Out of my control. I was so tired i had to stop where i was. I dont think they quite knew what to do with me. They put me to bed for 20 minutes and then drag me out. I still wasnt worth it. I had to walk around ina still wasnt worth it. I had to walk around in a circle for five still wasnt worth it. I had to walk around in a circle forfive minutes and shove me back in the van. But thatis and shove me back in the van. But that is all part of the adventure and adventure it certainly is. We look forward to hearing the official confirmation but you are a record brea ker confirmation but you are a record breaker for all of us full stop thank you very much, sharon, and congratulations. I hope you get to put up your feet for a few days 110w. To put up your feet for a few days now. Thank you. Quite something, isnt it . Have you noticed a lot of these flying around lately . Theyre painted lady butterflies and huge numbers of them have started appearing around the uk. Weather conditions and food sources are providing ideal conditions for the species to thrive. Experts believe the phenomenon happens once every ten years. People are being asked to submit sightings online to help Butterfly Conservation monitor numbers of this and other breeds. Now its time for a look at the weather with susan powell. Hello. There is a lot of dry weather to be fined over the first half of the weekend. Tomorrow, a different story. Across Northern Britain, the return of heavy showers and some significant downpours. This afternoon will not be a totally dry story. There will be isolated heavier showers in scotland, Northern England and maybe even the midlands, it may be for the south east, as well. Always a bit more cloud and patchy rain for Northern Ireland, some heavier showers here through the evening and overnight. They will start to approach western scotland by the end of the light. 0vernight lows of 1a 01 of the light. 0vernight lows of 1a or 15 degrees. Into some day, sun time for southern britain, but for the northern half of britain more showers breaking out as the day pans out. Slow moving possibly with hail and thunder and again the risk of some localised flooding. Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines storm warnings have been issued as a big operation continues to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in Whaley Bridge in derbyshire. The Prime Minister visits Whaley Bridge and promises a major rebuild to make the dam safe. The home secretary tells criminals they should literally feel terror at the thought of breaking the law. The authorities in hong kong are expecting another weekend of mass rallies this time from both pro democracy and pro beijing protesters. Time now on bbc news for the travel show. Coming up on this weeks travel show we are in the United Kingdom, a place that attracts almost a0 million visitors a year. More than half of them will head to london, but this week were going off the beaten path, exploring some of britains best kept secrets are now being discovered by travellers. We begin in Northern Ireland, where forgotten places are being visited thanks to a hit television programme. Yes well done you. Before heading to england where cat is retracing the footsteps of the men who carved out the lake districts dramatic landscape. I dont know if my legs are shaking, because i am cold 01 because i am nervous. Then we are in scotland with a man whos on a mission to walk the entire coastline of the uk. We start in Northern Ireland, in county down, because here, in places once rarely visited, something unexpected is happening. Now, people are coming from across the world and its all because of one television programme. Game of thrones. One of the biggest in history. In the fantasy series, of which the eighth and final season concluded this year, different houses battle to claim one ultimate throne. It was here in remote locations south of the busy capital of belfast that many of the programmes most iconic scenes were filmed. And where some of its cast can still be found. Ok, so i have a confession i am a giant game of thrones geek. And i am super excited, because this place has to be top of the list for any true super fan. Welcome to castle ward, or to what many tv viewers will know as winterfell. And well, when in winterfell. Arrrgh evening my lady, where do you hail from . From london. London. And which house do you represent . House of larwood. House of larwood, never heard of them, sounds like something the nights watch would have dragged in. I believe you are here to learn how to do archery. I need people to hunt or to fight. Are you up to the task . I hope so. I hope so too, otherwise there is a penalty. 0h, a beheading. That seems measured. Absolutely, because you are no good to me here at winterfell if you cant hunt and you cant fight. I will do my best. In this series, no character is safe from a grisly end, so it never hurts to know what you are doing with a bow and arrow. Select your arrows by the tip, never by the feathers and never further down the shaft. Think of it coming out of a quiver, Three Fingers on the drawing string and then draw back. So that it brings to your right eye. Loose all right. I hit the target your first arrow ever and you hit the target. 0k. Archer ready. Draw hold. Loose look at that. Yes well done. So this place used to be a farm and yet now it is a huge tourist attraction. How did that happen . We are where game of thrones started, so it is a Perfect Place to start your journey, to go on and do some of the other sites that are around. Yes, they have gone off to croatia, yes, they have gone off to iceland, yes, they have gone off to morocco and so on, and thats fine, but most of it is shot here. And it has turned into what we now know as screen tours, something we have never had before. Yes we have the giants causeway, a unesco World Heritage site and it is beautiful, and all that, but people used to go there and there alone, and then they would take off. Now they come to see many other parts of our province. And well be finding out more about these sites later in the programme. But first we had across the irish sea to englands lake district, where cat moh reports. Here in the uks Biggest National park, in the mountainous rugged lake district, you will find the green and beautiful landscapes this country is known for. But theres also something else. Scars to the mountainsides tell a story of a defining Industrial Area for the country and the communities in this region. At the uks last working slate mine, travellers can come to walk in the treacherous footsteps miners used to take up the mountain. They call it the via ferrata. But first i wanted to see what life was like for these miners working deep within the network of mining tiles before modern machinery transformed the practice of extracting the slate. Its a bit low down here. Wow look at this its an absolutely amazing space. I can hear my voice echoing off the rocks. It represents a huge area where they found an off a lot of good rock, and it also represents some 11 miles of tunnels and caverns. I cant imagine how long it would have taken to carve out a space this huge in here. Its a huge amount of time. Paint a picture for me of what it would have been like back in its heyday. When was that . Back in its heyday, after the First World War when production was getting going again, and it built up to some 2000 tons of roofing slate produced per year. And that would have been in places like this, lit by early carbide lamps, which is the next generation of lamp after using just candlelight, we would have the dust of the rock in their lungs, and they always have the potential, when you are working the rock, for it to come down onto your head which would have been covered in a cloth cap. Back out of the mine, it is time to head up to the via ferrata. So the old miners route starts way over here, and the only way to get there is on this narrow bridge. My mouth has suddenly gone dry. And it gets worse its me first. Here we go. This is where it gets interesting. You are doing really well. 0k. How high are we . We are 3,000 feet above sea level, approximately. We are quite high up from the road, just the fact that the cars are like micro machines from here. Yeah, these cars look tiny. Probably isnt the best conversation to be having while we go over this. At over 150 metres, this bridge is the longest of its kind in britain, and as i creep my way across, i could not be more aware of every remaining step to go. Ok, i can do this, doing my best ballet feet. 0h just keep breathing. 0k, all right. This is really hard. Oh, gosh. With the wind lurching the bridge from side to side, i have to be so careful where i put my feet. Oh, my gosh this wind ahh 0k . Yeah, just waiting for the wind blow past me. If i actually stop and think about it, the view is, its amazing up here. But to be honest, i havent really been concentrating on the view so much as my feet and my arms so i dont fall into the view. Actually, it is really quite long. Now i can appreciate the view. So pretty well done. Whoo hoo solid Ground Safety i would jump for joy but it is a bit windy still. Well done we did it while cat catches her breath, we are headed up to the very northern tip of scotland, where one man has taken on an even bigger challenge. I have seen the land and the landscape, i see it completely different, i feel more connection now with the uk now as a whole than i ever have in my entire life. My name is chris lewis, and this is my dog jet, and we are walking the entire coastline of the United Kingdom. I started in swansea. The United Kingdom isntjust one island, there is loads of separate islands of the United Kingdom, in fact 700 off the west coast of scotland, so we have tackled those as well. So were the north west coast of scotland, just about to turn the corner having been on the move now for two years, so i reckon about another 1. 5 years until we finish. We are on the mull of kintyre now, heading. I think people would be very surprised to hear that the uk coast, including the islands, northern ,ireland is surprisingly about 18,000 miles. To put that into perspective, if you were to fly around the world as the crow flies, that is around 25,000 miles. Before i started this, i suffered really badly with depression, i had anxiety, and this went on for a long, long time. I went for a surf one day, and i remember coming out and looking down the cliffs and i honestlyjust thought to myself, walk home. So i started walking along the coast, and i have been going for two years now. I have got a lot to thank this place for. There is no plan, it really is this simple i keep the sea to my left hand side, and eventually that will take me around to where i need to be. I go as far as my legs can take each day, and i camp when i think its time to camp, and i repeat the process the next day. Ill show you where i slept last night, not complaining at all. Jet, my dog, i rescued her on the way. She wasnt in the best nick when i first had her. She was very thin, very skinny. But there was immediate connection betweenjet and i. I felt that kind of brokenness in her. That maybe i had felt before. We bonded immediately. Some of the stuff that she tackles on this coast i wouldnt ask another human to do. We have such complete trust for each other that if i go and do something or if i go and climb something before i know it shes shooting past me because she knows if im doing it shell do it. Yeah, ive just arrived in gretna. Which means im in scotland. But, yeah, im stupidly happy. The wonderful thing about the United Kingdom is that every single part of the United Kingdom that you go to there is a change and its not subtle, it is there in your face. Mother of zeus. Good afternoon, guys. Its a really wet one today. Nice to have the scottish weather back. Oh my goodness. Hailstones and they hurt like hell. Some of my favourite moments on this walk have been when my tents been getting smashed from side to side and ive peeked out and ive watched the seas and the waters and i see how powerful it is. Oh, my word. I feel so old and haggard. Yeah, obviously im not feeling well at all. I started this walk with £10 and two days worth of rations. Id just given up the house so i had nothing really. Ive pretty much relied on foraging and this kind of stuff. 0n anglesey i soon realised i did not know enough. I ended up doing the full 126 miles with nothing to eat. Ive been coming around anglesey since sunday, monday, its a cracker. Im a bit annoyed at myself that i smashed it round. But i had my reasons. Yeah, that was a big mistake. I lost a lot of weight and was very ill after that week. Lesson learned. Making my way up the west coast. Good afternoon, folks. Look at this. Im on an island on my own and this family came up and brought me christmas dinner by boat. I am going to go over and say hello to them. Bear with me. I have gone from being one of the most isolated people you would ever meet, you know, shutting myself in a bedroom for three weeks, not seeing anybody, scared to go to the shops, to being the most confident, most outgoing, happiest person youll ever meet. I do think this is a lifestyle now. So this will never end for me. Now, you know, its a great lifestyle. I dont have tvs or anything. I dont need one, do i . Welcome back. As we continue our look into the far flung corners of the uk, im back with the game of thrones fans in county down. Its amazing as were walking through here how many people are wearing the big capes for game of thrones, clearly because game of thrones was filmed here. Its such a beautiful area. Did you come to this part of the world because of game of thrones . Yeah, idid. I mean, Northern Ireland is a fascinating country. Lots of history. I think if not for game of thrones i probably would not have come all this way. Really are you like a big fan . On a scale of one to ten, like an 11. Im 2a, travelling alone, my father grew up during the troubles so he thought it was absolutely insane. But he has seen all my photos and it has been a great trip. For three decades, up until 1998, Northern Ireland endured a violent and deadly conflict known as the troubles. Since then a kind of dark tourism exploring the locations and rules of the conflict has been popular here. But for some local people there is now a more positive story to tell about what their country has to offer. So here we have summer, which is bran starks direwolf. Now, youre going to go meet him later on. This is obviously hes not a puppy any more. But hes stilljust as cute, trust me. Ah, the runt of the litter. That ones yours, snow. The big draw behind my coach tour were local celebrities. William played a white walker in the programme, but it is his two dogs that people come from around the world to meet. Who do we have here . This is 0din and is thor. Summer, bran starks direwolf, and grey wind, rob starks direwolf. Arent you beautiful. Hes so fluffy yeah. Shall we take them for a walk . Yeah. Do you want to take this one . Sure. It has changed from being only a couple of dogs to suddenly youve got a tourism operation now. Well, you know, people started wanting to meet them. They contacted us through social media and so we decided that instead of them coming to our house we had to make it more official. So my brothers and i started up our own tour company. So tell us a little bit about the impact game of thrones has had on your community. County down, i think, was one of the least visited tourist wise counties in ireland. Now i think it is one of the highest because of game of thrones. You look like a game of thrones extra. Do you buy into it . Are you a game of thrones junkie . I was actually contracted to keep this while filming. My whole family have long hair and beards, but anyway. Yeah, i am a massive game of thrones fan. Well, while i finish my walk with 0din and thor, we end with cat whos getting hands on at the slate mine. So, apparently, the traditional practice of splitting slate has barely changed in generations. In the workshop they now split 100 tons of it a year. Paul here is riving the rock, thats our word for splitting. And the beauty of this rock is that it does split so beautifully into roofing slates. Now, i have an idea. Would you like to have a go yourself . Sure will i have to pay for the slate if i ruin it . Absolutely i am told it takes a lifetime for rivers to learn this skill. About there. But im not sure even that would be enough for me. I just start anywhere in the middle rather than on the edge . You didnt see that laughter. You want to have it dead straight. More . You just want to make a line. Sojust keep going. Its actually quite tricky keeping the chisel straight. Can you hear that change . Yes. I can feel it in my hands as well. I can hear it. Idid it there you are. Give it a little twist and make there you go. You have just split a slate. It looks absolutely glorious. I feel like ive have like a little workout. Weve not actually started the miners route, have we . No. Back with my guide, jenny, its time to continue on to the old miners route up the mountain. I can see why you love climbing around her. Its pretty fantastic and its always changing, the environment, wherever you go in the lake district. It was changing just then. It was. So the via ferrata, also known as the miners route, goes all the way up there. Is that actually what they did . So this incline that you can see there is basically following the footsteps of the miners that they used to take to work. These added bits that we have on the fell side as well so thats just fun. So, i think im ready. Are you . No. Shall we do this . Yes, lets do this. Dont look down. 0k. I dont know if my legs are shaking because im cold, because im nervous, or because theyre really exhausted from the bridge still. Just watch that clip there, cat. 0k. Things are getting real now. While im safe and hooked on, i know that one wrong step on these thin metal bars could see me test my harness much more than id like. The miners wouldnt have climbed the wall this way. This is just for fun. But im told this section does help travellers get a sense of the type of dangerous terrain they faced every day. Make sure you leave a bit of space again for your next foot. Thats it. Then step up. How do i do this next bit . You can use the rock again. Just a big step. I dont know whats worse. Here we go. But, finally, im up and onto the miners footpath. Thats it just making our way up the incline now. So this is part of the well trodden route they used to take . Indeed. Walking the miners footpath its amazing to think what this must have been like for generations of people working this incredible landscape. 0k, it sounds good. And as my time in Northern Ireland comes to a close, i know its thanks to amazing people like the ones we met along the way that so many hidden places this country has to offer will continue to be revealed. Wow. What a view. Look at that. The bottom of the world. Is that scotland over there . It is it is scotland you can see in the distance. Hello. As you have no doubt seen in the news, the weather has had some Significant Impact in parts of Northern Britain in the weekjust gone, a consequence of very heavy downpours. Today, a quieter story, but tomorrow and into next week, heavy showers will become more of an issue. Here we are this afternoon with largely dry weather on the cards, but if we fly in and take a closer look at what is going on, with the sun shine across scotland, there may be isolated but in ten showers on higher ground, the same as you move into Northern England. More cloud and patchy rain for Northern Ireland. Some heavier showers in the midlands, maybe even an isolated risk for the south east. The story changes in terms of the shower risk becoming greater for sunday as this low pressure starts to increase its influence. Through the course of the evening and overnight, we will see some of the showers from central parts fading away, then happy and more organised bands moving into Northern Ireland by dawn, moving into western scotland, too. The humidity lifting as the loo gets nearer. 0vernight lose of 1a or 15 degrees. As the day pans out, with the sun injecting some energy, the showers will become more widespread over the northern half of the uk on sunday, with the risk of some significant intensity with hail and thunder, too. Quite high rainfall totals are possible and asa high rainfall totals are possible and as a consequence of that the met office has issued a yellow weather warning extending from the northern wing the north and midlands up to southern and central scotland. It is not just something we southern and central scotland. It is notjust something we are concerned about because this area of low pressure will be with us for the first half of the new week at least, meaning further bands of heavy showers. Again, the north of britain will be the focus of the heavier rain. There will be some sunshine, taking temperatures up to the low to mid 20s. Here is the outlook. Tuesday and wednesday we still have plenty of showers around, with some of the heaviest of the downpours for Northern England, Northern Ireland and parts of scotland. This is bbc news. The headlines at 11am. Storm warnings as a big operation continues to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged dam in derbyshire. This is the same life, as the raf chinook helicopter is once again continuing its operations over the reservoir, as attempts are made to prevent water from exceeding the level. The Prime Minister visits Whaley Bridge and promises a major rebuild to make the dam safe. This is a major problem. If that dam goes, you know the potential disruption that can wreak on the whole of