To those who designed and built it, calling it a breathtaking sight. It is a little over half a century since the queen opened the neighbouring forth road bridge, as our correspondent lorna gordon reports. This newest of bridges across the forth has had plenty of attention since it was completed. Today, it was the turn of the queen to meet some of the workers who built it, and see for herself the finished crossing. Cheering. There to greet her and the duke of edinburgh, hundreds of local school children, who have grown up watching the new structure stretch out over the water. This is a bridge that celebrates the skills of hand, and heart, and mind. A small group, chosen from the many thousands involved in this construction, on hand as the queen officially opened the new crossing. Then, for the royal visitors, a short drive over the bridge, this reminiscent of an earlier visit by the queen more than half a century ago, when, in front of large crowds, she officially opened the forth road
Island of providencia. But where are all the tourists . Henry heads to turkey to try his hand at painting on water instead of canvas. Its going everywhere. Great. Is it ok . Yes. Plus were in a Medieval City in belgium for our whacky race, where bathtubs rule. One that looks like a shed on a bathtub. It is unbelievable. And im having a cracking time in northern japan. That really doesnt look appetising. We start off this week on the remote caribbean island of providencia, with its breathtaking scenery and golden sand beaches. Its a slice of paradise you wont have to share with the package holiday crowd, because up until now, theres no major Tourism Development here. Its mostly untouched. But all that could be about to change, as James Clayton discovered. Basking in the south of the Caribbean Sea lies providencia, known throughout its history as an island thats harboured pirates like captain morgan. A place where traditions live on. People still speak english creole here, even though it
We were doing about 14 hour days, seven in the morning until seven at night and then wed have a couple of hours preparation in the evening. And the majority of that is science activities. And then at the weekend, the crew willjust try and drop the tempo, because you are up there for six months, its a marathon. You cant go all out all of the time. When this crews Marathon Mission is done in 2021, their private space taxi will be waiting to bring them home. Victoria gill, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Heres stav da naos. Good afternoon. We are sticking with the mild fina can, very mild for the time of year across much of the country but it is quite breezy and rather cloudy. It is not completely dry, the weather front is bringing wet weather to western scotland, lots of ice about indicate that breeze, warm weather from the azores, hence it is so mild. You can just about make out the outline of the british isles, lots of cloud, heavy rainfall western scotland, light rain for pa
Choices. The Scottish Government is set to announce whether the toughest covid restrictions will be imposed across west scotland. Ministers indicate its too early to say what restrictions will be in place once the lockdown in england ends at the beginning of next month, amid reports the tier system could be strengthened. And if youd like to get in touch about this or any of our other stories then you can contact me at annita mcveigh, bbcyourquestions. Easyjet posts pre tax losses of £1. 3 billion its first annual loss in the airlines 25 year history. Fears for thousands fleeing ethiopia as the Prime Minister says a military operation in the Northern Region of tigray is entering its final phase. Indian factory workers supplying some major british supermarkets say they are being routinely exploited. We have a special investigation. And coming up this hour. 27 hours after blast off, the dragon spacex capsule successfully docks with the International Space station. Hello and welcome if yo
Thousands of people in nicaragua and honduras to evacuate their homes. Light at the end of the tunnel the postponed Tokyo Olympics and paralympics will go ahead according to the ioc. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Everybody needs a bit of good news at the moment. We begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. After Clinical Trials in the United States, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95 effective. Its one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success, along with sziers announced last week, raises hopes that others could also be effective. However, the World Health Organisation has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Another dose of hope and further evidence that vaccines will provide a way out of this pandemic. Thank you. Stunning early results from this trial, from Us Firm Moderna, have eclipsed the s