majority support liberalising the country's strict laws. with the votes still to be counted — taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign — says it looks like ireland "will make history". the film producer harvey weinstein has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the "open hostility" shown by north korea. the bbc‘s ‘biggest weekend' is under way with four days of performances across the four nations. it's a mixture of pop, rock, jazz and classical music and will reflect what's played on the bbc‘s radio stations.

acts including ed sheeran and taylor swift will be on the line—up alongside the likes of violinist nigel kennedy and jazz musician jamie cullum. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. the start of a four—day festival spread across four sites in four different nations. i give you your first act of the weekend... each event reflects the radio identity. here in belfast it is bbc six music. it is all part of a strategy to underline the corporation's commitment to music. the bbc knows it's vital to keep appealing to people of all ages and backgrounds, and music is one of the things that can do that. so they thought with no glastonbury this year, it seemed an ideal opportunity for them to showcase the breadth of bbc music.

from the biggest pop acts like taylor swift... to classical musicians like nigel kennedy... ..and to jazz acts like jamie cullum. these enormous outdoor festivals remains a special place in my heart because you find yourself having to bring something different to the table than you normally do. trying to communicate with an audience that big. and also, you are not always playing to your audience, you are playing to people who are there to see a variety of acts, so it means you have to work a little bit harder. his performance in perth at today's radio three event was one of the day's highlights. while preparations are well under way at the final two venues, swansea and coventry, both hoping to continue

the weekend's already considerable momentum. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show: i find out how to stop holiday selfies putting animals at risk. poachers hunt them in the forest because they are quite cute. she is holding my hands, yes, fellow chico. we are hunting for icebergs on a budget. possibly go underground in search of london's hidden rivers. we are so far down there we can hear it be sutherland district line running through. —— sunderland. this week we are talking selfies.

taking a photo of your travels to share on social media is an essential part of the trip for many people, and some go to great lengths to get that perfect snap. but now major charities and social media giant instagram are asking tourists to stop and think before you snap a photo of animals wherever you are in the world. i am heading to the wildlife friends foundation, three hours drive south of thailand's capital bangkok to find out what is being done to help animals who are being done to help animals who are being used in the tourist industry. the 165 acre complex houses a rescue centre and thailand's first wildlife hospital. there is also a refuge the element —— elephants. so there are plenty of photo opportunities. if i

go instagram and search for "elephant selfie", go instagram and search for "elepha nt selfie", under that, go instagram and search for "elephant selfie", under that, there are almost 15,000 posts. i click on the hashtag, i get a warning that says" protect wildlife on instagram, animal abuse and the sale of animals and their parts are not allowed on instagram. " the age asked people to beware. it is an issue charities are trying to tackle on the ground. how big a problem is this? is huge, let me show you a few things i have come across in my time working here in thailand. here we have a given being used as a photo proper moore, it is very common to see a baby gibbon or a slow loris being carried around, and people will say —— pay money to be carried around. this is a liger,

which is a cross between a layabout tiger, —— lion and a tiger. this guy is riding it. this animal here, he is riding it. this animal here, he is on is riding it. this animal here, he isona is riding it. this animal here, he is on a very short chain, but they are huge, dangerous animals, they have massive canines and huge claws, and if the animal does have a little flint in its mind to think, oh, i wa nt to flint in its mind to think, oh, i want to attack this person, but the bid what would happen to you. this isa bid what would happen to you. this is a family, we don't know of the animal has diseases or vice—versa, these guys could have a common cold and that is very easy to be transmitted between the great apes. infa nt transmitted between the great apes. infant animals are particularly vulnerable to the photo proper trade. here in the wildlife hospital, babies that have been rescued or abandoned are cared for in the nursery. this vet takes the behind—the—scenes to meet them. oh, hi little guy! can you tell me a bit

about these, way they so popular in the photo prop industry? when they are born there sir is completely orange, and they have the pink face, they are they are orange, and they have the pink face, they art for they are i 77 . orange, and they have the pink face, m meets—£4 now! 22 , 911th is vincent now? for now he is old is vincent now? for now he is six months old. looking up animals like vincent is painstaking work. some have complex needs, like slow loris chin. he was kept as a pet, and vets hearsay are poured diet and lack of sunright caused him to develop bone disease. high! sorry to wa ke develop bone disease. high! sorry to wake you. so the loris is on the endangered list. poachers hunt them in the forest because they are quite cute. they have the big guys. in the south of thailand, all the jurors

places, they are quite popular to bring them to take a photo to the tourist, and pay money for them. oh you poor guy! he wants to climb now. that give you some exercise. jim gets daily physiotherapy can and get used to the sunlight again. slowly he is condition is improving. in the wild these animals would hold on to their mothers throughout infancy, so they instinctively cling on to each other to rate —— try and recreate the warmth and security they would get from their parents. this is our baby, one male and one female. why does he want that one? don't try and steal it! the owner brought her from

the market, this means her mother was killed by a poacher. so sad. they have got each other now. they know they have each other, and that isa know they have each other, and that is a good thing for them. look at these sweet baby macaques. i love how affectionate they are with each other. it is too young to be separated from their mother. removing the young animal from its pa rent removing the young animal from its parent impact their behaviour to life will stop i am taken to meet two indonesian orangutans whose staff are trying to reach each wild habits too. maggie was found abandoned near the rescue centre. chico grew up in the photo prop industry and was kept as a pet. he was given to the team here when he became too big to handle. we have ca re rs became too big to handle. we have carers who bring maggie and chico into the forest every day and we encourage them to climb in the

trees, by throwing fruit into the trees, by throwing fruit into the trees, wrapped in vines and stuff like that. we were hoping that he would copy maggie who is more wild, chico is a little bit more fond of humans, he is coming to say hello now. 0k. should i be worried? high chico! just stay calm. 0h, chico is holding my hands. hello chico! i think chico likes my shoes. i did not quite expect that, human interaction, he is like a small child. that hark back to the days when he was used as a photo prop or a pet? he does have an unnatural attachment to humans. he would have been poached from the wild as a very young infant, he has been with humans most of his life will stop we are trying to raise vat, to a certain extent. —— raise vat. but the stark reality of a photo prop

animal, it is not all fun and games like we saw that, he was having fun with you, but if he did that to a tourist he would be beaten with a stick. so chico could never probably be released back into the wild. stick. so chico could never probably be released back into the wildlj would not like you say never but it would not like you say never but it would be a long process to rehabilitate him to a state where he would be a release candidate. rehabilitate him to a state where he would be a release candidatem rehabilitate him to a state where he would be a release candidate. it is great to see chico, and i want to know how to help other animals like him. what people should do when they see things like this is safely try and take video footage or photographs, the location, the animal so we photographs, the location, the animalso we can photographs, the location, the animal so we can identify the species, if they have a high level of protection. it then needs to be reported to the relevant authorities and ourselves here, because we can inform the department of national parks and the authorities to act. and if you are taking a photo with an animal, the advice is to keep a safe distance and assess the condition it is being held in. there are national parks in centuries throughout thailand where people can

experience wildlife in a responsible way. here at the foundation, tourists are encouraged to roll up their sleeves, get dirty and help ca re their sleeves, get dirty and help care for the rescued animals. and thatis care for the rescued animals. and that is far more rewarding than take you selfie to share with your friends stop —— taking a selfie. it is hard going here, but i think she is hard going here, but i think she is enjoying it. i might be getting a bath to. if you are planning a trip to thailand, here is our guide of things to think about before you go. me— things to think about before you go. me — 0ctober things to think about before you go. me — october is thailand's rainy season. me — october is thailand's rainy season. there are obvious downside to that, but don't forget it also means smaller crowds and cheaper prices, and the rain only tends to come in short, sharp bursts. also if you choose your dismayed and carefully, it may not affect you at all. on some of the islands like koh samui the downpours do not arrive

until september. if you have to be in bangkok there is still indoor fun to be had. we enjoy cooking with to in one of the city's slums, and the markets in the city are largely undercover. this one is kitsch and fun and some of the street through there is wonderful. kickboxing is thailand's national sport and a visit to one of the big arenas is rarely a boring experience. tickets to flights cost around 1000 bath which isjust over 30 us dollars. if you are feeling brave you can book yourself into one of the camps that will train you up and hide anew into a kickboxing machine. 0ffer something more mindful, spend some time getting in touch with your inner monk. some monasteries like this one here in the north—east allow tourists to stay in exchange for a small donation and a little bit of elbow grease. you will need

to be respectful and follow all the rules, but you might pick up a little spiritual enlightenment along the way. still to come on this week's travel show: we will be finding out why this italian village is so unlucky. and simon is back with his tips on italian train travel and the cheapest way to see an iceberg. next up, to the uk where a new exhibition called london mystery has opened showing a reconstruction of a temple built by the romans in the third century alongside the banks of one of the city's rivers. that river was long ago paved over and forgotten, like many in the capital. but one man wants londoners and tourists are know more about the city's hidden rivers. we went to meet him. i have been living in london for about 39 years. but it

was not about seven years ago i first discovered these hidden rivers. and ijust wanted to write and illustrate about them to show them to other people, londoners, tourists. river flows down from hampstead heath to whitefriars. 0ne of my favourite parts of the river is here on hampstead heath, this is the beginning of the river fleet. you can see the water bubbling up from here, it is very exposed in streams and ponds. the history of london is very much bound up with the river fleet as well. the romans used it, it was used for powering mills, and people started to use it to throw rubbish away, and smithfield market, they were throwing off cuts of meat and blood into the river. dead animals were thrown into the river, and then it became a foul and stinking, and so they had to cover it up. when i was

writing the book i had to get inside the sewers to see. we got donned up in overalls, hard hats, the sewers to see. we got donned up in overalls, hardhats, waders, a small oxygen supply. the thing that surprised me most was that it was not as smelly as i thought it was going to be. these sewers, they started building them in the 1860s. beautifully engineered. the tiles down there are still in very good condition given their age. in places it is big open caverns with huge metal doors. there are some narrow little corridors that you have to sort of scoot through. 0ne interesting thing i found was that we we re interesting thing i found was that we were so far down there we could actually hear the circle and district lines rumbling through. and another part of what makes the river fleet so special is that it has shaped the way that some of the roads have run. the paths would run down the side of the river and road is now follow the same route. there

are still traces of the river, if you know where to look. where buildings have in constructive around the stream, not over the stream. there are manhole covers where you can peer down and see the river or the sewer as it now is, below. i would river or the sewer as it now is, below. iwould imagine river or the sewer as it now is, below. i would imagine that most of the commuters coming out of king's cross station are totally unaware that there is a river flowing cross station are totally unaware that there is a riverflowing in front of them here, although subterranean, of course. here is an example of the river fleet, as it curves around king's cross. it reflects on the architecture here, the hotel to my left is curved as it follows the line of the river. above me here is the holden viaduct, and it is a great reminder that there is still a riverflowing underneath. —— holborn. this viaduct

was built by the victorians in the 18605. was built by the victorians in the 1860s. the problem was because we are in quite a steep river valley here, paul straughan vehicle standard difficult getting from one side to the other, down the hill, up the hill. —— horse drawn vehicles. so they built this viaduct to alleviate the problem. i am standing here by the thames and at this point, blackfriars bridge, is where the river fleet flows into the thames. i think when people walk around london they are not aware of how many hidden rivers there are. i wa nted how many hidden rivers there are. i wanted to show people little clues and science in the history of what is just beneath our feet. —— signs. time to our global guru, simon calder, to answer your travel questions. welcome to the slice of the show

that tackles your questions about getting the best out of travel. coming up, where should friends from the uk and new zealand converge to celebrate their 40th birthday? and hunting to icebergs on the cheap. first, all eyes are on russia, where the football world cup takes place in the second half ofjune and the first half ofjuly. fans with a ticket for at least one game can explore the country notjust during the tournament but for two weeks before and afterwards. next, tina eager is off to italy. she will be staying in the beautiful and historic city of the learner, but she wants to make day trips to venice, florence and ravenna. -- city of bologna. i have seen conflicting advice about conserving tickets on trains and whether it is

necessary. should i reserve now, reserve later, or just necessary. should i reserve now, reserve later, orjust buy a ticket on the day of travel? bologna is the railway hub for northern italy and you can reach venice in 90 minutes ona you can reach venice in 90 minutes on a high—speed train. book a super economy ticket in advance on the website and you could pay less than 30 euros there and back. turn up on the day and it will cost you more than twice as much. florence is also served by high—speed train in less than half an hour. but i recommend when you come back from florence to bologna, you use the old slow railway line, which winds through spectacular scenery. and ravenna is just a few minutes away, with plenty of trains and, it you turn up and 90, of trains and, it you turn up and go, it will cost you just 8 euros each way. emma adelson lives in the uk, and a long with another british friend, wants to meet up with a friend, wants to meet up with a friend from new zealand to celebrate

their 40th birthdays in september. the question is, where? we are looking for somewhere between the uk and new zealand with warm weather, a pool and new zealand with warm weather, a pool, maybe even a beach. it is proving tricky to find somewhere that will work for all of us. thailand offers a combination of easy a ccess , thailand offers a combination of easy access, good beaches and low costs. the trouble is, in september, the weather will be hot and humid. so my top choice for both low—cost overall and a great experience is greece. in september, you and your british friend will be able to get there and back for next to nothing. so you might want to subsidise your new zealand friend for her much longer, more expensive trip. base your selves in athens for a cultural trait and then head out for an island escape. finally, john ash from exeter in south—west england has a simple question. for a cut—price encounter with a

floating mountain of ice, head for canada's iceberg floating mountain of ice, head for ca nada's iceberg alley. floating mountain of ice, head for canada's iceberg alley. this is a patch of sea extending from the coast of labrador down to stjohn's on the island of newfoundland. you can on the island of newfoundland. you ca n fly on the island of newfoundland. you can fly to stjohn's from london in about six hours. at the optimum time to be there is late may, when a flight to be there is late may, when a flight will cost you around £500 return. if you want to know where to go and when, then the travel show is here to help. just email the travel show, and i will do my best to find you an answer. from me, simon calder, the global guru, goodbye for now and i will see you next time. finally this week, we meet the residents of colour bra wrote in southern italy. the village is said to be so cursed it is unlucky to say its name.

that is it for this week. join us next week, when... christer visits amsterdam were 23 million visitors are expected by the end of the decade. to find out how this historic city plans to cope the crowd. and in the meantime you can join us on our adventures or share your travels with the travel show tea m your travels with the travel show team on social media. until then, from all of us here in thailand, it is goodbye. hello again. we are all going to see some warm spells of sunshine this weekend but it won't be dry for all of us. we are going to see some pretty big storms which initially

affect parts of southern england, wales and the midlands before gradually spreading further north over the next couple of days. quite a misty start to the day round the downs and the chilterns. low cloud and fog patches extending in from east anglia, and across parts of the midlands as well. high pressure in charge across the north, so it will be dry. further south, the risk of some showers. showers will work in early in the morning across southern england, probably the heaviest of these just to the south—west of london. working towards wales in south—west england before fading away during the morning. in the afternoon the cloud will gradually start to break up for many of us with warm spells of sunshine coming through. in the sunshine, highs of 22 in edinburgh, 26 towards london and the south—east of england. it is during saturday evening that things start to get pretty lively. a clump of thunderstorms working into central and southern england, south—west england, probably wales in the south was midlands as well. these storms are capable of bringing 30 millimetres of rain in the space ofjust one hour, so that

could bring localised flooding issues. then the storms will gradually push further north overnight. they will probably weaken at the same time. through the night time it will be another mild and muggy night. temperatures falling no lower than 15 or 16 in the capital. cooler and fresher further north. 0n into sunday's forecast. another day of sunshine and showers. if anything the showers will work a bit further north across wales, the midlands, some heavy downpours across southern england, largely speaking both saturday and sunday will be dry across most of northern england and scotland. for the most part, northern ireland as well. things will begin to change more on monday as we start to see those showers going further north. we have got a little weather front enhancing the rain as it works into northern england and across the midlands as well. some wetter weather across northern areas of the uk for the holiday monday. further south, probably a bit dry. a few showers. more in the way of sunshine and maybe a slightly fresher feel to the weather as well. still warm, temperatures climbing up to 2a, 25 or 26. a bit cooler and fresher around some of the coast. this holiday weekend, watch out for the risk of localised flooding from these lively,

thundery downpours. hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and chris mason. ireland is on the verge of history after its referendum on abortion. exit polls suggest a landslide win for those who've been campaigning to end the country's near—total ban on terminations. good morning, it's saturday 26th may. also this morning: harvey weinstein is released on

$1 million bail after being charged with rape, as his accusers say it's time forjustice to prevail. allez, allez, allez! countdown to kick—off. the excitement builds for liverpool fans in kiev.