rajan getting to grips with those magnificent falcons there in qatar.cause coming up... we're taking a look at when lucy went in search of the perfect fry—up breakfast in one of east london's fast disappearing greasy spoon cafes... this is a lot of food. i'm going to try my hardest. ..and steve headed to tokyo to check out if hosting the paralympics has helped to make the city more wheelchair—friendly. well, that was terrifying. so don't go away. well, after 12 months of delay, the tokyo 0lympics and paralympics finally went ahead last year. and they proved to be like none other held before, with hardly any spectators allowed to watch the athletes compete. despite that, they still pulled massive audiences online and on tv. now, legacy is a word that is often used in relation to the games, so a couple of months ago we sent steve brown to tokyo to find out if hosting the paralympics had made the city a little easier for travellers who use a wheelchair. here's a reminder of how he got on. here in tokyo, the subway system is said to be almost entirely acces

mr amol rajan, thank you. hello, there.y was a fine, dry, and sunny day, quite warm again across the south—east, but we had seen some changes at west with a weather front pushing in, bringing outbreaks of rain and cloud and also increasing breeze. and that is how it is going to be for easter monday, a coolerfresher feel to things with a few showers dotted around. here is the frontal system continuing to work its way towards the east of the country during this evening and overnight. barely anything on it by the time it reaches the eastern side of the country, but it will leave a legacy of cloud, a few showers dotted around, particularly across the northern half of the country where it will be quite blustery as the winds feature. further south, we should see some lengthy clear spells. so, low pressure to the north—west of the country for easter monday, more isobars on the chart, it will be breezy, and we are also dragging in some cooler air of the atlantic around the area of low pressure, as you can see from the blue hue ther

also coming up, rajan's in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challengingwhat have to be some of the luckiest librarians in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling is incredible and it goes on and on for a long, long way. at must be at least 60 metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels on the bbc iplayer. you can check us out on facebook and instagram, too. just search for bbc travel show and look for that little blue logo. but until next time from all of us here in chile and patagonia, it's goodbye. hello there. there are some changes on the way for next week, and i'll show you those a little later on. saturday, though, was dry with some spells of sunshine for much of the country. and warm, as well — in dorset, temperatures reached 20 celsius. different story in the far north of scotland, where we've still got a lot of this cloudy weather. temperatures were nearer 8—9 celsius in the afternoon. it was also cooler around those north sea coasts. the wind continues to come in off the north sea, where sea surface temperatures are only around

also coming up, rajan's in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challengingg what have to be some of the luckiest librarians in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling is incredible and it goes on and on for a long, long way. this must be at least 60 metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels on the bbc iplayer. you can check us out on facebook and instagram too. just search for bbc travel show and look for that little blue logo. but until next time from all of us here in chile and patagonia, it's goodbye. for most of us, this weekend has brought— for most of us, this weekend has brought sunny weather. reasonable temperatures _ brought sunny weather. reasonable temperatures as _ brought sunny weather. reasonable temperatures as well. _ brought sunny weather. reasonable temperatures as well. this - brought sunny weather. reasonable | temperatures as well. this afternoon the hot spot is london. we are looking at temperatures of 18 celsius right now but it is a different story across the north—east of scotland, low cloud coming in around the co

also coming up, rajan�*s in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challengingmeeting what have to be some of the luckiest librarians in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling is incredible and it goes on and on for a long, long way. at must be at least 60 metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels on the bbc iplayer. you can check us out on facebook and instagram too. just search for bbc travel show and look for that little blue logo. but until next time from all of us here in chile and patagonia, it's goodbye. hello. a lot of dry weather to come across the uk this weekend, and on into the week ahead. cows lying down here in northern ireland a little earlier. there used to be said it was a sign that rain is coming, but very little chance here as it stands. these are our rainfall are key relations for the next seven days. we are down in very pale blue, which means at best a couple of millimetres for some parts of the uk. towards the west, nothing at all. why is it so dry? high pressure. this is sitting to the north of the uk. there is a low fu

also coming up, rajan's in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challengingmeeting what have to be some of the luckiest librarians in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling is incredible and it goes on and on for a long, long way. at must be at least 60 metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels on the bbc iplayer. you can check us out on facebook and instagram too. just search for bbc travel show and look for that little blue logo. but until next time from all of us here in chile and patagonia, it's goodbye. hello again. it was southern areas of both england and wales that had the best of the sunshine on tuesday, temperatures reaching 17 degrees in parts of southwest england but also around cardiff's bute park as well. wasn't like that everywhere, though. after a largely sunny start for quite a few, we had cloud tending to bubble up through the afternoon and spread across the skies, as you can see here on the satellite picture. with that cloud increasing, temperatures weren't as high for many of you. indeed around the eastern coast, just e

also coming up, rajan�*s in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challenginging what have to be some of the luckiest librarians in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling is incredible and it goes on and on for a long, long way. at must be at least 60 metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels on the bbc iplayer. you can check us out on facebook and instagram too. just search for bbc travel show and look for that hello. if it's rain you're after, you won't find any substantial amounts in this forecast. we were on monday teased by a few showers out there that only produced a few millimetres of rain here and there and they are not a sign of things to come. this weak weather front in scotland in northern england will squeeze out a little light and patchy rain on tuesday. but this is the main weatherfeature building in for the rest of the week and looks like for the rest of the month too. high pressure right across us, keeping things largely dry and settled, with a chance, though, it's on the cool side out there. a the touch of frost over the nex

also coming up, rajan's in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challengingd meeting what have to be some of the luckiest librarians in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling is incredible and it goes on and on for a long, long way. at must be at least 60 metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels on the bbc iplayer. you can check us out on facebook and instagram too. just search for bbc travel show and look for that little blue logo. but until next time from all of us here in chile and patagonia, it's goodbye. hello there. the month of april has been an exceptionally dry month up and down the country. that's because we've had high pressure dominating the weather scene. now, as we head into the may bank holiday, it looks like this area of low pressure will bring some rainfall, some of it heavy across the north—west. as it spreads south across the uk, it will tend to weaken. but high pressure will bringing another fine day for friday. a chilly start, mind you, across northern and western areas. plenty of sunshine here. again, more cloud for

and on the right and on the right again, rajan, a good segment in the performance of the station now. as soon as it freezes. yes, as soon as he concentrated, he stood in front of him, we immediately sit down, our chances of episodes appear. i don’t know why i gave birth, but i didn’t catch this manner, when a little stretch on the back leg guards and immediately counterattacks here. it seems to me that it would be more interesting, but on a collision course no, no, yes and skip. i would like to note that butaev is starting to push his opponent little by little. well, in the body there are very hard blows to the body, and on the right it misses, the lithuanian is very dangerous in the sixth round and i must say that

butaev missed a very unpleasant uppercut on the right and on the right and on the right again rajan a good segment in the performance of the stadium now here, as soon as he stopped. yes, as soon as you concentrate. before him immediately stadionis appears their chances of episodes. i don’t know why i gave birth, but i didn’t catch this manner, when a little stretch on the back leg guards and right away the counter attack here. it seems to me that it would be more interesting, but on a collision course it doesn’t, and it misses. i would like to note that butaev is starting to push a little bit of his opponent. okay, very hard shots to the body to the body, and it misses from the right. he is very dangerous, the lithuanian is in the sixth round and i must say that it seems to me more interesting, he looks in the sixth round. butaev gives him chances from the russian boxer and right there right there. the stadium is waiting for a quick response when butaev comes to close range. this is where his work begins. here the left side waved each quickly. oh, on the right, a short one, you need t

mr amol rajan, thank you.the forecast for tomorrow. let's have a look at the short—term, then. and across the bulk of the uk, it is going to be a clear evening and night, but a weatherfront is approaching and we are expecting cloud and rain at least in the west of northern ireland and also in the western isles by early on sunday morning. elsewhere, it is going to be clear with a bit of mist here and there and temperatures typically around 6 or 7 celsius. so here's easter sunday — lots of sunshine across the bulk of the uk, but thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain reaching these westernmost fringes of the british isles. much cooler in belfast, 13 degrees, but still around the high teens or up to 20 in london. and then through the evening, you can see how that weather front approaches and the weather does go downhill across western areas. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mar

rajan datar is in dublin, 3 unesco city of literature, celebrating 100 years since the publication of jamesjoyce�*s epic novel ulysses. this week on the travel show, centennial celebrations in a city of stories. the beauty ofjoyce's language, the way he relates to the common man and woman, is incredible. how to make your holiday budget travel further. the simplest way to cut costs? don't travel when everybody else is. and closing in on colombo. karolis heads for the finish line. that's it, baby! this week, i'm in dublin, a unesco city of literature that's produced a host of famous writers from samuel beckett to oscar wilde. but i'm here puzzling over one particular novel that's made the irish capital a must—visit destination for any book—lover — a novel that this year celebrates its 100th birthday. and that book is ulysses byjamesjoyce. now, even though it's widely regarded as being one of the finest pieces of literature of the 20th century, it's also notoriously difficult to read. now, i've tried — and i must admit, i've failed, too — but i'm told that if you invest in it, if you flo

also coming up, rajan is in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challengingsome of the luckiest librarians in the world.— in the world. wow! look at this! the — in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling _ in the world. wow! look at this! the ceiling is - in the world. wow! look at i this! the ceiling is incredible and it goes on for a long, long way. at must be at least 16 metres or some.— way. at must be at least 16 metres or some. and you can see more of our — metres or some. and you can see more of our recent _ metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels - metres or some. and you can see more of our recent travels on - more of our recent travels on the bbc iplayer stopper you can check us out on facebook and instagram too. just search for bbc travel show and look for that little blue logo. but for now from us here, it's goodbye. hello there. at this time of year, wind direction can have quite a significant impact on the weather story. west has been best for the last couple of days. in fact, there was nearly 1a hours of sunshine in argyll

now on bbc news, amol rajan speaks to musician nile rodgers.asked you who the most influential musician in modern history was, i reckon i could guess your answer. one of the beatles, perhaps, or maybe one of the stones, madonna, prince, or maybe my hero, bob marley. over the next hour, i want to persuade you that there might be a better answer. in fact, i want to go further and introduce you to him, because today i've been invited to get to know an icon and so have you. his name is nile rodgers. one, two... # ah, freak out! # le freak, c'est chic. # freak out! # ah, freak out... just don't call him the godfather of disco. raised by heroin addicts and beatniks and coming of age in �*60s new york, it's true that with his ensemble chic, he wrote several of the biggest dance floor fillers of all time with his long—term musical partner bernard edwards. prepare to be astonished by the range of legendary tunes that he wrote or produced and on which you had no idea he was involved. many of the most celebrated songs by sister sledge, diana ross, madonna

now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews sir ian mckellen.er four years ago, i drove to chichester to interview a titan of stage and screen. he was staring as king lear in the local theatre and he told me it would be his last big shakespearean role. i shouldn't have believed a word, because last year, at the age of 82, amidst the pandemic and some five decades after his first public turn in the role, sir ian mckellen played hamlet. it was typical of him, surprising, mischievous, your thespian charisma. pure thespian charisma. above all, it showed that in his ninth decade, he seems indefatigable. undoubtedly one of the greats this country has produced, he is a pioneer, a game—changer, who rewrote the rules of acting and helped britain confront the truth about itself. known to a global audience for his portrayal of gandalf in the lord of the rings, it has been quite a journey for a boy from burnley born before the war. over six decades he has been called the area been called the heir to laurence olivier, starred in hundreds of productions and i

rajan datar is in dublin, a unesco city of literature, celebrating 100 years since the publication ofin a city of stories. the beauty ofjoyce's language, the way he relates to the common man and woman, is incredible. how to make your holiday budget travel further. the simplest way to cut costs? don't travel when everybody else is. and closing in on colombo. karolis heads for the finish line. that's it, baby!

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now on bbc news...amol rajan speaks to actor ian mckellen, one of the most celebrated performers of hisago just over four years ago i drove to chichester to interview a titan of stage and screen.

now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews dame sharon white, chairman ofjohn lewis partnership.he last decade has been a grim time for british retailers. cut price competition from online sellers has seen chain couple, accelerated by successive lockdowns. just over two years ago, weeks before the pandemic changed our lives forever, dame sharon white entered into the world of diminishing returns.

now on bbc news, amol rajan speaks to actor ian mckellen, one of the most celebrated performers of his

also coming up, rajan's in dublin on the 100th birthday of one of its best—known but most challengingo. just search for bbc travel show and look for that little blue logo. but until next time from all of us here in chile and patagonia, it's goodbye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: voting's underway in the french presidential elections. it's a close race between president macron and far—right candidate marine le—pen. eight people, including a baby, have been killed in a russian missile strike on a block of flats in ukraine. us secretary of state anthony blinken will visit kyiv today, with the ukrainians expected to ask for more american weapons. shortages of food banks, as donations are falling just as when it is needed. still the heavyweight champion, but for how long? tyson fury knocks out dillian whyte then says the fight in front of a record crowd at wembley may be his last. good morning. we'll be talking a lot about dry weather for today and for the week ahead. a few sneaky showers to come as well and we will lock some o