eshan hilal talking to us about his love of belly dancing., who i'm sure isn't so good, thanks for watching newsday. a very warm day on thursday across england and wales, in particular southern and south—eastern areas, with a top temperature in london of 32. in fact a number of stations in the greater london area saw 32 and pretty hot as well further north, but the heat across northern england broke down in spectacular style with some severe thunderstorms and reports of flash flooding and lightning damage across yorkshire and into lincolnshire. those thunderstorms will continue to rattle away off into the north sea and then for most places it should bea dry and then for most places it should be a dry end to the night, thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, a very warm and muggy start to the day once again across the south, particularly the south—east. 0nly the south, particularly the south—east. only a bit of cloud around for the south—west of england, into western wales, but a good deal sunshi

eshan hilal talking to us about his love of belly dancing.at often leaves a great deal to be desired. but once upon a time it was very different. travelling by air was exotic and exciting. now a restaurant in los angeles is trying to recreate that golden age, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. ah, those were the days, luxury at 14,000 feet. ah, those were the days, luxury at 111,000 feet. businessmen in suit and tie, smiling stewardesses, a different age. now you can relive the pan am experience in la — a restau ra nt the pan am experience in la — a restaurant designed to look like an airline. i have a lot of vintage menus from my days, so i picked my favourite and i went to a caterer and got them to replicate the meal. that includes chicken and peppercorn sauce and a vegetarian option — this is 2017 after all. and the chance to buy duty—free. is 2017 after all. and the chance to buy duty-free. it is the most brilliant experience, it really is. people of my age — old — we lived this, you know, we went through this. and it is gone. the airlines

eshan hilal has been talking to us about the sacrifices he's had to make to become a professional dancer. when it comes to your gender roles, when it comes to your individuality, when people talk about you're not man enough when you're doing dance, i refuse the statement of the people. i'm not on good talking turns with my father and even my siblings because they're kind of ashamed of me. there's a word i have always heard throughout my childhood, why you want to be a girl? i love dance, it doesn't mean i'm a girl. why are you seeing the belly part, why are you seeing that thing, why aren't you seeing the grace of the artform? i feel existence when i'm dancing, you know? if you can't appreciate something then don't demean that. for a lot of people air travel can be a bit of a chore. delays, queues, cramped conditions and food that often leaves a great deal to be desired. but once upon a time it was very different. travelling by air was exotic and exciting. now a restaurant in los angeles is trying to recreate that golden age, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. ah, those were the days, luxu