After an iconic hero, too, except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who don t know who he is, cristiano ronaldo is a very good footballer, and this is his home city, funchal, which is the island s capital. I m 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 i m going to meet one of his biggest fans, ana isabel, who s here somewhere. I m going to find her. We ll have to wind our way through this crowd. Hey! ana! rajan! nice to meet you. 0h, lovely to meet you finally. Wow! this is a good place! well, yes, we have the best spot. Now we support portugal. Come on. Let s do it. Well, listen. 0k. Hey, drinks! to portugal. To cristiano. To madeira. Did you know that the british introduced football to portugal? and do you know where they introduced football to portugal? madeira. Right here! excited cries do you think ronaldo helped to increase tourism to madeira, awareness of
Exploring the city s communist era cafes. . . It s cold! look at this place! this is awesome. . . Visiting a farm that s over 100 years old. . . I mean, it s not bad. . . And learning the secrets behind the world s only legally protected croissant. Mm! come with me as we discover the world s table together in poland. Poland s sprawling capital city warsaw sits on the banks of the mighty vistula river. Shiny skyscrapers juxtapose the old town, creating a skyline symbolic of the spirit of reinvention that so defines poland s capital. Once a city in decline, decimated by world war ii and the subsequent communist rule, the last 20 years have seen warsaw quite literally rise from the ashes. Today, an attractive job market, a youthful energy and a growing economy are transforming this city s food scene. This is actually my first proper time to warsaw, and i think it s fair to say that polish cuisine usually conjures up visions of big chunks of meat, hearty stews and stodgy dumplings. And whi
Against the islamic republic and sentenced to four years and three months in prison. Welcome to lake como. It s a beautiful part of italy, and the town of como itself was the home of the 18th century physicist alessandro volta, who is credited as being the inventor of. . . The battery. Correct! the clue was in the name. But i wonder if signore volta could ever have imagined his invention powering what alasdair keane has found on the same italian waters. There s a new race craft in town that s fast and designed to perfection. But this isn t racing on the road or in the air. Although actually they look more like sci fi spacecraft than boats. This is the racebird it s been created for the all new ei racing series that aims to prove the potential of electric power in the marine industry. We can use our sport platform in order to test and validate the solution, and then possibly change the way we will navigate in the future for billions of people. Hey, how are you doing? good. How are you
And what it could mean for the region. Hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, after israel struck a high rise block of flats in the lebanese capital beirut on friday. Ibrahim aqil is considered the most high profile member of the group to be killed in the current conflict with the us having had a multimillion dollar bounty on his head. Israel says the targeted strikes killed around ten hezbollah military commanders. The lebanese health ministry says 14 people were killed and more than 60 injured. In response to the attack, hezbollah, has called the killing of mr aqil a crime, and said israel will pay the price. From beirut, our senior international correspondent orla guerin has been reporting on the attack. Explosion. This footage captures the moment of the attack, in the heartland of hezbollah. Explosion. The skyline looks like a city at war. Israel hit hard, without warning, in the densely populated residential district of dahiya. Calling t
For the region. For the region. Hezbollah has now confirmed hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, after israel struck a high rise block of flats in the lebanese capital beirut on friday. Ibrahim aqil is considered the most high profile member of the group to be killed in the current conflict, with the us having had a multimillion dollar bounty israel hit hard, without warning, in the densely populated residential district of dahiya. Calling this a precision strike, the target was the veteran hezbollah military leader ibrahim aqil. Israel said he had been eliminated, along with about ten commanders of an elite unit. At the time of the strike, aqil and the commanders of the radwan forces were gathered underground under a residential building in the heart of the dahiya in beirut, hiding among lebanese civilians, using them as human shields. They were in the middle of planning more terror attacks against israeli civilians. Aqil had plenty of enemi