up here, it s peaceful. the views, you don t get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we ll be taking a bird s eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let s head to zurich for something a little more underground. i m on a journey from switzerland s capital, beginning with a drive two hours south west, because i ve heard that all around this country is a vast network of bunkers some of which are open for travellers to explore. among them are old military forts, which you can still see hidden in the mountainside. glorious view. ..if you have a sharp eye. so, i ve been given a pin that tells me that there s a bunker basically here, somewhere. it s camouflaged. so, there s going to be a trick actually finding it. i mean, this stretch of mountainside just does look like every other stretch of mountainside for mile
Of people around the world. Here in the uk, theres been another fall in the inflation rate, the global picture is somewhat mixed and thats giving central bankers the people who decide how much it should cost to borrow money plenty to think about. Uk inflation for march has been reported at an annnualised rate of 3. 2 . That data coming out earlier today. Thats a long way from its recent peak of just over ii . The latest figures show a fall in the cost of meat and furniture, among other things. But many forecasters had been banking on a more significant drop than this. So where does that leave the Bank Of England and its 5. 25 Interest Rate . There had been an expectation that the banks policymakers could reduce the cost of borrowing in may orjune, but many forecasters now think it could be later in the summer. The uks central bank has a similar dilemma to its us counterpart, where inflation is at 3. 5 after last weeks unexpected jump. And that stubbornness is why theres a Growing Warin
The Foreign Secretary lord cameron has been injerusalem as the world waits to see how israel will respond to irans drone and missile attacks last weekend. Lord cameron has had talks with the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. From jerusalem, our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale reports. More than 300 drones and missiles were launched at israel from iran, an unprecedented attack that thrust an unprecedented attack that thrust an old war Out Of The Shadows and into the open. The men and women around this table have decided to retaliate but it is not clear when or how. Their allies are urging restraint. The message of lord cameron reinforced when he met his counterpart injerusalem, asking israel to think about the future of the region. Germanys Foreign Minister also in town, urging Israel To Act Wisely. Minister also in town, urging Israel To Act Wisely to act wisely. Israel is an independent to act wisely. Israel is an independent sovereign i to act wisely. Israel is an in