i m in tarifa, in spain, where it s definitely the windier the better as i check out the big air kitesurfing competition. oh my god, that was so good! i loved it. we are getting artsy in southern turkey for the mardin biennial. and tick, tick, boom we go behind the scenes at boomtown during the countdown to the opening of this year s festival in the heart of the english countryside. it s all hands on deck! hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from beautiful tarifa, in southern spain. perched on the southernmost tip of continental europe, just 1a kilometres from north africa, tarifa is the gateway between these two continents. its position leaves the small spanish town open to a blasting from the winds that shape its rugged coastline. in this part of the world, there are two prevailing winds. one is the mellow, consistent poniente wind and the other one is this bad boy, the levante, which storms in from the east and batters this coastline, and when
round of rail strikes. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, review 2022 the war in ukraine. over the next half an hour we will chronicle russia s invasion and tell the story of the conflict which has seen many thousands of people killed or wounded and millions of others displaced. the story of the war is told by our correspondent paul adams and a warning you may find some of his programme distressing. translation: a decision has been taken about a special military operation. translation: we are defending our independence, our country. - glory to ukraine. in the depths of winter, a growing menace. russia flexing its muscles. preparing for something. moscow said these were simply drills, it had no plans to invade. but for months, it held a gun against ukraine s head. the west was alarmed. satellite images showed russian forces massing along the border. what follows is the story of russia s invasion of ukraine, as told by the bbc reporters who were there. america s
because of the latest round of rail strikes. you are watching bbc news: now on bbc news it s time for review 2022. it has been a year where we ve lost some of the world s biggest names. stars like meatloaf, sporting icons such as shane warne and actors including robbie coltraine and angela la nsbury. and of course her majesty the queen who died in september. for the next half an hour on bbc news, we remember : # like a bat out of hell # i ll be gone when the morning comes # oh, when the night is over # like a bat out of hell # i ll be gone, gone, gone every song is a different character and we don t stop. it s like a symphony. # but when the day is done and the sun goes down # and the moonlight s shining through i refused to allow them to use the words icon, legend, star or rock star. i m just another person. and i have a job. # i don t know anything about you, baby # but you re everything i m dreaming of # i don t know who you are # but you re a real dead ringerfor love
and matilda the musical makes waves as it opens this year s london film festival. live from our studio in singapore, this is live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. . it s 6am in the morning in singapore, and 5am in thailand where at least 38 people, mostly young children, have been killed by a gunman at a nursery school. he was a former police officer who d been dismissed from his job and was facing trial on drugs charges. he entered the school in the town of utthai sawan in northern thailand with a gun and a knife and attacked teachers and children. he then killed himself, his wife and son. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is at the scene. and a warning, his report contains some very distressing images. this is a community now consumed by grief and shock. that children so
follow that, stav danaos! you re here with the weather. here with the weather. good afternoon- here with the weather. good afternoon. it s here with the weather. good afternoon. it s been - here with the weather. good afternoon. it s been a - here with the weather. good afternoon. it s been a wild i here with the weather. good i afternoon. it s been a wild start here with the weather. good - afternoon. it s been a wild start to the week. low pressure nearby, lots of showers and thunderstorms. a few sunny spells here and there and we are going to continue this theme as we head through the working week. we have had the same area of low pressure with since last weekend, parked across the west of the uk, but as we move through the next few days, it was start to migrate towards the east. then we are between weather systems for the coming weekend, so it should be a bit quieter with some sunshine around. we could see mist and fog around. we could see mist and fog around too. th