Costa rica. This is a country that i have wanted to visit for years, partly because ive never been to central america, but also ive heard so many good things about this place. Rainforests, amazing beaches and colourful animals. But im starting my journey somewhere a little bit different. The capital sanjose. Woman shouts this is a proper capital city. Its loud, its bustling, theres people everywhere. And its pretty congested. Buses are the cheapest way to get around here. Excuse me. Sorry. Can we get on . Over there . 0k, great. Even if theyre a little confusing to a first timer. Hola. Thank you. Hablas ingles . How many stops . Cinco . Cinco, yeah . 0k. He sighs made it. Well, that was fun. A bit sticky and flustered, im heading to a more peaceful spot. For many visitors, sanjose is just an entry point to then go and see the rest of the countrys incredible landscapes. But im about to meet a man who lives and breathes the city, and says theres plenty here worth sticking around for. Roberto. Hello. Very nice to meet you. What a place this is. So calm. Yeah why do so many people leave the city, then . Why are they not sticking around . Yeah, there are many things that we need to improve. That congestion is sometimes a problem. Then we need to create more places for the people. There is a project that is trying to create a new place where you can walk, where you can ride a bicycle and you can interact with nature. Roberto guzman is a tour guide, and wants to share with me his favourite hidden gem of the city. This is a very special place. Just a stones throw away from the noise and traffic is a Community Venture that hopes to open up much of sanjoses undiscovered green spaces. So we have to go this way . Yeah. And so were going to see some butterflies right now. Wow. And then we are going to be walking more into the wild, to say something. Oh, wow 0k. And this is still sanjose, the same place. . This is san jose. That, earlier, we had so much traffic and busyness. Exactly. I feel like within the space of two minutes, 50m walk, weve gone from complete urban sprawl to the nature, the landscape everyone raves about when they talk about costa rica. Which way are we going . Wow. And you see now, it looks like we are in a National Park or something. This is the First Time Since ive been in this country that i can hear birds. Theyre not being drowned out by the traffic or the noise. Yes. Exactly. Like that. Birds chirp as part of a wider project to create new public birds chirp as part of a wider project to create new Public Spaces and a biological corridor through the city, 25km of forgotten rivers are being restored. So, qasa, this is the place. Local groups like rio urbano want to reclaim these lost treasures. Here, we have annette. Hi. And annette is part of rio urbano. Nice to meet you. Lovely to meet you, annette. Oh, thank you for having me. So, what are you up to . Well, im cleaning the river. You want to help . Yeah. Yeah, sure. Wow. Ill be honest, i didnt expect to be doing this. When they said, come to costa rica. This simple filter helps Trap Pollution and rubbish, making it easier to clean the river. Qasa laughs nearly went then 0h oh, god. 0h. Look at this. 0h. Annette, how am i doing . Youre going great. You need to aim for a little more. A little bit more. 0k. I need to get my hands dirty, dont i . Thats the thing. Roberto, what are you doing just standing there . Come on oh, yes. Yeah, roberto, it seems like theres a proper ethos here for looking after this country, this environment. Yes. I dont know if you have heard the expression in costa rica, pura vida. Pura vida . Yeah. No. Whats that . Well, Pura Vida In English is literally pure life. Pure life. Every costa rican use that expression. Its also like a way of life. We try to be a greener country, but we need to do more in order to be greener. I love that phrase. Pura vida pura vida. Roberto laughs leaving the buzz of sanjose, im off to whats known as the amazon of central america, tortuguero National Park, where eco tourism is having a positive impact for the wildlife there. Wow. It is hot today so that is the end of the line for the van, because where were going, there arent any more roads. Right. All i know ive got to do now is find a captain called hermelo. There doesnt seem to be anyone here. Uh. Im sure ill find him. Hello . Do you know where Captain Hermelo is . Hermelo. Oh hi around 80 of visitors to costa rica come here for nature related activities. Hola, capitan. Ready to go . Woohoo hoo yes. Ever since ive been a child, being on a boat hasjust been my absolute favourite. I love it. Its just so chill, really relaxing. And what a way to take in costa rica snaking their way through hundreds of miles of tropical jungle, these waterways are the main entry point to the National Park. Here we are, the village of tortuguero, and its mad havent seen anyone for, like, two hours coming up here. Snaking their way through hundreds of miles of tropical jungle, these waterways are the main entry point to the National Park. Here we are, the village of tortuguero, and its mad havent seen anyone for, like, two hours coming up here. And this place now. Sorry. Tranquilo. Tranquilo. Absolutely rocking. I love it although this place is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, Tens Of Thousands of people come to visit every single year, and most for one reason the sea turtles. Tortuguero is a key nesting site for three types of sea turtles, including the endangered green turtle. One of the biggest threats to these animals comes from poachers targeting them and their eggs, which they lay on the beaches here. Local Conservation Groups say that the turtle spotting tours help keep a watchful eye over them. But they mainly nest at night, and so its a late one for me. Hello. Hi. Im looking for caitlin. Its me. Hi. Caitlin rankin, from the sea turtle conservancy, has been helping to protect these creatures since she was 12. So maybe you can help me with it . Its the calliper. Whats this for . Its for taking measurements of the carapace from the turtle. Wow. Yeah. Are they that big . they can be. Caitlin laughs really . yeah. Wow until one metre and. A half sometimes. Oh. I hope we see some that big tonight. Yeah. Thatd be amazing. When we get to the beach, well have to turn off our lights as they can scare the turtles. But if were lucky enough to find one, we can switch to our sensitive red lights. When you get there, how do you find the turtles in the dark . 0h, we look for tracks first, and the tracks looks darker than the sand. We follow the tracks and we find the turtle. 0h, cant wait. Lets get going. Look at this. Yeah. Its beautiful, right . My eyes are already adjusting. I can actually see your face. I can see everything around me. But i cant see any tracks yet. Can you show me . Theres one. What . So this is. Down track. So these turtle already left. But its an up track. So we have a turtle up there. Aha one is here somewhere . Yeah. We just got an up track. Right. Weve got to find it. Yeah. Do you hear that . Whats that noise. Its the turtle. Thats the turtle . Yeah. You can turn on your light now. It will be easier to see her. And we can get closer. Oh, wow. What was that . Shes throwing a lot of sand because shes camouflaging. Just got a bit of sand in my eye. Thats ok. So she just threw up sand with herfront flipper, like, really strong behind to hide the nest, the egg chamber. Got ya. Theres a lot. Caitlin laughs yeah. Shes saying, yeah, you got close enough. They laugh ok. So what kind of turtle is this one . Well, its a green sea turtle. Yeah. They can weigh until 200kg. Wow yeah. Tortuguero is the second most important in the world for green sea turtle. So we have good numbers, but the whole population is going down. So how does your organisation help all these turtles . Well, we take measurements of the female and we tag her. We know one turtle can lay until six or seven nests each season. We know they wait until two or three years to come and lay again. And we know all of that because of the tags. So can we measure it . Sure. But im going to do it first and then you can try it. Ok. All right, lets go. We place this in the beginning. And we take it all the way to the end. Oh. Is she done . I think. I think she leaving. Shes done . yeah. Right. We need to get out of her way, dont we . Yeah. You cannot be in front of her. You cant be in front . No. Ok. What a moment look at her for me, this is really special. How do you feel, given the fact youve done this so much . Does it still have that special feeling . Yeah. I get, like, really impressed with turtles and how majestic they are and how beautiful they are. Each turtle is unique, and they have a lot of things to show me and teach me. Talk about your luck being in. Incredible ive been up all night, but, boy, was it worth it saw sea turtles right up close and personal. And it was just absolutely amazing. And when you witness Something Like that, of course you understand why people here in Costa Rica Care so much about their environment, and they have that connection with nature. Its been incredible. Costa rica has a wealth of biodiversity. Around half a million species live here. This small country is famous for exotic mammals, reptiles. And creepy crawlies. But whilst eco tourism can help with their conservation, there remain concerns over the current tourism boom. In addition to more and more tourists coming here every year, thousands of foreigners are also buying their own piece of paradise in costa rica. Hi. Busy, busy around here. Seems to be a lot of people doing some work. Construction. Hi. Gabs, right . Gabs acevedo lives in a uvita, on the pacific coast, and designs adventures for tourists. Lets do this he wants to show me just how quickly his area is changing. Wow. Theres a lot of construction going on here, isnt there . Yeah. And you wouldnt imagine, but this is a beautiful rainforest right next to the ocean. Theyve been, you know, doing terraces and clearing the area. So how long has it taken for all these developments to spring up on this mountain . Two years, three years. Yeah. Its been just going faster and faster. Because we have this development coming up here. That is going to be a very nice house one day. Are they all of this size, all of this magnitude . You know, this is probably the most modest house right here. Really . i think so. Whos buying that house . Well, i can tell you whos not buying that house, because definitely not costa ricans. Yeah. These houses, ive heard they go around 2. 5 million. So is this kind of becoming like an expat mountain . Yeah, its kind of incredible because around 90 are from the united states. And the scale of the development is huge. Ive heard that the projects up to maybe 90 of these houses around there. 90 houses on this mountain . Thats going to be a very busy mountain, you know . How do you feel seeing this . Nature is very important to me, and i feel like the attraction of coming to costa rica is enjoying nature. But if you come to costa rica to live in your, you know, Million Dollar house, and you wont have those macaws any more and you dont have the monkeys any more, then you might as welljust buy another house in malibu or wherever, you know . And gabs believes the impact on wildlife here is already underway. I was driving down when i saw a puma right here. So when was this . How long ago . This was maybe, er, two months ago. Not that long. Yeah. This is exactly where it went. Right here. Right down here . Right here. Its very important to have wildcats in this mountain. Loud drilling. And the noise and the construction. Weve got drilling going on right now. Thats going to keep pumas away, isnt it . And the trucks and the lights. Just listen to all this noise. Its like, this is normal here, you know . Yeah. And theres another one. Theres another one. You can see how the puma, most likely in wildlife, you know, is not going to come crossing this road any more. I think thatll be the last time ill be able to see Something Like that, here in this area. Thats so sad. Towards the top of the mountain, gabs wants to show me why people are willing to pay millions for a place here. Oh, yes, gabs. This is lovely, mate. Beautiful, right . What a view i can see why people want to develop here. Can we have a place that is beautiful but also development happens . Yeah. Theres Actual Solutions happening right now in costa rica, more sustainable eco developments, where theyre taking into account, you know, their environment, doing it in a sustainable and conscious manner. So i think as long as people are informed and they do their homework, i think well be fine. So youre not Anti Development . You just want it done in a respectful, responsible, Sustainable Way . Exactly. Developers here argue that the Construction Industry provides many opportunities and that they must abide by strict environmental laws. Clearly, though, getting the balance right will be crucial in maintaining costa ricas reputation as a top destination for nature lovers. Just a few kilometres away from all this construction is the oro verde reserve. Its home to rare and endangered birds. Halting english this little| bird live in the primer forest, a kilometre from here. Samantha duarte runs twitching tours here. This is such a cool place, samantha. What sort of birds do we have in here . We have a special bird. The name is susie. Susie . Yeah, but the real name is antpitta. Antpitta. I tried to call in this place because this is the favourite place for susie. Ok. She whistles you are so good at that. Thank you. Its many years for practice. She whistles yeah. Maybe its not here. Ok. So maybe we can go for to try to find susie. Lets do it. Bird spotting is all about patience. Yeah. You need to stay relaxed. Everyone tells me to stay relaxed. Not always my strong point. Ok. Im zen. I am at one with the forest. You are a plant. I am a plant. He laughs yeah. Ok. Oh careful. What other birds do you have here . We have trogons. We have especially a one. Yeah. The name is red capped manakin. Red capped manakin . Yeah. And the other name is michaeljackson. Michaeljackson . yeah. The reason is because make the same dance that michaeljackson. Is very fun to see. So can you do the dance . Come on. Oh, no. Yeah, you can you do it, and ill copy you. Whats the dance . Ok. Lets do it. She whistles oh, yeah. I like it. I like it the bird is better than us. She whistles bird chirps ah do you hear . Yes uh hmm. Im going to get on here. Im going to channel my inner tree. You are a tree now. Im a tree. You told me im a plant, yeah . Good energies . Good energies. Come on, susie, come to us. Whistling i sound like a drunk bird. He whistles she whistles bird chirps whats that . This is black throated trogon. Oh, its very close. Whats that . This is black throated trogon. Oh, its very close. Oh, yeah. Yeah. She whistles oh, cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Bird chirps this is the black throated trogon. Its yellow, though. Yeah, its yellow. Half yellow throated. And in the back is. Is green. Its not very common. You only see it here in the mountains. Thats pretty cool. This is. You remember you asked me about my Favourite Bird . Yeah. This is one of my Favourite Birds. This one . i love the colours. Its. Nice . Amazing. Go on, lad. I want to show you the people and teach the people about the importance of the ecosystem. Important mountain birds. Many people only think build construction. We want you enjoy the natural and connect with birds, trees. And so for me, this is the important thing. Costa rica is such a special country, and its going to stay with me for a long time. Its done brilliantly in attracting millions of visitors, whilst also protecting its beautiful costa rica is such a special country, and its going to stay with me for a long time. Its done brilliantly in attracting millions of visitors, whilst also protecting its beautiful environments. But its at a crossroads. As theres more and more development, is there enough will here to conserve the very things that make it such a unique destination . Ive met a lot of people on this trip, and one thing i know for sure is theyll give it a real good go. Hey, im zof with the catch up. Tonight. A shortage of adhd medication, things are hotting up in the rugby world cup, and cows on the loose. But first, a man has appeared in court charged with plotting to kidnap and murder holly willoughby. 36 year old gavin plumb appeared for a short hearing at chelmsford magistrates court. Itv says its providing full support to holly and her family at this distressing time. Some other stories now people with adhd in the uk are finding they cant get hold of medication since a National Shortage was announced. It affects three different medicines and could last until december. Lots of people have been struggling with this as the medication helps manage symptoms. And jason derulo has been accused of Sexual Harassment by a singer who was signed to his record label. Emaza gibson, who was offered a Recording Contract with his label, is now suing him, alleging he ended their Working Relationship after she rejected his sexual advances. Hes denied that and says the claims are false and hurtful. And in sport, a big weekend for Rugby Union Fans them as ireland Play Scotland in the world cup. Ireland are currently ranked number one in the world, but scotland are hoping to end their i6 match Winning Streak when they meet in paris on saturday night. England and wales are also playing. Wales will face georgia and england will play samoa on saturday afternoon. And time now for 10 seconds of cows on the loose. They escaped and got into someones garden in bedfordshire, and it seems they were helping themselves to the grass and having a good old munch. If that was me, and i saw it. I would run a mile. Youre all caught up now. See you later. Hello. This weekend is going to bring us some huge weather contrast for many parts of the uk. It is going to be an exceptionally warm weekend for october. That warm air pushing up from the south around this area of high pressure, but colder air digging down from the north and along the battleground between those two air masses, an active and slow moving Weather Front, which is going to bring heavy and persistent rain parts of scotland. We have this met Office Amber Warning the potential that some places could see close to 180 millimetres of rain, especially up over higher ground. Certainly enough rain across the warning area to give some issues with flooding and travel disruption. But as you can see, a wet start to saturday across many parts of scotland and that band of rain very slow moving through the day. Whereas for northern ireland, Western Parts of england and wales, a bit of a murky start that should tend to lift and clear to give some spells of sunshine, certainly central and eastern parts of england seeing some spells of hazy sunshine through the day. But all the while the rain continues across those central and some northern parts of scotland where it will feel decidedly chilly. Just nine degrees in aberdeen. Compare that with 2a or 25 degrees across parts of south east england. Now, during saturday night, the rain continues. I think the heaviest rain will tend to pull northwards across scotland, something a little bit drier developing for some of those central and southern parts. Further south, some clear spells. Therell be some mist and fog patches too, a mild night for many, but quite cold in the far north of scotland, particularly shetlands. Just to the north of this Weather Front as we head into sunday, this front will still be plaguing some northern parts of the uk, but the heaviest rain this time will be across the far north of scotland and into orkney, further south just that little bit drier. And for northern ireland, england and wales, any early mist and fog should tend to clear, could stay a bit murky for some coasts, but we will see some spells of sunshine not quite as warm on sunday, still up to around 23 degrees, 12 for stornoway and for aberdeen. Now the new week starts on a warm note, particularly down towards the south. But as we head through the middle part of the week, this active Weather Front is set to push southwards and that will introduce north westerly winds and something more typical really for this time of year. So temperatures by the end of the coming week back down closer to where we would expect them to be at this time of year. z startfeed. Will live from washington, this is a Bbc News Special Look at the us house speakers race. For the first time in history, the role has been left vacant by a vote of congress. We look at the lawmakers running for thejob. Congressmenjim jordan and Steve Scalise have already announced their bids and now, jordan is getting a boost from former president donald trump. House speaker is a job with domestic powers, but international implications. We look at why funding for ukraine could also be on the line. Hello, im carl nasman and welcome to this bbc special look at the us house speakers race. As we head into the weekend here in washington, many in political circles are still catching their breath after a whirlwind week while bracing for whats to come. In particular, the discussion is over which of these Men Congressmanjimjordan of ohio on the left or Steve Scalise of lousiana on the right has the best chance to take over the house speakers chair. They have both announced their bids and are seen as the Front Runners but with a fractured republican caucus, neither is by any means a sure thing. They are looking to replace this man, Kevin Mccarthy of california, who was ousted after nine months on the job. It happened during a dramatic vote on tuesday. The office of speaker