narendra modi, with a potential bilateral trade deal on the cards. now on bbc news, the travel show. thailand s landscapes are like something from a dream. ah! imean. i mean, look at this. this is absolutely stunning! ..from dazzling coastlines to lush countryside and wildlife that will take your breath away. visions of paradise that in normal times attract more than 30 million of us every year. but that weight of numbers isn t necessarily good news for this country s fragile natural heritage. the boats are disturbing the sediment and that also harms a lot of the coral reef in this area. as far as caves go, this one is very impressive. oh, it s like paradise. there s so much to explore. we should preserve this. this week, i m in thailand, one of asia s most visited destinations, to ask might its staggering beauty be one of its biggest challenges? this is the andaman sea. it runs along thailand s west coast and i m about an hour offshore, on the hunt for the perfect, perfect
as far as caves go, this one is very impressive. oh, it s like paradise. there s so much to explore. we should preserve this. this week, i m in thailand, one of asia s most visited destinations, to ask might its staggering beauty be one of its biggest challenges? this is the andaman sea. it runs along thailand s west coast and i m about an hour offshore, on the hunt for the perfect, perfect beach. if you re looking for somewhere picture postcard pretty, you ll be wanting this stretch of coastline. it s all the cliches palm trees, emerald seas and lovely stretches of sand. this is the thailand i ve been waiting for. this. click, click, click. i m getting off at maya bay. it s famous for its attention grabbing role in the hollywood movie, the beach, starring leonardo dicaprio. in it, the characters hear rumours of a totally secluded and unspoilt paradise. the movie s success brought sightseers in their thousands. so, i came here around 2015, so about eight years ago, and, h
finally some respite for england at the cricket world cup as a ben stokes century helps them beat netherlands for a much needed win in pune. good evening from ramallah, the seat of the palestinian authority here in the west bank. the pa, as it is known, is responsible for governing 3 million palestinians here, but has limited control over the territory, which under international law is illegally occupied by israel. the war further south in gaza is deeply worrying to people here, with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas being one of many arab leaders calling for a full ceasefire in israel s military campaign. today has seen thousands more palestinians in northern gaza head south away from israel s relentless bombing campaign targetting hamas. but the g7 group of leading industrialised nations, including the uk and america, have stopped short of calling for a ceasefire and instead want what they re calling humanitarian pause to allow more aid into gaza and civ
hamas health officials say more than 10,500 people have been killed since the conflict began in gaza nearly half of them children. israel has repeatedly warned palestinians to head south to greater safety, despite also bombarding that region. israel says 50,000 people left gaza city today as israeli troops tighten their grip on the area. the israeli army released video showing a long line of people on foot, many of them waving white flags, some holding their hands in the air. the us secretary of state has outlined what should happen when the fighting stops. antony blinken said gaza and the west bank should both be governed by the palestinian authority. he told a meeting of g 7 foreign ministers that there should be no israeli occupation of gaza. the deputy leader of lebanon s hezbollah group, which is backed by iran, has praised last month s attack by hamas which sparked the fighting. hezbollah s deputy chief told the bbc the killings were an act of resistance. more on that
sides in the champions league quarterfinals. chelsea join liverpool and manchester city in the last eight, after a convincing win over the spanish league leaders atletico madrid. keeping beauty spots beautiful when the covid restrictions lift why landowners want more people to pay attention to the countryside code. good morning. today once again is going to be fairly cloudy for most with some patchy rain coming down the east of the country. the best of the east of the country. the best of the sunshine in the south west and also central and eastern parts of scotland. i will have all the details later in the programme. it s thursday the 18th of march. our top story. people under the age of 50 are unlikely to get their first dose of a covid vaccine before the end of april because of what nhs england is calling a significant reduction in supply. it s understood to have been caused by a delay in the manufacture of millions of doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in india.