cooler. showers across the northern part of the country this evening. to the south, cloud will increase with outbreaks of rain through the english channel, possibly reaching south wales by the morning. it will keep temperatures in double figures but elsewhere a fresher night. a dry and bright day for many on sunday. southern counties of england and wales, the chance of some cloud and outbreaks of rain. not sure how quickly that will clear, but it will be crucial for the london marathon. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. ukraine s president responds to russia s annexation of four of its regions by making a fast track bid to join nato and says his country will continue to defend all of its territory. millions of people in the uk begin paying more for gas and electricity as the new energy price cap comes into force. large parts of britain s train network grind to a complete halt with only around one in ten services running, as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest
died at the age of 90. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show, we re day tripping across the uk. and through here, and this way. oh, good boy! so, let s go. with autumn coming into full swing here in the uk, summer seems like a distant memory with its record high temperatures and a bounceback in tourism, after two years of stop start travel restrictions. well, earlier this year, we dropped in on some of the uk s top attractions and destinations, meeting the people getting as excited about travel again and hearing how they ve had to adapt to survive. if you were watching last week, you will have seen how inverness in the far north of scotland is sprucing up their castle and how local businesses adapted to meet changing demands. but this week, we re looking back at what the story was in england, wales and northern ireland, starting with that great northern powerhouse and football and cultural hub, manchester. so, this is no ordinary taxi ride. hello! so
it s called the smiler, and it s even collected its own following of super fans that cosplay in the colours of the ride. guys, you look fantastic. thank you! um.so, tell me about smiler. i first saw the ride and i was just completely awestruck. from then on, itjust became a big massive obsession, and now i.this is how i dress daily now! i started a, like, a group. you started this website and that s how you all became friends, because you organised. yeah! ..to meet up here! this is the first time we ve met up with each other. . yeah! oh, really? yeah! this has been a long time coming then. oh, yeah! so, i m still not sure if i want to commit to this ride. it s the world s first iii loop roller coaster and promises to challenge both your body and your mind.
meet instagramer roller coaster rachel and her ten year old daughter sapi who is yet to ride the smiler. but is she finally tall enough? we think so, if we ve checked right! we hope so, yeah, we hope so. yeah, we ve been checking at home, marking her off on the wall! well, now i have no excuse. wish us luck. this is scary. screaming yeah! after my day here, i can see places like this mean more to people than thrill seeking alone.
was its gardens. during lockdown, it was an opportunity to get people back out into some fresh air, so we were able to clear some of the pathways that were not necessarily used previously, and people could come back to alton towers and revisit it as, you know, its intended purpose for a great garden. and for a little bit of escapism too. of course, yeah, because obviously, the earl shrewsbury wanted to collect all of these elements from around the world. we ve got the dutch gardens behind us, the pagoda fountain, which was eastern in origin, we ve got grecian mixed in with the gothic architecture of the time. well, the gardens have been perfect to change the pace. but with over a0 rides and attractions, i better cross a few more off my list. i ve been told there s one ride i simply have to try. it s called the smiler, and it s even collected its own following of super fans that cosplay in the colours