supreme court is announcing the long—awaited verdict over rights to disputed land in the holy city of ayodhya. both muslims and hindus claim the site, which has been the centre of violent clashes between the two sides for decades. brazil's former president luis inacio lula da silva has walked free from prison where he'd been held for a year and a half on corruption charges. he was met byjubilant supporters as he was released, which came after the supreme court decided convicts should only go to prison if they have exhausted their appeal options. at least two people have lost their lives as an unprecedented number of bushfires burn across eastern australia. firefighters in the state of new south wales have been struggling to reach some parts and the prime minister scott morrison has warned that the stiuation is likely to get worse.

the prime minister borisjohnson visited derbyshire on friday to see the devastation the flooding has brought there. officials said that the river derwent in derby reached its highest—ever level. and the worst may not yet be over. our correspondent phil mackie sent this report. they've never seen anything like this. it's the highest recorded level for the river derwent in derby. the floodwaters have begun to inundate parts of the city centre. the derwent still hasn't peaked, but already parts of derby city centre are now at the river level, and that means as it pours out over its banks, it's pouring into streets like this. around the corner, council workers are warning local businesses to prepare for the worst. the river levels have risen substantially overnight and during the course of the day, so our absolute priority is safety of our citizens and the people in the city centre. next to the river in flats which are about to flood, residents are getting ready to leave. it looks like i need to build the ark, basically.

i've had to move my animals two by two, you know? and the river's been flooding. i've been here four years and it's the first time it's really broke its banks. the city centre's been at a standstill, and floods have caused chaos on the roads all round it. getting home has been the priority, no matter how difficult. phil mackie, bbc news, derby. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, i found out how punk helps to end the cold war. also on this weekend's special programme, we are off to bulgaria to visit an iconic relic of its communist past. powerful, powerful

architecture. and we meet the people in that be are recreating a good night out, eastern block style. — latvia. i think that will warm me i

this weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, back in november 1989. poland was the first eastern block country to turn its back on communism, earlier that year. country to turn its back on communism, earlierthat year. but those iconic images of the wall coming down here in berlin really did confirm that the cold war in europe was coming to an end. on the evening of november nine, 1989, the whole world watched the destruction of the berlin wall. a structure that divided notjust the city, but families, nations, and superpowers. stretching over 80 miles, the wall was built to divide the communist east and the

capitalist west. today, only small sections of it still remained, and crossing it is no trouble at all. many cultural and political factors contributed to the destruction of the wall, but if captured the mood of the time as much as musica. in the west, megastars like david bowie and bruce springsteen both played protest gigs by the partition. but in the east, under the watchful eye of the secret police, an underground scene was forming. it was angry, it was an archaic, and it was a breakaway from control. it was punk music.

chaos was the front man for wu nte nfell. chaos was the front man for wu ntenfell. one of chaos was the front man for wuntenfell. one of the top bands. east germany's secret police, the stasi, regularly targeted defined

defiant antiauthoritarian punks. on multiple occasions, chaos was imprisoned and brutally beaten. back then, the intense scrutiny of the stasi meant that gigs often had to be held in the unlikeliest of locations. this is the place. wow, this is pretty spectacular. yeah, it's a church. i can't imagine

hundreds of punks coming to a church for a concert. yeah, with hundreds of beer. what was the vibe and the energy like in here?

when you think about those times, those difficult times during the gdr., where you were intimidated, by the stasi and the problems that you had amongst the people in the streets, would you do it again? absolutely. it was for me the ha rd est absolutely. it was for me the hardest but most beautiful time. punk was the soundtrack to an era of mounting defiance against the gdr, an era that culminated with the destruction of the wall. now, 30 yea rs destruction of the wall. now, 30 years on, this underground history is finally surfacing. in the aptly named punk bar, the church from underground, a band is rehearsing

for 0st art, a two day festival taking place this weekend designed to pay tribute to the subculture that provided a lifeline for so many. 0st art is a festival in berlin in honour of the anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. a good chance to get the younger people in touch with the history we had a. it's not like i have to do read some books or whatever, you can feel it. for me, the real punks were in the gdr, not in the west, because they really had to deal with repression, police, and it was really a big thing to do this. the sta kes were really a big thing to do this. the stakes were much higherfor the punks in the gdr. yeah. today has been really surprising. it makes me

think of what it must have been like in this city on the night that the berlin wall came down, the energy that must have crackled through it, and how much of that energy was driven by punk music. but what else is also a call is the fact that the next generation here are putting on events like the 0st art festival, which is helping to keep the memory alive of that counterculture, the cou ntercultu re alive of that counterculture, the counterculture of punk music that had to fight so hard just to exist. this weekend, there are dozens of anniversary events taking place all over berlin, but if you are planning a trip later than that, don't worry, because there is still plenty of things to see and do. at the new ride berlin, you have a chance to go

through the re—created city stopper you can board a bus all the way back to the 1980s, taking in gdr landmarks like checkpoint charlie, and the old parliament, the palace of the republic. all you can explore some of the incredible tunnels that helped over 300 east berliners escape under the wall. the berliner wynter belt museum helps two hosts exhibited to us, but being underground, the accessibility is limited. november also sees the planned completion of the berlin handshake project, a collection of almost 11,000 clean moulds, one for each day since the wall came down. the berlin handshake project is shown at the documentation centre at the bernauer strasse. is bringing two people together and asking them

to shake hands, and in this handshake we put a ball of clay. your other hand, you can also squeeze. your other hand, you can also squeeze. out of 11,000 of these handshakes we build a wall of unification. we have the prototype here, and in the future there will also be something outside that you can see. still to come on the travel show... coming up, we've got more from two former eastern block countries who are forging a new future 30 years on, but still remember their past. so don't go away. if you come to berlin, you'll

find some parts of the berlin wall standing, and being used as backdrops for tourist selfies, but across the former eastern block there are other buildings and structures that nobody quite knows what to do with maybe because their history is still too raw and some countries are not so comfortable their past. — confronting their past. a few years ago, we sent mike to bulgaria to take a look around and iconic building that was left abandoned when the communist regime collapsed. i am excited! it's been a long time that i wanted to come here. wow, it's massive, isn't it? at 70 metres high and 60 metres wide, it looks out across the balkan

mountain. completed in 1981, it was built as a national monument to glorify the communist party stop its head because this was the birthplace of the bulgarian socialist movement. this is powerful... powerful architecture. following the collapse of the regime, the building was abandoned, and later shut off to the public as it fell into disrepair. recently, the only people have seen inside have been a select group of photo hungry urban explorers who have broken in illegally. this is a really big deal today, the travel show is the first international crew to be allowed in the front doors, so we are very excited and very lucky to be able to do so. and now is the time. ready? wow! me first? you are welcome. it has seen better days, hasn't it? definitely.

it cost the equivalent of $35 million in today's money to build. since it was abandoned, the years, they haven't been kind. it's incredible. there is some work to do, obviously. but it is still very impressive. look at them as on top. there is the symbol of communism, actually, the hammer and sickle. and you can read and select around it. workers of the world unite. the entire perimeter is also covered in mosaic. we have actually more than a thousand square metres of mosaic inside. out of all of these, which is your favourite? over there, the dragon. the dragon represents capitalism, monarchy and fascism,

all the enemies of communism, and it is defeated by the communist people. when the monument opened, thousands came from all over the country to marvel at its beauty. there were signs and light shows, and talks from all known communist artists and poets. one person who remembers that time well is fe. —— fedors. he and his father were official photographers for the building. you we re photographers for the building. you were here and you saw this ruinous building when it was at its best. what was that like? really, all that is left is the mosaics and the mosaic on the

ceiling. here and here. the rest, all over this, is now gone. what do you feel seeing what it has become? time could be running out for buzludzha. if the roof collapses, the walls will go to, and the building will be lost. there is now an emerging debate about what exactly to do with the monument. those who remember the repressions and the hardships of the communist era would like to see it destroyed. others want to restore it to its former glory. but dora is working on

a proposal to preserve it as a museum, place where can remember the past. it was built to glorify the communist ideal. we don't want to do that these days. we just want to know the history, to understand why it was built. but if we keep it intact, and leave the symbols in their present condition, i think this will be much more powerful and meaningfulfor the this will be much more powerful and meaningful for the next generation to understand. it will be a symbol of much more than just what it was, communism. it is more a symbol of bulgaria and the ups and downs and what the country has been through. there is no doubt that this is a controversial but very powerful and iconic building. and because of that alone, to me, it feels worth preserving in whatever form. alone, to me, it feels worth preserving in whateverform. but ultimately, it is down to bulgaria itself to work with how it remembers itself to work with how it remembers its past, going into the future. well, to finish this week, we are off to latvia. it is a country that turned its back on the old soviet

union, and won its independence back in1990. union, and won its independence back in 1990. but although it successfully made the transition from communism to capitalism, some people are still kind of nostalgic for certain elements of the old days, as christa found out when she visited the capital, riga, earlier this year. the russian bear still projects its shadow over the tiny country. but it is also part of its dna. about one in four latvians are ethnic russian. and imans is one of them. a few years ago he opened a barfor them. a few years ago he opened a bar for those nostalgic for their use under the soviet regime. and it had to include one of the latvia's most popular games, the know this. —— the novus. show me? i must hit

that one, and hit those into the pockets? this will be embarrassing, wait for this. yeah! so we've got all sorts of soviet goodies here, that used to be served up goodies here, that used to be served up during that era. we've got salami, cheese, herring and spratt

with egg all served on bread. it used to come like this. you would order 100ml of vodka, and one of these snacks would come as standard, just to make sure you didn't get too drunk. in1991, just to make sure you didn't get too drunk. in 1991, the soviet union collapsed and latvia regained its independence. finally enjoying the freedom to travel and settle abroad, many young latvians chose to leave. rigour has lost almost a third of its population since independence. —— riga. a consequence of this exodus is that it has left an extraordinary number of buildings across the city empty, like this one, a former ambulance depot. but one, a former ambulance depot. but u one, a former ambulance depot. but one group of activists is trying to change this. i was one of the founders of this initiative, in 2013. working with owners and the

municipality, free riga turns derelict buildings into social and cultural venues. so what do we have here now? so, this is a street third place, and over there there is a bar with a concept of venue. then there is co— working. there are artists' residences. you've got everything here! what don't you have here? hotel. no hotel here? so, tell me about some of the events you hold dear, mostly during the summer, i guess? it is a bit cold at the moment. there are all kinds of activities, starting from concerts, exhibitions, workshops, the building looks a little bit rough. the atmosphere is more, how you say, not rough... more informal? easy-going. more informal, exactly. maybe this will become a new berlin or something. going into the bar next

door, there is definitely a berliner vibe in the area, only the drinks are local. could i have a black balsam, please? a very little one. well, i think that will warm me up. it is actually not too bad! sadly, that's your lot for this week. don't forget, you can follow us on social media, to keep up with us on all our adventures. but until next time, from me and all the travel show team here in berlin, it is auf wiedershen.

hello. the recent slow—moving heavy rain that we saw across much of northern england has now eased away, but we are left with the legacy of some very high river levels, quite a lot of flooding, too. so still several flood warnings and even severe flood warnings in force, particularly across parts of northern england. river levels will slowly come down through the course of the weekend. there's a bit more rain on the way for saturday but it will be heaviest in the places that are not affected by the flooding. a dry day likely by the time we get to sunday. but it's a cold weekend. first thing saturday morning, temperatures widely subzero. about —2, —3 in towns and cities, colder in the countryside. a touch of frost, certainly. also fog or freezing fog patches to start off your day as well. we can see this weather front making its way in from the west. that will bring a mix of rain. also some sleet and some snow

over the highest ground, only across parts of wales through the day on saturday, but certainly down at low levels it will be falling as rain. parts of northern ireland, south—west scotland, wales, western england, seeing the arrival of that rain. eastern england and northern and eastern scotland staying dry through the day, after the morning mist clears away. should be some sunshine around, but it will feel pretty chilly wherever you are. we're mainly going to be stuck in single figures, maybe just squeezing 10 celsius towards plymouth, but for most, about 6—9. that area of rain, with a little bit of sleetiness and snow over the high ground, starts to ease away towards the south as we move through saturday night and overnight into sunday morning. with all the cloud around in the south it won't be such a cold night. certainly not compared to first thing on saturday. temperatures mostly above freezing. still a cold night to come for northern england, northern ireland and scotland as well. sunday, remembrance sunday, we're looking at some decent conditions. lots of dry and fairly sunny weather. there will be some rain working in from the west later on in the day, but much of remembrance sunday is looking fine and dry, with light winds, temperatures somewhere between 6—10, for most of us on sunday. then we start to see this frontal system heading in from west to east,

through sunday night and into monday. you can see a bit of light. some sleet and snow over the highest ground, parts of northern england and scotland as well. that main band of rain should clear away gradually on monday, perhaps lingering longest towards the south—east. then we're back into sunny spells, scattered showers, some of them a little bit wintry over the highest ground. in the sunshine, though, top temperatures around 6—11. bye— bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the impact of 2a hours of torrential rain in northern england begins to emerge. one woman has died, thousands now face the task of cleaning up flooded homes and businesses. catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia have killed at least two people and forced thousands from their homes. the authorities warn they are not through the worst of it. and as germany marks 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall, we speak to some of the people whose lives were changed in a few momentous days. and wembley awaits. with a record crowd expected at the national stadium