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this is bbc news, the headlines: israeli police have beaten mourners carrying the coffin of the aljazeera reporter shireen abu aqla, whose killing in the occupied west bank has caused a surge of anger. there's been widespread condemnation of police officers for their use of force. officers say stones and bottles were thrown at them. the us defence secretary is calling for an immediate ceasefire in ukraine in his first conversation with his russian counterpart since the invasion began. it's now 79 days into the war and russian troops are intensifying their attacks in parts of the south—east , which are now seeing some of the heaviest fighting.
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sri lanka's new prime minister has told the bbc an economic crisis is going to get worse before it gets better. the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicine. ranil wickremasinghe was appointed in an attempt to defuse the protests. coming up at 6 o'clock, breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. but first on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the show. meeting mummies in chile.— mummies in chile. there are so many mummies _ mummies in chile. there are so many mummies here, - mummies in chile. there are so many mummies here, vivian. . many mummies here, vivian. grannies in austria. the open kitchen whether grandmas and grandpas make their lovely cakes. and cabbies in england.
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in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country's atacama desert, you find clues that something significant lies beneath the ground. hidden in the sand are some of the oldest mummified bodies in the world, evidence of an overlooked culture that wants lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it's amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and apparently, there is a layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as
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low as two metres underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange walking on the dead here. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter—gatherer chinchorro people called this area home and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st—century researchers. last year, chinchorro burial culture was officially recognised by unesco, who placed it on their world heritage list. and many hope this will transform awareness of these remarkable mummified bodies. when you think of mummies, you think of the ancient egyptians wrapped in bandages these guys here, there are sticks where the bones are, there masks and what's fascinating is these smaller mummies of children and babies. wow. behind the scenes,
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at san miguel de azapa museum, the study of the chinchorro mummies takes place. there are so many mummies here, vivian. how many? yes, we have about 70 mummies, chinchorro monies here. let me show you. it’s here. let me show you. it's uuite here. let me show you. it's quite small. _ here. let me show you. it's quite small. what - here. let me show you. it's quite small. what can you tell me about this mummy?
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because if it was me, i would be very scared to work here. what do you love about your job? what do you love about your “ob? �* , , , but these fragile legal �*s, which date back as much as 2000 years for the egyptian mummies, are deteriorating at an increasing rate. —— relics. in part, due to climate change. for vivien, part, due to climate change. forvivien, it's part, due to climate change. for vivien, it's best to do as little as possible with the samples they have. with the museum's facilities lacking
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air—conditioning, rising humility levels are a big threat to the mummies, a problem that is hope to be solved by a vast new $25 million museum in construction on the grounds of the current one. —— humidity. so is the local people was my relationship with these mummies are starting to change? —— people's relationship.
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further along the coast, at the small fishing village of caleta camarones, minerals suggest this is one of the closest sites to weather chinchorro mummies have been found. there are said to have been so many mummies buried here that locals find them on a regular basis. so before we came here some people said you could see the mummies on the ground and some people said you couldn't so i wasn't sure what we would find that while we were having lunch, we got talking to the guy who works here and it is
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two minutes down the road so we are on our way. currently the mummies buried in the ground of being left there by archaeologists for their protection. and as we approach, we take great care not to disturb any of the remains. it's so close to the road. what was it like growing up here? did you see many mummies when you were a child?
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attitudes of changed towards the mummies a lot now they've got unesco world heritage status. is this changed your life? so all these shells that have been used by the chinchorro people. while chinchorro tourism here may be some way of making its mark for the people, for vivien, this land tells a remarkable story.
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so vivien, how many mummies, chinchorro mummies, are buried in the hills here? well, that was unbelievable. you know, it's one thing to see these things in a museum and totally different experience to be there in real life. like, i could have been standing next to one of the oldest mummified human remains in the world. and with the care and wrecking ocean mummies are now getting, the unique chinchorro culture
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seems set to be remembered for some time to come. well if the chinchorro have your interest in the desert getaway, there is much more to see around the world. why not start your desert explorations with the world's biggest sand desert, the sahara, stretching out across much of northern africa. the question is, where to begin. morocco and egypt are both popular and each with distinct and fascinating cultures. get close to wildlife on safari in southern africa's kalahari desert. as a huge range of animals to see here and it's a spectacular way to learn about this challenging desert environment. and for those in search of a thrill, dune bashing can be done all over the world, like in the deserts of the united arab emirates. ortake deserts of the united arab emirates. or take to the skies
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with an early—morning hot—air balloon ride. still to come on the travel show: cat moh is back with a pack day in manchester. and we visit the cafe in vienna challenging the idea that they don't make them like they used to.— like they used to. they really have old recipes _ like they used to. they really have old recipes from - like they used to. they really have old recipes from the - have old recipes from the grandmothers.— grandmothers. secret ingredients. - grandmothers. secret ingredients. so - grandmothers. secret ingredients. so don't| grandmothers. secret i ingredients. so don't go grandmothers. secret - ingredients. so don't go away. as restrictions _ ingredients. so don't go away. as restrictions relax, - ingredients. so don't go away. as restrictions relax, i'm - as restrictions relax, i'm travelling across the uk to see how ready the country's top attractions are, to meet the people getting us excited about travel again. and here their plans for the new normal. today's trip is the north—west of england. hello from manchester, home to two very
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famous for all clubs, a vibrant music scene and trams. our know there is way more to the city than that so i've enlisted the perfect person to show me around, let's go. so this is no ordinary taxi ride. hello. i’me ordinary taxi ride. hello. i've organised — ordinary taxi ride. hello. i've organised the _ ordinary taxi ride. hello. i�*e: organised the weather for you today as well, not that i needed to, because it's always sunny in manchester. 50 needed to, because it's always sunny in manchester.— needed to, because it's always sunny in manchester. so when we book with you. — sunny in manchester. so when we book with you, there _ sunny in manchester. so when we book with you, there is _ book with you, there is guaranteed sunshine. guaranteed sunshine. good on you. john runs citytour in his all electric taxi followed by afternoon tea in his cab. he came up with the concept as a way to supplement his income during lockdown. mi; way to supplement his income during lockdown.— way to supplement his income during lockdown. my three most --oular during lockdown. my three most popular tours are _ during lockdown. my three most popular tours are football, - popular tours are football, music and coronation street. the last one being the longest—running british soap opera. longest-running british soap o era. �* longest-running british soap oera. �* . , opera. but really, the tool can be whatever _ opera. but really, the tool can be whatever you _ opera. but really, the tool can be whatever you want. - opera. but really, the tool can be whatever you want. so - opera. but really, the tool can be whatever you want. so i . opera. but really, the tool canl be whatever you want. so i last for a route to the history of the city to see how it shaped
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the city to see how it shaped the manchester we know today. i won't spoil the tour the city has been an hotbed of innovative anchors. it's where the suffragettes movement was born, it's where the duke of ridgewater brought canals which cut the price of coal in half, spurring manchester to be the first industrial city. and it's where karl marx formed his ideas but the communist manifesto at this very spot which happens to be in the world's oldest english—speaking library. world's oldest english-speaking libra . , ., library. even people from manchester _ library. even people from manchester don't - library. even people from manchester don't realise | library. even people from . manchester don't realise you can come in and soak up the atmosphere.— atmosphere. it's definitely worth booking _ atmosphere. it's definitely worth booking an - atmosphere. it's definitely - worth booking an appointment. come on, ready for part two? you look so excited! i don't know which shall start with first. i know which shall start with first. . , ~ ., know which shall start with first. ., ~ ., ., first. i was thinking about how i could first. i was thinking about how i could do _ first. i was thinking about how i could do something - first. i was thinking about howl i could do something different, maybe people are nervous about being in crowds or being in
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places where there was a lot of people that the afternoon tea taxi tour would be ideal because you are captured in the back of a taxi, it's proved popular. i have to pinch myself sometimes. popular. i have to pinch myself sometimes-_ popular. i have to pinch myself sometimes. how was it as a taxi driver in lockdown? _ sometimes. how was it as a taxi driver in lockdown? really - driver in lockdown? really difficult- — driver in lockdown? really difficult. as _ driver in lockdown? really difficult. as guide - driver in lockdown? really difficult. as guide there i driver in lockdown? really i difficult. as guide there were no tourists and it's just started to come back again now as restrictions start to add. you think you'll continue? i'll definitely continue, yes. before the pandemic, manchester was the third most visited city in the uk after london and edinburgh by international visitors. one huge draw is its iconic music scene. famous birds out of manchester? oasis. the smedts- — birds out of manchester? oasis. the smedts. define _ birds out of manchester? oasis. the smedts. define the - birds out of manchester? oasis. the smedts. define the bands l birds out of manchester? oasis. | the smedts. define the bands of tomorrow. _ the smedts. define the bands of tomorrow, the _ the smedts. define the bands of tomorrow, the northern - the smedts. define the bands of tomorrow, the northern quarterl tomorrow, the northern quarter is where to go. it's home to
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some of the city's liveliest music venues so i have come to know and a cafe. over the years it's gaydon legendary status for showcasing big named bands in the early days. what was it like to suddenly playing in a live audience again? kind of stranue live audience again? kind of strange at _ live audience again? kind of strange at first, _ live audience again? kind of strange at first, wasn't - live audience again? kind of strange at first, wasn't it? | live audience again? kind of| strange at first, wasn't it? it was quite odd to being loud. i was _ was quite odd to being loud. i was like — was quite odd to being loud. i was like oh my god, i don't know— was like oh my god, i don't know what to do because i'm on my living — know what to do because i'm on my living room floor plan are super—size. my living room floor plan are wiser-size— super-size. it's good to see reuular super-size. it's good to see regular fans _ super-size. it's good to see regular fans and _ super-size. it's good to see regular fans and people, i super-size. it's good to see i regular fans and people, really regularfans and people, really big part of our social. it’s big part of our social. it's definitely _ big part of our social. it's definitely picking up now with people — definitely picking up now with people more confident to come out now— people more confident to come out now and stared in crowds which — out now and stared in crowds which wasn't before. it out now and stared in crowds which wasn't before.- which wasn't before. it that return of— which wasn't before. it that return of confidence - which wasn't before. it that return of confidence in i which wasn't before. it that i return of confidence in people that reading life back into venues like this. i'll be back laterfor the gig but
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venues like this. i'll be back later for the gig but there is a more thing to do. i am a football expert but i know it was here in manchester the first professional football league was set up back in 8088. -- 1888. league was set up back in 8088. "1888. if league was set up back in 8088. —— 1888. if you can't make a game, it's well worth the 32. how many of us are from manchester? that's a big group that's not come from manchester. football is undoubtedly _ manchester. football is undoubtedly the - manchester. football is undoubtedly the city's l manchester. football is i undoubtedly the city's biggest cultural export with hundreds of millions of fans either supporting man united or man city globally. not that anyone would openly admit supporting the former here. is this the best bet so far? what's your favourite one? i got all the guest line—up at the top of the tunnel and walk out through the pitch side. it's so cute. you
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just walk through the tunnel? how was it? it was fun. i kinda felt like a footballer. it’s how was it? it was fun. i kinda felt like a footballer.— felt like a footballer. it's my dream job- _ felt like a footballer. it's my dream job. how _ felt like a footballer. it's my dreamjob. how long - felt like a footballer. it's my dreamjob. how long have l felt like a footballer. it's my l dreamjob. how long have you dream job. how long have you wanted to walk through that tunnel? nine years, almost. because it's your birthday, right? it's my birthday on monday. is this the best birthday present? probably the best b a birthday present? probably the best by a mile. _ birthday present? probably the best by a mile. don't _ birthday present? probably the best by a mile. don't cry, i birthday present? probably the | best by a mile. don't cry, mum. i am a magister _ best by a mile. don't cry, mum. i am a magister city _ best by a mile. don't cry, mum. i am a magister city fan - best by a mile. don't cry, mum. i am a magister city fan for i i am a magister city fan for the weekend.— the weekend. ok, very diplomatic. _ the weekend. ok, very diplomatic. time i the weekend. ok, very diplomatic. time to i the weekend. ok, very| diplomatic. time to get the weekend. ok, very i diplomatic. time to get back the weekend. ok, very - diplomatic. time to get back to see the gig as it wouldn't be a complete day of manchester if he didn't experience some of its famous nightlife. manchester is definitely springing back from a very tough few years. but what struck me most is how proudly meant star of the city. a cultural hotspot of the north.
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finally this week we are after the austrian capital of vienna were a trip isn't complete without a generous helping of the traditional coffee and cake. i weep into one cafe which is transforming experience, especially staffed by the elderly to bring back a taste of the good old days. we have a lot _ taste of the good old days. we have a lot of _ taste of the good old days. - have a lot of good cakes especially in vienna but the best cakes you get from grandma. the idea was really to create a space for young adults to come together and were grandmas and grandpas can bake their home—made recipes. we are a public living room and as you can see, decorations, you come inside and feel the atmosphere. you are at grandma's living
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room, you have nice music, nice smell, follow me, i'll show you whether cakes are baked. this is our open kitchen where they grandpas and grandmas make the lovely cakes, different cakes, we have chocolate, apple strudel, everything. everything is fresh, everything is so made. it's kind of the core and heart. ~ ., , made. it's kind of the core and heart. ~ . , ., heart. we have been here for such a long — heart. we have been here for such a long time _ heart. we have been here for such a long time so - heart. we have been here for such a long time so it's i heart. we have been here for such a long time so it's all. such a long time so it's all kind — such a long time so it's all kind of— such a long time so it's all kind of a _ such a long time so it's all kind of a family for me. sol have — kind of a family for me. sol have a— kind of a family for me. sol have a very close connection to the people here. my name is marianna _ the people here. my name is marianna and i am living in vienna _ marianna and i am living in vienna i_ marianna and i am living in vienna. lam marianna and i am living in vienna. i am 77 years old and i have _ vienna. i am 77 years old and i have lived _ vienna. i am 77 years old and i have lived here since 48 years. old people, please, go out. you can cook, you can speak with the gas and it's better than
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not alone in this time and when he got home and feel i have a good day. many old people are alone at home and now it's like alone at home and now it's like a family. i am the host. myjob is to receive the guests and i control. i speak with the guests and it's nice when the guests and it's nice when the guests laugh and i think it's myjob. that guests laugh and i think it's m 'ob. �* ., h guests laugh and i think it's m 'ob. ., my job. at home it's always very lonely _ my job. at home it's always very lonely fold _ my job. at home it's always very lonely fold people i my job. at home it's always very lonely fold people and| my job. at home it's always| very lonely fold people and i think— very lonely fold people and i think it's _ very lonely fold people and i think it'sjust a great idea to communicate with them. we've heard _ communicate with them. we've heard that they really have old recipes — heard that they really have old recipes from the grandmothers. with_ recipes from the grandmothers. with secret ingredients. yes, very— with secret ingredients. yes, very excited. with secret ingredients. yes, very excited-— with secret ingredients. yes, very excited. the pandemic had us and we _ very excited. the pandemic had us and we had _ very excited. the pandemic had us and we had to _ very excited. the pandemic had us and we had to close - very excited. the pandemic had us and we had to close our i us and we had to close our coffeehouses and we put our heads together and said, ok, there is no more coffeehouse but what can we do with our
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grandmothers? so we had the brilliant idea of taking grandmas' knowledge and putting it online so we built an online baking academy where you can learn baking from my grandmother. either through ondemand videos or via live courses. that went very, very well. and we even kind of went international. we invited grandmothers and grandfathers from all over the world to join us where there baking knowledge. right now we are about to five elderly people working for us. at the cafe, the kind of production room and also for live baking courses and everything. we love to hire even more but we are still a
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small social business. a lot of elder people in austria live by themselves so they are a bit isolated. they have so much to give and we just need a place where they can express them. that's all for now. coming up next time: the forgotten smells of the old world. chris is in holland to find out why scientists are attending to recreate europe was like aged odours at a following your nose couldn't reach your travel. it's lovely! abs, couldn't reach your travel. it's lovely!— it's lovely! a good air freshener! _ it's lovely! a good air freshener! in - it's lovely! a good air freshener! in the i it's lovely! a good air- freshener! in the meantime, keep up with our travels on the bbc iplayer and we are in
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social media. just search bbc travel show and look for the little blue logo. we are on facebook and instagram. until next time, from chile, it's goodbye. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at times across scotland and north—east england, as depicted by this weather watcher in moray. in fact, in one or two spots, temperatures struggled to climb into double figures. but it was a different story after a rather grey start across england and wales. the cloud broke up and we saw temperatures peaking in the london area by the middle of the afternoon of 21 celsius. now, clear skies will continue to dominate the weather story to start off our weekend.
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we will see a little more in the way of cloud, producing a few scattered showers into the far north—west of the great glen, but elsewhere, it's a relatively mild start to the day, and, yes, there will be some early morning sunshine for many. out to the west, there will be a little bit of early morning patchy mist and low fog. that's because we've got high pressure building, winds falling light. but i just want to draw your attention to these showers down into the south—west arriving later on in the day. so, that early mist will lift away, a lot of sunshine pretty much throughout the day. we could just see a little more in the way of coastal cloud out towards the far north—west. top temperatures, though, warmer than friday in scotland, highs of 11—18 celsius. we could see 22—23 celsius somewhere across south—east england — that's 73 fahrenheit. now, into the evening, though, those showers will arrive through the south—west across wales pushing their way into central and southern england. there will be some sharp thundery downpours mixed in there as well as those showers move through during the early hours of sunday. they will take their time to clear away as well.
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some running down through the channel coast, some moving up through wales, stretching up into northern england and scotland for the second half of the weekend. so a slightly different feel to the weather story. still warm where you keep the sunshine, highs again of 23 celsius. there will be further showers to come through sunday evening into the early hours of monday. if anything, more widespread sharp showers, possibly still thundery, moving their way up to scotland, and that is because as we go through into next week, we continue to see the risk of some low pressure systems pushing in off the atlantic. always sitting out to the west, so the further east you are, it should stay largely fine and dry. but a little more unsettled, particularly the further north and west, warmer in the south with temperatures once again into the low 20s.
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good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: dame deborah meets the duke: in an unprecedented royal visit to herfamily home, cancer campaigner deborahjames is given her damehood by prince william. ukraine says it's aiming to arm 1 million fighters as the country prepares for a new, long phase in the war against russia. 50 migrants are told that the government intends to send them to rwanda — the first under the new immigration plans. good morning from wembley stadium at the start of the fa cup final weekend.
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