Grand nationalwinner. History was created yesterday at aintree when the foot became only the second scottish whistles to win the worlds greatest steeplechase. When one for arthur became. The plan is now to do it all again next year. Time for a look at the weather with louise. For most of us it has been a glorious day, if you dont believe me look at this weather watchers picture from primrose hill, not a cloud in the sky, parts of south east england andy de mark easton england saw highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. I hope you made the most of it because tomorrow it will turn cooler. We have seen some rain and a fresher feel in the north west, that Weather Front brought more cloud to the west and it will sink south and east through the night, not producing any rain, just a band of cloud, scattering of showers turning winteriness, believe it or not, to the tops of the hills and mountains of scotlandsjerry driven along by the wimps, and the changeable and direction tracks in the cold air from the north and despite sunshine it will feel noticeably different and we will see a few sharp showers into the far north and west. Tom pett temperatures at around 9 15. Thats it, take an extra layer with you whatever you do top temperatures. This is bbc news, im martine croxall, the headlinesjust after 8 30pm. A british man Chris Bevington is named as one of the four victims of the stockholm lorry attack. Huge crowds have attended a commemoration for the victims near the site of the attack in the swedish capital. The so called Islamic State group said it carried out the two bomb attacks on Coptic Christians in egypt that killed dozens christians in egypt that killed d oze ns of christians in egypt that killed dozens of people. Greater Manchester Police say they dealt with 3 calls relating to the drug spice in just 2a hours yesterday. Now on bbc news The Travel Show coming up on this weeks travel show. I meet the people who are cleaning up the canals of bangkok. Youve got so much rubbish. We are searching for a secret side to new york city. This view is incredible. And heading to italy to taste some of turins finest chocolates. Wow. Hello and welcome to The Travel Show. Coming to you this week from the capital of thailand, bangkok. Its a vibrant city packed with sparkling temples, skyscrapers and Night Markets but its also home to some of the most congested roads in the world and getting across the city through the tuk tuks and the traffic is a bit of a nightmare but im here to find out what is being done to take the people off the frantic streets and on to the citys waterways. First built over 200 years ago, bangkoks huge network of canals crisscross the city. this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east where water is then everyones way of life. over the years some of the canals, or klongs, as theyre called here, were filled in but an extensive system still exists today. Saen saep canal is an important artery in the network and 100,000 people travel on it every day. But hopping onto one of the boats as a tourist looks daunting to say the least. Take a look at this. These Commuter Boats quite literally wait for not a single person. You see as soon as the docks, everybody leaps for their lives off it. Were going to be right in the middle here. Of course people get splashed, maybe even fall into the river itself, the canal, and you do not want to go in there, the water is dark, dingy and very, very smelly. Here comes another one. The pollution is caused by waste from houses, stalls and restaurants that line the side of the canal. Now work is under way to clean up the klongs and improve Boat Services. By doing that it is hoped more people and tourists will use bangkoks waterways and congestion on the city roads will be reduced. The water normally flows from. Doctor pathan manages the clean up teams that manage the canals. Weve been travelling along this canal for quite a while now, going through all the skyscrapers, all the way through the middle of bangkok and this is just one of the many boats that are cleaning by hand these canals. You can see the amount of rubbish and plastic and leaves that could clog up this place. Hard work. And they do this every single day. You have to clean the canal, of course, but how to clean it . You have to prohibit people to throw away what they dont need into the canal. Do you think its about educating the local thai people on not polluting, throwing their rubbish . Of course. That is important, education is important, especially the younger generation. Further down the canal, i see just how much of a challenge is facing the Cleaning Crews here. What they have here is the bamboo booms, which is where they are actually collecting all the rubbish, and theyre craning it out of the water literally with a huge machine here. You can just have a look at what actually floats up. Insane. So much polystyrene, theres old teddy bears, mattresses, have a look at that. So how often do they actually have to take all of this out . Twice a day. Twice a day . Youve got so much just rubbish. What are at the types of things that wash down . Anything and everything . Yes. Even. You know, furniture. Something like that. So people just throw couches, refrigerators. Whatever they dont want they throw into the river . Yes, yes. Got to say, the smell coming off the water itself is very rancid. Very sort of seweresque. Not very pleasant. Time now to get away from the smell and head to one of several canals that has already been cleaned up. New Boat Services are already running. It looks nice from afar. Look at that, seats, not too packed. Thats always good. Ive got to say, this is so much more of a calmer way of seeing the city. I dont know if its the time of evening when its golden lighted but its smooth, theres no sort of smell of nasty water. And the plus for tourists, theres wi fi. Because we cant live without wi fi these days. Look at that, straight to a beautiful temple. Thats the benefit of travelling by these waterways, no traffic, no fuss. Its hoped cleaning up the klongs wontjust help to ease traffic on bangkoks congested roads but will mean more tourists go and explore the floating markets and the canalside communities, they are a big part of the citys heritage. This is our boat for the day. Yes, this is our long tail boat. James bond boat. York runs long book tours to an area where some of the traditional wooden houses have been restored. So where are we heading now . Were heading into a klong that is for the Old Fashioned market, we are going to see the artists house. How long has it been there for . A long time ago, before 1782, before bangkok city was built. In the 18th century, hundreds of Stilted Houses like this would have lined the canal. Thats how they get across the canals themselves, these motorbikes have to come over these very steep bridges. People still live here. Yes. Amazing, isnt it . Kind of slanting at all sorts of weird angles because of how old this place is. Look at these old, thai puppets. They open this place to be an artist house for any artists coming to enjoy making their masterpiece. The last thing i expected while coming here was seeing this rather eccentric place. You know, the artists need some feeling and emotion to create their masterpiece or their things, so this is a very beautiful area to get their stuff. The clean up has already gone a long way in restoring the canals to theirformer glory but for the project to be a lasting success, the community here also has a big part to play in protecting the amazing system of waterways that help make bangkok so special. Time now for this weeks global gourmet. Coming to you from the Rolling Countryside of lancashire in the north west of england, where they are cooking up a new twist on a traditional dish. The first thing about using all the food from the local area is that everybody helps each other. The other fact is that the bowland beef and mutton is just so good. Because of the rain, we get lots of grass and thats what they eat and it makes fantastic produce. You want to encourage people to eat whats from within the region because we think theres enough of it around. Plenty to go around and to populate the menu, yes. Why would you order a lancashire hot pot . First, why not . Because you are in lancashire. Its a nice traditional dish from the industrial revolution. The hotpot is a one pot dish that is normally cooked in an urbanware part. It is slow cooked in an oven for quite a while. It is delicious, its hearty, its robust. It warms your cockles on a winters day. And when youre eating it, you really feel you are having a flash of the countryside in yourdish. And then weve got this lovely onion, you want quite a lot of the onion, its very important this onion. It adds a lot of sweetness. Not only do we have a hotpot, we have a beautiful, light, very sort of sexy, modern dish that you can eat, that youre not going to feel heavy and stodgy, oh, were up north, its really heavy, its full of fat, that is so removed from what we do with our hotpot. There we are. This is the lancashire hotpot. You have got beautiful, gorgeous, melting lamb underneath, fragrant, clean, clear light broth, gorgeous, crispy, crunchy topping. Lancashire hotpot, what a lovely dish. Stay with us because, coming up. With easter on the way, Rajan Heads To Italy to take a tour Around The World famous Chocolate Shops of turin. The travel show, your essential guide, wherever youre headed. Next, its secret city, this week coming from new york. Its a place weve seen so often in the movies that many people feel like they know it already, even if theyve never been. We have sentjoe to find a hidden side to the big apple. To kick off, shes heading to times square to meet travel bloggerjesse festa, who has put together a list of things for her to uncover. Starting with an audible artwork thats underneath the citys streets. Here we are. Do you hear anything down there . Humming i can hear like a. She hums its actually an Art Installation from the 70s, this Guy Max Newhouse installed it. No sign. He wanted you to be able to find it on your own. If you put your ear right to it, you can hear it clearly. Yeah which most people arent. Crawling on the ground but its pretty cool. Next im off to find some lunch. New york is famous for its diners and delis butjesse has sent me to find a restaurant that is a bit different because it operates out of a loading bay. I think this must be it. Ifeel like im walking into a factory. I know you were coming, i make a nice piece of pork for you. That is impressive pork yes. Tony moved here from ecuador a0 years ago and serves traditional south American Food from this unusual location. This is a special sauce that we make here. This smells absolutely amazing. Its so moist, the meat. The food is delicious. I work near here and im also from ecuador. So is this a bit like a taste of home . It is, thats why i keep coming back. Now im off to try a new tour that goes behind the scenes at one of new yorks must iconic hotels. Historianjoe takes me down to an abandoned tunnel that was used until the late 60s as a private route for vips. Were underneath the intersection of 8th ave and 34th st right now. Were heading south towards penn station. What famous people came here . John f kennedy and Robert Kennedy were here. Of course, there are many legends aboutjohn f kennedy. And this would take you out to the platform to penn station. But the most exciting bit is the roof. This view is incredible besides the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building and if you look down there you can see the statue of liberty. Lets go and see the roof sign. You can see it all over the city, cant you . I can see it from where i live in newjersey. The letters are enormous when you get up close. The letters are about 20 feet tall and they are eliminated by leds. How many people have touched the sign, joe . Youre in a group of less than one dozen people, im sure. Thank you for bringing me up here. Oh, youre welcome. Sojesse said to come here to see an orchestra but the address just seems to be a normal block of flats. Who is it . Hello, it is jo. Hello. Hi. Are you sam . Iam. Whats happening here . So this is a groupmuse, which is a Classical Music house party. 0k. Come with me. We arrive in the middle of a recital. This is really special. Groupmuse is a Classical Music house party that connects Classical Musicians in the area to people who have rooftops in the area. It is every night in new york and anyone can host and anyone can attend. The idea is that people make a 10 donation to the musicians, which makes this a much cheaper at night out than an evening at the orchestra. Applause to end my hectic day in new york, jesses fixed me up with a bed for the night. Hi,jo. Hello. Are you the guy that is sorting me somewhere to stay . Absolutely, follow me. 0k. It is a cab. Oh, its a luxury liner taxi cab. Wait until you see the inside, you will love it. That is lovely. Here is some complimentary water for you and here is your official taxi hat. How much does it cost to stay here . 39 a night, thats it. Monday through friday, 39, and then on weekends just 49. And so you are allowed to be parked here . Yes, nothing im doing is illegal. The only thing i have to do is make sure i follow the parking regulations. I always pick a place that has a beautiful view of the skyline. Well, better get in. Its actually quite comfortable. But very strange. Good night. Jo discovering the secret side to new york. To end this week, were off to turin in northern italy. This historic city is known as the countrys chocolate capital. We sent rajan to find out what the chocolatiers are cooking up in time for easter. When you think about the home of chocolate in europe, you probably think about belgium or switzerland, which isjust over the alps over there, but you probably dont think of italy and certainly not turin. Well, think again. So celebrated is turins sweet tooth, there are even organised tours of the citys Chocolate Shops. And we can try the Hot Chocolate. This Hot Chocolate layered with an espresso and cream is a local speciality. Its like a feast, its like a desert, its not like a normal coffee. And how many of these could people drink in in one day . One. Just one . Only one. Only in the morning and to really grasp the story of how this regions chocolate speciality, you have to take a journey into the countryside. It all really began thousands of miles away with a Trade Blockade in Latin America in the late 18th century imposed by napoleon which restricted supplies of the crucial ingredient of chocolate. The Signature Chocolate of this region came about really through necessity. Because of the higher price of cocoa beans, they decided to mix it with local hazelnuts. And it proved to be a magic recipe. In fact, it was in this region in the 19605 when the first everjar of what was to become the worlds most famous spread was made. But local tastes are far more refined than that. This factory claims to be where the iconic chocolate was first produced in the mid 19th century. Nowi million of the Signature Ingots are produced in a day. The beauty about this factory is that a lot of Process Steps are still very artisan. We are producing chocolate more or less as we have done in the past but of course we combine this with Top Technology and quality is notjust top ingredient and all this, it is also about the story of the product. Who does produce this product . I refer to the soul of the product. To realise how seriously people here take their trade, you have to go behind the scenes to the self styled university of chocolate. We clean the cocoa beans and we cut it. We can check the health of the cocoa beans. Here in the lab, its all about meeting the exact needs of the chocolate connoisseur. All my chocolate are very small sized because i think that people like to eat some different flavours and a lot of chocolate. But you cant stand stood in this world. Still in this world. The trick is to find new varieties that attract an ever changing market. Guido should know, the Award Winning don of chocolate in turin, a real life willy wonka and the son of a chocolate artisan. We have this, which is fantastic, because it is not too strong and is very aromatic. This is a very elegant flavour. We covered it with white chocolate, it was a fantastic result. Balsamic, fresh grass, tomatoes. It is a labour of love and far more intricate then you may imagine. Guido showed me his Sensorial Map of chocolate. Mushroom. Yes. Its interesting, huh . Do you think this is art or science . I think it is art and fantasy that needs science to be perfect. The price of Seeing Chocolate Being Made First Hand is that you look a little bit silly because you have to put these hats on. Ill pay that price, it is worth it. Look at this stuff thats nice. And you end up with chocolate. Is it important to test these, do you think . Yeah. Yeah . You need outside opinion. What do you think . Wow, the texture is really nice thats it for this week but coming up next week. I will be continuing myjourney here in thailand and heading north to visit the worlds first ever elephant hospital. Brea kfast. I will be meeting some of the amazing animals. And dont forget you can join us on the road by following any of our social media feeds. The details are on your screen now. From me and the rest of The Travel Show team, here in bangkok, thailand, its goodbye. Good evening. Sitting in my garden earlier on today i could definitely smell Eau De Barbecue Wafting around the village. Im sure many of you have enjoyed the blue skied sunshine that weve seen across the majority of the country. Low cloud further west and cloud thick enough for some rain into the far north west but look at the temperatures, 25 degrees, 77. A little more disappointing in the north west of england, and behind this Weather Front, a cold front, noticeably cooler. Top temperatures of just 7 or 8 degrees. Now, that front is pushing its way steadily southwards. Its not going to produce much in the way of rain at all but a band of cloud through the night but it will introduce a different feel to the weather, a fresher feel, one or two showers into the far north falling as sleet and snow to the tops of the hills and the mountains. So that cooler, fresher scenario continues. There will be some sunny spells around but a noticeable difference with the feel of the weather so by the middle of the afternoon despite some sunshine, the winds coming from a north westerly direction. That will continue to feed in a few showers for much of scotland, highest values of around eight to 10 degrees, a similar story into northern ireland, although showers should be few and far between. We will see a little bit of fair weather cloud but not a bad day in terms of dry, sunny weather, but look at the difference with the feel of things, 11 14 highest values in the south east, so a good eight to 10 degrees down on yesterday. A little more sunshine, though, for the south west and west coasts of wales, and with those clear skies by date, through the night that means temperatures are going to fall away fairly swiftly so in more rural spots we could see a touch of light frost first thing on tuesday morning, cloud and rain gathers up in the far north and west again. A bit more of a breeze but the breeze and Wind Direction changing from a north westerly to a westerly, only very subtle changes, but that mightjust mean temperatures will be a degree or so up on tuesday, particularly in the south east with highs of 16 degrees. More Weather Fronts toppling further south but a weak affair and no significant rain in the story through this week but it means on wednesday with those Weather Fronts we could see a fair amount of cloud around, a good deal of dry weather, a similar story as we move on thursday. As for the easter weekend, that Cool Northerly Wind stays with us, a good deal of dry weather in the story, just a few showers but the nights will be pretty chilly. Hello. Im Samantha Simmonds with bbc world news. Our top stories. Egypts president declares a three month state of emergency. It comes after 45 people were killed in two bomb attacks on coptic christian churches. Thousands attend a vigil against terrorism in stockholm, as a british man, Chris Bevington, is named as one of the four people who died in fridays truck attack. This is where the truck ended up, smashed against a Department Store window. People have been coming to write messages of hope and defiance On The Boards and there have been more tributes to the victims. Marking the 100th anniversary of the battle of vimy ridge, members of the British Royal family attend a special commemoration in northern france. And the Turkish Airlines flight that landed with more passengers on board than when it took off
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