england's rugby players are making final preparations for the world cup final injapan, with the kick off just a few hours away. eddiejones' men will start the match against south africa as favourites to lift the trophy. britain has become the latest european country to halt fracking for oil and gas because of safety concerns. it's been suspended since august after tremors in north west england. experts told ministers they could not predict how often or how strong future tremors might be. the former texas congressman beto o'rourke has dropped out of the us presidential race. on social media, he said his campaign for the democratic party nomination didn't have the means to go forward — but that he'd work to ensure donald trump was defeated.

the company whirlpool has been criticised for the time it's taken to deal with potentially dangerous tumble dryers that have been linked to a spate of fires. mps on the business select committee say it's disgraceful that some customers who've been the victims of fires have been made to sign non—disclosure agreements to get compensation from the company. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. i've got some washing for you. caught up in the four—year process so far of whirlpool sorting out its danger dryers, stevie—jo from west london battled to get hers replaced, then found even the replacement was one of the models at risk of catching fire. it's scary to think that they've taken so long to sort this problem out. eventually, after hounding them, i received a free—of—charge replacement. i checked online to make sure that it wasn't on the recall list, after all the hassle that i'd had. lo and behold, it was on the recall list.

this has been the fear — a spate of fires like one in london's shepherds bush blamed on faulty dryers. the brands affected include hotpoint, indesit and swan. the company revealed to mps in the summer that up to 800,000 could still be in use. so i apologise to you for whatever distress... in their evidence, whirlpool said sorry to one customer they had made sign a nondisclosure agreement, attempting to silence her in exchange for getting compensation. when it came to adding the cost up for everything, as well, i felt like a criminal, like i were being questioned. gemma had had to get her baby and toddler out of the house when her dryer caught light. as i opened the door and saw the flames, i had to grab him and get out, and i had to get my son to help me grab my daughter out. i think it is absolutely appalling that whirlpool not only was responsible for fires in people's homes, but then tried

to stop them from speaking about it, because we all know that the most powerful thing in terms of getting those machines out of homes is others speaking about their experience. that's what encourages people to check their own machine. whirlpool told us... their factory near bristol is producing a new dryer every ten seconds to provide the safer replacements it is now obliged to offer. that is under the terms of the full product recall which the government imposed three months ago. simon gompertz, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's programme. . . coming up on this week's programme... i'm in saudi arabia discovering the hidden desert city. this is you thousand years old and

this makes it unique, notjust for archaeologists but for people like you and me. this is back with more global gadgets. apparently got a brushing score of i%. i can brush my teeth public, i was brushing on camera, that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it. and how to keep bears out of your bins. japanese style.

in north—western saudi arabia, 1000 kilometres from riyadh lies the hidden desert city of agra. be right in thinking it looks similar to petra in jordan, in thinking it looks similar to petra injordan, culture and civilisation of traders who built that also built this as a second city. 0ver that also built this as a second city. over 2000 years ago. the differences, that sides are relatively unknown. stunningly preserved and unscathed by years of tourism. hegra sits in a vast government. this is an epic landscape, it is nearly the size of belgium. while saudi ‘s international reputation is being questioned right now, williams of dollars are being spent on the whole area, appearing at your welcome tourists as part of the country ‘s

2030 plan to shift saudi arabia's economy away from all dependency to other sectors such as tourism. in this is one of their star attractions. that they are hoping will draw in the crowds. it's brilliant, and you can't believe that it was done thousands of years ago. while hegra has unesco world heritage status, it has remained a largely hidden treasure to the rest of the world. until now. but trevor 2020 the saudi government hoped to have the site fully open and accessible to tourists. so, the nabateans accessible to tourists. so, the nabatea ns survived and accessible to tourists. so, the nabateans survived and thrived, why? nabateans survived and thrived, why? nabatea ns means in nabateans survived and thrived, why? nabateans means in arabic, which means they were discovering the water. they had a very smart way to discover the water. one of those ways, you can see how they carved from the top of that mountain so

when it's raining, the water gets down to that row stop through these channels, and to that? yes. so it literally cascades into there? archaeologists have so far found 150 wells like this in this area. well, it is quite big. but really, it is the terms that have the well factor. very cool down here. this inscription says this tomb belonged to the leader and his wife. in contrast to jordan's petra, to the leader and his wife. in contrast tojordan's petra, the wonder of these terms lies in the information that researchers have gathered from the text on these stone inscriptions. the occupations, they had a teacher, they had a doctor, that gives a real example of our civilisation. they live a normal life is with live day—to—day.

they carved from the top to the bottom. you can see the decoration he has said they have steps also, nabateans he has said they have steps also, nabatea ns believed when he has said they have steps also, nabateans believed when they have a stairway they give back to the god. in five steps on the right on the left. when i was a child, we came here with the family and we see these terms. at that time, there wasn't any information about it. so we used the tomb for playing hide and seek to stop what is the hegra culture mean to you? it means at my city has a lot of history, if you compare yourself with other countries where they are really proud, with believe we deserve to present an offer this for people. they want this to be the capital of culture as maker is for religion and riyadh for the country ‘s politics

and finance. what is remarkable here is how well preserved the stonework is. this is 2000 years old. a lot of the city still lies understand. but so far more than 131 terms have been uncovered. a crossroads of trading routes that linked three continents. the remnants of ancient civilisations here are just restricted to the nabateans. the history of the area goes back thousands of years. after years of not being open to research and mapping, everything has changed. light aircraft and drones are equipped with specialist cameras capturing detailed imagery of archaeological figures. jami and his tea m archaeological figures. jami and his team have discovered 17,000 sites in just two years. some of the sites are incredibly significant, their monuments were not finding anywhere else on the planet. if we find

orange dress — track dry stone wall, extending a metre and a half, i would assume 19th—century. so no more than 100 years old about finding bawling the same height without collapse that has been there for at least 5000 years. some of them even older than that. for the longest time the area had been largely closed off to archaeologists due to politics, with vision and its remoteness. to go to archaeological world that's never really been examined or touched before, to me is just a remarkable opportunity. but i feel genuinely excited every time i walk out onto the site. is there a buzz when you find something in particular? there always was not i wouldn't be doing this... i've been doing it for a very, very long time, ifi doing it for a very, very long time, if i didn't still get that buzz. and jamie believes the still yet thousands more sites to discover. be the first to witness a land of fascinating journeys... as part of

the big push to change its image to the big push to change its image to the outside world, the saudi government has released a series of pr campaigns. as well as relaxing certain laws, for example —— for insta nce certain laws, for example —— for instance on women's clothing and an unmarried tourist sharing hotel bedroom. they have since launched a new scheme, open to 49 countries allowing travellers to stay up to 90 days. the looking on social media, it seems like there is still a way to go to convince people to come visit. we've had a lot of social media messages from an audience who expressed a lot of concern about the human rights commission here, and the conditions for women, female travellers here. how can you reassure them about that? this is a bit of a challenge but saudi arabia has significance history, nature and culture, it is again one of our main assets to saudi arabia. we believe

that once you are here in saudi arabia, dealing with its people and you will feel the hospitality of the locals and saudis. we have in petra comparable site. 400,000 visitors a year, it's going to a big problem terms of pollution, in terms of over tourism. you want to million here, visits a year here. aren't you worried about the effects on this beautiful escape? to million might seem a beautiful escape? to million might seem a big number, but given the size of al ula being 200,000 square kilometres per is almost the size of belgium and developing in the region, ina belgium and developing in the region, in a responsible and sustainable manner is one of our key objectives. their avoiding mass tourists, so that's is not going to be an issue. i reckon that changing public perception will be the

government's biggest challenge. because of its human rights record, quality issues for women in the country ‘s involvement in the ongoing war in yemen. you could argue that the shift in tourism and the need to attract more international visitors may be the trigger to bring genuine reform to saudi arabia. all this could just be a charm offensive. but there's no denying this place has some of the greatest and most unspoiled historical remnants in the world. which we can experience first—hand. still to come... lucy tries some of the latest wellness global gadgets. a p pa re ntly the latest wellness global gadgets. apparently i got a brushing score of 196. apparently i got a brushing score of 1%. i promise i can brush my teeth properly, i brush them on camera, that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it. and why this terrible racket is

keeping one japanese town safe from theirs. so don't go away. so you've landed after hours in the air, you are dragging your suitcase across town, you're exhausted, there are little frustrated and you've got are little frustrated and you've got a busy trip ahead. so a feeling far from the best. well, sit back and relax because this week we've got three gadgets designed to help you ta ke three gadgets designed to help you take care of yourself on the road. first up we have my skin track uv. this tiny sensor clips onto your collar bag strap and monitors your exposure to sunlight. it connects to

an app on a location to give you real—time information on pollen count, pollution and humidity. the app then recommends skin regimens based on your skin tone and those environmentalfactors. the based on your skin tone and those environmental factors. the sensor itself is fairly unobtrusive, is light and bachelors in that clip is nice and steady. today the sun is trying to focus head out behind the clouds so that's given go and see how it works. the app is telling me the uv index is a moderate level so there is a very small risk of getting sunburned today which is something that i definitely wouldn't have predicted, given the overcast state of the day. is also worth bearing in mind this has been released by simcoe brand so no surprises is recommending its own skincare products which does give the whole thing a little bit of an advertorial vibe. but the bottom line is we should all be more aware of the harmful effects that uv has on ourskin and of the harmful effects that uv has on our skin and the sensor can certainly help make you a little bit more conscious about it. humidity a hotel room with just enough time to freshen up. coming in a rather sleek travel case the genius acts electric

toothbrush claims to be one of the world ‘s smartest toothbrushes. com plete world ‘s smartest toothbrushes. complete with a brushing recognition. i know, a toothbrush with artificial intelligence. what exactly with artificial intelligence. what exa ctly d oes with artificial intelligence. what exactly does that mean? in this case, ai has been used to analyse thousands of different kinds of toothbrushing techniques. that information has been been used to give you feedback on the way you brush your teeth. so we are now in the coaching part of the app. a p pa re ntly the coaching part of the app. apparently i have got a brushing score of 1%, which is pretty poor! of course i can brush my teeth properly. i was brushing on camera. that is my excuse and i'm sticking to it. so, i'm not sure how i feel about this thing. that was a pretty harsh critique of my toothbrushing technique. what it did do was make me want to go back and try again and do better, which i did. i got a much better score. so it kind of gamifies

the toothbrushing process, which i think it's fun. the fact that last two weeks on a single charge means it isa two weeks on a single charge means it is a brilliant fa slightly expensive way to look your gnashers on your travels. nothing is worse than feeling run down when you arrive at any destination, but sometimes when you travel on your own you need an objective opinion to tell you how you really look. the high mirror slide is a smart mirror with a built—in camera. —— hi mirror slide. it can analyse your face and give you feedback on the condition of your skin before giving you tips and product recommendations. a mirror at the front, flanked by ridiculously bright lights. slap it open. all right, it hasjust ridiculously bright lights. slap it open. all right, it has just taken my photo. a few areas of analysis. pause, red spots, dark spots, wrinkles. this is definitely not for those who offend easily. i'm not sure how i feel about being subjected to quite brittle cosmetic judgement. this is designed to be portable, but it is pretty big for a travel mirror, so you might not want to taking up space in your suitcase. and while it is a nice idea in

theory it is critical and quite clinical and assessment of your facial floors, which is clinical and assessment of your facialfloors, which is definitely not for everybody. —— flaws. finally this week, we are talking bears. japan's forest and highlands are teaming with them, and largely they keep themselves to themselves. just recently there has been a spike in human— bear encounters. carmen is a short hop from tokyo, to find out how one resort town has employed an old friend to solve the problem once and for all. 0nly old friend to solve the problem once and for all. only 60 minutes from tokyo and i am at the southern flank of one of japan's vast and wild national parks. this is the little resort town of karuizawa. it is beautiful, as you can see, we are surrounded by mountains and woodlands. and it is lovely at this

time of year, especially if you are a leaf peeper after some autumn colours. it is also a very tempting little town if you are a hungry bear strolling in those hills up there looking for a tasty snack. until a decade ago, there were roughly 300 human— bear encounters here every year. and it isn't the only place where this happens. the ministry of environments is between 2012 and 2017 there were more than 500 attacks on people with a dozen fatalities. 0n very rare occasions, man and bear managed to live together. these fishermen on the northern ireland of hokkaido have struck up a strong and unusual bond with their neighbours. but in many

other places they are seen as a nuisance, and many are shot. back in karuizawa, businesses like this little guesthouse were finding the bear a real pest. a huge one came maybe every week. especially on the rainy days. he would come down and claw at the back door, like this. so was it a nuisance, or was it quite dangerous? i don't think so. because they just want to get food. not the human being. they are a very shy animal. so he wasjust hungry. there isa animal. so he wasjust hungry. there is a hungry. but here, like this year, very heavy rain. so the foods of the mountainside, the chestnuts

and the strawberries, it was not growing up. and so then they have to come down here and they tasted, ice cream and chocolate, much better than the chestnut? since 2009 - has not been one incident in the town. 0ne not been one incident in the town. one reason for that is pretty simple. the people of karuizawa and had to be really smart about the public waste. this is a plastics pen, which is quite easy to open, but if i were a hungry bear, i would have to get into this pen. this is the food bend. as you can see, it is locked. but if you are a human you can squeeze your hand right inside and opened the latch, which hopefully about can't do. it is one of the changes introduced by the wildlife research centre which has been set up to achieve peaceful coexistence here. radio colours are fitted to bears courting humane traps like these, so staff can move them safely away from houses and

people. —— collars. what other bears like? are they aggressive or are they placid? every bear is different. so shy and quiet, others are very upset that they have been caught, so we have to be careful with every bear. 0k, and how much of the danger are they to the people around here in the community? generally not much. they are more scared of you than you are of them, as usual. but sometimes, when people get close, and if they are coming to the town, people get scared, so it is always better to keep a distance. that is why if they get too close we put in the traps and try to move them back to the forest and the mountains. every night, rangers are sent out to track where the bears are, and if necessary, scare them off. but to do that, they need something quite quick. and very noisy. hello! what's her name? her

name is tamar. hello, tamar. knoichiwa! we're heading into winter now, when the best at hibernating, which makes it an ideal time to take out for some training. we have small bears. when we chase the bears, using very small hooks, may the bear will get off. now we have to bear dogs. so the damage is decreasing, and no problem bears. find the bear! while! -- and no problem bears. find the bear! while! —— wow! that was a huge change in temperament from tamar. he has hidden a bear paw in a tree, so

that tamar can find descent. find the bear! good. we are in an area very popular with tourists here, so if there is one lesson for us to ta ke if there is one lesson for us to take away, it is this. they must not leave food in the forest. that is what attracts them down here? yeah. and if all goes to plan, the bears of karuizawa will have long, peaceful lives in the hills here, enjoying chestnuts they find, not chocolates they steal. that is all

we have time for on this week's show, but dojoin us next time, when... ade is in berlin as it marks a very special anniversary. 30 years ago, next weekend, the whole world watched the destruction of the berlin wall. a structure that divided not just the berlin wall. a structure that divided notjust the city but families, nations and superpowers. he meets the punks that rebelled against the regime of the east, uncovering a scene that some say played a part in bringing down so so dojoin us for so do join us for that, so dojoin us for that, if so do join us for that, if you so dojoin us for that, if you can. but until then, from me and the rest of the travel show team, it is

goodbye. hello there. winds have already been picking up across parts of the uk. there is some stormy weather to take us through saturday — gales and also heavy rain which, for some of us, will cause some disruption to travel and potentially some damage as well. your bbc local radio station will keep you up to date. you can see the swirling area of cloud on our earlier satellite picture. this is an area of low pressure which has been deepening as it has been approaching the british isles. 0n the southern flank, you can see these isobars squashing together. that shows a swathe of strong winds continuing to develop right now across parts of wales and the south—west of england. some very heavy rain to be had here as well. but there are met office yellow warnings in force for the strength of the winds. the strongest winds through the first part of the morning across the south—west of england and south wales,

gusts of 60, 70, maybe 80 miles an hour on exposed coasts. as the day wears on, those strong winds will transfer further east across southern england, the south midlands, and up into east anglia. 50, 60, maybe 65mph gusts. those winds could be quite damaging. there will also be some heavy and persistent rain slowly pushing east and north. but at the same time, there will be parts of northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland that see precious little rain. sunny spells. the winds here will be lighter. not a bad day. further north in scotland, there will be heavy and persistent rain which could cause flooding and easterly winds gusting to 50 or 60 miles an hour. there is lots going on across the uk through the day ahead. top temperatures of 10—13. if you are planning to head out and about during the evening, those winds will only slowly ease. it will certainly stay blustery for a while. into the first part of sunday, it should be a little calmer out there. some rain at times and lows of 7—9 degrees. sunday, low pressure still very much in charge. notice not as many white lines, not as many isobars on the chart. winds will be considerably lighter. around the centre of that area of low pressure, we will see showers or longer spells of rain spiralling around

across the uk. it isn't all doom and gloom if you are heading out and about, because you can see some breaks in the cloud as well. there will be some spells of sunshine, and those top temperatures — 10 degrees in aberdeen, 14 in cardiff. staying unsettled with further heavy downpours into the start of the new working week and then for the middle of the week, it will pick up a northerly wind that is going to feel rather chilly.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with nina warhurst and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: a chance to make sporting history. england are just a couple of hours away from taking on south africa in the rugby world cup final. it will be the full english, as thousands of venues open early for fans desperate to cheer the team to victory. eddiejones says it is a day he has been planning for since he took over, and is ready for the challenge of south africa. fracking is to end in england after the government orders a halt because of fears of earthquakes. good morning. we've got