And 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. Heading off the well worn tourist path, were on a journey which spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. Travelling from one of the driest places on earth. It is quite incredible, the sand. Its just crystal, hard cystals. White salt. You can probably taste it. To one of the wettest. These are areas really for the adventurous traveller. This isnt india on tap. Im on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. And also, meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home. Its going to be an amazing journey. For thousands of years, india found its riches and influence through international trade. At the heart of this enterprise was the sea. And the state of gujarat, with a thousand miles of coastline, served as a Shipping Gateway to africa, arabia and beyond. This is as far west as you can get in
This is how they flare. We are demanding that they stop the flaring. It must stop. These are my children. This is my family. Hello. Thanks for tuning in to our Weather Forecast for the next ten days. And i can tell you straight away that theres absolutely no let up to the kind of weather weve been having for weeks now. So once again, early august is going to be changeable, on the cool side, with rain at times. And if we look at the recent satellite picture, you can see weather systems, a daisy chain of them, lining up in the atlantic and heading our way. And through the course of this week, crucially, quite a strong jet stream across the atlantic. Also pointing in our direction, you can see even some dips in the jet stream, or troughs, as we call it in meteorology. And that means that cooler air at times will be streaming in from the north. I think thursday will be a particularly cool day across the north of the country whereas the warm weather is reserved for the southern climes. Onto
And returned to the stage last year in london, not in the flesh, but as digital avatars 2d recreations of themselves from 1979. In a worldwide exclusive interview to mark 12 months of the Abba Voyage Show, i went to the studio of the band in stockholm to talk to Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson two of the globe s most successful songwriters. Its the one Year Anniversary of the Abba Voyage Show. It took years to create. You described it as a risk because you didnt know if people were going to come and see digital to come and see Digital Recreations of you. Is it a gamble that has paid off . Most certainly, yes. Artistically, definitely. Why do you say artistically definitely . Because we achieved more than we could ever hope for. Seeing this happening after four or five years of work in different areas, coming there, seeing the first preview and realising that the audience actually connected to what was on there, not like they were watching a movie, but is if we were actually there, wh
History made by the scoreline and by their defender. Morocco s nabila benzema became the first player to wear a hijab at the world cup. While the last Match Of The Day was lit up by colombia. Few gave them a chance against the two time winners germany. But in the 97th minute, this. Now they need another. Columbia won 2 1 and sydney felt south american. The co hosts may be out, but the party goes on. Joe lynskey, bbc news. So huge disappointment for new zealand and in just a few hours time, Fellow Co Hosts Australia will be doing all they can to avoid the same fate. They face olympic champions canada in melbourne in their final group match and have to win to be sure of making it into the last 16 so i think its a massive game in that sense and we cant shy away from that. Weve spoken a couple of times before about legacy and the legacy and the why about this team. And you know, in long term legacy, its a different type of question. But if you talk sports and results, this game is massive.
Of bajaur is near pakistans border with afghanistan. Its not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though Police Suspect it was a Suicide Bomber. No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. Our pakistan correspondent Caroline Davies has the latest, from the capital islamabad. A Sunday Afternoon Political Rally by one of pakistans biggest religious parties. Hundreds crowded in, flags, chance then the explosion. This is one of the raleighs organisers on stage at the time it happened. His ears are still ringing from the blast. What do you remember after the explosion . It was remember after the explosion . It was inured remember after the explosion . It was injured peeple remember after the explosion . It was injured people around, remember after the explosion . It was injured people around, dead remember after the explosion . It was injured people around, dead bodies. It was like doomsday, local people try to help the injured. There were not enough ambulances so people w