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Interested in how the australian entry turned out — here it is. the waratah flower — symbol of the countrys resilience following those forest fires. and the winners, well, for the third year in a row, first place went to thailand for this mother and baby sea turtle. well, if youre still keen to hit the slopes, heres the travel show guide to some places other thanjapan you might want to think about. two of scandinavias biggest resorts are now much easier to get to. scandinavian mountains airp...

This week were kicking off on japans northern island, hokkaido. its the countrys winter playground, hosting skiers and snowboarders from everywhere. its also home to one of the worlds famous winter events — the sapporo snow festival. but, sadly, milder temperatures and drier conditions have led to problems for organisers this year. so carmen has pulled on her snow boots and headed north to see how theyre coping. the wide open spaces of hokkaido. at any time of year people come here to be outdo...

Bernie sanders has cemented his status as the democratic front—runner to take on donald trump in the us presidential election. hes projected to win nevadas caucuses, and early results suggest he is on course for a large victory. former vice—president joe biden is in second place. theres growing international concern about the spread of the new coronavirus outside china, as numerous countries struggle to contain outbreaks. in italy, two people have died and 50,000 people in an area southwest ...

Its the countrys winter playground, hosting skiers and snowboarders from everywhere. this its also home to one of the worlds famous winter events — the sapporo snow festival. but, sadly, milder temperatures and drier conditions have led to problems for organisers this year. so carmen has pulled on her snow boots and headed north to see how theyre coping. the wide open spaces of hokkaido. at any time of year people come here to be outdoors, but especially injanuary and february — the height o...

Injapan since 1961. and at this resort here they had to delay their opening by one month because there just wasnt enough snow. so do you think skiing as a pastime, a winter pastime, might be in danger? all of this is difficult to hear if this is the highlight of your sporting year.

So do you think skiing a5 a pastime, a winter pastime, might be in danger? all of this is difficult to hear if this is the highlight of your sporting year. but the weathers had an even bigger impact at the bottom of the hill. this is the sapporo snow fe5tival, held every february right in the heart of hokkaidos capital. laughter wooo! up-tempo music plays

Tonight at ten, we have a special report from inside idlib, in syria, under ferocious attack, by forces loyal to president assad. these, the faces of some of the civilians trapped, in the last rebel stronghold, in the country. it is now the biggest exodus of the conflict. they fled time and time again and now they can go no further. so they ask, now that there are so many of them, can the world continue to ignore their fate?

For this mother and baby sea turtle. well, if youre still keen to hit the slopes, heres the travel show guide to some places other thanjapan you might want to think about. two of scandinavias biggest resorts are now much easier to get to. scandinavian mountains airport opened in december and serves norways biggest resort, trysil and salen in sweden. salen‘s only a ten minute drive, but you can also book a transfer by dog sled. the airport is served by london, copenhagen, and aalborg. if youre ...

That russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland, strong winds and more rain on the way. some of englands top rugby union clubs back a new scheme being rolled out to help young boys spot the signs of mental health problems. now, time for the travel show. this week on the travel show: carmens chilling in northern japan, despite a lack of snow. wooo! im in brazilfor th...

Its one way to shave a substantial amount of the carbon footprint of your trip. and if you cant get your act together before the end of the season in the northern hemisphere, theres always copenhill, in the danish capital — open all year round. its an artificial slope built onto the side of what they say is the cleanest waste energy power plant in the world. once youre done with skiing, you can try tobogganing, climbing, or hiking. and if want, you can book ahead you have a peek of the inciner...