hello and welcome to switzerland. i m in the town of chateau d oex. it s known for its gruyere cheese, which is delicious, and the international balloon festival, held in the valley behind me every winter. but let s start somewhere a little warmer. mexico city s ancient canal network was first built by the aztecs. it stretches 180 kilometres, and these days, the whole district of xochimilco is a unesco world heritage site, but one that could do with a bit of a clean up. we sent eva zu beck there to find out why. check out all these amazing boats, they re so colourful. these are called trajineras. i was honestly expecting to go on a quiet little boat ride, but this place is a real fiesta. we re stuck in a trafficjam of like ten different boats tourist boats, shop boats. man sings the moment you leave behind the super busy embarcaderos of xochimilco, it feels like you enter a completely different world. there s so much wildlife here, so much greenery. it s just so serene. but
now the union seems to have been reassured that everything s back on the table. the finer detail has to be worked out, but i m very assured by the prime minister s intervention, and we certainly will as we have always said we will put our plans on the table, they can put their plans on the table, but i m confident that we will come out with a fair pay settlement for our nursing staff. neither side will say what numbers will be discussed or what might be offered for the next financial year. in the meantime, nhs leaders are relieved that escalated strike action has been called off. it s welcome news, first and foremost because it averts next week s planned strike action which would have spelled major disruption for patient care. so, leaders across the nhs will be relieved this evening that talks will commence. the scottish government meanwhile has offered a 14% pay deal to health unions over two years. the rcn says it will recommend this to members. in wales, an offer aroun
hello and welcome to switzerland. i m in the town of chateau d oex. it s known for its gruyere cheese, which is delicious, and the international balloon festival, held in the valley behind me every winter. but let s start somewhere a little warmer. mexico city s ancient canal network was first built by the aztecs. it stretches 180 kilometres and these days the whole district, and these days, the whole district of xochimilco is a unesco world heritage site, but one that could do with a bit of a clean up. we sent eva zu beck there to find out why. check out all these amazing boats, they re so colourful. these are called trajineras. i was honestly expecting to go on a quiet little boat ride, but this place is a realfiesta. we re stuck in a trafficjam of like ten different boats, tourist boats, shop boats. the moment you leave behind the super busy embarcaderos of xochimilco, it feels like you enter a completely different world. there s so much wildlife here, so much greenery. it
in brazil flash floods and landslides in sao paolo state, the president flies in as dozens are confirmed dead. police have confirmed that the body discovered in the river wire in lancashire on sunday is that of nicola bulley the 45 year old mother of two went missing more than 3 weeks ago. her family released a statement saying their worst fears had been confirmed and went on to criticise some sections of the media for ignoring their appeal for privacy. judith moritz reports. the lancashire landscape held on to its secret for more than three weeks. the river wyre, snaking its way through the fields here, had the answer all along. what happened to nicola bulley? now, we know. sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered nicola bulley from the river wyre. nicola s family have been informed, and are, of course, devastated. nicola s family have asked that we release the following statement on their behalf as follows. our family liaison officers have had to c
of yourjob. it looks like someone s just spilt some berries on the ground. and the hidden treasures of estonia s boggy paradise. laughter. bit sour! not that sour. we ve come now to interlaken, a beautiful town that draws adventure sport enthusiasts fro across the world. but not everyone wants adrenaline on their holidays. some are just after music and dancing and fun, and that s what we re heading to do next. the spanish party island of ibiza hosts countless big name djs every summer. for many, it s the perfect place to gig with a merry and receptive crowd. but when bbc radio 1xtra dj reece parkinson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, he wondered how he d manage it on his travels, so we went with him to find out.