he says the country will respect the us more once he takes office. on friday, a us intelligence report said president putin had helped mr trump win the election. us prosecutors have charged the main suspect in the florida airport shooting. he could receive the death penalty if convicted. he has also told investigators that the attack was planned. the fbi is also facing questions over their prior interactions with the accused. the ivory coast president says he has reached an agreement with mutineering soldiers over pay and conditions, but it is not clear if all the soldiers will accept the new settlement. the mutiny began on friday, and spread to the capital, where soldiers took over the army headquarters. the repair bill to fix the country's potholes could soon reach £14 billion. that is according to councils in england and wales, who say the government should pay for the repairs from fuel duty. the government says it is already putting £250 million into fixing the problem. but the local government association says that is not enough, as duncan kennedy reports.

councils fix two million potholes every year. that is about 12,000 for every local authority in england and wales. but it never seems to be enough. now, the councils claim the repair bill could soon reach £14 billion. hard—pressed councils, who are mending, you know, a pothole every five seconds in this country, just cannot get to the core of the problem, which is actually many of our roads are just being patched now. they need to be fully repaired. the councils say the government must do more to help, and suggest increasing fuel duty by a couple of pence a litre, a figure they say the public would support. but it is notjust the cost of repairing all these potholes that seems to be on the increase. today's report also found that the time it is taking appears to be on the rise as well, going up from ten years in 2006 to m years today.

last year, the government announced a £250 million pothole repairfund to help 100 councils fix 4 million potholes. but today's report by local councils suggests that is not enough, and that the pothole problem is actually getting worse. now on bbc news, it is time for the travel show. cuba is at a turning point. last year saw the end of decades of isolation from the usa, with tourism needing a new spirit of enterprise here. some sanctions have been lifted, like commercial flights from the us. the wheels are in motion, but everyone‘s wondering exactly where is cuba headed right now? that question is especially poignant after the recent death of fidel castro and election

of donald trump to the us presidency. if the thawing of relations does continue, the economy here may benefit but is this country in danger of losing its soul? those precious assets that make this place, well, cuba. on my first trip here for nearly 20 years, i'm on a mission to find out. it may be a small island, 90 miles off the coast of florida, but cuba has a unique story to tell. ever since fidel castro and his band of revolutionaries seized control in 1959, the country has followed its own socialist path. the usa imposed a trade embargo on cuba in the early 60s and americans here were told to return home immediately.

classic cars like this were left behind when the rich american playboys left town after the revolution. now, it looks like they're on their way back. the new us president may threaten to reimpose recently lifted sanctions... but right now, driving around havana in vintage cars is a hit among those tourists who're already here. you're restoring this 1958, lovely bel air car. can i help?

0k, come on! sit down. 0k. checking the window. 0k. turning? at this moment? 0pen. 0k. perfect. incredible, going inside these old cars! beautiful! all these wires made in the 40s and 50s! i feel like a master craftsman, even though all i was doing was this... julio was a taxi driver five years ago, with his beloved 1955 chevrolet bel air. now he's taken advantage of government reforms and is a partner in a business that restores and hires out classic vehicles to tourists.

there are now 22 cars in total under their banner. this is such a rewarding thing to do! already cleaner! painting it! tourists will be important for us, this business particularly. the business brain behind the company isjulio‘s wife. she has already been invited to washington by the vice president in recognition of her entrepreneurial acumen. she's lucky. most cubans can't travel. for us, it's very important when we finish the restoration to get money. you get money? we can't travel. we live like capitalists. we work a lot but we live better now.

only three in cuba. in a country where even a brain surgeon can earn only $30 a month, running a private enterprise like this can be relatively lucrative. it was julio's wife who quickly saw the appeal of vintage chevrolets to foreigners. beautiful! can we go for a drive? she wasn't always a fan of these vintage vehicles. now she has names for all of them, including herfavourite — lola. at the beginning i didn't like to drive but now i love to drive. it's very easy and it's not common to see a woman driving this kind of car. what's happening here?

wi—fi area in this part. they are connecting with the internet. so it's a hotspot. everyone comes to get online. wow. the internet is the revolution that passed cuba by. for most, it's unaffordable and restricted. take a stroll around town and you see more evidence of a gulf in wealth. ration shops, poor housing conditions and two parallel currencies — one for locals and one for tourists. this market trader tried to explain it. this is what? why have two different types? soon?

when the embargo lifts? i hope so. for that explanation i'm going to give you a tip! thank you very much, you're kind. take care. 0n the flipside, there is a strong sense of national pride here, of pulling through, and many local communities have thriving cultural scenes. the chaleco de hamel, complete with murals and crazy artworks, is a shrine to cuba's african roots. this is the voice of black cuba.

raw, intense, even sometimes angry. always emotional and passionate. this street is the brainchild of local artist salvador. he encountered opposition from the authorities who accused him of promoting dangerous, mythical beliefs. and then, rather rashly perhaps, the performers let mejoin in. from the raw and passionate,

to the sublime. the cuban national ballet school, founded in 1962, today with some 3,000 students, is the biggest of its kind in its world. this couple are partners on and off the stage and they feel ballet has a unique place in the cuban way of life. as rising stars, annette and danny live in a nice part of town

with their young daughter. but they say there is no sense of celebrity here... but people recognise you? they say "it's danny"? and as night falls in the city, old havana loves to celebrate its artistic side. the gran teatro de la habana, a havana landmark since 1838. but with the castro government's

belief in arts for all, it's become a theatre for the people, not just the privileged. it's a big charity gala tonight. the talk of the town. and choreographed by the living legend of cuban ballet, alicia alonso. danny and annette get themselves ready. and so to the centrepiece of tonight's show. annette and danny perform a sequence from the ballet giselle. it may look effortless, but this is the result of years of dedication, and a passion i've already noticed so many cubans share. head out of havana and there's

an awful lot more to discover about the cuban archipelago. my next destination is trinidad, the sugar town, halfway along the coast of the island, some 350km from the capital. 0ne really cool thing i've noticed about cuba, there's hardly any traffic. we've been driving down some of the main arteries in the island on the way to trinidad and i've hardly seen any cars. this is what perpetuates the notion that cuba is stuck in a time warp. a perfectly preserved,

spanish era colonial settlement. tourism is cuba's biggest industry and is currently booming, fuelled by the rush of new tourists — many from the usa. hotel rooms in the capital are heavily booked, which leaves the traveller on a limited budget with a cuban option of casas particulares. this is basically the aianb prototype, people lease out spare rooms to tourists. and for many, this is a lifeline out of poverty. but where is the man who actually runs this b&b! ? hola. how are you? very well.

welcome! hello! who is this? let me introduce you. luno. my favourite horse. turns outjulio has several strings to his bow. notjust a hotelier, but also a horse whisperer. you're going to show me how to keep the horse calm? yes. fantastic. starting to be nervous. the neck goes up? yes. and of course, the restlessness can reveal itself in other ways. yay! nice. this is really, really nice. you actually talk into the ear? no! this is the funny thing, we never whisper. we establish leadership,

then you see the body language. i have a solution for you. you and me, we lose the hair. transplants are expensive, but you can do this. you look like a heavy metal rock star. appropriate, as julio's favourite band is iron maiden. you only need a horse and a cheap hat. on a more serious note, julio and his wife, a trained accountant, are more proof of the entrepreneurial spirit that is blossoming all around the island. he's an ambitious man. ineed... ..more freedom to do business. i am not afraid because i know cubans are smart enough and won't lose the cuban identity. some americans, i work with them, they say soon you'll have mcdonald's, starbucks...

maybe similar, but in cuban style. i like good burgers and good coffee but in our style. julio took me on a trip around trinidad on horse and cart. 0n the town's cobbled streets, it's the most practical way. you'd like to try? sure! doing very well. common sense is everything. the trick is soft hands. and our man of many talents isn't finished yet.

julio runs photography courses for tourists too. interesting location. what do you like? this kind of photo is like hunting. but no rifle, a camera. not like this. julio actually likens his style to a gunslinger. thejohn wayne technique. before shooting, i do with the fingers like this. this is the feeling you should have. feel the adrenaline. movement. this is the way. vertical. very good.

julio finds his perfect shot. the tower is the symbol of trinidad. i want to reach that point. show me. 0ne shot is enough. wow, bang! he's on a roll here... no change to the picture. the picture comes to you. you love who? iron maiden. what's your favourite song? all of them, but... run to the hills. how does that go again? # run to the hiiilllsss...# just down the coast,

180km south east of havana, is cienaga de zapata. this is where you find the historically significant bay of pigs. the scene of the failed invasion by cuban opponents to castro in 1961, backed by the us government. any invasion these days is from a new rush of tourists to sample the island's nature. that potentially itself creates a new problem. because until now, cuba has been protective of its environment and wildlife. that includes protecting this fella. the critically endangered

cu ban crocodile. this breeding farm was created at the behest of castro in 1962. there are 4,000 crocs here in total, separated by age and size. wow. check this out. 0bviously they can't bite now. colours and markings, distinctive. yes, one of the characteristics. cuban. what makes them unique. wow! 0ne movement from me! when they get bigger, i'll be jumping. cross breeding with the thriving american crocodile is the biggest current threat to the cuban crocs. we are prepared.

they need the area for warmth, sun, shadow. water and land. and this is what makes the cuban crocodile so unique. they jump for food. all of this is to protect the species of the cuban crocodile. yes. stop it being overrun by american crocodiles. something symbolic here? i don't know. maybe! my time in cuba is about to end, but sunrise in the morning gives me one more special glimpse of the island's wildlife.

this is the biggest swampland in the caribbean. it's also home to 33 kinds of aquatic birds, including one of the most glamorous, the pink flamingo. they come and go as they please. now, not all residents of cuba enjoy that kind of freedom and certainly not over how their country is run. recent changes may now take another twist with the recent us administration, and the death of the original revolutionary leader of the flock, fidel castro, has been a revolutionary moment. there's no turning back now for cuba and the rest of the world will watch with keen interest to see how this proud island negotiates itsjourney into the unknown.

hello there. after a mild and fairly murky night across much of the uk, those taking to the roads on sunday morning need to be wary. there will be fog around once again, especially over hills and around some of the coasts. the odd patch possible just about anywhere, even where we have seen clear skies through the night and sunshine in the morning. eastern parts of scotland and north—east england, here a bit on the chilly side. for most, a mild enough start to sunday. another grey day, though, and especially misty and murky and damp in the morning. for many, the shade of grey will lighten up into the afternoon, the exception being parts of western scotland.

here it turns that little bit wetter. eastern scotland could see the odd splash of rain too. one or two in the north—east seeing a bit of sunshine through the day. northern ireland, the dampest spell around lunchtime. things drying out a touch through the afternoon. skies brightening up a touch. it will be very misty and murky over the hills of northern england. east of the pennines, like we saw on saturday, one or two brighter breaks and a bit of sunshine. maybe some sunshine to the north—east of wales too. but for the vast majority of england and wales, another cloudy, fairly mild day. not desperately exciting weatherwise. hopefully action on the pitch for the fa cup third round will be much more exciting than the sky cover overhead. you will have to be wary of mist and fog forming if you are journeying home later in the evening. mist and fog into monday morning across england and wales. lifting for scotland and northern ireland because a breeze is picking up. into monday, heavy bursts of rain. generally, another mild night to take us into monday itself. that weather front across scotland and northern ireland, with its windy weather, will gradually spread southwards through monday. a wet start here, turning brighter but showery,

and also colder. those brighter, showery conditions into northern england and northern wales later on. the heaviest rain doesn't really reach east anglia or the south—east until later in the day. ten degrees, but temperatures drop further north, only four or five. another spell of strong to gale—force winds and cold winds will work through. a brief cold spell monday into tuesday. it turns milder midweek with atlantic winds, lots of cloud and occasional rain. notice the blues to the end of the week. we start to push them across france into northern italy. arctic air will be with us, and with it, we will see the chance of something wintry. next week, windier overall compared to what we have seen. it does turn colder, and that chance of something wintry. the greatest chance comes from thursday. let's hop forward to thursday. in the south, likely to be some rain and maybe sleet and snow over higher ground later on. frequent wintry showers elsewhere, and a slight dusting in places. we will pinpoint the details as we get closer to the day. bye for now.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: donald trump has given more reaction about the report released on friday which accused of vladimir putin ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. 0n twitter, mr trump said having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad thing. 0nly relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. 0nly stupid people awful is would think that it is bad. he continued, we have enough problems around the world without yet another one. when i am president, russia will respect us for