this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines. pope francis presides over palm sunday mass at the vatican, a day after leaving hospital in rome for treatment for bronchitis. authorities in the united states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 21 people are now known to have died and dozens more are missing after the severe weather left a trail of devastation. these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with since being detained by secret police in afghanistan. the uk's home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants, just days after it announced three

former military sites will be used. more than 100,000 people take part in protests across israel for the 13th consecutive week againstjudicial reforms. that's despite the government's decision to pause the legislation. academy school bosses in england tell the bbc that 0fsted inspections need to change, warning that the watchdog is failing to take account of the impact of the pandemic in poorer communities. you're watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. this week on the travel show: we've got the struggle of equality being queer, and the struggle of equality being indigenous people in this country. how pride reaches one of the world's oldest cultures. things like this make me happy because it's ensuring that things are changing. how to see the world without being able to hear it. you would see that the smell

is close, but then the next smell and the mouth is different. and a teetotal tipple in the land of wine. it's good actually! i don't like it. hello there from sunny paris, where later on in the show i will be finding out whether the city of love is ready to relinquish its favourite drink, but first... we're off to sydney, which is celebrating 50 years since its first gay pride week. and five since same—sex couples were given the same marriage rights as everybody else. so that's made this year's pride

event all the more special, as jackie wakefield has been finding out. the summer season in sydney, and everyone is out on the streets. it's the time of year the parks and open spaces are full of parades, parties and concerts. and this year, after the quiet of australia's long lockdown, nobody needs much excuse to head outside to reconnect with their friends. most cities have a pride celebration. they have become a regular fixture in the calendar, but this year in sydney, we have got a special edition — world pride is in town. god save the queen! world pride is like a touring jamboree, held in a different place every other year, and for some, sydney is the perfect host. it's going to be the queerest,

biggest celebration of pride we have ever experienced here in australia. you think mardi gras is big — this is mardi gras on steroids. it's so free! i've only been in sydney for a couple of years, i came from tasmania, so sydney is pretty awesome. it's nice to see everybody out and about, celebrating, even friends who aren't in the community, just everybody gets together for it. 45 years ago, we call our '78ers, in 1978, a group of people marched on the streets and protested for equality. a lot of people were brutally attacked, a lot of people were put injail, and from them was the start of our first public pride movement in 1978, which has now turned into our sydney gay and lesbian mardi gras parade. this is the first time that a world pride has taken place in the southern hemisphere, so i say to people we won it on three things. we won it on our first nations disability and inclusion and culture

because we are the oldest surviving culture on the planet. we won it on the advocacy of our '78ers and our sydney gay and lesbian mardi gras, and we also won it because of our relationship with the asia—pacific region. in previous years, it has been held in new york and copenhagen. this is a first time it has come to the southern hemisphere, and that allows the spotlight to be shone on people from the oldest known surviving culture on earth. welcome, each and every one of you, onto my gadigal people's custodial land. applause. normally this place is an arts centre, but during world pride it's where australia's first nations lgbt community has been coming, and for the duration, they have renamed it marri madung butbut, or the gathering space. chocolate box grew up in a small

town in new south wales and is now a drag act in demand. in fact, she won the miss first nations competition in 2019 and 2020, and is competing again this yearfor the title of supreme queen. i fell into drag because i was working as a bartender at a gay venue and i saw a drag and i said, "that looks fun," and it looked like a way i could continue my dance career and like live out my dream basically, and i did it, fell in love with it, got asked to do a show and then asked to come back, and here we are eight and a half years later — it's myjob, it's fabulous. your cultural background, how does that come into your performance? how does that influence you? the way we tell stories, that's how we communicate, that's how we pass on our... there is no realfamily heirlooms, there's no material things, we tell stories, we pass stories down from generation to generation,

and that's what we're doing on stage every time we get out there, we're telling our story, we're painting a picture for the audience to imagine. we all need, everyone just needs to communicate more really, it would make the world much easier. australia's government said world pride had the potential to be the biggest event in sydney since the olympics in 2000. for first nations communities, it's a very bright spotlight, and an opportunity like no other. what does it mean for you personally as a first nations man in the lgbt community? what does that mean for you to see everything happening today? ten, 20 years ago, i don't think something like this would have happened, so to be able to see our community and our culture front and centre is something

that is so incredible, because if you can see it, you could be it. what is it like to be black queer person in australia? we've got the struggle of equality being queer, and the struggle of equality being indigenous people in this country, first people from this country, so i think there is a lot of work to go. things like this make me happy because it's ensuring that things are changing and the conversations are happening, but there is a lot of truth telling that needs to happen, there's a lot of healing, and i think it comes from the non—indigenous part to be able to actually really recognise what happened here, and the effects of what happened all those years ago. chocolate box's dance set took runners—up in the end. the title of world pride�*s miss first nations supreme queen went to cerulean — a drag artist from melbourne.

and the next world pride will be in washington, dc in 2025. jackie wakefield in sydney. if you are planning to spend any time there this year, here are some of the things we think you should know. the landmark sydney opera house celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. there are loads of events and performances planned, including the inside out at the house seven—day festival in may. shows will be simulcast live to audiences outside on the forecourt, and you can pick up tickets for that, starting at $10. the city is also hosting a south—by—southwest festival in october. it normally takes place in texas every march. this is the first time it will ever have been held outside north america. expect lots of music, film and gaming events,

red carpet premieres, esports tournaments and concerts across the city throughout the week. finally, one thing definitely worth wrapping your mouth around while you're in town is the great aussie pie. you will see pie stands around all the main sports grounds, but in recent years there has been an explosion in higher end alternatives. try the wagyu beef or lankan chicken curry in the surry hills bakeries, or you can search out harry's cafe d'wheels, which has been serving its famous tiger pies for more than 80 years. right. next this week, we're off to mexico city, where you will find amazing street food pretty much everywhere. our global gourmet has been to meet one man who filthy culinary creation filthy culinary creation

has created something of a stir.

still to come on the travel show... see the world without being able to hear it. and why france is saying 'non�* to a booze free future. not my taste. i like wine, regular one, i'm used to that. so don't go away! a trip down memory lane next, and one from our series of encounters with travellers who experience the world very differently. now the prospect of heading for a life on the road while deaf may sound daunting to many of us, but for one woman, it's opened doors and sparked new friendships,

and we met her back in 2019.

cork pops. to end this week, back in the french capital and taking some time out for a little tipple. whether you're mad for merlot or salivate over a sauvignon blanc, the city of love swoons for a glass of wine. as other countries have music orfashion, in france, you'll see a glass of wine on each table in any bistro or michelin—starred restaurant. i mean, there are paintings about wine, they fought wars about wine. it's worth 25 billion euro a year to the french economy and then, there were 5.5 billion bottles produced in france last year. but as bars and restaurants all over the world shut their doors,

the pandemic forced loads of us to reassess our relationship with booze and explore more non—alcoholic alternatives. international sales of non—alcoholic drinks have shot up by a quarter but in france, the growth has been slower, reportedlyjust 4% in the same period. so, how do parisians feel about alcohol free wine? i've never tried it. i like wine — regular wine. i'm used to that. i think we're losing something. you want to feel the taste. - it's not as fun, either. one man hoping to transform french attitudes is augustin. hello, ade! bonjour! last year, he set up what he says is paris's first shop entirely devoted to non—alcoholic drinks. do you get any snobbery? do you get people who come in and when they hear there's no

alcohol, they're like, "what?! what is this? !" yeah, at the beginning, some people were kind of making fun orjust laughing when they entered. but then, for us, it's not against alcohol because most of our customers, they're what we call 'flexi—drinkers', so they keep drinking alcohol but they also, time to time, want to have a break. of course, you have all the pregnant women, the muslim people who never drink alcohol. actually, it came from my own story because i quit drinking during the pandemic. i don't like soda, i don't like very sweet beverages so i was looking for other options. he's far from the first person to ride this trend. a few rounds of alcohol—free bars have opened up over the past few years all across the world. from 0% tokyo to sans bar in texas, to the virgin mary in dublin. along with spirits and beers, augustin stocks two kinds of alcohol—free wine. the first is dealcoholised. it's fermented like a traditional wine before the alcohol

is then removed. you'll see the smell is close, but then the lands in the mouth is different. you know what? that is so interesting. so, i can taste the kind of familiarity and then, i'm waiting for the alcohol. but it hasn't arrived. it's like wine—light. the second kind doesn't involve fermentation and is more like a poshjuice. and this one is very good if you eat it with your meat or pasta. we've picked a particularly potent one made from... ..beetroot. it's busy. i don't think i'm ready for this one yet. but this is exactly what we see with our customers. so now, they are more looking into substitutes, so the de—alcoholised and fermented wine, and we know in some years they may look for new recipes

and new techniques and everything. but are parisians ready to embrace this new gastronomic experience? there's only one way for me to find out. excuse—moi? s'il vous plait. would you like to try some non—alcoholic wine? it's good, actually! i like it! i don't like it. i don't think it tastes like wine. no, it's sweeter, i think. oh! it's actually good! you like it? yes. wow! that's the dealcoholised wine. now, for the beetroot. not my case. it's more... more acidic? ..acid, yes. more acidic. it's...this one's bitter, but... laughs. and whether they like the wines or not, most of the parisians we spoke to were at least open to alcohol—free alternatives.

yes, because i'm not fond of alcohol. i prefer the taste. so, for you, it'sjust finding something that has the right taste? yes. and then it'll be a winner? yep. cork pops. i'm not sure if the people of paris are quite ready to give up traditional wine just yet. but the idea of being able to have a couple of glasses without having a hangover the next day, i think it's pretty cool. well, that's your lot for this week. coming up next time — rajan�*s in the spanish city of malaga as it marks 50 years since the death of its most famous son, the artist pablo picasso. you can see the influence of the city on his art, it's very diverse and there is a lot going on. and we are in glasgow to reveal the hidden story behind the uk's real national dish — which is not fish and chips, in case you were wondering. have ever told anyone outside

the restaurant what's inside? no. until then, you know how it works. you can find us on bbc iplayer as well as on social media, too. we're in all the usual places, along with lots of other great travel content from around the bbc. see you soon. bye—bye. hello there. it was revealed by the met office that march just gone was a very wet month — in fact, the wettest for england since 1981. now, as we head into the start of april, it looks like high pressure will be the dominant force, bringing a lots of dry and bright weather, certainly for part two of the weekend and into much

of the first working week of april as well. and quite promising, i think, in the run up to the easter weekend, too. so keep watching. so a high pressure building in overhead for part two of the weekend. we lose those weather fronts, they fizzle out, the cloud melts away. for most of us into the afternoon, it'll be bright. plenty of sunshine around still, maybe just one or two showers across the northern half of scotland. it's still quite cool along north sea coasts with an onshore breeze but feeling quite pleasant further west in the sunshine. highs of around 13 celsius. now, as we head through sunday night, though, under clear skies with light winds, it's going to be the recipe for a chilly night to come. in fact, a touch of frost pretty much anywhere, certainly out of towns and cities it's going to be a really cold start to monday morning. that's because high pressure dominates the scene. again, light winds, largely clear skies. so a cold, frosty start to monday. plenty of bright, sunny weather through the morning once any mist and fog clears away, and winds are coming

in from the south—east. so, again, a little bit cooler around some southern and certainly eastern coasts, but lots of sunshine, including much of central and northern scotland, too. temperatures responding after that chilly start. we could be up to around 12 or 13 degrees in the warmest spots. but, like i mentioned, cool along some north sea coasts. subtle changes into tuesday. high pressure continues to bring a lot of fine, dry weather, but it starts to retreat a little bit towards the south—east. that will allow these weather fronts to push into scotland and northern ireland. more breeze, more cloud, maybe some splashes of rain later in the day, we could start to see that cloud just feeding into northern western england and wales as well, but i think the south—east quadrant tends to stay dry, bright with some sunshine. but again, we could be up to 13 or 1a degrees, so pretty mild. it's a bit more unsettled i think around the middle part of the week. these more substantial weather fronts make inroads across scotland, northern ireland, so it could be quite wet, quite windy here throughout the day on wednesday, could see some rain getting into northern and western england and wales, maybe a bit more cloud in the south—east.

but i think generally the south—east corner, once again closer to high pressure will stay dry. could be up to 1a, maybe 15 degrees in the warmest spots. i think these weather fronts will be fairly short lived on thursday. it looks like they'll fizzle out as high pressure starts to build in once again. so i think it'll leave a legacy of cloud on thursday. there could be the odd shower or light spots of drizzle mixed in there, but the winds will be turning lighter and i think the clouds will start to break up later in the day. so some bright spells around and again, pretty mild, the low to mid teens. as we move towards the end of the week and head into the easter weekend, it looks like high pressure wants to rebuild back in, but we could be drawing in an easterly or south—easterly wind which could just tap into something a little bit chillier for the easter weekend. you can see those blue hues just moving across the country on that east—south—easterly breeze around the area of high pressure. so it does look like after a bit of a damp start to the middle part of the week, towards the end of the week and the easter weekend,

it looks like high pressure will bring more in the way of sunshine, but there may be a nip in the air. yeah, a little bit cool at times, but feeling pleasant in the strong april sunshine.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines... pope francis presides over palm sunday mass at the vatican, just a day after leaving hospital in rome for treatment for bronchitis. severe storms batter the north—east of the united states after leaving a trail of devastation in the south and midwest. at least 21 people are known to have died. these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with since being detained by secret police in afghanistan.