emma vardy, bbc news, at the giant's causeway.man to win the gruelling tour de france, and later this afternoon thousands of people are expected to line the streets of cardiff to welcome home geraint thomas. the first minister, carwynjones, has described thomas's triumph as the stand—out moment in welsh sporting history. our correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. well, it's already getting busy outside the castle in the city centre as the country gets ready to recognise someone centre as the country gets ready to recognise someone who was already a double olympic champion, a commonwealth champion, and a triple world champion, but no doubt last month's tour de france victory was the pinnacle of geraint thomas's career, and preparations are well under way as the capital, the home crowd and geraint thomas and self gets ready to celebrate his crowning achievement. never before has the welsh capital prepared to celebrate a cycling victory like this. only rugby and football have ever brought cardiff to a standstill in the past. roads

legend has it the causeway was once the domain of warring giants. but some people believe the national trust signage is designed to make people think they have to pay. they are trying to mislead people into thinking that they have to go into the visitors' centre to see the giant's causeway. the giant's causeway is free. it belongs to the people of northern ireland. it's part of our heritage. there are no signs saying giant's causeway this way, which is through the tunnel behind me here, which is free. but there are plenty of signs here telling me to go through the visitors' centre, where at the moment you have to pay £11.50. signs to the visitors' centre emphasise the cost of guided tours. it is not immediately obvious where to go if you just want to take the public footpath, and it is small print like this that has got some people even more annoyed. this says access onto the giant's causeway stones is by permission of the national trust. we just came down here, but we wouldn't have known it was for free. it looks like you have to have a guided tour

legend has it the causeway was once the domain of warring giants.hey are trying to mislead people into thinking that they have to go into the visitors‘ centre here to see the giant‘s causeway. the giant‘s causeway is free, it belongs to the people of northern ireland, it‘s part of our heritage. there are no signs saying, "giant‘s causeway this way", which is through the tunnel behind me here, which is free. but there are plenty of signs here telling you to go through the visitor centre, where at the moment you have to pay £11.50 to go into what is basically a cafe and a gift shop. signs to the visitor centre advertise the cost of guided tours. it‘s not immediately obvious where to go if you just want to take the public footpath. and it‘s small print like this that‘s got some people even more annoyed. this says access onto the giant‘s causeway stones is by permission of the national trust. we just came down here, but we wouldn‘t have known it was for free, it looks like you have to have a guided tour. we were told that we had to have tickets, and to

legend has it the causeway was once the domain of warring giants.me people believe the national trust's signage is designed to make people think they have to pay. they are trying to mislead people into thinking that they have to go into the visitors' centre here to see the giant's causeway. the giant's causeway is free, it belongs to the people of northern ireland, it's part of our heritage. there are no signs saying, "giant's causeway this way", which is through the tunnel behind me here, which is free. but there are plenty of signs here telling you to go through the visitor centre, where at the moment you have to pay £11.50 to go into what is basically a cafe and a gift shop. signs to the visitor centre advertise the cost of guided tours. it's not immediately obvious where to go if you just want to take the public footpath. and it's small print like this that's got some people even more annoyed. this says access onto the giant's causeway stones is by permission of the national trust. we just came down here, but we wouldn't have known it was for fr

a big row on giant's causeway. some people paying to visit the world heritate site when they don't need to? good morning from rhs wisley in wokingham. you can see we've got some beautiful marigolds around me, that's because it's the year of the marigold. it is damp, though, and for many the forecast is sunshine and showers with heavy rain in the south—eastern quarter. i'll have more in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 9th of august. our top story: the united states has announced new sanctions on russia for its alleged role in the poisoning of the former spy sergie skripal and his daughter, yulia, in salisbury. the move was welcomed here by the home secretary, sajid javid, who tweeted that russia's use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenged. our washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. an attack in the middle of england continues to have consequences for international relationships. and in imposing sanctions, america makes clear that it believes russia used the nerve agent novichok

legend has it the causeway was once the domain of warring giants.e. but some people believe the national trust's signage is designed to make people think they have to pay. they are trying to mislead people into thinking that they have to go into the visitors' centre here to see the giant's causeway. the giant's causeway is free, it belongs to the people of northern ireland, it's part of our heritage. there are no signs saying, "giant's causeway this way", which is through the tunnel behind me here, which is free. but there are plenty of signs here telling you to go through the visitor centre, where at the moment you have to pay £11.50 to go into what is basically a cafe and a gift shop. signs to the visitor centre advertise the cost of guided tours. it's not immediately obvious where to go if you just want to take the public footpath. and it's small print like this that's got some people even more annoyed. this says access onto the giant's causeway stones is by permission of the national trust. we just came down here, but we wouldn't have known it w

in the past but we're seeing a lot more than coming this far crossing the border like the giant's causeway and became a trauma massive at the minute obviously with the with the series in america so if a hard border was coming it would be detrimental to the tourism business people in the border town of kill kill in northern ireland are also benefiting from the growing tourism. sam hamilton runs a hotel here. she's following the bridge negotiations very closely. custom controls would directly affect his business. most of the company's every by far our best and the best in the south you know. wholesalers are best in the us i think they helped out which we did well so you know. it's the uncertainty that the ferry operator fears the most no one really knows what will happen next year it was for most irish just over two years ago it was inconceivable that their island would ever be divided again thank you. thank you very much for your company but. i highly recommend the media keeps you check them out and kind of thank you very much for the call which. can. be. the be. the be. the be. the best. f

a big row on giant's causeway.y don't need to? good morning from rhs wisley in wokingham. you can see we've got

still let me chip in the horse be joining in kampala which is very many kilometers away from the causeway expected so you might know to get caught but other suspects including another member of parliament have already right at the court but the wind is not yet there is also very important to note is that it's. the way in and it's up to three other suspects only appeared before the in my district court that yes my district court according to the constitutional interpretation has no jurisdiction to try treason charge to stop it you know since it's and the case is supposed to be committed to a higher court so let's get to typing and we have the chips to see bobby why not court to get bob's his representatives award for your case julie said he's admitted in the hospital and his lawyers actually said that he may have to go abroad for urgent medical care is he in good health. but we wanted look at the art or to be in good health right from when he had the exploits last time when the military presented him in the general court martial and we have the edge in the court in this legal court and the

sometimes these are the cities because it's the international compact they carried across from the causeway only other than. the taliban because the. other provinces moving provinces where they have their optical view point people in the cockpit bases and then launched from looking at the government response the defense minister by romney announced yesterday he will make sure the situation will change within twenty four hours what is that mean what will the government do here. well the governments actually have the like a couple of thousand troops at least i want to. ride one thousand troops but the problem is normal use that is too late actually because the people in gaza dense and warning the government for a couple of days now a day do claim on the accuse the government to impose a decision quite late so the afghan government says that even though they have been launching their operations back to what we hear from our two thousand they say that yes the app and government has been in for the problem is the taliban are already actually fighting if you have most of it for a few places so th

even laying the road on a causeway does not help much. there was little snow in this region during the last glacial period so there were no glaciers to isolate the ground against the cold which resulted in a layer of permafrost several hundred meters deep. engineers are now trying to cool the underpass of the highway with a ventilation system so that the icy ground does not fall and the road does not sink every spring but there is no guarantee they'll succeed. the forests also show the effects of permafrost frozen tree roots cannot provide enough nutrients and the soil is constantly shifting even a fifty year old tree is barely three metres high and swamps are everywhere in the summer because the water can't drain away on the underlying ice and the forests are often flooded. over the millennia it's created a unique ecosystem of grasses and mosses stretching hundreds of miles across the western part of the yukon territory and central alaska. milestone eleven eighty six the border with alaska the forty ninth us state. the stone post marks t

understand he's still up nature in the hospital in kampala which is very many kilometers away from the causeway to expected so you might motor vehicle it but other suspects including another member of parliament have already are right at the court but the wind is not yet there is also very important to note is that it's the book you are in and it's up to three other suspects only appear before the magistrates court the chief magistrate scored according to the course to choose should an interpretation has no jurisdiction to try treason charges capital since it's and the case is supposed to be committed to a higher court so let's go to typing and we have the chips to see it will be one at court to get bob says we presented his own move forward with the case the jury said he's admitted in the hospital and his lawyers actually said that he may have to go abroad for urgent medical care is he in good health but he wanted look in the art or to be in good health right from when he had the export of time with the military presented in the general court martial and when we have yet in the court in this l

led to the collapse of that causeway so of course we don't know if it was weather but we definitely do know that there was the weather element was a big factor here in the monterrey and are they getting a break now one fortunately we are looking at more heavy rain coming across this area over the next few days and that is going to be a big problem so. more heavy rain the monsoon goes until the mid part of september and that's just normal for this time of year and unfortunately. it's going to be a big problem for special coverage relief efforts keep an eye on it haven't thank you very much. we are going to stay in myanmar and while global attention is focused on the revenger crisis a human rights group is warning that another ethnic group there is facing persecution fortify wright says the government is blocking aid to tens of thousands of civilians displaced by conflict in catchin state that in the north there has been fighting in the region since a cease fire between the military and catchin independence army down in two thousand and one fighting in the area has been ongoing since one

miramar of course we're watching the area miramar very carefully because of the the dam collapse the causeway collapse there over the next few days most of the heavy rain from myanmar will be up towards the north so that's a good thing there but we do expect to see here across much of northeastern india very heavy rainfall could attempt a few of about thirty three a little bit further down here towards the southwest some showers along the coast mumbai about twenty eight degrees and bengaluru a rainy day at twenty seven. the struggle. between police. is. what it's pretty much full of pleasure. out of the goodness of the with the impossible but i mean. what if an intimate look at life in cuba today is what. people thought but the government that you pay your money cuba. hello again history minder for main stories on al-jazeera the russian and syrian foreign ministers have met in moscow where they've discussed launching an all out offensive to take the last rebel held province of idlib province as him some three million people. argentina central bankers hiked interest rates to sixty percent in a

in the past but we're seeing a lot more in common this far crossing the border like the giant's causeway and became a trauma's tourist massive the minute obviously with the with the series in america so if a hard border was khamenei it would be detrimental to the tourism business people in the border town of kill kill in northern ireland are also benefiting from the growing tourism. sam hamilton runs a hotel here. he's following the bridge negotiations very closely. custom controls would directly affect his business. most of the company's everybody from our biggest and the biggest and most you know. wholesalers. helped out here which we refer to you know and. it's the uncertainty that the ferry operator fears the most no one really knows what will happen next year for most irish just over two years ago it was inconceivable that their island would ever be divided again. all right now to some we because there's more and more countries to criminalize the houston possession of the market for legal cannabis is growing and the industry has just seen its biggest investment yet us wine and beer

here is a painting he did of miami beach, the venetian causeway. he stays at the home of colonel frank clark and treated royally and uses the sunshine to refresh, relax and rejuvenate very much as harry truman did here in key west. churchill writes to frank mcclure finally from miami beach in january, so we're about a move out from the speech, the speech was march 5. this is the last part of january and he says, mr. mcclure, i'm looking forward to coming. i don't really know what i'm going to say, but it will be a speech of considerable importance. and it will be about world affairs and i'm going to discuss it with the president, thank you for the apples, they were delicious, as you can see in the letter. churchill was very kind. then the speech happens. i have never met mr. churchill personally until the berlin conference, mr. stall in, mr. churchill and myself. i became very fond of both of them. they are men and they are leaders in this world today when we need leadership. it's a pleasure to me to introduce mr. churchill. he is one of the great

tonight starting at 9:00 p.m., traffic will be shut down on the causeway.rently filming its third season. it should air at the start of next season. >> here's a disturbing case of cruelty in the east bay. one that carries a potential felony charge. a golden eagle is recovering after being shot with a pellet gun. someone found her in a field. this is near pittsburg-antioch highway with severely damaged wing. the vets say the wing is shattered in two places. >> it's going to take -- it may take a really long time before she's completely healed and we can see if she's well enough to get released in the wild. >> the golden eagle is on the federal wildlife watch list. that means anyone caught harming or killing one will be charged with a felony. that shooting likely happened august 21st near rc lane. contact fish and game if you think you saw something. >>> turning up the heat. the democratic opponent of the san diego congressman who was just indicted by a federal grand jury is releasing a new political ad. the campaign paid for the 30-second ad. calls republica

tonight, starting at 9:00, traffic will be closed on the mair island causeway through the overnight hoursal show about teen suicide is currently filming its third season. it should air at the start of next year. >> of course, they're doing it at night because in the morning, it's a place where things bot e bottleneck and slow down as they are this morning. over here, we're seeing a little recovery. north 101 still bogged down. north 680 recovering, it is open. show you the map again. as we showed you from sky ranger, northbound 680 reopened all lanes a short time ago. an earlier police investigation of a shooting that happened overnight. recovery is able to occur in this area because a lighter flow of traffic all around the south bay. that's better news. minor crash on the shoulder around the area. overall, a smooth flow of traffic. i did want to call out the last report i did say was south 680 approaching the carquinez bridge. mixed then up. folks know that. it's west 80 approaching the carquinez bridge. that crash now on the shoulder. >> i get it, though, because 680 is on the mind. >>

if you're driving from the bridge all the way down to the middle part of this causeway here into concordple are held back. and a lot of people are using 80 instead. and that is also very slow. a 41 minute drive to the mcarthur main. add another 20, 25 before you make it on to the bridge. 880 northbound traffic is slept. and all the south bay commutes get into a valley, every single part is slow. downtown san jose, we have a little good spot here. you see northbound 280, it is moderately heavy. this is the first monday morning that the twin peaks tunnel has been open in nearly two months. >> reporter: the reaction has been a lot of smiles and looks of relief on commuters' faces as they approach the twin peaks tunnel and see the construction equipment cleared away and the trains rolling through. the twin peaks tunnel was closed for two months of construction. they had to take shuttles and buses to get around it and that made their commute times a lot longer they're glad to see that done. >> it tuesdayed to take me ten minutes. on the bus it took me an hour. so excited for this. >> reporter

there were two mentions about bombing the causeways p. then a couple about a missed time attack. pretty much the airborne fought on their own. i have been wondering was it deliberate, did they not commit close air support because of the scattered nature of the airborne? >> i think that it is the scattered nature. i mean really the landings of the 82 and 101st if we were honest were disastrous because they were spread out. i mean the best consequence of it was that we were so con fuzed that it in turn confused the germans. we can go back, i think there's the legacy or myth of air power and the reality. let's remember what the highest individual ranking to be killed was the ground forces commander, leslie mcnare and he was killed by american air power. so the myth of the air power was very important. it was a very important force multiplier for us. the germans were frustrated regardless of the effectiveness of the air power. the psychological impact knowing if they moved in the daytime they were always at risk of being attacked by the americans. it was just an unnerving aspected be

there were two mentions about bombing the causeways and then a couple about a mistimed strafing attack. but pretty much, the airborne fought on their own and i've been wondering was it deliberate, did they not commit close air support because of the scattered nature of the airborne? >> kevin? >> yeah, i can start. i think that it is the scattered nature. really the landings of the 82nd and 101st if we were to be brutally honest about it, they were disastrous because they were spread out. i mean, the best consequence of it was that we were so confused that it, in turn, confused the germans. we could go back -- if you think of the -- i think there's the legacy, myth, or psychological impact of air power, and then there's the reality. let's remember that the highest ranking individual in the u.s. army to be killed in the european theater was the ground forces commander none other than leslie mcnair. he was killed by american airpower along with many hundreds of soldiers at the felez gap. the myth of the -- of airpower was very important. it was a very important force multiplier for us. th

here is a painting he did of beach, the venetian causeway. of colonel the home frank clark and treated royally to refresh,sunshine relax and rejuvenate very much here in key an did west. churchill writes to frank finally from miami beach in january, so we're about a move out from the speech, the march 5.s this is the last part of january and he says, mr. mcclure, i'm coming.forward to i don't really know what i'm a ng to say, but it will be speech of considerable importance. and it will be about world i'm going to discuss it with the president, thank you for the apples, they were see in the you can letter. churchill was very kind. then the speech happens. i have never met mr. church until the berlin in, mr. e, mr. stall churchill and myself. i became very fond of both of them. men and they are leaders in this world today when leadership. it's a pleasure to me to churchill.mr. he is one of the great men of the age. a great englishman. [applause] great englishman, but he is half american. [applause] >> mr. church hill and i believe in freedom o

and the giant's causeway in northern ireland is at the centre of a row over whether tourists are being

joining us now is sarah ketter, portfolio manager of causeway capital management and brett ryan, senior economist from deutsche bank. let's talk about what you are anticipating pretty good numbers expected >> should be a decent number, we're at 188,000 >> that's about in line. >> that's fine the market will focus in on the average hourly earnings number >> because we are so concerned about what may be happening with inflation? >> it's all about inflation. it's all about the fed with the ten-year sitting at p%, if you get an upside print in which the year over year rate could be 2.9% to 3% range, that could be a big beat, that could test the highs right now we expect 0.3%, a year over year number that's unchanged, but it could round up to 2.8%. what would the fed do if the number came in higher than expected >> september is priced december you're at 60% at the moment you would have to price out starting march of next year. you have to be more confident in the fed's hiking path if you get the strong wage growth at this point you're getting there, 0.7 below of where the fed is there's evid