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
outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. police say a protest and counter protest were initially peaceful but trouble flared when a van was set alight. police protests initially peaceful. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show. this is no ordinary cellar door. no. ..i m in switzerland going bonkers for bunkers. oh, wow, look at this. it s right in the middle of this massive complex, isn t it? and you d never know if you re just driving through. sightseeing nonstop. absolutely spectacular mountain views. ..ona train breaking new ground. this is where the magic happens. and up high in the alps. up here, it s peaceful. the views, you don t get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland, or more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we ll be taking a bird s eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let s head to zurich for something a little more under
troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington, president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden s backing for a new global forum, to fight climate change. residents in australia and new zealand are urged to take shelter as cyclone gabrielle hurtles towards the islands threatening to bring destructive winds and heavy rain. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the show. this is no ordinary cellar door. no. ..i m in switzerland going bonkers for bunkers. oh, wow, look at this. it s right in the middle of this massive complex, isn t it? and you d never know if you re just driving through. sightseeing nonstop. absolutely spectacular mountain views. ..on a train breaking new ground. this is where the magic happens. and up high in the alps. up here, it s peaceful. the views, you don t get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland, or more specifically, the international
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
recovery teams are trying to salvage the wreckage. 13 men and two women have been arrested following violent clashes last night outside a hotel housing asylum seekers on merseyside. those being questioned are aged between 13 and 5a. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the show. this is no ordinary cellar door. no. ..i m in switzerland going bonkers for bunkers. oh, wow, look at this. it s right in the middle of this massive complex, isn t it? and you d never know if you re just driving through. sightseeing nonstop. absolutely spectacular mountain views. ..on a train breaking new ground. this is where the magic happens. and up high in the alps. up here, it s peaceful. the views, you don t get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland, or more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we ll be taking a bird s eye perspective on that later on. but