the russian interior ministry says more than 1,000 people were detained during a street protest in moscow. the protesters are angry that about 30 opposition politicians are not being allowed to stand in local elections. the authorities claimed that welcome to bbc news. signatures on their applications to become candidates were not valid. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: more than 1,000 arrested at an opposition demonstration in moscow — weeks before local elections. tens of thousands of hong kongers march against gang violence despite a police ban on protest. violent clashes between police and protesters in hong kong have continued into the night. bricks thrown by protestors were met by police teargas and rubber bullets. earlier, thousands had taken part in a march in an area where pro—democracy activists were attacked by an organised gang last sunday. the prosecutor's office in sudan says at least eight senior military officers will be charged with crimes against humanity for their role more than 1,000 people have in the killing of pro—democracy demonstrators in june. the head of the investigating been arrested in moscow, committee said 87 people died, during unauthorised protests angering activists who say against the banning of many opposition candidates the toll was much higher. from local elections. there were scuffles as police dispersed groups of protesters,

britain's thriving science sector who responded with anti—putin chants. would be put at risk by a no—deal brexit — that is the warning from the head of the wellcome trust, the uk's biggest charitable funder of scientific research. the trust spends around £1 billion a year supporting research, most of it in the uk. katy austin has more. jasmin is a scientist from germany, researching sex chromosomes at the francis crick institute in london. she is not sure whether to stay in the uk, though, because the country is leaving the eu. my feeling is that over the next ten, 20 years, if brexit actually happens, especially if it happens without a deal, which seems likely now, that uk science is on the decline, with regards to — yeah, funding opportunities, positions that are available, attractiveness of living here. you could see this place as a symbol of britain's status as a science superpower — europe's largest

biomedical research facility under one roof, with 1,200 researchers working here from across the globe. the director here warns continued success relies on collaboration that he says is incompatible with a no—deal brexit, and notjust because millions of pounds in funding would be at risk. it's our reputation, it's being able to attract people, it's making them feel comfortable here. all of this is in jeopardy if we're turning our back on europe and saying, "we don't really care about you." and what it will mean is, is that we have to follow the rules and regulations that we've had no role or impact on in setting up ourselves. so in fact, we lose power, we lose freedom, rather than gaining it. now, britain's biggest science charity has written to the prime minister, praising his vision for a thriving science sector, but describing no—deal as a threat. we're already a science superpower. but there are some clouds on the horizon which, if we don't banish them, could erode that position. what we are anxious

about is that the science that is done here goes on being excellent. and to do that, it requires both more investment and support from the government. it also requires an immigration policy that welcomes to this country the best researchers in the world, and their families. in a statement, number ten said the prime minister is committed to supporting the uk science sector to take full advantage of opportunities outside of the eu, so it can offer the best environment for cutting—edge research, and the best global talent. katy austin, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's programme, we're in new york with the guardian angels as they mark a0 years of keeping the city's subway safe. there used to be so much graffiti in the trains you couldn't even see out the window. and actually always fights

and stabbings and shootings and gang activity, the violence was off the hook. 0ur global guru has some top tips for road tripping in europe. plus, we're behind the scenes at the world's largest open—air gallery in central spain. you don't realise until you get this close to it, the actual size and scale of what they're painting, it's enormous. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, and this week we are kicking off by heading to new york city. every year over 30 million people visit from all across the world. but back in the late 19705 the city

had a notorious crime record, and wasn't quite so welcoming to overseas visitors. but 30 years ago the volunteer group the guardian angels tried to do something about it, and they're still going strong today. in the late 70s the subways were, it was just an attack on your senses. the smell of urine, defecation, there would be graffiti everywhere, broken windows. the gangs would patrol up and down the trains and they would control certain lines, and you would never see a cop. the guardian angels started, in fact, right here in the bronx. i was a night manager of mickey d's, mcdonald's, and ijust decided to organise my closing crew to ride

this very same train, it used to be called the mugger‘s express, the number 4 train. this was a baptism of fire, this was the epicentre of criminal and gang activity in the late 70s. whereas the subways have improved immeasurably from what it was like when we first started. now there are pervs out there and they flash themselves to women. so we have a perv—busters unit, comprised of women, led by women who prioritise that, because what we want to do is empower women to fight back. perv— busters, it's catchy, it gets people to stop and notice and it makes sense. sexual assaults on the subway are on the rise, and they're very daring. they want to be on social media, they want to be out there, it is really nuts. so usually out on patrol you go

after one or two pervs a night. we have two different events going on simultaneously. we get a lot of photos and calls us sent to us, we obviously have to make sure that they are legitimate, and that is when we put out the flyer and we go out to the location of, you know, said incident and take it from there. we're gonna get off at 190th... it is not taken seriously so much because they know our great state of new york is not enforcing sexual crimes, they know they are not going to get charged seriously, they're back and forth, it's a revolving door. the first significant moment was when i was five years old and my sister was eight. we were with our mom, coming up the subway stairs at 183rd, by the old carvell there.

we were on either side of our mom and my mom was in the middle, and we were coming up the stairs, halfway up these stairs right here was where a guy passed us, he grabbed my mother's purse and pulled her back down the stairs. i can still remember, me and my sister were screaming, and we were scared because something really bad happened to my mother, and even to this day itjust gets to me. that's all i remember, screaming, and my mother, thankfully, she was not seriously injured, but something like that, if it affects me to this day, i can imagine how what they think is simple crime as far as groping or flashing, that is with your life. on any given day we have roughly half a million people riding the subways. we want to make sure commuters are getting to and from safely, keeping anything from happening, obviously, preventing crime as well as sexual assaults that are happening on the rise, we are looking up for everything.

if we're there and we see it, we stop it. now what you see a lot of, that you didn't see before, emotionally disturbed people, homeless people, oftentimes the trains are not clean, so aesthetically it's bad and it's not good for the emotionally disturbed or the homeless. but i would still accept what exists now compared to what used to be, there used to be so much graffiti in the trains you couldn't even see out the window. and actually always fights and stabbings and shootings, and gang activity. the violence was off the hook. it's a big difference but we have to keep it that way, we can'tjust assume it's going to stay that way. what's up, man? what's up? we are worried about you. what's up? nothing much. are you cops?

no, we are making sure everybody is ok. hey you, big guy, you gonna stop me, huh? who are you staring and glaring at, huh? are you hiding behind women... sir, be mindful of what's going on. hey! sir, calm down or we will put handcuffs on you. i want my lawyer, i will sue you! i will sue you! that's fine. where's 5—0, i need a cop! so the two of you, i will get into yourfaces. over the last a0 years as a leader of the guardian angels and very active out on patrol, there have been a number of occasions where i put myself in harm ‘s way. sit down, sit down, take it easy. you ain't no damn cops! and in the beginning of the group, it was extraordinarily dangerous before we were recognised by the police, we had six guardian angels shot and killed on the line of duty, three dozen injured, many of them still going through therapy

for the injuries that they suffered long ago. now we have gone through three generations of guardian angels, some of whom have gone on to become police officers themselves. so the reception is positive, even though we remain independent and autonomous. so the purpose of putting up the flyers, sometimes people don't want to take them, so we put them up as a public awareness thing, so they can at least view it and almost always they will take screenshots. as long as they get seen and talked about, and people pass alon gthe information, that is our main focus, and we are relentless, we'll keep at it. for the last four years, we have been seeing a lot more uprising in sexual crimes. we usually pass these out. it is an information flyer because we do a patrol called perv—busters, in regard to a lot of the perverts on the train, and we usually pass these up the car

because not everyone wants to call the police. so we field the information, we put out flyers and we pass on the information to pd if necessary. we try to do our best. when we are in the guardian angel uniform it's a big deal, we get noticed a lot because the red stands out to begin with, and we definitely want people to see us, so if something is going on, it's for them to look at us, and feel a sense of safety. they have always told us that over the years, when they see us they feel safe. ijust want to give a shout out to this man, what he has done for new york city. i am exuberant about the potential and the possibilities of the guardian angels in the future, notjust the here and now.

i believe in self—help and i believe that one woman, one man can make a difference, and i think we have proven that over a0 yea rs. well, do stay with us on the travel show because coming up... there you go. like that? ..pauljoins the artists making a splash in central spain. it's quite addictive. i know, right? so don't go away. hello again, it's high summer here in europe which means that many of you are planning road trips around the continent.

and unfortunately in the case of one viewer, picking up speeding tickets. but first, french railways has tested a remote—controlled drone train that could lead to driverless passenger services. the train successfully travelled four kilometres through the suburbs of paris. it has been called a fundamental step towards the train of tomorrow. back here in the present, mario biocca from montreal in canada says: a rental car can be very helpful in ireland and scotland where the traffic is relatively light and public transport is sparse. but the costs of taking a rental car across the irish sea which divides those countries can be very high. so — rent one car in ireland, return it, then take a ferry or fly across to scotland. there's lots of choice. rent another vehicle, but drop it

back and make your inter—city travel in england by rail. relatively fast, and with a bit of advance planning, extremely good value. sue wilson was travelling north—west of paris, at what she thought was the legal speed limit of 80 kilometres an hour. but she says: to help out with this, i've sought some specialist knowledge. it's true, over the last ten years, cooperation between administrations in europe are much better than they used to be, and wherever you come from, if you have a fine in france, they will fine you in your home country. and the second reason is speed camera technology has improved. automatic cameras have average speed checks all over france and these days they are implementing a new generation of speed cameras which also detect the safety belts, the phone behind the wheels, the safety distance between vehicles and also if you drive too fast

when it's raining or when you are supposed to drive ten kilometres per an hour less. nardipad instagrams from the netherlands about a trip that she and her boyfriend are planning in the south of england. we'll probably fly to london and are thinking of going south—west. we might stop in a couple of places like stonehenge. is there anywhere else you can recommend? the great west way is a newly created route which is being described as england's route 66. it leads west from london and takes in some splendid locations including windsor, stately homes in the thames valley in the county of wiltshire and ends in bath and then bristol. diversions north to the cotswolds and south to stonehenge are easy. the route even has its own website, greatwestway. co. uk, with details, attractions and accommodation. from the western end, you can make a magnificentjourney along the north coast

of devon and cornwall, visiting the ruined castle at tintagel steeped in legend. you could follow the a30 road to its natural conclusion that lands end but i think coastal towns such as st ives and fowey are more rewarding. wherever you are heading, i'm here to help. send in your questions and i will do my very best to bring you the answers. from me, simon calder, the global guru, bye for now and see you next time. to finish off this week, we are heading to spain and to ciudad real, south of madrid. it's part of a region which is part of known as "empty spain" because so many people have moved away to bigger cities and towns to search of work. but now there's a big new public art project seeking to draw these people

back and bond together the communities they left behind. made famous by cervantes' literary descriptions of don quixote‘s travels through la mancha, much of the landscape remains unbuilt on. with rural towns and villages dotted throughout, along with these iconic windmills. but now, this is happened. artists have been transforming the landscape helped by locals with learning difficulties — and the results are spectacular. these giant warehouses were built to hold grain. so far, seven silos across the ciudad real province have been painted, and i'm travelling to porzuna to help out with another. it's not hard to find.

you don't realise until you get this close to it, the actual size and scale of what they are painting, it's enormous. the artist, nychos, has been flown in with his team from the us, with just a week to paint the whole silo. at the base, i am starting with the basics. i haven't painted anything since i was a kid, and that was colouring books — and i wasn't really any good at staying in the lines then either. i am more dick van dyke than vincent van gogh, to be honest. these volunteers are from laborvalia, a local organisation to help people with different abilities feel part of the community. this major project called "i am titanes" was their idea.

and with this project, have you noticed a benefit and a change in the volunteers and the people you are working with? this part of the country is known as "empty spain", with rural towns like these slowly losing people to the bigger cities and failing to attract new visitors. 0nly10% of the population live

across 70% of the land. that's barely 1a inhabitants per square kilometre. nychos is a world—renowned urban artist who along with nine others, is bringing life back to these buildings and the communities around them. i'm very impressed by yourfilling job. we just put the drawing on top and me and eric are going to help you guys doing that. there you go. it looks like it's my turn. do you think you can get a gradient? a gradient? 0k. let's give it a go. you kind of spray upwards. there we go. like that? wow. oh, well. i can't teach you anything! it's quite addictive. i know right, since you know now that you were born to spray?

for me it was, i painted my first piece and ijust never stopped. in terms of this kind of project and working with the people you've got here, have you ever done anything like this before. not to that extent, i have to say, i didn't expect that they were that into it and had such a huge understanding. i'm so happy because i feel like we should integrate art way more in everyone‘s lives. i feel like in so many ways, people think, 0k, art is only for the rich and you have to go to the museum to see some art, but everyone can do it. i believe that everyone is, inside somewhere, an artist. it's hoped that the work of these international artists will attract their fans and others to the region. and on hand to show you around... nice to meet you. ..are the volunteers who helped paint them. this one is here, where we are now. bothjuan carlos and stephanie have learning difficulties, but with some coaxing,

they were able to help me understand the paintings, having been a part of their creation themselves. it's hoped that with time, more volunteers will get involved, to improve their confidence and social skills. the project was funded by the government of the region, and the plan is that the silos will leave a legacy beyond just being painted buildings. this one by the artist okuda is being used to hold a film festival. co—ordinating this project across almost 20,000 square kilometres are ink and movement, responsible for bringing these big—name artists together. but these artworks aren't universally popular across the region. with public art, you don't have to go and find out, it finds you. you can like it or maybe you can

dislike it but anyway, i think even though some people might not like it, it takes us to debate about something. it can be as simple as "i don't like the colours" or "i don't like the shape of this figure." but at least we are debating about art. the last two silos are due to be completed by the end of october, but running and cycling routes around the whole project are already in place. what struck me in my time here, being around these silos and these artworks, is the power they have. they get people talking — and perhaps more importantly, they bring communities together and they give people a voice. we live in an instagram generation, and if people are hoping to get young people out of the cities and into more rural areas like this one, you need to do something big. and ultimately, you don't get much more social media friendly than something like this. paul getting in touch with his inner artist there in spain, in what looks like a truly amazing project.

well, that's all we've got time for on this week's show. but coming up next week: we're focusing on the uk. archer, ready. draw. hold. release. and i'll be in northern ireland founding out how people, travellers, and even some four legged friends are experiencing new opportunities thanks to a global television phenomenon. it's amazing as we are walking through here, how many people are wearing the big capes from game of thrones, because game of thrones was filmed here. so many people would not have seen it if it weren't for this series. join us then, but also sign up for our social media feeds where you can join us on the road and share your travel stories with the rest of the world. until next time, from me, christa larwood, and the rest of the travel show team, it's goodbye.

good morning. bournemouth may have been the hot spot on saturday, 2a.8 celsius. but of note was actually shetland. blue skies overhead and lerwick had its warmest day in ten years. some, though, had replaced the heat, humidity, and the sunshine of recent days for cloud and rain. and it was in sussex where we saw over 50 millimetres, two inches of rain fall. this is the weather front responsible. that weather front still with us in roughly the same areas through the day ahead. either side of it we start with some sunshine. temperatures in single figures in the countryside in the south—west. still a humid feel further north. but what we'll see on sunday is something a little bit brighter

towards that far south—east corner. but much wetter in northern ireland. the risk of some minorflooding here. and we'll see some wet conditions for the isle of man, north wales, northern midlands, and around the liverpool bay area, too. a few isolated thunderstorms could develop across scotland and the far north of england later in the day under that easterly wind, given the humidity still in place. but there'll be blue skies overhead for the far north of scotland and here we could hit 25 degrees in the north—west highlands. still not far off that across some south—western areas, where the sunshine will dominate. if you're stuck under the cloud, it's going to be a case of temperatures in the teens again. now, our weather front will only slowly diminish across the same sort of areas as we go through into sunday night. some still very heavy rain around the northern portion of the irish sea. clearest conditions will be across some southern counties of england and wales. and away from towns and cities we could drop down into single figures. but as we go into monday, that weather front is still there, still starting to lose a bit of its oomph for the north. but it will produce lots of cloud. some low cloud at that, particularly through some eastern coasts. notice, though, what's gathering towards the south—west. it will take until later in the day before that moves in properly. so that does mean across much

of wales, the midlands, southern england, lots sunshine to begin monday, a bit of cloud bubbling up, but a very pleasant day all in all with temperatures in the low to mid—20s. still a fair bit of cloud for the north. some sunshine breaking through. but not not quite as damp in the afternoon as it will have been in the morning. the best of the sunshine in the north of scotland. but as we go through monday night into tuesday, this area of low pressure starts to push its way into the south—west. if you're out camping this will be of note. because it could not only bring not some widespread thunderstorms — wales, the south—west, which will spread towards the midlands and other parts of central southern england later, but strong and gusty winds, which could top gale force later in the day as well. some of the driest and brightest weather will be the further north you are. still some low cloud across scotland, but temperatures widely into the 20s even with that. and we will see temperatures still in the mid—20s where you get sunshine through this coming week. but thundery showers are likely to become that bit more widespread. 00:28:49,254 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 goodbye for now.