let's catch up with all the sport with richard. little went to plan for liverpool. top scorer went through off midway through the first half and liverpool's goalkeeper will want to forget last night. you made two errors. the second was the moment of sheer quality from gareth bail though. a spectacular overhead kick. as the goalkeeper, his team—mate said the squad has to support him. yeah, it's devastating for him. i cannot even describe how he feels. he is really sorry but, like i said, we are in the same boat together. when we make mistakes it is mistakes

from everyone and it's easy to day to point at him but i am confident for this team that we can do even better next year. gareth bail described his stunning overhead kick asa dream described his stunning overhead kick as a dream come true but his future with the team remains uncertain. the wales forward has started only 20 of rail madrid's 38 games in the league this season. after the match he said he will discuss his next step with his agent in the summer.” he will discuss his next step with his agent in the summer. i feel that i need to be playing every week, it's something that i've always wanted to do. it's something like i feel like i should be doing and if it's not the case here then it's something i have to really consider and sit down and do it. i will do that in the summer, i have plenty of time now to relax, to reflect on things and see where things go. chris broome will make cycling history yet again today. he will be confirmed as the tim hay is in rome. thank

you, richard. we are on the final straight here in rome. they will do about ten loops of the city today, 115 kilometres. it is a procession really. chris broome 46 seconds ahead of his nearest rival only will win the competition later today. about 5:30pm in the uk. it is getting exciting here. a lot of the teams have been coming past in preparation of today's final stage which hasn't begun yet. for him it's is finish of an amazing year. all the grantors is finish of an amazing year. all the gra ntors he is finish of an amazing year. all the grantors he has one. there is a bit of a cloud surrounding him about being over the limit for an anti—asthma drug last september but todayit anti—asthma drug last september but today it is a celebration. he will win the race here in rome. the

briton will take the pinkjersey and the title. lucky man. 0nto cricket now. pakistan wrapped up a co mforta ble now. pakistan wrapped up a comfortable victory in the opening test against england at lord's. they needed just 27 minutes to take the four england wickets they needed this morning and they have the game wrapped up by lunch knocking off the 64 runs they needed for the loss of a solitary wicket. is the first time that england have lost the first test of the summer since 1995. golf and rory mcilroy is on the course in the final round of the pga championship at wentworth. three birdies on the opening nine by the italian has put him four shots in front. that's all the sports now, now on bbc news it's time for 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. 0h, chico's holding my hands, yes, hello chico. we are hunting for icebergs on a budget. plus, we go underground in search of london's hidden rivers. we are so far down there we can actually hear the circle and district line rumbling through. this week we're 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 will 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 used in the tourist industry. the i65—acre complex houses a rescue centre and thailand's first wildlife hospital. there is also a refuge for elephants, so there are plenty of photo opportunities. if i go on instagram and search for, say, "elephant selfie", under that hashtag, there are almost 15,000 posts. but if i click on the hashtag, i get a warning that says, "protect wildlife on instagram — animal abuse and the sale of endangered animals or their parts are not allowed on instagram."

the page asks the poster to be wary when paying for photo opportunities with exotic animals. it is an issue charities are trying to tackle on the ground. how big a problem are these animal selfie pictures? it's huge, its huge. let me show you a few of the things i have come across in my time working here in thailand. for example, here we have a gibbon being used as a photo prop animal, it is very common to see a baby gibbon or a slow loris being carted around by a guy, and people will pay about 100 or 200 baht to have that one—second selfie, and sadly it's a lifetime for that animal. there's a few more here... what's he riding on? this is a liger, which is a cross between a tiger and a lion. the liger is the biggest wild cat you can have, but this guy is riding it. a lot of these animals are just beaten into submission. this animal here, you can't see unless i zoom, but 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

flinch in its mind to think, oh, i want to attack this person, god forbid what would happen to you. this is a family, we don't know if the animal has diseases or vice—versa — these guys could have a common cold and that is very easy for it to be transmitted between the great apes. infant animals are particularly vulnerable to the photo prop trade. here in the wildlife hospital, babies that have been rescued or abandoned are cared for in the nursery. this vet takes me behind the scenes to meet them. 0h, hi, hi little guy! can you tell me a bit about langurs, why are they so popular in the photo prop industry? because when they was born their fur is completely full of orange, and with the pink face, they are so, so cute, they are very popular for people to be taking a photo. they are still cute now!

how old is vincent now? for now he is six months old. looking after animals like vincent is painstaking work. some have complex needs, like slow loris tien. he was kept as a pet, and vets here say a poor diet and lack of sunlight caused him to develop bone disease. hi! sorry to wake you. so the loris is on the endangered list, isn't it? poachers hunt them in the forest because they are quite cute, they have the big eyes. in the south of thailand, all the tourist places, they are quite popular to bring them to take a photo for the tourist, and pay money for them. oh you poor guy! he wants to climb now. 0k! let's give you some exercise. the vet gives tien daily physiotherapy can and get physiotherapy and lets him get

used to the sunlight again. slowly his 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 try and recreate the warmth and security they would normally get from their parents. this is our baby macaque, boonma and pearl, one male and one female. boonma! why does he want that one? don't try and steal pearl's! 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 is a good thing for them. look at these sweet baby macaques, pearl and boonma. i love how affectionate

they are with each other. it is too young to be separated from their mother. removing a young animal from its parents impact their behaviour for life. tom takes me to meet two indonesian orangutans who staff are trying to re—teach wild habits to. 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 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, 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. hi chico! should i be worried? hi chico! just stay calm. 0h, chico is holding my hands.

hello chico! 0h, hi! i think chico likes my shoes. i didn't quite expect that, human interaction, he is almost like a small child. does that hark back to the days when he was used as a photo prop or even 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. we are trying to erase that, to a certain extent. but the stark reality of a photo prop animal, it is not all fun and games like we saw then, yes, he was having fun with you, but if he did that to a tourist he would be beaten with a stick. and that's how they can control these animals. so chico could never probably be released back into the wild. i 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. 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 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 at wfft, 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 and sanctuaries 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 care for the rescued animals. and that is far more rewarding than taking a selfie to share with your friends. it is hard going here, but i think she is enjoying it. i might be getting a bath too.

if you are planning a trip to thailand, here is our guide of things to think about before you go. may to october is thailand's rainy season. there are obvious downsides 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 destination carefully, it may not affect you at all. on some of the islands like koh samui or koh tao, the downpours generally don't arrive until september. if you have to be in the capital bangkok, there is still indoorfun to be had. we've enjoyed cooking with to, which is a school in one of the city's slums, or you could go shopping at one of the night markets, which are largely undercover.

this one is rot fai, iun the north of the city. kitsch and fun and as ever, some of the street food there is wonderful. muay thai, or kickboxing is thailand's national sport, and a visit to one of the big arenas is rarely a boring experience. tickets to fights cost around 1000 baht, 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 harden you into a muay thai machine. 0rfor something more mindful, why not 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 mithraeum has opened showcasing a reconstruction of the temple of mithras, built by the romans in the third century alongside the banks of one of the city's rivers. that river, like many, was long ago paved over and forgotten. 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 until 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. the river fleet starts at hampstead heath and flows down to blackfriars. one of my favourite parts of the river fleet is here on hampstead heath,

this is the beginning of the river fleet. you can see the water bubbling up just here, and running through. it isn't hidden at this point, it's 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, but then people started to use it to throw rubbish away, and smithfield market, they were throwing off—cuts of meat and gore and blood into the river. dead animals were thrown into the river, and then it became foul and stinking, and so sadly 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, 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. one 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 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 imagine that most of the commuters coming out of king's cross station are totally unaware

that there is a river flowing 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 holborn viaduct, and it is a great reminder that there is still a river flowing underneath. this viaduct was built by the victorians in the 1860s. the problem was because we are in quite a steep river valley here, horse—drawn vehicle found it difficult getting from one side to the other, down the hill, up the hill. 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 wanted to show people little clues and signs in the history of what is just beneath our feet. time now for 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 for 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 bologna, but she wants to make day trips to venice, florence and ravenna. i have seen conflicting advice about conserving tickets on trains and whether it is 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 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 go, it will cost you just 8 euros each way. emma lives in the uk, and a long with another british 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, maybe even a beach. it is proving tricky to find somewhere that will work for all of us. 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 yourselves in athens for a cultural treat 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 alley. this is a patch of sea extending from the coast of labrador down to stjohn‘s 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

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 canjoin us

on our adventures or share your travels with the travel show team on social media. until then, from all of us here in thailand, it is goodbye. well, lightning, very frightening. that has been the talking point today on the weather front but of course for many of those we mist the storms and that has been a beautiful day so far with sunshine. but let's go back to the storms, the exciting stuff. flashes of lightning from the storm last night, ,

stuff. flashes of lightning from the storm last night,, some 50,000 lightning flashes during the passage of those storms on this is the satellite image, this is what it looked like from space. the reason why am showing you this picture now is because this pattern is going to remain for the next two or three days so this same sort of churning of the cloud, this volatile atmosphere is here to stay for a little while longer so that means that southern parts of the uk will continue to see local storms. it doesn't mean that everybody in the southis doesn't mean that everybody in the south is definitely going to get one if you like it or not. this is what it looks like in the second half of the afternoon, storms here, the blues are the downpours possibly affecting the peak district and

merseyside but some also breaking out in the south so difficult to predict exactly. tonight, a bit of a lull for most of us and for most of the country dry night. low cloud forming which means that central and eastern areas will be overcast with low grey skies but then the sun will work on that cloud and the blue skies will appear soon enough. but then with rising temperatures these blobs of blue, it looks like bacteria, developing across southern areas. they are local thunderstorms. big downpours, gusts but then it is out of the way of the sun is back out of the way of the sun is back out again. many in the north—west will be enjoying a fine day on bank holiday and another one day. the most diverse it is in the 20s. the southis most diverse it is in the 20s. the south is experiencing these storms because high pressure across scandinavia, the air coming from the east and with this volatile atmosphere rotator across the south here, that is why we're getting the storm charts. so nothing in the north at this stage. in fact, beautiful weather in the western isles and belfast as well. for the

next few days, the temperatures say it all. very warm in many areas, with the risk of a few showers. difficult to say exactly where they occur. that is it from me. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2.00pm. senior politicians call for northern ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed as voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly back change in a referendum. north korea's kim jong—un‘s says a summit with us president donald trump in singapore should go ahead. spectacular overnight storms

across southern britain — around 15,000 lightning strikes injust four hours. the government is considering whether to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. coming up in the next hour: a painful night for liverpool fans. two game—changing mistakes from their goalkeeper help real madrid to win the champions league final in kiev.