this is bbc news, the headlines: presidentjoe biden says donald trump should not receive intelligence briefings now that he's left office. it's a courtesy usually afforded to former presidents. mr biden cited what he called his predecessor's "erratic behaviour" and said he was concerned he might slip and say something. eu leaders have reacted angrily to russia's decision to expel three diplomats, one each from germany, sweden and poland. moscow accuses them ofjoining unauthorised protests in support of alexei navalny. the opposition leader was back in court to face more charges on friday, despite having just been sentenced to 2.5 years injail. and the canadian actor christopher plummer, best known for his role as captain von trapp in the sound of music, has died aged 91. his co—star, julie andrews says he was "a consummate actor and a cherished friend".

a mother and daughter were killed on thursday night in separate attacks in kilmarnock. a ao—year—old man died in a car crash south of the town a short time later. police believe the crash was linked to the incidents. from kilmarnock, our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. emma robertson coupland and nicole anderson — a mother and daughter described as "beautiful girls taken far too soon". last night both were fatally attacked, emma in the car park of a large hospital on the edge of kilmarnock where she was employed by the nhs, then 20 minutes later, her daughter nicole, who was on shift at a take away a couple of miles away, was stabbed. she was taken to the hospital where her mother had worked, but died later. there were police everywhere. there was a helicopter going about. there had been a couple of stabbings apparently. police are linking both deaths to a third incident — a fatal car crash in which ao—year—old steven robertson was killed.

the investigation into what exactly happened here, and why, continues, but local people have been left in shock. i've stayed here about 30—odd years now and i've never seen anything like it. i feel upset for the family, it's devastation. for three hours last night, this hospital complex was locked down. police remain here today, but they say their inquiries indicate that all three incidents were linked and they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. staff at the hospital who treated one of their own have been offered extra support. they and the nearby community now left struggling to understand the sudden and violent nature of these shocking events. now it's time for the travel show.

this for the travel show. week we look back at some of this week we look back at some of our coldest adventures. from frozen hotel rooms to ride across siberia.— frozen hotel rooms to ride across siberia. people who live there so you — across siberia. people who live there so you will _ across siberia. people who live there so you will lose - across siberia. people who live there so you will lose your - there so you will lose your face on your first day.- there so you will lose your face on your first day. and my solo bobsleigh _ face on your first day. and my solo bobsleigh ride. _ face on your first day. and my solo bobsleigh ride. i- face on your first day. and my solo bobsleigh ride. i could i face on your first day. and my| solo bobsleigh ride. i could go again, right now. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from... my living room here in hertfordshire. ordinarily at this time of year we would be well into the ski season in europe, and i would be braving

subzero temperatures to get out there and bring you some of the best snowbound adventures from around the world. this is really very nice. i hope it is warmer when we get out though. we might not be able to go anywayjust at the moment but that doesn't stop us looking back at some of our favourite adventures, some of them are below freezing temperatures. like the time a couple of years ago that ade went to the hamish swedish ice hotel, not exactly the place you would want to get locked down for a couple of months i would say. —— famous. it is not what i was expecting, i was expecting an igloo. irate what i was expecting, i was expecting an igloo. we have been building _ expecting an igloo. we have been building igloos - expecting an igloo. we have been building igloos here i expecting an igloo. we have| been building igloos here for 25 years, a seasonal project. but this is the first season that we are running the permanent ice hotel.

——it�*s the first season that we're running the icehotel 365, a permanent ice hotel. why have an ice hotel all year round? because people want to do it. seriously? simple answer. when you're this far north of the arctic circle, there's daylight for 2h hours during the summer, and the icehotel has found a way to harness that energy, bizarrely, to keep temperatures inside below freezing. look at this! it's like a winter wonderland. there are 20 rooms in this new, permanent hotel, each uniquely sculpted by artists from all over the world.

so it'sjust me, and my beautiful ice bed. who's in here? oh, hello, ade. ijust made your room ready. oh, wow! what temperature is it in this place? minus five. it reminds me of my first councilflat, when i couldn't afford heating. luaghs. "laughs. you will become very nostalgic when you sleep here. because the room is literally freezing, you need special gear to survive the night, including a sleeping bag that can withstand temperatures of —25 centigrade. this is your bed. you have a normal mattress but the frame is ice. will this keep me warm enough in —5 degrees? yes. this sleeping bag is for winter purpose. i'm lucky enough to have a suite, which comes with a warm bathroom. if you panic and you can't stand it, you can hang out in here as well. oh, i geta warm room! yeah. of course, i won't be spending much time in the warm room, other than to just get in.

my guide, stefan gives me some advice. what people usually do, they go with their whole head. brething becomes moist inside your sleeping bag ——breathing becomes moist inside your sleeping bag and moist makes you colder, so the best way is to keep your face in the open. keep your face in the open? yeah, and breathe out in the air. enjoy your cold night. thanks, stefan i'll be just chilling here. look, there's pros and cons to this. the great thing about it is, it's beautiful in here. look around! and also, the silence is just incredible. so peaceful. but it's cold. i ain't hiding, i ain't going to lie about it. it's cold.

ade there, sleeping on a block of ice in sweden. things are going to stay cold as we had to siberia where temperatures can reach —60 celsius, to meet a man who motorbikes 1000 kilometres to a place that has been declared the world's coldest village. between yakutsk and oymyakon is so remote. it is the permafrost land. when i started on the first day, yakutsk and siberian people who live there said please don't do that. you will lose your face on the first day. the frostbite will eat

you. even though i had a helmet and some protection, motorcycling and winter on the road doesn't promise to save your life. i was writing for hours along. what is happening inside my head, i call it sometimes active meditation. writing in such hard conditions, the harsh conditions, the harsh conditions, so cold, i have to be only now in here because if i give a chance to myself to think 0k, i give a chance to myself to think ok, there will be warmer, i am hungry, think ok, there will be warmer, iam hungry, i think ok, there will be warmer, i am hungry, i will get food and so on, then it becomes so cold that it is impossible to ride. i have to accept all of this cold, and completely relax, otherwise it doesn't work. on the third day of my ride i really had a feeling of oh, i'm home. there is no hot that night, i had a little tent with a small stove inside. that

night was 48 degrees below and inside the tent we measured -13. inside the tent we measured —13. (bleep) cold, inside the tent you want to relax. i said ok guys, let's go out and see into the night. most of us was like, i have never seen sky like, i have never seen sky like this. actually feeling like this. actually feeling like we are in space somewhere. the last 30 kilometres was so mentally tough for me. in one moment i opened the throttle more, you know, 120 kilometres an hour, my steering started to freeze so i could see i could not move it. i started to go for the straight lines, not to use it too much. and then i arrive and i saw the sign, oymyakon. no thought, emptiness, ok, i'm here. when

it is -55, emptiness, ok, i'm here. when it is —55, the town looks pretty empty. and then maybe one hour later, it is done. the last thing left is to have a swim in the river. and you will be pleased to know that he survived that freezing dip in the river, and has been continuing. we caught up with him recently for an update. hello, thank you for having me here. what happened since the coldest ride a couple of seasons went through, and i had

some interesting rides. one of them was around the world in 40 daysin them was around the world in 40 days in a motorcycle, around 1000 kilometres every single day, and a few flights over the oceans. i went around the south of india on a motorcycle, 3000 kilometres in nine days, the traffic actually was mad, mad traffic actually was mad, mad traffic in india. ok, so what is next? within this pandemic, still, the situation around the region is all these bubbles of the countries where we can fly and drive and visit, probably it will be probably finland, hopefully soon i will be on the north, in the cold again. not only riding, but having a cold swim. good luck.—

only riding, but having a cold swim. good luck. amazing. now stick with us, _ swim. good luck. amazing. now stick with us, because _ swim. good luck. amazing. now stick with us, because still - swim. good luck. amazing. now stick with us, because still to . stick with us, because still to come: we enter an endangered glacier. i come: we enter an endangered alacier. u, �* come: we enter an endangered alacier. �* , ., glacier. i can't believe how beautiful _ glacier. i can't believe how beautiful it _ glacier. i can't believe how beautiful it is. _ glacier. i can't believe how beautiful it is. and - glacier. i can't believe how beautiful it is. and i - glacier. i can't believe how beautiful it is. and i try - glacier. i can't believe how beautiful it is. and i try a l beautiful it is. and i try a bobsleigh _ beautiful it is. and i try a bobsleigh run _ beautiful it is. and i try a bobsleigh run headfirst. l beautiful it is. and i try a - bobsleigh run headfirst. wish me luck. so don't go away. we are heading now to the swiss alps, home of course to some of the well�*s most spectacular mountain scenery. but it is also where global warming has had a shocking impact on a centuries—old tourist attraction. a few years ago joe attraction. a few years agojoe went to attraction. a few years ago joe went to discover what is happening. this is the tiny village of gletch in the swiss alps and it owes its existence

and name to the glacier that sits above the valley. the word gletch means glacier in swiss german. this massive ice is one of the largest in switzerland. and also the source of the river rhone. in the mid 19th century people started to come here from all over europe to see the glacier. at that point, evenin see the glacier. at that point, even in summertime, it stretched all the way down to the village. now the view is very different. and you can see on this signpostjust how far it used to reach. in 18561 would it used to reach. in 1856i would have been literally standing on the glacier. it is strange to think that now i can't really see very much, just a tiny bit of ice at the

top of the mountain. the scale of the ice melt is extreme. between 1856 and 2010, the glacier receded by more than 1400 metres. as the ice has retreated, new glacial has formed. —— a new glacial lake. we walked down to a spot where you can see right underneath the glacier. you can see right underneath the glacier-— the glacier. wow, unbelievable. you can see it. so _ the glacier. wow, unbelievable. you can see it. so blue. - the glacier. wow, unbelievable. you can see it. so blue. you - you can see it. so blue. you can see _ you can see it. so blue. you can see here. _ you can see it. so blue. you can see here. it _ you can see it. so blue. you can see here. it is _ you can see it. so blue. you can see here. it is all- you can see it. so blue. you can see here. it is all loose, j can see here. it is all loose, the ice- _ i can't believe how quickly the water is pouring down from underneath the glazier. every few seconds whole chunks of ice are tumbling down from the top of it. it is quite heartbreaking, really. ——

glacier. if it keeps melting back, it will affect tourism in the region. most who visit come to visit the carving done annually. to visit the carving done annually-— to visit the carving done annually. the blue ice is reaching- _ annually. the blue ice is reaching. you _ annually. the blue ice is reaching. you can - annually. the blue ice is reaching. you can touch | annually. the blue ice is i reaching. you can touch it. it is beautiful. this tunnel through the ice is 100m long. i can't quite believe how beautiful it is.- can't quite believe how beautiful it is. you can see the very — beautiful it is. you can see the very clear _ beautiful it is. you can see the very clear eyes, i beautiful it is. you can see the very clear eyes, the i the very clear eyes, the bubbles there, it is 200 years old, the ice here. it bubbles there, it is 200 years old, the ice here.— old, the ice here. it is so blue. old, the ice here. it is so blue- 50 _ old, the ice here. it is so blue. so blue, _ old, the ice here. it is so blue. so blue, exactly. l old, the ice here. it is so i blue. so blue, exactly. here we are in the _ blue. so blue, exactly. here we are in the heart _ blue. so blue, exactly. here we are in the heart of— blue. so blue, exactly. here we are in the heart of the - blue. so blue, exactly. here we are in the heart of the rhone i are in the heart of the rhone glacier, this space here. it is

glacier, this space here. it is so peaceful— glacier, this space here. it is so peaceful here. _ glacier, this space here. it is so peaceful here. it- so peaceful here. it feels like a church of ice. four years, uv resistant blankets have been used. this technique has been repeated across europe and recently in china. but since we visited, the swiss government has warned that unless carbon emissions can be reduced, 90% of the remaining glaciers will have melted by the end of the century. next, we are heading north of the arctic circle to finish lapland, and christmas may have come and gone, but there are still plenty of reindeer to be found there, as ade discovered. this is a popular winter wonderland. it is so beautiful out here. everywhere you look is just a

postcard. there are more reindeer in lapland than people. there are around 200,000 of these animals, and most of them roam free, but some of them, like these ones, are tamed and specially trained for the reindeer safaris. just a little blanket. _ for the reindeer safaris. just a little blanket. just - for the reindeer safaris. just a little blanket. just a i for the reindeer safaris. just a little blanket. just a little | a little blanket. just a little blanket. finally _ a little blanket. just a little blanket. finally it - a little blanket. just a little blanket. finally it is - a little blanket. just a little blanket. finally it is my i a little blanket. just a little | blanket. finally it is my turn to have a go. if blanket. finally it is my turn to have a 90-— to have a go. if you want to o, to have a go. if you want to go. you _ to have a go. if you want to go. you just _ to have a go. if you want to go. you just say _ to have a go. if you want to go, you just say go. - to have a go. if you want to go, you just say go. so i i to have a go. if you want to l go, you just say go. so ijust go, you 'ust say go. so i 'ust say so?“ go, you just say go. so i 'ust say go? as i go, you just say go. so i 'ust say go? as simple i go, you just say go. so i 'ust say go? as simple as i go, you just say go. so ijust say go? as simple as that? l go, you just say go. so ijust i say go? as simple as that? go, 90, say go? as simple as that? go, go, reindeer, go! he is not listening to me! go reindeer! go! i can't say i didn't try, but this reindeer is just not interested. but this reindeer is 'ust not interestedi but this reindeer is 'ust not interested. n, , ., ~ interested. maybe we take the next one- _ interested. maybe we take the next one. 0k, _ interested. maybe we take the next one. 0k, we _ interested. maybe we take the next one. 0k, we take - interested. maybe we take the next one. 0k, we take the i next one. 0k, we take the next one- before _ next one. ok, we take the next one. before i— next one. 0k, we take the next one. before i set _ next one. 0k, we take the next one. before i set off, _ next one. 0k, we take the next one. before i set off, eric i one. before i set off, eric gives me some last few tips. just pull it. he

gives me some last few tips. just pull it— just pull it. he was not in an emergency- _ just pull it. he was not in an emergency. then _ just pull it. he was not in an emergency. then he - just pull it. he was not in an emergency. then he will i just pull it. he was not in an l emergency. then he will stop. that is my _ emergency. then he will stop. that is my handbrake. - emergency. then he will stop. that is my handbrake. yes! i emergency. then he will stop. | that is my handbrake. yes! we are going! look at theirs, controlling this powerful beast. my gosh, he is picking up beast. my gosh, he is picking up speed! go, go! this is so spectacular. my first ever sleigh ride. i don't know how much this sleigh ways. it is probably around half a ton, maybe a little less. but that reindeer is pulling it, as well as myself, so easily. such a powerful beast! let's go, son, let's go! it still might not be

the fastest rise, but seems to be the smoothest and most magical way to enjoy this landscape. to finish up this week, no doubt one of the most intense experiences i have had on the travel show. a couple of years ago, i went to latvia, to visit a bobsleigh runt used by winter olympians, and the odd tourist who is brave enough to give it a go. for some reason, the producer decided that included me. welcome to sigulda's bobsleigh track, one of the very few in the world where tourists can get the same adrenaline rush as professional races. built under the soviet union in 1986, the track has played host to international competitions in louche, skeleton, and bobsleigh rides,

with some obvious success. —— racers. the track is now used as a training venue for several latvian champions, but there are no competitions on today, which is lucky for me, because it means i can try it out. but having a look i do not feel so lucky. ok, let's go. get the team together... we are about to set off 100km down a very icy hill, but luckily i have an expert pilot. fingers crossed everything goes very smoothly. apart from the pilot steering the bobsleigh from the front, a team also includes pushers and a brakeman. but tourists get it easy. theyjust need to duck and hold very tight. this track is almost 1500 metres long and you need a pretty strong stomach to manage 16 curves.

oh, man! whoo! ithink that stomach to manage 16 curves. oh, man! whoo! i think that is one of the most intense experiences of my entire life. that was like being in a very, very active, very cold dryerfor a minute and a half. i don't even know how long it was. that was completely insane. another winter sport they can take your breath away is this, the skeleton. imagine a luge with no breaks or steering aid that you ride headfirst. martin and thomas are brothers and they are both world and olympic champions in this sport. —— tomass. it is our home track and we did many

runs here. for learning, it is great. i runs here. for learning, it is areat. ., runs here. for learning, it is areat. . , , runs here. for learning, it is reat. . , , great. i agree, because if you learn and _ great. i agree, because if you learn and you _ great. i agree, because if you learn and you can _ great. i agree, because if you learn and you can survive i great. i agree, because if you i learn and you can survive here, then _ learn and you can survive here, then you — learn and you can survive here, then you can survive anywhere. you _ then you can survive anywhere. you must — then you can survive anywhere. you must love the sport to devote so much of your life to it. what do you love about it? i don't like trainings and this stuff, but i love competition. so that is the best part for me. i so that is the best part for me. ., �* ~ ., , so that is the best part for me. ., �* ~ . y ., me. i don't think i ready to try one _ me. i don't think i ready to try one of _ me. i don't think i ready to try one of the _ me. i don't think i ready to try one of the full-blown . try one of the full—blown skeletons, but there is a tourist version available but is a little more my speed. wish me luck! it is called a frog, and for this one, there is no crew to make me feel safe. oh! oh my goodness!

0h oh my god! a very cool experience in latvia, but fair warning: a very cool experience in latvia, but fairwarning: it a very cool experience in latvia, but fair warning: it is not for the week of stomach. that is it for the week's programme, but coming up next week, we look at dubai's in almost world export show, postponed in 2020, but said to go ahead this year, with 11 million visitors expected. we find out how plans at this huge event space are taking shape. as we find out if south korea's

popular fortune tellers can guide us through the months ahead. it guide us through the months ahead. , ., ., ahead. it is a golden time after this _ ahead. it is a golden time after this year. _ ahead. it is a golden time after this year. a - ahead. it is a golden time after this year. a golden l ahead. it is a golden time i after this year. a golden time for me? sounds _ after this year. a golden time for me? sounds good. - after this year. a golden time for me? sounds good. in i after this year. a golden time for me? sounds good. in the| for me? sounds good. in the meantime, keep up with us on the bbc travel accounts. from me, christa larwood, here at home, and for the rest of the team, and there's, it is goodbye. —— in theirs. hello there. for some parts of england, it probably felt more like spring on friday. but don't be fooled, because winter is returning to all of us this weekend. with a bitterly cold easterly wind picking up and the air getting colder, there's going to be some more snow more widely.

now, at the moment, as we head into saturday morning, most of the snow is falling in scotland, especially in the hills, where we have this amber warning from the met office. but snow is dropping to lower levels across northern parts of scotland already. and we'll have some wet weather elsewhere across the uk, with clear skies by the morning for wales and the south—west. maybe some icy patches here too. a slippery sort of day though, i think, for much of scotland, with that rain, sleet and snow continuing — and turning to snow at lower levels in scotland throughout the day. we've got wetter weather across northern and eastern parts of england, some heavy bursts of rain. that'll turn to snow over the pennines and the north york moors later on. out to the west, it'll always be drier and brighter. those temperatures will be lower than they were on friday, and it will feel colder in scotland and northern england as that wind starts to pick up. now, it'll get colder as the weekend goes on. the originating all the way from the arctic coming down across the baltic sea, over the north sea into the uk and engaging with storm darcy — it's been named by the

dutch met institute. now, the biggest impacts of that will be felt in the south—east of england and parts of east anglia. this is where attention turns overnight and into sunday, with some heavy falls of snow mainly to the east of london. there'll be some snow widely, though, across the south—east of england and east anglia. there will be drifting and blizzards, as well, because it's going to be very windy here with gusts of over 50m/h. it'll be a windy day everywhere, though, on sunday — or feel cold, as well. there may well be some sunshine away from south—eastern areas, and there will be further snow showers blown in off the north sea as well. and those temperatures continuing to drop, only getting a few degrees above freezing on sunday, feeling colder still. now, we've got high—pressure to the north of the uk, and lower pressure to the south — hence that run of easterly winds continues through sunday and into the beginning of next week. that means more snow showers getting fed in off the north sea, mainly affecting some central and eastern parts of scotland down the eastern side of england — more snow and ice warnings continue

into the early part of next week with temperatures barely getting above freezing. given the strength of the wind, it will feel much, much colder.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines today: everyone over 50 should have been offered a coronavirus vaccine by may but scientists warn against easing lockdown too soon. one man has died and 10 people have been wounded in a string of stabbings in croydon in south london. small businesses are given more time to repay government loans taken out to help survive the coronavirus lockdown. it's the return of the six nations. england begin the defence of their title against scotland today, and before that italy take on france.

good morning. this weekend is going to see the weather turning