To try to improve the uptake of vaccinations. Large Cruise Ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. Vessels of more than Twenty Five Thousand tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. Campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. The number of people drinking heavily since the start of the pandemic increased. Injuly public Health England reported a 21 year on Year Increase in deaths from alcohol related liver disease. But now, as life in the uk starts to return to something resembling normal heavy Alcohol Consumption seems to be falling. A recent survey showed 1 in 5 people in Newcastle And Darlington in the north of england have recently turned its a region that likes to party with many of our towns and cities but he had in the North East its an image that may be changing. New research shows increasing numbers of adults living here are turning their back on booze preferring instead a life without it. Life without it. People are taking more of a conscious life without it. People are taking more of a conscious approach i life without it. People are taking. More of a conscious approach about what theyre actually putting into their bodies. Not only will they feel better, their Mental Health will be better and they will look better. ~. I u, u, i i, better. According to public health en T Land better. According to public Health England the better. According to public Health England the northeast better. According to public Health England the northeast most better. According to public health | england the northeast most sober england the North East most sober place is newcastle with more than 21 of adults quitting booze completely. Darlington at 18. 2 is second with northumberland named as the nations was place for sobriety with only 10. 2 choosing to stay sober. Figures suggest in darlington one in six people are teetotal. Im one in six people are teetotal. Im vean as one in six people are teetotal. Im vegan as well one in six people are teetotal. In vegan as well so its a lifestyle choice, really. It vegan as well so its a lifestyle choice, really. Vegan as well so its a lifestyle choice, really. Id like a glass of wine and he choice, really. Id like a glass of wine and he doesnt choice, really. Id like a glass of wine and he doesnt drink. Choice, really. Id like a glass of wine and he doesnt drink. I choice, really. Id like a glass of wine and he doesnt drink. I havent drunk for about wine and he doesnt drink. I havent drunk for about two wine and he doesnt drink. I havent drunk for about two Months Wine and he doesnt drink. I havent drunk for about two months now. Wine and he doesnt drink. I havent drunk for about two months now. I | drunk for about two months now. I think the old fashioned game of Darts And Paint and a pie and fisticuffs at The End of the night has all gone now. For fisticuffs at The End of the night has all gone now. Fisticuffs at The End of the night has all gone now. For most its our wa of has all gone now. For most its our way of life has all gone now. For most its our way of life they has all gone now. For most its our way of life they are has all gone now. For most its our way of life they are happy has all gone now. For most its our way of life they are happy to has all gone now. For most its our way of life they are happy to enjoy| way of life they are happy to enjoy with sensible drinking still good advice. Now on Bbc News, Christa Larwood looks back on some favourite Travel Show adventures in New York a city where it seems everyone has a story to tell. This week some of our favourite memories of new York City. From historical landmarks. I think its what we needed to do to create a real movement, to create real equality. To hidden treasures. This view is incredible. Where creativity is everywhere. Somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. Its worth it. And everyones got a story to tell. Im a traveljournalist and a little while ago i was injapan. Hello and welcome to the programme, coming to you this week once again from our home here in london. That means, unfortunately, we are still grounded, but it does give us a great opportunity to rummage through the archives and dig up some forgotten gems. This week, memories from one of the most exciting destinations in the world new York City. And, were Kicking Off with an emotional visit back in 2019 when the bbc� s first ever lgbt correspondent, Ben Hunt, went for the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. In the us, the 1960s was an era of activism and protests. It was The End of the counterculture, 1960s. Women were fighting for their rights, blacks were fighting for their rights, latinos were fighting for their rights. We just said, what about us . Why not us . Why not me . Onjune 28th, 1969, the riot at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street would mark the birth of the modern gay rights movement. So this is where its at. Yes where it all happened. Mark segal was 18 at the time and had arrived in the cityjust a few weeks earlier. Its so amazing, all the rainbow flags on it. Whats it like to be back here . Its sort of emotional. I think of the people who helped educate me or what we needed to do to create a real movement to create real equality. What was it like that night . Just like any other normal night. We were inside, we were having a great time. I was standing in the back near the dance floor. The lights flickered on, then they came on full force. I looked over at someone and said, whats happening . And they said, very casually, its a raid. I had never been in a raid before so i was a little nervous. Police barged in, just started pushing people around. And if anybody looked like they were successful, they went up to them and said, take out your wallet, and they took the money. It was right in front of everybodys faces and they didnt care because thats the way you got to treat gay men and lesbian women in those days you treated them like trash. So they carded me, i went out and i stood out about right over there. 0ut here, somewhere between 50 and 100 police tried to disperse us. We would not disperse. It was the first time gay people said to police, no, this is our neighbourhood, you are not going to tell us to get off our street. We picked up stones, we picked up cans and threw them, and that was the first night. The protests raged for several nights and led to the first Pride March in 1970. The Stonewall Inn has since become an historic landmark and attracts visitors from across the globe keen to learn about the struggles. Tour guide it was illegal. To serve gay people alcohol. I mean, it wasnt easy. Many of us went to jail, many of us were beat. Its been a long 50 years but, Guess What . Were further along than i ever would have expected. I cant really imagine what it must� ve been like to be there on that day when the Stonewall Riots were Kicking Off, but i loved what he said about the fact that for them it was just a protest, they were just sticking up for their rights and what they felt they needed to do, and its only now we realise what a big impact they all made. Many cultural institutions have embraced the opportunity to delve deeper into lgbt history and culture, highlighting the bravery of some of the less well known figures. Some of the most important people are transgender people, in particular, Sylvia Riviera and marcia pjohnson. A lot of people think of them just in terms of their participation in stonewall but they were really major activists at that time and were on the front lines on all of the demonstrations. So the whole community came together then . Yeah, both this new generation of activists and the older generation of activists and lesbian activists, gay activists, transgender activists. Oh, yeah, lesbians unite. Yes, so here you see thousands of people who were willing to come out of the closet and be part of this political movement. Its hoped that exhibitions like this will help keep the memory of what happened alive and inspire future generations. Im 27, this is the first time i am seeing many of these pieces. Why should people in my Generation Care about this exhibition . In this Internet Age of people liking things on Facebook And Internet activism, it is hard for people to realise the real oppression that people faced in the 1960s and 70s, and also that they were able to make a difference. And the way that they changed our society was personally getting involved in politics and joining organisations, creating newsletters, and putting their bodies on the line at demonstrations. I think we need to appreciate today and also be inspired by today to know that we can make a difference again. Back at stonewall, a Chance Encounter with a group of students provides an emotional Reminder Ofjust how far the movement has come. Im proud of what happened there. It makes me proud to see you all here today because it says the work that we did is filtering through. I think any of us who were there that Night Wouldve never expected we would have come as far as we have, i am shocked. I never thought i would be able to get married, able to express that publicly. Me saying that i have a husband. Sorry, i am getting emotional. Its something i never thought i could do. Wow. Clapping. Thank you, guys. An emotionaljourney for Ben Hunt back in 2019. Pop culture has made New York so familiar to us all. Some visitors arrive thinking they already know the place inside out. So, in 2017, we sentjo there with a brief to uncover some hidden treats that might still offer a few surprises, all with the help of travel bloggerjessie festa. Now i have to try a new tour that goes behind the scenes at one of New Yorks most iconic hotels. Historianjoe takes me down to an abandoned tunnel that was used until the late 1960s as a private route for vips. We are underneath the intersection of Eighth Ave and 24th Street right now. Were headed south towards penn station. What famous people came here . John F Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were here. Of course, there are many legends aboutjohn F Kennedy. And this would take you out to the platforms to penn station. The most exciting bit is the roof. This view is incredible. Were besides the Chrysler Building and the empire state building, and if you look down there you can see the statue of liberty. Lets go see the roof sign. You can see it all over the city, cant you . I can see it, actually, from the town where i live in newjersey. The letters are enormous, arent they, when you get up close . The letters are about 20 feet tall and theyre illuminated by leds. How many people have touched the sign, joe . You are in a group of less than a dozen people, i am sure. Thank you for bringing me up here. Oh, you are welcome. Jessie said to come here to see an orchestra but the address seems to be a normal block of flats. Who is it . Hi, itsjo. Knocks. Hello. Hi. Are you sam . Iam. What is happening here . So, this groupmuse. This is a classical Music House Party. 0k. So come with me. We arrive in the middle of a recital. This is really special. Orchestral music. Groupmuse is a classical Music House Party that connects classical musicians in the area to people who have living rooms, or, clearly, rooftops, in the area. So we have, you know, groupmuses every night pretty much every night in New York and anybody can host and anybody can attend. The idea is that people make a 10 donation to the musicians, which makes this a much cheaper Night Out than an evening at the orchestra. Applause. To end my hectic day in New York, jesse has fixed me up with a bed for the night. Hi,jo hi, are you the guy thats sorting me somewhere to stay . Absolutely, follow me. Its a cab. Its a luxury liner taxicab. Wait till you see the inside, you are going to love it. That is lovely. Here is some complimentary water, and here is your official taxi hat. How much does it cost to stay here . 39 a night, thats it. Monday to friday 39, weekends 49. And so you are allowed to park here . Yeah, nothing i am doing is illegal. Ijust need to make sure i follow parking regulations. I always pick a place that has a beautiful view of the skyline. Right, then, i better get in. This is actually quite comfortable, but very strange. Well, good night. And believe me, on bbc budgets, the back of a cab is about as luxurious as it gets. Still to come on the show. How one man has devoted his artistic life to the New York subway. Ive done 110 stations so far and i have many more to go. And the contest that shines a spotlight on storytelling. I cant be a sumo wrestler, i cant really dance so well, but i could probably tell a story. So, dont go away. Welcome back to our look at some of our favourite New York memories, from before pandemics, lockdowns and social distancing were even a thing. Up next, we are heading underground to meet an amazing artist who has dedicated his life to sketching the New York subway. He started back in 1978 and, a0 years later, when we went to visit, he was still going strong. When i began my study, a voice inside my head said, why dont you see how conscious people are of the Subway Art after all . I would say are you aware of the art in the subway . Half of them said what art . No idea at all. I have some pens here, red, green and blue. Here we go. My study of the subway really began years ago when i was eight years old. My father told me that down in the Subway Station in New York there were pictures on the walls, and i thought that was very curious, but what got me going deeper, besides the fact that i realised some stations were losing their decor so that had to be recorded, and realising this i got concerned and thought Well Somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. It became sort of a cause for me to record the embellishments of the station. So this is a rather long project, now 1t0 years in the making, and not done yet. Actually the earlist station built, that was in 190a, and at that time, there was a great movement called the city beautiful movement, when the mayor and his council decided that they wanted to establish New York as noble and attractive a city as the old European Capitals were, are, which americans and New Yorkers had always looked up to, and the mayor decided that we could do that right here in New York also. A good example of a very high design elements in the Subway Station we found in Borough Hall in brooklyn, the first Subway Station on the first Subway Line into brooklyn, its just like one of the dozen designs that are part of the creative history of the station alone, but its worth it. So what i do when i do my project, i have to do it at night, weekends, often you will find me at the library or on the Subway Drawing Pictures of whats on the wall and taking notes on how many mosaics, what colour are they, a general description about any station. I have been self publishing my work ever since i began. This year though, a lot has changed. A university has published a book of my drawings. My drawings and my notebook, the real thing, the originals, have been on display in grand central terminal. This made us stop and appreciate. Look, 137th street, look at that, we dont do that anymore. No, we dont. We dont have time to look at it and we dont have the money to produce it. Since i started this study, being, i hope, somewhat of a thorough person i intend to finish it, which means i really have to visit all the stations in the system. I have done 110 stations so far, and i have many more to go 360 more, god knows. Because i started it, i feel i have to finish it. Philip has finished his work on the lexington avenue line, that was published in december. Now hes hard at work on the Sea Bench and West End lines from brooklyn out to coney island. Because of the pandemic, there has been some hesitation on my part to go back to the city, concerned about my health, which is good though, thank goodness, but as a researcher, i have to go back. I will go back, i want to go back. I havent been in the city for a year, i want to see how it is and what it feels like to be there again. It was familiar Stomping Grounds to me for a long time, i kind of miss it. And finally this week, a trip that, frankly, still gives me nightmares. I am not the most confident public speaker, so when i was entered into a public live Storytelling Competition back in 2016, lets just say i was less than enthusiastic. The idea came from a Poet And Novelist who wanted to recreate the feeling of Southern Sultry summer evenings in his native georgia, when moths were attracted to the light on his porch where he and his friends would gather to tell stories. Now, people from cleaners to School Teachers and War Veterans are getting the chance to share their own personal stories in front of audiences across new York City and beyond. It feels authentic, also that its an Art Form that anyone can do. I cant be a sumo wrestler, i cant really dance so well but i can probably tell a story, that is human communication, so it is very accessible to all kinds of people. I cant hold a tune, but i can tell a story Tonights Moth Event is being held at flushing town hall, an historic building located in queens, to an almost sold out crowd. The show started in 2001, a little show in new York City, lower east side, a few people, i was begging my mother to come somebody please come to the audience and tell some stories then by word of mouth it grew, and then new York City got two slams a month, and then it grew to three and four and i thought maybe we could try los angeles, now we are in 26 cities all over the world actually, so not only in cities all over america but also we are in london, we are in dublin, In Sydney and melbourne, australia. The first storyteller will be liv ramsdale, come on anyone who wants to tell a story has to come prepared. The idea is that stories have to be told and not read, meaning no scripts or notepaper to hand. Somehow that dog ended up telling me everything that i now know about love. Each event features ten Volu Nteer storytellers who are picked at random. And every other saturday, my sister, who was older, a friend, and i would go to the movie. They can talk up to five minutes each, and are then given a score by a team ofjudges. The winner goes on to perform at the moth Grand Slam so no pressure, then. This is quite nerve racking, and the prospect of me having to be up on that stage sometime soon is kind of freaking me out. 9. 2, very nice, we applaud. Strictly between you and me, im secretly keeping my fingers crossed that i wont be chosen, so you can imagine my horror when this happened. Give us a hand for christie, lets go flushing here she comes there she is, come on, come up and although i do perform for a camera for my dayjob, up here i feel exposed and genuinely out of my comfort zone, as you can probably tell. Stand closer to the mic. Im a traveljournalist, and a little while ago i was injapan, and i was there to interview a very famous chef, and he was bringing out with great Pomp And Ceremony this dish that he created for me, and its coming towards me, and it has this kind of a Crab Leg sticking out the top, and of all the things that ijust cant eat, and there are many many things i cant eat, seafood is right up there at the top, there is almost nothing from the sea that i will happily put in my mouth, so i asked my translator, so What Is This . And she kind of looked at me and said, she asked the chef and said oh, its fugu, the japanese pufferfish, you know, The One that if you just prepare it very very slightly wrong, then you die because its full of neurotoxins . And i was like oh so i went to put it in my mouth, and i kind of bit down on it, and it didnt yield in the way that i thought it. It popped in my mouth like a cyst. Laughter. Despite my nerves and to my total surprise, i camejoint runner up at tonights contest, but the handsdown Winner Wasjuliet holmes, a retired grandmother whose endearing story about her early childhood really won over the crowds. How we turned the movie show out on a Saturday Afternoon in Savannah Georgia in 1950. Thank you. So, if youre coming to New York and fancy a change from broadway, then the moth could make a good Night Out, and who knows, you could even end up on stage yourself. Now hes apologising to me right, thats all we have time for this week, but coming Up Next time. The first instalment of rajans Epic Indian Journey from 2017, when he crossed the entire subcontinent. These are areas really for the adventurous traveller, this Isnt India on tap. From gujarat in the west, to assam in the east, along one of the longest Railway Lines in the country. Its still the lifeblood of the country today. If youd like to see more of our recent adventures, you can find us on the bbc iplayer, we are also on social media, just search bbc Travel Show, we are on most of the major platforms. Until next time, do keep planning those trips wherever you may be heading, and we will see you soon. Bye bye. Good morning to you. Part two of the weekend is looking pretty similar to how we saw conditions yesterday. That is mainly dry with some sunshine, but also a few showers. These are likely to pop up across more southern parts of england. Further north it should tend to be drier but with our winds coming down from the north its not going to feel particularly warm for the time of year, but its this whether front moves for the time of year, but its this weather front moves towards the south of britain which is going to generate these showers through the afternoon. Again, some of them could be heavy and thundery so as we move through the morning, these showers will get going pretty quickly. You see the bright colours indicating some heavy showers and thunderstorms mixed in there. Further north, mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine around. Still a bit of cloud across northern, eastern scotland, Eastern England where they could be the odd shower. Most places further north would be dry. Theres your temperatures then high teens for most. Could see the Odd 21 Across Southern England so here slightly warmer than elsewhere. So a rather cool feel to things for the first of august. As we head on into this evening and overnight, those showers and storms fade away from the south. Most places will be dry. Clear spells, variable cloud, it will turn quite chilly in one or two spots, particularly across the northern half of the country, we could see those values into single digits out of town. Double figure values further south. As we go into monday, we start the new week with this ridge of High Pressure. It means itll bring a lot of dry weather around but not completely dry. Again, well still have enough instability in the atmosphere to produce the odd shower, particularly as we head on into the afternoon as those temperatures begin to rise. The greatest risk of showers on monday again will be parts of england and wales, but they will be hit and miss. Many places will be dry. If you catch a shower, it could be heavy and torrential again. Further north, largely dry with some sunshine. High Teens Celsius but also a cooler feel right across the board. Could just see 20 degrees through the Central Belt of scotland. Then as we move out of monday, deeper into the week, High Pressure dominates, certainly for the first half of the week. Low pressures starts to invade in from the west, though, so although itll start fine with a lot of dry weather around, just one or two showers around, it will turn more unsettled by The End of the week with low Pressure Systems bringing wet and windy conditions. You can see that here on the outlook for the capital cities. A largely dry start and then it turns wetter and windier towards The End of the week and it will continue to feel cool for the time of year. This is Bbc News with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Another gold for Team Gb at the tokyo games Charlotte Worthington wins a dramatic Bmx Park Freestyle final. There was a record eighth medal in the pool for Team Gb in the mens 4x100 metre medley relay. And a seventh olympic medal for Emma Mckeon as australia win the womens race. American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Mondays Floor final, but has yet to decide whether to compete in the Beam Final on tuesday young people in england are to be offered jab incentives such as discounts from Uber And Deliveroo to get their covid vaccinations