this is bbc news, the headlines: australians are voting in a tightly fought general election which could see the opposition labor party regain power. labor — led by bill shorten — has had a slender lead in opinion polls over the conservative liberal party of the current prime minister, scott morrison. the united states and canada have agreed to drop tariffs on steel and aluminium imports imposed just under a year ago. it follows lengthy negotiations. it could pave the way for the ratification of a new north american trade agreement. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has said he sent envoys to norway this week to explore dialogue with the opposition. he said it was with the aim of building a "peaceful agenda", but it's not clear if any direct talks took place. venezuela is in the middle of a power struggle between mr maduro and juan guaido that's seen weeks of street protests.

the inquest into the depths of the eight people killed in the london bridge and taxes heard how an off—duty nurse went to the aid of an injured man and was set upon by all three attackers. kirsty bowden, 28, who had moved to the uk from australia was one of those who died. the inquest also heard from the first police officer on the scene. an australian nurse with a love of travel, kirsty boden was living in london with her english boyfriend. in her flowery dress, she was just caught on cctv as she came to the boro bistro for a meal. when a van crashed into the railings above where they were eating, the camera picked up kirsty again, telling her friends to wait while she went to treat the injured. but those friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder, told the coroner that it quickly became clear that this was notjust a car crash. as the stabbing began, kirsty rushed to help alexandre pigeard, who was dying on the ground.

but she was herself set on by the knifemen and, despite the efforts of her friends and an off—duty gp, she also died. she had no chance. she was one girl on her own against three guys, armed with knives, and it was only after she received the fatal wounds that she... ..she then left. leaving five people dying from stab wounds around the boro bistro, and others seriously injured, the attackers then came up the stairs and headed down borough high street, towards the lobos tapas restaurant. there, they started stabbing a young couple, marie bondeville and oliver dowling, who both survived because on foot patrol across the road was pc wayne marques. the queen awarded him the george medal for what he did next. seeing one of the knifemen stabbing oliver dowling, he took the decision

to try to save his life. "i took my baton out and charged the attacker," he told the coroner. "my intention was to hit him as hard as i could." but he was then set upon by all three men. "the three of them stood almost shoulder to shoulder," he said. "they looked like a wolf pack." wayne marques was seriously injured, as was off duty pc charlie guenigault, who also took on the attackers. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. it's just after 5.30 in the morning. breakfast is on at 6 oclock withjon kay and naga munchetty but before that time for the travel show. this week, on the travel show. a new look at lady liberty. this is incredible. we've got it all to ourselves. wow, definitely worth the ungodly wake—up call. travel tips

from our global guru. and going off grid on the coast of norway. we came around the point here, turned off the engine and i said, well, this is it. this is the place. our dreams became reality. this week, i am in the usa's biggest, most iconic city, new york

we re biggest, most iconic city, new york were a very special lady has been making headlines. a brand—new museum dedicated to the statue of liberty opened its doors this past week on the travel show was lucky enough to see insidejust as the travel show was lucky enough to see inside just as they finished work on it. as they are putting the finishing touches to the museum, we are only allowed to go in very, very early in the morning so i was up at 5am to catch the ferry, the very first boat of the day to lead for liberty island hours before the arrival of the public. liberty island receives nearly 4.5 million visitors each year. ona nearly 4.5 million visitors each year. on a busy day, as many as 25,000 people come over and write

now, we've got it all to ourselves. this is incredible. wow, i've never seen the statue this close before. definitely worth the ungodly wake—up call. until recently, visitors that wanted to learn more about the statue's history were directed to an exhibit in its place at the space was so limited, only a few people actually got to see it. that's all set to change with the opening of the new museum. 0h, change with the opening of the new museum. oh, it's dramatically better. it will be a whole new experience for people who have been

here before to the other museum. the primary thinking behind the structure is that we not compete with the statue of liberty, that we have a really attractive building but that all lies are still on lady liberty. can we go inside? let's go inside, come on. there are three primary areas of the museum. people come in, they will go into the immersive theatre and then they will move on to the engagement gallery which is where we are standing right now and the engagement gallery is primarily the history of the statue of liberty. it's beginning, and then how it became a symbol of america. and now it's used in every sort of thing that you can think. the museum ta kes thing that you can think. the museum takes people all the way back to the statue's creation. it was designed

by frederick august bartoli who built it in his paris workshop. the statue marked 100 years since the declaration of independence and the historic alliance between america and france. in 1885, it was shipped in 350 individual pieces over to new york where it was reassembled and unveiled to the american public next year. and then you finish with the inspiration gallery. so let's have a look at the face. it's a huge face. this full—sized replica is made from the same materials as the statue. important thing is for you to feel the narrowness of the copper. that's the narrowness of the copper. that's the full size of the copper on the... i was not expecting it to be like that. nobody does, it's very thin. about the size of... now for the piece to resistance, the original torch. the torch. wow. it stood up therefrom 1886 until 1984.

the original torch had been changed from bartoli's design to include a glass panel frame that could be lit up glass panel frame that could be lit up night. in the 1980s, it was removed and replaced during a massive restoration of the statue. imagine how difficult it was to get the torch in here. well, i didn't have to do it but it was quite a task. people worked for about two weeks from three in the afternoon until three tonight they had this carrier that they laid the face on its back, and then put the torch on it. we had not put in all the glass year so that could lift quite nicely into its position and it all worked quite well and here it is. martin and his team have been in

charge of conserving the torch and cleaning it up. well, today is the last day, it sort of the clean down from the top down and so as they are finishing up the lighting fixtures inside, myjob is then to find a clea n inside, myjob is then to find a clean down of everything that falls down. it's just a simple cotton cloth to try to get the heavy things out. just getting rid of that date. like any cleaning job, it's never done. you are one of the last people who get to be here before it's off. ido who get to be here before it's off. i do feel very honoured. it's pretty cool i do feel very honoured. it's pretty cool. i get to touch it because the public aren't going to get to touch this, are they? no, they are really not. just don't leave any real marks, ok? my hands are clean! i think it's really quite impressive just how much detail there is not something that really wasn't designed to be seen close—up. something that really wasn't designed to be seen close-up. does the detail is so intricate. it's pretty amazing how it all comes

together, part two part, piece to piece and all of a sudden, you've got a torch. it's so iconic and you think about its history and how it stood for freedom and for liberty to people all over the world. it really isa people all over the world. it really is a remarkable piece of work. in the museum has now opened its doors. entry is free to all visitors of liberty island. and if you're visiting new york this summer, here are some travel show tips of what to know before you go. pay lady liberty of visiting ferry ticket should also include a trip to ellis island, at one time a gateway to america. over

12 million immigrants were processed here in the late 19th and early 20th century. today tourists can visit a 3- century. today tourists can visit a 3— floor museum as well as the famous great hall. the american museum of modern art, or moma, celebrates its 90th anniversary with the opening of some and new galleries and performance spaces but if you want to visit it in its current form, you'd better be quick. it will be closed from june 16 until the autumn. in this rather pristine development is hudson yard, made up ofa development is hudson yard, made up of a seven story shopping mall, offices and apartments. it is estimated to have cost, are you ready, $25 billion. since the yard has opened in march, it has been heaving with visitors and it could get even busier next year when the observation deck opens. at more than 1000 feet of the ground, it will reportedly become the highest out your deck in the united states and with a glass bottom floor, you will be able to see all the way down. there is no question it's lit but

with if all those shops and skyscrapers leave you cold, you might be enticed by the shed, a brand—new cultural centre/ bang in the middle of the yards. the shed really is pa rt the middle of the yards. the shed really is part museum, part performing arts centre, part pop venue. performing arts centre, part pop venue. we produce and commission all the work, so everything is new. if you add, i call it the p word, if you add, i call it the p word, if you add, i call it the p word, if you add pop into the equation, it immediately brings a much wider range of interest. one example of what i'm talking about is a big kind of summer show dragon spring, phoenix rise. it's kind of a kung fu musical. but we can also do things like a celebration of classical music and painting. we really are kind of a hybrid venue. still to come on the travel show. simon a nswe i’s

come on the travel show. simon answers your travel questions in global guru. it's very easy simply to book the last minute. generally, you can even buy a ticket on the day of departure to australia and not pay significantly more than other people on your flight. and we meet the modern day castaway living alone on an island in norway. living here alone, it has been pretty tough sometimes because you have to rely on yourself all the time. so don't go away. hello, this week i have advice on the best european volcano experiences. medical care in australia. and the risks and rewards

of travel to jamaica. first, though, i've just bought a ticket for a significant maritime event in the eastern mediterranean. during second, i will be aboard a new ferry link from turkey to greece. until now, the only ferries between the two countries have shuffled between the turkish mainland nearby greek islands but this is a mainland to mainland operation connecting the ports of cesme and lavrion, close to is mere and athens respectively. next, john ash has a seismic request. i have seen active volcanoes in costa rica and the state of hawaii but to get some advice for you i have called an expert. this volcano is the second most active volcano and it is relatively cheap to visit. the loss want to place at the end of

2018. a farfrom here it is the loss want to place at the end of 2018. a far from here it is another active volcano, to see another volcano being active, you have to fly to hawaiian islands. next, john is heading, australia. he's been successfully treated for cancer that says that travel insurance policies are still extremely expensive. he wonders, how can i get reasonably priced travel insurance with a poor medical history? insurers take a very close interest in the medical histories of travellers and price their premiums accordingly. one strategy which some travellers use is to take advantage of the reciprocal health agreement that the uk has with australia. you will need to enrolled at a medicare centre, just take a longer passport and proof of residence in the uk. of course, if you are not insured, he won't qualify for medical

evacuation. and neither will you be covered in the unfortunate event that you need to cancel because your condition has deteriorated. to deal with the last point, it's very easy. book at the last minute. generally, you can even buy a ticket on the day of departure to australia and not pay significantly more than other people on your flight. finally, wendy bali —— wendy bowler wants to go to jamaica but she is concerned. as you make a reasonably safe my husband say that you have to stay in a resort is a i am a great fan of jamaica and have enjoyed myjourneys levelled up it would be a real shame to spend your time inside the high walls of an all—inclusive resort. however, jamaica experiences poses many murders in the average year as britain. even though the uk has a population 20 times bigger. but if you sign up with local guides

perhaps with one of the increasing number of community tourism enterprises, you will enjoy a high degree of protection from danger. i recommend a day in cockpit country, a vast slab of limestone that has been abraded into the strangest of landscapes and a trip to the capital, kingston. the highlight is bob marley ‘s museum in the great positions for the home. that is it for now but do keep sending me your travel questions and i will you my very best to find you the right a nswe i’s. very best to find you the right answers. for now, from me, see you soon. iamat i am at hudson yards, one of new york's newest landmarks and home to 150 foot sculpture called vessel. what do you know about this culture? there are pat the 125 steps, my love

walkways. they are expecting that over 200 million people will come this year to visit. there's a lot stairs, going way? no, actually. it's a bit of a stop, vitamin artwork, the architect ascribed it isa artwork, the architect ascribed it is a bit of furniture but the views are supposed to be fantastic and if instagram is any indication it is already a hotspot. we should go in climate. —— and climate. it is incredible, isn't it? it would be brilliant hang tag on this. —— playing tag. which way? i would so you go that way and i go this way of what i'm pretty will end up lost.

isn't this the amazing? and get a lot better as you go up, doesn't it? this, there are so many different views. i can't come this layup not ta ke views. i can't come this layup not take a photo so do you mind doing the honours? of course. big smiles, one, two, 34. let's take a sell for. it's got to be done. to wrap up this week, we're off to western norway, home of the fields. this long narrow bands of sea can stretch to more than 200 kilometres

long and tourists come here to soak up long and tourists come here to soak up some of europe's most stunning scenery. the furthest west you can travel in no way is to a region called solund, an area made up of more than 1700 islands, we bent there to meet a man who has lived on one island for more than two decades all on his own. the house here on the other end wasn't very bad shape. then we went on to study the old original building construction, with an axe, soul, handrails and things like that. from the very beginning, now we have six or seven buildings here and it is now taken between two years. to get the money to do it, to buy the

materials, but also the time to really do the work. i happy living here for 20 years. when we came around the point here, and returned off the engine i said, well, this is it. this is the place. our dreams become reality. living here alone, it has been pretty tough sometimes. because you have two rely on yourself all the time. although i am alone, are not lonely. i will say that. the boat brings people, tourists, locals, around the islands. it is kind of a shuttle.

friends and neighbours —— friends and neighbours come around and visit me and make me feel that i have a connection to the community here. we wa nt to connection to the community here. we want to try to document some parts of the old tradition. it is important to me to preserve this old boat and bring them to the next generation. that's how cultural heritage is evolved. this is the farm, this is the place where i teach my students to run the summer camps and we have rope work and we have handcraft and some good things are here. this is interesting because this dates back to the viking period. they used the sales.

i think that it will give them an understanding that we are part of a connection. a connection with culture, and also a connection to nature and to the elements around us. i'm afraid that is your lot for this week butjonas i'm afraid that is your lot for this week but jonas next i'm afraid that is your lot for this week butjonas next week when cat is in the high at this matter is of the morocco living life as part of allman ‘s only expedition. —— a woman's only. and i had up town to the bronx to try my hand at the street spot that has entertained generations of new yorkers. i don't

know if i'm going to be able to hit it that hard but i'm going to give it that hard but i'm going to give it my best shot. grab a stick, there is one right there. no pressure at all, ok there's a little bit of pressure. they go, run it out. run it out. and don't forget to follow us on social media for extra travel show content. but for now, from me and the rest of the travel show team, here in the big apple, it is goodbye.

hello. much of this week has been gloriously sunny, dry and reasonably warm. things turned a bit cloudier and cooler later on friday. this was a picture taken by one of our weather watchers in mepham in kent. a bit of sunshine across scotland. through the course of the weekend the sunshine will be in shorter supply. quite an unsettled showery story. some sunny spells, especially across parts of the uk. scotland will see the bulk of the rain on saturday morning because we have got this frontal system, fairly weak front coming and which is introducing a lot of low cloud, mist and fog as well. outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland. a soggy start to saturday here. patchy rain affecting parts of northern ireland. a few showers popping up for northern england. further south, dry weather through the morning, but you'll notice too, one or two of those showers just bubbling up in the afternoon. nowhere immune to catching a passing shower. in the afternoon. it will be hit and miss, some sunshine in between. temperatures in the south

likely to hit 19 also. further north, just 13 or 14 celsius. a different feeling in scotland compared to what we have seen in the past few days. moving through into the early hours of sunday morning, quite a lot of cloud in general across the country, particularly cloudy in the north and patchy outbreaks of rain to scotland and northern ireland. drier further south and we're looking at a frost—free night with temperatures generally holding up into mid—single figures. so this is how we are heading into the second half of the weekend for sunday. a big area of low pressure across central parts of europe. we're drawing in the breeze around that. a bit of an easterly flow bringing that cloud off the north sea to parts of eastern scotland. eastern england could see one or two showers popping up, and some patchy rain moving into western scotland and northern ireland. during the afternoon, more of these showers tending to bubble up. you will really notice that mix of sunny spells, scattered blustery showers, one or two on the heavy side, could be heavy hail and the odd rumble of thunder. a bit warmer, 20 degrees or so the top temperature by the time we get to sunday. heading on into the new working

week, and there's not a great change in the pressure set—up. we've still got a bit of a slack flow, things not moving very quickly, patchy cloud around, some sunshine i think through the day on monday, and a lot of dry weather in the morning but again, it will be the afternoon with the daytime heating we see those showers developing, particularly in eastern scotland and eastern england during the day on monday. temperatures not too bad. 14—20 degrees or so. the outlook is fairly settled through the week ahead. some showers around and spells of sunshine. temperatures typically 15—20 degrees. goodbye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. our headlines today: as 6 weeks of cross party talks end in failure, the prime minister tries to find another way forward to break the brexit deadlock. the duke of cambridge urges more of us to open up about grief. when you are bereaved at a very young age, any time really, but particularly at young age, i can resonate closely to that, you feel pain like no other pain. australians are voting in one of the most tightly—fought elections in years. and good morning from wembley

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