along for the ride was a friend and olympic kazakhstan snowboard trainer.et me tell you, it might look placid from a distance but it is an entirely other story once you're up there. it is a little bit windy today but we are on the singing sands and that's always how it is here, i guess. i've gone snowboarding before, what are the differences with sand boarding? 0k. lean back? 0h! he laughs. this is a lot of fun. but before long... ..we are starting to get the hang of it. and with that, my trip to kazakhstan is at an end, and what a ride it was. yeah! to end this look back at 2018, we couldn't finish without remembering that this year we said goodbye to a familiar travel show face. he has now swapped being on the tv for playing a leading man in hollywood. ever since i can remember, my family has been my whole life. rachel! henry has been with us since the start, back in 2014. we've had plenty of adventures together, clocked up countless miles, and hollywood success could not have happened to a nicer bloke, so good luck, henry, and as a parting gift from ever

now, kazakhstan is determined to diversify.jured up images of adventure and romance. but this is the reality today. a a—lane, brand—new superhighway that slices through the kaza khsta n superhighway that slices through the kazakhstan steppes, and this new silk road is all about china's ambition to be the dominant global economy of the 21st century. imagine what marco polo would have made of this. this dry port powers over the silk road on kazakhstan's eastern frontier. five years ago, this was empty steppe. now, chinese rail freight now, chinese railfreight rolls in, gets transferred onto kazakh gauge track, and can be in europe within one doesn't days, halving shipping times. in this relationship between china and kazakhstan, which created this amazing new facility, the power really lies with china, doesn't it? it's not something that we should fear about. 0n it's not something that we should fear about. on one hand, yes, we depend on volume. you depend on china. china owns 49% of this facility in kazakhstan. china basically i

and with that, my trip to kazakhstan is atan and with that, my trip to kazakhstan is at an end, and whatwe could not finish without remembering that this year we said goodbye to a familiarface on that this year we said goodbye to a familiar face on the that this year we said goodbye to a familiarface on the programme. he has now swapped being on the tv for playing a leading man in hollywood. ever since i can remember my family has been my whole life. henry has been with us since the start back in 2014 and we have had plenty of adventures together, clocked up countless miles and hollywood's success could not have happened to a nicer bloke so good luck, henry, and as a parting gift from everyone here on the show, here are your best bits. come on, baby. what is the baby's name? mina. well, so small. i'm determined to sweat even more. i've got a fair way to go yet. straight, straight. i don't want to rip my pants. you are much stronger than i am. this is getting bumpier and bumpier, it's almost like trying to stay on a bucking bronco. 0h! and bumpier, it's almost like trying to stay on a buc

they wanted to show me how some people are mixing old kazakhstan with the new.ng sand dune in kazakhstan, famous because the dune makes a humming sound under the right conditions, almost like an organ. carlos was along for the ride. the sand dune reaches a height of 150 metres and it might look placid from a distance but it is an entirely other story when you are up there. it is a bit windy today but we are on the singing sand and that is always how it is here, i guess. i've gone snowboarding before, what are the differences with sand boarding? 0k. lean back? he laughs. this is a lot of fun. but before long... ..we are starting to get the hang of it. and with that, my trip to kazakhstan is at an end, and what a ride it was. yeah! to end this look back at 2018, we could not finish without remembering that this year we said goodbye to a familiar face on the programme. he has now swapped being on the tv for playing a leading man in hollywood. ever since i can remember my family has been my whole life. rachel! henry has been with us since the start, back in 2014, an

see from baikonur in kazakhstan. so as you just heard despite the recent accident or maybe surprisingly even due to the stick crew feels very ready and very confident in the russian technology taking cosmonauts.

instead of going to the international space station they landed in kazakhstan's and liz steps hundreds of kilometers for. i'm way they had taken off just minutes earlier but i couldn't alongside intentionally remote back in the nineteen fifties at the height of the cold war it was a practical necessity to hide the spaceport away from prying western eyes but also away from people to avoid victims in case of a rocket disaster this will dinners is where the merges the capsule with two fortunate crew members landed safely. in the rescue training as part of an obligatory routine before every launch helicopters jeeps navigation systems are involved and people are in how to coordinate to find the crew quickly and they stunt their skills saved two lives. the russian cosmonaut and american astronaut seemed unharmed out of the incident on the little blue given that they fell from a height of fifty kilometers making the steep ballistic descend on their force many times stronger than gravity some cold days and miracle. a special commission was formed do best to gauge what went wrong three weeks la

from baikonur in kazakhstan. ok that's set to happen later on today so this we can just go central part of what's a status to what is something that by the so-called yellow best movement against the shore in food prices that people were about it was the most violent of three successive weekends by the rest and by police rather force all told four hundred twelve people were arrested scores more injured including our correspondent so peter all of that moved close nazeer you know both hit by rubber bullets separately is what people witnessed throughout the day. these demonstrators have been very clear on what they've wanted to say they want to say that fuel prices are getting too high they want to say they're unhappy with the current government headed up by a man you well might call actually is remove into this we're seeing riots is riot police tear gas everything you can possibly imagine. we're actually seeing tear gas flying over our heads right now i'm going to be moving out of the way as i'm talking to you that'

the international space station yeah astronauts were able to take a breath of fresh air remote kazakhstan after more than six months in orbit to find out from the german commander about his life and work on board the international space station also coming up. president trump declares he's defeated so-called islamic state in orders american troops out of syria but senior republicans condemn the call out as a costly mistake we'll have more from washington. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us the three astronauts from the international space station have safely returned to earth after spending more than half a year and orbit breathing fresh air for the first time in months the trio landed in a snowy field in remote kazakhstan in the soyuz capsule where commander alexander gas from germany the american nasa flight engineer serino on chancellor and the captain of the soyuz surrogate for coffee or gas was the first german commander of the i assess that he gave us some insights into his life and work in orbit. from here alexander guest has enjoyed an unparalleled field. for six mo

from baikonur in kazakhstan so we'll be covering that later today in a cellar we covered this weekend was what happened in central paris literally portress danced along something by more of the so-called yellow best movement against soaring fuel prices is the most violent history successive weekends of unrest in what place right in for those four hundred twelve people were arrested more than one hundred thirty injured including two of our correspondents people over a look as they head for both hit separately by rubber bullets is what peter witnessed throughout the day so. these demonstrators have been very clear in what they've wanted to say they want to say that fuel prices are getting too high they want to say they're unhappy with the current government headed up by a man you well might call actually is remove into this we're seeing riots is riot police tear gas everything you can possibly imagine. i. we're actually seeing tear gas flying over our heads right now i'm going to be moving out of the way as i'm talking to you that's really not safe for me to be stood there doing that it

is one that it feels like coming home although i am in kazakhstan and the place i haven't been to before it still feels like coming home. for three months are you know. his fellow astronauts russian surrogate and american serina anon chancellor both seemed exhausted but all are said to be doing well. the capsule was docked on to the international space station d.i.'s this which has been home to the astronauts for the past six and a half months despite several setbacks the crew performed dozens of scientific experiments on board and guest later became the first german to take over command of the i.s.a.'s he used his unique perspective to offer insight on environmental issues via social media before he left the i assess guess sends a message to future generations. when looking down to earth i feel that i have to apologize. it looks like my generation is not going to leave the planet in the best condition. back on earth guess just ready to celebrate christmas with his family and remains determined to fight for the future of humankind. so dake it's interesting that a man who has all bits of

from baikonur in kazakhstan. this weekend social power support to a standstill saturday by the so-called yellow vest movement against soaring fuel prices it was the most fall into three successive weekends of unrest and riot police wrote to force all told four hundred twelve people arrested scores were injured including our correspondent peter all of a new concern as yeah both have a rubber bullets his hoping to witness first from the day. these demonstrators have been very clear in what they've wanted to say they want to say that fuel prices are getting too high they want to say they're unhappy with the current government headed up by a manual my call actually is remove into this missing riots is riot police tear gas everything you can possibly imagine. oh. we're actually seeing tear gas flying over our heads right now i'm going to be moving out of the way as i'm talking to you that's really not safe for me to be stood there doing that it's also not to just explain what was happening the place that you can see l

let's look back at the last six months of the of the mission that culminated in the landing in kazakhstan two days ago. i heard. back from space after spending months in zero gravity alexander guessed had to be helped out of the tiny still used capsule that ferry to him and his crew back to earth thirty to fifty feet is one that it feels like coming home although i am in kazakhstan and the place i haven't been to before it still feels like coming home. for three months are you know. his fellow astronauts russian surrogate procopio off and american serina anon chancellor both seemed exhausted but all are said to be doing well. the capsule was docked on to the international space station d.i.'s this which has been home to the astronauts for the past six and a half months despite several setbacks the crew performed dozens of scientific experiments on board and guests later became the first german to take over command of the i.s.a.'s he used his unique perspective to offer insight on environmental issues via social media before he left the i assess gary's sends a message to future generations

instead of going to the international space station they landed in kazakhstan is and lives steps hundreds of kilometers from way they had taken off just minutes earlier this will dinners is where the merges you capsule with to fortunate the crew members landed safely. to the russian cosmonaut and american astronauts unharmed out of the incident on the little blue given that may fell from a height of fifty kilometers and make it a steep ballistic descend on. the force many times stronger than gravity some cold days and miracle. a special commission was formed do the best to gauge what went wrong three weeks later they reached a conclusion a sensor that was supposed to detect the separation of the stages was faulty footage of the reason behind the failure was operational the action occurred due to a fault in a sensor so this could only happen at the assembly stage at the baikonur cosmodrome . and behind me is where they put the rockets parts together has always been manually and this is where i think best to gator's relieve the sensor metal detail that b. was deformed to trigger in their ma

arrives at the international space station six hours after blasting off from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan. what's your team's a national life from moscow. you're very welcome with us on the program. police in paris have again used tear gas against medics who've joined the wave of protests that have gripped the french capital the health care workers are angered at financial reforms to medical transport which they claim would threaten the viability of some of its companies you can see here just some of the pictures that came out of paris on monday the medics were. using their sirens and emergency lights to attract attention to their cause students also join the protests blocking access to dozens of high schools across the country the action follows a weekend that witnessed the most violent riots in paris and half a century of turmoil led president micron to cancel a visit to serbia so that you could hold emergency talks with his cabinet. or french authorities are revealing enormous losses from those three weeks of yellow vests riots shock profits for example are down fifty percent protestor

from baikonur in kazakhstan. so as you just heard despite the recent accident or maybe surprisingly even due to the stick crew feels very ready and very confident in the russian technology taking cosmonauts and astronauts to the i assess well three hundred ton construction go in iran two hundred fifty kilometers out from earth its whole is a pure excitement not only for the space men there by the way already inside this you spaceship it's a wide capsule on top of the rocket they have been there already for three hours but of also for all those watching the launch from the ground ordinary people among them believe in this is a historic moment to witness coming from all around the globe but also of course families and friends of the crew we've talked to some of them. dad told me everything he's worried about us because he still owns half but he said he got willing everything's going to be fine so difficult a family is the most important thing even in space. ok right now we are just seconds away from the flight the

from baikonur in kazakhstan. with thousands of people heading from all across latin america towards the united states as part of the so-called migrant caravan large scale police drills are being held right along the border. i. asked. for some officials have been marching in full riot gear and practicing setting off tear gas and many of the migrants are expected to arrive at the u.s. and mexico border they apparently are coming from on duress we understand they are fleeing from poverty dire living conditions and overall lack of jobs however as aunties caleb maupin explains aid that's been pouring into the region may now actually be doing more harm than good. with thousands of migrants stranded on the u.s. border threats of lethal force and tear gas are amplifying an already intense scene . yeah after their usual having left honduras and el stuck there the majority of the migrants stranded at the border just want to realize their dream now and donald trump is threatening to cut off aid to the country for enabling t

from baikonur in kazakhstan. they are due to dock there in about a four and a half hours time now the british army has issued a top level security alert over russian t.v. journalists u.k. military media accuse him of spying after he was said to have been acting suspiciously an army facility so let's get more details now from joins us from our london bureau good afternoon polly what more can you tell us about this case. well that two more serious here is the bureau chief for russia's channel one here in london he was doing a story about the seventy seventh brigade which is sort of the cyber warfare unit of the british military it was unveiled after being rebranded back in twenty fifteen and given how much time the british government talks about the so-called threat from russia especially coming through hybrid warfare the russian reporters interest in this unit is pretty much self-explanatory i would say so on the twenty first of november. he went to film a reporter outside of the military unit and i've spoken to h

from baikonur in kazakhstan. fresh momentum among u.s. democrats and their efforts to probe donald trump's alleged ties to russia during the twenty sixteen presidential elections that's after his former lawyer pleaded guilty to lying to congress about a trump tower construction project in moscow that was shelved michael cohen says that he pursued the project on behalf in the middle of the twenty sixteen campaign denied any involvement saying that he was too busy electioneering russian president's spokesperson though has confirmed the kremlin was of prague. thank you very much but when i intelligence committee chairman i richard says that cohen's case shows you can't get away with lying to congress but on your whole can is now looks at how others who lied under oath garnered far less media attention. lawyer is bad lying to congress is even worse lying to congress for the sake of trump well that's just unforgivable this is one more example. president's closest allies lying about their ties to russia and russians if you lie to us we're going

is at the park and on launch site in kazakhstan. at the volatile problem of drawing these preparations made a loop routine they've been doing it for sixteen years the rocket is assembled look at this it's ready then transported to the launch site where it's raised to a vertical position for any fuel then check and double check. it was done here when the first human was sent to space from here yuri gagarin but this time is different the last men launch didn't go well no one wants that to happen again. the first takeoff started smoothly but ninety seconds into the flight something went wrong the family hoped it would happen. while separating the rocket states. is prompting to each other the fifty meters three hundred ton construction was with all the automatic emergency systems immediately aborted the mission and until the crew capsule. instead of going to the international space station they landed in kazakhstan's and loose steps hundreds of kilometers from way they had taken off just minutes earlier by couldn't alongside intension t

at the international space station after their soyuz rocket blasted off baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan earlier in the day. it's one o'clock here in moscow and you're watching international live from our studio with mina david tudor welcome to the program. police in paris have used tear gas against medics who join the wave of protests that have gripped the french capital the health care workers are angered at financial reforms to medical transport which they claim would threaten the viability of some companies here you can see some of the pictures that came. mance of paris on monday the medics were using their sirens and emergency lights were tracked attention to that cools students also join the protests blocking access to dozens of high schools across from the action follows a weekend the most violent riots in paris in half a century the term all led to president micron to cancel a visit to serbia so that he could hold emergency talks with his cabinet. authorities are revealing enormous losses from three weeks of yellow vests riots french business profits are down fifty percent protes

it's back to earth the crew of the international space station have safely landed in kazakhstan after more than six months north. and the award winning photographs of luke wong they've long made uncomfortable viewing for chinese government officials beijing has now confirmed he's under arrest. and in the bundesliga bahrain munich put more pressure on dortmund of the top of the table it was not pretty to read cards byron fought their way to a tightly contested one nil victory over lunch and. brian thomas thanks so much for being with us. u.s. president trump surprise decision to withdraw american forces from syria has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle leading republicans are calling it quote a premature and costly mistake one that would benefit iran and russia. if president trunk gets his way the american troops currently in syria will start leaving the country as soon as possible trump posted a video on twitter explaining his move i've been president for almost two years and we've really stepped it up and we have won against isis we've beaten them and we've beaten h

from baikonur in kazakhstan. fuel tax protest descended into chaos in the french capital on saturday cars and buildings were set on fire over one hundred thirty people were injured including our correspondent peace all of us is what he witnessed that day. these demonstrators have been very clear in what they've wanted to say they want to say that fuel prices are getting too high they want to say they're unhappy with the current government headed up by a man you well might call actually is remove into this we're seeing riots is riot police tear gas everything you can possibly imagine ah oh. oh oh oh yeah. we're actually seeing tear gas flying over our heads right now i'm going to be moving out of the way as i'm talking to you that's really not safe for me to be stood there doing that it's also. not to just explain what was happening the place that you can see located just over there which was exactly one hundred eighty degrees from where i was facing they just fired several rounds dangerously close over my head ri

the international space station six hours off the blasting off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan. just going for him here in moscow and i know who his thanks for joining us here on the weekly rundown off the top headlines where if you are welcome to the program police in paris have used tear gas against medics who've joined the wave of protests that have gripped the french capital the health care workers angered at financial reforms to medical transport they say they would threaten the viability of some but it's companies here you can see some of the pictures that have come out of paris on monday. the medics there using their song. as an emergency lights to attract attention to their cause students now also joining the protests they've blocked access to dozens of high schools across the country the action follows a weekend witnessed the most violent riots in paris in half a century the term or led to president canceling a visit to serbia so he could hold emergency talks with his cabinet and french authorities are revealing some big losses from these weeks of protests from the ghe

again just weeks after a disaster was avoided to the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan is reading for its next flight again crew members are set to blast off to the international space station monday. at the launch site for us. to. have to walk through a garden of your own risk perforations many a loop routine they've been doing it for sixteen years the rocket has some bold look at this it's really the entrance for the to the long side where it's raised to a vertical position when fueled then check and double tipped. it was done here when the first human was sent to space from here yuri gagarin but this time is different the last men launch didn't go well no one wants that to happen again. looked over his takeoff started smoothly but ninety seconds into the flight something went wrong if they only hoped it will happen. while separating the rocket stages bumped into each other the fifty meters three hundred ton construction was quick told the automatic emergency system immediately aborted the mission and undock the crew capsule. instead of going to the international space station they

rocket blasted off at baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan earlier in the day. it's midnight here in moscow and you're watching all of gas against medics who join the wave of protests that have gripped the french capital the health care workers are angry that financial report reforms to medical transport which they claim would threaten the viability of some companies you can see some of the pictures which of come out of paris today the manics have been using their sirens for them. agency lights to attract attention to their students also join the protests blocking access to dozens of high schools. the action follows a weekend that witnessed the most violent riots in paris in half a century president canceled an international visit to hold emergency talks with his cabinet. authorities are revealing enormous losses from three weeks of yellow vests riots french business profits are down fifty percent protestors road blockades have cost transport companies four hundred million euro and four million euro of damage was done to paris on saturday alone as demonstrators

breathing fresh air for the very first time in months the trio landed in a snow field in remote kazakhstan three the soyuz capsule included the german expedition fifty seven commander alexander gast american nasa flight engineer serena chancellor and the russian soyuz commander surrogate for coffee if gas was the first german commander of the international space station every one of these. more or less safe landing i spoke to antonio fortunato of the european space agency i asked him if he was pleased with the way the landing went the money yes we were extremely happy let me was completely nominal the capsule and upright and he took great to see the smiling free. number as he came out of the capsule reason i've heard that shape and it is this is the second time in european space agency astronaut has led a mission to i assess what the future plans for european space travel. well the immediate future is still think our national space station we want to keep flying our honestly i assess we want them to keep performing soft option science but of course there are regular looking at that move it

from baikonur in kazakhstan.yeah and it is so far so good they should be up at the international space station in about five and a half hours from. now hundreds of medics have joined the wave of protests that script the french capital. the problem. is that other stuff. you can see tonight is pictures from paris they are using sirens and phone lights to attract attention to their calls show devinsky now reports from the protest in the french capital. as you can see there is sounding names so i ring say it's just on the past in the congo does he go towards the national assembly the thing that they're unhappy about is a change in france that was implemented two months ago whereby hospitals now you decide to reach ambulance service in france reflect patients and the drivers are concerned the but could threaten their jobs in the future so this is just the latest in a stream of protests that we've been seeing him frogs that sickly over the last few weeks out with a very visible movement at all but these images your bab

two astronauts from the us and canada and a russian cosmonaut lifted off from kazakhstan, and thankfullyent. october's abortive trip sawtooth cosmonauts forced to make an emergency landing just minutes after take—off. now it is time for the weather. hello. we have a lot to talk about the rest of this week. we sat still got this atlantic influence and after tonight and tomorrow morning there will be a lot of cloud heading our way. and the rain returns around the middle part of the week before it gets potentially windy. damaging winds by the end of the week. at the moment, things are quieting down. the winds are dropping. heavier showers across england and wales. this area of low pressure arrives slowly but surely from the south—west during tomorrow. clearing skies and showers coming in from the irish sea. tending to fade away. showers going throughout the night. and here we have the threat of some icy conditions as well. you can see how the frost develops quite widely. it will be much colder than it was last night in the southern half of the uk. a touch of frost even here. —6 in eastern p

all the way down to the details and when they got to kazakhstan for the reentry, a miniature flag. everything about it is a symbol. the semiotics are collaboration, cooperation. scott kelly has a twin brother, mark kelly, nothing more defining than his relationship with his twin, he calls me my brother from another mother because they have that year in space together. >> i wanted to bring this back to the apollo 8's story as folks may have seen a photo that popped up there, the moon as seen by the apollo 8 crew. seeing something like that, seeing earth from that perspective, is really something that was brand-new. this was huge. they broadcast this from the moon on christmas eve. l moment. pivotabl people are able to see this live on their television from 250,000 miles away. is that something that is helpful for us to think about today as far as space and the media and how they interact? there is this partnership between the two. nasa's job can't be done without public support. the media brings that story to the public. talk about your role as a writer in the space community, the e

successfully docked at the international space station the journey from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan was completed in just six hours the trio are on a six month mission to the ira says it's the first manned voyage to the space station since a rocket failure back in october the body of george h.w. bush is being flown from houston texas to washington d.c. the former u.s. president who died last friday will lie in state in the u.s. capitol until wednesday before a state funeral is held at the national cathedral in washington the casket will then be returned to texas for burial. fringe ambulance workers have joined anti-government protests blocking roads near the national assembly in pairs why a police prevented the paramedics from getting close to the parliament building the protest against changes in working conditions follows days of civil unrest in france a university founded by the hungary an american billionaire george soros says it has been forced to leave budapest the central european university is moving to vienna now with years of wrangling with hungary's conservative prime min

successfully docked at the international space station the journey from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan was completed in just six hours the trio were on a six month mission to the i.s.o.'s it's the first manned voyage to the space station since a rocket failure back in october. the plane carrying the remains of george h. w. bush has landed that joint base. near washington d.c. i should say after a flight from houston texas the former u.s. president was accompanied by his family including his son george bush jr as well as his faithful service dog sell the bush sr who died last friday will lie in state in the capitol building in washington until wednesday before state funeral at the national cathedral bush's remains will then be returned to texas for burial. so back in washington now let's go to washington our correspondent mara liasson waiter's on the story for us good evening to you miles so the former u.s. president has made his final trip to washington d.c. what can we expect now as the u.s. begins morning. yeah well because he is a former president and the head of it was really a pol

a russian soyuz rocket is set to blast off from kazakhstan shortly on board two astronauts and cosmonauts bound for the international space station now this is the first logged since another soyuz failed minutes after liftoff in october the crew of that rocket did make a safe emergency landing and today mission control is hoping there will be no repeat problems from october when you have your. blessings ahead of the so use launch in kazakstan. the space craft is a crucial lifeline to the international space station more out here is high despite the last failed attempt. the three astronauts from russia the usa and canada confident they can handle whatever comes their way. psychologically and technically prepared for blastoff and any situation which god forbid may occur on board. the nasa astronaut said the factors which contributed to the botched mission have now been rectified. this is not a time though for you the internet and. you know nothing. in october their colleagues were forced to make an emergency landing when a sensor on the soyuz rocket failed and inquiry later found that it wa

back from space the soyuz capsule landed in a remote area of kazakhstan german alexander guest american serena anon chancellor and russian sergei procopio have all doing well the f.b.i. today things were much better they were easier than it really is wonderful to be here again to smell the smell of snow in the it's an incredible feeling after having not had it for half a year. the capsule had been docked onto the international space station the i assess home to the astronauts for the past six and a half months things were looking good when the team took off in june but then came a series of problems the replacement teams failed launch meant that many of the planned experiments to be carried out after a full months in space guest became the first german to take over command of the i assess. russian astronauts had to carry out a grueling were paying on a mysterious hole in the soyuz capsule the craft that would ultimately bring them safely back to a. store selling in the biggest league win by in munich headed into their match with leipzig they knew they could cut the gap at the top of the