on covid vaccines. the move would make it easier for more companies to produce vaccines, making them more widely available for developing countries. the world health organization calls it "a monumental moment" in the fight against covid—19. donald trump's ban from facebook and instagram has been upheld by facebook�*s oversight board. the social media giant ruled the outgoing president had broken its standards and rules by appearing to sympathise with the capitol building attackers, while continuing to falsely insist he won the election. the uk is sending two royal navy patrol vessels to the island ofjersey — to monitor the situation in the english channel — after the french government threatened to cut off power supplies to the channel island, the probation officer

who was in charge of the man who carried out the fatal attacks at fishmongers�* hall in london has told an inquest that he had no indication he was being deceived by usman khan. but he admitted there had been some prison intelligence that khan might return to �*his old ways�*. daniel sandford has more. the disastrous consequences of allowing a recently released, high—risk convicted terrorist travel alone to london. the battle on london bridge, with usman khan, who had just stabbed two people to death. saskia jones and jack merritt had been involved with learning together, a prison education organisation whose events khan had been attending. khan had been a difficult prisoner, involved in violence against other inmates and radicalisation. he had improved his behaviour but there was intelligence suggesting that he might go back to his old ways. the inquests into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merritt have heard that it was usman khan's probation officer, ken skelton, who authorised his trip to the learning together event.

but today, he insisted that he didn't make that decision alone. he said that a mapper panel, a panel of experts responsible for public protection, had backed the decision. ken skelton told the jury that although there is no written record of the mapper experts positively agreeing to the trip, they had been aware of it and had not objected. "they must have said he can go," he explained, "that decision would not have been made alone by me." either way, khan did travelm by himself, on a train to the capital, despite what saskia jones�*s family's lawyer said today was a remarkable number of red flags waving. daniel sandford, bbc news. now on bbc news: the travel show. coming up on the show — getting up close to an american icon in new york. now for the the piece de resistance. the original torch.

wow! cooking up a michelin star takeaway in singapore. so this is the chef extraordinaire, hawker—chan. and i'm on the hunt for london's fast—disappearing red phone boxes. if you say "london", it is the telephone — it's the red telephone box. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, still here at home in london. but as you can see, some things are starting to return to normal and fingers crossed we will be back out on the road sometime soon. until then, this week, let's take a look at some

of our favourite trips to the world's most vibrant cities here on the show. well, new york is always one of our favourite attractions. maybe it's the sheer noise, bustle and knowledge that, under normal circumstances, it really does feel like the city that never sleeps. and back in 2019, lucy was lucky enough to be given a behind—the—scenes look at one of the city's newest and perhaps most iconic attractions. i was up at 5am to catch the staff ferry — the very first boat of the day to leave for liberty island, hours before the arrival of the public. wow!

i've never seen the statute this close before. definitely worth the ungodly wake—up call. until recently, visitors that wanted to learn more about the statue�*s history were directed to an exhibit in its base. but the space was so limited, only a few people actually got to see it. that's all set to change with the opening of the new museum. the museum takes people all the way back to the statue�*s creation. it was designed by frederic august bartholdi, who built it in his paris workshop. the statue marked 100 years since the declaration of independence and the historic alliance between america and france.

in 1885, it was shipped in 350 individual pieces over to new york, where it was reassembled and unveiled to the american public the next year. now for the the piece de resistance, the original torch. the torch! the original torch! wow! it stood up there from 1886 until 1984. the original torch had been changed from bartholdi's design to include a glass—paneled flame that could be lit up night. in the 1980s, it was removed and replaced during a massive restoration of the statue. talk to me about how difficult it was to get the torch in here. well, it — i didn't have to do it! both chuckle. but it was a — it was quite a task. yeah. people worked for about two weeks from 3:00 in the afternoon till 3:00 at night and they had this carrier that they laid — they laid the face on its back, and then put the torch on it.

we had not put in all the glass here so that it could lift quite nicely into its position, and it all worked quite well. and here it is! martin and his team have been in charge of conserving the torch and cleaning it up. well, today is the last day. it's sort of the clean down from the top down and so, as they're finishing up the lighting fixtures inside, myjob is then the final clean down of everything that falls down. you're one of the last people who get to be here before it's off... i do feel very honoured. yeah. it's so iconic and — and you think about its history and how it stood for freedom and for liberty to people all over the world, it really

is a remarkable piece of work. lucy getting a close—up look at lady liberty back in 2019. now, for many travellers, one of the benefits of exploring the world is getting the chance to try all sorts of local cuisine. back in 2016, henry visited singapore to meet a man whose street food earned him a michelin star. this is singapore's largest hawker markets in the heart of chinatown, and it's rampacked with stalls selling traditional dishes. one stall in particular is causing quite a stir. this queue is absolutely humongous, full of all sorts of people from singapore, from around the world, there's a lot of tourists here. and you'd imagine it for some sort of concert but in fact, it's for that hawker stall over there.

it's one of two recipients here in singapore who actually achieved a michelin star, so i'm going to meet the chef. hawker chan! hi! so this is the chef extraordinaire hawker chan, and he's been doing this for over 30 years, right? yeah. tiga puluh tahun? yeah. wow! the stall has become famous for serving the world's cheapest michelin starred meal. we're a well—oiled machine here, but i'm feeling the pressure. so one, one sauce here? one portion costs less than us$2. but the waits can be up to three hours. 0h! so the rice! it's boiling. that was pretty good!

it's hoped the star award might mean more young people consider a career in the street markets. hawker expert dr tay explans how there are fears the tradition might die out. most of the hawkers, they want — they don't their kids to do what they're doing because it's — it's hard work, it's hot, long hours, and if you sell any of the hawker food for more than $3 or $4, people will start to question. so three or four bucks! we have to change the perception of hawker food as being cheap. wow, so this is like a full one—woman operation then? oh, it'sjust me in the morning, yeah. just you in the morning? just me in the morning. the places like this will actually encourage more youngsters to actually start

a business in maybe a little bit better environment. it's not a traditional hawker centre, it is more rowdy. like, i invent my logo to suit this place because it is more like hipster area. it's still hot and hard work, but it's hoped these new, more contemporary surroundings will encourage the next generation of singaporeans to keep creating some of the best street food in the world. henry there helping, hopefully not hindering, hawker chan to keep his michelin star, back in 2016. well, do stay with us, because coming up on the show — wejump on board a magical bus in karachi. i'll just say that there's just so much more to karachi than we know.

and i go in search of london's disappearing red phone boxes. so don't go away. now, karachi is pakistan's biggest city and almost 50 million people call it home. but it has had something of a reputation for not being the easiest, or may be safest place for tourists to explore. but back in 2017 ben zand went there to meet a group of people working to change that. i want to get a taste of karachi, and when you think of a tour you usually think of a friendly tour guide, some foreigners, a casual stroll around the city. but in karachi it is much different. it is done on one of these things. this is the super savari express. in a city linked more

with bombs and guns than tourist trips, the super savari seems a safe choice. but this is a unique kind of tour bus, created to change the image of karachi not only locally but also around the world. main aim — to help karachi's population reconnect with their city, and help the rich meet the city's poorest members. in its early days, each tour will come with an armed guard, but as the situation has improved, it is nowjust this big, beautiful bus. i love this bus, it's incredible. don't we all? what is the history of it? you see them everywhere in karachi. well, you know, the concept works on the lines of this actually being a representation of the brides of the guys who drive them. obviously, you can climb on the roof, and who doesn't want to climb on the roof of a bus? why do you think a city like karachi needs something like this? there has been a disconnect between educated classes in karachi and the general population. and do you do this because you think karachi is misrepresented and it has a reputation it doesn't deserve? i will just say that there is so much more to karachi

than we know. there is something special about this mosque that i have to show you. the tour takes visitors around the city in an attempt to show its diversity. you visit mosques, hindu temples, churches, karachi's version of the big ben, and then it is time for food. sorry. i'm going to ruin your tea party. what is this? this guy says traditional pakistani breakfast. yes, a traditional pakistani breakfast is essentially you get chai and a type of an omelette, essentially most things in pakistan are made spicy, so the same with omelettes. i have noticed, my stomach noticed that a few days ago. you dip some of that in chai. you actually dip it in the tea? yeah. i am just ruining your tea. i have got soggy pieces of dough in your tea.

our next stop. so this is lyari, widely regarded as the most dangerous area of karachi. so here in lyari there is only one sport people care about, and that is football. there's over 175 registered clubs, and that's because these guys, like everybody else, absolutely love it. anywhere you look you see man united tops, real madrid tops and hopefully some liverpool tops, and i am here to find out a bit more about why that is the case. this is our lyari centre, in lyari, a centre of excellence, where we have approximately 100 kids that come across to train four or five times a week. we give them free football coaching, we give them life skills, sessions on top of it. so i have been asked to have a game with these kids, who look pretty good.

because i am wearing a liverpool top, everybody thinks i play for liverpool. a huge crowd has gathered. yeah, look forward to me embarrassing myself in front of everybody. here we go. after eyeing up the opposition, we began. sand and heat, it is not a good combination. soon, though, we were losing by two goals. me and my new friend michelle realised it was our moment and, after generously being awarded a free kick, i curled it into the corner. then two penalties later, we had won the game. after celebrating with my team, adequately named benjamin's liverpool warriors, i spoke to michelle about football here. she runs the local women's team and is trying to get more women involved in football and, amazingly enough, it turned out i had just witnessed herfirst ever game on this pitch. you were a little bit nervous about playing because you are like the only girl here. is this the first time you have played here? it is the first time i have

played here without any other girls, and if you were to look around, and there's a game going on there, and there's an academy here, i think i am the only female in this stadium right now. sometimes we go into an area where the culture is just extremely male—dominated, and they don't want females to play. there are a hundred boys and 35 girls. two years ago, there were zero. and football has picked up in areas that have been otherwise neglected. these guys often have to come up with their own recreation, solving their own problems, and football is kind of inherent to the game, solving your own problems. 0h! ben there on—board what must be one of the world's most colourful tour buses back in 2017. if you cast your mind back to a time when travel wasn't quite as difficult as it is now, there was still

the eternal dilemma, what to do with a lengthy airport layover? well, we set ade the challenge back in 2017, how much could he fit into a six hour stopover in rome? so, you find yourself stuck here at leonardo da vinci—fiumicino airport. this is one of the largest in italy and it is the essential hub for its national airline. unfortunately, rome is ranked as one of the most delayed airports in the world. so you're probably going to find yourself with a bit of time in your hands. i've decided to make it a bit more interesting and set myself a challenge to see rome in under six hours. hello! how are you? nice to meet you. bongiorno. where are we going first? i've chosen a bespoke tour and specifically requested five sites to visit during my whistlestop tour.

i want to see the colosseum, the circus maximus, the palatine hill, the mouth of truth, and of course the trevi fountain. my first proper stop here is to go and see the circus maximus. older than the colosseum, and with a capacity of hundreds of thousands of people, it was at the heart of rome's lavish and brutal public entertainment — the gladiators, to you and me. this was the place for the spectators, the excavation over there. the spectators sat all around. and resting just above the site is the palatine hill, which is one of the most ancient parts of the city. next stop is a little hidden gem. it is the mouth of truth.

if you're a liar, and you put your hand inside the mouth, your hand will be cut. every time i see the trevi fountain it always takes my breath away because it's so beautiful. and i'd say this is definitely one of the most must—see monuments in rome. one of the downsides of a tour like this is that there is no real time to stop and really enjoy the sights, because of the tight schedule. but they give you a great taste of what's on offer. who knows? maybe one day i'll be back to explore rome at a more leisurely pace. ade their cramming in the ancient roman sites

back in 2017. to finish off this week we are in my adopted home town of london, famous of course for its white red buses and until relatively recently, its red phone boxes. but since the arrival of these things, fewer and fewer people have been using the public phones. so back in 2019, i reported on a programme to remove those iconic red boxes from london's streets. after all, it is only tourists that would miss them, right? the red phone box is synonymous with london. when they were first introduced in the 1920s, they gave many poorer londoners access to the phone for the very first time, and after countless appearances in films, tv shows and music videos, they became something of an icon both here and around the world. you say london, it is the red telephone box. the first thing that comes into my mind when i think of britain, was either the queen or the red phone booth.

although as more people got access to their own phone at home, the numbers of actual calls being made from them dropped. now, i can remember when i first came here 20 years ago, using a phone box was a really big event, it was like, "i have arrived in london." and i probably took several dozen selfies in one of these things. these days it is just clear it isn't being used much. and frankly it isn't the nicest place to be. the smell is not ideal, either. i might get out of here. even though a lot of these phone boxes aren't in the best shape now, there is a group of londoners who still take pride in them, and the postcard image they portray. i thinkjust because phone boxes are british icons, for them to look scruffy in the photos that are going back around the world with tourists after their holidays, i didn't like that idea. so i thought, why not clean them up?

it's only polite. seeing one in a completely sorry state was almost like seeing an elderly relative in distress or something. we like to help emily, we think it is a worthy cause and we are loyal fans. it looks nice when they are all scrubbed up. emily and her band of volunteers regularly spend their spare time sprucing up phone boxes like these for sightseers. but it looks like even their valiant efforts might not be enough to save them. they are difficult to keep clean, and they're not very easy for people with disabilities to use, and we are obliged to have a quite high percentage of payphones which can be used by people with disabilities. so the question is, what's going to happen to the old red phone boxes we've all

come to know and love? some have been put up for sale, and some are being offered to local communities to turn into things like public libraries. others are already being rented out to businesses who see the beauty in keeping things small — like fouad, who now repairs phones inside a phone box. i am not claustrophobic at all. if you work in an iconic place you are iconic too. other businesses that have cropped up include cafes, coffee bars, and souvenir shops, all crammed inside a square metre of floor space. if you think of all the conversations these four walls must have overheard, declarations of love, cries of emergency or whispers of espionage. these walls have heard it all, every type of conversation. and i think it is sad to see they are now empty. sadly that is all we have got time for on this week's

programme but i hope we have given you enough inspiration to keep going until we can all travel again. coming up next week: it is the turn of technology in the final part of our series in which ade looks at some of the issues to shape travel as we get back out on the road. so dojoin us then if you can. in the meantime you can catch up with more of our recent programmes on bbc iplayer and we are on social media in all the usual places. until next time from me and all the travel show team, it's goodbye.

hello there. the weather is set to change a bit this weekend as the wind direction changes. at the moment, though, we've still got that cool northerly airflow and that means more showers, heavy showers again during thursday. certainly a dramatic day on wednesday, lots of downpours, hail and some thunder in there as well. a lot of those showers have faded away, so we've got a cold start. may be a frosty start in places on thursday morning. not as cold in the southwest where there is more cloud moving in. that's going to bring a bit of rain and drizzle that will run its way along the south coast through the english channel for a while. but could be a bit snowy to start with in scotland. snow levels will tend to rise, but these heavy showers will move across scotland into northern england. fewer showers for northern ireland, while some may see some sharp showers in the southeast corner of england for a while, there should be fewer showers through the midlands, wales and southern england. temperatures still only 9—12 degrees. another chilly feeling day despite some sunshine. as we head into the evening we will see those showers continuing to move their way southwards, fading away for most inland areas overnight. that means temperatures are going to fall away. it's going to be another cold night. there is a risk of a frost, but may not be quite

as cold by friday morning. plenty of sunshine to start the day. we will see the cloud developing, and a few showers breaking out as we head into the afternoon. most of those heavier and perhaps thundery showers with hail confined to eastern scotland and some eastern parts of england, turning drier further west. temperatures should be a little bit higher on friday, but still no better than 1a, maybe 15 degrees. now into the weekend, the changes i promised. we've got another area of low pressure. that is going to strengthen the wind and these weather fronts will bring some rain up from the southwest. looks like it's going to be a southerly wind that brings that rain and eventually that will introduce some warmer air, especially during the second half of the weekend. wet weather, though, i think for england and wales on saturday and for a while in northern ireland, the rain moves slowly northwards into scotland where it's going to be a cold day here. temperatures across england and wales away from the north should get up to 1a or 15 degrees. maybe a touch warmer than that in the southeast if it brightens up as the rain clears later in the day. we should be turning more showery, i think,

during sunday and with that warmer air across most areas, 19 or 20 as possible in the southeast. it cools on monday, but the showers will continue.

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