it's the first full celebration there since the covid pandemic started. this is bbc news, the headlines. the us secretary of state antony blinken has alleged that china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia for its war against ukraine. he said he'd warned china's top diplomat of consequences if material support is given to moscow. nearly a year on, ukrainians fearing a new russian attack continue to cross into neighbouring poland — nearly four million travelled there in the first three months after the invasion. the former british prime minister borisjohnson has intervened in the effort to reform post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland. rishi sunak is trying to agree a new settlement with the eu. a uk—based iranian broadcaster

which has covered anti—government protests in iran extensively says it's had to suspend its operations in the uk following threats against its journalists. you're watching bbc news... now its time for a look back at some of the travel show�*s recent highlights. this week on the travel show we are to taking a look back at some of our favourite recent adventures. in mexico, we are hands—on with a salamander. oh, my god, it is so smooth, it is so lovely. face—to—face with italy's stolen art. wow, it is beautiful. and up to my neck in it in rural estonia.

hello and welcome to switzerland. i'm in the town of chateau—d'oex. it is known for its gruyere cheese, which is delicious, and the international balloon festival, held in the valley behind me every winter. but let's start somewhere a little warmer. mexico city's ancient canal network was first built by the aztecs. it stretches 180 kilometres and these days the whole district of xochimilco is a unesco world heritage site but one that could do with a bit of a clean up. we sent eva zu beck there to find out why. check out all these amazing boats, they're so colourful.

these are called trajineras. i was honestly expecting to go on a quiet little boat ride but this place is a realfiesta. we are stuck in a trafficjam of like ten different boats, tourist boats, shop boats. the moment you leave behind the super busy embarcaderos of xochimilco, it feels like you enter a completely different world. there's so much wildlife here, so much greenery. it is just so serene. but even out here in the more remote areas of the wetlands, the pollution is endangering one of mexico's most iconic animals. the strange—looking but much loved axolotl. what's so special about these little creatures?

i can't believe this is happening. oh, my god, it is so smooth, it is so lovely, it is like holding a baby. the axolotl is not only endemic to mexico, its population is limited to these wetlands and the worsening pollutions is threatening

its very survival. 0k, put him back. thankfully, the conservation project armando runs here has been a great success and, as a result, axolotl numbers are now increasing across the wetlands. armando�*s work is brilliant but to fully restore the area to its former glory, ultimately the pollution needs to be tackled. eva zu beck there in mexico city and next up, we are back in europe, in the italian capital of rome and if if you have ever visited the city, you'll know that seemingly around every corner there is a priceless work of art, right there on the display. that might be a total delight for tourists and art lovers but it

also makes them vulnerable to theft, as ade recently found out. # la donna e�* mobile... they are just over 100 known works by the artist caravaggio. this is one that tourists can come and see and you can understand why he is able to make a name for himself. this one is just so explicit but what is really cool is that you can also see his masterpieces in everyday spaces all around italy, like in churches, for example. but sadly making artworks more readily accessible also leaves them vulnerable to theft and one of the most famous examples in history is the disappearance of a massive caravaggio from a sicilian church. it is estimated that around $6 billion worth of plundered art is being traded on the global black market every year.

the carabinieri's cultural protection heritage squad have retrieved more than 4.5 million stolen artefacts and relics over the past 50 years. and i have come to their hq because i have been given special access to the vaults where they keep all the stolen treasures that they have managed to recover. could you take me on a tour, i would love to see more. it feels a bit like an aladdin's cavern here, with lots of strange and wonderful things to look at and the paintings, rows and rows of them.

and what is the story behind this artwork, it looks incredible? so they will just take a little section of the artwork and make money from that. yeah. but there are some success stories. i am heading an hour north of rome to cerveteri and the town's museum. this 2,500 year—old pot, euphronios krater, being its most famous artefact, looted, trafficked, traded and found, it was eventually negotiated back. who knows, maybe, just maybe, a certain caravaggio painting will make its way back home

as well, one day. ade on the case of italy's stolen art and let's hope that caravaggio makes its way back to where it belongs very, very soon. and speaking of priceless finds, did you know that last year marked the centenary of one of the world's most famous discoveries? in 1922 king tutankhamen�*s burial chamber was uncovered under the dust and sand of the egyptian desert, outside luxor. it caused a sensation and to this day, his burial masks is one of the most instantly recognised symbols of ancient egypt. credit for this find is usually given to british archaeologist howard carter but we sent rajid to discover how 100 years on, the egyptian side of the story is finally being heard. abdul—rassoul family run a cafe these days but generations of them have farmed along the banks of the nile and as such have an intimate knowledge about what lies on and underneath the dust and sand.

this is the 12—year—old boy that they said really discovered the tomb. dubi claims it was actually his father who first found the tomb of tutankhamun, ahmed abdul—rassoul was just a child at the time.

now, egyptian perspectives like these are being acknowledged more widely and one of the ways that is happening it is by huge landmark public projects like the brand—new grand egyptian museum due to open in 2023 and it would be the largest archaeological museum complex in the world. and this too, the avenue of the sphinx, buried under sand for hundreds of years and last year opened to the public for the first time. it runs from luxor temple to here the magnificent complex of karnak. this was an exclusive area. it was only for the priests, for the members of the royal court, only for the selective few. the ordinary people like ourselves would have never had any glimpse of the inside of the temple.

heba is an amazing storyteller but ask her about the story of the abdul—rasouls and who really discovered the tomb and she believes there is a wider issue. to focus on this is to miss the point. the whole point is the contribution the whole whole abdul—rassoul family and the many egyptian families who were involved in archaeological excavation without whom howard and many of the foreign estimators would not have managed to make any of these discoveries all together. this is connected to how egyptians are portrayed in this world of archaeology? we're not even portrayed we are totally written out. we are written out from the whole process of knowledge production. whenever it is an egyptian, he would have stumbled on a step, as you said, or stumbling riding a donkey, it could could never be out of real knowledge, it has to be a mistake.

while the egyptian clearly played a huge part in the discovery, the persistence of howard carter and the money of his wealthy aristocratic backer were also vitally important for success. now the desire is for both parts of that story to be recognised. for the rest of his life, ahmed abdel—rassou told visitors to luxor about his adventures with howard carter, an account like so many others rarely told in the west. fascinating stuff, exploring luxor, ancient egypt's historical capital. still to come... we are about to go out on stage. let me just check my levels. and - 11.7. managing diabetes when parties are part of yourjob. it looks like someone has just spilt some berries on the ground. and the hidden treasures

of estonia's boggy paradise. we have come now to interlaken, a beautiful town that draws adventure sport enthusiasts from across the world. but not everyone wants adrenaline on their holidays, some are just after music and dancing and fun and that is what we are heading to do next. the spanish party island of ibiza hosts countless big—name djs every summer. for many it's the perfect place to gig with a merry and receptive crowd. but when bbc radio 1xtra dj reece parkinson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, he wondered how he would manage it on his travels. so we went with him to find out. i'm heading to the location of my gig, the ibiza rocks hotel. but after a good old catch of the night before and having more

alcohol than normal, i'm feeling a little worse for wear. after the lack of sleep, i'm 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. i'll check my levels and... ..11.7. 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 would have to down all of thatjuice. it isn't the end of the world, i'm not going to die, but, yeah, just in the perspective of always being in control of it, this is one of those moments where it's got control of me. my name is reece parkinson,

bbc radio 1xtra. the gig begins and i am loving it. dance music plays but my levels are slowly beginning to climb. dance music plays 0h! mate. done! 13.1, all right, it's climbing, i am going inject myself now. so let me give myself...

..let�*s say three. three. an extra one for luck. over 9 million people have type 1 diabetes globally. i'm still learning to live and travel with this condition. but what this trip has taught me is wherever a go in the world, type 1 will always be there with me. it's a case of knowing not everything will be perfect all 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. all the very best to reece there as he stays on top of his diabetes. now to one of my recent personal highlights — and trust me on this — we're off to the bogs of estonia.

believe it or not, this swampy environment is the perfect adventure playground, offering hiking, foraging, skating, and even swimming. around 7% of estonia is made up of this — bogland.and it's fair to say that in the past not everyone was a huge fan. people would regard a landscape like this with horror because folklore said that this is exactly the kind of place where you might be waylaid by evil spirits. times have changed, though, and it's now becoming apparentjust how useful these bogs are. it's so effective at storing carbon, that in recent years the estonian government has started re—bogging vast areas of land in an effort to help tackle climate change. i'm christa, good to meet you. nice to meet you. it looks like mud, but is this peat? yes, it's peat. if you look it's almost decayed,

but not totally decomposed. oh, you can still see the fibres. why is it important to restore these peatlands. it is important for carbon emissions. we want to stop carbon emissions here, we want that this peatland will store carbon. but people here also finding out what a stunning playground this environment is. glad to meet you. good to meet you too. i've got my gumboots ready, ready to hit the bog. ivor is a guide who works in, lives, and plays in soomaa national park. he floats through the bogs in his canoe, skates and sledges on them in the winter, and stomps through them in these. any tips? it's not that difficult, actually. you just walk and one important thing, when you want to turn back, you always come with a u—turn, you don't step like this because of

this, but the u—turn works well. these are one way bog shoes. yes, only forward. 0k! laughter 0h! bogshoes are a bit like snowshoes and our crew soon discovers the importance of wearing them. it is ok too. there's a lot. yeah, there's a lot. jordan has just emptied about a litre of water out of his boot. and that is why you wear bog shoes. so what's all of this made up of? because it feels like we are walking on a big sponge. yes, it's mostly made of the moss. more specifically, sphagnum moss. so this is the plant here.

0k. and if you take some of it there, like... so you can see. oh, it's really like a sponge, isn't it? it's like... it is growing up, it is rottening down there, becoming peat. in the top it is growing. it is a vine. you know like a... yes! so you can see, it is living. it's sort of... and it is full of water, doesn't look like water, but if you squeeze it you can see. oh, wow, look at that! it may look like a barren landscape, but there is plenty here to forage. it looks like someone has just spilt some berries on the ground. you want to taste? ido! i've had cranberryjuice before, but i've never had a cranberry. are they sweet? they are sour. 0h, hang on. laughter they are very sour! not that sour.

and there is just one final, chilly treat that ivor's keen to show me. are you sure about this? not really. is this a good idea? 0h! oh, god. i can already feel how cold it is. actually quite cold. laughter this water makes you feel like your skin is soft and makes you feel a bit younger. well, it would want to, because it is really cold. 0h! it's really cold! 0h! oh, it's really, really cold. i can see how after working up a bit of a sweat bogshoeing, this would be a nice shock to the system. so how far does this go down? a few metres. so, if you... there is no bottom here. i think the verdict for the bog swimming is absolutely freezing cold. wow, i mean, what a setting.

and if you want a tip from me — go when it's warm. it took a real stiff drink to warm me up after that one. ok, that's for the programme this week. coming up next time... cheering i'm in another chilly part of the world, the shetland islands, to take in the famous viking festival up helly aa. cheering and to find out why, after 200 years, it's only now that women are welcome to take part. this is an incredible experience. and it does make you kind of feel like maybe this is something the vikings would have done all those years ago. in the meantime, you can find lots of our recent adventures on bbc iplayer and you can check out our social media to find lots of great travel content

from around the bbc. that's it for now. see you next time. hello there, things and that is bringing with it some outbreaks of rain. the radar picture over the past few hours, you can see the extent of that rain, it has been affecting parts of scotland, there's been some heavy rain in the highlands, we could see some dribs and drabs of rain coming into parts of northern ireland. the

heavier rain will move its way up towards the northern ireland through the rest of today and across england and wales it is likely to be dry, mild, some sunshine still across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east in particular. the winds are picking up, though, and they will continue to strengthen overnight in scotland in the finals we could see gusts of 60 mph or more, we got this line of rain affecting some northern parts of scotland, elsewhere, a lot of cloud around and a very mild night, for example in northern ireland, temperatures may be no lower than 11 degrees overnight. the winds to gradually ease down tomorrow, we've got this line of rain stuck in scotland some heavy rain over the southern highlands, we could see a secondary band of cloud bringing some patchy light rain or drizzle to northern ireland over the irish sea and into northern england, there will be a lot of clyde run, could get some sunshine towards east anglia and temperatures here reaching 16 degrees tomorrow. sunshine on the far north of scotland although the air here is a little bit colder. we start with a mild air really across much of the country, to start the week. there

are some cold air trying to move on, but it's not going to reach us just yet. still in that mild but rather cloudy air mass on tuesday, generally dry, we may get some sunshine later on in the day, especially across south—eastern parts of england. temperatures, again, probably reaching around 13-14 again, probably reaching around 13—14 quite widely, there is that band of rain sitting there and arriving in western scotland and northern ireland during cheese evening. that weather front will push them rain eastwards overnight and then we change the wind direction. instead of this mild south—westerly we get a chillier north—westerly wind arriving on wednesday. that could bring in a few wintry showers in the north—west, very messy day on wednesday, a lot of cloud around, because some rain here and there, maybe turning a bit wintry over some northern hills as the s up to get a little bit colder. temperature is going to be lower across western areas, still making double figures across eastern parts of england, but only briefly. let some of the week ahead. we start cloudy, but mild, then we got that wet weather around the middle part of the week, once that moves

through, we mash it in some colder air and we through, we mash it in some colder airand we bring through, we mash it in some colder air and we bring with it the risk of some frost at night.

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