That actually thrived during Covid Travel restrictions. We had the green corridor. We had all the facilities, everything ready. They arrive here and say, oh, my god, where am i . To portugal im here to meet the people that call this place home. Shouting. To experience the wonder of its landscapes. Knock on door. Mmm thats nice. And see how tourism is now pushing locals to walk that delicate line between preserving natural beauty and boosting economic growth. Now, around the world, there are many airports named after significant historical figures jfk in new york, for example, or Indira Gandhi Airport in new delhi. Well, here in madeira, theyve got an airport named after an iconic hero, too, except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who dont know who he is, Cristiano Ronaldo is a very good footballer, and this is his home city, funchal, which is the islands capital. And im getting the strong impression they really like him here. And itjust so happens that ronaldo is playing tonight for portugal in a major tournament. And im going to meet one of his biggest fans, Ana Isabel, whos here somewhere. Im going to find her. Well have to wind our way through this crowd. Hey Ana Rajan nice to meet you. 0h, lovely to meet you finally. Wow this is a good place well, yes, we have the best spot. Now we support portugal. Come on. Lets do it. Well, listen. Ok. Hey, drinks to portugal. To cristiano. To madeira. Did you know that the british introduced football to portugal . And do you know where they introduced football to portugal . Madeira. Right here excited cries. Do you think ronaldo helped to increase tourism to madeira, awareness of madeira . Absolutely. Yeah, he put madeira on the map. Literally. Its penalties, and ronaldo is about to take the first one for portugal. Exactly. He has to score. Forza, ronaldo. Cheering lets just leave the game at that on a high note. This Atlantic Isle has traditionally attracted an older crowd, but in recent years, thats been changing and tourism is very much on the up. And so im out bright and early to catch up with Ana Isabel again to see more of funchal. Hey, isabel. 0h, rajan. How are you . How are you after last night . Er. Are you still alive . Recovering, recovering. Recovering. But its nice to see you. Really . Tell me about. You said to me, you promised me you would show me your funchal. I promised you and here we are. And here we are. This is a beautiful street. I mean, i love these painted doors and everything. Yes. This is santa maria street. This is one of the most beautiful parts of the city, where funchal was born, and also one of my favourite parts. This was actually a project that happened years ago. They invited local artists to bring a bit more life into the street. Right now, we dont find many people, but at night, you dont find a place to sit. Its really, really busy. This is a place that we share with visitors. Theres a strong smell in here, isabel, isnt there . Yes fishy this is our local fish, the famous espada. Espada . Black scabbardfish. Oh, wow this was discovered early days, in1419, and they were terrified because they used to call it the monster fish. 0k, look. Ugh aha ugh look at this. Do you want to hold it . Ugh yep no, here, here. It looks really ugly, but it is one of the most delicious fish you can have on the island. Yeah . And i really hope you can. Youll be able to try this. This was my firstjob. I was here for 11 years. 11 years, you worked here . Yes. Did you drink any of the wines . Oh, god, yes it was a beautiful experience. Can i have some of this beautiful experience . Yes, you will. Absolutely. Lets do it. Wow. Look at this hang on. This is. Five glasses of wine for two people. Yes, well, youre getting the whole set have you seen Tourism Change in madeira over the time that youve been working here . Well, a lot. I worked also in the beginning as a tour guide. We have the elderly range of clients coming into five stars, but we have also an interest of younger generations coming to madeira. And covid was the perfect situation. We had the green corridor. We had all the facilities, everything ready. There were the families with children. There were the nomads. There were young people that were trying just to go somewhere. And there was one place showing up madeira. They arrive here and say, oh, my god, where am i . They were, like, amazed. It was like a revelation for them . It was a revelation. And what happened is, they start coming back. In fact, the number of tourists visiting and staying on the island was on the decline in the years leading up to covid. Now, its up 30 from pre pandemic levels, with no signs of slowing. Well, i have a very big surprise for you now. Were going on a very nice adventure. So were getting in one of these . Yeah, were getting on this. These guys are carreiros. Carreiros . Carreiros. They have these amazing boots. These are very thick leather. And they have the rubber sole, which is the brakes. They become the brakes . Yeah. Ok. Hello. How are you . Very good. Here we go whoa fantastic. Yes this is amazing. I mean, whats the fastest you can go on this . You can go up to 30km an hour. 30km an hour . Wow this exists for more than 100 years. This starts middle of the 19th century, 1850. People that lived here, the british and locals, they used this as a way to go in town for their business. Amazing what a way to get in town. Yeah. Is this your Family Business . Did your father do this . Yes, yes. Really . My grandfather. Your grandfather . Yeah. Wow. So they keep it in the family . Its good exercise every day. Its brilliant exercise. Oh wow. This is the finish line. Fantastic in 2023, madeira took in 656 Million euros in Tourism Revenue just from overnight stays. Its a massive Income Stream for the islanders, but with that comes other issues. Now, madeira is an island, and you cant come here without checking out the fantastic coastline and the beautiful atlantic ocean. And luckily, im going to meet somebody, marcio suarez, whos going to take me out for a ride. Marcio comes from a long line of fishermen and, for a time, he was one, too. But in recent years, with more people coming to the island, its become far more lucrative to take tourists out rather than bring fish in. Look, nice. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Look. Wow crabs. Tell me about some of the things that you have found in the water. So weve just arrived by boat to this faja. Now, a faja is the result of cascading volcanic Rock Or Lava flow which creates a plateau which is really fertile. And that means you get these groves of amazing subtropical fruit and different species of vegetables, which is fantastic. Early settlers harvested these strips of land, though back then, the only way in or out was by boat. Here at faja dos padres, a lift was eventually built, then a Cable Car, increasing the number of customers to sustain a thriving Restaurant Business where the owners serve the produce from the farm. And itjust so happens one of the specialities is the Black ScabbardfishThe One from the market. Excuse me, sir. Ah, hi. Scabbardfish with the lime and Mango Sauce. Oh. Thank you so much. Bom apetite. Looks great, thank you. So, it looks nothing like what i saw in the market, which is quite nice. Try a bit of the Mango Sauce. Oh, thats really nice. Tender, white, nice fish. Mmm and the Mango Sauce. Is exquisite. Ha just look at this trees of mangoes, which is where my Mango Sauce came from well, i could spend all day here but i have a Cable Car to catch. This island is guardian to the largest Surviving Area of Laurisilva Forest in the world. Unesco declared this 20 Million year old woodland a world heritage site, and the locals in madeira are fiercely protective of it. You wont find many buildings. But what you will see, and hear, are these. Levadas. Theyre Irrigation Channels that span 3,000km across the Island And Theyve become somewhat of an unintended tourist attraction. There are a number of different apps that you can use to navigate your way down these levada walking paths. And right now, im going to meet miguel gouveia, whose family has spent generations actually building these levadas. But ive got to find him. Wish me luck its very dark. And ill be honest, i dont completely trust my own Map Reading skills. Look, light and its a gorgeous day, actually. Here we go. Freedom miguel, right . Yeah. Welcome. Im so relieved to see you. Its so dark in there yeah, but its nice weather here. I can tell. Wow our ancestors had to build levadas to take water from the north to the south for irrigation purposes. How new are these ones . This one right here was part of a plan done back in the � 50s with the purpose of producing electricity. Ah. And you said yourfamily were involved in that . I am fourth generation. So, levadas is like the blood in our veins. Wow. I can imagine, growing up here as a young child, it must have been so exciting to wander around and discover stuff. This used to be like my back yard. Theres a house up there. We used to play football up there and the ball went coming down, all through the laurisilva. Well, that must have made you a better footballer, because you didnt want to keep coming down here to pick it up. No. I started to play other sports i was really fortunate to have this growing up. So, now people can experience a little bit of what. And we can see them here, walking right through. Theres a lot of people coming here. Yeah. Whoa its been quite a steep journey so far. Yeah. Wheres the house, then, that you were staying in . The House Isjust 100m up there. Up there . Yeah. Much like in the seas, theres been a noticeable increase in rubbish, illegal camps in the Protected Forest and a general disrespect for the environment. Its supposed to be drinking water. Miguel, tell me, what are some of the worst things that youve seen left behind in these levadas . That weve seen with this increase in tourism . Weve seen bottles, plastic bottles, a lot of wraps and even glass bottles. Glasses and bottles. So, luckily, there are groups taking action and trying to keep madeira clean. One of those is a group called clean madeira. They have a very intense social media presence, and this is making a big difference, because people are starting to talk more about the need to keep madeira clean. So, raj, we are in santana. Actually, this is the highest city in madeira. And i wanted to show you this house, typical house. Its an icon in madeira. Whoa its called house of santana. Beautiful. The thatched roof and everything. Its amazing. Knock at door. They greet each other. Miguel� s friend, jose branco, comes from a long line of bakers. He even grows and grinds his own flour. This is actually known this is actually known as santana bread. As santana bread. The Sweet Potato is added the Sweet Potato is added for extra nutrition. For extra nutrition. Mmm mmm thats nice. Thats nice. Thats really nice. Thats really nice. Mmm. Mmm. Lovely texture lovely texture and lovely taste. And lovely taste. Really good. Really good. Thank you. Thank you. Mmm. Mmm. Since weve seen levadas, since weve seen levadas, i would like to show you i would like to show you an alternative. An alternative. In portuguese, this is called a Camino Real in english, a royal road. The king of portugal commissioned six routes in the 19th century, connecting different parts of the island. Miguel started an association, along with some others, and now more than 100 people join their annual walk around the island along Camino Real 23. Our mission was to preserve Camino Real, to value it and to get people to know it. And i think also the fact that i was a mayor in funchal also helped that. You were the mayor of funchal . Yes, i was the mayor of funchal. Right, 0k. Yeah, the mayors also walk. They laugh. Why do you think this is a good alternative to walking the levadas . So, this Camino Real was built for mobility, for transporting also goods. So, this is its purpose. The levadas werent for that, were they . No, levadas were made for irrigation and for drinking Water And PowerSupply And Energy production. And, i suppose, as weve seen, it means that the crowds are dispersed more. Are dispersed more. Yeah, sure. Yeah, sure. The levadas are now under a lot the levadas are now under a lot of stress, tourist stress. Of stress, tourist stress. And this is a good alternative and this is a good alternative for people to know madeira for people to know madeira in an immersed way. In an immersed way. Plus, i guess, its really good plus, i guess, its really good for the local economy, too . For the local economy, too . Yeah, yeah, sure. Yeah, yeah, sure. Because people walking because people walking the Camino Real will buy the Camino Real will buy what they need, wherever what they need, wherever along the camino. Along the camino. With a toast. So, they will help secure jobs, so, they will help secure jobs, leave added value everywhere. Leave added value everywhere. So, its a win win. So, its a win win. And. And. What� s not to like. What� s not to like when you have these when you have these amazing views behind you . Amazing views behind you . Yeah, sure. Yeah, sure. If you like the views, i have if you like the views, i have something in store for you. Something in store for you. Really . Really . So, rajan, congratulations, so, rajan, congratulations, you finished the camino. You finished the camino. Its time to celebrate its time to celebrate with a toast. Poncha. Ok. I bet its very healthy. Very healthy products from madeira, with sugar cane, Honey And Orange juice. Beautiful. Saude. 0oh. 0oh are you sure theres only Honey And Sugar in this . What else is in here . Ah, i said theres sugar cane. Ah. But in the form of rum. They laugh. And i can taste that. Saude now, ive been told i cant leave this island before experiencing one of its famous sunrises. That is incredible. And it pretty well sums up most of my time in madeira from the craziness of watching an international match with passionate portuguese Football Fans like isabel to then being up in the mountains in the Peace And Serenity of the royal path with miguel. And one thing that i really noticed while the rest of the world stood still during covid, here, it was a trigger for more tourism, and its continued ever since, which leaves this island to make a choice, cos its at a cusp. Does it let things carry on as they are . Or does it actively promote more unusual experiences which are just waiting to be discovered on this island of madeira . Im ben and this is to catch up. Dame Maggie Smith, Efc Changes and ai clans. But first, israel has launched a Massive Attack on beirut, the capital of lebanon. Israel is on the claims was targeting the headquarters of hezbollah, Nimes Group it is fighting. Bbc reporter at the sense as it is chaos. Israels Prime Minister told a meeting of World Leaders his country would defeat hezbollah. Some other stories now. Two boys have been sentenced to at least eight and a half years in custody for the murder of a 19 year old with a machete. Sean was killed in a park, the boys cannot be named four reasons were 12 at the time making them the u. K. s youngest convicted killers since 1993. Actress jane Maggie Smith has died at the age of 89. I smith has died at the age of 89. ,. ,. , smith has died at the age of 89. ,. ,. , 89. I boys wanted to use that sell 89. 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This was how one of our flood hit communities in warwickshire looked like, and we still have a number of Flood Warnings currently in force again, tightly clustered around the midlands. And of course, its here where weve seen extreme rainfall so far this month. The wettest place in woburn, bedfordshire, weve had over four times the September Average rainfall, well over three times the Average Rainfall in 0xfordshire, and thats whats caused the flooding issues. Now, we have something of a quieter window of weather into saturday. Chilly north westerly winds with us, yes, and a few showers draped around our coastal fringes. Many inland areas, dry, clear and cold. Yes, heading into the first part of saturday morning, in the countryside, temperatures well down into single figures, cold enough for a nip of frost into parts of scotland and northern england. So saturday, a very cold start to the day for september, but plenty of sunshine for most. The exception is scotland, where weak Weather Fronts will move in, bringing some thicker cloud and a few patches of light rain. And although there could be an Odd Shower for northern ireland, the northwest of both england and wales should be mostly dry here. And certainly fine for southern parts of wales, southern england, the midlands and eastern england. Lots of sunshine, but it will be another chilly day for this time of the year. Sunday, second half of the weekend is dominated by this next area of low pressure. Its going to be another cold morning, plenty of morning sunshine, but then it turns cloudier from the southwest. The winds start to pick up and it becomes very windy for wales and Southwest England gusts here reaching around 50 or 60 miles an hour. Through the afternoon, eventually, well start to see some rain getting into northern ireland, wales and western areas of england, leaving the North And East of the uk dry, with some hazy spells of sunshine. Through Sunday Night and into monday, thats when well see some of that rain falling on our flood hit communities. One thing i would say is the Rain Isnt going to be as extreme as it has been, but clearly any extra rain is probably not going to be too helpful. A wet and windy day, then, for most of us on monday, and it will continue to be cool for the time of year temperatures from around 12 in edinburgh to about 16 in london. Heading, then, into the first part of october yeah, where has this year gone . It looks like it should be dry but on the chilly side. Bye for now. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Nina Warhurst and charlie stayt. 0ur Headlines Today explosions fresh strikes are under way in southern beirut, as israel says it is targeting buildings which store weapons belonging to hezbollah. It follows earlier blasts which killed at least six people and injured 91, targeting the leader of hezbollah its not yet clear if he is alive. Mohamed Al Fayeds Son says he is horrified by allegations of Sexual Abuse against his father, which he says throws into question his loving memory of him. At least 43 people have died and millions are left without power after Hurricane Helene roared through the south eastern us. Will you have enough cliches to get you through the visit . If will you have enough cliches to get you through the visit . You through the visit . If not, ill come to Yom We Pay tribute to one of britains finest actors, dame Maggie Smith, who has died at the age of 89. Manchester city have their first game since it was confirmed that influential Midfielder Rodri is out for the season with a knee injury. They play newcastle in the early kick off. Despite there being a shower or two around eight the vast majority will be a dry start to the