more couples could be allowed to marry outdoors or at home, as part of a shake—up of the law in england and wales. the government will announce a review of wedding venues, including lifting restrictions on open air locations and bringing the law in line with scotland. ministers say the changes could cut the cost of weddings and boost the hospitality sector. the invictus games in australia has come to a close, with a ceremony involving live music and a procession. the event in sydney was attended by the duke and duchess of sussex, who are travelling to new zealand next as part of their 16—day commonwealth tour. the games were founded by prince harry, and this year more than 500 wounded servicemen and women took part. emperor penguin chicks at auster rookery, near australia's mawson research station in the antarctic, have been taking their first school trip. the downy emperor penguin chicks were supervised by one adult penguin. they are already developing fast, and will be almost as big as their parents by december. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett.

hello. we have had some wintry showers this morning. across the northern high ground. most of the showers this afternoon will be falling as rain. most of them coming into the northern and eastern scotland, down through the midlands, and eventually into the south—east. wales, northern ireland, the showers moving away. typical temperatures six to eight celsius. feeling colder in those northerly winds. those winds will continue to grow in a few showers. and it will not be quite as cold. but the lower temperatures in scotland, northern ireland, wales. north—easterly winds will keep the showers going. fairly frequent showers going. fairly frequent showers in that south—east corner,

into the channel islands. a good deal of sunshine around. much more sheltered. wherever you are, it will be cold but in the sunshine it won't be cold but in the sunshine it won't be too bad. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has condemned what he called "terrorising acts" and called for unity after a man is charged in relation to letter bombs sent to prominent critics of the president. monday's budget will include business rate cuts for small retailers and cash to improve transport links as the government looks to boost the high street. sir philip green hits back at peter hain for naming him in the house of lords. the retail billionnaire says it was "outrageous" for the peer to breach an injunction banning reporting of harrassment allegations. lewis hamilton looks to secure his fifth formula one world championship with victory in tomorrow's mexican grand prix, despite only needing to finish seventh to take the title. now on bbc news, it's time

for the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in norway, because i have heard of what must be one of the world's most unique music festivals, where the stage and even the instruments are made of ice. so i am taking the chance to head off from oslo to bergen on a musical journey along one of the world's most spectacular railways. i'm going to look deep into norway's roots, trying to get a sense of how this country's landscape, culture and society are brought to life through its music. i lost it! but first, i start my trip in norway's capital city of oslo. it is here on the oslo waterfront

that a huge transformation has been taking place, and a big part of that was this rather spectacular building, the oslo opera house. it celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and is a symbol for the city's commitment to the arts. so i guess it is a perfect place to hear some traditional norwegian goat horn. plays horn. that's so good! thank you. that is amazing, such a variety of sounds comes out of what i guess is such a simple instrument. is quite simple, as you see. it is a bowl and a goat's horn. wrong way, this way. actually it was not made for making music, the shepherds had it to keep

the wolves and the bears away. this was a warning, not music. not many melodies are written down as we know, but some. would you say that there is something unique running through norwegian music, and where does that come from? nature gives me a lot of power and a lot of inspiration to make music. we are quite isolated, we didn't visit each other because the valleys... so people could work with their own things in a way, like this. still there are people that do this, try to make their own voice. so i am about to head off through the country to bergen, and listening to music along the way, but is there something i should be listening out for, something i should be paying attention to? try to find some folk music, some solo hardangerfiddle music, or singers or so, and also go to small jazz clubs, look for the small spots. there are people working

all over the place. so now i have my mission, there is a train to catch. joining me for the first part of myjourney is jan ostlund, an all—round train fanatic and author of a book on the bergensbanen train line. so tell me about this book, why did you write a book about this railway? the bergensbanen is an iconic railway in norway, but also in europe i think. very many people in norway have been there, they know the name, and they know what they will see when they are going here. along its 308 miles, the train navigates challenging but stunning terrain. at its peak of over 1200 metres, it is one of europe's highest railways before it descends steeply into norway's second city of bergen. but this elemental landscape posed

a huge challenge and an engineering triumph for those working on the rail during its construction between 1894 and 1909, with around 20 people thought to have died in the process. at a time when norway's independence was on the horizon, the construction of the bergensbanen was much more than just an added convenience of travellers. this line connected the east and the western part of norway. before that people had to go around and take boats by the sea, or small horse roads over the mountains. so the train was opening norway. the construction work was started in 1898, and we were administrated by sweden and they did not like this at all, because i think they thought it could be used to military purpose. this was a sign of norwegian strength, that maybe was not approved of? you could say that.

so in a way this is a symbol for the founding of the norwegian nation? yeah. all this makes it special. you can't find this on the other lines. this is what norway is. as jan reaches his stop, i settle in. 3.5 hours from oslo, bergensbanen pulls into geilo, but that is not my destination. for the last 13 years, geilo has played host to norway's ice music festival, but this year after too many unseasonably wa ram winters, the organisers decided that enough was enough. so on i go, upwards almost 500m in altitude, to the festival's new home in finse. oh, you really feel it, see it in the air, it is cold here. and it is this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation that drew polar explorers like shackleton to train here before they went on their expeditions. oh, you really feel it,

see it in the air, it is cold here. and it is this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation that drew polar explorers like shackleton to train here before they went on their expeditions. and people still come here for that reason today. word is it is going to reach a low of —24 celsius tonight. so we had better rug up. but what makes this festival extra

special is that the instruments are actually made on the day from nearby ice. among the line—up this year is everything from ice horns to ice drums and ice didgeridoos. the concert is only hours away and here you are making the instruments. this has got to be an unusual thing for a musician? for me it is not, but for most musicians it is. good sounding ice is the most difficult part. you can'tjust go to your freezer or go to the nearest lake. it's with ice as with wine, there are good years and bad years. so why ice? what inspired this festival? it is nearly 20 years since the first time i tried ice, and i found the sound so fantastic beautiful. with this water we can drink it after the concert, or we can just give it back to nature where it belongs. and also the ice reminds me that we have to treat ice so gentle,

so not to break it. it is like we should treat nature. why is this kind of festival happening in norway in particular, aside from all the ice? i think one of the reasons we can do this in norway is that we are very lucky, we have for many years had a government that wants to support art and music, and this makes it possible for a musician like me, that works mainly with contemporary improvised music to survive, to even be able to buy a house and have a normal life. it is also possible for me to experiment. what is this instrument overhear? this is an iceophone. the sound is lovely, isn't it? you like it?

yeah. plays iceophone. it is lovely. any chance i could have a go? mmm, very carefully. very careful, i promise i'll be careful. i also promise to show no musical ability whatsoever, you may as well give it toa kid. plays iceophone. it works! this is great. but one of the biggest challenges of putting on this festival is the construction of the venue itself, and ice concert hall. and that project is overseen by professor petter bergerud. petter and his students have been battling fierce blizzards for six days as they throw some water around giant balloons and netting

to create a solid structure. each day's work as resulted in disaster. we started with plan a, and ended up with plan...y. it is like you are climbing a wall, slippery, and nearly on the top and you fall down again. next day you start the same, it is a bit frustrating, but that is how it is, and that is the challenge. you have to work with the forces, because you can never beat them. yeah. when you work with them, it is like you're having a good friend. it seems like your team is working

very hard, good luck. we will see how it works out! we just have to finish now, we have some hours left. so as evening approaches the finishing touches are fast being made around the site. i really like it because it is kind of the sound of nature. it doesn't sound like anything else you have ever heard. so people are really surprised when they hear it for the first time. we don't get to practice, so the music gets made on stage in front of the audience, and that is really special, and people are like, what, is that possible? it is almost not possible, so it is pretty cool that we can do it. there is a lot of folk music in it, it is very nordic with the ice

and snow and the cold winters. just in the nick of time all is ready and we gather for an evening of ice music. singing and music. cheering and applause. that was amazing. it was such a bonkers soundscape, and incredible to think that all of those strange sounds that

were building into this big crescendo were made from ice. i think it is also a really interesting way to experience the landscape of norway, freezing cold with the full moon overhead. having said that, it is freezing cold. i'm frozen through. time to head in. next morning, the festival continues without me, as i am back on the bergensbanen for the next part of myjourney. travelling on this stretch of the line, you start to appreciate the vast landscapes that this country has to offer. and i can't imagine a better way of experiencing them than this. well, my train has arrived

at its destination. but my musicaljourney across norway is not finished yet, because i am in bergen, a cultural hotspot and a great place to explore norway's rich musical heritage. plays greig's piano concerto in a minor. edvard grieg, possibly norway's most well known

and loved classical composer. here in bergen, set among woodland alongside a vast lake, a museum to grieg has preserved and restored the grounds where he once lived and worked. now, you can see now we will enter the house, this is the main entrance. this year will be a milestone for the man because it will be 150 years since he wrote his famous piano concerto. he really was a very much appreciated composer also in his lifetime. we know that in great britain for example, he was one of the most popular living composers in his time. the second part of the 19th century was going together with all this national movement in norway.

and norway was by then a country together with sweden, with one king, living in sweden. and he found this very young and fresh style and i think that built up on that. they had dance rhythms and folk music elements in these bigger compositions. i think he looked upon the folksongs are some universal, something surviving from generation to generation. and if you step through the borders you can find the same elements in folk music. and some of that folk music that inspired grieg can

still be heard today, and one of the best ways to experience it is with dance. dance company frikar perform contemporary dance all around norway and beyond, inspired by nature and traditional norwegian folk roots. they have agreed to come and show me some of the traditional elements found in norway's halling dance. fiddles play. the dance, it is mostly sort of a show—off dance.

100 years ago women also did that dance, but it's mostly boys, or men, doing the dance, because we want to impress the other men or other women. put the right foot in front of the left. sidewards. believe me, this is harder than it looks. if you jump a bit on each step... nice, and then around. i think i'm getting the hang of it. one, two. then we can move down here. no! so, what is the relationship between the dance and the music? maria played the hardangerfiddle, it is our national instrument. some people say the fiddle music came because of the dance,

and some say the other way. i think they are depending on each other. for me, and for many, it is very important to use the music, dancing, and the music makes me want to do certainly some steps and routines. it is life. it is nothing planned, it is just happening. nice! laughs. back in the old days, they used the ceilings to kick down a coin orjust kick their heels. kick the ceiling? yeah. they were a bit smaller houses, back in the old days. but in the 1800s, the military started with competitions, kicking a hat from a stick, and it was about kicking the highest. then it became incorporated in the halling, the folk dance. so we do it as a part of the dance,

and it is of course, it has to be a good kick. jazz music plays. tonight we are playing with a guitar player, with some electro acoustic, folk, jazz, experimental, ambient something, you know? the bergen scene, i think it has a lot to do with the size of the city, because there are only a few people playing every kind of thing so you have to collaborate. ifeel like i've rediscovered this place through its music. it is a country constantly inspired by nature of epic proportions. it treasures its traditions, but isn't afraid of looking forward, where artists are free to experiment and are supported as a crucial part of norwegian society. and where distinctive sounds can be found

in the smallest of communities. if the bergensbanen showed me norway's muscle, its music has shown its heart and soul. hello. we have seen some snow in the showers earlier this morning, particularly in scotland and north east england. through this afternoon, i think the showers will mostly be of rain. we still have

cold aircoming mostly be of rain. we still have cold air coming all the way down from the arctic. this northerly wind certainly bringing a chilled today, despite the sunshine. showers coming into northern and eastern scotland sliding their way southwards, away towards east anglia and the south—east. the showers in northern ireland, wales and the south west are getting pushed offshore. more sunshine arriving. gusty winds near those showers, particularly around coastal areas, it will make it feel cold. these are the maximum temperature this afternoon. six to 8 degrees, maybe a touch higher in the south. a reminder that the clocks go back at two o'clock in the morning, back at two o'clock in the morning, back to one o'clock in the morning. an extra hour in bed. as we head through the night, more showers coming into eastern scotland, eastern parts of england and showers coming into lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east of inman for a time. most of these will be rain. temperatures won't be quite so

low. unless you are in the north. it is called a year because we have got high pressure building into the northwest. —— it is colder here. the wind direction is changing for sunday. not really a northerly, more ofa sunday. not really a northerly, more of a north—easterly, dragging in the showers into eastern scotland and eastern england off the north sea. a scattering of showers, not quite as many on sunday but quite frequent in kent, essex and towards the channel islands. wales, midlands, north west england, northern ireland, western scotla nd england, northern ireland, western scotland having a dry and sunny day. but a cold one nevertheless. as we head into the early part of next week, monday start of cold and bubbly quite frosty as well. temperatures down to minus two minus three celsius. on the whole, it looks on monday should be a dry day. we have a weather front trying to come in from the west, showers coming into these coastal areas. most coming into these coastal areas. m ost pla ces coming into these coastal areas. most places will be dry with some

sunshine around. temperatures getting up to nine or 10 celsius. less cold as the week goes on but turning more unsettled. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00am. a man is charged over a series of letter bombs sent to prominent critics of president trump. the president condemns what he calls "terrorising acts". reviving the high street — the government is to cut business rates for small retailers as part of a £1.5billion cash boost for towns and cities. sir philip green hits back at peter hain for naming him in the house of lords. the retail billionnaire says it was "outrageous" for the peer to breach an injunction banning reporting of harrassment allegations. also coming up this hour, lewis hamilton looks to secure his fifth formula one world title with a victory in mexico.

hamilton only needs to secure seventh place in tomorrow's mexican grand prix to take the championship. and at 11:30am, the dateline london panel tackles the ongoing fallout from the murder of saudi arabian journalist