the headlines. president trump has threatened in a tweet to impose additional tariffs on cars imported from europe. it follows the eu's promised to retaliate if the eu imposes tariffs on steel. mr trump wa nts to imposes tariffs on steel. mr trump wants to tackle the american trade deficit that some of his advisers are understood to be urging caution. football's rule—making body has approved the use of video technology for all national and international competitions. it's now up to individual football leagues to decide if and when to introduce what's called v—a—r. the system is expected to be used in this summer's world cup in russia. a human rights group says pro—government forces in syria have recaptured about ten % of the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta outside damascus. more than 100 civilians have been killed in eastern ghouta since the united nations security council called for a ceasefire one week ago. more now on the severe weather that's been battering the uk over

the last few days — and it's sporting fixtures that have borne the brunt of the continuing cold temperatures this weekend. but in the face of having their team's football cup quarter—final called off fans at one club in county armagh took matters into their own hands. they worked late into the night at glenavon fc with shovels to clear the pitch of snow. declan harvey reports. frozen ground forced some of the bigger stadiums in northern ireland to turn fans away but here at glenavon, a community army has done everything they can to get the pitch in shape. loyal to the end, they rallied to the rescue when their match looked in doubt yesterday evening. the boys have been here from last night, some into the early hours of this morning, clearing the pitch. i turned up this morning to give them a hand. the referee has given us another hour to see if the pitch is playable and hopefully we'll get the match going. at 11 o'clock it was covered with snow. how deep? up to our knees in parts.

we left here at three o'clock this morning. the body language from some of the officials, it is not looking great at the moment, but you can see the effort has gone in. shovelling snow is one thing, getting the ground to defrost is another. with no expensive equipment, they used car engines. backbreaking work for young and old. a good family club and everyone is sticking together to try and get things to go ahead. an agonising second pitch inspection is completed with a thumbs up. cheering and applause. from both clubs‘ point of view, with other games being called off, none of the other teams playing today, it could be good financially for both teams as well which is important. testament goes to the community and all the supporters who have come along and helped.

but football is a funny old game. the home side later lost 2—1 and were knocked out of the cup. now, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in norway, because i've heard of what must be one of the world's most unique music festivals, where the stage and the instruments are made of ice. so, i am taking the chance to head off from oslo to bergen on a musical journey on one of the world's most spectacular railways. i'm going to look deep into norway's roots, trying to get a sense of how this country's landscapes, culture, and society are brought to life by its music. at first, i start my trip

in norway's capital of oslo. and on the oslo waterfront, a reformation has been taking place. a big part of that was the spectacular building, the oslo opera house. it celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and is a symbol of this city's commitment to the arts. so it is a perfect place to hear some traditional norwegian goat horn. playing horn. that is so good! thank you! it is amazing that such a variety of sounds come out of such a simple instrument. yes, it is quite simple, as you see. it is a bone, and it is a goat's

corn, all at the wrong way, this way. actually, it was not made for making music. the shepherds had it to keep the and bears away. so this was a warning. this is not pretty music! yes, not many melodies are written down, as we know, but some. would you say there is something unique riding through norwegian music, and waiters come from? nature gives me a loss of power and a lot of inspiration to make music. we are quite isolated. still, there are people who do this, try to make their own voice. so i am about to head off through the country to bergen, listening to music along the way. it is there a member should be listening out for? is there something should be paying attention to? try to find some folk music, some singers, and also go to small clubs. look for the small spots. there are people working all over the place. so now i have my mission, there is a train to catch. joining me for the first

part of my trip isjan, a fanatic and a man who wrote a book on the bergensbanen. why did you write this big long book all about this railway? the bergensbanen is iconic in norway and in europe, i think. many people know the name and know what they will see along its 308 miles, the trend never gets challenging but starting to rain. at its peak of over 1200 metres, it is one of your‘s highest railways, before it descends steeply into norway's second city of bergen. it is elemental landscape pose a huge challenge, and an engineering triumph for those working on the rail during its construction, between 1894 and 1909, with about 20 people thought to have died in the process. at a time when norway's independence was always on the horizon, that the construction of the bergensbanen was more than an added convenience for travellers. this line connected the east and the western part of norway. before that, people had to go around and take boats by the sea,

or small horse roads, through the mountains. so the trends were opening at norway. the construction work was darted in 1898, and at that time, we were administrated by sweden, and they did not like this at all, because they thought it could be used for military purpose. so this is a sign of norwegian strength, that maybe was not an approved of? you could say that. so in a way, this is a symbol for the founding of the norwegian nation. yes.

all this makes it special. you can't find this in other lines. this is what norway is. as jan reaches his stop, i settle in. three and a half hours from oslo, i pull into this town. but it is not my destination. this town usually features the ice music festival. but on a go upwards, almost 500 metres higher, to the new home of finse. you really feel and see it in the air. it is cold here. and it is this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation, that led explorers like shackleton to train here before going on there at expeditions. word is it will reach a low of —23 celsius tonight. so i should rug up. what makes this festival extra special is that the instruments are actually made on the day, from nearby ice. among the line—up this year is everything from ice horns to ice drums, and ice didgeridoos. the concert is only hours away, and here you are making the instruments. this has to be an unusual thing for a musician. for me it is not.

—— what makes this festival extra special is that the instruments are actually made on the day, from nearby ice. among the line—up this year is everything from ice horns to ice drums, and ice didgeridoos. the concert is only hours away, and here you are making the instruments. this has to be an unusual thing for a musician. for me it is not. for most musicians it is. good sounding ice is the most difficult part. you cannotjust go to your freezer. you cannot go to the next lake. ice is like wine —

there are good years and bad years. so why ice? what inspired this festival? it is nearly 20 years since the first time i tried ice. and i found the sound so fantastically beautiful. with this water, you can drink it after the concert. or what we can do is give it back to nature, where it belongs, and also, the ice reminds me that we need to treat ice so gentle not to break it — it is like how we should treat nature. why is this happening in norway, in particular, aside from all the ice? one of the reasons we can do this in norway is that we are very lucky that we have for many years

at a government that wants to support music. this makes it possible for a musician like me, who works with contemporary improvised music, to survive, to be even be able to buy a house. it allows me to experiment. what is this? this is an ice—aphone. the sound is phenomenal. do you like it? that is lovely. any chance i could have a go? very carefully. i promise you. and i promise i will also will demonstrate no ability. you may as well have given it to a child. absolutely. it works?

this is great! but one of the biggest challenges are putting on this festival is the construction of the venue itself — an ice concert hall. and this professor oversees the construction. he and his students have battled conditions for six days to create a solid structure. each day's work has resulted in disaster. we started with plan a and ended up with plan y. because every day, you know, it is like you're climbing wall, slippery, and fall back down again. next day you start again. but that is how it is and that is the challenge. you need to work with the forces, because you can never beat them. when we work with them, you know, it is like having a good friend. it seems like your team is working very, very hard. good luck.

we will see how it works out. we just need to see how it goes. we have some hours left. so as evening approaches, the finishing touches are fast being made around the site. i really like it because it is kind of the sound of nature. so it doesn't sound like anything else you have ever heard. so people are really

surprised when they hear it for the first time. you don't get to practise, so the music gets made on stage in front of the audience, and that is really special. many people are like, what, is this possible? that is critical. i guess there is a lot of folk music on it. it is very nordic, with the ice and the snow at the cold winters. just in the nick of time, we gather for an evening of ice music. cheering and applause. that was amazing. such a bonkers soundscape and amazing to think that all the sounds were made from ice. i think it's also an interesting way to experience the landscape of norway — freezing cold with a full moon overhead. having said that, it is freezing cold. i am frozen through. it's time to head in.

morning mood from grieg's peer gynt suite plays. next morning, the festival continues without me as i return to the bergensbanen for the next part of myjourney. travelling on this stretch of the line, you start to appreciate the vast landscapes that this country has to offer. and i cannot imagine a better way of experiencing them than this. music reaches its crescendo. well, my train‘s arrived at its destination, but my musical journey across norway is not yet finished, because i am in bergen, a cultural hotspot and a great way to experience the rich musical heritage of norway. she plays allegro molto moderato from grieg's concerto in a minor. edvard grieg, possibly

norway's most well kn own and loved classical composer. here in bergen, set among woodland alongside a vast lake, a museum to grieg has preserved and restored the grounds where he once lived and worked. you can see now we will enter the house and this is the main entrance. this year will be a milestone for the man, as it will be 150 years since he wrote his famous piano concerto. he really was a very much appreciated composer in his lifetime. we know that in great britain for example, he was one of the most popular living composers in his time. the second part of the 19th century was going together with all of this national movement in norway and norway was, by then,

a country together with sweden with one king living in sweden, and he found very young and fresh style and i think that built upon those dance rhythms and folk music elements in his bigger compositions. he looked upon folk songs as something universal. they survive from generation to generation and if you slip through the borders, you can find the same elements in folk music. and some of that folk music that inspired grieg can still be heard today. and one of the best ways to experience it is with dance. dance company frikar performs contemporary dance all the way around norway and beyond that's inspired by nature and traditional norwegian folk roots. they have agreed to come and show me some of the traditional elements found in norway's halling dance.

the dance is mostly sort of a show—off dance. 100 years ago women also did that dance. it is mostly boys or men doing the dance because we want to...we want to impress the other men 01’ women. put your right foot in front of the left. sidewards. believe me, this is harder than it looks.

and if you jump a little on each step, one, two. yes. nice. and then around. but i think i am getting hang of it. one, two, one, two. and then we can move down here. no! so what is the relationship between the dance and the music? maria plays the hardingfele, it's our national instrument. some people say the fiddle, the music came because of the dance and some say it was the other way. i think they depend on each other. for me and for many it is very important to use the music dancing and the music makes me want to do suddenly some steps and everything. it is life. nothing planned, it is just happening. nice! back in the old days they used the ceilings to kick down a coin orjust kick their heels. they kicked the ceiling?

the houses were smaller back in those days. in the 1800s the military started competitions to try and kick a hat from a stick and it was about who could kick the highest. and then it was incorporated in the halling folk dance. so we do it as a part of the dance and, of course, it must be a good kick and the higher it is, the better it is. everyone in norway, i think if i say

halling they say kicking the hat, that it is the main goal in the halling. but the dance is the main goal, kicking the hat is sort of topping it. finally, i wanted to get a sense of where all of this is leading. a former meat factory a short walk from the city centre serves as a gig venue and melting pot for artists of all types in the city. this creative hub is home to the studios of electronic, jazz, hip—hop and many other types of musicians, including royskopp, and it is where much of norway's future music is being thrashed out. these days especially there is some new mixing of old, old traditions with very new electronic and experimental music.

kjetil has a studio here and plays saxophone in tonight's gig. tonight we are playing with a guitar player. it is electro—acoustic folk, jazz, experimental, ambient something, you know. the bergen scene, i think it has a lot to do with the size of the city. only a few people play every kind of thing so you have to collaborate. ifeel like i have rediscovered this place through its music. it is a country constantly inspired by nature of epic proportions. it treasures its traditions but is not afraid to look forward. where artist are free to experiment and supported as a crucial part of society and where distinctive

sounds can be found in the smallest of communities. if the bergensbanen showed me norway's muscle, its music has shown me its heart and soul. hello, thanks forjoining me. our latest look at how the weather will pan out in the british isles for the next few days or so. the good news is the forthcoming week looks as though it will be

nowhere near as brutal as the weather we have just experienced. having said that, it will tend to stay really rather unsettled. nothing unusual for the time of year. the area of low pressure driving the weather at the moment is in fact going to be with us for the rest of the weekend and on into the start of the forthcoming week. at least while that area of low pressure is around we are looking towards the atlantic, rather than towards the continent, scandinavia and siberia, where all of that cold weather came from that has affected so many so very badly in recent days. and the first signs of something a little milder is already there to be had across parts of the far south. not that much further north though. many more of you are having to contend with scenes very much more like that. there will be a rather wintry flavour to the start of the day across the northern half of the british isles. temperatures in the major towns and cities will be below zero. as a consequence, there will be a widespread problem of untreated

surfaces with ice. that does notjust extended in northern half of the british isles, some spots further south are covered by met office warnings. having said that, much of what falls from the skies during sunday will be watery rather than wintry. there will be plenty of it as well, eventually across east anglia and south—east. the north, the high ground, further wintry showers across northern and eastern parts of scotland. increasingly, just beginning to move away from sea level. no great problems with the fixture there. manchester city taking on chelsea at the top of the premier league. the forthcoming week, as i have tried to reassure you already, you need some, the snow will become increasingly confined to the hills northern britain. things will stay fairly unsettled. this is a snapshot for monday. we see further rain close to the centre of the low pressure

down towards the south—western quarter. there is still some winteriness, particularly on the higher ground of northern scotland, elsewhere really not too bad at all as a start to the week. many more of you will be getting to work and notice the temperature is beginning to creep up, nine, ten, 11 degrees or so. here we are continuing a trend, certainly across other parts, double figure temperatures. they are on the way up across northern britain as well. tariffs, suggesting he would apply a tax on imports of cars from the european union. it comes two days after he promised hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. in a tweet, he said other countries had taken advantage of the us for years. andrew plant reports. the white hot glow of steel,

this multibillion—dollar global industry has sparked heated threats of trade tariffs and friction between the us and europe. it's disgraceful. and when it comes to a time when our country...