the headlines... the ministry of defence says the last british plane carrying armed forces personnel and diplomats has taken off from kabul airport, ending britain's 20 year military involvement in afghanistan. a57 british service personnel lost their lives during the conflict. president biden has warned that another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" this weekend. as many as 170 people including 13 us service personnel were killed in the islamic state attack on thursday. two is members died in a retaliatory drone strike by the us. the president has also said that hurricane ida which is heading towards the gulf coast of the united states is turning into a "very dangerous storm". winds of around 130 miles per hour are expected when it reaches land in lousiana on sunday. the mayor of baton rouge urged residents food producers are warning that

worker shortages caused by a perfect storm of issues including brexit changes and the pandemic, could threaten availability at christmas. the government is facing growing calls for a temporary visa scheme to try to fill the gap. our business correspondent katy austin reports. preparing these turkeys for christmas involves 100 extra workers who used to come in from eastern europe. because of brexit, we don't have that guaranteed labour that we've had for the past 30 years. the bigger companies that supply all the supermarkets, they had made the decision to cut their production by between 20% and 25%, which is huge. so, there will absolutely be a shortage of quality british turkeys. other areas of food production are also having problems. a shortage of meat processors has caused a backlog of pigs on farms. the government is basically saying that furlough is coming to an end at the end of september, so you can have all of those people and that will resolve your issues.

now, those people aren't living in areas where the manufacturing plants are, they don't have the right skills, and i suspect a lot of them wouldn't want to go and work in food manufacturing plants. food industry trade bodies warn there's now a chronic labour shortage across the whole supply chain. this business grows, imports and distributes fresh fruit and veg. there's everything here from carrots to pomegranates, and a lot of it ends up in high street restaurants. but here at this distribution centre, they're 20% short of staff. we are definitely going to start seeing more i supermarket shelves empty, restaurant plates empty. - and then, the big concern- ongoing from that is christmas. he supports calls for a temporary visa scheme to bring in food workers and lorry drivers from europe. isn't it more important to build a sustainable workforce from within the uk, and ultimately pay them more? i'm more than happy to do that.

but if the era of cheap labour is over, so tool is the era of cheap food. the government says the supply chain is resilient and it wants to see employers invest in the domestic workforce. but some firms are getting increasingly worried about their ability to keep our shelves and plates full. katy austin, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. i am on a coast—to—coast track across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited train line. myjourney started in the unique port city of new orleans, and continued across from louisiana to texas, and one of america's most distinctive national parks. this is the rio grande. welcome to the border! this week, as i continue my journey along the rail route,

but off the beaten track, i find out how close we came to the end of the world. three, two, one, release. you and i have just started something that we can't stop. and discover a wonderland conjured from the imagination of a groundbreaking artist. i literally microwaved a microwave while it is microwaving. i'm the only one in human history that has successfully pulled off this accomplishment. this is americana, but not as we know it. in the middle of the west texas desert, you can walk for miles and miles before you come across anything resembling a homestead, or civilisation. this is one of the most remote areas in the country.

and then, you come across this... i've got to be honest, that is the last thing i would imagine i would see in the middle of the desert... you can't actually buy anything here — it's an artwork — but that doesn't mean people don't come for miles to see it. like these two, who have driven eight hours from dallas. i think it is a really interesting social commentary on branding, and i think it's very ironic to have it here in the middle of the desert. and the fake prada boutique is just a foretaste. we are on the outskirts of an unusual oasis of art in the town of marfa, that began life as a railroad stop.

and marfa's transformation is largely down to the arrival of a leading artist from new york, the late donald judd. with this space and freedom he created one of the world's largest installations of contemporary art. that an artist from new york city at the height of his career left new york, he thought it was a harsh and gloomy environment that did not support artists or their art, and what he created has inspired this whole other group of artists, writers, film—makers, musicians to come and have a life here. the artists live and work at the museum, they have a studio space... jenny was one of those budding creative pilgrims, so impressed byjudd's work, she moved from new york to marfa with her young family. then there are these concrete blocks, judd's first works

here, met with bemusement by many locals. some of the jokes were they look like cattle pens, and there was scepticism at first, but the local people who have come and walked on these pieces have a sense of the loveliness towards them. back in the town's main drag, i decide to get a local�*s point of view. this used to be a mechanic shop, and blacksmith shop. this lot, now it's a big art gallery and studio. as i quickly discover, the saloon bar owner is not your average joe. this self—proclaimed cowboy out of the box is a bit of a southern dude, and he knows it.

you want a beer? i'd love a beer. tell me what's the story of this town? you've been here for more than 30 years? or the first time you came here was more than 30 years ago. how has it changed? marfa was just a small town, kind of dying, there were more mom—and—pop shops back then. and the thing that change this town was what? it was art that changed the town. you could say it saved the town. marfa never had a restaurant, or new york or asian food, different types of food, things like that, we didn't have nice hotels. initially, it was a culture clash, and the locals weren't too keen on the new breed. they butted heads, they didn't like it, very prejudiced against one another, and now they've learned to coexist, and it's

getting better and better and will continue to get better and better. there seems to be a bit of a marfa effect. tai mitchell is now a feature film actor, and model. what kind of roles are you playing? although plays myself, i'm just myself, i play tai mitchell. and he seems to be having a ball doing just that. every weekend there is somebody from some different culture, continent, anywhere from the northern realm, south america, australia, asia, africa, europe, just everybody comes here, so i get my culture fix without having have to leave home. i think you could finish this

game off in a moment. where did the black go? you sunk it. you were very polite, i didn't even notice i put the black down by mistake! time to leave the remote expanses of texas behind and continue west, through the arizona desert, following the train route. so here we are, tucson, arizona, one of those place names i heard so often, but never thought i would actually visit. it owes its existence to the train line, which transformed this isolated frontier post into a major urban centre. and they are proud of their rail history here. is that a bell? can i ring that?

sure, go ahead. yeah? bell rings. wow, that is a slice of history. but there's more to this area than meets the eye... this is a typical arizona landscape, vast desert and mountain ranges. this is a typical arizona landscape, vast desert and mountain ranges. but what the state is less famous for is something that could have changed the course of history in a momentous way, and it's right beneath my feet. an intercontinental ballistic missile complex, one of only two in the world open to the public. now decommissioned,

but for two decades, capable of delivering a nine megaton nuclear warhead to target more than 10,000 kilometres away. that's 650 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. when we get to the bottom we will be about 35 feet underground, on what's considered level two. yvonne was a crew commander here in the 1980s. if you'll take a seat there. am i going to be in charge? i am going to sort of let you be in charge... she took me through a simulation of what would have happened if the president ordered a strike. after a complex series of checks and verifications, it all comes down to two people turning a key. three, two, one, turned to the right.

four, three, two, one, release. you and i have just started something that we can't stop. there is no oops button down here... it's quite chilling already, as were talking about this, as though sirens and alarms go off. you just saw and heard everything that the crew would have seen and heard if they had ever been ordered to launch their missile. it's really kind of silent. three, two, one, turn, give it a turn when it is green. why do you let people in to witness the simulation? what's the purpose? this site is a national historic landmark, and that

designation is given to historic sites that have so influenced the american psyche is to have had an impact on almost everyone in the united states. there's no way to call this missile back, there's no destruct package on the metal. it's that feeling in your gut, when we are going through the sequence, it's chilling, so cold war sites, they can drive the necessity for peace home almost better than anything else. yvonne leads me through the complex to get a look at the missile itself. this is the nerve centre of the missile site. all right, so we going to be going inside the launch duct now and when we go in, watch your head. 0k. and we're going to be standing directly underneath

the missile here. that's incredible. it's so, so high up. 103 feet. 103 feet, and you can feel its power and, you know, in a scary kind of way. and have you ever talked to a counterpart of yours who was doing the same thing on the soviet union side? i've actually — yes, i've actually had the opportunity to meet one former soviet crew member. he came with his son to tour the museum. so they brought him into my office, just really nice guy, and as he was shaking my hand, he said "thanks for not launching". and i couldn't think of anything to say but "thank you for not launching". i mean, this was... it was just — we were both so grateful to have the opportunity to meet each other, and in peace.

and you are two human beings who personally could have easily have led to... right, either one of us. ..the destruction of the world. yes, either one of us. on that apocalyptic note, i continue my exploration west, where the nightmare scenario of titan ii mutates into fantasy. crossing the arizona border into the californian desert, and where the hollywood dream for a select few became reality — palm springs, the home of classic americana. well, hello, ken. hello, welcome to palm springs! thank you so much. sheltered from the elements by these enormous mountains, the town of palm springs

became a desert playground for the rich and famous in the �*40s, �*50s and �*60s. they couldn't go anywhere in hollywood without having people photographing them and people wanting their autograph and... ken was part of this exclusive world as he ran a luxury resort catering for hollywood's millionaire celebrities. everybody in the film industry would come here because they had privacy, by and large. they built homes here, they bought homes here, and so that's where we got the movie economy and we had everybody from bob hope to sinatra, elizabeth taylor and all those people, they were all super nice and... so you met elizabeth taylor then? oh, yeah. elizabeth taylor was a sweetheart, yeah, she — and barbra streisand. by the mid �*60s, palm springs had more swimming pools per capita than anywhere

else in the world. but over the years, as more people were drawn to the glamour, palm springs lost its cachet and a new generation of dream—makers took over and none so original as ken's son. you are going to see — when you come to our carnival it will become pretty apparent. it will be pretty apparent, will it? 0k. oh, you won't miss it. here it is. wow! look at that! that is astonishing. welcome to the wacky world of kennyjunior. an artist whose work is now luring sightseers away from frank sinatra's old house around the corner to see this fantastical creation instead.

what do you think is more interesting, this place or frank sinatra's house? this. this place! laughs. kenny irwin junior�*s robots. ken senior likens his son's worked to michelangelo, and has become his proud patron. do you know what these mean? do they mean anything to you? well, everyone of them means is some — kenny has created a unique sculpture out of material that would be in a landfill. yeah. so he uses tons and tons of material that would be in a landfill. he's recycled and made it into great works of art. where is kenny? he's out here. kenny? where's kenny? uh! chuckles. he's behind you! kenny! i think this is kenny.

that's the man! this is astonishing. your father has told us a little bit about what is going on here but could you take me on a little tour? yeah, absolutely. yeah? fantastic. and you've made every single one of these pieces, obviously. yeah, made them all by myself. and over how many years? i've been working on my art for i'd say at least the last four decades, since i've been living and breathing. really? yeah, i wasjust born an artist. on these four acres of land, kenny has used 1000 tons of recycled stuff to create 350 works of art so far. here's the hockey bot. and what is that? it's made out of refrigerators. made out of refrigerators! yeah. right there is the robo bear, it's made out of an air—conditioning compressor, and that is santa's wagon up there. that is astonishing. what are the reindeer made of? everything! basically everything

is made of everything. is made of everything! yeah. and that is the what bunny? this is the mongolian easter bunny's mobile throne. i'm just reading this — this is one of the world's only two microwaved microwaves? that is correct. this is a genuine microwaved microwave. i literally microwaved a microwave while it was microwaving. i'm the only one in human history that's ever successfully pulled off this accomplishment. shall i ask a silly question. why? why not? both chuckle. again, it's or why not world in a why world and these are the kind of things that i do with my art. this why not attitude runs throughout kenny's work. he tells me he'll make art out of any unwanted item. it's a mind—boggling spectacle. a mishmash of household items painted in bubblegum colours and a whole host of themes,

some religious — kenny converted to islam while at college. this is the gorilla bod here and the look out, it's behind the gorilla bot. as this thing grew and grew and grew, and obviously it's very tall, and you are overlooking your neighbours' houses and lawns. what do they think? well, i love it. they bring me stuff to make my art out of. this neighbour over here, well bought one of my microwave artworks — it's a microwaved laptop — for $1500. $1500? yeah, and he gratefully displays it in his living room and brags about it. and they're fans, every one of your neighbours fans of your work? they love my work. in fact, just about the entire town of palm springs knows about it. people come from germany, japan, the uae, france, india — all different places, telling me they came here just to see this. where do you think this fits in, where you fit in,

even, to contemporary america? i don't know where i could fit in. i don't think it fits in anywhere really to speak of. how we got men on the moon and how we'll get men on mars or people on mars is not going to happen by how things fit in with other things, it's going to happen by how things that have been — never been done before is how it's going to happen. at christmas, the whole place is lit up. and kenny has big plans for the future, too — he wants to build 300 acre theme park based on his designs. he reckons once investors and engineers are on board, he could have it built in ten years. in the meantime, we will have to settle for a ride on this. i physically cannot get in it. of course you can fit in there! you're not that big! i'm not that big at all. do you think grown—ups should be riding around in these, too?

absolutely, there is no excuse not to. kenny, there is only one problem, right? what, what is that? we are on this thing and there is no—one to turn it off. does that mean we are on the air flight forever? well, in theory, that could happen. time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to america's so—called city of dreams, los angeles. it's the final stop on the sunset limited train ride, which i followed here all the way from new orleans. they call this one of the last great railway stations in the us and it marks one end of a line that created the hugely important artery carrying cargo and passenger traffic from coast to coast. and i tell you what, it's absolutely beautiful.

like a church. and this is one reason why so many people make the trip to the californian coastline, for its beautiful weather and beaches. this is it! finally! the pacific ocean! new orleans seems an eternity away. so with 2000 miles under my belt, having travelled coast to coast, i kind of realise it's difficult to talk about a single shared american dream when this country has become so diverse. travelling off the well worn tourist trail, i've discovered such different communities,

each with an independent spirit, colourful history and a unique story to tell, all of which go towards what it means to be a modern american. hello. the weather hasn't been changing in a hurry over recent days because we've got a big area of slow—moving high pressure in control at the moment. this was the scene as the sun set on saturday evening in norfolk. some clear skies around, bit of patchy cloud here and there, and as we head through the next 2a hours or so, it is remaining largely dry for much of the uk. more sunny spells on sunday, but we will have a little bit more cloud drifting in, and that's because although we've got the high pressure in charge, the winds are rotating around that high pressure. they'll start to come in from more of a northerly direction, dragging a bit more

cloud across parts of scotland, north east england, into northern ireland at times, too. still a bit of brightness breaking through here, particularly anywhere west of higher ground. further south across england and wales, you're more likely to see longer spells of sunshine on sunday. still quite a breeze across east anglia and the southeast, just taking the edge off the temperatures here. generally around 15—18 around that east coast, but further west, we're likely to see highs of about 22 degrees or so towards the cardiff region, for instance. into the evening hours, most of us end the day on a dry note. just one or two showers not far away from the southeast. there could be a bit more cloud pushing in here as well. most places dry once again as we head through into monday. not quite as cold as recent nights because of more cloud acting as a blanket, so just about staying in double figures as we head through into monday, which is a bank holiday across much of the uk. so, high pressure still with us as we head into monday. spot the difference here — we've got the winds coming in again from the north sea, so dragging in more cloud on monday, particularly for eastern areas. the cloud thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle and a bit of low cloud bringing some fog around the coast as well. best of any sunshine on monday probably for the southwest

of england, towards wales as well, but almost everywhere saying largely dry. you will notice that wind, particularly around east coasts of scotland, eastern england as well, but lighter winds further west and temperatures probably a degree or so down on sunday. we're looking at highs of about 15—21 degrees on monday. now, the rest of the week, not much change once again. into tuesday, very similar to what we'll see on monday — some sunshine in the west again, especially for parts of northern ireland, perhaps into wales as well. cloudier and cooler with that breeze coming in off the north sea towards the east. so, 16 or 17 in the east, 18 or 19 towards the west on tuesday, and then spot the difference, really, for the week ahead. high pressure keeping things largely dry, sometimes a little cool for the time of year. bye— bye.

this is bbc news — i'm lucy grey with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. downing street says the uk's evacuation from afghanistan has ended , bringing to a close 20 years of british military operations in the country. another deadly attack at kabul airport is �*highly likely�* in the next 2a to 36 hours, warns america's president. hurricane ida intensifies over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico as it heads for the us coast. tens of thousands flee for safety. and a couple in bolivia make sure they feel "on top of the world" as they tie the knot.