russian forces are widening their attacks on areas across ukraine with more intense fighting reported in the countryside. russian troops are also beginning to regroup around the capital kyiv. moscow says it has now hit military airfields in the western cities of lutsk and ivano—frankivsk. the central eastern city of dnipro has been targetted for the first time. a russian air strike killed at least one person and damaged several civilian areas. fire and smoke could be seen rising from the city centre. authorities say apartment blocks and factories were hit. the united states has accused russia of violating nuclear safety principles, saying it was concerned by the continuing attacks on ukrainian nuclear facilities. kyiv says that technicians have started repairing damaged power lines at the chornobyl nuclear power plant that were cut earlier in the week.

now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week on the travel show, we look back at some of our top trips to thailand. henry is rolling with the punches. henry is rolling with the punches-_ henry is rolling with the unches. ., , ., ,, mike gets stuck in. i am knee—deep and sinking further. and carmen tries a techy solution to pollution. i'm cleaning the beach! hello and welcome to the travel show here in our home city of london.

we are back rummaging through the archives. we found so much gold from different and fascinating places around the world. this week we focus on the tried and tested traveller favourite, thailand. we kick off, literally, in the thai capital of bangkok where back in 2017 we convinced henry to train like a champion and try his hand at the country's national sport. muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors in the battlefields of the 14th century. it became known as the art of eight limbs because hands shins, elbows and knees are all used as points of contact. it is really quite high octane. these fighters are absolutely astonishing, watching up close and personal but some bright spark at the travel show decided it was a good thing

for me to trade out first hand so tomorrow morning i am heading over to an actual muay thai camp that trains fighters from all over thailand. ijust hope that i come out the other end not too bruised and banged up. so i head 45 minutes to the north of bangkok to meenayothin gym where some of the country's top champions live and train. tourists who want to get fit can stay at camps like this throughout thailand but this place is known as the country's toughest. how has the experience been so far? good but it is tough. really, really tough. they are the best. back home i am training two hours a day and that are supposed to be the tough stuff for a professional.

over here you train six or seven hours a day. these guys train twice a day every day. they are determined to make me sweat even more.

talk about balance. you always think of leaning in to a punch but actually in muay thai you have to stay pretty much dead centre and keep your weight evenly distributed. it is weird. it is like breaking habits. children here start learning from a very young age and it takes years to master the practice. i am about to step in the ring with momo who is a top contenderfor muay thai in japan. he looks really mean. look at his abs. that is ridiculous! i have a fair way to go yet.

whistle blows. so i think i will have to call it a day. these guys are finely tuned athletes and i have had the tiniest of training here. it is amazing but my time here is done. i hope you enjoyed my agony. a greatjob there from henry,

channelling his inner warrior. next, a local community battling to save its wildlife. back in 2019 we sent mike to the coast where conservationists have found an ingenious, though rather muddy, solution to an ongoing conservation challenge. few international travellers venture here but in recent years the amazing transformation of the ecosystem has begun to draw people like me. while it may not be one of the most beautiful ecosystems, it is actually full of life. there are snails, cockles, crabs, macaques, birds, all kinds of wildlife here. there's a monkey right here with a crab in its mouth! this place is quite an experience. the shellfish, shrimps and crabs that thrive in this

environment were almost at the brink of collapse just a few decades ago because of the dramatic loss of one simple thing, mangroves. industrial shrimp farming left the mangrove forest decimated and, with it, a fragile ecosystem that the villages depended on to survive. but the local people began to fight back. paiboon brought hundreds of people from nearby villages to replant the mangroves and eventually their work going to pay off and it caught

the attention of royalty. when i knew i was going to be planting mangroves, i brought hiking boot for waterproof and traction. apparently this is not the footwear of choice. you wear these, a fusion of yoga pants and a woman's brassiere and i put these on my feet and we go almost waist deep in the mud and that is how we plant mangroves. so, iam ready.

three, two, one. this is... i am knee—deep and still sinking further. how does it work? one. i have one. dig a hole. and you plant it in, just like a normal tree. 0k. over 32 years since the replanting began, the mangrove forest has regained one third of what was lost. 0k. a fun fact about the mangrove tree. they are shaped this way like a torpedo because when they fall from the trees they go like this and they are supposed to stick in the ground themselves so they can basically plant themselves. there we go. a mangrove forest once it gets bigger. highfive! and, of course, there

is more than one way to get clean after a day exploring the mangroves. i'm told that years ago local kids found another use for these boards. it is great to give something back when you travel. but, hey, it is even better if you can have a little fun along the way. mike getting good and messy there on the coast of thailand. won't it be nice when we get to have adventures like that ain? 39 followed, of course, by nice warm shower. stay with us because we have more great memories coming up, including henry learning survival skills when he gets lost in the thai jungle. this, ladies and gentlemen, is actually extremely co mforta ble. and roger looks for some inner calm during a stay at a buddhist monastery. this is a feast.

it is only once a day but it is a good feast. so, stick with us for that. time now to head to the famous sandy beaches of thailand. the country has around 3,000km of beautiful coastline which makes it a huge draw for tourists but that does not always been good news for the environment. back in 2019 we sent carmen to the country's south, not to catch some rays but to join a cleanup mission. cleaning up thailand's beaches has become a priority for a network of volunteers called trash heroes. the group operates in 25 cities across the country. cleaning the beaches of trash and tiny pieces of cigarette seems a never—ending task. but the trash heroes here could soon have some help. why do we need a beach robot like this? because there is too much trash. this place, too many

tourists come to this beach and if the beach is dirty no—one likes to come. so i started this project. how does it actually work? the robot is digging in the sand about five centimetres deep, checking to separate the sand out and move the trash back. and how much rubbish do you actually collect? before this in 80 metres about four kilograms of trash. four kilograms in 80 metres?! i am dying to have a go to control it. of course. it is an easy control. forwards and backwards. left and right. and this controls the speed.

and if you push this down it is digging the sand. this is great. i am cleaning the beach! dr a and his team are working on a second prototype to separate the shells from the trash. at the moment that needs to be done by hand. it is so satisfying to see so much rubbish come in. there is a big focus here on getting the next generation to think differently about how they treat the country's beaches, to protect this beautiful landscape for the future. carmen doing her bit there on the beach. now, to dig deep into the travel show archives, back to 2014 when we shot a film with henry, long before he became a hollywood star.

we sent him to trek in the jungles near phuket. and everything was going just fine until he got lost. this barefoot explorer is survival expert dave williams. four years he has been teaching trekkers basic survival skills that could mean the difference between life and death. dave, i am lost and i need your help. what is the first thing i should do? just relax. it's not that big a deal, you cannot be that lost. i have a mobile phone but the battery is very low. one bar left and hardly any signal. what are my priorities, do i use it now or do i save it? we have one hour of light and one bar, i would wait. the chance of us getting rescued now are pretty slim. let's accept our fate, enjoy the night. we have a a night in thejungle to spend. let's do this and then tomorrow we will figure out, we will walk around a little bit, find two bars and make the call. dave's most important tip

is to keep hydrated. without water, the body and brain soon go into shutdown. and that is what we need to sort out first. we are hopefully going to find some water in the bamboo. bamboo holds a lot of water, during the dry season it has water inside it. this water is pure, a little bit sweet, and it tends to be cool temperature—wise. so i will take... i'm going to make myself a straw. they could be this much water in here or this much water in here. it is a bit late in the dry season, so i'm going to expect there to be just a little bit of water here. we can cut up in here. there we go. have a little taste. that is good, that is very refreshing. dave originally worked in the shipyards of virginia. when the work there dried up he decided to head to asia, his home ever since.

so dave, how did you get involved with all the survival techniques? i've been into wild animal plants and stuff all my life, i just find it a very interesting subject. i lived back in america, if you knew a dozen plants, basically in my home state, you had it sorted. here i've got a dozen plants in my yard. with sunset fast approaching, i had to sort out where i was going to sleep for the night. why is it so important to build a shelter? at certain times of year is a little bit cold, the ground is cold, it only has to be a few degrees colder than your actual body temperature to literally suck the life out of you, but you are also getting off the ground to get the creepy crawlies, the things that are going to annoy you and keep you from sleeping. go around as many times as you can, make it as tight as you can. ok, we've got the foundation going. check this out. seems pretty stable. that is pretty good.

now all we have to do is put some slats across and we are done. holding my breath, holding my breath. ooh. ah! that is reasonably comfortable. hold on, just shift down a bit. you might want to take the knife off. and what about a pillow, a bit of a shoulder rub? no? there we go! there's your pillow. and that's your shoulder rub, there you go. this, ladies and gentlemen, is actually extremely co mforta ble. henry there getting some tips from dave williams, who is still out there hacking through the undergrowth and teaching survival skills. well, to finish the show this week, it is time to something a little more relaxing, and even consciousness—raising. across the world, thailand is known for its hundreds

of buddhist monasteries, where monks and nuns spend their lives in simplicity, contemplation and meditation. back in 2014, we sent rajan to get a taste of that lifestyle, for a day, at least. the first duty of the new day is collecting alms, food from the local community. every morning there is a number of routes from this monastery, and the monks divide into small groups and go out to each route. as i'm soon to find out, this is not the only source of sustenance for the monks. there you go. this is a feast. it is only once a day, but it is a good feast.

next on the agenda is one of my daily duties. you might have noticed that the task of sweeping up is given, really, to the most enlightened person here in the monastery. that's why i'm doing it. and after that is complete, a chance to meet some of the foreign monks as they finish theirjobs. some, it transpires, have had rather colourful previous lives. i used to be a photographer. you used to be a photographer? yes, i travelled the world, enjoyed myself... what kind of pictures? fashion. really? yeah, fashion magazines, that kind of thing. and successful? oh, yes, quite. successful enough.

turns out that michael was also the manager of the model claudia schiffer for three years. he was then a monk for a short period in 2001 and returned to the faith a year and a half ago — and this time, he says it is for good. mostly my family thinks i should have a family, i should make lots of money, no possessions anymore, no health insurance, nothing at all. nothing in the bank? nothing in the bank. no safety net. the one that is quite simple, you train yourselves daily, seven, eight, nine hours, meditation, and when you are able to still your mind it becomes very peaceful. this experience has actually... it is much better than all the money i could have. michael has not completely forsaken his old life. he is still curious

about the english premiership football scores — arsenal especially — and then reveals the abbot is a secret liverpool fan. chanting. monks have to observe 227 strict precepts or rules, so really, my efforts were rather pathetic. but in truth, as i left, i realised i did gain something out of the experience. in that short period i appreciated the routine, the simplicity, and the absence of empty choices you frequently have to make in the outside world. the point, though, is most of us live in that world. rajan there taking some time to find himself back in 2014. that is all we have time for on this week's programme. coming up next week, rajan is in ireland

to celebrate the centenary of one of the country's most famous and most notoriously difficult novels. and finding outjust how you move an entire library of very old and very fragile books. whoa, look at this! the ceiling is incredible. and it goes on and on for a long, long way. this must be at least 60 metres or something. if you would like to catch up on more of our recent adventures you can find us on bbc iplayer. we are on social media, too. just search for bbc travel show on facebook and instagram and you will find us there. until next time, see you later. this weekend, it's going to be a mixed bag.

there's certainly some sunshine on the way, but many of us will need our umbrellas as well. now, right now, a weather front is crossing the british isles, extensive cloud out there. it's rain—bearing cloud. this is how it's going to stay for the next few hours or so. it's very mild out there as well. by early on saturday morning, temperatures will be around 7 or 8 degrees celsius. it might be a little bit colder across parts of northern ireland in rural spots, maybe down to around 2 or so if the skies clear and the winds drop out. so, the forecast for the morning shows a lot of cloud and some rain across scotland, parts of northern england, brighter across the rest of england and wales, and in fact, some decent sunny spells here through the middle of the afternoon. and i think the best of the weather will be the further east you are, but notice this sort of curl of rain here, this is a low pressure that's swinging into the south—west of the uk —

not only rain, but also some very strong winds. we're talking of gusts of 50, 60, maybe even 70mph, so really quite stormy around some of the coasts for a time, but we are only talking about the tip of cornwall, perhaps devon, maybe southern parts of wales — so not widespread gales, but very, very windy indeed, so take it steady if you are across this part of the world through saturday and saturday night. elsewhere, it won't be quite so windy. now, let's have a look at sunday's weather map. low pressure just off the coast of scotland there, but pretty much dominating the weather across the uk. so this is early sunday. you can see a weather front curling into this area of low pressure, outbreaks of rain, sunny spells and a mixture of showers in the afternoon. it's going to be that changeable day and very gusty winds right across the country, we're talking 30, 40, maybe even 50mph around some exposed coasts.

so on saturday, the winds will be strong here. on sunday, it will be blustery right across the uk. temperatures on sunday typically between 10 and 12 degrees celsius. not as mild as it's been, but, you know, mild enough. monday, a much better day. the winds will be lighter, there will be more sunshine around, still some showers across northern parts of the country, but in the south, it really is an improving picture. and that's how it's going to be over the next few days into next week. in fact, in the south of the country, temperatures could even peak at around about 17 or 18 degrees. so a mixed weekend and then better the week ahead. bye— bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: day 17 of the war in ukraine: russia targets more cities as its troops regroup around the capital kyiv. another attempt to evacuate people from the devastated towns of mariupol and sumy after so—called �*humanitarian corridors' failed to hold. president biden again rules out direct action against russia, claiming it would lead to world war iii. disappointment for wales in the six nations. they're beaten 13—9 by france, who remain on course for the grand slam.

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