across the caribbean, with some islands bracing themselves for another powerful storm, hurricane jose. irma is now heading towards florida where the state's governor has warned that all 20 million inhabitants should be prepared to evacuate. mexico's president has declared a day of national mourning after more than 60 people died in an earthquake. he was touring some the worst hit areas. the tremor struck off the pacific coast of mexico late on thursday and was felt hundreds of miles away in mexico city. the united nations is warning of an "unprecedented" refugee crisis in myanmar. it now says more than a quarter of a million rohingya muslims have fled the country over the last fortnight. a un spokesperson said he feared as many as a thousand rohingya may have been killed by burmese forces. a woman in newcastle has been sentenced to six years in prison for trafficking underage girls with a gang of mainly asian men, who gave them drugs and used them for sex.

carol ann gallon was the only woman among 18 people convicted as part of operation sanctuary, as fiona trott reports. the trafficker and the abuser. carolann gallon targeted children as young as 13. abdulhamid minoyee raped a woman with learning difficulties. both part of a grooming network jailed for over 160 years. the police say the perpetrators were mainly men from indian, bangladeshi and pakistani backgrounds. you can't escape the fact that they are from particular communities. and i think that however difficult it is, that avoidance of political correctness has to expand into the debates that we need to have. it may well be that there isn't something at the end of that debate, that there isn't an underlying reason, that it's something that has just happened. operation sanctuary started in 2013 when the victims of gallon and minoyee came forward. the next stage was this, raids across the city. in houses like this one, vulnerable

girls and women were abused. they were given drink and drugs. some could not defend themselves. detectives wanted more information. they paid a convicted child rapist to act as an informant, a move that has been publicly criticised. the police say the information helped put perpetrators behind bars. the predators who cruised these streets have now been jailed but their crimes have had a lasting effect. this woman has even considered moving away. she doesn't want to show her face. our neighbours are really good. because of that, we decided to stay here, but it is very scary, to be honest. for the men in this community, some feel they have been branded. a lot of people have the opinion about, "yeah, they are all muslim". so then everyone is going to judge every single muslim, like, "yeah, they are all the same". do you think it still goes on? yes. that's why conversations are continuing about how to keep young women safe.

some of the women i've spoken to have said, "what do we do, do we keep our daughters locked indoors, stop them having a social life"? and there are some really good projects out in the west end of newcastle for young people. the community is bigger than this minority who committed these terrible crimes. their victims now know the trauma of giving evidence wasn't in vain. the final defendant is due to be sentenced for drugs offences next week. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in sweden, finding out how its capital, stockholm, plans to become the most futuristic city in the world. so, it shows the tickets, our names, and it all came from that. and i'll also be trying to get snug under the duvet in subzero temperatures.

you have a good night's sleep. thanks, stefan, i'll bejust chilling here. and carmen's in japan, facing her food fears, as she takes on her latest taste challenge. it's quite overpowering. this might take a bit of getting used to. sweden's capital city stockholm is built around lake malaren and the baltic sea on 1a islands. its pastel—coloured buildings and historical old town date back seven centuries to a time when stockholm was scandinavia's main trading post. and, today, with a population of1 million, it's one of europe's smallest but fastest—growing capital cities and its eyes are set firmly on the future. this place has been called the start—up capital of europe and there are plans to make

it the smartest, most hi—tech city in the world. but what does that actually mean? a smart city is a city that utilises sustainability, real digitalisation to find new technology to make it easier for with digitalisation to find new technology to make it easier for citizens, visitors and businesses to become eco—friendly. there are some initiatives already visible on the street like this solar—powered bin. when it's full, it signals so we can come and pick up the trash. so, that means you don't need to come on a regular basis all the time — you have a signal and then you pick it up. so it saves us a lot of transportations. with the growing number of us living in cities, space is at a premium.

i want to understand how it will affect the way we use the buildings that already exist. this building is going to be the restaurant and food centre for the future. a city like stockholm is always on the edge, and tries to be on the vanguard of things happening, right? amazing. can we have a look inside? absolutely. it's open. welcome. thank you. this looks like a garage to me. well, yes, it is. these guys have ambitious plans to change the way this building works. under every building in every major city in the world, what do you find? you find garages. with all the self—driving cars out there, will you need garages in the future? possibly not as many

are least, right? and what can we use them for? we are growing stuff because we have all this funky, artificial light, and we don't need the sun anymore to grow herbs and plants. that sounds incredible. it is just a few years from now. this little kale is called asian kale. here we have our basil. up on the shop floor, the guys introduced me to local traders making a salad from ingredients grown inside a nearby basement without any sunlight. here we go. this is incredible. so, this is a mixture of all sorts of plants. but what's special about it is it's organic. it's been grown in house under led lights, and it's verticalfood. and it's really tasty. it's tasty. i've got one more stop on my mission

to understand what stockholm will look like in the future, especially for travellers. for that, i need tojump on a train. 0k. let me see this microchip then. well, here it is. wow! i can touch it, yes? look at that! stefan ray works for sweden's largest train operating company, the first in the world to begin using microchips that sit underneath the skin as train tickets. this microchip implant sits right here. that's it. it's under your skin. it's under my skin. here comes a ticket officer. this is our chance to see if that works. each passenger with a microchip must be registered with a membership number.

the microchip holds this number and when the inspector scans the chip, the ticket comes up in her validation app. it's there, so it shows the tickets, our names, and it all came from that. so, what about privacy? the solution we found was that if we just put the membership number, that won't be telling anyone anything about you outside our company. there is no transmitter here, so we can't track with like gps or something. so far around 3000 people in sweden have a microchip. in theory, you could use the microchip implant to replace a lot of stuff. i mean, credit cards... the keys to your house, the keys to your car. i've got real mixed feelings about that microchip technology.

the geeky side of me likes the idea of going from wearable tech to injectable tech and it seems really practical as well so you can get rid of your keys and you don't have to carry tickets around with you but there's also a side of me, maybe a little bit of paranoia, that's worried about the privacy and giving out so much information, also carrying it inside you. from a visitor's point of view, stockholm certainly feels futuristic. whether it's a bin that works with solar power, food grown in a garage, or train tickets inside your skin, people here seem to embrace these new technologies and the change that comes with them. maybe that's the secret to stockholm's smartness. still to come on the travel show...

i head north here in sweden to find out how an ice hotel is using the midnight sun to create eternal winter, even in the summertime. iain‘t hiding... i ain't going to lie about it. it's cold. and japan's most challenging meals. carmen's back on the road, putting her palate through its paces as she takes on more of the country's more traditional dishes. stay with us for that. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you are heading. japan's food can bejust jaw—dropping, and most people new to the country make a beeline for the yakatori joints or sushiers that you'll find everywhere. i've lived here in tokyo for over three years now and i love japanese food. but there's still some i find quite intimidating. so, with a little help

from my translator, yoko... carmen. ..i'm taking my taste buds on a trip through this country to try and understand what i'm missing out on. this leg brings me back to my adopted home town, tokyo. and to a food that inspires genuine affection here. so this is natto. natto is soya beans that have been left to ferment into a kind of stringy goo. the secret is a colony of bacteria called bacillus subtilis. it's a well—liked, popular breakfast with, they say, significant health benefits. why does it have to be so gooey and slimy?

for tourists, let's just say it's an acquired taste. tastes a bit like medicine. it's a really, really pungent flavour in your mouth. it's quite overpowering. this might take a bit of getting used to. if i'm ever going to learn to appreciate natto, it's going to take resolve and research. arigato. and you have to cover all your hair. all my hair! oh, dear. so, yoko takes me to a little place she knows in nearby ibaraki. 0k. oh, you can smell the soya beans already. it's really, really strong.

and you can smell straw. what is in here? it's natto bacteria. natto bacteria. cultured especially for natto. 0k. 0k, just spray like this. that's enough. that's it. so, they put in like a straw container and they put it in a fermentation room for like 18 hours and then you will see slimy thing. 0k. have you ever considered making natto a bit less slimy for encouraging people like myself? —— gaijin people. it's possible. so, tell me about the health benefits of natto. studies have indeed shown natto is probiotic and may also

help thin the blood, reducing the severity of strokes and heart attacks. it's pretty hot in there. i must admit i've never been to a natto factory before. and i guess i got used to the smell by the end of it. what really got me were the health benefits, so... i'll do it for my health. back in tokyo, south—west of the centre, there's one place that's got to be high up on the list of many natto fans. this is a cafe and shop that specialises in one type of food. ah! this is... mr slimy. mr slimy, you'rejoking!

that's brilliant. i need help. i need you to help me like natto. seaweed. this one has seaweed in it. 0k. so, it's a cutting motion, not the rigorous stirring. it's better. i'll give you that. better. is there another way i can enjoy natto without the sliminess? natto doughnut. 0k, not at all gooey. it's delicious. 0ishii!

i love natto now. finally this week, i continue my journey through sweden, travelling over 1000 miles north of the capital, stockholm, to the town ofjukkasjarvi, in the arctic circle. this is what swedish lapland looks like in the wintertime and it's the perfect backdrop to see reindeer, or the northern lights. but what really put this town on the map back in 1989 was when it built the world's first wintertime ice hotel. it's a concept that has been copied in other parts of the world but now they're trying something different. now, over there, that's

where they've been building the ice hotel, every winter for the last 27 years. but this year, for the first time, they've come up with a really clever way of building a hotel out of ice that will stay frozen all year round, even in the summer. temperatures can reach as high as 20 degrees here in the summer. so, designers have developed pioneering techniques to create a hotel that will remain intact. it's not what i was expecting. i was expecting an igloo or something like that. for more than 25 years we've been building igloos here. it's been a winter project, a seasonal project. but this is our permanent. it is new. it's the first season that we are running the icehotel 365, a permanent ice hotel. why have ice hotel all year round? because people want to do it.

seriously? simple answer. can we go and have a look inside? of course. let's go, ade. when you're this far north of the arctic circle there's daylight for 24—hours during the summer and the icehotel has found a way to harness that energy, bizarrely to keep temperatures inside below freezing. look at this! it's like a winter wonderland. what you first meet here is the ice bar. i hope the drinks come with ice, yeah? all of them. so, all the ice here comes from the river. everything, everything from the river. yes. so, it's in the cycle with the river and it's going back, like the ice glasses. so, the ice glass... you have a drink from the ice glass. when that evaporates, back into the river. if you want, you can ask the bar tender, can i bring it with me and throw it in the river? of course.

it's extremely environmentally friendly. yes, it is. there are 20 rooms in this new, permanent hotel. each uniquely sculpted by artists from all over the world. there is a different theme in every suite. the name of this suite is oh, dear. i really love this room. it's amazing. it has an ambience. the detailing is just incredible. i am speechless. it feels like something out of alice in wonderland or the lion, the witch and the wardrobe. but it's also extremely chilly. even though this hotel is permanent, there is a constant supply of fresh ice on hand if any alterations need to be made. and that's where this giant fridge comes in handy. have you ever seen

a block of ice this big? this massive block of ice weighs up to two tonnes. and over here, i love this. this stuff is called snice. it's a mixture of ice and snow and it's used for the insulation of the ice hotel. what's even more amazing is all of this ice here is sourced from the river torne, just outside. so, there's no more talking now from me. i'm going to spend the night in the icehotel. i can't get away from it. so it'sjust me, and my beautiful ice bed. who's in here? 0h, hello, ade. ijust made your room ready. oh, wow! what temperature

is it in this place? minus five. it reminds me of my first council flat when i couldn't afford heating. you will become very nostalgic when you sleep here. because the room is literally freezing, you need special gear to survive the night including a sleeping bag that can withstand temperatures of minus 25 centigrade. this is your bed. you have a normal mattress but the frame is ice. will this keep me warm enough in minus five degrees? yes. this sleeping bag is for winter purpose. i'm lucky enough to have a suite, which comes with a warm bath room. if you panic and you can't stand it, you can hang out in here as well. oh, i geta warm room! yeah. of course, i won't be spending much time in the warm room, other than to just get in. my guide, stefan, gives me some advice.

what people usually do, they go with their whole head. breathing becomes moist inside your sleeping bag and moist makes you colder, so the best way is to keep your face in the open. keep your face in the open. and breathe out in the air. can you tell me a story, stefan, please? all right, ade, i will leave you now. you have a good night's sleep. enjoy your cold night. thanks, stefan, i'll bejust chilling here. it's just gone 4am in the morning. i've woken up, um... yeah, i don't know. think i need to go to the bathroom. it's really cold. i've warmed back up, got my clothes back on. i'm doing my usual technique of getting in the sleeping

bag before i go out into the room. if you look out the window, it's like bright daylight. it's been like this for the last well, two, three hours — that light. look, there's pros and cons to this. the great thing about it is it's beautiful in here. look around! and also, the silence is just incredible. so peaceful. but it's cold and i ain't hiding. i ain't going to lie about it. it's cold. that's your lot for this week. but make sure you join

us next week when. .. carmen continues her eating adventures through japan to ta ke on a dish with a fishy flavour. very strong. that's all to come on next week's show. but don't forget you can keep up with us and all our travels in real—time on the road by following us on social media. all the details should be on your screens right now. but, for now, from me ade adepitan, and all the travel show team here in sweden, it's hej, hej. hello, there.

the weather is set to remain in a pretty unsettled theme through this weekend, all thanks to low pressure nearby. this is the picture as we start the weekend. an area of low pressure across the north sea. fairly tightly packed isobars across western parts of the uk, meaning quite windy here, even throughout the night and first thing saturday morning. most showers will affect western coastal areas. further east, lengthier dry interludes. 0n the cool side, 10—11 in towns. a little bit lower than that in rural areas. we start saturday on a fine note for some, with sunshine. plenty of showers in northern and western scotland and towards northern ireland. those showers affecting the north—west of england, northern and western wales and the south—west of england. i think the midlands eastwards tending to start dry, with sunshine. temperatures around 12—13 degrees at 9am. but it won't be long before showers across western areas begin to migrate eastwards

through the day. across central, southern and eastern areas, some could be heavy, with hail and thunder mixed in. slow moving as well here. further west, the showers are blown through quickly on a strong breeze. if anything conditions settle down in scotland, especially through the central belt. temperature wise, 16—19. nothing that special, but not bad in the sunshine. through saturday night the high pressure builds in. it turns drier, with lengthy clear spells, but it will be chilly. another system makes inroads across scotland, northern ireland initially, with strengthening winds. central, southern and eastern areas starting chilly, a little bit of mist and fog around, especially eastern england. that will clear away. then an increasing breeze, outbreaks of wind, begins to push eastwards. it doesn't really reached the far south—east until after dark. so a day where conditions go downhill.

14—19 — temperatures nothing that great. this weekend it really will feel quite cool for the time of year. windy too and there will be some rain or showers, some of them heavy, like i mentioned. beyond the weekend, it stays unsettled. this is the area of low pressure which will move through. it will still be with us on monday. very tightly packed isobars means it will be gale force winds, even severe gales across the south—west. plenty of showers rattling through. there will be sunshine in between, though it will still remain on the cool side. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. hurricane irma heads for florida, after wreaking devastation across the caribbean. millions of people are told to evacuate the state, as forecasters warn that nowhere will be safe when the storm hits. if you are in an evacuation zone,

you need to get out now and get either to a friend, a family, a hotel, a shelter, get where you need go and do not wait. in the caribbean, some islands which have already suffered overwhelming destruction are bracing themselves for the arrival of a second hurricane. good morning, it is saturday nine september.