in a disputed referendum for a split from spain. the prime minister, mariano rajoy, says the measures, aimed at restoring the rule of law, had been agreed with spain's opposition parties. police in brazil say they've detained more than 100 people in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in latin america. the justice department say the suspects were arrested in 2a states and the capital, brasilia, after being accessed through the dark web. afghan officials say nearly 60 people have been killed in two separate suicide attacks on mosques. in the first, the bomber entered a shia mosque in kabul and set off explosives. in the second, a suicide bomber targeted a mosque in ghor province. so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility. let's have a look at the front pages of this morning's newspapers. the i leads with the brexit summit in brussels. eu leaders say trade talks can begin in december if enough

progress is made. the telegraph claims eu leaders have softened their stance on brexit talks because they fear theresa may's government could collapse if the negotiations remain deadlocked. the ft headlines allegations from two board members of the weinstein company who say they were denied access to the hollywood producer's personal file by his lawyers while attempting to investigate rumours of sexual misconduct. the guardian claims an upcoming report by the care quality commission will reveal that children with mental health issues are waiting up to 18 months to be treated. the daily mail front page carries a photograph of police support officers wearing animal masks while carrying out inquiries at a shop in nuneaton. the times claims the 50 mph speed limit imposed on drivers going past roadworks could be increased to 60 mph to cut congestion and improve traffic flows, according to highways england. and the express leads with storm brian, which is expected

to bring gales of up to 80 mph to the uk in the next 2a hours. and finally, a letter written on the titanic, —— now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week ‘s programme. i hit of the scottish orkney islands. to help uncover then neolithic past. it is about 5000 yea rs neolithic past. it is about 5000 years old. the likes of which we have never even seen before. let's go guys. yeah? we take off in macedonia. in search of new thrills. and abby takes a look at what has been trending in travel online, including a tweet that has being beamed into outer space. we offer friendship across the stars. the orkneys on a remote archipelago of islands about 30 miles off the

northern coast of scotland. they are known for their rolling green farmland and dramatically but they have also become famous across the world for the extraordinary ancient sites. the region came to the attention of the archaeological world back in 1850 with the discuss it of skara brae, a neolithic settlement on the west coast of orkney‘s mainland. since then, discoveries have been made across the islands and in 1999, a group of monuments known as the heart of neolithic orkney was declared a world heritage site by unesco. in recent years, nuclear scanning technology has meant more discoveries than ever before and some say we are in a golden age of scottish archaeology. it was this

sort of technology that, in 2003, helped reveal a hidden treasure. a building complex up to 5000 years old buried under a farm on orkney‘s raqqa peninsula. the side stretched over 2.5 hectares binny the ground, comprising temples, paved streets and outbuildings. it's since been dubbed the mess of vodka and hailed as the greatest neolithic find in the modern era. the scale of which... the modern era. the scale of which. .. archaeologist the modern era. the scale of which... archaeologist nick card is responsible for excavating the site which is no small task. the fight is so which is no small task. the fight is so big that even knew this trench behind us, the refill on the about 10% of the whole area. so what we're doing is gradually picking it, trying to refine the chronology, see how all these buildings relate to each other, which ones were in use at the same time, and taking thousands of samples to try to work

out how these buildings were actually utilised. the site is open forjust eight actually utilised. the site is open for just eight weeks actually utilised. the site is open forjust eight weeks a year and requires the hard work of dozens of volunteers. right, christer, here we have the remains, and you can see the outer wall of a really large building. yep. we are over there. huge curving walls. a trial. i have one ready for you. a key tool, yes. we are going to get into the trench and clean back from the outer face of the wall, just gently clearing back, scraping back, to reveal the pavement. amazing. so let's get in and see. we are crouched over an old pathway and slowly, as we scrape away the soil, ancient paving stones are away the soil, ancient paving stones a re revealed. away the soil, ancient paving stones are revealed. it's fascinating to think that the last humans to these stones are people living up to five millennia ago. there could be anything right here. you just never

know. what will you find? absolutely, yes. what is that that i have found ? absolutely, yes. what is that that i have found? i think that is a fragment of bird bone, to see how it is white? because it has been subject to really intense heat. so is that sort of animal bone? nobody has had a meal, thrown it. absolutely, yes. it is not so much finding the special things which are lovely to find, it is the understanding of how people lived here and when you find a fragment of a pot, you think why is that fair? why has that been put there? or put it there and why do they put it there? it is on picking that story which is the really great part for me. it's a great feeling to contribute even a little to the work taking place here. but maintaining an active site like this takes more

than just elbow grease, it cost money. around £2000 a day. much of the funding comes from donations, including an active charitable fund based in the usa. it also relies on eu grants. some reports have suggested that britain's forthcoming departure from the eu could result ina departure from the eu could result in a loss of up to 30% of funding uk archaeological research. which could cause problems for sites such as the lethebrook. i think the blog term, not being able to reply for research gra nts not being able to reply for research grants like this on the european research council, a quite dramatic effect on how projects such as this will develop, and we are relying more and more on public support. one possible solution to the funding shortfall could come from what is already a strong contributor to the orkney economy just like already a strong contributor to the orkney economyjust like tourism. its popularity as a destination has grown markedly in recent years, with

visitor numbers reaching around 200,000 per annum. many visitor numbers reaching around 200,000 perannum. many of visitor numbers reaching around 200,000 per annum. many of these tourists arrived by sea, which is not surprising, as orkney is the uk's most popular cruise ship destination. and one of the key attractions is the island's ancient past. many cruise passengersjoined to us straight off the ship and head to us straight off the ship and head to the site of skara brae which has been famous since its discovery 150 yea rs been famous since its discovery 150 years ago. it is now a well—established tourist site with buses arriving by the dozen and tens of thousands of visitors each year. ska ra of thousands of visitors each year. skara brae is a great example of the power of ancient sites to draw tourists, and how they can benefit from the tourist dollar. at the nest, tourists visit the site daily during the season, they can view the proceedings are specially built platform overlooking the excitement of encouraged to make donations. but

the question is whether these contributions will be enough to compensate for any future shortfall infunding. gareth compensate for any future shortfall in funding. gareth crighton from the local tourism group is hopeful that tourism revenue will grow and allow more support for sites like this. tourism already is a resource for the archaeology but it should grow, the archaeology but it should grow, the of opportunity to develop that and it is something that we in orkney and focused on, it is a 2—way so orkney and focused on, it is a 2—way so much for visitors to benefit from, the value you get out of a visit, and the sites, it's fantastic, but it has to work both ways. for now, the team here are getting on with the job of uncovering the mysteries of the nest. what the future holds for archaeology in the region is of course unknown but in orkney, the race always a good chance there

could be even more astonishing ancient sites still hidden under the earth. waiting to be discovered. and it isn't just and it isn'tjust the orkney islands that are and it isn'tjust the orkney islands thatare brimming and it isn'tjust the orkney islands that are brimming with history. it reckons there are tens of thousands of sites of archaeological interest. across scotland. so here is the travel show‘s pick up some of them. the west coast of lewis which is the most northerly island in the outer hebrides is rich in ancient remains. the standing stones of callanish are famous worldwide. and a must see for any visitor. these gigantic rocks stand between 1—5 metres high and are believed to have been constructed around for — 5000 years ago. the site also includes a burial camp where human remains have been found. i've on the mainland, you

will find the sight of the fort close to bird had fought in more rate, the north—eastern part of the country was one of the earliest centres of power for the pic ‘s, country was one of the earliest centres of powerfor the pic ‘s, or painted people as the greeks and romans knew them. head the nikkei hills in aberdeenshire to find a series of distinctive hilltops of the harbour site of an iron age hill fort. historians have suggested this was the place where the caledonia park tribe took on the might of the roman empire in the battle around 80 a.d.. according to the ancient roman historian tacitus, and lost over 10,000 warriors before losing the battle. and finally, built in the 1300, not a cattle is a ruined mediaeval fortress located on a craggy headland on the north—east coast of scotland. about three kilometres south of stonehaven. the rocks it was built on a more than four hopetoun —— 440 million years

old and the ruined the top fortress was once home to the bill of nourisher, one of the most helpful families in scotland. although they eventually lost the influence following the jacobite uprisings of the 18th century. still to 77—7 the 18th century. still to come on this week's travel show. % skies in the travel show, your essential guide where ever you are headed. time now for trending travel, your monthly mash up of the best travel related stories, stats and videos online. this year marked 40 years since the launch of voyager one, the

spacecraft that has gone on to become the most remote man—made object in space. it's so remote, in billions of years time, it it could be the last surviving piece of human civilisation. to mark the anniversary, nasa launched the message to voyager campaign inviting twitter users to submit a 60 character message to be beamed to the craft. the winning entry was announced last month, and took almost a day to reach voyager one. it was william shatner, the actor who played captainjames t kirk on star trek, who gave the command at nasa's jet star trek, who gave the command at nasa'sjet propulsion laboratory star trek, who gave the command at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory to send a message written by oliver jenkins that states: send the message. on your command. this is to voyager at 1720 01. when william shatner read it is really cool. a massive trekkie and it is an

honour to have captain kirk read my message. what could be more infighting than swimming in the new york river? waterways aren't known for their cleanliness but that could be about to change with plus pool, it isa be about to change with plus pool, it is a swimming pool designed to float in the river and filter over 600,000 gallons of river water, making it safe to beijing. the project has been floated around and realised for years, attracting some celebrity backers and kickstart funding. now, they are trying to get 100,000 on—line signatures to acquire $100,000 grant which they claim will help to end these plans into a reality. thanks to everyone who sent us their pictures this month using the hashtag travel tuesday. here are some of my favourites. claire spoke to pursue out of her hotel room in italy. this was sent to us during the kampala

city festival in uganda. rashid sent us city festival in uganda. rashid sent usa city festival in uganda. rashid sent us a photo of this morning commuters in dakar, bangladesh. don't forget to check out our twitter and facebook feeds full loads of extra special travel show content. now let's look at the travel videos clocking up views online. this year marks 100 years since the russian revolution, so we've selected to make films showing different sides to the world's largest country. this isa to the world's largest country. this is a great place, it is a very beautiful and famous city, saint petersburg. i wanted to capture the atmosphere of the city. classical