this is bbc world news with the headlines. england or up in the last 16 of the world cup. the winners will play france in the quarterfinals next saturday after the french beat poland. the attorney general says the morality police has

been disbanded after a wave of antigovernment protests. rmt have rejected a an offer from a group attempting to avert strikes before christmas. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show — how one top dj doesn't let diabetes pull the plug on the party — or his travels. it's all a balancing game, pretty much, that's how i see it. surf's up in senegal. and we're going deep underground in china to explore the world's biggest sinkhole.

hello, and welcome to ngor, in senegal. it's a country that's well known for its landscapes, beaches, fantastic food and music. but it's becoming something of a surfer�*s paradise. and later in the show, i'll be putting my very modest skills to the test and riding a wave that brings people from all over the world. but first... diabetes is on the rise, with 5.3 million people in the uk alone expected to be living with the condition by 2025. it can be controlled, but definitely has an impact on how people live, and also how they travel. wejoin bbc radio 1xtra dj and recently diagnosed type one diabetic, reece parkinson, as he headed to the spanish party island of ibiza to see how he got on.

my name is reece parkinson, and i love to travel. and working as a dj gives me the opportunity to see the world. but two years ago, i received a diagnosis, assigning me a potentially troublesome travel companion that i won't be able to shake for the rest of my life. machine beeps. just got diagnosed with type one diabetes. er, which flipping sucks... ..allaround. type one diabetes is when you have a pancreas — and you watching most likely have a healthy working pancreas which produces insulin — whereas mine, the beta cells got attacked, and then stopped producing insulin. so, when i eat any food — carbohydrates, for example — the sugar in the carbs makes my blood very thick and full of glucose,

which is not healthy. and i remember walking home from work one day, and the vision in front of me was really blurry. and that's where i would start rubbing my eyes and try and clear the vision, but it wouldn't go. and that happened all in that week, and just kind of got worse and worse and worse. and that's when i went, "ok, i need to go to the gp." and i handed in a urine sample, and i got a call the next and i handed in a urine sample, and i gota call the next morning saying, "go to a&e now!" swimming trunks, shorts... dj equipment, of course, this is the... ..hardest thing. just imagine that the whole set relies on these two usbs. like, if these get lost... if the condition isn't managed with insulin injections, then things can get serious and i could run the risk of having a leg amputated, or even going blind. meaning, when i'm travelling, i've a lot more to remember to pack than just my

socks and swim shorts. so, the sharps box for the injections, when i change them, after every time i'm using them now. the sensor, as well, just in case the one on my arm gets damaged, and i need a replacement. and then, we've got to take 90 needles as well. i'm a huge person when it comes to routine — routine and diabetes, type one, in my opinion, is the... it has to be — you have to have a routine to give you the best levels, in my opinion. when you travel, you are completely at the mercy of everything else. you aren't in control. i'm making my way from london to ibiza, where i've been booked to dj at one of the last major parties of the summer season. there'll be plenty of late nights, alcohol, and unhealthy food to contend with — and they can all have an impact on my blood glucose levels. so, let's see how i get on.

the first hurdle when travelling is airport security. wherever i go, my insulin and needles need to come with me — even on planes. so, whenever i'm flying, i have to make sure i have a letter from my doctor and any prescriptions to hand before boarding my flight. 2.5 hours in the sky, and it's goodbye, gloomy london, and hello, blue spanish skies. the first thing i like to do when i go somewhere new is to have a look around. and i've found a way to do that whilst keeping my blood glucose levels in check at the same time — and that's by running. for me, personally, the best way to see any place is to run. i'm not going to get an uber or a taxi through the city to somewhere new. i'd rather run to it. you see all the streets that, you know, are notjust

the motorway to one place, notjust the main road. and then, in terms of my diagnosis, runningjust balances out my levels so well, it's the best thing for it. you wake up in the morning, the adrenaline from naturally waking up, your blood sugar levels just go up instantly. then you're looking at what you'll have for breakfast — whether it's fruit or oats, or whatever — all that stuff contains a lot of carbs. i can have that, then go for a run, as long as it's like a 4—5—mile or longer, kind of consistent pace, longer run, and itjust naturally takes it down to the right levels. it's like the perfect medication for me that doesn't involve needles. today's run has taken me to es vedra. legend has it this rocky outcrop is the gateway to the lost city of atlantis. the best thing about this, which is different to all

the other side — which has its moments, don't get me wrong, i've been deejaying here. i'm going to be a part of that culture. but this, in my opinion, is like the truth of ibiza. and the best thing is you can't get a cab up here. can't get a taxi up here. not everyone comes up here. you've got to hike or run up here. you know, i ran, and i've now earned this. i've earned this. later that night, my girlfriend and i are meeting up with some of my friends from the uk who are in ibiza for my gig. and we've got a lot of catching up to do. do you still enjoy a night out as much as you did before you got diagnosed? or is it different now? yeah, i think so. it's still, like, as fun, obviously. so, is there anything. that you've cut out of, like, completely, l

or is itjust like...? i don't know, "i'lljust have - these in moderation instead of, like, how i used to eat." yeah, so it could be like, say, like, a pasta or a pizza, or, like, even tonight just had a sandwich, but, like, a few sandwiches just cos the bread in it i knew would last longer throughout the night. so, the alcohol might go "zoom" and come back down. but knowing that i've had the bread, which is a longer—lasting carb, that will start rising when the alcohol is coming down and, like, balance itself out. it's all a balancing game, pretty much. that's how i see it. the next day, it's time to do some work. i'm heading to the location of my gig — the ibiza rocks hotel. but after a good old catch—up the night before and having more alcohol than normal, i'm feeling a little worse for wear. after a lack of sleep and riding on adrenaline, this 45—minute dj set sees me

supporting some of the biggest names in the european dance music scene, so i have to be on top of my game. so, we're about to go out on stage. we've literally got five minutes until the start of the set. just checked my levels, and... ..ii.7, which is pretty high. but the risk is, if you inject yourself now, there's a high chance it could go too low during the set, and then i'll have to down all of thatjuice. isn't the end of the world, i'm not going to die. but, yeah, just from a perspective of always being in control of it, this is one of those moments that it's kind of got control of me, you know? my name is reece parkinson, bbc radio 1xtra. the gig begins, and i am loving it!

but my levels are slowly beginning to climb. 0h! mate. done! er... 13.1, all right, it's climbing. i am going to inject myself now, so let me give myself... ..let�*s say three. three, yeah, and give an extra one for luck.

over 9 million people have type one diabetes globally. i'm still learning to live and travel with this condition. but what this trip has taught me is, wherever i go in the world, type one will always be there with me. it's a case of knowing not everything will be perfect all of the time. but if i treat myself with kindness, then there's nothing that will stop me seeing or doing, anywhere i decide to visit. well, all of us at the travel show wish reece the very best at managing his condition, and we hope to see him playing loads more back—to—back bangers at gigs around the world in 2023. and although the party season may be done and dusted for another year in

the northern hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere, the festival season is just heating up. taking place in new zealand is the rhythm & vines festival. it was started by a group of university friends, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the festival. situated on the waiheke estate, in gisborne, the three—day festival runs from 25—31 december. sticking with new zealand, the world buskers festival is returning for its 30th edition from the 13th of january. held in the city of christchurch, street performers from all over the world flock to new zealand's south island to show what they can do. afrikaburn is the african equivalent of the world—renowned burning man festival in the usa. the event has been running since 2007, and grows bigger each year. it will take place in

south africa between the 24th and 30th april 2023, at the tankwa karoo. stick around, because still to come on this week's travel show... ..a natural wonder that has fascinated experts for decades, so don't go away. this week, i'm in dakar — the busy, buzzing, noisy capital of senegal. what you might not know about this city is that it lies at the extreme western point of the african continent. look at that! they've put a ship right on the tip. run up here.

ahh! nice! there's a boat, some people swimming — or actually, i think they might be diving. but apart from that and the little lighthouse over there, there is nothing, all the way to the caribbeans — well, unless you count cape verde. but on mainland africa, this is the most western point. and the waves are coming from the atlantic and just hitting the western shore and they look so inviting. i mean, look at those — they're just perfectly formed. and those conditions have produced, so they say, some of the best surfing in the world. a five—minute boat ride north of dakar, ngor island has a wave that people travel from everywhere to take on. it's called the ngor right. i really liked, you know, being here. people are just so friendly. the surf is also amazing. surfers are really cool. in the water, there is no localism, you know? everybody respects each other. and so, that's a very good feeling about being in senegal.

so, did you know about the ngor right before you came? yes, i — well, ifirst tried to do my little research. i read a lot about ngor right. it's mainly reef breaks here. so, even if it's windy, you will still have a few waves working, and here, it's quite consistent. as well, well, you might have heard about the sea urchins — so everywhere there is rocks in senegal, there's sea urchins. so, i can't help but notice that you're nursing a sore foot over there. i am indeed, yeah. is that a sea urchin? it was — ngor right last night. it was, yeah, the wave's really good, — but ended up kind of jumping off the board at one point, yeah. oh, no! did it hurt? yeah, it hurt quite a lot. i had about seven, i think. there was one massive one like this, and i literally just hobbled out of the water. and until recent years, surfing was largely seen as the province of expats

and foreigners — not locals, and especially not local women. and some people are trying to change that perception, and one of them is this way. khadijou is senegal�*s first female professional surfer. she works with a us organisation called black girls surf to get the next generation into the water. chanting: we are black girls surf! i we are black girls su—u—urf! a lot of black people think they cannot go to the water for surfing, and they can do it. everybody can surf. no depend on your size — long, short, everybody can do it. everyone can surf? everybody can surf. khadijou's a real trailblazer here. she's fought her way into a male—dominated sport. even herfamily were against her in the early days. my family, where i'm from, they never see a girl surfing,

and they think surfing isjust for the boys. and i say, "i have to go. "i want to surf, i want to be the only girl in senegal, "like, surfing, and the only girl who can represent senegal, "africa, and every black woman in the world". the girls here are four to 16, and they're certainly not afraid of the sea. i've been surfing on this beach for several years now and i feel totally outclassed. all right, it's time to see what all the fuss is about. i've been practising for the ngor right, and i'm in good hands here —

khadijou has agreed to take me out and give me some tips. splash! we've picked a time when the waves are slightly flatter, but the main hazard is avoiding the sea urchins, which lie just a couple of metres under the surface. the attraction of the ngor right is the consistency, rather than the height. the opportunities come again and again, and you can see khadijou and the girls make the most of them. for me, it's more of a mixed bag. wipeout! next up, we are heading to china to explore the world's largest sinkhole. formed centuries ago by collapsing caves and underground rivers, teams of explorers have sought to understand this place's many mysteries for years.

the landscape here is an example of karst topography. that means sinkholes, caves, and underground streams are common. experts believe the sinkhole was formed by water flowing into the underground rivers from a high altitude, which caused cracks in the landscape that stretched across 37km. this slowly eroded the limestone rock, and so, xiaozhai tiankeng gradually developed. “119911, the team led by experts andy eavis and zhu xuewen started exploring the sinkhole

and its many caverns. what the himalayas are to climbers, china is to cavers and speleologists. definitely going down, isn't it? in 911, we had an expedition which went downstream from xiaozhai and explored the cave downstream. and bear in mind, we are cave explorers. what turns us on are huge, spectacular caves. spectacular tiankengs are pretty good, but they're not as good as the wonderful caves. upstream in xiaozhai was more of a challenge, because it had all the water. that was decided that that was the ultimate cave to explore upstream. right, i'll see you later.

exploring the underground river is very difficult. it's very tiring. it's very dangerous. swimming in fast—moving water is not easy. so, that's why we haven't succeeded in going all the way through.

zhao is hoping for more discoveries about the sinkhole. that's it for this week's show. coming up next time... ade counts down in italian. ..ade is in volterra, italy for the famous palio dei caci — a cheese race—cum—historical re—enactment — and takes on more than he bargained for. cheering. in the meantime, check us out on the bbc iplayer for more recent travel adventures, and don't forget to follow us on social media. but for now, it's goodbye from me in sunny senegal,

and see you soon. hello there. although it's been very cold over the weekend, things are expected to turn even colder this week, potentially the coldest spell of the season so far. we could see some snow for a time. particularly across northern scotland. nights will be very cold with widespread frost and risk of ice. a very wintry week coming up. monday, still going to be quite

cold, nothing as cold as going to get. we have further breeze across the eastern scotland, eastern england feeding in a few showers. i think the breeze strong over the weekend, so a little bit of brightness around. we could be up to 8 degrees as opposed to mid single digits. things are all set to change as we move out of monday into tuesday. we start to open the floodgates to an arctic quarterly. the cold air will be digging in. further south, we should see more sunshine around because of the wind change. more shelter, brighter day, despite it turning cold in the north. could be 7 or across the south. out of tuesday, into wednesday, we start to see the colder air. you can see the blue colours extending right the way

across the uk, and those winds will be quite a feature across the north of the country. driving in plenty of snow showers into northern scotland in particular. significant accumulations. could even see you some showers across eastern and western coasts, but many southern and western areas will see some sunshine. very cold, temperatures low to mid single digits. early yellow warning out. couple of centimetres of lower levels, up to ten cm or more. we could see some drifting as well. little change as we head into thursday. the air is even colder. it will be exacerbated. we could be quite a showery across western areas, could see clusters of showers affecting eastern england, east anglia on the southeast. will

all have a wintry flavour, but it's going to be very cold, max temperatures 2—4. it will feel more than subzero, for many of us, so bitterly cold. the cold weather continues as we head into friday as well, a little bit of uncertainty. could be this area pushing across the uk, and if it does so, it will enhance the shower activity with a cold air mass still in place. the showers will have a wintry flavour. perhaps coming in across the north and the west. we could see quite a bit of sunshine, and it's going to be a very cold day. these are maximum temperatures. we remain in the cold air mass as we head into the cold air mass as we head into the following weekend and into the week after that as well. areas of low pressure nearby, likely we could see a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. some of it could be disruptive, so stay tuned.

this is bbc world news. i'm lucy hockings live in doha where, within the last few minutes, england have stormed into a place in the world cup quarterfinals. the final score: england 3, senegal 0 at the al bayt stadium. a triumphant result, but it means england will be up against the defending champions france in the quarterfinals. that's alongside argentina and the netherlands, who are also through to the last 16. i'm samantha simmonds in london. the other main stories this hour... the group that represents train companies in the uk says it's offered unions a deal that could avert strikes before christmas. and iran's attorney general says the morality police — which enforces the strict islamic dress code — are being disbanded after a wave

of anti—government protests.