now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. s week's travel show: we are taking a trip through pakistan's biggest city on a bus. this might be a bit crazy along the way. we are looking at dolphins in india from a paddle board. wow, did you see that one? that was right behind me. and we are crossing the great canadian prairie on a train. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, henry golding, coming to you this week from amongst the soaring skyscrapers of singapore where later on we will be meeting this week's global gourmet. but first... this is a country that some governments say you shouldn't visit as a tourist. pakistan. terror—related incidents, kidnappings and political turmoil have all taken their toll on the country's reputation. and as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, the travel show‘s benjamin zand packed his backpack and headed for karachi. pakistan is in the news almost constantly, but coverage of this area is pretty one—dimensional. if it is not focusing on the taliban, it

still to come on the travel show... he first ever streetview mapping of uluru in australia. and, we'll be on canada's cape breton island, finding out why hanging out in the kitchen is where the party's at. the travel show — your essential guide, wherever you're heading. time now for trending travel — your monthly mash—up of the best travel—related stories, snaps and videos online. ajoint collaboration between google maps and the anangu aboriginal tribe in australia has resulted in the first streetview mapping of uluru. uluru is a very sacred site for the traditional owners. it tells their creation stories through different features of the rock, which are passed down through story and song and dance. for us to be able to experience it is really generous of them. and it's not only uluru that's been mapped and documented by the new project. if you click on the audio icons on the site, you'll also be able to hear some of the traditional stories and beliefs of the local anangu people. fed up of being stuck in a taxi trafficja

welcome to the slice of the show that tackles your questions still to come on this week's travel showlong haul in october? 0ur global guru simon calder has some seasonal suggestions. and we go to the canadian islands, where the sea can bite. the travel show — your essential guide, wherever you're heading. welcome to the slice of the show that tackles your questions about getting the best out of travel. coming up shortly, ideas for a great 0ctober escape, and managing money for mexico. but first, peak tourist season in europe is underway and so i've asked britain's biggest airports for the days this summer when they expect to be busiest. here at gatwick, it's sunday 13th august, with travellers passing through at a rate of two per second. at manchester, friday 18th august is the key day, and at heathrow airport — the busiest in europe — the peak will be on sunday 6th august, with over 250,000 passengers arriving and departing. jane wants to know... at that time of year it's hard to go wrong with a trip along either the east or the west coast of the usa, from washington, dc, south to fl

the travel show is coming up. now the weather. sarah keith lucas has the weather. sarah keith lucas has the details for you. hell changeable weather continues this weekend, not raining everywhere, there will be some decent and long spells of sunshine, but equally showers around too, and more persistent rain during today in the south. a weather front in the channel means rain here, blustery and heavy showers. and and northern ireland, the odd rumble of thunder, temperatures around 18—22d. into this evening, outbreaks of rain in the south, pushing further north across much of england and wales tonight, further showers in the north—west. through tomorrow, the rain clears quickly from the north coast, thundery showers in the north and west chipping further eastwards through the day, temperatures around 16-21d, through the day, temperatures around 16—2id, bye for now. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump describes his new chief of staff, retired military general john kelly, as a true star. he takes up the position after reince priebus stood down from

now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show. oh, no, 0k! o'clock, three. i'm in hong kong to find out how their famous pink dolphins are being affected by the fast pace of development here. we meet one of asia's top chefs to get a new take on traditional cantonese cuisine. we're in northern canada to discover how to use an iceberg to make a cup of tea. i actually know him! and going underground in london, we meet the people who help to keep the trains running all night. this year marks the 20th anniversary of the handover of hong kong to china. since 1997, the pace of development here has been rapid, as beijing pushes ahead with its transitional "one country, two systems" formula. a plan that will eventually see hong kong merge economically and politically with the communist mainland in 2047. but environmentalists fear that one of hong kong's most iconic creatures may not survive that long. the pink hong kong dolphin was actually a symbol of the handover of hong kong from british back to chinese rule 20 years ago. but now, their future is u

now on bbc news: the travel show. ng up on this week's travel show: is this the original costume? we're on the bruce lee trail in hong kong. he wore this in game of death. get ready to get behind this taxi... i get a lesson in how to take iconic instagram images from an expert. oh, that's good. with new laptop bans on internationalflights, we look at the gadgets you can still take on board. leejun—fan, better known as bruce lee, may have been born in san francisco, but in the early 19705, he put both kung fu and hong kong on the map. # everybody was kung fu fighting #. after starring in a succession of cult martial arts movies, he became the most famous asian film star in the world. and today, almost 45 years since his untimely death, at the age of 32, he is still credited as being the man who brought chinese actors and martial arts into the mainstream. here in hong kong, they're rightly proud of their most famous son. now the film that really shot bruce lee to international stardom was enter the dragon in 1973, shot m

the travel show, your essential guide wherever you are heading. untain leader, and in october last year with some team—mates, i set off from the glacial source of the river ganges and paddle—boarded all the way down the river to the indian ocean. we covered 3000 kilometres. it took 98 days. it was a tough journey. but it was certainly memorable. the expedition really began in earnest when we launched onto the river at devprayag, which is where two rivers come together and form the ganges proper. there's already a lot of flow, you have got these two raging torrents coming together. you jump on, and suddenly you have got these waves, you have got these flows, and it is like, "right, can i stay on this board?" this is the mighty paddle board. it is 30 inches wide. it is virtually stable, i haven't really fallen in off it, and it has got such a great glide through the water. one of the biggest highlights on the whole trip was seeing the gangetic river dolphin. they are one of the most endangered aquatic mammals in the whole world. wow! sorry, you are n

now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show. we are taking a look at pakistan is biggest city and taking a look at pink dolphins. and we are crossing the great canadian prairie on a train. hello and welcome to the travel show from singapore. we will be meeting this week ‘s global gourmet later on but first... this is a country some government said should not visit as a tourist, pakistan. political turmoil have taken a toll on the population and as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary we had to karachi. the country is home to abedi people under 25 years old. they are changing the world. i am on my way to meet some. karachi is pakistan is most dangerous city. but it has got safer and for a traveller like myself, it is an experience like few others. it just might myself, it is an experience like few others. itjust might be crazy at long the way. i have changed into more suitable clothing because i wa nt to more suitable clothing because i want to have a taste of karachi. you think of friendly tour guides, foreigner

the travel show, your essential guide wherever you're heading. re all now banned on many flights to the us and uk primarily from airports in the middle east. both governments have brought in new rules affecting different countries, so check first if you're flying from any of these places. but there are still some gadgets you can use to wile away the hours. this week, our run down of the gadgets you can still use on board. and here's the good news, on some flights you should be allowed to take hand—held games consoles. so i've been using our state—of—the—art isolation booth to see how they fare. so this is the new big player on the market, it's the nintendo switch. so the switch isn't like regular consoles where it combines portable on—the—go gaming with traditional console—style gaming. 0n the one hand, you connect it to your tv. but when you're ready to take it on the move, you can simply slide the controllers in the side. the graphics look really good. what i like as well is that you can connect up to eight conceals. let's say you're travelling

now on bbc news, the travel show. we're in a surfing community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. also coming up... we go looking for lost ships beneath the canadian waves. we discover a novel way to make a cake in rural france. and our 6lobal 6uru, simon calder, tackles the biggest question in travel... where next? let's start this week's programme on the stunning pacific coastline of central chile. punta de lobos is best known for its dramatic high cliffs, with views over black sandy beaches and rocky outcrops, where sea lions gather. and it's also become famous as one of the best places to surf in south america. this is insane. wow! with a consistent swell and regular runs of huge waves, punta de lobos is considered one of the best breaks in south america. and it's become a paradise for big wave surfers. i've arrived in punta de lobos at a particularly good time, because word has gone around that this morning's swell will be unusually strong, with waves of up to 30 feet. these huge wa

the travel show, your essential guide, whether you're heading. e's another in our series of films to mark canada's 150th birthday this year. and this week, we're off to the far north of the country to meet some of the people who live in the town of qikiqtarjuaq, inside the arctic circle. well, to finish off this week we're heading back to hong kong, a melting pot of cantonese and western cultures and an amazing place to visit if you love food. may chow was voted asia's best female chef earlier this year and she's building a reputation as the driving force behind a new generation of chefs who are specialising in what's being called neo— cantonese cuisine. we were lucky enough to go behind the scenes at her happy paradise restaurant in hong kong to watch her cook one of the most popular dishes. today we're going cook for you a three yellow wine chicken. so basically, it's originally a hong kong dish but at happy paradise we do neo—cantonese food so we're going to do it with more cantonese techniques, having a bit more refined. what we have here is a

that's coming up at 8.30 in the travel show. good evening and welcome to bbc news. , philip hammond, has said cabinet colleagues who have been briefing the media against him should instead focus on thejob in hand. after newspaper reports about discussions around the cabinet table, he said noise was being generated by people opposed to his focus on jobs and the economy during brexit. he also addressed claims he'd described public sector workers as "overpaid." here's our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. he is the man of the moment, though not for the reasons he'd like. for the second time this week, the chancellor has found himself defending private comments in public. this time accused of saying that public sector workers are overpaid. something he did not deny. i've told you, i'm not going to talk about what comes out of a private cabinet meeting. five of your colleagues have. they shouldn't have done, frankly, because cabinet meetings are supposed to be a private space in which we have a serious discussion. i am the chancellor. you would expect me to put a

now on breakfast, time for the travel show. this week, they are by the coast in chile and canada. lost ships beaneath the canadian waves. let's start this week's programme on the stunning pacific coastline of central chile. punta de lobos is best known for its dramatic high cliffs, with views over black sandy beaches and rocky outcrops, where sea lions gather. and it's also become famous as one of the best places to surf in south america. this is insane. wow! with a consistent swell and regular runs of huge waves, punta de lobos is considered one of the best breaks in south america. and it's become a paradise for big wave surfers. i've arrived in punta de lobos at a particularly good time, because word has gone around that this morning's swell will be unusually strong, with waves of up to 30 feet. these huge waves have been tracked all the way from antarctica, and have drawn out locals and people from across the world to watch them come in and crash against these rocks. if you look really carefully out there, what looks like little birds bobbing on the surface of the water, are su

we have got the travel show coming up. first, let's have a look at the weather. good evening.erstorms too. over the next couple of days we have a mixture of sunshine and chalice. the heavy, thundery showers will fade, overnight the show was retreating to the western areas, continuing in northern ireland where there has been localised flooding, but not as heavy showers as we have been seeing. clearer skies further east, showers to

and at 10.30am, the travel show is in hong kong, to see how the famous pink dolphins are being affectedthe fast pace of development. boots the chemist has apologised for its response to a row about the cost it charges for the morning—after—pill. the chain initially rejected calls to reduce the price, saying it didn't want to encourage the misuse of emergency contraception. but after criticism from a string of labour mps and with health campaigners talking of a "sexist surcharge", it now says it's looking at lower priced alternatives. andi mohr is in central london now. good morning. this change of heart follows a successful ca m pa ig n by good morning. this change of heart follows a successful campaign by the british pregnancy advisory service. they asked which companies like this to reduce the prices, saying you could buy the drug for £5 on the continent, why should british companies covered £5 or six bromsgrove roderick tester and superdrug hold bromsgrove roderick tester and superd rug hold their —— tesco and superdrug hold their prices to around £13. but bsaid any reduction in the

the travel show is coming up. now the weather. sarah keith lucas has the weather. be some decent and long spells of sunshine, but equally showers around too, and more persistent rain during today in the south. a weather front in the channel means rain here, blustery and heavy showers. and and northern ireland, the odd rumble of thunder, temperatures around 18—22d. into this evening, outbreaks of rain in the south, pushing further north across much

now it's time for the travel show. ready to get behind this taxi... with new laptop bans on some international flights, we look at the gadgets you can still take on board. leejun—fan, better known as bruce lee, may have been born in san francisco, but in the early 1970s, he put both kung fu and hong kong on the map. # everybody was kung fu fighting #. after starring in a succession of cult martial arts movies, he became the most famous asian film star in the world. and today, almost 45 years since his untimely death at the age of 32, he is still credited as being the man who brought chinese actors and martial arts into the mainstream. and here in hong kong, they‘ re rightly proud of their most famous son. now, the film that really shot bruce lee into international stardom was enter the dragon in 1973, shot mainly on location here in hong kong. and if you're a fan of the film, you might recognise this place, king yin lei. but if you're a real die—hard bruce lee fan, then you'll need to go to hong kong's heritage museum

who the new doctor might be, but whether it would be a man or a woman... confirmation that the time travel showng history. jodie whittaker says she is overwhelmed as a feminist, as a woman, and as an actor, to be cast as the drama's first female doctor. it's a role that demands a huge range of emotion, something jodie has often demonstrated from early appearances in comedies like st trinians... you'll have to forgive me. me brain don't kick in until wednesday when i've been out caning it all weekend. from now on, you don't say nothing in front of pete. to playing a mother whose son has been murdered, in crime drama broadchurch. it's complicated. of course. a show in which she appeared opposite a doctor who companion, arthur darvill.. let us handle the media... and a former doctor in david tennant. casting strong female leads has been a popular strategy with audiences in films like star wars and on tv in shows like game of thrones. do you think all fans will welcome a female doctor? i think most will, i think some won't be sure, but they should remember doctor who is all about change, and this i

as pakistan prepares to celebrate 70 years of independence, the travel show goes to karachi years of nce, and asks if the city offers anything for tourists. good afternoon. violence broke out overnight in east london following a protest over the death of a man after he was restrained by police a week ago. the independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of 20—year—old rashan charles. david gill is to be held outside newington police station the day after bottles and fireworks were thrown at officers, as richard lister reports. the tension had bundled in all afternoon. a peaceful protest about the death of a young man in custody in east london's started to turn into something else. the police were out in force, trying to maintain calm, but it didn't last. by 10pm, a fleet of police vans is facing a burning barricades and an angry crowd. hundreds of officers trying to keep people back. move away, we have the dogs. police in riot gear and repeatedly tried to clear the street. mounted officers were brought into. it took at least another hour force and kind of order

we've got the latest headline coming up at eight, but first, it's time for the travel show. great canadian prairie on a train. pakistan, this is a country that some governments say you shouldn't visit as a tourist. terror related incidents, kidnappings and political turmoil have all taken their toll on the country's reputation. and as the country prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary of independence, the travel show‘s benjamin zand packed his backpack and headed for karachi. pakistan is in the news almost constantly but coverage of this area is pretty one—dimensional. if it is not focusing on the taliban, it is about the country's differences with india or cricket. but there is a lot more to it than that. the country is home to over 190 million people and 63% are under 25. many of these are fun loving, forward—thinking individuals who are changing the world. so i am on my way to meet some. karachi is pakistan's most dangerous and notorious city, but a security crackdown over the last few years means it has got a lot safer, and for a traveller like myself that means an e

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coming up: the travel show comes from hong kong to see how the famous pink dolphins are being affectedk at the weather and thomas, there has been rain at lord's and thomas, there has been rain at lords and sunshine at royal birkdale. tell us more. a bit of everything. some rain around yesterday and more today. chance of downpours almost anywhere in the uk. let's look at the forecast for the middle of the afternoon. rain across the south, rain across the north—east and in between, sunshine and showers. some already turning thundery for example across wales and the south—west. take a brolly today and expect

and in half an hour, the travel show heads to hong kong the trail of martial arts supremo bruce lee. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has written to the prime minister asking her to appoint commissioners to take over the running of kensington and chelsea local authority, which he says has lost the trust of local residents. the council leader, nicholas paget—brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press.. reporter: were you pressured by number 10 to resign? ..the pressure for the leader got too great. this is a huge human tragedy for so many families. i have decided to step down as soon asa i have decided to step down as soon as a successoi’ i have decided to step down as soon as a successor is i have decided to step down as soon as a successor is in place. as i said yesterday, this is a huge human tragedy for so many families. the task for my successor is to ensure that the strengths would also characterise this place, and

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and in half an hour — the travel show heads to hong kong on the trail of martial arts supremo bruce leefternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has indicated it won't bring in external commissioners to run kensington and chelsea council following the grenfeel tower fire disaster. the local government secretary, sajid javid, said it would monitor the process to elect a new leader of the authority following the resignation of nicholas paget—brown yesterday, and it would take further action, if it was needed. frankie mccamley reports. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget—brown. that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget-brown. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. pressure had been mounting on the council following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been handled from day one. i completely understand the anger, the frustration of the local community. but i, of course, we were not

bermuda in the atlantic ocean, the shipwreck capital of the world, that's coming up at 13:30 in the travel showod afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor phillip hammond has defended the government's pay policy, saying public sector workers get a 10% premium over the private sector once pensions are taken into account. mr hammond would not comment on reports today that he said public workers were "overpaid", but pointed out ministers should not be discussing private cabinet meetings.0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. the man of the moment, for perhaps the wrong reasons. philip hammond has, for the second time in a week, found himself defending private comments in public. the sunday times reports that during cabinet meeting on tuesday, the chancellor used language that the paper says left colleagues thunderstruck. mr hammond reportedly said public sector workers are overpaid when you take into account pensions. would he deny that? i've told you, i'm not going to talk about what comes out of a private cabinet meeting. five of your colleagues have. they shouldn't becau