the headlines at 10: donald trump condemns the firing of a ballistic missile by north korea into the sea of japan. renewed pressure for speaker, john bercow, after a video emerges of him talking about his vote in the eu referendum. i voted to remain, personally. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. more than 200 pilot whales — stranded on a beach in new zealand — are re—floated and have swum away. 1a retired bishops accuse church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. 1a sailors are rescued from their racing yacht in the atlantic ocean by a royal navy warship. also in the next hour, the stars will be out in force on the red carpet tonight for this year's baftas. la la land leads the way

with 11 nominations. and in half an hour — we take a look at this we will take a look at the winter olympic prospects for medals for great britain. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe, has described the launch of a ballistic missile by north korea, as "absolutely intolerable". it's the first such launch since donald trump took office as us president. he says america is 100 percent behind japan. the missile was fired from an air

base in north pyongan province — and flew about 500 kilometres east into the sea of japan. the us military, which tracked the rocket, says it believes it was a medium or intermediate range missile. this significance of this test will depend upon what kind of missile was used. the successful launch of this would be a step forward for north korea's home—grown missile programme coming after seven failures last year. however, if it's the tried and tested technology of the nodong or scud types, it will not symbolise any significant development. but just important is the timing of the test. one of the aspects is the timing. kim jong—un has not been testing because of the crisis going on in south korea over the south korean president being impeached. he doesn't want to influence the people in south korea to support a conservative replacement but i think he is also anxious to take some action against the trump administration

and coming up in march, there will be a major exercise in south korea and he will very much not like that and so i think he is reacting to several things going on at the same time. warnings of grave consequences. translation: our military is prepared to respond another korean provocation that threatens our security in south korea. we sternly warned that if the dane john and —— kimjong—un regime warned that if the dane john and —— kim jong—un regime does not stop, the regime will destroy itself in the regime will destroy itself in the near future. and the japanese leader hinted at the possibility of further diplomatic sanctions. transocean

tra nsocean mac this transocean mac this is intolerable. north korea must comply with the un security council guidelines. president tom wasn't giving much away. the white house said it would consider new sanctions, and calls on china to do more to influence the north. i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. president trump has talked tough on north korea and now faces a test of will. a short time ago we spoke to kevin kim our seoul reporter who explained the significance of the missile launch. the timing of the missile launch may

not have been a coincidence, as north korea often carries out shut the lee search this post to political events and anniversary. many north korea observers are worried about the direction presidentjohn‘s relations may be going with kim jong—un. presidentjohn‘s relations may be going with kimjong—un. north korea has warned that its nuclear programme and long—range missile capabilities being able to strike the united states where near completion. president trump has made it clear that he would not let this happen. if they begin to test the boundaries of presidentjohn‘s policies, the fear is that these intentions may lead to an escalation of events which could lead to real military confrontation along an already tense border. in times of difficulty is, will mr trump be able to ta ke difficulty is, will mr trump be able to take measured steps over emotional responses? that has been

the question raised in the region. what is likely to be the reaction from the united states, then?” think the united states will be looking very closely to further tests because north korea tends to have multiple tests sometimes to reflect its technology. under the leadership of kim jong—un, reflect its technology. under the leadership of kimjong—un, north korea tested mole ballistic missiles last year than during the near 20 year rule of his father, kim jong ill. -- kim year rule of his father, kim jong ill. —— kim jong—il. year rule of his father, kim jong ill. —— kimjong—il. there has been a rapid escalation of the programme and many believe it is because the north are serious about becoming a serious nuclear weapons states. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromised after a video emerged showing him commenting on political issues. the uk parliament website states that "spea kers must be politically impartial." mr bercow is already facing calls to stand down after saying last week that he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump.

the latest comments, published in the sunday telegraph, were made at an address to students at reading university three days earlier. this may not be popular with some people in this audience, personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not, partly for economic reasons, part of being within a trading bloc, and partly because we are in a big power bloc and because it is better to be part of a bigger power bloc in the world. earlier i spoke to the conservative mpjames duddridge, who has called for a motion of no confidence in speaker bercow. i asked him what he thought of these latest comments. iam i am incredibly surprised that the speaker now has expressed views on a number of the issues, and brexit, an immigration, and state visits, and diplomacy. he is incapable of them

chairing debates in the house of commons now and must go. but his spokesman is pointing out that, of course, mps on all sides of the debates have their own views on the eu. and they point out that he has chaired numerous debates and votes on eu issues. as they say he has been completely impartial in his role as speaker. the speaker should not expressed views. that is one of the responsibilities when you take on the office. he is incapable of chairing the house of commons on sessions like the great repeal bill that will follow post article 50. he has shown his views, they don't have to be partisan views, he has shown his views on a number of issues important to people, about the nature of brexit, about the nature of the immigration system in the uk. specifically in relation to the eu. he simply must go. his position is

wholly unsellable, which is why i have tabled a vote of no confidence in him as the house was just closing down last thursday to give other members the opportunity over the weekend to decide, whether when parliament returns, they will sign the motion of no—confidence, the early day... yours is the only name on an emotion. how much support you think you have? a massive amount. that is why i tabled it. i did it as parliament closer no one could add their name until monday week. in orderfor people to their name until monday week. in order for people to reflect upon whether this was the right thing to do and bring forward a motion of no confidence. —— a vote. as the video from reading university, it goes far beyond is what the speaker did last week which led me to table the motion. i think there is a real chance that he will be forced to

resign even before parliament reassembles on monday week. that motion of yours carries no power.m does not force anything to happen. how are you going to action against your, try to ensure, that there are moves to remove the speaker? the notion cannot remain without being dealt with. i think the government will have to devote time to debate the motion. i have been inundated with e—mails from members of the public saying that they are petitioning john bercow to go. another mechanism whereby this can be debated and voted on in the house of commons. tom watson, deputy leader of the labour party is, says the party has the readership settled for this parliament. he says the party was using focus groups to test out

alternative candidates tojeremy corbyn. it wasn't road testing. there were a range of shadow cabinet members that were so—called road tested. this is what we do in a political consultation. i am relieved they were not road the documents that was leaked. let's look at the polling forjeremy corbyn. there is the favourability ratings. there is theresa may way up there and jeremy corbyn way down there and jeremy corbyn way down there on minus a0. among the group lice —— less likely to vote, —100 and 13. doesn't there, points where it is your duty to speak out? jeremy knows what he has to do to win an election. siebel make that decision. let me say, this is not the time for

a leadership election.” let me say, this is not the time for a leadership election. i do understand that. he got a mandate. he is the established leader. it is his duty to beat the opposition through economic uncertainty. he has worked like a trojan, done everything he can think of doing, it is still not working. how do you explain those figures? he has to explain those figures? he has to explain those. he has to improve them. he is well aware of that but it is not for me to judge them. he is well aware of that but it is not for me tojudge him on a tv show like this. i do talking privately to him? i talked to him every day about a whole range of issues. i talked to him about what i think we need to do. as you would imagine any deputy leader would? think we need to do. as you would imagine any deputy leader would 7. you talk about the depth of the whole? i don't talk about it on those terms but i talk about how we

can narrow the poll gap. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have re—floated themselves and swum away. another 17 were returned to the sea by teams of volunteers. about 350 whales died in two days at the beach at farewell spit. conservation officials say there is a chance that it is said the remaining wales may return to the beach. weary volunteers formed a human chain to help guide the remaining few whales out to sea with the help of the high tide. just joy, complete happiness that they are in the water floating. and they look like they are going out, so obviously make sure they don't come back. this time, rescuers are buoyed by the success of saving most of this pod. it's been a pretty full—on couple of days, to be honest. on the remote coastline of golden bay, it has been

a exhausting case of deja—vu after a second pod of about 200 pilot whales has become stranded just days after a group of about 400 had accidentally beached themselves. the incident was new zealand's biggest known stranding since 1985 and is the third largest on record. of the pod which became stranded on thursday, around 300 died before rescuers could reach them. in the latest pod to get stuck on farewell spit, 20 whales needed to be euthanised. to stop those that had been refloated to stop them coming back to shore. i am unhappy but that is the job. it needs to be done just to stop those other ones coming in. conservationists aren't certain

why beaching happens. one theory is that the shallow waters confuse the whales. golden bay's shoreline, now sadly a whale graveyard. as officials try to determine the best way to dispose of the carcasses. the surviving whales are tagged. we can only hope they won't get stuck again in the murky waters of farewell spit again. which is proving to be one of new zealand's greatest hazards for the pilot whale. north korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan. the launch is the first since president trump was elected. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, is facing renewed criticism after a video has emerged of him declaring that he voted remain in the eu referendum. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have been re—floated and returned to sea. sport now. and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre. england head coach eddie jones said his team's grit and determination was the difference against wales in the six nations. england came back from behind to snatch a dramatic 21—16 victory in cardiff. with england trailing by two points going into the last five minutes, winger elliot daly burst through the welsh backline, going over in the corner to score the decisive try. we had five starting players out but much credit has to go to wales. we are looking to get our week is my training in in central london. we will try to do different things for the boys. then a week of preparation for italy. delighted up until75

minutes with the performance. it was a high octane test match. 0ut sides wanted to play rugby. good for the supporters, but unfortunately they got over the line and have a vote of confidence at the moment. in the la st confidence at the moment. in the last five minutes, we lacked a of composure. ireland scored nine tries in their 63—10 demolition of italy in rome. cj stander and ulster winger craig gilroy both scored a hatrick of tries forjoe schmidt's team. in this afternoon's match, scotland play france. the scots are aiming to make it two wins from two, after their impressive display against ireland last weekend. scotland haven't won in paris since 1999. there were two matches in the premiership. leicester tigers are back up to fitfth after a bonus—point win over gloucester. while defending champions saracens lost 2a—18 at worcester. ryan mills kicked eight penalties for the warriors as they recorded only their second league win of the season. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has praised his team's attitude

after they beat spurs 2—0 at anfield. it moves them up to fourth in the premier league. sadio mane got both goals. he opened the scoring for the reds after quarter of an hour. and then just a couple of minutes later he scored a second. spurs couldn't respond. it's liverpool's first victory in the league in 2017. spurs remain nine points behind leaders chelsea. being nervous and all that stuff, it could have happened if you don't score first. come on, show something. they were positive throughout. it was fantastic on a big joy to play here tonight. it was wonderful. for all the liverpool family. arsenal, meanwhile, are now level on points with spurs in second after a controversial win over hull city. they took the lead through alexis sanchez before half time but replays show the ball going in off his hand. the goal stood and he then added a late penalty to make it 2—0 to the gunners.

elsewhere, manchester united beat watford. chelsea can go twelve points clear at the top of the table with victory at burnley. there's a big game at the bottom where swansea host leicester. both sides are just one point above the relegation zone. england's danny willett blew a three shot overnight lead and eventually had to settle for share of fifth place in the maybank championship in malaysia. last years us masters champion had five bogies and finished with a one over par final round 73. the tournament was won by paraguay‘s fabrizio zanotti who carded a stunning final round 63 to win by a shot from america's david lipsky. rugby league champions wigan made a winning start

to their super league title defence with a 26—16 win over salford. in the days other game... last years runners up warrington were beaten away at catalans. this try with the final play of the game saw it end 20—12 in favour of the french side. ryan day will play barry hawkins in the final of snooker‘s world grand prix later today. day beat marco fu by 6—4, after coming back from 11—2 down. hong kong's fu hit two century breaks in the match, but day held his nerve with a clearance of 27 to seal the match. now before we go have a look at these pictures. they're from the opening round of the air race world championship in abu dhabi. the objective is to navigate an aerial racetrack featuring air—filled pylons in the fastest possible time, incurring as few penalties as possible. you have to say it's quite a breathtaking spectacle. martin sonka of the czech republic won the opening round. that's all sport for now. you can keep up—to—date on the

website, and i will have for you any next hour. 1a retired bishops have written an open letter to church of england leaders accusing them of failing to fully reflect the views of gay christians in an official report on the church's position on homosexuality. last month, the church announced it did not support gay marriage. the decision will be debated at the general synod later this week. helena lee reports. last month, the church of england decided its position on the divisive issue of sexuality. it followed three years of so—called shared conversations, and stated that "marriage should only be between a man and a woman." the church said all potential clergy, gay and straight, should be asked about their sexual conduct and their lifestyle. but 1a retired bishops have today expressed their concern that the views of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members were ignored.

in an unusual move, they have written an open letter to the church of england bishops, a group led by the former bishop of worcester. they entered those talks knowing that they would have to reveal themselves, in a circumstance that might carry a price in terms of their life and their career, their ministry, what was offered to them, how they were regarded. and they nonetheless did that. and they feel that what has come out here is a betrayal in the specific sense that their voice is not heard. the church of england said the shared conversations were not changing people's views, but recognising jesus in people with whom the participants disagreed. the divisive debate over sexuality will continue, when the church's governing general synod will meet next week in london. helena, bbc news. 1a sailors have been rescued

by a royal navy warship after their racing yacht was damaged in a storm in the atlantic ocean yesterday. hms dragon — a type 2 destroyer — diverted 500 miles to save 13 britons and one american. the sailors only suffered minor injuries but their 60—foot yacht lost its mast and rudder in the bad weather. violence spread in paris's northern suburbs at a demonstration in support of a twenty—two year—old black man named theo who was allegedly raped by a policeman after an altercation earlier this month. some of the protesters threw firecrackers at police patrolling the demonstration in bobigny, and others kicked in windows. a policeman has been charged with rape and three others with assault in connection with the attack on theo. thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly—skilled surgeons left "kicking their heels" because of a shortage of hospital beds. that's the warning from the royal college of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that

a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a "shocking waste" and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. nhs england says only 1% of operations are cancelled. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. over the past few weeks, the bbc two documentary series hospital has demonstrated how a shortage of beds contributes to the pressure on the health service. this can lead to long waits for those needing to be admitted from accident and emergency departments, but also for those needing planned surgery. i sometimes feel that i spend as much energy on trying to organise and manage beds and the movement, the flow, of patients within the hospital to allow us to do what we want to get on with, which is to operate. the programme showed how, if beds are not available for patients to recover in safely, operations simply cannot go ahead. now, the royal college

of surgeons and nhs providers, the body that represents nhs trusts says this is damaging efforts to improve productivity with surgeons left kicking their heels while they wait for beds to be made free. we are waiting for someone to tell us we're allowed to work. it is not good for the staff and it is not good for the patients and it is not good for the efficiency of the nhs. the latest figures from nhs england reveal more than 95% of beds were occupied last week, well above the 85% that is regarded as the safe limit. the problem is closely linked to delays in providing adequate care outside of hospital, especially for frail and elderly patients once they are ready to be discharged. today, doctors and hospital managers say fixing the nhs means fixing social care, and learning the lessons of an extraordinarily tough winter which is not over yet. dominic hughes, bbc news. the stars of the silver screen will be out in force on the red carpet at london's royal albert hall for the annual british academy

film awards tonight. the modern day musical, la la land leads the field with 11 nominations, sci—fi drama, arrival and the thriller nocturnal animals both have nine each. our arts editor, will gompertz, has been taking a look at the contenders. welcome to la la land. the musical homage to hollywood, which leads the way with 11 bafta nominations. including one for the director, damien chazelle, and its two leads, emma stone as a wannabe actress and ryan gosling as an aspiring jazz pianist. hi. susan, god! he'll be up againstjake gyllenhaal in the best actor category for his performance in nocturnal animals, welcome to la la land. the musical homage to hollywood, which leads the way with 11 bafta nominations.

including one for the director, damien chazelle, and its two leads, emma stone as a wannabe actress and ryan gosling as an aspiring jazz pianist. hi. susan, god! he'll be up againstjake gyllenhaal in the best actor category for his performance in nocturnal animals, for which the film's director, the fashion designer tom ford, is also nominated. andrew garfield is among the best actor contenders for his role as an heroic pacifist in hacksaw ridge. but he'll have to see off the hotly—tipped casey affleck, who is nominated for his portrayal of a broken man in manchester by the sea. she sings off key in manchester by the sea. meryl streep is in the frame once again, this time for her performance as the delusional florence fosterjenkins, for which she has a best actress nomination. it is a hotly—contested category, with natalie portman the one to beat for playing the title role injackie, which tracks jackie kennedy's reaction to her husband's assassination. my kids have got to start school tomorrow. i've got but 12 quid in my purse. a relatively unknown british actress, hayley squires, is shortlisted in the best supporting actress category for her role in the gritty film i, daniel blake, made by film veteran ken loach, who gets a best director nod. it's not easy for me to admit that i've been standing in the same place for 18 years! well i've been standing with you! i've been right here with you, troy! fences, the august wilson play

about america in the 19505, adapted and directed by denzel washington, sees his co—star viola davis get a best supporting actress nod. nicole kidman will compete with her for that bafta, having been nominated for her role as a compassionate mother in lion, with dev patel playing her adopted son, for which he gets a supporting actor short listing. and who is you? nobody. i found him yesterday. as does mahershala ali, for his sensitive performance as a drug dealer with a heart in moonlight. but it is likely to be la la land's year, on a night which could have an added dimension of the possibility of politically pointed acceptance speeches. we'll have to see. what we do know is stephen fry will host proceedings once again, the duke and duchess of cambridge will be in attendance and mel brooks will be honoured with a bafta fellowship. and we'll bejoining jane hill and the film criticjason solomons on the baftas red carpet from 5:15 this afternoon and for a special results programme on the awards themselves from 9:30 this evening on bbc news.

some more wintry weather around today. we have had state and snow in places so far this morning. into the afternoon, across the hills of northern england, we will see a further few centimetres of snow blown around by strong winds. temperatures into the levels in northern england, north and east of wales. not as bad as yesterday. a little brighter than it was. northern scotland favour for sunshine. the strength of the winds remaining through the night. wintry conditions recede. the temperatures the lowest, but rising through the far south—west. milder air through the south—west on monday. gusty

winds across devon, cornwall, wales. still cold in the east. cloud, patchy rain and sleet across eastern parts of scotland and north east lingered. for many, dry and brighter and getting warmer into the next pa rt and getting warmer into the next part of the week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 10:30am. north korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, the first such test since donald trump became us president. mr trump has assured japan's prime minister shinzo abe