france and ireland have become the latest european countries to take further steps to contain the omicron coronavirus variant. the french government announced major public parties and firework displays on new year's eve will be banned, to slow the spread. ghislaine maxwell, who's on trial in the us on sex trafficking charges, has told the court she won't be giving evidence. ms maxwell said there was no need to testify because the prosecution hadn't proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. she denies grooming girls for the late convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. borisjohnson says he takes "personal responsibility" for the conservatives�* by—election defeat in north shropshire. he said there had been too much focus on the conduct of politicians, rather than measures which could improve people's lives. some of his mps have urged him to make changes.

the chancellor, rishi sunak, has held talks with business leaders about the impact of omicron, after cutting short a trip to the united states. many businesses are calling for urgent help from the government. retail sales have been hit, and hotels and restaurants are reporting cancellations at what is normally one of the busiest times of the year. danny savage reports from leeds. all: merry christmas! at the myrtle tavern in leeds tonight, the ventilated marquee outside is credited with saving this business throughout covid. they understand people might be wary about going out but they are being firm about cancellations. we sent an e—mail on tuesday to everyone who has booked in december and it basically told them "you will be charged if you don't let us know. "please let us know in any of the circumstances" and we had probably 150 cancel but we've got about 6,000 bookings, so 150 is not really that bad. pub landlords call this �*mad friday', such is the expectation of trade levels. it should be the biggest day of the year.

it's very hard when boris is telling you to work from home, et cetera. people are getting worried, and they are going to be worried, obviously. you know, iam pretty worried for my business, obviously, because it's going to be a lot quieter, i think, but i've got all the staff in today to make sure that mad friday is mad friday and we got full force at it. and shortly after 11:00 this morning, the first customers were in, everyone fully aware of covid but also wanting that traditional christmas drink. i've toned down my plan for today. we were supposed to be out all day and go to another function this evening so i'm going around about teatime, before the town gets too busy. just kinda of carrying on. i'm double jabbed and boosted, so just got to mitigate the risk as much as possible. what was happening was people were starting to pull out - of the party... catherine employs 70 people but reluctantly cancelled this week's work christmas party. and ijust thought it was - terrible if somebody went back, got covid and perhaps could not go home, spend christmas - with their mum, their dad, - their grandparents, so i wanted

to preserve their family- christmas, because we can have another christmas - party at another time. at this stage in december, the shopping streets should be busier, but retailers like this one in northampton could really do with some bumper days. it's even more important this year, you know, just to bring as much money as we can so we can fight another day. it's definitely affected it in the last week or two — not so many people around. staff being hit by covid is a worry, too. the biggest thing that retailers are certainly worried about and monitoring on a daily, almost hourly, basis is absence rates because that is really critical when the labour market is so tight at this time of year. hospitality bosses are not feeling particularly festive. businesses are looking for help again from the government in the form of tax breaks, but they have not come yet. danny savage, bbc news, leeds. now on bbc news, it's the travel show, with a look

back at 2021. coming up on the programme this week it has been another challenging year for travel. but that has not stopped does from doing what we love best. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, rajan datar. there is no denying that 2021 will not go down as a great yearfor will not go down as a great year for travel. will not go down as a great yearfortravel. hotels, year for travel. hotels, airlines, tour operators yearfortravel. hotels, airlines, tour operators and all of us who wanted to get away have had to cope with ever—changing rules and

restrictions to do what we simply took for granted two years ago before the pandemic struck. so this week on the show we are looking back at 2021 and some of our favourite stories of the year. and it was a year when many of us started changing the way we think about travel. in a moment we have a report from mike in kenya about how the pandemic meant that many canyons can now afford to take a safari holiday for the very first time. first up, sustainability was a big topic this year and that is why back in august i took a voyage on a ship and hopes to change the way that some cruise passengers challenge. the golden horizon weighs a whopping 8770 tons and took five years to be built in croatia. it is taking me on a 160 mile round journey to the isle of wight on the south coast of england before heading to the mediterranean and the

croatian coast. captain, permission to come on bridge. permission granted. please. now look at this. this is high—tech. and yet you are the captain of a sailing ship with five marston 42 sales. it is a combination of old and new. it is. we need steering and sales and the engine for operation and the engine for operation and all this equipment to make it safe navigation of the seas. by it safe navigation of the seas. by using the sales, how much fuel are you saving? if by using the sales, how much fuel are you saving?— fuel are you saving? if we utilise the _ fuel are you saving? if we utilise the sales - fuel are you saving? if we utilise the sales with - fuel are you saving? if we utilise the sales with fulll utilise the sales with full power then we are only using the generators to provide energy for cooking and lights so it can be even to eight times per day saving on the energy. times per day saving on the ener: . . ~ , energy. there are 136 cabins

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and welcome to kenya's marseille mara. 0ne and welcome to kenya's marseille mara. one of the best game reserves in the entire world. and for good reason. local authorities say that nowhere else africa has wildlife this abundant. in 2020 when international tourism stop, a lot of high—end resorts had to come up with new ways to keep their rooms full. there are not many nature reserves on earth as well—known as as you's masai mara. this is the final destination everyjuly and destination every july and august destination everyjuly and august for all the creatures in the great migration from the serengeti plains over the border in tanzania. there is around 1.5 million wildebeests

alone with a large number of the bra and antelopejoining the bra and antelopejoining the journey. the bra and antelopejoining thejourney. this is wild. 123, 45, 11. 11 lines. this is wild! they arejust 45, 11. 11 lines. this is wild! they are just looking at us like what are we doing here? it is only 730. is this your first time on safari?— is only 730. is this your first time on safari?- and i is only 730. is this your first time on safari? yes. and how do ou feel time on safari? yes. and how do you feel being — time on safari? yes. and how do you feel being on _ time on safari? jazz and how do you feel being on safari? time on safari? yes. and how do you feel being on safari? are - you feel being on safari? are ou you feel being on safari? are you excited? _ you feel being on safari? are you excited? we _ you feel being on safari? fife: you excited? we are excited. why did you come now and not before? �* . why did you come now and not before? �* , ., before? because of the high rates. before? because of the high rates- and _ before? because of the high rates. and now _ before? because of the high rates. and now we - before? because of the high rates. and now we can - before? because of the high | rates. and now we can afford the rates. that's why we are here. :. . , :. the rates. that's why we are here. :,, , :, , the rates. that's why we are here. , ., , ., here. last year sure a huge ush to here. last year sure a huge push to attract _ here. last year sure a huge push to attract more - here. last year sure a huge i push to attract more canyons here. last year sure a huge - push to attract more canyons to go on safari in their own country. normally this is an

expensive trip but prices have dropped by half at some resorts. 0ther luxury hotels offer tantalising package deals. and this is one of those places. in precovid times stay here would put you back a little bit. during the pandemic there were special deals offered to local tourists and they have been a big hit. but some people are beginning to ask questions about the future. one pineapple meant for you. no 0ne pineapple meant for you. no worries. what happens when borders reopen and wealthy foreigners start to return. harriet is a kenyan travel writer and she sees trouble ahead. tt writer and she sees trouble ahead. . : . writer and she sees trouble ahead. , . , ., ., ., ahead. if prices go hi again i think these _ ahead. if prices go hi again i think these hotels _ ahead. if prices go hi again i think these hotels will - ahead. if prices go hi again i think these hotels will not . think these hotels will not have learned their lessons. i think the covid experience taught them a lesson in the they should make fair prices. we do not need to use them when they are down and then dump them when things are good.

there are some who will have learned from the lessons and some who saw the kenyan market what they like. even social media. it will make a difference as a kenyan. changing times in kenyan. let's hope that prices stay reasonable there so that local people can still enjoy amazing wildlife in their own backyard. next up we are off to dubai where, like everywhere else, social distancing and safety measures were still things to consider this year. so we sent lucy out to explore the ways to enjoy the great outdoors without a mask. this is dubai aqua fund, the brainchild of a young emma righty entrepreneur could a commode venture by who

claims it is the biggest inflatable waterpark in the world. against the back drop of hotels and skyscrapers, and a short 25 metre swim from the beach, you will find a course made up of over 70 blowup floating slippery slides, swings and other obstacles designed to test your stamina, balance and bravery. and after a bit of undignified clambering on board, i am ready to accept the challenge. it is a little slippery. slippery than you think. come on, lucy! almost. i think. come on, lucy! almost. i think! think. come on, lucy! almost. i think i have been in the wars. i was about to say, i think i have been in the water enough.

i did not even touch the obstacle. here we go! boo! that is what you have got to look out for. you might complete the obstacle, but the sleeping at the end... every time! something tells me i may have spoken too soon. i challenge anyone to stay dry. i am trying my hardest! most importantly, this is so much fun. all right, here we go! how can you not love the slide? i think i am ready to get off

now. well, now that i am thoroughly soaked through, it is time to dry off. i am not heading back to the beach. instead, perhaps it is time to feel the wind in my very wet hair. how is this for a socially distant experience?! these are the dubai hero boats, your own personal speedboat that lets you cut through the warm waters of the gulf at speeds of up to 50 km/h. after a short instructional and safety tutorial, he will stick to a vast but designated course accompanied by a guide who is on hand to ensure that you stick to the rules while getting a high speed and unique view of the dubai beaches and skyline. as far as rides go, this one is awesome, it is super easy to drive. there is a

person nearby for safety just in case. you could go pretty slow, but the realfun begins when you crank up the engine, and more importantly, you do it with no mask. well, there is no doubt that the start of our show in 2021 was a little blue electric van that we drove across the uk and ireland to test out how practical it was to travel sustainably while rediscovering attractions closer to home. and wherever we went, the van was certainly turning heads and we all had an absolute ball. this prototype is a reimagined old iconic morris motor stoppered is the first built by the company since the 1980s, and it is all electric. the

original morrisj type came out in 1948 alongside the classic morris minor, which was the first british car to reach a million sales. we have done is stuck some portable hand controls on the car so i can drive it with my hands, and because it is a van and there is plenty of room in error, we have just stuck my wheelchair in the back and away we go. on our road tourfor the in the back and away we go. on our road tour for the travel show. there is more to the kanga norms than just walks and wildlife. adventure companies offer zip lining, wildlife. adventure companies offerzip lining, can wildlife. adventure companies offer zip lining, can you thing and something called white water tubing, and something called white watertubing, riding one and something called white water tubing, riding one of these rubber rings downriver. i was hoping to give it a go weather conditions were a little while. what was the issue about today? the little while. what was the issue about today? the river is

too high. _ issue about today? the river is too high. it _ issue about today? the river is too high, it wouldn't _ issue about today? the river is too high, it wouldn't be - issue about today? the river is too high, it wouldn't be safe. l too high, it wouldn't be safe. we couldn't actually stop you, you might keep going.- we couldn't actually stop you, you might keep going. where do the raids you might keep going. where do the rapids and? _ you might keep going. where do the rapids and? the _ you might keep going. where do the rapids and? the north - you might keep going. where do the rapids and? the north sea. | the rapids and? the north sea. that is an _ the rapids and? the north sea. that is an issue, _ the rapids and? the north sea. that is an issue, isn't _ the rapids and? the north sea. that is an issue, isn't it? - that is an issue, isn't it? well, i might not be able to get out on the river, but kevin inserted i had a go on one of the longest zip lines. i am feeling a bit nervous. i was quite chilled out about this because i am like, is it wire, everyone does this, kids do it, and now looking down and that gorge, my nether regions have got a bit tighter. two hands on top... and then i will go. i don't want to do it!- top... and then i will go. i don't want to do it! you are fine, don't want to do it! you are fine. you — don't want to do it! you are fine. you are _ don't want to do it! you are fine, you are fine. - don't want to do it! you are fine, you are fine. all - don't want to do it! you are j fine, you are fine. all right, here we _ fine, you are fine. all right, here we go- _ fine, you are fine. all right, here we go. 0h... - fine, you are fine. all right, here we go. 0h... wow! -

there she is... scarborough. glinting in the sunshine. scarborough is the uk parliament oldest beach resort. this is where you come if you have the appeal for proper seaside old school traditions. ice cream parlours, slot machines, the beach, the sea. the smell of fish and chips out the window. after wicked scotland, the electric van is still holding up well and getting a lot of love here on the south by. how are you doing, guys? you all right? yes, really good, really good. we are travelling around scarborough and yorkshire. take care. you are off the tv! how are you? we are filming for the

travel show. you are actually on camera. come here. look! say hello! ., on camera. come here. look! say hello! :, it on camera. come here. look! say hello!- it is _ on camera. come here. look! say hello!- it is seaside - hello! hello. it is seaside traditions _ hello! hello. it is seaside traditions you _ hello! hello. it is seaside traditions you are - hello! hello. it is seaside traditions you are after, l hello! hello. it is seaside i traditions you are after, this is the place to be. the harbour bar has been in scarborough for 75 years. these days, like all of us, it is doing its best to follow the covid guidelines with customers kept safely in the fresh air. i am looking for your biggest, most extravagant and spectacular ice cream. yeah? is that the one? flashy... yeah? is that the one? flashy- - -_ yeah? is that the one? flash ...: ., yeah? is that the one? flash ., flashy... and tasty? yeah. you know something _ flashy... and tasty? yeah. you know something is _ flashy... and tasty? yeah. you know something is really i flashy... and tasty? yeah. you know something is really good | know something is really good when you are sucking as hard as you can and you just can't get anything out. it is ridiculous. the shop has been open since the end of the second world war. julian started working

here when he was 12 and he is the third generation of his family to make and sell ice cream in scarborough. ladle family to make and sell ice cream in scarborough. we have done 75 years. _ cream in scarborough. we have done 75 years, so _ cream in scarborough. we have done 75 years, so we _ cream in scarborough. we have| done 75 years, so we celebrated at the beginning of august. hour at the beginning of august. how confident are _ at the beginning of august. how confident are you _ at the beginning of august. how confident are you about the future? , . ., confident are you about the future? , .., , ., future? very confident, yeah. i think scarborough _ future? very confident, yeah. i think scarborough will - future? very confident, yeah. i think scarborough will do i future? very confident, yeah. i think scarborough will do well. | think scarborough will do well. therese and i have been talking about starting a family. what about starting a family. what is in these? _ about starting a family. what is in these? therese, - about starting a family. what is in these? therese, did i about starting a family. what is in these? therese, did you hear that? t is in these? therese, did you hear that?— hear that? i did, yes. i am worried- — hear that? i did, yes. i am worried. julian _ hear that? i did, yes. i am worried. julian said - hear that? i did, yes. i am worried. julian said twins! | i leave the city for the rolling hills of the brecon beacons, less than an hour's drive from cardiff. the national park is home to a thousand farms largely dedicated to livestock. and with over 250,000 visitors a year, one particularly savvy farmer has developed an interesting business model.

tracking with sheep. he is checking me out. just checking i am all good. his checking me out. just checking i am all good-— i am all good. his problem is ou i am all good. his problem is you can't _ i am all good. his problem is you can't really _ i am all good. his problem is you can't really see - i am all good. his problem is you can't really see very i i am all good. his problem is you can't really see very wellj you can't really see very well because his hair is so long, it is in his face.— is in his face. meet patches, m new is in his face. meet patches, my new pal _ is in his face. meet patches, my new pal for— is in his face. meet patches, my new pal for the - is in his face. meet patches, | my new pal for the afternoon. do you want some more food? i am yourfriend. it do you want some more food? i am your friend. it feels really weird on my hand! you have a very warm tongue there, patches. come on. patches, you can have more food in a moment. the plan is to follow a trail around the farm with my fluffy companion. he is pretty obedient. sometimes he veers to the left and right and sometimes he veers to the left and rightand i sometimes he veers to the left and right and ifeel like sometimes he veers to the left and rightand ifeel like i sometimes he veers to the left and right and ifeel like i am and rightand ifeel like i am the and right and ifeel like i am the one being walked. it turns out to be trickier than it looks. come on, patches. come on. so, nicola, since lockdown, have you seen demand for this experience grow?— have you seen demand for this experience grow? yeah, a lot of --eole experience grow? yeah, a lot of people want _ experience grow? yeah, a lot of people want to _ experience grow? yeah, a lot of people want to be _ experience grow? yeah, a lot of people want to be outside i experience grow? yeah, a lot of people want to be outside in i

people want to be outside in the open air. this experience, because we can be distanced, there is not so much pressure on that and people just enjoy being with the sheep and being able to stroke the sheep and actually being able to physically be around them. whereas normally, theyjust see them in the fields and they run away. when we first opened, it was quite slow, we didn't have that many people. i think people were a bit wary. they were like, really? walking sheep? i have not heard about that before. we started it because it was similar to alpaca tracking, but with sheep, it is more... we are used to looking after sheep, whereas alpacas grow differently and are a bit scary. differently and are a bit sca . 1. : ~' differently and are a bit sca , i ., . " :, differently and are a bit sca . ., ., scary. back on the road, i am headin: scary. back on the road, i am heading into _ scary. back on the road, i am heading into cork _ scary. back on the road, i am heading into cork city. - scary. back on the road, i am heading into cork city. here, | heading into cork city. here, old stereotypes of ireland's conservative outlook i once again becoming outdated. a growing drag community has emerged in cork. they have been

through a difficult covid. and i will be the first public performance for some drag artist dr since the pandemic began. artist dr since the pandemic bean. ~ :. artist dr since the pandemic bean. ~ . ., �*, began. we are ireland's first-round _ began. we are ireland's first-round house, i began. we are ireland's first-round house, we l began. we are ireland's l first-round house, we are began. we are ireland's i first-round house, we are now first—round house, we are now the biggest, and we have an incredible scene, all these different styles of drug performance that we didn't have before. ., ,., ., before. tell me about how the pandemic— before. tell me about how the pandemic affected _ before. tell me about how the pandemic affected you - before. tell me about how the pandemic affected you and i before. tell me about how the l pandemic affected you and hold senior. ,, , ., , senior. queer people in the community. _ senior. queer people in the community, the _ senior. queer people in the community, the space i senior. queer people in the community, the space has| senior. queer people in the i community, the space has been taken away, and for the likes of myself and other queens, our work was taken away. i have loved seeing how results will queer people are. i haven't seen so many people in the last 18 months in the same room. i am ready to come out of my bedroom. i am am ready to come out of my bedroom. iam pretty am ready to come out of my bedroom. i am pretty excited to go back on stage. just some of the places we went

to, and some of the people we met thanks to our little blue electric van, undoubtably the start of our show in 2021. that is all from us. coming up next week on the programme, another new face. steve brownjoins week on the programme, another new face. steve brown joins the show as he explores japan and finds out what kind of effect hosting the paralympics there has had for travellers with disabilities. so i do hope that you canjoin him for that. in the meantime, from me and everybody else on the programme, stay healthy, happy and hopeful at 2022 will be the year that we can finally all start travelling again. we will see you in the new year. goodbye.

hello. scotland and northern ireland have the lion's share of friday's sunshine. even these areas are likely to turn cloudier as we go on through the weekend — a weekend which will, for most places, bring plenty of cloud. despite that, it will be dry. it will gradually turn cooler as the weekend goes on as well. there is an area of high pressure right across the united kingdom, giving plenty of settled weather as we go through the weekend, but trapped underneath that, there is a lot of cloud. now, where there have been clear spells overnight and into the morning — in scotland and northern england in particular — this is where we will wake up to the lowest temperatures, and there will be a frost in places too. but there will also be some sunny spells and fog across the eastern side of england in particular, dense in places, some patches lingering all day in a few spots, and it may be thick enough to be affecting travel. now, in terms of where we see

some sunny spells, scotland, northern england, westernmost parts of wales, far south—west of england, maybe a few brighter breaks in northern ireland at times. and temperatures mainly around 6—10 degrees celsius, but it will be colder, fog lingers and there will be parts of scotland that stay just above freezing all day long. as we go on through saturday night, again, it's where you have those breaks in the cloud, particularly into parts of northern england and scotland, you'll find the lowest temperatures, the greater risk of seeing a frost going into sunday, picking up the areas in blue here. won't —— where you keep the cloud, though, temperatures won't fall too far from where they've been during the day. but that cloud will be back again on sunday. again, there's a risk of seeing some dense fog patches in places to begin the day. and in terms of any sunshine on sunday, it's probablyjust the higher ground in scotland, northern england and wales. venturing into the hills you're most likely to see some sunshine where the valleys below may well be stuck underneath cloud. and, overall, it is trending

cooler on sunday and getting colder still as we go into the new week. now, high pressure will eventually give way, we think, as we go deeper through the week, but then the big question mark about how quickly these weather systems from the atlantic — or, indeed, if they will at all — move in and provide a change to more unsettled weather in time for christmas. so, colderfor a time next week, more widespread overnight frost, but if you're looking at your app and the forecast online, yes, it may look as if it turns unsettled just before christmas, but there's still a lot to play for in the detail.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the uk's top civil servant stands down from leading an inquiry into downing street parties because of an event in his own office. the government's scientific advisers warn that tougher covid restrictions are needed "very soon" to prevent a big rise in hospital admissions in england. iam i am live at this vaccination centre in north london, where they are doing a 24—hourjabathon. people have been arriving through the night and by 6pm this evening about hoping

to have vaccinated about 5000 people at site alone.