this is bbc news. the headlines at 10:00pm. president trump says he'll strengthen links with allies in the pacific region following north korea's latest missile launch. the house of commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the eu referendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — la la land is named best film at the baftas. emma stone won a best actress prize for her role in the musical, which picked up a total of five awards. and caroline frost, entertainment editor at the huffington post uk, and tony grew, parliamentary journalist, are here to help me review the morning papers. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea, for test—firing a ballistic missile, the first since donald trump entered the white house. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said it was "intolerable," while mr trump said the us would back japan 100%. the missile flew for about 300 miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes contains flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan earlier this morning. today's launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea's dictator, kim jong—un, could crash a weekend party taking place

on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend golfing in florida. mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion. translation: north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the relevant united nations security council resolutions. in his response, president trump seemed less certain. even neglecting to condemn the north korean launch. thank you very much, mr prime minister. i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. kim jong—un recently promised to test a much more powerful intercontinental missile. president trump has vowed that will not happen,

but it's not clear how he intends to stop it. north korea already has short—range missiles capable of hitting south korea, and medium—range missiles capable of hitting japan. the musudan is an intermediate range missile, which may be able to hit us bases in guam. the ultimate goal is a so—called icbm, able to hit parts of the united states and australia. for more than 20 years, the outside world has been trying to stop north korea, with tighter and tighter sanctions. but it has been a complete failure. the border with china remains open, and trade is flourishing. the us and its allies will now move to tighten sanctions further, and accelerate the deployment of new anti—missile systems in south korea and japan, but no one seems to have any idea how to stop north korea from becoming a fully fledged nuclear missile armed state.

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. graham hutchings from the oxford analytica think tank has written extensively on china and the asia pacific rim. he told me it was difficult to see how president trump could contain north korea. and i think a fair conjecture that president trump doesn't know quite what to do yet — after all, the administration has hardly bedded down. very noticeable, however, notable that new defence ministerjames mattis went to seoul as his first foreign visit last week and spoke powerfully about the need to do something about north korea. then went on to japan. and now we have, in the middle of the party that is currently underway in florida with the japanese prime minister and the us president, we have this move by north korea. sanctions have achieved zero, as your report suggested. there's a little bit of head room

still for other measures, perhaps squeezing the financial system of the dollar system, insofar as that benefits north korea, but it doesn't look as though that is going to deliver what's required here. what are north korea's basic motives here, do you think? well, survival. and if there's one thing the north korean state has done rather well, it's survived. i couldn't say it has prospered, although the economy does seem to be in better shape as far as we can tell, than it has been for several years, but its survival is very remarkable. it goes back to the late 1940s. it has lost principal allies. it's had famine, it's had succession problems and various other issues. it wants to continue to survive, it wants respect. it wants living space in the international arena and it believes that pursuit of nuclear capacity capability is the way to achieve that. and what about china's role in all this? again, bearing in mind we have this new president, mr trump, who has said various

things about china. where does it put them? china does not much like what has been happening in pyongyang, i'm sure, ever since kimjong—un took over there. it's conspicuous that because either he hasn't been invited, or he has declined to go. he hasn't made the customary visit to china. customary in the sense that his predecessors did. china, however, does not want to see the collapse of that state. it has a lot vested in that. it has a lot vested in the security and stability of the korean peninsular. it's going to be rather careful and cautious. it will be happy to open up a conversation with the new president of the united states to see what could be done, but i think mr trump would be well advised not to expect too much, certainly in the short term. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests

joining me tonight are tony grew, the parliamentaryjournalist and caroline frost — entertainment editor of the huffington post. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, insists he remains impartial in performing his duties, despite saying that he supported remain in the eu referendum. the revelation has led to repeated calls for him to stand down, as our political correspondent chris mason reports. the speaker — a role with a history dating back to at least the 14th century. order, order. sitting between the political parties, chairing debates, but, for the second time in a week, it'sjohn bercow‘s opinions that have generated attention. talking to students at the university of reading, he said eu migration had been a good thing. and added... this may not be popular with some people in this audience,

personally i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay the european union than not. in the european union than not. mr bercow had already irritated some by accusing president trump of racism and sexism. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump. some mps loved that, but his critics are repeating he must be replaced. i'm incredibly surprised that the speaker now has expressed views on a number of issues, on brexit, on immigration, on state visit, on diplomacy. he is incapable of impartially chairing debates in the house of commons now, and must go. an ally of the speaker told me he didn't speak out during the referendum campaign and is scrupulously fair when chairing debates. plenty of mps agree. i'm confident thatjohn bercow has the numbers and support across the parties to see off this attempt by a handful of crusty

tories to unseat him. and those in government remain supportive too. i had more than six years as europe minister under david cameron, and in that time i neverfound the speaker was shy of calling lots of people who were critical of the eu to ask me difficult questions. the speaker'sjob description is clear — he is obliged to be politically impartial, but, for now at least, he doesn't appear to be at much risk of being toppled. chris mason, bbc news. some of the biggest cinematic names in london, hollywood and beyond came together at the royal albert hall for the baftas. as predicted, romantic musical la la land won the greatest number of awards. with me fresh from the royal albert hall is the huffington post's uk's

entertainment editor caroline frost. you have recovered from the excitement, but it was jolly chilly. that struck us. every actress who was wearing minimal clothing and smiling deserves some sort of highfalutin award. it wasn't for the faint—hearted out there tonight. goodness me. let's get started. we will start with best actress. emma stone. la la land, best film and so on. we can have a little bit of the song. # city of stars, are you shining just for me # city of stars, there's so much that i can't see. not a bad song, i suppose. it got best film and everybody thought it would. not quite perhaps the success that was

expected. every once in a while you getan expected. every once in a while you get an enormous juggernauts like lord of the rings or titanic. you start to see them picking up everything early in the morning. they get best cleaner who happen to walk on the set. this didn't happen tonight with la la land. all the awards were going to rivals. even thejungle awards were going to rivals. even the jungle book and awards were going to rivals. even thejungle book and best awards were going to rivals. even the jungle book and best adapted screenplay went to lion. we thought la la land wouldn't be so universally celebrated. but emma stone got best actress in a leading role. she was a very popular when. they had been sort of warned, not so political this time around. it's the baftas, don't go so heavy on the us politics. but she talked about a time for creativity to be important and celebrated in a world that needs and celebrated in a world that needs a lot of love. she is a popular when, a glowing actress and as time has come. —— a popular victory.

when, a glowing actress and as time has come. -- a popular victory. ryan gosling, very popular, but he didn't get best actor. casey affleck did in a film to make you feel miserable! ryan gosling wasn't in the audience tonight. he had been built to appear, so perhaps he got wind of the fact it wouldn't go his way. maybe he thought the trip was worth his time, we don't know. casey affleck picked up the award tonight. very honest. a popular victory again. he hasn't been nominated in awards seasons. his role in manchester by the sea, which picked up manchester by the sea, which picked up the award for best original screenplay for kenneth lonergan who also directed. not want to take the family along to on a sunday afternoon. more downbeat, but we know hollywood loves a tear—jerker. something to make us feel bad about. best supporting actor. dev patel. our dev. it's looking good for the

oscars. he's nominated next month, so oscars. he's nominated next month, so perhaps this victory will make the american academy wake up and think, they need to take another look at the young man. the film he was in was lion, the true story of an indian boy who got lost on the trains in india, was adopted by an australian couple, in the film they are played by nicole kidman and david wenham. he tries to make his way back to the tiny village that he has dreams about still. and dev patel had to learn to speak in australian accent. it was remarkably convincing and praised by natives. he said it's a family film about mothers and sons. he was very emotional, thanking his family tonight. best supporting actress, viola davis. arguably the strongest

field of the night. nicole kidman, michelle williams in manchester by the sea. but viola davis triumphed. she's probably the shoo—in for the oscars now. she went back at the global —— she won at the golden globes as well. that film was in fences as well. and the best british film, it is the baftas. i, daniel blake, directed by ken loach. it's an unashamedly bleak film for all the right reasons. he won at the cannes festival. he was the first win of the night, ken loach, and he went in all guns blazing. he talks about the way the country is being run, and that creativity... he said the oscars and all the awards seasons, the oscars and all the awards seasons, the baftas, there is room for glitz and glamour of the red carpet, but there is room for the

other stuff as well. by that, he meant the film he has made, which isn't an easy film to watch, but is certainly necessary. caroline, thank you very much indeed. you willjoin me again in about 15 minutes to talk about the newspapers, which will no doubt have some bafta pictures on the front pages. time to take a look at the headlines. the white house has responded to north korea's latest ballistic missile test by vowing to stand by its allies in the region to deter what it calls the menace of kim jong—un‘s regime. the deter what it calls the menace of kimjong—un‘s regime. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has insisted he remained impartial in performing his duties, despite saying he voted remain in the european union referendum. we have just been discussing, la la land has been named best film at the baftas. emma stone won best actress for the musical, which picked up a total of five awards. a busy day in sport. we will go

straight to the sport centre with john watson. premier league champions leicester city are facing a battle to remain in the premier league, one season on from lifting the title, after being beaten 2—0 by swansea city. claudio ranieri's side are nowjust one point above the relegation zone after slipping to their fifth straight league defeat. hannah lupton reports. not much to smile about when faced with a relegation battle. claudio ranieri's leicester are one point above the bottom three and so are swansea, but they are revitalised since paul clement took charge. with so much riding on this game, it was all rather cagey. that was until alfie mawson managed to break free, the central defender showing his survival instincts. he has now scored more

premier league goals this season than wayne rooney. when fighting at the bottom, timing your next move can be crucial. in first—half injury time swansea struck again, martin olsson hammered in his first for the club, much to the delight ofjanuary's manager of the month. the champions have failed to score in the premier league in 2017. it took over an hour to register their first real chance. islam slimani's effort smothered by fabianski. leicester's turnaround in fortunes is baffling, not least for their owner. a huge victory for swansea and paul clement, but leicester haven't won in the league since new year's eve. this is a hangover they need to shift quickly. chelsea could've gone 12 points clear at the top. as it is, they were held to a h draw by burnley thanks to a fantastic free kick from robbie brady. pedro had scored the opener.

chelsea extend their lead to ten points instead. rangers are into the last eight of the scottish cup after coming from behind to beat greenock morton. martyn waghorn won it for rangers in what was their first match following the departure of manager mark warburton on friday. and scottish cup holders hibernian will face a fifth—round replay after a goalless d raw with edinburgh rivals, hearts. this weekend's six nations action culminated in defeat for scotland against france in paris. the scots hadn't won there since 1999, and that losing streak was extended to ten straight matches as they lost by 22—16. patrick gearey watched the action. welcome to france. land of the giants. home of a rugby team built around a 150 stone pack. when faced with such an obstacle, scotland decided the best option was to distract them and then sneak around. stuart hogg is an expert raider. in this battle, the french goliath had the slingshot in the form of fly—half camille lopez. with france now ahead, the battering ram set to work. with every charge, they knew

the scottish wall would weaken. eventually somewhere a crack would appear. gael fickou spotted it, breathing space. the gap began to seal up once more, two penalties for finn russell, whose aim was spot on. scotland were back within two at the break and gave chase early in the second half. tommy seymour took a punt, and his luck was in. so too was tim swinson. now a chance for two easy extra points. missed. finn russell's kick would have been emphatic in football but it was embarrassing in rugby. france took their chance, 16—16, less than 15 minutes left. the french urged to the line, they went to the brink, no try. no escape for scotland. they kept on queueing up lopez, who knocked them over. in the land of the giants, scotland's task was simply too big. ireland's women have seized control of the women's six nations following a bonus point victory over

italy. they won by 27 points to 3, hannah tyrrell scoring a superb solo try in stoppage time. that secured the bonus point, which means they top the table with two wins out of two, ahead of england who've also won both of their opening matches. in the rest of the day's rugby, wasps moved five points clear at the top after a 35—35 draw with exeter. there was a total of ten tries scored, with exeter down to 11! men. in the proi2, treviso lost to leinster and connaught beat cardiff blues 19—13. that's all the sport for now. fourteen retired anglican bishops, have accused the church of ignoring the views of gay christians. in an open letter they said an official report into the church of england's position on homosexuality, didn't contain "authentic voices" from the gay and lesbian community. the letter comes ahead of a meeting of the general synod, later this week, the body which approves church law. here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. if the church of england was tempted

to believe that its recent report on same—sex marriage had settled the matter, then this letter is an indication that the issue is still tearing at the heart of church unity. the peace of the lord be always with you. the letter says that the house of bishops report, which maintains that marriage is between a man and a woman, is not sufficiently inclusive. "our perception is that while the pain of lgbt people is spoken about in your report, we do not hear its authentic voice." one of the signatories says that members of the lgbt community have been betrayed by the process. of the people that entered those conversations, knowing that they would have to reveal themselves in a circumstance in which that might carry a price, in terms of their life and career, and they feel that what's come out here is a betrayal in the specific

sense, that their voice is not heard. for some attending morning worship in leeds, it's time for same—sex marriage to be allowed in church. the community of lgbt people has not been fully heard. i think that's a terrible sadness in terms of the broad life of the church. so long ago people could change their mind about slavery, even though it was in the bible. why can't they realise that we are real people who have real relationships. but for evangelical christians, even those who might be same—sex attracted, the critical issue is not inclusiveness, but obedience to scripture and tradition. the teaching of the bible is that we are all broken in different ways. all of us are broken in our sexuality in fact, whether it's homosexual or heterosexual.

we'll have sexual desires we need to say no to for the sake of our integrity as christian disciples. the house of bishops has called for a change in tone and mutual respect. that will be put to the test on wednesday when members of general synod will debate the issue. martin bashir, bbc news. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". speaking to the bbc this morning, mr watson played down reports that labour is using focus groups to gauge the popularity of alternative candidates tojeremy corbyn. he said this was "not the time" for another leadership election. earlier i spoke to chris mason about the reports. pretty much ever since he was first elected labour leader, the running theme has always been, how long will he last? there was a conclusion, if you like, at the end of his first year in office that he would last a little longer, because, yes,

he went back again and won easily in the labour leadership contest he won again and won easily in the labour leadership contest of last summer. things then went a little quiet because the assumption was that therefore he would be able to stay for as long as he chose to. what we've now got is a discussion that's been going on at westminster, both privately and then occasionally in public, about whether he may at some stage choose to stand down, rather than being toppled by an internal challenge. but as you say, tom watson appearing on the andrew marr show this morning, insisted that the second leadership election win for mr corbyn has cleared the issue and that he will stick around until after the next election. we've had a tough 18 months. we had a damaging second leadership election. so we've got an uphill struggle ahead. the polls aren't great for us, but i'm determined now that we've got the leadership settled for this parliament, that we can focus on developing a very positive, clear message to the british people in a general election. we could hear in tom watson's tone

there the position that labour finds itself in as a party, talking about an uphill struggle. looking at the opinion polls, and we should always insert the caveat that opinion polls so often recently have proven to be spectacularly wrong, but labour are a country mile behind in the opinion polls. the polls could still be very wrong and they would still be behind. enter ian lavery, who is a labour mp, who appeared on radio 5live this morning. he is their new campaigns coordinator. and he said something that didn't quite chime with what tom watson was saying. so, in the context of these upcoming by—elections in copeland in cumbria and in stoke—on—trent, he said the party was pretty confident, but he talked about the potential loss of either of those seats that labour has held pretty much forever, as potential hiccups, which is arguably to understate the significance of a labour loss for them there. he then said, and it's a very interesting quote, this. "there's plenty of leaders to pick from if and whenjeremy decides of his own volition that it's not for him at the election.

that isn't the case at this point in time." so he was floating publicly the idea thatjeremy corbyn could choose, as he says, of his own volition, that he might not want to fight an election. and that is to articulate something publicly that occasionally labour mps will float privately. and so, that's something to watch. this is a guy, by the way, who has been in post as the campaign coordinator for only 48 hours. it's not usually the kind of language you would use publicly to describe the potential shelf life of your boss. and any names, a few names are around. give us a couple if you can. the names that tend to float to the surface, angela rayner, rebecca long—bailey, two shadow cabinet ministers. they were the subject of some discussion in the sunday times today. it is the suggestion that there has been some internal succession planning going on, and some focus groups, where the party assembles a group of typical voters and shows them videos of various people and says,

what do you make of these people? labour have been pointedly saying that these focus groups were not about succession planning, it was normal, conventional party policy to do this kind of thing behind the scenes. clive lewis is the other name that is mentioned. he resigned from the shadow cabinet last week over those brexit votes in the commons. so, yes, yet again, the speculation about who might be the next leader of the labour party seems to be underway. the award—winning jazz and pop singer aljarreau has died in a los angeles hospitaljust days after announcing he was retiring due to exhaustion. he was 76. jarreau was acclaimed for his versatility, winning seven grammy awards across jazz, pop and r&b categories. it has been cold plate in most

places. will the weather cheer up in the next few days? —— it has been cold of late. i'm sure we are crying out for something more like spring. good news, we can wave goodbye to scenes and temperatures like this. come the middle of the week it will feel much more like it with sunshine and milder weather. the message is, slowly but surely over the next few days it will turn more mild. but we're not there yet. another chilly night out there, brisk easterly wind with dampness around, particularly later in the night across northern england and eastern scotland. clear skies emerging across southern counties as we end the night, cold, but not as cold as it has been recently. tubic as of four or 5 degrees, and a bracing start as you step out in the morning. —— temperatures off. sunny but windy with gales out west in the south.

further north, it will be a struggle to brighten things up, especially across the more northern and eastern parts of england and dublin to scotla nd parts of england and dublin to scotland as well. some dampness holding temperatures down to four or 5 degrees across north—east ingot. a bit of a question over how quickly it will brighten up through parts of wales, the midlands and eastern counties. if it stays cloudy, it will stay chilly. further south, a transformation from the dole weekend conditions. but it will be windy. you have to factor that in. particularly windy across western coasts and the headlands. 50 or 60 mph coming from the east and their warnings from the met office. into monday night it will stay windy. by tuesday morning, this chap appearing from the south—west, a front bringing showery outbreaks of rain across south of england and south—west wales. for the rest of us, a dry day on tuesday. how much

sunshine is open to doubt. it's a lot milderfurther sunshine is open to doubt. it's a lot milder further south and west. as we head towards the middle of the week, the front that saunters across the country bringing the odd shower and another one that will bring heavier and possibly thundery showers as well. some showers around through the middle of the week but sunshine as well and most of us will turn dry by thursday. for all of us it will be much milder than it is right now.