finish for a time and then to finish off proceedings we have already got few showers in the far west. they will gradually ease their way further north and east tonight. a lot of —— not a cold night. the rain coming to rest across the northern parts of scotla nd rest across the northern parts of scotland and that is where it starts the day on monday. a day which is decent enough but there is no disguising the fact that many western areas, particularly the south—west, wales, the midlands and northern ireland will see somebody quite heavy rain at times so generally speaking, from monday, the further north and east you are the drier, fine and probably warmer your day will be.

hello this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines... jeremy corbyn says he'd serve a full term as prime minister if labour won the next general election and plays down criticism of his leadership from a senior aide. labour sets out plans to replace ofsted with a new school inspection system, saying it's not for for purpose. thomas cook is holding emergency

talks as it tries to agree a rescue deal to prevent it from going bust. it's feared the company's collapse could leave thousands of british tourists stranded. hong kong police have stormed into a shopping mall where demonstrators had gathered to demand a boycott of companies they say are ‘pro—beijing'. the travel show now, and carmen roberts heads to osaka injapan to explore some ancient burial mounds located in the middle of a very modern city. this week on the travel show... i take to the sky here injapan to check out one of the country's latest world heritage sites. our global guru has tips on how to help fund your travels while you're away. and alex goes on board a unique tall ship that's been adapted so everyone can be part of the crew. they're so close!

we start this week in osaka. a modern city totally rebuilt after the devastation of the second world war. but among the street crossings and skyscrapers, you can still find artefacts from its past. you mightjust not be able to spot them from the ground. made it to the top. it's a little bit of a view, it's not bad, a lot of trees here. not really that much to see. to get the best view

of these historic wonders, you really have to take to the sky. taking off... let's go. dotted across the city, there are nearly 50 grassy hills, some of them built in a distinctive keyhole shape. the japanese call them kofun, burial mounds built over 1,500 years ago. these man—made structures hold the remains of some of ancient osa ka's most powerful figures. and this summer, these memorials were recognised as the city's first unesco world heritage site.

yoshizawa san has been studying the tombs for decades and was involved in the successful unesco bid. ah, i see, we're standing here right now. wow, this is so big. 425 metres. the size and shape of a burial mounds depend on the person's status. a burial mounds depend the sites were decorated with haniwa, clay figurines that were used in the funeral ceremony.

ok, let's go. so once they're cleaned, what's the next step? like a jigsaw puzzle? yeah. haniwa take on a lot of different forms and meanings. a house like this is thought to have symbolised the person's lifestyle. reassembling these figures can take as long as a year.

wow, i wouldn't know where to start with a puzzle like this. i guess...maybe? no. here? maybe. laughs. 0k. tourists visiting the mounds can also have a go of crafting their very own haniwa.

a nearby arts centre called okuraya offers classes. make it a smaller? 0k. oh, get smaller at the top, i see, ok. he looks a bit surprised, doesn't he, this guy? is that all right? ah, ok, even down there. wow, your attention to detail is amazing.

i couldn't really tell you what my haniwa is supposed to represent. laughter. they're just being kind. and when you compare it to the ancient figurines that yoshizawa san and his team are restoring, it's a humbling reminder of the craft and skill that went into building osaka's extraordinary burial mounds. next, we're off to spain where a railway station high in the pyrenees holds a secret that stretches back to the dark days of the second world war.

still to come on this week's travel show... simon has tips on the best way to earn money while you're abroad. and alex heads off to sea on a specially—adapted tall ship. how are they going to get us up there? i'll be on that mast, are you serious? so don't go away. now, while i've been in osaka, i've noticed that the burial mounds that we featured earlier in the show are just about everywhere and i'm not just talking underground. check out this place.

well, i have never had a burial mound shaped quiche before. let's hope it doesn't taste any different. here goes. it's very thick. looking good inside. tastes good, just like a regular quiche. thank goodness. hello again, this week the theme

is southeast asia on a budget. i've got some advice on some hidden gems in singapore and kuala lumpur. and the prospects for picking up casual work as you travel around the region. but first, it's 500 years since leonardo da vinci died and to mark the visionary and artist, a new blockbuster exhibition is opening at the louvre in paris on the 24th of october. the show is running until february next year but it is expected to prove so popular that admission is only by timed tickets, so you must book ahead. back to southeast asia and on instagram passedport asks,... hi, simon, i'm looking for hidden gems in singapore or kuala lumpur, especially cultural sites or museums. in singapore i have two favourites, both of which seem to be under—visited. the first is fort siloso

on sentosa island, now a military museum. including the surrender chamber, depicting the events when british defenders surrendered to the japanese in 1942. and three years later, when the occupying army itself surrendered. the other is the treetop walk, which takes you high above the tropical rainforest of the heart of the island. kuala lumpur also has some urban rainforest with high altitude access, the forest eco park. miraculously preserved in the heart of the urban jungle, gives splendid views of the skyscrapers. my other highlight is the capital's old railway station. which, when the current building opened in 1910, was one of the most spectacular buildings in the young city. fred nurgles is off to thailand and vietnam in november and december. fred, i've not got much experience

of renting wheelchairs on sand so i sought some expert advice. in terms of the swimming, there is equipment available in some beaches, like tenerife where i was last week. they have the amphibian chair. that's a chair with much bigger wheels that can go over both the sand and then it can go out in the sea and float. definitely look out for amphibian chairs. as you know, fred, they're difficult to find so i think your best bet is to contact one of the specialist accessible travel companies. in terms of thailand and vietnam, i've been asking around and come up with phuket as an option for you. patong beach in particular has been recommended. a quick search shows there are hotels nearby with good wheelchair access. an alternative on phuket might be karon beach. it's got a pavement running along its length that allows easy access onto the sand. finally, simon lusted wonders..

i have been working my way around the world for a number of decades. picking fruit in australia, making radio commercials in california. but finding unskilled work at a reasonable rate of pay in a country with relatively low wages and a large supply of labour, is both difficult and morally questionable. earn at home, spend abroad. i think that's the best way to go. do keep sending in your questions and i will do my very best to find you the answers. from me, simon calder, the global guru, bye for now and see you next time. finally this week, we're heading to the port city of cardiff in the united kingdom. the welsh capital was once one of the largest docklands in the world, made up of a bustling community of seafarers. and now, it's the starting point for the travel show‘s alex taylor who is in for a unique sailing experience.

this is tenacious, the only tall ship of its kind in the world, designed and built so it can be sailed by a truly mixed ability crew. how are they going to get us up there? i will be on that mast? are you serious? this was the largest wooden ship to be built in the uk for over a century when it was completed in 2000. thejubilee sailing trust is a registered charity running the ship which focuses on what people can do instead of what they can't. with my ginger biscuits in my bag, i was hauled aboard to spend a week with my new shipmates. on board i will be part of the ship's watch,

hoisting the sails, and getting stuck in. what you've got here is your bunk. and you've also got lockers. i think we are expecting some pretty choppy weather as we leave here down to lands end. but i guess the captain will explain it. ginger biscuits are good, right? you got it! you are the crew. not guests or passengers or any of that nonsense, you are the crew, you are the ones going to do all the bits and pieces to move the ship, to make it all happen. now, to do that, we have to do a little bit of training. these are permanently rigged in position. we've got two evacuation routes, this is one of them, and all we ask from our wheelchair users or those people that are with them is that for an emergency, the wheelchair user is in their wheelchair. nice and gently.

south—westerly, four or five, occasionally six at first. heave, heave... two, six. heave. it's lovely, part of a team already. learning things, so, it's a really new experience, really. i got mark imprints from where all the ropes were, if you didn't have gloves

on your hands would be in pieces. our final destination will be poole in dorset. chris, my watch leader on the journey, tells me how he started. i came along with no experience of disability, i came on board and i was buddied up with a guy who'd had a stroke when he was in his 20s. he was such a lovely guy, and we had such a really good time, it was just a nice atmosphere on board. everyone kind of pitches in and it's a great equalising environment. i don't like the distinction of able—bodied and disabled. i don't either. i hate it. and the more time i spent with a wider range of people, the more i dislike it. because you come on ships and you suddenly find that people have got all sorts of strengths and weaknesses, talents and abilities.

irrespective of the way they are. wow! that is amazing. that's beautiful. that's ridiculous. they are so close. as the sun set on my watch on the dolphins, it was my turn to take the helm of the 700 tonne ship. a bit more to the right. you're actually spot—on at the moment. absolutely spot on. only on camera. off camera i'm terrible. you're doing what you should be

doing which is stop, look at it, what's it doing, which way do i need to turn the wheel? and you turned it exactly the right way. my first time ever behind the wheel of a tall ship like this, it's huge and it's quite powerful. as night falls i finally get time to reflect on today's challenges and look ahead to tomorrow. i'm exhausted and tired. and i don't know how everything started and where it ended, so i'm a bit lost. it's been a good time and you see things which i would never see, dolphins especially. i never thought i'd see them. i'm going to go up the mast, hopefully. and i've met people, which is amazing, we've all got on well as a team, so it's been a bonding moment for everyone.

that's all we've got time for this week. coming up next week... cat is in iceland learning about the effect climate change is having on the country's glaciers and ice fields. i feel like i'm dancing. and we rejoin alex as he takes on another tall ship challenge at sea. i hope you can join us for that. don't forget if you want to follow the travel show team on theirjourneys, on the road in real time, you can catch us on social media. but until next time, from me carmen roberts and the rest of the travel show team in japan, it's goodbye.

hello. whether you were sailing or out and about on land this week you will need to keep abreast of the forecast because there are significant changes coming up compared to where we have been in recent days. some of you might have noticed a change given we have a succession of weather fronts bringing showers, thunderstorms, if not longer spells of rain across the british isles as we speak. this is the past few hours, we have had showers and thunderstorms working into the east of the country and into the east of the country and into the east of the country and into the heart of scotland and overnight rain pushes further towards the north and later this afternoon, the first part of the evening, some showers will get into wales and the south—west. despite

clearing skies overnight, not critically cold and that is a feature of the week as well. this is how we start monday, dry enough for many but you will notice in the west we have weather fronts so if you need dry weather in the south—west, you will have to be up and act it pretty early because the rain will swing in towards the south—west and then west and wales, northern ireland by early afternoon. some rain also from the old fronts close to the shetland islands but if you have not had a mention thus far, monday will be pretty decent with a lot of dry weather in northern and eastern parts until late in the day and then the front will swing up and through and we bring another feature close by to the southern part of the country and this is a combination of wet and windy weather on the first pa rt wet and windy weather on the first part of tuesday with some gusts up to 45 mph. that will eventually move some heavy rain towards the scottish borders and then a lull and then another feature winding up which

late on tuesday and overnight into wednesday could bring another spell of quite wet and windy weather into the southern counties of england and wales. but that said, when that clears, wednesday is looking to be half decent, a good deal drier than tuesday for many. there will be a lot of cloud and some sunny spells, may be a passing shower when we have got rid of that feature. and the start of thursday, it could be quite foggy for some as the wind drops but first it again brings another spell of wet weather into the west of the british isles, then moving for further north and it's not until we get to the weekend where we can have some sunny get to the weekend where we can have some sunny spells and showers but that's a lot of weather. if you want it at your speed rather than mine, it's on the bbc website.

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak, the headlines at two: jeremy corbyn says he'd serve a full term as prime minister if labour won the next general election and plays down criticism of his leadership from a senior aide. i think he said that because he was extremely distressed at that point about whatever was going on in discussions within the office at that moment. meanwhile, labour is promising free prescriptions for all, as it tries to put policy back in the spotlight at a party conference overshadowed by internal rows. thomas cook is holding emergency talks as it tries to agree a rescue deal to prevent it from going bust. angry scenes in hong kong as pro—democracy activists disrupt transport services protesting against what they see as china's