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new york is, without a doubt, one of the most dynamic, diverse and creative cities in the world, and one that i ve loved going back to time and time again. over the years here on the travel show, we ve brought you a ton of great stories from the big apple. and in this week s show, we ll be looking back at some of them. the city has always been at the forefront of activism. so let s kick off by remembering how the events that happened here on one balmy night way back injune 1969 inspired change. in the us, the 1960s was an era of activism and protests. it was the end of the counterculture, 19605. women were fighting for their rights. blacks were fighting for their rights. latinos were fighting for their rights. and we just said, what about us? why not us, why not me? onjune 28th, 1969, the riots at the stonewall inn on christopher street would mark the birth of the modern gay rights movement. so this is where it s at. yes where it all happened. mark segal was 18 at ....
is time for the travel show. from historical landmarks. now for the piece de resistance, the original torch. wow! ..to hidden treasures. somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. it s worth it. ..lasting legacies. i think it was what we needed to do to create a real movement, to create real equality. ..and a record breaking show. you re standing in the wings and the orchestra starts, . something just takes over. # phantom of the opera. i guess it s theatre magic. new york is, without a doubt, one of the most dynamic, diverse, and creative cities in the world, and one that i ve loved going back to time and time again. over the years here on the travel show, we ve brought you a ton of great stories from the big apple. and in this week s show, we ll be looking back at some of them. the city has always been at the forefront of activism. so let s kick off by remembering how the events that happened here on one balmy night way back injune 1969 inspired change. in the ....
good morning. for many, cloudy and wet start to the day but that will give way to sunny spells through the afternoon. however, more rain coming in from the south west and it will be mild. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday 19th march. our main story. a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government s nature watchdog, natural england, said the river s health was declining with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area, and the spreading of their manure on fields. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected but the food producer being targeted says it isn t supported by evidence. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england s favourite river, and now it s like something like charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking h ....
in a russian occupied part of ukraine s zaporizhzhia region, and said ukraine targeted an oil refinery and several fuel stations inside russia. the head of russia s electoral commission said there have been 20 incidents so far of people targeting ballot boxes. protests could continue on sunday when supporters of the late opposition figure alexei navalny are calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. meanwhile in the estonian town of narva where many residents are russian people crossed the border to vote in russia s presidential election. narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. bbc russian s oleg boldyrev sent this report. here in the estonian border town of narva lies the frontier between the western world and russia. across the river with its formidable fortress lies ivangorod, a town 170 kilometres away from st petersburg and this is one but a handful of places where the borde ....
our reporter in madrid. i know it is loud where you are for the last few hours and now the moment has finally arrived. i am ust auoin moment has finally arrived. i am just going to moment has finally arrived. i am just going to move moment has finally arrived. i am just going to move out moment has finally arrived. i am just going to move out of - moment has finally arrived. i n just going to move out of the way, look at that chair! the countdown has started in the moment is here. look at that cheering. the final is under way. the moment so many players have been waiting for. history is up for grabs. the two sides have already made history because they are in their very first final in the women s world cup these are two very strong teams that have overcome many obstacles to get to this point. the lionesses is a solid squad when defending but also really aggressive when pressing. the spanish squad who were under such internal turmoil on the pitch off the pi ....