this is bbc news, the headlines: a bbc news investigation has uncovered the abuse and neglect of disabled young people in institutions in ukraine. the country may be at war, but this is a problem that pre dates russia's invasion. human rights investigators say ukraine shouldn't be allowed tojoin the eu until it abolishes the system. the imf says the world could be heading for the worst recession in 50 years. it cut its growth forecasts because of russia's attack on ukraine, and inflation which is running at record levels. the imf added that the higher interest rate used to curb inflation is another

risk factor. russia has said it will withdraw from the international space station after 2024, ending two decades of cooperation with the united states and other countries. washington has described the announcement as unfortunate. the head of the russian space agency said moscow would instead build its own orbiting station. coming up on the travel show... we are finding out what's at the bottom of venice's most popular canals. there's something really big on the line here. it looks really, really heavy. we meet the chef bringing a comforting taste of ukraine to london. welcome to my kitchen! thank you. and lucy checks out the latest tech designed to inject more fun into festival season. i just love the fact that i can film hands—free effortlessly. i can listen to music, i can make calls on these things. cheering.

singing in italian. we start this week in one of europe's most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north—east italy. this city on water is made up of over 100 islets, interconnected by a labyrinth of picture perfect canals and elegant bridges. life around here has remained the same for hundreds of years and steadfast through that time have been the gondoliers of venice. they see themselves as custodians of the city. today, there are only 400 gondoliers left and they are almost exclusively

used by tourists. so it was in the family? with the local population of around 50,000 people dwarfed by 20 million visitors every year, the gondoliers aren't short of a customer or two. and while that is good for business, the numbers swelling the main tourist areas inevitably create a huge problem. increased pollution, including discarded junk clogging up the famous waterways.

but now some of the gondoliers who ply their trade in the 276 canals are doing something about it. they hope to solve at least some of the problem with a voluntary initiative to perform regular underwater canal clean—ups. what gave you the idea to start cleaning the canals? burnt-in subs. dredging up tonnes of rubbish ranging from shopping trolleys to car tyres is a mammoth and potentially dangerous task. dredging up tonnes of rubbish ranging from shopping trolleys to car tyres is a mammoth and potentially dangerous task. so the men are given bespoke training.

they dive using specialist equipment in order to operate safely. and early on sunday morning, long before tourists arrive, i'm joining the guys for the real deal. that is one hard—core scuba—diving suit. there is not one bit of skin showing. i've dived before. i'm not sure i'd want to go into the canals of venice, as lovely as they are. i want to find out what the newly trained canal cleaners have to contend with. stefa no. ok, so what is all this? the heart of the operation. the teams have to stay in constant communication. it is crucial to help the guys underwater cope with the difficult conditions. it must be very dark and gloomy.

can you see? ok, you go by feel down there. so, stefano, how often do you do this? every sunday? much of today's catch is all too familiar. many bottles. lots of bottles. the guys at the night. yeah. they threw the empty bottle in the canal. right.

since the clean—up began, some 4000 carelessly discarded bottles have been retrieved. but later, a baffling object rears its head and has everyone mystified. there is something really big on the line here. it looks really, really heavy and there is about three of them trying to pull it out. what is that? oh, my goodness. it's a trolley. it's probably somebody�*s luggage from about 20 years ago that went off into the canal. look, it has been down there for so long it is covered in barnacles and slime and sludge. is that coral? is it sponge? no, no, these are sponges. wow. 0h, there's a rope. what's it like down there? mud, mud. mud. is it dangerous down there? the equipment they use is full protection against the pollution. because the problem is not really the water itself but the mud.

the mud is laying in the canals years after years and is full of bacteria and chemical pollution. but what about the gondoliers when they are working? is it difficult if there is rubbish? yes, yes. but what about the gondoliers when they are working? is it difficult if there is rubbish? yes, yes. when the tide is low, they feel something in the water that is not the real sea floor. canals must be cleaned to transfer this idea to the public is very important. and also for the sensibility of people, people living in venice and also tourists. that they don't have to throw things in the canals. once the rubbish has been retrieved, gondoliers hand it over to the local council to dispose of it correctly.

it has been an impressive haul today and that is just from one trip. so with another 200 or more canals to go, something tells me they have got a lot to keep them busy for some time yet. so next time you are enjoying a leisurely ride along the waterways of venice, spare a thought for the gondoliers who donate their time to clean up the canals, even if they haven't mastered singing underwater yet. and if you are interested in a few days in venice in the nearfuture, here is a round—up of the best the city has to offer. all through the summer to november is the 59th venice biennale. as the name suggests, the contemporary art exhibition runs every two years. but due to covid there has been a three—year gap.

this year is heavily weighted towards women with 90% of the main exhibition given over to female artists. burano is a picturesque island in the venetian lagoon, famous for its handmade lace and colourful homes. go for a few hours in the morning or afternoon to wander around and take in the tranquillity and calm, away from the hustle of central venice. whatever you do, don't forget your camera. from burano you can then stop in to murano on your way back. this island is famous for its glass—making, which is considered a fine art. it dates back to 1291, when the venetian government ordered glass—makers in venice to relocate to murano to avoid causing a huge fire.

you could even find a workshop to try your hand at the craft. as we reported last month, from january 2023 you will have to pay a daily charge to enter if you aren't spending the night in the actual city itself. 0vernighters already pay a city tax at the hotel but for day trippers you will need to pre—book your slot and pay through an app. prices will vary between 3 euros and 10 euros per person, depending on how busy it is. still to come on the travel show... we meet the restauranteurs bringing hope to ukrainian refugees in london. i think that food can find a way just in the middle of the heart. it's that time of year again where summer is in full flow in many countries around the world, which means one thing... festival season is finally upon us and after seeing cancellations of some of the biggest festivals over the past two years due to covid, i am more than ready to put on my boots and visit

a campsite or two. to me, a music festival is the perfect place to unplug and unwind, all to the soundtrack of some banging tunes. i have spent way too much time on my sofa in recent years, so i feel a bit loath to sacrifice my home comforts, even if it is just for the weekend. and if you feel the same way i do, help is at hand as i take a look at some of the best gadgets to chuck into your rucksack this summer season. so first up is your festival accommodation. i have got the quechua two—second 3xl. now, if you weren't in the scouts or the girl guides, which i definitely wasn't, then camping might not be your thing. but this tent has the potential to become a firm festival favourite. that is because, as the name implies, it apparently pops up in just two seconds. so let's put that to the test. start your stopwatches. so, it didn't quite go up in two seconds but i think that has more to do with the person putting up the tent the natural tent itself. now it is up it is pretty spacious in here. whether you want to keep it

all to yourself or share it with your friends and what will feel like an absolute godsend is a special lining that blocks out heat and light, which will be more than needed after a night of partying. so, it didn't quite go up in two seconds but i think that has more to do with the person putting up the tent the natural tent itself. now it is up it is pretty spacious in here. whether you want to keep it all to yourself or share it with your friends and what will feel like an absolute godsend is a special lining that blocks out heat and light, which will be more than needed after a night of partying. right, i think it is time to check out some headliners. don't you just love going to a festival nowadays and seeing your favourite act through a sea of phone screens in front of you? but there is a new gadget designed to make the way we watch live music change forever. these new ray—ban stories are designed to keep you in the moment

and keep your followers up—to—date thanks to these nifty cameras that happen to link up to your social media. and with a quick clip or two we have photos and video sent to your phone ready to upload. i just love the fact that i can film hands—free effortlessly, i can listen to music, i can make and receive calls on these things. of course, filming on a pair of glasses is not without its privacy issues. it has a little led that pops up to let people know that you're filming although i don't know how visible i will be in direct sunlight. as awesome as they are, they are limited by the storage. then you have the download content off your phone to free up more space. and i was told on more than one occasion that these things had overheated which felt a bit

disappointing but overall i am a massive, massive fan. these are awesome. but before i go, i want to test out these bad boys. guys, crank it up to 11. so the reason i wanted the band to play something loud is because i was testing out the flare audio isolate prose. when you're at a festival the last thing you want is that ringing your is following the third night in a row of banging beats. what these buds do is turn down the volume without reducing the quality. when you pull them out you realise just how loud the music is. they really do a really good job. but don't worry, festivalgoers, i have one more gadget for you yet for when the dirty beats aren't the only thing. the foot pump builds a pressure which allows the shower to work. oh, it is cold! so clearly it is not going to rival your shower at home but it definitely beats baby wipes.

you will be the envy of the campsite. it is not really the kind of thing that i would want to bring along to a festival but if one was there on the site i would definitely use it. because after that i'm feeling a lot cleaner and a lot more refreshed. and finally this week we are in london, where a ukrainian couple are embarking on a business venture to help those affected by the conflict back in their homeland. we sent a reporter to see how they're getting on. the war between russia and ukraine has been going on for over 20 weeks now. more than 5 million refugees have fled ukraine and millions

more have been displaced within the country itself. butjust here in london's earls court, in this unassuming building, there is a ray of hope. because one ukrainian couple are creating opportunities for some of these refugees in their new restaurant, whose name means dream. the restaurant is very much a work in progress but they are dreaming big. and every effort is being taken to evoke the spirit of ukraine. this is the bar area. this wall will look like the wall in old houses in ukrainian villages when they didn't have proper building materials and they were using straw and clay. so it will be uneven, very authentic way how ukrainians used to build the houses. we arrive to london five days before the war started.

for us it was a short work visit and we have return tickets which we never used. when the war started we made a decision to stay here. and how did you feel at that point because you are stranded here and you had close friends and family in ukraine? all the time since the 24th of february you are receiving just bad news and it's very, very exhausting. since they've been in the uk, they have helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for ukraine through events with celebrity chefs like jamie oliver and tom kitchin. that is part of our mission, not just a fundraise but also to remind the world community about ukraine through the language of food. so we are giving employment to ukrainian forced migrants and then we want to fill this place with ukrainian energy through textiles, furniture and all other beautiful things, which talented ukrainian

artists are creating. undeniably, the main draw is going to be the food. something the head chef is very passionate about. he is even a culinary ambassadorfor ukraine. why is it so important for you that people here and around the world know about ukrainian food? i think that food can find a way just in the middle of the heart. because of diplomacy, it is always about the brain, you are talking, trying to find some special ways. but the food is coming to the heart and afterwards your brain. you even can change your mind after a good dinner. so here it is five days fermented cucumbers. wow.

i want to give you a piece to taste. today the day when we put it in a can. that salt is in here? yeah. it is the most popular salt in ukraine but now the place where they're producing salt is a battlefield. so the factory's closed. you can't get it. it is finished even in ukraine so when i found it here in uk i was happy like a baby. i bought everything i can find. let me try. sure. that is such a rich, tangy, lovely taste. joining me for my bowl of food is a ukrainian refugee who will be working as a waiter here when the restaurant opens in a few weeks�* time. so let's just start from the beginning really which is how did you find yourself in england? what happened ?

0n the 24th of february the war began. we had to think about the ways to flee the war basically from ukraine. because unfortunately there is not a single safe place in ukraine. so the city that i was in also got bombed. so my mum just insisted on me leaving. how difficult is it to do this when you know what's happening back home? it is really hard and i am on the phone with my mum all the time. i am always checking the news. i wake up with the phone in my hand and a go to sleep with the phone in my hand. it is very pressuring, i would say. just finally, why do you think it is important there is this restaurant specialising in ukrainian food with a top chef. why is important to have that here? i think it is really important to share culture because everyone knows about russian culture but not

many people know about ukrainian one. so it is really important to show people that we have a deep, diverse culture with different traditions, different food that is really tasty and amazing. and that would be great to show that to people. i've got to say, i'm struck by the resilience of the ukrainians i've met today and the strength of their community. and hopefully one day in the not too distant future, dasha's family will be able to visit the restaurant for themselves. well, that is it for this week. coming up next time... we visit the greek island one year after the devastating forest fires that occurred there. to find out if the island's tourism industry is ready to bounce back. i have been sent in

pictures of the place that we are on our way to. looks lovely. it looks really lush, green, fertile. but i've been told since the fires have hit this whole area, it now looks very different. even looking out the window, look at that. just as far as the eye can see, all you are looking at is burnt trees. and don't forget you can catch up on the bbc iplayer. we are also on social media too along with a whole host of delights from across the bbc. but until next time from all of us here in venice, it's goodbye.

hello there. notjust not just the notjust the kindergartners that are after some wet weather but if we start with a ten day trend it is not very optimistic. low pressure every so often coming into the north and west so it is here we will see some rain at where southern eastern areas are going to continue to dip into this hot and dry weather every now and again so temperatures will fluctuate a little bit but it does mean that there is going to be this big disparity between who sees the rain stopping some of the wettest conditions around the coast and the hills around northern and western areas that even the next ten days, while we could see some rainfall it won't be hugely significant on what has been an exceptionally dry month so far. even for wednesday high is dominating over the uk, high generally means dry, the has descended, it tends to put a cap on the rain clouds falling but it is not a strong enough

high to completely stop that, if you showers bubble up through the day and that is because after sunny and rather fresh start, the cloud starts to build and will cap out a little bit but it is just deep enough to let one or two isolated showers. we are going to continue with the cooler trend on wednesday, temperatures down for some of you and on the coast it will still feel warm. then as we go through to thursday, we are going to start to see the air destabilise a little bit, showers moving northwards and with the wind switching back into some direction they are going to lift that images across southern parts and take us through into thursday morning, so wednesday night to thursday not quite as chilly certainly in the southern part. ice in the air is destabilising, a little bubble on the i suppose, a little trough, that is going to spark up trough, that is going to spark up some further showers on thursday across parts of wales, the midlands, northern england drifting away to southern scotland especially one or two showers elsewhere, a fair bit of dry weather, not a huge amount of rain if any at all

but the temperatures continue to rise more widely into the 20s. through thursday night into friday the high—pressure slips away, low pressure moves in, we start to drag and a little bit more of a southerly flow again, a few showers northwards, probably a better chance of some sunny spells actually, that are not building up actually, that are not building up as much of that will do on thursday. more rain into the western isles, but by this stage, 26, 20 seven degrees so another burst of that hot and dry weather in towards the south—east which will last until saturday but the weather fronts causing low pressure will make more inroads though a bit late last weekend, away from east anglia, we will start with outbreaks of rain elsewhere and then brightening up elsewhere and then brightening up into the afternoon. temperatures though still staying on the higher side with the temperatures in the low— mid 20s quite widely. then, as we go through into sunday as one system clears away, leads back into this next one which

will waive across the country bringing another spell of wet weather. again as i said the heavy rain focused on the north and west but we could see some milder showers push their way into the south end's doensen will stay dry and still think temperatures 25 or above to the south and east of london. elsewhere, we will see these temperatures in the high teens and low 20s. just to confirm beyond that we are going to continue with a bit of warmth across the south and east, temperatures staying roughly at if not a little bit higher than normal and temperatures in the teens but it is here we are going to see some further spells of rain and wind at times. still no precious rain in the south—east corner for those gardeners.

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