president trump says the summit between the us and north korea will take place in singapore in less less than two weeks. mr trump held talks with kim yong—chol — the highest level representative from pyongyang to visit the white house since 2000. europe, mexico, and canada have rejected america's new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. canada said it would join the european union in filing a challenge at the world trade organization. giuseppe conte has been sworn in as italy's prime minister, ending a period of political deadlock. the leaders of two anti—establishment parties who nominated him will serve as ministers. the president had previously rejected his pick for finance minister. an emergency timetable is being introduced by northern rail from monday after its new schedule, brought in a fortnight ago, plunged the service into chaos. the revised timetable means 165

fewer trains each day until the end ofjuly. on friday there have been almost 300 trains cancelled across the northern network, which runs across greater manchester, yorkshire, cumbria and merseyside. and more than 100 services have been partly affected, meaning not stopping at some stations. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha reports from preston. late or cancelled trains causing stress and panic. this is due to a shortage of train drivers... 100 trains without drivers, i don't believe it. we have shortage of drivers at the moment... it has been going on for weeks. even before a new national timetable was implemented, more than a fortnight ago. they need to pull their fingers out and get their act together,

they have 0ked a new timetable, but they knew that was coming in and therefore they should have planned for the additional drivers they say they need to meet the extra demand and the extra trains. the drivers union, the rmt, is calling on the transport secretary to resign, while leaders in the north want him to take urgent action. they say part of the problem is that not all drivers have been trained on the new routes. there is a feeling among some commuters that if rail services where this bad in the south, the government would have done more to make things better. they say it is now up to ministers to prove that is not the case. in the south though, it has not been perfect either. with almost one in ten thameslink railway services cancelled all very late today. or very late today. manchester has been chaotic too, with cancellations and delays. chris grayling says he is meeting mps on monday to discuss the problems, he was unavailable

for interview but in a statement, he blamed network rail for taking too long to complete the new timetable. northern rail says it will be reducing services from monday, 165 fewer trains, and for two weeks, buses will replace the service on the lakes line which runs between windermere and 0xenholme. to some, patience is wearing thin. it is incredibly stressful and frustrating, when you paid money for a ticket to get somewhere and you don't get service. and a growing number of passengers are getting on one of these rather than on a faster train. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week we are in the netherlands capital amsterdam. battling the city's monster crowds. the streets

are city's monster crowds. the streets a re really city's monster crowds. the streets are really small, the canals are really narrow and those areas are com pletely really narrow and those areas are completely overcrowded. we have lentils, chit these, these fried onions... chomping our way around cairo. and listen up. best tech for your years to take on holiday. if your years to take on holiday. if you say mandarin, it will play in my ear in english. i'm excited. it has long been known as venice of the north. with its colourful 17th—century houses, network of ca nals 17th—century houses, network of canals and bridges, and picturesque old city centre. it is not surprising that amsterdam has become a favourite with tourists. it is an explosion of tourists. we have our quiet times in the past, but now we don't have quiet times any more, tourists are the whole year round. 0ne tourists are the whole year round. one study claims that numbers have shot up from 11 million in 2005 to around 18 million annual visitors

will stop that is a lot of people in a city of just will stop that is a lot of people in a city ofjust 850,000 residents. so how do locals feel about this co nsta nt how do locals feel about this constant influx of tourists? we have seen that it is really risen in popularity in the last few years and the streets are small, the canals are narrow, when there are new tourist they tend to be around the same areas, and those areas get overcrowded. people who come here for the first time want to go to the anne frank house, they stay around the red light district, they may not realise we have so many other nice areas and things to offer. cities across europe have seen similar rises, sparking a wave of anti— tourist protests. in reaction, the amsterdam authorities have introduced new laws restricting the number of tourist shops in the city centre and enforcing tougher rules on hotels and airbnb lats. measures

have also been taken a popular sites like the van gogh museum. this used to bea like the van gogh museum. this used to be a for tourists. people would tour —— queue here for up to three hours to buy tickets. but as of recently to get a now only available online meaning far less crowding during the day and a much less —— much more pleasant experience for visitors. the tourist board have also been looking for modern ways to keep tourists and locals happy. we think first of all the city is a city of the inhabitants. they are in the city. and visitors are welcome, but it should not be an open—air attraction park. within the last year, friends and his team trial the pilot called rijenradar. it monitors the size of crowds are popular sites. when crowd get too big it warns the user of less popular

sites. it ties into another campaign to encourage tourist to venture outside the old town into the wider metropolitan area. we can influence them to go into the neighbourhoods. we still have to address the challenge in the city centre. and this can help. new regulations and visitor and initiatives can only go so visitor and initiatives can only go so far. so the amsterdam institute for metropolitan solutions have proposed a rather more radical solution, one that seems torn from the pages of a science—fiction novel. robot boats. self driving vessels moving passengers and goods around amsterdam's canals. you have these canals which is 25% of the surface of amsterdam is water. it is not roads, it is water. so why do you use that infrastructure that is already there again for moving people and goods in and out of the city. at the same time, we saw a lot

of development in autonomous driving on the road, and they came up with the idea that autonomous boats, we call them roboats could be employed in the city. so far only miniature versions of the roboats have been tested on the canals. but stephane is certain their full—size counterpart will enhance the visitors' experience. 0ne counterpart will enhance the visitors' experience. one idea sees passengers hailed the boats with eight ute style out. —— with a ute style out. in the city in get everywhere by boat. it is a nice way, not the fastest way but you can get around, you can go to your favourite museum or hotel. # uber. stefa n says favourite museum or hotel. # uber. stefan says the roboats could be up and running within the next three or four years. writing tourists with fewer crowds and a new futuristic draw to this historic city. and if

you are thinking of taking a trip here, here are our tips on what to know before you go. the rights museum is home to rembrandt‘s nightwatch. and other works from the dutch old masters. you might have fight to see them though, is one of the netherlands' most popular museums, attracting over 2 million visitors last year. the busiest days are friday through sunday so get there for opening at 9am, early in there for opening at 9am, early in the week, to beat the crowds —— rijksmuseum. if you don't want to see great works of art, how about the tiny wonders of micropia. it is the tiny wonders of micropia. it is the world ‘s first museum dedicated to microbes, which live all around us to microbes, which live all around us including a body scanner which will give you an intimate look at the microbes living inside you. look at all those! lets look in the large

intestines. there is a lot. nearly 99% of all bacteria in the body living your intestines. and every august, there is the grachtenfestival, which is a ten day event staging classical music around the canals. you will have your pick of 250 performances in 90 venues with the highlight being a free concert stage on a pond soon. —— pond soon. next this week, our travels take us to north africa, to one city more famous for its hats than anything else. but fares in morocco has another claim to fame which makes places like 0xford morocco has another claim to fame which makes places like oxford and cambridge seem like relative newbies. —— fez in morocco. she dedicated all her wealth for building this institution. and during that time, she was devoted and she faster long time, at the

time of ending the building. it is the oldest university around the world, because it is recorded in the world, because it is recorded in the guinness world records, that is the guinness world records, that is the oldest from the past to be operating and really working as a university, that is giving the chance for anyone who wants to study to have its curricula in this university. still to come on the travel show: the best tech to make yourself understood wherever you are. hello, how are you today. what is your name? yes, we have translation! and

busting the myths about egyptian food. so billy that i have to put on some gloves to eat it. we take a tour of cairo. the proof is in the pudding. you might have noticed more and more people walking around seemingly talking to themselves. that is because there has been a lot of development in these things, hearables. the idea is that earbuds aren't just headphones but hearables. the idea is that earbuds aren'tjust headphones but in here computers, that can help with everything from directions to tread letting foreign languages and even keeping you fit while on your travels. the google pixel bards operate via touch and voice control. 0nce connected to your phone by bluetooth you can listen to music,

have your notifications red deer and even translate on—the—fly. like a lot of this kind of tax, they are reliant on the tech behind it which is google assistant which you trigger by saying 0k gogol or pressing the right earbuds. how do i get to oxford street? head south—west and turned right. get to oxford street? head south-west and turned right. the sound quality is loud and clear that because they sit outside your economic and a lot of outside noise. and as is the case with any hearables, you will need to get over the fact that you will look like you are talking to yourself. next up is the bragi bash pro. they are wi reless the bragi bash pro. they are wireless and can be activated with touch, voice control and gestures. i can tap my cheek or not and shaped by head to play music and take calls. pretty handy if you are nervous about pulling your phone out ina nervous about pulling your phone out in a crowded place. and you can translate up to a0 languages by connecting to an app. and we are

going to see how well they work. in theory that should play in my year, ifi theory that should play in my year, if i say mandarin, it will play in english. speaks chinese. . hello, how are you today. what is your name. we have translation! tap the left but to trigger that. hello i am having a wonderful day, loving the sunshine and my name is lucy. speaks chinese. . i understood lucy. i thought that was quite seamless, it was quite nice, i had a translation in my year, it was an point, it was accurate. the app is expensive, for 99a accurate. the app is expensive, for 99 a month, but its downside but this is a wonderful insight into the future of cross lake which

communication. to find outjust what we can expect from this sort of tech in the future i am meeting with mike who is an expert in wearables. we have got these, they will essentially stream your music like airpods or other wearables, but it has augmented hearing. the idea is that you can be more picky about the audio or sounds that you hear in your environment. there are different profiles you can have, whether you are in a restaurant, whether you are in a restaurant, whether you are out on a busy street, even on a plane. you can ta ke street, even on a plane. you can take more control of what you hear. cani take more control of what you hear. can i have a listen? yes, sure. it is quite noisy and here. so from here you can kind of control it, if you want more world minus... 0r here you can kind of control it, if you want more world minus... or you can dial it back. and hopefully you should be able to hear that. really big difference. it is really loud now! what else have you got for me to look out? something a little

bit different. they certainly look different. this is from a company called lifebeam, and it is called lifebeam the. the difference between these and other sports headphones is that they have an ai coach, who will coach you to sound top of your fitness, whatever level you are out. —— stay on top. it is great if you are going on holiday and you are truly going to the gym. can i give them a go? absolutely. all right, i will give them a try in the real world. she is telling me to add some music. quite an excitable tone, obviously music is a great compliment when you are running hell for leather. i will start the clock when you start moving. it is a bit weird having somebody this excitable in yourear, but weird having somebody this excitable in your ear, but that is why she is here, to offer motivation. so i'm going to run! and finally this week we go to each

of, a country to which travellers arejust of, a country to which travellers are just starting to return after several bad years. —— egypt. we sent adi to the capital, cairo, to see how foodies there are trying to stir interest in dishes which until now have not invite the cell rated. —— celebrated. egypt, a country blessed with a wealth of attractions. if you come here as a tourist there is no shortage of things to see and do. most people come on holiday to egypt for the ancient history. last time i came here it was for the beautiful beaches and the lovely weather. you wouldn't normally put food at the top of your list of reasons to be here. but there is a new group of people who are working really hard to make us fall in love with egyptian cuisine. i am in the capital, cairo, where street food is visible everywhere you turn. typical

local cuisine is dominated by beans, grains, and lots of rich flavours. now, up until recently it has not received as much international recognition as other middle eastern styles. we were like, ok, we are going to do a food tour. this local entrepreneur is hoping to change that. she and herfoodie entrepreneur is hoping to change that. she and her foodie friends lyna founded what they claimed to be the first tour of its kind in the capital. it all started off with lyna, my business partner. she was in italy, she was hungry, she found this past a restaurant on the internet. she went there and have the worst lasagne of her life. a waste of tiny space, who wants that? back on home soil the pair spotted a gap in the market. there are no food tour companies here in egypt. that it is very popular in other parts of the world. egyptian cuisine is so underrated. it is always

overshadowed by the monuments and by all the historical tours. that is really the reason why a lot of people come here but nobody really comes here for the food. the tours we re comes here for the food. the tours were launched just one year ago and includes the area that borders tyrie is great, the site of the 2011 uprising. —— tahrir square. is great, the site of the 2011 uprising. -- tahrir square. prior to the revolution this place was very popular as the area where students from the american university, on the right, used to hang out and have their copy. -- coffee. the aim is to offer small groups a genuine and perhaps grittier cairo experience through walking, history, culture and food. first on my tour is a family owned business which specialises in the country's most ubiquitous dish. so, this is

kos ha ry. ubiquitous dish. so, this is koshary. it is the national dish of each of. you can get a very gourmet one, you can get a deconstructed one. your lentils, chickpeas, fried onions, rice, macaroni. all in this one dish! yeah. it is typical of middle eastern food. a melting pot of influences from former rulers such as the ottomans to mediterranean countries and beyond. 0k, mediterranean countries and beyond. ok, i mediterranean countries and beyond. 0k, iam mediterranean countries and beyond. ok, i am going to give it a go. it is very rich. you can get the kick as well, from the spice and the peppers and the gaelic as well. i like it a lot. —— garlic. egyptians love social media almost as much as

their grub. and that has led to increased awareness of the latest culinary trends and fusions. since 2011, some 6000 new restaurants have openedin 2011, some 6000 new restaurants have opened in cairo full is ——. 2011, some 6000 new restaurants have opened in cairo full is --. young people in the country, lots of them on to be their own bosses, they want to be entrepreneurs and give back to the community somehow. what better way to do that than with food. restau ra nts way to do that than with food. restaurants are coming up with more and more unique concepts to fuel demand. but it is also meant that places serve traditional dishes with a twist, and they are now on trend. this on assuming eateries specialises in a local favourite called houashi. can you tell me what these guys are doing now? for thousands of years, brad has

held a special place in each of. —— bread. there were four bread actually means life. ancient workers we re eve n actually means life. ancient workers were even paid in the stable. it is a food you will find with every meal. houashi is a bit like an egyptian version of a hamburger. but here it has been upgraded. when would you eat this? that is what i like! every time. i

love this. so gooey i have to put on gloves to eat it. sirius. as we say in the uk, the proof is in the pudding. that skidded! —— that's good! it is really tasty, very rich. tell them not to give away too many secrets, otherwise people will steal your recipe. there is no doubt that this tour has shown me a completely new experience. i would tour has shown me a completely new experience. iwould never tour has shown me a completely new experience. i would never have tried these dishes if i had been eating in my hotel. this chip has definitely given me a genuine taste of cairo. —— trip. that is it from this week's show. coming up next week... i will be here to guide you through some of

our best bits from the last few months on the road. 0h, hi! we have had some pretty special times. from an encounter with some of the scariest beast in mauritius...|j can't scariest beast in mauritius...” can't believe it! to michael's breakneck trip around manila in one of its iconic vehicles. the traffic here is crazy. do join us then. in the meantime, from me and everybody here in amsterdam, it is goodbye. hello there. friday was another day when we had plenty of thunderstorms around but this time they were mainly focused across the northern half

of the uk. flashing away across the north of wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland, where we had some localised surface water flooding issues as well. what catches my eye on the satellite picture at the moment is this area of cloud extending out from europe across east anglia. it is bringing outbreaks of rain. most of it's quite light but i think this will have a bearing on the weather forecast across eastern counties of england, as i'll explain in a moment. for the time being, a few splashes of rain for the next few hours across some of these eastern counties. not as murky a night as it has been, particularly across southern england, although around coastal areas there are still some patches of mist and fog. perhaps a few patches of mist, too, around the pennines and north midlands, we have the most humid air. thunderstorms developing through today. i think they will be mostly in scotland. one or two for northern ireland, one or two for east anglia. so this is how the day starts. we will see this cloud and light rain working in across parts of norfolk, moving across lincolnshire and in across yorkshire.

that might get to northumberland and durham as well later in the afternoon. what that area of cloud will do is stop temperatures rising so high. further north we can see some sunshine, with heavy thundery showers for scotland. a risk of localised flooding here, but it's not certain these showers will develop across eastern england. that cloud that i showed you might actually stop the showers from falling here. there could be a few thunderstorms, though, to the south in east anglia. southern counties of england and across southern wales, this is where the driest weather is going to be with the best of the day's sunshine. the heaviest of the downpours, i'm pretty sure, will be across scotland and maybe into east anglia. those showers will fade away through the night. on sunday, a lot of dry weather for the second half of the weekend. not completely dry. a few showers around. northern england, parts of southern scotland, the favoured areas for catching those showers. quite a bit of cloud around the north sea coast of scotland. the best of the sunshine further south with a ridge of high pressure keeping the weather settled here. and it will be a bit warmer. temperatures could reach 25 degrees around london and the south—east. 0n into the early stages of next week. this area of high pressure to the north—west of the uk

is going to start to draw in some north—easterly winds. there will be some cloud coming onto the north sea coast. it might well start out cloudy on monday before that cloud tends to thin out. it will burn back to a degree, to the coasts, with some brighter and sunny spells, but it will certainly be a bit cooler and fresher. temperatures in london around about 20 degrees on monday. that's your weather. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and babita sharma.

back online after hours of disruption. visa apologises and says its card payment service is returning to normal. customers across europe were unable to pay for purchases. the company says a hardware failure was to blame. good morning, it's saturday the 2nd ofjune. also this morning: off again, on again. donald trump says a summit with the north korean leader kim jong—un will take place later this month. emergency timetables, but will they finally bring weeks of chaos to an end? rail companies say they'll work together to try and get