good morning. welcome to breakfast, with ben thompson and babita sharma. our headlines today: geraint thomas is set to become the third briton and first welshman to win the tour de france today. he came through the last competitive stage yesterday. it'll be champagne on the streets of paris today, where victory awaits him. five people have died in wildfires in california and nearly 40,000 people have left their homes. a state of emergency has been declared in three more counties overnight. tough times for travellers as stormy weather led to cancelled flights and disruption on the roads, and there's more forecast for today. good morning. yes, another windy day with gusts widely of up to a0 mph. local doormat locally, 5a some southern and western coasts and more rain in the forecast. —— locally, 50

for some southern and western coasts. i'll tell you more in 15 minutes‘ time. it's sunday the 29th ofjuly. our top story: geraint thomas will ride into paris later today to be crowned winner of the tour de france. tradition dictates that the overall leader is never challenged during the final stage and, after more than 80 hours in the saddle, the welshman holds the yellow jersey. 0llie foster has the details. after more than 3000 kilometres, the tour title rested on this, a 30 kilometre time trial. geraint thomas, closing in on history. geraint thomas had to protect the lead he'd fought so hard for in the alps and the pyrenees, keep hold of that precious yellowed is it that he'd worn for over a week. he had a wobble, but he stayed on. and now, 11 years after his first tour de france, the path is clear to his coronation in paris, taking the crown from his teammate, chris froome. incredible just to

crown from his teammate, chris froome. incrediblejust to be crown from his teammate, chris froome. incredible just to be sat here with this jersey. it's insane. a big thanks to froomey as well because he committed to me and he was really happy to see me do so well and we're good friends, and i really appreciate, you know, having probably the best stage race rider ever, you know, riding for me. this from a man who's already won so much. 0lympic from a man who's already won so much. olympic and world titles on the track. he was commonwealth champion on the road four years ago, but like the mountains he has conquered here, he's once again at the pinnacle. this is the sixth time in seven yea rs this is the sixth time in seven years that a british team sky rider will have won the tour, and that ra nkles will have won the tour, and that rankles with the home crowd. the tea m rankles with the home crowd. the team has also had to deal with a number of doping investigations, nothing relating to thomas and no wrongdoing has been found, but their reception here on the champs—elysee will still be mixed. but, can remember, this was on the outcome

that team sky had been planning for. froome was their leader, he was chasing a joint record fifth tour title but he was off the pace. a strong time trial at least dragged him onto the podium. dutchman tom dumoulin will finish second overall after finishing second dumoulin will finish second overall afterfinishing second in yesterday's stage but his time will never worry thomas. he said he will allow himself a couple of beers and allow himself a couple of beers and a burger last night, but that will just be the first of the celebrations. 0lly foster, bbc news, paris. after 7am we'll be speaking to three—time british time trial champion, michael hutchinson. nearly a0,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in california as wildfires spread across the state. at least five people have died, including two children and their great—grandmother, and 12 others are missing. in the last hour the state's governor has declared a state of emergency in three more counties. here's our north america correspondent, james cook. even by the wild standards of rural

california, this fire is exceptional. driven by galeforce winds, the blaze was so intense it created tornadoes of flame, uprooting trees and hurling cars aside. that's a home i believe, some kind of structure completely on fire right there. oh my goodness! nearly a0,000 people were forced to flee. fire everywhere on both sides of the road. there's houses coming down, houses that were already down. hundreds of homes have been destroyed, including some built during the gold rush of the 19th century. two firefighters were killed, and ed bledsoe was searching for his family. i want god to help me out. help me get ‘em. i just can't see how i can go without them. somebody has to know where they're at. the news was not good. two children and their great—grandmother have now been found dead. across the us and canada, 130 major wildfires are now burning, from alaska to texas.

oregon has been particularly hard hit. in california, more than 9,000 firefighters are battling seven big blazes. one has closed yosemite national park. a damaging blow to tourism. scientists say human activity, natural weather patterns and man—made climate change are to blame, and the immediate forecast is worrying too — more hot, dry, dangerous weather is on the way. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. later we'll be hearing from a california resident whose house has been destroyed in the fire. that's at 6:a0am. terrible pictures there from california. more on that for you later. at least 10 people have died and dozens have been injured after a 6.a magnitude earthquake struck a popular tourist destination in central indonesia. —— tourist. residents and tourists poured onto the streets and into open fields to escape damaged buildings on the island of lombok. the tremor was felt 60 miles away in the bustling holiday

island of bali. qatar is being accused of running a secret campaign to undermine its rivals during the bidding process for the world cup in 2022. the sunday times claims pr firms and former cia agents were used to discredit australia and the us, breaking fifa rules. qatar says it rejects each and every allegation. 0nline trolls who intimidate election candidates or campaigners could be barred from public office. the government's considering the move after a report found social media abuse was rife in last year's general election. extreme intimidation cases are already punishable with a jail sentence. all online election material could include what's known as a digital imprint in future, making clear who produced it. the digital, culture, media and sport select committee has made the proposal after an inquiry into fake news which followed the cambridge analytica data scandal. it also looked into russian involvement in influencing voters

during the eu referendum. the committee's chairman, damian collins, says that the government should introduce tougher regulation. ina in a world where people increasingly get their news via social media platforms like facebook, where the volume of this information being spread on sites like this is starting to crowd out legitimate sources of news and information, when it's being done in such a sophisticated way that people struggle to tell the difference between the real and the fake news, and that bad actors are deliberately gaming the system to try and make sure their messages read more than, quickly than anyone else's, that is creating mess and confusion were during election periods it makes it ha rd during election periods it makes it hard for people to wake up issues and get the true facts before they cast their vote. storms and flooding disrupted road travel and caused flights to be cancelled yesterday as the uk heatwave came to an end. more than 15,000 british holiday makers have been unable to return

home and some travellers experienced delays of up to 20 hours. problems will continue for some passengers today as airlines struggle to play catch up during their busiest time of the year. 0ur correspondent, simon clemison, has the latest. wa nt simon clemison, has the latest. to get away from getting want to get away from it all? try getting through the airport first. new pictures have emerged showing sta nsted over new pictures have emerged showing stansted over the new pictures have emerged showing sta nsted over the last few new pictures have emerged showing stansted over the last few days. planes were cancelled after friday's lightning. each flash may have only lasted a fraction of a second but the impact is still being felt days on. it's thought about 15,000 people are not where they should be this morning. some flights arriving both here and at luton overnight have come in hours late, meanwhile departures at gatwick had continued to be delayed. if you struggle to get over the water, getting under it was no easier stoppila sunzu and of the 20

not what they were aiming for. eurotunnel is now said to be running normally after three days of a limited service because of problems with air conditioning. following the drama in the skies, in the early hours, a new met office warning of wind and rain for the west country and other parts of southern england and other parts of southern england and wales began. the weather may have started the problems, but it's the sheer number of people trying to go on holiday which is keeping them going, as booking onto new flights is hard with so few seats left. simon clemison, bbc news. from all that sunshine to heavy rain! later in the programme we'll be talking to simon calder, ttravel editor of the independent. he can explain what to do if you have been affected by the disruption. tips on how to claim compensation if you've been affected. water company bosses are to meet with environment secretary michael gove to explain why they have not met leakage targets, as the country struggles to cope with the long, dry summer. mr gove said customers expected a reliable and resilient water supply amid low

levels in some reservoirs, and the introduction of a hosepipe ban by north west supplier united utilities from august the 5th. blue badge parking permits are to be made available for people in england with hidden disabilities such as autism or mental health problems. the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to free parking from next year. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. now, what do you buy a panda that's got everything? that's the problem for zookeepers in china. got everything? that's the problem for zookeepers in chinalj got everything? that's the problem for zookeepers in china. i don't think i've ever been asked before to be honest! you never know, what do you by someone who has everything? to celebrate mao zhu's fourth birthday, yunnan wild animal park prepared a four—layer iced cake

for him to enjoy. visitors sang happy birthday to the giant panda before he tucked into the delicacy consisting of bamboo, bamboo leaves, apples, honey and corn bread. perfect, exactly what you want if you're a panda. what would you ask for? not very keen to share, we should say, he has a friend who was trying to get a bit of the cake but not for sharing. dad boss birthday today. happy birthday, dad! and happy birthday to the panda as well! —— dad's birthday today. a real mixed bag in the papers today but the top story is the tour de france. this is saying from prince of wales to king of france, geraint thomas will ride into france today in the l0 jersey and —— the yellow

jersey and tradition dictates no one will contest his leadership. expect jubilant scenes in paris after they get there after an arduous journey around france, tough going for some stages this year of the tour de france. that picture says it all, the highs and the lows. on lots of the highs and the lows. on lots of the back pages, we have been —— we will be looking at that closely with kat later, and the sunday times now talking about leaked documents over the controversial qatar world cup, saying the qatar raid team broke the foah rules by running a secret black operations campaign to sabotage rivals —— operations campaign to sabotage rivals -- qatar world cup team broke the rules. they say that no wrongdoing was done in the bidding of the 2022 world cup. i said a mixed bag, this is the front of the express, the news that water supplies were short in certain parts of the country and the daily

express tells people to rat on neighbours using hosepipes. united utilities in north—west england is imposing the ban from the fifth of august. they will set up a hotline, so august. they will set up a hotline, so if you see your neighbours in the north—west using a hose pipe, you can call and tell on them. that's not very nice, is it? i wonder if that will go to the rest of the country. this is the daily mirror today, more deadly novichok dumped on the streets, alleging russian assassins have put to lots of the dudley nerve agent in salisbury, one in the perfume bottle that killed dawn sturgess and there could be another they said —— deadly. the tour de france picture of geraint thomas. anger over the use of brexit ads in the aftermath of mp's murder. this brings together two stories, the increased scrutiny of online trolls and whether there should be tougher punishment, but also a digital imprint, a footprint

on the ads so you can more clearly know who the advert has come from and who it's targeting on social media. that's the observer. the inside page of the sunday times, an article about the modern marriage and how career women are setting the bar too high for and how career women are setting the bartoo highfoer and how career women are setting the bar too high for mr right according toa bar too high for mr right according to a report at. highfliers are struggling to find men with a similar level of education and earning power but refusing to marry down —— reporter. there's not enough eligible men who they considered good marriage material. are not going to get involved. are you not? i have another one here about women drivers, there's a reason, this beautiful rolls royce phantom aru to going on sale, you might notice, one lady owner, it is going to set you back a little bit —— phantom four. the queen's rolls royce. 0ne

back a little bit —— phantom four. the queen's rolls royce. one of only 18 ever made, used by the royal household for over a0 years and it's expected to fetch £2 million when it goes under the hammer. it was built to celebrate rolls royce's golden jubilee. that's something, how you went from marriage material to women drivers and the queen i don't know but i will come back to you on that one. i will pay for that later! you will! it is 6:15am. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: geraint thomas will cycle up the champs—elysees later today as the first welsh winner of the tour de france. a state of emergency is declared in three more californian counties due to a massive wildfire, at least five people are now known to have died. it isa it is a pretty changeable weather. here's alina with a look at this morning's weather. that will be welcome relief for many will, the last couple of days have been cooler, a lot of rain around.

some really stark contrast to the 2a to a8 hours of. we needed rain, maybe not as much as some places or. northern ireland saw 99 millimetres the 2a hours a two 7pm last night and 7a millimetres of that fell in three hours. this is some footage from northern ireland. you can see the impact of that amount of rain had. more to come, strong wind as well, up to a0 mph. locally 5a southern and western coasts. why the change? 0ur area southern and western coasts. why the change? 0urarea in southern and western coasts. why the change? 0ur area in the atmosphere has shifted south, coming in off the atla ntic has shifted south, coming in off the atlantic pressure conditions and pushing areas of low pressure across the uk. not one, but two today. 0nce again, you may have noticed that the ice of us are close together, giving an indication of the strength of the wind. more rain to come already

settling in the. wales, south—west england and the north—west, more to come for north—west scotland. here is how it is looking in the morning, wet waste, these are the wind gusts, a0, 50 mph. today for northern ireland, the rain pulling away and large spells of sunshine for scotland, windy. that early rain will be pulling away. again, a very windy morning here. through the day, that wrinkles away north—west from scotla nd that wrinkles away north—west from scotland to speak this area pushes eastwards into scotland as well, becoming a bit more patchy and showery. some bright sunny spells, some fairly blustery showers. 17— 23 celsius the top temperature. much cooler than what we were seen last week but add on the wind and rain, it will feel noticeably cool.

0vernight with loose —— we lose most of the showers, some rain in two parts of wales and south—east england. temperatures overnight between 11 and 17 celsius. cooler night for northern ireland and scotland. still in this showery regime into the workweek. showers on monday. further east, a little bit more in the way of sunshine at quite a breezy day, the heaviest and frequent of the showers of further west. in the sunshine in the east, getting up to 2a25 celsius. west. in the sunshine in the east, getting up to 2425 celsiuslj west. in the sunshine in the east, getting up to 2425 celsius. i can't believe that is just 10 degrees lower than it was a few days ago. you can barely see that rain, stay dry wherever you are. it is 90 minutes past six. —— 19 minutes. now on breakfast, it's time for the film review with jane hill and james king. hello and a very warm welcome

to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's top cinema releases is james king. nice to see you, james. good to see you, too. the summer is upon us. what have you been watching? well, i've been watching action on the streets, as tom cruise saves the world again and mission: impossible — fallout. and there's been action in the air as well, as dracula and his pals go on a monster vacation in hotel transylvania 3. and there's been action in the alps, as i went back 5000 years for the story of the iceman. well, every genre is covered this week. mission: impossible, my goodness, it looks like they've spent an awful lot on this. it does, get, this is number six. the first one way back in 1996, unbelievably.

tom cruise, of course, is back as ethan hunt — the imf special agent. this time he's tracking down some missing weapons—grade plutonium, helped of course by his usual cohorts. so, ving rhames is back, simon pegg is back, rebecca ferguson — who was in the previous film — is back for this one. there is a new boy — henry cavill. we know him as superman in the movies. yes. he's playing a cia agent who's watching over every move that ethan hunt makes. of course, it is action—packed. they say that the traffic in paris is very bad. that's not going to stop tom cruise though, is it? let's have a look. do you copy? we copy, go. change of plans. i'm blown. need a distraction. we're on our way. sirens. honking. sirens.

and that sums up the film quite well, doesn't it? pretty much. that, for two hours. that's basically it. i love it, though. very, very slick, isn't it? i thought it was just brilliant. and, you know, tom cruise has been doing this for a long time. it's over 35 years he has been acting now, leading man. and just the energy of the guy and the dynamism of the guy is second to none. itjust constantly surprises me. and i think that there's that balance, there is that balance that

all summer blockbusters should have, the best ones should have, which is — on the one hand it does feel realistic at times. there's stuff in here about terrorism, there's stuff in here about rogue fanatics that feels like it's plucked from the newspapers, from the headlines. but then, on the other hand, it is also completely ridiculous. yes. and those action scenes like that one, there was one in the helicopter, there was the skydiving scene, they are over the top, and brilliant and fantastical and it is the balance right between those two things. and yes, some of it is quite beautiful. yeah. the production design is so stylish. i have never seen a fight in a men's urinal look quite so stylish. i mean, you've got to tell it like it is. yeah, that's a special moment, isn't it? i think a lot of that is down... it wasn't your wide by the end of it, lots of blood, but... christopher mcquarrie is the writer and director of this. he also did the previous one as well. he has worked with tom cruise many times on many films.

he is really like a mentor to tom cruise. they work together really well. so tom crusie is star and producers and mcquarrie is writer and director and i think this is a great partnership, they produce a lot of great films to and it really helped this film that it is just one writer behind it with one clear vision. it is not muddied by a whole team of writers. yes, that shows. and also, of course, it is not muddied by a lot of fan expectation and fanboys hype and buzz. that is all going on in the marvel world in the comic book world, but actually the mission: impossible films relatively speaking, just kind of come out without a lot of fuss, without a lot of hype and yet they consistently deliver the goods. it is the summer blockbuster, and that is official, isn't it? yeah, and i think it is one of the best mission: impossible films. well, there is a recommendation for the summer. cartoon? yes, hotel transylvania three. three! so, dracula is back, voiced by adam sandler. this time he's taking his friends on holiday, on a holiday cruise.

so, that is the invisible man and frankenstein's monster and the mummy in all these ghoulies, fiendish friends. of course, they're always being followed around by their arch nemesis, mr van helsing, not too far away. and you know what, i thought i would watch this with the sound of braham stoker spinning in his grave. accompanying every scene. but it actually better than i expected. it is certainly full of energy, hyperactive, some might say. but it's not like a pixar movie. it does not have that kind of sleek feel about it, but it does have a sort of hanna—barbera craziness about it. so, even though it's nonsense, really, you are not bored watching it because it is so colourful and there is so much going on and the music is relentless. so, i don't think it is a classic... relentless and high—energy, i am feeling like it... but it keeps you going, you know? the worst thing would be is if you feel bored watching this, but actually because it is so fast—paced boredom is one thing you don't feel. 0k. i think it is fluff and it is not as good as the incredibles 2 but it is not bad.

all right, 0k, and iceman. i haven't had a chance to see it but i am intrigued by this. right, you might remember back in the early 90s there was a body discovered in the alps in austria. that actually people initially thought was a hiker or a mountaineer, but it turned out to be the body of a hunter from over 5000 years ago, being preserved in the ice — it's now in a museum inordinately. but this movie is, it really the back story of how he got there, what his life story is presumed to be. a lot of it is dramatic licence. and it is all told in a roman era outline language. there are no subtitles though. the director said "i don't think you're going to need subtitles, this is a universal story," actually it is true. i could understand what was going on. essentially what it is is a revenge story. they've given this hunter character a revenge story where he's trying to track down people who attacked his family. so it's kind of like taken with liam neeson, but in the alps

with beers and spears. let's have a look and get a flavour of it. shouting. i mean, is this a really tough watch in terms of —

this is all about physical endurance, cold? yes, it's gutsy. it's definitely gutsy. and i actually say the worst thing about it is that, weirdly, it does feel quite familiar. it's very much like a hollywood revenge movie, albeit in a very different setting with a different language. so, although there is a novelty factor to it, actually the story plays out quite conventionally. but it is certainly a curiosity. whether it is must—see, though, i don't know, but it's certainly a curiosity. intriguing, i think. yeah. 0k, what have you chosen as the best out this week? first reformed, so this is from writer—director paul schrader. it is about a priest in a small town in upstate new york who is going through a crisis, many crises really, spiritual crises, personal crisis, and in a way it is paul schrader on familiar ground because — probably he most famously wrote taxi driver and has written and directed many films. 0ften deals with questions of faith and a session and guilt. and it is all there in first reformed. it is a brilliant performance from ethan hawke, we tend to think of as a bit more wide—eyed and energetic in a lot of his performances.

he is a broken man in this. he is at the end of his tether. he is desperate. but it is a really, talk about that with iceman, this is a really gutsy film that has weight, and has depth, it has some stunning visual moments, just really full—blooded, you know. and at this time of year when it is the season for blockbusters, if you want to see something that actually has some real guts to it, then i would recommend this. 0k. all right, first reformed. and dvd — out on dvd this week is that extraordinary isle of dogs. i mean, visually this isjust something, isn't it? it's digital download at the moment, so that is the way to watch at the moment. dvd is in a couple weeks. 0k. yes, this is wes snderson‘s animation about humans and their pets and the bonds between them. also of course his love letter to ja pa n. japanese directors. it really is. that actually has caused a bit of about whether this white guy from texas should be making that movie, but it is from the heart. with his usual eccentric humour, with his usual style,

with his usual voice talent. jeff goldblum, bill murray, tilda swinton. i actually found it really moving. i don't think it is going to convert people who don't like his films. they are quite mannered films. but actually, that bond between humans and their pets, it is actually described rather touchingly in this phone. i think you're right. british people love a story about... exactly, yes. about their animals and the attention to detail in this is just teriffic. it looks amazing, absolutely amazing, really. i don't even think that it's an animation necessarily for children. i think it's probably and more adults. yes, absolutely agree. james, lovely to see you. you too, cheers. see you next week. thank you very much indeed. and that is it from both of us. we will see you, same time that week. happy cinema going, bye—bye. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and babita sharma. we'll be talking about geraint thomas and his tour de france success with kat in a few moments. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. nearly a0,000 people

have been forced to leave their homes in california, as wildfires spread across the state. at least five people have died, including two children and their great—grandmother, and 12 others are missing. thousands of emergency workers, including the national guard, have been deployed. at least 10 people have died and dozens have been injured after a 6.a magnitude earthquake struck a popular tourist destination in central indonesia. residents and tourists poured onto the streets and into open fields to escape damaged buildings on the island of lombok. the tremor was felt 60 miles away in the bustling holiday island of bali. qatar is being accused of running a secret campaign to undermine its rivals during the bidding process for the world cup in 2022. the sunday times claims pr firms and former cia agents were used to discredit australia and the us, breaking fifa rules. qatar says it rejects each and every allegation. all online election material could include what's known

as a digital imprint in future, making clear who produced it. a committe of mps has backed the government proposal after an inquiry into fake news following the cambridge analytica scandal. its report, which we discussed on breakfast yesterday, found the volume of disinformation on the internet was now so big it was starting to crowd out real news. committee chairman damian collins said government should introduce tougher regulation. in a world where people increasingly get their news via social media platforms like facebook, where the volume of disinformation being spread on sites like this is starting to crowd out legitimate sources of news and information, when it's being done in such a sophisticated way that people struggle to tell the difference between the real and the fake news, and that bad actors are deliberately gaming the system to try and make sure their message is spread more quickly than anyone else's, that is creating mess and confusion

were during election periods it makes it hard for people to weigh up issues and get the true facts before they cast their vote. storms and flooding disrupted road travel and caused flights to be cancelled yesterday as the uk heatwave came to an end. some air passengers experienced delays of up to 20mph and travellers queued for miles on the m20 to board eurotunnel trains after the air—conditioning failed. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of england and wales today. blue badge parking permits are to be made available for people in england with hidden disabilities such as autism or mental health problems. the department for transport said people with non—physical disabilities would have an equal right to free parking from next year. the current rules do not explicitly exclude hidden disabilities, but councils' interpretations can vary. similar changes have come into effect in scotland and wales. if you're watching us this morning

and you're still in bed, you might wa nt to and you're still in bed, you might want to look away just for a minute. a woman in west london got the fright of her life on monday when she woke up to find she was sharing her bed with a 3ft snake. the royal python, which is thought to be an escaped pet, curled up next to her in her kensington flat while she was sleeping. the mind boggles! the rspca caught the snake later in the day, by which time the python had got out of bed! i'm not going to say anything. snakelike bedfellows! didn't they have tarantula is that escaped in derbyshire? there's been tarantulas, snakes, everything. —— tarantulas. i remember thinking imaginea tarantulas. i remember thinking imagine a tarantula in your house, 110w imagine a tarantula in your house, now you can find a python. what would you prefer? a tarantula. did

it go through the door, up the stairs, through the kitchen, into the bedroom? we will find out later in the programme. you've been talking about geraint thomas and the tour de france achievement, but as brits, we are becoming accustomed to british people winning the tour de france after never winning it before and bradley winnings comes in, then chris froome wins four and now geraint thomas, incredible —— bradley wiggins. what an achievement! after more than 2,000 miles, geraint thomas will ride up the champs—elysees later today, champagne in hand, the first welshmen to win the tour de france. jo currie is in paris and has more. thomas now finds self i champion and waiting following the penultimate stage, 31 kilometre time trial. for his big rivals, the likes of chris froome, it was their last big chance to attack his lead. they tried but failed. thomas held head them off, finishing the stage in third and now finds himself one minute and 58

seconds ahead of second placed on mr milan. there's a second stage two, and that's through much a processional stage and traditionally no one attacks the yellowjersey, all thomas has to do is crossed the line on the champs—elysee in paris and he will be crowned champion. defending champion chris froome also had a good run out and managed to pull himself up to third in the standings. there will be no record fifth title for him this year but he will at least make the podium. this isa will at least make the podium. this is a huge moment for wales, never before have they had a welshman win the tour de france. now welsh cycling has itself a new hero. joe curry, bbc news, paris. it's incredible just to be sat here with this jersey, it's insane. a big thanks to froomey as well because he committed to me and he was really happy to see me do so well and we are good friends and i really appreciate having probably the best stage race rider ever, you know, riding for me. but yeah, it's just so surreal. it's going to take a while

to sink in, i think. tonight, i think, i won't celebrate too much because champs—elysee's hard, man, if you switch off, it's one of the hardest stages. i will certainly have a beer or two and i think we've got some burgers but i'll save the real celebration for paris on sunday night. congratulations have poured in on social media from many of geraint thomas' former teammates, look at this photo from chris hoy of himself, geraint and their gb teammates, huddled round a laptop to watch bradley wiggins win in 2012, saying little did they know that someone in that group would win the race six years later. bradley wiggins also posted, saying it's been amazing watching how hard this man has worked over the last 15 years. finally mark cavendish, saying that his loyalty and work ethic is something to aspire to in life, notjust in cycling. you can't underestimate what he's

done, can you? it is such a gruelling test, the tour de france. i can't think of anything that's a bigger challenge. we were talking about this on the programme this week about how the tour de france is unique, the crowds can get so close. and they had all sorts of trouble, pepper spray, clear liquids being thrown at them. and going uphill and the crowds in the way, i would say move! if i know you down, you will be coming off worse than i would! whilst the men were racing around the south of france, the best female riders were whizzing around london for the ride london classique. it's the richest one day race in women's cycling and it was won by dutchwoman kirtsten wild, who has now been successful twice on the mall, after her triumph back in 2016. lewis hamilton may well be hoping for rain today for the hungarian grand prix as he hopes to extend his formula one championship lead before the sport's summer break. the world champion put on a masterclass in the wet to claim pole position ahead of his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas and the ferraris of kimi raikkonen

and main rival sebastian vettel. hamilton currently leads the championship by seventeen points. couldn't have expected this. honestly, the ferraris have been quickest all weekend and we were trying our best to be as close to them as possible but then the heavens opened and it was their game. it's all about give and take each time you go around, each corner. was up time you go around, each corner. was up and! time you go around, each corner. was up and i was down and i was up and i was down, so it's an emotional rollercoaster. the pre—season friendlies have continued in the united states over night with chelsea and manchester city winning, liverpool also came out on top against manchester united, running away in the second half for a a—1win. new signing jerdan shaquiri scoring his first goal for the club. and with united still missing many of their normal first team after the world cup, jose mourinho wasn't too impressed ifi if i was them, i wouldn't come. i wouldn't come, i wouldn't spend my

money to see these teams. i wouldn't spend my money. for example, iwas watching something on the television today, was chelsea against inter. the people here decided the beach was better than this and they went to the beach, they didn't go to that game, the stadium was empty. the season hasn't even started yet and already jose the season hasn't even started yet and alreadyjose mourinho on top form! motherwell came from behind against clyde to guarantee their place in the last 16 of the scottish league cup. connor sammon secured a 3—1win with his stoppage time header. kilmarnock and st mirren also went through to the next round. you can find all yesterday's other results on the bbc sport website. in boxing, dillian whyte bolstered his claim for a world title shot with a gruelling points victory against new zealand's former world champion joseph parker. white floored parker twice in the contest but couldn't stop his opponent, who rallied in the late rounds. whyte held on and won on the judges scorecards and said he'd be up for a rematch with anthonyjoshua. his only career loss came againstjoshua in 2015 in the women's hockey world cup,

england will play ireland later today to determine where they will finish in the group. yesterday, australia booked their place in the quarter—finals after drawing with new zealand in their final group game. elsewhere, wins for germany and belgium whilst argentina drew with south africa thailand's ariya jutanugarn and south korea's amy yang share the lead going into the final day at the ladies scottish 0pen. it was a blustery day at gullane yesterday, with gusts of wind reaching up to 31mph. this eagle chip helped us open champion yutanugarn join yang on eight under par. georgia hall is the the top—placed brit. she's tied for 10th on three under. feels so good when that happens! trainer sir michael stoute secured a record—breaking sixth king george trophy win at ascot. stoute, who had his first king george win with shergar in1981, had two horses battling it out in the closing stages, claiming first with poet's word and second with crystal 0cean.

sir michael stoute saying at the end of the race, when it's that close and two brilliant horses battling it out, there doesn't deserve to be a loser. if they put their money where their mouths were they would probably disagree! thanks very much, kat. firefighters in the us are struggling to contain huge wildfires which have been burning for almost a week. almost a0,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in california. we can speak now to alistair sullivan whose house has been destroyed. a—lister, good morning to you. i know it's a tough time for you right now and grateful for you spending time with us this morning —— a—lister. what have you gone through, the past 2a hours have been pretty tough? it was quite a surprise, you know, driving back

towards your house and realising it's probably going to catch fire with flames right behind it, and having to drive through parking lots and over lawns to get back to your house because you can't go through the roadblocks. but i got there and got a few things out and had about five minutes to go. i had to drive towards the flames to get around, get out of the neighbourhood quickly, didn't want to sit in traffic with flames behind me. you seem traffic with flames behind me. you seem calm right now but i imagine all of that you describe was pretty difficult in itself. break them down, talk us through getting back to your home. these are pretty devastating an incredible pictures of the devastation, just getting back to your home was hard enough? it was, cars were driving on both sides of the road trying to get out and going up on both sides of the sidewalk to get out. branches breaking, embers all over the place,

pretty crazy. what happened when you got home, describe what you saw when you got to wear your house once stood? there's a small ridge behind my house, not very high, around 100 feet, i could see the flames may be 300 metres beyond that and they were tall. the helicopters... there were two helicopters flying in but it was getting dark and they stop at dark, so that probably ended by the time it got to my house. there was no power. scrambling around trying to find stuff and trying to think about what to take. there was so many things that you need or think that our important. after you get out, you think, should have grabbed this and that. sorry, alistair, sorry to interrupt, a short delay on the line. yazidis there very difficult decisions about what you take with you, and clearly you had to leave a lot behind —— you said. you said you

we re lot behind —— you said. you said you were worried about what will you we re were worried about what will you were covered on your insurance, how about that? i didn't think about it at that point but i said to my mum, insurance, and she asked me if i had it, i freaked out, insurance, and she asked me if i had it, ifreaked out, i got the bill in 0ctober it, ifreaked out, i got the bill in october but i didn't remember playing it. it's increasingly common, these kinds of scenes we are seeing is california of fires, when you're thinking about this, do you think about not only protecting life but making sure you're covered for these kinds of events? i guess, it doesn't really happen very often, so it is not something most people, yeah, everybody should have fire at insurance, i suppose, but how many people take advantage of it and have to use it? yeah, you should definitely have fire insurance. what happens to you next?

i know you are able to stay at your girlfriends are a short time, what are the authorities telling you what do you do next? they are not letting anybody back in the neighbourhood for a while yet. my kids were visiting my mother in idaho. my ex—wife, who i can stay with too, her neighbourhood is currently evacuated, hopefully they can open that act up so she can get back in the. i don't think it will burn there. yeah, i guess i need to find a rental and start rebuilding the house. i have already contacted the insurance company... i was like to tell me i have insurance, they told mei tell me i have insurance, they told me i had insurance, thank god. small relief for what has been a tough time for you. we are grateful for you explaining that to us, could luck with it all and i hope everything managers come —— manages

to come together. extreme weather affecting all parts of the world. for now, the high temperatures have torn and have been replaced by something different. yesterday, a lot of rain and just the wind, the wettest place was northern ireland where they had 99 millimetres of rain in 2a hours. 7a millimetres of wrapped —— of that was in three hours. more rain to come today, those wins will be strong and dusty. why the change? 0urjetstream high up why the change? 0urjetstream high up in the atmosphere at work to the north, have now shifted south. once again, you may have noticed that the

ice of us are close together, giving an indication of the strength of the wind. more rain to come already settling in. wales, south—west england and the north—west, more to come for north—west scotland. along the coast, it could be up to 50 com this per hour. —— 50 miles. wet morning across england as the wind pushes north—east. dry for the north—west of scotland, wet and windy, that will ease away but that rain further south will eventually start to push its way north and east was through the day and that will continue to be heavy, strong and gusty wind 50 miles per hour for the southern and western coast. showery through the afternoon, some bright spells at blustery showers never too far away. temperature wise, spells at blustery showers never too faraway. temperature wise, 17— spells at blustery showers never too far away. temperature wise, 17— 23 celsius, cooler than yesterday across east anglia and south—east england. shell is going this

evening, eventually they will fade and showery rain will return the south—east of england later in the night. cooler night for northern ireland and scotland. 9— 11 celsius. the overnight low1a— ireland and scotland. 9— 11 celsius. the overnight low 1a— 17 in south—east. a showery and mass into england, this spell could bring showery rain into the south—east, eventually pulling away and this day of sunny spells and showers, most frequent further north and west you are, temperatures of it higher, 2a or 25 celsius. has to go through into tuesday and wednesday, some good spells of sunshine around, but still the chance of showers were the north. back to you. —— further north. place to have a bit of cool, it was hot and human ——

place to have a bit of cool, it was hotand human —— humid out place to have a bit of cool, it was hot and human —— humid out there. place to have a bit of cool, it was hotand human —— humid out there. —— nice to have. if you are missing the sun already, we will head tojordan and spain with the travel show, see you soon. this week we are injordan, marking the cenotaph —— centenary of accommodation of the arab revolt quirk. it was also the inspiration for the classic 19605 film lawrence of arabia. so we sent rajan there 100 years on. head south from the capital amman towards the saudi arabian border, and you find yourself in another world. wadi rum. a natural wonder, a geological phenomenon. a valley that is just basically huge

5wathe5 of red 5and surrounded by mountains and ridges of really strange 5hapes made of sandstone and granite. astonishing. so otherworldly is wadi rum that it's actually been used by hollywood as a stand—in for mars. it's now also the scene of a thriving tourism economy run by local bedouins. wadi means "valley" or "channel," and it's hard to believe this was actually a seabed many hundreds of thousands of years ago. today it pulls in an eclectic mix of backpackers, tour groups and hardcore climbers. but i'm not here for the climbing — thank god, it's boiling — but to witness a little bit of history being re—created. it's all to do with the great arab revolt of the early 20th century when this region was ruled by the ottoman empire, and the famous british adventurer and army officer te lawrence joined the guerrilla attacks with the arabs. the attacks on the ottoman supply

lines on the hejaz railway route, which ran north to south through what is nowjordan, proved to be highly effective. this is a reconstruction of one of the original trains on the hejaz railway, and it used to carry pilgrims and supplies to the ottoman troops. i'm going to take a trip now through the stunning landscape. it's baking hot out there. i hope it's cooler inside. check this out. every little boy's dream! blows whistle this is a glorious feeling.

huge, vast arid desert around me, big granite mountains on either side. just how you'd imagine it. my god! horses! go low. whoa! that's a bomb, i think you'll find. that's a bomb. 0h! what the hell!

that is loud. so, what i'm guessing is that this train is being hijacked and that a bomb has been exploded on the line and we can't move. we've been well and truly hijacked. i tell you what, for a reenactment, it's pretty realistic. i'm actually scared. even though i know they're blanks. yeah, i'm coming. what the hell? hey! hey, look, my parents were indian! my parents were indian! i'm on the same side as you. yep, hands are up. i get it, i get it.

yeah, yeah, yeah! you can'tjust leave me here! i'm being abducted! 0k, 0k. hands are up, hands are up! please don't shoot us! it's scary! the constant attacks on the 0ttoman's railway supply lines worked. the war ended, and several new nations, syria, iraq, lebanon and jordan were formed. the origins of the middle east that we know today can be traced back to these attacks on the hejaz railway and the subsequent carving

up of the region by the brits and french. i've got to say, that was a pretty memorable experience, and if they talk today about how tourism should be immersive and experiential, well, that is doing it in spades. in more ways than one then, thejordanians have reclaimed ownership of their proud arab revolt. well, to end this week, la rioja in spain is well known for producing some of the country's finest wines. there is one town where they celebrate their devotion to the grape in a special way.

let's just say, this one got messy. it is thought that wine has been grown here for over 3000 years. there are over 500 wines in la rioja, so making and drinking wine is a way of life here. it is also my favourite part of the country and i was born here. today is a very special day, it is la batalla del vino, the battle of wine. people have been waiting the whole year to celebrate this. i haven't been here since i was a kid, but i can guarantee you this is going to be very special. the annual battle is part of the week—long haro wine festival. it is steeped in religious tradition. the celebrations take place every year on st peter's day

to honour him. back in the 17th century, a wine fight erupted during the st peter's celebrations, and ever since, locals and tourists alike have been recreating it. senor. this is my uncle, a loyal soldier of the wine battle. how much wine are you putting in it? 15 litres, more or less. we have three or four boxes like this. 60 litres, i like that, that sounds like... yes. now i am ready for the battle. white, red, and an important detail — glasses, so as to avoid the wine getting into my eyes.

let's go. i would love this one actually. i cannot wait. every summer, thousands of winemakers, locals and a growing number of tourists arrive to not only honour st peter, but to give thanks to the grape and it's contributions to the town's culture. the festival begins with a pilgrimage to the church. now, the battle has begun.

we are getting into the thick of it. i am going to engage in battle with somebody. (drumming music) somebody tell me when it's finished. so, the battle is over. i think i lost it miserably,

but i loved it because i had a great time and i will come back next year.