train horn blows. as the uk prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world's first passenger railway, i've decided to only use trains made here. horn honks along the way, i'll cross some stunning landscapes and meet people whose lives have been transformed by the great british railway. horn blows. i wanted to bring us down this slimyjetty here cos i wanted to show off portsmouth harbour station. as you come in, you feel like you're on land, but actually, it's an old pier, and this used to function as a freight boat pier in the mid—1800s. i'm starting my rail adventure on england's southern coastline, passing through london, the midlands, into the yorkshire dales, then crossing scotland,

up through the highlands, and hopefully making it to thurso, the most northerly railway station in the uk. sometimes find hermit crabs. there isn't a hermit crab in this one, though. tannoy: please buy a ticket before getting onto a train. i as luck would have it, i happened to be wearing the specific badge to the train we're travelling on — 166210. i actually used to get this train to see my parents when i used to live in portsmouth. so, yeah, i'm really excited. and all the better doing it on br rolling stock, too. essentially, that means trains made in the uk in the era of british rail up to the mid—�*90s, before the network was privatised. tickets, please. hiya. hello. ta. thank you. this country invented

the railway, and, once, we used to design and build locomotives that were sent across the world, slashing journey times between great cities. but as the uk's manufacturing industries declined, railway companies here found it cheaper to import trains from overseas. yeah, 70007 and 66528. 007, and then there's 08 shunter, 08785. it was really the freight trains that, um, kind of kick—started my social media. um, during covid, i went out and filmed the freight trains... ..uh, passing my parents�* town in somerset when i was there during covid. horn blows loudly ah! he laughs oh, it gave me a shock. because it was so consistent and i was quite passionate

i have 5.4 million followers in total between tiktok and instagram... ..and that's happened in the space of about three years, so it's been a pretty wackyjourney. hellfire! oh! unfortunately, we hit a snag. our next train from salisbury to london has been cancelled due to an incident on the line. back on. i was literallyjust there on the other side of the platform, and they said this train is now actually going all the way to waterloo. the line has reopened. until it wasn't. right, well, we need to run over to the reading train, then. that service has just been cancelled. so, back and forth, back and forth, but we're heading now to reading, which was the original plan. it wasn't the original original plan. welcome aboard our chariot to reading.

tannoy: the next| station is bramley. well. . .i caught two freight trains in the space of about 15 minutes at reading. and also, we've managed to maintain our "br rolling stock era only" criteria, even though we've had a massive spanner thrown in the works, so, yeah, happy days. well, ifinally made it to london, where i'll be stopping for the night. nice to meet you. yes, see you. and there really is only one obvious choice for a railway enthusiast. st pancras hotel opened in the mid—19th century when rail travel was booming.

0h—ho! oh, my word. he chuckles. oh! 3745. and to think they were going to knock this station down in the �*60s. tannoy: this train is l formed of nine coaches. will passengers intending to travel on this service please join the train now as it is ready to leave? very cool. thank you. no worries. thank you. nice to meet you. there you go. got the right badge. so we're jumping on a very special class 91, 91110... ..which is the speed record—holder for electric locomotives in the uk. and it's just on the

other end down here. so this is the beast up at the front. if we were to hear this depart, there's like a succession of noises. it's almost like it just waking up. so, it starts off with a... imitates low steady hum. ..and then immediately after it goes, it goes... imitates loud air hiss. and then that is a continual noise of... loud air hiss. ..and then there's a... imitates whooshing. ..noise. and then it, uh... train whooshes. ..like that. so, the plan today is to get to leeds via a little diversion. you'll see why. announce system beeps.

so, i've been invited to derby litchurch lane. some of the trains i'm travelling on were built here. in fact, it's the only factory left that still makes british trains from scratch. most are imported to the uk in kit form. kathryn lancaster has graciously offered to show me around. we're the only place that do everything. so, yes, we've got the history and we date back to 1876, and you can see that from the victorian buildings, but we are the only site in the uk that can do everything, right from design through to test and delivery. wow. inside these buildings, it's like a railway kind of womb, isn't it? yes. and you have these train babies being put together. you love this, don't you? yeah! yeah. how long have you worked here?

i've been here since 1988, so i've done 35 years plus. wow. um, loved every day. never had two days the same. you're getting excited cos this is going past, aren't you? he laughs. that's one of these. perfect! you've one...? yes. yeah, yeah. yeah. that's so cool, just... that was not set up. no, no. now, this is something i've not seen before. part of the train assembly line in action. oh, my word. told you. moves quicker than i thought it would. but now, is it a matter of the operator just getting precise inputs? yeah. completely. he's over there, he's got the remote, and he's listening to all four banksmen, who are now lining it up. they'll be on their knees now, getting low, low, low. tapping. i suppose what i've just witnessed would be like the equivalent of seeing a cow, for example, without any legs, um...just something...

i like it, yeah. just something you're totally not familiar with, and then putting it on its legs and then you're like, "0k. that's definitely a cow now." i work on the underframe of the carriages, and ijust love putting things together. ever seen any you've put together out on the mainline? um...no, i haven't personally. maybe that day will come. "that's mine!" absolutely. are you ready for this? that is the traverser. oh, my word. that's a serious bit of kit. and you can go in the cab. cani? yeah. oh! rich, can i bring francis up? yeah. 0k, i'mjust going to get my gopro. ok. gopro. thanks, kathryn. hello. good afternoon. thank you very much. whistle blows. so, the guys have just gave me

the one whistle to go. klaxon blares. i then start giving it a bit more speed. a bit more speed, a bit more speed, i de—clutch, and then all i'm going to do is keep putting my foot steadily on the brake... yeah. ..and when it gets to the end, just bring it to a nice and steady stop. wow. that was very dramatic. when you've been doing it for 30—odd years, it comes pretty natural. whistle blows twice. that's my two whistles to go... ..so i now start going forward. you like your diesels, then? i love my diesels. i've been trainspotting ever since i was a little kid. 0h, fantastic. well, they say, once you're bitten by the railway bug, it never goes away. no, it never goes away. it never goes away. well, i could have stayed here all week, but i have a train to catch. indistinct tannoy announcement. this is a class 158,

and it was actually made in the factory where we were yesterday. so, its day three of our railway adventure across the uk, and we'll be taking this train today to ribblehead on the settle and carlisle line, which, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful trainjourneys in the uk. francis... hiya. i know that face. nice to meet you. i've seen your video many times. larryjones is an on—train tour guide covering the settle to carlisle heritage line in north yorkshire. he is part of a volunteer group that offer free walks, trails and tours, mainly around the ribblehead area,

which is our next stop. thank you. horn blows. careful, francis, don't get excited! you're not going to run after it, are you? and this is why a lot of people stop here. a 15—minute walk from the station, and you'll be under this impressive victorian structure. the ribblehead viaduct. it's just staggering, isn't it? oh, it's just amazing. you can only really make out how big it is by comparing it to the vans next to it. exactly. 104 foot, 2a arches... ..quarter of a mile long. during the 1980s, british rail threatened to close the settle

to carlisle line, mainly because the viaduct was crumbling and the cost to repair it was high for a line with dwindling passenger numbers. a six—year—long campaign to save the railway eventually caused parliament to intervene and banned it from closure. nice one. thanks. nice to meet you. nice to meet you, too. see you. take care. it's notjust the beauty of the line and how splendid all this scenery is. that would have been completely lost, and the community, as well, would have suffered because, obviously, they depend on the line, not just to travel places, but for businesses as well. and now it's the local community that volunteer oh, for me, it's amazing that this line isjust still running today, and there's ten stations that all look the same. they're all what they call midland or derby gothic red. so, they're all kept the same. we put the planters out with flowers in, uh, keep them all looking,

you know, nostalgic, like they did in the victorian era. and as an enthusiast, seeing how all of this has been preserved... yeah. ..you know, it makes me feel a bit emotional, really. and you can actually stay here, can't you? yeah, you can, at many of the stations. these were all station master's houses at each of the stations, and now they're all staycation properties that people can ring up and stay at, so... 0h, brilliant. tannoy: the next train| to arrive at platform 2... well, it's time to finally travel over that beautiful viaduct. it's day four of our railway adventure, and we're up in scotland, specifically glasgow queen street — and behind me, there's a sound that i'm very familiar with. it's a class 43 hst. can i get a picture with you? yeah, yeah. i love meeting people who have watched my videos cos it gives me an opportunity to say thanks. yeah, the initial kind of sort

of slight anxiety around it isn't really so much any more. thanks, man. nice to meet you. nice to meet you, man. if i'm out and about in london, um... ..maybe i might get stopped about ten times...ish.

he chuckles. i love your stuff, man. thank you. i love making people happy, so to see someone, uh... ..to see someone happy in person is nice. i looked over, and i was like... some people don't believe i'm a true railway enthusiast, and i'm. .. hi! ..and i'm in itjust for, you know, the fame or the money. well... he chuckles. ..why would i choose to make videos about trains in the first place if that was my goal? sadly, these intercity high—speed trains are being pulled off the tracks within the next few years, so i plan to make the most out of today. and on board, there's a chance to catch up with a fellow train enthusiast. hi, jude, arthur. hello, francis. 0h, hello, francis. how's it going? all right. enjoying the hsts? yeah. i first met arthur last year whilst trainspotting near brighton. i think we're going to get off at, uh, kingussie. ok. um. some good shots there. jude often runs her business from the train, which, to be honest, sounds pretty perfect to me.

did your ears pop? yeah. we just passed the sign for the summit of the drumochter pass, and it's the highest point of the uk network at 1,484ft. tannoy: please mind the gap when leaving the train. - down to the door. yeah. it's all right. he giggles. here, my daughter's going to love this. i honestly, she follows you. well, nice to meet you. get my photo, greg. she'll no' believe this. is that it? brilliant. nice to meet you. i mean, it might actually look quite nice to photograph it from up... see in that field there? that's what i was thinking. arthur eats, sleeps, breathes trains. it's how he has made friends. it's how he's got, you know, a social element. arthur was diagnosed with autism when he was quite small — four — and kids at school didn't really get that, so it felt like his world was quite lonely. i mean, he didn't care, cos he wasjust interested in the trains. much like my, you know, train driver husband, he has found a passion. trying to get a good photo.

usually angle, light. yeah. the light�*s not terrible. yeah, well... it could be worse. all right, here we go. school holidays, this is where i am. i'm not in an office. i'm not sitting on my sofa. i'm standing while my son is on a bridge or at the end of the platform, and i'm just working from where i have to. and my clients are not averse, luckily, to me setting up a zoom call in a waiting room or talking to me, and i'm like, "hold on a minute, we're just going through a tunnel." i get asked a lot about why i do this, but, for me, it's his passion, andm _ ..i don't know, what mum wouldn't want to, like, allow and encourage their kid to be passionate about something? oh! train horn. that might have scared me. well, let me guess, was that when they, um, did the horn? maybe. then there's that. that one's a bit better.

yeah, that's quite good. i think yours is better framed than my one. scotland the brave plays on bagpipes. my great uncle actually campaigned to keep this line open when it was planned for closure. the particular section between inverness and kyle of lochalsh. tannoy: we are now| approaching dingwall. please mind the gap when alighting from this train.

so, during this final journey, i'vejust learned that the factory we visited in derby a few days ago is stopping production, and thousands ofjobs are now at risk. it's a real shame, cos we met people there who are so passionate and loved working there. what has been a thriving site for, you know, over 100 years is potentially coming to an end. there are some sounds on the railway that actually bring out a lot of emotion in me, especially thinking about, uh, derby now and what's happening. tearfully: don't know why

i'm getting emotional. after stopping at 87 stations from the south coast to the north, ifinally made it to my final destination, spending just £169 on tickets over the past five days. well, i would say... ..after travelling 900 miles and arriving here in thurso, i'm very, very, very proud to be a railway enthusiast... ..and i love our british railway network. oh... and what a destination to finish on. and with that, i'm

going to take off. hey, i'm zof, with the catch up! tonight, holly willoughby�*s stalker sentenced. two days until the euro

final, and a baby tiger is trying to roar. our top story... a security guard who plotted to abduct, rape and murder holly willoughby has been sentenced and must serve at least 16 years in prison. gavin plumb said his "ultimate fantasy" was to use tools he had assembled to inflict sexual acts and violence against holly. the 37—year—old was caught after he unknowingly disclosed his plans to an undercover police officer operating in an online chat room. some other stories now... it's just 2 days to go now until england face spain in the euros final. gareth southgate said england would have to be "tactically perfect" to beat them. this is the third time in the past four major competitions that southgate has brought them to the semi—final of either the euros or the world cup. let's see if they can finally bring it home! and this is the moment football fans surrounded the bellingham bus in london during celebrations

after england's euro semi—final win against the netherlands on wednesday. but there's a catch. some people thought the bus had been named after the england player, bellingham, unaware that bellingham is actually a place in south—east london. and now for 10 seconds of baby cub in west wales trying to roar. 0k, that is just adorable. sumatran tigers are one of the world's most endangered species, but this cub, zara, provides a lot of hope. it may be a while until she perfects here roar though. you're all caught up now. have a good night!

hello. if you like cool weather with lots of clouds and the weekend may be perfect for you, but be careful what you wish for. it may end up being a little too chilly with the rain and the wind off the north sea. and for many of us actually, the weekend is looking quite mixed at the moment. 0n the satellite picture we have clouds circling the uk. this cloud here is responsible for the damp weather and you can see the outbreaks of rain there across many eastern parts of the country. but earlier on in the night we will have had some clear spells out towards the west and 7am temperatures around 11 to 13 degrees with lower values earlier on in the night. so a lot of clouds to start the day wherever you are. but soon sunny spells will be developing out towards the west

and in some central areas. showers will develop too across wales, southern england, some in northern ireland. but here, along the north sea coast, layers of cloud, outbreaks of rain. there's a weather front there and it's going to feel quite chilly. look at that. 14 in aberdeen, 14 in newcastle no higher than about 15 in hull and out towards the west. perhaps temperatures not even making 20 celsius even where the sun does come out. now here's sunday, we still have that low pressure circling in the north sea here with that breeze out of the north. outbreaks of rain from time to time. but i think for many of us, actually sunday is going to be a drier, brighter day. and as a result, the temperatures will be a little bit higher. a good day, i think overall for wimbledon on sunday, and it's looking hot and sunny in germany as well for that football match. now let's have a look at the forecast then for sunday evening. if you're planning to spend it outdoors, perhaps in your garden looking mostly dry across most of the uk. here's a look at the forecast for monday now. surprise, surprise, a weather front sweeps in from the southwest. it'll bring outbreaks of rain, potentially

heavy showers at times, even some thunderstorms possible. but this time i think eastern areas should hang on to the better weather. and because there's going to be a bit of a change in the wind direction. so coming in from the south, the temperatures will be typically in the low 20s. how about the outlook? well, next week again mixed bag in the north of the country. but further south there are hints, tentative hints that things are going to be turning a little bit warmer. that's it. bye bye.

live from washington, this is bbc news special report. european and north american leaders have gathered in washington to mark the 75th anniversary of nato. at the summit, nato members declared ukraine on an "irreverisable path" to joining the alliance, and pledged new military assistance. and it was a high—stakes summit for president biden, who hosted the meeting, while some democrats called for him to leave the us presidential race.

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. world leaders gathered in washington, dc this week, for the three—day nato summit, dedicated to the alliances' 75th anniversary. the north atlantic treaty organization was founded at the end of world war ii by the us, canada and several western european nations, as a collective security alliance against the soviet union. this week's summit focused heavily on taking steps to strengthen deterrence and defence, as well as bolstering long—term support for ukraine. it kicked off with president joe biden announcing that the us, along with several nato allies, would strengthen ukraine's air defences by providing it with more patriot missiles. my colleaguejonathan beale, spoke with general charles 0 brownjr, chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff on support for ukraine. first of all, you have just had

a nato summit, and there's been a nato summit, and there's been a strong signal