Than 160,000 conservative Party Members who are choosing the next Prime Minister. 0ur Political EditorLaura Kuenssberg is in the north west of england to see what members of the public make of borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. Enjoying the spectacle, or wishing the tories would just stop their games . Trafford is a conservative seat, but the front runner, borisjohnson, wont persuade gail. Mr hunt. Why do you say that . Dont like borisjohnson. Just something about him. Did you vote in the European Election . Idid. I voted for mr farage, sorry. Not a fan of boris. And then, yeah, jeremy hunts fox hunting comment, just. Definitely wouldnt be able to vote for him after that. This is remain territory but laura statham, who runs this business, prefers the chief brexiteer. I think boris is a character, and i think hes strong willed, and in that respect i think hed be quite good. But, whoever wins, what do families actually want the new Prime Minister to concentrate on . Obviously more police, and obviously more budget for the nhs would be best, yeah. And, from what youve heard so far, have you heard anything that makes you think, oh, i know who i would like it to be . No idea. Both men hoping to be Prime Minister have clocked up the miles talking to tory members, though, not most of us. Remember, in theory, this is a purely conservative contest, but in practice, borisjohnson orjeremy hunt will have to govern for us all. Notjust stitching together the two warring sides of the tory party, but leave or remain, north or south, town and country. In labour warrington, there was a strong vote to leave in 2016. I voted to come out. So for many, like margaret and frank, its straightforward now. Definitely boris johnson. Why . Well, hes natural the way he comes over explaining things on television. He is definitely the next Prime Minister, definitely. Id sack them. Youd sack both of them . I would. Why do you say that . None of them are worth the money. They shouldnt be where they are. Why do you say that . Theyre disgusting. Why do you think theyre disgusting . Theyre not fighting for us. Theyre only looking after themselves. Who will be the chosen one, though . Only two weeks left for the tories to make up their minds. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, cheshire. Now on bbc news, the travel show. Coming up on this weeks programme i am dressing up in dublin as cosplay marks its 35th birthday. Ade heads to dubai to explore a record breaker, in full bloom. This place is like the Chelsea Flower Show on steroids. And lucy puts a cardboard kayak to the test in this months global gadgets. This is pretty sturdy. Hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, coming to you this week from dublin, capital city of ireland, home to guinness, u2, and for one weekend only, costumes like this. Its comic con, ireland. And a big feature is cosplay. This year marks 35 years since the term was first coined in this article by japanese journalist, nobuyuki takahashi. But really, fan costuming began 70 years ago at the First World Science Fiction Convention in new york city, when this couple attended wearing a futuristic costume they designed and made. The cosplay industry is now a multibillion dollar business, with some reports saying it is worth over 20 billion, of £15 billion, worldwide. Everyone is here injust incredible costumes, of all shapes and sizes and frankly, it would be a bit rude not tojoin in. The cosplay experts have got me a costume. Oh, this ones for me . Thank you very much so, im not sure what this is, the grand reveal. Hopefully its one i recognise. Oh, its totoro, from my neighbour totoro, the Studio Ghibli film this one i know and am very happy to wear. Very happy cosplayer today. Lets go thousands of people have come for the comic con, ireland edition. Many are taking part in the cosplay competitions, hoping to be picked to represent ireland in the euro cosplay championships. Others are here to play their favourite characters. Running the cosplay side of things is guild of nerds. I think years ago, cosplay was seen as sort of an oddity, but now it has become very mainstream, where like 50 of the convention will be in cosplay and i think in the last ten years, theres actually people who have made a living out of it. So, why has it become so big . I mean, how did it turn from a couple of people going to a convention in costume to all this . The internet. And theres some people who may be isolated, and when they come to conventions, thats when they can meet like minded people and some people when theyre actually in costume, they get a bit more confident and their acting in the character, it makes them act like the way they normally wouldnt. Pretty much most people i know are introverts, but you see them and they will be extremely hyper. We are going to start things off, anyone who would like to come up in costume and show us something are you ready to start . If i rub this lamp, will i get three wishes . Only if you say, i wish. How about questions instead . But you still have to start them with, i wish. 0h, 0k, well, iwish for you to tell me. Tell me a little bit about the costumes and the competition here because it seems fierce to me. Well honestly we are all. We are all big nerds. We love what we love. We all love anime, we all love videogames, we all love movies. Like myself with aladdin, i have non stop. Non stop been listing to the aladdin songs. 0n repeat, 24 7. Oh dear so now you get to, kind of, come and show your passion for this . Yes, a lot of people here, we have our dayjobs which go into our hobby, a lot of people can spend a lot of money. But some people some people who start out especially, they could use their own clothes at home, your costume could be just a tank top and shorts, something very basic. And, boom you are cosplaying so have you heard, just anecdotally, like, oh such and such spent like 2 grand on a dress . 0r. Yeah no, thats happened. That has happened a lot of times. Back to the competition, and there has been a development. They have allowed me to come up on the judges panel, and i even get to give my own specialjudges award. A very wide array of costumes so far, including some pretty gory ones. Contestants are judged on effort and performance for portraying the character, with those making their outfits from scratch gaining extra points. We all get to pick one place. Oh, god youve chosen all my picks but it means im like, on point with myjudging. So thats good despite all the fun, there has been controversy over recent years about some cosplayers getting the wrong kind of attention, with accusations of sexual harassment, inappropriate behaviour and body shaming and offence. Thats why this slogan, cosplay is not consent, has started to appear at many conventions along with a set of rules that mean that nobody should be touched or photographed without their permission. Hello, everybody first of all, may i say, everybodys costumes were just incredible thejudges choice award to go to rachel smith, with her character, yennefer from witcher iii, looking incredibly awesome in black for the winners, it is National Cosplay glory. For the other entrants, theres always next year. I knew only very little about cosplay before i came here, but i feel like it had a crash course and i found it to be such an interesting community of creative people but the most important thing that seems to have come across today, is the passion, and the dedication that people have towards embodying these characters they love so much. Well, if you fancy popping on a costume and morphing into a character for the day, heres your travel show guide for places to strut your stuff around the world. The biggest event of the year for many cosplayers is the san diego comic con, with tickets selling out in minutes. The four day event hosts its own masquerade contest in which you can win significant cash prizes. However, the standard is very high, and the panel ofjudges often includes hollywood costume makers. The cosplay scene in india is rapidly growing, with comic con events taking place in delhi, hyderabad, bengaluru and mumbai. Expect impressive costumes as many cosplayers take full advantage of the army of high skilled, and relatively inexpensive tailors, who work throughout the country. If youd rather be fully immersed in the world of those you are portraying, then maybe larping, or live action role play, is more up your street. The Largest Global larping event is the conquest of mythodea, and takes place in germany where 15,000 people come together for a five day long mediaeval re enactment. Or if dressing up just isnt for you, then the British Museum is currently hosting the largest exhibition of manga ever to take place outside of japan. The immersive exhibition explores the mangas global influence, from anime, to the origins of cosplay. Still to come on the travel show lucy takes to the water in a cardboard boat. And ades in dubai, to explore one of the biggest outdoor gardens in the world. Im not even messing about, i feel like they are speaking to me. So dont go away. Welcome back to the travel show, now before we go any further i have to show you this incredible costume by sarah. Sarah, why dont you give us a twirl . So tell me, how on earth did this costume come to be . Well i saw it on a video, it was like on youtube of like, this guy, a designer, who made loads of dresses for little girls that like, transformed, and ijust really wanted one but he doesnt make them for older people so i was like, i will make my own, i will figure it out and ill do it myself. So underneath there is a coat hidden, and the coat is reversed so you stick your hands through and pull it up out the back, and wear it literally like a coat and then you pull the dress up and hide it, so it goes like that. Oh, there you go and so for you, what do you enjoy about making these costumes . Ijust love to make things with my hands, like i love the physical aspect of it, ijust love spending time on it and its something i really enjoy. So, how it take to make Something Like this . Well, for me, this one took about two weeks, like, full, every day working on it. What does being part of a Community Like this mean to you . To me, it is like a really big family. When i was in school i didnt really have many friends and, was really lonely, and no one understood, like. And i was into all these comics and disney and superheroes and no one was, and then i found out about comic con and cosplay and i came to my first event, and it was like, everyone swarms you, and theyre like, oh my god, join our little group this is a family, all these friends, and its so nice cause everyones just. Relates so well and you get along with everybody. Its your tribe . Exactly and you put together this one as well . Idid. Its worked out so well, thank you so much for showing your amazing costume thank you and now for global gadgets with lucy. Companies coming summer has sort of, almost nearly arrived here in the uk, so today i have three gadgets that could help you make the most of the long sunny days, whether youre at home or on your holidays. First up, its the solgaard life back solar. The Company Released their first crowd funded backpack in 2016, and this is a new upgraded version. So, it powers your devices when youre on the move and the battery pack slots in nicely here and can recharge itself via the solar panel on the front. If it is an overcast day, which in london, is a lot of the time, it can still be charged by a micro usb. Now, the company says it is good for up to five full phone charges, but if you are relying solely on that solar panel, it will take more than 2a hours to fully charge. Other features include secret compartments for your passport, travel documents and whatever else, but while the bag is advertised as being antitheft, theres a usb port in one of the side pockets, which might not be the safest place to charge a device. All in all, though, its a potentially useful option if youre going to spend long days out and about with nowhere to charge your device. Next, bose are widely known for their earphones and speakers but not stylish fashion items. That could all be about to change with frames. Its their new line of sunglasses with speakers built in to the side arms, so you can listen to music without anything covering your ears. They re actually pretty clever, so theres a built in speaker in both of the arms, the sound comes out here and is then directed into your ears. And the quality is surprisingly very good. You do get a tiny bit of audio leak, but its about the same as youd get with a lot of other earphones out there, they also connect via bluetooth, although its worth noting its all too easy to hit that connection button when taking them off and putting them on again, so watch out for that. If im being honest, they re probably not going to replace your everyday earphones, and being sunglasses, they are not much use indoors, plus battery life is limited to around 3. 5 hours. But as an accessory, theyre fun, theyre stylish, theyre new and theyre discreet. What if youre more of an expedition type . Well, heres something a bit more adventurous. The 0nak is a new brand of foldable canoe. Its made from a special type of polypropylene which the manufacturer claims is 100 recyclable. To help me assemble it, ive brought along my friend, outdoor tech expert, kieran. So, this is it. What do you think . Are you ready to help me put this thing together . Lets give it a crack. Lets do it weighing 17kg packed down, the canoe is light enough to wheel around. So, would you say that a love of the Great Outdoors is compatible with a love of tech do the two Work Together . I think they do. I know a lot of purists would say you get out to the outdoors to escape technology, and a lot of technology these days is seen as something that dislocates you from your environment, but a lot of the tech that i really like best helps you to get out, it connects you with your surroundings. So the 0nak canoe, for example, will enable people to go and see things they will have never have seen before. There are loads of gadgets like that. They are just enabling you to get out and explore more. So, are you sure you dont want to join me . Unfortunately, theres only one lifejacket, so you are on your own this time. Here we go youre free its pretty sturdy the company says it can be used just like any other canoe, but obviously, you need to take the usual precautions. So im out here on the very calm waters of regents park boating lake and ive got my lifejacket on. Ok, so far, so good. Theres no leaks and i feel pretty safe sitting inside the canoe. If say, you have limited storage at home but you love the outdoors, you love going on the water, this is definitely worth considering thanks, lucy well, to finish off, weve got the Perfect Place to put that solar backpack to good use. The sun beats down in dubai pretty much all year round, so you wouldnt think it is the best place to grow flowers. But that hasnt stopped them creating one of the worlds biggest outdoor gardens. We sent ade to go check it out. Heading for the entrance here at the miracle garden, three things immediately strike you. First, the smell, then its the colour, and then, theres the scale. This place is enormous since it opened on valentines day back in 2013, almost 8 Million People have come to take a look around the miracle garden. And im off to meet the man whose idea it all was. Dubais full of surprises. Where did you get your inspiration from . Actually, my inspiration, first of all, i am a landscaping engineer. And since i was a child, always reading about heaven, paradise, and it is filled with flowers, so always this idea in my brain, and always when i see my kids playing, you know, games on screens, on tv, i always. It comes to my mind, really, i need something for people to go out. So this has inspired me to create something to take people outside, to take people to nature. And its on such a grand scale so many flowers here how many flowers do you have in this park . We are always sustaining above 50 million flowers. 50 million flowers . yes. This place must take a lot of water. Where do you get it from and how do you keep it sustainable . Actually, we are using the recycled water from dubai municipality, so all the grey water over the city, the municipality recycle it and pump it to us, and from our side we refilter this water and convert it to very high quality water. And what about your challenges . What is the biggest challenge for you . Actually, the biggest challenge is just the wind. If we have strong wind, it is really our best challenge. We cant control it. We can control pests, we can control irrigation, temperature, everything can be controlled but not the wind. This place is like the Chelsea Flower Show on steroids. But you know what im looking forward to . Its when all these people leave and i get to hang out with the gardeners and find out how they keep everything looking so immaculate. Owl hoots. This place takes on a completely different aura at night. Its actually quite scary. I mean, those giant animals staring down at you, they feel more lifelike. Itsjust gone 10 00, and its only myself here and 200 gardeners that work all night to keep this place looking pristine. Im going to find one of them now. Hello, ade how are you . Nice to meet you. Lovely to meet you. This place is so different at night. Of course it is what is going on here . It seems like its raining should i have brought my umbrella . No need for that, just we are doing our irrigation work. We wait till the people leave the garden, then we start our irrigation. Is there anything i can do to help . Of course, you can do as you can see here, we are approaching the sunflower. You can see how it is blooming, it is nice. Its beautiful yeah, so we need to keep it beautiful, as you said. How we would do that, of course, we need to get rid of the dried ones. To trim it, prune it from time to time. 0k. So if you like, you can try by yourself. So, im looking for these dried sunflowers where the leaves are. Of course, the wilted ones, the dried ones. Actually, i was speaking to one of the gardeners earlier and he says, you know, you almost develop this relationship and a connection with the plants. Im not even messing about. I feel like they are speaking to me. You know, these ones are saying, stay away from me with those scissors stay away from me, you madman now, this looks a little bit more complicated than what i was doing earlier. Yes, of course. Why is he shaving the clock . I will not allow you to do it. Come on, come on and the clock, is it accurate . It is accurate, of course, it is connected with the gps, you can check your timing now. Lets have a look. 10 46. 10 a6, yes. Good job, yeah . It is almost time for bed for me, but the team of gardeners will be working here throughout the night until the gardens reopen up to the public at 10 00 tomorrow morning, making sure that all of those millions of flowers are in blooming, tip top condition. Thats all we have on this weeks programme. But coming up next week on the travel show mikes on australias Great Barrier reef, looking at some of the amazing work being done to protect it. 0k, and here we go, we havejust started our descent. Below all we see is blue. Ifeel a little bit nervous. As well as finding out how eco submarines could be the future of underwater sightseeing. So, dojoin us then. And in the meantime, dont forget you can catch up with us on our social media feeds, where you can share your travels with us and the rest of the world. Until next time, from me, christa larwood, the travel show team and the cosplayers of dublin, its goodbye. Hello. 30 days. High pressure being squeezed to the south, rain bearing releva nce squeezed to the south, rain bearing relevance moving in mostly across the northern half of the uk, average temperatures for most of us this week and its a warmer start in the morning compared to where weve been recent mornings but a lot of cloud around in some outbreaks of rains that this is what it looks like at eight oclock in the morning with outbreaks of rain running eastwards across scotland, a few heavier bursts within this and still some patchy rain for Northern Ireland and northern england. Its at least a damp start for some of us here. Some of this rain will fringe north wales through the midlands and push on through the midlands and push on through parts of east anglia but it is going to be lighter and more patchy here manages to the north. South of that, a lot of cloud around but they will be some bright or sunny spells to be had here. Lets ta ke sunny spells to be had here. Lets take a look at how wimbledon is shaping up for tuesdays play. A rather uninspiring look at cloudy skies. A few brighter spells out there and a chance of a shower. This is how the rest of tuesday goes. It is how the rest of tuesday goes. It is scotland, northern england, Northern Ireland thats seeing most of the rain. Drier interludes. We could well area of heavy rain running in. Again, south of that, it is mainly dry. Some sunshine, cornwall, devon, the channel islands, some midtwenties but most of us 19, 20. The next spell of rain that could turn things wet when the day through parts of Northern Ireland, southern scotland and england, clears overnight into wednesday. Another spell of weight into north west england in western scotla nd into north west england in western scotland later in the night. The nights are getting a little warmer. Its getting rather more humid for many of us. The wednesday, another speu many of us. The wednesday, another spell of rain pushing east. This may end up getting a little further south to parts of eastern england. Sunny spells follow, particularly to england and wales. A few more showers following on as we go through the day. Once we take a look at thursday, we could well see some quite heavy thundery downpours developing in parts of Northern Ireland, scotland and northern england. By no means everybody will see them but where they do pop up, that could lead to some disruption in some spots. England and wales through west to east as well. Still a few sunny spells around. Going into the weekend, the showers slowly fade over the weekend. It turns drier, sunnier, and a little warmer. This is bbc news. Welcome to our viewers in the uk, on pbs in america, and around the world. Im duncan golestani. Our top stories hong kongs government leader says a controversial draft bill allowing extradition to the chinese mainland is dead, and wont be brought back. I reiterate here, there is no such plan. The bill is dead. 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