The headlines quarantine squads in wuhan in china are detaining people suspected of being infected by the new coronavirus. And the authorities in beijing have banned large social gatherings. The number of deaths from the epidemic has risen to more than 700. That surpasses the toll from the sars outbreak almost two decades ago. Democrat Party Candidates vying take on President Trump have held their latest debate in New Hampshire ahead of the primary election to be held on tuesday. The current front runners are mayor Pete Buttigieg and senator bernie sanders. Two key witnesses in Donald Trumps impeachment process have been removed from their government posts. Lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindman has been sacked from his white housejob. The Us Ambassador to the european union, Gordon Sondland issued a statement saying he was being recalled from his post. The tv presenter, Phillip Schofield, has revealed hes gay. Hes been married for almost 27 years and has two daughters. He decided to go public on social media, as well as being interviewed on his own itv show this morning. The presenter, whos 57, says his sexuality had become an issue in his head and he needed to be honest with himself. Heres our lgbt correspondent, ben hunte. Live on morning television, Phillip Schofield is used to sitting and listening to other people, but, today, he became the story. First, a Statement Read by his co host. With the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, ive been coming to terms with the fact that i am gay. Every person i tell, it gets a little lighter and a little lighter, but, at the same time, you know, i have made this decision, which is essential for me and essential for my head. Support flooded social media. Ant and dec said
dermot oleary said he sends his love. Philip schofield began his career at childrens bbc. He quickly became a household name. He starred asjoseph in the west end and he remains one of the most recognisable faces on british tv, presenting several programmes like dancing on ice and this morning, filmed at television centre. Some people are questioning why this matters. Well, this is an important moment for lgbt people. For someone as famous as Philip Schofield to come out and immediately receive such support from his colleagues here and elsewhere shows the amount of progress that has been made in just a few decades. However, not everyones coming out experience will be as positive. The lg Bt Foundation in manchester says older people face particular challenges. They have memories of a time when just being lgbt wasnt spoken about, or a time when homosexuality was illegal, for example, so i think theres the culture and nthat has now changed, thankfully, but there is kind
of the hangover from that and the stigma that people still feel around it. So why did he decide that this was the right time . I was getting to the point where i knew i wasnt honest with myself. I was getting to the point where i didnt like myself very much because i wasnt being honest with myself. And, so, you know, when is the right time . When is the right time to do it . A very personal announcement and campaigners hope that this moment may help others struggling to come to terms with their own identities. Ben hunte, bbc news. Coming up at 6am, breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. But now on bbc news the travel show. Coming up on this weeks travel show i am in the mall dives meeting the people working to protect a unique underwater environment
maldives and go swimming with sharks but lived to tell the tale. Every time you get touched by a venue sort of bounce a little bit by a thin, you sort of bounce a little bit we go to rio. And we meet the Tattoo Artist inspired by traditional art forms in argentina. For many of us, the maldives are a dream destination. With their
pristine, white sandy beaches, clear blue c and skies, and luxurious villas, the maldives epitomised high and holidays. This is my first time in the maldives and its absolutely beautiful its like the colours of the water and the environment is just amazing so much wildlife. I dont want to leave. I dont think i can. Im stuck in the sand. But despite their iconic image, this is a country under threat officially the lowest nation on earth stop so Climate Change and rising sides that into potentially destroy this unique environment. There is no doubt that the consequences of Global Warming have a big effect on places like the maldives. But ive come here to learn more about local projects that are trying to rectify some of the problems that have been caused in
pa rt by problems that have been caused in part by tourism, too. And were starting with something that up until now, most tourists havent wa nted until now, most tourists havent wanted to see on their pristine beaches but which is vital in the fight against Climate Change seagrass. So, sandra, tell me what is seagrass . Seagrass is very important because it has some of the functions in the ocean. Not only is ita functions in the ocean. Not only is it a habitat or nursery for many animals, many fears during different stages of their life many fish, but it provides oxygen for us, for breathing. And what is the biggest threat to seagrass . Many reserves thought seagrass looked ugly for the guests because it wasnt the white sand they wanted in pictures. They used to remove it from the beach. Because of that, yeah. The project is to mostly avoid removing seagrass
around the lagoon and not doing any action or activity next to the seagrass. So if it can go by itself it will be healthy was that you dont need to do anything, just take ca re of dont need to do anything, just take care of what you have. Lets take a look at the seagrass. Sure it is estimated that the worlds ocea ns it is estimated that the worlds oceans lose the equivalent of two soccer pictures with the seagrass every hour of every day. Soccer pitches worth. But it Stores Carbon more effectively than rainforests. Its vital that it thrives. I took it for granted. I thought it was like weeds. There is a lack of
information. Most people think it is dirty algae, but it really gives the water very clean and is a house for many, water very clean and is a house for any water very clean and is a house for many, many kinds of fish. People need to have a different mentality and they have two sea areas with seagrass as areas where dc is helpful. They have to see was up here in the maldives, many resorts are realising that healthy underwater ecosystems are more important than tourists ideals of what the ocean floor should look like. For many tourists, this is a long haul destination. And at a time when we are being encouraged to be more mindful about how we travel, isnt there a contradiction here . think peoples understanding of Climate Change has grown over recent times and when you come to a destination like this, it is a real once in a lifetime bucket list. When
you get here and see the quality of the water and the colours and the contradiction with the sky and all those amazing things, we have an opportunity to then be able to educate about the people of Climate Change. I dont think it is going to be easy but i think we have to understand that travel also benefits a lot of the communities that people are going to. If we can educate people when they come to environment like this and give them an understanding of the challenges that are fazed by Climate Change, and hopefully when they go home that is a benefit to them in their local community as well. Benefit to them and their local community. Careers dont just look them and their local community. Careers dontjust look great in photos, they contain more biodiversity than any other ecosystem biodiversity than any other ecosyste m o n biodiversity than any other ecosystem on the planet. So it is essential they dont disappear. Coral reefs. Even though they cover less tha n coral reefs. Even though they cover less than i of the ocean floor, they are home to over 25 of the worlds fish species. Here any
maldives is an Ongoing Programme to restock damaged reefs. Coral is an animal, actually. An animal . not a plan . It is related to jellyfish and anemones in the ocean. Plant. The polyps lived together and help each other to build this skeleton. We pick up some corals that are broken for any reason and they are on the sand so they will die, because they will be covered by sand. What we will be covered by sand. What we will do is keep this healthy part from the coral and put them back on our nursery. Our nursery is around 56 our nursery. Our nursery is around 5 6 metres in depth than with a sandy bottom, the method is to use these robes hanging on metalframes. 0k. These robes hanging on metalframes. Ok. I these robes hanging on metalframes. 0k. Iwant these robes hanging on metalframes. Ok. I want to try and attach a piece. Lets see. I will put it through here. I would like this, and then fasten it. Is much as you
can so it will not fall. This must ta ke can so it will not fall. This must take hours to do. Actually, the process is quite fast stop we need to do it faster as well because they need to be underwater. Basically, what youre doing here is replicating nature . Exactly. We are helping to make this process faster. So not mother nature, sandra nature. Exactly. Its good to know tourists are engaging with these conservation projects. Even if i never come back here again, its good to know i have left a mark, hopefully in a positive way. You look ready to go. Everything is ready now. What will you do now . I will bring this rope to the nursery and it is perfect conditions for it to attach and grow properly. We dont need to do much more. I have noticed it says that a mac bbc travel show . It says bbc
travel show . These will be your baby corals. Good luck 0h, oh, how cool was that . And who knows, maybe in a few years time, our travel show coral may become a big reef if you are planning to head to the maldives any time soon, here are some travel tips for you. The maldives are made over 1000 animals and islands and assaults, but all start from the capital male. Remember, the further you venture the longer it will take for you to
get to your hotel and the more expensive journey can be. Get to your hotel and the more expensivejourney can be. It get to your hotel and the more expensive journey can be. It is get to your hotel and the more expensivejourney can be. It is best to factor in transport time and costs when picking your destination. Remember to check out the environmental credentials of any resort you plan to visit before booking. Many of them are switching to Sustainable Energy sources and banning plastic, recycling waste and water on site. A Little Research can help you find the greenest options possible. Plus, you will pay a daily 6 or about £4 per day for the length of your stay in eco tax. Although it is cheaper to visit outside of the high season, the mall maldives is still an expensive destination. 0ne maldives is still an expensive destination. One way to save money is avoid swanky resorts and stay in guesthouses or on one of the islands where the residents live. It is an islamic nation, so remember alcohol is banned on all local islands. You
find a good standard of accommodation on many of the guesthouses that have sprung up and you can buy a day pass for one of the nearby high end resorts, which would only be a short boat ride away. Still to come on the travel show. I take still to come on the travel show. Itakea still to come on the travel show. I take a swim with some sites here in the maldives stop whoa and mike gives us some of his tips on how to party like a local in rio. The travel show, coming to you this week from the maldives, where im off on a snorkelling trip which ive been told is going to be a little bit special. Lets go, driver
antoine, youve taken me do this lovely location. What are we going to do here . Yeah were going tojump in the water and swim with sharks. They are quite big, about two metres, dont worry, they are harmless. They are tiny nosed sharks was that they are fat guys. A fat shark sounds like a good start to me. A skinny, hungry shark, i would be worried about. There is no need to weigh because they are harmless was that they cannot bite you, all right . They have deep inside their throat. They are feeding on crabs and shells and octopus so we are too big for them. They will ignore you. 0k, ok, here goes. Im going in there with the nurse sharks. Me luck. Flipping heck 0ne one minute one minute i wasjust one minute i was just floating, one minute i wasjust floating, then antoine said, look below you. Until that and quite literally, rushing past my feet, was a nurse shark. Its nuts they are just so close 0h,
they are just so close oh, my god even though you know they are not dangerous, every time you get touched by a squeals you just sort of bounce. Squeals. That was absolutely awesome. You can see their eyes and they look so mean, even though anton told me about their team, even though anton told me about theirteam, i even though anton told me about their team, i still got worried, especially when you get touched by them. I mean, when do you ever get touched by a shark . In the maldives what an experience. Its now time for trending travel, a monthly pick of the best stories and events happening around the world this month. After being delayed for several years, the egyptian president will finally announce the
opening date for the Worlds Largest archaeology museum. Prices have already been announced. A couple of yea rs already been announced. A couple of years ago, ade went behind the scenes in the museum, and let me tell you, it will definitely be worth the wait. Is your dream to see the Cherry Blossoms this year . It has arrived earlier this year. The Japan Meteorological Corporation recently unveiled a handy new app to help travellers keep track of the blossom in a much easier way. On the topic of japan, blossom in a much easier way. On the topic ofjapan, in september 2018 japanese early in our usaka musawa became the first customer of the Spacex Starship programme. And now he is in the middle of a search to find some company. He is looking for a female partner to fly around the moon with him. His website promoting the campaign makes it very clear that he is after a significant other to accompany him on the trip. The fight is not expected to take off until at least 2022, so at least be lucky couple will have a bit of time to get to know each other first. But if you prefer to keep your feet
firmly on the ground and are more interested in train travel, and some good news from germany. For the first time in17 good news from germany. For the first time in 17 years, they are dropping train fares on routes longer than 50 kilometres. These fa res longer than 50 kilometres. These fares are being cut by 10 . It is all part of a new range of climate Protection Measures aimed at making train travel more attractive to locals and travellers in 2020. Out of the beijing literally picks in 2022, china has launched the worlds fastest autonomous bullet train service, which will get you from the city to the slopes and under one hour. It is capable of travelling 270 mph. That is 350 kilometres an hour, without a driver. Now it is time for our trending guide to some of the worlds biggest events happening this month. The biggest show on earth is the rio carnival here in brazil. Beginning the friday before ash wednesday, the first carnival festival in rio dejaneiro occurred in 1723 and is now considered one of the biggest events in the entire world, with a massive
2 Million People per day out in the streets. Here is the trending guide to this years carnival. In rio de janeiro, sao paulo and porto alegre, the parades are held in specifically constructed arenas called sambadromes. If you do go to the parades, make sure your hostile or hotel includes pickups and drop off to make it easierfor yourself. Street parties close to whatever you are saying dont require much planning. Just show up and have fun. But if you are going to street parties throughout the city, you should make a plan, as many roads are closed during this time. These street parties are called blockos and everybody has their favourites. These go on before and after the carnival. Deciding which ones you wa nt to carnival. Deciding which ones you want to go to beforehand will help you find the vibe you are after. Whether it is a more boisterous crowded street event or a calmer, smaller gathering. It was galo da madragudra which broke the world record back in 2013. Each of the
main Summer School spends months designing their theme. They have a Strong Community basis and they are traditionally associated with a particular neighbourhood. If you wa nt to particular neighbourhood. If you want to see more from the samba schools, stay tuned for the travel show. The week of the carnival, we will have a special look at the work behind the seas that goes into putting on this incredible show. That is all for trending trouble this month, but please keep sending us the stories and events from the places you live and the places you love. See you next month. Well, im afraid thats your lot for this week on the travel show. Coming up this week on the travel show. Coming up next week, lucy braves the sri lankan traffic in an iconic tuk tuk and gets to roadtest a new eco friendly electric version two. Its so quiet, isnt it compared to the four stroke engine. It is almost silent. The suspension is still the same, though. Still getting rattled around in the back. So catch that if
you can. And dont forget, we are everywhere on social media. So make sure you follow us to keep up to date with all our travels and adventures. But for now, from me and all the rest of the travel show team here in the maldives, its by by. Hello there. Weve got some very strong winds indeed coming our way this weekend. All courtesy of storm ciara, which will arrive on sunday. Thats when we are going to see the strongest winds, with met Office Warnings already in force. These could yet be updated through the weekend so make sure you stay in touch with the forecast over the course of the weekend. Now, storm ciara itself will develop under an incredibly strong jet
stream, one of the strongest atlanticjet streams ive seen, with the winds in the jet stream 250 miles an hour. That is what will make this intense area of low pressure on sunday, which is storm ciara. Before we get there, over the next few hours, we will see the winds pick up as well. It will become quite blowy. A band of rain pushes east in intensity, followed by some blustery showers across western areas. Because it has been quite a windy start on saturday morning. Temperatures between 4 8 celsius. The rest of saturday, therell be a fair bit of sunshine for a time, especially across england and wales, but further north across ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken through the afternoon. Outbreaks of rain and hill snow in scotland and strong gusts of wind. Northern ireland and scotland. They could reach up to 70 miles an hour. Strong enough to cause some disruption. From there it becomes very windy overnight as well across england and wales. A band of rain pushes its way in. Storm ciara doesnt really start arriving until later on sunday. Lets take a look at ciara, here it is under pressure charts. You can see how tightly packed the isobars are on this weather system, always a sign of strong winds. The strongest winds will come along in two batches, but really, it is going to be windy on sunday, pretty much across the whole of the uk, with gusts for most
of us in the range of Something Like 60 80 miles an hour. We are going to see some impacts, some disruptive weather, on sunday. The strongest winds for scotland, along through the afternoon, certainly on the southern flank of this area of low pressure. That is where we will see the sign of strong winds. Notice how that comes through, especially through the central belt, late in the day on sunday. That could cause problems. Further south for england and wales we have got a cold front that is going to be bringing a squally band of heavy rain through, and that is ahead of this band of rain where we will get
the strongest wind gust. With gusts of 60 80 miles an hour, and the strongest winds potentially lasting some 6 9 hours, the risk of impact just increases. Transport disruption is to be expected. Whether on roads, rails, at airports or even the ferries, we could see significant problems on sunday. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today growing anger in china as authorities forcibly detain people suspected of having the coronavirus. Thousands of passengers confined to their cabins onboard the diamond princess. More than 60 people are infected with the virus. Six senior conservative mps try to pressure borisjohnson into rethinking huaweis involvement in the uks 5g telecom networks. Good morning. We have two huge home nations clashes in the six nations coming up, including rugbys oldest trophy, the calcutta cup, its scotland against england at murrayfield. Good
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