has resigned from the british government. she said she could no longer support the its approach to brexit. several cabinet ministers have told the bbc the prime minister can't stay in office. tensions between president trump and democrats have intensified after they accused the president of a cover up over the russia investigation. the president responded by walking out of a meeting with democratic leaders, announcing that he's unwilling work with them unless they stop investigating him and lift the threat of impeachment. vote counting begins soon in the worlds largest democractic excercise, as indian prime minister narendra modi attempts to see off challenges to his premiership and maintain a majority. exit polls have predicted a win for mr modi, but analysts warn they have often been wrong in the past. now on bbc news, the travel show.

the parole board has ruled one of britain's most notorious criminals kenneth noi should be released. he is serving a life sentence for stabbing to death 21—year—old stephen cameron in kent in 96 stopping the board board said he no longer poses a risk to their public. 1998. kenneth noi smiling, but his time on the run in spain had come to an end. two years earlier, 21—year—old stephen cameron had got into a road rage accident with noye, a notorious criminal. noye stabbed him to death. hejust a notorious criminal. noye stabbed him to death. he just finished a sentence for helping the robbers hide their stolen gold. 19 years later he is to be freed from an open prison in kent. the parole board said he'd addressed his: stephen cameron's mother died three

yea rs stephen cameron's mother died three years ago. his father, ken, later wrote to the government demanding noye not be released. today he told us noye not be released. today he told us he was gutted. we can now read why kenneth noye has been released, because of pressure from the parole board to publish its decisions and into months‘ time, the ministry ofjustice will release a scheme that allows victims of crime to appeal if they do not agree. but too late for stephen‘s family. noye is being freed because the pa role noye is being freed because the parole board believes he is no longer a threat to the public. tom symonds, bbc news. now on bbc news, 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‘m in the usa‘s biggest, most iconic city, new york, where a very special lady has been making headlines.

a brand—new museum dedicated to the statue of liberty opened its doors this past week, and the travel show was lucky enough to see inside just as they finished work on it. as they‘re putting the finishing touches to the museum, we‘re 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 leave for liberty island hours before the arrival of the public. liberty island receives nearly 11.5 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.

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. oh, it‘s dramatically better. it‘ll 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 eyes 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‘l go into the immersive theatre, then they‘ll move on to the engagement gallery, which is where we‘re standing right now, and the engagement gallery is primarily the history of the statue of liberty. its beginning, and then how it became a symbol of america. and now it‘s used in every sort of thing that you can think of. the museum takes people all the way back to the statue‘s creation. it was designed by frederic august bartholdi, 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 0inspiration gallery. 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. the important thing is for you to feel 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 de resistance, the original torch. the torch. the original torch, it stood up

there from 1886 until 1984. the original torch had been changed from bartholdi‘s design to include a glass—paneled frame that could be lit up night. in the 1980s, it was removed and replaced during a massive restoration of the statue. talk to me about 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 3pm in the afternoon until 3am at night. 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 here so that it 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‘s sort of the clean down from the top down, and so as they‘re finishing up the lighting fixtures inside, myjob is then the final 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 dirt. like with any cleaning job, it‘s never done. you‘re one of the last people who get to be here before it‘s off. 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‘re really not. just don‘t leave any real marks, 0k? my hands are clean! i think it‘s really quite impressive just how much detail there is for something that really wasn‘t designed to be seen close—up. the detail is so intricate. it‘s pretty amazing how it all comes together, part to 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 is a remarkable piece of work. and 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 a visit and your 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—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 new galleries and performance spaces, but if you want to visit it in its current form, you‘d better be quick. it‘ll be closed from june 16 until the autumn. and this rather pristine development is hudson yard, made up of a 7—storey shopping mall, offices and apartments. it‘s estimated to have cost... are you ready? $25 billion! since the yard‘s opened in march, it‘s been heaving with visitors, and it could get even busier next year when the observation deck opens. at more than 1,000 feet of the ground, it will reportedly become the highest outdoor deck in the united states, and with a glass—bottomed floor, you‘ll be able to see all the way down.

there‘s no question it‘s slick, but if all those shops and skyscrapers leave you cold, you might be enticed by the shed, a brand—new cultural centre slap bang in the middle of the yards. the shed really is part museum, part performing arts centre, part pop venue. we produce and commission all the work, so everything‘s new. 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. i mean, one example of what i‘m talking about is a big kind of summer show called 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 answers your travel questions in global guru. it‘s very easy simply to 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. 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‘ve advice on the best european volcano experiences. medical care in australia. and the risks and rewards of travel to jamaica. first, though, i‘vejust bought a ticket for a significant maritime

event in the eastern mediterranean. 0njune the 2nd, i‘ll 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 and nearby greek islands, but this is a mainland—to—mainland operation connecting the ports of cesme and lavrion, close to izmir and athens respectively. next, john ash has a seismic request. john, i have been lucky enogh to witness active volcanoes in costa rica and the us state of hawaii, but to get some advice for you i have called an expert. mount etna volcano is the second world‘s most active volcano and it is close and relatively cheap to visit. the volcano is close to the city and eruptions take place quite often. the last one took place at the end of december, 2018. not far from here it is another

active volcano, stromboli, otherwise to see other volcanos being active as etna, you have to fly to hawaiian islands or to la reunion islands. next, john is heading for 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? john, 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 healthcare agreement that the uk has with australia. you will need to enrol at a medicare centre, just take along your passport and proof of residence in the uk. of course, if you are not insured, you 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. simply to 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 barlow wants to go to jamaica but she is concerned. is to make a reasonably safe. my husband says you have two stay in a resort. wendy, i am a great fan ofjamaica and have very much enjoyed myjourneys there. it would be a real shame to spend your time inside the high walls of an all—inclusive resort. however, jamaica experiences twice as 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 eroded into the strangest of landscapes and a trip to the capital, kingston. my highlight — bob marley‘s museum in the great musician‘s former home. that‘s it for now but do keep sending me your travel questions and i will do my very best to find you the right a nswe i’s. for now, from me, simon calder, see you soon. i‘m at hudson yards, one of new york‘s newest landmarks and home to a 150 foot sculpture called vessel. sojessie, what do you know about vesel? well there are nearly 2500 steps, and about a mile of walkways. they are expecting that over 2 million people are going to come

every year to visit. so, there‘s a lot of flights of stairs, going where? nowhere, actually. it‘s a bit of a building, a bit of a sculpture, a bit of an artwork, i think the architect actually described it as a piece of furniture but the views are supposed to be fantastic and if instagram is any indication it is already a selfie hotspot. wow, i think we should go and climb it, don‘t you? let‘s go! let‘s do it. it is incredible, isn‘t it? it would be brilliant playing tag on this. oh, yeah. it‘s like an adult funhouse. which way? i would say you go that way and i go this way but i‘m pretty sure we‘ll end up lost. i know!

isn‘t this view amazing? and gets a lot better as you go up, doesn‘t it? yeah, it‘s cool, there are so many different views. i can‘t come this high up and not take a photo so do you mind doing the honours? of course. thank you! big smiles, one, two, three! gorgeous! we‘re gonna take a selfie. all right! it‘s got to be done. and to wrap up this week, we‘re off to western norway, home of the fjords. these long narrow bands of sea can stretch to more than 200 kilometres long, and tourists come here to soak up some of europe‘s most stunning scenery.

the furthest west you can travel in norway is to a region called solund, an area made up of more than 1700 islands, we went there to meet a man that has lived on one of these islands for more than two decades, all on his own. the house here on the island was in very bad shape. then we went on to study the old original building construction, that means axe, saw, drill, hand drills, and things like that. from the very beginning, now we have six or seven buildings here and it has now taken me 20 years, to get the money to do it, to buy the materials, but also the time to really do the work.

i‘ve been living here for 20 years. when we came around the point here, and we turned off the engine i said, "well, this is it. this is the place." 0ur dreams became reality. living here alone, it has been pretty tough sometimes. because you have to rely on yourself all the time. although i am alone, i‘m not lonely, i will say that. the postal boat brings people, post, tourists, locals, around the islands. it is kind of a shuttle. friends and neighbours come around and visit me and make me feel that i‘m in a connection with the area

and the community here. we want to try to document some parts of the old traditions. it is important to me to preserve these old boats and bring them to the next generation. that‘s how cultural heritage is evolved. this is the barn, this is the place where i teach my students during the summer camps, and we have rope work and we do handcraft, and some good meals inside here. this is interesting because it‘s dating back to the viking period. the vikings used the square sail, and we want to bring it back again. 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. and i‘m afraid that‘s your lot for this week, butjoin us next week when: cat‘s in the high atlas mountains of morocco, living the berber life as part of a women‘s only expedition. and i head up town to the bronx to try my hand at the street sport 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 my best shot. grab a stick right here for you, there‘s one right there. there‘s no pressure at all... i got this! ..well, there‘s a little bit of pressure. that‘s good. there you go, run it out! run it out! let go of the bat! and don‘t forget to follow us on social media for extra travel show content. but for now, from me, lucy hedges, and the rest of the travel show team, here in the big apple, it‘s goodbye. hello there.

the next couple of days are looking fairly dry for most of us, with some warm spells of sunshine, but things are turning more unsettled and gradually cooler as we move through the bank holiday weekend. today, though, was a largely dry one, with some warm spells of sunshine around, particularly across england and wales, and these are the sorts of temperatures we‘re beginning the day on. now, we‘ve got more cloud and rain across the north—east of scotland. that‘s because of this area low pressure pushing towards scandinavia. and this front will bring thicker cloud towards the south—west of the country, perhaps bringing the odd spot of rain to the far south—west of england later on. thicker cloud for western parts of wales and for northern ireland. but much of the country having a nice day again. a little bit of fair weather cloud, plenty of sunshine around and highs of 23 degrees in the south—east. cooler, wetter and breezy for the north—east of scotland. temperatures here at best around the mid—teens celsius. as we head on into friday, this area of low pressure begins to thin and pull away, so conditions gradually improve here. and we have this feature running into northern ireland first thing on friday. thick cloud, a few showers and that

will move across the irish sea into parts of england and wales to bring thicker cloud and a few showers into the afternoon, maybe the odd heavy one mixed in. slightly better day for the north—east of scotland. not quite as breezy in scotland and not quite as much rain. again in central and southern england we should see the low 20s celsius. now, on into the first part of the weekend, the bank holiday weekend, we‘ve got this feature slowly edging into the north—west of the country, but for most of us, we‘re in between weather systems. it‘s going to be another largely dry day. variable cloud building up into the afternoon. the best of the sunshine again across the south—east, but then later, thicker cloud for northern ireland and western scotland, with rain arriving here. again, another warm one in the sunshine further south, 21 celsius or so, but generally the mid to upper teens celsius further north. then this feature really gets its act together and pushes in across our shores during sunday, so a very different—feeling day for many of us, although east anglia and the south—east will escape, stay dry, with sunny spells throughout the day, although cloud will build.

but further north, a few heavy bursts of rain in there, breezier too, persistent for western scotland and a little cooler here. but again, the high teens and low 20s in the south—east. so the bank holiday weekend is looking mixed. we‘re starting with quite a bit of dry and sunny weather, but then it turns wetter from sunday onwards, and gradually turns cooler as that front moves through. certainly on bank holiday monday that will be noticeable. you can see next week it looks very cooler and more unsettled, with rain or showers at times, but also a bit of sunshine.

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