now it's time for the travel show.g up on this week's programme: i am dressing up in dublin as cosplay marks its 35th birthday. ade heads to dubai to explore a record breaker, in full bloom. this place is like the chelsea flower show on steroids. and lucy puts a cardboard kayak to the test in this month's global gadgets. this is pretty sturdy. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, coming to you this week from dublin, capital city of ireland, home to guinness, u2, and for one weekend only, costumes like this. it's comic con, ireland. and a big feature is cosplay. this year marks 35 years since the term was first coined in this article by japanese journalist, nobuyuki takahashi. but really, fan costuming began 70 years ago at the first world science fiction convention in new york city, when this couple attended wearing a futuristic costume they designed and made. the cosplay industry is now a multibillion dollar business, with some reports saying it is worth over $20 billion, of £15 billion, wor

welcome back to the travel show, now before we go any further i have to show you this incredible costume twirl? so tell me, how on earth did this costume come to be? well i saw it on a video, it was like on youtube of like, this guy, a designer, who made loads of dresses for little girls that like, transformed, and ijust really wanted one! but he doesn't make them for older people so i was like, i will make my own, i will figure it out and i'll do it myself. so underneath there is a coat hidden, and the coat is reversed so you stick your hands through and pull it up out the back, and wear it literally like a coat and then you pull the dress up and hide it, so it goes like that. oh, there you go! and so for you, what do you enjoy about making these costumes? ijust love to make things with my hands, like i love the physical aspect of it, ijust love spending time on it and it's something i really enjoy. so, how it take to make something like this? so, how long does it take to make something like this? well, for me, this one took about two weeks, like, full, every day working on it. what doe

now on bbc news: the travel show. coming up on this week's programme.ressing coming up on this week's programme. i am dressing up in dublin as cosplay marks its 35th birthday. a record breaker in dubai in full bloom. this is like the chelsea flower show on steroids. and lucy puts a cardboard kayak to the test in this month ‘s global gadgets. puts a cardboard kayak to the test in this month '5 global gadgetsm is pretty steady. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, coming to you from dublin, the city of guinness, costumes like this. this big feature is cosplay. this year marks 35 years since the term was first coined in this article by a japanese journalist. but really, found costuming began 70 years ago at the first world science fiction convention in new york city. this couple attended wearing a futuristic costu me couple attended wearing a futuristic costume they designed and made. the cosplay industry is now a multibillion dollar business. with some reports saying it is worth over $20 billion, of £15 billion, worldwide. every

let's look further afield now at the travel show.eek's programme, we're in new york with the guardian angels as they mark a0 years of keeping the city's subway safe. there used to be so much graffiti in the trains you couldn't even see out the window. and actually always fights and stabbings and shootings and gang activity, the violence was off the hook. 0ur global guru has some top tips for road tripping in europe. plus, we're behind the scenes at the world's largest open—air gallery in central spain. you don't realise until you get this close to it, the actual size and scale of what they're painting, it's enormous. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, and this week we are kicking off by heading to new york city. every year over 30 million people visit from all across the world. but back in the late 1970s the city had a notorious crime record, and wasn't quite so welcoming to overseas visitors. but 30 years ago the volunteer group the guardian angels tried —— but a0 years ago the volunteer group the guardia

well, stay with us on the travel show.the world's first—ever space tourists. suddenly you go from all this sort of noise and power and everything — it's silent and you're floating around. you're looking at the beautiful earth, you're weightless, so there's like nothing. and discover the crucial but little—known role that iceland played in those moon landings 50 years ago. well, right now i'm in the playalinda beach area, which is a favourite viewing spot for the hundreds of thousands of people who lined this road to watch the current generation of rocket launches, often ferrying cargo to and from the international space station. now companies like spacex and boeing do that under contract from nasa and sometimes from the very same launchpad that the apollo 11 mission took off from, 50 years ago. the exciting thing everyone is waiting for is the first commercial manned trip into orbit, which is one of those companies is vying to do, which will be really exciting. now, if you want to find out the timings of these launches, yo

now on bbc news, it's the travel show.ing it's the travel show. up on this week's programme we re coming up on this week's programme, were in new york with the guardian angels as a mark a0 years of keeping the city subway safe. they used to be so much graffiti on the trains you can see out the window. and a lwa ys you can see out the window. and always fights and stabbings and shootings and gain activity, the violence was off the hook. our global guru has some top tips on road dripping in europe. plus, we are behind the scenes at the world ‘s largest open—air gallery in central spain. you don't realise until you get this close the actual size and scale of what they are painting, it is enormous. hello and welcome to the travel show, this week we are kicking off by heading to new york city. every year over 30 million people visit from all across the world. back in the 19705 the city had a notorious crime record and was not so welcoming to overseas vi5itor5. but 30 years ago the volunteer group the guardian angels tried to do

now on bbc news, the travel show. three, two, one... laughs. ing mucky in the name of conservation in thailand. highfive! we meet the man who has visited all a19 us national parks. and trending travel. and — going under in austria. we're starting this week in thailand, in the small, coastal village of khlong khon, in samut songkhram province, 90 minutes south—west of bangkok. few international travellers venture here, but in recent years the amazing transformation of its ecosystem has begun to draw people, like me. while it may not be one of the most beautiful ecosystems, it's actually quite full of life. there's snails, cockles, crabs, macaques, birds — all kinds of wildlife here. there is a monkey right here with a crab in its mouth. this place is quite an experience. because here in what might look like in endless sea of mud, there are local delicacies and a story of a community who have fought back from the brink of disaster. i arranged to meet up with a local guide to show me around. and as we get farther out from the village, you can see t

still to come on the travel show... the reef for non—divers. give more people a fish—eye view of the world underwater. so excited for this. can't stop smiling. so don't go away. hello. this week i've advice on spending three days in london, a family holiday to california, and maximising mexico. first though, starting this month, new zealand is imposing an admission fee, a $35 international visitor conservation and tourism levy, which the government in wellington says will help protect the environment and pay for infrastructure. also, from october, it's bringing in an online permit for travellers who don't currently need a visa. the new zealand electronic travel authority, or nzeta, will cost $9 via an app or $12 on the website. next, christine mast gets in touch from the us to say she is planning a visit to the uk in september 2020. we'll only have three days in london, so what would you suggest we do there? i'm going to suggest that the key to your visit is getting a good geographical location right in the heart of greater london. and that mea

next on bbc news, it's the travel show.el show with me, christa larwood, and this week we are kicking off by heading to new york city. every year over 30 million people visit from all across the world. but back in the late 1970s the city had a notorious crime record, and wasn't quite so welcoming to overseas visitors. but 30 years ago the volunteer group the guardian angels tried to do something about it, and they're still going strong today. in the late ‘70s, the subways were, it was just an attack on your senses. the smell of urine, defecation, there would be graffiti everywhere, broken windows. the gangs would patrol up and down the trains and they would control certain lines, and you would never see a cop. the guardian angels started, in fact, right here in the bronx. i was a night manager of mickey d's, mcdonald's, and ijust decided to organise my closing crew to ride this very same train, it used to be called the mugger‘s express, the number 4 train. this was a baptism of fire, this was the epicentre of criminal and g

now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show... saving the great barrier reef. of the solution. we have to restore coral populations, but we also have to manage climate change. sightseeing by sub... just started the descent under the water to the great barrier reef. ..rv adventures in the states. and a long weekend in london. our local guru's got tips for your trips. australia's great barrier reef is enormous. it's about the size of italy, and you can see it from space. around 10% of all fish species live here. as a diver, there aren't many places that can beat it. due to increased water temperatures, there's been several mass bleaching events here on the great barrier reef, 2016 and 2017 especially. couple that with a severe tropical cyclone and up to 80% of the reef was affected. for myself, an ocean lover, it's very worrying. but there are stretches, like here on the southern part, that still thrive. schools of fish, rays, sharks and turtles are all abundant. i'm here to meet some of the people who have devoted their lives to keeping it that way. how perfect

now, it's the travel show, which heads to new york to meet the volunteers protecting travellers and touristslic transport system. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, and this week we are kicking off by heading to new york city. every year over 30 million people visit from all across the world. but back in the late 1970s the city had a notorious crime record, and wasn't quite so welcoming to overseas visitors. but a0 years ago the volunteer group the guardian angels tried to do something about it, and they're still going strong today. in the late ‘70s the subways were, it was just an attack on your senses. the smell of urine, defecation, there would be graffiti everywhere, broken windows. the gangs would patrol up and down the trains and they would control certain lines, and you would never see a cop. the guardian angels started, in fact, right here in the bronx. i was a night manager of mickey d's, mcdonald's, and ijust decided to organise my closing crew to ride this very same train, it used to be called the mugger‘s express, the number 4 train. this was a baptism

still to come on the travel show: i'll have your guide to this summer's music festivals in europe. champ of a sport that's not for the fainthearted. so don't go away. while you're exploring this part of thailand, you cannot miss this spot. if you can believe it, this railway is still active, a train goes right down the middle of this market. and while you might think that the market grew around the train line, it's actually the other way around. the market has been here for over a century as a place for the fishermen to sell their goods and so when a train line was built here to come through a few years later, theyjust didn't move. when the train comes, the market steps aside, locals call it the ‘umbrella pulldown market'. announcer: please, for oncoming or departing trains, please always be aware of standing behind the red line. standing behind the red line. this is crazy! woah, woah, back, back, back. train horn. it comes so far off the tracks. suck it in, suck it in! laughter. whew. hi! the trains pass through up to eight times a day, but make sure to check the timetable if you

until then, here's the travel show. this week on the show... saving the great barrier reef.s, but we also have to manage climate change. ..rv adventures in the states. and a long weekend in london. our global guru's got tips for your trips. australia's great barrier reef is enormous. it's about the size of italy, and you can see it from space. around 10% of all fish species live here. as a diver, there aren't many places that can beat it. due to increased water temperatures, there's been several mass bleaching events here on the great barrier reef, 2016 and 2017 especially. couple that with a severe tropical cyclone and up to 80% of the reef was affected. for myself, an ocean lover, it's very worrying. but there are stretches, like here on the southern part, that still thrive. schools of fish, rays, sharks and turtles are all abundant. how perfect is that? billions of little tinyjewels. chromis? yeah, blue—green chromis. it was incredible down there, rachael. wow. rachaeljones has worked in these waters for 18 months now. the marine park authorities have rewarded her efforts

hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, coming to you this week from dublin, city of ireland, home to guinness, u2, and for one weekend only, costumes like this. it's comic con, ireland. and a big feature is cosplay. this year marks 35 years since the term was first coined in this article by japanese journalist, nobuyuki takahashi. but really, fan costuming began 70 years ago at the first world science fiction convention in new york city, when this couple attended wearing a futuristic costume they designed and made. the cosplay industry is now a multibillion dollar business, with some reports saying it is worth over $20 billion, of £15 billion, worldwide. everyone is here injust incredible costumes, of all shapes and sizes and frankly, it would be a bit rude not tojoin in. the cosplay experts have got me a costume. oh, this one's for me? thank you very much! so, i'm not sure what this is, the grand reveal... hopefully it's one i recognise. oh, it's totoro, from my neighbour totoro, the studio ghibli film! this one i know and am very happy to wear. very happy c

and coming up at 1:30pm — the travel show is in florida — to meet the people who worked on that epic 50 years ago. good afternoon. the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, says he'll resign this week if borisjohnson becomes the new conservative leader and prime minister. as expected. mr hammond says he doesn't agree with mrjohnson over brexit and he thinks it's unlikely britain will get a deal agreed with the eu by the current leaving date of october 31st. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. if there is one thing these two can agree on, it is that delivering brexit has not been an easy ride. we have the green light. brexit has not been an easy ride. we have the green lightli brexit has not been an easy ride. we have the green light. i have not got a green light. 0h, have the green light. i have not got a green light. oh, the story of my life. boris johnson is likely to become the prime minister on wednesday, but the chancellor cannot sign up to his brexit strategy, so live on the television this morning he announced that he intends to quit. as in that boris johns

now, on breakfast, it's time for the travel show.te 19705, the city had a notorious crime record, and wasn't quite so welcoming to overseas visitors. but 40 years ago, the volunteer group the guardian angels tried to do something about it, and they're still going strong today. in the late ‘70s, the subways were — it was just an attack on your senses. there would be graffiti everywhere, broken windows. the gangs would patrol up and down the trains and they would control certain lines, and you would never see a cop. the guardian angels started, in fact, right here in the bronx. and i was a night manager of mickey d's, mcdonald's, and ijust decided to organise my closing crew to ride this very same train, it used to be called the mugger‘s express, the number 4 train. this was a baptism of fire, this was the epicentre of criminal and gang activity in the late ‘705. whereas the subways have improved immeasurably from what it was like when we first started, now there are pervs out there and they flash themselves to women. so we have a perv

that's bbc. co. uk/sport, but now on bbc news it's time for the travel show.d a notorious crime record, and wasn't quite so welcoming to overseas visitors. but 40 years ago, the volunteer group the guardian angels tried to do something about it, and they're still going strong today. in the late ‘70s, the subways were — it was just an attack on your senses. there would be graffiti everywhere, broken windows. the gangs would patrol up and down the trains and they would control certain lines, and you would never see a cop. the guardian angels started, in fact, right here in the bronx. and i was a night manager of mickey d's, mcdonald's, and ijust decided to organise my closing crew to ride this very same train, it used to be called the mugger‘s express, the number 4 train. this was a baptism of fire, this was the epicentre of criminal and gang activity in the late ‘70s. whereas the subways have improved immeasurably from what it was like when we first started, now there are pervs out there and they flash themselves to women. so we have a perv—busters unit, compri

now it's time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show. ju5t vi5itor5. in the late 705 it was just an attack on the senses. there would be graffiti everywhere, gangs would be graffiti everywhere, gangs would patrol up and down the trains. they would control certain line5. you would never see a cop. the guardian angel 5tarted you would never see a cop. the guardian angel started right here in the bronx. i decided to organise my closing crew to ride this very same train. it was the number four train. this was our baptism in fire. this was the epicentre of criminal and gang activity in the late 19705. whereas the subway5 have improved immeasurably from when we first started, now there are poves out there and they flashed them5elve5 started, now there are poves out there and they flashed themselves to women. so we have a perv—busters unit, comprised of women, led by women who prioritise that, because what we want to do i5 empower women to fight back. perv— busters, it's catchy, it gets people to stop and notice and it makes sense. sexual assau

it might mean you actually might not need to go anywhere but if you are heading off, here is the travel showeople who helped to put man on the moon 50 years ago this weekend. when "the eagle has landed", you could the sigh in the complete room — you could hear people take a breath. and discover an out—of—this—world experience close to the arctic circle in iceland. no single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind... ten... nine... ignition sequence start. six, five, four... three, two, one, zero. all engines running. lift-off! we have a lift—off! the 50th anniversary is clearly a huge milestone for the kennedy space centre here on merritt island in florida. and an opportunity to showcase what's going on with future space travel, too. but first, i want to get a feel for what the atmosphere was like in the run—up to the monumental event in 1969. i think one of the things that we had throughout the apollo programme that i don't see since — passion. almost everyone were passionate about going to the moon, something that had never been done before. the exhibits here are au

i'm joined now from heathrow airport by simon calder, presenter of the bbc‘s travel show and travel editorg, simon. this is not the most terrible thing that could have happened, but presumably it will be pretty disruptive at the start of the school holidays. yes, it is. here we are at your‘s busiest airport, a perfectly normal sunday morning, except that british airways flight 154, due to land around noon today, is not operating because the flight last night was cancelled. other flights between because the flight last night was cancelled. otherflights between the uk and egypt are going ahead perfectly normally. 30 minutes ago, the egypt flight to heathrow took off. it is currently over the south is due to arrive about 1:30pm this afternoon. egypt air is putting on bigger planes hoping it will be able to pick up some of the passengers left stranded by to share ways.“ left stranded by to share waysm there any indication as to what has prompted the airline to react in this way? well, we've hearing about the terrible fatal crash of october 2015 and there has been intense sensitivity about secu

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now let's go to the travel show.t's comic con, ireland. and a big feature is cosplay. this year marks 35 years since the term was first coined in this article by japanese journalist, nobuyuki takahashi. but really, fan costuming began 70 years ago at the first world science fiction convention in new york city, when this couple attended wearing a futuristic costume they designed and made. the cosplay industry is now a multibillion dollar business, with some reports saying it is worth over $20 billion, of £15 billion, worldwide. everyone is here injust incredible costumes, of all shapes and sizes and frankly, it would be a bit rude not tojoin in. the cosplay experts have got me a costume. oh, this one's for me? thank you very much! so, i'm not sure what this is, the grand reveal... hopefully it's one i recognise. oh, it's totoro, from my neighbour totoro, the studio ghibli film! this one i know and am very happy to wear. very happy cosplayer today. let's go! thousands of people have come for the comic con, ireland edit

coming up next, the travel show. coming up on this week's show... it's incredible. helped to put man on the moon 50 years ago this weekend. coming up on this week's show... when "the eagle has landed", you could the sigh in the complete room — you could hear people take a breath. and discover an out—of—this—world experience close to the arctic circle in iceland. no single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind... ten... nine... ignition sequence start. six, five, four, three, two, one, zero. all engines running. lift-off! we have a lift—off! the 50th anniversary is clearly a huge milestone for the kennedy space center here on merritt island in florida. and an opportunity to showcase what's going on with future space travel, too. but first, i want to get a feel for what the atmosphere was like in the run—up to the monumental event in 1969. i think one of the things that we had throughout the apollo programme that i don't see since — passion. almost everyone were passionate about going to the moon, something that had never been done before. th

and coming up at 10.30am, the travel show is in florida to meet the people who worked on that epic apollo mission back in 1969. the government has advised uk ships to "stay out of the area" of the strait of hormuz for an "interim period", after iran seized a british—flagged tanker. the warning came after a meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, late last night. state media in tehran say the tanker, the stena impero, was involved in an accident with an iranian fishing boat before it was seized. the reports also claim the vessel had violated international maritime rules. but the ship's owner, the swedish company stena bulkt says the tanker was in "full compliance with all navigation and international regulations." the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the seizure was unacceptable and britain's response would be "considered but robust". our correspondent simonjones reports. seized in a major escalation of tensions, the stena impero, a british—flagged tanker and its 23 crew members from india, russia, latvia and the philippines now in the hands of iran after it was surroun

at half past eight, the travel show dresses up and heads to dublin to join the competitors taking part2019 irish cosplay championship. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign office has begun an investigation, into who leaked emails from britain's ambassador to washington, which described the trump administration as being "inept" and "uniquely dysfunctional". in the memos, obtained by the mail on sunday, sir kim darroch, says, despite his shortcomings, president trump shouldn't be written off. here's our washington correspondent, nick bryant. "inept, insecure, incompetent. " in secret cables obtained by the mail on sunday, britain's top diplomat in washington, sir kim darroch, used the most undiplomatic of language to describe the chaos of the trump white house and the personality flaws of the president himself. he spoke of donald trump radiating insecurity and delivered a withering assessment of an administration that was uniquely dysfunctional. in one of the messages sir kim wrote, "we don't really believe this administration is going to become substantially more normal, le

and sightseeing submarines — the travel show goes underwater into australia's great barrier reef.n. and welcome to bbc news. the mail on sunday has published more leaked diplomatic correspondence from britain's former ambassador in washington, defying warnings from scotland yard that media organisations could be prosecuted for doing so. in one of the cables, sir kim darroch suggests that president trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal last year to spite barack obama. our political correspondent helena wilkinson reports. may last year, boris johnson as foreign secretary goes to washington and meets his us counterpart. his mission, to persuade the us president to soften his stance and stick with the around deal. he appeared on talk shows. topper on iran... but efforts failed, donald trump did not listen and withdrew from the deal. now new confidential e—mails printed in the mail on sunday revealed what was allegedly going on behind—the—scenes starbuck according to the paper, kim darroch wrote to mrjohnson saying that the administration has set up on an active diplomatic vandalis

earlier i spoke to the bbc travel show presenter simon calder who was at heathrow airport. planes and hoping to pick up some of the passengers at that have been stranded by british airways. the passengers at that have been stranded by british airwaysm there any indication of what has prompted the airline to act in this way? we have been hearing, of course, about the terrible fatal crash in october 2015 and there has been intense sensitivity about security at each airport since, particularly by the foreign office. and that is why the uk remains on the one country where flights are banned to and from sharm el—sheikh, the main egyptian resort. there have been reports that british officials on wednesday and thursday were looking at —— are very closely at security arrangements at cairo airport, then on friday afternoon, the foreign office sat down and said, we are concerned about heightened threat to aviation and quite abruptly, yesterday afternoon, british airways said we are cancelling flights for a week. if you want to book a flight for this time next sunday, you can on briti

at 10:30, the travel show dresses up and heads to dublin to join the competitors taking part in the 2019sh cosplay championship. good morning. murderers who refuse to reveal the location of a victim's body could be forced to spend longer in prison. thejustice secretary david gauke has announced plans to introduce what's known as helen's law. it follows a campaign by the mother of helen mccourt, who was murdered in 1988. helen's body was never found. ben ando reports. for 31 years, marie mccourt has been fighting for helen's law, named after her daughter who was just 22 when she was abducted and murdered in 1988. her killer, pub landlord ian simms. he has never revealed the whereabouts of helen's body. to take a life is horrendous, but then to take the lives of the family of the loved one and not let them know where their loved one's body is, there is no torture worse than that. i could say i've had a dripping tap on my head for the last 31 years. it's far worse than that. it's a pain in your heart that will never go. marie led a campaign demanding that murderers who refused to disclose t

and in the travel show in half an hour, mike corey heads to australia to meet some of the people trying save the great barrier reef. hello, good morning. scotland yard has caused anger in some parts of the media, warning against the publication of leaked government documents such as those that led to the resignation of the british ambassador in washington. a senior police chief said editors and publishers could face possible criminal action if there were further leaks. the demand came after the force launched a criminal inquiry into the leaking of sir kim darroch's emails. he resigned on wednesday, after his unflattering views of donald trump's white house drew a furious response from the president. the incident has been a hot topic in the conservative leadership race, as our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. kim darroch, the uk's man in washington. he'll leave soon, though, after leaked e—mails criticising president trump caused a huge diplomatic row. last night, the met said it was investigating the leak. assistant commissioner neil basu said: there's a political row, too

and in the travel show in half an hour, mike corey heads to australia to meet some of the people trying

at 10:30, the travel show dresses up and heads to dublin to join the competitors taking part in the 2019

for example and let's take a look on this image we have for you we see a shop increase in air travel it shows that or frys that took off a one day this week for the 1st time the number of flights tracked exceeded 225-0018 single day so far beyond what reducing the number of flights or a carbon dioxide tax have any impact on rising temperatures. i think one should be very cautious was saying that any kind of individual measure has an effect on the rising temperatures as such i think what we have to realize is that you have travel all together makes about $2.00 maybe maximum 3 percent of all the carbon dioxide emissions as a real big polluters in the sense of brown coal oil and to some extent gas and when we're looking at the global industries who are seeing that basically the tendency is just continuing when we're looking at the figures of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere it's basically a linear. development and certainly every sing will help to reduce the carbon dioxide will be good and helpful to prevent or to reduce the effects of climate change but i think we also have to be aware that the

until next time from me and the rest of the travel show team, it's good morning welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and ben thompson. our headlines today: president trump holds talks with borisjohnson and says a very substantial trade deal could happen after brexit. a warning of more closures at house of fraser as sports direct says it regrets rescuing the troubled department store. huge areas of the arctic are ablaze as firefighters struggle to contain unprecedented willdfires. gareth bale looks set to move to china, the welsh star, is close leaving real madrid and agreeing a 3 year deal, with club side, jiang su suning, with the reported wage, a million pounds a week. it isa it is a cooler and cloudier weekend for all of us. there will be some rain around as well but it is not going to be a complete wash—out. join related for all the details. it's saturday 27th july. our top story. donald trump says the uk and united states are working on what he called a "very substantial" post brexit trade deal. the president spoke with borisjohnson on the phone yesterday and claimed trade cou

just search bbc travel show to tag us in your photos and videos from around the world.hnson. our headlines today... england's cricketers get ready for the biggest game of their lives as they face new zealand in the world cup final. we're live at lord's as eoin morgan's side face new zealand today, looking to win their first ever world cup. there is a little bit of rain, but it will improve, i promise. more diplomatic memos from britain's former us ambassador are published, despite police warning the media against it. tropical storm barry continues to batter the southern us state of louisiana as millions face the risk

hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, coming to you this week from dublin,nd. and a big feature is cosplay. this year marks 35 years since the term was first coined in this article by japanese journalist, nobuyuki takahashi. but really, fan costuming began 70 years ago at the first world science fiction convention in new york city, when this couple attended wearing a futuristic costume they designed and made. the cosplay industry is now a multibillion dollar business, with some reports saying it is worth over $20 billion, of £15 billion, worldwide. everyone is here injust incredible costumes, of all shapes and sizes and frankly, it would be a bit rude not tojoin in. the cosplay experts have got me a costume. oh, this one's for me? thank you very much! so, i'm not sure what this is, the grand reveal... hopefully it's one i recognise. oh, it's totoro, from my neighbour totoro, the studio ghibli film! this one i know and am very happy to wear. very happy cosplayer today. let's go! thousands of people have come for the comic con, ireland edition. many are taking