and motorists in colorado after one of its engines failed on take—off. the boeing 777, with 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, was able to return safely and land at denver airport. security forces in myanmar have opened fire on protesters in the city of mandalay. at least two people were killed and more than 20 were injured. it's the most serious escalation so far in the military�*s response to protests against the coup in the country. protesters in barcelona have clashed with riot police and smashed up shops in a fifth night of protests over the jailing of the catalan rapper pablo hasel. police fired tear gas at demonstrators during the disturbances. hasel was convicted of glorifying terrorism and insulting the monarchy in his lyrics. senior british ministers are expected to meet later to finalise details of the full plan for easing lockdown in england, which will be announced by the prime minister on monday. in the first confirmed relaxation of the rules,

there's good news for care home residents in england. anna collinson has more. a moment of relief during a dark year for 83—year—old barbara abrams. this is the closest her family have been allowed to get to her while visiting her care home in stockport because of covid restrictions. that lack of physical contact has been really difficult for us. my poor mum, her health, both physically and mentally, has really deteriorated, particularly in the last — since christmas. i think it was, like, the straw that broke the camel's back. but now, a sign of hope. from 8 march, care home residents in england will be allowed to pick one person to visit them regularly indoors. with the government preparing to reveal its road map for easing lockdown on monday, this announcement has been called the first step to getting back to where we want to be. there are some rules. it has to be the same visitor every time. holding hands is allowed, but there can be no kissing or hugging. the visitor must be tested before entering the home

and they must wear ppe while inside. it's welcome news for many families, but too late for those who've lost loved ones during the pandemic. we have tried everything we possibly can. and what you have to remember is people in our services have very complex health care needs. and so, therefore, our primary duty has always been, through all the guidance we get, to keep them safe and to keep our staff safe. from early march, residents in scottish care homes will be allowed two visitors. in northern ireland and wales, the advice varies between individual homes. scientists say a slow and steady approach is needed. there are some families who haven't seen their loved ones in care homes since march so i really welcome that announcement. i would say we still have to be cautious. let's not forget that the nhs has treated over 100,000 severely ill patients in the last month, and we still have almost 20,000 people in hospital. jill has two siblings and says it's unlikely she'll be

the chosen visitor because she lives the furthest away, but she doesn't mind. it's wonderful that one of us will be able to go in and hold her hand, and that will make a whole difference to us as a whole family. anna collinson, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show. taking on the tuk—tuks in sri lanka. the best thing about driving a tuk—tuk is that you can take in all the gorgeous scenery. climbing for coconuts in kerala. this is tough! and a journey of a lifetime in pakistan. it feels quite serious now. i have not seen ed. i don't know what condition he is in.

hello from greenwich park in london. now, while we all keep dreaming of the travel we will be doing when things return to normal, today we are taking a look back at some of our best trips to south asia. over the years, we have had plenty of adventures there and for me, personally, one of the highlights was a trip to the beautiful country of sri lanka in 2020. 0n the streets of its bustling capital city colombo, the tuk—tuk is king of the road. and with its numbers have jumped eightfold in 15 years, i went there to see what impact it is having on the city and how tourists are now jumping in the driving seat. so there is actually overi million tuk—tuks

here in sri lanka and it definitely shows because these things are everywhere. chuckles. that's a pretty high number for a country ofjust over 20 million people. the prospect of good money has prompted many young people to become a driver here. and it is notjust the pros — driving a rented tuk—tuk is increasingly popular with tourists as well. tourists need a local driving licence to drive a tuk—tuk here, but also some practice. ok, this definitely is not as straightforward as i thought it would be. i think i need some assistance! thushari has been a tuk—tuk driver for four years. female drivers remain a rare sight in sri lanka but times are changing. —— but times are slowly changing.

so stay in neutral before i got forward? got you. so the horn is my friend? friend, yes. all right. so they are your top tips. i think i am ready for the road. thank you. thanks, madam. you really feel the lack of suspension. and there are so many potholes here. once you reach that level of comfort with driving, the best thing about driving a tuk—tuk is that you can take in all the gorgeous scenery and 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 levels recommended by the world health organization. ten years ago, the government banned the import of the most polluting rickshaws, the 2—stroke engines. but several hundreds of thousands remain on the roads. so the pollution definitely is not as bad as i thought it would be, but it is definitely palpable. in fact, i think ijust ate some. as part of the global fight against climate change, sri lanka has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030. sasiranga de silva won a un award for creating a simple kit which converts petrol tuk—tuk engines to electric. as you can see, sri lanka is a beautiful country. yes, it is. but recently we noticed the pollution levels are going and so the level of diseases are going high

there so i thought, you know, as an engineer, i would do my best to contribute to bringing emissions down in sri lanka. what do you think it would take to get your conversion kit up and running, you know, produced on a mass scale? because it is quite high and tuk—tuk is a low—cost product, so the conversion price has to be as low as possible for the drivers to afford it. so i have been doing so many research so i can downsize the battery, so that will reduce the cost. yeah. the issue of affordability will decide whether electric tuk—tuks are ever developed on a mass scale. but who knows? the spirit of innovation and a smattering of political will may be just enough to clear the air in colombo. definitely fun but one thing i will be happy to leave to the professionals in the future. and that might also be what henry was thinking back

in 2016 in india's coastal state of kerala, when he got to find out the hard wayjust what goes into picking coconuts — something still done there mostly by hand. that was unbelievable! you are so strong! that was so good! how high is this? 30 metres. and he did it like it was a sunday stroll. he's been doing it 30 years, this one. he's 52 years old. 52 years old. so you are half, pretty much, or more of my age so i should be able to do this quicker than you, but i don't think that will be the case. how many coconuts does he normally collect a day? a0 coconuts a day. some homestays in kerala are now teaching tourists the art of coconut tree climbing, so let's see if i am up to the challenge. laughs.

i want to hoist myself up, but my arms, theyjust will not obey. street, straight. —— straight, straight. i think i am going to rip my pants! this is tough. the numbers of climbers like prasalan have fallen dramatically as the younger generation have gradually moved away from manual jobs. very strong, indeed! it is a bit of a marathon. you need to think of it as a marathon. you have about 20 good metres to climb and if you run out of strength halfway, it will not be pretty. oh, i think that is it for me! pants. how does he do it?! my feet, i tell you, i think it is because i have soft — soft everything. i am a wimp. you are much stronger than i am. the coconut industry is worth

billions of dollars, so the decline of manual climbers has called for modernisation of sorts. that looks so much easier than what i was doing. the state government has tried everything from competitions to prize money to find a machine that can entice people back into the job. this one, invented by a local farmer, has proved relatively simple to operate. just right there? right. 0k. left there and here? 0k. on my way up. it is definitely a lot easier. i may have spoken too soon. it is a lot tougher than it looks. do the right one and the left one then just relax.

you have got a lot less stress on your toes and your hands themselves, but getting this motion right is... just makes me a little nervous, so... woo! ah! it does make it a little bit easier, i must say. but i would like to put it to the test. the old method versus the new one. what do you think? we try it? all right. over here, we have the traditional coconut tree climbers that are going to be using their ropes that they have around their legs and whatnot. on this side, we have the mechanically assisted. and we're going to find out who is fastest. so, three, two, one, go!

they are pretty much neck and neck at the moment. actually, mechanically assisted are going a little bit faster. actually, he has caught up on the time, he has caught up on the time! there we go. and they are switching. up, up, up, up! he is not tired. he is doing well. yeah! applause. coconuts for you! to the winners go the spoils! is it good? how does victory taste, boys? henry in southern india, back in 2016.

now, we're heading to pakistan where, two years ago, we heard from two adventurers who had been to the country's of the country in a whole new way. and it was quite the journey. i am john rider. and i'm edmund le brun. and in 2018, we set out to raft down the length of the hunza valley in northern pakistan and as far as we can tell, nobody�*s done this before. the river passes through a really interesting part of pakistan, right up near the border of china. it is a very ancient trade corridor that passes north to south, the old silk road. a combination of mountains, people, history, culture. it is a fascinating place. the trouble with rafting

a river for the first time is that you really have to scout every hundred metres because you really don't know what's around the corner. there were many moments going down the river where we encountered sections that we knew that we couldn't navigate. we actually found out that they were too difficult to raft the hard way. that was quite scary, actually. once it's upturned, there was nothing for him to catch hold of. i lost my raft, just pfft! went all the way downriver, sped away. been tipped out of the boat. and the weird — current — the currents are doing really weird things. ok, i'm going to go chase it. soon as i set off injohn�*s raft in pursuit of my own, i realised that that was a bad decision. the water was getting

rougher and, sure enough, i hit a corner... 0h! ..losing the second raft. so i managed to swim to the bank and suddenly assess the situation and there we are, northern pakistan, and we have lost both our rafts, all our bags. i then didn't know wherejohn was. ok, this feels quite serious now. i haven't seen ed for almost 2.5 hours. i don't know what condition he is in. so i've just got to the road. i've got — what's your name again? azerdine. is helping me. but there's no sign ofjohn.

people often assume that, you know, we felt was a security concern there? and actually, security was the furthest things from our mind. the key is always doing research before you go because some areas are incredibly dangerous and just five kilometres away, it is completely safe. so after i'd lost my raft, i did not find john for five hours. yeah, a very tired john on the other side of the river. we found the rafts eventually. it took us — i think it was about four days in total. everyone we spoke to offered — offered to walk up and down the river or offered their car. it was really quite overwhelming, the amount of generosity that we received. but what the rafts did give us was the sense of adventure and through that, we actually uncovered a side to pakistan which we really never see on the news. what an experience!

now, still to come on the programme — ade tries his hands at conservation in the maldives. and rajan tests out his aim in india. get out the way, everyone. here we go. wow! now we're getting there! now, backjust before the pandemic last year, ade went to visit the stunning maldives. officially the lowest nation on earth, its beautiful beaches are constantly under threat from climate change and the effects from tourism. ade went there to find out

what the local people, and some tourists, are doing to protect the natural world there. coral reefs do notjust look great in holiday photos, they also contain more biodiversity than any other ecosystem on the planet, so it is essential that they don't disappear. even though they cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, they are home to over a quarter of all the world's fish species. so here in the maldives, there is an ongoing programme to restock damaged reefs. so actually, coral is an animal. an animal? exactly. not a plant? no, actually its related to jellyfish and anemones in the oceans. so what we have — what we see here is a colony. it's many individuals called polyps, that they live all together and they help each other to build this skeleton. what we actually do, we pick up some corals that

are broken, because of any reason, and they are on the sand, so they will die because they will covered with sand. so what we will do is just keep this healthy part from the coral and put them back on our nursery. 0ur nursery is around 5—6m depth and with a sandy bottom, the best method is to use these ropes, hanging on metalframes. ok, i want to try to attach a piece then. so let's see. i will put it through here. hold, like this, and then fasten it? yep, as much as you can, so it will not fall. this mustjust take hours to do. well, no, actually the process is quite fast. and actually, we need to do it faster as well, because they need to be underwater. so basically, what you are doing here is replicating nature? exactly, we just help to make this progress faster. so not mother nature, sandra nature! exactly! it is heartening to know that tourists are engaging with these

conservation projects. and even if i never come back here again, it is good to know i have left a mark — hopefully in a positive way. wow, you're looking like a proper action woman, sandra. you're ready to go? yeah, everything is ready now. cool so what are you going to do, exactly? now i am bringing this rope onto the nursery. i will attach it over there and it is perfect conditions for them to grow properly, so we don't need to do much more. cool and i've noticed it says bbc travel show. yes, this will be your baby corals, your effort to help the maldives. let's go for it. what a beautiful place! finally, we are heading back to india where in 2017, rajan went to shillong in meghalaya to try his hand

at a traditional local sport and see if he could hit the target. this is called teer, derived from the hindu word for �*arrow�*. a target is mounted and 50 archers have just a few minutes to hit it as many times as possible. the significance of the sport dates back to the early 1800s when khasi warriors defended their homelands not with guns or swords, but with bows and arrows. i am aiming for the target, obviously, which is, which one of them? the small one. now, why is it going to the ground like that? show me. get out the way, everyone. here we go.

don't move! wow! now we are getting there! spectators get involved by taking bets on the number of arrows that hit the target. and crucially, it is only the last two numbers of the total score that matter. meghalaya became one of the few states to legalise gambling in 1982. people here are very superstitious? they'll dream about their dead family, a dog, a cat, and they will try to make it into numbers. so i have 200 rupees of my hard—earned money here. i want to go and gamble. can you show me how to do it? yeah. come on then. so let's go to one of these counters. namaste, hello.

hello to you, sir. i want to gamble on a lucky number, yeah? yeah. two digits, lucky number. i want to go for 39. 39? yeah. and i'm going to put... 100. ..100 rupees on 39. can you fix it so i win? all chuckle. it depends on your fortune number. it depends on my fortune? i had a dream last night. you can dream anything. that a strange dog walked past me and that dog had the number 39 on it. is it the kind of dreams people have? 0h, who knows. it's a tense moment as the numbers are counted... 310, 320... ..and my dream turns out to be a shaggy dog story. seven... 97 was the result.

still, two of my lucky numbers — nine and seven. rajan in india, back in 2017. well, that's all for this week, but here's what's coming up next week. mike is off the coast of tanzania, exploring a coral reef that scientists say could be a game—changer for some endangered species. underwater was a magnificent. it was like a fantasy movie. do join us for that if you can. but for now, keep safe and keep inspired by following us in all the usual places on social media. so from me and the rest of the team here in london, it's goodbye.

hello there. the very mild south—westerly winds which we've had during the start of this weekend have also brought a lot of rainfall across some western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and western scotland. levels running very high. and as a consequence from all the recent rain, the number of flood warnings has increased. but the good news is for part two of the weekend, it looks a bit drier across the board. we should see quite a bit of sunshine around. it's going to stay mild, but there will still be some rain around but not as much as what we had on saturday. now, the rain will be courtesy of this weather front, which will start out across more southern and eastern parts of england. low pressure to the north—west of the uk will bring fairly

breezy conditions to northern ireland and scotland, where we'll start off for sunday with a few showers here. cloudier skies with outbreaks of mainly light and patchy rain across the south east will slowly work their way westwards. so, by the time we push on into the afternoon, parts of the north and west midlands, into wales and the south west could see some heavier rain, but not as heavy as what we had on saturday. and it'll be brighter into the afternoon across the south east, where it'll be very mild, but even mild further north and west, too. now, through sunday night, that weather front persists across much of england and wales. that's going to bring cloud, outbreaks of rain, some of it could pep up to be heavy again across wales and the south west, so we'll have to just watch that. across the south east, it'll be drier, and drier across the north west. a bit cooler here, but much milder for england and wales to start monday morning. we still have that weather front lingering across parts of england and wales,

but through the day, it'll start to push northwards and eastwards and begin to fizzle out. so conditions will improve here. one or two showers across the north west of scotland, but otherwise a good deal of bright and sunny weather around. a little bit cooler, you'll notice, across the north and the west, but very mild again across the midlands and the south and east. now, as we head on into tuesday, we see a new area of low pressure push in off the atlantic. that's going to bring renewed weatherfronts with more rain, stronger winds here as well. but it'll also be drawing up some extremely mild air off the near continent around the middle part of the week, certainly for england and wales. and that really will be noticeable around the middle part of the week. i showed you 17—18 degrees possible in the south east.

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