this is bbc news, the headlines: north korea has announced the immediate suspension of nuclear and missile tests — saying it had completed the weaponising of nuclear arms. state media said the suspension was aimed at pursuing economic growth and peace on the korean peninsula. relations between the two koreas have thawed recently. theresa may has said members of the so—called windrush generation who have been treated unfairly by the home office will be given compensation. her comments came after it emerged that some people who came to the uk from the caribbean before 1971, have had their immigration status wrongly challenged. one of the world's biggest dance music stars, the swedish dj avicii has died in oman at the age of 28. avicii, whose real name was tim bergling, stopped touring in 2016 because of ill health. at the end of the uk summit, the

leaders agreed that prince charles will succeed his mother queen elizabeth as the head of the organisation. the decision was confirmed in a statement by leaders at the end of the summit in the uk. james landale was in windsor to the summitand sent james landale was in windsor to the summit and sent this report. changing the guard at windsor castle. only today, it wasn't just the soldiers. world leaders gathered beneath the battlements to decide who should replace their host as head of the commonwealth when her reign ends — a role that's never been hereditary. last night, the queen treated her guests and herself to a much—needed drink and gently reminded them she had a son who could take on the job when the time came. but today, she stepped back and gave them the run of her castle for their private deliberations without advisers or even a table. and they decided the prince of wales would, one day, be their next symbolic leader — a decision by consensus, according to one president, but by unanimity, according

to the prime minister. his royal highness has been a proud supporter of the commonwealth for more than four decades and has spoken passionately about the organisation's unique diversity. and it is fitting that one day he will continue the work of his mother, her majesty the queen. and in a statement, prince charles said he was deeply touched and honoured by the decision. but this summit wasn't just about agreeing the future leadership of the commonwealth, it was also about agreeing its future role. so, amid all the grandeur, the leaders also agreed plans to boost trade and cyber security, protect the world's oceans and support the international rules—based order. and zimbabwe's foreign minister was told by borisjohnson that britain would support his country rejoining the commonwealth if it embraces free and fair elections. so, a picture of the commonwealth's future is emerging. the task will be to keep it in focus.

now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week ‘s show: i'm all at sea on board the world ‘s biggest cruise ship, meeting a man who has to feed up to 9000 people every night. no pressure? absolutely not. and i find out why it it pays to be cool and collected up on the bridge. we try and keep ins as calm as possible, and not so exciting. simon is he with advice on the best way to back through south america. and we take a trip back in time aboard china's last surviving steam train. we start this week at sea, where

holidays afloat are enjoying a boom right now. thanks in part to a fleet of megaships that has been built and designed specifically to attract a new generation of younger and fun loving cruisers. behind me is the

biggest of them all, the symphony of the seas. she makes her maiden voyage this month, and i am going to jump voyage this month, and i am going to jump aboard fora voyage this month, and i am going to jump aboard for a sneak preview. the scale of this ship is truly vast. she can carry close to 9000 passengers and crew. she is longer than for football pitches laid end to end, weighs over 220,000 tons, and has a staggering 18 decks and 23 swimming pools. constructed at shipyards in france at a cost of over $1.5 billion, symphony of the seasis over $1.5 billion, symphony of the seas is the biggest passenger cruise ship ever built. others that make it the best? at this point i have a confession to make. this is not my first cruise, in fact a bit of a fan. soi first cruise, in fact a bit of a fan. so i am keen to see how this one measures up. fan. so i am keen to see how this one measures up. i am fan. so i am keen to see how this one measures up. i am jumping on board a special tonight cruise between the spanish ports of malaga

and barcelona, along with a big group of travel journalists and barcelona, along with a big group of traveljournalists and industry experts, to explore the ship before she welcomes her first paying passengers. and although there is a party atmosphere on board, the crew know this is an important event if the ship is going to make waves around the world. these corridors are really long, which is not surprising because there are almost 3000 rooms on this ship. finding your rowan ramsey will bea ship. finding your rowan ramsey will be a bit ofa ship. finding your rowan ramsey will be a bit of a challenge. —— finding your own room. this is mine i think, 592. it is quite spacious actually! and not a bad view. most rooms here in the ship are a pretty standard size, although you will pay extra for a balcony and deceive you, and if you really want to push the boat out, there is a whole range of upscale suite with a suitably enormous pricetag to match. —— with an ocean view. but is a seemingly

endlessly array of diners —— dining options, entertainment on board which sets the ship apart. this is the fourth ship in the oasis class, we introduced the first one back in 2010, and they are just huge we introduced the first one back in 2010, and they arejust huge hits. the demand for these time of experiences is growing at a very popular. we have a metric that measures customer satisfaction, and these ships literally knock it out of the park. tonight's special sailing is a duty get under way around 9pm, and before whistler banker, the party atmosphere is already kicking in. i am at the bionic bar where there is no human bartending staff, but we do have two robots, who will make my drink for me. i have found a lovely sounding drink which is the bionic bar harmer mama, and! drink which is the bionic bar harmer mama, and ijust need to press this button and the robots will go to work. so off we go. —— bahama.

now i think is going to be the shaking bit... there we go! (laughs) . a little bit of spillage, some dripping, this robot bartender is a bit messy. and here we go! the finished product. look at this! my drink. thank you! i at 100 feet it first up, the abyss. at 100 feet it is the longest taéaéej first up, the abyss. at 100 feet it is the longest giggle-i; if at sea, is the longest tubular slide at sea, and sends you plummeting a full ten decks in as many seconds. (laughs)! zip line is 82 feet long and it goes from dec 60 and a deck 15. of course

it is available for all ages, but you have to be a minimum of six and you have to be a minimum of six and you have to be a minimum of six and you have to be 52 inches. over the past ten years, the cruise industry has undergone something of a revolution as it tries to move away from its traditional stuffy image and appeal more to younger holidaymakers and families. got other days are when some slot machines and fizzy drinks would he expected to keep the kids happy. and if all that activity builds up your appetite, and there is 22 restau ra nts, your appetite, and there is 22 restaurants, cafes your appetite, and there is 22 restau ra nts, cafes a nd your appetite, and there is 22 restaurants, cafes and bars on board will stop some of them open around the clock. all operated under the watchful eye of gary thomas. i guess you have to provide a really wide array of food to people who will have very different tastes? absolutely, of course, and that is where my knowledge comes in, we have mexican restaurant, seafood theme, and the public phase areas as well.

everything i do is... i have all this information prior to the voyages , this information prior to the voyages, so this information prior to the voyages, so i can adjust a lot of what we do based on request. you have been a chef on land front long time, and now you are on sea. what are some other challenges you face when you are out of sea. if you run out of food at sea... there is nowhere to run. you have to get it right all the time. you have to anticipate what is going to happen on board, many cruisers... i have two order my food, so if i miss a particular item, a popular item, i go from the most popular man on chip to very quickly the most unpopular. it is not hard to see why this formula of all—inclusive fun, food and son on a juddy antics dale is including —— on a gigantic scale is proving increasingly popular. but not all are excited to see this

mammoth size ship take a disease. with cruise ships growing bigger and bigger it is not surprising that concerns are being raised about the environmental impact they are having. there is the issue of pollution. it is that the maritime grade diesel many ships use causes far more in missions than the fuel use back on dry land. the cruise industry says it is doing what it can to capture and filter these emissions, campaigners claim they could do more. and there is also the criticism of the huge amount of waste that some of these floating resorts create. waste, landfill on a fleet of ships, is close to zero. an offer i am asked a question, well, these ships are so big and there is a lot of waste, i have two likened the ship of this size to a small village or town, and i would challenge any small village or town to put their environmental footprint up to put their environmental footprint up against the ship of this size. and what about the social and

cultural impact of a ship this large turning up at possibly a quite small port? again, we are a community, we're taking people on vacation, they have happy times, and you have to have dialogue and communication with all destinations. when we were encountering a destination that says hang on, we think the ship is too big, let's talk about it and understand what that is, is there a wave of solving it, or should we just avoid that destination? we are looking for win wins, we want people to be happy, we live in our communities, widow want to cause people any concerned, and we work very ha rd to people any concerned, and we work very hard to try and achieve that. late last year, local protesters in venice turned up in force to say they have had enough of visiting cruise ships. they tried to block the city's port with a floating blockade to growth engine to the strain mass tourism is putting on venice's already fragile architecture and infrastructure. these cruise ships are six time to than the toll is house in venice. please, jump in a gondola, jump in a

venetian mote, and a small, that are respectful of the scale of the city, come ina respectful of the scale of the city, come in a small boat, and don't come with these monsters that really are destroying our city. and although venice is not currently on this cruise ship was make itinerary, some protesters on the spanish island of murdoch —— majorca are not happy that it will be visiting them. there is no doubt that for some people cruising is a great way to see the world. travelling in comfort as u2 got multiple destinations over the course of a week or two —— as you tick off. by 2020 it is estimated that almost $27 million per year will decide to holiday this weight so expect to see more of these super ships take the seas over the coming yea rs. ships take the seas over the coming years. outlets hope that through more dialogue and perhaps regulation, everyone stays happy,

not just the holidaymakers. still to come on the travel show: i head to the bridge to meet the man who captains this colossal cruise ship. we try to keep it has come as possible and not so exciting. and we travelled to china, to chug back in time on board their last remaining scheduled steam train. so see you after the break. well, i am on the bridge of the world's largest cruise ship, and here i have caps and rob, who is in charge of this whole ship. —— captain rob. hopefully you can show me through the bells and whistles here on the bridge. with pleasure. i would think the bridge ofa ship

pleasure. i would think the bridge of a ship as big as this would be bustling with activity but it seems very calm and not too many people appear. well, first we tried to keep it as calm as possible and not so exciting. first up is a and top —— first officer anton is driving right now. assisting him is second offers a dario. together they are navigating the ship at the moment. here we have displayed in front of us many different systems. from propulsion systems to navigation systems, including the radar, electronic charts, and all of the monitoring various aspects. you will see our three pods, right now we are turning 75 rpm on all three of them. they appointed forward because they pull, they pull the ship along, even though they are at the stern were traditional rotors would be. at 75 rpm we are making 15 knots. that is actually 111.9 through the water,

which is quite good. we have the wind with us. and you can see whitecaps out of air. but if you look to the next screen you will see we only have about seven knots of wind across the deck. we can be pointed this way that action going this way. because of the current headwind. that is always moving the ship around. we are not connected rigidly to the earth, we are sliding along the sea. same with the speed overwater and speed of the ground, they are generally that different as well, for the same reasons. everything around them and above them serves a purpose. some more than others. some are just a light dimmers. some are communication. searchlight control. ships whistle. all of the above, it is all air. it might all look similar but it is quite different. welcome to the slice of the show

that tackles your questions about getting the best out of trouble. coming up, seeing america in two weeks? first, though, cruise passengers may be delighted to learn that india's be visa scheme now allows for arrival by sea as well as there. you can sail into the pores of mumbai, goa, coaching, bangalore chennai. next, geraldine harvey in kuala lumpur has this question. chennai. next, geraldine harvey in kuala lumpur has this questionlj kuala lumpur has this question.|j would kuala lumpur has this question.” would love to see as much of north america in two weeks as possible. i fly into boston and out from la. divide your trip into three segments. first, the east coast heritage trail. start in boston, the birthplace of independence, and end up birthplace of independence, and end up in washington, dc, calling at new york city and philadelphia. all of those places i connect to buy fast

trains. —— are connected by. then, ta ke trains. —— are connected by. then, take a four—hour flight across the midwest and the prairies to the mile high city of denver, with a wonderful view of the rockies. step aboard the california zephyr train, ending up in san francisco as the sun sets on the goldengate. then go by train, plane or automobile south along the pacific coast to los angeles, a wonderful sprawl with highlights that include venice beach, santa monica and of course hollywood. finally, nina in london has a friend back hacking suit —— through south america. —— backpacking. she has asked me to join herfor the next wretch backpacking. she has asked me to join her for the next wretch of the trip, covering bolivia, peru and colombia. what are the basics? check the latest foreign office advice for the latest foreign office advice for the latest foreign office advice for the latest hazards and devoured guidebooks. my personal highlights include lake titicaca, divided by

bolivia and peru. the ancient inca capital cuzco. the arm is on. and if you can possibly manage it, a river trip from iquitos in peru, downstrea m trip from iquitos in peru, downstream to colombia. by an open jaw ticket into la paz and out of cartagena, colombia. and get plenty of american currency. the us dollar is king in latin america. what you are going budget backpacking or wanting to live the high life, the bbc‘s travel show is here to help. so email the travel show. from me, simon calder, the global bureau, goodbye phone now, and see you next time. —— global guru. to finish this week we've got the first ina to finish this week we've got the first in a series of films from china. a country that has undergone

massive change over recent decades as it moves to modernise. but if you know where to look, some glimpses of the past remain, and we headed to the past remain, and we headed to the sichuan province to take a step backin the sichuan province to take a step back in time. well, that's all we've got time for four this week. but do join us next week, when henry heads to australia to meet the people behind the world—famous to meet the people behind the world —famous royal flying to meet the people behind the world—famous royal flying doctor service as they celebrate an important anniversary. what a remarkable bit of kit you've got here. and we head back to china to discover a novel way of skiing which is claimed to be an 8000 years old. that's next week. in the meantime, don't forget you can catch up with us when we're out on the road at sea in real—time by signing up to a social media feeds, where you can also share your travel stories with the world. but now, from me and the rest of the travel show team, somewhere in the mediterranean, it's goodbye. hello again.

it was another glorious day of weather yesterday, wasn't it? for most of us, we had the sunshine, and the hot spot was in kent, 27 degrees celsius recorded underneath skies like these. and just as we were getting used to all that heat, it looks like temperatures are going to come crashing down as we look at the forecast into next week. so take a look at london this weekend — about 26 celsius. we'll come down to about 17 degrees on monday, the weather turning much more unsettled as well. before we get there, a few mist patches to watch out for this morning. quite chilly air in the north. not too cold further south. and this is what the weather has got in store for us this weekend. we'll all see spells of warm sunshine but temperatures will be easing through the weekend and we will start to see some thunderstorms breaking out.

now, the initial batch of storms will be with us this afternoon and will continue to rumble away as we head through the this evening and overnight as well. so, here's the forecast. a dry start to the day for most of us. a few mist patches towards south—east england, around the chilterns, there are a few for sussex and kent as well, but these should tend will clear away. most of us will then get some sunny spells. it will feel warm in the sunshine as well with temperatures climbing to 26 degrees towards south—east england but we will start to see showers developing later in the day. now, initially, the showers might not have too much in the way of heavy rain, but big raindrops. but later on, as those showers continue to move in across parts of eastern england, maybe the midlands too, well, the showers will turn increasingly heavy with a greater risk of thunder overnight. so there are those thunderstorms, clearing the way eastwards through saturday night. temperature wise, still into double figures for much for england and wales, we've still got that slightly cooler air further north for scotland and for northern ireland as well. further changes in the weather picture as we head through sunday.

this cold front is going to be sweeping its way eastwards and it is this that will be bringing a cooler, fresher feel to the weather across north—western areas. outbreaks of rain to start the day as well in scotland and northern ireland, swinging eastwards. and as our cold front reaches parts of east anglia, south—east england, it will tend to turn more showery, so there could be further heavy, thundery showers dotted along as that front moves through. a cooler, fresher feel to the weather for the north—west. temperatures 22—23 degrees across parts of eastern england but, of course, that will make it pretty uncomfortable for the runners running the london marathon. it will get quite warm with temperatures pushing on into the low 20s for the finishers during the afternoon. it will turn cooler, then, as we head towards next week. instead of southerly winds, we've got the winds coming in from the atlantic, bringing a significant drop in temperatures. hello. this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. north korea suspends

all missile tests and announces its to shut down a nuclear test site. president trump has welcomed the move. he calls it good news for the world. good morning. it's saturday, 21st april. also this morning: police have arrested a man connected toa police have arrested a man connected to a burglary in south—east london. the prime minister promises to do whatever it takes to help the windrush generation including paying compensation.