i would recommend going up to royal crescent and bath abbey.taking in the city because it is really pretty. clearly i am spoilt for choice. but i know where i want to hit first. the ancient roman bathhouse which has been on this site for 2,000 years. check this out. see the water bubbling up? that is water coming straight from the king spring which runs under the city and the thermal waters go straight into the roman baths. the year before covid, 1.3 million people visited the site, but during the pandemic, numbers fell by over 70%. things are beginning to pick up again, however, when the centurions come back in town. what is your name? i am marcus alfridius maximus, pleased to meet you. what brings you here? i am here recovering, primarily, from my wounds i suffered north of the frontier. and what year is it? 213 ad. ok, so with the exception of my new roman friend, you cannot swim in the great bath any more. but across the road, you can still experience the same natural spring — with a dash of chlorine. well, this is certainly a step up from

the 18th—century royal crescent is a must—see destination in bath.sh hit netflix series bridgerton, bringing a renewed screen tourism here. things easy for the museum at number one royal crescent. thomas, my dear, as i assured you, the house would not be so dusty... we have talking mirrors. now, modern technology melds into this georgian house for a completely new visitor experience. here, a georgian family were having breakfast and we got to hear a little bit of their conversation. for your sisters, he is a good match. so, what adjustments have you had to make since reopening? well, the impact of the pandemic meant that we lost 90% of our income overnight and also had to completely transform the way in which the museum operates. we used to rely a lot on volunteers. 0h! my hands are shaking! sister! so, these projections, how did they come about? we were lucky, we secured a cultural recovery grant and that funding enabled us to bring in new technology to create this film and soundscapes through the house. and the other important thing about what we'v

royal united services institute. and he joins me now. good morning, mister keaton. good morning. >> boris johnson insisted at the crescent on wednesday, that britain is leading the way when it comes to sanctions on russia. is that claim justified? >> the uk should be leading the way. we have a global financial sector full of russian banks, russian money, russian investment. therefore we have to lead the way. and when you look at the water numbers, the government will argue yes, however, the government has put out there that the oligarchs is a measure. and that measure is what is leading the way. >> when you say, -- well who else is ahead of us as it were? >> well, the union and the u.s. was moving faster on individuals. i think the government here have realized that they've tied themselves up in knots with their sanctions law. but in the case where they're freezing bank assets and other parts of infrastructure, the uk is definitely taking a lead. >> do you think that the situation that you have described, at some level, we are lagging behind others, would have been an encouragement to all the guards to stop moving their