it's always nice when you see a whitby come up on your rota!est in bus travel as funding is squeezed ever tighter. rural communities, many of them do need the bus services. they are a lifeline for many people. because they don't have cars or they don't have access to cars. or the elderly, for example, they can't drive any more. so that is why it is important to bring publicity to especially scenic routes like this one. are you going to york, love? ticket sales pay for this service, but only partly. whitby, that's lovely. thanks very much. it depends on public money. council subsidy over the winter, also the bus firm being reimbursed for letting on all the trippers with free bus passes. for anybody who hasn't got a car, or anybody who hasn't got a driving licence, it's the only way to get out and about in the area. if you didn't have the bus? well, if we didn't have the bus, we wouldn't go half of the time. you would only use the car because of the fuel price once a week or once a fortnight to try and save on the fuel. because i have epilepsy an

whitby moors bus, we will have one of those.ations. i think that somebody like us will always be needed. and we're happy to do it. but we don't really want to have to keep on taking overfailing bus services because that shouldn't be the case, should it? it is all the more reason, then, to cherish remaining routes like the 840, on which you can go where you need to while soaking up the views. simon gompertz, bbc news, north yorkshire. lucy martin has the weather. hello there. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far for scotland, northern ireland and wales and we've also seen some pretty spectacular thunderstorms. bank holiday monday looks like it will offer something similar. some good spells of warm sunshine but still the risk of thundery showers, parts of east anglia, southern england and wales. they will be fairly hit and miss. not everyone catching one but if you do see one, they could cause some disruption. there will be plenty of sunshine around, the early mist and fog largely rolling back to eastern coastal areas

whitby moors bus, we'll have one of those.like us will always be needed. and we're happy to do it. but we don't really want to have to keep on taking overfailing bus services because that shouldn't be the case, should it? it's all the more reason, then, to cherish remaining routes like the 840, on which you can go where you need to while soaking up the views. simon gompertz, bbc news, north yorkshire. let's get the wqeather now with stav danaos. it has not been fabulous for everyone. violent thunderstorms through the midlands yesterday brought catastrophic flooding as we heard. through the rest of this afternoon. low cloud and mist burns back and another fine and warm and sunny day and humid across sunny areas and we could see showers and thunderstorms. a bit hit and miss with sums gained right altogether. 20 celsius across the south west and north east of scotland but low cloud and mist rolls back in across many areas and we could see and read down pours. we start tuesday on a grey note with cloud breaking and burning back to

whitby moores bus, we will have one of those. be needed. and we're happy to do it. but we don't really want to have to keep on taking overfailing bus services because that shouldn't be the case, should it? it is all the more reason, then, to cherish remaining routes like the 840, on which you can go where you need to while soaking up the views. simon gompertz, bbc news, north yorkshire. an illegal immigrant from africa has been hailed a hero after scaling a block of flats in paris to save a boy who was hanging from a fourth floor balcony. that's mamoudou gassama on the left, who in less than a minute pulled himself up with his bare hands, and grabbed the child — while a neighbour was trying to hold on from another flat. in the past half hour, president emmanuel macron has thanked him personally during a meeting at the elysee palace.

from sparkling sea to magnificent moorland — the 840 bus route from pickering to whitby in north yorkshiren voted britain's most scenic. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we are striking a pose, finding the fruit and asking the scary questions. lara lewington: what about if there were no mobile phones? gasps. how are you feeling today? what's happening? i'm putting emg sensors on your trapezoids. are you? on my trapezoids? yes. me, i'm a little embarrassed, due to the nature of the outfit. which, of course, is bright green. this makeshift motion capture suit is going to measure my emotions. at university college london, researchers believe that it's cues in your body that give away your emotional state. using multiple sensors, this bodysuit measures my movements, energy and posture — all strong indicators of how i'm feeling. what? the work here at ucl aims to help detect stress in workers, measure psychological states, depression and pain, and aid rehabilitation. if you are embarrassed, you close yourself, you tend to hide. we, for example, study how people laugh when they a

whitby, that's lovely. thanks very much. it depends on public money. a driving licence, it's the only way to get out and about in the area. if you didn't have the bus? well, if we didn't have the bus, we wouldn't go half of the time. this is a trophy service, its scenic, it's popular. it survived. that is not the case of the lot of bus routes. bus funding has been cut by a third over the la st has been cut by a third over the last few years and it is argued —— often the most needy services that tend to suffer. in whitby, volunteers have stepped in to provide services up to the places on the moors where people feel abandoned. every moors bus will have one of those. eden blythe is one of them. rebadging local buses and paying with donations. i think that somebody like us will always be needed. and we're happy to do it. but we don't really want to have to keep taking overfailing bus services, because that shouldn't be the case, should it? it's all the more reason then to cherish remaining routes like the 840 on which you can go where you need to, while so

it's always nice when you see whitby come up on your rota.c route was thought up by paul kirby to drum up more interest in bus travel as funding is squeezed ever tighter. rural communities, many of them do need the bus services, they are a lifeline for many people because they don't have cars or they don't have access to cars. or the elderly, for example, they can't drive any more. so that's why it's important to bring publicity to especially scenic routes like this one. are you going to york, love? ticket sales pay for this service, but only partly. whitby, that's lovely. thanks very much. it depends on public money. council subsidy over the winter, also the bus firm being reimbursed for letting on all the trippers with free bus passes. for anybody who hasn't got a car, or anybody who hasn't got a driving licence, it's the only way to get out and about in the area. if you didn't have the bus? if we didn't have the bus, we wouldn't go. because you don't use the car because of the fuel price and everything, you will only use it maybe once a we

they'll also take a trip on the number 840 bus from leeds to whitby.ht be a clue. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: there's growing pressure on the british prime minister to reform northern ireland's strict abortion laws, that follows the republic of ireland's vote to overturn the abortion ban. italy's populists have called for the president to be impeached, following failed efforts to establish a coalition government. an anti—immigration rally by germany's biggest far—right party has been overshadowed by much bigger counter—demonstrations. 5000 alternative for germany supporters were outnumbered by some 25,000 anti—afd protestors. right, time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the financial times website. it has a look at the possible constitutional crisis looming over italy. the president had vetoed the prime minister's appointment of a euro—sceptic finance minister. we will focus on that in a moment. the front page of china daily is reporting on how china supports nor

from sparkling sea to magnificent moorland, the 840 bus route from pickering to whitby in north yorkshireas been voted britain's most scenic. coming up... trish adudu meets gosp—ability choir, who wrote a special song to celebrate the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a man's been killed after storms caused flash flooding across the west midlands, with more than a month's rainfall hitting parts of birmingham yesterday in the space ofjust an hour. the man, a pensioner in his 80s, died in walsall after his vehicle became submerged. met office amber weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms remain in place this afternoon for east anglia, london and the south east and the south west. the south east could also experience the hottest day of the year so far. our correspondent caroline davies is in walsall and joins me now. now it is quite a sunny day but it would have been a very different scene yesterday. behind me you might be able to see a wooden gate over there. according to an eyewitness that we spoke to, this is where the water that

the journey from leeds to whitby takes four hours. 0n the way it takes in the historic city of york beforever the county's most scenic route. the winner will be announced in may. for most people, the names kim jong—un, kimjong—il and kim il—sung conjure up images of only three men. but what's it like growing up in south korea with the same name as a north korean leader? we've been finding out. what is in their name? this coming saturday prince harry, now sixth in line to the british throne, marries his american girlfriend meghan markle at windsor castle. if you have not heard that, you are living under a rock. interest in the royal wedding is huge and it's predicted that more than a billion people worldwide will watch it. we've been speaking to some children at an american school here in the uk —— we have been talking to somebody here in singapore from raffles, and asked how children have been taking it. children are very excited and will be watching closely. but so are the stu d e nts be watching closely. but so are the students from places like china do not know what is happening. why is

it's been voted britain's most scenic bus route — simon gompertz hops on board the pickering to whitby

from sparkling sea to magnificent moorland, the 840 bus route from pickering to whitby

from sparkling sea, to magnificent moorland — the 840 bus route from pickering to whitby in north yorkshire

in whitby, volunteers have stepped in to provide services up to the places on the moors where peopleandoned. even blight is one of those, rebadging local buses and came with donations. —— eden blythe. somebody like us will always be needed. and we are happy to do it. but we don't really want to have do keep taking over failing but we don't really want to have do keep taking overfailing bus services, because that should not be the case, should it? it is all the more reason, then, to cherish remaining routes like the 840, on which you can go where you need to wild soaking up the views. simon gompertz, bbc news, north yorkshire. go further afield now with the travel show. coming up on this week's show: i find out how to stop holiday selfies putting animals at risk. poacher hunt them in the forest because they are quite cute. 0h, chico's holding my hands, yes, hello chico. we are hunting for icebergs on a budget. plus, we go underground in search of london's hidden rivers. we are so far down there we can actually hear the cirle and district line rumbling through. this week we're talking

it‘s a bus driver‘s dream. the north york moors here and out to whitby on the coast. for it, is adamservice. it is popular, so it‘d survive. popular, so it‘d survive. is not the case with a lot of bus routes. routes. not have an alternative to, which tend to suffer. tend to suffer. the more is where people feel abandoned. abandoned. them, with local buses and paint with donations. with donations. i think someone like us will always be needed. us will always be needed. we are happy to do it. happy to do it. want to have to keep taking over, because that should not be the case. because that should not be the case. which you can go where you need to while soaking up the views. simon gompertz, bbc news, in north yorkshire. you‘re watching beyond 100 days. from the uk but it seems that‘s what‘s happening at the moment. forfuture generations. that work in france. hugh schofield has more. highland games on a french village green. well, there is a scottish connection here. founded priories in scotland, like kelso. it has not been forgotten. dire condition. the north wall threatens collapse.