a great and so sport is a great grounding for them. they think, more than that, the invictus games can prove to not just that, the invictus games can prove to notjust the military community or ex—military community, it touches the whole of the wounded, globally, saying, look, you don't have to be defined by your injury or sickness. you can challenge yourself and find that thing that allows you to push your boundaries, to get more from life than you think is possible. you certainly have, congratulations on your medals. i'm sure you are still very proud. i am sure we'll be watching the coverage and cheering on the team from wackier. mind you. there are daily highlights of the invictus games every evening on bbc one at 5:25pm. and as the athletes prepare for the invictus games down—under, an australian team has just become world champions in the uk. timbersports involves competitors sawing and chopping wood, at speed, using axes and saws. there are six disciplines, including the underhand chop, the stock saw,

the standing block chop and the hot saw. great britain were knocked out by the eventual winners in the last 16. the event has been taking place in liverpool and it's the first time the championships have been held in the uk. the individual world champion will be crowned later today. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. not looking too bad this weekend, england and wales doing best with the sunshine, further north we have more clout around, ad breaks of patchy rain. —— alt breaks of patchy rain. this evening it stays dry gci’oss rain. this evening it stays dry across many southern and eastern areas. becoming chilly, some mist and fog developing. it will be quite

breezy in the north—west, double—figure values by don, single figure values in the south. we start off with sunshine and some fog and southern areas. the rain across the north west comes south eastwards and becomes no more than a band of cloud for parts of england and wales. a sunny and warm day, fresher behind it but ryan bright with some sunshine. it stays fine into much of next week baxter high pressure. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: saudi arabia has admitted for the first time that the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in its consulate in istanbul, saying he died in a fight. two men have been charged with murdering father ian tomlin, who was beaten to death outside his home in south—west london. protestors calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal will march through central

london this afternoon before gathering for a rally in parliament square. europe and japan have launched two spacecraft on a mission to mercury. the joint project will take the probes seven years to reach their destination. and the fourth of the invictus games starts in sydney today and will see 500 competitors from 18 nations taking part. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week... free entry into london's test buildings. some are little unusual. the vanishing language on the faroe islands. seeing the deep south by car. and the black forest by train. and this

scottish porridge wars. it is purists against hipsters in the land of milk and honey. no prizes for guessing where i am this week. london has some of europe's most recognisable architecture, even when it is covered in scaffolding. each year, many of the capital's most magnificent buildings open their doors to the public for the annual open house. 2018 is their biggest event yet with over a hundred venues

to explore. —— 800. event yet with over a hundred venues to explore. -- 800. from the top of this tower of technology you get the view of london that has ever been. the bt tower was opened in 1965, and for over a decade it was london's tallest building. standing at more than 600 feet, it was built to carry telecommunications all across the uk. and in true 1960s fashion, the top doubled as a revolving restau ra nt. top doubled as a revolving restaurant. when you eat here we give you a certificate of orbit to say you have been above and around the houses two and a half times every hour. exactly been closed since the late 80s, so the open house weekend is one of the only times that the likes of uri are allowed in. access to the tower is

in high demand. today's visitors have had to enter an online ballot to get a place. it's not that often you get this high up over london, but the view is incredible, and there are famous landmarks you can see from here. we have the shard, the london eye, the british museum. it's amazing to stop its a shame it isn't available all year round. this yea r‘s isn't available all year round. this year's open houses the biggest we have overdone. we have every london borough participating. we had that last year as well for 25th anniversary and we have that again, isa anniversary and we have that again, is a real achievement. what were the origins of the idea? the first one was literally a bus tour for 100 people, enthusiasts who wanted to see contemporary architecture. it

was so see contemporary architecture. it was so oversubscribed but the following year a number of london boroughs participated and opened their doors. and today in 2018 we expect a quarter of a million people, even despite the weather. what are your top tips for getting the best out of an open house? maybe focus on the outer boroughs. london has some amazing cigarettes tucked away on the fringes of the city. you don't always have to go into the centre. the other tip i would give is pick one borough and concentrate on that. there is always magic on your doorstep. all of the venues are listed on the app, and it is not just the big venues you can visit. you can see inside google‘s private homes as well! it's amazing that this house is sitting in the middle ofa this house is sitting in the middle of a suburban street. an amazing feat of imagination. this project

sits within a much larger debate about the value of architecture. it seems to me there is a responsibility that each new building, or each new environment thatis building, or each new environment that is made, must be better than the preceding one. and if this can encourage people to do that, then i think that is rarely valuable. meanwhile, this is also on the list. i'm headed into the bowels of queen mary hospital, to the pathology museum. it is a maze in here. hopefully i'm heading in the right direction. it's one of the very first chances for the public to see inside. it is fascinating, but it's not really for the faint—hearted.

the curator here has been captivating visitors with stories about some of the specimens.” captivating visitors with stories about some of the specimens. i think we should start with probably the most iconic specimen in the museum, and this is the famous sword swa llowe r' s and this is the famous sword swallower's sought and oesophagus and heart. can you explain the logistics of this? this is your ultimate health and safety failure. but we can see here is this person's food pipe, and if you can see there isa food pipe, and if you can see there is a little bit of plastic going down here. that shows where the sword went in and tore through the oesophagus and then hit the heart. this person's heart was beating at the time. if you can imagine the heart beating, the heart beating against the sword is what pierced the heart. let's move onto this one.

it is still all the fun the fairground. these are tattoos from a man who was, unsurprisingly, a tattooed man in a circus. that is how he made his living. everything apart from the palms of his hand, the soles of his feet and everything from the neck up, the rest of them was completely covered in ink. com pletely was completely covered in ink. completely covered, of which these are... ? his skin is preserved here. it is remarkably well preserved. you would probably expect to see that kind of tattooed on somebody‘s arm. i think that one is rolling attractive. they liked flying things. we have butterflies on one side, if flying fish, and the fly as well. this can't be real. this cannot be to scale. that is only what it is. it is not a real hand, but it is a scale of one to one. this is a plaster cast of a hand. we can see just about what is left of the painted label on the cast, and it tells us it is the hand of the

man had a condition, meaning that he was eight tall. it is the condition of one of the most famous medical bodies in any busy, and michael charles byrne, the irish giant, that is preserved at the college of surgeons. is preserved at the college of surgeons. we don't have him, but i feel the need to point out that this gentleman was at least a foot taller. i suppose with macabre objects like this there is the possibility that an exhibition like this could become almost a sideshow in itself is how do you stop that from happening? people will think what they think. i will not control what they think. i will not control what people's reactions are ways of thinking are. it is a gift that we have them, and i want to share it with a wider audience. hopefully in a way that is respectful to the people involved. next, we're off to the remote faroe

islands, and archipelago of 18 volcanic islands in the atlantic 0cean where locals are doing what they can to keep their native tongue alive. i think one of the reasons why our languages still alive. they chant. still to come on the travel show... the deep south by car, and the black forest by train. and the scott loach

porridge wars. it is purists against hipsters in the land of milk and honey. welcome to the part of the show that tackles your questions for getting the best out of trouble. coming up... but first, 0ctober marks the official opening of the qe2 as a floating hotel in to buy. since she first set sail nearly half a century ago, the qe2 has circled the globe 25 times. for the past decade she has been languishing at port in

dubai after several false starts to refit her. finally the work is done and she is welcoming guests on board once again. next, christine evans has a lovely idea to celebrate her son's 50th birthday. she says he has never been to italy, and she wonders... a number ofairlines a number of airlines sell gift vouchers, but i am not in favour of them because they restrict the flights you can take. similarly, hotel chains sell gift cards, but again you are restricting choice. instead i suggest you find a friendly travel agent, ask them to write a letter to your son saying you have a weekend in the italian city of your choice. you can set a budget if you want, maybe £500, and once he has chosen the dates and the

flights, the travel agent can then work out the best place to stay. peter freeman is often new orleans and is keen to add on a few days of driving through the state of louisiana and mississippi are big states. together they are larger than the uk. so pick a few highlights. head west from your lanes along the river road winds beside the mississippi. going to the bar you, beside the mississippi. going to the baryou, a beside the mississippi. going to the bar you, a native american word meaning tranquil waters. take a boat trip, keeping a close eye out for alligators. visit the quintessential greek revival plantation house, then continue upstream. the mississippi forms the state border between louisiana and the state of mississippi, where the highlight is the town founded in 1790 by the spanish. it claims to be the home of

the friendliest folks you will ever meet, and it also tells the story of the deep south from the perspective of slaves and native americans. in 0ctober robert is heading for lake co nsta nce, 0ctober robert is heading for lake constance, surrounded by austria, germany and switzerland. what's the best way to get there from london, where should we stay? you could fly into germany or zurich, but i recommend the real trip, it is far more rewarding. go via paris are strasberg to the german town of hoffenberg which is where the beautiful line through the black forest to the lake begins. i suggest you stay in the town in germanyjust beside the austrian border. even in october you should be able to dine alfresco on the elegant main boulevard. if you want

to get your travel plans in order, i'm here to help. get in touch and i will do my best to find you an answer. goodbye for now, see you next time. we finished this week in scotland, and with the very best porridge the world has to offer. the 0scars of the old world, the golden spurtles has just been handed out. first prize was won by a pairof handed out. first prize was won by a pair of swedish men. that's not the local since 2014. is the country losing its taste for its own national breakfast? we sent raj to edinburgh to find out. people come to edinburgh largely for the history, the drama of the castle, or the grandeur of holyroodhouse. but we've come here for the food. porridge,

holyroodhouse. but we've come here forthe food. porridge, deep—fried mars bar. all absolutely delicious in their own right, of course, but in recent years it is how you eat your porridge that has taken on an importance all of its own. purists will always tell you that the only properly scottish way to eat porridge was with a little salt and water. the trouble is, isjust not that nice, is it? and these days if you ask most scots they will tell you ask most scots they will tell you they like to jazz it up a little bit. what do you have an? food and milk. i quite like dark sugar. i like it with treacle and milk. i do! honestly! you make an island 's... but it has to be the traditional porridge, none of this english rubbish. how do you have your porridge? with salt. i'm scottish, you see. in the age of social media,

all that great group just doesn't look pretty enough on instagram. but there is one place in the student area of march but that is looking to restore the reputation for total porridge supremacy. can i try peach melba please? the problem! elaine opened at‘s first porridge cafe a few years ago. traditionalists would be appalled by this very 21st—ce ntu ry be appalled by this very 21st—century twist on their national dish. isn't this sacrilege? porridge should be salt, water, oats? absolutely not. this is preserving porridge for the next generation. i think there is a bit of a porridge movement. there is a porridge cafe in new york, in copenhagen, in london. i think we are the first one in scotland, i think if not certainly edinburgh. please! is

really nice. for the hard-core fan, there are plenty of opportunities to sample the very best, which led the tourist board to create this book porridge tours, ticking you all over the country. luckily, one of the key stops is only an hour's train ride outside edinburgh. auchtermuchty miliklikea outside edinburgh. auchtermuchty milik like a small, unassuming little is the' scottish town, but what it has is the king of porridge. neil robertson, the only man to hold to golden spurtles awards runs this traditional tearoom, and it is where you come if you're after real salt and water porridge with absolutely no adornment. this is the puritan's

porridge, and actually, you have to order ahead for this because it ta kes order ahead for this because it takes six hours for the boats to soak before they are ready. let's give it a go. yes, it is kind of what you expect. it is edible, it's quite bland. the texture is definitely quite natty full stop. i can certainly eat a whole bowl, and it is very good for you. however, i've also ordered some of neal's slightly sweeter porridge, made of roasted spices, creme fraiche and blueberry compost. this won him his second award back in 2010. ipod would be a fun day out cooking porridge in a hall, i was amazed it was international competition. i won the title back from america. i thought i should commemorate the event by having a tattooed. look at

this! in scotland the traditional porridge is the one that everyone swears by anna goes back a long time. but it is dying out is that right? yes, people seem to be in such a hurry that they don't fit it into their day. they grab and go, so the instant porridge or quick porridge, which is a bit of a shame, but i can understand that. ready to taste it? i certainly am. have yourself to a spoonful of it will be hot. they go well together, really well. you might call me a bit of a s ofty , well. you might call me a bit of a softy, but i've got to be honest, this is far, far nicer. i could have this is far, far nicer. i could have this regularly. i think i will! sadly that's all we have time for on this week's shill. coming up next week... carmen will travel around

taiwan. she will sample the acoustics of a brand—new concert hall. learning how to pick te, and making a wish while releasing a skyline during ata traditional festival. do join us then, skyline during ata traditional festival. dojoin us then, and in the meantime you can keep up with us in real time if you sign up to our social media feeds. but from me and the rest of the travel show team. goodbye. the last few days have been pretty

glorious, have seen plenty of sunshine around. chilly mornings with mist and fog around, some of it quite dense. that's how it looks for most of us this weekend. england and wales hold the dry weather. some rain in the forecast for parts of scotla nd rain in the forecast for parts of scotland and northern especially tomorrow. this afternoon, lots of sunshine across england and wales. mist and fog stubborn to clear. it should clear from most mist and fog stubborn to clear. it should clearfrom most places. further north and west, thick cloud around and a bit of a breeze. some rain and drizzle over the north and western isles. but east of scotland doing well with the sunshine. and pleasa nt doing well with the sunshine. and pleasant for england and wales. into this evening and overnight, most places stay dry. central and southern areas have lengthy clear skies, mist and fog developing. more cloud across the north and west. the range will increase over the north

west of scotland, some of it quite heavy by tonight. this weather front is the culprit for the rain. pushing into watch of scotland and northern ireland into sunday morning. a disappointing start to the day there, the rain pushing into northern england and fizzling out as it moves south—east. the skies brightened up behind it. fresher with a few blustery showers. header that another nice day for the southeast with some sunshine and quite warm. enter monday, the weather fronts slopes off into the near continent. high pressure builds on for much of the upcoming week. some weather fronts across the north of the country bringing outbreaks of rain. northern scotland and the northern isles. it will be windy here. we see as well further south. we import cooler and drier airfrom

the north—west. we should see some good spells of sunshine, but not as the temperatures lower than what we've had over the last few days. for much of the new week it looks like it will be largely dry faxed a high pressure. fog around, turning colder by the end of the week. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11: saudi arabia admits journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in the consulate in istanbul. they claim it happened in a fight. they have been a great ally in the middle east. we need them as a counterbalance to iran. and so it's not the simplest solution. two men have been charged with murdering father—of—two ian tomlin, who was beaten to death outside his home in south—west london. protestors prepare to march through london, demanding another referendum on the uk's membership of the european union. also coming up this hour,

bepi—colombo blasts off. two satellites developed in europe and japan are on their way to the planet mercury. it's hoped that together they can resolve the puzzles of the mysterious planet closest to the sun. and in half an hour: