religious communities to join together in a journey towards peace. his call comes at the start of the first—ever papal visit to the country where he's also called for an end to violence and extremism. the un's special envoy on myanmar has told the security council that democracy must be restored to the country. christine schraner said anti—coup demonstrators were beginning to lose faith in the united nations. protests against last month's military takeover have been met by an increasingly violent response by the military and security forces. the head of the world health organization says there must be no let—up in the fight against covid—19 — he warns there could be further waves of the disease. dr tedros ghebreyesus said it was a mistake to think that falling death rates in some countries meant the worst was over.

green spaces are known to improve health and wellbeing, and for many people gardens have been a real help during the pandemic. and it seems the uk is getting greener. the royal horticultural society says a0 square miles of trees, flowers and grass has been created across the uk over the last five years. tim muffett reports. the garden got me through what has been a challenging three years. has been a challenging three ears. w , years. the acts were far-reaching. - years. the acts were - far-reaching. four weeks ago, but —— the front garden was in really bad shape. at the same time, my mum was diagnosed with cancer so we had a pretty rough time as a family. being able to go outside and just make everything a little bit better, it was one of the things i could do at that time. the uk's

front gardens are getting greener, according to the royal horticultural society. its research suggests that plant cover has increased by almost 40 cover has increased by almost a0 square miles over the past five years. it 40 square miles over the past five yew-— five years. it has been really lovely seeing _ five years. it has been really lovely seeing how— five years. it has been really lovely seeing how people . lovely seeing how people respond to the garden. we are a little street so you see people walking up and down and if someone stops and smiles, then that's yeah, that's very much the reward. in that's yeah, that's very much the reward.— that's yeah, that's very much the reward. ~ ., ., the reward. in woking, another front garden — the reward. in woking, another front garden with _ the reward. in woking, another front garden with plants - front garden with plants instead of paving. ella met when i come home i feel good about arriving at my own door. because it changes every day, you get involved and get interested, what's going on. neighbours stop to talk, so i know more people in my road. petterd 2015, it's bought more than 1 petterd 2015, it's bought more than1 million more front gardens in the uk now contain only greenery, so why the big change? well, in 2008, paving or concreting over a front garden did become more

difficult. since then, you have needed planning permission to do that for an area over five square metres.— do that for an area over five square metres. gardens help our square metres. gardens help your physical _ square metres. gardens help your physical mental - square metres. gardens help your physical mental and - square metres. gardens help l your physical mental and social well—being. with the covid 90 impact, —— covid—19 impact, people are recognising that —— the benefit. es, people are recognising that -- the benefit.— the benefit. a lot of research noes on the benefit. a lot of research goes on here. _ the benefit. a lot of research goes on here. there - the benefit. a lot of research goes on here. there is - the benefit. a lot of research goes on here. there is a - the benefit. a lot of research goes on here. there is a new science centre being built. indie science centre being built. we have science centre being built. - have recently done a study where we put to tony planters and a tree in salford street and a tree in salford street and we measured cortisol which and we measured cortisol which a stress hormone. we found a 6% decrease which is equivalent to eight mindfulness sessions. the new season _ eight mindfulness sessions. the new season is _ new season is approaching and for many, a new sense of optimism. there is a growing appreciation, it seems, for the power of nature.

now on bbc news... our world ischgl has long been known as the eb part of the alps. but last year, this austrian ski resort became part of a different story. —— —— when a critical document i even came people coming in on the last day coughing and spluttering and saying... covid. the authorities were slow to lockdown. with disastrous results. . , . lockdown. with disastrous results. ., , ., , lockdown. with disastrous results. ., , ., results. there was a whiff of the old jaws _ results. there was a whiff of the old jaws film _ results. there was a whiff of the old jaws film and - results. there was a whiff of the old jaws film and the - results. there was a whiff of. the old jaws film and the mayor standing up in front of the tv camera saying there is no shark here. ,. camera saying there is no shark here. , . , . ., camera saying there is no shark here. ,. , ~ ., here. ischgl became known as euro e's here. ischgl became known as europe's ground _ here. ischgl became known as europe's ground zero. - here. ischgl became known as europe's ground zero. more l here. ischgl became known as i europe's ground zero. more than 6000 people believe they were infected here in a matter of days. tourists returning home exported the virus around the world. now, the families of

those affected are demanding justice. their allegation, that local authorities put health over —— put wealth over health, keeping the ski season going, even as the ski season going, even as the virus spread. one year on, what best —— what lessons can be learned? we what best -- what lessons can be learned?— be learned? we are expecting all sorts of— be learned? we are expecting all sorts of different _ be learned? we are expecting all sorts of different viruses. i all sorts of different viruses. this is going to happen again, i can assure you. is this is going to happen again, i can assure you.— i can assure you. is a carefree mass tourism — i can assure you. is a carefree mass tourism as _ i can assure you. is a carefree mass tourism as we _ i can assure you. is a carefree mass tourism as we know - i can assure you. is a carefree mass tourism as we know it . i can assure you. is a carefree j mass tourism as we know it in europe a thing of the past? the ski season in ischgl in early 2020 seemed pretty much perfect. icelandic tourist was

one of the thousands enjoying the slopes. we one of the thousands en'oying the slopesfi one of the thousands en'oying the stepeefi the slopes. we actually had a really good — the slopes. we actually had a really good week. _ the slopes. we actually had a really good week. ischgl- the slopes. we actually had a really good week. ischgl is i the slopes. we actually had a l really good week. ischgl is one of the best rick ski resorts in europe. it has good slopes and good restaurants.— good restaurants. after skiing, he and his _ good restaurants. after skiing, he and his friends _ good restaurants. after skiing, he and his friends grabbed - good restaurants. after skiing, he and his friends grabbed a i he and his friends grabbed a beer at one of ischgl�*s famous apres ski bars. beer at one of ischgl's famous apres ski bars.— apres ski bars. hundreds of theole apres ski bars. hundreds of people just _ apres ski bars. hundreds of people just having - apres ski bars. hundreds of people just having fun, - people just having fun, drinking and peoplejust having fun, drinking and singing. s there were a lot of different people from all over the world coming to ischgl. here, a lot of danish, norwegian. of course a lot of german people are coming. also a lot from that united kingdom. but coming. also a lot from that united kingdom.— united kingdom. but last february. _ united kingdom. but last february, ski _ united kingdom. but last february, ski hire - united kingdom. but last| february, ski hire workers spotted something strange. what spotted something strange. what we started to _ spotted something strange. what we started to notice _ spotted something strange. what we started to notice was - spotted something strange. twist we started to notice was that more and more customers who were bringing their skis back into the ski hire shop mid week and returning them early. it was more of a case of well, this is weird, this is not

normal, why is this? and you think well, mike god, this is a pretty rough flu season. come and check _ pretty rough flu season. come and check this out _ and check this out today, beautiful.— and check this out today, beautiful. �* ., , �* beautiful. but it wasn't the flu, it beautiful. but it wasn't the flu. it was _ beautiful. but it wasn't the flu, it was covid. _ beautiful. but it wasn't the flu, it was covid. the - beautiful. but it wasn't the flu, it was covid. the virus| flu, it was covid. the virus had already been detected in the italian alps and elsewhere in austria. it was now in ischgl. at that time, there was no coronavirus testing in the resort. fourweeks, no coronavirus testing in the resort. four weeks, the authorities he had closed their eyes to the spread of the virus. this man is a leading local businessmen. he owns ischgl's cable car company. his friend arnie was one of

those who became unwell in late february. he those who became unwell in late februa . , ., february. he started feeling well on wednesday. - february. he started feeling well on wednesday. he - february. he started feeling well on wednesday. he had| february. he started feeling . well on wednesday. he had the flu. we were not associating his illness with covid. fin his illness with covid. on their return _ his illness with covid. on their return to _ his illness with covid. on their return to iceland, both he and arnie tested positive. i was not feeling ill or anything, so it was quite a shock because the news from italy wasn't great. a lot of people dying there. so you always think the worst, especially when you get a positive result from covid. iii positive result from covid. in markovic, the results landed on the desk of iceland's chief epidemiologist. four weeks he had been watching the spread of coronavirus from china —— reykjavik.

coronavirus from china -- reykjavik-— coronavirus from china -- re k'avik. . ., , ., ~ reykjavik. we have been working towards this _ reykjavik. we have been working towards this for _ reykjavik. we have been working towards this for many _ reykjavik. we have been working towards this for many years. - reykjavik. we have been working towards this for many years. a i towards this for many years. a pattern began to emerge. he had been on holiday in ischgl because of austria appeared to have a much bigger covid problem that it realised. it was kind of strange to me at the time, officially they were only a few cases reported from the whole country, so something really didn't, didn't match, actually. really didn't, didn't match, actuall . ., really didn't, didn't match, actually-— really didn't, didn't match, actuall. ., ,, ., actually. doctor goodness and rates the alarm _ actually. doctor goodness and rates the alarm and _ actually. doctor goodness and rates the alarm and reported. rates the alarm and reported the covid cases to the european union and sent a direct message to his austrian counterparts. iceland's government then put ischgl in the same travel category as wuhan. it is what happens next that still so hotly contested. the regional government in austria's province now placed a major crisis which would end up costing both lives and money.

for years that they had marketed ischgl as a wood time ski result. —— wood time. many local businesses rely on the skiseason local businesses rely on the ski season for their annual income —— —— good time. covid threatened all that. rather than lock ischgl down, the authorities issued a press release saying the icelandic tourists had probably caught covid on the plane home. i mean, that'sjust total mean, that's just total nonsense. my friend was already sick while we were in ischgl, and there is no way we, that all of us got infected on the flight because we were not all travelling together. then flight because we were not all travelling together. an e-mail sent at the — travelling together. an e-mail sent at the time _ travelling together. an e-mail sent at the time showed - travelling together. an e-mail sent at the time showed that l sent at the time showed that local politicians hoped the plane theory would be enough to get ischgl out of the firing line, as they wrote. the recipient of the e—mail subsequently leaked not denied, was herbert foster.

so, ischgl wasn't shut down, and no warnings were issued to skiers. saturday the seventh of march was change over day. thousands of tourists were going home, thousands more arriving. perfect conditions for a highly contagious virus to spread. british couple david mills and christine harris were amongst the new arrivals. the lace amongst the new arrivals. the place was _ amongst the new arrivals. the place was great, _ amongst the new arrivals. the place was great, it _ amongst the new arrivals. tie: place was great, it was buzzing, it was like on steroids. when we got there we felt whoa, this was so busy, wasn't it?—

felt whoa, this was so busy, wasn't it?- it - felt whoa, this was so busy, wasn't it?- it was - wasn't it? yeah. it was jampacked- _ wasn't it? yeah. it was jampacked. all - wasn't it? yeah. it was jampacked. all of - wasn't it? yeah. it was jampacked. all of the i wasn't it? yeah. it was - jampacked. all of the bars, we went into them, you couldn't get a drink, we walked right around the bar.— get a drink, we walked right around the bar. that evening, the manager— around the bar. that evening, the manager of _ around the bar. that evening, the manager of the bar - the manager of the bar got a phone call. hours before, one of his staff had had a covid test after feeling ill. of his staff had had a covid test afterfeeling ill. i of his staff had had a covid test after feeling ill.- test after feeling ill. i was not watching _ test after feeling ill. i was not watching on _ test after feeling ill. i was not watching on the - test after feeling ill. i was | not watching on the phone test after feeling ill. i was - not watching on the phone and in the evening at about nine or ten o'clock i had about maybe ten o'clock i had about maybe ten phone calls on my phone and i was thinking ok, what is going on?— going on? the test was positive- _ going on? the test was positive. it _ going on? the test was positive. it meant - going on? the test was positive. it meant the i positive. it meant the authorities could no longer put off taking action.— off taking action. yeah, of course it _ off taking action. yeah, of course it was _ off taking action. yeah, of course it was a _ off taking action. yeah, of course it was a shock, - off taking action. yeah, of course it was a shock, we | off taking action. yeah, of - course it was a shock, we were sitting after this information with my colleagues at the bar, talking about the topic and everyone was kind of shocked. the bar closed but only for 2a—hour �*s. they were told they could reopen once they had disinfected the venue and changed over the staff.

meanwhile, all the other bars in ischgl stayed open. the regional government put out another press release, stating the virus was unlikely to spread in bars. their actions had fatal consequences. this woman's partner rudy had gone on holiday to ischgl from germany in march. in the days after he returned home, rudy began to feel ill.

rudy thought he had picked up the flu. that it was covid. —— but it was covid. he was taken to hospital where his condition deteriorated. she was by rudy's side when his life support was turned off.

now she wants justice. she hasjoined a class—action lawsuit on behalf of those who believe they got covid in ischgl, and the relatives of those who died.

that is what petr kolber believes. he is a consumer rights lawyer leading efforts to hold the austrian government to hold the austrian government to account for what happened last year in ischgl, and, he says, to try and prevent anything .itis . it is one of many cases being brought against governments worldwide for the way they have handled the pandemic.

had to be authorities closed a week earlier, after the icelandic tourists fell ill, thousands of people who arrived afterwards might have avoided infection. take myjulie mullenger. —— nigel mallander. i did actually check the foreign office travel advice before going. the foreign office said, you know, it is ok to travel. so i thought, well, why not? i'll go and spend a few days skiing.— few days skiing. the bars in ischtl few days skiing. the bars in ischgl were _ few days skiing. the bars in i ischgl were still wide open for business. it ischgl were still wide open for business. ., , ischgl were still wide open for business. . business. it was chockablock full of people. _ business. it was chockablock full of people. there - business. it was chockablock full of people. there was - business. it was chockablock full of people. there was no | full of people. there was no indication at all that there was any problem in the town, as far as coronavirus was concerned. it was just business as usual.

concerned. it was 'ust business as usual. ._ ., as usual. on friday the 13th of march, as usual. on friday the 13th of march. eight _ as usual. on friday the 13th of march, eight days _ as usual. on friday the 13th of march, eight days after- as usual. on friday the 13th of march, eight days after the i march, eight days after the alarm had been raised by iceland, austria's chancellor, sebastian kurz, suddenly decided to bypass the local authorities in tirol and take action himself. he announced that tourists have just one hour to leave ischgl. anyone left in the resort would be put in quarantine. what followed was utter chaos. i got a hone followed was utter chaos. i got a phone call— followed was utter chaos. i got a phone call about _ followed was utter chaos. i got a phone call about two - a phone call about two o'clock in the afternoon from the young lady at my hotel, and she said, you must get back here. you must leave the valley. the valley is being put into quarantine. so you must get back you up and leave. —— back

here and leave. and i thought, well, that's normal. i here and leave. and i thought, well, that's normal.— well, that's normal. i was walking — well, that's normal. i was walking back _ well, that's normal. i was walking back towards - well, that's normal. i was walking back towards the | well, that's normal. i was - walking back towards the shop. a friend — walking back towards the shop. a friend of mine came screeching up in his car, it was — screeching up in his car, it was like _ screeching up in his car, it was like a _ screeching up in his car, it was like a diehard bruce willis handbrake turn, almost. "they are closing _ handbrake turn, almost. "they are closing the whole valley in an hour, — are closing the whole valley in an hour, if— are closing the whole valley in an hour, if you don't get out now, — an hour, if you don't get out now. you _ an hour, if you don't get out now, you are not getting out at all, we _ now, you are not getting out at all, we need to get out, mate". through everything in a suitcase... _ through everything in a suitcase. . .— through everything in a suitcase... and it literally was throwing _ suitcase... and it literally was throwing everything i suitcase... and it literally i was throwing everything and a suitcase for you. and everybody was like, what's happening, what's going on? 50 was like, what's happening, what's going on?— was like, what's happening, what's going on? so you imagine theole what's going on? so you imagine people screaming _ what's going on? so you imagine people screaming off— what's going on? so you imagine people screaming off in - what's going on? so you imagine people screaming off in their i people screaming off in their cars. — people screaming off in their cars. like. _ people screaming off in their cars, like, driving out crowds, and _ cars, like, driving out crowds, and just— cars, like, driving out crowds, and just going for the main road — and just going for the main road. and that was the thing that— road. and that was the thing that got— road. and that was the thing that got me, i thought, my god, people _ that got me, i thought, my god, people are — that got me, i thought, my god, people are seriously panicking now — people are seriously panicking now. they are seriously frightened. and then i had the whole — frightened. and then i had the whole chaos of the shop, people coming — whole chaos of the shop, people coming in. — whole chaos of the shop, people coming in, didn't want to wait, they— coming in, didn't want to wait, they were— coming in, didn't want to wait, they were just chucking their skis. — they were just chucking their skis. one _ they were just chucking their skis, one after the other, into the shop _ skis, one after the other, into the shop. didn't care what was happening. chucking their boots

in, chucking their skis. we had 200 _ in, chucking their skis. we had 200 skis— in, chucking their skis. we had 200 skis also coming back that day, so i had no idea what was going — day, so i had no idea what was going on _ day, so i had no idea what was going on i_ day, so i had no idea what was going on. i even got people on that last — going on. i even got people on that last day coming in, like, coughing _ that last day coming in, like, coughing and spluttering, and saying — coughing and spluttering, and saying "covid". it coughing and spluttering, and saying "covid'-— saying "covid". it wasn't 'ust the tourists i saying "covid". it wasn't 'ust the tourists who i saying "covid". it wasn't 'ust the tourists who are i saying "covid". it wasn'tjust i the tourists who are blindsided by the announcement. gunter was on the local covid management board. tourists packed onto buses and coaches. police roadblocks were set up to was leaving. but with

no proper procedures in place, these checks lead to huge delays. it these checks lead to huge dela s. ., ., ~' these checks lead to huge dela s. ., delays. it took from five o'clock _ delays. it took from five o'clock till, _ delays. it took from five o'clock till, though, i delays. it took from five l o'clock till, though, about midnight, wasn't it? it was about a seven hour coach trip. we wandered coach, it crawled down the mountain. it is absolutely _ down the mountain. it is absolutely guaranteed . down the mountain. it is absolutely guaranteed that anybody that wasn't in fact did with— anybody that wasn't in fact did with the — anybody that wasn't in fact did with the virus when they left ischgl — with the virus when they left ischgl was probably absolutely drenched in it by the time they .ot drenched in it by the time they got down — drenched in it by the time they got down in the valley. the botched evacuation - got down in the valley. ti;e: botched evacuation was the got down in the valley. ti9 botched evacuation was the last in a string of costly mistakes by the austrian authorities, local and national. it is thought that skiers returning home from school and surrounding resorts exported covid to as many as a5 countries, as far—flung as brazil and australia. more than 6000 people believe they were infected, and at least 16 people died. within a week of

getting back to britain, david, christine and nigel all had covid. nigel was taken to hospital. covid. nigel was taken to hospital-— hospital. the girls were standing _ hospital. the girls were standing in _ hospital. the girls were standing in the - hospital. the girls were | standing in the hallway. hospital. the girls were i standing in the hallway. and there was, there was a real feeling, in my own mind, i thought, i don't... feeling, in my own mind, i thought, idon't... i'm feeling, in my own mind, i thought, i don't... i'm walking out of my house now, and... i, you know, didn't know whether i'd be coming back on my feet or in a box. i'd be coming back on my feet or in a boot-— or in a box. one year on, many of those caught _ of those caught up in the scarring events are still searching for answers. an independent enquiry details what it called momentous miscalculations on how the local authorities dealt with the virus at the time. some of those involved now face a criminal investigation.

so did the authorities intentionally put wealth over health? . . intentionally put wealth over health? :, , ., . ~ intentionally put wealth over health? :, , ., . ,, :, health? the apparent lack of common sense _ health? the apparent lack of common sense and - health? the apparent lack of common sense and how- health? the apparent lack of| common sense and how they health? the apparent lack of- common sense and how they went about doing what they did, there was a whiff of the old jaws film and the mayor of amity island standing up in front of the tv cameras saying, there is no sharkey. —— no sharkey here. this is vigorously denied by the authorities in ischgl and the wider tyrol region.

.is . is clear on where she thinks responsibility lies. the global tourism industry has already lost more than $1 trillion so far as a result of the pandemic. in europe, austria has been one of the countries hardest hit. ischgl now lies deserted, but some here believe better times will soon return. even after this pandemic ends,

will travel and tourism ever return to what we once thought was normal?— return to what we once thought was normal? tourism and travel of theole was normal? tourism and travel of people from _ was normal? tourism and travel of people from one _ was normal? tourism and travel of people from one place - was normal? tourism and travel of people from one place to i of people from one place to another has been very open, and easy, within europe. and in my mind, that's probably played a big role. and the free movement of people from one area to another is going to be probably much more restrictive, i would think. from here we need to be expect in all kinds of different viruses. this is going to happen again, i can assure you. if going to happen again, i can assure you-— going to happen again, i can assure you. if it does happen atain, assure you. if it does happen again. europe _ assure you. if it does happen again, europe will— assure you. if it does happen again, europe will need i assure you. if it does happen again, europe will need to i assure you. if it does happen i again, europe will need to have again, europe will need to have a strategy, and a better early warning system in place. otherwise the risk is more pain and more grief.

the human tragedy of ischgl highlights dilemmas posed by covid to governments the world over. one year on, many of us are still left wondering, if calamity strikes again, can we now trust those empowered to tough decisions fast and put our welfare first? hello. last weekend was a mainly dry weekend across the uk with high pressure in control, and this weekend will be the same. but there is a significant difference between weekends — that word there, cold.

a very different feel to things. spring in the air last weekend — 15 celsius in the sunshine. this weekend, with only a few sunny spells around, well, it's closer to 7 degrees. and it feels like winter's still got a bit of life left in it. but it is high pressure across us, so it is going to be mainly dry. just this one weak weather front will deliver a bit of rain into parts of scotland, especially the further north you are. there is milder air out in the atlantic. it will come our way in the week ahead — but that's not the only change coming, as i'll show you in a moment. this is how saturday begins. temperatures well below freezing. in the coldest parts, a widespread frost to start the day. some mist and fog patches around. there's the chance of catching a shower along the north sea coast, maybe around the thames estuary early on. they'll fade, showers come into the western isles, far north of mainland scotland and one or two into the northern isles. elsewhere, variable cloud, some sunny spells and temperatures only around that 7 celsius mark. on into saturday night, then, we'll keep a few areas of cloud but also some clear spells. the rain becoming a little bit more widespread across northern scotland with some heavier bursts around here keeping the temperature up,

whereas elsewhere, if you're clear for any period of time, your temperature will drop below freezing and there will be another frost on sunday morning. still in scotland on sunday, towards the north and north—west, some outbreaks of rain. elsewhere, well, again, it's the sort of day where if you start sunny, you're likely to cloud over. if you start with cloud, you'll eventually see a few sunny spells. a little less cold in scotland and northern ireland. and then on monday, it is again scotland most likely to see a few outbreaks of rain, but the odd spot in parts of northern england and northern ireland can't be ruled out. to the south, after a frosty start, still a fair amount of cloud around, maybe a few early mist and fog patches, but significant weather changes on the way into midweek. goodbye, high pressure. hello, low pressure. and that does mean a change to, yes, slightly milder weather coming our way, but some potentially disruptive wet and windy

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