Now on bbc news. . . The travel show. Coming up on this week s programme. Bloom goes in there and ends up getting a gorgonzola cheese sandwich, which even now it is fairly hip the groove, you know? there s a seal over there also looking for its dinner. It s night time. Not only am i staying in the same house, i am actually going to be sleeping in the very room that he had as a child. There are no shortage of offers for the ladies here. Hello, and welcome to the travel show, where this week we re looking back at some of our favourite stories from the island of ireland. It s a place that tourists have flocked to for years, to enjoy the stunning countryside, a certain brand of stout, best served with a chill taken off. And an even warmer welcome from the locals, who are renowned for their love of language and a good craic. Let s kick off our look back at our adventures on the emerald isle with the time i visited dublin to follow in the footsteps of one of the country s most well known au
The mental health of elite athletes has been thrown into sharp focus by the actions of sportsmen and women at the tokyo games and other recent high profile tournaments. Simone biles the poster girl of team usa pulled out of the majority of her gymnastic events, citing her mental health. She said, we have to protect our minds and our bodies out and do what the world wants us to do. Away from the games, ahead of the test against india, the england and wales cricket board announced that ben stokes would take a break from cricket indefinitely to focus on his mental wellbeing. And the japanese tennis player naomi osaka said she would not do news conferences, withdrew from the french open and did not play at wimbledon, admitting she had experienced long bouts of depression since winning herfirst grand slam title in 2018. The decision by high profile athletes to talk openly about their mental health at the tokyo games and other events has sparked a new conversation, and prompted both supp
good morning. it is the start of the meteorological some this thursday. the weather this week is looking settled. at times there will be some cloud. there will also be some sunshine. mostly dry. but also at times a chilly breeze in the far and east of england. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 29th of may. our main story. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has secured another five years in power after winning the country s most important election in years. mr erdogan appealed for national unity as he celebrated victory last night over his opponent kemal kilicdaroglu, who declared the result unfair. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. cheering. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god, islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t ev
concerns of a potential surge of migrants on the us mexico border, is a controversial policy expires. arrested and detained for 13 hours the bbc speaks to a royal super fan who missed the coronation because of a police mix up. and another colourful night at the eurovision song contest as the line up for the grand final is confirmed. this turkey is holding both parliamentary and presidential elections this sunday and the race is expected to be very tight. president recep tayyip erdogan faces his biggest challenge yet from the main opposition candidate kemal kilichdarolu. the elections could put an end to mr erdogan s two decades of rule in the country. let s go live now to ankara. this race has gotten a bit more interesting, because one of the candidates has pulled out. indeed, that was yesterday, candidates has pulled out. indeed, that was yesterday, where - candidates has pulled out. indeed, that was yesterday, where a - that was yesterday, where a nationalist centre lef