We had the green corridor. We had all the facilities, everything ready. They arrive here and say, oh, my god. Where am i . To portugal im here to meet the people that call this place home. Shouting. To experience the wonder of its landscapes. Mmm thats nice . And see how tourism is now pushing locals to walk that delicate line between preserving natural beauty and boosting economic growth. Now, around the world, there are many airports named after significant historical figures jfk in new york, for example, or Indira Gandhi Airport in new delhi. Well, here in madeira, theyve got an airport named after an iconic hero, too except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who dont know who he is, Cristiano Ronaldo is a very good footballer and this is his home city, funchal, which is the islands capital. And im getting the strong impression they really like him here. And itjust so happens that ronaldo is playing tonight for portugal in a major tournament and im going to meet one
Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing
snow remain in force across northern england and north east wales. an intriguing weather story. i will have all the details. an emotional call from the father of elle edwards, who was shot at a pub on christmas eve. he tells us how he wants the people of liverpool to take a stand agianst violent crime. justjoin us, come as one and we will get through it and we will win. delays to the h52 high speed rail line. the government says it will help save money, but not everyone is happy. i ll have the details. after humiliation comes some redemption for manchester united, who bounced back from their historic thrashing at anfield by beating real betis in the europa league, and put one foot in the quarter finals. it s friday the 10th of march. our main story a shooting in the german city of hamburg has left at least six people dead and several others injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah s witnesses. the gunman is believed to be dead, but police still have no
family right now, it is just really difficult to take. fire family right now, it is ust really difficult to take. difficult to take. are you still hepeful? but britain s turkish communities are mobilising. nearby in north london, they are packing our bags of donations, warm close to be flown out. in stockport, these are all medical kits ready to be dispatched by the front line eight strategy a charity, which is already sent. they are matching what they see has been said, what is available, what is needed or isn t, they will send that back to us and we will get the green light to then dispatch all of the kits and items out there that they need, as well as more people to start setting up an operation to support those who have been affected. ., ., , affected. are underground, as the search for survivors affected. are underground, as the search for survivors continues, - affected. are underground, as the| search for survivors continues, the full scale of the help need
showers in the south east but southern and eastern england have a dry day with sunshine, the breeze picking up all the while. temperatures reaching 25 in the south east, 16 20 in the north and west. these values are around seasonal average. the weather front crosses the country thursday night, by friday it clears away from the south east and then it is one of sunshine and showers, most of the showers will be across western scotland, northern ireland, staying dry in the south and east, similar temperatures, 20 in the north and 25 in the south east. saturday, low pressure to the north of the country will bring scotland and northern ireland a breezy day with showery outbreaks of rain, dry in the south. on sunday this area of low pressure will arrive to bring wet and windy weather crossing the country during sunday night into monday. saturday, most showers in the north, drier across england and wales on sunday starts to turn wet and windy in the west initially and then pushed int