rajan heads to spain to test drive your‘s fastest ever roller—coaster. to test drive europe's fastest ever roller—coaster. and we meet the native new yorker who's eating his way around the world without leaving the big apple. so right now, i'm at country number 156. it's time now for trending travel, your monthly mash up of the best travel—related stories, snaps and videos online. first up, across the world in 170 dishes. charles bibilos is attempting to eat one meal from every country with over1 million inhabitants. but there's a catch... he can't leave new york city. so you can get to about 90 countries by eating in restaurants in new york city. so that means about 80 have to come from a community event, or a fundraiser, a trip to a mosque or a church, or a home—cooked meal. so right now, i'm at country number 156, so i'm looking for 14 more meals. and his most unexpected culinary discovery? charles has developed a taste for namibian caterpillars. i absolutely love them. they kind of taste like a fried mushroom. next time you're struggling to find a wi

but not if the new mayor of turin has her way, as rajan found out recently.g. it is a matter of having knowledge of what you eat. how you eat it, where you eat it. and also about the story of what you're eating. so it's a matter of health, it's a matter of respecting environment. so when we talk about vegetarianism, we are talking about what it means to have a food policy, and what it means to having knowledge of what you are eating. are you a vegetarian? no, i'm not. among the proposals are a vegetarian map for tourists. 0ne meat—free day a week. and teaching children about animal welfare and ecology. as a non—meat eater myself, i'm curious as to how realistic the proposals are. according to the mayor's office, there are already at least 30 vegan and vegetarian restaurants like this one in turin. but she wants many more. we want to propose something new, something different. we study a lot about different kinds of ingredients, or techniques. a lot of dishes inside italian culture are vegan, but people don't know. people eat spaghetti and tomatoes and think a

with easter on the way, rajan heads to italy to take a juror ——with easter on the way, rajan heads tocolate shops of turin. the travel show, your essential guide, wherever you're headed. next, it's secret city, this week coming from new york. it's a place be seen so often in the movies that many people feel like they know it already, even if they've never been. we have sentjoe to find a hidden side to the big apple. to kick off, she's heading to times square to meet travel bloggerjesse festa, who has put together a list of things for her to uncover. starting with an audible artwork that underneath the city's streets. here we are. do you hear anything down there? humming i can hear like a... she hums it's actually an art installation from the ‘70s, the sky max newhouse installed it. no sign. he wanted you to be able to find it on your own. if you put your ear right to it, you can hear it clearly. yeah! which most people aren't... crawling on the ground but it's pretty cool. next i'm off to find some lunch. new york is famous for its diners and delis butjesse has sent me to find the res

we sent rajan datar to find out what the chocolatiers are cooking up in time for easter.home of chocolate in europe, you probably think about belgium or switzerland, which isjust over the alps over there, but you probably don't think of italy and certainly not turin. well, think again. so celebrated is turin's sweet tooth, there are even organised tours of the city's chocolate shops. and we can try the hot chocolate. this hot chocolate layered with an espresso and cream is a local speciality. it's like a feast, it's like a desert, it's not like a normal coffee. and how many of these could people drink in in one day? one. just one? only one. only in the morning! and to really grasp the story of how this region's chocolate speciality, you have to take a journey into the countryside. it all really began thousands of miles away with a trade blockade in latin america in the late 18th century imposed by napoleon which restricted supplies of the crucial ingredient of chocolate. the signature chocolate of this region came about really through necessity. because of the higher pric

amol rajan, bbc news.uela has been pelted with eggs as protests grow over the country's deepening economic crisis. 0pposition activists say the left—wing leader is becoming increasingly authoritarian and are demanding early elections. the oil rich country has been hit by the slump in the price of oil and is in recession. inflation has rocketed, as high as a75% last year, according to analysts. there are severe shortages of food and medicine. the bbc‘s stephen sackur has been to the capital caracas and sent this report. caracas, capital of the country with the biggest oil reserves in the world and yet, a city where people queue all day hoping for bread, nappies or baby milk. we had to film these scenes undercover. journalists aren't welcome, as venezuela sinks deeper into economic chaos. filming inside supermarkets is a crime, here's why — many of them are empty. the government is drowning in debt, imports have dried up, inflation is over 1000%. the people suffering the most are the poor, in the city's spra

amol rajan, bbc news. you have been watching newsday.k inspiring, but they will inspire you. —— we'll. two giant pandas have arrived in amsterdam after a marathon 8,000 kilometre journey from china. the two bears will spend the next 15 years at a zoo in the east of the country, where a special facility has been built for them. good morning. it looks like it will be on the cool side for the easter weekend. more on that in a moment. we've introduced cooler air at the moment behind this very weak weather front that moved down across the country. this north—westerly airflow. particularly chilly first thing in eastern scotland and eastern england, but with the cloud more broken in the countryside, temperatures briefly not far from freezing. at least we have early sunshine through lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east. the tendency through the day is to increase the cloud from the west. that's already happening in south—west england, across wales and in the north—west cloud is thick enough for some light rain or drizzle, mainly over the

amol rajan, bbc news.ys eu citizens could still come to britain after brexit if they have a guaranteed job offer. and still to come... training the brain. can exercise help people over the age of 50 keep their minds in good working order? coming up in sport at 1:30pm... the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship are under way as five—time champion ronnie o'sullivan recovers from three frames down. it's nearly 30 years since tracy edwards and her crew made history by becoming the first all—female team to complete the whitbread round the world race. the 12—strong crew crossed the world's oceans in a yacht called maiden, but after the race, the boat was sold and ultimately abandoned overseas — until now. john maguire reports. after nine months at sea, tracy edwards leads the crew back home and into the record books. the first all field team in the whitbread round the world race and finished second overall —— all female. 27 years on, tracy and many of the original crew are back, reunited with the yach

amol rajan, bbc news.ast year with increases across almost every category. violent offences went up by 19% and there were also rises in knife crime and buglary. in knife crime and burglary. but the office for national statistics claimed much of the overall increase was due to changes in the way police record offences. an inquestjury has concluded that gross failures in the care given to a mother suffering from a rare post—natal psychosis in a london hospital, contributed to her death. alice gibson—watt, a jewellery expert who'd appeared on the bbc‘s antiques road show, suffered a severe psychotic episode, four weeks after giving birth in 2012. she was admitted to a mental health unit, where she suffered a cardiac arrest and later died. royal marine alexander blackman, who had his sentenced reduced for killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan, will be released from prison tomorrow, say his supporters. sergeant blackman, known as "marine a" during the case, had his murder conviction quashed on appeal

amol rajan, bbc news.cluding one to attend a gala dinner in russia where he sat on a table with president putin. flynn is alleged to have received $33,000 without getting approval for the payment. the former soldier was sacked from trump's administration just weeks after the president was sworn in because of meetings he'd had with the russian ambassador to the us in the run up to the presidential election. travelling at 70,000 miles an hour, the cassini space probe has been exploring the planet saturn and its famous rings for years. now it's just completed its first perilous dive between those rings and the planet itself. at mission control in california, celebrations as scientists find out that the manouevre had worked. and these are the new images the spacecraft has sent back from nearly three quarters of a billion miles away. this shows a huge storm raging on saturn, along with drifting clouds in its atmosphere. cassini will make further plunges over the next few months before burning up in saturn's atm

amol rajan, bbc news. some of the other stories making bbc news tonight.er in afghanistan, will be released from prison tomorrow say his supporters. sergeant blackman, known as ‘marine a' during the case had his murder conviction quashed on appeal last month — it was replaced with manslaughter. police have written to politicians in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. it's after packages containing white powder were sent to an elected official, the headquarters of a political party and a council building. officials say all three packages were associated in some way with june's general election. an inquestjury has concluded that "gross failures" in the care given to a mother suffering from a rare post—natal mental condition in a london hospital contributed to her death. alice gibson—watt, a jewellery expert who'd appeared on the bbc‘s antiques roadshow, suffered a severe psychotic episode four weeks after giving birth in 2012. she was admitted to a mental—health unit, where she suffered a cardiac arrest and later died. the onlin

rajan heads forjerusalem, to visit the place said to have been christ's burial chamber, newly re—opened important place in the world. quite an incredible experience to be here. but in the meantime, you can keep up with us on social media, or visit our website, but for now, from me, ade adepitan, and all the travel show team here in ghana, outside the bat cave, it's goodbye. yesterday was the disappointing and cloudy day for most. today there is more sunshine around the central and northern and eastern areas. the weather front is moving northern and eastern areas. the weatherfront is moving into northern and eastern areas. the weather front is moving into the south—west over devon and cornwall and push in towards wales, parts of the midlands and south east. some showers from northern ireland. elsewhere dry and hazy in the sunshine. cooler across eastern coastal areas and where you have the rain. 0vernight it'll be a wet one across england and wales. a band of rain over northern england and the south—west and towards north wales. elsewhere should be tried, especially for scotland and nort

rajan heads forjerusalem, to visit the place said to have been christ's burial chamber, newly re—openedt important place in the world. quite an incredible experience to be here. but in the meantime, you can keep up with us on social media, or visit our website, but for now, from me, ade adepitan, and all the travel show team here in ghana, outside the bat cave, it's goodbye. its bank holiday weekend so there is some rain in the forecast, particularly in central and southern parts of the uk. it will be a warmer feel to things than it has been for the last week. we're picking up winds from the saab or the south—east which is a warm direction this time of year. it will turn windier on sunday. this area of low pressure will be responsible for bringing the wind and rain through sunday. see the isobars picking up through sunday and then this rain will be encroaching into the south—west. many northern and eastern areas remaining dry. for the rest of saturday it's going to be dry with lengthy clear spells. they will continue through the night, most will continue through the night, m ost pla ces

rajan heads forjerusalem, to visit the place said to have been christ's burial chamber, newly re—opened most important place in the world. quite an incredible experience to be here. but in the meantime, you can keep up with us on social media, or visit our website, but for now, from me, ade adepitan, and all the travel show team here in ghana, outside the bat cave, it's goodbye. well, the bank holiday weekend is upon us. let's see what the weather's up to. it is looking a little bit mixed. a little breezy, but reasonably warm, i think, for most of us. and there is some rain on the way, but not everybody is going to get the rain. let's see the weather map, then, in the short term, so weather fronts are fairly close to the uk, but far enough to give us a dry start to the day. so this is what it looks like around 4:00—5:00am in the morning. lots of clear spells around. temperatures in towns and cities around 6—9 degrees celsius, so not a particularly chilly start to the day. and then saturday morning dawns on a bright, if not sunny, note for most of us. there will be a little bit of cloud

amol rajan, bbc news.eadly bacterial infection. the singer, who is 70, spent two nights in intensive care, after contracting the illness while on tour in chile earlier this month. his management team says he is now recovering at home. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. the 70—year—old is one of music's hardest—working acts, touring all over the world, and still giving energetic performances at what for many would be retirement age. during the recent series of concerts in south america, he contracted what his medical team has called a potentially deadly bacterial infection, becoming ill on his way back to the uk. in a statement, sir elton's management said: sir elton himself added: # it's a little bit funny # the illness has meant that sir elton has had to cancel planned concerts in april and may in california and las vegas. he's expected to return to the concert stage injune in london. in a moment a look at how the financial markets in europe closed the day, but first the headlines on bbc

the high court in london was told it included "false and defamatory claims. " 0ur media editor amol rajanwerful newspaper, and its website, which often includes headlines too salacious even for the paper, is the most widely read english language newspaper website in the world. but the mail's owner, associated, may have met its match in the form of us first lady melania trump. the former slovenian beauty queen sued the mail titles for libel in september. the cause of her ire, allegations printed in both the paper and online that she worked notjust as model prior to meeting donald trump, but as an escort. here at the royal courts ofjustice, a statement was read out this morning which said that the claims about mrs trump's professional work were both false and defamatory. as a result, both the mail and the mail 0nline have agreed to publish both a retraction and an apology. they accepted an article which questioned the nature of her work as a professional model had no evidence to support its allegations. the mail group will now pay damages and costs close to $3 million. but, of course, we ha

amol rajan, bbc news.p since being given an official position in the trump administration. she's recognised as an influential adviser to her father, but there's been criticism in the us about the nature of her role in the white house — as our correspondent richard galpin reports. ivanka trump, on the left, taking the stage in berlin for a women's summit. alongside her, globalfigures including the german chancellor, angela merkel. for the daughter of the us president, these are unprecedented steps. an official foreign visit and this is before the president himself has made his first trip abroad. she was asked in what capacity she had come to germany but would not be pinned down. i am rather unfamiliar with this role as well, it has been a little under 100 days but it has just been a remarkable, incredible journey. first daughter ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making her first big international trip... back in the us, all of this is headline news. already an influential adviser to herfather with her

fans of drunken and abusive behaviour during the hillsborough disaster and as our media editor, amol rajannsitive weekend as it's the anniversary of that tragedy. what happened yesterday is that the sun and news uk themselves came out and said this is something we have got wrong. it is notjust what kelvin mackenzie said, but the way he said it. he is known to many people in liverpool and merseyside as the man who was the editor of the sun ini989 as the man who was the editor of the sun in 1989 when he punched —— published a controversial front—page. it has been banned and ostracised in many parts of liverpool. the football club band reporters from the sun because they did not like it very much. that is the legacy of what kelvin mackenzie said. it is notjust the comparison of ross barkley to a gorilla, which kelvin mackenzie says he had no idea about. and the paper as well. but it is also this joke, where he says the only people paid as much as ross barkley in merseyside were drug dealers, where he's tarring people with the same brush. when kelvin mackenzie gets back from his holiday, the q

fans of drunken and abusive behaviour during the hillsborough disaster and as our media editor amol rajanitor of the independent newspaper, there should be some editorial responsibility in this matter. from my days as a newspaper editor, it sometimes takes gusts to stand up toa it sometimes takes gusts to stand up to a journalist, and kelvin is a pretty big figure, for a sub editor oi’ pretty big figure, for a sub editor oran pretty big figure, for a sub editor or an editor to say maybe not this weekend, maybe is the clear of hillsboro, does take guts. i haven't had an answer as to whether the editor was in on thursday night. easter weekend, he might have been away. it is true to say there have to be editorial responsibility beyond the columnist itself. we've got merseyside police dealing with jo granderson ‘s complaint on racial grounds and he has also complex to the press regulator ipso and they will be wanting to show they are in touch with public opinion. the call will be, is it worth having kelvin mackenzie, you want columnist to be outspoken proper gutters or is he single—handedly d

with me is our media editor, amol rajan. this has been a slow burning story.it appeared in yesterday's sun. why has the momentum built to this stage? today, is the anniversary of hillsborough and i think, we have got to be careful about saying that a backlash from social media represents widespread opinion, but what happened yesterday is the that the sun and news uk, the publisher of the sun came out and said this is something that we've got wrong. it is not just something that we've got wrong. it is notjust what kelvin mackenzie said, but it is when he said it. kelvin mackenzie is known to many people in liverpool and merseyside as the editor of the sun and he printed a controversial front page which led to the sun being banned in many parts of liverpool. liverpool football clu b many parts of liverpool. liverpool football club banned reporters from the sun and that's a legacy of what kelvin mackenzie said. it is not just the comparison of ross barkley whose grandfather was nigerian to a gorilla which kelvin mackenzie said he had no idea about. and the paper

here's our media editor amol rajan. fake news has gone global.gets you on social media, voters in america, germany and france have been hit. the question now is — could this new form of campaigning online be coming to britain ahead of the general election? if political messages are broadcast during an election campaign, they are subject to regulation. but what about messages that are published online? i rang up the law commission. they said to try the electoral commission. i rang up the electoral commission. they said, "that certainly would not be us." i rang the advertising standards agency and ofcom too. they both said it falls outside of their remit. the question remains — who polices this stuff? wikitribune is a new site with a new model for the news... perhaps this website is one answer. wikitribune will ask for monthly subscriptions from a community of users who help to verify and shape online news themselves. it was launched this morning by the founder of wikipedia, jimmy wales. he argues that we need a sharp press at all layers of society

mr wales told our media editor amol rajan it was important to offer "quality journalism" paid for byrying to do is to bring together genuine community control with professionaljournalists to create something new in the news space — something that we really haven't seen before. is your sense that the rise of fake news and general misinformation online proves we need trusted news sources more than ever before? i think it absolutely does. i mean, what we've seen in the last few years is a real decline in the quality of many news sources and i think it has been driven largely by the rise of programmatic advertising. so, i don't know about you, but everywhere i go on the internet i see the same adverts, because they are tracking the person not buying the brand, and so it becomes a race to the bottom to get the most clicks, the most views. so that's why we see click bait headlines, fake things being circulated and so forth, and i think it's time to step back and say hold on a second, that model's not working let's see what we can do to change things. one of the things that you do with wiki