he told them that there is a speech from churchill and he invited them to hear the speeches, and it was forbidden. they could have shot him. when albert was betrayed and imprisoned by his superiors, islanders wrote letters in his support. and he had left one last surprise for his daughter. it's very special. and it's your father's medals. she gasps. those are his medals. and they were left here. i give my thanks to him for his life, because it was, for him, it was a bad life outside, but a good life inside. i am proud of what he did. robert hall, bbc news, guernsey. nasais

nasa is about to put the laser in or about to check the effects of climate change. antarctica, greenland and the ice floating on the arctic ocean have all lost a volume in recent decades. no ice here, but let's have a look at the weather. we have seen lovely spells of sunshine a smiling across central and southern areas but thicker cloud further north and west. but will produce some showery outbreaks of rain from time to time. nothing significant until later on in the day. enjoy some sunshine, eastern scotla nd day. enjoy some sunshine, eastern scotland might still cling onto some breaks, and along with central and southern areas. temperatures will peak between 14—23 —. went to

strengthen by the end of the day and it will push and heavier rain through northern ireland and into scotland. that will gradually drift south and east across the borders, nestling close to know the name and, north—west by dawn tomorrow morning. it will bring a contrast across the country, a north— south divide for the second half of the weekend. it will be a bit warmer in the south—east for the next couple of days with showery outbreaks of rain further north and west. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: tropical storm florence continues to batter the us east coast with high winds and rain as weather forecasters warn of life—threatening flash floods. five people are known to have died, among them a mother and baby. hundreds of thousands of homes are without power. on the other side of the world, the strongest typhoon so far this year has been battering the northern phillipines with violent winds

and 20 foot storm surges. two people have died. an overhaul of divorce law — ministers set out plans for no fault—divorce, removing the need to allege blame the liberal democrat conference begins this morning in brighton. the party is expected to vote through changes to allow supporters as well as members to vote for a new leader. now on bbc news, the travel show heads to queensland, australia, to find out why the town encourages tourists to pay for everything with cryptocurrency. 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 cryptocurrency the traveller's friend? ijust 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 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 and 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 cryptocurrency. i am in australia's queensland region, catching a flight from brisbane. this is the country's first cryptocurrency—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 lot 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

or any other digital currency? 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 takeaway medium flat white, 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 cryptocurrencies. ok, so ijust scan the shop's qr code... but for day—to—day transactions like buying a cup of coffee, it is often not particularly useful, with few retailers accepting it. 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 take payments in cryptocurrencies. we have built up an entire infrastructure so you can travel

through queensland and pay for your journey with cryptocurrency. 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 cryptocurrency—friendly tourist town. 25 litecoin... even the taxi accepts cryptocurrency. so i just 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 for your hotel stay, any of the tours you want to take in town, yourdinner, your breakfast, coffee, lunch, drinks, whatever it is.

so pretty sure everything that you could do on a normal travel trip, you can pay in cryptocurrency. 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 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 in my wallet, i've got american dollars, i've got japanese 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, ijust have a couple of apps on my phone.

so, i'm going to pay by cryptocurrency today. absolutely. i am going to pay by bitcoin. i'm going to pay in litecoin. in litecoin? ok, so i slide to send here... payment is relatively straightforward. i open an app, type in my pin number, scan in the retailer's qr code, and we are done. it is even possible to add a tip and pay for a tip in cryptocurrency. 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, restaurants and tour operators, arejumping 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 while you are on holiday. so my number one piece of advice for anybody who is planning to use cryptocurrency 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 ahead and also have a bit of crypto fun. well, if 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 cryptocurrency at home 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 your travels will cause

to this fragile ecosystem. look out for tour operators accredited by the ecotourism or earthcheck 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 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. ourtip? go during winter. you will find it quieter, cheaper,

and the water is still easily warm enough to swim in. and right now is the best time of year for whale watching along 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 see humpback mothers and calves playing in the sheltered waters, an experience you will never forget. coming up, travelling after brexit. simon looks at how it might affect you and your holiday. and we head to eastern italy to explore its 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 of the british passport

will change to blue. which, coincidentally, is the same as existing croatian passports. anybody 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 civil aviation organization. british driving licences with the eu flag will continue to be valid until their expiry dates but, as with passports, once the uk leaves 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 driving 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 seven euros, and fill in lots 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 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 leaves 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 disappear from uk airports. what we don't know. roaming charges for phone calls, texts, and internet use on that mobile phones within the eu were abolished injune 2017. once the uk leaves the european union, those benefits will no longer legally apply to british travellers. it 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 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 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 165 million journeys between uk and eu airports last year, travellers buckling up for 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 head to italy's abruzzo region east of rome and a fortified medieval village. cheeses, and local wine.

it is best known for its ancient architecture, cheeses, and local wine. it is also home to one of italy's best—kept secrets that has been keeping the area in business. amelia went to visit. they are known as italy's ghost towns, thousands of ancient settlements across the italian countryside that have fallen into ruin as a lack ofjobs, poverty, 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 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 albergo diffuso.

the village of the santo stefano di sessanio dates back to medieval 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 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 door is made from reclaimed wood. the furniture has been made by local artisans. it is not 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 bed is reassuringly hard. but this sustainable tourism model relies on staying hidden. when i arrived there was one hotel, now there are 21 hotels. you will never ever see these hotels. there is no sign or anything. we want to preserve the village. guests are encouraged to take part in local life and residents make money from their traditional skills, like weaving and crafts. or traditional cooking lessons that teach visitors how to make ancient recipes and local breads from the region. some good teamwork you.

this is under his grandmother's recipe. delicious. and you can also hunt for delicacies like black truffles in the nearby mountains. that's huge. how much would that cost? 100 euros. you've done really well. it's a really big truffle. it took five years of restoration and millions of euros of private investment to transform santo stefano di sessanio into a tourist destination. many of italy's other deserted villages could never afford this kind of investment, but in santo stefano di sessanio the albergo diffuso 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 life. now they have vacation and luxury. the albergo diffuso is important for us because we did not have jobs before. but now tourists arrive 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 stefano can cost up to 400 euros a night. and getting to the towns can be difficult. but the scattered hotel idea is catching on around the country. there are now a0 officially 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 here to look over some of the best moments from the last few months. i'm sold. no pressure. here we go. are you ready? 0h! 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 a 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 sign up to our social media feeds. all the details should be on your screen 110w. until next time, from me, carmen roberts, from the team in queensland, australia, it's goodbye. hello there. i suppose if you take into consideration what is happening across the globe with the storms at the moment, the weather through the uk is pretty decent this weekend, relatively quiet. in fact, we started off with a beautiful blue sky and sunshine, as you can see by this weather watcher picture sent in from essex.

i know the cloud has developed over the last few hours and we keep some fair—weather cloud across southern parts of england and wales, but that's where the best of the weather will be. the cloud thicker for a few spots of rain from a weak weather front and maybe some brighter spells into the afternoon across parts of eastern scotland but generally speaking, cloud thickening, showers up into the far north—west and the breeze strengthening. 14—16 degrees here the high, 21 in the far south—east. through the evening and overnight, we start to see the wind strengthening further still. that's going to drive in some cloud and more it heavy rain through northern ireland and western scotland. eventually it will push across the whole of scotland, stretching out of the borders into the north of england and north wales by dawn tomorrow morning. we start off on sunday with a real north—south divide across the country. the best of the weather again looks likely to be through central and southern areas and with a light south—westerly flow starting to develop, a degree or so warmer if we keep the sunshine. at the same time, our weather front continues to drift south slowly but surely,

out of the north of england into the north midlands, wales and south—west england by the end of the afternoon. behind it, the winds easing a little in scotland, a bright, breezy affair. the same is true for northern ireland, 13—18 degrees the high. in the south—east, we can see 23 overall. things get pretty interesting as we move out of sunday into monday. we have this deep area of low pressure pushing in from the atlantic. this is actually the remnants of ex—hurricane helene. there is still a level uncertainty as to the track that this storm is likely to take but it will bring some pretty heavy rain and some strong to gale force, maybe severe gale force gusts of winds across the northern half of the country. but at the same time, and this is going to feel really odd, is tropical air, so that south—westerly flow really dragging in some humidity. so if you've not got the cloud, the wind and the rain, it really will feel quite warm with it. almost a bonkers setup the early half of next week. often windy, there's

going to be some rain at times, but it will feel humid for many in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. tropical storm florence continues to batter the us east coast with high winds and rain, as weather forecasters warn of life—threatening flash floods. today we getting reports that people are trapped inside their houses because the high floodwaters. five people are known to have died, among them a mother and baby. hundreds of thousands of homes are without power. on the other side of the world, the strongest typhoon so far this year has been battering the northern phillipines with violent winds and 20 foot storm surges. two people have died. also coming up this hour, an overhaul of divorce law. ministers set out plans for no fault—divorce, removing the need to allege blame.