arrested since sunday — when thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades against the island's communist government. many were detained at the demonstrations, others were picked up from their homes. president diaz—canel has blamed the united states for the unrest. at least a0 people have been killed in a fire at a iraqi hospital treating coronavirus patients, in the city of nassiriya. health officials say the fire is now being brought under control but dozens of patients are said to be missing. south africa's governing anc party has warned that continuing violent demonstrations will have a devastating economic impact on the country. troops have been deployed to protect property, as protestors set buildings on fire and looted shops. the violence was triggered by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma. face masks will no

longer be compulsory after the 19th ofjuly — although we are advised to keep wearing them. but some people believe that advice won't be enough. a petition demanding we stick with masks until cases fall has been signed by almost 200,000 people, as fiona lamdin reports from bristol: (vt the rules may be changing next week, but here in clevedon, customers will still be asked to wear masks in this boutique. my daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia injune 2018, and went through two and a half years of treatment, and then came out of that treatment in...in covid, so it's hard. it's been tough. those people, like us, that have shielded, that literally didn't leave their homes, you know, for months on end, and people wearing a mask to protect each other made them feel safer. people like martin, who has lung disease.

he shielded for the first three months of lockdown. i would feel terrified about going to shop next week, being surrounded by people not wearing masks and not social distancing. so, how will you get your shopping? i would have to go back to relying heavily on kind friends and neighbours, like i did in the first lockdown. he is so worried about the end of mask wearing he has set up a petition, and so far nearly 200,000 people have signed it. research from bristol university has found that wearing a mask reduces the spread of covid by 25% if everyone wears them. and it's notjust shops. in this hair salon in bristol, the clients have asked for the masks to stay. i personally think it's too soon to remove masks, and with cases rising in bristol, you know, the health and well—being of my team is really my priority. therefore, i'll do everything that i can to stop covid passing through my team and clients. masks may not be mandatory

this time next week, but as the prime minister has this evening said, they still should be part of our lives. fiona lamdin, bbc points west. from one of the world's most exciting train rides, to hurtling downhill without brakes. to moose tracking in the forests of canada. this week, we revisit some of our wildest adventures. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me,

carmen roberts, coming to you this week from my local park in tokyo. we've not been travelling these past few months, which has been an odd change of pace for all of us here on the programme, but over the past few years we have been to hundreds of incredible places and faced many unusual and occasionally uncomfortable situations. i faced my fear of heights jumping off the sky tower in new zealand, ignored basic safety advice and danced with scissors in peru, and played real—life mario kart down some of the busiest road in tokyo. but it's notjust me, though. all of us travel show regulars have had some pretty wild

adventures, and this week we are looking back at some of our favourites. first up, in 2018, we went tojordan to mark 100 years since the culmination of the arab revolt, the legendary campaign against the ottoman empire which was famously led, it's claimed, by lawrence of arabia. we sent rajan tojordan to experience a battle re—enactment along one of the key supply lines. this is a reconstruction of one of the original trains and it used to carry supplies to the ottoman troops and i am going to take a trip through this stunning landscape. baking hot out here! i hope it is cool inside. this is a glorious feeling — huge, vast arid desert around me, these big granite mountains on either side, just how you imagined it.

oh my god! it's horses! wow! that's a bomb! i think you will find, that's a bomb. oh! what the hell! that is loud!

so, what i'm guessing is that this train is being hijacked, and that a bomb has been exploded on the line and we cannot move. we have been well and truly hijacked. i tell you what, for a re—enactment, it's pretty realistic. i'm actually scared, even though i know they are blanks. what the hell! ok, i'm going! i'm going, 0k! don't leave me here! 0k, 0k. hands up, hands up man, hands up! constant attacks on the 0ttoman�*s railway supply lines worked, the war ended and several new nations, syria, iraq, libya were formed. the origins of the middle east that know today can be traced to these attacks on the railway and the subsequent covering up of the region by the brits and french. that was rajan there under

bombardment in the blazing heat of the jordanian desert. it's a bit of a temperature change now and we head to the chilly austrian alps where ben braved —30 degrees centigrade and a gathering storm for a spot of snow camping and let's just say it didn't all go to plan. we have put up all of the tents now. mostly these guys. it's going well, it is a lot warmer than i thought. so after some hard work, our camp is set and i will be honest, a hot drink has never been more satisfying. as the sun fell behind the mountains, little did we know that this would be a last chance to take in this amazing environment. it was most definitely the calm before the storm. it's absolutely freezing and getting colder by the second, but it really is beautiful and i'd never seen anything like it in my life. we melt snow over camp stoves

to make our dinners of rehydrated chicken noodles. but then, the dramatically worsening weather was taking its toll. somewhere along the way, i took a wrong turn and now i'm in the deeper snow. oh god. oh god, oh god. oh god, it's so deep. that was difficult. 0k. here's my house for the night. oh, it's so cold! the ground feels like a freezer. 0k.

it is currently 2am and i have not slept at all. i think we are right in the middle of the storm and the winds are so strong. but the worst was yet to come. we woke up early to a blizzard of snow. with the wind hitting me this hard, i'm shocked at how drastically this amazing place can change overjust a few hours. but then, it was all hands on deck to pack down our tents. with visibility restricted to just a few metres in places, it was important we stick together. 0ur path was never too farfrom a sheer drop down the mountain. getting down was going to be much harder than getting up. the storm had meant the whole mountain had been shut down for safety reasons and we would essentially need to be evacuated. so, snowploughs to the rescue.

the storm had meant the whole mountain had been shut down for safety reasons and we would essentially need to be evacuated. so, snowploughs to the rescue. it's not really the morning i was hoping for because you can't really see anything because it is such a blizzard, but it was such a great experience, something you don't do every day, but now it is time to get warm. next, we head to the state of hidalgo, central mexico, when mike endured one eco parque�*s notorious night walk, where tourists can experience a brutal recreation of an illegal border crossing into the united states. this reconstruction has been designed by locals

to try to persuade migrants not to attempt the sometimes perilous journey, which claimed 300 lives last year. we are told to meet inside the main gate. and even though these guys are playing a part, they really mean business. so the guy yelling at the top of his lungs is the person taking us across the border. he is taking his character extremely seriously. so firstly, we are alljumping in the back of a pickup truck. i have no idea where we are going. he's not giving us any tips. and we're going to attempt to cross the border they've

created for us tonight. i have to watch my step. there is gunshots, there is sirens, this bridge is totally not stable, and there's people crawling on the ground. i don't even know what's going on but the group is slowly... you 0k? yes. unsure footing, i can kind of deal with. but things get much scarier when you are forced to the ground by these very authentic—looking bandits. crack normally you would welcome

the arrival of the police with open arms, but our coyote tells us to run. sirens we have to go, we have to go! panting the idea of this park is to show people what hardships and work goes into border

crossings, and this has been a perfect example so far. this is the moment, this is the moment. 0ur coyote is stressing out. wait for the next truck, as soon as it comes, we're jumping in the back. sirens they're coming. sirens off in the distance. here at the eco parque, they are hoping the experience will end up saving many lives. it's certainly given many of the guests here pause for thought. sirens well, stay with us, because coming up... cheering henry dodges obstacles on a downhill cart race in the philippines. and i hang from

a waterfall in peru. oh, my gosh! so, don't go away. right. we are crossing continents now and heading to canada in search of one of its most famous residents. and even though it is big and noisy, the canadian moose is surprisingly elusive. but luckily, krista had the help of one of the country's top trackers. howling you must be pierre? yes, i am. lovely to meet you. what an amazing song. you really sounded like a wolf. thanks! although wolves don't normally carry guitars. my friends call me peter the wolf.

pierre takes tourists around this forest, the world's biggest research forest. as ever, sunrise and sunset are the best times for spotting. he reckons there is an 80% chance. this is the mark that a big male with big antlersjust made. 0n the moose safari, we are trying to find the moose, we are trying to approach them with all the ancestral technique — the wind and the noise, and we are also doing moose, different calls, to attract them. sometimes we are very lucky. with the moose calls you make, could you explain the noises? what do they say? honking the female noise is like this. honking and the male, it is short but deep. kind of rough.

grunting it's very deep, because moose are big. they are the biggest member of the deer family. male grunting pierre takes me off deep into the woods, chasing very faint calls he can hear in the distance. he's not above smearing himself in a �*moose bath', which is basically a collection of unpleasant substances the animal has left behind.

the going is heavy. i have a tough time in the boggy ground. but after a couple of hours with two soaking wet feet and daylight disappearing, we admit defeat, get back in the car and head for home. when, suddenly... i see it! oh, my goodness! huge antlers on that one. moose. yeah. moose call the boys are out tonight. look at that. distant, but definitely there. moose call 0ff pierre went, chasing the moose into the sunset. krista there, enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of the canadian wilderness. next up, we're off to the philippines and the island of negros, made famous by a local sport that has attracted thousands of thrillseekers from all over

the world, including our very own henry golding. we don't recommend you try this at home. cheering that's insane! i saw him flying about 30 feet! laughter 0n something that's... it's a unique thing. it might look like a few bits of bamboo strung together with wheels, but that is pretty much what it is! add a hill and a few obstacles, you've got a sport that will definitely get the adrenaline going. it all started when local environmentalist nicky decided

to ramp up a children's game and turn it into a heart—stopping adventure sport. it could be described as an extreme sport. an insane sport, nicky. there's something wrong with you and your friends! cheering he is still alive. so, missing about 15 trees on the way down, 0k? that is important. oh, dear. oh, dear! gaining speed! yeah! lively music now, they make it look very easy, but it's far from it. you have to be careful of where you are heading, because these tracks aren't straight lines, and the speed just picks up a crazy amount.

you need a way to slow down. watch out for those trees! close call! laughter after a few attempts, i start to get the hang of things. riding in a crew! as for the big jumps, well, i think i will leave that to the professionals. laughter yeah, good job, good job! yeah! woo hoo! and finally, this week, one of my all—time favourite experiences here on the travel show. back in 2016, i travelled to the andes in northern peru to the home of the yumbilla falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world. and i was incredibly lucky to be one of the first people to try and abseil down it.

your legs, carmen, 90 degrees like this. lean backwards. taking off is terrifying. it's hard to stay up with the constant pressure of the water pushing me backwards, and i'm told this is the easy part. ok! we reached the tiny ledge overlooking the last 70 metres and prepare for our descent. what a view! oh, my gosh, it's amazing! woo hoo! 0k. here we go. we're so close. this is amazing!

so far, so good. but halfway down, i'm in for a shock. slightly unnerving we're going to lose the rock now and go into freefall. ah! i can do this. ah, yep, this is good. without the rock face, i'm literally hanging. it's hard work on my hand. basically, this rope is holding my body weight. i'm having to release the rope to get me down. this way of coming down is faster and scarier, but a lot more exciting. we reach the last part of the descent, and i'm so relieved to finally get to the bottom. whoa! i know it's crazy, i didn't expect so much water! that was amazing. what a rush.

yeah! well, that's it for this week, and our look back at some of our wildest adventures here on the travel show. and hopefully we will be on the road, pushing our limits again very soon. but in the meantime, you can keep up on social media, where we'll give you some inspiration for your future travel plans. just search "bbc travel show" on all the main platforms

and you'll find us there. but until next time, from me — carmen roberts — and the rest of the travel show team at home, all around the world, it's goodbye. hello there. we had some pretty impressive downpours across different parts of the country on monday. the radar picture shows one of these bands of heavy rain working into north east england, particularly north yorkshire, and then we have this second band of rain across the west london area. now in kew, in west london, we picked up 46 mm of rain from the shower band. that was pretty much smack bang on a whole month's of rain and the majority of that fell in just the space of two hours. if you were wondering what that looks like, it looks like this. three miles down the road in twickenham the roads flooded, and there were reports

of flooding elsewhere as well. now, over the next few hours, those showers that we have seen by day will continue to very gradually fade away. the majority of us will eventually become drier over with just an odd patch of rain still lingering into the east. temperatures around 12 to 1a celsius, feeling a little on the muggy side as well, particularly across parts of eastern england. now, for tuesday, we've got much more in the way of dry weather and sunshine with fewer showers, and for most of us, it's going to be a dry morning. the early morning cloud breaking, sunny spells developing widely and there should be quite a lot of that sunshine. but into the afternoon, we're likely to see some showers develop. look at this line of showers forming across parts of northwest england, the midlands and perhaps another one affecting wales down towards parts of dorset as well. now, those showers could be fairly heavy at times, but away from those shower bands, there should be a lot of dry weather to take us through the rest of the afternoon. temperatures pushing into the low 20s quite widely. it will feel warm in the sunshine.

now, wednesday, we see a little weather front working into the far northwest of the uk. that's bringing some thicker cloud. might get a few patches of rain just skirting into the north and west of scotland. but otherwise, probably a bit more cloud around, but still some bright or sunny spells developing. the best of those towards the east of high ground and those temperatures still into the low 20s. it's going to be another day that will feel pleasantly warm where the sunshine breaks through the cloud. now, beyond that, it was the end of the week, the weekend and next week. this area of high pressure is going to be dominating our weather picture, and that means we've got a lengthy spell of dry and sunny weather. temperatures on these charts pushing into the high 20s. well, it wouldn't be surprising to see temperatures into the low 30s in some places next week.

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