The us broadcaster and talk show host larry king, who has died at the age of 87. Now its time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. We have got further snow for parts of north and west scotland, north and west england, into east anglia, that will clear away eastwards this evening. Showers in west scotland overnight. Another cold night, widespread frost, ice a risk. Parts of scotland, minus eight celsius. Rain, sleet and snow continues through the morning across parts of wales, south west england, parts of Northern Ireland. Further north wintry showers. Another cold day. Looking ahead, mandy is another cold day with a few wintry showers but mostly dry. Monday is another cold day. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines more than 1,500 people have been arrested in russia as police crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed Opposition Leader alexei navalny. Mr navalny� s wife, yulia, has now been released after being arrested while attending a demonstration in moscow. Senior doctors call for changes in the vaccine roll out in the uk they want the 12 week gap between the first and second dose of the pfizerjab to be halved. What we do need to be assured of is that people are properly protected because if the level of protection with the second dose is compromised by a longer delay, that, of course, will impact on the doctors that i represent because they are facing the virus at close quarters as they look after patients. The leader of welsh conservatives, paul davies, has resigned after admitting drinking on the senedd estate days after a pub alcohol ban was enforced. And, the american broadcaster and talk show host, larry king, has died at the age of 87. The travel show looks back at some of its best moments from southeast asia. The team jump on a unique bamboo train and visit one of the worlds most remote food festivals. This week, some of our favourite adventures from south east asia. 777 steps. From the top of a buddhist temple. And here we come to a bridge. To a bone shaker in the cambodianjungle. Wow from the traffic jams of manila. You dont want a distracted driver. The traffic here is a little bit crazy. Hi, bunma, hi, pearl. To baby macaques in thailand. Bunma, dont try
and steal pearls. Hi, and welcome to tokyo. Well, travel is certainly a long way off what it was this time last year but thats not stopped us from digging deep and pulling out some of our favourite trips from the archives for another airing. And this week, were revisiting one of my favourite parts of the world, south east asia. Home to some of the worlds most incredible beaches. Food. And of course, wildlife. Well, over a year ago, i visited thailand to find out why campaigners, along with social media giants,
were asking people to think first before snapping a selfie with a wild animal. I am heading to the Wildlife Friends Foundation three hours� drive south of thailands capital bangkok to find out whats being done to help animals being used in the tourist industry. The 165 acre complex houses a rescue centre and thailands First Wildlife hospital. Theres also a refuge for elephants, so there are plenty of Photo Opportunities. If i go on instagram and search for say, � elephant selfie,� under that hashtag, theres almost 15,000 posts. But when i click on that hashtag, i get a warning that says, protect wildlife on instagram. Animal abuse and the sale of endangered animals or their parts is not allowed on instagram. The page asks the poster to be wary when paying for Photo Opportunities with exotic animals. Its an Issue Charities are trying to tackle on the ground. So how big a problem are these animal selfie pictures . Its huge, its huge. Let me show you a few of the things ive come across during my time here working in thailand. For example, here we have a gibbon being used as a photo prop animal. It is very, very common to see a baby gibbon or a slow loris being carted around by a guy and people might pay 100 or 200 baht to get that one second selfie, but sadly it is a lifetime for that animal. Theres a few more here, this is a liger. Whats he riding on . Its a liger, which is a cross between a tiger and a lion. The liger is the biggest wildcat you can have and this guy is riding it. A lot of these animals are just beaten into submission. This animal here, you cant see unless i zoom, but he is on a very, very short chain. This is a family, we dont know if the animal has diseases or vice versa. These guys could have a common cold and its very easy for that to be transmitted between the great apes. Infant animals are particularly vulnerable to the photo prop
trade. Here in the wildlife hospital, babies that have been rescued or abandoned are cared for in the nursery. In the wild, these animals would hold onto their mothers throughout infancy so they instinctively cling onto each other to try and recreate the warmth and security they would normally get from their parents. Hi, guys. This is our baby long tailed macaque. Bunma and pearl. 0ne male and one female. Hi, bunma, hi, pearl. So have i got bunma . This one bunma. Bunma, why does he want that one . Dont try and steal pearls. The owner bought her from a market. This means her mother was killed by a poacher. So sad, so sad. So sad. Its nice they have got each other now. Yeah. They know they have each other and its a good thing for them. Look at these sweet little baby macaques, pearland bunma. I love how theyre so
affectionate with each other. Its too young to be separated from their mother. Removing a young animal from its parents impacts their behaviour for life. Tom takes me to meet two indonesian orangutans who staff are trying to reteach wild habits to. Maggie was found abandoned near the rescue centre. Chico grew up in the photo prop industry and then was kept as a pet. He was given to the team here when he became too big to handle. We have carers who bring maggie and chico into the forest every day, and we encourage them to climb in the trees, usually by throwing fruits into the trees wrapped in vines or Something Like that. We were hoping that he would copy maggie who is more wild. Chico is a little bit more fond of humans. Hes coming to say hello now. 0k. Hi, chico. Should i be worried . Its ok, just stay calm. Hi, chico. 0h, hello. Chicos holding my hands. Hello, chico. 0h, hi. I think chico likes my shoes. I didnt quite expect that, human interaction. Hes almost like a small child. Does that hark back to the days when he was used as a photo prop or even a pet . He would have been poached from the wild as a very young infant and has been with humans most of his life. Were trying to erase that to a certain extent but the stark reality of a photo prop animal is, its not all fun and games like we just saw then. Yes he was having fun with you but if he was to do that to a tourist, he would get beaten with a stick and thats how they can control these animals. So chico could probably never be released back into the wild. I wouldnt like to say never but it would be long process to rehabilitate him to a state where he would be a release candidate. Fun times. Well, that was over
a year ago now. Lets check in with the Wildlife Friends Foundation and ive got tom on the line from thailand. Hi, tom, how are you . Hi. Doing 0k. I rememberfrom my visit there that your foundation relied so much on tourists and their volunteer efforts, it must� ve been a pretty tough year . Yeah. Right now, we have closed completely. The guests that come and visit us and stay at our eco resort could not come any more so our income went from being sustainable to basically zero. We are running from month to month. We currently have funds that will take us up to the end of february. Of course, if an animal comes through the door, we have to be here and there are still 700 mouths we need to feed and take care of everyday. Wow. Do we have an update on some of the animals that i caught up with . How are maggie and chico . They have both moved into a huge open topped enclosure. When you were here last time,
you were in the forest with them. We were taking them out of an enclosure they were in at night time every day for walks into the forest. They now have a huge forested area. Bunma and pearl were the two infant baby macaques. They moved in with a surrogate mother, and adult macaque, and now they have a mother figure that can teach them how to behave. Oh, thats lovely. Thank you so much for your time. Next up, were heading to the philippines where mike jumped on board manilas most colourful mode of transport. One of the first things you realise when you land in manila is the traffic is awful. Hurry laughs. With no metro and a very limited bus and train service, the backbone of its Public Transport is currently this. Its a jeepney. The design is modelled on the usjeeps that were abandoned here
and repurposed after the second world war. To this day, theyre still the best way to get around. The problem is the system is quite tricky for a newcomer to get to grips with. 0k, as i weave my way through the traffic that is now on the sidewalk, im looking for one that says libertad. And it should be in paint, the place im looking for. Libertad, this must be it. If you have a smartphone, it makes things a lot easier. There is an app called is sakay. Ph where you can put your origin and destination. So in this case, were in intramuros and we want to go to libertad so it tells us to walk here where thejeepney is and thats about a us dollarfor an hours ride. Its not bad, thats pretty cheap. Were taking this journey on a weekend when the roads are quieter. During the week, jams can go on for miles. And i soon discovered that if you sit right behind the driver, youre expected to help them out. 10 pesos. So how the system seems to work, as the people comes on, the money starts to flow and it all comes through me because you dont want a distracted driver, especially in the streets of manila because the traffic here is a little bit crazy. So it is my first time on a jeepney today. I am wondering if you have any tips for me. Its better to sit beside the driver because there is more fresh air, and at the same time, it prevents the whiplash effect of the long jeepney. The whiplash effect. I see. Almost like a fishs tail so its more stable at the front then. Keep your bags close, always. Always here. Yeah. If you want to tell the driver to stop, you just tap on the roof. One more time. Thats go . Thats stop. Two is go. Thats stop and two is go. I can do that about six times before my fingernail feels like it wants to pop right off. Mike there getting to grips with manilas trafficjams. Next up, a slightly more leisurely way of travelling when henry took something called a bamboo train in cambodia. Alright, so this is us, huh . This is us. 0k, jump aboard. Seat 1a and 1b. First class, as some would say. Excellent. All right. So it is a Pretty Simple engine, is it . Very simple, yeah. I hope were going to be all right. Is it fast . Uh, fast enough. The origins of this railway go back to colonial times, but it eventually fell into disrepair and was left half forg otten. That meant that the khmer rouge overlooked the obsolete line as they destroyed the rest of the countrys Public Transport infrastructure. Once the regime fell, locals hacked through the jungle to clear the tracks and then started their own makeshift railway, and it is still running today. So this is quite distinct, actually. Ive noticed that theyre not wooden beams. What is the track made of . Iron and steel. It was built by the french in the 1890s and it has survived all this time. I love how rustic it is but you still get that kind of, where the track meets each other, that do do do the typical train sound and feel. This is the life it is and how long have the locals been using such a service,
i guess . About 30 years since peace came to the area. It was the only way for many of these people to get into town. And there we come to a bridge. Is this a bridge . 0h oh, wow its rather precarious this is a railway where you will find no timetable, no signal boxes and no ticket inspectors, and also very little in the way of passenger comfort. I think we have hit a bit of a problem weve got somebody coming the other way oh, my god now, there is a simple rule the train with the most goods or people on it has right of way, and youre going to find out what is going to happen right now. Right on the bridge the best place to stop. The platform itself gets lifted off and youre left with these wheels kind ofjust dangling around. 0ui, la bbc. Bonjour, bbc bonjour
so Something Like this kind of did you come specifically to battambang to experience the bamboo train . Yes, when we talked about a train, we imagined, really, a carriage not this kind of thing. Theres a lot of work, actually. Its not like a luxurious kind of a trip. No there is some work to do youve gotta get off, youve gotta get on. Yes, yes. Thats part of the experience theres a truckload or should i say a trainload of these tourists sort of coming by so pretty evident that this is a very popular form of transport in these parts. That was henry taking the scenic route there. Well, stay with us because still to come on the travel show i should have brought a spare pair of socks. Why rajan is moaning about his socks. Boiled snails. And one of the worlds remotest food festivals. Laughs. Next up, were off to rural myanmar, where rajan visited a holy buddhist temple known for its cheeky inhabitants. Im heading to a pilgrimage site that is so uniquely burmese mount popa. Its a volcanic rock over 700 metres high. I can just about see it through the fog. Meet the macaque monkeys of popa. Yes, cute at first, but there are 2000 of them and i must admit, the novelty wears off. 0k, 777 steps. Lets go. First, like all religious sites in myanmar, it is shoes off. Shoes here, yeah . It is certainly wet. I should have brought a spare pair of socks and you do wonder who is really in charge here. A little bit spooky. People are actually being attacked by the monkeys landing on their heads and stuff. The climb is steep and not helped by the fact that some of the steps are covered in monkey droppings. But the view going up is incredible golden pagodas peeping through the swirling mist. Its a surreal experience. 0k, ive climbed the 777 steps to the top of mount popa, this ancient spiritual shrine, and because of that mist its eerily beautiful. That was rajan in myanmar. Well, lastly this week, were off to the jungles of malaysia, where mike visited one of the worlds most remote food festivals. Were catching the eye of a lot of locals, because theres not that many foreigners, surprise surprise, in this part of the world. I dont know half of the foods here today and thats quite exciting for me. A local farmer called dayang offers to show me around. Would you like to try our dure . I dont know what dure is. This is one of the local exotic
vegetable found here in bario. It is a plant that lives in the jungle . Yes. I could eat that all day. Thats delicious. But its got, like i was thinking it was going to taste like spinach. It doesnt taste like spinach at all. 0k. It tastes like, much heartier than spinach would. Would you like to try the akep . Chuckles. Yeah, we can try the akep. So akep looks to be boiled snails, in case you cant see. Yeah, its found in the paddy field here. It smells like boiled snails too. This is how we do it. So this lives in the jungle as well . Yes. You suck it out . Sucking. There you are. Just like that. So you bite you bit it first . Yeah. Just a bit. Not too much. Its a little stuck on my teeth, 0k. And you suck it . Suck it, yes. Just suck it right out. Yes, once. Sucking. There we go. Chuckles. How do you find the taste must be fantastic . Laughs. I wouldnt i wouldnt use that word, but its not bad. Its very chewy chewy this is classic traditional kelabit food, sourced from the surrounding area. Welcome to bario. Dayang takes me to herfarm, where she grows one very important ingredient. Its cool, cos each plant has one pineapple . Yes, so it will take about one year to ripe. But this looks ripe. Yes. This yellow one. Yeah, with the colour is a golden yellow. So how do we can we pick one . How do we pick one . Sure, you can just pluck it. Im going to have puncture wounds after this, but its ok. Yes, yes. Hey, that was easy and twist . Yes, because its
a golden ripe pineapple. Imitates trumpet flourish. Yes, it is very sweet. Look at this my first pineapple. 0h back at the festival, locally grown pineapples have been made into jams, juices and even pineapple cider. Down the hatch. Its a little chunky. How many of these do i have to drink to, you know, have a really good day . Im not sure. Shall we find out . Im joking, im joking since it started in 2006, the festival has celebrated both the cuisine and the culture of the highlands. Up top, there are some bags with soda pop, cookies. The point is to climb up to the top, grab your prize and come back down. Excuse me, sir. Hes telling me its my turn. Ok, you can go. Freestyle . Freestyle, yeah, freestyle. Ok, here we go. Laughter. Come on. Good try. Come on. As the games continue, my form doesnt really improve. Come on, bbc it was by a feather that we lost applause. A game that im not bad at i think its my height advantage. Everyone gets a shot, or. . Hold on. Lets watch. Cheering and applause. Thats way farther than mine
i guess you might think that coming so far away, you wouldnt be able to make friends or it might be a strange tourist experience. But i always find its some of the best ones. When you come to these remote places, theres not many foreign tourists, so people are just so accepting and grateful that youre here, and will share everything with you. Right, thats all for this week. Coming up next time rajan is here to look at the uphill battle europes ski resorts have faced during this winter of lockdowns and closures. This bridge is the only way up to the village. And visits a beautiful italian Hilltop Village thats fighting for its future. It is a pretty stunning entrance as well, isnt it . Until then, you can catch our more recent episodes on the bbc iplayer, and we are on social media too just search bbc travel show and you will not be far off. But until next time,
from chillyjapan, stay safe, keep planning and we will see you soon. We still have two severe flood warnings for the river dee. The weekend is cold. Further snow on the forecast. This afternoon snow in north west scotland, parts of the midlands, wales. Further snow showers overnight for north and west of scotland. An area of rain, sleet and snow arriving into south west england, parts of wales, may be the
far south of Northern Ireland. Another cold night. Widespread frost. Temperatures across north east scotland. So were still very much in the cold air as we head into tomorrow. And then we have this system arriving from the south west. As it bumps into that cold air, that will bring some snow across part of southern england, where we have not seen any snow at all so far this winter. So, snow through the morning, through parts of south west england, wales, maybe into the far south of Northern Ireland, and then gradually pushing its way eastwards, but making slow progress. Right along the coast, probablyjust rain, but head a little way inland, we could see a couple of centimetres in places, maybe five or six centimetres over higher ground. As we move further north, it is mostly dry. Lots sunshine after that cold, frosty start, but further wintry showers pushing into the north
and west of scotland and also into the Northern Isles as well. But likely to see further snow falling through the day in a line, really, from the south of Northern Ireland into parts of wales, maybe into the south midlands. As ever with these kind of features, the northern extent is somewhat uncertain, but there will be some snow in places across central southern england, and it is another cold day. Just two or three celsius in places, even where we have the sunshine further north. And that area of snow just tends to disappear as we head through sunday evening, but further snow showers then pushing into Northern Ireland and the north and west of scotland. And well keep some snow showers around on monday. It is still cold, but as we head into tuesday and wednesday, we start to see things changing from the west, as frontal systems start to push their way eastwards. But it is a cold, frosty and, in places, icy start to the new week. Further snow showers across parts of scotland, maybe Northern England and into the midlands, but elsewhere, it is mainly dry with some sunshine. But, yes, it is another cold day, although temperatures just starting to recover across the west and south west of the uk. As we head through tuesday and wednesday, changes are afoot. We start to see something wetter, windier, but also milder arriving from the west. Bye bye. This is bbc news, im lukwesa burak. The headlines at five. More than 1,500 people have been arrested in russia as police crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed Opposition Leader, alexei navalny. Senior doctors call for the 12 week gap between the first and second dose of the pfizerjab to be halved. And the american broadcaster and talk show host larry king has died at the age of 87. In a moment, viewers on bbc one will be joining us for a full round up of the days news with kate silverton. First, police in russia have made more than 1,000 arrests at protests