Ive arrived in the nick of time. After weeks of mild weather, the slovenian mountains have just seen their first big dump of snow this winter. Its brought families and School Groups out in force, and im keen to get out there and join them. This is kranjska gora, the countrys oldest and, arguably, best known resort. And today, the mountainside looks so inviting. Hello. Hi there. Hi. 0k. Im all yours. Hi. Lets get your boots. Whats your shoe size . Normally would be a 41, but i might go with a slightly bigger, 42, just for comfort. 0k. So this is the wider one. This is the narrower one. You can try one on and see which one fits better. Yeah, lets do it. Ive been skiing for almost 30 years, which sounds like a really long time, but its just something that weve always done together as a family. But its my first time skiing here in slovenia, and its nice out here. The slopes look pretty gentle. Theres a really chill vibe, you know . And one thing that im definitely noticing is that its a lo
Friday that a large number of people had been found with bullet wounds. The un is calling for a full investigation into what happened. Our special correspondent fergal keane, working with bbc verify, spent the day piecing together more details of what happened. His report contains some distressing images. Although death is everywhere now in gaza, they had come thinking they would find aid to keep their families alive. Then shots ripped through the night. Shots crack through the night. People start to move. Then ran to escape. In this section of the crowd, panic. As casualties streamed into local hospitals, the testimony of witnesses. Translation the situation was unimaginably crazy. If aid is going to come to us in this way, we dont want it. The israelis say that at 4 40am, the convoy left from here under Israeli Tank Escort and began to move towards the crowds waiting for food. The army supplied Drone Footage but there is no way of telling the sequence of the images because theres no
Of this place, Istanbul Modern. Im in turkeys biggest city, istanbul. In many ways, the story of istanbul is the story of the Bosphorus Strait, the waterway that divides the city and has made it a key Meeting Place for centuries. The brand new home of Istanbul Modern acknowledges this with an impressive open plan ground floor that connects the city with the water. And ive been given special access to the museum as the team make final preparations ahead of its opening. Any new museum needs a gifted architect to create it. And in the italian renzo piano, Istanbul Modern has hired one of the best. Because pianos renowned internationally for his elegant structures, such as londons shard, and cultural buildings, from the pompidou in paris to the whitney in new york, are his speciality. Which is why im so excited that hes agreed to guide me, via a video call, around his latest creation. Hello. I would love to get a sense. How do you approach designing a building like this . The first thing i
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