the trump administration will reinstate all us sanctions which were removed under the 2015 nuclear deal on monday. ireland's prime minister has warned that britain's planned departure from the european union has undermined the long—standing peace deal that ended decades of violence in northern ireland. negotiations between the eu and the uk have stalled over the irish border issue. to businessman aaron banks has returned to the uk as it faces allegations that he may have broken election law. he denies any wrongdoing, insisting the money of was his but the national crime agency is investigating whether the donations came from impermissible sources. the report contains some

flash photography. arron banks was in bermuda when the news broke that he was facing a criminal investigation. as he landed at gatwick airport this morning, it seemed the holiday was definitely over. will you be showing us your accounts? will you be showing us where the money comes from? the man behind one of the biggest political donations in british history is now being investigated by the national crime agency to determine the true source of his pro—brexit funding. arron banks supported the campaign through a series of loans. he maintains the £8 million he provided came through his uk—based company, rock services. however, the electoral commission suspects the money came from the parent company, rock holdings, registered in the isle of man, making it an illegal source of funds under electoral law. that's not the commission's only concern. they also question whether mr banks is actually the true source of the money he provided for the brexit campaign. he denies any wrongdoing and insisted that no money

had come from russia. well, it just hasn't. the money came from me. we're going to co—operate with the nca and they'll have visibility to the entire accounts, won't they? mr banks, why won't you show the electoral commission your rock holdings accounts? goodbye! despite a year—long investigation and a grilling by a commottee of mps, arron banks has failed to show the authorities accounts for his isle of man company, rock holdings. although he now claims he will. with a criminal investigation under way, mr banks faces many more months of difficult questions. manveen rana, bbc news. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week, the travel show is in taiwan, the island of traditions and religions, amazing les gets and modern marvels. of traditions and religions, amazing landscapes and modern marvels. i'm on a journey to discover how the island's colonisers have shaped

the history, culture, and traditions of this beautiful land. don't go into the house! taiwan is a unique blend of east and west, making it one of the most dynamic and travel friendly destinations in asia. this view is magnificent. and any moment now the sun is going to rise over those mountains. situated 150 kilometres off mainland china, taiwan is an island of bustling cities, beautiful landscapes, and vibrant cultures. in 1949, at the end of the chinese civil war, the winning communists drove the defeated nationalists from the mainland.

more thani million people, soldiers and civilians, made the journey to taiwan. ever since, taiwan's relations with mainland china have been fractious. the first stop on our journey around taiwan is the former capital, tainan. tainan is taiwan's oldest city. it has been the port of entry for most of taiwan's conquerors. the dutch, the spanish, the chinese and the japanese have all ruled taiwan and left their mark. the dutch were the first to colonise taiwan and soon after they began building this large fortification. this fort was built by the dutch — dutch east india company. from 162a. because the dutch people wanted to travel to china since the early

1620s, but the chinese government don't allow them to have a settlement in china, so they are forced to come here and find this place. they built this place, they built the fort, they built the construction for more than ten years. you can see the wall. the way of the bricks were — it is very different to the chinese — the chinese way. how is it different? we call this a dutch bond. you see this layer, only the head of the brick toward outside, and this layer to this side. by the 1680s, chinese traders and settlers — mainly from nearby fujian province — were coming in increasing numbers. they brought with them their language and culture, and, of course, their religion. this is tainan‘s kaiyuan monastry.

surrounded by the modern city, it is one of the oldest temples in taiwan. parts of it date back to the 1680s. most mornings and evenings, the 100 or so monks and nuns here gather for prayer and devotion. their chanting gives thanks to the buddha for his teachings and providing a path to enlightenment. reverend chuan cheng, who has been a nun for 20 years, kindly showed me around this beautiful and atmospheric place. we hope you attain happiness in life.

so chuan cheng tell me a bit about the buddha behind us. he is the happy buddha. he looks very happy. yes, why is he happy? because he is full of wisdom and compassions. and knowledge. he is just full of great mercy. i asked chuan cheng why she became a nun. i became a nun to give my thanks to my parents and especially my mother, and also give thanks to buddha. buddhism, taoism, and christianity are the main religions on the island. visitors to the temple are encouraged to learn about buddha and to pray. we hope they can learn and train himselves and the more compassion, more mercy, and more wisdoms,

and to whole of human beings, yeah, just like buddha. before i leave, i take a moment to burn some incense and reflect on my own personaljourney. as the light fades, the monks and nuns gatherfor evening prayers. as their day began, it also ends. leaving behind the history and beauty of some of tainan‘s oldest buildings, i am

off to the neighbouring city of kaohsiung. this modern city is not known for the arts, but that's about to change. this the weiwuying, taiwan's brand—new national arts centre. they say it's the largest the world. the centre has been built to boost the arts in southern taiwan. and to become a fixture on the international performance circuit. so this might look like a big empty warehouse, but we're actually backstage at one of the more intimate auditoriums here. it can sit around 1200 people. the centre will stage its own performances and host international touring productions. the weiwuying has four main stages,

an opera house, a concert hall, a playhouse, and a recital hall. it also has a huge outdoor performance space that can accommodate an audience of 20,000 people. the total indoor auditorium capacity is close to 6000. 6000? it's massive. that's a lot. how will you fill it? we're just going to do a bit of something for everybody. that is our mission. this is for the people. so we have very diverse programming for the children, for the theatre—goers, for — forfamilies, just a bit of everything. but with most transport links going through the capital, taipei, in the north of the island, i wonder — will it get the international and metropolitan audiences that it's catering for?

kaohsiung is easy to access. we have an international airport that's15—20 minutes away from the centre. it flies in direct flights from southeast asia, northeast asia and beyond. it's quite easy to come by through hong kong, but also with the high—speed rail. it gets you from taipei to the kaohsiung in 90 minutes. very easy to come. cathy and her team are hoping that their approach of developing local talent and importing big international productions and acts will strike the right balance artistically and commercially. this splendid than you can sit over 2000 people.

after rehearsal, organist tony liu finally offers to show me the pride of the concert hall. that was amazing. yes, thank you so much. what does it feel like to play such a magnificent instrument? it is very exciting. because i can make any kind of music in here. and the very, very high pitch here... and the very low, we do have very low. you can hear the entire halls vibrating. how coordinated do you need to be?

there are a lot of keyboards. how many here is that one, two, three, four, five. i do have to spend a lot of time to practise. this is a brand—new organ. i believe it is the biggest one in the entire asia's concert hall. the largest in asia? what a privilege to play it. you want to play something? i know you played piano. i have not played in 20 years. you can play a little bit of a song. plays heart and soul. thank you, tony.

you're such a good sport to humour me. the next stop on myjourney around taiwan is alishan in the south of the mountain range. it is ridiculously early. my alarm went off at 3.30 this morning and it's now a50. thank goodness for coffee. we are about to get a narrow gauge railway up to sunrise view, one of taiwan's most famous beauty spots. a few minutes later, the first train arrives. it's dark and cold. 0n the way up, the mood is sleepy and subdued. it's quite crowded now. there are a few stops on the way and a lot more people got on. the train takes about 30 minutes to claim the final leg of the journey to the summit, which stands at two

and a half thousand metres. this view is magnificent. we're overlooking what's called the lake of clouds and any moment now the sun is due to rise over those mountains. it was worth waking up in the middle of the night for this. it was a beautiful sight when the sun hit the lake of clouds below. i think i got some beautiful pictures. this is a favourite spot for visitors from taiwan and from mainland china, as the area is known

for its myths and legends. one of the best—known is the story of sisters pond. so jay, we are just approaching sisters ponds. tell me the story about the legend. the story is about two sisters falling in love with the same man at the same time. each sister want her sister to be happier. so she decide to drown herself in the pond — kill herself. so each sister killed herself separately, unbeknownst to the other sister? yes, that is the story. so that the other one could be happy? yes. wow, that's so tragic. that is like romeo and juliet but with sisters. yes. the ponds are dark and i am told very deep. there is an air of stillness and quiet here under the forest canopy.

west of the great forest, the rolling hills of alishan have been shaped by centuries of tea growing. these rows of tea bushes seem to go for miles and miles. it must take a vast number of people to harvest all this, and i am told here in alishan they do it all by hand. aurora here is about to show me how. grown at altitudes of over 1000 metres, oolong is the variety of mountain tea favoured in alishan. aurora, i have never picked tea before, tell me what to do. ok if you want to pick tea,

you have one tip, two lift. mountain teas are slower growing, which makes their flavour more intense. i hope i'm doing a good job. i am not sure if i am up to alishan tea picking standards. alishan has a particular climate thought to further enhance the flavour of the tea. damp and misty mornings give way to hot and usually sunny afternoons and then to cool, dry evenings. after picking, the tea needs to be dried. that was actually quite hard work. yes. i don't have as much as you. yes, i harvest much. and now for my favourite part of the day. so aurora, this is the final step. i would love to see how you do it here in taiwan. can you show me how to make the perfect cup of tea? ok, so we have three points to do it.

the first point is the temperature of the water, the amount of the tea, and the brewing time. 0k, open the pot cover, let the tea leaves inside. the amount of the tea have to cover the bottom. cover the bottom. yes. let's see, is it covering the bottom ? yes it is. 0k, we have to count to 60 seconds. mmm, it is quite strong. it is very fragrant, but also bitter. i like oolong tea. last stop on my journey around taiwan is the village of pingxi in the north—east of the island.

it is a holiday weekend here, and the village has a feeling of the old wild west about it. every half hour or so a train comes barging through. tourists come here from all over the world to do one particular thing. this is a village that has embraced the tradition of making and releasing sky lanterns during festival time. and the taiwanese say this is something you should do at least once in your lifetime. traditionally, lanterns were used to signal neighbouring towns and villages. 0ne lantern for danger, two lanterns for all is well. these days a different practice is followed. people write their hopes and wishes

on the sides of their lanterns and release them up to the skies, asking their ancestors above to look favourably upon their request. what do you wish for? i wish for health and happiness for me and for my family. i hope it comes true! thank you so much. when you arrive in pingxi you can buy a ready—made lantern or make your own with the help of a local expert, of course. ben helped me. so we open this out... you have two sheets of paper, around the wrong way, 0k. two pieces of paper, we arejust going to put glue on the edges here... i'm doing a good job. so people wish for happy marriage... yes. 0r study, money... people wish for money? yes. i wish for money! i want to be rich. we have got to fold it over.

now we try to put the body and the base together. 0k. very good. that's it? yes. that is it. now the fun bit, we get to decorate our lantern. it is customary to write a message. and hopefully your wish will be granted. not bad? not all the lanterns have the smoothest ofjourneys. health and safety is definitely an issue. oh my god, it hit the house! their potential danger means that sky lanterns are banned in some parts of the world. because it is so windy, all these lanterns are going up and flying every which way, things are banging and popping. during holiday weekends like this the localfire brigade is on hand. so it is customary to take a picture... before we release the lantern.

and now we light it, is that correct? happy travels! oh my goodness, don't go into the house... 0h! laughs. that was almost a disaster! oh, it's still going! laughs. oh my goodness, it is alive! i thought for sure it was going to crash into someone's house. that evening just down the road, the local community gathers to celebrate the mid—autumn festival. traditionally the festival celebrates the gathering of the harvest and family reunion. 0n the lanterns people write messages of love and thanks to the ancestors. over the years this event has turned into a big annual televised show, with singing and dancing and a very engaging host. a large lantern is released

on behalf of the community. and the people then release their own lanterns. it's a beautiful moment, and a memorable end to my taiwan journey. coming up on next week's travel show, we're off to scotland to dive into some first world war history, and also head to india to find out how street fashion is becoming high fashion. i hope you canjoin us

for that if you can, and don't forget, if you want to follow the travel show team on theirjourneys in real—time you can sign up to us on social media. until next time, from me, carmen roberts, and the rest of the travel show team here in taiwan, it's goodbye. hello there. the weekend so far has brought a real mix of weather. dry for some, wet for others. for a few, very wet indeed. this is the satellite picture. look at this beautiful swirl of cloud.

a deep area of low pressure just here, drifting to the north—west of the british isles. this band of cloud, a frontal system which has brought quite a lot of rain in some places during saturday, and is still sitting in place for the first part of sunday. the rain fizzling away, at least for a time. patches of rain across lincolnshire, the midlands, east wales as we start the day. sunny spells throughout the day, parts of the south—east getting away with a completely dry weekend. and further north, sunshine and a much drier and brighter day across scotland on sunday. lots of sunshine to be had. the odd shower in the north—west. black wind arrows indicate wind gusts in excess of a0 miles an hour. wind still quite gusty across the north—west. 12 degrees in belfast, a nice looking afternoon for northern ireland. a bit more cloud across england and wales, with the odd spot of rain. east anglia and the south—east escaping dry and fine. this rain pushing into the far south—west of england, likely to turn heavier

as we get into the first part of the evening, drifting into western wales. maybe getting a bit further east. i think for most places, if you're off to a fireworks display on sunday evening, it'll be dry and relatively mild as well. that sort of thing continues for bonfire night itself. let's pick up the story weatherwise as we go through late sunday evening into the early hours of monday. rain fringing across western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry. the odd patch of mist around, and those temperatures not dropping fast, while they're continuing to come in from the south. this is the pressure pattern on monday morning. another area of low pressure, a new one, developing to the south—west. this front just grazing its way across western parts of the british isles. parts of south—west england, west wales, particularly northern ireland and western scotland. we could see a bit of rain through the day, that rain coming and going, not raining all day long. further east it will be dry with spells of sunshine and very

mild indeed, 15 or 17 degrees. really, it's more of the same on tuesday. bands of rain scraping their way into western parts of the uk. further east, largely dry with some spells of sunshine and, wherever you are, once again, it will be mild. mild is the big theme to take us through the week ahead. wind and rain at times, but not all the time. hello, and welcome to bbc news. in the final weekend of campaigning ahead of tuesday's us mid—term congressional elections, president trump has been addressing voters at rallies in montana and florida. his message focussed on economic growth and immigration. he referred to barbed wire going up on the southern us border as a "beautiful sight." his predecessor, barack 0bama, has also taken to the campaign trail, warning the character

of america is at stake. danjohnson reports from washington.