this week on the show, working in travel through a year of lockdown. we re doing a virtual livestream, and tonight we are focusing on the plague. seeing spain from the skies. and rebuilding zanzibar s house of wonders. it was famous for being an early adopter of electricity and the very first elevator in east africa was in this building. that is actually how it got its name all those years ago, the house of wonders. hello, and welcome to zanzibar. this is stonetown, zanzibar city s historic quarter, known for its atmosphere and the cause of that besides these really nice winding alleyways are the buildings. the architecture is from all over. there is an omani palace, an indian temple as well as styles left by european colonisers. however, the end of last year spelled disaster for one of the city s most famous buildings. more on that later. first, though. this week, the uk marked a full year since it first went into coronavirus lockdown, with a day of reflection, observed up a
the long and eventful life of prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, has drawn to a close at the age of 99. he was by some distance the longest serving royal consort in british history, a role that he d made very much his own. no precedent. if i asked somebody, what do you expect me to do, they all looked blank, no idea. nobody had much idea. from the day of his marriage to the future queen and throughout her long reign, he was at her side, in good times and bad. he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and i and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know. we ll take a look at the duke s influence as a father, grandfather and great grandfather over several decades. if you were having problems you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. we ll mark the success of the duke of edinburgh s award scheme for young people, just one of the achievements be
north east of scotland as well. for most it is cloudy, and it has been raining in north west wales and north west england. increasingly into northern ireland and scotland, lots of rain to come in the next few days. a blustery afternoon, but temperatures widely into the teens. rain returns at times to north england and north wales. thoroughly wet in western parts of scotland, particularly around the west island, but look at these temperatures on monday morning. 12 sent thirteens through the central strip. 12s and 13s through the central strip a bit of sunshine to northern scotland, but the club breaks up quite widely across central and southern parts of england and wales later, and just take a look 20 celsius possible, could get warmer on tuesday. more in half an hour. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the un demands international action to stop what it calls a shocking wave of brutality against civilians in myanmar. ahead of a further easing of restrictions in engl
hello, this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. the headlines: more than 30 million people in the uk have now received their first covid vaccine dose, according to the latest government figures. ahead of restrictions easing in england, the nhs warns not to squander the progress made against covid as the culture secretary says plans to lift lockdown are on target. at the moment, we are on track. so thanks to the work of the british people and the excellent vaccine roll out, we are confident both in going ahead with the easings from tomorrow, and the next stages. police are to investigate allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and rape in schools and universities setting up a dedicated helpline. efforts continue to dislodge the ship that s blocking the suez canal. there are hopes an evening high tide might help to re float the vessel. now on bbc news, the travel show meets the tourism professionals facing an uncertain future more than a year into the global pandemic. this week
sunny around this morning but we will see sunny spells breaking three. isolated sunny spells breaking three. isolated showers, many of us will miss isolated showers, many of us will miss them isolated showers, many of us will miss them. all the details today and for the miss them. all the details today and for the weekend throughout this morning s programme. it s friday the 28th ofjuly. our main story. england s lionesses continue their world cup campaign and are hoping to secure a place in last 16 of the competition. they secured a narrow 1 0 win against haiti in their opening game, but denmark s expected to be the toughest opponents yet as our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. for england s globetrotters, another landmark on their world cup journey. the party has rolled into sydney and it s not gone unnoticed. whether it s on american television or on the pitch, england are seen as one of the ones to watch, even when they re not quite at their best. i ll