this is bbc news, the headlines: dozens of people in hawaii have taken shelter from ash, toxic gas and lava flows from the mount kilauea volcano. at least two homes were destroyed when lava bubbled up through fissures in a residential area. several strong earthquakes have shaken the southeastern region of hawaii's big island. president trump has addressed the national rifle association and vowed not to tighten us firearms laws despite suggesting after the florida school shooting that he was prepared to take on the gun lobby. he also repeated a call for teachers to be armed. chemical weapons inspectors say they have finished gathering samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria last month. a team from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons said their samples from douma will now be sent for analysis. the local elections in england have largely seen voters stick with the status quo with neither of the two main parties able to celebrate significant gains.

the liberal democrats saw some successs, taking control of four councils, but it was a near wipeout for ukip. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been talking to voters. we know how people voted, those that bothered, the question now is why? good morning, this is bbc five live, it's your call, we are in wandsworth this morning, where labour didn't get over the line. but we want to hear from you, wherever you are. i didn't vote, i don't have any faith in uk politics, and i don't think there's any real leaders to vote for, so there's no point in voting at the moment. not everyone turned down all the choices on offer. which way did you go? conservative. and why was that? i've lived here for the last 30 years and enjoyed one of the lowest council taxes in the country throughout that period. you voted with your wallet? completely, and why would i want to vote any other way? here's pete in trafford. how did you vote, pete? i voted labour for the first time purely based on local issues.

i've always been a tory voter, but living here, itjust put me off. quickly, the picture? these were local elections, people weren't choosing a government, and they knew that, but we're still seeing, from the results that we've got, what a divided, polarised country this is, and more so than ever after brexit. and even so, people in a local election like this one have any number of different reasons for how they cast their vote. local elections, what about you? well, in the end, i voted lib dem because i couldn't be bothered with the other two. you know, just sick of them really. honestly, i wish someone in the council would bring through on compost bins. that's the biggest issue for you, compost bins? compost bins, yes. i don't understand why the council can't put in compost bins so we can reduce waste. it's something other countries do. how did you vote and tell us why. i voted for labour because i believe they are still working for the people, the working—class. jeremy corbyn is a polarising figure, isn't he? we got this text into the phone—in from maurice in manchester: isjeremy a plus or a minus?

he can be a minus at times, but at the end of the day labour's notjust one person. the messages from around the country showed strong feelings deeply split. a tory supporter texted: he made this trip three times, but in swindon, labour only gained a single seat. hard effort gone to waste? party loyalty‘s often an unbreakable habit however you describe yourself. an historic conservative voter. it's in your blood? it's in my blood. i can't ever imagine voting for any other party. i never vote. don't believe in none of them. none of them? none of them, load of rubbish. i used to vote for conservative before. you voted conservative before, but labour this time? yeah. what changed your mind? to bring somebody new to the council this time. what with brexit, internal

struggles, it's harder now for any party to get to the top of the pile. not much changed in these elections. but then so many old rules of politics have ended up on the scrapheap. john pienaar, bbc news, swindon. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show i'm in windsor. in our loyal special, we'll give you our guide to get the best out of the most talked about wedding this year. on may the 19th, these streets are going to be absolutely rammed. english barley to represent harry winks west coast us hops to represent meghan. we'll give you some tips on the very british art of killing. to be honest i haven't really come for the tent, i've just i haven't really come for the tent, i'vejust come to i haven't really come for the tent, i've just come to q. to be honest i think we're really good at queueing. queueing is definitely british. and

wejump on the qe2 as she queueing is definitely british. and we jump on the qe2 as she finally reopens as a floating hotel in dubai. ina in a couple of weeks' time, on may the 19th, prince harry and meghan markle will get married in st george's chapel at windsor castle. windsor has a long history with the royals. its castle is one of the queen's favourite weekend retreats, and prince harry was educated at nearby eton college. now, i'm here on this beautiful spring day to visit a local brewery that's hosting the occasion with a specially made pint. which is lucky, because i'm feeling properly thirsty. never ceases to amaze me about how

much is going on when you come into a brewery. martin's mashing in with the mash and up there. he's on the second brew of the day. steve is flushing out the copper, he's on the first brew of the day, he's on the first brew of the day, he's cleaning hops out of that. meanwhile, alex here is the link asks with our commemoratives royal wedding beer. we're combining english barley to represent harry, with west coast us hops to represent meghan, and we like to think it's a nice marriage of ingredients. so this is all wedding beer going on here? full of wedding beer going on here? full of wedding beer. have a little smell of that. that smells lovely. is that fantastic? yeah, it's quite fruity actually. it's absolutely like jelly babies, do you get that? that's right. its

incongruous with how it looks. now, ta ke incongruous with how it looks. now, take a cone of that hop. what's this? this is a cone of a hop. what idois this? this is a cone of a hop. what i do is put it in one hand and rub it with your fingers of the other hand. that smells beautiful. isn't that fantastic wines white english tops are lovely but you can't get these sorts of labours with english tops so to get that fruity aroma you have to use hops from parts of the world with more intense sunlight, more ultraviolet, so you can see it is science but there's also a lot of artand is science but there's also a lot of art and passion in it as well. here's to harry and meghan. windsor is only a short train ride out of

london and it's reckoned around 100,000 well—wishers will show up here to see the royal procession. on may the 19th, these streets are going to be absolutely rammed. it's going to be absolutely rammed. it's going to be heaving, i'm telling you, and there are even reports that some hotels are charging up to £10,000 or a single suite overlooking the procession. so if crowded spaces are not your thing, this place is not going to be your tea on the big day. there are other ways to experience the occasion outside of windsor. let's head over to the capital, where a number of outdoor screenings and street parties are planned. now, every self—respecting tourist leaves london with a royal facemask or a tea towel, but how do you find a future collectors' item ? tea towel, but how do you find a future collectors' item? every thursday this place, old spit fields market, holds its weekly antiques there. now, i'm a bit of a novice at

this but let's see what i can dig up. have a look at this, it's a problem mug with harry and meghan on the front in the year they're getting married. it's going to be worth a fortune in a few years. look at, it's beautiful. time to get evaluated by a real antique expert. mark, been looking around this market and this is what i've found, this rather lovely cute little piece, what do you think? i'm going to chuck it right back at you and say what do you think, why did you buy it? how very dare you, it's so obvious why i bought it. it's got a couple of the moment, probably the most famous couple in the world, how can you resist it? there's nothing wrong with it but what we're looking at as, is mass—produced moulded...

it isa at as, is mass—produced moulded... it is a mug to celebrate an occasion for which we all come together, a little ray of sunshine in our world of doom, gloom, dictators and death i suppose. are you mugging me off? asa i suppose. are you mugging me off? as a royal souvenir hunter, what would you look for, what are your tips? if you're looking something that might go up in value or simply hold its value, quality, quality, quality, limited editions and buy something with visual appeal. if you like it it's highly likely there will be others out there who do too. i'm going to take your mug and raise you with my lidded pot. on the back we company called moorcroft, one of the great british ceramic companies. can you see the number there, 39/100, that shows 100 of these will ever be made, of which this is 39, the story is great. the scholar shells were used by the spencer family and lady diana spencer

married prince charles and since then her sons, william and harry, have adopted the... into the coats of arms, which meghan is marrying into. you've got fabulous heritage in moorcroft and a fabulous connection with harry and the royal family. i'm not quite sure how to say this but thank you. thank you for all all your help. happy hunting. thank you, and enjoy your moorcroft funny thing. hunting. thank you, and enjoy your moorcroft1 ease isggt to

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time. the travel show, your essential guide, wherever you're heading. if you are coming to the uk for the wedding orjust for a visit, it might be a good idea to get used to something that the british are renowned for doing quite well. queueing. some say we have turned it into an art form and nowhere will you see bet on display than at wimbledon. queueing. gin and tonic. i think the british have an

accession with queueing. i think the british have an accession with queueinglj i think the british have an accession with queueing. i think i have just come to queue. this is an example of how good we are. they are proud of how to q4 is to we created the art of queueing. it's quite civilised. the idea of the british being good at queueing comes from the idea that the brits are about fair play and equal chances. it is the sense of taking your turn, not pushing in, anything that looks like you are trying to get an unfair advantage over other people. queue jumpers? it whiles a traditional bridge. if someone queue jumped its just not cricket. yahoo it's common respect. and courtesy. —— it is common respect. we want to be good

at queueing. it doesn't mean we actually are. the fact we get so stressed in queues on a regular basis, the tensions over who gets on the bus first. when you go abroad and see people who are not queueing, you go inside and get british. there is an element of truth. queueing up for russians in world war two, queueing was part of the intense propaganda effort that the government started. all the posters, all the radio broadcasts, all the newsreels, it was part of that moment of british courage, resolve and all those kinds of things that make a good story and therefore, queueing is part of that, has become something of a myth. it has to be historic, way back when, when war was polite. it's definitely british but not as important as the queen. we are quite nostalgic for the 1940s

and 50s. there are so many images of triumphant success and britain being a major player. they are powerful and seductive images of what britain was. in that sense, looking back at the 1940s and 1950s, and things that look like certainties like the ability of british people to queue politely, perhaps they are things that seem appealing to us at a time when things seem deeply uncertain both nationally and internationally. now, it wasjust both nationally and internationally. now, it was just over 50 years ago that queen elizabeth ii launched the ocean liner that proudly bore her name. the legendary qe2. throughout the 1970s and 80s, the ship was perhaps the classiest and most

elegant way to cross the atlantic but times and taste change and in 2007, the qe2 was sold to a company in dubai where she has been ever since. although her sailing days are over, she is finally getting ready to welcome people back on board. this time as a floating hotel and museum. so, we went to take a look around. gill what makes the qe2 special is her class, her style, her sense of history, had heritage. special is her class, her style, her sense of history, had heritagem like you are walking back into a bygone era of class and sophistication. we used to have dancing in the queens room. we used to employ a gentleman hosts because they were of great number of single ladies out there who were travelling with us. as part of the crew staff, i had to learn how to dance. i had two left feet and it was interesting. thank goodness, we have

this easy to follow step guide. one, two, three. one, two, three. one, two, three. one, two, three. one, two, three. one, two, three. one, two, three. thank you very much. despite her illustrious past, that concord, the qe2 was eventually taken out of service will stop she had become uneconomic to upgrade and run and in the middle of the global financial crisis, many feared the next stop would be the breakers yard. is hard to believe, there was never of point when the future of the qe2 was going to be to the scrapyards. that the qe2 was going to be to the scra pyards. that is the qe2 was going to be to the scrapyards. that is the fate that happens to decommissioned ships that it was never to buy‘s plan to do so. today, ken is back working on the ship. this time, not as a member of the true but as the man charged with promoting the ship as a new floating hotel and museum. she had to be

narrow enough to go through the canal. to take her out of the water, while feasible, would really take the charm and beauty of her heritage and history out. lim she is a floating hotel when the winds blow and the waves are coming in. it gives you the feel of truly being on an ocean liner. for 40 years, the ship carried millionaires, actors and even soldiers. her new owners say theiraim is and even soldiers. her new owners say their aim is to restore her to her original glory with a few modern touches along the way. the queen

elizabeth suite is the sweet she stayed in. —— suite. we tried to wreck raft that room with refurbishing the looks that there and the original furniture. refurbishing the looks that there and the originalfurniture. if refurbishing the looks that there and the original furniture. if we had the privilege of the queen coming to visit, it would e—commerce as if shejust coming to visit, it would e—commerce as if she just stepped back in time. -- it as if she just stepped back in time. —— it would be almost as if. as if she just stepped back in time. -- it would be almost as if. strict laws here in dubai prohibit gambling so these are regional qe2 slot machines have been restored for decoration only but other forms of entertainment are remaining retro and decidedly trans— atlantic. entertainment are remaining retro and decidedly trans- atlantic. this really was one of the great areas of the ship. we make this into a theatre dinner so you could sit here, enjoy your meal while you are

watching your show. it is almost unique to dubai so we are looking forward to introducing it to everybody over here. there is no denying that this new hotel is definitely different for dubai. a place that so far has been obsessed with everything shiny and new. it will no doubt be popular with nostalgic brits that it is also essential that the local market take the ship to their hearts, too. however, no matter how much interest arrears in the qe2, it looks like her days at sea are well and truly over. “— her days at sea are well and truly over. —— how much interest there is. pa rt over. —— how much interest there is. part of our plans, she will never fail. part of the reason she was decommissioned is to comply with rules and regulations that made it financially feasible for cunard to continue. —— she will never fail. keeping her was important but she

will not sail again. —— she will never sail. saying goodbye to her in the bahamas, i never dreamt i would be back on board. to realise we are back on board the qe2, having the most amazing time. once again, beautiful ladies, people are boarded, having a lot of fun, it has beena boarded, having a lot of fun, it has been a fantastic even into night. # see the glimmering lights shining so # see the glimmering lights shining so bright, turning night today. # only in new york. # only in new york. #on # only in new york. # on fifth ave. # on fifth ave. # see the games and dames. that is it this week of the travel show. join us next week when... we explore the filipino capital manila. they

are relatively quick given the traffic and it is the best way to get around if you want to save some money. he finds out why it might be the end of the road for the make sure you join us for that if you can and in the meantime, keep up with all our travels in real—time on the road by following us on social media. but forfrom road by following us on social media. but for from me, road by following us on social media. but forfrom me, ade adepitan and all the travel show team, here in lovely windsor, it is ta—ta. this is the bank holiday weekend

with good weather. apart from the far north—west of scotland where we will see rain at times. it will be dry and it should have some sunshine. it is getting warmer and warmer as well. not surprisingly, high pressure is in charge ringing in warm airfrom the near high pressure is in charge ringing in warm air from the near continent but every now and again, the weather fronts approach that a north—west of scotland. there will be stronger winds at times as well. away from here, the rest of scotland in joining sunshine at times. some areas of cloud across england and wales but a fair bit of sunshine to come through. very warm in the north—east of scotland and temperatures he could be getting up to 20 degrees or so and probably around 22 or 23 around the south—east of england. through the evening, you can see a bit of rain in north—west scotland and that will head up towards the northern isles before tending to peter out. some misty weather through the irish sea areas and a few mist patches inland as well. east anglia, the extreme

south—east, eight or nine degrees, warming up in the sunshine. on the whole, more sunshine on monday. still the rain flirting with the north of scotland but tending to get blown away by the stronger winds. more sunshine on the weight and that average is continuing to rise just that little bit higher —— on the way. perhaps getting up to the mid— 20s towards the south—east on sunday. that continues into monday as well, the warmth. some stronger winds into the far north—west and a few spots of rain not far away. generally, it will be a dry and lovely date. not quite as warm in the north—east of scotland and england but elsewhere inland, high—teens, low 20s and perhaps the mid— 20s. even 27 to the north—east of england and that will make it the hottest early bank holiday on record easily by several degrees. the heat will not last too much longer, mind you. high pressure will get squeezed

way towards scandinavia and pressure will be dropping and the weather fronts will be dropping and the weather fro nts m ove will be dropping and the weather fronts move in. we are gradually losing the influence of the continental drift and bringing in the winds from the atlantic. a bit of rain coming in to western parts of rain coming in to western parts of the uk. still very warm through the midlands and eastern england. the last of the warm days before it cools down. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. president trump has compared a london hospital as a war zone in a speech defending gun laws. they say it is as bad as a military

war zone hospital, knives, they say it is as bad as a military warzone hospital, knives, knives, knives. good morning, it's saturday, 5 may. also this morning: jamie acourt, a former suspect in the murder of stephen lawrence and one of the uk's most wanted fugitives is arrested in spain. fresh volcanic eruptions in hawaii before the islands are rocked by a major earthquake. in sport, a chance for arsenal to win a trophy after all