more than 2.5 million people have tested positive for covid—19 in the us. some of the worst—affected states are now reimposing restrictions they had lifted. they include florida and texas. some business owners say it's a devastating blow. malawi's electoral commission declares the opposition leader, lazarus chakwera, the winner of the presidential election. a re—run was called after last year's poll, won by the incumbent peter mutharika, was annulled by the constitutional court when evidence emerged of widespread vote rigging. here in the uk, the government's to ease travel restrictions meaning arrivals from certain european countries will no longer have to self—isolate. the 14—day quarantine will be scrapped for passengers coming from places, including spain, france and greece. the new rules apply from july 6. a resident at a glasgow hotel

where six people were stabbed on friday says the man who carried out the attack had warned that he planned to hurt people. the 28—year—old, who was shot dead by police, has been named as badreddin abadlla adam, who was from sudan, and believed to have been an asylum seeker. alexandra mackenzie reports. the cordon remains in place around the park inn hotel, a grim reminder of yesterday's multiple stabbing. armed police arrived within minutes, shooting dead the attacker. he's believed to have been an asylum seeker from sudan, living in the hotel during the coronavirus lockdown. this man was also living there. he said the attacker warned him that he wanted to hurt people. to be honest with you, before he did that, he said that to me, he said, "i will attack." i thought that he was joking. he said, "no, it's fine, you don't need..." he said, "i hate them, they hate me."

and that night, i complained to the hotel reception, and the man in the reception, he said, "i will take it seriously," and he make the complaint. completely, i didn't imagine that he will attack on the next day. others described him as quiet and said he struggled with life in the hotel. i was so surprised, because to me, i didn't know that... he was so quiet. i didn't know that he'd be able to snap. constable david whyte, one of the six people who were stabbed, said in a statement: two members of staff at the park inn hotel and three asylum seekers who were staying there were also stabbed. they're all being treated in hospital. scotland's first minister said:

the scottish refugee council said they have expressed concern about the use of hotels for people in the asylum system. the home office said tonight that throughout the pandemic, they have prioritised providing asylum seekers with somewhere free and safe to live. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. now, it's time for the travel show. from one of the world's most exciting train rides to hurtling downhill without brakes to moose tracking in the forests of canada. this week, we revisit some of our wildest adventures.

hello and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen roberts, coming to you this week from my local park here in tokyo. we've not been travelling these past few months, which has been an odd change of pace or all of us here on the programme. —— for all of us here on the programme. but over the past few years, we've been to hundreds of incredible places and faced many unusual and occasionally uncomfortable situations. i faced my fear of heights jumping off the sky tower in new zealand, ignored basic safety advice and danced with scissors in peru, and played real—life mario kart down some of the busiest roads in tokyo. but it's notjust me, though. all of us travel show regulars have had some pretty wild adventures

and this week we're looking back at some of our favourites. first up, in 2018, we went to jordan to mark 100 years since the culmination of the arab revolt, the legendary campaign against the ottoman empire, which was famously led, it's claimed, by lawrence of arabia. we sent rajan tojordan to experience a battle re—enactment along one of the key ottoman supply lines. this is a reconstruction of one of the original trains on the hejaz railway, and it used to carry pilgrims and supplies to the ottoman troops. and i'm going to take a trip now through the stunning landscape. it's baking hot out there. i hope it's cooler inside than out.

huge, vast arid desert around me, this is a glorious feeling. these big granite mountains on either side. just how you imagined it. whoa. oh, my god! horses! go low. whoa! that's a bomb, i think you'll find. that's a bomb. 0h! what the hell? that is loud. so, what i'm guessing is that this train is being hijacked and that a bomb has been exploded on the line.

and we cannot move. we have been well and truly hijacked. i tell you what, for a re—enactment, it's pretty realistic. i'm actually scared! even though i know they're blanks. yeah, i'm coming. what the hell? hey! 0k. i'm going. i'm going, ok! don't leave me here! i'm being abducted! ok, ok, yep, hands are up. ok, i'm good, ok. the constant attacks on the ottomans‘ railway supply lines worked. the war ended and several new nations — syria, iraq, lebanon, and jordan — were then formed. the origins of the middle east that we know today can be traced back to these attacks

on the hejaz railway and the subsequent carving up of the region by the brits and french. well, that was rajan there under bombardment in the blazing heat of the jordanian desert. well, it's a bit of a temperature change now and we head to the chilly austrian alps, where ben braved —30 degrees centigrade and a gathering storm for a spot of snow camping. and let's just say, it didn't all go to plan. we have put up all of the tents now. when a say "we", i mean mostly these guys. but it's going well. it's a lot warmer than i thought. so, after some hard work, ourcamp is set and, i'll be honest, a hot drink has never been more satisfying.

as the sun fell behind the mountains, little did we know that this would be our last chance to take in this amazing environment. it was most definitely the calm before the storm. although it's absolutely freezing and getting colder by the second, it really is beautiful and i've never seen anything like it in my life. we melt snow over camp stoves to make our dinners of rehydrated chicken noodles. all right, let's eat some astronaut food. but then, the dramatically worsening weather was taking its toll. somewhere along the way, i took a wrong turn and now i'm in the deepest... oh, god. oh, god, it's so deep. that was difficult.

0k. here's my house for the night. oh, it's so cold! the ground feels like a freezer. ok, it's currently 2am and i really have not slept at all. i think we're right in the middle of the storm and the winds are so strong. but the worst was yet to come. we woke up early to a blizzard of snow. with the wind hitting me this hard, i'm shocked at how drastically this amazing place can change overjust a few hours. but then, it was all hands on deck to pack down our tents. with visibility restricted

to just a few metres in places, it was important we stick together. our path was never too far from a sheer drop down the mountain. but getting down was going to be much harder than getting up. the storm had meant that the whole mountain had been shut down for safety reasons and we would essentially need to be evacuated. so, snow ploughs to the rescue. it's not really the morning i was hoping for, because you can't really see anything because it's such a blizzard. but overall, it was a great experience, something that you don't do every day, but now it's time to get warm. next, we head to the state of hidalgo in central mexico where mike endured one ecopark‘s notorious night walk where tourists can experience a brutal repression

of an illegal border crossing into the united states. this reconstruction has been designed by locals to try and persuade migrants not to attempt the sometimes perilous journey, which claimed 300 lives last year. we're told to meet inside the main gate. this is the real deal. and even though these guys are playing a part, they really mean business. so, the guy yelling at the top of his lungs is our coyote, which is what you call somebody who brings you across the border. he is taking his character extremely seriously. all: si. so, firstly, we're alljumping in the back of a pickup truck. i have no idea where we're going. he's not giving us any tips.

we're going to all cross — or attempt to cross — the border they've created for us tonight. i have to watch my step. siren wails this is intense! there's gunshots, there's sirens, this bridge is totally not stable, and there's people crawling on the ground. i don't you know what's going on, but the group is slowly... are you ok? yeah. unsure footing i can kind of deal with. screaming but things get much scarier when you're forced to the ground by these very authentic looking armed bandits.

solo. gunshots siren wails normally, you'd welcome the arrival of the police with open arms, but our coyote tells us to run. stop right there! don't move! stop right there! we have to go. siren wails

the point of this park is to show people the hardships and the work that goes into border crossing, and tonight's been a perfect example of that so far. this is the moment, this is the moment we can hopefully cross the border. el coyote is stressing out. we have to wait for the next truck. as soon as it comes we're jumping in the back. siren wails. they're coming! the sirens are off in the distance. here at the park they're hoping this experience will end up saving many lives. it's certainly given many of the guests here tonight pause for thought. sirens wail.

well, stay with us, because coming up: henry dodges obstacles on a downhill cart race in the philippines. and i hang from a waterfall in peru. oh my god! it's amazing! so don't go away. right, we're crossing continents now and heading to canada, in search of one of its most famous residents. and even though it's big and noisy, the canadian moose is surprisingly elusive. but luckily, christa had the help of one of the country's top trackers. howls. you must be pierre. yes, iam.

lovely to meet you. what an amazing song. you really sounded like a wolf. thanks. i'm thoroughly impressed, although the wolves don't carry guitars usually. my friend called me peter the wolf. moose tracks, yes. normally you can see... pierre takes tourists around the foret montmorency, the world's biggest research forest. as ever, sunrise and sunset are the best times for spotting. in fact, he reckons over 80% chance. a big male with the big antlers just made this. on the moose safari we are trying to find the moose, we are trying to approach them with the ancestral technique and the wind and the noise and we are also doing different moose calls to attract them and sometimes we're very lucky. so with the moose calls that you make, can you explain the noises? what do they say? makes moose noises. very good!

makes moose noises. the female noise looks like this. what do they say? makes moose noises. and the male, they are short but deep, kind of right that look like. makes moose noises. it is very deep because moose are very big. they are the biggest member of the deer family. pierre takes me off deep in the woods, chasing the very phone calls he can hear in the distance. he's not above smearing himself in a moose bath which is basically a collection of unpleasant substances the animals left behind. the going is heavy.

and i have a tough time in the boggy ground. but after a couple of hours with two soaking wet feet and daylight disappearing, we admit defeat, get back in the car and head for home. when suddenly... i see it! oh, my goodness! huge antlers on that one! yeah! i tell you what, the boys are out tonight. look at that. there they were, distant but definitely there. incredible. makes moose noises. and off pierre went, chasing moose into the sunset.

christa there enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of the canadian wilderness. next up, we're off to the philippines and the island of negros, made famous for a sport that's attracted thousands of thrill seekers from all over the world, including our very own henry golding. we do not recommend that you try this at home. shouting. insane! i saw him fly about 30 feet! on something that's pretty much... that is one of the unique things here. it might look like a few bits of bamboo strung together with wheels and that's pretty much what it is. but add a hill and a few obstacles and you've got a sport that will definitely get the adrenaline running. cheering and applause.

it all started when local environmentalist nicky decided to ramp up a children's game and turn it into a heart stopping adventurous sport. this would be described as an extreme sport. yeah. more of an insane sport, nicky. i think there's something wrong with you. cheering and applause. nice! he's still alive! yeah. go straight down there, by that corner. so missing about 15 trees on the way down. yeah. ok, that's important. ready? go! oh dear! oh dear. gaining speed. gaining speed!

now, they make it look very easy but it's far from it! you've got to be careful of where you're heading because these tracks aren't straight lines. and your speed just picks up a crazy amount so you need to plant your feet down to slow you down. and watch out for those trees! close call! after a few attempts, i start to get the hang of things. laughing. but as for the big jumps, well, i think i'll leave that to the professionals. yeah. good job! and finally this week, one of my all—time favourite

experiences here on the travel show, back in 2016, i travelled to the andes in northern peru to the home of the yumbilla falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world, and i was incredibly lucky to be one of the first people to try and abseil down it. your legs, carmen, 90 degrees. lean backwards. taking off is terrifying. it's hard to stay up with the constant pressure of the water pushing me backwards and i'm told this is the easy part! 0k! we reach the tiny ledge overlooking the last 70 metres and prepare for our descent. oh my god! it's amazing! ok, here we go!

the waterfall‘s so close! this is amazing! so far, so good. but halfway down, i'm in for a shock. slightly unnerving that we're going to lose the rock now and we're going to go into freefall. 0k. i can do this. yep, this is good. without the rock face i'm literally hanging. it's hard work on my hand. basically this rope is holding my body weight and i'm having to release the rope to get me down. this way of coming down is faster and scarier than before but a lot more exciting!

we reach the last part of the descent and i'm so relieved to finally get to the bottom. i know it's crazy, i didn't expect quite so much water. oh, that was amazing! what a rush! yeah! well, that's it for this week and our look back at some of our wildest adventures here on the travel show. and hopefully, we'll be on the road, pushing our limits again, very soon. but in the meantime you can keep up with us on social media where we will give you some inspiration for your future travel plans. just search bbc travel show

on all of the main platforms and you will find us there. but until next time from me, carmen roberts, and the rest of the travel show team at home all around the world, it's goodbye. hello. well, the fresh weather is here to stay for the foreseeable future, at least the next week or so. so, plenty of showers in the forecast, and on top of that, it's also going to be windy, particularly on sunday. really quite blustery for the time of the year. now, the reason for it is this low pressure

that swung out of the atlantic is being propelled by a jet stream. that jet stream has also introduced that much fresher air, and it's here to stay. this is what it looks like through the early hours. so, the possibility of catching showers almost anywhere through the early hours, but more especially, i think, across the north west of the uk i think, across the north—west of the uk and really across parts of northern ireland, the north—west of england, and the south—western as well as western scotland. it could be really quite wet during the course of sunday. you can see these weather fronts spiralling into the area of low pressure, and around it, we've also got those strong winds circling. you can see those winds circling about scotland. this low pressure is also quite slow—moving, which means that this weather is just going to carry on for the next 48 hours or so at least. and you can see where the heaviest the rain is across the north—west of the uk here. further south, it's going to be brighter. there certainly will be some sunshine around, but those winds will be strong. gusting in excess of a0 mph in places. that's near gale force — a real bluster out there. let's have a look

at the weather around 4pm in the afternoon. so, actually not looking bad at all for the south, the london area, east anglia and much of the midlands, and then we get into wales and further towards the north and west, you can see the pulses of heavy rain. now in scotland, it looks as though these more eastern areas will probably be a little bit drier and brighter. so, let's have a look at the forecast, then, as we go through the course of monday. the low pressure is still very much with us. you can see heavy rain affecting parts of northern britain once again, but to the south, so the further you are away from that area of low pressure, you can see it's drier and brighter with temperatures getting up to around about 19 degrees celsius. so not even making 20 early in the week. now, the temperatures will probably creep up a little bit into the low 20s through the course of the week, but plenty of showers, i think, on the cards across more northern parts of the uk. so, as i say, the fresh weather is here to stay.

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