tim allman, bbc news. let's get the weather now with alina jenkins. hello. for some, it's been a sunny start to the bank holiday weekend. we saw a high of 25 celsius in london on saturday afternoon. this is herne bay, in kent, around about the same time. for others, a very different story. cloudy, outbreaks of rain across parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland, and many of us will see some rain over the next few days. it will be turning cool and breezy, as well, but also some spells of sunshine. but the rain and the strengthening breeze comes courtesy of an atlantic front working its way eastwards, likely to stall through much of the weekend across the far north of scotland. it's certainly scotland which will see the lion's share of the rain through the early hours of sunday morning, and northern scotland will keep that rain through much of the day on sunday. rain initially across northern ireland, clearing its way eastwards and turning more showery on its journey across england and wales. the rain quite patchy across east anglia and southâ

the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. night—time in the city of trujillo and a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. 12—year—old victor had little choice, there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming bahraini businessman, jakob mubarak. he saw the images of victor on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates a refurbished school. children chanting: victor, victor, victor! i would like to have a new class, new computer, with a new generation class in school in the name of victor and then we will go to make many plans to make this a school very, very ideal and protected for all the kids. mr mubarak says he suffered a tough childhood and he does not want others, like victor, to experience the same thing. "i am happy they are helping me to build my little house," said victor, "it is humble and always will be. thanks also for helping to build our school." the businessman also handed over a wallet full of cash an

tim allman, bbc news. much more on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i‘m @bbcmikeembley. hello there. wednesday was a thoroughly wet, cold, windy day for many areas. further south we did see the sunshine appear through the afternoon, but that gave way to showers and some thunderstorms with hail. all tied in with this area of low pressure, which is slowly moving out into the north sea, although its weather fronts will continue to affect parts of the country as we head through today. now, early on today it‘s going to stay quite damp across parts of scotland, northern england, with persistent rain, still quite a breeze blowing in off the north sea there. but northern scotland will start dry with clear skies. so here another cold one with a frost out of town. but further south, because of more cloud and rain around, then it should be a less cold start. so for thursday, it will be a damp start for many. a lot of cloud around. the best of the sunshine across the northern half of scotlan

tim allman, bbc news. russia's president vladimir putin has once again been showing off his manly credentials — this time on the ice hockey rink. playing centreforward, the 66 year old was provided with plenty of scoring opportunities by his team mates and was met with little resistance by the opposing team's defence. in fact it was all going well until, taking a lap of honour, this happened. all very embarrassing. mr putin was quickly back on his skates. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. the tariffs of the us have introduced on chinese goods, the talk is continuing between china and the us. this is a lot more on the hello there. gradually it's an improving picture this week. we've got high pressure moving in which will kill the showers. we'll see more sunshine around and it will turn a little bit warmer for most of us as well. but there's no heatwave on the horizon. it'll feel a lot better than we've experienced over the past week or so. low pressure, which brought wet weather to south

tim allman, bbc news. there is much more on all the news any on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. thank you very much for watching. hello there, good morning. with the benefit of some sunshine yesterday, temperatures reached 17 degrees at heathrow. but for the most part it remains chilly and that's the way it's going to stay through the rest of this week. and there will be some showers or some longer spells of rain. the weather is changing again. you can see how this cloud is sort of curling itself up into a knot. the thickest of the cloud is producing some rain and that is continuing to push its way up from the south—west. still quite chilly though, ahead of that. across some northern parts of scotland there may be a touch of frost. and we've still got some rain elsewhere across scotland, and that's going to be joined by this general wet weather that we've got moving up from the south—west, heading northwards across england and wales. following that, across wales, midlands and southern england, we should actual

tim allman, bbc news. russia's president vladimir putin has once again been showing off his manly credentials — this time on the ice hockey rink. playing centreforward, the 66—year—old was provided with plenty of scoring opportunities by his team—mates and was met with little resistance by the opposing team's defence. in fact it was all going well until, taking a lap of honour, this happened. all very embarrassing. mr putin was quickly back on his skates. stay with bbc news. hello there. gradually it's an improving picture this week. we've got high pressure moving in which will kill the showers. we'll see more sunshine around and it will turn a little bit warmer for most of us as well. but there's no heatwave on the horizon. it'll feel a lot better than we've experienced over the past week or so. low pressure, which brought wet weather to southern parts of the uk during friday night, will clear away. we could start off with early showers, particularly across the south—east. these will tend to fiz

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. fiddle music. even now, this is tough, rugged country. mile after mile, stretching out for as far as the eye can see. but using little more than shovels and pickaxes, dynamite and brute strength, this land was tamed. between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was built. much of the work was done by chinese labourers. by some estimates around 1,200 of them died. connie's great—grandfather worked on the project. she, along with the descendants of others who helped to build the railroad, came to pay their respects. this history has been so ignored and neglected. i have spoken to fellow descendants on the trip and they are saying the same thing, we didn't grow up knowing this, we didn't ever have the sense of pride. the official ceremony was held at the exact location where the two branches of the line met up. a golden spike symbolically hammered into place, and there were thanks at last for those who gave so much. i am proud that we have highlighted the contributions of the more than 15,000 chinese labourers who, along with

but, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports, the spirit of one injured boy remains strong. five years old, happy as can be, ahmad sayed loves to dance. this video got more than half a million views injust one video got more than half a million views in just one day after it was posted on social media. you see, ahmad sayed is no ordinary little boy. he is a survivor of war and an amputee. he was just eight months old when, along with his sister, he was seriously injured in a firefight between the taliban and the afghan army. he lost his leg just below the knee but this is a boy who never gives up. i am so happy for him, said his mother, that now he can be independent. according to the un, last year nearly 4000 people were killed in afg hanistan's last year nearly 4000 people were killed in afghanistan's ongoing civil war — the deadliest year yet. of that number more than 900 were children and another 7000 people we re children and another 7000 people were injured. which means a medical centre like this one in kabul plays a vital role. translation: we feel proud when we see

tim allman, bbc news. finally from us, the driver of a stolen motorhome has been causing chaos on the streets of los angeles. the incident caused at least six traffic collisions and six people we re traffic collisions and six people were also sent to hospital for minor injuries. the driver was not the only passenger. there were two dogs also on the front seat. you can see the damage caused to the front of the damage caused to the front of the motorhome. police caught up with the motorhome. police caught up with the vehicle and they arrested the driver. you are watching bbc news. hello there. we saw a top temperature of 25 degrees at heathrow, in london, on thursday. there was a lot of sunshine around. it felt warm for many places and that's led to a fairly mild night across some southern areas. temperatures no lower 11 or 12 degrees in the london area to start friday. but a big cooler in some of the rural spots. now, the pressure chart for friday shows this feature which will bring thicker cloud, maybe a f

tim allman, bbc news. remember to get in touch with us and tell us what you think about that story and the others we are covering today. some of you have gotten in touch with comments already about huawei and we will look into that story and more detail in ‘s nurse reefing. as well as the latest on the trump administration's latest moves on declaring a national emergency over it threats. in just a moment. hello there. the temperatures peaked atjust shy of 26 degrees celsius yesterday in highland scotland. in fact it was warm for many parts but temperatures will now start to taper off a little bit and the reason for that is the orientation of the high pressure that is ruling the route. that high pressure is drifting north and allows more of an easterly breeze across a sure and dragging more cloud. the cloud has stayed away actually start across the east with morning mist and fog as well as see haar. some showers will pepper across the western isles and then later a couple for northern ireland that essenti

tim allman, bbc news. a reminder of the top story: the us justice department as unveiled 17 new charges against the wikileaks founderjulian assange. in a new and much wider indictment, he is now accused of violating the us espionage act and helping the former army intelligence officer in helping steel files. we are back very soon. hello there. we saw a top temperature of 25 degrees at heathrow, in london, on thursday. there was a lot of sunshine around. it felt warm for many places and that's led to a fairly mild night across some southern areas. temperatures no lower 11 or 12 degrees in the london area to start friday. but a big cooler in some of the rural spots. now, the pressure chart for friday shows this feature which will bring thicker cloud, maybe a few showers to more western parts of the country through the day, but we're starting off with plenty of sunshine. more cloud across parts of scotland and that cloud will tend to extend a little bit further southwards. like i mentioned, that feature bring

tim allman, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. for some, it's been a sunny start to the bank holiday weekend. we saw a high of 25 celsius in london on saturday afternoon. this is herne bay, in kent, around about the same time. for others, a very different story. cloudy, outbreaks of rain across parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland, and many of us will see some rain over the next few days. it'll be turning cool and breezier, as well, but also some spells of sunshine. but the rain and the strengthening breeze comes courtesy of an atlantic front working its way eastwards, likely to stall through much of the weekend across the far north of scotland. it's certainly scotland which will see the lion's share of the rain through the early hours of sunday morning, and northern scotland will keep that rain through much of the day on sunday. rain initially across northern ireland, clearing its way eastwards and turning more showery on its journey across england and wales. the rain quite patchy across east anglia and southâ

the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. nighttime in the city of trujillo and a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. 12—year—old victor had little choice, there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming bahraini businessman, jakob mubarak. he saw the images of victor on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates a refurbished school. children chanting: victor, victor, victor! i would like to have a new class, new computer, with a new generation class in school in the name of victor and then we will go to make many plans to make this a school very, very ideal and protected for all the kids. mr mubarak says he suffered a tough childhood and he does not want others, like victor, to experience the same thing. "i am happy they are helping me to build my little house," said victor, "it is humble and always will be. thanks also for helping to build our school." the businessman also handed over a wallet full of cash and s

tim allman, bbc news. to keep you up—to—date on other crucial things... the last ten acts have been selected for the eurovision song contest final, with switzerland, albania and malta in the mix of qualifiers. excitement was running high for the last of the semi finals, with 18 acts in total. the winners in this round go up against another ten countries, including germany, france and host nation israel. and to add to the party fever, madonna has confirmed a performance for the tel aviv event on saturday, ending weeks of speculation over whether she'd make an appearance. much more on all the news any on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbc mike embley. thank you very much for watching. hello. after what has been a largely dry and pretty warm week for many of us, things are about to change as we head through friday and into the weekend, turning a little bit more unsettled. but this is how we ended the day on thursday, a beautiful, serene sunset there in topsham in devon. during the day on friday, there'

tim allman, bbc news. the menopause is life—changing for all women and difficult for many, but it's been discussed for only 1 hour and 17 minutes in the whole of parliamentary history. the first full debate took place earlier this year, but every day next week, we'll be asking you to "wake up to the menopause." by way of an introduction, jayne mccubbin has been meeting women who not only have survived but thrived. hold onto your hats, ladies. there's something we really need to discuss. we are in doncaster to talk about — ladies? all: menopause! you're all sisters? yeah. four sisters, and you're all going through it?! some of us are at the other side! ok, then. those of you on the other side, what have you told those of you that are at the beginning? should we just press pause for a moment? press pause to consider "the pause?" you're so pleased that the periods have stopped, and then the madness begins, you know?! that is what we'll do all next week on breakfast, with real women and the best experts. h

tim allman, bbc news. we will be at that rally as part of the coverage on bbc news, is there with us. will europe go dutch and hand the netherlands their first eurovision victory in 44 years? all eyes are on this weekend's song contest in tel aviv. this morning an indian airforce the plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it has been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far but suddenly the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's

tim allman, bbc news. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollet and this is your friday sport briefing, where we start with the golfing news that defending champion brooks koepka will take a one shot lead into the second round of the pga championship. the 29—year—old got off to a fast start in new york on thursday and continued on his way to break the course record on the bethpage black course and also equalled the lowest round ever set in a pga championship. that was one of the best rounds i've played probably as a professional. this golf course is brutal, if you're going to drive it, it tests every aspect of your game. you've got to drive the ball straight, it's long, so you've got to hit it fast off there is a fine line between five or six over and a couple under here. it's a fun golf course to play, that's for sure. italy's valerio conti will wear the pinkjersey heading into friday's 7th stage of the giro d'italia, that's after compatriot fausto masnada claimed his first victory in a grand tour by winning stage 6 o

tim allman has the story. nighttime in the city of trujillo and a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. 12—year—old victor had little choice, there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming bahraini businessman, jakob mubarak. he saw the images of victor on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates a refurbished school. children chanting: victor, victor, victor! i would like to have a new class, new computer, with a new generation class in school in the name of victor and then we will go to make many plans to make this a school very, very ideal and protected for all the kids. mr mubarak says he suffered a tough childhood and he does not want others, like victor, to experience the same thing. "i am happy they are helping me to build my little house," said victor, "it is humble and always will be. thanks also for helping to build our school." the businessman also handed over a wallet full of cash and s

tim allman, bbc news. i love the report there. let's have a look at what even saying to us about the google nest hub. the conferences about the google nest hub. the co nfe re nces a re about the google nest hub. the conferences are at the moment been telling they are attendees that —— about all sorts of stuff. the new phones with an amazing camera, lots of information online at a bbc story on the tech page. there is a family with dennis staub and we will be hearing from someone who's talking to dave lee at the developers, once about this smart device. are you wa ry about this smart device. are you wary about what is happening to all the data that's been collected in your home? and also cameras as well. joe says, wary as hell, none of these gadgets in my house, thank you very much indeed. jerome says, i'm not going to have one into unconvinced they are secure, voice recognition so someone can't control devices by speaking to the answerphone for example. that's a lot i hadn't body but was not senses for more sense, so much memor

tim allman, bbc news. femicide — the killing of a woman or a girl on account of her gender — is a global issue. the un says nearly 70% of all women intentionally killed in africa in 2017 were murdered by intimate partners or other family members. activists in kenya say there has been an increase in violence against women in recent months, recording a0 women killed this year alone. the bbc‘s merchuma visited the county of busia in the western part of the country where women say they increasingly fear for their safety. just a few steps away from their doorstep, a contours —— a constant reminder of their loss. a year ago, this couple buried their 16—year—old daughter. she was sexually assaulted, well pregnant and was later killed. the suspect, her boyfriend, is in custody and has denied murder charges. translation: when i wake up in the morning and look at the grave, i get scared. i never expected this. i knew my daughter would complete her education. it gave me a lot of hope. in another homeste

tim allman, bbc news. there is more on all the news any on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley. thank you for watching. hello there. we've got a couple more showery days in the forecast, before things start to settle down during the weekend, as high pressure begins to build in. we should start to see temperatures rising, as well. in the short term, though, we've got this low pressure which is still influencing the weather across the country, and the weather fronts through central parts still generating some showers. so it does look like it's going to be a showery start through more central portions of the country this morning. a little bit of wintriness over the higher ground too, but for the rest of scotland, the north—east of england, it's going to be actually a cold start. out of town, could see a little bit of frost again, but less cold across southern areas. so through today, we will have some sunshine to start the day across the south and across the north—east. more cloud through

tim allman, bbc news. 0ur our top story that we are keeping across this our coal and president trump's state visit to japan is continuing. they have been playing around of golf, president trump and shinzo abe. they are there to talk about the issues of trade, the japanese economic minister says he doesn't think they will be an agreement. we will keep you across all of that news on bbc news. hello. for some, it's been a sunny start to the bank holiday weekend. we saw a high of 25 celsius in london on saturday afternoon. this is herne bay, in kent, around about the same time. for others, a very different story. cloudy, outbreaks of rain across parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland, and many of us will see some rain over the next few days. it'll be turning cool and breezier, as well, but also some spells of sunshine. but the rain and the strengthening breeze comes courtesy of an atlantic front working its way eastwards, likely to stall through much of the weekend across the far north of scotland. it's certainly scotland which will see the lion's share of the rain throug

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. they call it the tea pod. it's not very big, it's not very fast but it is potentially revolutionary. this is, we are told, the first d riverless is, we are told, the first driverless lorry is, we are told, the first d riverless lorry let is, we are told, the first driverless lorry let out on a public road. not a very long road, driverless lorry let out on a public road. nota very long road, mind you, but we've all got to start somewhere. history is created in small steps. the first flight of their right brothers was 300 metres, this stretch of road is actually 300 metres as well so we're pushing history forward and, like i said, it's a small step but this is a young step for autonomous electric transport. the tea pod weighs 26 tons when full and there's no cab for a driver. that is estimated to reduce operating costs by around 60% compared to a normal diesel lorry. the hope is there's an environmental benefit too. with the growth of global transports, benefit too. with the growth of globaltransports, emissions

tim allman, bbc news. much more on all the news for you anytime on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there. we've got a couple more showery days in the forecast, before things start to settle down during the weekend, as high pressure begins to build in. we should start to see temperatures rising, as well. in the short term, though, we've got this low pressure system which is still influencing the weather across the country, and a weather front through central parts still generating some showers. so it does look like it's going to be a showery start through more central portions of the country this morning. a little bit of wintriness over the higher ground too, but for the rest of scotland, the north—east of england, it's going to be actually a cold start. out of town, could see a little bit of frost again, but less cold across southern areas. so through today, we will have some sunshine to start the day across the south and across the north—east. more cloud through central areas, with some

tim allman, bbc news. rules that allow homeowners in england to build extensions without planning permission are being made permanent. the decision means people can make additions to terraced and semi—detached homes of up to six metres and up to eight metres on detached properties. ministers say families will now avoid time—consuming red tape but the local government association has warned that councils won't be able consider the impact of such extensions on neighbouring residents. crew had to evacuate a cargo ship after it began tilting in the river mersey. the container vessel began listing at gladstone dock in liverpool in the early hours of yesterday morning. the maritime and coastguard agency said the ship was back on an even keel, and all crew were safe. let's introduce you now to a puppy named ‘shuck‘ who has become the newest recruit at a thatcher‘s firm in norfolk. hejoins his owner richard, on roofing jobs across east anglia, without showing any fear of heights. they've only been togeth

the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. night—time in the city of trujillo and a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. 12—year—old victor had little choice, there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming bahraini businessman jakob mubarak. he saw the images of victor on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates a refurbished school. children chanting: victor, victor, victor! i would like to have a new class, new computer, with a new generation class in school in the name of victor and then we will go to make many plans to make this a school very, very ideal and protected for all the kids. mr mubarak says he suffered a tough childhood and he does not want others, like victor, to experience the same thing. "i am happy they are helping me to build my little house," said victor, "it is humble and always will be. thanks also for helping to build our school." the businessman also handed over a wallet full of cash and

tim allman, bbc news. the gang planted malware programmes on computers which then stole financial data from businesses, law firms and charities. ten people have been charged and police say five russian suspects are still at large. an attorney in the us involved in the case say the gang is extremely well organised. we have found that it's a highly structured, organised and specialised crime network and each offending represented had a specialised role to play and brought a unique skill set to the conspiracy —— offender. the architect behind some of the world's most famous buildings, including the glass pyramid outside the louvre in paris, has died aged 102. tributes are pouring in for chinese born i m pei, who is being remembered for his forward—thinking and unique designs. he carried on working well into old age, creating one of his most famous masterpieces, the museum of islamic art in doha, in his 80s. the last 10 acts have been selected for the eurovision song contest final, with switzerland, alba

the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. it's it‘s not all that easy to find some you can only get there at low tide. hidden away is somewhere between caro cove and raven fought, a riddle, a mystery that‘s more than 230 yea rs riddle, a mystery that‘s more than 230 years old. and this is a mystery carved out of rock and stone. translation: by moving from the bottom to the top we see a date, 1786. and then neiz, on top of a bunch of letters from our alphabet. it keeps on going on up until the top of the rock. some have suggested that the writing is basque or perhaps old britain. but no—one has ever been able to decipher it. was ita ever been able to decipher it. was it a message or code for smugglers? maybe it was 18th—century graffiti. whatever the answer, it seems the locals are tired of not knowing. translation: so we said to ourselves, there are many people in the world who have done research and may have a solution. so we told ourselves that rather than keep searching and not knowing what the lines say, we woul

tim allman, bbc news. rather them than me. time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it is very slow—moving weather at the moment. the winds are light, it feels warm when the sun is out, but we have seen some showers developing as well. weather watcher picture taken here in mid wales. there has been also been a lot of low cloud around some north sea coasts. earlier on today, this was the scene earlier today in scarburough, north yorkshire. those showers have been developing and as it has brightened up across eastern scotland, so we're seeing showers arriving here as well. for western scotland though, still on the cloudy side as we head towards the evening. a lot of could too for northern ireland, signs of some brightness allowing the odd shower. some showers across northern england. particularly to the east of the pennines. most of the showers though are arriving through the midlands towards central and southern england, perhaps clipping wales. those showers could be heavy and thundery too. now through this evening and overnight, the showers become fewe

tim allman, bbc news. hello. there is an atlantic weather system affecting us today, so many of us have seen a bit of rain. there will be a few more showers to come for the bank holiday and a bit more cloud around as well than some of us have had so far this weekend and temperatures have come down a little bit as a result. earlier, plenty of cloud on the satellite pictures. this zone here that has got the showers, it has been moving its way southwards, brighter skies have followed on behind, so for many of us, actually, a fine end to the day. the last of the showers, though, clearing away from the south—east and clearly still very wet for some of us in northern scotland. this area of rain overnight will sink a little bit further south across the rest of scotland, some further outbreaks of rain developing again in northern ireland. it will feel a bit cooler and fresher, certainly compared with last night. a fine start for many in england and wales for the bank holiday. for southern scotland into northern ireland

tim allman, bbc news. i like that idea. get in touch with us on i like that idea. get in touch with us on twitter. i am, i promise, watching and reading. scientists at cambridge university are trying to open a new research centre to look at some of the old ideas to tackle climate change and today we are asking you what are your ideas? 0ne tweeting that direct act capture removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. we will not be able to reduce emissions fast enough otherwise. another tweets, can we stop interfering with the ecosystem in the first place. another says change the stupid political narrative. lots of people saying it isa narrative. lots of people saying it is a little bit too late. hello there. we've got a couple more showery days in the forecast, before things start to settle down during the weekend, as high pressure begins to build in. low pressure influencing our weather. we started off quite chilly across central and northern areas. the south with a less cold start. a band of cloud through central part stop as temperatures begin to rise into the af

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. meet bob the duck. a little fellow —— feisty stop is had quite dramatic slight start in life. abounded is a duckling he had to seek out love and affection elsewhere. zita and bob have the come the best of friends. for more than a month his involving her around which seems perfectly ok as far as zita is concerned. i've never seen as far as zita is concerned. i've never seen anything like this. but what about bob ‘s biological mother? it's not known why she took against her male offspring but monica has tried to engineer attend a reunion on occasions. it seems the rest of the familyjust on occasions. it seems the rest of the family just don't want to know. yet another sad rejection for bob but he knows where he is truly wanted. back with zita. his adopted mother. he is the full duck whose crack is worse than his bite. —— quack. are you aware list? because we have a new emperor injapan very much in the news today, we are also looking at the soon arrival of a new royal baby. you've sent in many, m

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. fiddle music. even now, this is tough, rugged country. mile after mile, stretching out for as far as the eye can see. but using little more than shovels and pickaxes, dynamite and brute strength, this land was tamed. between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was built. much of the work was done by chinese labourers. by some estimates around 1,200 of them died. connie's great—grandfather worked on the project. she, along with the descendants of others who helped to build the railroad, came to pay their respects. this history has been so ignored and neglected. i have spoken to fellow descendants on the trip and they are saying the same thing, we didn't grow up knowing this, we didn't ever have the sense of pride. the official ceremony was held at the exact location where the two branches of the line met up. a golden spike symbolically hammered into place, and there were thanks at last for those who gave so much. i am proud that we have highlighted the contributions of the more than 15,000 chinese labourers who, along with

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. they have become the leading figures of the pop list far right. —— populist. critics accused them of racism and bigotry. they say they represent those left behind in a europe is changing all too fast. matteo salvini, italy's controversial interior minister, wa nts controversial interior minister, wants them to work together and fight back. translation: finally, i can't wait. they will be the europe of hope, a changing europe, the europe of the future, compared to angela merkel‘s europe of finance. and macron, they will be at least 11 delegations. those that have joined up delegations. those that have joined up to now. many others are giving the support from other countries. therefore we make history. another party hoping to make gains is germany's afd. a united front is by no means a sure thing. these groups do not agree on everything. but there is one subject where they are as one. translation: i believe that migration policies overall are the big issue, because there is widesp

allman has more. they call it the teapot. it's not very big, it's not very fast, but it is, potentially, revolutionary. this is, we are told, the first driverless lorry, let out on a public road. not a very long road, mind you, but we have to start somewhere. history is created with small steps, the first flight of the wright brothers was 300 metres and this stretch of road is 300 metres, so we are taking a leap pushing history forward and it happens in small steps, but it's a giant step for autonomous electric transport. it weighs 26 tonnes when full and there is no cab for the driver. that is estimated to reduce operating costs by 60% compared to a normal diesel lorry in the hope is there is an environmental benefit as well. with the growth of transport c02 emissions cannot increase in the same way and we have to find alternative ways of transporting. we are clearly of the opinion that the future of logistics is smart, c02 friendly and this is connected. of course, driverless lorries are not necessa

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. there are marathons, and then there are marathons. this is about as gruelling as it gets. but hey, the scenery is not bad. nearly 700 competitors from dozens of different countries took part in this year's full marathon. there were plenty of ups and downs, and there were steps. lots and lots of steps. it's the most stupid idea i've ever had in my life. this is knackering. quite. but there were officials along the way offering moral support. do your best! yay! these may be the single most dispiriting words in the english language: "half way." half way, depending on where you are going. eventually, after mile after mile of pain and exhaustion, tears and sweat, the finishing line came into sight. everything i hoped it would be. brutal. the wall was fun, lots of climbing and resistance, the toughest race i've ever done, once you get to that line it's amazing. i had to crawl on my hands on my knees, i thought i was going to throw up. then i saw the girl who got second, i saw her behind me and i thought, i'd better pick up the pace so that

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. pang should arguably the greatest racing of all time. ayrton senna ‘s final resting place, the cemetery and some parlour. he wasn'tjust a giant in formula i, he was also a brazilian national hero.|j giant in formula i, he was also a brazilian national hero. i came because ayrton senna surely is the ultimate symbol of dreams, hope and victory. he was one of the few who have honoured our flag. not far away, an event called senna day, a fun run and a chance for the next generation to try out the driving skills. also members of his family, were there to pay their respects. i think he has gone past the category of being famous. he now forms part of a category which goes beyond space. he is no longer in this dimension, i think he reached that level. ayrton senna wasn'tjust a racing driver, he was a force of nature. three times he was well champion, how many more titles might he have won had he not died so suddenly? and what a tragic weekend that was for formula i. with the austrian driver, ratzenberger dying during a crush on a qualifying. b

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. paying tribute to arguably the greatest racing driver of all time. ayrton senna's final resting place, the cemetery in sao paulo. he wasn'tjust a giant of formula i, he was also a brazilian national hero. i came because ayrton senna surely is the ultimate symbol of dreams, hope and victory. he was one of the few who have honoured ourflag. not far away, at the interlagos track, an event called senna day. there was a fun run and a chance for the next generation to try out their driving skills. also members of his family, were there to pay their respects. i think ayrton has gone past the category of being famous. he now forms part of the myth category which goes beyond space. he is no longer in this dimension, just like gandhi or mandela. i think ayrton reached that level. ayrton senna wasn'tjust a racing driver, he was a force of nature. three times he was world champion, how many more titles might he have won had he not died so suddenly? and what a tragic weekend that was for formula i. with the austrian driver, roland ratzenberger, killed in a crash

yet every year — for 20 years now — they've been doing exactly that — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. there are marathons, and then there are marathons. this is about as gruelling as it gets. but hey, the scenery is not bad. nearly 700 competitors from dozens of different countries took part in this year's full marathon. there were plenty of ups and downs, and there were steps. lots and lots of steps. it's the most stupid idea i've ever had in my life. this is nackering. quite. but there were officials along the way offering moral support. do your best! yay! these may be the single most dispiriting words in the english language: "half way." half way, depending on where you are going. eventually, after mile after mile of pain and exhaustion, tears and sweat, the finishing line came into sight. everything i hoped it would be. brutal. the wall was fun, lots of climbing and resistance, the toughest race i've ever done, once you get to that line it's amazing. i had to crawl on my hands on my knees, i thought i was going to throw up. then i saw the girl who got second, i saw her behind me

the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. nighttime in this city. a young boy doing his homework under a lamp post. the 12—year—old had little choice. there is no electricity back home. a few weeks later and he is welcoming a businessman who saw the images on social media and was so impressed by his academic dedication, he decided to give him a new home and his classmates are refurbished school.|j new home and his classmates are refurbished school. i would like to have a new class, new computer, a new generation class in school in the name of victor and we will make this a school very ideal and protected for all the kids. the businessman says he suffered a tough childhood and does not want children neglected to experience the same thing. translation: neglected to experience the same thing. translationzlj neglected to experience the same thing. translation: i am happy they are helping me to build my little house. it is humble and always will be. thanks also for building our school. the businessman also handed over a wallet full of cash and will b

tim allman, bbc news. more for you anytime on all the news the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. after what has been a largely dry and pretty warm week for many of us, things are about to change as we head through friday and into the weekend, turning a little bit more unsettled. but this is how we ended the day on thursday, a beautiful, serene sunset there in topsham in devon. during the day on friday, there's going to be more cloud across the country, and that cloud will bring with it a few spots of showery rain. we've still got some spells of sunshine on offer, but as we head through the day on friday, what we're going to see is this week frontal system moving its way in on this easterly breeze, so that will bring some cloud and outbreaks of rain too. now, during friday morning, the areas most likely to see the rain are across central and southern england, through wales as well. further north, perhaps the odd shower across parts of scotland but there will be plenty of sunshine once agai

every year — for 20 years now — they've been doing exactly that — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. there are marathons, and then there are marathons. this is about as gruelling as it gets. but hey, the scenery is not bad. nearly 700 competitors from dozens of different countries took part in this year's full marathon. there were plenty of ups and downs, and there were steps. lots and lots of steps. it's the most stupid idea i've ever had in my life. this is nackering. quite. but there were officials along the way offering moral support. do your best! yay! these may be the single most dispiriting words in the english language: "half way." half way, depending on where you are going. eventually, after mile after mile of pain and exhaustion, tears and sweat, the finishing line came into sight. everything i hoped it would be. brutal. the wall was fun, lots of climbing and resistance, the toughest race i've ever done, once you get to that line it's amazing. i had to crawl on my hands on my knees, i thought i was going to throw up. then i saw the girl who got second, i saw her behind me a

allman explains. at first glance, glina secondary school looks like any other but things here are not quite as they seem. the woman on the right is the school principal, the young man on the left is also the school principal, albeit one day only. here, the teachers have become pupils and the pupils have become teachers, both learning how the other half leave. translation: two of the real teachers did not show the class but everything else went as planned. why were they not there? we still need to establish why. the aim is to strengthen the relationship between children and staff. some youngsters took lessons others worked behind the scene and the real teachers got a chance to learn a few things. translation: the greatest value of the project is that we teachers are back at school, sitting as pupils of the sixth or seventh classes during a day and we ask ourselves whether we can be focused on lessons the whole time. couple of teachers had to have their mobile phones taken but everything else went to pl

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. they call it the teapot. it is not very big. it is not very fast. but it is potentially revolutionary. this is, we are told, the first d riverless this is, we are told, the first driverless lorry. let out on a public road. not a very long road, mind you, but we all need to start somewhere. history is created in small steps. first flight was 300 metres. this is a 300 metre stretch of road so we are taking a leap in pushing history forward and, like i said, a small. a small step for autonomous electric transport. the tea pot autonomous electric transport. the teapot weighs 26 tons when full and there is no cab for a driver. that is estimated to reduce operating costs by around 60% compared to a normal diesel lorry. the hope is that there is an environmental benefit to. with the growth of global transport, benefit to. with the growth of globaltransport, emissions benefit to. with the growth of global transport, emissions cannot grow in the same way. we need to find a more sustainable way. secondly we are of the opinion that the future should be smart,

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. it is only as daylight comes that you see the true scale of the destruction. this was a motel and trailer park in the town of el reno. look at it now. cars destroyed, grooves ripped off, a community torn to pieces. pray for the families, people have absolutely lost everything. you will not believe the devastation we see in some of the pictures of those poor families that we re pictures of those poor families that were in the trailer house. the storm came at night at around 1030 local time. dozens were injured, lives we re time. dozens were injured, lives were lost. in this area, this whole region has already suffered from days of bad weather. there has been flooding and high wind but no—one here is giving up. the thing about el reno is we are more than a community, we are a family. and i think it is a proven fact of the things that we have done in the past, we will overcome this. the forecast says more thunderstorms the coming days but tornadoes are notoriously hard to predict. ther

our reporter tim allman has more. they call it the teapot. it‘s not very big, it‘s not very fast, but it is, potentially, revolutionary. this is, potentially, revolutionary. this is, we are told, the first d riverless is, we are told, the first driverless lorry, let out on a public road. not a very long road, mind you, but we have to start somewhere. history is created with small steps, the first flight of the wright brothers was 300 metres and this stretch of road is 300 metres, so we are taking a leap pushing history forward and it happens in small steps, but it‘s a giant step for autonomous electric transport. it weighs 26 tonnes when full and there is no cab for the driver. that is estimated to reduce operating costs by 60% compared to a normal diesel lorry in the hope is there is an environmental benefit as well. with the growth of transport the two emissions cannot increase in the same way and we have to find alternative ways of transporting. we are alternative ways of transporting. we a re clearly alternative ways of transporting

this mother has four legs and barks — and the son has two wings and quacks — as tim allman explains. this is a feisty fellow who's had quite a traumatic start in life. abandoned by his mother, he had to seek out love and affection elsewhere. enter the norwegian blue sound. they become the best of friends. for more than a month he's been following her around, which seems to be perfectly 0k as far as zita is concerned. i've never seen anything like it, said their owner. but what about bob's biological mother? it's not known why she took against him. monica has tried to engineer attend a reunion on a number of occasions, but it seems the rest of the family just number of occasions, but it seems the rest of the familyjust don't wa nt to the rest of the familyjust don't want to know. yet another sad rejection for bob, but he knows where he is truly wanted. back with zita, his adopted mother. he is the little duck whose crack is worse than his bite. —— the little duck whose quack is worse than his bite. let's go to paris where there are protests d u e let's go to paris where there are

tim allman, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there, good morning. with the benefit of some sunshine yesterday, temperatures reached 17 degrees at heathrow. but for the most part it remains chilly and that's the way it's going to stay through the rest of this week. and there will be some showers or some longer spells of rain. the weather is changing again. you can see how this cloud is sort of curling itself up into a knot. the thickest of the cloud is producing some rain and that is continuing to push its way up from the south—west. still quite chilly though, ahead of that. across some northern parts of scotland there may be a touch of frost. and we've still got some rain elsewhere across scotland, and that's going to be joined by this general wet weather that we've got moving up from the south—west, heading northwards across england and wales. following that, across wales, midlands and southern england, we should actually get some