more this is bbc news. the headlines: security forces in france remain on standby for more protests about president macron�*s retirement reforms. the government wants to push the retirement age up by two years to 64. gwyneth paltrow, has repeatedly insisted that she was the victim in a skiing accident that's the subject of a lawsuit in the us state of utah. giving evidence, the oscar—winning actress said she'd been hit from behind by terry sanderson , who claims he was the victim. spanish firefighters are tackling the first major widlfire of the year. the blaze in the eastern valencia region has destroyed 7000 acres of forest. more than one thousand residents have been forced to evacuate. fragments of sculptures from the parthenon that had been held in the vatican for more

than two centuries have been returned to greece. the greek government is hoping to recover all the sculptures from its most famous monument — including the elgin marbles in the british museum. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. they speak on the travel show i am in the philippines. finding out how the island is bouncing back after being hit by a super typhoon. we went to being hit by a super typhoon. - went to the worst in our lives and went to the worst in our lives and we helped each other bounce back. this lake up. fire we helped each other bounce back. this lake um— this lake up. are you serious? strikin: this lake up. are you serious? striking a _ this lake up. are you serious? striking a pose. _ this lake up. are you serious? striking a pose. and _ this lake up. are you serious? striking a pose. and i'm - this lake up. are you serious? - striking a pose. and i'mjourneying striking a pose. and i'm journeying into the realm of the sting this

jellyfish. part of their diet so you are fine. this week i'm in the philippines. some 700 kilometres south—east of the country's capital. named after a native mangrove vale and became famous for its surfing scene, considered the best in the

philippines. but the main draw for many is the largely unspoiled natural environment. and when you're zipping around on a bike, it's easy to see how stunning this places. in 2019, it was voted the best island in asia and was dubbed the next bali with plans for further development on the horizon. —— the next. in december 2021, everything changed. category five super typhoon over that hit the island off guard with of up to 195 kilometres per hour. these wins caused huge amounts of damage while storm surges flooded coastal areas. film.

damage while storm surges flooded coastal areas.— so it has been little over a year since super typhoon 0dette hit this island but you can still see the scars. it has been a tough time for the islanders who were so heavily reliant on tourism. visitor numbers have almost halved since 2019 following the double whammy of the global pandemic and the typhoon. but the industry is slowly recovering and developing new and resilient tourism strategies. this farm offers visitors the chance to learn how they island is evolving. it relies

heavily on food imports so wants to grow more of its own crops. and jurors who want to try something away from the beaches get to join in. —— tourists. the tour company we created is all about experiencing the local livelihoods and the local ways of life and i think part of it that they really enjoy is that they really get to interact with the locals and people like our farmers to spearhead the tours. you hear about their stories come here about their lives. this woman returned home ten years ago after working as a nurse. and what was it like here during typhoon odette? there is something like two stages, because on the first stage there's wind... ..and heavy rain, so i wasjust

smiling, "ah, this is normal," because here in the island, it's normal that every december, every rainy season, it's something like typhoon every day. tropical storm. yeah. then there's one, two, three, four, successive. something like 30 minutes of, "bang, bang..." wow. i wasjust there, and the whole... the roof of the house is all gone, and then i'm so...|'m so really worried at that time. wow — but you've rebuilt. yeah. still, when it rains hard, "is this typhoon again?" so that was my really, really very traumatic experience.

in some ways, life after 0dette was the worst part. the island was completely cut off, and supplies ran out fast. so, were you here during odette? typhoon odette? i was here during odette. probably the worst experience of my life. there wasn't any power, there wasn't any water, and so, for the first few weeks, we were just eating whatever was left over in our fridges. hopeful... i mean, hoping that it wouldn't spoil, and, at a certain point, i realised that the fishermen weren't going out to sea because there wasn't any fresh produce in the markets. fishing communities were severely affected, with many fishing boats damaged or destroyed during the typhoon. david decided to help.

the best way to do it was to help repairfishing boats, so we can get them out in the water right away. so that's what we did. i used cev as, like, a platform to raise money. i was planning maybe 30 boats — we ended up helping maybe 360 boats. oh, great! and do you think that's created more of a bond for you guys? i would think so, yeah. i mean, a lot of the fishermen that we've helped before, we still, you know, we get fish from them now and we know them more now, because we went through the worst in our lives, and we, you know, we kind of helped each other bounce back. the philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands surrounded by seas that are heating up — and this, scientists say, puts the nation at a greater risk from climate change. super typhoon odette sadly claimed around 20 lives in siargao,

though many believe if it wasn't for the mangroves that cover 50% of the island's coastline, more lives could have been lost. oh, it's vitally important. it's the heartbeat of the island. without the mangroves, there would... the island would be exposed to natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis and storm surges, which is a regular occurrence in the philippines. this february, the philippines government recognised siargao's mangrove forest of del carmen as a wetland of international importance. this is good news when you consider, in bygone decades, mangroves were ripped up forfirewood and building materials. when we came out after the day after odette, you could clearly see that all the leaves of the mangroves were gone. it was bare. it was like a nude mangrove — but the roots and the trunks were all intact. you could really tell that those

communities were much more protected than those communities that were exposed on the coastline. those were completely 100% demolished. but those communities that lived behind the mangroves had much less damage. the island might always be in the firing line of extreme weather events, but people here are harnessing the benefits of their natural environment... ..as they seek to deal with the impacts. and if you're thinking of coming to the philippines any time soon, here are some of the travel show�*s top tips. siargao's main surfing spot, cloud 9, is not for the faint hearted.

with thick tube waves breaking over razor sharp corals, some pro surfers call it a death ride — but if surfing isn't your thing, there's plenty of other activities you can do in the water here. you can take a boat trip through the mangroves to end up at sugba lagoon. it looks like a tropical paradise you would see on a postcard. well, if your idea of paradise is throwing yourself off a 12 foot diving board. further afield from the shores of siargao is the island of bohol, the home of the tarsiers. these little animals have been around for 45 million years but are now almost extinct. beware, they they're so sensitive that even a camera flash or a touch

of a human can severely hurt or even kill them. so they're best to be looked at from a distance, guided by the volunteers. luzon, the largest island in the philippines, is home to the banaue rice terraces. this unesco world heritage site was carved into the mountainside over 2,000 years ago, using traditional hand tools and techniques. visitors can hike or take guided tours to explore the terraces and learn more about the indigenous people who built them. still to come on the travel show... they're half man and half drone... this arm here? oh, isee! ..i find out if the human drones are the next social media sensation... ..and taking a dip with the stingless jellyfish. this jellyfish sanctuary has

millions upon millions ofjellyfish. so, don't go away. this is mountain view, one of the most sought after photo spots in siargao — and also home to the human drones. wearing sports style jerseys with their names emblazoned on the back, these guys use their best moves to mimic those of a state of the art drone for tourists' social media accounts — all whilst trying to avoid oncoming traffic... ..and the results have gone viral. originally, they would come here to sell bamboo straws to tourists, but recently they discovered that

visitors preferred to part with their cash for stylised social media content. now it was my turn to become a viral superstar. right, i've got to get my moves down. this arm here? oh, isee! ok, portrait. another pose. another... another pose. 0h! ok, so, this leg down. this leg up. oh, my god. are you serious?! oh, that was bad, too. laughter i've got to work on my moves! i've never seen anything

like this before! but in this social media mad world, i think it's an absolutely brilliant idea. that looks really cool. i'll leave it to you to decide what looks better. man... ..or drone. i've left siargao to visit sohoton cove national park on the island of bucas grande... ..which i'm told is one of the few places on earth you'll find

a certain rather slimy creature that's not normally that popular. jellyfish are amazing creatures. they're tough, and have been around for aeons — but with their foreboding tentacles equipped with venomous stings, it's no surprise they aren't many people's favourite animal. i haven't travelled two hours by boatjust to do some sightseeing. sohoton cove is the realm of the stingless jellyfish. 0h! hi! joining me on the adventure to the jellyfish sanctuary is cristel. she's a student who's been studying these specific species at university... ..but this will be the first time she sees them in the flesh. well, the jelly. he speaks tagalog ah,

narrow entrance. yes. wow, you can understand tagalog! laughter but getting there won't be easy. we're having to take a bangka — a traditional boat in the philippines that's narrow enough for gaps like these. it's just through there. watch your head! watch your head. one more, one more! on the way to the jellyfish sanctuary, we stop off at the luminescent cave that's popular with tourists — but the only way to get access is underwater. what an experience.

it was really frightening not seeing where you were going, but once you're in here, it's just such an amazing experience. there's stalactites, and the water, it's an amazing colour. i was expecting it to be completely dark, but the rock formations bounce light off the sand to create a kaleidoscope of colours. ok, so, we're walking through the next cave here. pretty claustrophobic. gosh, tiny bats, as well, inside this cave. they're super cute, actually. we're going to be climbing all the way up there. wow! clams. bump on the head!

yes, watch my head this time! we've climbed up from the bottom, and they estimate it's around 50 metres. but there's only one way down. go on... she screams time to head to the main attraction. just past this small opening is the jellyfish sanctuary. do you think we'll fit?! it's so small. the sanctuary is otherworldly. huge rocks and densejungle punch up into the sky.

gosh, these stingless jellyfish, they look like little mushrooms. would you eat them? no. the water's so clear! so, carmen, are you ready to go and swim withjellyfish? yeah, that's great. do it. wow, i can't believe i'm going to swim with jellyfish. so, is there a good way to hold them? am i holding it correctly? the most comfortable way, i guess, would be to hold them bell down. because those tentacle ones are their tiny, tiny stingers. oh, these ones have tiny stings. mm—hm. but it won't hurt me. it won't hurt you. i don't feel any pain. he's just a little bit slimy. so, why won't he hurt me, if he's got stingers? the stingers are reserved for their prey, mostly micro—organisms and zooplankton that they need to eat — but humans are not part of their diet, so you're fine. 0k. this may look like a lot

ofjellyfish, but from april you won't be able to move for them once their breeding season begins. so why do they like being in this part of the cove? the tides are very strong outside, so this acts as their sanctuary that keeps them safe from predators, from strong currents that can carry them elsewhere. wow. so they're protected by the rocks and the small entrance. mm—hm, and the small entrance, and the sand bar. these jellyfish are resilient, but there are concerns that tourist activities could cause problems. tourist bodies here want visitors to be more mindful when they visit. well, the department of tourism has said that this cove, specifically this jellyfish sanctuary, has millions upon millions ofjellyfish, and they do not compare

to the amount of tourists that come here. so, as long as you try to practise ethical and sustainable ecotourism, it would be good — especially listening to our boatmen and just following all of the regulations set in place. they say to avoid polluting their home with any rubbish, and wear reef safe sunscreen to protect the ecosystem. also, to treat the jellyfish with respect. only pick them up with advice from a guide and avoid kicking or bumping into them when swimming. this is an amazing experience, and taking how dangerous some of their cousins can be, it probably won't be something i get to do again — but seeing these incredible creatures really shows you just how weird and wonderful nature can be. well, i'm off to swim with my new friends!

that's all we've got time for this week. coming up next time... welcome, each and every one of you, unto my gadigal people's custodian land. ..we're at sydney's enormous month long world pride festival to find out how indigenous gay and lesbian people are being put front and centre of the celebrations. we tell stories, we pass stories down from generation to generation, and that's what we're doing onstage. until then, you can follow us on social media. we're in all the usual places, along with some great travel content from around the bbc — but until then, from all of us here at the travel show in the philippines, it's goodbye and see you soon.

hello. another fairly changeable day ahead, but certainly our soggy march weather is continuing towards the end of the month. so we're going to see a mix of some sunshine, but also more of those showers. they won't be quite as heavy or as frequent as they were yesterday. and the blustery winds that we've seen of late, especially in the south, are going to be gradually easing through the day. low pressure is going to just drift its way out towards the north sea, towards the east and a smaller ridge of high pressure for a time — it was going to be building in from the south—west. so if you're stuck underneath that weather front today across parts of southern scotland, northern england, for a time for northern ireland as well, it's going to be quite grey with outbreaks of rain. into the afternoon, there is some sunshine across the bulk of england and wales. still a scattering of showers, you could be seeing

one or two heavy ones, perhaps the odd isolated rumble of thunder towards east anglia, lincolnshire, could be a bit of hail, but generally they are not going to be as frequent or as heavy as we have seen. and brightening up too for northern ireland, north wales. here we could see some sunshine, just one or two showers through the afternoon. but still staying damp and cloudy for much of northern england, central and southern scotland. a little bit of wintriness over the highest ground as that cold air cuts its way in from the north. now, overnight tonight, the next area of fairly heavy rain sweeps its way eastwards across the southern half of england and wales too. so a really soggy start to sunday morning in the south, but mild, five to seven degrees. colder conditions further north, particularly for the far north of england and scotland, where we're likely to see a bit of frost to start your sunday. so that colder air moving in from the north on sunday. further south, as low pressure drifts to the towards the east, we'll still see that mild airjust holding on for parts of southern england, perhaps south wales, but colder conditions working in for many of us through the day. some wintry showers, some snowfall for parts of northern and eastern scotland, perhaps the odd snow flurry across the pennines. further south, cloud and rain through sunday

morning gradually easing away towards the south and the east through into sunday afternoon, hopefully drying up for the cambridge—oxford boat race in the afternoon. temperatures in single figures for many of us, i think, on sunday, a coolerfeeling day, but we'll just about hold on to double figures in the far south—west. and don't forget, saturday night into the early hours of sunday, the clocks are going to spring forward by one hour. so it's the arrival of british summertime from sunday onwards. the weather not looking particularly summery over the next few days, but monday brings us a bit of a drier, quieter interlude. turns unsettled from tuesday onwards, but things are warming up during the middle of the week. bye for now.

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