the white house says the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has requested a second meeting with president trump and officials are looking into scheduling one. an official said the request was made in a "very warm, very positive" letter from the north korean leader to mr trump. the us states of north and south carolina — as well as virginia — have declared states of emergency ahead of the arrival of hurricane florence. the governor of south carolina has ordered the evacuation of about a million people from coastal areas. it's strengthened to a category 4 storm. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said that if both sides are realistic then they could agree the first stage of the divorce deal with britain within six to eight weeks. he said the main risk was failure to work out how to solve the irish border question. moorland michel barnier and brexit. he warned again that several issues

remain unresolved. a special brexit summit of eu leaders is expected in november. —— more on michel barnier and brexit. arriving at the office back door. work in the red box, tory woes splashed over the paper, the prime minister's clutching too. in 200 days, she's to be the leader that takes us out of the eu. but the actual deal must be done long before. today, europe's negotiator sounded more friend than foe. i think that if we are realistic, we are able to reach an agreement on the first stage of this negotiation, which is the brexit treaty, within six or eight weeks. the rivalries at home are bitter, though. borisjohnson, holed up at his country house, no word on his private life, but objections aplenty to the government's plan for brexit. many tories at westminster hate

the so—called chequers plan, where parts of the economy would stay closely tied to the eu, but with no hard border in ireland. and one former brexit minister says dozens of his colleagues would vote against it, and it could even break the party. the chequers answer is threatening to split the tory party in two, with even proponents of remaining in the eu opposing chequers. your plan is where? where's your alternative? we will bring forward our ideas, but what we're not going to do is pre—empt them today. the fundamental issue here is that we've ended up in a trap, in a sense, of our own design, which we need to help the government out of. but there's no sign of the government budging. ministers hope enough mps will choose a deal rather than none at all. reporter: can a chequers deal survive? of course it will. could the conservative party split over chequers, do you think? no, i don't think we will. i think we'll reach a good agreement

and all have the right brexit that will work for the country. hello. yes, i'm sorry, i've got a bit of a sore throat. do you think the chequers deal can survive, mr gove? this is more than tory squabbling about europe, way past the point of who backed leave or remain, who hates or really supports brexit. but this is whether theresa may can find a compromise with the rest of the eu that ultimately she can get through parliament. the belief in government is most mps would support her rather than choose unknown chaos and no deal. but the truth, with no majority of her own, there can be no guarantee. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, we're injohannesburg. where i will be taking a lesson with some of the most famous township dancers in south africa. so it's going to be — one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy!

we hit the ibiza clubs in a wheelchair. i feel myself on the dance floor. i'm not a chair, i'm not a person in a chair, i'mjust...|‘m me. and we had to scotland to catch a glimpse of some rare flying visitors to orkney. we're not entirely sure where the eagles have come from. there is an outside chance they've come direct from norway. first up on this week's programme, we head to ibiza. a balearic island known as much for its nightlife —— first up on this week's programme, we head to ibiza. a balearic island known as much for its nightlife as its idyllic sunsets. but what's it like hitting the famous dance clubs there in a wheelchair? alex taylor agreed to take us for a spin to find out. alex: ibiza, home to a world—famous nightlife scene four decades strong, and a paradise for clubbers worldwide. as someone who lives for clubbing, parties and a good time, it's no wonder i've ended up here. the only difference is,

i'm in one of these. i'm alex, and i'm a bbcjournalist. i've got cerebral palsy and have used a wheelchair since i was young. so i need a carer to help me with lots of day—to—day things. i also happen to be a pretty big clubber. i am myself on the dance floor. i'm not a chair, i'm not a person in a chair, i'm just... i'm me. last year i went to ibiza for the first time and i had a pretty bad experience in terms of access. this summer, i'm heading back to ibiza to see if things might be changing. i will bejoined by my carers — james and rachel.

in ibiza, i am staying in a specially adapted hotel room. it's got the space and facilities i need, but i'm not wasting any time. we're heading straight out to ocean beach for one of their famous pool parties. i had a fantastic time here last year and the access was actually really good. i always find it is a bit odd how much attention i get on the dance floor. it can be fun to have people always asking me for selfies, but i think it also shows how long we've got to go before seeing a wheelchair on the dance floor

is the norm and not a novelty. right, so ijust left ocean beach, had a great time, it's a really good atmosphere. a really good party. i have got loads of stuff on my face, i have no idea what it is. back at the hotel and i'm getting ready for our first night out, and we are heading to pasha. it's a big name on the island, it's been here for years and years. i've heard it is actually quite upmarket, which is ok, i can make the effort and look good — hopefully enough to get in. otherwise, i hope it has access. in my chair, at least, so i can actually have a good time and have a dance, which is what i am there for. rachel is a private carer.

i often ask her to help me on evenings out and if i go out partying, because she likes to party like me. one way in which ibiza has made progress with accessibility is with its taxis. many of which are wheelchair accessible. when we arrive at pasha, it was a good start. a member of security spotted us and guided us through a side door into the garden. we tried to enter the club but were greeted with three steps and no ramp. so we were stuck in the garden. it wasn't until almost half an hour later that someone noticed us and showed us in through a fire exit. after a bit of a dance, i wanted to check out the toilet. they had no bars or anything that would actually help you to use the toilet as a wheelchair user with mobility issues. so, we are going to call it a night.

once james managed to drag me out of bed, rachel and i had a catch—up about last night by the pool. people are willing to sell you a ticket for 40 euros. exactly. to only be able to go into the garden, or, you know, they didn't say to you, "you have to get someone to come and open a fire escape for you to actually get in." it's just all seems a bit... eugh. since filming, pasha say that they are sorry for the way i was initially treated when i arrived at their club. in a statement, they say... accessibility laws in ibiza are similar to those in the uk, stating that businesses must make

reasonable adjustments to cater for those with access issues. but there is also a new clause in local law that aims to initiate fines for clubs that fail to make reasonable adjustments for access. i'm meeting vicente, a wheelchair user from ibiza. tonight, we are heading to the world—famous amnesia. last year i had a pretty bad experience there and i'm hoping things might have changed. no, i don't have a ticket,

i'm with alex. i have the ticket. i have one ticket. so, just like last year, they wanted to charge my carer to enter. so that would add an extra 55 euros on to the cost, and i can't really afford that. there is no way he can go in without me.

you need a ticket also. but i'm his carer. it's not fair. it cost a lot of money, you see. so i don't have a choice, because i have to have her help. if it was you, what would you do? after about five minutes of arguing, the security guard backed down. however, once i was inside, the disabled access was fantastic and i felt really welcome. after filming, we contacted amnesia about my experiences but they did not respond. i wanted to finish my ibiza holiday with a bang, so we are heading to es paradis. it's a place where, despite some access issues, i felt overwhelmingly welcome and that's really half the battle. in my opinion there should be

more of accessibility — try and include everyone. it's refreshing to see somebody in a wheelchair like alex. everybody approaches him, nobody feels like he is in a wheelchair so we distance ourselves from him. i wonder why they're a lot more open in that environment then maybe if i was walking down the high street, well, not walking, but you know, going down the high street. i think it's because it's an environment which is all about enjoyment, acceptance and things like that. i think maybe that's why. but i've often wondered why it can't be extended everywhere, you know.

everyone is nice to me always, but there is a different attitude when you are on the dance floor. i don't know if i actually have the answer as to why yet. despite all of this, nothing will stop me from going clubbing, because when i'm on the dance floor, i feel free. still to come on the travel show... we travel to scotland to track down some rare flying visitors to orkney. and i meet the township dancers here in south africa who have taken new york by storm. one, two, one, one, two, one. one, two, one. yes! so don't go away. we are off to scotland now, where, back in 2016, for the first time in 140 years, white—tailed sea eagles returned to orkney. now, to the greatjoy of islanders, two chicks have been

successfully hatched. so we went to find out what the historic return means for the island. white—tailed eagles were persecuted to extinction in the british isles. 2018 is the hundredth anniversary of when the last british bird was shot. so in a way it's quite nice to celebrate with some good news. we're not entirely sure where the eagles have come from. we know that they don't come from youngsters from the east coast. there's an outside chance that they've come direct from norway, which would be quite nice, because there are these links between orkney and norway. and i can see one chick at the moment, but the nest ledge slopes right down at the back. so both the chicks can disappear down into the nest. to produce any chicks,

so it's really lovely to see them growing so well and looking really healthy. our dad found the tomb in 1958. he found it by accident, looking for stone to make corner posts for fencing. he discovered it was a wall, so he followed the wall through a pile of rubble and eventually he came to a black hole. it was dark, so he got a cigarette lighter, put that in, lit it, and there were between 20 and 30 skulls smiling back at him. along with human remains, there were lots of bird remains, and, in particular, bones of the sea eagle, the white—tailed eagle. there were 70 talons found altogether. one person appears to have five buried with him, another had seven. so the sea eagle was obviously very, very important to these people, 4,000, 5,000 years ago. so this is the

life—size outline of the male, and the female is a bit bigger than this. we're really lucky that the birds have chosen to nest right opposite a car park. so we get a lot of visitors stopping off here who have heard that the eagles are here. so is itjust underneath that? above that and to the right. above, to the right. the islanders have very much taken them to their hearts. yesterday you said that they're bigger thanjess. because we have such a great range of wildlife in orkney, really, the white—tailed eagles are the icing on the orkney wildlife cake. so there are people come from all over the world. nobody really knows what the next step will be for the birds, because nobody who's alive now has seen this before. but there's great potential for this to be the start of a new population. and they really look like they belong, soaring up on the cliffs.

visitors have been coming to see the tomb of the eagles for many years now. it's good now that they can go to hoy and see the real bird. to wrap up this week, i'm in alexandra, a township in south africa's largest city, johannesburg, and home to a sensational form of street dance. combining high—energy routines with eye—popping fashion, this is pa ntsula. this style of dancing is absolutely incredible.

it's fast paced, it's energetic... ..and it's technical. but for young south africans, it's so much more than this. it's a movement that encapsulates storytelling, fashion and social expression. and just look at those dance moves. my mind is just blown! for via vyndal, everything in their act holds a special significance — from their moves to their costumes. and their clothes are the colours of the national flag. pantsula, it's a local culture. you would never get it anywhere in the suburbs. whatever we do, we're telling our stories, background stories, through dance. so, you tailor dance moves depending on how you are feeling, what kind of story you are trying to tell? that's how we create stories. i can even sit home and be watching tv and be like, gents, let's just try this move

and be like... all of us, like, you know, like together. can you do that, like all together? just that once. one, two, one, two. you guys are always ready. yeah. i love that! from growing up in this poor neighbourhood, the group has gone on to international acclaim. position one goes to... applause. in 2017, director danny boyle handpicked them to perform at one of new york's most prestigious venues — carnegie hall. we really killed the stage. it was a peak experience, especially because, to be honest, it was our first time on the plane. and being in new york, it was something different. you could tell that we were far away from home. now, i read that one of you cried tears ofjoy. who was that? you're denying it now.

no shame. no embarrassment. the background of the dance is closely tied to the history of the nation. we're on our way to the biggest township in south africa — soweto. here, the pa ntsula has a deeply political message. soweto has a reputation for activism. it was home to nelson mandela during apartheid in the years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era. it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance — an act of cultural defiance against the oppressive white government. talk to me about the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free,

but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. before i try out some moves with via vyndal, this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step. i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the trains are used. this is the first. and then we go back. that's it. now, you're gonna be fast, because the train is going fast.

can't get on the train slow. you've got it! yes! i think i need a little bit more practice, though. for pantsula performers, they want to see the dance continue to grow throughout their communities. 0k, as far as i understand it, pa ntsula is performed with traditionally male groups. but you're reppin‘ for the ladies. i always believed that pantsula is a black people's culture, it's not only for boys. pantsula must be a career, like other dances. pantsula must be taught at schools and it's for everyone. just want to give it to the whole world. teach more people. people who are interested. it doesn't have to just be in south africa. and now, the moment of truth.

do i have what it takes to become an honorary member of the troop? 0k, stand here. 0k. it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, two. oh, no. yeah. so it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy! 0k. slow. one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. i'm not getting the last bit. come on, focus up here. focus on my feet. i'm not quite there. one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one. yes! thanks, guys. i'm not good enough to join the group. but thank you for teaching me some moves. sadly, that's all we've

got time for this week. join us next time when... carmen's in australia, heading to a resort that's going crazy for crypto currency. ok, so we're going to pay by litecoin. thank you. amazing, that was so fast. and don't forget, you can keep up with us on social media. the details are on your screen now. until next time, from me, and the rest of the team in johannesburg, it's goodbye. hello there.

full uk weather forecast coming up injust a moment, but first of all, i thought we'd cast an eye with what's going on on the other side of the atlantic. you might have heard, we have a major hurricane on our hands. this is hurricane florence, which is a very powerful category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 140mph. but it's forecast to strengthen, up to 155mph with 190mph gusts, and that is heading to the east coast of the united states. landfall probably thursday night around north carolina. it's going to cause big, big problems. just to the north of florence, we've got an area of cloud that extends of miles across the atlantic, right over to the united kingdom. yes, it's a massive weather front, or a couple really. it's going to be pushing southwards, bringing some heavy rain. the rain always heaviest across the hills and coasts of north—west england and wales. to the east of higher ground, it's one of those fronts where the rain's probably not

going to amount to too much. but nevertheless there will be some damp weather getting into the east of the pennines, for example. given it stays quite windy overnight, temperatures will stay up into double figures. and this massive long weather front marks the dividing line between some coolish air that we've got flowing into northern areas, and air that's come in more from the mid—tropical atlantic across the south. so a lot of cloud around, but we are going to see the highest temperatures across southern counties of england. now, i wouldn't even rule out an odd spot of drizzle towards the coasts and hills in the south to start the day. but, for many of us, probably a dry start. now, through the day we'll see outbreaks of rain pushing southwards across wales, quite murky through the bristol channel for a time. and there'll be further showers in western scotland as well. temperature—wise, coolish air across the north of the uk, with temperatures between around 13 and 16 celsius. but, further south, well, the temperatures still into the low 20s. 22, 23 degrees, something like that around the london area. now, through tuesday night, we're going to see that weather front have a pulse of energy running along it, and that will push the rain back northwards, back into north—west england,

back into the north of wales. that's where it starts the day on wednesday. and then wednesday, the rain will very slowly trickle its way southwards, where it will become confined to southern counties of england to take us into wednesday afternoon. so it'll stay quite dull and damp across these southern areas, with the rain perhaps even a bit slower to clear than this. and temperature—wise, 16 degrees in london. so those temperatures around seven degrees lower. it is going to be a much colder—feeling day in the south, particularly on wednesday. the rest of the week sees a bit more sunshine in the south, so temperatures do tend to recover, but the north—west will see further showers from time to time. that's your weather. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is martin stanford. our top stories: kim meets donald, the sequel. reports a second summit between the two world leaders is being planned. a state of emergency is declared in virginia and the carolinas ahead of the arrival of hurricane florence. a possible brexit breakthrough.

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