when danny boyle made the beach he probably didn't think maya bay would become the draw that it is todayke sure that doesn't come at a cost to the environment in the long—term, otherwise the very beauty people come here for could be ruined for ever. steve holden, bbc news, koh phi phi. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. we'll be taking a more in depth look at those us tariffs on steel and aluminium, as the european union, canada and mexico pledge to hit back. now you'll remember we showed you yesterday some pictures of the world's largest known freshwater pearl. well it fetched more than $370,000 at auction in the netherlands. it was owned by the russian empress, catherine the great, and is believed to have been formed in chinese waters in the eighteenth century. and if you think it looks a little,like an animal, well you're right. it's known as the sleeping lion. yesterday's thunderstorms took a while to get going but once they did they brought a lot of rain and lightning. the storms initiated around sussex before spreading across central and southern england, the south midla