‘ spells of ‘spells of sunshine. spells of sunshine. there driver spells of sunshine. there will be some changes in the weather as we head towards thursday and friday. the fine weather is to this high pressure that is thatjust to the east of the british isles. the winds are going clockwise and that is going to tend to bring some of the warmest heir to the western side of the country. for most of us they will be virtually cloudless skies and a significant jump will be virtually cloudless skies and a significantjump in temperatures far eastern areas of scotland. temperatures of 19 in edinburgh. tuesday, it is spot the difference. there will be a bit more ofa difference. there will be a bit more of a breeze across parts of east anglia around the coastline into parts of essex and kent and that will keep things fresh but in the sunshine it is going to feel pleasa ntly warm sunshine it is going to feel pleasantly warm wherever you are. temperatures into the low 20s in scotland, one of the warmest places in the uk in the week ahead. the highest temperatures on wednesday,

highs of 23 or 2a in scotland, doing well for the north west of england, temperatures of 20 degrees and further says 20 in cardiff. the cloud for cleaning up through thirsty and patchy rain living in by friday.

hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the sacked defence secretary gavin williamson warns the prime minister it would be a "grave mistake" to compromise with labour over brexit. as america flexes its military might and renews sanctions against iran, its president issues a stark warning about difficult times ahead to his country. a light aircraft is reported to have crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales. police have closed the ali0 dual carriageway between raglan and abergavenny.

it's unclear whether there have been any casualties. the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. killing eve is leading the way with six nominations. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, bodyguard, including best drama and best actress for keeley hawes. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show: the remnants of france's nazi occupation. in some ways, this place is immaculate. it feels in some areas as though the germans have just stood up and walked out of here. and a bird's eye view of california. it's called the ‘jug' when you do this.

he grunts. that one wasn't so good! it's incredible up here. the normandy coast in north—west france. next month marks 75 years since it saw the biggest seaborne

invasion in history. 156,000 american, british and canadian troops landed along five of these beaches on d—day. this was the bloodiest flash point of d—day — 0maha beach, where 43,000 american troops stormed the beaches straight into the teeth of the german guns — and really well defended positions here, as well. it took ten hours of brutal fighting before the beach was secured. looking around today, it is a really peaceful scene. it is incredible to imagine the horror of that day. there are museums here, but on the actual sands there is no evidence left, except for these. slowly being reclaimed by mother nature now, these bunkers formed part of the atlantic wall — a series of german fortifications which stretched from scandinavia along the dutch and belgian coasts

and all the way around france. designed to repel an allied sea attack, many of the bunkers are still in place. like this one, hidden behind the beach huts and under the dunes on sword beach, metres from where the british forces landed. has sentiment about structures like this changed since the end of the war to today? would people after the war have been so keen to commemorate, do you think?

but for the most visible bunker in the area, you have to go inland slightly, into the town of quistreham. inside, its five floors have been restored and put to use as a museum showing what life would have been like inside this thick concrete shell. so, the story goes that this place

wasn't liberated on d—day, it was three days later that british forces came up, thinking this was an amunitions bunker, a storehouse, and when they blew the doors open there was a voice coming down from upstairs saying, "tommy, come up, were waiting for you!" upstairs, lo and behold, 50 german soldiers who had been hiding out. and they said, "well, no, you come downstairs, actually." there is no lift to the roof. you climb in the same way that the soldiers stationed here would have done. how anybody did this under fire, absolutely... from up here you can see sword beach, where the british arrived. further along you've gotjuno. the point out there where the canadian forces landed. further along you've got gold, 0maha, utah. it's quite an extraordinary sight.

in some ways, this place is immaculate. it feels in some areas as though the germans have just stood up and walked out of here, but it's not the only bunker in the region that has been restored. these ones, not far from dunkirk, have become an art project. some have been covered with slogans and another has been decorated with hundreds of shards of mirrored glass, so when the sun shines it becomes a beacon. and here, in lorient, just across the peninsula from the landing beaches, there is this, the keroman submarine base. it was the biggest structure in the atlantic wall. in fact, it's the biggest germanic construction outside germany. there's enough space for 30 submarines inside. this place was designed to withstand allied bombardment and, looking around, it was pretty successful, but the result is, years later, it's almost impossible to destroy. so, after a long time spent scratching their heads and wondering quite what to do with this behemoth

on their doorstep, the city of lorient decided to put it to rather a different use. some of the site is already used by sailing clubs and people come here for guided tours at weekends, but this spring, a company called hydrophone moved into one of the submarine bays here and turned it into a studio space and a concert hall, though it's virtually impossible to remove the history. that's impressive. that's a door. that's a door?! a door, yes. a big door. 15 metres. with something like this, this is not an optional design feature, is it? no. this isn't moving! yes! it's very nice for the people, when the people arrive here, they say, "wow!" every people. "wow, that is a big door!" a big door, yeah.

this place has quite a dark past. has there been any controversy or sensitivity around using this space for a modern purpose?

in the past, these fortifications held too many traumatic memories for them to be put to use in this way. but there is a new generation in charge now who have a different relationship with the wall. oh, wow! look at this. and this is the concert hall. yeah. i think it's lovely that this space, that was built for not so good a purpose, is actually now being used as a lovely cultural centre for people to enjoy themselves. yes, it is motivation for us. the difference between the past and the future here, it's a motivation for us every day. it's like a new life. a new lifeline, exactly.

and if you are thinking of heading to northern france this summer, here are some travel show tips that mightjust come in handy. france hosts the women's football world cup injune and five of the nine host cities are in the north. reims, in the heart of champagne country, is arguably the most eye—catching of those venues. there can't be many better ways to prepare for the opening group games than a tour of the vineyards and a good look around the city's incredible gothic cathedral. the region's not bad for surfers, either. the stretch of coast between quimper and quiberon is a highlight if you're looking for some waves, but want to avoid the crowds. la torche, meanwhile, in south—west finistere also has great ocean rollers, but if you are going there in peak times it is worth getting up early to get the best all to yourself. this year, lille hosts lille 3000,

a series of events, performances and exhibitions that take over the city once every three years. this time, the theme is el dorado — the mythical city of gold. look out for the three big weekends that mark the cornerstone of the celebrations. the first takes place next weekend, so you might have to move fast if you want to be a part of it. and if you've been hooked to the new game of thrones season, then the new exhibit at bayeux might just be the thing. the game of thrones tapestry arrives in town in september. it's 80 metres long, it's been embroidered by a team at the ulster museum in northern ireland and it depicts scenes from every episode of the fantasy tv epic to date. if you're not a fan, then the world—famous 11th century original work is pretty good too! still to come on the travel show: mike's in california, seeing the impact of climate change in some of the world's tallest trees.

temperatures are increasing, it's drying things out as temperatures get warmer and that's a big consideration for these particular trees because they need so much water. so, don't go away. this week, i've been exploring northern france. this is the brittany coast, not far from lorient. the countryside around here is absolutely glorious, and green, especially on a beautiful day like today. if i can find it, there's somewhere i want to show you. many visitors to france will have tried crepes, the original french street food, but did you know they actually hailfrom brittany? this looks like it!

so, which is the best crepe to order, do you think? so, the crepe she's making me is actually a kind called a galette and, while you might be more used to having yours with chocolate spread or ice cream, these bona fide local ones are usually savoury and each province makes its own specialty. ok, so basically, a galette

is a savoury version of a crepe, and a galette is definitely what you want to go for if you come to this part of brittany. it looks pretty good. we're hopping to the other side at the atlantic now to meet some of the giants of the natural world. california's redwood trees are the tallest living things on earth and amongst the oldest too. but they are far from invulnerable. mike corey's been to big sur to find out why climate change is causing some to fear for the future of this amazing species. here in western california, there are complex beings that have lived for over a millennium. redwood trees have become an icon of the state, but some fear that our changing climate might threaten their survival.

so i've come to the most southern tip of their range, where change could hit them hardest to join a scientist who's been working here to try and find some answers. it's absolutely amazing being out in the forest. i absolutely love it. i'm listening to the birds, watching the sun move through the canopy, it's beautiful. i feel lucky to be able to be out there just amongst the trees, full of anticipation for the day to come and being able to go up into the canopy and, hopefully, see something that i haven't seen before. there's a presence to them that's really impressive, it's palpable when you're out there. and today, we'll be climbing this.

it looks like it's ok. pretty good. so, ready for the bestjug yet? yep. it's called the ‘jug' when you do this. that one wasn't so good! 0k. that's a lot more work than i thought it was going to be! just wait till you get to 70 metres! so these are coast redwoods. they're the tallest tree species in the world, reaching currently about 380 feet tall are the tallest ones. they are incredibly tough and resilient. they‘ re really important ecologically. they support the habitat and provide habitat for a lot of plants and animals and they're also just incredibly beautiful and iconic. so, i've been here trying to get a better understanding of how they're responding to climate change and how they might respond to future climate change. and how are they responding to climate change? so as the climate changes, temperatures are increasing,

it's drying things out as temperatures get warmer. that's a big consideration for these particular trees because they need so much water, it's affecting their water balance and their ability to transfer more water to the tops of the trees. but now it's time to get to work. there we go. so, first we need a sample of the tree's core. this is the halfway mark. when you get to the ground, we'll be able to pull that spoon out with the core on it. and so all the hidden secrets beneath the bark will be ours. yes! the knowledge will be ours. earlier on, anthony showed me some of those secrets this tree had already revealed. wow! these are the rings here? yeah, yeah. so each one of those is an annual ring, one year's worth of growth you can see here. so it really only grows a couple of millimetres a year. yeah, yeah. and sometimes it is even less than a millimetre a year, depending on how the conditions are. so we are back hundreds

of years right now. yeah, yeah. once we polish this up and sand it and get a better view of the rings, there could be 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 maybe years here. wow. so this section up here hasn't seen sunlight for 600, 700 years. yeah. it's an amazing archive. all right, so i have one end of the tape measure. yeah. we're doing the circumference measurement. yeah. so wrap it all the way around there, underneath the tubing there. 0k. so we are at 7.81; metres circumference. that's a big tree. it is a big tree. 7.81; metres around and we are five metres off the ground. the next plan is to go up to the top. all right. i will put that in my notes. upwards we go.

to the top! this redwood stands at over 70 metres tall. climbing redwoods is forbidden in most places, but in this reserve we have special permission and what a privilege it is. 0k, a0 metres. i can't get over how beautiful this tree is. we have got up to the canopy, so there are burn marks on this tree at a0 metres, which boggles my mind. it's incredible up here. and, as we inch upwards, jug byjug, i'm faced with more scorched bark. anthony told me that wildfires are another threat these trees are increasingly facing in the modern world. a bird's nest. i don't think there's anybody home, though. there's nothing else like this on the planet. i'm getting an appreciation

for that right now. i'm also getting quite sweaty! it's not easy work. with anthony already at the top collecting samples, i make my final push upwards. this view is definitely one of the wildest, most incredible views i have seen in my entire life. i can't believe we are 71 metres off the ground right now. condors get this view. condors and us. it's incredible. this is 700—years—old, which is before the colonisation of america, before the taj mahal, before machu picchu. it makes me feel like a speck of sand in a sandbox — insignificant. yeah, it's a pretty humbling experience, isn't it? if the climate change conditions dry things out sufficiently,

than they might start to feel some impacts, they might not grow as well, they might not get as tall. they might, in the future, even start to die back and that is what we are trying to figure out. do i feel the tree shaking a little bit? yes, it's moving. 0k. this is a normal thing, i'm assuming?! right, well, that's it for this week. coming up next time: lucy is in new york for a special look at a brand—new museum dedicated to one of the world's most recognisable names. liberty island receives nearly li.5 million visitors each year. on a busy day, as many as 25,000 people come over and, right now, we've got it all to ourselves. this is incredible!

and we go off—grid in norway to meet the man with an island all to himself. when we came around the point here and we turned off the engine and said, "well, this is it, this is the place". 0ur dreams became reality. that looks great. meanwhile, you can catch up with us on social media. just search bbc travel show on any of the major platforms and feel free to tag us in your travel posts too. for now, though, christa larwood and the rest of the travel show here in northern france, it's au revoir.

hello, again. we have some glorious weather to come, not just hello, again. we have some glorious weather to come, notjust for the weekend, but for the rest of the weekend, but for the rest of the week to come. the rain was welcome across east anglia. we have had some very dry weather there recently. much of the rain fell over a space of 48 hours. for today, plenty of sunshine up and down the country, the exception really is northern ireland. blue skies otherwise, with plenty of sunshine. through the rest of the afternoon, little overall change in the weather picture. we will keep cloud at times in northern ireland, but it stays dry and bright tier. 15 degrees not too bad for belfast, but warmer further south, 18 degrees in cardiff. a bit cooler

for northern scotland, ten or 11 degrees here, with the chance of a few passing showers. overnight, thicker cloud will move into northern scotland, so it won't be as cold as it has been in recent days here. there will be some patches of frost in the countryside. for most of the weekends, it will be dry and sunny. it is all down to this area of high pressure that is going nowhere fast. that is what is keeping the atlantic weather systems at bay. for monday, a lot of sunshine for most of us. it will be dry, sunny and very pleasant. the temperatures will get up to around 18 degrees fairly widely across the country, 19 degrees in edinburgh. thing is getting a lot warmer on the eastern and north—eastern side of scotland. the wind circulating around your area of high pressure.

it will keep some of the north sea coast of east anglia a little bit fresher, but it will still feel pleasa nt fresher, but it will still feel pleasant outside in the sunshine. the highest temperatures will be in scotland, getting into the low 20s. wednesday will probably be the warmest day of this week with temperatures potentially reaching 24 celsius in parts of scotland. with the wind is coming in from the south—east, north—west wales and north—west england will do well for temperatures come up to 20 degrees. you might seek similar temperatures for western counties of northern ireland. there will be changes on thursday and friday, with the weather turning cloudier and we might see some rain moving in towards the end of the week.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two. the ultimate protest vote? a cabinet minister thinks so, and says the european elections will be "difficult" for the conservatives. a light aircraft reportedly crash lands on a dual carriageway in south wales, between raglan and abergavenny. it's unclear whether there have been any casualties. us—iran tensions: president rouhani warns his country of difficult times ahead because of renewed american sanctions. the national crime agency says more people are killed by organised crime gangs than by war, terrorism and natural disasters combined. will manchester city or liverpool be crowned premier league winners? both their matches kick off in one hour as the title race goes right down to the wire.