the bbc‘s tim allman explains. the passengers on board this train may have seen something a little unusual when they looked out the window. men on ladders saluting as they passed. trees running, yes, running, in the field. another tree a p pa re ntly running, in the field. another tree apparently on fire. all this is part ofa apparently on fire. all this is part of a theatrical show taking place trackside in lower saxony. it is called moving countryside, around 50 performances carried out as a passenger train flies by. real high—speed theatre. translation: passenger train flies by. real high-speed theatre. translation: you go past and you only have maybe five seconds to see anything, but the journey is 23 minutes and that is a perfect length of time. the whole stretch lends itself to being a stage. it is a short film, so it is not that long. rather unfortunately, there is still a0 kilometres worth of stage, so it is big. about 1000 volunteers, including two local mayors, to part. the various productions involved

tim allman, bbc news. there are thousands of stray dogs in pakistan where authorities have made sporadic attempts to cull them. many view them as a public health risk, while others hold cultural beliefs about all dogs being unclean. but as the bbc has been finding out fishermen working off the coast of the country's biggest city karachi have adopted a group of stray dogs living on an uninhabited island where there's barely any water orfood. there's quite a buzz injapan over blue bees spotted at a garden in the south of the country. it's believed the rare blue species brings good luck. tourists have swarmed to the garden in kochi prefecture where they were discovered. it's modelled on paintings by the french impressionist claude monet. no doubt if you're an entomologist, spotting the blue bees would earn you some stripes. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @duncangolestani. and leaving you with something back in time. a 15th century form of fighting is making a co

tim allman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: tributes to cardinal cormac murphy—o'connor, the man who led the roman catholic church in england and wales for nearly a decade. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: kenya's electoral commission has come under heavy criticism after the supreme court annulled the results of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities. and the deva

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. the university of utah hospital in salt lake city. a nurse, alex wubbels, is talking to police officers. they want a sample of blood from one of her patients — the driver of a lorry, who was badly burned in a crash, and is now in a coma. he's not under arrest, he can't give consent, and the police don't have a warrant, so the nurse says they can't have a sample. ijust trying to do what i am supposed to do. that is all. in the end, one of the officers, named by local media as detectivejeff payne, decides he's had enough. done. we're done. you're under arrest. done. he grabs hold of the nurse and takes her into custody. screaming somebody help me! screaming visibly upset, she's taken outside and put in handcuffs — arrested, she believes, for simply doing herjob. the onlyjob i have, as a nurse, is to keep my patients safe. a blood draw is not — itjust gets thrown around like it's a simple thing. but blood is your blood — that's your property. now, the city's mayor has waded in, saying it was completely unacceptable, and that she'

tim allman, bbc news. england's cricketers beat the west indies by nine wickets to win the third test at lord's, and wrap up the series 2—1. jimmy anderson, who celebrated his 500—wicket landmark in this match finished with new career—best figures of seven for a2. the match also saw henry blofeld, one of the best known voices of cricket, commentate for the last time on bbc radio's test match special programme. blowers, as he's known to his many fans, has retired at the age of 77. he signed off to applause from around the ground at lord's in london. it is 88 for one. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of it. thank you all for listening, it's been wonderful talking to you all. you all say you're going to miss me. i tell you what, i'm going to miss you something dreadful. i must try not fall over when they hand over to the next commentator. it is ian smith. our lovely. —— how lovely. the cricket commentator henry blofeld in his final broadcast earlier on saturday. a reminder of our top story

quite an operation, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. the great hall of shanghai's jade buddha temple has stood here in one form or another for over a century. it is estimated 2 million come each year. but safety concerns and the proximity of other buildings meant it had to be moved. not demolished and rebuilt, but moved — literally. over the course of 15 days, the entire building was lifted up on jacks and carried along specially made concrete tracks. no mean feat when you realise it weighs over 2000 tons. translation: the technologies we used in our main hall is the most up—to—date. we adopted new technology to move it and strengthen the foundations. it has never been used before. the new location is 30 metres north of where it used to be and it has now been elevated by more than a metre. it should now be a safer and more spacious venue for any visitor. translation: we all know the temple has a long history and was previously limited in space. 0bviously, now, the bigger space is more convenient to pray to buddha. the hall is expe

tim allman, bbc news. a 13—year—old girl from wales has become the first female competitor in europe to complete a wheelchair backflip. lily rice is trying to raise funds to take part in the wheelchair motocross world championships. she'd be the first british person ever to take part. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. the week started on a fairly quiet note across many parts of the british isles. we had a weak weather front close by which really pepped up the cloud across some central and eastern areas. 0ut west, different story. some sunshine to be had but first thing on monday and again late on in the day, some areas were quite badly affected by fog. there's that weather front gradually fizzling all the while as the pressure builds in from the continent. but there will still be a legacy of cloud first up and i think what you'll really notice about the first part of the day, one, yes, leaden skies but look at the temperatures, around 13—1

tim allman, bbc news. if you want to take one for a spin or if you have one outside your house then let me know on twitter... i'm @tomdonkinbbc. headlines coming up but first, time for the weather. hello, there. the weather is set to remain in a pretty unsettled theme through this weekend, all thanks to low pressure nearby. this is the picture as we start the weekend. an area of low pressure across the north sea. fairly tightly packed isobars across western parts of the uk, meaning quite windy here, even throughout the night and first thing saturday morning. most showers will affect western coastal areas. further east, lengthier dry interludes. 0n the cool side, 10—11 in towns. a little bit lower than that in rural areas. we start saturday on a fine note for some, with sunshine. plenty of showers in northern and western scotland and towards northern ireland. those showers affecting the north—west of england, northern and western wales and the south—west of england. i think the midlands eastwards tend

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. in berlin, they are posing a question. is this art or a public eyesore? the german capital is famous or notorious, depending on your point of view, for its graffiti. now, a museum has been set up devoted to this unique form of street art. urban nation will host the works of around 150 international and local artists showcasing their dynamism and their variety. translation: urban contemporary art is the logical next step to follow what is happening on the street. i think this can be an archive aiming to tell a story for the first time from the beginning until now — that is what we are trying to show here. berlin already has a venue for street art — a huge stretch of the wall that divided the city during the cold war, the eastside gallery telling the country's story and becoming a memorial to peace. graffiti artists hoping that where berlin leads, others will follow. i think it's a nice thing that a museum is happening because the artists who have been a part of this scene and movement for a long time are now getting the

but then things got a little out of hand — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. the woman on the ground, toscha sponsler, was arrested by officers after they were called out to a possible shoplifting at a beauty parlour. 0nce suitably restrained, she was placed in the backseat of a police car. but it seems ms sponsler was not terribly happy about this turn of events. somehow she managed to slip out of her handcuffs. then, after a quick look around to see if anyone was watching, she slid into the front of the car. all of this coming as something of a surprise to the officers who, at the time, were examining her bag. thus began a car chase that lasted over 20 minutes and at times reached 100 mph. you can see the fugitive vehicle avoiding a stinger as it sped along the highway. police eventually forced her off the road. she lost control of the vehicle. toscha sponsler was back in custody, apparently unhurt, but now facing various charges including aggravated assault and unauthorised use of a vehicle. local police are now fitting new security measures to all their ca

tim allman, bbc news. a cricket match has had to be abandoned after a projectile was fired into the pitch on thursday. it happened at the 0val, one of the oldest and best known grounds in world cricket. it's thought a crossbow bolt was fired — and it landed very close to the umpires while middlesex were playing surrey in a county championship match. laura westbrook reports. what is that in the field of play? they've just pointed out something. and unexpected interruption during a cricket match. at first, nobody knew what it was. some sort of... a meteor or something? the umpire held up meteor or something? the umpire held up the corporate, an arrow fired from outside the ground had landed only inches from the players. 0ne from outside the ground had landed only inches from the players. one of the players tweeted: it appears to have been fired from a crossbow. everyone was evacuated and the police were called to the scene. we could see now that it was an arrow, a red arrow with a yellow quiver, about 18 i

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. # everybody was kung fu fighting.- those fists were fast as lightning. it is an ancient martial art. a study that requires discipline. but in china, even the robots do kung fu. 0ver in china, even the robots do kung fu. over a thousand of them, in fa ct, fu. over a thousand of them, in fact, lined up at the opening ceremony of this competition. hundreds of teams trying to come up with the most amazing technological marvels. it's not just with the most amazing technological marvels. it's notjust robots, how about a wheelchair that response to bra i nwaves about a wheelchair that response to brainwaves and the slightest movement of the head? 0r brainwaves and the slightest movement of the head? or this, a remote control robot that can swim. translation: we held this competition was an important aim of finding talent, especially those who explore robot innovation and entrepreneurship. the organisers hope this innovation can help transform the economy. 0ne kung fu robot at a time. just a reminder of our top story this hour, police in britain say they are hun

the bbc tim allman has more. there are comebacks and then there are comebacks. six weeks ago, sloane stephens was 957 from the world rankings. she had a year out a foot injury. now she is the us open champion and grandslam winnerfor the first time. but in truth, it wasn't all that much of a competition. her opponent, fellow american madison keys, never really got started. a series of unforced errors of helping sloane stephens to an early lead. the nerves were perhaps understandable. neither player had reached a final before. their combined ranking the lowest in the us open final since rankings we re the us open final since rankings were introduced. either way, the us open final since rankings were introduced. eitherway, sloane stephens took the first set 6—3. she did occasionally have to work for it, reducing the flashes of brilliance her opponent had no a nswer brilliance her opponent had no answer for. brilliance her opponent had no answerfor. and brilliance her opponent had no answer for. and to brilliance her opponent had no answerfor. and to be fair, madi

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. venezuela's economy is pretty much a mess. inflation is skyhigh, the shelves are empty in many of the country's supermarkets. but the government has come up with one possible solution — rabbits. more commonly a pet but now a potential source of food. translation: we have to have a radio and tv campaign so people understand that a rabbit is not a pet. it is two and a half kilos of meat that is high in protein with no cholesterol. according to the un's food and a record two those in, rabbits are more efficient than peaks and cattle in converting protein into edible meat. but apart from the issue of finding enough food in cages to cater for this finding enough food in cages to caterfor this rabbit finding enough food in cages to cater for this rabbit breeding industry, some people arejust cater for this rabbit breeding industry, some people are just too sentimentally attached. translation: i don't agree with eating rabbits. there are people who eat rabbit but not here. i don't like it. i raise rabbits to keep myself entertained

the bbc‘s tim allman explains. # oh, oh, oh, oh... # oh, oh, oh, oh # everybody was kung fu fighting # those kicks were fast as lightning...# it is an ancient martial art. a study that requires patience and discipline. but in china, even the robots do kung fu. more than a thousand of them, in fact, lined up at the opening ceremony of this competition. hundreds of teams trying to come up with the most amazing technological marvels. it's not just robots, what about a wheelchair that responds to brainwaves and the slightest movement of the head? or this — a remote control robot that can swim. translation: we held this competition with an important aim of finding talent, especially those who explore robot innovation and entrepreneurship. the organisers hope this sort of innovation can help transform the economy. 0ne kung fu robot at a time. iam not i am not convinced. this is bbc news. hello there. the second half of the weekend should bring us a decent day across most parts of the country. it could be quite a chilly start to the day on sunday morning, some mistiness around. later on,

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. california's golden state warriors. nba champions, considered by some one of the greatest teams of all time. by tradition, basketball‘s top side is usually invited to the white house to meet the president. but one of their star players, stephen curry, said he had other plans. i don't want to go. that's about it. the things that he said and the things that he has not said at the right time, we will not stand for it. by acting and not going, hopefully that will, um, inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country. as so often, the president chose to respond on social media. "going to the white house is considered a great honour for a championship team," he tweeted. "stephen curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!" which prompted a brutal comeback from one basketball‘s greatest ever players, lebronjames. "you bum", he replied. "stephen curry already said he ain't going, so therefore ain't no invite. going to the white house was a great honour until you showed up!" # 0h, say can you

tim allman now tells us about one man who shared a rather unusual homecoming. sitting almost knee deep in water, erikfinds sitting almost knee deep in water, erik finds solace in the storm. a local musician and pastor returned to his neighbourhood to fetch some of his childrens‘ belongings. to reassure his son that the pianist worked filled with water, it played it. he was excited to see beauty in the suffering. as the piano...|j the suffering. as the piano...” will have two tune this one. elsewhere in houston, the sun shines, but many of the streets are still rivers. air bodes are making search and rescue troops almost a week after the storm hit. this man is looking for his pet cat, left behind when he had to flee. —— air boats. and this story has a happy ending. the animal was found, alive and well. this is a surreal experience. this is a mean i have never been to my life. i lived through hurricane katrina, but it was not this bad. my faith in humanity has been restored by all the volunteers who are helping us out. these are just a few stories amongst

the bbc‘s tim allman looks back on seven decades of the prancing horse. when it comes to cars, is there any name more glamorous than ferrari? those sleek lines, the deep crimson red, and the music of the engine. it is magic. almost from the beginning, ferrari enjoyed success. here fangio winning the british grand prix in 1956. then nicki lauda. jodie schechter. michael schumacher. legendary names, legendary cars. and what would the founder, enzo ferrari, make of it all? i think he's pleased to see a company that, of course, is different from his own but looking ahead was able to maintain the characteristics, the culture of ferrari. this is important. these days, ferrari is a multibillion—dollar operation. high—tech designs, some of the most advanced cars in the world. events will take part to mark the anniversary, culminating in an exclusive party in maranello where the cars have been built since the second world war. so, happy birthday, ferrari. arguably italy's greatest ever export. ferrari still going strong 70 years on. and you can get in touch wi

tim allman, bbc news. the bbc cricket commentator, henry blofeld, made his final radio broadcast, bringing a career that lasted nearly half a century to a close. blowers, as he's known to his many fans, has retired at the age of 77. he signed off to applause from around the ground at lord's in london, where england were playing the west indies. it is 88 for one. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of it. thank you all for listening, it's been wonderful talking to you all. you all say you're going to miss me. i tell you what, i'm going to miss you something dreadful. i must try not fall over when they hand over to the next commentator. it's ed smith. how lovely. the cricket commentator henry blofeld in his final broadcast earlier on saturday. staying with sport, britain's chris froome is on the verge of being crowned the champion of a second grand tour this year. he leads the vuelta a espana going into sunday's largely processional final stage. it will make froome only the third man in history to win

tim allman, bbc news. there are thousands of stray dogs in pakistan, where authorities have made sporadic attempts to cull them. many view them as a public health risk while others hold cultural beliefs about all dogs being unclean. but as the bbc has been finding out, fishermen working off the coast of the country's biggest city karachi have adopted a group of stray dogs living on an uninhabited island where there's barely any water orfood. don't forget, you can reach me on twitter — i'm @timwillcoxbbc. for late september we've had some pretty interesting weather and thunder have the highest britches peaking at 23 celsius and a few shots, london and gravesend amongst those, about five celsius warmer thanit those, about five celsius warmer than it normally is at this late stage of september though it has been quite warm. not right for everyone, a weather front has come through. the streak of cloud you can see and the front isn't straight, it has wiggles on it, and each wiggle has wiggles on it, and each

the bbc‘s tim allman reports now on the horsemen of khunzakh. the stark mountainous terrain of the northern caucasus. the people here, proud and resourceful. their culture, ancient and devout. they are renowned for their equestrian skills. and what a venue this is for one of the most picturesque horse races on, galloping through this rugged land in celebration of their traditions and their faith. translation: this is a very significant event because it's held in honour of our dear mufti, the religious leader of the republic of dagestan. this carnival a showcase for local dance and local cuisine. but all eyes are on the race, a test for man and animal alike. translation: this far above sea level it's hard for horses that aren't local. the horse needs to adapt to lack of oxygen. they say here that the horse is a gift from god, a gift that is always welcome. more on the website. thank you for watching. hello. the week started on a fairly quiet note across many parts of the british isles. we had a weak weather front close by which really pepped up t

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it looks relatively peaceful, but it seems mount agung may be waking up. increased seismic activity has sent tremors through the area, a warning that this volcano may soon erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. translation: this morning, we observed sulphuric smoke spewing from the crater, and we've never seen this before. this smoke spewed from the crater about 200 metres high. to protect the public, an exclusion zone has been put in place, and thousands are being told to leave their homes. they are given food and shelter. no chances are being taken. the last time the volcano erupted, more than 1000 people were killed. 0thers gather at local temples, hoping for divine intervention. "save this village," said this man, "i hope god will protect and save this village from the volcano." officials have urged people to remain calm, but they admit there's no way of telling if and when the eruption will come. tim allman, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making

tim allman, bbc news. finally, prince harry and his actress girlfriend meghan markle have made their first official appearance together. they were attending the opening ceremony of the invictus games in toronto. it's the first time the couple have appeared holding hands in public. sarah campbell reports. it's the confirmation royal fans have been waiting for. the couple have been togetherfor over a year, but until this week, they've gone to great lengths to keep their relationship out of the view of the cameras. no more, their affection for each other obvious. prince harry is in toronto as founder of the invictus games, and this is home for meghan markle. she stars in a successful tv show, which is filmed here. they're shown here on their way to watch wheelchair tennis, at one of the city centre sports venues. the couple look casual and comfortable in each other‘s presence. toronto as a city has embraced the games, they have come here to support all the nations. young people and their parents are coming

tim allman reports. california's golden state warriors. nba champions considered the greatest tea ms nba champions considered the greatest teams of all time. by tradition, basketball‘s top stories usually invite to the white house to meet the president. but one of their star players, stephen curry, said he had other plans. i don't want to go. the things that he has said, and the things he hasn't said. we won't stand for it. by acting, or going through that. i want to inspire change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country. as so often the president responded to the responded on social media. this prompted a brutal comeback from one of basketball‘s greatest ever players. we all know how much sport brings us together, how much passion it as, how much we love and care, the friendships and everything it creates. for him to use this platform to divide as even more is not something i can stand for be quiet about. the president had already spoken about high—profile football players who refused to stand for the star spangled banner.

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. the university of utah hospital in salt lake city and a nurse alex wohl is talking to police officers. they wa nt is talking to police officers. they want a sample of blood from one of her patients. —— alex wubbels. the driver of a lorry that was involved ina driver of a lorry that was involved in a crash and is now in a coma. he cannot give consent and please don‘t have a warrant. so the nurse says they can‘t have a sample. have a warrant. so the nurse says they can't have a samplelj have a warrant. so the nurse says they can't have a sample. ijust tried to do what i am supposed to do. that is all. in the end, one of the end, —— one of the officers, detective jeff payne, the end, —— one of the officers, detectivejeff payne, takes a hold of the nurse and takes into custody. visibly upset, she is taken outside and put in handcuffs were arrested, she believes, visibly doing the jobs. the only job i have is a nurse is to keep my patients say. a blood draw gets thrown arou

tim allman, bbc news. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @thesamsimmonds. hello again. today marks the first day of the meteorological autumn, so i thought we would start with a summary of summer. a decent start. temperatures soared up to 35 celsius back in june, but since then it has been rather disappointing. a cool second—half, especially in august. going to be quite a cool start to the day today. temperatures in the cold spots getting down to around 3— four degrees. a chill in the first thing in the morning. my boss. plenty of sunshine to look forward to as well. that sunshine boosting temperatures quickly, not too cold for too long. into the early afternoon, some cloud developing. that will bring a scattering of showers, especially to the east of the uk. looking at scotland on friday afternoon, isolated showers. especially around the northern isles and the scottish borders. the majority of mainland scotland, a fine afternoon. not many showers for norther

tim allman, bbc news. let's return to the german elections, that will redraw the political landscape now that a far right, anti—immigrant party has won seats in the bundestag for the first time. ros is in berlin gauging reaction. first of all, what are the core reasons that have driven this rise in right—wing nationalism? reasons that have driven this rise in right-wing nationalism? the first reason is the refugee wave that started in 2015 and continued in 2016, and brought about almost1 million refugees into germany. especially from muslim countries. and i think the second reason is an anti—muslim sentiment that is very strong. the feeling that the composure of germany will change and the population will change. there is a big fear of this change in certain parts of the population. how relevant do you think is germany's history is to this result, particularly the fact that it was once divided into two countries? well, ithink, you know, the history of the second world war and the old regime, it still

tim allman, bbc news. a man has been rescued afterfalling fifty feet down a disused mineshaft in west cornwall. police say the man had been with a walking group on a coastal path when he fell down a "very black hole", and got trapped on a ledge. it took emergency services six hours to rescue him. sophie long reports. the painstaking operation to reach and rescue an injured man some 50 feet underground. it's thought the man, who is believed to be in his 50s, was walking along the coast path in west cornwall, when he wandered into a horizontal mine entrance. about 25 metres in, he suddenly shot down the shaft, a ledge, breaking his fall, and his pelvis, more than 15 metres down. members of his walking group alerted the emergency services, and a multi—agency rescue was activated. it wasn't long before he could see the light at the end of a very long, dark tunnel. but it was some hours before a paramedic and technical rescue supervisor were able to reach him. the critical concern at this point, not his injur

the bbc tim allman has more. six weeks ago, sloane stephens was 957th in the world rankings after nearly a year out with a foot injury. now she is the us open champion and a grandslam winner for the first time. but in truth, it wasn't all that much of a competition. her opponent, fellow american madison keys, never really got started. a series of unforced errors helping stephens to an early lead. the nerves were perhaps understandable. neither player had reached a majorfinal before. their combined ranking the lowest in a us open final since rankings were introduced. either way, sloane stephens soon racked up the first set 6—3. she did occasionally have to work for it, producing flashes of brilliance her opponent had no answer for. and to be fair, madison keys did also set show some of the form that got her to this final but all those unforced errors meant it was too little, too late. applause the second set was a walkover. stephens winning in 6—0. cheering and applause she's the first american woman who isn't