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to explore a vast hidden city. wow! and get to see some amazing meditation in motion up close. and we also head to italy, to talk to the mayor who wants to take meat off the menu in her town. sumptuous. really, really nice. now, italy is a country perhaps best known for its history and its food, and apennine mount region sees itself as the nation s and its food, and the piedmont region sees itself as the nation s home of gastrononmy, but now the mayor of turin wants to start a revolution in the city s restaurants. we sent rajan to find out why. quattro spaghetti! some historical cities never lose their grandeur, even in mid winter. the elegant royal city of turin and, yes, those really are the alps behind me. now, this city is famous for its cars, its cuisine and its role in the creation of the italian nation, but now it s staking a claim as being the capital of vegetarianism. that s the dream of turin‘s new mayor, the 31 year old chiara appendino, who swept into powe ....
outbreaks of rain pushing northward to bring milder weather to much of the uk, still cold and offers an hill snow in higher parts of scotland. above 300 metres elevation. things could be slippy here for a time. the rain reluctant to clear from northern areas in the south and west some sun shines, blustery showers following in, relatively mild, 8 10. overnight, some icy stretches in northern areas. frost in rural parts and showers in across scotland and northern ireland england. later and iit northern ireland england. later and i it should turn a bit milderfor wales in south west england, as we see the next system moving in. that will bring another spell of rain on sunday. after a bright start in eastern areas, the rain will push northwards and eastwards. not reaching north east england or scotla nd reaching north east england or scotland until after dark, so here holding onto some sunshine. highs at best 5 6, milder the south west. hello this is bbc news, with maxine ....
the calls to change navigation systems come after a number of lorries have got stuck in narrow roads or under low bridges. the local government association, wants legislation brought in, to make it compulsory for all lorry drivers in england and wales to use sat navs specifically designed for their vehicle. keith doyle reports. when a large lorry tried to cross this bridge over the thames in buckinghamshire last year it caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage. it was ten times heavier than the bridge‘s weight limit, but it s sat nav didn t know that. sat navs are leading large vehicles into unsuitable roads across the country, causing damage and disruption. the local government association, which represents local authorities across england and wales, says truck drivers using sat navs and phones meant for cars are causing mayhem. they want lorry drivers to be forced to use the right kind of sat navs for large vehicles. we re seeing a growing problem. i get mor ....
fifth and final decider. so many break points. three of them executed. and 18th grand slam title for 35 year old many think is the greatest. after this, who would be willing to disagree? after a thrilling day yesterday with wolves and non league lincoln among the sides pulling off shock wins, the fa cup fourth round continues today with the match between league one millwall and premier league watford already underway. these are live pictures from the den there s about a quarter of an hour to go. you can watch it live now on bbc one. championship side fulham are 1 0 up against hull at half time in their fourth round fa cup tie. sone aluko scored against his former club after 17 minutes. if fulham win it will be the first time hull have lost in the fa cup to a side from a league below them since they lost to crawley in the fourth round in 2011 12. there are two more games in the fourth round today. non league sutton united host leeds at 2pm. the late kick off is manches ....
teachers who are having to teach children to get them through their exams, and are having to say that with term time holidays every single week there could be a child missing? there s always kids off school sick. and sometimes kids off with term time holidays. the issue is blown out of all proportion because, for every child who misses a day because of a term time holiday, there are 12 days missed because of illness. the cost of holidays outside of term time, home and abroad, is a worry for lots of families. so what s happended since last year s case? 108 councils in england responded to our questions. 35 councils say they have changed their policy since the judgment. five more are reviewing theirs. 28 have dropped cases against parents. 22 have noticed parents taking more term time holidays. councils from the isle of wight to the north of england have different policies. some issue thousands of fines. others almost none. one dad s battle here on the isle of wight has i ....