to the we could see damaging gusts to the north west. generally fairly mild for the first half of the week before it turns colder towards the end. tonight, a slight chill in eastern areas, but like last night, plenty of cloud commit light rain and drizzle, strengthening breeze in the west and temperatures holding at around eight or 9 degrees. you will notice to the west of ireland, the sign of heavy rain. it is tied into this, the first of a succession of low pressure systems, and the first one of these are iceland. but strong winds will bring widespread gales to the north and west through the day, particular tied in with the weather front, bringing heavy rain in northern ireland and spreading through scotland during the morning and early afternoon and to the afternoon, for much of wales and west in england. hefty dampers with that. shorter lived further south, but around northern and western areas, winds up to 50,60 mph in areas. not a strong towards the south and east where it stays dry until late in the day and temperatures at around 8—10d for

many. we finish with sunshine in the west, rain spreads in the evening rush hour across east anglia and the south east and clear skies u nfortu nately by south east and clear skies unfortunately by night, a few showers in the north means a bit of a chill but temperatures rise into tuesday. even deepen area of low pressure but with stronger winds, and more in the way of heavy rain attached, and on the southern edge of it, dragging in warmer air. incredibly mild state on tuesday, tempered by some very strong winds. the wettest weather is in the north and west of scotland, northern ireland, rain at at times, showers across some eastern and southern areas, but many stay predominantly dry and widespread gales again from the south east and gales up to 70, may 80 mph across the hebrides, auckland and shetland. —— 0rkney. temperatures up to 50 degrees in the north east of wales, northern ireland and 60 celsius in the north east of scotland. milder air is swept out of the way into wednesday, not the chain across southern and

eastern areas at this stage and wednesday should be dry for many. we could see more wet and windy weather across the south on thursday before dry and cold conditions visit at the weekend. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: the body of the iranian general assasinated by the us on iraqi soil is returned, as borisjohnson says "we will not lament" his death. they chant anti—american slogans are heard in parliament in tehran. the united states says it is preparing for any iranian response. the australian prime minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months and announces the creation of a recovery agency to help those who've lost homes. the argument about leave or remain is over, says keir starmer, as hejoins the race to be the next labour leader.

and the first big event of the awards season, the golden globes, takes place tonight in hollywood. and in sport, liverpool beat everton at anfield. we have that and the rest of the day's third round fa cup action. now on bbc news, the travel show. i'm paul carter, i'm a journalist, and i have come here to tokyo to experience its culture, its sights and smells. like a lego cityscape, it doesn't look real. it's much bigger than i was expecting. a lot more, for want of a better word, gold. yes. i have come as any other western tourist could come and do, but i have also come here as a disabled person, to experience all of those things through the eyes of someone who might have some difficulties getting over some of those problems, getting around.

ifeel like i'm... ifeel like i'm done for the day already and i haven't even got anywhere yet. tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. and it will play host to the olympics and paralympics. japan expects a record a0 million visitors in 2020, including many disabled travellers. so i want to find out how prepared its capital is to welcome an influx of foreign visitors, especially people like me. i was born without any lower arms or legs,

and as you can probably see, i use short prosthetics to get around. so i'm just off to try and find something to eat. obviously it does pose some challenges, particularly with my height, and in terms of fatigue, i can't walk very long distances. there is quite a big bar culture here in tokyo so it means that anywhere with high stools like this is actually out of bounds to me, as it would be to wheelchair users, for example. so i do have to be a little bit more picky. sometimes people see me and have a perception of who i am, and what i might be able to do and what my limitations are. and i don't always think that their perceptions necessarily meet my reality. can i have this one? 0h! 0k. is that 0k? success. we have a table. arigato.

cutlery—wise, there is a selection of chopsticks, which for obvious reasons, aren't much use to me, and some spoons. no forks, so i planned ahead and i have the japanese word forfork on my phone... so when my food comes i will see if they have any. otherwise it will be a job of improvising. ah, thank you, arigato. success! i have a fork. looks good! there are around 6 million people with disabilities in japan, and my goal over the next few days is to see what it is like for us to visit this city.

we're off to the skytree. not really sure what to expect, looking forward to the view. it's a reasonably clear day so hopefully we'll be able to see something at least. i guess we'll find out when we get to the top. it is already looking busy inside. there are quite a few escalators to get up but that's not too bad. i'm quite lucky that i can use escalators all right, there are lifts here as well. the skytree is the world's tallest tower, and one of the country's most popular attractions. this is the mostjapanese thing i've seen since i've been here. hello kitty over here, people dressed up in all kinds of slightly weird outfits. hi, thank you very much. thank you. which way... this way. thank you. built in 2012, this modern icon

stands at a whopping 634 metres high. announcer: the tokyo skytree temple deck, floor 350. oh, my earsjust popped. i am told it can withstand earthquakes up to 7.0 magnitude as well as handle some 10,000 visitors a day. whoa! that's amazing! it looks like a lego cityscape, it doesn't look real. i think what you get up here is just a sense of not only scale, of how massive this place is,

but how densely populated it is, how everything is so tightly packed together. i think usually on a clear day you are supposed to be able to see mount fuji in the distance, but i think the weather gods haven't smiled on us today. man and woman speaking injapanese this is actually like heaven for me, i have this game at home. seeing all these original sketches, i was not expecting to see something like this here. oh, my god, there's merchandise as well. take me away, before i spend all my money! me and tall things don't usually go together, to be honest with you, but it's actually nice to feel like i'm looking down on something for once. you can't come to the skytree tower and not have your photo taken. oh, my god! he laughs i've just realised there is a glass floor. 0h... that makes me feel a little bit sick. 0h...

he laughs i really don't like it! i love it! it's got my best side. sayonara! that was so cool. but you know, if you can cope with the crowds, it is fairly easy to get around. could have done without the glass floor, to be honest with you, not the biggest fan of heights, didn't realise that was there, but no, absolutely cracking fun, a really good place to come. but to be honest, i already had high expectations of tokyo, one of the most high—tech and futuristic capitals in the world. and uniquely, this city has been

down this road before. the world's biggest city, more than ten million population and still growing, tokyo prepares for the first olympic games to be held in the orient. a massive facelifting is but one part of the feverish activity in the japanese capital. back in 1964, japan's capital became the first asian city to host the games, and the first city outside of europe to hold the paralympics. man speaks japanese 378 paralympians representing 21 countries were greeted with an enthusiastic and heartfelt welcome to tokyo. helped by the star power of japan's then crown prince and princess, who were committed to raising awareness of disability in sport, the 1964 paralympics were hugely popular. some 5,000 spectators turned up to cheer on the athletes over the five—day competition.

the 1964 championships and subsequent paralympic games put disabled people in the spotlight. but what is it like for people living here from day—to—day? i'm in the lively harajuku area to meet an award—winning disability vlogger who has been documenting her journeys around japan. ah, yuriko, hi! i'm paul, nice to meet you! hi, nice to meet you! how are you? hi, i'm good! this is pretty busy. yes, so crowded. what is this place? i could tell. so you've made videos and provide information for disabled people, how did you start doing that, and why?

200? wow! yuriko thinks the momentum of the paralympics here will change how japanese people interact with disabled people. what is it about the culture here around disability that makes things a bit difficult?

why do you think that is, that people are shy to help? is it a culture thing? part of the success of the paralympics will hinge on people's experience of tokyo. with that in mind, the city has spent billions preparing for the event, which includes updating the infrastructure with lifts and escalators. i'm trying to find the entrance to shibuya station, which i'm told should be just up ahead. i'm told that the metro system is about 90% accessible. but... is this the entrance? is there a way to get in with an elevator? no elevator? there's no signs to say where the accessible route is.

so i'm just going to have to brave the stairs, because i don't know where the elevator is. exit, toilets, information... let's see if with the power of translation apps, i can find a lift. downstairs? 0k, thank you. so, there isn't an elevator on this floor. so, it's stairs again. shibuya station underwent a huge makeover in 2013. now sprawling over three levels, it's a bit of a struggle to navigate, especially with so many steps. there are lifts and escalators here, but it takes me more than 20 minutes to actually find them.

ok, this looks more like it. right, the first challenge is... the button which says international languages is too high for me to reach. could i buy a ticket? he's going to help me. at least, i think so. 0k. thank you! by the time i reached the platform on the lowest level, i was pretty tired. i have no idea if i'm actually in the right place, but we'll soon find out.

and it seems i'm not the only one. even locals are confused by the signage. how do you find it access—wise, using the subway? but eventually, i reach my destination. ifeel like i'm done for the day already, and i haven't even got anywhere yet. we made it. to a side street. oh, well, we sort of got there.

it's just over 500 days in the countdown to the paralympics, but post—games, japan wants to show the world a society that is inclusive for all. i was curious to find out how tokyo's historic monuments measure up for accessibility. sensoji is tokyo's oldest and most famous temple, originally built in the 7th century. hey, josh. hello. good to meet you. good to meet you too. so this is sensoji temple? it is, yeah. want to show me the sights? let's go. canadian—born josh has lived here for a decade and runs a website offering advice to disabled visitors. i don't know where to look first. sights everywhere. yeah, there is. the building's not original. i was going to say, it doesn't

look 1,400 years old. i think one of the things that's most impressive about this place is that they've done a lot to make it wheelchair accessible, but they have done it in a way that doesn't affect the feeling of the place. that's the lift, the elevator? yeah, it's well hidden, a lot of people didn't know where it was. they had to put a sign on it. as we enter the main pagoda, i begin to absorb some of the ancient traditions of japanese buddhist culture. so, what's happening over here? they‘ re making prayers. the first thing that strikes me about this is the scale of it. it's much bigger than i was expecting and it's a lot more, for want of a better word, gold. yes, it is! everyone here seems very deferential. there is quite a sense of reverence here. yeah, it's very important to people in japan. in the past 10 years, 11 years, since you have been here, have you seen things change? yeah, for sure.

for example, along with the infrastructure improvements, i think people's attitudes have also begun to change a lot more. before, there would be barely anybody else out in a wheelchair. s0, you did get strange looks and stuff like that. people are able to go out more often so they're going out more often, and because about people around them are getting more used to, you know, different colours of society. and with the olympics coming up soon, i think it's getting even better. tokyo 2020 will be the first games where sponsors are mandated to acquire rights for both the olympics and paralympics. advertisers have been asked to feature paralympic athletes just as prominently as 0lympians in their advertising campaigns. i meet one of the paralympics‘ organising committee, who has been taking part in the drive to raise awareness, including talks and demonstrations at hundreds of schools and businesses.

and organisation of the paralympics has highlighted another important reason why it is vital that the games provide a long—lasting legacy.

around 5% of the population of japan is registered disabled, and this figure is set to rise. yet i've not seen or noticed as many people with disabilities here as i have in other major cities around the world. i'm off to an event where nondisabled people actually get to experience a bit of what life is like for people like us. so, tell me a little bit about what's going on here? we have our para—sports awareness

event, we have a lot of different para—sports. you can try out anything you want. it's hoped that events like this will not only educate the public on how to behave around people with disabilities, but actually change society. i have a physical impairment, but i'm not a special person. para—sports as a whole, they can change society. the pa ralympics has the power to change society. it has been changing little by little, and in the next three years, we are going to change our society very fast. it all looks very great. i can see the wheelchair basketball happening over there. would you like to try some? go on, then. let's give it a crack. this is the worst thing i've ever done in my life. take it easy on me.

are you ready? 0k! i don't think so, but 0k. be nice to me, please. nice! thank you. that was genuinely terrifying. how was it? you're sweating a lot. that was really scary! it's quite refreshing to see so many people engaging with the events, with the trials. i was a little bit cynical about this, coming into it, nondisabled people doing para—sports, sometimes it's a bit naff. actually, you know what? people were really engaging with it. and if that is what it takes to expose people to this kind

of sport and engage with people with disability, i guess it's only a good thing. i think coming here and surviving for as long as i have in finding my way around has been an achievement for me. disability—wise, i've found that maybe people were perhaps a little bit reticent to offer assistance, but perhaps it was a shyness in offering to want to help, i think is the issue. everyone connected with disability is really super—aware of the fact that they still can improve and want to get better, and they are really trying to get better. and with the paralympics coming here, it has almost given them a catalyst to sort of make that change sooner, and greater than perhaps they would have done otherwise.

hello. after the relative calm weather of the weekend, lively conditions into the start of next week. we will see widespread gales across the country and, at times, we could see damaging gusts to the north west. generally fairly mild for the first half of the week, before it turns colder towards the end. tonight, a slight chill in eastern areas, but like last night, plenty of cloud, light rain and drizzle, strengthening breeze in the west and temperatures holding at around eight or 9 degrees. you will notice to the west

of ireland, the sign of heavy rain. it's tied into this, the first of a succession of low pressure systems, and the first one these across iceland. but strong winds will bring widespread gales to the north and west through the day, particularly tied in with the weather front, bringing heavy rain in northern ireland and spreading through scotland during the morning and early afternoon and in the afternoon, for much of wales and western england. hefty downpours with that. shorter lived further south, but around northern and western areas, winds up to 50, 60 mph in areas. not as strong towards the south and east, where it stays dry until late in the day and temperatures at around 8—10d for many. we finish with sunshine in the west, rain spreads in the evening rush hour across east anglia and the south east and clear skies unfortunately by night, and a few showers in the north means a bit of a chill, but temperatures rise into tuesday.

even deepen area of low pressure but with stronger winds, and more in the way of heavy rain attached, and on the southern edge and on the southern edge of it, dragging in even warmer air. incredibly mild on tuesday, tempered by some very strong winds. the wettest weather is in the north and west of scotland, northern ireland, rain at times, showers across some eastern and southern areas, but many stay predominantly dry and widespread gales again from the south east and gales up to 70, maybe 80 mph across the hebrides, 0rkney and shetland. temperatures up to 50 degrees in the north east of wales, northern ireland and 60 celsius in the north east of scotland. milder air is swept out of the way into wednesday, not much rain across southern and eastern areas at this stage and wednesday should be dry for many. the south on thursday, before dry and cold conditions at the weekend.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: iran announces it will roll back its commitments from the nuclear deal even further following the us attack that killed general qasem soleimani in baghdad. in iran, thousands of people attend funeral ceremonies throughout the country for the assasinated general. as australians assess the damage, the country's prime minister warns the bushfire emergency could last for months. and coming up, a good—bye to "the pope of beaujolais". we raise a glass to the wine merchant georges duboeuf, who has died at the age of 86.