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and wednesday have been suspended after three of the four unions representing ambulance workers agreed to talks with the government. you're watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that's become the go—to for caribbean british

culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasn't always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. so, i'm here in windrush square, which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost 1,000 people from the west indies to britain. now, the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 19118 to 1971. and this year is a pretty important one for britain, as it marks the 75th anniversary of the boat's first arrival. some of the new arrivals were temporarily housed in clapham, but many found accommodation in nearby brixton after travelling to the labour exchange to find work. brixton was like little jamaica. so, almost like a home away from home. yeah. yeah, yeah. you could get everything you need, as a black person, in brixton — everything from food to skincare, music. it didn't matter what.

if you wanted it and it was black, come to brixton. yeah, yeah. so, that sense of community was really important, as well, especially for people who were new to the country. definitely. since 2017, windrush day has been celebrated injune to mark the legacy and sacrifices made by that generation. and this year, the 75th anniversary is set to be a big one. special stamps and coins will be released alongside lots of events across the country, including an exhibition at london's v&a, a gala dinner in birmingham, and a carnival in bristol. but if you can't wait that long, then brixton is one of the best places to get a taste of the caribbean culture that's woven itself into the fabric of britain. so, you must be maureen. yes, i'm maureen. hello. bring it in. hello. how are you? i'm not too bad, you know? i'm good.

so, you're going to teach me how to cook today. yes. i'm going to teach you how to cookjerk pork. ah, that's the word i wanted to hear — jerk pork. yeah, some scallions. maureen shops here every day to supply her barbecue around the corner. we have community spirit going on around here. it's like... it's good to support them. and they support me. yeah, yeah. hi. how are you? how you doing? all right. you all right? maureen! hi! i'm with a local celebrity here! i know! they laugh some lovely, juicy belly pork. sure. yeah, make it ten. to find maureen's, you've simply got to follow your nose. good morning, barry. inside, it's a pretty low—key operation. maureen has a team of people helping her deliverfood to the local community. we've got the jerk jar and we've got the pans. we've got the fire. it just screams caribbean, and i love it. could do with some sun, though. so, what is it you love about running this business? i just love it. it's, like, been a part of me for all the years

and years and years. it's just grown. it's my baby. and then i get to interact with so many people. yeah, i bet. people from everywhere, and they want a bit of chatting, as well. and i've got some elderly people that i take care of and i love them, you understand? because it's like they're part of the business, as well. coal. what makes this so good when it comes to caribbean cooking? because it gives it the smoky flavour. mm! people love it. i'm talking, like, lick—the—plate—clean love it. because it's the spices. if you get your pimento berry and your garlic, your onion, and your paprika, your ginger, they bring that... they just explode. 0oh! yeah. just explode with the flavour. hi, maureen. it doesn't take long for more regulars to arrive. chef and writer melissa recently released a jamaican cookbook charting the country's history through food, and she even has this photo of her great—grandad arriving in the uk.

so, my dad, his grandparents came over in, like, part of the windrush generation. for me, the 75th anniversary is a cause for celebration because i think migration makes a place, like, beautiful. and britain's food culture, what, like, 30 years ago was laughable internationally, right? and why is it now respected? why is, like, london and the uk deemed to be one of the best food places? it's because of migration, right? people brought different food from around the world. cosmopolitan, kind of multicultural element of it — i think that's what really makes the uk quite special. yeah. london in particular. yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah. but it's like... it is a proper melting pot, right? all those things have gone into the pot, all that seasoning. yeah. a little kick! laughter the influence of caribbean culture is palpable through fashion, food and, of course, music, notwithstanding the annual notting hill carnival. and this reggae brunch is a self—described slice of carnival...

..but all year round. a lot of, like, the music in itself, we're bringing the culture from home, we're bringing the food, we're bringing the lifestyle. and it's just great that you can bring so much different, diverse people into one placejust to embrace the jamaican caribbean culture. so, whereveryourjam is, in london, there are no shortage of ways to dive in and get a taste of island life. now, next up, we're in new york to mark the 170th anniversary of one of the world's most famous piano makers. new york is known for its rich musical culture, from its legendary jazz and piano bars to all the live performances.

and there is one instrument that's synonymous with new york city, and that's... well, what instrument's that? the steinway piano. do you agree? i do, i do, i do. 0k. fantastic! cheering and applause ok, so he'd know. that's jay leonhart, a famed musician who has played with many of the greats across his remarkable career. my first real professional gig was forjudy garland, believe it or not... no way! ..1963... stop it! ..or '64. but that's not all. tony bennett, frank sinatra, mel torme, peggy lee. oh, my gosh! sting. what do you think makes a steinway piano so iconic? well, we all think that it's because it's handmade. we play all the other pianos and they have a... they play nicely, but nothing sounds like a steinway. cheering and applause

this year marks steinway�*s 170th anniversary. today, it's regarded as one of the big four piano makers, and i've come to take a peek inside its massive factory here in queens, in new york. this factory has been in operation for over 150 years, and the processes that they created all those years ago were so perfect and so ahead of their time, that they still use many of the same techniques today. what's going on here? what are you up to here? i'm key weighing. key weighing. key weighing — balancing the keys. well, without the weights, you cannot play. _ the keys are too heavy, - which will give you carpal tunnel. now, you have 88 keys. every key is like me and you — every one is different, - none of them are the same. so, this tells me how much weight that it wants. - i have to find the right position, you see? - then i have to check for return. then i mark.

a piano can be... he plays a strong chord ..big and bold, and it can be the daintiest little instrument, to boot. he plays a dainty tune and my goal is to just make this piano as even and pleasing—sounding. he plays smoothly ever since i came here, i thought this was the job that i was meant to do, because i love the piano so much and i love music. who could ask for anything more? before the pandemic, there was up to a year—long waiting list to visit the factory. tours have stopped for now, but there are plans to bring it back, so stay tuned. so, i'm a fifth—generation steinway. my great—grandfather ran the company and my great—great—grandfather- founded the company. it was a classic immigration story. there were more opportunities here. he wasn't a rich man. he wasn't a poor man. he was a tradesman, _ and his trade was piano—making. if ever there was a case study

for the great american dream, miles's family could be it. in fact, my double great—grandfather never learned english. _ he didn't have to. he lived in a _ german—speaking milieu. he also was illiterate, - never learned to read or write. didn't have to because he knew how to use a hammer and a chisel. - as the city grew, the steinways grew along with it and the company- grew along with it. sitting here now, it's become more than just music. i feel like i'm listening to a slice of history of people arriving with a dream to make something really special. cheering and applause check out the longer version of the show on bbc iplayer and you can check it out on socials to where you can find all kinds of brilliant

travel content from around the bbc. that's it for now, see you next time. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... why has a technological upgrade left some viewers without access to regional news programmes? and do we need to be shown what a packet of sausages looks like? first, politicaljournalists have been busy this week, following up a string of revelations in the daily telegraph.

here's bbc political editor, chris mason on wednesday's news at ten. matt hancock's phone is revealing an insight into the private conversations in government as covid swept the country. and the then health secretary was centre stage. turning to what's happening here in the uk after the pandemic, mr hancock worked with this journalist isabel 0akeshott to write a book about it and gave her his text messages. she has now given them to the daily telegraph. that was despite ms 0akeshott having signed an agreement not to reveal the messages because she said they are in the public interest. a spokesperson for mr hancock said the leaks offer partial accounts obviously spun with an agenda action. because bbcjournalists hadn't seen the messages themselves, they were initially somewhat limited in what they could report, which prompted sanghera to write...

but later, there was criticism of too much coverage from elizabeth smith, who begged... and, mack wood agreed... if the prominence of matt hancock in this week's news was a reminder of political times past, so too was the speech at a global power conference by his former boss, borisjohnson, part of which was shown live on the news channel on thursday. of the 0ompa—loompas about augustus gloop, which you all remember. # augustus gloop.

# the great big greedy nincompoop. that made me weep with laughter as a child. and frankly, i'd be very surprised if anybody at cis in vauxhall behaved towards their secretaries as bond behaved towards moneypenny. but that doesn't mean we should be banned from reading fleming's novels. not everyone welcomed the reappearance of the former prime minister, with janet edwards asking... we mentioned a couple of weeks ago complaints about hugh edwards and reeta chakrabarti travelling from london to edinburgh to present news bulletins on the day of nicola sturgeon�*s resignation, and that this practice of flying news anchors out on location was a regular source of irritation. so regular, in fact, that it happened again last week. jeremy, you're live in kyiv as we approach the one year anniversary on friday.

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