hello, this is bbc news with vicki young. the headlines: the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the brexit transition period by about 3 months— but only if the eu drops its demand for a northern ireland ‘backstop', guaranteeing no hard border in all circumstances. the coastguard says that everyone has been accounted for after an isle of wight car ferry hit at least two yachts while trying to dock at cowes in heavy fog. president trump says the united states will pull out of a nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago, because moscow has repeatedly violated the terms. and prince harry gets a royal hug from one of the invictus games athletes as he goes solo in sydney after kensington palace announced meghan won't be attending engagements today. sport, and for a full round up, we go over to the bbc

sport centre. lewis hamilton could wrap up his fifth world title at the us grand prix in texas today. he only needs eight points more than sebastian vettel to win the title and he has the advantage of starting from pole position. i spoke to formula 1 driverjohn watson earlier and asked him how hamilton ranks when compared to the all—time greats. him how hamilton ranks when compared to the all-time greats. he is continuing to break records. he is clearly the most successful grand prix driver in history, with former world championships and a fifth almost in his hands this afternoon. he can look forward to may be trying to challenge the seven world championships that michael schumacher achieved in his career. he will equal, i believe, ds schumacher achieved in his career. he will equal, i believe, 05 world championships of my idol. we have

already had one motorsport world champion crowned this morning, marc marquez in moto gp. dog—eared so slid off his bike withjust marquez in moto gp. dog—eared so slid off his bike with just two laps to go. marquez isjust slid off his bike with just two laps to go. marquez is just third slid off his bike with just two laps to go. marquez isjust third in slid off his bike with just two laps to go. marquez is just third in the list of world championship winners. ray acquis —— list of world championship winners. ray acquis -- it is a really good feeling. the good thing, or the difference, is when you had the first chance and you did it. usain bolt has been offered a professional contract bolt has been offered a professional co ntra ct by bolt has been offered a professional contract by the australian side central coast mariners, according to his agent. he has been on trial with the club. he turned down a move to maltese champions valletta. my maltese champions valletta. my busy schedule in the super league today. chelsea are looking to put in

a better performance after last week's 5—0 loss against arsenal. birmingham are currently top of the table, but there top midfielder has had to go to hospital after landing ha rd had to go to hospital after landing hard on her shoulder. brooks koepka will be world number one when the rankings are announced tomorrow. he finished four shots clear of the field and plays his fellow american ryder cup team—mate dustinjohnson. fellow american ryder cup team—mate dustin johnson. i am just trying to improve. i enjoyed my time on the challenge tour and the european tour, then getting here on the pga tour lost to be world number one is something i dreamt of as a kid. i don't think this i's going to sink in women's golf, wales's becky morgan has her first in women's golf, wales's becky morgan has herfirst professional title. this freak one bounced off

the ball of another player from finland. bianca walkden has won silver fern britton in manchester. her chinese opponent stretcher to a 6—1 —— stretched her to a 6—1 lead. opponent stretcher to a 6—1 —— stretched her to a 6-1 lead. mixed emotions. obviously, i did a lot better in the semifinal. it was a tough opponent in the final, but obviously, but all i want to do is try and win gold. i was just a little off that today. i just felt like i tried a good few things that didn't come off for me. that's take wand down for you. —— tae kwon do. later today, double olympic champion jadejones later today, double olympic champion jade jones —— jade jones is later today, double olympic champion jadejones ——jadejones is in action. you can watch on the red

button or the bbc sport website. former olympic champion katie taylor successfully defended her ibf wba title in boston. you can read more on that and the rest of the day's sport news on oui’ on that and the rest of the day's sport news on our website. now, it is time for the travel show. this week... free entry into london's test buildings. free entry into london's best buildings. some are a little unusual. the vanishing language on the faroe islands. seeing the deep south by car. and the black forest by train. and the 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 800 venues to explore. from the top of this tower of technology you get the best view of london there 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. when you eat here they give you a certificate of orbit to say you have been above and around the houses two and a half times every hour. it has been closed since the late ‘80s, so the open house weekend is one of the only times that the likes of you or i 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. it's a shame it isn't available all year round. this year's open house is the biggest we have ever done. it's only the seconf time we have every london borough participating. we had that last year as well for the 25th anniversary and we have that again, it's a real achievement. what were the origins of the idea? the first one was literally a bus tourfor 100 people, enthusiasts who wanted to see contemporary architecture. it was so oversubscribed that 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 secrets 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 people's private homes as well! it's amazing that 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 that is made, must be better than the preceding one.

and if this can encourage people to do that, then i think that is really 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. i think we should start with probably the most iconic specimen in the museum, and this is the famous sword swallower's sword and

oesophagus and heart. can you explain the logistics of this? this is your ultimate health and safety failure. what we can see here is this person's 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 on to this one. it is still all the fun of 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 hands, the soles of his feet and everything from the neck up, the rest of him 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 tattoo on somebody‘s arm. i think that one is really attractive. they liked flying things. we have butterflies on one side, a flying fish, and a fly as well. this can't be real. this cannot be to scale. that is exactly 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 a man who had a condition, meaning that he was eight feet tall. it is the condition of one of the most famous medical bodies in any museum, charles byrne, the irish giant, that 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, so how do you stop that from happening? people will think what they think. i will not control what people's reactions or 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, an archipelago of 18 volcanic islands in the atlantic ocean where locals are doing what they can to preserve their language. they chant still to come on the travel show...

the deep south by car, and the black forest by train. and the scottish 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 travel. coming up... but first, october marks the official opening of the qe2 as a floating hotel in dubai. 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 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 off to new orleans and is keen to add on a few days of driving through the states of louisiana and mississippi. louisiana and mississippi are big states. together they are larger than the uk. so pick a few highlights. head west from new orleans along the river road that winds beside the mississippi. go into the bayou, 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 a 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 october 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 rail trip, it is far more rewarding. go via paris and strasbourg 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

of lindau in germany just 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 finish this week in scotland, and with the very best porridge the world has to offer. the oscars of the oat world, the golden spurtles, have just been handed out. first prize was won by a pair of swedish men. there's not been a local winner 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 holyrood house. but we've come here for the food. haggis, 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 is with a little salt and water. the trouble is, it'sjust not that nice, is it? and these days if you ask most scots they will tell you they like to jazz it up a little bit. what do you have in it? fruit and milk. i quite like dark sugar. i like it with treacle and milk. ido! honestly! you make an island... 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 grey gloop just doesn't look pretty enough on instagram. but there is one place in the student area of marchmont that is looking to restore the reputation for total porridge supremacy. can i try peach melba please? no problem! elaine opened edinburgh's first porridge cafe a few years ago. traditionalists would 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! it's 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, taking you all over to create bespoke porridge tours, taking you all over the country. luckily, one of the key stops is only an hour's train ride outside edinburgh. auchtermuchty may look like a small, unassuming little scottish town, but what it has is the king of porridge.

neil robertson, the only man to hold to golden spurtle award, 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 takes six hours for the oats 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 nutty. i could certainly eat a whole bowl, and it is very good for you. however, i've also ordered some of neil's slightly sweeter porridge, made of toasted spices, creme fraiche and blueberry compost. blueberry compote. this won him his second award back in 2010. i thought it would be a fun day out cooking porridge

in a hall, i was amazed it was an international competition. i won the title back from america. i thought i should commemorate the event by having a tattoo. look at this! in scotland the traditional porridge is the one that everyone swears by, and it 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? icertainly am. help yourself to a spoonful. it will be hot. they go well together, really 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 regularly. i think i will!

sadly that's all we have time for on this week's show. coming up next week... carmen will travel around taiwan. she will sample the acoustics of a brand—new concert hall. learning how to pick tea, and making a wish while releasing a skylantern during a 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. yesterday, temperatures in the north

of scotla nd yesterday, temperatures in the north of scotland reached 20 celsius, 8 degrees above normal for the time of year, but we won't get near that this afternoon. this cold front introduces cooler and fresh air to scotla nd introduces cooler and fresh air to scotland and northern ireland, a mix of sunshine and showers, lower temperatures. a lot of cloud for northern england, north wales, with rain not amounting to too much. parts of south—east england and east anglia will hold onto sunny weather. anglia will hold onto sunny weather. a drop of eight celsius for some in scotland. overnight, the front clear to the south, with perhaps a few spots of rain. with clearer skies following, it will be a cold night, evenin following, it will be a cold night, even in towns and cities. in the

countryside, some patches of frost is taking us into monday. a glorious start, plenty of sunshine will stop some rain for the north of scotland, particularly orkney and shetland, where it will be wet and windy. away from the northern edge of scotland, most of us keep sunny spells. a cooler day for england and wales, with temperatures dropping. highs of 14 with temperatures dropping. highs of 1a celsius. this is bbc news. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the brexit transition period by about 3 months—

but only if the eu drops its demand for a northern ireland ‘backstop' if you think about it, as important as it is, these are the only outstanding issues that really ought to be stumbling blocks. the good news is, actually, on the vast range of other issues we are pretty close to getting there. meanwhile the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said a car ferry collided with yachts and ran aground in thick fog on the isle of wight. there are no injuries and the red falcon has now been refloated president trump says the united states will pull out of a nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago, because moscow has repeatedly violated the terms. russia has not, unfortunately, honoured the agreement. so, we're going to terminate the agreement.