bbc sports commentatorjohn hunt says he cannot put as devastation into words after his wife and two daughters were killed in an attack. kyle webster has been arrested on suspicion of murder. now on bbc news, it is time for the travel show. train horn blows. my name is francis bourgeois and i've taken on the challenge to travel from the southern coast of england... i have 5.4 million followers in total. it's been a pretty wackyjourney. 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. my name is francis bourgeois and i've taken on the challenge to travel from the southern coast of england... did your ears pop? ..to the northern coast of scotland. we're just past the highest point of the uk network. 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 slimy jetty 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. _ 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. horn blows he giggles. 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 itjust 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.

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. ok, i'm just 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 sound the klaxon.

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, it's 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, 24 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. and now it's the local community that volunteer to maintain the stations along the line, as well as to encourage tourists to come. how does it feel to be able to help to preserve this part of british rail history? oh, for me, it's amazing that this line is just 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. tannoy: this train is i formed of eight coaches. 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. 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... 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 was just 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 work with a lot of neurodivergent women, and... i get asked a lot about why i do this, but, for me, it's his passion, and... ..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.

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 finaljourney, i've just 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. train horn blows. 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, i finally 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.

hello there. if you do see some sunshine this afternoon you can count yourself quite lucky because, for most of the uk, we've got extensive cloud in the skies and that's going nowhere very far, very fast. closest to an area of low pressure out in the north sea, the cloud thick enough for occasional patches of rain across parts of eastern england and eastern scotland.

the best of the breaks in the cloud has been further west, for example in parts of cornwall. not looking bad at all in bude earlier today, with plenty of sunshine. through this afternoon across southern coastal counties from devon towards sussex, there will be some showers and one or two thunderstorms are possible here. temperatures up to 20 or so towards parts of cornwall, but otherwise it's a cool day, particularly so around some of these eastern areas of england, eastern scotland. 14 in aberdeen. the average at this time of the year is 18, so you can feel yourself short—changed once again in terms of the weather. during this evening and overnight, that area of low pressure remains very slow moving in the north sea. it will be bringing further pulses of rain to eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, maybe a few patches getting across the pennines at times, as well. temperatures, for the most part staying into double figures on account of all the cloud that will continue to be in the skies. sunday's forecast, then. the same area of low pressure continues to bring wet weather to parts of eastern england. the rain probably turning a bit

patchier into aberdeenshire. we'll probably see some breaks in the cloud through the central belt of scotland, so a brighter day here, probably, with some sunshine. sunshine develops across parts of southern england, southern wales and probably some breaks in the cloud for northern ireland too. where we see thejuly sunshine, that will lift temperatures into the high teens to low 20s. it will feel quite pleasant. 0n into monday's forecast and the next area of low pressure moves into the south—west. this will be bringing some heavier rain, maybe with a bit of thunder mixed in and perhaps some surface water flooding to watch out for. 0therwise, actually, with a bit more sunshine breaking through the cloud across much of the uk, those temperatures will be lifting a little bit higher, so 21 degrees or so for glasgow, 22 for norwich and london. that should feel quite pleasant. but i'm not convinced this is the start of any prolonged drier spell of weather. it does look like it will be quite unsettled into the week. probably a drier end to the week with some sunshine, but i don't think that's going to last into the following week. bye for now.

live from london, this is bbc news. the hamas health ministry says at least 71 palestinians were killed in an israeli air strike in southern gaza. mi israeli army says it was targeting mohammed deif. a man is arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with human remains found in two suitcases on a bristol bridge. the judge throws out alec baldwin's manslaughter charge over the rust film set shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. and football fever mounts with fans

already arriving in berlin for sunday's euros final between england and spain. we begin with a developing story in gaza, where the hamas—run health ministry says the number of people killed in an israeli air strike near the southern city of khan younis has risen to at least 71, with nearly 300 injured. the attack happened in the masawi area of the city. these pictures show the moment of the blast. an israeli official said the strike targeted the head of hamas's military wing, mohammed deif, in an area where, he said, there were "only hamas terrorists and no civilians." the israeli military had designated this area a safe zone, urging palestinians to seek shelter there.

an eyewitness described the scene to the bbc, saying it was like an earthquake.