruptive winds that could still be around first thing on monday. met office amber warnings

for rain, as i mentioned. within some of these areas, you could see a month or more worth of rain in a short space of time. rain and snowmelt in southern scotland. get across the warnings. even if you're staying in with your feet up all weekend, better to be in the know.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, withjon kay and tina daheley. 0ur headlines today: hundreds of flights are cancelled as the uk prepares to be battered by storm dennis. heavy rain and flooding is expected to lead to major disruption for a second weekend running in some areas. we will keep you updated throughout the morning. a huge blow for manchester city. they are banned from european competition for two seasons after breaching financial rules. they say they will appeal. pregnancy, parenthood and precious times with her own amazing granny. the duchess of cambridge chats about her experiences