now on bbc news, the travel show. i m reece parkinson and i m on a journey across the caribbean. in this programme, i m heading to the bahamas. it s considered one of the most beautiful places in the world, with dazzling marine life, breathtaking coral reefs and stunning white sands. renowned as a magnet for billionaires, bankers and beach lovers, it attracted nearly ten million tourists to its shores last year. but it s also an island nation, on the front line of climate change. whoa! it was the beacon of hope that we needed when the lighthouse came on because everybody knew, at that point, that there is hope. rising sea levels and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns are affecting everyday life here, so i m leaving the sunbeds behind to find out first hand how the people who live here are trying to save this stunning paradise. i never thought i would be doing that. i m starting myjourney in sweetings cay, a small, sun washed slice of the bahamas. ..where the ocean is
and two have been cancelled. there have been huge queues to get in, and some passengers on arriving planes were held on runways for several hours. some flights have been diverted to other airports. it comes at the start of the busy summer holiday season amd the airport has apologised to passengers. let s hear from a stranded passenger i spoke to earlier, nikita, a fitness instructor, stuck at the airport waiting to board his flight at istanbul. we airport waiting to board his flight at istanbul. ~ ., airport waiting to board his flight at istanbul- airport waiting to board his flight at istanbul. ~ ., ., ~ ~ at istanbul. we got there about atm and ou at istanbul. we got there about atm and you could at istanbul. we got there about atm and you could see at istanbul. we got there about atm and you could see people at istanbul. we got there about atm and you could see people sitting - and you could see people sitting outside, with luggage, i didn t think about it initiall
scotland has been speaking to laura kuenssberg. their allegations that snp stamps have been paid for by public money and the allegation today so someone in your office was involved in that allegedly using material from the past. involved in that allegedly using materialfrom the past. public purse. what you say to that? i can assure no parliamentary stamps provided by parliament have been used to support election properties and the parliament has said they will look into this matter and we will look into this matter and we will provide parliament with any assistance they require. fine assistance they require. one whatsapp assistance they require. one whatsapp message, - assistance they require. one whatsapp message, your assistant brought the stamp fairy is very useful when it comes to campaigns. who is the stamp fairy? we campaign on a reuular who is the stamp fairy? we campaign on a regular basis who is the stamp fairy? we campaign on a regular basis and who is the
about a developing story today. it s against the rules for taxpayers cash to be used in campaigning, but there have been allegations over the last week that snp staffers have been using postage stamps paid for with public money for campaign purposes. and the mail on sunday has a story today, that someone in your office was involved in discussions about the use of stamps allegedly paid for by the public purse. what do you say to that? well, i ve obviously discussed this with my staff and i have been assured that no parliamentary stamps that have been provided by parliament have been used to support election purposes and obviously the parliament has said they are looking into this matter and obviously will provide parliament with any assistance that they require as they undertake those inquiries was white one one whatsapp message reported this morning sent to an snp group chat, your assistant wrote, the stamp fairy is very useful when it comes to campaigns. who is the stamp fa