the trio marked the first nepali team to reach the south pole. nvolves reaching the south and north poles, along with the highest mountain peaks in each of the seven continents — and they hope to complete it within a year. translation: once we do this, there is nothing more _ adventurous left to do. it's like getting a master's degree. it's an ambitious task, but these mountaineers are no strangers to a tall order. 0oh! mingma and dawa sherpa hold the world record for being the first siblings to climb all m mountains above 8,000 metres, while tashi sherpa was the youngest person to climb everest without the use of supplementary oxygen. we are very good team here. five nepalese. and our sisterfrom qatar. hand in hand with the records is recognition — these siblings are part of an elite group ensuring nepali mountaineers escape from the shadows of foreign climbers, carving a place in history in their own right. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the endurance and stamina they have. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcnuala. hello. the normal pattern of ja

to hear some positive non—covid news about the brave young woman who had recently trekked to the south poley unnecessary, and irrelevant, to describe her as a "woman of colour". we haven't even noticed her skin colour. this bbc bias is simply inverse or woke racism which encourages division and undermines our civil society. last saturday the new channel broadcast live the funeral service for archbishop desmond tutu who died on boxing day. some of the proceedings, though, were interrupted by studio discussion about the archbishop's life, and that annoyed viewers such asjenny hempstead. finally, the name of the next person to run bbc news and current affairs was announced on thursday. deborah turness faces a big task, as evidenced by these two contrasting messages posted on twitter. here is paul morris. jeduimru had a different perspective. as ever, on newswatch, we will be monitoring how well bbc news satisfies competing constituencies under ms turness when she takes up post. in the meantime we'll be speaking to the outgoing director of news, fran unsworth, in two weeks time. and do send us

this was the moment preet chandi made it to the south pole.is message on her blog. i made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now. the preparations weren't exactly easy either. she spent 27 days alone in greenland to prepare for the extreme conditions. before she left, polar preet, as she's become known, said she wanted to inspire others. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, an image they don't expect to see, they're so excited, and people have said to me that i'm such a role model, just for them to see somebody that looks, you know, slightly like them. the trip cost £100,000. the fundraising was organised by a charity called team army. i got the sense of her tenacity, herambition, herdrive, and i thought, "oh, my god, ijust have to help you." what do you think now she's achieved it? she has been amazing, absolutely exceeded everyone's expectations. she reached the pole five days quicker than was expected, despite sickness and exhaustion, all of which melted away

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. ♪ -- south pole. >> welcome.n tonight in central asia in the former soviet republic of kazakhstan where there is a state of emergency. antigovernment protests have taken place across the country for a fourth day. what began as demonstrations against the rising price of fuel have spiraled. protesters have stoed an airport and seized government buildings. peacekeepers from a russian led alliance will be sent to help stabilize the country. paul adams has more. >> across this vast country, scenes of tension and turmoil. in almaty, running battles lasted into the night. the police struggling to maintain control in this city. this is the fourth day of protests. what began as demonstrations over energy prices now morphing into something more serious. >> they said kazaks wouldn't take to the streets, bu we are tired and have had enough. >> protesters storm city hall. police responding with teargas. the president said terrorist gangs are trying to take over parts of the country. he threatened tough action and declared a s

i've made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now.iceland and spent 27 days in greenland to prepare for the extreme conditions. before she left, polar preet, as she's become known, who is an army physio, said one of the reasons she wanted to do it was to inspire other girls from her background. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, you know, an image they don't expect to see, they are so excited. and people have said to me that i'm such a role model, just for them to see somebody that looks, you know, slightly like them. during the trek, she had to tackle 60 mph winds while pulling a 90kg sled in temperatures that fell as low as —50 celsius. as she got closer, she suffered from exhaustion — but that all melted away with the elation of achieving her goal. you are capable of anything you want, no matter where you are from, where your start line is. everybody starts somewhere. i don't want to just break the glass ceiling, i want to smash it into a million pieces. who's with me? and an awful lot

polar preet, as she has become known, finished a 700—mile trek to the south pole in a0 days, seven hours degrees and wind speeds of up to 60 mph, while pulling a 90 kilograms sled containing her kit. and what's next? i know you've just landed, but you already have plans in the pipeline, don't you, for other things? pretty much from monday, i think i'll be in the gym again, training. my aim is to do a full crossing, so, solo unsupported again. it will be a little bit longer, probably a little bit tougher. the 32—year—old will also begin a tour of the uk to share her experience as she plans her wedding. preet�*s story of grit and determination has travelled across the world, getting international coverage. her goal is to try to inspire as many people as possible from all different backgrounds to take on challenges they never knew they were capable of. preet says she will continue to smash glass ceilings and change the image of the arctic explorer. frankie mccamley, bbc news. a reminder of our top story: lawyers for the tennis player novak djokovic are trying to stop him being deported from

and that was the south pole, the north pole in the northwest passage. and you know how many of them they got 1st . all of them they got. they got beat to the northwest passage by roll amundsen from norway. then they got beat to the north call by robert period, and then they and then they got beat by amundson again on the south pole. so that, and so when they, when they, when they came out of, out of world war one, you know, in the, in the country was kind of reeling from that. they said, hey, you know what we, we need, we need something, you know, for inspiration and how about the 3rd path. and that's when they started calling it and then sending all those expeditions, which, which i've written about, it's a really inspiring story. i think whole lesson all i can say is a lot of these guys go, but you know, they say about human kind. a lot of people live their lives in quiet desperation. a lot of these kids die doing exactly what they want to do. so whenever people go back and start doing the, the content thing that the masses do about maybe we shouldn't

and that was the south pole, the north pole in the northwest passage. and you know how many of them they got 1st . all of them they got. they got beat to the northwest passage by roll allison from norway. then they got beat to the north call by robert period, and then they and then they got beat by amundson again on the south pole. so that, and so when they, when they, when they came out of, out of world war one, you know, in the, in the country was kind of reeling from that. they said, hey, you know what we need, we need something, you know, for inspiration. and how about the 3rd path, and that's when they started calling it and then sending all those expeditions, which, which i've written about, it's really inspiring story i think, well, listen, all i can say is a lot of these guys go, but you know what they say about human kind, a lot of people live their lives in quiet desperation. a lot of these kids die doing exactly what they want to do. so whenever people go back and start doing the with a content thing that the masses do about maybe we shouldn'

polar preet, as she has become known, finished a 700—mile trek to the south pole in a0 days, seven hours while pulling a 90 kilograms sled containing her kit. and what's next? i know you've just landed, but you already have plans in the pipeline, don't you, for other things? pretty much from monday i think i'll be in the gym again training. my aim is to do a full crossing, so, solo unsupported again. it will be a little bit longer, probably a little bit tougher. the 32—year—old will also begin a tour of the uk to share her experience as she plans her wedding. preet�*s story of grit and determination has travelled across the world, getting international coverage. her goal is to try to inspire as many people as possible from all different backgrounds to take on challenges they never knew they were capable of. preet says she will continue to smash glass ceilings and change the image of the arctic explorer. frankie mccamley, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here is stav. hi there. after that cold frosty start, we saw a lot more sunshine, and cloud further north. tonight, temperature

i've made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now.eland and spent 27 days in greenland to prepare for the extreme conditions. before she left, polar preet, as she's become known, who is an army physio, said one of the reasons she wanted to do it was to inspire other girls from her background. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, you know, an image they don't expect to see, they are so excited. and people have said to me that i'm such a role model, just for them to see somebody that looks, you know, slightly like them. during the trek, she had to tackle 60 mph winds while pulling a 90kg sled in temperatures that fell as low as —50 celsius. as she got closer, she suffered from exhaustion — but that all melted away with the elation of achieving her goal. you are capable of anything you want, no matter where you are from, where your start line is. everybody starts somewhere. i don't want to just break the glass ceiling, i want to smash it into a million pieces. who's with me? and an awful lot o

i've made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now. be here. getting ready wasn't exactly easy. she went to iceland and spent 27 days in greenland to prepare for the extreme conditions. before she left, polar preet, as she's become known, who is an army physio, said one of the reasons she wanted to do it was to inspire other girls from her background. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, you know, an image they don't expect to see, they are so excited. and people have said to me that i'm such a role model, just for them to see somebody that looks, you know, slightly like them. during the trek, she had to tackle 60 mph winds while pulling a 90kg sled in temperatures that fell as low as —50 celsius. as she got closer, she suffered from exhaustion — but that all melted away with the elation of achieving her goal. you are capable of anything you want, no matter where you are from, where your start line is. everybody starts somewhere. i don't want to just break the glass ceiling, i want to smash

. >> polar prit, as she's become known, finished her 700-mile trek to the south pole in 40 day, sevennd three minutes, almost a week ahead of schedule. enduring temperatures as low as -50 degree and wind speeds up to 60 miles per hour. while pulling a 90-kilogram sled containing her kit. >> i know you just landed but you already have plans in the pipeline for other things. >> pretty much on month i'll be in the gym again training. it'll be a little bit longer, little tougher. >> the 32-year-old will also begin a tour of the u.k. to share her experience as she plans her wedding. her story o grit and determination has traveled across the world, getting international coverage. her goal is to try to inspire as many people as possible from all different backgrounds to take on challenges they never knew they were capable of. prit said she will continue to smash glass ceilings and change the image of the arctic exp explorer. >> finally before we go, newborn twin sisters have been making people smile in southwestern china. here they are. fluffy siberian tiger cubs. making their first public a

no one knows just how long the ice at the north and south poles will last. currently, global warming is causing it to vanish at an alarming rate. the arctic could be completely ice free in summer in as little as a few years. elsewhere, ice is melting on mass. glaciers are disappearing. in some regions, this could mean riverbeds dry in up, entirely as a result. and what about ice below the earth's surface? is that feeling the heat? here in the austrian house, 1600 meters above sea level is the world's largest ice cave. the van icy invent german 4 world of the ice giants. every year, france, screenshot, land is team, monitor the state of the ice. it's not only freezing cold inside the cave. it's also which dark the might of their headlamps gradually reveals a magical world. the ice cave was 1st discovered by an explorer in the late 19th century, but he didn't actually get very far when he ventured into its depths. it was only decades later that an expedition party, equipped with crampons and picked axes, continued where he left off. manzona branson, the great

as well as that where i'm standing is very, very near the south pole, which means that this is the ideal place to measure the ozone layer, which is extremely thin, close to the poles. this is in fact one of the places where the 1st ozone hole was found. so all of these and more reasons make this house, the southern cone of south america vital. and until now we've had very, very little information. i've spoken to, to many scientists who say that there was much less data that they have had access to from here than they've had from example, from the northern hemisphere. that now hopefully will change hope. so to lucy, a newman that with the latest there from the state of magellan, amazing backdrop. it has to be said, lucio. thank you. now a german inquest has found that former pope benedict, the 16th knew about several abusive priests when he was the archbishop of munich. but he failed to act. but i think the 16th who was known at the time as cardinal joseph roxanne, or has repeatedly denied claims that he covered up abuse within his archdiocese. letting baba reports former pope benedict, t

and the british army physio who became the first woman of colour to trek solo to the south pole tellshow she achieved her feat. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the world's top—ranked male tennis player novak djokovic will have to wait until monday to find out whether he is able to stay in australia and defend his title in the first grand slam of the year. he's facing deportation from the country after having his visa revoked when he arrived in melbourne. there was a public outcry when he was given a medical exemption from strict vaccine rules to defend his australian open title. tournament organisers said djokovic�*s medical exemption had been granted by two independent medical panels organised by tennis australia and victoria state. but border officials said he had "failed to provide appropriate evidence" for entry after arriving on wednesday from dubai. the decision is now with the courts, and the australian pm scott morrison said no one was being singled out and rules are rules. djokovic�*s father, srdjan djokovic, said his son was being held in a room guarded by police at

i've made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now.wanted to do it was to inspire other girls from her background. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, you know, an image they don't expect to see, they are so excited. and people have said to me that i'm such a role model, just for them to see somebody that looks, you know, slightly like them. during the trek, she had to tackle 60 mph winds while pulling a 90kg sled in temperatures that fell as low as —50 celsius. as she got closer, she suffered from exhaustion — but that all melted away with the elation of achieving her goal. you are capable of anything you want, no matter where you are from, where your start line is. everybody starts somewhere. i don't want to just break the glass ceiling, i want to smash it into a million pieces. who's with me? and an awful lot of people are. her accomplishment is being seen as a triumph back at home. she is going to have to get used to being at the pole for a little longer. an outbreak of covid means the

spoke of her delight of becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the south polem derby, said she set herself the challenge because she wanted to inspire others to "push boundaries". it is 9:30am. i'm not going to make a cheesy link with the weather. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. it has been a cold start to the day, some eyes, still the chance you could run into some patchy ice on untreated surfaces in scotland, northern ireland, wales and england. this money, strong winds and wintry showers tending to fade for many although we hang onto a few in the east and also the west. temperatures today ranging from 4—8 c north to south but if you are somewhere where we have snow lying temperatures may struggle to break freezing. this evening and overnight, stills and showers along the coasts, a lot of dry weather, some clear skies, by the end of the night the wind strengthens in the west and the cloud builds and the rain arrives. temperatures not as low as they are going to be elsewhere, in fact in sheltered glens in scotland the temperature could fall

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but, yeah, she's gone to the south pole, she's an army officer than looking at how i got here.. as an asian woman it wasn't the expected career choice for me to get into. i remember how hard i worked to actually become an officer and i think, you know, and how hard i worked to get here as well. and i think, sometimes that would help drive me as well because it wasn't a walk in the park to get here. even to the start line. and those tough moments that i had, you know, once i put the tent up and i was sheltered a bit from the conditions and i had some food, yeah, it was a tough day but i got through that tough day and now i'm going to focus on the next day. and also, i tried to just focus on what i could control. i know that's easier said than done, especially when the wind was howling but i can't control the weather, i can't control when it's a white out. it's like travelling in a marshmallow and that was quite difficult. you just cannot see anything and you would get motion sickness. i had a bit of diarrhoea and vomiting at one point, which is always fun as well. so, that could

they had crash-landed something near the south pole and discovered water ice.rash into the moon is doing. so, very interesting. we'll keep watching. >> well, why is it, as i've heard, why is it safer for the boost tore slam into the moon versus the orbit? the moon is the moon, god forbid it hits the iss or something up there? >> you're exactly right. the l here's the thing, the reason it's in this derelict orbit, when they were abandoning it, they needed the power booster to get it in l-1, in its position. by that time, the mission was out of fuel and didn't have the energy to escape that earth/moon gravity. so, at this point, it's much safer to let it crash-land into the moon than to have this chaotic 49-foot 5-ton object rotate into the atmosphere. normally, we don't have any controls over that. so, to protect earth and its potential to maybe not completely burn up or explode in the atmosphere, it's much safer. and there are scientists like the doctor and physicist at the smithsonian, he's saying, you know what, this gives us a great opportunity to learn abou

but i'll be running this marathon the south pole that is about 1000 kilometers in that direction. we're in a place so remote, even a penguins don't bother coming to visit, surrounding is on all sides of the ellsworth mountains. that's the highest mountain range in the antarctic, should hopefully provide us with some protection from the high winds that can blow through here. but i have to say at the moment the weather is being really kind. so as and with all these layers on, i'm actually fitting quite warm. everyone is making the most of this weather window, knowing it's unlikely to last too long. this is going to be something strange, but i've done lots marathons. and i can already see this going to be the hardest one of us, so i'll just be happy to finish my 1st marathon. i didn't train for so that was a whole different type of tough. but i don't think over any comparison to the terrain, the cold, the wind, i think that it will be draining, but it will be also when we finish. no, we just did the next morning brings race day and some proper and taught to whether the temperature is

captain preet or polo preet finished her cheque to the south pole just over a week ago but because ofham johnson and major louise bates. thank you forjoining us this morning. you have known captain preet for a very long time. you were her commander in the reservists. what was your reaction when she said she was going to take on this epic challenge? well! what a challenge! what a preet! — well! what a challenge! what a preet! what a sportswoman. she was in the _ preet! what a sportswoman. she was in the army— preet! what a sportswoman. she was in the army reserves when i met her and then— in the army reserves when i met her and then she — in the army reserves when i met her and then she transferred to the regutar— and then she transferred to the regular army. and then she transferred to the regulararmy. she and then she transferred to the regular army. she has had a real journey — regular army. she has had a real journey. the thing that struck me about— journey. the thing that struck me about preet was her grit and determination. what a leader! she is humble _ determination. what a lea

and people continuously ask, is it your lifelong dream to get to the south pole?r a minute. and before i got going again into kind of, you know, a lot of headwind, and then i put the tent up at night and i was sheltered and, you know, i would think to myself, "ok, i've done that day now. that's over, yes, it was a really tough day but it's done. move on to the next day". and i just took each day at a time. i also had some amazing, some great audiobooks i listened to, i had about 50 voice notes on my phone from family and friends. and when i had, like, really tough days, i would listen to them, i didn't listen to them every day. just when i was, you know, struggling, it was just hard. and i just took it a day at a time. i say a lot of the time, i wish i had this confidence about ten years ago, to do you know the things that aren't expected of me and not feel like i have to stay in this box, which i think a lot of the time is created for us and, you know, we feel pressured to stay in that. actually, there's a whole world out there and you can literally do anything.

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officer, captain preet chandi, made headlines across the world after completing an expedition to the south polease one of two, so pretty much from monday i think i'll be in the gym again, training. my aim is to do a full crossing solo, unsupported again. it will be a little bit longer, probably a little bit tougher. something that seemed probably almost impossible at the start but the more you do, the more you realise you're capable of, and after this one it seems more achievable. so, yeah, that's the next step. well done her, camped in preet chandi. —— captain. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. we have got a reasonably dry, settled spell of weather with us at the moment. that is going to be sticking around for the next few days. certainly some problems with mist and fog, which in a few places are lingering, but also some blue sky breaking through. really, for the rest of today, things are looking mainly dry, and we will see plenty of sunshine, particularly further south across england and wales where high pressure is well and truly in charge of our weather.

spoken of her delight at becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the south polestoric hua lamphong central train station is scaling back most of its operations after more than 100 years of service. the move to a newly—built station in northern bangkok marks the end of an era of an iconic terminal that has served as a hub for backpackers for decades. bangkok—based author of lonely planet thailand guidebook joe cummings reminisces how significant the station has been for nostalgic tourists and train travellers. when i heard about this place closing, it was just... of all the things that have changed, this was the first one that to me felt personal. i started doing the lonely planet guide in 1981. i just thought the place was amazing. i think it was the first overnight train trip i'd ever taken anywhere. people are going long distances. it is the place. it's where it all happens. suppose you're taking a train for sightseeing, having that train leave and arrive would just add so much nostalgia. i tell people i take the train, and they say flying is so much faster. we

british army officer has become the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the south pole two weeks time. and do send us any questions or comments you would like us to put to her, or any of your opinions about what you see, read or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online or social media. you can email. you can find us on twitter. you can also call us. and do have a look at previous interviews on our website. that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today. hundreds of thousands of flat owners will not have to pay to replace unsafe cladding under new government plans. a fourth covid jab is not needed yet — uk experts say booster doses keep giving high protection against severe illness from the omicron variant. tennis star novak djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter australia due to a recent covid infection, his lawyers say in court documents. and it's 'sunshine saturday�* — the day travel firms hope for record breaking holiday