an exercise in raw political power very good morning to dot that s me done. wishing you have good weekend, we leave you with a travel show. this week on the travel show. i m in the great american outdoors for a close encounter with some grizzly bears. we are heading to australia to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most iconic bridges in the world. and in mexico, we meet the people breathing life into an agent ballgame that predates football by around 3000 years. hello and welcome to yellowstone park here in the united states. this is one of the oldest national parks in the oldest national parks in the world. it celebrates its 150th this year. now, this is a vast and mesmerising place. a little later on in the show i will be coming up close to one of yellowstone s most famous and fearsome residence, the grizzly bear. but we re starting this week some weight you don t need bear spray to visit. now, the famous film director baz luhrmann once said if paris is the city o
hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley, and these are the headlines. could britain s former chancellor rishi sunak be the conservative party s new leader, as he becomes the latest mp to enter the race to be the next prime minister. sri lanka s president reportedly flees his residence after protesters storm the building calling for him to resign, as people grapple with the country s worst economic crisis in decades. the body of japan s former prime minister, shinzo abe, is brought back to his tokyo residence a day after he was shot dead during a political rally. elon musk is threatened with legal action after pulling out of a 44 billion dollar deal to buy the social media platform twitter. as italy battles its worst drought in 70 years, we report from communities which are seeing a third of their agricultural produce threatened. and, all eyes on the wimbledon women s singles final as ons jabeur and elena rybakina each prepare to make history when they meet later on centre co
Explore australias Northern Territory, hearing what the future holds for tourism at one of the country s famous attractions. We find out what it takes to work as a cioc find out what it takes to work as a croc wrangler in a stunning Australian National park. Also, we scoui Australian National park. Also, we scour the globe to meet people skilled in a rare art. We discovered ta cos skilled in a rare art. We discovered tacos with a twist in mexico city. And ade is back with the latest in what is trending in trouble. Travel. First this week, ive come to australias Northern Territory and one of the most iconic sites in the world a problem. All roof. Uluru. The giant monolith attracts more than one quarter of a million visitors each year. For many of them, climbing to the top is something of a rite of passage. But for the Indigenous People of central australia, the rock means much more. As well as being an important place a tourist, uluru is a sacred site. At the moment, tourist are allowed
Theres been a surge in gang related violence in the area. Every year, around 200 thousand britons visit the popular holiday destination as nick davis reports. For a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets in montego bay, jamaicas biggest resort, isnt ideal, but the government says its something that needs to be done. The Security Forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect, and protect the dignity and safety of all. Most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the north coast stay in gated and guarded all Inclusive Hotels where security isnt an issue. But the growing reality for people who live in the city is that crime has spiked. Last year saw over 1,600 people murdered in jamaica, 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. Most of the crime is gang related and focused in a small number of communities. The Foreign Office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to
Quite tricky on some of the roads. The snows will not be last everywhere. It may turn milder tomorrow. Good morning, first our main story. The authorities in afghanistan say a siege of a luxury hotel in kabul has come to an end, more than twelve hours after it was attacked by gunmen. An interior Ministry Spokesman said five civilians including one foreigner were killed at the Intercontinental Hotel, along with all three attackers. More than 100 people have been rescued. Andrew plant reports. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul, at dawn on sunday morning, blackened and smoking after an 11 hour siege. The shooting started after nightfall, several gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons. Translation at first, i heard some gunfire and then, after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said that suicide attackers entered the hotel. Security forces were fighting the gunmen floor by floor with reports of hostages being taken. We now know that around 100 guests have been a