hello. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines: mourners in moscow have been paying their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev. the head of the international atomic energy agency says the physical integrity of ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been violated several times by military activity. china warns of �*counter measures�* after the us approves a $1—billion arms package to taiwan — saying it's to maintain its self defence capabilities. millions of people in england and scotland will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine from monday — with care home residents first in line for the jab. ready for lift—off...again.

nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered its first attempt. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show — i'am uncovering ancient treasures amongst spain's moving sand dunes. this is a melting pot of cultures, and all of those peoples have left their archaeological site, which have been kept perfectly intact, down the millennia. cat's in the uk's northernmost city. here's a clue where. the site's really significant. it's had castles that have been burned, besieged, rebuilt. mary, queen of scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. and why greenland is fast becoming a bucket list destination at the top of the world.

we decided on greenland. a reason was to experience climate change at the hub of it, so to speak. the huge sand dunes of southern spain are some of the largest in europe and yet, they remain relatively unknown, even amongst the most well—explored travellers, with even fewer people aware of the treasures concealed beneath their moving sands. i'm meeting eddi pitcher, a writer and traveljournalist who specialises in uncovering hidden places, and she's going to guide me

off the beaten track on my mission to learn more about the living sand dunes of southern spain. eddi, where are you taking me today? so, we are taking the wild way to the bolonia beach, and we can see that this is the way because we've got knotted — knotted beach grass here. there are no signs, so it's — i said it was a wild way. i'm definitely glad that eddi's here to show me the way on this one. wow! look at this! there you go, so you've desert dune just there. wow! this is the bolonia sand dune, one of spain's largest sand dunes, standing at over 30 metres high and 200 metres wide, all concealed within the estrecho nature park, one of cadiz�*s most unspoilt and off—the—beaten—track areas. hey, there — we did it! probably the best way to think

about this coastline, which is endlessly shutting down the centuries, is as a living sand dune. and now, with climate change, the winds are getting stronger and pushing with them these dunes. so, they're really moving? yeah, exactly. these dunes are being battered by hurricane—force winds, forcing them inland and revealing some remarkable hidden history concealed below. if you think about it in terms of history, this is a melting pot of cultures. you've got africa, you've got europe, you've got all of the mediterranean and then, the travels across the atlantic, and all of those peoples have left their vestiges, their archaeological sites along this coastline, which have been perfectly intact down the millennia. my next stop is cape trafalgar, 60 kilometres down the coast from bolonia, where archaeologists from the university of cadiz have just discovered some remarkable ruins, thanks to these moving sands.

so, when you discovered and realised it was a tomb, you must�*ve been preparing to find some bones in here, right? so, the excavation here is very similar to the excavation in egypt tombs and they have preserved very well the bones, so the state of preservation of the tomb, of the bones is excellent. we have found arrowhead. speaks spanish. pendant. gasps. i can't believe i'm holding in my hand a piece ofjewellery from thousands of years ago. that is amazing. speaks spanish. a bead!

and these aren't the last of the mysteries which this magnificent coastline is concealing. finding two neolithic tombs is extraordinary enough, but this coast has even more buried treasures. in fact, looking around, i can see people lying on their beach towels, probably not knowing that beneath them could be a whole ancient roman settlement. if you are on the beach and you have an umbrella and you leave your umbrella on the beach in a windy area, after some hours, it will be completely covered by the sand, and this is what has happened here. so, what can you tell me about this site? what are these walls? this is the roof, more or less, of the roman baths. wow! so it's much deeper. yes.

so, how — how deep do we have to go down? four metres down. four metres? could we have a go at maybe exposing just a bit more of it to see more what's down there? yes, of course. thank you very much. all right! four metres is a long way down. yeah! this is gong to take me probably than the afternoon, i'd say. laughter. i think i'm going to have to accept defeat with here. besides, the archaeologists have purposely decided to cover up this site with sand in order to protect it from the elements — a decision which might prove difficult in the long—term, thanks to those strong winds and shifting sands. to find out if there's an alternative method of preservation, i've come back to where i started my trip, bolonia, home to baelo claudia, an ancient roman city dating back to the second century bc, and one of andalucia's most significant and well—preserved ancient roman archaeological sites. with the wind blowing so constantly, you may not be able to preserve these ruins covered in sand for future generations, so there's an alternative, which is to create something like this place.

this was, what, forgotten for 2000 years and then suddenly, some sand shifted and we discover it was, in fact, a really important place. yes, it would have been really famous. people would talk about the products from baelo claudia all around the mediterranean and all these the banquets from the romans — they would love to have products from here. it's quite an interesting site. we've got these incredible ancient ruins and then, over there, someone applying suntan lotion and sunbathing on the beach. i guess this is like — like this coastjust in one image there. so, here we have our history, our past and our present in front of us. laughter. i was hiking up on that enormous dune and you could really see how all the sand was really shifting inland. and if that's happening all around the coast here, is this a good thing for revealing exciting archaeological finds or a concerning thing about the preservation of those finds? i think this is a great example of how to do things right,

but it took also decades to both excavate, preserve and make the right combination between the research and the visitors, and it would be great if some of them can be open to the public, so there is, like, a route that people can do. let's hope that if it's handled correctly, this part of spain can uncover and preserve more incredible historical sites for future generations, no matter what direction the wind blows. and if you're thinking to heading to this part of southern spain any time soon, here are some travel show tips on things to see and do. if you're a meat lover, then maybe put the andalucian village of ardales on your bucket list, because every february, they hold a festival there that proves just how much the spanish love their pork. you'll find all kinds of traditional, mouthwatering local dishes on sale there.

and in true spanish style, there's plenty of drinking and dancing way into the night. if you prefer a slightly more tranquil trip, then why not head for donana national park? its sand dunes, marshes and plains are home to lots of local wildlife, including some endangered species, such as the iberian lynx. it's also a great place for some birdwatching, as it's on the route where huge flocks of birds migrate to and from africa every year. and seville, of course, is usually high on everyone�*s list. it's southern spain's largest tourist destination, and for good reason. filled with historic architecture, palaces and museums, it's also where you can find a very unique bar, set in an historic islamic bathhouse, dating back to the days al—andalus, of muslim spain.

it's one of the few places you can see original 12th century moorish decoration, like this, still in situ. still to come on the travel show — we're day tripping in the scottish highlands. i'm not going to say there is or there isn't a creature in loch ness, but i have seen some strange phenomenon on the water. and could this be the next must—see destination for the more adventurous travellers among us? now, everything isjust even more busy than 2019. all the hotels are completely booked and cruise ships are back. so, don't go away. with restrictions relaxed, i'm travelling across the uk to see how the country's top attractions are doing, to meet the people getting as excited about travel again and hear their plans for the new normal. this time, i'm in the

scottish highlands. hello from inverness, the northernmost city in the uk and the gateway to the scottish highlands. it's also home to a very famous resident — nessie, aka, the loch ness monster — but i want to see what else there is to do in the city, so let's go! pre—pandemic, inverness and loch ness welcomed up to 1.6 million visitors a year. it's also one of the country's fastest—growing cities. now, i've heard there is an unofficial—official cake of inverness, and it's made by a family—run bakery that first opened shop here back in 1898. it's called a dream ring. very creamy. it looks like a doughnut, but is 100% not a doughnut.

inverness castle used to be a prison and a courtroom but now, it's undergoing major renovations to turn it into a visitor attraction. this is the grand entrance lobby. stuart started on this projectjust before lockdown and it's expected to be fully complete in 2025. well, you can already see they've made an opening in the wall there. we're going to let the public spill out there onto our new terrace. and here we are at the top of inverness castle, and this is the view you get. this is spectacular! inverness is a great wee city and the site's really significant. it's had castles that have been burnt, besieged, rebuilt. mary, queen of scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. so, when people come, what would they expect to see? so, they should get a fantastic sort of immersive experience that tells them stories of the highlands, find out about places that they've never heard about and hear stories they've never heard about and the hope is that that

will inspire them to then go out and visit these places, which are dotted around the far reaches of the highlands. did you find with the pandemic it reframed your thinking of how to create the spaces? it galvanised our design, in a way, so we had to try to figure out ways that you could loop around and avoid passing over in tight spaces. because before that, that wasn't even part of the considerations, doing one—way systems? yeah, no — one—way systems weren't really a thing. we tried to make it not obvious, though. you feel like you're exploring a castle, yeah. because who knows what 2025 will look like so, i guess, in some ways, the pandemic has future—proofed the design of the visitor attraction? definitely. for some, though, it hasn't been about getting through the past few years but rather, a chance to start something new. my next stop requires a little carjourney out into the highlands where, from july to october, the heather

grows wild and in abundance. 0h, hi, cat! hi! this is beautiful! oh, it's great, isn't it? so, what we're looking for is the nice blooming parts of the heather. so, what type of flavour does this give the gin? so, yeah, if you can smell it, it's quite a mossy, kind of earthy, subtle smell to it. but when you put it in gin and you distil it, it gives a lovely honeysuckle, really quite subtle floral taste to the gin. daniel is collecting heather to make gin. it's one of the main locally—sourced botanicals that he uses. it all started as a hobby after moving back to inverness during lockdown. then, 13 months ago, he turned gin making into a business, with plans afoot to run experiences for visitors to make their own. so, one of the packages will be that you can hand forage the botanicals that you can take to the distillery and you can make your gin, your own blend of gin. well, with our heather in hand,

it's time to head to his distillery a couple of miles away along loch ness. if you want to give me a wee hand? i would love to. thanks. so, it took us 86 attempts to get our launch product to where we want it to be. 86 attempts? 86, yeah. well, whilst we leave this to do its magic overnight, it'd be a shame not to try it so, as they say in the business, here's one we made earlier. slainte mhath! i like that one. as we're so close to the loch, i can't live without at least saying hi to nessie. the loch stretches for 23 miles and contains more water than all the lakes in england and wales combined. lots of good hiding spots, then! there we go — we've just passed the red and green markers, which means we are officially on loch ness. so, given that you've done over 400 trips with tourists, all hunting

for the loch ness monster, how many times have you seen nessie? gary, i think, claims to have seen nessie three times, but i always tell the guests that he hasn't seen nessie since he stopped drinking. laughs. that was why you gave me the champagne at the start! exactly, — a better a chance to see the monster! you tried to trick me with those waves earlier. laughter. i'm not going to say there is or there isn't a creature in loch ness, but i have seen some strange phenomenon on the water — like the waves. you know, they really catch you out and you'll see a log on the surface travelling the wrong way against the current and you think, "how can that be? but there's lots of scientific explanations for it but, yeah, it can be quite interesting. asides from nessie, it's a beautiful trip past castle ruins through stunning landscapes — a perfect way to end my day trip to inverness. and as more tourists return,

perhaps something else will, too. bagpipes skirl. 0k, to finish this week, we're off to ilulissat, in northern greenland. a place where dramatic glaciers, spectacular icebergs and a rich inuit culture combine to make a once—in—a—lifetime bucket list destination. but this most northerly part of the world is on the brink of change in more ways than one, as keith wallace now reports. lying inside the arctic circle is the coastal town of ilulissat. it's a place that lives up to its namesake, meaning �*iceberg' in greenlandic. so, this place is a unique place because of the icebergs. it gives me a thrill because i never know how the water is going to be and how the ice condition

is going to be. amid the pandemic, tourism came to a standstill here. but now, it's booming again. this is my sixth season working in tourism. people come here to meet inuit. they know us for being welcoming but also, they come here, obviously, for the ice and the northern lights and the whales. i see more and more people knowing about greenland. chuckles. trump wanted to buy greenland back in 2019, which made a lot of people search about greenland. also because a lot more people are talking a lot more about climate change. we choose to come up here to ilulissat to see the big icebergs. we decided on greenland.

a reason was to experience climate change at the hub i of it, so to speak. the nature is amazing. in austria, we also have glaciers, but not such an experience. the local population is less than 5000 but ten times more visitors are expected this summer. 2019 was the busiest tourist year ever in greenland. then came covid and everything just shut down completely. greenland closed its borders so you couldn't, as a tourist, you couldn't come here. and now, everything isjust even more busy than 2019. all the hotels are completely booked and cruise ships are back. tourism is growing in importance, but there are still challenges. towns are spread out and transport links are limited. but soon, three new airports will be built.

everything will be new. a completely new airport. the future runway will allow passenger planes with 300 passengers to land and take off. you now, in the future, will be able to fly directly from copenhagen, frankfurt, london, new york city. local officials say they're making efforts to avoid over—tourism. we tried to learn from iceland, so we often go there to learn what they have done, like, when it boomed. there is a glacier, named sermeq kujalleq, meaning the southern glacier. it is one of the most active and fastest—moving glaciers in the world. because of the ice here, there's rich life in the ocean. ilulissat is both a touristic city, but also a fisheries city, so it is very important for the local community.

this unique place is a unesco world heritage site. but it's also seeing the impact of climate change. and that's explored at the icefjord centre — ilulissat�*s newest attraction. the arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet. for centuries, the inuit have lived with the ice. but traditional ways of life are also shifting. ane sofie and flemming own a sled dog tour business. we have 33 greenlandic sled dogs. it's a very unique kind of breed. they are adapted to being out in the nature and also, when it's very cold outside. it's just lovely to ride the sled dogs and also going for hunting orfishing.

the snowmobile has taken over the task of the sled dogs. well, that's all we have time for, sadly, on this week's show but here's what's coming up next week. there's more from cat as we retrace herjourney across the uk as the country prepared for a bumper summer of tourism following two years of travel restrictions i was thinking about how i could do something different. the afternoon tea taxi tour would be ideal because you're encapsulated in the back of the taxi. it's proved really popular. that sounds like a good one, so dojoin us then if you can. and don't forget in the meantime to check us out on social media

and you can find all sorts of other great travel content from the bbc. until next time, from me, christa larwood, and the travel show team here in southern spain, it's goodbye. hello there. chaotic skies this weekend. it really is a very mixed picture. there will be some sunshine, some warm sunshine, mainly across the eastern side of the uk because further west, this is where it's going to be wettest. some heavy rain and the wind picking up as the weekend goes on as well. the reason for this very mixed picture is a big area of low pressure that's just sitting there to the west of the uk and around it we're pushing in these bands of showers or longer spells of rain

and some freshening breezes as well. so we do have some sunshine across eastern areas through the rest of today, but maybe picking up some heavy thundery showers as we head through the afternoon. wetter weather out towards the west into western parts of england, wales, affecting southwest scotland and northern ireland. these areas particularly wet and cold too, 15 or 16 degrees in northern ireland, probably making the low 20s in northern scotland, and the mid 20s in east anglia and the southeast where there should be very few showers. we've got more rain though, continuing into tonight, again pushing northwards across more of scotland and returning into northern ireland over the irish sea into western parts of england and wales. southerly breeze tends to pick up overnight so it's going to be quite a warm night and temperatures in the south no lower than 16 or 17 degrees. but tomorrow we're going to find some rain this time across northern parts of scotland and we start wet in northern ireland. that rain gets pushed further north into scotland. and as the breeze picks up, we're going to find some showery

bursts of rain affecting some western parts of england, wales again, looks pretty dry for eastern areas of england. so temperatures here again reaching the mid 20s. but after the early rain in northern ireland, we should see some sunshine. so it's going to be a warmer day than today. but that low pressure is not really going anywhere at all. it continues to spiral around to the west of the uk early next week, continuing to dominate our weather. the details are going to change a bit, but we look like we're going to have some heavy rain, perhaps thundery pushing northwards into scotland. the winds picking up here in the southwest. gales are quite possible and this rain will turn heavy and thundery. there'll be some sunshine around elsewhere, maybe a few sharp showers breaking out as well. but because it's a southerly breeze, it's quite warm air for this time of the year. temperatures the low to mid 20s, but with low pressure dominating through the rest of next week, it's still unsettled. some showers, longer spells of rain, some sunshine, and slowly it will be turning a bit cooler.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: mourners pay their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, ahead of his funeral. i'm glad people are paying tribute to the man who changed russian history because russia has a very bad record of commemorating people who were so important. these are live pictures from the capital, moscow, as people line the streets to queue to say their final farewells. the head of the international atomic energy agency says the physical integrity of ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been violated several times by military activity.