manager for donald trump, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses. it's alleged that mr manafort called, sent text messages, and encrypted messages to two people to "influence their testimony and to otherwise conceal evidence". the deadliest volcanic eruption in more than a century has left at least 65 people dead and many more are missing in guatemala. it came after the volcano known as fuego, or fire, erupted for more than 16 hours on sunday. the volcano is just a few kilometres from the capital, guatemala city. protestors injordan say they will continue to demonstrate despite the resignation of the prime minister. they want plans to increase prices and raise taxes to be scrapped, thejordanian foreign minister has promised to respect their demands. the transport secretary chris grayling has ordered an independent inquiry into the chaotic introduction of new rail timetables, which has disrupted parts of the network. he blamed network rail

and the rail companies involved, but labour said he bore ultimate responsibility and should resign. govia thameslink and northern have implemented temporary schedules, removing hundreds of trains from the timetable, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. cancelled. quite diabolical. stuck on platforms for hours. just a disaster. waiting for trains that never come. i was supposed to start work at 7:30am seven but i don't think i'm going to get there until 8am now. travellers wondering what's going on and who to blame. a new timetable sent services around the country haywire. northern, great northern, southern and thameslink. tonight, network rail owned up. i'm saying it's our fault. i'm recognising network rail‘s position in that, which is that we are to blame and actually we have to fix it for everybody. order. statement, the secretary of state for transport. but that is not how more and more mps see it.

the transport secretary promised an enquiry and some form of compensation today. mr speaker, i would like to be able to tell the house that there is an easy solution or that the department could simply step in and make the problems passengers are facing go away. if there was a way to do so, i would do that without hesitation or a moment. but ultimately this solution can only be delivered by the rail industry. these problems can only be fixed by network rail and the train operators methodically working through the timetable. there is one person who is ultimately responsible. that is the right honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transport. then he was roasted by the backbenchers on both sides. aren't my constituents entitled to think that this is just an utterly pointless transport secretary, because nothing ever changes under his watch? i have constituents who today are standing in sweltering heat for five hours, some of them

fasting for ramadan, if they can get a train at all. it's an absolute disgrace and what is he going to do to make it right today? 20 years ago i was using this line. it was rubbish then and it's rubbish now. people's private lives are being destroyed and this whole thing is an absolute disaster and must be put right. some of those angry mps were able to see the transport secretary individually tonight after, you've guessed it, some delays and cancellations to those meetings. this is notjust political frustration now but real life stress and strain. the thameslink journey that vikki orvice takes to and from work and for chemotherapy has been a shambles. one of my limitations is that i can't physically stand for very long. so i was then worrying about getting a seat on the train because one train an hourcoming in is then absolutely rammed. i would have had to physically stand for an hour and a half on that train last wednesday. number ten says the situation is unacceptable.

ministers vowing to sort out the mess. but what meaning has a political promise which has no guarantee of getting from a to b? laura kuenssberg, bbc news. 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 really small, the canals are really narrow and those areas are completely overcrowded. we have lentils, chickpeas, these fried onions... chomping our way around cairo. and listen up — the best tech for your ears 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 i7th—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. one study claims that numbers have shot up from 11 million in 2005 to around 18 million annual visitors. that is a lot of people in a city ofjust 850,000 residents. so how do locals feel about this

constant influx of tourists? we have seen that it has really risen in popularity in the last few years, and the streets are small, the canals are narrow, when there are tourists 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 huis, 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 lets. measures have also been taken at popular sites like the van gogh museum. this used to be full of tourists. people would queue here for up

to three hours to buy tickets. but, as of recently, tickets are now only available online, meaning far less crowding on the day and a 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 own the city. and visitors are welcome, but it should not be an open—air attraction park. within the last year, frans and his team trialled a pilot called rijenradar. it monitors the size of crowds at popular sites. when crowds get too big it tells the user, suggesting less busy sites. it ties into another campaign to encourage tourists 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 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 don't 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 stefan is certain their full—size counterparts will enhance the visitors‘ experience. one idea sees passengers hail the boats with an uber—style app. in the city you can get everywhere by boat. for tourists, it is a nice way, not the fastest way but you can get around, you can go to your favourite museum or hotel. stefan says the roboats could be up and running within the next three orfour years. providing 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 rijksmuseum is home to rembrandt‘s night watch and other works from the dutch old masters. you might have fight to see them though, it‘s 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 the week, to beat the crowds. if you don‘t want to see great works of art, how about the tiny wonders of micropia? it is the world‘s first museum dedicated to microbes, which live all around us, and includes a body scanner which will give you an intimate look at the microbes living inside you. look at all those! let‘s look in the large intestines. there is a lot. nearly 99% of all bacteria in the body live in 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 staged on a pontoon. next this week, our travels take us to north africa, to one city more famous for its hats than anything else. but fez in morocco has another claim to fame which makes places like oxford and cambridge seem like relative newbies. she dedicated all her wealth for building this institution.

and during that time, she was devoted and she fasted a long time, at the time of ending the building. it is the oldest university around the world, because it is recorded in 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 gooey that i have to put on some gloves to eat it. adi takes a culinary tour of cairo. the proof is in the pudding. you might have noticed more and more people walking

seemingly talking to themselves. that is because there has been a lot of development in these things, hearables. the idea is that earbuds aren‘tjust headphones but in—ear computers, that can help with everything from directions to translating foreign languages and even keeping you fit while on your travels. the google pixel buds operate via touch and voice control. once connected to your phone by bluetooth you can listen to music, have your notifications read to you and even translate on—the—fly. like a lot of this kind of tech, they are reliant on the tech behind it which is google assistant, which you trigger by saying ok google or pressing the right earbud. how do i get to oxford street? head south—west and turn right. the sound quality is loud and clear but because they sit outside your ear canal you get 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 dash pro. they are wireless and can be activated with touch, voice control and gestures. i can tap my cheek or nod and shake by head to play music and take calls. pretty handy if you are nervous about pulling your phone out in a crowded place. and you can translate up to a0 languages by connecting to the itranslate app. and we are going to see how well they work. in theory that should play in my ear, if you say mandarin, it will play in english. speaks mandarin. app: hello, how are you today. what is your name? we have translation! tap the left bud to trigger that. hello, i am having a wonderful day, loving the sunshine and my name is lucy.

app: speaks mandarin. perfect? i understood lucy! i thought that was quite seamless, it was quite nice, i had a translation in my hear, it was on point, it was accurate. the app is expensive, £4.99 a month, that‘s its downside, but this is a wonderful insight into the future of cross—language communication. to find out just 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 hearables, 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 out on a busy street, even on a plane. you can take more control

of what you hear. can i have a listen? yes, sure. it is quite noisy in here. so from 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. a 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 vi. the difference between these and other sports headphones is that they have an ai coach, who will coach you to stay on top of your fitness, whatever level you are at. it is great if you are going on holiday and you are normally 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. i will start the clock when you start moving. it is a bit 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 egypt, a country to which travellers are just starting to return after several bad years. we sent adi to the capital, cairo, to see how foodies there are trying to stir interest in dishes which until now have not been widely 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. local entrepreneur mia is hoping to change that. she and her foodie friend 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 pasta restaurant on the internet. she went there and had the worst lasagne of her life! a waste of tummy 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 were launched just one year ago and include the area that borders tahrir square, the site of the 201! uprising. 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 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 koshary. it is the national dish of egypt. you can get a very gourmet one, you can get a deconstructed one. you have lentils, chickpeas, fried onions, rice, macaroni. all in this one dish! yes. it is typical of middle eastern food. a melting pot of influences from former rulers such as the ottomans, to 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 garlic as well. i like it a lot. 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 opened in cairo. young people in the country, lots of them want 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? restaurants are coming up

with more and more unique concepts to fuel demand. but it has also meant that places serving traditional dishes with a twist are now on trend. this unassuming eatery specialises in a local favourite called hawawshi. can you tell me what these guys are doing now? for thousands of years, bread has held a special place in egyptian diets. their word for bread actually means life. ancient workers were even

paid in the stable. it is a food you will find with every meal. hawawshi 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. serious.

as we say in the uk, the proof is in the pudding. that‘s good! it is really tasty, very rich. tell him 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 never have tried these dishes if i had been eating in my hotel. this trip has definitely given me a genuine taste of cairo. 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. oh, hi! we have had some pretty special times. from an encounter with some of the scariest beasts in mauritius... i can‘t believe it! to michael‘s breakneck trip around manila on one of its iconic vehicles. the traffic here is crazy. dojoin us then. in the meantime, from me and everybody here in

amsterdam, it is goodbye. good morning. the best of the sunshine on monday was out to the west, particular south—west wales. for most of us it was a pretty grey, cloudy start to our new working week, wasn‘t it? in fact, this weather watcher‘s picture sums it up quite nicely, the cloud thick enough for the odd spot or two of drizzle. we start like that for many today, but fingers crossed conditions will improve later on. now, it‘s a very quiet weather story right throughout the week across the uk, with high—pressure sitting up into the north, and this north—easterly flow. now, that‘s responsible for driving

in this cloud through the night, and it makes for a pretty grey, murky start. but, as we go through the day, it does look as though the cloud will start to thin and break and push its way down into south wales and south—west england. here, it could stay little disappointing, but with more sunshine coming through, temperatures will peak perhaps at around 20 degrees. not as warm as it has been, but nevertheless pleasant in the sun. now, as we move through tuesday night into wednesday morning, we see more cloud spilling in off the north sea coast. it stays predominantly dry, with some sunshine, always the chance of seeing one or two showers perhaps into the south—east corner. that‘s it, take care. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i‘m mike embley. our top stories: paul manafort, former campaign manager for donald trump, is accused of trying to tamper with potential witnesses. at least 65 are killed, dozens missing and millions affected as a volcano erupts in guatemala.

the flows are so rapid people are buried before they can run. jordan‘s prime minister resigns amid protests against high food and fuel prices and plans to raise taxes. the former north korean spies hoping next week‘s singapore summit will allow them to go home. some have spent decades in jail in the south.