620 sumit injapan. the chinese leader has appealed for dialogue rather than confrontation. mr trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on chinese imports. mr xi has warned this could destroy global trade. meanwhile, donald trump has also made a last minute offer to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. mr trump says he's willing to see mr kim at the demilitarised zone. their last meeting ended badly after they failed to reach an agreement on ending the north's nuclear programme. lady gaga hasjoined crowds in new york, marking 50 years since the stonewall riots helped spark the fight for lgbt rights. the stonewall inn was a gay bar where regulars fought back against police harrassement — giving birth to a global movement in support of equal rights.

the two candidates in the running to lead the liberal democrats have taken part in hustings, with party members in cambridge this evening. jo swinson or ed davey will take over from sir vince cable at the end ofjuly. with more, here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. working hard for every vote. campaigning in cambridge and london today, jo swinson and ed davey going head—to—head in the race to be the new leader of the liberal democrats. and tonight party members in good spirits after recent success in the european elections came to hear both candidates make their pitch. so who are they? ed davey was first elected in 1997 as mp for kingston and surbiton, a former energy and climate secretary in the tory coalition government wants to focus on the environment and this week he revealed he was once approached to work for mi6. i want our party to be pro—eu, to tackle the climate emergency, but i want our party to be compassionate and as we stop

brexit we need to heal the divisions in our country. we need to reach out to leave areas and leave communities to bring our country together. jo swinson is the party's deputy leader and was first elected as mp for east dunbartonshire in 2005. she wants a new liberal movement to challenge the forces of nationalism and populism. in her spare time she is a keen marathon runner. we have a golden opportunity in front of us right now. the country is crying out for a liberal movement to be the alternative, to take on the forces of nationalism, populism, the likes of borisjohnson and nigel farage, and the liberal democrats must be at the heart of that movement. who is going to get your vote, and why? i think at the moment it's going to be jo swinson. i think she's got a really good media presence and i think that the lib dems need that in a leader.

i'm thinking of backing ed davey, because i thought while jo's pitch was very aspirational, i thought ed's was more heavy on detail. the winner of this contest will be announced at the end ofjuly. now on bbc news: the travel show. three, two, one... (laughs). getting mucky in the name of conservation in thailand. we meet the man who has visited all a19 us national parks. and going under in austria.

we are starting this week in thailand, 90 minutes south—west of bangkok. few international travellers venture here, but in recent yea rs travellers venture here, but in recent years the amazing transformation of its ecosystem has begun to draw people, like me. while it may not be one of the most beautiful ecosystems, it is actually quite full of life. there are

snails, goggles, crabs, macaques, all kinds of wildlife. there is a monkey here with a crab in its mouth. this place is quite an experience. because here in what might look like in endless sea of mud, there are local delicacies —— delicacies and the story of a local community who fought back from the brink of disaster. i arranged to meet up with a local guide to show meet up with a local guide to show me around.

and as we get farther up from the village, you can see the ingenuity that these people have taken to the rivers. so all morning, at low tide, they push, they are on a skateboard and they pick the clams. and i hear that travellers can give ita and i hear that travellers can give it a try as well. this local

fisherman is on hand to show me how it is done. 0n fisherman is on hand to show me how it is done. on all fours, right, chauffeur service, not bad at all. the mud is so slick and slippery, one little push... you go pretty far. but then finding cockles is no easy task. this is a cockle? it is the size of a marble. we are finding this little tiny glam... (laughs). look at that, it is tiny. it is like finding them in the dark, right? you just have to stick your hand in, you grab just have to stick your hand in, you gmba just have to stick your hand in, you graba crab, just have to stick your hand in, you grab a crab, you grab a snail... 0h,

something moved on my foot, i don't know what that was. let's go forward. you are so good at this. the cockles live in small little holes, and there is a lot of holes. big ones, small ones, so it is a certain size hole that has a cockle inside. i'm still trying to figure out which ones those are. well, after an hour, even i managed to find some cockles, but the fishing here hasn't always been so good. the shellfish the mushrooms and crabs which thrive in this environment we re which thrive in this environment were also at the brink of collapse, just a few decades ago, because of the dramatic loss of one simple thing, mangroves. industrial shrimp farming left the mango forest decimated, and with it a fragile ecosystem that the villages depended on to survive.

but the local people began to fight back. more how, you had more hair than! (laughs). this man helped bring hundreds of people from nearby villages to help replant the people from nearby villages to help repla nt the mangroves. people from nearby villages to help replant the mangroves. eventually there work began to pay off and it caught the attention of royalty.

0k, ok, when! ok, when i knew! ok, when i knew i was going to be planting mangroves, i brought hiking boots. good traction, under waterproof, apparently this is not aware of choice. we wear these. it isa aware of choice. we wear these. it is a fusion of yoga pants and a women's brassiere, and i put these on my feet, and we go almost waste deepin on my feet, and we go almost waste deep in the mud, and that is how we planned mangroves. so, iam ready.

three, two, one... (laughs). this is really... i am three, two, one... (laughs). this is really... iam knee three, two, one... (laughs). this is really... i am knee deep and still sinking further. how does it work? 0ne, sinking further. how does it work? one, i have got one. so you dig a hole... and you planted in, just like a normal tree. all right. 0ver 32 years since replanting began the mango forest has regained one third of what was lost. —— ring road. fun fa ct of what was lost. —— ring road. fun fact about the mangrove tree. they are shaped like a torpedo because when they fall from the trees, they go... they are supposed to stick and they can basically plan themselves. and there we go. mangrove forest, one step. high five! much of this area is now under royal protection, meaning that the new mangrove forest can't be destroyed. and the village

has become a model for others working to protect and restore their mangrove forest. but maybe tourist and the best people to help restore this fragile ecosystem. i had heard that a healthy mangrove forest needs a range of mangrove species in order to survive, which tourists can't really co—ordinate. i have been told that this has been considered. and of course, there is more than one way to get clean after a day exploring the mangroves. i'm told that years ago, local kids found another use for these boards. it's great to give something back when you're travelling. but hey, it is

even better if you have a little fun along the way. (laughs). and if thailand is in your travel plans, here are some things we think you should look out for. also there is the amphawa floating market that has the classic images of thailand five bustling waterways. floating markets have been popular with travellers, so beware of less authentic imitations. but here at amphawa you will see mostly locals and domestic tourists. it is beautiful and atmospheric, day or night. if you are a music lover, you might not associate jazz with thailand, but had to the small

riverside town of pai injuly and you will find a jazz and blues festival drawing on talent from throughout the country. it's the perfect place to spend an evening after a day exploring the local hot springs and waterfalls. thailand also has some of the best diving and snorkelling opportunities in the world. visit the similan islands on the south—west coast and you will find that these remote while islands, set within the protection ofa islands, set within the protection of a national park, have an abundance of marine life to discover. to preserve theirfragile ecosystem, the islands are closed to tourists between may and october, but outside these months you can easily visit on a day trip from the mainland. and finally, if you are planning ahead and want to see a true spectacle this year, had to the ancient northern capital of chiang

mai, when two festivals collide. they are dramatic festivals of light. the yi peng lantern festival looks ahead to the new year and you will get the opportunity to make a new year's wish as he released one of hundreds of lanterns that decorate the night sky. still to come on the travel show: i'll have your guide to this summer's music festivals in europe. and we find out what it takes to be champion of a sport that is not for the fainthearted. so don't go away. while you're exploring this part of

thailand, you cannot miss this fight. if you can believe it, this railway is still active, a train goes right down the middle of this market. and while you might think that the market grew around the train line, it's actually the other way around. the market has been here for over a century as a place for the fishermen to sell their goods and so when a train line was built he had to come through a few years later, theyjust didn't move. when the train comes, the market steps aside, locals call it the umbrella pull down market. please be aware and stand behind the red line. this is crazy! back, back, back. it comes so far off the

tracks. suck it in, suck it in! laughter hello! the trains pass through up to eight times a day, but make sure to check the timetable if you want to come and see. well, 0k. check the timetable if you want to come and see. well, ok. that is incredible. make sure not to miss this if you come to thailand. it's now time for trending travel, the top photos, videos and stories happening this week. this is more than the usual planning argument going on in spain, the sagrada

familia applied for a building permit in 1885 but the council never responded. now it has finally been granted permission to carry on with their work with the hope it will finally be completed in 2026. with all the talk about space being the next frontier in travel, the question is asked where could you go once you get there? now nasa are inviting people to pop over to the international space station. nasser is saying this will roughly cost 11,250 us dollars every day and food, air, medical and fitness resources add another $22,500, totalling roughly 32,750 us dollars every single day. travel to the space station is not included. have you ever been stuck in a station wishing you had something to read? these have landed in canary wharf. after being installed in france, the us and hong kong. it will dispense

free one, three and five minutes stories and you can even submit your own stories online. a perfect time for retail before your trip. interested in turtles and 5—star resorts ? interested in turtles and 5—star resorts? of course you are. coco palm in the more dives are looking for intern work this august. those wishing to be considered must submit a short video and a 500 word cover letter explaining why they would be a good fit for the role. they don't need to have previous experience, but they must be over the age of 18 yea rs but they must be over the age of 18 years and keen to work in a related field. a man who has visited a19 us national parks in one long trip has just finished stop after his father died of cancer, mika mary decided to ta ke died of cancer, mika mary decided to take time out and go on and in vicious three—year trip. take time out and go on and in vicious three-year trip. -- ambitious. i travelled to every state in the united states, visiting national parks, national seesaws,

national preserves, national reserves , national preserves, national reserves, everything from hiking mountains to rafting rivers and visiting our most important cultural and historic landmarks. in europe, we are now heading into summer and that means the start of the festival season that means the start of the festival season and there are hundreds to choose from from dance to folk to city to countryside, from granting to gambling. here is our trending guide to what's hard. wherever you are. major festivals are guide to what's hard. wherever you are. majorfestivals are no longer about a week on a muddy field with nowhere to keep clean. some festivals are so well get it out they are like many hotels, with yu rts they are like many hotels, with yurts and buses to sleep in so you can enjoy every day feeling fresh. but make sure you take a walk for your ten but make sure you take a walk for yourten —— but make sure you take a walk for your ten —— lock, for your tent is being sometimes to go missing. if waiting to get back home after a big weekend in the field is not your thing, there is a big rise in making one—day holidays. sonar is bang in

the centre of barcelona. futur in to reno just leave you with how to get there. the stunning town of verbier has classical music and stunning scenery has classical music and stunning scenery by day. no matter what you love, remember these golden festival rules: don't over instagram to make absent fins feel jealous —— rules: don't over instagram to make absent fins feeljealous —— brands, make sure you make new friends and enjoy the festival. don't forget your heart or where your tent is and don't be that person who forgets to put on some lotion. maybe next time you will be trending in trouble. —— travel. now we are in austria where beneath the eyes of the southern la ke beneath the eyes of the southern lake of weissnsie, one of the world puzzle again get an icy makeover. ——

gets an. i'm a professional. free diving means you go diving with the mask in the air in your lungs. it was a dream from my childhood, i was a lwa ys was a dream from my childhood, i was always in love with the water. at the beginning when i did my first free dive i was so fascinated that i was hoping for something to go again under the ice. then we found out thatice under the ice. then we found out that ice hockey is a sport, you have to work hard for it even on the land. and it was so much fun that we made regulations about it.

in one world championship we had eight different nations and in each nation we have two players. are you ready? the main problem is always the fact that the other players, normal hockey makes no sense, you need good free divers, it's already a big challenge to go under the eyes. it's a cold temperature, difficult to come up to the surface whenever you want —— under the ice, you need to be extremely fit. i cannot break my legs, my arms,

like in the real ice hockey, so it's much safer under the eyes. —— under the ice, the only problem is you can easily lose orientation. you need to calculate how much time you have to swim to the whole. —— whole. for me, it makes no difference if i have ten world records are 11 world records, now i want to use my world records to ta ke now i want to use my world records to take attention and bring attention to the province. and now the problem is people going to break my world record attempts. if you want to play against me, no problem. but of course, despite his invitation, don't even think about doing underwater ice hockey without

expert help and supervision. well, that's all for this week. but coming up next week... christer heads to dublin to try her hand at cosplay. and added into by checking out one of the biggest gardens in the entire world. this is like the chelsea flower show. so make sure not to miss it. but for now, me, my, and the rest of the travel show team here in thailand, it's goodbye.

friday was a hot one in the west of the uk, saturday is going to be hotter across eastern parts of the country. still nowhere near as hot as france — here is a reminder of that record—breaking temperature set on friday in southern france, nearly a6 celsius, smashing the previous record set in august 2003 of aa.1. across europe, still very hot, you can see these deep red colours, temperatures into the 30s across much of the continent, the heat is actually going to be shifting eastwards over the next few days, and then it will start to turn cooler. back to the uk, in england on saturday, temperatures could get up to 3a celsius, that is just in one or two spots, for most of us it won't be quite

so hot but it will feel very muggy already from the morning onwards, first thing in the morning on saturday in the south, temperatures could be around 16—17, a little fresher in the north—east of england. on saturday there will be a lot more cloud across western parts of the uk, so here it won't be quite so hot, the heat is going to ease, in fact showers and thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland and scotland, but across england, the heat is going to intensify. look at these deep red colours — temperatures in excess of 30 degrees are expected in yorkshire and possibly 3a in the south—east of the country. but in western scotland, a significant drop. showers and thunderstorms across parts of scotland may rumble through during the course of saturday evening, whereas across many parts of england it will be a balmy, if not hot, hot end of the day. if you don't like the heat, here is the good news: sunday is going to be much, much fresher, a cool front is set to sweep across the country, it will cut off that hot wind out of france and instead we will see a westerly wind blowing, so we can see yellow colours here indicating the cool air

and that heatwave transfers into more central and eastern parts of eastern germany and poland, where temperatures could approach a0 celsius. here is sunday's weather forecast. you can see the wind blowing no longer out of the south, it is blowing out of the atlantic, a fresh breeze around western coasts, showers as well, still pretty warm in the south, temperatures around 25 celsius, low 20s across yorkshire, but in stornaway a mere 15 degrees — an atlantic breeze and some showers. the fine summer weather is expected to continue into monday and tuesday, no extremes but very pleasant indeed.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. 0ur headlines today: the heatwave continues to grip europe. france records its highest all—time temperature. and get ready for what's forecast to be the hottest weekend of the year here. the 620 the g20 summit, president trump maxim expected offers to meet the north korean leader kim john gorton. let me tell you, we seem to get along — but is a good thing, not a bad thing. for the stupid people, they say that is not a good thing but, let me tell you, it is. kim jong—un. stormzy makes history by becoming the first british rapper

to headline glastonbury.