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now on bbc news, the travel show is on an epic journey across the uk as it opens up for travel again. ade adepitan begins the first of four programmes by navigating the scottish highlands and islands. you have got to love it! proper, british coastline. we have are on an adventure across the uk as it opens up for travel again. yes! we are open. from rugged coastlines. two breathtaking landscapes. and natural habitats. did you see that? ourjourney will natural habitats. did you see that? our journey will take natural habitats. did you see that? ourjourney will take us across the four nations that make up the united kingdom. and

we are doing it sustainably in an all electric revamp of an iconic british motor. this week, i am iconic british motor. this week, iam in iconic british motor. this week, i am in scotland. iconic british motor. this week, iam in scotland. meeting the conservationists restoring britain �*s biggest national park. britain 's biggest national ark. ~ . ., , park. we wanted to see the forest continue _ park. we wanted to see the forest continue to _ park. we wanted to see the forest continue to march i park. we wanted to see the l forest continue to march right up forest continue to march right up the hills. forest continue to march right up the hhs-— up the hills. zipping through some spectacular— up the hills. zipping through some spectacular scenery! l up the hills. zipping through i some spectacular scenery! and tasting some traditional bikes with a tiktok superstar stop how do you say cheers in gaelic? ibegin my i begin my scottish odyssey in inverness. the uk �*s northernmost city and the so—called capital of the highlands. in a normalyear, well over a quarter of a million foreign tourists stop off here on their way to exploring the region is rolling

vistas of mountains, forests and locks. it's a city that is used to visitors but i am willing to bet they have never seen anything quite like this! i wonder what people make of this when they see me driving around in it. it's definitely distinctive. apparently, we've already made it in the local facebook group. hi, guys! gota little whoop there! it's our travel show van, and this prototype is a reimagining of an old iconic morris motor. the first vehicle built by the company since the 1980s and it's all electric. now, the original morrisj type came out in 1948 alongside the classic morris minor, which was the

first british car to reach i million sales. so what we have done is stuck some portable hand controls on the car so i can't drive it with my hands. and because it's a van and there is plenty of room in there, wejust there is plenty of room in there, we just stuck my wheelchair in the back and away we go, on our uk road tourfor the programme. each country in the programme. each country in the uk has decided on its own timetable out of lockdown. in scotland, areas are graded from the most severe, level four, all the way down to level zero. concerns about the new variant s have slowed the move to level one in some parts but visitor attractions and accommodation are allowed to open their doors with rules in place forface open their doors with rules in place for face coverings and social distancing. here in

inverness, they are still finding ways of adapting. at culloden, the site of britain �*s last pitched battle 275 years ago, the national trust has had to change some of their big anniversary plans. we would normally have _ big anniversary plans. we would normally have an _ big anniversary plans. we would normally have an anniversary i normally have an anniversary with around 1500 people here on site, clearly that is not possible. we decided to go completely online, which then gave us the opportunity to attract a worldwide audience. global. absolutely, so we were able to offer this event for free because we did it, a lot of it is pre—recorded content, did not matter what time zone you were in and the other side of it is, we had people engage with it and more have since the event. it's more than we could have possibly have expected.

on the banks of the river ness the pandemic forced this luxury hotel to close just eight months after it first opened. now, they are making up for lost time. we effectively risk analysed everything we were doing, fortunately in this hotel, we have a lot of space so we can't manage social distancing but then of course, as everybody knows, the perspex screens, the masks, the visors, everything, the operation is much more expensive to run nowadays. efficiencies in terms of room cleaning is way off the scale from where we were.- cleaning is way off the scale from where we were. both katie and tony agree _ from where we were. both katie and tony agree this _ from where we were. both katie and tony agree this summer - from where we were. both katie and tony agree this summer is i and tony agree this summer is going to be crucial in getting the local tourism industry back on track. ., , the local tourism industry back on track. . , , the local tourism industry back on track. . , on track. the reality is across the whole — on track. the reality is across the whole of _ on track. the reality is across the whole of the _ on track. the reality is across the whole of the highlands, i the whole of the highlands, tourism has been significantly affected. it's a huge part of

our economy and if we can have a good summer, if we can tell our stories and sell our sconce and engage people in the story of culloden, it's going to make a big difference. £31!" of culloden, it's going to make a big difference.— a big difference. our best cuess a big difference. our best guess at _ a big difference. our best guess at this _ a big difference. our best guess at this moment - a big difference. our best guess at this moment in l a big difference. our best - guess at this moment in time is that this — guess at this moment in time is that this year will be a staycation year and we really need — staycation year and we really need our _ staycation year and we really need our uk residents to get behind — need our uk residents to get behind us and help us because we have — behind us and help us because we have had a very tough time. with things opening up again, i am going to travel across the highlands towards the outer hebrides of scotland �*s extraordinary west coast and i am going to do it with the help of our van, with an occasional breakfor the odd of our van, with an occasional break for the odd charge! of our van, with an occasional breakfor the odd charge! my first stop is the uk �*s largest

national park, the cairngorms. i have heard there is an ambitious 200 year plan to restore this landscape. but i am not sure our little van is “p am not sure our little van is up to the off—road bits so unfortunately, i have had to switch temporarily to an old—fashioned gas guzzling. excellent. it's a long jump down! dan, where are we? we are in the cairngorm national park, abernethy forest, owned by the rspb but part of the cairngorm connect partnership. it’s connect partnership. it's absolutely _ connect partnership. it's absolutely beautiful, can you tell me what cairngorm connect is? �* , ., , , tell me what cairngorm connect is? , ,, is? it's a partnership between four didn't — is? it's a partnership between four didn't land _ is? it's a partnership between four didn't land owning - four didn't land owning organisations and what we are trying to do is restore natural processes, trying to get the

first to go back to its natural tree line, restoring peatlands which will help take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and where we have rivers that had been altered, we are making them more natural by restoring them more natural by restoring them to their natural channels. excuse my ignorance, to my untrained eye this looks pretty natural to me. why would you say it needs to be restored? irate say it needs to be restored? we have been _ say it needs to be restored? - have been working here for the last 30 years and if you had come here 30 years ago you probably would not be able to see many young trees at all. it is the largest chunk of caledonian pine forest we have left but it is being constrained by grazing animals and burning and man �*s intervention for a couple of hundred years so we want to see the forest continue to march right up the hills and if we are able to come back in a couple of hundred years we would hopefully see trees on the skyline up there as well. the partnership use a range of methods to help restore the landscape including planting

trees and managing deer numbers. this part of the cairngorms is owned by the royal society for the protection of birds. and they there on—site visitor centre at lock martin has reopened after a big renovation. this place looks shiny and new. it a big renovation. this place looks shiny and new.- a big renovation. this place looks shiny and new. it is, the first month — looks shiny and new. it is, the first month of _ looks shiny and new. it is, the first month of opening - looks shiny and new. it is, the first month of opening after. first month of opening after two years of being closed. the centre �*s biggest draw is this observation area, looking out onto a tall platform containing an osprey nest. its]!!! containing an osprey nest. all riaht, containing an osprey nest. fill right, you can see the nest in the far distance. is quite a large nest, it is over a metre wide. and we need that nest to be big because the chicks get really big, really fast. it looks quite far away from here. it looks far away but it is actually one of the best spots to see them, even from the windows and we have our live

cameras up there, you can have a really good look at them on the nest. �* , a really good look at them on the nest-— the nest. it's incredible to think that _ the nest. it's incredible to think that they _ the nest. it's incredible to think that they travel - the nest. it's incredible to think that they travel all l the nest. it's incredible to l think that they travel all the way from west africa, here, to the highlands of scotland. yes. the highlands of scotland. yes, the highlands of scotland. yes, they migrate — the highlands of scotland. yes, they migrate at _ the highlands of scotland. yes, they migrate at the _ the highlands of scotland. yes, they migrate at the end - the highlands of scotland. yes, they migrate at the end of- they migrate at the end of march, the beginning of april from senegal in west africa, portugal, spain, takes them about 1—2 months to come all the way here. they are beautiful birds and they are the only bird of prey that exclusively feeds on fish. pesky terriers. they are, yes, they like their trout! for pesky terriers. they are, yes, they like their trout!— they like their trout! for the early part — they like their trout! for the early part of _ they like their trout! for the early part of the _ they like their trout! for the early part of the 20th - they like their trout! for the l early part of the 20th century these birds were hunted to extinction in the uk. conservation work led to the successful reintroduction and over the past few decades, their numbers have steadily grown. today it is estimated there are around 250 breeding pairs across britain. fit]!!! there are around 250 breeding pairs across britain.— pairs across britain. all the natural processes - pairs across britain. all the natural processes we - pairs across britain. all the | natural processes we talked about, that produces bigger,

safer habitats for wildlife to thrive and the link with ospreys, isuppose, is thrive and the link with ospreys, i suppose, is quite symbolic. the first ospreys to come back to britain came back here in the 50s and we are hoping that cairngorm can connect will bring back lots more nature as we move forward through 200 years. but there is more to the cairngorms than walks and wildlife. adventure companies offer zip lining, cannoning and something called white water tubing, riding one of these rubber rings downriver. i was hoping to give it a go but the conditions were a little while. what was the issue about the tubing today? the what was the issue about the tubing today?— what was the issue about the tubing today? the river was too hi . h, tubing today? the river was too hith, it tubing today? the river was too high. it is _ tubing today? the river was too high. it is in _ tubing today? the river was too high, it is in flood, _ tubing today? the river was too high, it is in flood, it _ tubing today? the river was too high, it is in flood, it would - high, it is in flood, it would not be safe, we could not stop you and you would keep going. where do the rapids end? the north sea. ok, that is an issue! now that lockdown is

easing, are you starting to see pent—up demand? the easing, are you starting to see pent-up demand?— pent-up demand? the bank hohda pent-up demand? the bank holiday weekend, _ pent-up demand? the bank holiday weekend, the - pent-up demand? the bank holiday weekend, the first l pent-up demand? the bank i holiday weekend, the first big weekend, we are in a lucky position, we have got this space and fresh air.- position, we have got this space and fresh air. you are the perfect _ space and fresh air. you are the perfect activity - space and fresh air. you are the perfect activity centre . space and fresh air. you are l the perfect activity centre for covid because of all the space? in the past, i would say half of all visitors coming from the continent, we will not have that this year but we have been so busy with uk clients, we were sold out last summer, busiest summer ever, last summer. busiest summer ever, last summer-— busiest summer ever, last summer. . , . , summer. we expect the same this ear. i summer. we expect the same this year- i might _ summer. we expect the same this year- i might not _ summer. we expect the same this year. i might not be _ summer. we expect the same this year. i might not be able - summer. we expect the same this year. i might not be able to - year. i might not be able to get out on the river but kevin insisted i have a go on one of the longest zip lines. i was feeling a bit more nervous, i was quite chilled about this, i was quite chilled about this, i was like, everyone does this, the kids do it and now, looking down into the gorge, well, might nether regions have got a little bit tighter! put might nether regions have got a little bit tighter!— little bit tighter! put your hands on _ little bit tighter! put your hands on top. _ little bit tighter! put your hands on top. and - little bit tighter! put your hands on top. and then, | little bit tighter! put your - hands on top. and then, drop your shoulders... hands on top. and then, drop yourshoulders... i hands on top. and then, drop your shoulders. . ._ hands on top. and then, drop your shoulders... i am not sure i can your shoulders... i am not sure i can do —

your shoulders... i am not sure i can do this. _ your shoulders... i am not sure i can do this. you _ your shoulders. .. i am not sure i can do this. you will— your shoulders... i am not sure i can do this. you will be - i can do this. you will be fine! ade whoops. next on myjourney across scotland, i am travelling across country to catch a ferry to the outer hebrides. look at that! do you know what, i am getting quite worried, the charges going down a little bit faster than i thought it would. next time i see some work to pull over, i will and then, look on the phone, on the app. 0k, look on the phone, on the app. ok, it's saying there is a

charge point at a place called fort augustus. loch ness? great! imean, i mean, scotland is new to me, when it comes to charge points. but it doesn't feel to me like you are going to run out. there are more than 1500 charge points across scotland but fully charging the van at one of these stations can leave you hanging around a bit. a lot of people have said this to me, aren't you going to get really bored, sitting at a charge points, waiting for the card to charge but actually, after a long drive, it's nice, itjust makes you take a breath, and pause, and enjoy thejourney.

this very takes over 5 million passengers to the scottish islands every year. or at least every normal year! that number was more than halved in 2020. i am heading to harris, one of the many islands that make up the many islands that make up the outer hebrides. a collection of 119 islands in all, stretching for 130 miles. and i arrive in time for that one essential hallmark of the british summer. look at the weather! it is bleak. i guess this is what you get when you come to holiday in the uk! it is a different type of holiday! just a few weeks ago, i wouldn't have been able to do this journey because for most of the year, travel between here and the mainland has not been allowed. to stop corona

from taking hold in these closed of communities. and they have been relatively successful. when i arrived in may, they had recorded less than 300 cases since the pandemic began. to help keep it that way, we followed government advice and took two lateral flow tests before coming over. but i'm really interested to find out what it's been like for the people living out here who have not been able to leave the islands. i'm on my way to meet a resident who was born and raised on neighbouring lewes and luckily, we catch a break in the weather. if it was raining, i would in the weather. if it was raining, iwould be in the weather. if it was raining, i would be worried. in the weather. if it was raining, iwould be worried. it would be slippery. it's good work. , . , , work. fingers crossed, this is for my house _ work. fingers crossed, this is for my house is _ work. fingers crossed, this is for my house is going - work. fingers crossed, this is for my house is going to - work. fingers crossed, this is for my house is going to be. i work. fingers crossed, this is | for my house is going to be. it is a little bit of an area at the moment. that is a doer

uppen the moment. that is a doer upper. it is, but i think you can see why. my granny was born in that house down there, this is a very important profit for the family. you will find with people from the hebridean islands, we are very proud of where we are from, we are scottish but we are distinct with their own language and culture and identity. the community, you imagine any little village like this very important. little village like this very important-— important. we are social species. _ important. we are social species, aren't - important. we are social species, aren't we? - important. we are social species, aren't we? as i important. we are social- species, aren't we? as much as you want to come and live somewhere really remote, we need that contact every now and again. need that contact every now and a . ain. , need that contact every now and atain. , �* , , need that contact every now and atain. , �*, , ., ., again. yes, it's been amazing how folk have _ again. yes, it's been amazing how folk have really - again. yes, it's been amazing how folk have really made - again. yes, it's been amazing i how folk have really made sure that everybody has been ok, if you are a little boy who does not see his pals any more or a granny who does not seeing theirfamily, they are granny who does not seeing their family, they are getting a little bit of community feel, evenif a little bit of community feel, even if it's from a distance. asa as a proud hebridean, he has

been sharing videos of island life on his tiktok account where he has become a bit of a sensation. over lockdown, he racked up 10 million views as the hebridean baker, posting dozens of traditional recipes. hello there! welcome to my taxi! ~ �* , , . taxi! well, it's been quite an adventure. _ taxi! well, it's been quite an adventure, to _ taxi! well, it's been quite an adventure, to say _ taxi! well, it's been quite an adventure, to say the - taxi! well, it's been quite an adventure, to say the least. | adventure, to say the least. it's been really quite special to be able to promote the islands. i do gaelic lessons but mostly baking, my favourite ones are when i have a classic bay, maybe it's like a tiramisu. but i give it a little scottish twist. how do ou do little scottish twist. how do you do that? _ little scottish twist. how do you do that? well, - little scottish twist. how do you do that? well, there i little scottish twist. how do you do that? well, there is| little scottish twist. how do i you do that? well, there is no harm in throwing _ you do that? well, there is no harm in throwing a _ you do that? well, there is no harm in throwing a little i you do that? well, there is no harm in throwing a little bit i harm in throwing a little bit of whiskey in!— harm in throwing a little bit of whiskey in! yes! where are we heading — of whiskey in! yes! where are we heading now? _ of whiskey in! yes! where are we heading now? we - of whiskey in! yes! where are we heading now? we are i of whiskey in! yes! where are i we heading now? we are going to make the traditional _

we heading now? we are going to make the traditional take - make the traditional take called a cootie dumpling on the mainland. but the first stop is a important stop because my aunt who is 92 megs the best on the island. ihis aunt who is 92 megs the best on the island-— the island. his aren't entrusts us with her — the island. his aren't entrusts us with her special _ the island. his aren't entrusts us with her special ingredient| us with her special ingredient for a perfect pudding. us with her special ingredient fora perfect pudding. her us with her special ingredient for a perfect pudding. her own home—made three fruit marmalade. at, home-made three fruit marmalade. ~ ., , marmalade. a spoonful of this. a spoonful _ marmalade. a spoonful of this. a spoonful of — marmalade. a spoonful of this. a spoonful of that? _ marmalade. a spoonful of this. a spoonful of that? that i marmalade. a spoonful of this. a spoonful of that? that will i a spoonful of that? that will make it perfect? how do i say thank you? and with that, we get to work on making some! it get to work on making some! it starts off really easily. this traditional scottish desert is made with fruits and

spices, then wrapped in a cloth and steamed. look at that! this is baking gold! service with a smile and a scottie dog!— service with a smile and a scottie dog! wherever food toes, scottie dog! wherever food goes. the _ scottie dog! wherever food goes. the dog _ scottie dog! wherever food goes, the dog goes - scottie dog! wherever food goes, the dog goes as i scottie dog! wherever food | goes, the dog goes as well. scottie dog! wherever food i goes, the dog goes as well. and here is the duff! the texture is slightly different. i thought it would be like a typical fruitcake. but it's more wet. i think it's absolutely lovely, delicious. i absolutely lovely, delicious. i think the marmalade has made a difference. i think the marmalade has made a difference. . , think the marmalade has made a difference. ., , ., ., think the marmalade has made a difference-— difference. i was going to say, if it wasn't _ difference. i was going to say, if it wasn't for _ difference. i was going to say, if it wasn't for that _ if it wasn't for that marmalade... but what are your feelings about the island opening up again or tourism? are you not worried about covid potentially taking hold of the community, like it's never done

before? i community, like it's never done before? ~ , ., ., ., before? i think you have to stay and — before? i think you have to stay and be _ before? i think you have to stay and be conscious i before? i think you have to stay and be conscious for. before? i think you have to stay and be conscious for a j stay and be conscious for a long time yet. but i think the island has done really well in making sure that people are safe, the vaccination programme has gone really, really well but it also, for us hebridean is, who had not been able to venture very far, for us to be able to see other parts of the uk would be nice as well. hagar uk would be nice as well. how do ou uk would be nice as well. how do you say _ uk would be nice as well. how do you say cheers _ uk would be nice as well. how do you say cheers in _ uk would be nice as well. how do you say cheers in geller? the main town on the outer hebrides is stornoway, home to around 6000 people. and it's here that the first leg of our british road trip comes to an end. i think with all the covid rules and restrictions, a lot of us have just got used to staying at home. but then i have come out here. and immersed myself in all of this

nature and got to meet actual real people, notjust faces on a laptop or phone screen. i think it's fair to say that nothing will ever be the same again after the pandemic. but if it teaches us to cherish more moments like this and to travel in a more mindful and responsible way, then maybe we can make it a change for the better! and in two weeks' time, our journey across the uk continues. forthe journey across the uk continues. for the second leg of our road to recovery tour, i am crossing england �*s biggest county from seaside to countryside. yes! we made it. to see how the people and places of north yorkshire are emerging from lockdown.

hello. while most parts of the uk got to see sunshine on friday, for eastern areas of england, it was a very different story — relentless rain — that was how it looked in essex. parts of suffolk had 25mm, just about an inch of rain. you can see that working its way through on the radar picture, tied in with some very unsettled weather affecting much of western europe. but that is clearing away from our shores, high—pressure building in behind. so, that means a lot of dry weather through the weekend, although, this frontal system coming in from the west will bring something of a fly in the ointment, a few showers here and there out west on saturday,

and then perhaps a little further east on sunday. this is how we kick off saturday morning, with friday's rain clearing away to the east, a bit of mist and murk around across parts of east anglia and the southeast first thing, but then for many, we will see some spells of sunshine through the day. but that front i showed you out west will start to introduce cloud and some showery rain through the afternoon into parts of cornwall, the western side of wales as well. come further east, we're into sunny skies, and certainly for east anglia and the southeast, a much warmer feel than we had on friday, 23 the high in london. fine for much of northern england, but for northern ireland, we will see cloud and a few showers, in fact, some sharp showers into the afternoon, perhaps with the odd rumble of thunder. it's a similar story for the western side of scotland. but eastern scotland largely dry and pleasantly warm at 19 celsius under sunny skies in aberdeen. now, as we head through saturday night, that weather front will stagger its way eastwards, still some outbreaks of rain along it. these are the temperatures as we start sunday,

double digits for many, a little bit chilly across parts of eastern england and also across some parts of northern ireland. and then into sunday, this weather front will still be with us — a relatively weak affair — but still bringing some extra cloud and some outbreaks of showery rain to england and east wales. elsewhere, further north and west, northern ireland and scotland having the sunniest weather of the weekend, i think, on sunday. a little bit cooler across northwestern areas, but still quite warm to the southeast, 22—23 celsius. and as we look into the start of the new working week, high—pressure will be building its way in, still potentially one or two showers around here and there and frontal systems bringing extra cloud into northern areas at times. but most places dry, some spells of sunshine, and if anything, it's going to turn a bit warmer.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: testing is ramped up as the uk sees the highest number of new covid infections in two months, putting more questions marks over the relaxation of restrictions. lockdown is eased for around half of people in scotland, which means they can socialise in each other�*s homes and drink alcohol in pubs. coventry is waking up to its first major event as uk city of culture. we can't say exactly where we are due to covid restrictions, but it will be a city of surprises. tottenham won't be appointing

antonio conte as their new manager. talks with the italian former chelsea boss have broken down.