the race to replace the prime minister, theresa may, after she announced she will be stepping down. the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is seen as the frontrunner. the new leader is expected to be in post by the end ofjuly. the united states is deploying 1,500 military personnel to the middle east, accusing iran of having been behind what it called a campaign of recent attacks. the acting us defence secretary, patrick shanahan, said it was a defensive measure, aimed at safeguarding us forces in the region. a suspected parcel bomb has exploded in a central district of the french city of lyon. local police say thirteen people were lightly wounded by the blast in a shopping street. local media are reporting that the improvised device had been filled with nails, bolts and screws. european leaders are now

facing the prospect of a new prime minister with a new approach to the brexit process, after years of complex negotiations and delays. so what will change after theresa may. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. first off, what doesn't change is that eu leaders remain fed up with the brexit process, which they feel has been going on and on, and the change of prime minister threatens to lengthen that process even more. where they do expect change is they think that the new prime minister will want to come here to brussels to try to renegotiate the brexit deal, particularly that controversial backstop guarantee on the irish border, and brussels was quick to say today that it would not be budging. eu leaders feel they have gone around that block so many times over the last two years, and they point out that theresa may and her cabinet signed off on the brexit deal back in november. but the concern here is that a new, maybe more hard—line, prime minister could use what one eu

diplomat described to me today as "dirty tactics" if they do not get their way, such as holding up eu business, maybe vetoing the next eu budget. another worry here is that that next prime minister could be willing to trigger a costly no—deal brexit, something the eu never really believed that theresa may was willing to do. now, however her successor deals with the eu will affect how open eu leaders are to offering a new brexit extension to the uk. the current one runs out on the 31st of october and the assumption here is that the next prime minister will want more time to try to renegotiate the brexit deal, and possibly to hold a new general election. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the travel show. it is ladies night in the atlas mountains.

wejoined the historic we joined the historic cavalcade of pancho villa. and i'm stepping up to the plate in new york. i'll never be able to hit it that hard, but i'm going to give it my best shot. no pressure at all. well, there's a little bit of pressure. we are starting this week by heading off to morocco, to join a

we are starting this week by heading off to morocco, tojoin a high country that is on trend. around the world, some tour companies have been reporting that bookings for women's only adventure trips up by whopping 40%, only adventure trips up by whopping a0%, so we sent account to the atlas mountains tojoin a0%, so we sent account to the atlas mountains to join a tracking group run for mountains to join a tracking group runforand by mountains to join a tracking group run for and by women. —— trekking. the berber tribes have lived in the atlas mountains for thousands of yea rs, atlas mountains for thousands of years, in villages and towns dotted gci’oss years, in villages and towns dotted across the slopes and valleys. i've been to morocco before but this is the first time i'm actually making it out into the mountains, and i'm super excited about it. but it is also the first time i'm going to ta ke also the first time i'm going to take part in a women's only expedition, so let's see how that

goes. most of the women helping us on our two day trip are berber, and trusted members of the community. today we are walking through some of the clay villages in the trekking —— in the ingun valley. leading us as morocco's first female mountain guide. she qualified 25 years ago. very much a pioneer of the time. how this place? we don't really know the age, but it is probably 11th century. wow. so, we havejust stopped for some mint tea in this castle like building. that is our host. 80% of women here cannot read and earn very little, but a rise in these women only tours are starting to provide an income for those who

can host us on our to provide an income for those who can host us on our own to provide an income for those who can host us on our own terms, without women —— without men present. the henna is notjust for beauty. these people work very hard, and if you know, henna is antiseptic. to have women in the expedition and to have women hiking and helping other women, i love this idea, to have the new women coming in from idea, to have the new women coming infrom far idea, to have the new women coming in from far away, western women, to sharing the life of the berber women. in honour of our arrival, some of the locals are throwing us a party. but there is one rule. the berber women often gather in the evenings to sing, dance and chat. they don't always dress up and our traditional outfits, but they wanted us traditional outfits, but they wanted us to have little experience, and they have kindly lent us their

clothes. i am actually wearing someone's bridal dress. so i've been wedged in the middle. and apparently the male musicians don't count as men, so it is also considered aboveboard. over breakfast, i catch up with dina. she has long been an advocate for women's rights in morocco and

worked hard to launch these women's only tours. what do women get out of this rather thanjoining only tours. what do women get out of this rather than joining a only tours. what do women get out of this rather thanjoining a regular mixed group? in a country like morocco, where especially in places that are a bit conservative like here, it is really hard to be able to interact with the locals, especially when you come with a group of mixed tourists. in a group with women only we can actually break some barriers and get to learn about the customs, the tradition, they open up the headscarves fall down when you are in their homes, and they start to talk to you woman to woman. how much difference does it make to their lives? a lot, when you consider it is notjust a trend, it is something that is fast growing, women only trips in the world. it is a big business now. that means there is a need, and if we can supply this need, in a sense, we can supply this need, in a sense, we can supply this need, in a sense, we can help women and empower them and provide us —— provide them with

and provide us —— provide them with an income. it is a longer walk today, way off the beaten track, deep into the high atlas mountains. we are on our way tojoin a deep into the high atlas mountains. we are on our way to join a nomad family for the afternoon. they are pa rt family for the afternoon. they are part of the eit ata tribe of south—east morocco. how many times have you come here to this bit?|j have you come here to this bit?” have lost count, 200 times? the altitude is really starting to hit now, plus it is so hot. fatima

isa hit now, plus it is so hot. fatima is a widow. normally women would give up this lifestyle as it is considered a man's job. give up this lifestyle as it is considered a man'sjob. she lives in a cave with her daughter and has begun hosting female tourists to supplement her income. they also help out with the daily tasks, so i am staying for up to a week. this afternoon it is getting the goats back into the pan to milk. sounds simple enough. and that is a faster way to do it. there we are. i am not sure i was

the most effective goat herder. this is not why i came. i cannot even get a drop of milk. fatima and her daughter often spend time with other nomads in the area. they have come to help her this afternoon. everybody is happy, dancing, making fun. what type of dancing? ican i can see why these trips are becoming so pop. we have met some wonderful women who have welcomed us into their world. and although i have been to morocco before, it sometimes felt like i was only

experiencing half the story, half its people. but now i am leaving with more of an understanding of the country and its customs and an appreciation for the women who live here in these challenging but stunning mountains. that was cat moh reporting from morocco. if you are planning on heading there here are oui’ planning on heading there here are our top tips for what to know before you go. if it is more of a city exploration you are looking for in morocco, why not go beyond marrakesh and try fes? step inside its beautiful walled city medina and alongside the colourful tanneries associated with morocco and you will find the city alive with culture, especially in latejune during the fes festival of well music, showcasing spiritual music from around the globe. further afield, every september, the village of

imilichil in morocco's middle mountains celebrates moussem. 30,000 people from the surrounding berber tribes gather for the three day marriage festival. it is a spectacle of couples meeting and marrying. or pack your running shoes for something more active. the morocco trail race is also happening this september. at distances ranging from ten kilometres to 144 kilometres, it is for a range of levels. but unlike most is for a range of levels. but unlike m ost ra ces is for a range of levels. but unlike most races the idea is to meet local people and get a taste of berber mountain light at the same time. —— life. still to come on the travel show, where travel stateside to visit a town which enjoys a cross—border celebration with mexico for one day a year. and i discover

these street sport that has entertained generations of new yorkers. keep your eye on the ball. don't say it, don't say it. i need a bit more practice. don't go away. this week i am in new york city outside the legendary yankee stadium. now each year around three and half million locals and tourists come here to enjoy one of america's favourite sports, baseball. the first recorded baseball match in the united states was played in the 18405 united states was played in the 1840s just over the river in new jersey. its new york square off against knickerbockers. and since then, the sport has become a way of life for many. what do you think new

york would be without baseball? boring. just how many baseball themed items do you have in here? we have probably close to 10,000 pieces on show. 10,000! recently we added the holy grail of baseball, this is signed by pope john the holy grail of baseball, this is signed by popejohn paul ii. he is a saint so as i like to tell people we have one signed by an actual saint and almost 4000 signed by sinners. later i will try my hand at a street version of baseball that has entertained generations of new yorkers. but first, we had to the mexican border with the united states. there in 1916, red lead by the mexican revolutionary pancho villa escalated into a full loan battle with the us. army. today, the

event brings the two communities together. —— full on cattle. —— battle. i am one of the founders of the cavalcade approaches in columbus. a celebration and remembrance of the pancho villa raid in 1916.

many americans that get on their horses, they come down and they meet them at the border. and they come up together. the march, the three mile march from the border to hear is symbolic. everybodyjust enjoys it, to see those people come here and remember that this is part of their history. we have speeches, singing,

dancing. you go around and you walk around and shake hands with the pancho villa, which is a lot of fun. we never celebrated the raid, per se. we acknowledge that it happened. but this is 100 years later. nobody alive now was in that raid or had anything to do with it so this is strictly for friendship with people who are below the border and people on this side of the border.

and to finish off, i'm heading north to new york there are street version of has been played for decades. it's called stickball. if you come to the bronx in spring or summer there is a street called stick all boulevard where most sundays at the empress stickball league keep the tradition alive. ok, so as far as stickball league keep the tradition alive. ok, so as faras i stickball league keep the tradition alive. ok, so as far as i can tell, each player has three attempts to serve the board ball, one attempt to hit it. if they hit it, first base, second base et cetera. to keep the game going the street is closed off to traffic. there is a lot of smack

talk as well. a lot. fact i'm told that smack talk accounts for 90% of the game. there is also a lot of camaraderie. everyone is having fun. it is just camaraderie. everyone is having fun. it isjust a camaraderie. everyone is having fun. it is just a bunch of friends getting together and hanging out. how did you get into it? we are washed up baseball players. that is pa rt of washed up baseball players. that is part of it. the other thing is that it isa part of it. the other thing is that it is a tradition. stick all is a tradition that always happened in new york city and many of our parents got us into the game. my family has been playing over 50 years. i remembera family has been playing over 50 years. i remember a young family has been playing over 50 years. i remembera young kid going to see my uncles play downtown. it was really cool. are you into it? note. the popularity of stickball continued throughout the 1950s and 60s. and tourists can revisit that. in manhattan's tenement museum that recreates a typical apartment from the time. there were tons of

tenements which were cheap places for people to live. sometimes even nine or ten people per apartment in the space we are in right now. it was overcrowded but fun because eve ryo ne was overcrowded but fun because everyone would have been out on the street socialising, shopping. stick all was a game with a low cost of entry. all you needed was a broom handle which most households had, and some sort of ball. and if you did not have one, they only cost a couple of p. they are made of a cheap rubber or leather, really you can use anything to play this game. it was quite ad hoc. and that rough and ready home—made approach continues today. all of you have customised your bats. what are they made from? would. closet poles from home depo. closet rods, poles, whatever. new york empress stickball

league was established in the mid—19 80s. we have approximately 100 members playing stickball. one of the legs founders was a fireman who died in the 9/11 attacks. it was his vision to advance the league he a lwa ys vision to advance the league he always wanted it to be an olympian event. on memorial day weekend we have teams from california come. we have teams from california come. we have teams from florida, orlando, tampa, we have teams from florida, orlando, ta m pa, we co nsta ntly try have teams from florida, orlando, tampa, we constantly try to uphold the vision for him. his two children play in the league right now and it isa play in the league right now and it is a legacy we want to continue. the power of some of these swings. you can hear it. i don't know if i will be able to hit that hard that i will give it my best shot at it ok, let's go. let's do it. grab a stick for you. this one right here. ok. let it

bounce ones, stepping to the ball. 0k. 0k. bounce ones, stepping to the ball. 0k. ok. i bounce ones, stepping to the ball. ok. ok. i feel like bounce ones, stepping to the ball. ok. ok. ifeel like the bounce ones, stepping to the ball. ok. ok. i feel like the ball clipped the bat. i'm aiming for a clean hit this time. this time, run to first base. but we are going to talk trash. keep your eye on the ball. don't say it... don't say it. just toss it up that's good that you go. run it out! run it out! let go of the bat! i think i'm gonna leave it to the professionals. i need more practice. i may be done but if you wa nt to practice. i may be done but if you want to catch some old, the emperor ‘s league blowup memorial day competition takes place next

weekend. well, that's your lot for this week. coming up on next week's travel show... i'm going to be looking back at a white knuckle start to the year on the programme. like when ade experience life in the fast lane in dubai. that was incredible. so much raw power. we are about to set off. 100 kilometres down a very icy hill. and krista took on a bobsled ride in latvia. 0h, took on a bobsled ride in latvia. oh, man. i think that's one of the most intense experiences of my entire life. that was completely insane. don't forget, you can keep track of us wherever we are in the

world on our social media. but for 110w world on our social media. but for now from me and the rest of the travel show team here in the bronx it's goodbye. hello there. well, as you've probably already heard, it's not going to be a heatwave this bank holiday weekend. it's turning cooler and there is some rain in the forecast, but it's not going to be a washout by any means. there will be some sunshine around. most of the rain is likely to be across more northern and western parts of the uk, but by sunday night it's a bank holiday monday it will be turning cooler

for all, with north—westerly winds setting in. this is the pressure chart for this morning. we've got this weak weather front gradually easing into the north—west corner of the country as the day wears on. that will produce thick outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and much of scotland as the day wears on. further south, the best of the sunshine. staying dry for many places, skies turning hazy across the south—west as the cloud begins to build. temperatures reaching maybe 23 degrees in the south—east. a little bit cooler across scotland with all that rain and the breeze. more weather fronts moving in during tonight. it's going to be heavy rain in places and that rain also arriving across northern and western england as well, the south—east continuing to stay dry, with temperatures here around 11—13, actually quite a mild night for many because of the cloud, the breeze and the rain. low pressure firmly in control as we head into sunday. this cold front is the one that will bring the cooler air to the country as it continues to spread its way south and east. it will do so quite quickly, i think. bursts of rain eventually reaching east anglia under south—east during sunday afternoon.

skies brightening up, one or two showers, at least it's an improvement since the afternoon. 20—21 in the south—east early on, but as that cold front moves through, the cooler hour will arrive here as well. it does so during sunday night, opening the floodgates for north—westerly. quite a brisk north—westerly. this next feature will bring more wet weather to northern parts of the country, showers or even longer spells of rain here, but through bank holiday monday it looks like it will be a day of sunshine and showers for northern ireland, england and wales. some of those showers will be happy across western areas and quite blustery too. the further east you are, the better chance you have of staying dry and seeing sunshine. noticeably cooler for everybody. beyond bank holiday monday to tuesday, a northerly wind for a while, but will feel quite chilly, feeding and further showers at times. again, there will be some sunshine around but it is pretty unsettled for the upcoming week. it is going to feel quite cooler times, most of the showers across northern areas,

with some sunshine and signs of things warming up a bit across southern areas the end of the week.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and roger johnson. our headlines today: the race begins for a new leader of the conservative party after theresa may announces she'll step down. four candidates have confirmed they'll stand — many more are expected to put their names forward in the coming days. president trump deploys extra troops to the middle east amid growing tensions with iran. universities in england could be told to reduce their tuition fees by nearly £2,000. celtic are looking to make history this afternoon. they're going for their third treble in as many years, when they face hearts

in the scottish cup final at hampden park.