now on bbc news, it is time for the travel show with christa larwood.ek on the travel show: heading back for the first time in over two years. let's go to gate! this aussie girl is finally going home. laying on a special treat as a thank you to thailand's monkeys. and how the aftermath of the second world war helped to create one of berlin's most famous takeaway snacks. but first, with the christmas holiday season beginning, many will be crossing theirfingers for a return to something more like normality when compared to this time last year. particularly those expats heading home to family. and for australians who have been abroad during the pandemic, which includes myself, reuniting with the family back home this year will be especially significant. there are few things you have to do to go to australia. first of all you need to be eligible to go to australia, it is not completely open, you have to be double vaccinated and be able to prove it, and then you get proof of that, you get an australia travel declaration, very similar to the arrival document

now on bbc news, it's the travel show with christa larwood.up on this week's show: we are in finland to meet the huskies who have been saved by a unique worldwide adoption scheme. we will start taking godmothers and godfathers for the dogs. we get a taste of sustainable scottish cooking in glasgow. it is just really important that i know that it is good and ethical, and good for the environment. and i find out the secret to a long and healthy life here in sardinia. prendilo, prendilo cosi' all this and you live a long life! it's a pretty good way of life, i think. theme music plays. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the beautiful island of sardinia. this place is known for its white sandy beaches, its fascinating ancient history, and it is also one of the best places in the world to live if you want to reach a grand old age. i will be finding out why later on. but first, there is nothing like travelling across an arctic landscape on a sledge, a snowmobile or on skis. when the pandemic hit and tourism dried up,

until next time, from me, christa larwood at home finally here in australia and the rest of the travelllo, everyone, i hope you're doing all right. now, most of us will notice temperatures rising across the uk today, but those rising temperatures will come courtesy of a weather front which, in turn, will also bring some rain, so there is your headline for the weekend. yes, turning milder, but rain at times. let's have a look at the air mass. you can see the blue colours being replaced by the warmer tones, the yellows, the oranges. this triangle here is called the warm sector. you can see it drawing up the milder air from the south. where you see the line, that is the boundary, that is the weather front. and that is what is bringing us this. moving in from the west this morning, continuing on itsjourney, as we head through the rest of the day, then moving from the west towards the east. rain across many parts, i think. quite breezy to the north. temperature—wise, we will get to about 12, 13 celsius potentially. on the leading edge of that front, it will still be chilly, from the norther

until next time, from me, christa larwood at home finally here in australia and the rest of the travelnday we experienced some very mild air working its way northwards across the uk behind this line of cloud. we see on the satellite picture, this is a weather front there and there is another affront waiting to come in from the atlantic linking the two, a centre of low pressure. that will push through the north west of the uk and into the small hours of monday, a very windy evening and night to come for the western isles and northern ireland is of scotland. — northern isles of scotland... some further showers feeding in on that wind generally to north west of the mainland. this front trail await further south, down into england and wales, very mild night to the south of the front, though, temperatures ten or 11, our overnight lows. monday daytime, we will see the front bringing further rain into wales for a time, parts of the midlands, perhaps up into a lincolnshire, but the south of the front, maybe a little bit of brightness, certainly again a mild 12 or 13. to the north of the front,

until next time, from me, christa larwood at home finally here in australia and the rest of the travell, tuesday is going to be generally quite cloudy, perhaps damp in a few places, nothing spectacular. it is december after all. you can see a lot of cloud on the satellite picture, but this little gap in the cloud that's over us right now has actually led to some clear spells across parts of northern england and northern ireland, too, perhaps the north of wales. so, i think these are the most likely areas for fog to form early in the morning. the very far north—west of the uk, wet and windy first thing. the south of the country, really quite mild. look at these starting temperatures — 10 degrees along the channel coast. so, this is the weather map for tuesday. we have high pressure to the south, which will continue to build through the course of the week, but weather fronts are grazing the north—west of the uk. so, for ourfriends in the western isles, it's going to be wet and windy at times. we are expecting some rain or so in orkney and shetland. perhaps a little bit of rain around the

until next time, from me, christa larwood at home finally here in australia and the rest of the travelle restrictions were in place last year. a boost for the booster programme as over 30—year—olds can book theirjabs tomorrow in england, but there are warnings the uk could face a record wave of infections. more than 100 people are feared dead, after powerful tornadoes hit six us states and reduced whole towns to rubble. one of the greatest formula one seasons comes to a climax today. it's a winner—takes—all abu dhabi grand prix, with lewis hamilton chasing max verstappen, who's in pole position. going the extra mile. two years after being diagnosed with mnd, we mark the incredible journey of former leeds rhinos player rob burrow and his best friend keven sinfield. and for many of us, a much milder feeling to proceedings across the uk today. northern parts experiencing low pressure later on, i'll be back with the details. it's sunday, 12th december. our main story: the prime minister is facing further questions this morning about christmas gatherings at downing street a year ago, after