he's expected to be accused of giving too much power to his wife, grace, and of failing to respect the constitution. the country's former vice president is expected to return to the country soon. the south korean foreign ministry has welcomed president trump's decision to declare north korea a state sponsor of terrorism. the declaration is an attempt to increase pressure on kimjong—un over his country's nuclear ambitions. further us sanctions against pyongyang are due to be announced on tuesday. another american media personality, charlie rose, has been suspended by his television networks over allegations of sexual harassment. mr rose has apologised for what he said was "inappropriate behaviour," but added that he didn't believe all the allegations against him were accurate. police in dorset say that three people, who'd been arrested in connection with the disappearance of the teenager gaia pope, have been released and will face no further action.

the 19 year—old's body was found on saturday afternoon, near the town of swanage. a police spokesman said that after a postmortem examination they had concluded that no—one else was involved in her death. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. from the town that had helped search for gaia, today came a place to remember her. in the briefest of words, the most heartfelt of condolences for the teenager they had hoped would return. gaia had been missing for 11 days, when her body was found on saturday. today, her father richard thanked the local community for their help and spoke of gaia's magnificent soul and overflowing spirit. well, the loss of her, in one way, is immeasurable. —— well, the loss of her, in one way, is immeasurable. we will treasure her and honour her always. and i say, gaia, you're not in pain any more, my darling.

we...we love you, i love you. hundreds of people had searched the hills above swanage. police say there's nothing to suggest someone else was involved in gaia's death, but her family have been left distressed over the time it took to discover her. this is not something that should have happened. and it should not have taken 11 days to find her so close. and we need to know why. three people were arrested and released during this inquiry. detectives said today the three would face no further action. but the father of paul elsey, one of those detained, said the police went too far. what did they do? they decided that my family were involved in it, when all they've tried to do is show kindness. dorset police said today their investigation may have caused stress to some individuals,

but that it had an obligation to explore every possible line of inquiry. gaia pope's family say they now want to be left to grieve in private. duncan kennedy, bbc news. now, here is the travel show. this week, japan's prettiest railways... there is a push for the last carriage, maybe it has the best views. chomping your way through the big apple. we just eat crazy things for the sake of eating crazy things. the things we eat are actually really really delicious. and road testing apps for keeping you mobile. this service actually gives you a bit of a lie in. result! this is the tadami line

in centraljapan. it's regarded as one of the country's most beautiful train routes, and hugs the tadami river as it makes its way from fukushima to niigata prefectures. and it's especially beautiful in japan's autumn colours. the train stations along the tadami line are so unassuming and quaint, this doesn't even look like a train station, it looks more like a post office to me. but it is really bustling inside. people come here for the view and it attracts a particular crowd. it's popular chiefly with older people, a handful of railway enthusiast and of course, at this time of year, leaf peepers. there is a bit of a push

for the last carriage, maybe it has the best views. today is unusually busy. normally only around 35 people a day come here for the eight daily departures. it is a serene trip through some of the country's lesser—known backwaters. but there is a problem. this is tadami station, and everyone has to get off now, because the next six stations are the ones that have been damaged in the floods. this area escaped the twin tsunami and nuclear disasters that made fukushima's name globally infamous. butjust two months later mother nature struck again. heavy storms caused flooding which made a long stretch of the track here unusable. a handful of stations were shut and to this day remain abandoned. this is one of the six

disused stations and this sign here says "beware of the bears." locals don't much use the service that is remaining. it's less useful now that you can't travel uninterrupted from one side to the other. but it does still occupy a special place in some people's hearts. wow, look at this view. the colours are amazing. for a start, it's a beautiful thing to photograph. there is quite a view from up here, no matter what season it is. and it is not one that kenko hoshi is alone in enjoying. in thailand we don't have any autumn. i come for the autumn, leaves change colour. i thought this train moving is a very perfect shot. how did you feel in 2011 when the floods destroyed part

of the tadami line? the operator, jr east, plans to restore the entire line by 2021. but in the meantime, in an attempt to get more young japanese using the line, these comedians are hosting tours of it. you'll notice a very different crowd from the passengers i was with earlier. this time, it's exclusively young women, most of whom would probably never have come here in the past. each comedian, including this palm reader, takes turn entertaining each group of passengers,

so everyone gets their money's worth. money line. happy line! the tadami experience also takes in local temples, and the kaneyama well where you can drink the naturally occurring sparkling water. i expected to see a lot of old people on a bus tour like this, but i was really surprised to see so many young people. i think it's a really clever marketing tool to get these comedians on board. this looks like a lot of fun. and if you're planning a visit soon, here is the travel show guide of things to see and do in japan this winter. the sapporo snow festival is arguably japan's most famous winter spectacular. around 2 million people had the northern city

every year to see the 200 snow and ice sculptures carved there. entrance is free and the next one starts on 5 february. japan is a very popular ski destination and many people tend to head for niseko, which is thought to receive more snowfall than any other resort in the world — or nagano, which hosted the winter olympics back in 1998. a good alternative though is zao in the tohoku region, famous for a snowscape dominated by trees blasted sideways by the siberian snow. one of the more memorable trips on the travel show was to see the snow monkeys, atjigokudani in nagano prefecture. a troupe of wild macaques come to the hot springs to bathe. it happens all year round — partly because they're fed by the park wardens. but we think it's best to come in january and february for that extra winter wonderland experience. if it's wildlife you're after, then shiretoko on the northern

island of hokkaido is well worth thinking about. it is the country's most untouched national park, and the place to go and see the mating rituals of the red crowned cranes. you can combine it with a careful walk along the drift ice or a ride out on one of the icebreaker ships there. and winter is also a really beautiful time to head for the buddhist monasteries at mt koya, south of the second city of osaka, for some meditative calm. stay overnight with the monks, eat what they eat, and set your alarm for morning prayers. we are told the absolute peace that comes with snow in the mountains is a magical experience. next this week, we're off to south—west china to meet the man responsible for one inspirational building project in the mountains of guizhou. still to come here

on the travel show: lucy's here with the best tech for getting you around town fast. this is simply a case of following the arrow and making your way safely to your destination. and we pull on our eating trousers for one of new york's more eclectic foodie tours. we just eat crazy things for the sake of eating crazy things. the things that we eat are actually really really delicious. the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're headed. how you may have noticed in recent years ride—hailing apps replacing the traditional arm in the air. taxi!

and it's easy to see why. in just a couple of taps, your pre—booked cab turns up at your feet. uber is the market leader in most of the world but some have raised concerns about its working practices and the service has faced suspensions and even outright bans in a few places. so, what's the alternative? here's our guide to the best of the rest. first, a brand new app. it's called gett together. it mainly serves the uk currently in london and manchester and it's a black cab ride—sharing service on routes they say are underserved by public transport. so i'm standing at the start of one of the prefixed routes, it is a pretty familiar and easy—to—use interface, so with one quick click, the cab should be along in around five minutes. fares start at about £2 and you'll be sharing with other passengers, which is fine when they're as nice as lucy here. this service gives you a bit of a lie in? exactly, yeah.

result. yeah. in london, the service is limited to just four routes but there are plans to roll it out to other areas across the city. i like the fact you can hop on and off at any point on the route and the fact that the cabs use bus lanes which means you don't have to sit in traffic. your taxi options differ, though, depending on what part of the world you are in. andrew here has been looking through the options for us. so what are some of the best apps that i should be downloading? it really depends on where you live. 0k. and so, if you are in the states, you probably would be using lyft. it's been a bit of the underdog in the uber battle, but it is making good ground. here we have manhattan, we've got fifth avenue. you can choose the different types of car you want and so, depending on and the amount of people you have or you want go luxe, or if you have a kid and you want a child seat, add your destination — and so, let's we want to go to macy's. then it brings up the total of what it will be, you request it, and then it arrives. if you are in europe, you will probably looking at mytaxi.

it's available in, i think, about 50 cities in europe, in nine different countries. and it's a very similar interface. you say where you are — it can geolocate you, or you can put in a destination or the location that you are. you then order a taxi. it isn't the same sort of tailored service that you get with lyft or uber, but you get region—specific cars. so if you are in london and you want a black cab because you want to support the back cab community and, yeah, mixing with the new. for the next one, i have gone a bit strange, so... oh, yeah? how strange? pretty strange. and so, we've got pedal me. this is actually a ride—hailing app where you get driven on a bike. and so... asummerapp? asummerapp. you can see here that we have our location here and your drop—off, and so you go "i want to go to buckingham palace", because why wouldn't you? and it comes up with — that's gonna you just less than £10, so it is actually pretty reasonable. not as expensive in as a tuk tuk in london. no, exactly! and so, it's a similar price

to what an uber would be, and you get to have a bit of an experience. and just in case you don't fancy sitting in traffic all day, there's beeline. it isn't really classed as a satnav. instead, they call it a smart compass that attaches to the handlebars of any bike, even hire bikes like this, which it makes it handy for exploring big cities all over the world. put the destination in your phone and the app will relay the instructions to your beeline. it's incredibly straightforward. while some riders will strap a dedicated cycling computer or a smartphone to their handlebars, that can prove quite distracting. whereas with this, it simply is a case of following the arrow and making your way safely to your destination. finally this week, we're off to new york city and to drop in on a food club that aims to try out the most interesting dishes the town has to offer. but you can forget the usual salt beef bagels or pastrami on rye — the gastronauts are looking for something a little special. new york is a food city.

there are a lot of different kinds of foods to eat, from the tremendous ethnic diversity in new york. we are in flushing, which is new york's kind of major chinatown. it's really big, it's far away — about a ao—minute subway ride, but it's still inside the city. we're going down here, so this is the luxurious entrance to the golden mall. we descend into the stomach of flushing. i love coming here. whenever i'm in flushing, i try to stop by and at least have some lamb dumplings or some pig ears or some duck heads. my name is curtis calleo. i am one of the founders of the gastronauts, which is a club for adventurous eaters here in new york. we started the club in 2005 and we started off in a tiny little malaysian—chinese place in manhattan chinatown. and it was six people.

and we had pork intestines, and we had tripe, and it was a fantastic feast. and the next time we met, there were 12 people, and then the next dinner, there were 20 people, and then 30 and then 50 and then 100 and then itjust kind of kept going. so now we have i think somewhere around 2,500 members in new york city and 1,500 in los angeles and 1,000 in san francisco. the gastronauts is not a dinner club that is about eating out in fancy restaurants in manhattan. it is not the kind of club we are. we are interested in going to the more far—flung places throughout new york city, to the other boroughs, to the different ethnic sections, so, the club meets once a month and every month, we find a different restaurant or place to make us an amazing usually four— or five—course feast that features the more challenging aspects

of that particular cuisine. we have had lambs head in a cretan, greek restaurant, we have had baluts — which is a 16—day fertilised egg which the filipinos and the vietnamese love to eat. tomorrow, we are going to have sri lankan food in staten island and to get there, we are going to have to take a subway, a ferry, and a van to get to the restaurant. in sri lankan, we call it wambatu moju, but this is eggplant. it's like a sweet and sour. sa njay is great. he has had at this restaurant for at least ten years, from what i can see. before that, he cooked

in saudi arabia and in bahrain as a private chef to somebody very important. and he has travelled all over the world. the restaurants, they're usually extremely excited to see us because, you know, these are small, out—of—the—way places that don't see, you know, 30 people coming at once, you know. hi, my name is sanjay. welcome to randiwa. applause. thank you, thank you. so, before i start with the main course, i want to show you the baby goat today what i cook. so i'm gonna bring it around to everybody, 0k? one of the biggest misconceptions about the gastronauts is that we just eat crazy things for the sake of eating crazy things. it isn't true.

the things that we eat are actually really, really delicious. that's chicken liver, that is gizzard kabob, and that is lamb black curry on beef. this is unsurpassed. excellent. the gastronauts is a food club, but it's also a social club. we are really a mixed bunch. there's journalists, there's lawyers, there's a few policemen, there are architects, there are construction workers. it is a very diverse group. cheers. people have relationships — there's a gastronauts marriage, there's a gastronauts baby. someone has a tattoo of the gastronauts on their forearm. so people, it has become a fixture in people's lives. the gastronauts isn't really an eating clubs for people who want to eat in manhattan — it is a club for people who want to explore the outer reaches of their city and what it has to offer.

that's it for this week. coming up next week: rajan‘s in dubai for a special programme. he heads out deep into the desert to try his hand at traditional falconry, 2,000 feet in the air from a hot—air balloon. 2,500 years ago, the bedouin relied on the falcon the way you and i rely on the supermarket, you know? so the falcon was used to put food on the table. and that's why they have such a good stature. so traditionally, the way it worked — although it still happens today — birds from europe and asia migrate over the middle east on the way to africa because on that migration was when the bedouin would trap the falcons from the wild and then just really use them for the winter months. at the end of winter, they would untie their birds

and release them back to the wild. a really beautiful system. unique experience, and what a beautiful animal. don't forget, you canjoin us on the road by signing up to our social media feeds. but in the meantime, from all of us here in the fukushima prefecture injapan, it's goodbye. hello. for many it was a very mild start to the new week. 16.6 was the high, well above average for this time of year. we stay in the mild air for tuesday and for much of the week. i'm sure you've noticed an area of low pressure and a frontal system, which means rain. at eight o'clock in the morning,

that rain is draped across scotland and likely to keep falling here through much of the day, just clear of northern ireland. rain returning here later in the morning. it could be a tricky rush hour, particularly through the central belt, heavy and persistent rain. not as cold as it has been, milder air nudging north. that rain will be just about clear of northern england, but certainly down underfoot, with mist and murk and low cloud. in much of england and wales, lots of cloud, but aside from the odd patch of drizzle it will be mainly dry and mild. temperatures around 11 or 12. through england and wales, through the day, that cloud will try to thin and break, especially to the lee of high ground. so could be a bit of brightness. rain keeps falling over scotland and later in the day we see another spell of rain in northern england, and northern wales. to the south and east of that, mainly dry. best of any brightness will be here.

mild, with high temperatures of around 1a or 13 celsius. still quite cool in scotland. in the evening, more rain to come through scotland, slowly pulling away, then a different spell of rain pushing east across england and wales and becoming more persistent across north—west england and north wales as we head through the early hours of wednesday morning. the winds will be strengthening as well, likely to touch gale force along the western and southern coasts. mild night as we go into wednesday. a much windier day. chance of gales in some places. persistent rain across northern parts of wales, northern ireland, and perhaps stretching up to southern parts of scotland. to the south and east of this, mainly dry, with the best of any brightness. we could well see 15 celsius, butjust 8 in the far north of scotland. lots of isobars through wednesday night and into thursday. strong winds. this front will sweep these, but that will bring heavy rain for a time.

how quickly it clears from the south—east of england is a bit open to doubt at the moment. behind it we start to lose some of the milder air and something colderjust starting to dig back in. a sign of things to come by the weekend. on thursday we could see some snow once again over the mountains of scotland. some rain across northern england. further south, it should be mainly dry, with some sunshine. still mild here, 12—14 celsius the high. much colder further north. welcome to bbc news — i'm tom donkin, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: president mugabe's own party decides to impeach him — saying he let his wife take too much power in zimbabwe. in a new report, amnesty international says myanmar‘s rohingya muslims live under a form of apartheid. another prominent american media personality, charlie rose, has been suspended — following allegations of sexual harassment. bells toll

and in london, the bells ring out for queen elizabeth and prince philip's 70th wedding anniversary.