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Resorts in scotland have closed their ski lifts until the current lockdown is lifted. elsewhere, in europe, many ski stations have simply shut down for the season or remain open only for the locals. chamonix is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in the french alps where this year theres a lot of snow but very few tourists. this the laiguille du midi lift station, it is the highest lift in western europe. normally this platform area would be absolutely buzzing with people waiting to ta...

On the trees. it is much more quiet than downhill skiing. you have always got the noise of the chairlifts, its very noisy. here its, its a totally different atmosphere so i think they enjoy this a lot. well, stay with us because still to come on the show: we have got the italian village clinging to its hilltop. you have to be like very very focused and concentrated on what youre going to do. and we find out how the show can go on in dubai. welcome back to london, a city in lockdown where we are ...

The government calls for a reset in relations with the eu — following a row over the supply of vaccines.

Today became the day when home—schooling also changed for angela and brian. a local charity not only donated two laptops but a ag dongle. yes! with home—schooling set to last for many weeks, these children can now get online with their classmates. now it is going to be easier to do homework. i can download zoom on the laptop. fiona lamdin, bbc news. now on bbc news, its time for the travel show. coming for the travel show. up this week show, an uphill coming up this week show, an uphill stru...

And the euros gamble, we catch up with the fans who have had to decide what to do with their tickets for the summer tournament good evening. so many good stories in the premier league today. well show you how manchester city stretched their lead at the top in just a moment, but well start at goodison park where steve bruces newcastle got a much—needed win, their first in seven weeks. callum wilson scored both goals in a 2—0 win. nick parrott reports. steve bruce had never won a premier leagu...

Because the alpine skiing is not possible, we have had customers who have been asking for the new things, and the new thing is touring skis. this is a touring skis with a proper binding. you have got pins on the front which helps the boots to go like this when youre climbing. and then you put the skins on the skis like this, and like this its going to help you climb the mountains. ski touring, snowshoeing, cross—country, normally the people who would have been skiing are doing those activities...

Trained today after being rested for the recent series in sri lanka. with most of the players in quarantine until tuesday, freshening up the squad has become more important. the ecb have been a really forward thinking, ifeel, for us as the ecb have been a really forward thinking, i feel, for us as an england group to rotate players in and out of this series and im sure times there are frustrations because you want to see the best players on show all the time, but it is just not possible with the...

And like this its going to help you climb the mountains. ski touring, snowshoeing, cross—country, normally the people who would have been skiing are doing those activities instead. and also, there have been so many people in the mountain making sledging tracks and building snowmen and people who normally ski dont have time for those activities. so it is a little bit more of a back to nature and resourcing. and just enjoying the peace and quiet of the mountain as well. my name is danielle, i ha...

A touring skis with a proper binding. you have got pins on the front which helps the birds to go like this when you are climbing. and then you put the skins on the skis like this and like this its going to help you climb the mountains. ski tourin: , you climb the mountains. ski touring. so — you climb the mountains. ski touring, so chewing, cross—country, normally the people _ cross—country, normally the people who would have scared i doing _ people who would have scared i doing those acti...

And because of this, i have been employing only four seasonals instead of 21 normally. at the moment, our clients are the locals and we have also people coming from switzerland — a few of them. but there is no more foreigners in chamonix and this is how we live normally with the foreigners and for the moment, we dont have any. although we found one group of foreigners who seem to enjoy their time here. were from australia but we live in lyon. we dont get much snow in australia so this is my fi...