this is bbc news. the headlines: the agent of the british writer sir salman rushdie has given details of his condition after he was stabbed on stage in the state of new york. the author is on a ventilator and can't speak. he also suffered injuries to his eye, his arm and his liver. the search warrant executed on donald trump's florida home on monday has been unsealed by a judge, after the former us president made no objection to the move. it shows the search by fbi agents was partly based on suspicions of violations of the us espionage act. us lawmakers have adopted president biden�*s climate, tax and healthcare plan. it's a major win for the president, and includes the biggest ever american investment in the battle against global warming. the house of representatives approved the measure on

party lines, following its adoption in the senate. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 5:30am. a very good saturday to you. now on bbc news, the travel show. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i'm glad to finally be here. japan's delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name's steve brown, and i was supposed to come over for the paralympic coverage. not being able to make it out was a huge blow. the whole thing about sport, it's not just about watching it, it's about feeling it, that immersive experience. before i was a presenter,

i was captain of the london 2012 wheelchair rugby team. when i was in hospital, sport was what got me out. it was definitely the building blocks to the person that i have become. tokyo holds a special place in paralympic history. it was all the way back at the 1964 games that the term "paralympic" was first used. but being disabled injapan hasn't always been easy. it's often seen as a country that values conformity and fitting in. so, at the end of this paralympic year, i'm finally getting the chance to explore japan and find out what life's like for those who stand out from the crowd. along the way, i'll meet some old opponents, discover a hidden tropical culture and ride the waves with some adaptive surfing.

my journey across japan begins in the capital, tokyo, the world's busiest city, where i'm on my way to meet some former rivals. it's excellent to be sitting here watching the japanese paralympic team doing their training. so wheelchair rugby has got this nickname, murderball. and you can see why. it's the only full contact wheelchair sport there is. your opponent is going to be working very hard to knock you out of your chair. so you've got to work hard to knock them out of theirs.

the team won bronze at the 2021 home games. and i rememberfacing them all the way back at london 2012. so, very nice to see you again. of course, it was a very different games because of coronavirus. how did that affect you, not having the crowds here? how do you feel people's acceptance and understanding of disability is? do you feel like it's something that's maybe been hidden away a little bit?

this gym was specially designed for para—athletes and opened in 2018. in the build up to the paralympics, the government committed to introducing more barrier—free access across the country. we'll see how i get on as i explore more ofjapan. here in tokyo, the subway

system is said to be almost entirely accessible — even if some of the adaptations are a bit bizarre. so this is going to turn into a wheelchair lift, but they've had to shut everything off to make it happen. so i come on? yeah. you won't find many of these adapted escalators around the subway. normal lifts are far more common... brakes are on. ok. yeah, no problem. ..and that's probably a good thing. 0k. and it's done. thank you, gentlemen. well, that was terrifying. but, on the surface, there are old pockets of tokyo that can still be

a challenge to get around. we're in golden gai, and that translates as golden city, which is quite a strange name for a place no bigger than a football pitch. the place is just starting to open now. if i'd left it another hour or so, this would be starting to get much busier, and on these narrow streets, i think i'd have trouble getting around. see, look, this is a perfect example. there's no room for me in there. there's a step to get in, and the door�*s too narrow. a few blocks over, there's an area where another group of people are finding their voice. it's called ni—chime, and it's said to have the highest concentration of gay and lesbian bars in the world. i've arranged to meet nunu, who works here. and what's the attitude like to the lgbt community injapan?

nunu works at the 0nnanoko club, which calls itself a cross—dressing bar. the club welcomes people of all identities. nunu identifies as trans and was originally a customer here.

chatting and laughter this pocket of tokyo flourished because it gave people a space outside of the mainstream where they could express themselves without facing disapproval. but tradition still has a powerful hold overjapan, as i'll find out in the next stage of myjourney. now it's time for me to leave the capital on board one of their famous bullet trains. announcer: the train | at track number 23 is... some lines saw the number of wheelchair spaces on board treble in the lead—up

to the paralympics, but it takes a while to find me a space. it's turning out to be quite a faff, i think. they recommend that you book it all up in advance to save all of this, you know? that doesn't work if you don't know you're travelling until an hour before you need to travel. all sorted. i'm on my way to 0shima island, 1,000 kilometres west of tokyo and more than five hours by train, to an area that remains enthralled to centuries—old traditions and customs. that's a big flight of steps.

whey! no. 0k. he groans 0h! here we are. 0h! wow. getting up here might have been a bit of an effort, but it was certainly worth it. you don't see many places like this, do you? this is the 0kitsu—miya shrine. it was built in the 18th century to pay homage to a holy island some 50km off the coast. 0kinoshima has been worshipped for well over 1,000 years, lying between japan and the korean peninsula.

this museum tells the story of 0kinoshima all the way back to its earliest religious ceremonies in the fourth century. please the island is a sacred place with a very strict door policy. have you seen the island?

more than 80,000 artefacts have been found there, which led to unesco naming it a world heritage site in 2017. but the old taboos mean only men can set foot on the island, and miki can'tjoin her male colleagues on archaeological expeditions. watching these videos, it certainly has got this kind of eerie, mystical power to it.

i might not be able to go myself, but one way that tourists can experience 0kinoshima is by trying a misogi ceremony, a special cleansing ritual performed by all the island's visitors. whoa! yeah, it's cold. face you, yeah? towards you? ooh... ooh! ok, i'm down. it feels, now i'm in, somewhat... ..exhilarating, in a way, relaxing...

..but i still want to get back out now! is that enough praying? i'm heading now to japan's southernmost spot, 0kinawa, which is made up of more than 100 subtropical islands. it's a popular holiday destination because of its year—round warm temperatures. and back in 2007, it was the first place injapan to make a barrier—free declaration, a commitment towards making travel more accessible to all. i've heard 0kinawan culture has some distinct differences from the mainland, so i've come here to find out more.

back in the 15th century, the ryukyu kingdom united they were a trading people, and today an international back in the 15th century, the ryukyu kingdom united the islands that now form 0kinawa. they were a trading people, and today an international influence can still be felt in their art and design, their architecture and in their food. 0k. well, this all looks very nice. i think i'm going to start with this. what is it?

it smells strong. has it got strong flavour? yes! 0k. wow, that is a strong flavour! he chuckles i need to wash it down. so what is this? that's nice, and it's quite smooth, fragrant. maybe i'm just washing down the... the fermented tofu. but ryukyuan culture hasn't always been embraced by the mainland.

in the 19th century, after it became part ofjapan, there was a crackdown on local customs. next on my tour, chiyako takes me 30km down the road to shuri castle. it's on the top of a steep hill, so i've brought along an extra set of wheels. so here we are, then. that was a big entrance into an open space. what happened here?

i've come through and it's just a construction site. that is the only way i can explain it. that was what i was expecting to see. and it's... ..such a shame. when it was standing, shuri castle drew around two million people a year. then, in october 2019, a fire blamed on a faulty electrical system tore through the wooden palace, destroying all the main buildings. the debris has been cleared away and the site is once again open to tourists, where they can find out about an ambitious new reconstruction that's currently under way. so this is smoke damage?

yes. you can feel the weight of them. they were a real, solid piece. how many are you going to need to make? it's not the first time the castle has been destroyed and rebuilt. it had previously been bombed during the second world war, its reconstruction turning it into a symbol of 0kinawa's

resilience. it's tragic to see all this devastation, but with the reconstruction set to open in a few years�* time, maybe it's a chance for the ryukyu culture to get a bit more attention. here in okinawa, my trip across japan is coming to an end. but there's one more thing for me to try. so... ..this foot. 0k, we are one... oh, my goodness! surfing is a year—round activity on these subtropical islands, and taishi is an organiser for access surf, a local charity that helps people with accessibility needs like mine ride the waves. well, i have never been surfing before. please reassure me — how many people have you taken out already?

i've got the wet suit on — let's make the most of it, shall we? all right, let's go! i'm in. well, i've been in for a ritual, now i'm going in for recreational. yeah, i'm ready. let's go! yeah? yeah. this way round. with me safely on the board, the team run through a few basics. yeah, good. yeah. ok, so how do i fall down? i go over? yep. and i push the board away from me? it's better. 0k. so i push away the only thing that i want to grab? they laugh well, i think i've got the paddling. shall we try some surfing? yeah.

in my journey across japan, i've seen that it's a country that's still bound by tradition. but i've also met people who are pushing those boundaries. and here in okinawa, i've seen that there's more thanjust one traditional culture. for me, coming here in my wheelchair, there have been a few problems here and there. but opening up is a process, whether it's opening up to foreign travel after a pandemic or opening up to new ideas and experiences. and this has been one experience that i'm definitely going to remember. yeah!

hello there. it's turning even hotter this weekend with temperatures perhaps reaching 35, maybe 36 degrees. so, dry, sunny, hot for most this weekend, but in northern and western areas, you could start to see a few showers developing, particularly through the day on sunday. now, it's southern parts of britain that really could do with the rainfall, for example, 0diham in hampshire hasn't seen any measurable rain for 42 days — so the ground is parched here, we really do need some rainfall. of course the met office amber extreme heat warning remains in force for large parts of england and wales up until around sunday. again, with those temperatures reaching 35, maybe 36 degrees in the hottest spots on saturday afternoon.

widespread sunshine then throughout saturday, any low cloud and mist in scotland and north—east england will burn back to the coast, maybe a slight chance of a shower across the scottish hills, maybe snowdonia, otherwise most places dry. high 20s in the north, 30 to 35 or 36 degrees across england and wales. now, through saturday night, it will stay dry for most, bit of low cloud, mist and murk rolling back across eastern scotland, north—east england. temperature—wise, again, the low to mid teens in the north, 17 to 20 degrees further south, really could be quite warm and uncomfortable across the south coast of england. sunday, we do it all again. it's a sunny start, mist and low cloud burning back to the coast, but then it's a greater chance of showers and thunderstorms developing across northern ireland, scotland into the afternoon, maybe one or two across western england and wales later in the day. the vast majority, though, will stay dry and sunny and very hot again, 30 to 35 or 36, england and wales, maybe something a touch cooler for scotland

and northern ireland, around the mid 20s there. we start to see changes into next week, things turn a bit cooler and we will start to see more in the way of showers and thunderstorms. that's because we've got low pressure pushing up from the south as we move out of sunday. that will introduce more humid air, so it could be quite uncomfortable for a while sunday into monday, but then you'll see the shower and thunderstorm activity starts to increase. initially, northern and western areas, and then migrating towards the east. you will see temperatures very warm to start the week across the south—east and then showers, thunderstorms rattle their way through, things will be turning cooler, closer to the seasonal average by the time we reach the end of the new week.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: author sir salman rushdie undergoes surgery after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in new york state. his agent says he is being supported on a ventilator in hospital. the on a ventilator in hospital. suspectjumped onto th and the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and once in the abdomen. thousands of train drivers are on strike in a dispute over pay. rail passengers are told to expect severe disruption as a drought is declared in parts of england,

the environment agency warns it could last into next year.