it comes after a year of campaigning, but critics say the timeframe is unrealistic. donald trump has launched his campaign to return to the white house, with a rally for supporters in the state of texas. he used the platform to attack those who are seeking to put him behind bars. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, i m in the philippines. horn beeps ..finding out how the island of siargao is bouncing back after being hit by a super typhoon. we went through the worst in our lives and we, you know, we kind of helped each other bounce back. ok, so, this leg down. this leg up. oh, my god. are you serious?! ..striking a pose for the human drones. ha! watch your head! watch your head. ..and i m journeying into the realm of the stingless jellyfish. humans are not part of their diet, so you re fine. this week, i m in the philippines, on the island of siargao, some 700km southeast of the country s capital, manila. named after a na
with wind speeds of up to 195km/h. these winds caused huge amounts of damage, while storm surges flooded coastal areas. oh my gosh. so, it has been a little over a year since super typhoon odette hit this island, but you can still see the scars. it has been a tough time for the islanders, who are so heavily reliant on tourism. visitor numbers have almost halved since 2019, following the double whammy of the global pandemic and the typhoon. but the industry is slowly recovering, and developing new and resilient tourism strategies. this farm offers visitors the chance to learn how the island is evolving. siargao relies heavily on food imports, so wants to grow more of its own crops. and tourists who want to try something away from the beaches get tojoin in. the tour company we have created is called lokal experience, so it s all about experiencing the local livelihoods and the local ways of life, and part of it that they really enjoy is they really get to interact with the loca
this is bbc news. i m lucy grey. the headlines. president biden declares a major emergency in the us. state of mississippi after a powerful tornado kills at least 26 people. hundreds have been left homeless, whilst search and rescue efforts continue. early projections suggest that people in the berlin have voted against making the german capital climate neutral by 2030 after a referendum. nato has condemned russia for what it called dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric, a day after president putin said moscow would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in belarus. nato says it remains vigilant, but hasn t seen changes in russia s nuclear posture that would lead it to adjust its own. the uk government is to criminalise the possession of nitrous oxide or laughing gas, as part of a crackdown, on anti social behaviour. two boats carrying migrants have sunk off the coast of tunisia, causing 29 people to die. it comes as italian media report that a record 2000 migrants arrived at the i
than two centuries have been returned to greece. the greek government is hoping to recover all the sculptures from its most famous monument including the elgin marbles in the british museum. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. they speak on the travel show i am in the philippines. finding out how the island is bouncing back after being hit by a super typhoon. we went to being hit by a super typhoon. - went to the worst in our lives and went to the worst in our lives and we helped each other bounce back. this lake up. fire we helped each other bounce back. this lake um this lake up. are you serious? strikin: this lake up. are you serious? striking a this lake up. are you serious? striking a pose. this lake up. are you serious? striking a pose. and this lake up. are you serious? striking a pose. and i m - this lake up. are you serious? - striking a pose. and i mjourneying striking a pose. and i m journeying into the realm of the sting this jel