Ive arrived in the nick of time. After weeks of mild weather, the slovenian mountains have just seen their first big dump of snow this winter. Its brought families and School Groups out in force, and im keen to get out there and join them. This is kranjska gora, the countrys oldest and, arguably, best known resort. And today, the mountainside looks so inviting. Hello. Hi there. Hi. 0k. Im all yours. Hi. Lets get your boots. Whats your shoe size . Normally would be a 41, but i might go with a slightly bigger, 42, just for comfort. 0k. So this is the wider one. This is the narrower one. You can try one on and see which one fits better. Yeah, lets do it. Ive been skiing for almost 30 years, which sounds like a really long time, but its just something that weve always done together as a family. But its my first time skiing here in slovenia, and its nice out here. The slopes look pretty gentle. Theres a really chill vibe, you know . And one thing that im definitely noticing is that its a lo
Eventin yesterdays tragic and alarming event in north gaza, trying to get humanitarian assistance in there, and the loss of life is heartbreaking. People are so desperate that innocent people got caught, a terrible war, unable to feed their families, and you saw the response when we try to get aid in. And we need to do more and the United States will do more stock in the coming days we willjoin with our friends the coming days we willjoin with ourfriends in the coming days we willjoin with our Friends Injordan and others are providing air drops of additionalfood and of additional food and supplies. Of additional food and suwlies of additional food and su lies. , supplies. President biden there. Our special correspondent fergal keane, working with bbc verify, has been piecing together more details of what happened. And just a warning his report contains some distressing images. Although death is everywhere now in gaza, theyd come thinking they would find aid to keep their families aliv
now on bbc news, the travel show: city kids on the high seas. ready to tack in three, two, one. it makes you just feel so powerful and strong. but it also makes you feel free. it has real, tangible benefits for the students that do it. it was pretty rough conditions, like 20 knots, wind against tide. let s keep behind, let s keep behind. the weather was crazy. right? and is the ambulance on the way, is it? the coastguard apparently lost contact with it. so when my parents first found out i was sailing, they were like, what s sailing? you re just on a boat. but once i qualified and now i m a sailing instructor, they realise that i m actually getting somewhere. it s not what they expected. the main reason why i do this whole programme is that it has real, tangible benefits for the students that do it. i ll probably use the helm one. sometimes it s hard for me to articulate myself. and when you re a boat with different people, you have to kind of communicate. if not, it can g
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. a conversation with, rather than a news like interrogation of someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped the layers. my guest this week made the cover of time magazine when they profiled the first muslim leader of a western democracy. he is at the headline put it, the new face of scotland. the youngest leader this country has had in course of a century of having a devolved scottish government. but this, admits humza yousaf, here in glasgow, has been a difficult year for him. difficult for his party, too, don t buy a police investigation, criticised for failing to deliver, and divided about when independence might actually be possible. humza yousaf, first minister, thanks forjoining me. my pleasure. it has been quite a year! you re telling me! how much do you feel you have aged in that time? i think people can probably look at pictures of before i became first
but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian open once more welcomed novak djokovic, a year on from his deportation over his covid vaccination status. still no vax for novak but here he was, back and unbeatable. his was a 22nd grand slam title. for irina sabalenka, a first. saudi arabia s bid to become a major player in global sport was laid bare. cristiano ronaldo becoming a figurehead for the fledgling football league. before the end of the year, they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during an nfl game. the world watched on, as he would eventually make a recovery. here, rugby union s six nations, well, that was all about ireland. it is time for the six nations, and no better place to start than in cardiff. james lo