brett kavanaugh, of sexual assault has yet to agree a deal to give evidence to a committee of senators. two separate deadlines for christine blasey ford to confirm whether she would testify on capitol hill have now passed. british prime minister theresa may has delivered a defiant statement about her plans for brexit. she has called on the eu to show britain more respect. european council president donald tusk said he remains convinced they can still find a compromise. the german chancellor angela merkel has agreed to reconsider the promotion given to the former head of the domestic intelligence agency hans—georg maassen. he was removed for casting doubt on reports of far—right demonstrators chasing immigrants in the city of chemnitz. a group of men have been sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison collectively, after they were found guilty of what's been described as an ‘alarmingly amateur‘ people smuggling operation. their trial heard how the men‘s ‘lucrative scam‘ used small boats

to bring migrants across the english channel. they were caught in 2016 after 18 albanians had to be rescued off the kent coast. duncan kennedy reports. this is the gang who tried to turn the english channel into a highway of illegal migration. and this is three members of the gang, george and leonard powell and saba dulaj, meeting in a pub car park in kent, discussing their nextjob. ajob like this. it is may 2016 and their boat is heading to dymchurch on the kent coast en route to france. but near calais these french police surveillance cameras pick up the migrants as they wade out to meet the boat. someone alerts the gang and they escape. they can be seen back in kent later that night. 48 hours later, using a different boat they do pick up migrants. two of the gang can be seen

in the red striped jackets. they were later jailed at a separate trial. the migrants‘ lives here are only saved by a british border force vessel. they chose to put profit over life, they use vessels that were unsuitable for the crossing and chose to have complete disregard for any means of legislation of border control. despite repeated failures, the gang did succeed with this one boat in getting migrants across. abandoning it here in kent. when police discovered the boat here they found a number of children‘s life jackets inside. they don‘t know how many migrants made this crossing or where they went to. but that was an isolated case. when they bought this jet ski to transfer migrants across the english channel, the depth of their ineptitude became clear. the boat was going back—and—forth, back—and—forth. .. karen lewis, who lives in dymchurch, witnessed a taste of their amateurism. they didn‘t seem very competent,

obviously because their behaviour was very erratic and the way they were directing the boat up the slipway. they didn‘t seem very competent at all. it was the powell family who led this smuggling ring. two brothers, george and alfie, and their father leonard, today jailed for a total of 21 years. this was a gang who ran out of fuel, couldn‘t work radios or navigate at night. yet still tried to charge migrants £6,000 each, to cross. in the end they were trapped by what the judge called their "alarming amateurism," but also by the natural dangers and human security measures of the english channel. coming up at 6:00 breakfast withjon kay and steph mcgovern. but first on bbc news,

the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show. coming to you this week from the sunny thames riverside will stop this is the perfect place to watch the world go by. also a great place to catch up on some of our recent adventures here in the travel show stop here‘s a of what‘s coming up. i‘m actually scared. it's incredible.

let‘s kick off with just some of those trips. in a moment we will see mike in bulgaria getting an exclusive look inside one of the most famous abandoned buildings in the world. and we will head to johannesburg with lucy to explore a once neglected and crime ridden size —— skyscraper that has been reborn to become a symbol of success in south africa. first we will start here in london where tourists are discovering deagon options on their menus. we sent ade out for a taste test. —— deagon. —— deagon. —— vegan. it is no ordinary bus tour. this is a vegan afternoon tea bus tour, offering a vegan version of the traditional british afternoon tea on an iconic red roofed bus. what are iconic way to see those

sites. fellow passenger on board todayis sites. fellow passenger on board today is dominika, from the vegan society. how has the unions and managed to attach the next generation, what has changed, because it has been around for awhile. it has been the 70 years, which not many people are aware of. but we live in the digital age of information were you log into your social media accounts and you are bound to see some ring about veganism at some point. i think people are starting to understand that people are not here for us, they argue with us on this planet that we share with them. as you can see we can have all the things that meat eaters have, which is cake and sandwiches, you can make anything vegan. all i sandwiches, you can make anything vegan. alll heard sandwiches, you can make anything vegan. all i heard then was cake. that sounds good to me. vegan do

cake, iam that sounds good to me. vegan do cake, i am sold. normally to make a ca ke cake, i am sold. normally to make a cake you have milk, eggs, will you do to replace that in a cake like this? vegan cake is all the normal ingredients you would expect a cake to contain, but there is no dairy milk, you may want to use almond milk, you may want to use almond milk or soy milk, and replacing eggs is as simple as mashing up a banana, because eggs are used as a binding product rather than flavour. the ba na na product rather than flavour. the banana has a similar consistency to egg. this is good. this is good. the two of us around london, eating food that will help us live forever! —— a two bus. —— toward bus. maybe not live forever, but a plant —based diet can have some health benefits. today i‘m travelling to the centre of bulgaria to a place that has laid forgotten of bulgaria to a place that has laid fo rg otte n to of bulgaria to a place that has laid forgotten to decades. that could

become one of the most popular tourist draws in the entire country. whitney is this architect, an expert on the site. i‘m excited. it has been a long time that i have wanted to come here. it is massive, isn‘t it. at 70 metres high, and 60 metres wide, buzludzha looks out across the balkan mountains. completed in 1981, it was built as an iconic national monument to glorify the communist party. it is here because this was the birthplace of the bulgarian socialist movement. this is powerful. powerful architecture. following the collapse of the regime, the building was abandoned and later shut off to the public as it fell into district air. recently, the only people to have seen inside have been a select group of photo

hungry urban explorers who have broken in illegally. this is a really big deal today. the travel show is the first international tv crew to be allowed in the front doors of buzludzha, so we are very excited and lucky to be able to do so excited and lucky to be able to do so stop now is the time. you ready? 0h oh wow. here it is. welcome. it has seen better days. definitely. it has seen better days. definitely. it costs the equivalent of $35 million in today‘s money to build buzludzha. since it was abandoned the years have not been kind. it is incredible! there is some work to do, obviously, but it is still very impressive. look at this, 50 square metres of mosaics write a. there is

a symbol of communism actually. a hammerand a symbol of communism actually. a hammer and sickle, you can see it in cyrillic around it, "welcomes of the world unite. " cyrillic around it, "welcomes of the world unite. towering over the skyline is the continent‘s largest residential skyscraper, ponte city. at more than 500 feet tall with an iconic circular design, ponte offers stunning views overjohannesburg. now tourists can visit a converted apartment on the 52nd floor. all right, good morning, everyone. welcome. my name is frank. before i get into the history of the building, what do you guys know about the building? what are some of the stories you guys heard of the building? quite a lot of poverty, but fantastic views. also, we heard it is very cool to see the whole ofjohannesburg and see a bit more.

we like to provide context for this building that we use, the reason we started here, this building played a huge part in the history ofjo‘burg. dlala nje, the social enterprise that operates the tour, is run by a former resident. i spent three and a half years of my life in ponte city. i moved here in 2012 after doing a story on, what is this infamous landmark on the johannesburg skyline? ponte opened its doors in 1975. it was built for the top 1% of society. there were saunas, wine cellars. this actually was the first floor of a 3—storey apartment. the suburb where this building finds itself, it has always been very cosmopolitan. during apartheid the government didn‘t want black people to partake in certain sectors of the economy

and imported a lot of skills. so what you had was a lot of german engineers mixing with portuguese artisans, anybody like immigrants, expats, coming here and just making a life for themselves. very, very diverse. what it resulted in was a lot of racial mixing as well. the foreign residents brought with them more liberal values and less regard for the apartheid laws. according to nicholas, the government reacted by cutting off services to the building. as many white residents left for the suburbs, ponte‘s fortunes declined. no running water, no electricity. this is when you hear the really crazy stories that we were brought up on in johannesburg in the ‘80s and ‘90s, about this building being the place where angels fear to tread, you know? because quite literally, it was just a horrible place. no—go territory? exactly. my parents moved in here before i was born.

what year was that? my parents moved here in 1994. 1994 until 1998. staying here was dangerous, staying in the building or if you were visiting. people would rob people in corridors, the lifts were not working. they were staying on the 23rd floor. it wasn‘t until the late 2000s that the building was cleared and renovated. how would you say things have improved now? truth be told, when my friend told me that the building is nice and stuff, i would be like, no, i'm not coming. the day i came and i saw this apartment, i was like, damn, the day i came and i saw this apartment, iwas like, damn, i the day i came and i saw this apartment, i was like, damn, i want to come back here. now it is home to a diverse range of people, including migrants from all over africa. and there is a community centre on the ground floor. lucy in johannesburg last lucy injohannesburg last month on the travel show. up next we are off

tojordan the travel show. up next we are off to jordan to the the travel show. up next we are off tojordan to the centenary of the culmination of the great arab revolt, when much of the middle east rose up against the ottoman empire. he was also the inspiration to the 19605 film lawrence of arabia. we sent rajan back injuly to see how the country is marking the anniversary. this is a reconstruction of one of the original trains here. and it used to carry pilgrims and supplies to the offer from carry pilgrims and supplies to the offerfrom —— carry pilgrims and supplies to the offer from —— 0ttoman carry pilgrims and supplies to the offerfrom —— 0ttoman troops, and i am going to take a trip through the stunning landscape. it is baking hot out there. i hope it is cool inside. check this out. every little boy‘s

dream. this is a glorious feeling. huge, vast arid desert around me, big granite mountains on either side. just how you imagined it. whoa. my god! horses! go low. whoa! that‘s a bomb, i think you‘ll find. that is loud.

we have 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! yep, hands are up. ok, i‘m good, 0k. i get it, i get it. yep, yep, 0k. you can‘tjust leave me here! i‘m being abducted! dramatic music. in gordon, trying to create in

history. what next we are injapan, taking walk on the wild side and tungkillo our bra —— blood pressure in the process. and we meet new tube sensations in cairo —— youtube. 0ne one of the best part about working on this programme is getting to do the strangest things in some of the most unexpected places. here are some stories that rather perfectly illustrate that point. in a moment, carmen goes back to nature in the middle of tokyo. and then mike heads toa middle of tokyo. and then mike heads to a cafe in manila where the menu is driven by your mood. but first, backin is driven by your mood. but first, back injune, we spent adi to cairo to meet the young rappers who have become a youtube sensation. music

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composes the songs, his friend and collaborator is one of the managers —— rights and composers. and his cousin is the thing. —— singh. despite these defined roles, they still have some creative differences. what about your biggest hit single, what was it called? and what about abroad, are you going to play in other countries, will you come to the uk and play in some festivals ? music plays.

to try and tap into my inner calm, i am hitting the road and heading a couple of hours drive from the centre of tokyo to indulge in a spot of forests bathing. forests paving to was like this are becoming hugely popular with stressed out japanese office workers. the forest therapy society has certified 62 for therapies is —— sites across japan. it is beautiful. beautiful. the tour includes meditation and deep breathing exercises. 0k, meditation and deep breathing exercises. ok, let's practice breathing methods. inhale from those. and exhale from mouth. —— not

lose. so this is just like so this isjust like hiking, isn‘t it? no. it isn't taking. it is com pletely it? no. it isn't taking. it is completely different. forests paving is to feel nature. if you walk the meet at you can feel anything from nature. so everything in the forest, the plants, the sounds of the birds and the smells. so go slow and take it all in. yeah. the forest bathing movement is gathering momentum around the world as a hot new wellness trend. clinical studies show it can reduce blood pressure, stress levels, as well as diabetes.

it is effective in preventative medicine. it is very effective for anti ageing. anti-ageing? sure. what do you think, how old am i? how old are are you? this is tricky. i don‘t wa nt to are are you? this is tricky. i don‘t want to offend. 40? 45? no, i am 62. what, you‘re 62?! so i should go home, throw away all my creams, and just come back you. that may come back here. before you even think about picking up before you even think about picking upa before you even think about picking up a menu before you even think about picking up a menu here you are encouraged to get involved. welcome. dining alone

tonight. all right. 0k. first up! will have two give you a map to look around the place. step one, take off your football, step two, around the place. step one, take off yourfootball, step two, you around the place. step one, take off your football, step two, you are the server. your football, step two, you are the server. i am the server. i will be sending you tonight. step three, pique have an whait. it is like a performance in which you play a part. —— picka hat performance in which you play a part. —— pick a hat whait. pick your mood and write a message on the move. i write my deepest darkest secret on the wall for everyone to see. privacy please. it is the brainchild of this man. he is himself bipolar. it is a condition that used to be known as manic depression and can make your moods swing from one extreme to the other. but he says this place is its therapy. welcome to my kitchen. i

call it the cuckoo kitchen. why? because i am crazy. what i have learned and what i am still learning and life, you have to somehow embrace your being, your authentic being. and with no shame it has to being. and with no shame it has to be with grace and unconditional love. for your main course, it is meant to make you calm. it is made out of chicken and fresh lamb from the farm ofjethro. that is your rice. it is black mountain race. 0ne of the healthiest and rarest rises in the philippines. all topped off with an alcoholic eggshell. no pressure. no pressure. here we go. are you ready? how are you doing? how are you? how

is your experience? it was delicious. delicious. you have come a long way. this rest in for you has done what, what you you have achieved? life is more simple now. that is a big change. now i see me, iyumi,i that is a big change. now i see me, iyumi, ifeel that is a big change. now i see me, i yumi, i feel me. the space serves asa i yumi, i feel me. the space serves as a safe haven for those in their communities who are lost and abandoned and also we give them the sacred space that they need it. —— i hear me. they feel accepted, celebrated, and unconditionally loved. that‘s it for this week. i do hope you have enjoyed our look back at oui’ you have enjoyed our look back at our recent travels on the show. join

us our recent travels on the show. join us next week if you can, when... i will be finding out how one of london‘s most iconic but humble tourist attractions could soon be disappearing. disappearing london, it is the telephone box. whenever i have some at about britain, i remember this. -- had something. do join us then if you can. in the meantime, don‘t forget you can keep up meantime, don‘t forget you can keep up with is in real—time by signing up up with is in real—time by signing up to our social media feeds. details are on the screen. but for now, from me and the rest of the travel show team, it is goodbye. hello.

very mixed weather for this weekend, some improvements on the way for next week. storm bronagh swept away and following that we had a cold, blustery wind on friday with some showers and plenty of rainbows. but for this weekend, it‘s going to be wettest across southern parts of the uk, but cool for all of us. we‘ve seen bronaghjust heading up towards scandinavia, battering here with gales and severe gales, the cool showery airflow now being replaced by all this cloud that‘s coming in from the atlantic. so, very quickly, that cloud is coming into england and wales and into northern ireland. thickest cloud in the south—west. outbreaks of rain here into wales, perhaps into the south midlands and later into the south—east of england as well. sunny spells and a few showers for scotland, but not very warm anywhere, really. 13—14 degrees at best. under that rain in the south—west, it‘s going to be a miserable day. could get more rain through the midlands, east anglia during the evening before it fades away. and then more rain returns from the atlantic and this time it moves a bit further north. still in the colder air to scotland and northern ireland, temperatures in scotland easily down to two or three degrees. now, into sunday, sunshine and showers to scotland, improving weather for northern ireland, but we‘ve got this rain for england and wales, quite heavy rain, a miserable sort of day.

as it clears away we get the sunshine, watch out for the strengthening winds on the back edge of that rain, it could well be gale force, and of course it is going to be a cold day. maybe only 11—12 degrees in some places. now, that area of low pressure deepens as it leaves our shores, takes the wind and rain away with it, and it allows high pressure to build in quickly from the atlantic. and that means the weather is going to be settling down. there will be a few showers across northern scotland, where it could be quite windy still on monday, and there will be some stronger winds down these north sea coasts. but away from here, we‘ll have light winds, a fair bit of sunshine around. pleasant enough on monday, but still not that warm, 16 degrees at very best. now, we are getting high pressure building on across the uk because the jetstream is moving further north. as we saw over the past week, jetstreams pick up areas of low pressure and these areas of low pressure are going to be steered to the north—west of the uk. so that‘s where the wind and rain is. on tuesday, the winds will be lighter everywhere, plenty of sunshine. after a chilly start, temperatures just beginning to rise a little in the south. we may see some rain arriving in the north—west later on tuesday and beyond tuesday as well. that‘s because the centre of the high—pressure drifts further south, allowing temperatures to rise

in the southern parts of the uk, but towards north and northern scotland in particular we could get some wind and rain. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with steph mcgovern and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: tough talk, but what happens now? the eu brands theresa may uncompromising after she demands respect in brexit negotiations. a country in mourning after more than 130 people die in a ferry disaster in tanzania. a number of arrests have now been made. the plastic problem, supermarkets take more action to try

and cut waste. good morning. in sport: ready to fight come rain or shine. anthonyjoshua prepares to defend his world heavyweight belts with bad weather expected at wembley stadium. a race to the top. we‘ll find out about the new 0lympic sport of speed climbing.