hello. this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds and these are the latest headlines. labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new conservative government. the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, defends the tax cuts he announced on friday as being the key to growth, despite his measures having a negative impact on the financial markets. voting is under way in italy s general election, with opinion polls suggesting victory for the far right which would usher in the country s most right wing government since world war ii. hurricane fiona slams into canada s eastern coast with heavy rains and huge waves, washing away homes and cutting power to tens of thousands of people. now on bbc news, this week s travel show comes from tarifa in southern spain, where high winds make it the perfect place to hold the annual world kite surfing championships. we re also in turkey to discover how the city of mardin
of the day who is going to ride for the final and take the crown. there is a reason why the wind is so consistently good here in tarifa. judging commentator lewis explains why. here is so special because it s so close to the north of africa, what happens with the geology of the land is these mountains push up, and you ve got this strong wind that it comes in, you ve got to think of an hourglass where the sand rushes through the middle, that s what happens here in both directions, eitherfrom the atlantic or the mediterranean, that is why so uniquely always windy and so strong. i think we are going to see something very special, later. now that the winds are getting stronger and the competition is really heating up, i want to know how the athletes are doing. lorenzo, congratulations! thanks a lot. looked incredible out there, what is it like out there? the wind is pumping, it s like 30 knots and we are flying really high. it s just an unreal feeling.
isles. a top temperature and western isles. a top temperature 40 and western isles. a top temperature a0 degrees when the sunshine highs of 18 celsius. that why the front will push its way steadily south, will push its way steadily south, will bring welcome rain across england and wales, behind the wind direction changing to more of a northerly and that will drive in some showers through scotland and northern ireland. the cloud, wind and the rain it won t be quite as cold a star, the rain has to clear way and then it s going to be a case of sunny spells in blustery showers. the wind direction related key feature to monday s weather, gusts in excess of a0 perhaps 50 miles an hour on exposed west facing coast, making it feel a little chillier than of late. top temperatures of 8-16 c.
and then we got stuck in one of these small street. in yourcar? stuck in a tiny street? it is absolutely tiny! i have come to the old town to meet michel who, in 1982, left his hometown and chased the wind to wind up in tarifa, opening the town s first ever kitesurfing school. why were you coming to tarifa? i came just searching the wind. it was a paradise for windsurfing. wind every day, long beach, sandy beach, nobody. it is perfect for us. in fact, before kitesurfing came to tarifa, there was an exodus of locals leaving the town to find work. now, tarifenos can stay in their hometown thanks to the employment opportunities which this sport has brought with it. so at the end we are the ones that push this town up. you did a good job. yeah, we did a good job. sometimes you think it s better not to do it because then we d have a perfect spot for us. now it s full of people.
you gave the game away, now everyone knows! always when you think that one it s too late. now i ve seen the pros in action, i kind of think i should give it a go. can t be too hard, can it? it s going to be disastrous. i ve met with tanja, owner of one of the a0, yes, that is a0, kitesurfing schools that line this coast. it is time to experience what this legendary wind feels like for myself. it s great! oh, oh! once we are in the water you will see that it will feel quite natural. i wouldn t bet on it, tanja. she screams