colder again as an like it will turn colder again as an area of low pressure comes in from the west, particularly in the north, when we picked up more of an easterly feed, dragging in colder air. cold but bright start to the day, frosty for many of us, sunshine to begin with, gradually turning cloudy from the west with spells of rain moving into northern ireland, and western parts of scotland, wales and western parts of scotland, wales and the south—west of england later in the afternoon. in the east, holding onto a little more in the big weigh of brightness. maximum of 13 celsius. here's that area of low pressure i mentioned, it comes in from the west, as we move into tuesday, some rain overnight for a time, looks like through tuesday there will be some spells of rain which could be falling as snow over the hills of scotland, further south, brightening up a touch for south—west england. bright intervals with highs of 13 degrees. those associated weather front slightly pivot as we move into wednesday, still some spells of rain to be

seen, and we get sleet and snow again, high ground in scotland, and over parts of the pennines, a little drier. in the south. one or two showers, temperatures coming down a touch, particularly in the north, highs between four and 10 degrees. as we go into this week, fair amount of uncertainty as to the exact positioning of the areas of low pressure, looks like it will turn colder with the risk of snow. this is bbc news. the headlines: australia's cricket captain, steve smith and vice captain david warner have stepped down for the rest of the current test against south africa as the ball tampering scandal deepens. the australian prime minister has expressed his anger at the scandal. this is a shocking disappointment, and it is wrong... and i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action soon. 3000 soon. 3000 extra midwives are to be trained over the next format years

in the largest ever increase in maternity staff in england. the plans will also see expectant mothers treated by the same midwife throughout their pregnancy. catalonia's former president has been arrested in germany after crossing the border from been arrested in germany after crossing the borderfrom denmark. german authorities say his arrest was based on a european warrant. mr puigdemont is wanted for sedition in spain. a religious service has been held in the southern french town of trebes to remember the four people killed on friday by an islamist gunman. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news, time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming

to you this week from tokyo. it's a city that is gearing up to host the olympic games in two years' time and also a place that i call home. but, like the rest of the team, i spend a fair amount of my time on the road, bringing you stories from around the world. so let's have a look back at some of our most recent travels. here's a taste of what is coming up. it's crazy here. there are gunshots, there are sirens. uluru is one of those

must—see destinations if you are heading to australia. but not everybody manages it. it is remote and expensive to get there. despite all this, if you are still keen to climb the rock then time could be running out as henry discovered when he headed there in january. the giant monolith attracts over a quarter of a million visitors each year. for many of them, climbing to the top is something of a rite of passage. as well as being an important place for tourists, uluru is a sacred site. at the moment, tourists are allowed to climb to the top but all of that is about to change. at the end of 2017, the people who manage uluru in conjunction with its anangu owners made

a landmark decision to ban tourists from climbing the rock. why was the decision made in the first place to ban the climb? there are a couple of reasons. primarily because anangu do not want to see people climbing for cultural reasons, but there has also been a significant number of fatalities on the climb. the ban will not come into force until october 2019 and, until then, tourists can continue to climb on days when the weather is not too extreme. the base of the route has a number of signs asking tourists to respect anangu wishes not to climb but many people ignore these. so will the closure of the climb have a negative impact on tourist numbers visiting uluru? well, to keep visitors coming, local tourism bosses are working hard to show that there are other ways to experience the rock. uluru camel tours takes people

out into the desert. they give people a great camel experience and it is about people connecting with the outback and with nature and what better way than doing it from the back of a camel? relax from the waist down and let your body go with the flow. they are environmentally friendly, they graze on 85% of the vegetation out here. they have big flat feet so they don't chop the ground up. they are a low impact animal. and go for months without water so they do not need to hang around a water source and eat all the vegetation there. unbelievable. the views from the vantage point are pretty breathtaking. in a moment we are off to abu dhabi to see rajan use an overload of horsepower to try and get to the top of one of the world's highest sand dunes. first, here is a reminder of the time ade had to rely on reindeer power in finnish

lapland, and didn't manage to cover so much ground. you can't say you have truly experienced the delights of lapland until you have been on a reindeer safari. that is what i am about to do. i am told that if i am good, i may get to ride my own sleigh with my own reindeer. like many reindeer herdsmen here in lapland, erik supplements his income with tourism. he takes small groups of tourists into the forest on a reindeer safari. it is a proper winter wonderland. so beautiful out here. everywhere you look is just a postcard. finally, it is my turn to have a go. if you want to go, you just say go. as simple as that?

0k. go, go! reindeer, go! he is not listening to me. go, reindeer! go! maybe we will take the next one. 0k. we will take the next one. before i set off, erik gives me some last few tips. just pull it. and then he will stop in an emergency. he will stop. so this is my emergency brake? whoo—hoo! we are going! this is so spectacular. my first ever sleigh ride. let's go, son, let's go. it still may not be the fastest of rides but it seems to be

the smoothest and most magical way to enjoy this landscape. 3.5 hours south—west of the big city is the vast expanse of desert called liwa. it is the uae's driest region. it is remote but beautiful. it is a world apart from the big city. at this annual sports festival, there are camel and horse races. but, basically, this is party time for petrol heads, attracting tens of thousands from all over the region. and, truth be told, it is very much a male domain. boy racers and supposedly

respectable grown—ups bring their four—wheel drives and buggies for a romp on the dunes. and you do not get much bigger than tal moreeb. 300 metres high, at an incline of 50 degrees. it's crazy here! madness, anarchy almost. all of these boy racers and man racers. getting it out of their system. i am going to meet a guy who is a bit of a seasoned campaigner. mohamad, hello. how are you? can you show me some skills if i hop in? can you show me a few of the things that you do? ican. wow! this car is like as it came from the factory.

so from the factory it has around 250 horsepower. it will not be enough to take us to the top. but i refuse to give up. rajan racing to the top earlier this year on the programme. still to come on the travel show, we remember the time christa took on a surreal underwater challenge in denmark. our newbie, mike corey,

got a gentle introduction into life here on the programme. this is intense. there are gunshots, there are sirens. this bridge is totally unstable. and i hit the streets of tokyo, dressed like this. how do i look? i feel like michelin mario. injanuary we welcomed mike corey to the travel show team. i'm not sure if he realised what he had signed up for when we sent him to mexico. he was there to join a group that run regular events designed to put locals off the idea of attempting an illegal border crossing into the usa, by recreating what it would be like. the experience is open to tourists as well, so we sent him along tojoin in. we are told to meet

inside the main gate. and even though these guys are playing a part, they really mean business. he is yelling at the top of his lungs. he's the coyote, someone who brings you across the border. he's taking his character extremely seriously. i'm going to have to get going. sirens wail this is intense. there are gunshots, there are sirens. this bridge is totally not stable. and there are people crawling on the ground. i don't know what is going on but the group is slowly... man groans you ok? yes. unsure footing i can deal with. woman screams but things get much scarier when you are forced to the ground by these very authentic—looking armed bandits.

solo. i'm actually afraid to make too much noise. i don't want them to come back. sirens wail we have to go. look at this.

i have a cactus stuck in the bottom of my shoe. look at that. that went all the way through the side of my shoe. this is the moment. hopefully we cross the border. our coyote is stressing out. we wait for the next truck and as soon as the next truck comes we are jumping in the back. sirens wail sirens off in the distance. illegal crossings are currently at the lowest they have been for 17 years. though the journey still kills hundreds of people annually. here at the park they hope that this experience will save lives. it has certainly given many of the guests here tonight pause for thought. mike corey staying firmly south

of the border there in mexico back in january. we will see more of mike on the show as he heads to the philippines in the next month or so. next up, also back injanuary, we sent christa to denmark to try her hand at playing some musical instruments. i'm not totally sure we warned her that she would be playing them underwater though. underwater singing this is the group between music. their latest show is the first in a four—part series called aquasonic, which aims to explore who we are as human beings and it begins with our time in the womb. we are so often divided between you and me, them and us,

different religions, different cultures, but here is something that i think we all know something about. we have our first nine months covered by this water filter, so i think somehow the audience, i think they are, at least on an unconscious level, will have flashbacks to hearing those sounds. so here goes. one deep breath and... well, actually, this is quite nice. amazing. you're doing good. it's lovely and warm. yeah? yeah, this is great. so if you take this microphone that is hanging and then you hit this bell plate. you see that one? yes, this one here. and then you take the microphone and put it towards it. do you hear that effect? whoo, that's awesome. and then you can sort

of play with it. playing music in water has two sides — on one side it is terrifying, because also when you are singing into the water, you have to have water down your throat and if you open up you get water in your lungs, so that is quite terrifying. so how on earth do you get musical instruments to play under water? well, it took us 10 or 11 years to create this project. and how come it took so long? because it is something that we needed to really research and see what other people had done and try other instruments and most instruments did not sound really good, but we saw somehow a potential in this but also we realised we had to build instruments to work in water so we found collaborators around the world to help us build instruments for this project. i am beginning to think i am a bit of a natural. maybe you should just pull that

in the front window and then you can sort of hit it with a hammer you can close the sound with your hand. another thing, there is a small stick on top. yeah, exactly, and you can use that for the ring over there, with the holes in it. that is so cool. you are making music. and to finish our look back at some of our most recent travel stories, last month i took what i think is one of the most surreal sight sightseeing tours ever invented. and while it might be popular

with tourists here in tokyo, it seems some of the locals are not so keen. i guess the best way to describe what i am about to experience is a self—drive videogame simulation with some sightseeing thrown in. konnichiwa. welcome to maricar, nice to meet you! nice to meet you. gosh, this brings back memories from my childhood. yoshi, luigi and mario. it has got to be mario. how do i look? i feel like michelin mario. i'm not the best driver, you know. right now this costume is the least of my worries. i have got my foot on the brake.

where is the key? john, where is the key? laughter this is ridiculous! screams. screams oh, my god. even though it is a sunday morning and the traffic is lighter, it takes a while to get used to driving a vehicle that feels so low and exposed. slightly vulnerable, but i think i am getting the hang of driving this car now. oh, my gosh. do you see how close i came to a taxi? we are going through the most fashionable part of tokyo and i am dressed as a fat plumber.

little chance of anyone wanting to copy my outfit here in harajuku, but nintendo are reportedly unhappy with their trademark super mario dungarees and cap being used by the tours. there has been talk of legal action, but the subtle name change from mario kart to maricar and the inclusion of some other characters seems to be keeping the lawyers at bay. we are coming up to the crossing. oh, my goodness. oh, my gosh, i can't believe we are going through shibuya crossing! although some of tokyo's taxidrivers say that they can be disruptive and dangerous, johnny tells me that he has supervised over 2000 tours

without any serious accidents. but several cab drivers we met still had concerns. new regulations now mean that modifications will have to be made to the go—karts and it is hoped that repositioning tail lights and fitting better back and head protection and mudguards will provide safety for kart drivers and other road users and pedestrians. that's it for a look back at some of the best bits on the travel show so far this year. coming up next week... there is another chance to see our blind backpacker, tony giles, make his way around jerusalem and bethlehem. my name is tony giles, i'm from england. i'm totally blind and severely deaf in both ears and i'm travelling around the world, trying to visit every country.

and the response to those films featuring tony has been amazing so thank you for all your messages and we hope to have more from tony on the programme sometime soon. in the meantime, don't forget to sign up to us on social media and you can share your travels with the world. we'll see you next week. from everyone here in tokyo, it's goodbye. hello, good afternoon. many of us kicking off british summertime with some sunshine. that is, if you are away from the south and east. this morning, blue skies around the lot of us, this photo sent in from aberdeenshire. the further south and east you are, a bit more in the way of cloud. this photo from kent. the cloud is clearing its way towards the south—east, a few spots of rain and drizzle as it does so. elsewhere, good sunshine, but still a few showers across scotland, northern ireland into south—west england. scattered, so not everyone will catch one. it feels pleasant in

the sunshine. this evening and overnight, a ridge of high pressure keeping things settled for that perhaps one or two showers persisting in the north and west, but a lot of dry weather around. with clear skies, it will be cold with a widespread frost developing. we could see a pew patches of mist and fog forming. mild air to begin with at the start of the week, but it will turn cold as we move through the week, turning colder as cold air moves in from the north, spreading south through the week. a cold broke studs —— a car but bright start to monday. some people will wake up the frost. it will become cloudier from the west, fabrics of rain pushing in from northern ireland and later into south—west scotland, wales and parts of south—west england. temperatures in double figures, a maximum of 13 celsius. on tuesday, a spell of rain

is that whether from works its way to the east. low—pressure works across, and with that, the associated weather fronts bringing rain which could fall as snow over the hills in scotland. falling as rain further south. more in the way of dry and bright weather for the south west. maximum temperature of 13 south west. maximum temperature of i3 celsius. starting to feel colder in the north, maximum of eight celsius. on wednesday, that weather front begins to pivot and sink south. still the risk of snow showers in parts of scotland under the high ground of northern england. across england and wales, a few showers, some heavy, the risk of hail. temperatures start to turn a bit colder. we know that as we start this week, it will be turning colder, rain at times, some drier intervals, but some of the rain could fall as snow over the high ground in the north. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at two:

the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain the australia cricket captain steve smith has been banned for one match by cricket's ruling body — the icc — over the ball tampering scandal. the australian prime minister has expressed his anger. this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action soon. catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is arrested in germany after crossing the borderfrom denmark. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. in the next hour: france remembers the police officer and three other people killed in the terror attack on friday. a memorial service has been held in the tiny southern