We had the green corridor. We had all the facilities, everything ready. They arrive here and say, oh, my god. Where am i . To portugal im here to meet the people that call this place home. Shouting. To experience the wonder of its landscapes. Mmm thats nice . And see how tourism is now pushing locals to walk that delicate line between preserving natural beauty and boosting economic growth. Now, around the world, there are many airports named after significant historical figures jfk in new york, for example, or Indira Gandhi Airport in new delhi. Well, here in madeira, theyve got an airport named after an iconic hero, too except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who dont know who he is, Cristiano Ronaldo is a very good footballer and this is his home city, funchal, which is the islands capital. And im getting the strong impression they really like him here. And itjust so happens that ronaldo is playing tonight for portugal in a major tournament and im going to meet one
Push into the South And West and given the fact the ground is so saturated at the moment, it is not so good have an outlook. More here on breakfast. Good morning. Its Sunday 29th septemBer. Fears of a wider war in the Middle East Are growing as iran says the death of the leader of hezbollah Will Not Go Unavenged. The country has declAred five days of mourning for Hassan Nasrallah after he was killed by an israeli Air Strike on the lebanese capital Beirut. Us president Joe Biden says his death is a measure of justice for his many victims but called again for a ceasefire. Our reporter simonjones has more. Distant explosions the israeli bombardment of lebanon continues by night. Explosions. And by day, but the Big Question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli Prime Minister descriBed the killing of Hezbollahs Leader On Friday as a historic turning point, but said his work is not done. Translation the state of israel eliminated the Maste
That actually thrived during Covid Travel restrictions. We had the green corridor. We had all the facilities, everything ready. They arrive here and say, oh, my god, where am i . To portugal im here to meet the people that call this place home. Shouting. To experience the wonder of its landscapes. Knock on door. Mmm thats nice. And see how tourism is now pushing locals to walk that delicate line between preserving natural beauty and boosting economic growth. Now, around the world, there are many airports named after significant historical figures jfk in new york, for example, or Indira Gandhi Airport in new delhi. Well, here in madeira, theyve got an airport named after an iconic hero, too, except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who dont know who he is, Cristiano Ronaldo is a very good footballer, and this is his home city, funchal, which is the islands capital. And im getting the strong impression they really like him here. And itjust so happens that ronaldo is play
After an iconic hero, too, except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who don t know who he is, cristiano ronaldo is a very good footballer, and this is his home city, funchal, which is the island s capital. I m getting the strong impression they really like him here. And itjust so happens that ronaldo is playing tonight for portugal in a major tournament. And i m going to meet one of his biggest fans, ana isabel, who s here somewhere. I m going to find her. We ll have to wind our way through this crowd. Hey! ana! rajan! nice to meet you. 0h, lovely to meet you finally. Wow! this is a good place! well, yes, we have the best spot. Now we support portugal. Come on. Let s do it. Well, listen. 0k. Hey, drinks! to portugal. To cristiano. To madeira. Did you know that the british introduced football to portugal? and do you know where they introduced football to portugal? madeira. Right here! excited cries do you think ronaldo helped to increase tourism to madeira, awareness of