this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories you at the top of the hour — straight after the travel show. coming up this week, the canadian dog race the deputy prime minister and justice secretary that was the man dominic raab society today. after this report was published into his behaviour around the people he worked with. an investigation was launched last year because those people 80 series of bulling allegations which he denies. it is purely complicated but here are some

of the main points. during the meeting as foreign secretary he acted in an intimidating way the report found. that word was used again when talking about how he gave feedback as just a secretary and he once described some work as utterly useless. the report found no evidence to suggest abuse or misuse power after a complaint when he was brexit secretary and it found no persuasive evidence that he shouted at people. so if the report did not call for him to resign why did he? resigned from cabinet _ resign why did he? resigned from cabinet today _ resign why did he? resigned from cabinet today because l resign why did he? resignedj from cabinet today because i said i would if there was any adverse finding from this inquiry and i am true to my word and all attention should be. i do think it sets a dangerous precedent. for reaction _ dangerous precedent. for reaction the _ dangerous precedent. for reaction the prime minister accepted his resignation, as you can see with great sadness. the leader of the labour party said this... the leader of the labour party said this. . .— said this... the question for the prime — said this... the question for the prime minister - said this... the question for the prime minister is - said this... the question for the prime minister is why i said this... the question for| the prime minister is why he was so weak to appoint him in the first place. the second question for prior why did he sacrum and now is left to dominic raab to resign. with

rob out of— dominic raab to resign. with rob out of the _ dominic raab to resign. with rob out of the posts, - dominic raab to resign. with rob out of the posts, all- dominic raab to resign. with rob out of the posts, all of her god pm and all the —— chalk just a secretary. moving politics aside and leave you with ten seconds of ireland living. forget animal crossing you could buy your very own ireland for real. just off of the coast of scotland. you would be the only person living there there is not electricity or running water but there is a pebble beach. it is up for 150 grand. i will see you there. bye. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all them a new series of the top of the hour straight after this programme. coming up this week, the canadian dog race in —30 degrees celsius... the dogs are so excited. it's utter chaos. they're literally trying to pull the sled now! dogs bark

just one second! she laughs ..the first arab woman to scale one of the world's toughest mountains... taking a little break on this very awkward rock formation. radio chatter never give up. ..and the former notorious mexican prison that's now been given over to nature.

bordering alaska and the arctic ocean, the yukon territory in northern canada is wild, sparsely populated and unrelenting. this must be one of the most remote places i've ever been to. it's just snow and mountains and forest as far as the eye can see. this year marks 125 years since one of the most frantic gold rushes in history reached its peak. when gold was discovered here, over 100,000 prospectors travelled north, hoping to get lucky. but the extreme conditions caused many to turn back. many of those who did make it settled here in dawson city, building a new life for themselves and their families, whilst first nations people who had lived here for generations had to move upriver, in an effort to protect their way of life.

so, the population of this town exploded from 1,500 to 30,000 people during the three—year rush. roughly $29 million worth of gold was pulled from the ground around here during the three—year rush, but only a few made theirfortune. many who missed out found other reasons to stay, like bonnie's grandfather. by the time he made it here, all the claims were taken and all of that. and that's what happened to a lot of people. you know, and so then they... they've come this far, they may as well stay and make a living. a local legend, percy dewolfe risked his life delivering mail along the yukon river. his commitment to providing a lifeline between isolated communities in this frozen wilderness earned him the title "iron man of the north".

to honour him, the town now hosts an annual dog sledding race. the gruelling route follows percy's 210—mile mail trail from dawson city, across the border, into the american state of alaska. he was that type of person — if he could come across canada for the gold rush, he could do anything. she laughs what do you think he would make of all this? i'm not sure. she laughs but i think it's great because it keeps his story alive. and he was part of the fabric of dawson city. it's not only the miners and the gold. there were people that did other things. there are dogs everywhere as the town gears up for tomorrow's race. what kinds of things are you checking for? erm... a little bit of everything. just kind of your standard, like, physical exam on a dog. make sure that you don't have any signs of infection or, like, any wounds or anything, but mainly because they're going to be running

for hundreds of miles. these checks are compulsory, and if a dog isn't considered fit, it won't be allowed to race. we focus a lot on the orthopaedic, so checking all theirjoints, make sure that their muscles are not painful. but it's notjust the dogs that are at risk. travelling through the night in unpredictable weather conditions means the race can very quickly turn deadly. two weeks ago tonight, we had a major blizzard event. it could be 30 below, sojust prepare for that, right? whispers: sounds really intense! the river was particularly high this year, and so the ice on the trail is worse than it's been in 100 years. we need to be able to communicate if. stuff goes sideways. and i'll be the base comms for this. - as the temperature drops, the competitors make their final preparations for tomorrow's brutal endeavour.

you're used to it after you've done it many times. you know, you're used to going without sleep, you're getting better at the cold, you're... you know, you're better at dog care when it's 1t0 below. you learn all those things. wow! it's just an incredible feeling. yeah? yeah. hanging out with your best friends. how do the dogs feel about dog sledding? they're driven. they... they do it quite easily, much easier than us. we're definitely the weak link. they laugh well, can we see you guys in action? sure! let's go hook up. all right! let's take you for a ride! yeah, yeah! you're going to sit in here. this is my spot? yep! you're going to sit in there, and then we'll hook the dogs up. 0h! 0h, hey, buddy! she laughs well, i guess you're coming along for the ride, aren't you? this on another level! the dogs are so excited. it's utter chaos. they're literally trying to pull the sled now. i hope they don't manage, because... ..michelle is not here yet to drive it, so... just one second!

she laughs no, don't go anywhere! and we're off. so, a tiny little taste of what it must be like to do a race out in the wilderness with your dogs. and i can definitely see the appeal. it's just so peaceful, so beautiful. it's just you and the nature and the animals. and it's amazing. i think i understand it. i think i get it. back in town, there's one more tradition that's an important part of the race. part of what we do to

commemorate percy's life is to actually send mail. and so people actually have letters, we actually deliver them legally to the post office. you do? oh, yeah. and they put them in a package and we send them with the first musher to leave the starting line. oh, my gosh! so, i'm just going to steal a moment and write this letter right here, in front of percy himself. right. "in the spirit of percy, keep on adventuring. "love, the travel show, bbc." it's the morning of the race, and the mushers are all starting to roll in. there's definitely a buzz in the air right now, but it's also absolutely freezing out here! the morning of the race has finally arrived. as the minutes count down, the tension is rising. this morning, i was feeling quite nervous.

yeah? gosh! but i think it'll be great once we're actually out on the trail. i've got all the dog food, mandatory gear — axe, fuel, cooker — and a —40 sleeping bag, snow shoes. whenever i'm out on the trail, i do always imagine what it would have been like back in the day. and i would imagine, also, picturing someone who actually had to do this every single week, no fail... i had no idea it was a loop like that... yeah. ..eight days, getting people's mail, taking pregnant women into town on my dog sled! that's pretty cool. also a thank you to the city of dawson and the tr'ondek hwech'in for sponsoring the percy dewolfe race. the bag of mail with my letter in it is handed over. cheering wild, wild!

dogs bark announcer: 10, 9, 8, 7... ..6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... cheering competing in these races today is a testament of the resilience needed to live in these conditions. percy's spirit definitely lives on here in the north, and long may it continue to. the mushers could be out there for up to 48 hours, which is more than me and the crew could handle. but aiyana has provided us with a little insight into just what it was like. it's so peaceful out here and it's snowing. it's not quite a white—out. it's not snowing that hard, but...

yeah, it's kind of eerie, in a sense. it's very peaceful. i've heard a few ravens calling, but mainly... ..just the pitter—patter of the dog feet. and the results are in. the winner of this year's percy dewolfe race was our friend michelle, completing it in an impressive 19 and a half hours. aiyana came third, gliding into town around four hours later, a little worse for wear but looking surprisingly cheery. still to come on the travel show... ..another example of the lengths humans can push themselves to... i can't believe k2�*s right here. we're so close! ..and the prison turned tourist attraction on a mexican island. so don't go away.

now for the next in our series about the amazing feats of endurance that some people put themselves through in the name of adventure. and this one is pretty awesome. k2 in northern pakistan is one of the world's most dangerous mountains, and we've been talking to the first arab woman to ever reach its summit. here's her remarkable story. october 31, 2021, was the day i decided i wanted to do k2. it almost marked the one—year mark of my dad passing away. i wanted this year to be my year of climbing — climbing back up through life, climbing through grief, climbing to honour my dad. what better than "the savage mountain"? especially because it hasn't been done from anyone in the region. more people have been to outer space than have climbed k2. it's a serious, risky climb. one out of four people that

attempt k2 die trying. on our fourth day or fifth day, that's when we saw k2 for the first time. but i can't believe k2 is right here! we're so close, yet so far! i think that was the moment when i really felt like, "oh, my god, i can't believe that we're doing this!" we had our western guides, a team of sherpas, nepali climbers — they've climbed everest and k2 several times — and then we have our porters, kitchen staff. so it was an entire army of people. but in terms of the climbers, we were four. they sing there's always a lot of singing and climbing on mountains to keep the morale up. and so itjust so happened that there were so many celebrations and music and... you know, just, again, like a celebration of different cultures. and i always bring my music with me and i'm always dancing as well. i dance when i feel my lowest. it seems like i'm happy, but usually the times that i'm dancing is when i need that push. today, i feel really sick. my stomach bug has accelerated. i took antibiotics. it's nice to have

this downtime. nelly doing very good today. we're going to camp 2... to be honest, i wasn't doing so good at the beginning... yeah. ..but these guys pushed me. we are close to the house's chimney, taking a little break on this very awkward rock formation. radio chatter never give up. we're at camp 2! woo! the weather has... she coughs ..progressively gotten worse since yesterday. the weather on k2 is very turbulent, and that's what k2 is notorious for. it can go from feeling super warm and sunny to having a full—blown blizzard, to then an avalanche happening, rock fall. the rock fall on k2 was the scariest thing. this is a really dangerous section because there's a lot of loose rocks. rocks come flying in from

a thousand metres above you. and sometimes they're boulders, notjust rocks. cos then you hear them, they come flying in and they sound like helicopters... she imitates helicopter ..that�*s coming closer and closer. and it felt like a playstation game, honestly. the trail itself changes a lot. you're going from snow to ice to rock. the rock can break. and there's rolling rocks. you don't want to roll any rocks on people underneath you. and the rope may snap. the most challenging aspect about the trip was it felt like the sense of safety on k2 was very minimal. anything that happens to you above base camp, you're on your own. there are choppers that can come, but they may come in five, six days. we are moving up to our summit rotation tonight... ..and they're singing because it's good weather, finally. we've been waiting for this day for two weeks. the final hours of k2.

i'm sitting in my tent at camp 4, and we're supposed to be resting before we move up. i just can't sleep. i'm so excited. i'm so nervous. i'm preparing for one of the most exciting moments of my life. i'm ready for this. this is why i'm here. the moment we set off, it was pitch—black. all you can see is the trail of lights from the people ahead of us. the ice wall was a bit traumatic. i've never done climbing on an ice wall with just my crampons on. i kept slipping. my heart rate shot up. i had a full—blown panic attack. i felt like i was going to die. i had to filter out all the noise and everything. i needed to calm myself down and calm my heart rate down. and the end of the wall, there's a body there. it's really terrifying every time you see someone that has passed. they're like you. they want to climb the mountain. they hoped for the best. that was just a really scary reminder. and once we got to the very

last section before you kind of have to walk on the edge and get to the summit. i thought this is the moment. this is the moment. i was walking on that path. i get to the summit and then ijust dropped my bag. and for a good 30 minutes, i couldn't stop crying. we're here, at the summit of k2. i couldn't believe that this is it. this is notjust about me any more. this is for my family. i've put my family through so much stress doing this, and it's not about my family as well. it's about my country. i made history for my country. i made history for the arab region. that moment, i can't tell you how surreal it felt. never give up. these are happy tears. if there is a perfect moment, that was it.

what an unbelievable achievement. now, to the sunnier clime of mexico and what used to be one of the country's most isolated and infamous prisons. islas marias is on its own island, three and a half hours off the pacific coast. it finally closed as a prison back in 2019. and since then, there's been a lot of work put in to transform it into a nature reserve and tourist attraction. we went to check it out.

right. that's all for this week. coming up next time... rajan is in spain, looking at some of the tech that might be watching you on your next holiday. up there.

you are purely using my facial expressions to understand my internal emotions. yeah. until then, you can follow us on social media. we're in all the usual places, along with lots of other great travel content from across the bbc. well, it's —30 degrees out here in the yukon, so i'm off to find something hot to drink. and i'll see you next time. bye. hello. a beautiful day on friday across scotland and northern ireland — quite warm, too. the coming days, however, are going to be pretty

chilly in the north. a cold wind will set in even some wintry showers to come across the scottish hills, maybe even the pennines. here's the forecast for the short term — outbreaks of rain across parts of northern england and eventually reaching northern ireland by the early hours of saturday morning. some clear spells overnight, too, in scotland and the south of the country. that does mean a touch of frost, especially outside of town. but for most of us, around 5—6 degrees tonight. let's pick up on that rain in the north — you can see showers in northern england. that weather front reaching the southern uplands by lunchtime or so and certainly looking quite wet there in northern ireland, but also showers clustered in the south—west of the country. so these areas will be pretty chilly, 10—12 degrees, the south—west, northern ireland, the south of scotland, but where the sun does pop out briefly, i think on saturday, maybe 13—15 degrees. now, talking about colder weather, there's that chilly atmosphere spreading in from the north on a east, north—easterly, so that change really starts to happen on sunday. in the north, frequent showers,

really strong winds up to gale force, increasingly falling as wintry across the hills, and then elsewhere it's a real mixed bag, even a crack of thunder here and there. the temperatures on sunday will struggle again in the north — 7—8 degrees, 12 degrees expected in liverpool in the south, maybe a couple of degrees high. but the winds will be strong everywhere, so we really will start to feel that chill. and then, sunday into monday, we'll see even stronger winds and colder air spreading into parts of scotland. notice the wintry showers there across the hills spreading further southwards and really chilly along that north sea coast. and then elsewhere, i think a mixture of sunny spells and showers. so the temperatures really disappointing on monday — six in aberdeen, eight in birmingham, maybejust about double figures there for cardiff and for london where showers are expected. and that chilly atmosphere spreads right across the uk and into the continent, into scandinavia as well on tuesday. warmer weather will reach us, but not until later next week. so, here's the outlook for this weekend.

chilly mixed bag on the way, that chilly air relatively for the time of the year is with us until wednesday, then from thursday, should warm up. bye— bye.

live from washington, this is bbc news. as earth day approaches, a new climate report paints a dire picture of our planet. and secrets beneath the sea — a previously unknown coral reef is discovered after thousands of years. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we will get to those stories in a moment. we start here in washington. the us supreme court has ruled in favour of maintaining access to an abortion pill, while a legal appeal against its use is still considered. the decision temporarily blocks a lower court's ruling in texas that restricted the use of the drug. the drug, mifepristone, is used in more than half

of all abortions in the us.