wayne rooney scored his his first goal for his new club, dc united, in their 2—1 win over colorado rapids in the mls. but then he broke his nose whilst helping to defend a corner. he ended up with five stitches. before we go, time to tell you that england's women are in action at the hockey world cup. they are playing ireland. it is 0—0 at half—time. they have to win or draw. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. now it is time for the travel this week we are injordan, which is

marking the centenary of the culmination of the great arab revolt we re culmination of the great arab revolt were much of the middle east rose up against the ottoman empire. it was the inspiration for a 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 swathes of red sand surrounded by mountains and ridges of really strange shapes 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. archive: the attacks 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 ottoman‘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. well, maybe that's appropriate

anyway, because 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 devotin in a special way. haro is well known for some great wine festivals and we went to enjoy the fun. 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 his 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. 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. good evening. a good spell of steady rain across most parts of the country. shame it coincided with the holiday weekend. blustery conditions. the sea in stornoway earlier. it was not grey skies all the way.

plenty of sunshine. more of you finished the day with sunshine. the weather front that brought the rain pushed east. we still have an area of low pressure to the south of iceland. cooler air into north and west of the uk. the story this week shows that that circulation weakens. southerly winds developer. it will bring a bit more warmth to southern and eastern areas later. a week in which, after a weekend of rain and strong winds, it turns less windy. some showers to the north and west. things gradually turning warmer. even tonight not desperately chilly. in southern and eastern areas in particular. lots of cloud, summer showers. they will push into wales, the midlands, parts of south—west scotland. maybe tipping northern ireland. clear skies in between. temperatures in scotland into single digits. most in double figures. muggy in the south—east corner. rush hour on monday could bring bursts of rain in east anglia and the south—east.

showers in the midlands. more showers in scotland. dry weather in between. more sunshine tomorrow afternoon. the winds lighter than today. temperatures up. particularly in the south and east. 25 degrees in the south—east. 19 to 2! the maximum in scotland and northern ireland. a fresh night taking us into tuesday. should be a bright start for the vast majority. cloud increasing through the day, bringing the odd shower here there. the focus on the wet weather will be the highlands and ireland. the breeze picks up. temperatures high teens, low to mid 20s. into wednesday, another fine start. with the wind still in the south westerly direction, temperatures in roughly around the low to mid 20s across many areas. warmer in scotland and northern ireland. we finish the day with more cloud and a scattering of showers. longer spells of rain on wednesday night and thursday. not much of an impact in the south and east due to an area of high pressure. london gets warmer as we

go through the week. further north the showers will gradually fade. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight... geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. he just was a really good kid. he enjoyed riding a bike, he enjoyed getting off the bike and he was just good fun to be around with and it's just incredible what he's done and he deserves everything he gets now. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes, as wildfires rage across northern california. i have a wife and kids and i said i'd better facetime my wife just in case. i didn't tell her why i was doing it but i wanted to see her face one more time. tourists are led to safety as a powerful earthquake hits the indonesian island of lombok — at least 11! people have died and more than 100 are injured.

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