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Over the next eight days, across 12 sports, these men and women will inspire others in what promises to be the biggest Invictus Games yet. Ina time in a time to look at the weather. Another mild. Temperatures higher than yesterday. A number of places getting on 22. We have seen rain and the weather front will continue to bring wet weather across parts of scotland, england and wales as we go through the night. When the skies clear it turns colder and foggy with dense patches of fog expected by monday morning. The weather front will be with us on monday, pushing into High Pressure across europe and scandinavia. Although we will have patchy rain across scotland and parts of england and wales, it will move back west later, allowing brighter spells to develop in Eastern England but the best of the sunshine in Northern Ireland when the morning fog has cleared. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Exit polls in germany show Angela Merkel has been re elected chancellor for a fourth term. Translation we now have a mandate to resume responsibility, and we are going to do that calmly and hold talks with our partners. The far right, anti immigrant, alternative for Germany Party is said to have done better than expected with a projected 13 . The labour leader, jeremy corbyn, resists calls from within his own party to commit to keeping britain in the european Single Market and Customs Union indefinitely after brexit. Nfl players kneel during the american anthem at wembley in defiance of president donald trump. Now on bbc news, its the travel show. This week on the show, we pay a flying visit to the greek islands, where one of them is planning to run its entire Tourism Industry on the wind and sun alone. We are hoping we can satisfy the demands of the island and we can provide power. Plus, we are in santiago to taste the delights of chilean wine. We will start with the rose, and then we will serve some red wine as well. And i come face to face with one of my japanese food nightmares. It is chewier than a lot of sashimi im used to. First this week, we are heading to the small greek island of tilos. For decades it has been a fairly low key destination, and a Firm Favourite with tourists looking for a more laid back alternative to the busier islands. But now it is looking to make its mark by becoming the first one to generate its own electricity, using just the power of the wind and the sun. We sent guy fenton to find out how the plans are going. Ive just been on a two hour ferry ride from rhodes to arrive here at the island of tilos. Compared to rhodes, its much smaller and less developed, but it seems to be just as hot. You are more likely to run into wildlife here than people, with a population of only around 500 in the winter and 1000 during the summer. But despite being a small island, tilos is forward thinking. It conducted the first same sex marriages in greece in 2008, implements hunting bans, welcomes migrants and is developing a reputation as greeces eco friendly island. The first thing you will notice is the island isjust straight up beautiful. This is my life jacket . All right, hopefully i wont need that. Pull this down and it will inflate, yeah . All right. Now all thats left is that i get on. If youre not sure whether to see tilos by boat or plane, maybe this is for you. This is the first time ive ever flown on a boatplane. Im very excited. I think itll be a great way to see tilos. I am a tiny bit nervous, but mostly excited. Orchestral music. That was absolutely insane. A bit of a bumpy takeoff, this thing goes so fast in the water, then itjust took off into the sky. I cant believe this thing actually gets up there. A great way to see tilos. If you ever come to the island, definitely try this out. If flying isnt your thing, how about this . Probably one of the most relaxing and scenic ways to see tilos is by bike. You might see some wildlife along the way, but right now im on my way to check out something that up until now has been a vital link between tilos and the outside world. And this is it. These cables here. They have been connecting tilos to another island called kos around 100km away. Traditionally, that is how tilos has been getting its powerfrom kos. From here, the cable travels underwater to kos, and up until now it has been a lifeline for tilos. The underwater cable sounds like a good idea, but the oil generated power is expensive and the line is vulnerable to breakdown. When that happens, the island and its tourists are left without electricity. But thanks to a locally devised initiative, tilos has now set about generating its own electricity in a sustainable and eco friendly way. I am about to meet a representative from the company which is installing the Renewable Energy tech on the island. I think hes coming off the ferry right now. Zisimos mantas is a mechanical engineer who has been heavily involved in the project, overseeing the installation of a vast bank of solar panels and a wind turbine. In combination with the wind turbine and the battery storage, we are hoping that we can satisfy the demands of the island, and, of course, at certain hours of the day, we can also provide power to the kos complex. The solar park is not enough on its own. The wind turbine is also a vital part of the energy system. The wind turbine has the ability to operate and produce energy throughout the day, 21w. So this means that comprising both energy forces, and more short term storage of energy in the battery, it provides full operational power. The current mayor of tilos, maria kamma, grew up on the island. For her, protecting the environment through Renewable Energy has been a number one priority. Translation the mentality of the island is that we love and protect the environment. It has been something we have been fighting for for many years. How can we be independent from polluting sources which harm the environment . An opportunity was presented through the programme, and we decided to participate and offer our island for this experimental project. I started running this hotel from 1991. Avoiding power cuts and being more eco friendly will have benefits for the restaurants and hotels of tilos. I have decided to catch up with a hotelier to see how they think tourism might be affected by the Renewable Energy scheme. First of all, we are not going to pollute. Secondly, we will win from the power cuts. We have a lot of power cuts, not a good quality of electricity. So we will have a better quality, we will save our electrics. Andreas knows that tourists here still want things like televisions, hairdryers and air conditioning, so the challenge is to ensure there will be enough Renewable Energy to still power them. Tourists and locals might also be able to get around the island in new ways, with future plans for things like electric bicycles and motorbikes and charging stations for electric cars. Nobody here is suggesting that this scheme can be replicated across all of the greek islands. The tourist industry here on tilos is pretty sustainable and low key anyway, but they are setting a good example so lets hope that at least some of the other islands do follow their lead. And if you are thinking of heading there soon, here is our rundown of things you should know before you go. If you like to party, the greek island of mykonos is a hotspot and famous for its summer party atmosphere. Beaches have bars that blare thumping music. Massive nightclubs attract world renowned djs and typically stay open well into the early hours. Iconic landmarks include a row of 16th century windmills that sit on a hill above mykonos town. Now, if you are after some history and culture, delos is highly recommended. According to greek mythology, it is the birthplace of apollo. It also boasts some of the most extensive remains from the golden hellenistic age and earlier of classical greece. And if its just food youre after, greeces largest island, crete, is the place to go. Due to its southerly location it has the longest growing season, so you will find all sorts of edible goods on your travels. It is a place which is also seeing a revival in greek cuisine drawing on local ingredients, plus fresh and cured meats, as well as an abundance of wild, edible weeds. Still to come on this weeks travel show, all aboard we head to chile for a winetasting tour. We never run out of wine, so we know that everything is ok. And i continue my search and tackle some of japans most daunting dishes. Not bad. The sauce is good, too. Dont go away. Next, were in chile, a country that is fast becoming known for its wine. In fact, it is the fifth largest exporter of wines in the world. The surge in production is credited to french families who moved to chile centuries ago, bringing with them a wealth of experience, and coupled with the countrys climate, it is not surprising that chile is now the seventh largest producer of wine in the world, as we discovered. My name is arkaitz, i am from the north of spain and i am in charge of this train. Today we will have about a0 people on this train. The special thing about this train is that we will serve wine aboard the train. So if we go by bus, people will not have this experience. Welcome aboard. So now we are going to hand these gifts to the passengers. Hola, buenos dias. Right now we are in santiago. We will get to san fernando, and once we get to san fernando we will take a bus that will take us to santa cruz, where we will visit a winery. So we will start with rose. Then we will serve some red wine as well. The wine is good. I could drink all day. Cheers. We just arrived in san fernando and now i am going to check with the buses that everything is ok. My name is roxana diez de medina and my work here is to receive the people, make the tour, hiking, here. This is the oldest vineyard here in colchagua valley. My name isjose miguel and i am a tourist guide. The tour we offer here is a wine experience. When the people speak about the history of the winery, they will see the field as we are looking now and we give the chance to the visitor to look closer at the work we are doing when they visit us. This is excellent fun to make the tour in a carriage because walking is a total different experience. Perfect view from the carriage. Back on the train, we also serve wine, so when they get to santiago, some of them are a little bit drunk, but its not too much. We never run out of wine. So we hope that everything is ok. Applause. Japans food can be jaw dropping and most people new to the country make at a beeline for the yakitori joints or sushiyas that youll find everywhere. Ive lived here in tokyo for over three years now and i love japanese food, but there is still some ifind quite intimidating. So with a little help from my translator yoko, im taking my taste buds on a trip through this country to try to understand what im missing out on. My travels take me a couple of hours flight south west of the capital in fact, to the very tip of japans biggest island. This is honshu, the main island, the one with tokyo on it and over there on the other side is kyushu and the south of japan. And just down here is shiminoseki, and thats where i am going to have my dinner. This is shiminoseki, the home of one of east asias most notorious fish. Fugu, or pufferfish, is a japanese delicacy, eaten normally raw as sashimi, but its lethally toxic. One wrong bite and you could be killed instantly. In fact, the chemicals in the fish are reckoned to be 1200 times more poisonous than cyanide. Some have described it as the dining equivalent of russian roulette. How many people die every year from eating fugu . Year from eating fugu . The town has made something of a Tourism Industry of its relationship with fugu. And its not hard to find a licensed chef in shiminoseki. So tell me which parts are poisonous. Everything here. Ok, so this is the liver, the eyeballs, this is the heart, gallbladder. Ok, so what do you do with all these poisonous parts . What would happen if i ate some of these toxic parts . How would i die . So the chef said it tastes better if you try three slices together. Three slices . 0k. More than i wanted to take, but. I got some fugu sauce. Its chewier than a lot of sashimi im used to. Not bad. The sauce was good, too. I feel very safe here, but what i want is a rawer, less polished experience and ifind it at the towns unique fugu auction house. What we are about to see here doesnt happen anywhere else in the world. Here, they have developed a system of bidding that ensures secrecy. Everything happens inside a big, black glove. Its quite interesting, the man with the black bag or shroud around his hand, hes the auctioneer, obviously, from the fish market and all the wholesalers are bidding. But its said to be shrouded in secrecy so they are doing hand gestures underneath the black cloth, so you never really know the real price of the fugu. Its all shrouded in mystery. Or it was shrouded in mystery, until i asked how it works. I cant even add up that quickly it requires fast hands and a head for mental arithmetic. So, by and large, fugu is nothing to worry about. In all the outlets here, the staff are properly trained and licensed, and know what theyre doing. And it comes in all shapes and sizes. So, in here, theres the fin of the fugu that has been smoked and soaked inside the sake. Ok, lets try the burger now. Its crunchy, theres lettuce, theres mayonnaise, theres bread. Its quite tasty, actually. Some nicer than others. 0h. Yeah, its really strong, tastes really alcoholic. And i can have that smoky, fishy aftertaste. Call me old fashioned, i definitely prefer my drinks without fish parts. But, if theres one thing ive learned on my mission to tackle japans most daunting dishes, its that even the scariest are worth a bit of persistence. Well, that is it for this week. Coming up next week. Rajan starts his epic voyage down the longest river within the balkans, the sava. He will be exploring the river head first in slovenia and travelling along its course to croatia to meet the man whose incredible tale of Animal Rescue has become internationally famous. Incredible sight. Three baby storks. I am literally six inches away from them. Mother, possibly a bit nervous. On the edge there. But, the fact i can get so close, incredible. Join us for that if you can and dont forget, if you want to see our adventures on the road, you can follow us on social media but in the meantime, from all of us here, its goodbye. It has been amada degen yesterday. Across central and Eastern England, sunshine and bright enough at times in Northern Ireland but even without the sunshine, temperatures were mild. A number of spots got up to 22 degrees, four celsius above normal for the time of year. Overnight, a band of rain will push eastwards across scotland, england and wales. The rain patchy at times. Across the west of the british isles, with clearer skies particularly to Northern Ireland, dense patches of fog forming and perhaps murky conditions spreading into wales and south west england. The weather front will move into High Pressure across europe and the front will wea ken across europe and the front will weaken and tend to push back westwards through the course of monday. The rain light patchy through the morning. The cloudy weather will move westwards as we go into the afternoon. Cloudy in scotland, West Midlands and parts of central and southern england. Still with spots of rain. Brighter skies in the east of england in the afternoon and the best of the sunshine in Northern Ireland when the Early Morning fog has cleared. Tuesday, the weather front is still with us but a better chance of having dry weather on tuesday. Bigger gaps in the cloud. Expect sunny spells at time. Still on the mild side. Temperatures between 1620. We mild side. Temperatures between 16 20. We will see a change from the middle of the week onwards. Atlantic weather systems will move into the uk. We will see heavy rain working into Northern Ireland on wednesday. We could have an inch of rain for here. It will be windy around the irish sea coasts. Still some decent temperatures. I6 20dc with bright and sunny spells. Becoming windy and rain at times later in the week. Dull this is bbc world news today. Im geeta guru murthy. Our top stories Angela Merkel is set for a fourth term as chancellor as her cdu party wins the most votes in exit polls, but with a reduced share. Translation weve had 12 years of governmental responsibility, and it is of course. It doesnt go without saying that we have yet again become the strongest party. A major breakthrough for the right wing nationalist afd as they Enter Parliament for the first time, pledging to hunt mrs merkel out of power. And a very poor night for the social democrats. Well be asking whats the future for germanys centre left. Also in the programme the king versus the president. Why one of basketballs biggest names has picked a fight with donald trump

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