be commemorated as part of a new national memorial scheme. the heritage group, historic england, has already received a wealth of nominations from battle sites to birthplaces, as david sillito reports. the site of the presentation of magna carta. the place where the pilgrim fathers set off for america. and here, the memorial to the landing of william iii at brixham, in the glorious revolution. there are some monuments to great moments in history, but historic england wants more. there are many plaques to where people were born or lived. it now wants suggestions about events and have already received a few. we've done our research and spoken to people across the country and we've found really passionate enthusiasts who want to see unknown histories marked out. we've had people wanting to mark out where the pilgrim fathers set out to make that more well—known. we've had people wanting to mark out the birthplace of grime music in east london, ska music in coventry, all sorts of people with different passions and interests who want to share their knowledge of the history that

happened on their doorstep. so it doesn't have to be just the famous places in the history books, they are looking for sites that capture the whole of british life. quite what the memorials will look like hasn't yet been decided. the immediate job is to find the people who have a passion to honour the places where history was made. a huge waterspout has formed off italy. it was spotted off the coast of san remo, before moving inland as a tornado. the weather phenomenon caused significant damage to the city, but luckily no—one was hurt. it is fantastic. look at that. now darren has the weather. good morning. it has been a cold start across the eastern side of england but temperatures slowly rising through this weekend. a bit of rain and drizzle here and

there and turning wetter and windier gci’oss there and turning wetter and windier across eastern scotland. temperatures struggling to rise gci’oss temperatures struggling to rise across much of the south—east, with highs around five or six celsius. elsewhere looking at nine celsius. patchy rain through the evening and overnight sinking southwards from scotla nd overnight sinking southwards from scotland into northern ireland, northern england, wales, the midlands and east anglia. as the crowd breaks in scotland, could turn chilly later on in the night. we will see some sunshine for a while in scotland and it should brighten up in scotland and it should brighten up across in scotland and it should brighten up across northern england, the cloud breaking eventually across the eastern side of wales to the midlands to north east anglia. perhaps the south—east of england and a better chance of sunshine in the eastern areas, temperatures nine oi’ the eastern areas, temperatures nine orio the eastern areas, temperatures nine or 10 celsius, further west dull damp. —— further west is dull and damp. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10.30. reports in the us claim president trump's former national

security adviser michael flynn — who has admitted lying to the fbi about his dealings with russia — is preparing to implicate donald trump's son in law jared kushner. the us senate has passed a tax reform bill — president trump's first big legislative achievement. it will mean a significant reduction in corporation tax, and a lower rate for some individuals. the uk national cyber security centre has told government departments not to use anti—virus software written by a russian company, if their computers contain information related to national security. a 14—year—old boy has died in hospital after being found unconscious on the hard shoulder of the m67 motorway in greater manchester yesterday afternoon. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, we meet some people taking on their own

special travel challenges. you look hench, man! you've been working out! i'm in the usa to catch up with competitors taking part in a unique international championship. we find out how this woman plans to take her wheelchair into the skies. and wejoin the blind backpacker on a mission to visit every country in the world. i travel alone because it's the biggest challenge i can get. we start in washington, dc. this place claims to be one of the most accessible cities in the world, which makes it a great place to start our special programme marking international disability day. how are you doing, brother?

it's an annual drive to raise awareness about the issues faced by disabled people across the globe. i have never let using a wheelchair hold me back in my sporting career or my tv career, but there's no doubt travelling can be daunting. even the great lincoln memorial has its issues. the lift‘s been vandalised. you can go on a virtual tour. i'm not quite sure what the great abraham lincoln would have made of it, though. this week we'll meet travellers who refuse to be restricted by their physical disabilities. first i'm heading half an hour north to the university of maryland, where a yearly sports event has drawn disabled competitors and spectators from all over the world. the working wounded games has adaptive athletes compete across a range of body—building and weightlifting challenges.

wesley hamilton has been working out for just over two years. this is his first time competing at the games. i travelled pretty far. i stay in kansas city, missouri, further west, about a three—hour flight. wesley ended up in a wheelchair after a life—changing incident. injanuary 2012, i was shot multiple times, which caused me to have a spinal—cord injury. it was traumatic because it was actually a stranger who shot me as i was walking back to my car. it put me in a place of depression, and at that time i was 230 pounds so i went through a lot. tell me how you found out about this. social media, man. i was going on youtube one day and i saw the working wounded games video from 2015 and i was emotional because being in a wheelchair and working out, i thought i was the only one, and it

gave me a community. best of luck. are you ready? i'm ready. you look hench, man! you've been working out! all the time, man! most parasports categorise by ability, but the working wounded games are different. by modifying the rules for each individual athlete, they encourage people with a range of capabilities to compete together. it's called the working wounded games, so who is allowed to compete in these games? anybody that has some sort of permanent adaptive need that affects them physically. so you're really inclusive and open to everybody? we really get excited when we have first—time athletes, first—time competitors. this is the calm before the storm.

everyone is all chilled out and then the madness begins when they start competing. come on! come on, you're a beast, come on! up, up, up, up! he did some extra reps there. i did do some extra reps. are you just trying to show off? i was trying to show off. are you saying it's too easy now? since sportspeople of all abilities take part, wesley challenges me to a light work—out. i've got to use that skiing machine to burn some calories, and then i've got to tow this sled and then i've got a kettle bell i've got to lift up and down, and i've got to keep doing that for 12 minutes.

it's going to be sheer hell. wesley, you know what time it is, brother. i'm going to give you a travel show whupping. that's hard, really hard! i see that sweat, bro. that's what you need! right on! have they unstrapped me? right, it's your turn. do some work. this is the first year the games have introduced a separate bracket for their elite spartan athletes, and one 18—year—old competitor is gathering a lot of attention. so tell me what you were trying to do.

me and my coach are trying to work out a way of doing pull—ups because i'm not able to do it yet. mainly because of your right hand? there's no strength in it. when i was born all my nerves got torn off. nora has travelled here from norway. it's her first time in the united states and just getting here has proved a challenge. it was really hard to scan my fingerprints when coming to the us. you don't think about that. they're pretty stringent and strict, aren't they? four fingers, two thumbs, so what did you do? i had to turn around and i stood up for 15 minutes because they couldn't scan it. nora has never been able to complete a pull—up. unless she can now figure out a way, she will finish last in this round. this is going to be a real challenge for her physically and mentally. so there's another lady next to nora.

she's got an arm impairment and she can do the one—arm pull—ups and she has been mentoring nora and giving her advice. that's what i love about this place, it's a real community atmosphere. go, go, go, go, go! yeah! two in a row! how many has she done? so ten. for the first time in her life, she manages not just one pull—up but 22. there's no letup, though — it's then onto the rest of the work—out. relentless, relentless. go, nora! go, nora, yeah!

you're crying, you had tears, your coach was hugging you... tell us about the emotion. why were you so emotional? i don't know. it's ok, take your time. i have worked so hard so it is amazing... was that the first time you've been able to do pull—ups? yeah, i haven't even been close. it's norwegian power. definitely. cheered on by a crowd of international spectators,

the competitors push the limits of their capabilities. it weighs a tonne! next up is our seated category, we only had males competing this year and our first—place winner is wes. cheering yeah! in second place, all the way from norway, it's nora! cheering worth coming all the way from norway? yeah. well done. congratulations. thanks very much. 21 pull—ups — i expect 22 next time. yes.

this event is about more than just physical exercise and pumping iron, it's empowering people with impairments and it's also showing that you don't have to be an elite paralympian to compete and do great things in sport. these people now have a community, a sense of belonging and, for some of them, it's become a life—changing event. next up, this beautiful piece of performance art commissioned as part of london's cultural 0lympiad back in 2012. you might remember this. now the artist is setting her sights on what could be another world first. we travelled to her home in devon in the uk to meet her. the artwork is all about

communicating the fact that a wheelchair is my freedom. access is at the heart, that is the reason for making the artwork, so following on from the underwater wheelchair, a natural extension was to think how i could create even more unexpected imagery. it's still a little bit under wraps in terms of the actual physicality of it. i am actually going on a journey to find out if i can fly. the flight training in france was the hardest thing i have ever chosen to do. my instructor from day three was thinking that i would not be able to manage. i knew i had motor coordination issues, but i haven't realised that there is neurological issues that affect my hands and my perception as well. i think my hands are straight but they are actually like this, and that is really critical. there's ways around it — you just learn and train your brain. now i can't imagine how

i didn't know that. we find barriers, whether they are physical ones within me or attitudes about the right way to fly, and then we find ways to negotiate around them, and i really think that is hopefully a parallel with travel and accessibility as well. 0rganisations need to think outside the box and they can open up their venues and their environments. i really hope that i will be flying a wheelchair by next summer, if not before. the travel show, your essential guide to wherever you're headed. always good to have a buddy! finally, this week, we had to israel to meet a man who has clocked up more than 120 countries

on his travels. but what is even more remarkable is that he has done all of this without being able to see. to find out how he experiences the world, we caught up with him in a city known for being both holy and hectic, jerusalem. i see a place with my senses. i see a place by the sounds, smells, textures. the hustle and bustle, people shouting about this, buy this, come look at this. i feel the atmosphere in the energy, the buzz. my name is tony giles. i am from england. i am totally blind and severely deaf in both ears and i am travelling around the world, trying to visit every country.

i am in the old city! israel is country 124. i was born with my eye condition — i don't have any vision apart from some light sensitivity. and i have gradually gone deaf as i have got older. i am now 80% severely deaf in both ears, but i use digital hearing aids. i travel alone because it is the biggest challenge i can get. and travelling by myself... excuse me. i get to interact with people. if i travel with someone, particularly someone sighted, they would be doing all the work, they would be doing the guiding and i wouldn't get to touch as many things and find as many things i do by myself. today i'm going to catch a bus into the old city, and go to the western wall. western wall?

ok, i will help you. let me hold your arm like that. where are you from? england. i was lucky that the bus travel was nearby waiting. it was very easy to get on the bus. i've got it. let go. new orleans was the first place i went to myself. a foreign city by myself. didn't know where i was going. ijust froze, and even had a couple of deep breaths and said to myself, tony, this is what you want, deep breaths. if you want to, go home. i took some more deep breaths, turned down the street and the rest is history. excuse me, can

excuse me, can you excuse me, can you hear me? this is your stop. all right, thank you. i'm good. i'm just trying to get my bearings, work out which way the traffic is going, and i can't sense any sunlight, any sun at all. you have to be patient. you get lost all the time. it is very difficult if you're looking for something specific when you can't see, but you obviously can't pinpoint it. excuse me. you might get ten people walk past, and somebody will stop and ask if you are lost or you need help, then you interact with them. excuse me, which way? is this the damascus gate? straight in front of me? no? you want help?

yeah. i like this. i like the atmosphere and the smell, and it's all close and pakced and it feels authentic. -- it is —— it is all close and compact. i am going to the western wall, and on the way i'm going to hopefully explore some of the other stuff, the stages of the cross thatjesus walked. good morning. how are you? you want to see my shop, souvenir? i will have a quick look.

what do you sell? plays flute. you are very good. beautiful. this is for coffee. ten shekels. about $3? that is a five. thank you. once a week, i have a blog, i document my journey and my travels, and i want to share it with the world and inspire people to believe in ourselves, they can overcome whatever their challenges are. and i add pictures that i take. 0riginally i did it because i thought it would be funny, someone seeing a blind person take photos. but it is an extra way of sharing,

i can show my family and friends, and i want to share it with everyone. thank you. excuse me! over here. thank you. a motorbike coming through, not very clever. hello. looking for the station of the cross. this way, this way. this is the station of the cross? here is where he put his hand. this is where christ... here is where he put his hand.

up to the right. 0h, 0k, thank you. apparently i am at one of the stages of the cross, wherejesus put his hand on the wall and leant against the wall. sort of a defined handprint. very smooth. also quite rigid, quite bumpy. it is a lovely texture. some barrier here... is this the way in? it is for women... it is not men.

iam i am approaching the wall. they have separated male and female, trying to take me into the male section. taking me up to the wall. there are notes in it. massive blocks. very smooth. the texture, the shapes of the wall, the bricks, it is the historical and spiritual point of view of visiting. tony at the western wall. next week, we will continue following tony on his travels as he crosses into the palestinian territories to explore the holy town of bethlehem.

so join us for that if you can. and don't forget, you can keep up—to—date by following us on social media, all the details should be rolling across your screen is right now. but until next time, from me and all the travel show team here in maryland, it is goodbye. hello there. the weather looks very different for this weekend. it's been quite a cold start across the eastern side of england, but instead of the northerly winds we are getting our air coming in from the atlantic, so slowly it is going to be turning milder. but there will be a lot of cloud around this weekend and perhaps

the cloud thick enough to give a little rain and drizzle from time to time. that is really what we are seeing through the morning. and as we head into the afternoon, particularly damp towards wales and the south—west, a bit of rain coming in towards northern scotland. there we have gotten stronger winds, in scotland. otherwise the winds are quite light today. it is a case of trying to pick some holes in that cloud, and quite low cloud across wales and the south—west some further drizzly showers. probably drying off across east anglia and the south east, but here it will be quite cold actually, with temperatures only five or six celsius in the afternoon, all the way up towards lincolnshire as well. so temperatures very slow to rise here. 0therwise eight or nine celsius across the uk, a bit of sunshine in north—eastern parts of england and south—east scotland ahead of this patchy rain arriving in northern scotland. always wet towards the highlands by the end of the afternoon. now, running through this evening, you can see how that wetter weather sinks its way southwards across scotland, and overnight moves down into northern ireland, across northern england, towards wales, the midlands and east anglia. it is actually a very weak weather front bringing that rain and drizzle. it certainly keeps the temperatures up but, as the cloud breaks in scotland, temperatures will do

away towards the end of the night. so a bit of a chilly start here, but the really cold air is out either in the north sea or more particularly across the near continent. that was our cold air that we had earlier on in the week. instead, milder air is gradually around the top of an area of high pressure with our winds coming in more from the atlantic. we start with a chilly start across eastern areas of scotland. more sunshine in scotland for a while, brightening up across northern england, through the midlands, perhaps the east of wales and north—east anglia, and eventually the south—east. so a brighter day for the eastern side of the uk, but a bit of more sunshine around, and temperatures will be higher in the south—east at nine or 10 celsius. always rather damp and cloudy and a bit drizzly across more western parts of the uk. into monday, a quiet day really. a lot of cloud again, some sunshine and more especially across eastern areas. mild for the time of year with temperatures up to nine or ten celsius in the afternoon. and we're not really talking about frost just yet. as we look ahead into the week, it is a quiet, mild and cloudy start to the week, but around the middle part of the week it will get very wetjust for a while, and then the cold and windy weather returns later on.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... donald trump's former national security adviser, admits lying about his russian contacts and is prepared to give testimony that implicates the president's son—in—law, according to reports. the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is past. the us approves a package of tax changes — described as the most sweeping reforms in almost a0 years — and seen as the first big legislative achievement for donald trump. the head of britain's cyber security centre advises all government departments not to use russian anti—virus software in systems containing sensitive information. coming up... england take on australia in major sporting clashes. but it's the aussies on top, as england's attempt to win rugby