at least five people have died as hurricane florence lashes down on the us east coast. a mother and child were killed when a tree fell on their house in wilmington. emergency workers are battling strong winds and floodwaters to try to rescue hundreds of people trapped in their homes. a super typhoon has hit the north—east of the philippines, making landfall in baggao, with winds of over 200 kilometres per hour. more than four million people are directly in the path of the storm and thousands have been evacuated. president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, has pleaded guilty to two charges, relating to his former role as a lobbyist in ukraine. as part of a plea deal, he will cooperate with the investigation into russian electoral interference. the white house say the new deal has nothing to do with mr trump. earlier this week the archbishop of canterbury criticised the retail giant amazon for paying "almost nothing" in taxes. but it's emerged amazon is one of the church's biggest global investments.

our religion editor martin bashir reports. packed full of references to scripture, justin welby delivered his speech to the tuc on wednesday. the bible is political, from one end to the other. he took on zero—hour contracts the gig economy and then attacked the online retail giant amazon for paying so little in tax. and, having leeched off the taxpayer once, they don't pay for our defence, for security, for stability, forjustice, for health, for equality, for education. but it's now emerged that amazon is one of the church's 20 biggest investments, out of a total portfolio of almost £12 billion. and, despite the archbishop condemning zero—hours contracts, several churches and cathedrals are advertising zero—hours vacancies. he either chose to ignore or was unaware that the church

of england had significant holdings in amazon. ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chose to be so poorly briefed or just ignore facts that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... "we take the view that it is more effective to be in the room with these companies, seeking change as an active shareholder, than speaking from the sidelines. justin welby chairs the church commissioners‘ annual general meeting. he also heads up the archbishops‘ council, which provides guidance to the church of england on its investments. so, if he's so opposed to companies like amazon, why hasn't he used his influence to disinvest? unfortunately, lambeth palace has declined our request for an interview. amazon has rebutted the archbishop's criticisms, saying that it paid all taxes required in the uk

and every country where we operate. martin beshir, bbc news. coming up at 6:00, breakfast, withjon kay and rachel burden. but first on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's programme, seeing the world bit by bit. i've never done this before, you have to help me. is crypto currency the traveller's friend? i just scan the shop's qr code, and we get the tick. money sent. that was quick. find out what brexit might mean for your holiday. we will be looking at what we know, what we think we know, and what we don't know. and we explore

the ghost towns of italy. for us, you know, some people choose to take theirfamily to you know, some people choose to take their family to disneyland and we chose to come to a real place that is right out of history. how do you pay for things abroad? most of us will collect cash from the currency exchange, trade in traveller ‘s cheques, or put it all on our cards. we pay the fees earned gulp at the charges. but now there isa gulp at the charges. but now there is a new breed of traveller with a digital wallet and a globally used form of money, known as crypto currency. i am form of money, known as crypto currency. iam in form of money, known as crypto currency. i am in australia's queensland region, catching a flight from brisbane. this is the country's first crypto currency friendly airport. it is completely digital. all transactions log onto a block chain. everybody in the world can see your transaction so it is a lot more efficient and a more transparent. unlike traditional currencies, the digital variant

isn't issued by banks or governments. it is about an increase of freedom, freedom of investment and freedom of transaction and freedom of money. so what are the advantages of paying for things by bitcoin any other digital currency? it is really safe and simple. there area it is really safe and simple. there are a lot of people with digital currencies and they don't know where to use them. hello, can i get a ta keaway to use them. hello, can i get a takeaway and medium flat white, please? and can i pay by litecoin please? and can i pay by litecoin please? i've never done this before, you've got to help me. some investors have made a lot of money speculating on bitcoin and other crypto currencies. 0k, speculating on bitcoin and other crypto currencies. ok, so ijust scan the shop's qr code... but for day—to—day transactions like buying a cup of copy, it is often not particularly useful, with few retailers accepting it. —— coffee. we get the tick, money sent. that

was quick. that is what brisbane airport is pushing to change, with the assistance of the company travelbybit. we enable anyone to ta ke travelbybit. we enable anyone to take payments in crypto currencies. we have built up an entire infrastructure so you can travel through queensland and pattaya a journey with crypto currency. —— paid for yourjourney. my flight ta kes paid for yourjourney. my flight takes me to gladstone, a small town on queensland's coast and an hour and a half's drive from our final destination, agnes water and 1770, australia's first crypto currency friendly tourist town. 25 litecoin. .. friendly tourist town. 25 litecoin... even friendly tourist town. 25 litecoin. .. even the friendly tourist town. 25 litecoin... even the taxi accepts crypto currency. so ijust click send? yes, and i should get a tick here when it goes through. and it's done. done.

when you arrive here, you can pay to your hotel stay, any of the tours your hotel stay, any of the tours you want to take in town, your dinner, your breakfast, coffee, lunch, drinks, whatever it is. so pretty sure everything that you could do on a normal travel tip, you can pay in crypto currency. gordon is the man pushing agnes water's digital revolution. for the merchant, nothing changes. so the australian merchant puts in $100 for a service that is provided, the customer simply chooses the digital currency customer simply chooses the digital currency they want to use, and that is converted at the point of sale into australian dollars, the same. so the merchant gets $100. over 30 businesses in this small beach community accept crypto. so during my stay i am going to rely entirely on my digital apps. so, looking my stay i am going to rely entirely on my digitalapps. so, looking in my wallet, i've got american dollars, i've got japanese

my wallet, i've got american dollars, i've gotjapanese yen, and i've got australian dollars. and even more annoying is these coins. what do you do with them when you get home? travelling with crypto, i just have a couple of apps on my phone. so, i'm going to pay by crypto currency today. absolutely. i am going to pay by bitcoin. i'm going to pay in litecoin. in litecoin? ok, so i slide to send committee are... payment is relatively straightforward. i open and up, type in my pin number, scan in the retailer's qr code, and we are done. it is even possible to add are done. it is even possible to add a tip and pay for a tip in crypto currency. who knew? but as with any emerging technology there is the occasional hiccup. it is taking a while. it is. it always helps to charge your ipad. maybe it is a

wi—fi issue? there we go. done. all right, you got it? yes, all approved, thank you very much. thank you. amazing, that was so fast. i feel kind of weird not having signed anything. tick, done. here, almost everybody in the tourist business, from posh hotels to cafes, restau ra nts a nd from posh hotels to cafes, restaurants and tour operators, are jumping on board the crypto wagon. so, it is all well and good to be scanning and tapping my way around agnes water and 1770, but what are the pitfalls? the main disadvantage is always going to be, particularly with really volatile and easily

traded digital currencies, that the price will fluctuate wildly you are on holiday. so my number one piece of advice for anybody who is planning to use crypto currency instead of your local currency, trading into aussie dollars, is to do the maths. do some research, ask yourself how long you are going away for and how much it will cost to be buying and selling this currency. i don't think it actually needs to be terribly different to using any kind of foreign currency, it is just that with a bit of research you may come out of —— come out ahead and also have a bit of crypto fun. well, if you are thinking of heading to this pa rt you are thinking of heading to this part of australia any time soon, here are some travel show tips for things to see and do around queensland, though you might have to leave your crypto currency at home and bring more traditional ways to pgy- and bring more traditional ways to pay. the great barrier reef is top of so many travellers' bucket lists, and you can see why. it is the

longest and most famous reef system in the world. most people would choose to access it from cairns or port douglas. but there are wilder, quieter spots to pick from further south. and do try to minimise the damage or travels will cause to this fragile ecosystem. look out for tour operators accredited by the ecotourism or earth check schemes. it is going to be much easier to fly into brisbane from 2020. queensland's capital is getting another runway, which will give the airport a another runway, which will give the airporta similar another runway, which will give the airport a similar capacity to giants like singapore and hong kong. the city itself is often overlooked, but it is worth a couple of nights. there is plenty going on, from craft beer tours to giant secondhand bookshops to a beach right in the city centre. the gold coast is hardly off the beaten track. it is australia's

themepark capital, and where you go for quintessential aussie beach life. there are long and beautiful stretches of sand and loads of surfing opportunities. 0ur tip? stretches of sand and loads of surfing opportunities. 0urtip? go during winter. you will find it quieter, cheaper, and the water still is fully warm enough to swim in. -- still still is fully warm enough to swim in. —— still easily warm enough. and right now is the best time of year for walejigalong the fraser coast, just a few hours north of brisbane. it runs from the beginning ofjuly until early november. head for harvey bay and take a boat out to sea harvey bay and take a boat out to sea hunt that mothers and calves playing in the sheltered water is, an experience you will never forget. coming up, travelling after brexit. simon looks at how it might affect you and your holiday. and we had to eastern italy to explore its crumbling but beautiful ghost towns. it isa crumbling but beautiful ghost towns. it is a good model because you

preserve the history and at the same time... sustainable tourism that develops the village? absolutely. don't go away. the travel show, your essential guide, wherever you are heading. the uk may be in the european union's departure lounge, but the destination brexit is far from clear. this week's global guru is tackling some of the key questions regarding post—brexit travel between the uk and the eu. we will be looking at what we know, what we think we know, and what we don't know. what we know. every current british passport carries the words

european union on the front cover. they will remain valid as british travel documents until they expire. but they will cease to give automatic right of entry to eu countries. and from october 2019 the colour british passport will change to blue. which, coincidental, is the same as existing croatian passports. anybody is hoping that you might get the good old —fashioned anybody is hoping that you might get the good old—fashioned hardcover passport back, i'm afraid you won't. the format is stipulated these days by the international city —— international city aviation organisation. british driving licences, with the eu flag, will continue to be valid until their expiry dates, but, as with passports, once the uk leads the eu then the european union power will end. this means if a uk national moves to an eu country he or she will probably need to apply for a

new licence in that country. and vice—versa. it's not clear the rules will be for both uk and eu nationals striding in each other‘s territories. some say the international driving permit may make a comeback. i think that's a little far—fetched. three hours late? you could get cash compensation. the european union currently has very strict rules on air passenger rights if a flight is delayed by three hours or more or cancelled, then you get cash unless the airline can claim extraordinary circumstances. now, the eu is actually looking at reforming those rules, but the uk government has said that existing standards of air passenger rights will remain in force. what we think we know. the european union is bringing in what i call an online border aimed at

non—eu citizens who don't need a visa to visit europe. and that is almost certainly the situation that british travellers will be in. it is called the european travel authorisation system and it works like this. you will go online, pay a fee of 7 euros, and feel in loss of personal details, including your state of health and any criminal records. your responses will be checked against a range of databases and if you are granted a permit it will be valid for three years. the european health insurance card has proved extremely popular and the british government says that it wa nts a british government says that it wants a reciprocal health agreement to continue. that would mean that british holidaymakers who have qualified for medical treatment on the same basis of citizens of their host country. tax and duty—free shopping, for those within the

european union ended in the summer of 1999. once the uk leads the european union, travellers entering the uk from eu countries will be allowed to bring with them strictly limited quantities of duty—free goods. and the blue channel will disappearfrom goods. and the blue channel will disappear from uk airports. goods. and the blue channel will disappearfrom uk airports. what goods. and the blue channel will disappear from uk airports. what we don't know. roaming charges for phone calls, texts, and internet use on that mobile phones with in the eu we re on that mobile phones with in the eu were abolished in june on that mobile phones with in the eu were abolished injune 2017. once the uk leads the european union those benefits will no longer legally apply to british travellers. they will then presumably be up to individual mobile phone providers to decide if they are going to bring back roaming charges for uk travellers to the eu and european visitors to britain. for over 20 yea rs, visitors to britain. for over 20 years, the european union has had

open skies, allowing any eu airline to fly between any two eu airports. the no—frills revolution has transformed aviation. the british government says it wants the same arrangements to continue, which will allow a ny arrangements to continue, which will allow any uk or eu airline to fly to, from, or within the uk or the eu. the transport secretary, chris grayling, told me he is confident that an aviation deal will be sealed, even if there is a hard brexit. so planes will continue to fly. with brexit. so planes will continue to fly. with 165 brexit. so planes will continue to fly. with 165 million brexit. so planes will continue to fly. with165 million journeys between uk and eu airports last year, travellers buckling up for brexit are looking for clarity and convenience. as brexit are looking for clarity and convenience. as more brexit are looking for clarity and convenience. as more becomes clear we will bring it straight to you. and that's all for global guru for this week. and finally this week we had to

italy's abruzzo region east of rome and a fortified mediaeval village. it is best known for its ancient architecture, jesus, and local wine. it is also home to one of italy's best kept secrets that has been keeping the area in business. amelia heppell went to visit. they are known as italy's ghost towns, thousands of ancient settlements across the italian countryside have fallen into ruin as lack ofjobs, positive, and natural disasters drove away the people living there. they have been left frozen in time. this village was practically deserted after the 2009 earthquake. as you can see behind me, more and more people are starting to come back. it is thanks to a bold idea thatis back. it is thanks to a bold idea that is breathing life and money

into a forgotten few of these rural communities. the concept is a simple one, converting the deserted buildings into an almost invisible scattered hotel. it's called... the village of the santo stefano di sessanio dates back to mediaeval times. when an entrepreneur arrived 20 years ago it was crumbling and almost abandoned. people have gone away, they went away because it is very poor. there was no economical chance to survive in such a place. he wanted to find a way to bring local people and tourists back to the village while still preserving the village while still preserving the area's ancient culture and traditions. he decided upon a sustainable tourism model. these may look like deserted buildings from

the outside, but inside individual hotel rooms have been created through our the village, restoring the design from the middle ages. they have really tried to keep things exactly as they would have been. the store is made from reclaimed wood. the furniture has been made by local artisans. it is not a super luxurious, but it really looks amazing. you can feel what it would have been like to live in this village all those years ago. even the bad is reassuringly hard. but this is sustainable tourism model remains on staying hidden. when i write there was one hotel, now there are 21 hotels. you will never ever see these hotels. there is no sign anything. we want to preserve the village. guests are encouraged to ta ke village. guests are encouraged to take part in local life and residents make money from their traditional skills, like weaving and crafts. 0r traditional cooking

lessons that teach visitors how to make ancient recipes and local breads from the region. this is under his grandmother's recipe. delicious. and you can also hunt for delicacies like a black truffles in the nearby mountains. that's huge. how much would that cost? 100 euros. 100 euros. you've done really well. it's a really big trouble. it took five years of restoration and millions of euros of private investment to transform sa nto stefa no investment to transform sa nto stefano di sessanio into a tourist destination. many of italy's are the deserted villages could never afford this kind of investment, but in a sa nto stefa no

this kind of investment, but in a sa nto stefano di this kind of investment, but in a santo stefano di sessanio the albergo diffuso sexta ntio santo stefano di sessanio the albergo diffuso sextantio model is slowly helping to rebuild the community. young people who grew up in the area are starting their own businesses rather than leaving. serena's father was a shepherd but she runs her own wine bar and sells local cheeses. people had a poor light. now they have vacation and luxury and by —— life. the albergo diffuso is important for us because we did not have jobs diffuso is important for us because we did not havejobs before. diffuso is important for us because we did not have jobs before. but now tourists arrived from all over the world. for us, you know, some people choose to take their family to disneyland and we chose to come to a real place that's right out of history. but this kind of holiday is not for everyone. rooms in santo stefa no ca n not for everyone. rooms in santo stefano can cost up to 400 euros a night. and getting to the towns can be difficult. but be scattered hotel idea is catching on around the

country. there are now 40 officially recognised albergo diffuso in italy. it isa recognised albergo diffuso in italy. it is a good model because you preserve the history and at the same time you produce the economy. so sustainable tourism that develops the village? absolutely. that is all we have got time for this week. coming up next week: christer is there to look over some of the best moments from the last few months. i'm sold. no pressure. hibi go. are you ready? —— here we go. oh! hibi go. are you ready? —— here we go. oh! from lucy's look around, one of south africa's most notorious skyscrapers. it is incredible to think of everything that has

happened here. it is a real haunting feeling. to be difficult rail journey through jordan. for a re—enactment, it is pretty realistic. i'm actually scared. we have had some wild times this year. i hope you canjoin us if you can. if you want to follow us on our travels in real time you can signup to our social media feeds. all the details should be on your now. until next time, from a, carmen roberts, from the team in queensland, australia, it's goodbye. hello again. before we look at the weather in the uk let us have a round—up of what is happening with the storms elsewhere in the world. for northern parts of

the philippines battered by typhoon mangkhut, that is heading out into the south china sea, not far away from hong kong on sunday, not as powerful by this stage. back over the pacific, into north america, where we find florence. that will weaken over land this weekend it will continue to bring flooding rains to the carolinas. this area of cloud contains remnants of an ex—hurricane that could be heading our way next week. this weekend, bit of a mixed bag. wetter, windier weather in the north—west that will start to push its way will start to push its way into england and wales next sunday. the best of the weather will be in the south—east. we have this link of drizzly rain across northern england. perhaps even into north wales. the wetter weather a rise as the winds pick up in the afternoon across northern ireland and into western scotland. elsewhere dry weather. the difference in temperatures in the sunshine. through the evening and overnight you can see how this rain develops more widely in northern ireland, in scotland, pretty heavy rain. quite windy out there as well.

some of that will edge of the irish sea. the south—east dry and clear. and across the board it should be quite a warm night on saturday night. the rain should move away from scotland and northern ireland. being replaced by sunshine and showers in the north—west. the rain gets stuck across northern england, wales, not far from the south—west. the east midlands, east anglia, the south—east likely to be warm but towards the north—west of the uk a different story, quite a bit cooler with the show is coming in towards the south—east, the temperatures continuing to creep up and up. into the early part of next week, this area of low pressure contains remnants of ex—hurricane helene. it will drive its way quickly northwards up the western side of the uk. uncertainty about the detail. the winds will really picking up as it sweeps its way northwards and is threatening to bring heavy rain briefly as well. the system has come from a long way south and contains tropical air. that will be felt across the east and south—east of the uk for monday and tuesday. it will be not as warm in the north and west of the uk.

stronger winds. rain for a while. towards the south—east this is where temperatures will continue to climb into the mid—20s. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: a mother and baby are among five people killed as a brutal storm batters the us east coast. hurricane florence has been downgraded to a tropical storm

but forecasters warn that the threat of catastrophic flooding remains. 0n the other side of the world, winds of more than 120 miles an hour have been recorded as a super typhoon hits land in the philippines with early reports of heavy damage. the end of the blame game? ministers set out plans for no—fault divorces in england and wales. simon yates has one foot on the podium in spain — he's increased his lead, going into the final stage of the vuelta a espana today. if he wins, british riders will hold all three of cycling's