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musk, but with the material elon musk, entirely brilliant but you can never get his next move, who knows? briefly, shyama, do you think we are going to say something completely different from twitter? i’m going to say something completely different from twitter?— going to say something completely different from twitter? i'm not sure how different _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will look _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will look to - different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will look to those i how different it will look to those of us _ how different it will look to those of us who — how different it will look to those of us who have trusted sources that we read _ of us who have trusted sources that we read on — of us who have trusted sources that we read on twitter, we don't tend to 'ust we read on twitter, we don't tend to just look_ we read on twitter, we don't tend to just look at— we read on twitter, we don't tend to just look at those people that we associate. — just look at those people that we associate, rightly or wrongly, with conspiracy— associate, rightly or wrongly, with conspiracy theories and very hard line politics, which people like me tend to _ line politics, which people like me tend to avoid. what's interesting about_ tend to avoid. what's interesting about this, elon musk put up a very nasty— about this, elon musk put up a very nasty tweet — about this, elon musk put up a very nasty tweet about david pelosi and he took _ nasty tweet about david pelosi and he took it — nasty tweet about david pelosi and he took it down. he says he is a free—speech absolutist, but he himself— free—speech absolutist, but he himself took something down, because it's beyond _ himself took something down, because it's beyond the pale. so maybe
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actually — it's beyond the pale. so maybe actually he is going to be very different— actually he is going to be very different now he is at the head of this company. different now he is at the head of this company-— different now he is at the head of this company. different now he is at the head of this coman . , ~' ,, a l, this company. thank you so much for that, and this company. thank you so much for that. and also _ this company. thank you so much for that, and also both _ this company. thank you so much for that, and also both of _ this company. thank you so much for that, and also both of you, _ this company. thank you so much for that, and also both of you, it - this company. thank you so much for that, and also both of you, it was - that, and also both of you, it was shared many times before he took it down. correspondent, daily mail. dojoin us then if you can. that's it for the papers tonight. the papers is back again tomorrow evening with lucy beresford, broadcaster and psychotherapist, and harriet line, chief political correspondent, daily mail. dojoin us then if you can. next, it's time for the travel show. but for now, goodnight. this week on the show... pulling down the past. i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime but they should preserve the history and the memory. it's a question of symbols and for our people it is a symbol of occupation, it is a symbol of soviet troops, and we
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want to turn the new page. for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia. ruled first by the czarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep — in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine in february, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour.
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there have been travel bans for russian tourists, and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view. and notjust here. the other baltic states, latvia and lithuania, are making similar symbolic gestures. explosion. this was among the first — a replica tank commemorating soviet soldiers killed during world war ii. it's been moved to estonia's war museum from the town of narva, which sits right on the russian border. the government says it's to avert what it calls "increasing social tension". oh, wow! look at this.
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very welcome! the t—34 was produced from may 'li0s to '60s, more than 80,000. so, it's extremely ordinary tank, nothing special. wow — i mean, you say nothing special but, i mean, there's — that is like a rock. that's why it is tank. laughs. why do you think a museum is a better place for these sorts of objects? that's why the museums are created for — to keep the history. it's a question of symbols. and for our people, that is a symbol of occupation, that's a symbol of soviet troops, and we wanted to turn a new page. as you can see, we're not destroying it, we keep it. but the links are impossible to sever. so many of the big public spaces around the capital are russian built. they're bold, architecturally distinctive, and pretty popular, too. these days, the peter
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the great seaplane harbour is a maritime museum, painstakingly restored. the foreboding patarei sea fortress now hosts gigs and club nights. and noblessner port, imperial russia's submarine factory, is fast becoming tallinn�*s new leisure district. as well as cafes, bars and new luxury apartments on the way, there is this - proto. its owners call it an invention factory. it's sort of an interactive museum. so, as we cycle, the little cyclists on the track go round, so it's a race now. yes! it's a competition, yes! so, tell me more about this incredible building — i assume it hasn't always hosted parlour games. exactly. this building, it was the foundry... wow. ..of the shipyard. next to it was the coopersmith, then there were some storages, local power plant, the engine
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generator workshop and assembly workshop, so huge area where submarines were produced, yes. among all of the family attractions, there are still glimpses of the building's former life. this is a control panel to open the gate, which is here. 0h, here we go! here, these are — exactly, these giant gates. that is a giant gate. yes. that was used to take the ships out of the foundry. 0h, right, so they'd bring them in and out here? you'd press the button and they'd rumble on out? so, how do you feel about the russian and soviet monuments being taken down? well, i believe — i believe that the monuments would not kind of, like, give a tribute to the regime but they should preserve the history and the memory. in this case, the best place for the monument is in a museum. we have this place. this is a wonderful way of people to learn the history
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and to remember the history. so it's preserving the history, not celebrating the ideology. absolutely right. these spaces are being lovingly restored. money and hard work have been spent to make them attractive. some haven't had that treatment but have become popular nonetheless. this is rummu. it was one of a string of soviet—run prisons that used to stretch across estonia. it's got quite a grim backstory. that's all history now, right? from their arrival in 1940, the soviets used prisoners here to mine and process limestone from the quarry. when estonia regained its independence in 1991, the site was abandoned and reclaimed by rising groundwater.
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today, it's become popular with swimmers, divers and snorkellers. so, what can you tell me about this building and what it would have been when it was a functioning prison? prisoners were working in all positions. they were working in this building, they were working in the mine, where they were — they were digging out the material. they were also working as the ones who were making the explosions to get the material off. so most probably, they are the reason why this quarry was floated. the limestone makes the water such a striking colour that some call it 'the blue lagoon�*. i think the most precious places here is the visibility. as you see today, we can see almost, like, five, six metres — four, for sure — and every time i go
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diving here, i see something new. there's a complicated legacy of this place, given its history? i think the persons that were staying in this prison, for sure, they don't want to come back here. but for the rest of us, it's mainly the place we can spend summertime or enjoy the water because it's really warm and it's really good visibility here and we can see everything inside. i really love being here in the water. she wants to preserve it and stop it falling into the hands of developers. preserved or taken down?
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because most of them have been taken down already. to go, to see some pieces — some pieces of history, they should stay where they are. many people are happy to see this country distanced from the russian regime but there's a shared history here — one that's not going to be disappearing anytime soon. and if you're thinking of heading to estonia, here are some travel show tips to help with your planning. tallinn is a classic christmas market sort of town and it looks lovely lit up in the town hall square from late november. pay attention to the tree. estonians reckon their capital was home to europe's first christmas tree in11i41.
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that claim is disputed by latvia but tallinn still makes a big deal of it nonetheless. a couple of highlights from the old town. 0lde hansa at a super—touristy but fun mediaeval—themed restaurant, just around the corner from the gothic town hall. it claims its food is still made to 17th—century recipes. also nearby is niguliste museum, in the 12th century st nicholas church. the big show piece there is bernt notke's danse macabre, which invites you to think about the futility of life. and sauna culture is everywhere in estonia. there's a good chance there'll will be one wherever you're staying, but look out for smoke saunas, where you'll sweat in the aroma of stripped alder and birch logs.
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it is still very mild out there, and another mild day from monday. it looks like temperatures will approach closer to the seasonal norm. we have rain in the forecast for the trick—or—treaters, most of us will get the rain later on today, some will have it already in the morning, for example in northern ireland. you can see the weather front approaching earlier on and on the satellite picture. you see clearer weather across the bulk of the rain in england, wales and eastern parts of scotland. also clear weather out towards the east, some showers out towards the west, and here's the weather front crossing ireland. the morning temperatures will range from around 1a degrees along the channel coast, to 12 in liverpool, and around 10 degrees in glasgow,
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edinburgh, and also aberdeen. 0nto the forecast for monday morning, that rain eventually reaches belfast, the western isles of scotland, but elsewhere a bright if not sunny start and some sunshine for birmingham, hull, newcastle, 15 or 16 degrees. showers start to appear on the south coast, the middle of the afternoon and as the afternoon wears on, it does look as though there will be showers spreading northwards into wales which will become more extensive. we are forecasting rain. tuesday's weather map is rather complicated, low pressure weather front will sweep across the country, there will be a noticeable breeze, it will be a changeable day, a real mixed bag, particularly gusty come the evening along the english channel. temperatures around 12 degrees in scotland and northern ireland, to around 15 or 16 in east anglia and the south—east. on wednesday, i think
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there will be some fine weather, but the autumn low will sweep in off the atlantic. extensive rain, that area of low pressure will have gusty winds, certainly gale force winds around coasts, but eastern areas could hang onto the dry weather for most of the day. the outlook for the week ahead in to friday, you see a steady decline in temperatures to around 13 or 1a, and the low teens further north.
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