so it's a real opportunity for independence, although they're having a hard time at the moment, if they can continue to capture that spirit of local, going forwards, and hopefully it will help them to recover quicker. the limited time shops have had to open means december is even more vital than ever, as they face pressure to make up for lost ground in the run—up to christmas. katie prescott, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello, there. the weather's going to stay cold through the rest of the day today. there will be some patches of rain round as well, but earlier on we had some snow fall for a time. this was the early morning weather picture from the gloucestershire area, near the wye valley. now into the afternoon, as i say, most of us will see rain. there could be, though, a little bit of snow across the high ground of wales, and also across the high ground in scotland, particularly above around 200 metres elevation. generally, the weather improves a little bit through the rest of the day. the weather turns a bit brighter,

the patches of rain become less widespread, but it's cold — five to seven degrees for many of us. overnight tonight, a bit more rain coming in off the north sea for eastern scotland, parts of eastern england and perhaps the south—east of england. clear skies elsewhere will give a touch of frost, and there could be some icy patches and fog to start the day on sunday. now sunday sees this rain move inland, become light and patchy, but leaving a legacy of rather cloudy weather for many across north—west england, northern ireland and west scotland. that is where the best of the sunshine is going to be, but if anything, it's going to be an even little bit colder tomorrow. borisjohnson and the president of the european commission will speak later today , to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. borisjohnson and the president of the european commission will speak later today, to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. we keep calm as always, and if there is still a way, we will see. the two sides remain divided on fishing rights —

the rules governing state subsidies for business and how the deal is policed. uk businesses say they need clarity now. the government has sent out a letter to every business in the country, saying check, change, go. well, check what? change what? go where? and we need to know now. this has now got to be done and it has to be compromise on both sides. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will "definitely" be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale vaccine roll—out begins today in russia, using the country's "sputnik" jab. the makers say it's up to 95% effective, but it's still undergoing trials. now on bbc news... the travel show. hello, coming up on this week's travel show... from the heart of hollywood... ..to the shipwreck

capital of the world. that was quite literally breathtaking. and from the streets of cuba... beautiful car, beautiful. can we go for a drive? ..to the canadian wilderness. yeah, keep pushing! sit back and enjoy some of our favourite adventures in north america. hello and welcome to the programme. with all this good news about possible vaccines, we are getting so excited that at some point next year we will be able to return to doing what we do best, but in the meantime, here we are, still grounded in london. so this week, we are going

to take a look at the vast, diverse continent of north america and starting with a touch of glamour, the time we sent mike to drop in on hollywood. building work is well under way for a new museum from the team behind the oscars, the academy. they have been busy gathering objects for exhibits to tell the story of the art and also the science of the movies, from old cinematic cameras, to ruby slippers and shirley temple's shoes. so, this is definitely from alien, but i see a strap underneath, too. that's right, this is a headpiece which would have been worn by we think the stunt person for the film. the design came from hr giger, the swiss surrealist artist. what is interesting actually is the actors in the film kept asking to see what the alien would look like and he would not show them,

so the reaction that you see on film is their real reaction to seeing him for the first time. it is terrifying! it is a little terrifying. all these objects are very cool, but what is the value in keeping it to show people? i think it is really important. a lot of film—makers talk now about how they are using the same magic, but just different tools, so that sense of history is very important to film—makers and to us and we want to share that with the public. so, basically this is the 19th—century moving picture entertainment industry. so there are about 850 photographs in here that work on a rotary system. you put your coin in the slot and then you hand crank the film and then inside you would see the motion picture move. first suggested 90 years ago and developed for seven years, at a projected cost of close to $400 million, the museum has

had support from the likes of steven spielberg and tom hanks. film is made up of all kinds of other art forms, so i think to understand it, you have to approach it in many different ways, so we have theatres where films can be seen in their original format as they were meant to be seen. we have exhibition spaces on three different floors and project spaces for new work which takes cinema into the future. so the whole thing just flows together. covering six storeys and 300,000 square feet, the building's focal point will be its striking rooftop terrace. well, the building is still under construction. the view, definitely ready to go. amazing, we are at the top now, we are on the dolby terrace and looking out over hollywood.

so it is opening night, the first guests walk in, they have their experience and they leave, what are you hoping they say to each other? the first is that i hope they understand and they talk about film history. because i feel like it is disappearing a little from our memory and now is the time to really save it, to save the legacy of film for future generations and maybe one of them that is here will be inspired to become a film—maker of the future themselves. well, that is where we left them a couple of years ago. now, thanks to the power of the internet, i'm going to speak to bill kramer from the academy museum to find out how they have been getting on. bill, hello. hey, how's it going? very well, thank you. tell us a little bit about how things have changed for you since we visited a couple of years ago. the building is complete and we are i would say about 70 to 80% of the way done with the exhibitions. one of the last things we will be doing soon when we are ready to open is putting the art objects in the exhibitions,

but the exhibition spaces are close to being complete. what do you hope that those people who walk through the door take away with them? we want everyone to see themselves reflected in the exhibitions. we want people to have a deeper and more compassionate understanding of film history and how they can and should engage with the artistic medium. we want people to see that this is an art form, an industry for them and we want to show people how diverse and inclusive the industry is and we also want to lean into a lot of things we have not done right. we want to be extremely transparent about past and present behaviour, why the industry has not treated certain groups fairly. we want people to lean into that, to understand that and to know that we are building a new future for cinema together. the only way to do that is not erase but to address.

it seems impossible to have any conversation in 2020 and not mention covid—i9. tell me a little bit about the impact of the pandemic on the academy museum. we were prepared to open in december this year, but obviously museums in la have not been open since march and they are still not open right now. so last spring, we proactively moved our opening date to late april of 2021 and we are putting all of the protocols and procedures in place that we need to open, to allow us to open, if the pandemic is still in the crisis state it is now. i'd better let you get back, it sounds like you are very busy at the moment, bill. thank you very much for your time. thank you so much, great speaking with you. doesn't that sound brilliant? i for one cannot wait to go over and see it for myself. in the meantime, we are heading all the way back to 2015, which was a watershed year in diplomatic relations between cuba and the united states.

the us embassy in havana reopened and more americans were allowed in to visit the island. so we thought it was a great time to send rajan along. classic cars like this were left behind when the rich american playboys left town after the revolution. now, it looks like they are on their way back. because relations had thawed between the two countries and vintage cars are a hit amongst tourists who are here already. julio, you are restoring this 1958 chevrolet bel air car, a lovely car.

can i help? 0k, come on, come on, please. sit down. at this moment, they're checking... the window wipers? 0k, at this moment, we're checking... 0k, it is perfect. it is incredible actually going inside these old cars. they are beautiful old cars, aren't they? julio was a taxi driver five years ago with his beloved 1955 chevrolet bel air. now he has taken advantage of government reforms and is a partner in a business that restores and hires out classic vehicles to tourists. this is such a rewarding thing to do and look, it is already really getting cleaner. we haven't even started painting yet.

the tourists will be very, very important for us, for this business particularly. the business brain behind nostalgicars isjulio's wife, nidialys. for us, it is very important when he finishes this restoration, to get money for that work. so you do get more money? we live much better. we can travel. we work a lot, but we live better too. only three in cuba. only three in the whole of cuba? yes. yes, yes. in a country where even a brain surgeon can earn only $30 a month, running a private enterprise like this can be relatively lucrative. it was nidialys who was quick to see the appeal of vintage chevrolets to foreigners. beautiful car, beautiful. can we go for a drive? nidialys was not always a fan of these vintage vehicles. now she has names for all of

them, including herfavourite. at the beginning, i didn't like to drive, but now i love to drive, it's very easy and it's not very common to see a woman driving this kind of car. do stick around because still to come in the travel show... ..ice canoeing in canada. and we have a whale of a time... ..in the seas around new york. that's what you want! so don't go away. one of the reasons we feel

so lucky to work on the travel show is that you get to witness some pretty incredible things, and this next one definitely ticks that box. new york is a special place for many reasons, but whenjo went there in 2017, it was not the bright lights of manhattan she was looking for. speeding through the bay gives you a great view of the city's skyline. but i'm interested in what's under the water. whales. in the past five years, there has been a surge in the number seen near the city. it's thought they have come here because the water quality has improved, which means there's more bait. but catching a glimpse of one can be tricky. seven different species have been spotted in these waters around new york, including the enormous blue whale.

they say that today we're most likely to see a humpback whale. fingers crossed. this is the exact spot we left the whale yesterday. artie is part of a network of whale trackers. manhattan has how many millions of people? and i talk to people all the time, they don't even know that there are humpback whales literally 16 miles from the empire state building. artie has taken some truly amazing photos that showjust how close the whales come to the city. and what is your top tip for taking a photo of a whale? you've just got to be ready, you've got to always have the camera up and just have the settings right, have everything perfect. you are like this the whole day.

i really want to see one! you're going to see a whale, it's going to be great, i'm excited for you. we are scouring the horizon for a puff of water called a whale blow. it's a rough, windy day, so it's hard to tell whether what i'm seeing is a whale or the break of a wave. but then... come on. there is the dorsal! there is one here, there it is! j0 gasps. catching a glimpse of a whale is so exciting. that's two! there's two! love it. this really is incredible, but it is so tricky to get a shot of the whale. the tail comes up forjust a few seconds and then a moment later, they are about 200 metres away. whoa!

yeah, that's the shot, that's what you want. that is the money shot. now for something completely different. a uniquely canadian experience on the semi—frozen rivers of quebec. brandy shows us a sport that has you racing over, as well as around, great chunks of ice. i have come down to the banks of the riverfor a lesson. ready to try it? we will practice the transition. what is your best leg? the left or the right? i would say my right. your right, so you will be on this side, put your left leg inside the boat, and your right one, have a position. pushing a canoe over the ice is called scootering and amboise makes the transition look simple.

i will prove otherwise. pushing on the boat. all right! 0k. we start from the ice, then in the water, have a seat right there. have a seat? yes. you will feel something like this. keep rowing, you are doing great. on top of the scootering, amboise also tells me i will have to watch out for big chunks of ice slamming into my oars. keep rowing, keep rowing,. yes. unclip it, quickly. that is the kind of surprise that sometimes we'll give you. that is the kind of surprise that it will give you. are you 0k? yes. brandy laughs. we are using specialised equipment and the ice is thick. laughter. yeah! keep pushing!

but i can't shake the fear that we're going to smash right through the ice into the river. stop, stop, stop! how do you feel right now? i need to sit down. 0k. 0k, amboise i have to ask you, because as soon as we hit the ice, my adrenaline shot up and i really got scared. yeah. so are you sure this is safe? yes, absolutely. why? because the more it is bumpy, the more the ice is thick, the more it is solid. what happens now? intead of scootering we start rowing, right there. ok, let's try this. it's not that scary now, i don't want to go in that

freezing water, that would be terrifying! but now it feels... it feels good. rowing between the icy banks of the river is beautiful. as soon as we hit a section of ice, we have tojump out for scootering. scootering back! yeah! even with spiked shoes to grip the ice, this isn't easy. matching the rhythm of the rest of the team feels impossible. but the more we jump between the boat and the ice, the more i relax... ..and actually start to enjoy this icy wonderland. scootering back!

to finish up this week, a little slice of paradise. the waters around the stunning island of bermuda. today, they are very peaceful but back in the day, sailors feared this place and it is sometimes referred to as the world capital of shipwrecks. back in 2017, we sent ade along to find out why. seeing these relics is incredible. but it's just a glimpse of what lies on the ocean bed. a team of scientists has begun a project that will document the ships in 3d to reveal more about these wrecks than ever before. this 70 metre vessel, the montana, sunk in 1863.

it was used to run supplies to the confederates during the american civil war and was one of the first ships to be digitally recreated using this cutting—edge technology. that was quite literally breathtaking. i can't believe it. it is so close. you just have to snorkel and there you are on top of this massive wreck that has been there for over 100 years. it's huge! yeah, it's huge. immense. and you can see so much detail as well. it's just really hypnotic, you see everything and... the boilers, those two large cans for want of a better word, between the two wheels.

the steam engine is what drove those engines, one steam engine for each paddle wheel. that propelled that ship forward. they were the fastest ship of their time. these things could do 1a or 15 knots. they were amazing. by using a technique called photogrammetry, the team has been working with the university of california to record thousands of images and build a 3d digital replica of the vessel. it means they will be preserved for generations. and the minute it's laid out in that sort of 3d fashion using photogrammetry, suddenly you can see from the stern to the bow and you're just taking the full extent of the ship and it literally brings it back to life. diving here is a luxury that's out of reach for many people, so the plan is now to map at least 100 of the shipwrecks,

meaning that anyone from anywhere in the world will be able to take a digital dive and experience centuries of maritime history. it tells us that everything changes. but actually, what it tells me more than anything is that when you go deep into the history of the shipwrecks and get to the human stories, people really aren't very different. you should read the love letters that people write, the sailors on these trips, they write back to their wives, concerns, things they worry about, desires and hopes, it is not that different to today. and i think that's really challenging and kind of enlightening. ade there, in beautiful bermuda, looking a whole lot warmer than i feel right now. that's all we've got time for on this week's look back on our favourite north american adventures. here's what's coming up next week... do you know what?

i've got a sneaking sympathy, affection for the bad guy in the pantomime, because the bad guy, i mean, you know, everyone boos and hisses them but they're really important. hang on, hang on a minute! it's notjust the bad guys that are important in pantos, you know. it's also the good guys and ijust happen to be one of those as well. join us then if you can. in the meantime, you can stay in touch with us on social media in all the usual places. until next time from me and the rest of the travel show team here in london, stay safe and bye for now. for many of us today will be a pretty cloud yes day. we have a few

patches of rain to come through. we have seen some snow particularly of the hills, this was gloucestershire earlier this morning near the wye valley with a sprinkling of snow. the cold air has been moving in across the uk, coming in from polar regions thanks to this area of low pressure, this brought the heavy snow a few of you had yesterday. today, temperatures are a degree or so today, temperatures are a degree or so higher so it is cold rain that is falling, but it is still cold enough to bring some snow across the high ground in scotland above 200 metres and a bit of snow mixed in with this as it pushes into wales. into the afternoon, generally the weather will slowly improve. it will brighten up and the patches of rain become less widespread so a bit more in the way of dry weather. it stays chilly however, temperatures struggling, highs today of round six 01’ struggling, highs today of round six or seven, maybe eight in places and thatis or seven, maybe eight in places and that is colder than we often see at this time of the year. 0vernight tonight we have more rain to come

off the north sea affecting east scotla nd off the north sea affecting east scotland and no field england. maybe more rain returning from the south—east as well but in between these areas of rain, it turns chilly with clearer skies, with that patches of frost expected and we could have easy surfaces to start the day on sunday as well as a few fog patches which could take time to clear. this area of rain as it pushes inland, it becoming light and patchy but will leave a legacy of cloudy sky, the best of any sunshine probably for west scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. but after a colder start to day those temperatures will be lower into the afternoon, a colder afternoon with highs typically four to six degrees. into monday, we find ourselves between couple of areas of low pressure, the winds light between these two systems, and so monday promises to be a cold frosty and very murky start to the day, with extensive fog patches and some of that fog is likely to linger all

day. temperatures will struggle to get much above freezing but if the fog lifts we are looking at highs of four or five, fog lifts we are looking at highs of four orfive, we fog lifts we are looking at highs of four or five, we have fog lifts we are looking at highs of four orfive, we have some rain towards the east coast. that rain through monday night pushes inland, bumps into the cold air, turns to snow for scotland and northern england over high ground.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister boris johnson and the president of the european commission will speak later saturday to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. we keep calm, as always, and if there is still a way, we will see, huh? the two sides remain divided on fishing rights, the rules governing state subsidies for business and how the deal is policed — uk businesses say they need clarity now. the government has sent out a letter to every business in the country saying check, change, though. well check what? change what? go where?

we need to know now. this has