the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, has condemned what she's described as the "extreme use of violence" by pro—democracy protesters, who forced their way into the former british territory's parliament building. the activists were angered by plans to allow extradition to china. the white house says the us will continue its policy of maximum pressure on iran, after teheran said it had exceeded the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium — agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal. washington said it had been a mistake to allow iran to enrich uranium at any level. an area of amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being cleared every single minute, according to satellite data.

now on bbc news, the travel show. three, two, one... laughs. getting mucky in the name of conservation in thailand. highfive! we meet the man who has visited all a19 us national parks. and trending travel. and — going under in austria. we're starting this week in thailand, in the small, coastal village of khlong khon, in samut songkhram province, 90 minutes south—west of bangkok.

few international 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's actually quite full of life. there's snails, cockles, crabs, macaques, birds — all kinds of wildlife here. there is a monkey right 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 and a story of a community who have fought back from the brink of disaster. i arranged to meet up with a local guide to show me around.

and as we get farther out from the village, you can see the ingenuity that these people have taken to the rivers.

so all morning, at low tide, they push like they're on a skateboard and they pick the cockles — the clams. and i hear that travellers can give it a try, too. this local fisherman is on hand to show me how it's 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, this is a cockle? it's the size of a marble. we're finding this little, tiny clam... laughs. 0k. look at that, it's tiny. it's like finding them in the dark, right? you just have to stick your hand in, you grab a crab, you grab a snail... hopefully something doesn't bite back. 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's a lot of holes. big ones, small ones, so it's a certain—sized 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, shrimps and crabs 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 mangrove forest decimated, and with it a fragile ecosystem that the villages depended on to survive. but the local people began to fight back.

laughs. more hair, yeah, you had more hair then! laughs. paiboon helped bring hundreds of people from nearby villages to replant the mangroves. eventually, their work began to pay off and it caught the attention of royalty.

ok, when i knew i was going to be planting mangroves, i brought hiking boots. good traction, kinda of waterproof, apparently this is the footwear of choice. we wear these. which is a fusion of yoga pants and a women's brassiere, and i put these on my feet, and we go almost waist—deep in the mud, and that's how we plant mangroves. so, iam ready. three, two, one... laughs. this is — this is really... i'm knee deep and i'm still sinking further. how does it work? one, i got one. so dig a hole... and you plant it in, just like a normal tree. all right. over 32 years since the replanting began, the mangrove forest has

regained a third of what was lost. right here? that's good? 0k. fun fact about the mangrove tree. they're actually shaped this way, like a torpedo, because when they fall from the trees, they go bloop! and they're supposed to stick in the ground themselves. and so they can basically plant themselves. and there we go. 0k. mangrove forest, one step bigger. highfive! 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 tourists aren't the best people to help restore this fragile ecosystem. i'd heard that a healthy mangrove forest needs a range of mangrove species in order to survive, which tourists can't really co—ordinate. prapuspong told me that this has been considered. and of course, there's more than one way to get clean

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's in your travel plans, here are some things we think you should look out for. also in samut songkhram there's the amphawa floating market that has that classic image of thailand's bustling waterways.

floating markets have long been popular with travellers, so beware of less authentic imitations made just for tourists. but here in amphawa among the boats and stalls, you'll see mostly locals and domestic tourists in a market with a truly authentic place in the community. it is beautiful and atmospheric, day or night. if you're a music lover, you might not associate jazz with thailand, but had to the small riverside town of pai injuly and you'll 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'll find that these remote, wild islands, set within the protection of a national park, have an abundance of marine life to discover. to preserve their fragile ecosystem, the islands are closed to tourists between may and october, but outside these months you can easily visit on a daytrip from the mainland. and finally, if you're planning ahead and want to see a true spectacle this year, had to the ancient northern capital of chiang mai in november, when the yi peng and loy krathong festivals coincide. they are spectacular and dramatic festivals of light. the yi peng lantern festival looks ahead to the coming year and you'll get an opportunity to make a new year's wish as you release one of hundreds of lanterns which 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 champ of a sport that's not for the fainthearted. so don't go away. while you're exploring this part of thailand, you cannot miss this spot. 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 here to come through a few years later, theyjust didn't move. when the train comes, the market steps aside, locals call it the ‘umbrella pulldown market'. announcer: please, for oncoming or departing trains, please always be aware of standing behind the red line. standing behind the red line. this is crazy! woah, woah, back, back, back. train horn. it comes so far off the tracks. suck it in, suck it in! laughter. whew. hi! the trains pass through up to eight times a day, but make sure to check the timetable if you want to come and see them. whew, ok. that's 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 city's council never got around to responding to the application. 137 years later, the gaudi—designed masterpiece has finally been granted permission to carry on with the work. with the hope it will finally be finished in 2026. with all the talk about space being the next frontier in travel, the question was asked

"where could you go once you get there?" well now nasa are inviting people to pop over to the international space station. nasa is saying this will roughly cost $11,250 us every day and food, air, medical and fitness resources add another $22,500, totalling roughly $32,750 us 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? well, these have landed in canary wharf. after being installed in france, the us and hong kong. the machines, made by french company short edition, will dispense free one, three and five minutes stories from famous authors. and you can even submit your own stories online, a perfect time for a tail before your trip. interested in turtles and 5—star resorts? of course you are. the coco palm dhuni kolhuin the maldives are looking for an intern to work thee 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 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. after his father died of cancer, mikah meyer decided to take time out and go on and an ambitious three—year trip. so i travelled to every single state and territory across the united states, almost 200,000 miles in total to visit everything from our national parks to our national seashores to national preserves and national reserves. everything from hiking mountains to rafting rivers and visiting our most important cultural and historic landmarks. in europe, we're now heading into summer and that means the start of the festival season. and there are hundreds to choose from. from dance to folk, to city to countryside, from glamping to camping. here's our trending guide to what's hot, whatever your taste and wherever you are. major festivals are no longer

about a week in a muddy field with nowhere to keep clean. some festivals are so well kitted out they're like mini hotels, with yurts and buses to sleep in so you can enjoy every day feeling fresh. but make sure you take a lock for your tent if you plan to leave anything in there as things sometimes do to go missing. if waiting to get back home after a big weekend in the field is not your thing, then there's a big rise in people making a holiday around a one—day city or island festival. worldwide is in sete, just outside of montpellier. sonar is bang in the centre of barcelona. some of these, like futur in torino offer hotel accomodation with your gig ticket, leaving you only to work out how to get there. if that's not your musical streak, the stunning town of verbier has a two—week festival where you can enjoy classical music by night and stunning scenery by day. no matter what you love, remember these golden festival rules: don't over—instagram to make absent friends feel a bit jealous. make sure you make new friends

and that you actually do enjoy the festival. don't forget a hat or forget where your tent is and don't be that person who forgets to put on the sun lotion. and who knows? maybe next time you will be trending in travel. now we're in austria where beneath the ice of the southern lake of weissensee, one of the world's most well—known games get an icy makeover. i'm a professional free diver. free diving means you go diving without any equipment. just the mask and the air in yourlungs. it was a dream from my childhood,

i always was 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 that ice hockey is an actual 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, because a normal hockey player makes no sense under the ice, you need good free divers, very good ones. it's already a big challenge to go under the ice. it's a cold temperature, difficult orientate and to come up to the surface whenever you want. it's a very quick game. and because we are so quick you need much more oxygen. i cannot break my legs, my arms, like in the real ice hockey, so it's much safer under the ice. 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 hole. 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 take attention and bring

attention to all the provinces we have here. now the problem is trying to break my world record attempts. if you want to play against me, in ice hockey, under the ice, you are more than welcome. 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: christa heads to dublin to try her hand at cosplay. and ade is in dubai checking out one of the biggest gardens

in the entire world. this place is like the chelsea flower show on steroids. so make sure not to miss it. but for now from me, mike corey, and the rest of the travel show team hello again, we are in the middle of quite a quiet spell of weather, really. looking at the week ahead it will be dry. there would be a few subtle changes, mind you. the satellite picture is quite interesting where cooler atlantic air is meeting the extreme heatwave.

we have these massive thunderstorms that have developed. there is a risk of damaging winds, flash flooding, even large hail, but we also have some thicker cloud working into scotland and northern ireland at the moment and that will continue to provide the focus of a few showers in northern scotland over the next few hours. but otherwise, if you're heading outside in the next hour or two, it is most likely to be dry and not too cold, temperatures between 9—12 degrees. now take a look at tuesday's weather picture, we will have those showers continue across northern scotland, not as many as we had on monday, so more of us will have dry weather. quite cloudy for most of us in north—western scotland and northern ireland. there will be some sunshine in eastern scotland and england and wales. a day similar to monday in that there should be some lengthy spells of sunshine around, staying dry. temperatures in the high teens to low 20s, the exceptions are the northern isles where temperatures are still a little on the cool side. it's another dry day at wimbledon and again there should be some spells of sunshine coming and going through the day, really. in the middle part of the week,

our area of high pressure is still firmly in charge of our weather and that means more in the way of dry weather. there could be a few showers just sneaking in across the extreme north of scotland where also there will be a fair bit of cloud. but the further south, the more broken cloud there is and the more sunshine there will be. so should be fine for most parts of northern ireland. temperatures similar, really, 18—22, still a little cool up north with just 12. there will be some changes as we head into thursday. our area of high pressure slips a little bit further west, that allows some rain to come into scotland. whereas scotland gets wet, for england and wales it gets a bit warmer with the winds coming a little further southwards around this high pressure and then across england and wales, boosting the temperatures here. now the rain in scotland is likely to be notjust heavy, but also pretty persistent, lasting for most of the day with those totals relly building up in the highlands. could potentially get a bit of rain in northern ireland,

that's a bit of an uncertainty there, but england and wales stays dry. and it gets warmer, 25 celsius on thursday in london, turning a tad more humid. similar conditions on friday, we see a lot of fine weather as we head into the weekend with further spells of sunshine. that's your weather.

welcome to bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: hong kong's chief executive carrie lam has promised to take a hard line against the protestors who stormed and ransacked parliament. this is something that we should seriously condemn, because nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong. police ended the eight—hour occupation — evicting hundreds of activists. but the damage remains. many in the opposition are starting to ask questions about the wisdom of these young protesters storming into this building. whether it was really a victory of any sort or in fact it has handed victory to the government. we have a special report from the amazon rainforest —