now it is time for the travel show. o, and welcome to the travel show, coming this week from the historic city of canterbury in southern england. i'm here to take a look back at some of the great stories we have clocked up already in 2017. and so far, it's been a great year. it's actually quite difficult to walk through here. it's so busy. i only learned to ski for the first time two weeks ago. it's definitely not recommended if you are a little bit claustrophobic. wow! if you touch it with both hands, you're going to be in love and married inside of six months. now, one of the things we really pride ourselves on here at the travel show is taking you off the beaten path, to find destinations you may not find in your average guidebook. let's kick of the programme with some fantastic recent stories that certainly tick that box. in a moment, we look back at a truly astonishing sight that rajan caught a glimpse of in myanmar back in january. and then we check out some long abandoned military tunnels in russia that carmen wen

now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. scape has inspired the works of an artist, many of which are shown in an important museum around the world. our arts editor went to meet him. houghton hall, in norfolk. the grand 18th—century country home of sir robert walpole. a powerful politician, with a passion for paintings. he is long gone, as is much of his collection. but not his appetite for art, which is shared by the current owner although his taste is a little different. contemporary minimalism meets georgian magnificence, with an exhibition of richard long's geometric sculptures which are installed in the house and dotted about the grounds. it's an amazing opportunity to make all these grand works, in this grand, very, very english landscape. richard long is a landscape artist, but probably not in the way that sir robert walpole would have understood. he doesn't paint or sculpt, in the traditional sense. my preference is to use the natural raw materials of the world. i suppose ijust order these materials into... that's wha

but now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week's travel show, we are exploring a secret corner of spain full of places that time forgot. really beautiful round here. it's really quiet. we are tackling the great wall of china, one step at a time. and we're tracking down a wild and secretive creature that's learned to steer well clear of humans. we're looking out at the bottom of the valley here. and that's where the wolves are most likely to get a good breakfast. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, coming this week from palencia in spain. now, this country is one of the world's biggest tourism destinations. each year, over 60 million people arrive on these shores. but they often head for the mediterranean coast and cities like barcelona or madrid. but here in rural spain, many struggling communities are pinning their hopes on becoming the next big holiday hotspot. i've travelled fairly widely in spain, but on this trip i'm heading to a region in the north of the country that i've never heard of

now on bbc news: the travel show. ek's travel show, i meet the people who are cleaning up the canals of bangkok. we've got so much just rubbish. we are searching for the secret sights of new york city. this view is incredible. and heading to italy to taste some of turin‘s finest chocolates. wow. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the capital of thailand, bangkok. it's a vibrant city packed with sparkling temples, skyscrapers and night markets, but home to some of the most congested roads in the world, and getting across the city through the tuk tuks and the traffic is a bit of a nightmare. but i'm here to find out what's being done to take the people off the frantic streets and on to the city's waterways. first built over 200 years ago, bangkok's huge network of canals criss—cross the city. this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east, where water is in everyone‘s way of life. over the years, some of the canals, or ‘khlongs‘ as they're called here, were filled in, but an extensive

hello and welcome to the travel show. the capital of thailand, bangkok. it's a vibrant city packed with sparkling temples, skyscrapers and night markets but it's also home to some of the most congested roads in the world and getting across the city through the tuk tuks and the traffic is a bit of a nightmare but i'm here to find out what is being done to take the people off the frantic streets and on to the city's waterways. first built over 200 years ago, bangkok's huge network of canals crisscross the city. ‘this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east where water is then everyone's way of life.’ over the years some of the canals, or klongs, as they're called here, were filled in but an extensive system still exists today. saen saep canal is an important artery in the network and 100,000 people travel on it every day. but hopping onto one of the boats as a tourist looks daunting to say the least. take a look at this. these commuter boats quite literally wait for not a single person. you see as soon as the docks, ev

the travel show, your essential guide where ever you're heading. that tackles your questions about travel. i'm here at st pancras station in london, where the uk's rail connection to continental europe begins. first, an update on the new rail link in florida. brightline, as the express train service is known, is on schedule to connect down town miami with fort lauderdale and west palm beach from the summer, with a high speed extension to orlando international airport following next year, cutting the journey between the two cities to just three hours, compared with the driving time on a good day of four hours. next, henry is travelling to the city of cadiz in south—west spain, but he's flying into the british possession of gibraltar, and wants to know how to travel onward. "can we take a rental car across the border, or is it better to cross into spain on foot and hire a car or take a bus?" henry, it's a delightfuljourney from gibraltar to cadiz, which i have made many times and it's very straightforward. from the airport, simply head straight to the

now it's time for the travel show. great stories we have clocked up already in 2017. and so far, it's been a great year. it's actually quite difficult to walk through here. it's so busy. i only learned to ski for the first time two weeks ago. it's definitely not recommended if you are a little bit claustrophobic. wow! now one of the things we really pride ourselves on here at the travel show is taking you off the beaten path, to find destinations you may not find in your average guidebook. we sent henry to turkey, to see a dig that's revealing fascinating insights. in the heart of nevsehir, among the modern houses and office buildings, workers made a startling find as they cleared a hillside for redevelopment. the largest underground city of its kind. excavations have revealed these openings dug into the side of the hill. experts estimate the caves could extend over 450,000 square metres. wow! look at all of this. ifind it quite hard to believe that there were people living on top of here, and all of this was actually

the travel show heads to spain. abandoned villages. hello. is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. coming up before 7am, ben's got the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. labour is attempting to win over voters ahead ofjune's general election, with the promise of four extra uk—wide bank holidays. they would fall on the patron saint's day of each of the home nations. the conservatives say the british economy would be on a permanent holiday under labour. meanwhile, reports suggest the conservatives will pledge to cut energy bills for the seven out of ten households that pay standard variable tariffs. the boyfriend of tv celebrity, ferne mccann, has been arrested

now on bbc news, the travel show. on this week's travel show: we continue our journey through thailand... 0oh! you've got a big nose. ..as i head to the world's first ever elephant hospital. good? she's been eating her greens. haven't you? we're in the big apple to meet the man who's travelling the world without leaving new york. hands up, eyes wide open. you don't want to miss it. and rajan heads to spain to take a ride on europe's newest, fastest and tallest roller—coaster. this week, i'm in northern thailand. it's mountainous landscape and lush jungles are an ideal environment for the asian elephant. the animal is seen as the symbol of thailand, and around 3000 live in these wild forests. the country also has a captive elephant population of almost 4000. controversially, some of them work in the tourist industry. caring for all of these elephants is a hugejob, particularly if the animal needs specialist medical attention. i've come to lampang to meet some of the vets who are attempting this mammoth task. when it was

the travel show, your essential guide, wherever you're headed. we've seen so often in the movies that many people feel like they know it already, even though they've never been, we sentjo to find a hidden side to the big apple, to kick off she's heading to times square, to meet travel bloggerjessie fester who's put together a list of things for her to uncover, starting with an audible artwork that is underneath the city streets. here we are, do you hear anything down there? it's actually an art installation. in the 70s, this guy max neuhaus installed it, no sign, he wanted you to be able to find it on your own. and you put your ear right to it, you can hear it quite clearly. most people aren't curling on the ground. it's pretty cool. next, i'm off to find some lunch, new york's famous for its diners and delis butjessie has sent me to find a restaurant that is a bit different because it operates out of a loading bay. i think this must be it, ifeel like i'm walking into a factory. i know you're coming, i make a nice pork for you. that is impressive

and coming up at 1.30, the travel show heads to thailand to see the world's first elephant hospital.ood afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the us vice—president, mike pence, has told american servicemen in south korea that the country's resolve to stand by seoul has never been stronger. the us vice—president arrived in south korea just hours after the north tried and failed to launch a ballistic missile. us officials travelling with him dismissed the failed test as unsurprising. the launch, which is in contravention of un resolutions, came a day after pyongyang told the united states that it would not shy away from conflict. speaking at a military base, mr pence said freedom would prevail. this morning's provocation from the north isjust this morning's provocation from the north is just the latest reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defence of the freedom of the people of south korea and the defence of america in this part of the world. your willingness to step forward , the world. your willingness to step forward, to serve, to stand firm without fear inspires

and the travel show heads to china ahead of the great wall marathon next month.ternoon and welcome to bbc news. on the first weekend of the general election campaign, jeremy corbyn has announced that a labour government would introduce another four bank holidays. he said it would be a matter to be determined is when the party released its manifesto. just before we came on air, a labour party spokesman confirmed that the party would indeed renewed the trident nuclear deterrence. this is what jeremy corbyn told andrew marr on bbc one this morning, before that clarification. it is still an entirely unresolved question as to what you are going to do. your spokesman has said clearly that keeping trident will be in the labour manifesto. we haven't completed work on the manifesto yet. if as you would expect less than 100 hours into this election campaign. so we could be in for a shock? no, no. we are having that discussion within the party and we will produce our manifesto in may. more on that clarification from the labour party when we have more information. meanwhile,

and sticking with the animal theme, the travel show has been to meet the patients being nursed back toe. happy easter. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and roger johnson. coming up before eight, philip will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. an attempt by north korea to launch a test missile has failed, a day after it issued a nuclear warning to the us. american officials believe it exploded within seconds of take off. the us vice—president mike pence will arrive in south korea later this morning for talks on the north's nuclear ambitions. it comes just hours after a massive military parade was held in pyongyang as a show of force. theresa may has used her first easter message as prime minister to say the uk is coming together after the brexit vote. the pm said opportunities would emerge from britain's decision to leave the european union thanks to the country's shared ambitions and values. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn used his easter message to urge people not to stand by in the face of society's problems. the leader of the opposition said

time for the travel show. ng to you this week from the capital of thailand, bangkok. it's a vibrant city packed with sparkling temples, skyscrapers and night markets, but home to some of the most congested roads in the world, and getting across the city through the tuk tuks and the traffic is a bit of a nightmare. but i'm here to find out what's being done to take the people off the frantic streets and on to the city's waterways. first built over 200 years ago, bangkok's huge network of canals criss—cross the city. this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east, where water is in everyone's way of life. over the years, some of the canals, or ‘khlongs‘ as they're called here, were filled in, but an extensive system still exists today. saen saep canal is an important artery in the network and 100,000 people travel on it every day. but hopping onto one of the boats as a tourist looks daunting, to say the least. take a look at this — these commuter boats quite literally wait for not a single person. you'll see a

the travel show heads to spain. abandoned villages. hello. . labour is attempting to win over voters ahead ofjune's general election, with the promise of four extra uk—wide bank holidays. they would fall on the patron saint's day of each of the home nations. the conservatives say the british economy would be on a permanent holiday under labour. meanwhile, reports suggest the conservatives will pledge to cut energy bills for the seven out of ten households that pay standard variable tariffs. the boyfriend of tv celebrity, ferne mccann, has been arrested in connection with an alleged acid attack in a nightclub. 25—year—old, arthur collins, was wanted for questioning by police and had been urged to hand himself in by the only way is essex star. a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grevious bodily harm in connection with the incident at the mangle club in hackney last monday. polling stations across france will open in just under half an hours time in the first round of the country's presidential election. 11 candidates are runn

and the travel show heads to china ahead of the great wall marathon next month.d morning and welcome to bbc news. more than 50,000 troops are being deployed across france in preparation for voting in the country's presidential election after the killing of a police officer in paris. this is just as the friend are preparing to vote at the first round of the presidential elections. —— this is just as the french are preparing to vote in the first round of the presidential elections. terrorism dominated the final day of campaigning after the shooting, and security has been increased before polls in mainland france open on sunday. welcome to a normal scene in paris, a typical saturday market day on the boulevard st germain. 50,000 security personnel deployed across france and to reassure people that it is safe to come out and vote in the first round of sunday's presidential election. but on everybody‘s mind here, which thrusts security to the top of the political agenda, the attack on thursday night which left one policeman dead just a couple of miles from where we ar

and the travel show team visit thailand and meet the people

but first, it is time for the travel show. ven't you! this week, i'm in northern thailand. it's mountainous landscape and lush jungles are an ideal environment for the asian elephant. the animal is seen as the symbol of thailand. around 3000 live in these wild forests. the country also has a captive elephant population of almost 4,000. controversially, some of them work in the tourist industry. caring for all of these elephants is a hugejob, particularly if the animal needs specialist medical attention. i've come to lampang to meet some of the vets who are attempting this mammoth task. when it was opened, in 1993, this was the world's first elephant hospital. and since then, they've treated over 4,000 elephants. i'm here to meet some of them. the hospital aims to provide care for any sick or injured elephant in thailand. what kind of patients do you have? we have all kinds of illnesses, sicknesses, knife wounds, gunshot wounds. some have diarrhoea, constipation, cataracts. some have serious, like, cancer, and tumours. the most

next on bbc news: it is time for the travel show. this week, celebrating gha na's 60th birthday. ng to the country's independence. sparring with the locals. boxing is massive, they love it here. and meeting some of its cutest residents. i am amazed how much banana a little monkey like that can eat. busy, bustly, noisy and lots of fun. i could be in any of the big, lively west african capitals, but i've come to one country that is celebrating a very special anniversary. news reel: the name gold coast passes, long live ghana. 60 years ago in 1957, the british gold coast broke away from centuries of colonial rule. it became the republic of ghana. it was a peaceful transition, and ghana's independence, the first to be declared in sub—saharan africa, inspired other states to do the same thing. today, it's seen as a largely peaceful entry point into this part of the continent. the civil strife and terrorism that affects some of its neighbours aren't currently a problem. and by the way, ebola never crossed the ghanaian border. so where to start? well, this might be a good place, as it pl

and the travel show team visit thailand and meet the people cleaning up the canals of bangkok.at 8.30 here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a british father of two was among the victims of friday's terror attack in the swedish capital stockholm. chris bevington, who was 41, was among four people killed when a hijacked lorry crashed into a department store. today, as thousands attended a vigil for those who died, more details have been emerging of the man behind the attack. our correspondent dan johnson reports from stockholm. talented compassionate and caring, chris bevington in the words of his father. he chose to marry and call sweden home. he had young children here and worked for the music company spotify. he was here in stockholm's crowded shopping streets on friday afternoon when a hijacked truck was turned into a weapon. a belgian and two swedish citizens were also killed in the attack. today, investigators revealed more about the man they think was at the wheel. we know the suspect showed sympathies for extremist organisations, said the policeman. amon

and at 10:30, the travel show is in ghana as it celebrates 60 years of independence from britain.ood morning, and welcome to bbc news. european union leaders are meeting in brussels to formally agree their negotiating stance for brexit. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has said the eu won't discuss its trading relationship with the uk until it's happy that enough progress has been made on settling the costs of britain's departure. we already know the areas the eu wants to negotiate first. the remaining members are keen to ensure the rights of the three—million eu citizens living in britain. they will also be looking to get a guarantee of britain's financial contributions. the so—called "divorce bill" is the amount the eu says the uk must pay as part of existing financial commitments. northern ireland is also on their agenda. eu leaders say they want to ensure there is no hard border with the irish republic. this is not the choreography that the government had hoped for. ministers wanted to discuss the divorce settlement at the same time. theresa may had previous

and coming up at 10.30am, the travel show heads to thailand to see the world's first elephant hospital morning and welcome to bbc news. north korea has staged a massive military parade in the capital pyongyang — amid warnings that it will retaliate if it is provoked by the united states. the event was staged amid rising tension about north korea's nuclear we willons programme with pyongyang telling the united states to end what it called a provocative and reckless moves. our correspondentjohn sudworth was invited to witness the event. his movements are being tightly controlled, but earlier he described the scene in pyongyang. it's an extraordinary sight. you can actually feel the ground shake as thousands upon thousands of goose—stepping soldiers, tanks, rockets and other weaponry have marched and rumbled their way through the capital city. this is a display of unity for the young north korean leader and it's meant, of course, to send a key message on the anniversary of his grandfather's birth that his grip on power is unassailable, but as donald trump threatens to thwart his nuclear a

also coming up at 3:30: the travel show heads to thailand to see the world's first elephant hospital.afternoon and welcome to bbc news. us vice president mike pence, who's on a visit to south korea, has warned that his country's "era of strategic patience" with north korea is over. it comes as south korea and the united states agreed to speed up a defence system designed to intercept north korean missiles, something china views as a threat to its own military. our seoul correspondent stephen evans reports. the american vice president went to the front line, the demilitarised zone between north and south korea, what he called the frontier of freedom. for him, the visit was personal because his father fought in the korean war. from the other side today, north korean guards looked back and took pictures. vice president pence‘s mission today, to affirm support for the alliance between the us and south korea. we will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response. over the past 18 months, north korea has conducted t

and the travel show heads to china ahead of the great wall marathon next month. —— since the late 19thy. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. conservative and labour politicians are on the general election trail in the first weekend of the campaign. jeremy corbyn is in manchester, where he said the party wanted to make the tax system fairer by getting the very wealthy and what he called ‘corporates' to pay more. theresa may is in dudley in the west midlands. she said the country was facing the most important election in her lifetime — and insisted the conservatives were "a lower tax party". there's been speculation they may raise taxes if they win the general election. our political correspondent leila nathoojoins me. one of the issues that theresa may has gone with the electorate is that she has already changed her policies ona she has already changed her policies on a few things already and people will be thinking, can we trust you when it comes to taxes? absolutely, and that is what labour will want to get across, that the tories cannot be trusted on taxes. this came about becaus

the travel show is in ghana as it celebrates 60 years of independence from britain. afternoon. 27 european union leaders in brussels have unanimously agreed terms for britain leaving the eu. among other demands, they say the uk must agree a financial settle m e nt the uk must agree a financial settlement and future rights of eu citizens before any trade talks take place. the french president said region must pay a price for a living. my colleague ben brown is in brussels. unity amongst the 27 is the watchword 7 unity amongst the 27 is the watchword? it really is. there have been so many summits in brussels that have dragged on through the night, really contentious and argumentative but not this. the 27 remaining leaders, not including britain, decided in one minute on the guidelines, the negotiating guidelines they will proceed with to negotiate brexit with the uk over the next couple of years. this underlines, as they have said over and over, that they were united about what that strategy should be. you mentioned the french president, he said we must not be punitive

that's in the travel show at 10:30. good morning and welcome to bbc news. ing street has sought to reassure gibraltar that britain will stand up for its interests during brexit negotiations. the british overseas territory has accused spain of trying to manipulate the discussions, in order to further its three hundred year old sovereignty claims. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, insisted that the uk remained "implacable and rock—like" in its support for gibraltar. 0ur political correspondent mark lobel reports. gibraltar has been in british hands in 1713. it shares a border with spain, but rejects any spanish claim of sovereignty. the current proposals mean a deal between the uk and the eu would not apply to gibraltar without an additional agreement between the uk and spain. gibraltar‘s chief minister has fiercely rejected this as an attempt by spain to encroach on the rock's ability to control its sovereignty. it singles out gibraltar. it is unfair and unnecessary and clearly discriminatory. i am grateful spain has been foolish enough to play this card e

and in half an hour, we'll be in bangkok with the travel show. afternoon and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver, and a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan. four people were killed and 15 injured when the lorry crashed into the front of a department store. police have also confirmed that a "suspicious device" was found inside the truck. our correpondent dan johnson reports. after yesterday's horror there is calm, stillness and sadness in stockholm. people have come to together — time to reflect, a moment to remember. we were walking in the shop yesterday when it happened. patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hit. we went up the escalator and saw panic and police with guns and stuff like that. how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building, and we took the side entrance and went out, and we just kept running to the other side of the city. this is t

and the largest underground city of its kind found in an archaeological dig in turkey on the travel shown hour on bbc news. good evening. rescue teams in colombia are continuing to search through tonnes of mud and debris for anyone who survived devastating mudslides in the amazon basin. at least 200 people have been killed, but with hundreds of others injured or missing, the colombian president says its impossible to know what the eventual death toll will be. the torrent of mud engulfed the town of mocoa, where rescue efforts are being hampered by bad weather. richard lister reports. mocoa is a place of mud and misery. when the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. whole families died here. the painstaking search for survivors is continuing. rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods hoping for signs of life in the wreckage. nothing here. with every hour that passes, hopes of finding more people alive diminish. within hours of the deluge, message boards went up listing the dead and the missi