1 world iworld news. iwerld news. the headlines: the us president donald trump has received a royal, red carpet welcome in saudi arabia. donald trump is now expected to make a key speech on islam, sunday. on his first foreign trip as us president, mr trump was awarded the top civilian honour in the kingdom before signing a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars — including arms sales. hassan rouhani has been re—elected as the president of iran. the moderate easily beat his more conservative challenger. he said iranians had chosen a path of greater engagement with the world. and pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family and media from all over the world. now on bbc news it's time for the

travel show. coming up this week on the travel show. we head to israel to meet a theatre group with a difference. the concept of every wardrobe is to take the disability and create an ability from it. and this is the life experience of the people who work here. we are on the night patrol at london zoo. this month's global guide features a stunning light show in sydney. and i leave the airport for a couple of hours to take a high—speed stop—over tour of rome. that is a lot of stuff to see in a short time. yeah! can we do it? yeah! let's go! we kick off this week with a truly unique theatrical phenomenon.

one where the actors overcome some of the hardest hurdles you could imagine, and yet produce incredible performances. based in israel, nalagaat, which means "please touch" in israel, is the only deaf—blind ensemble in the world. and we are going one hour out ofjerusalem to meet the groundbreaking group. jefa is one of the oldest sea ports in the world. it is so old, they say thatjonah embarked from here before being eaten by the whale. the majority of locals are arab, but these days, especially on the waterfront, it is becoming

a gentrified haven for tourists and neighbours from tel aviv. but this area also has a cutting—edge culture. nowhere pushes theatrical boundaries more than the world—famous nalagaat theatre group, based at this building for a decade now. you get an immediate grasp that this is an unusual venue if you venture into the black—out restaurant staffed by blind waiting staff, or if you head to be coffee bar in the foyer, or even if you go to the kid classes that are all in sign language. the concept of every type of

workshop we have in here is to take disability and make it at ability. —— an ability. we want to take the disability and make it an ability. we want to teach and spread this information. but this is why nalagaat is truly renowned. powerful, moving performances that, via screen subtitles, show the voices of the actors. most of them share the same genetic disorder. ushers syndrome means you are deaf from birth and gradually lose your sight before adulthood. they are meticulously organised, with each actor needing their own specific cues. drumbeats often provide punctuation as the actors can feel the vibrations on the stage. most people in israel who are deaf or blind have little job opportunities. so it was not only to teach them to

be actors. it is to teach them to work, and teach them what it means to be part of a group, to be part of a schedule. so, i am now on my way to interview essentially the star of this theatre company. she was in its most famous production. and now she is in a one—woman show, say orange. she has been with the company for more than 16 years. she herself is one of eight siblings, four of whom have her syndrome. i was really confused to be an actor. and then when i got to know that the actors in the group stayed together, i was overjoyed. overcoming audience preconceptions is one of the biggest challenges. they're not understanding how we can

communicate by touch. the second thing, how i am sorting things in my life, how i am dealing with my life. the production, nalagaat, has become the most successful, touring the world the huge acclaim. the show is about the dreams of each of the actors, the right to be equal. she has three sons through her first marriage and is now a grandmother. she is proud of how she sensed when her children were hungry or crying, and how they learned tactile language to communicate with her. 0k.

i choose to be strong. i want to think i can do this, and to do that. part of what helped me to be like this is nalagaat theatre. i love you. we love you. overcoming disability issues is not the only objective of nalagaat. in a predominantly arab area, there is a need to break down ethnic barriers as well. this woman first came to work in the blackout restaurant eight years ago and now she acts as well. she says the workplace is mixed, but... iam here i am here a lot of years, and i iam here a lot of years, and i have never seen a iam here a lot of years, and i have never seen a lot of arab people here. i want them to come

more and to experience the nalagaat centre, and i want them to be involved. we could obviously never totally inhabit the mind of someone who is deaf—blind. but theatre like this, stretched to its limits, provides us with an insight into the thoughts and feelings of a group of people who, in previous times, would have been unable to communicate with the wider world. but it is more than that. it is quite simply very good drama in its own right. applause. next up, the first in an occasional series, meeting the people who keep london ticking over long after most people have gone to their beds. and this week, as the sun goes down in the uk capital, we're on patrol at one of its most famous landmarks, london zoo.

lion roars. i love the sound that the male lion madejust then. he only makes it at night, and it kind of signals the beginning of my night shift. he will make it to assert his masculinity and let everyone in the vicinity know that he is the male — i mean, he does not know that there are no other males in london zoo, but i do, and it starts the night off beautifully. my name is lucy hawley, and i work at london zoo.

during the day, i work in the aquarium. during the night, i am lucky enough to be one of the few keepers that actually lives on—site. so, with that comes certain duties. obviously, making all of the animals comfortable and ready for bed. i really love being around the zoo when all of the visitors are gone. it is so quiet. it is like you have your own personal zoo. you walk around in some of them are more active than they would have been when there were many crowds around them. one of the things i love most about myjob is i never know what is going to happen. all of a sudden i might get an alarm going off, or a phone call saying i need you to check on thism one of the animals is sick. —— this, one of. i love that. it kind of keeps things exciting and helps to keep me awake. you are so pretty. who's the pretty one?

one of the things that a lot of us are actually quite nervous about in the evening is the aquarium phone going off. aquarium systems are actually quite complicated, so if anything stops working for whatever reason, or if the temperature goes too high or too low, it sounds an alarm. this phone, many of us are worried when it goes off. we are like, what does it mean? what does it mean? we sometimes get animals that need hand—rearing. so there would have been some kind of issue, a first—time mother who has never been used to going through the process before, for example. and that is the time where we will step in and we will help out. yes, come on. we were so there.

there we go. eventually. she works it out. what motivates me most throughout the night when we are doing these duties is that i am really contributing to something that is greater than myself. i feel like i am actually doing some good in the world. oh, look at that. see? that's why i need the towel. it's like me after eating spaghetti bolognaise. itjust gets everywhere. and anything we learn about these animals, or whether we are watching them during the day or during the night, because they react differently, everything gets fed through to our scientists who work in the field to find and protect these animals. night—night. see you in the morning. still to come on the travel show,

michelle is here with her guide to what's worth seeing around the world with this month's global guide. and i try to beat the clock as i take a whistlestop tour of rome. i've decided to make it a bit more interesting and set myself a challenge to see rome in under six hours. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're headed. hello. i'm michelle, your global guide, with top tips on the world's best events in the coming month. first to australia. vivid sydney is a three—week

extravaganza kickstarting may 26, with free exhibitions of light and sculptures, outdoor installations and concepts. store up some sleep credit before the 72 hours of daylight which backdrops iceland's midnight sun music festival, called secret solstice. it's in the capital, reykjavik, but there are also events outside town such as into the glacier, with ministry of sound the host, inside europe's second—largest glacier. there's also the midnight sun boat party in the harbour and a concert inside a lava tunnel. be part of the action in sweden on may 28. the otillo swimrun is a combination of, you guessed it, swims and runs. 65 kilometres of running and 10 kilometres of open water swimming around the islands of the harbour in the stunning stockholm archipelago. there's a different kind of speed

at the indianapolis 500 mile race, or the indy 500, in the us. hundreds of thousands of spectators converge at the track to watch the drivers do 200 laps, a distance of 500 miles. the netherlands oerol theatre festival begins onjune 9 on the island of terschelling in the north of the country. ten days of theatre, circus and dance among the island's natural landscapes. from june 23 to august 27, verona will be hosting the international opera festival. staying in italy, there is also the sounds of the dolomites, up in the trentino region

from july 7 to august 31. this is a fabulous combination of a trek along the mountain trails of this region, and at the summit, a concert. musicians carry their instruments on their shoulders before sitting down on the grass to play. dive in to the new museo atlantico in lanzarote, spain, europe's first underwater museum. located off the south coast of the island and 11! metres below the surface, there are hundreds of artworks. all materials are environment friendly. and on the spanish mainland from june 2—4, a 12th century monastery will be taken over by the uva festival of music and art. it's a celebration of eclectic music and visual arts up on the cliffs. back in the united states, the north american sand soccer tournament takes over the weekend ofjune 9—11 on virginia beach. more than 10,000 players

will be on the oceanfront. at the end of the day everyone jumps into the surf to cool. and the edc las vegas, or electric daisy carnival, takes place the following weekend, june 16—18. one of the biggest electronic dance music festivals in the world. hundreds of thousands attend, migrating between the cosmic meadow and neon garden. that's my guide this month. let me know what's happening in the place you live or love. we're on email and across social media. until next time, happy travelling. any frequent flyer can tell you there are few things more soul—destroying them spending hours sitting in an airport terminal, waiting for a connecting flight. well, thankfully, things are looking

up as so—called "stopover tours" are flourishing, as i discovered in italy. so, you find yourself stuck here at leonardo da vinci?fiumicino airport. this is one of the largest in italy and it is the essential hub for its national airline. unfortunately, rome is ranked as one of the most delayed airports in the world. so you're probably going to find yourself with a bit of time in your hands. i've decided to make it a bit more interesting and set myself a challenge to see rome in under six hours. there are a number of stopover tours available here, and it's big business. italy's largest airport is busy, and around a0 million passengers a year pass through it, usually on their way to somewhere else. hello! how are you? nice to meet you. bongiorno. where are we going first?

i've chosen a bespoke tour and specifically requested five sites to visit during my whistlestop tour. i want to see the colosseum, the circus maximus, the palatine hill, the mouth of truth, and of course the trevi fountain. that's a lot of stuff to see in a short time, yeah. can we do it? yeah. let's go. the tourists are mainly on foot, and then on the bus. there is a technique. there is a lot of ground to cover and quite a bit to take in. that is impressive. plus, you're really relying on the buses and trams turning up on time. it is actually quite a pacey tour, non—stop. there are spectators all around,

and the chariot races in the middle. my first proper stop here is to go and see the circus maximus. older than the colosseum, and with a capacity of hundreds of thousands of people, it was at the heart of rome's lavish and brutal public entertainment — the gladiators, to you and me. the chariot must complete seven turns, seven laps, around the central spine. this was the place for the spectators, the excavation over there. the spectators sat all around. and resting just above the site is the palatine hill, which is one of the most ancient parts of the city. next stop is a little hidden gem.

it is the mouth of truth. and while no—one is exactly sure where nor why the marble mask was created, there are a number of theories. one of them is that it was originally used as some kind of ancient lie detector for couples whose relationships were headed for the rocks. if you're a liar, and you put your hand inside the mouth, your hand will be cut. stopover tours can cost anything from 80—200 euros, and it's a great way to see a city if you're pushed for time. it definitely beats being stuck at an airport terminal. just remember to keep an eye on your watch. there are so many people here!

every time i see the trevi fountain it always takes my breath away because it's so beautiful. and i'd say this is definitely one of the most must—see monuments in rome. one of the downsides of a tour like this is that there is no real time to stop and really enjoy the sights, because of the tight schedule. but they give you a great taste of what's on offer. who knows? maybe one day i'll be back to explore rome at a more leisurely pace. but before i head off to the airport for my flight home, there's just time to tell you about next week's programme. well, i'm not travelling that way, i'm going this way.

henry heads deep underneath london, exploring the abandoned railway network that has just opened up to londoners, even though most people who live there don't even know it exists. it was very busy, there were lots of people here, lots of differentjobs going on. it was a noisy environment with the trains coming in and out. make sure you join us for that, if you can. don't forget, you can follow all our travels on social media, with all the details on the bottom of your screens right now. from me and the rest of the travel show team here in rome, it's goodbye. hello, there.

the minority escaped the showers during the day on saturday, but today the majority will stay dry. but just looking back, look at this picture that was sent in of the hail storm, down district, mid—afternoon on saturday. in contrast, many did enjoy a decent sunset — this was sent in from suffolk — because the showers faded fast through saturday evening. and although there's cloud waiting in the wings across the atlantic, it willjust brush up the western side of the uk through the day ahead. actually the main influence will be high pressure so a much drier and a much brighter day. a chilly start, mind you. 3—4 degrees, probably, in the countryside, even in southern areas. so a risk of some grass frost first thing this morning, a little bit of fog but that should clear quite quickly. and then it does look like a much drier and a much brighter day. we will really notice the difference, i think. the winds won't be as lively as they were through the day on saturday and the may sunshine is strong this time of year. so high uv levels. so that in itself will allow those

temperatures to leap up after the chilly start. not much cloud around initially, apart from the patchy fog and low cloud, but we will see some cloudy weather, even a little bit of patchy rain for a few hours across northern ireland and later it will migrate into the west of scotland. we've still got the showery airstream up across the north—east of mainland scotland and noth—east scotland. still the odd sharp shower around but nothing like the intensity we had on saturday, generally, and very few of those around. it brightens up in northern ireland, just the odd shower here, the odd shower perhaps for northern england and western scotland, but on the whole, with more sunshine and fewer showers, and lighter winds, it's going to feel much warmer. and temperaturs will respond as well —15—2i, significantly higher than saturday for some. of course, it means it will turn quite chilly again through sunday night into monday morning. again, there could be a little bit of grass frost around and some fog. the main difference as e start the new week is this weather system, albeit relatively weak, it will introduce more cloud into scotland again and it clears later for northern ireland and for ebgland and wales, here we'll see the temperatures

rising further on those that we'll see today. so perhaps as high as the mid—20s. and that upwards trend continues further north as well. in fact, it looks like it should be a warm and a dry start at roland garros for the french open starting on monday, of course. and that warmth notjust across paris but also spreading northwards, with this area of high pressure. and that's with us then for much of the week. not just southern areas, the north will enjoy some warmer weather as well as temperatures start to get into the high teens for scotland and for northern ireland. so a lot of dry weather on offer through the coming week and probably some very strong may sunshine, too. so it should feel much warmer. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. our top stories: in step in saudi arabia. donald trump and king salman sign multi—billion dollar trade deals in what's described as a turning point in us—arab relations. iran's president, hassan rouhani, says his re—election shows people want reform and greater engagement with the world. president trump says the first day

of his visit to saudi arabia was tremendous after billions of dollars of trade deals were signed. the most significant was for arms to boost the saudi military, which the white house has called the largest single arms deal