now it s time for the travel show. coming up this week: the canadian dog race in 30 degrees celsius. the dogs are so excited. it s utter chaos! they re literally trying to pull the sled now. just one second! wait, wait! the first arab woman to scale one of the world s toughest mountains. taking a little break on this very awkward rock formation. never give up. and the former notorious mexican prison that s now been given over to nature. bordering alaska and the arctic ocean, the yukon territory in northern canada is wild, sparsely populated and unrelenting. this must be one of the most remote places i have ever been to. it s just snow and mountains and forest as far as the eye can see. this year marks 125 years since one of the most frantic gold rushes in history reached its peak. when gold was discovered here, over 100,000 prospectors travelled north, hoping to get lucky, but the extreme conditions caused many to turn back. many of those who did make it settled here in daws
british politician dominic raab has hit out at what he calls activist civil servants after resigning as deputy prime minister over bullying claims. an inquiry concluded that he d been aggressive you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. coming up this week: the canadian dog race in 30 degrees celsius. the dogs are so excited. it s utter chaos! they re literally trying to pull the sled now. just one second! wait, wait! the first arab woman to scale one of the world s toughest mountains. taking a little break on this very awkward rock formation. never give up. and the former notorious mexican prison that s now been given over to nature. bordering alaska and the arctic ocean, the yukon territory in northern canada is wild, sparsely populated and unrelenting. this must be one of the most remote places i have ever been to. it s just snow and mountains and forest as far as the eye can see. this year marks 125 years since one of the most frantic gold rushes in hi
all the claims were taken and all of that, you know, and that s what happened to a lot of people, you know? and so then they ve come this far, they may as well stay and make a living. a local legend, percy dewolfe risked his life delivering mail along the yukon river. his commitment to providing a lifeline between isolated communities in this frozen wilderness earned him the title iron man of the north. to honour him, the town now hosts an annual dog sledding race. the gruelling route follows percy s 210 mile mail trail from dawson city across the border into the american state of alaska. he was that type of person. if he could come across canada for the gold rush, he could do anything! what do you think he would make of all this? i m not sure! but i think it s great,