victoria gill, bbc news. an ancient tradition.kimono has been a symbol of the nation. but sales are in decline and the market is shrinking. it seems the kimono is too expensive for everyday use. as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. 00:21:06,444 --> 715827684:09:50,275 yuichi 715827684:09:50,275 --> 1431655367:58:34,105 hirose 1431655367:58:34,105 --> 2147483051:47:17,937 is 2147483051:47:17,937 --> 2863310735:36:01,768 a 2863310735:36:01,768 --> 3579138419:24:45,598 master 3579138419:24:45,598 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 craftsman. to the 17th century. with the times. on a daily basis. billion a year. by 2016, that figure had fallen to less than $3 billion. expensive to make, difficult to wear, almost impossible to clean. wool, or even polyester. their aim — to create kimonos that are both affordable and wearable. wardrobe, an outfit in which they can express themselves. particularly with the tokyo 0lympics only two years away. ancient and modern. traditional dress revolutionised for the 21st century. tim allman, bbc news. and meghan mar

victoria gill, bbc news.rx, the german philosopher who came up with the theory of communism. to mark the event a statue of him was unveiled in his home town of trier. the huge bronze cast was a gift from china, whose leader xijinping has described marx as the greatest thinker of modern times. but as the bbc‘s tim allman reports, many in his hometown don't share that view. he was one of the most controversial, divisive, but arguably important thinkers of the 19th century. for some, he was a champion of the working classes. 0thers insist his was an ideology that would ultimately lead to the deaths of millions of people. either way, karl marx was honoured in his hometown of trier 200 years to the day after he was born. translation: i say it very clearly, in germany, we have this situation again and again, with difficult, complex personalities of history. we want to hide them in the woods. therefore it was a conscious act to bring karl marx into the city. we don't have to hide him. not everyone was so welcoming.

victoria gill, bbc news.programme at the uk space agency. where you up in the middle of the night watching this or waiting for when we finally get some kind of result out of it? i am waiting in 0xford. we have an event, we are going to watch the launch. hopefully at 12 o'clock. i am waiting with anticipation and they little bit of fear because i have seen rockets blow up at launch! wouldn't want the disappointment of that, never mind i'm sure nasa wouldn't want the expense. in terms of adding additional knowledge to this, this is aboutair additional knowledge to this, this is about air space exploration, but how do you explain to people the value of an individual operation of this can? this is important because it isa this can? this is important because it is a first. the first time we will have looked at what the interior of mars is like. to understand the core. we believe the core is now solid because marist does not have a magnetosphere. in the past it has had a magnetosphere. the magnetic field would have

victoria gill, bbc news.l beauty. ben ando reports. a place where ordinary people could enjoy the extraordinary beauty of nature, and it would be protected from overzealous developers. 0ver the intervening years others have been added, the lake district, gardner, snowdonia and wales and the cu re gardner, snowdonia and wales and the cure records in scotland. now there are 15 national parks. michael gove says it‘s time for a fresh look at the system. writing in the sunday telegraph he said a growing population and decline in habitats could not be ignored and is ordering a review which he says the aim of strengthening protection in the face of present—day challenges. challenges like new housing estates encroaching on the outer edges of national parks, and britain‘s 34 designated areas of outstanding natural beauty. the government has previously talked about year environment plan and a green brexit. michael gove knows it may be hard to balance demands for new homes with a desire to protect britain‘s open spaces

victoria gill, bbc news.ition. for centuries, the kimono has been a symbol of the nation. but sales are in decline and the market is shrinking. it seems the kimono is too expensive for every day use. but some people are trying to change that — as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. yuichi hirose is a master craftsman. his work is detailed, meticulous, using techniques that date back to the 17th century. but he knows this is an industry that desperately needs to move with the times. translation: the kimono has become something that is very far removed from our daily lives, and very few people wear them on a daily basis. a0 years ago, sales of the kimono were worth around $17 billion a year. by 2016, that figure had fallen to less than $3 billion. expensive to make, difficult to wear, almost impossible to clean. companies are now trying to use cheaper materials like cotton, wool, or even polyester. their aim — to create kimonos that are both affordable and wearable. translation: we need to make kimonos which are real

victoria gill, bbc news.rain caused flash flooding. here you can see the scene in ellicott city where local reports suggest up to 8 inches of rain fell in two hours. emergency services have been responding to people trapped in buildings as flood waters deluged houses and swept away cars. as yet there are no reports of casualties. london has introduced a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what the organisers claim is a world first. instead of handing over loose change, passers—by can use card readers to make contactless payments, as caroline davies explains. # let her go # not the normal busking gig. waterloo station packed out to hear chart—topping artist passenger. it blows my mind. as to busk on street corners to five people if i was lucky, and yeah, i don't think i will ever forget that. he wasn't the only one performing today. charlotte's been busking for six years. john, for two. it can be difficult, particularly when fewer people are carrying change. having done it for so many years, previously c

victoria gill, bbc news.ys, with monday heading for a record high. forecasters say temperatures could reach 28 degrees celsius. but sun—worshippers are also enjoying highs today too of 2a in the southeast and the midlands. duncan kennedy spent the day in southsea for us. it's been an extraordinary day here, right across the uk with warm to wall sunshine. not only here on the beach but local theme parks as well. we spoke a lot of people and they say fantastic, also speaking to lots of businesses who say it's great because it makes a summer that longer. temperature wise, it's about 21 degrees here, although in the water, it's half that. 10 celsius. elsewhere, london in the southeast, 2a, 25, although cooler further north. you are right, it's getting warmer. tomorrow and monday, but monday could hit 20 celsius. and if it does, it could be the hottest early bank holiday and monday since introduced in 1978. sir david attenborough has been sharing his views on plastic, brexit and tv fakery. in an interview with the

victoria gill, bbc news.s, in this year's first auction. they were among about 500 yubari melons auctioned at a wholesale market on saturday. the melons were grown by farmers in yubari city. the winning bidder said he wanted to support local farmers, and would share the melons for free among the local people. i love watermelons but i cannot afford down! you have been watching newsday. stay with us. coming up, zte crisis. we'll see how president donald trump's decision to ban us companies from selling hi—tech parts and software to zte teaches chinese companies a lesson. parts of the uk have been involving beautiful sunshine but they have also been suffering from incredible lightning storms sweeping across the uk this weekend. 15,000 strikes recorded in just four hours on saturday night. many people said they were utterly insane. thank you for joining they were utterly insane. thank you forjoining us, see you soon. 0nce once again the thunderstorms of this holiday weekend have certainly been making the headline

victoria gill, bbc news. it's an extreme sport, but not as you might think.adian winning the coveted trophy. and victory for stirling hart was extra special, as lebo diseko reports. 3, 2, i, go! it's said to be the toughest competition of its kind. this timber sports championship testing axe and saw skills with competitors racing against the clock and each other. more than 1,000 people packed a sold—out arena to watch the 12 loggersports athletes go head—to—head, testing their endurance, precision and strength. in the end, it was canadian stirling hart who won with a time of 1 minute, 3.110 seconds. last year, i was within half a second of making it. and that was all that was on my mind the whole race. it was great to be up there with the company that i was. i'm extremely happy with the win. so an extra—sweet victory for this deserving winner, but he's not going to be resting on his laurels. stirling says he will soon be looking to next year's championship and testing his lumberjack skills once more. lebo diseko, bbc news. the sighting in singapore of a man w

victoria gill, bbc news.ents, the duke and duchess of cambridge. they have also thanked all those who have sent them kind messages following his birth last month. 0ur reporter simonjones has been taking a look at the photos. the newest member of the royal family, prince louis pictured when he was just three days old. and here, a tender moment with his sister, princess charlotte, on her third birthday. both photos taken by their mother. they are the first images of louis who is it did thin line to be thrown since he was presented to the world last month. the pictures were taken here at kensington palace, the duke and duchess of cambridge that they were very pleased to share them and they thanked members of the public for all the kind messages they have received following the birth of prince louis. we showed the pictures to visitors to the palace. isn't dqed! yeah. yeah. that's the new baby. we are from the united states. he is handsome. i havejust baby. we are from the united states. he is handsome. i have jus

victoria gill, bbc news. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. coming up, zte crisis.hes chinese companies a lesson. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures of the lightning storms swept across the uk this weekend. around 15,000 lightning strikes were recorded injust four hours. people who contacted the bbc on social media told us the electrical storm was ‘utterly insane' and ‘like being under a strobe light‘. more to come in the next few days apparently. we will bring you more pictures of that when we get them. that‘s all for now — stay with bbc world news. thunderstorms this holiday weekend have been making the headlines, and we are not alone. quick look at western europe, plenty of thunderstorms to be had, great rafts of cloud across france into germany, the low countries too. in the forthcoming week i expect we will see further thunderstorms and places, it‘ll be in the warm side initially, like winds and mr fogg in the forecast, low cloud to start the day on monday anywhere from the lothians down the eastern side of the pennines down to the wash. else

victoria gill, bbc news.te of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes hit one of the islands. the epicentre was beneath the erupting volcano mount kilauea. the 6.9 magnitude quake sent people fleeing from buildings and briefly cut power supplies. charlotte gallagher reports. a ribbon of thick lava snakes through the suburban streets and forests, the molten liquid destroying anything in its path. lava has been surging across the island since thursday, sometimes shooting up to 100 feet in the air. it was really smoking bad, you could smell it in the air. we're going to get cut off is what i think‘s going to happen. residents rushed to flee their homes, grabbing what they could. it broke out right down the hill from our house, i smelt it and i ran to the corner and that's when i ran into a military officer that told me that it's smoking and, sure as heck enough, i take the turn, and one of my favourite streets, at least, was on fire. 1,700 people have been ordered to evacuate. those who refuse have been

victoria gill, bbc news.rs claim is a world first. instead of handing over loose change, passers—by can use card readers to make contactless payments, as caroline davies explains. the normal busking gig. it blows my mind. as to bask on street corners to find people if i was lucky, and camellias, i don't think i will ever forget that. he wasn't the only one performing today. charlotte has been busking for six years. john, too. it can be difficult, especially when fewer people are carrying change. having done for so many years, previously cash donations were so much more common. but now it is common for people to say they don't carry cash. but now there is a new way to pay buskers in london. co nta ctless, way to pay buskers in london. contactless, with a preset fee. so while taking cash out become a thing of the past —— past? bank accounts need to be completely inclusive. that is not just need to be completely inclusive. that is notjust mean that they are available to everyone, but it also means that they are

victoria gill, bbc news.ate is one which star wars fans eagerly await all year. it's all about being able to utter the phrase, "may the fourth be with you." to mark the occasion, people have been getting creative online. here's laura trevelyan. in a galaxy far, far away — or rather, on twitter today — star wars fans far and wide have been celebrating. imitates lightsaber whooshing from sports teams to some fuzzier celebrities. imitates yoda: 0h! may the fourth be with you! hmm! everyone has been having a little fun with this clever play on words. and if you found yourself at london's heathrow airport today, you might have found some, well, stellar destinations on the departures board. even the franchise's stars haven't been able to resist. 0h, hi, will. hi. um, i was wondering if you would, ah, if you would remind me what the date is. oh, i know what you're doing. 0k, very clever. i don't think so! but, if you could just say the — just say what the — what the date is. just tell, i can't...|'m having a really

victoria gill, bbc news.ust survivor who was a child in the belsen concentration camp.

victoria gill, bbc news.ort centre, here's mike bushell. we're concentrating on football. manchester city champions. today it is about the fight for survival. the early kick—off these two teams in danger of the drop meeting. a stoke city victory against crystal palace we re city victory against crystal palace were not only boost their own slim hopes of staying up but would relegate west brom. lose, they will be down. pala should be safe and managers are fully aware of what is at stake today. a really tough game. i think roy has done really well down there and it isa tough, done really well down there and it is a tough, tough match for us. we know that they're playing pretty well themselves. yes, neither team is safe anyway. whether that is a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen on saturday but no matter what, we have to be ready. i think this week and the week that follows the two final games, the important thing is going to be to try and put out of our minds the fa ct try and put out of our minds the

victoria gill, bbc news. time for the weather with philip avery. thanks forjoining me.y, it will be as glorious as the picture ban me. not like it everywhere because we have a weather close by to the north and west of scotland, so renzi and cloud for northern ireland. some cloudiness around the irish sea coast, and here we are on sunday, a similar sort of day, perhaps more cloud for a time across the north and west of scotland, but that times it will break up, also in northern ireland. some murkiness about the irish sea coast, warmer in the midlands and the eastern side of the british isles than on saturday. into monday, and it is not a great deal of difference. some spots around the irish sea coast, and not a right of by any means at all, but there that threat —— there is that threat of murkiness coming onshore. rain over the north and west of scotland but we could see 27 degrees on the day. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. jamie acourt, one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges, he'll appear before a j

victoria gill, bbc news, kew gardens. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.mth over the next few days, with temperatures rising nicely in time for the bank holiday weekend. we have had fine sunshine today across parts of england and should be a decent sunset across southern counties with this cloud streaming in from the west. it's not been a dry day everywhere, we have seen showers in the afternoon in north—west england, north west midlands, north west wales and scotla nd midlands, north west wales and scotland too. then this guys looked something like this for example in cumbria. 0vernight the cloud will continue to push across the united kingdom. there will be showers for western scotland through the night and temperatures not as low as recent nights, 7—9d for most people. weather front is close to scotland will threaten outbreaks of rain could also be quite breezy here. a lot of cloud around to start the day and it could be thick enough for drizzle through the bristol channel. although it is a cloudy kind of day for most of us, i suspect the cloud will be

die. would have actually been carried out. for horticulturalists. and our science correspondent victoria gill glass house has been a labour of love. been a labour of love. preview two weeks ago, it was still very much a building site. very much a building site. project had been sent back weeks and it is a race against time. it is a race against time. already home to happy 10,000 fans that will be housed here. that will be housed here. intemperate climate around the world. world. we have a real important job to keep these things going. to keep these things going. individuals in the wild, a wildfire, earthquake, and they are gone. earthquake, and they are gone. harvard natural medicines and used to treat diseases. to treat diseases. our native plants and drive them to extinction. extinction. every part of its structure has been examined in detail. examined in detail. but to restore the building back to its glory. its glory. for some of the world's most precious plant. let's check out the bank holiday weather for you. helen willetts has the weather. southern and eastern areas but it has been a t

victoria gill, bbc news.his is bbc news, coming up in the next few minutes: witness speaks to a holocaust survivor who was a child in the belsen concentration camp. before that, time for the weather. there's only one word, "scorchio"! good afternoon. one exception to the rule. some of the merc lurking in the irish sea has come up and over the irish sea has come up and over the hillsborough type area and that is one of the exceptions. that is on offer in places around the irish sea but away towards the northwest more than ever present is a weather front producing some rain into the far north—west scotland. where you keep the sunshine, temperatures well into the sunshine, temperatures well into the teens if not low 20s. a decent evening in prospect. if you're thinking of a barbecue, this is sunday. but front a bit closer into the north and west of scotland. we could find another degree or two on sunday in a number of places with regards to the temperatures. not a great deal of difference on bank holiday monday.

victoria gill, bbc news, kew gardens. so that opens to the public on saturday. know what the weather is doing. hello, chris. the good news is you don't need to be set in a greenhouse to get warmer air. temperatures will reach in the mid—20s as we had to the second half of the weekend. today has been a decent day as well. this is what the garden looked like earlier this afternoon with a bit of high cloud coming in across the skies in hertfordshire, just making that sunshine a bit on the hazy sighted. as we go through the night—time tonight we will see a little bit more cloud spreading in across the uk. we creep some clearer skies, a bit of milder nights. temperatures down to seven and 9 degrees for most parts, a big will across the far east of england. tomorrow, a lot of dry weather. that said there will be a few passing showers across west of scotla nd a few passing showers across west of scotland from time to time and i think enough speed and drizzle around the bristol channel for a time in the morning. the cloud will tend to come and go with some bright sunny

victoria gill, bbc news. philip avery has the weather.he bank holiday weekend on folding right across the british isles. no complaints, i suspect, from the old area here. notjust darren‘s sky that looking like that, many of you are enjoying a sparkling saturday. however, there are exceptions to that rule. most notably, perhaps, some, and i repeat, some of the irish sea coasts. that is the view in one or two spots. but even here, there are blue skies to be had if you haven't got back sea mist and fog coming in and out with the tide. in and out with the breeze. the weather from across the north west of scotland more of an ever present. to give more in the way of cloud, some bits and pieces of rain as well. it will be there overnight. as we come away from that, the skies stay pretty clear across the south—east and east anglia. on the sandy soils, you could be down to two or three degrees or so. there isn't a great deal of change. we are now into sunday. still that murk a potential threat around the irish sea coast, getting up towards the sol

help scientists find out about what's inside mars, beneath its crust. 0ur science correspondent victoria gillog, at 4:05am local time, the atlas v rocket carrying nasa's mars insight lander launched from vandenberg air force base on the california coast. this, the us space agency says, is notjust another mission to the red planet, but a journey back in time, probing beneath the surface of mars for the first time, insight will aim to take the pulse of the planet to work out how it formed more than 11.5 billion years ago. once it has unfolded its vital solar panels, the robotic lander will carefully put down its own scientific instruments, which will map the deep structure of the planet. these will take the temperature of mars and analyse the structure of its core. 0ne instrument, a seismometer, will pick up signals from martian earthquakes, or marsquakes. the most recent missions have been looking for water at habitability. this particular one is looking at how the planet itself is made up, how it is built. earth and mars formed at the same time, probably by similar processes, so this mission

victoria gill, bbc news, kew gardens.e are under the heathrow flight path so there's a bit of noise in the background but this is an arc of some of the most endangered species on the planet. i'm standing next to pink trumpet. on saturday, everyone will walk through the doors for the first time in five years to explore it for themselves. it looks lovely. thank you, victoria. time now for the weather. temperatures are set to rise into the weekend which is a bank holiday weekend. for the time being we've seen some sunshine but also we've got a bit of rain around. this wet weather has been pushing its way in gci’oss weather has been pushing its way in across northern ireland. we are starting to see a fall across northern parts of. wales the cloud is increasing across western areas. however, across the midlands andes in england where going to hold onto some fine spells of sunshine. there is some fine cloud around but there's a risk of a few spots of rain skirting into the north—west of wales, perhaps the north west midlands, n

time to uncover the secret of how it and other rocky planets formed. 0ur science correspondent victoria gillnd the journey back in time. probing beneath the surface of mars, nasa's insight mission will take the pulse of the planet to work out how it formed more than a.5 billion years ago. 0nce formed more than a.5 billion years ago. once it is an it its vital solar panels, the robotic lander bill carefully put down its own scientific instruments which will map the deep structure of the planet. this will take the temperature of mars and analyse the structure of its core, one instrument and seismometers will pick up signals from ashun earthquakes and mars quakes. my previous missions, the most recent missions have been looking for water and habitability. this one is looking at how the planet it self is made up, how it is built. earth and mars formed at the same time, probably by similar processes, so the mission could also shed light on why the two planets are so different. mars formed about the same time, a little bit further out from roughly similar materials but it is very different, it is

first attempts to measure how dolphins feel about life in captivity, as our science correspondent, victoria gill, sociable, playful. bottlenosed dolphins are the marine world's most charismatic mammals. which is why so many of them are kept in dolphinariums, like this one near paris. there are an estimated 5,000 bottlenosed dolphins in captivity around the world, and it's only recently that scientists have begun to ask and investigate how these animals feel in this kind of environment. their acrobatic performances might appear enthusiastic to us, and they make dolphin shows a popular attraction. but one young scientist has spent three years at the theme park decoding dolphin behaviour to work out what activities they like best. humans have always been fascinated with dolphins, and there's this human—dolphin affinity, but nobody‘s really looked at it from the dolphins' point of view. what do the dolphins really think of us? this was an experiment designed to assess anticipation and enthusiasm. the dolphins' body posture, activity and where they look provided a measure of how much they were lookin

victoria gill, bbc news, kew gardens.chris. an extraordinary picture, you better explain. these are massive hailstones that fell yesterday in the us. in the northern states of iowa. these were reportedly golfball size but they look a little bigger. this one looks like it has a bit of the road embedded in it. it has fallen so hard. these hailstones formed by bouncing up and down in a thundercloud cloud on the number of times they go up and down, if you chopped into it you with the different layers of ice building up. so the different layers of ice building up. furthermore they go up those layers can build up. kind of like an onion, and if that hit you on the head it would also bring you test your eyes! it would, if it didn't knock you out. when the storm hits, you can see... quite different sizes. some of the ha ilstones quite different sizes. some of the hailstones are little smaller but others getting on towards baseball size. they were pretty big. you wouldn't want to be out in that, for sure. and they do a lot of damag

tim muffett reports. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill is at kew gardens for her now. hello.squinting as the sun is beaming through the glass. 15,000 panes of glass that were all replaced in this ambitious restoration of this incredibly fragile building and what had to be put together with this amazing collection of some of the most rare and endangered plants from around the world, from temperate zones where the plants are protected from frost. 0ne zones where the plants are protected from frost. one of the first visitors in this house was the great naturalist sir david attenborough, who took the opportunity of wandering around this collection to talk about threats to our environment, including some of the species, of our use and disposal of plastic. we can never go far enough. at the moment, we are using plastic in a pretty function is way. it baffles me. people send me letters, if they are important they put them in a plastic envelope and then put that in another envelope. why? i can‘t understand. i mean, isuppose it makes them look precious or something. but it is quite fu

dropped onto the surface to test for tremors known as ‘marsquakes‘. 0ur science correspondent victoria gillthe red planet, and a journey back in time. probing the surface of mars‘s, nasa's insert mission will aim to take the pulse of this planet, to work out how it formed over 4.5 billion years ago. 0nce formed over 4.5 billion years ago. once it has unfolded its vital solar panels, the robotic lander will carefully put down its own scientific instruments which will map the deep structure of the planet. these will take attempt on mars and analyse the structure of its core. 0ne instrument, a size moment, will pick up quakes under the surface. recent mission to be looking for water and habitability, this one is looking at how the planet itself is made up, how it is built. earth and mars formed at the same time, rudely by similar processes . same time, rudely by similar processes. so this mission could also shed light on why the two planets are so different will stop beyond the trip to mars, scientists say this is admission into our solar system's path to weary beneath mars‘s surface could als

victoria gill, bbc news. we will bring you up to date with the weather and the sport later.earthquakes have shaken parts of hawaii after the eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes, mount kilauea. it's on hawaii's big island where seventeen—hundred residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency has been declared. bill hayton reports. a roadblock, hawaii style. this neighbourhood is 2a miles from the crater of mt kilauea, but the ground cracked open on thursday and molten lava poured out. i smelt it and i ran to the corner, and that's when i ran into a military officer, who told me that it's smoking, and sure as heck enough i take the turn and one of my favourite streets at least was on fire. dozens of small earthquakes left cracks in the roads. some residents described a feeling as if a giant snake was moving under the houses. you can feel the heat coming from the ground... yeah, there's heat coming out of there. there's lava under there. and that wasn't the only danger. the air was filled with potentially toxic fumes. as a result, the state governor ord

victoria gill, bbc news, kew gardens. some of the most endangered species on the planet. on the planetime in five years to explore it for themselves. it for themselves. it looks lovely. thank you, victoria. time now for the weather. the weekend which is a bank holiday weekend.