but first, we're in the movie with eu leaders, of three of them with eu leaders, of holland, angela merkel tomorrow, of capital of the world, los angeles. germany, and also donald tusk, in about half an hour. we watched just this weekend, hollywood will once again take centre stage as newsfeeds about half an hour. we watched just around the world buzz with word a few minutes ago theresa may's about who and what has flight a few minutes ago theresa may's flight coming over, as she was won the biggest awards telling reporters on board that they will be no meaningful vote next in the movie business. week, it will be by 12th march to travellers coming to la wanting interesting talking to some of the to soak up some of that movie magic dipper matic teens from the eu side can find it all over town. and the arab states side, because this is an eu— arab states summit, if you love movies, this street in la is the place to be. embedded in the walkway you can see the sense is that because things stars of all different genres. like migration, trade, economy, all mickey mouse, we have bruce willis, of these big issues and nothing we have sharon stone and here to my right, specific on the agenda, that i think we actually have the handprints they will get a real resolution to, and footprints of some so they will get a real resolution to, so brexit on the sidelines is almost of the biggest stars around. inevitable. and i think there is a momentum at the moment that theresa may believes that by talking to them it's here at the dolby theater where all the buzz of separately, perhaps the only thing she could be doing, so close to the the oscars will be happening. meaningful vote. and of course it's not the only way

you can get closer to the movies. everyone aware that the clock is around hollywood, its movie legacy is increasingly ticking there. the point that was being recognised and preserved. building up before the summit in the last few days, certainly from at the warner bros studio tour hollywood, talking to you from brussels earlier guides take you to the actual place where so many movies, in this way, could there be a deal from casablanca to in the desert? some papers suggested la la land have been made. this could help shift the political momentum, but a senior eu the lot has been here spokesperson has said to me in the since the mid 1920s, last few days, there will be no deal it has been home to some of the most classic films, in the desert. the momentum behind but also contemporary films. theresa may seem to be that they so ridley scott's science—fiction epic blade runner, could perhaps reopen the withdrawal this is futuristic dystopian los angeles. agreement, this 585 page document this was blade runner? that took two years to cement, that right here. this street. they could look at the backstop yeah, so it's any time period, it's any location, it's all about set decoration. issue, the single outstanding big issue, the single outstanding big issue that theresa may believes will turn the vote her way, but the eu you keep redressing the sets, over and over again, and it is whatever you want side have been concrete, every it to be. single diplomatic teams in the same thing, they will not reopen the movies have become one of the dominant entertainment withdrawal agreement, they will not forms of our age. but it wasn't that long ago, look at a temporary backstop, in the 1920s, that people because how do you have an insurance like the four warner brothers were deciding to invest policy which is temporary? what they in the new technology

are going for, what these talks are of the time, known as talkies. about today will be to say what form of words can we get that we haven't hollywood's golden age up until the late 1940s, had before to reassure? so at the followed by countless blockbusters and international movie stars help moment us on this side of put historic movie landmarks journalists and others, are fairly like this on the tourist map. in the dark of what they can achieve, and i've got to say some leaders are greeting her, meeting fast forward to the 21st century, and in hollywood, heard today to see what she has to almost anything is possible. can i be honest for a second? say. gavin, thank you very much i don't know what's real or fake here. indeed, gavin lee in sharm that is totally fair. el—sheikh. weather pretty good so fire hydrant? real orfake? there! let's see what it is doing it depends — that one's real, but sometimes they are fake. here. very clear answer. 0k, are the trees real? temperatures reaching into the high the trees are real. teens in the sunshine, an unusual the leaves come and go. february day, low cloud and mist in this blows my mind. is hanging on in some parts of yorkshire, the eastern coast of so yes, the trees are real, but in la we don't get true winters, scotland, more cloud in northern we don't get snow ireland, keeping things rather grey, and very rarely get rain. but we do a lot of movies but for many of us an exceptionally and tv shows that take mild and sunny afternoon. some place on the east coast, patchy rain reaching into the western most parts of north—west where you get snowy winters.

we have a greens department, and they take care of all scotla nd western most parts of north—west the greenery on the lot, scotland and northern ireland, some fog into parts of yorkshire and and they will go up and pluck north—east england, clear skies elsewhere, coldest across east all the leaves off of the trees and spray it down with flocking, anglia and into south—east england, where we could have minus four in like what you would cover a christmas tree in, to make it look like a real winter. some spots. parts of england and but then say the next wales will see a frost going into production coming in, the morning. the back of that fog they are filming springtime 01’ summer scenes, the greens department will go back from yorkshire and north—east england, some rain moving across the in with branches of dead leaves, northern isles, but for most of us, spraypaint them the appropriate colour and add those into the tree, until the real life comes back. it's all about maintaining again, after any earlier complications, sunshine all the way the illusion. through afternoon, and yet again the but head across town and building warm spots will be into the high work is well under way teens. for a new museum set to open later this year from the team behind the oscars — the academy. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may has promised that mps will be able to have another say on her brexit deal by march 12th, ruling out a meaningful vote this week. as the building takes shape, labour's deputy leader, tom watson, warnsjeremy corbyn they have been busy gathering he has to act urgently objects for exhibits to tell the story of the art if the party is to stay together. and also the science of the movies. the prime minister warns from old cinerama cameras to ruby

she won't allow the brexit referendum to be frustrated, slippers and shirley temple's shoes. as she prepares for further talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt. so this is definitely the environment secretary, a head from alien, michael gove, insists progress is being made. but i see a strap underneath too? that's right — so this is a venezuela's opposition leader calls headpiece that would have been on the international community to consider "all measures" worn by, we think the stunt person to oust president nicolas maduro, after at least two people died from the film, in border clashes yesterday. the design came from hr giger, the swiss surrealist artist. leicester city part company with their manager, claude puel, what's interesting actually after only 16 months in charge. is the actors in the film kept asking to see what the alien would look like, and he wouldn't show them. so the reaction that you see on film is their real reaction to seeing him for the first time. now on bbc news, well, it's terrifying. it is a little terrifying. it's the travel show. all these objects are very cool, but what's the value this week on the travel show: in keeping it to show people? i think it's really important. cinema is the greatest art form i'll be checking out of the 20th century, how film fans here can get closer leading into the 21st century. filmmakers always talk about to the movies they love. how they stand on the shoulders of those that came before, simon's back with tips so it is important to us for luxury trains on a budget that we are looking at the full and crossing paraguay by bus. continuum of moviemaking. from its very beginnings to today, and japan in 90 minutes, a lot of filmmakers now talk about how they are using the same magic just with different tools. it's carmen against the clock

on the country's southern island. that sense of history is important to filmmakers and is important to us, and we want to share that with the public. so basically this is the 19th century moving picture entertainment industry. so the mutoscopes came in, and they would go into arcades around the country. the way this works is a little akin to a flip book. so there are about 850 photographs in here that work in a rotary system, you hand crank the film, and inside you would see the motion picture move. and it is working right now? you're welcome to try it. "mutoscope pictures presents a wild west adventure." put a dime in? put a dime in the slot. but it is free? for you, it is free. thank you so much. here we go, i am ready for the adventure.

while there are other types of film museum in los angeles, the academy museum of motion pictures is the first here on this scale, taking a global look at the history of the medium. originally suggested 90 years ago and in development for eight years, at a projected cost of close to $400 million, the museum has had support from the likes of steven spielberg and tom hanks. film is made up of all kinds of other art forms. and so i think to understand it, you have to approach it in many different ways. so we have theatres where films can be seen in their original format, as they were meant to be seen. we have exhibition spaces on three different floors, and project spaces for new work that actually takes cinema into the future. so the whole thing just flows together.

covering six storeys and 300,000 square feet, the building's focal point will be a striking rooftop terrace. the building is still under construction, but the view — definitely ready to go. amazing, we are at the top now, on the dolby terrace, and we are looking out over hollywood. in 1929, when douglas fairbanks and mary pickford were just starting the academy, they said it's already time for us to start thinking about a film museum. and here we are 90 years later, it took a while but here we are at the top, looking over the hollywood that they saw. it is opening night, the first guests walk in, they have their experience and they leave — what do you hope they say to each other? the first is, i hope they understand and talk about film history. i feel like it is disappearing a little from our memory. and now is the time to really save it, to save the legacy of film forfuture generations. and maybe one of them that is here

will be inspired to become a filmmaker of the future themselves. and if you're planning to come to los angeles, here is our list of things we think you should see and do. if you want something to get your pulse racing, universal studios hollywood has a movie—based theme park covering some of hollywood's biggest blockbusters. and for fans ofjurassic world, a new ride for the movie will be coming later this year. but don't forget, los angeles sits right on the coast. venice beach and santa monica pier are free to explore and a great way to experience california's more laid—back lifestyle. and finally, if you want to get away from the la buzz and see some stars of a different

kind, griffith observatory claims to be southern california's gateway to the cosmos. either day or night, the views over la are well worth a walk up the hill, but get there early because it fills up very quick. still to come on the travel show: simon is back with your e—mails. this week, cutting the cost of luxury trains and seeing south america by bus. i'm looking for the smell museum. plus, it is carmen versus kumamoto. can she see the city's three highlights in less than 90 minutes? ok, level four, smelly socks. ew! so stick with us for that.

this week, i have advice on a cut—price great rail journey through canada. and the best day trips from dubrovnik. first, though, the railway line between the two biggest cities in greece has been transformed, with passengers between athens and thessaloniki set to experience faster, more comfortable journeys. until now, trains on this spectacular route have taken nearly six hours, but the journey should soon be two hours faster. brian o'reilly is spending four days in the fine croatian city of dubrovnik. he asks... brian, to help you, i've called in some specialist advice. i think, for your particular interests, i would recommend visiting ston, on the peljesac peninsula. it's about an hour's drive

outside of dubrovnik, but it's also easily accessible by bus. the town is known for its seaside landscape, oysters and regional wines. the entire peninsula is known for having many hidden beaches but if you only have a day, i recommend checking out prapratno beach, less than 5km outside of ston. next, dinip bajaj from toronto in canada wants to take a great adventure in his home country. i too have been daunted by the prices of luxury tourist trains around the world but often you can find much cheaper, regular passenger trains which cover some of the same ground. canada's flagship train, the canadian, runs from your home city of toronto to vancouver, and the final stretch from jasper through british columbia duplicates part of

the route of the rocky mountaineer. but i recommend a side trip on the skeena train betweenjasper and prince rupert on the pacific coast. this train, which charges regular rather than luxury fares, threads through some extraordinary scenery on a line once known as the grand trunk pacific. next, peter cooper is planning a visit to the heart of south america. lucky man! puerto iguazu is the town on argentina's side of the miraculous iguazu falls. to reach the paraguayan capital, asuncion, there's two possibilities. the first is to travel across to cuidad del este in paraguay. from here, you can board one of the frequent buses, taking as little as five hours. but if you have time to spare, i recommend you follow the river valley south—west through argentina to the town of posadas, from which there's a bridge

across to encarnacion in paraguay — another beautiful place to visit. from here, a bus along highway1 will take you to asuncion, and you'll have had a much more scenic and enlightening journey. finally, lucinda wright says... in this age of trying to reduce plastic, i have invested in a refillable drinking bottle. however, many of the european airports that i've visited recently don't seem to have any facility for refilling this once i'm through security. i also carry a refillable water bottle, and i've never had any problem getting it refilled at catering outlets at uk airports. at north american airports, too, there's never a problem because of the abundance of water fountains. the only time i have had problems is in some foreign airports where there's a general distaste for tap water, and the practice is not known. but if you and i keep asking, maybe things will change.

that's all for now, but keep sending me your travel problems and i'll do my best to bring you the answers. for the first time ever, the rugby world cup heads to asia this year. 400,000 sports fans will go and see their teams at ten host cities around japan, in what is also a dry run for the olympic games in tokyo in 2020. some, though, will be worried about japan's reputation as a place that's tricky to get around if you don't speak the language. and it's a myth that i think is not always deserved. and to show you why, i'll be exploring six of the host cities against the clock. kumamoto lies in the middle ofjapan‘s southern island, kyushu. it's surrounded by a stunning landscape dotted with volcanoes and is popular with hikers in the summer months. so i've got 90 minutes — the time it takes to play a game of rugby plus ten minutes for half—time —

to see three of kumamoto's highlights. straight. and then... my friend ryuzo has been making a plan for me. so kumamoto is the third most populous city in kyushu, which is the southernmost island of japan. it is well—known for its castle in the city centre, which is beautiful. also the aso mountain on the east. and also, it suffered a great earthquake in 2016, and everything is being slowly rebuilt. so how easy is it to get around? actually, kumamoto doesn't have a subway system. really? yeah. instead, it has a good old—fashioned tram running around the city, so you're going to be getting on one of those for your challenges. kumamoto is not that big of a city — it's very easy to get around — so this might be the easiest challenge yet. so i've got 90 minutes on the clock, starting from now. look both ways. i'm starting out at the jewel in kumamoto's crown. ok, i have a man meeting me here at kumamoto castle.

konnichiwa! arigato. kumamoto castle was heavily damaged in the 2016 earthquake and is now closed to the public, but restoration is now under way, and they have plans to reopen parts of it by the time the world cup arrives this autumn. how bad was the damage from 2016? it's such a beautiful castle, you can see from this side, but i can't believe how much damage there was.

as you can see from the other side, it's basically stripped back bare. this is one of the most famous castles injapan. it was built in the middle of the 15th century. its black, sloping walls were specifically designed to stop enemies from getting in. arigato gozaimasu. doitashimashite. down there. thanks. bye! kumamoto's speciality is the ikinari dango you can find served in the street. it's a steamed bun full of sweet potato and bean paste. so this is ikinari dango. yes. which one's the most popular? actually, the purple one is very popular for women. ikinari dango itself is like a soul food for kumamoto people. and so when you miss home, you're going to miss ikinari dango as well.

it's nice and warm and very sweet. but also very sticky. you are welcome! my pleasure, thank you! ok, i'm now heading for the tram. jeez. maybe it was over the bridge, yeah. 0h! wejust made it! so ryuzo said to get on the back. it's quite busy. arigato gozaimasu. i'm looking for the smell museum. so apparently, i got on at the wrong station, and now i got off at the wrong station because i was told it was only one stop! so let's get back on that tram! why didn't you tell me not to get off? oh, no, this is the... this is helpful — it's written in english here.

arigato. i'm a bit confused as to how i'm going to cross the road. i need to get over there. i think they're waiting for the green man. 0k. you can cross the tram lines! i think it's in the basement. let me see what this sign says. disaster control centre. i think this is it. look, there's a sign with big noses. arigato gozaimasu. 0k. next, a treat for your nose. you can find the museum of smell in a basement in a kumamoto department store. there are dozens of different aromas to try out, ranging from the really quite lovely to the deeply unpleasant. ok, level four. smelly socks. 0h! ew! she laughs. something's really rank in here.

i guess i should be worried because this one's in a metal canister. 0h! ugh. various faeces and bacteria smell of nature. hmm. you can even test your own smell with this little machine here. so 0—39 is very good. 40—199 is you're a bit on the nose. 290 is the benchmark for you smell like a public toilet. ok, i think i'm 90 today. i don't quite need to do my laundryjust yet, but it's getting dangerously close. stupid machine! and we're done! one hour and 15 minutes. bags of time to spare! i'm getting good at this! well, that's all for this week, but coming up next week...

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sunshine has followed the fog, temperatures rocketing up after what has been a chilly start, here is a view of the mist clearing from northamptonshire earlier, and as we look at the satellite picture, you can see areas of mist and fog just starting to disappear, some lingering through yorkshire into the east midlands. cloudy skies into northern ireland, hazy sunshine in scotland, but most places are dry, though this area of rain will fringe towards the west of northern ireland and north—west scotland going into tonight, but for most it is sunshine again, temperatures leaping towards the high teens in the warmest places, 18, even 19 degrees, but if you don't get that, still towards the mid teens, exceptionally mild for the time of year. into tonight, then, so mist and fog developing once again, most probably through yorkshire and north east england, maybe eastern scotland for a time. patchy rain may give a floating

glance to the west of northern ireland, north—west scotland as the night goes on. called out further in the south and east, england and wales may see a frost, quite a hard frost in east anglia and south—east england, where it may be down to minus four to start the day in the morning, you may be surprised about how cold it gets after the fine day. high pressure still way with us, whilst most places are settled, we will see some outbreaks of rain pushing northwards across the northern isles. mist and fog in yorkshire and north east england will gradually clear away, and yet again it is blue skies for most of us, a sunny day into northern ireland, and as for those temperatures, every bit as mild as the past few days, every bit as unusually warm for the time of year, into the high teens in warm spots. as we take a look at the week, we have established there is a lot of sunshine around with patchy mist and fog overnight into the mornings,

exceptionally mild days, quite frosty nights, don't let that surprise you, and it will turn u nsettled surprise you, and it will turn unsettled later in the week into next weekend. there is an end in sight to this, a gradual decline in temperatures for the city forecast through the week ahead, still above average for the time of year, more cloud around, some outbreaks of rain or showers developing as well, that is the change coming our way. it looks like the change will accelerate into next weekend, areas of low pressure spreading wind and rain our way. that is the latest forecast. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two. theresa may promises that mps will be able to have another say on her brexit deal by march 12th, ruling out a meaningful vote this week. labour's deputy leader tom watson warns jeremy corbyn he has to act urgently if the party is to stay together. there is almost a sort of crisis for the soul of the labour party now and that means that anyone who cares about our future, whatever tradition they represent, have to find it within themselves to work more closely together and that is as big a challenge

forjeremy as it is for me. pope francis promises concrete action to tackle child sex abuse at the end of a vatican summit on paedophilia. venezuela's opposition leader calls on the international community to consider "all measures" to oust president nicolas maduro after several people are killed in border clashes yesterday.