this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: north korea stages a huge military parade to mark the birth of the country's founder, amid warnings over rising tensions with the us. you can actually feel the ground shake as thousands upon thousands of goose—stepping shoulders —— soldiers, tanks, rockets, have rumble their way through the capital. everton football club bans sun journalists from its grounds following a column by kelvin mackenzie regarding midfielder ross barkley. the mayor of liverpool welcomes the decision. it is right that everton have done what they have done so i applaud that. i think the fans to will applaud that decision. also in the next hour, the practical driving test gets a reboot. from december, learners will have to show they can safely follow a satnav before they can pass. delegates at the national union

of teachers annual conference vote to back a day of strike action over funding concerns in england. and coming up after sport at 3.30pm, this week's edition of click looks at how technology is being used in the fight against crime. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has warned the united states that it's ready to react to any provocative action. it comes as the country staged a huge military parade, displaying what appeared to be new, submarine—based ballistic missiles. us president donald trump has sent a naval strike force to the region because of concerns that north korea is preparing to carry out another nuclear test. our correspondentjohn sudworth is with a group of foreign

journalists invited to the capital pyongyang. his movements are being monitored and tightly controlled. it's an extraordinary sight. you can actually feel the ground shake as thousands upon thousands of goose—stepping soldiers, tanks, rockets and other weaponry have marched and rumbled their way through the capital city. this is a display of unity for the young north korean leader and it's meant, of course, to send a key message on the anniversary of his grandfather's birth that his grip on power is unassailable, but as donald trump threatens to thwart his nuclear ambitions, it also sends a message to the outside world that this country's military with its nuclear tests and missile launchers is vital for its survival and military analysts will, of course, be pouring over these

pictures for evidence of the latest state of technological advancement of these forces. there is that speculation that it maybe preparing for another underground nuclear test. i think it's probably unlikely that we'll see a test today, but kimjong—un is making it absolutely clear that he is not prepared to negotiate away his nuclear weapons whilst being threatened and challenged by the united states. and experts believe that with missiles, with weaponry like this, they are just a few small steps away from having a real deliverable nuclear arsenal and, of course, once they reach that stage, it's a game changer in terms of the regional security situation and the global international diplomatic calculation about what can be done about north korea's military ambitions? it changes things for good

and the young man sitting up there in those stands has learned those lessons from his grandfather and from his father before him. the us vice—president mike pence will be in south korea tomorrow as part of a ten—day asia trip. steve evans reports from the capital, seoul on how the country is responding to events north of the border. you know seoul is only 100 miles from pyongyang, but it could be a million miles in terms of atmosphere. that big parade has been on two of the channels here, but it doesn't get really big audiences. you get the sense that life here has just gone on here as normal. the streets have been full of people on what feels

like the first day of summer. the military here in south korea has been studying the pictures of missiles and it reckons it does see developments in the long—range missiles. north korea, the south korean military thinks is making progress. experts have picked up on new kinds of tracked vehicles carrying missiles and those matter because if north korea can convey missiles around the country much more easily, it's much more difficult to hit them before they launch anything. so, the sense of the common people is, life goes on. this continual barrage of rhetoric and threat from the north has been there since 1953 when the fighting between the two halves of korea finished, but the military and the intelligence services look very intensely. on sunday, we are visited by the vice—president of the united states, mike pence, and he will come here and he is expected to say that the alliance between the us and south korea and between the us and japan is iron—clad

is the word that he uses. so the feeling here is north korea is there in the background. we hear the threats, but we've had threats before, we're not panic buying, we're not planning on leaving the city, but we are concerned, i think that would be the mood here. everton football club has banned the sun newspaper from its ground how closely is all this being watched where you are? i can imagine that various experts in the pentagon are watching that parade and wondering what exactly kind of missiles north korea have. now, there were 56 different kinds of missiles on display, ten different types, but the one that they will be worried about are those

intercontinental listed missiles. they have always been suspected, it has always been rumoured, butjust because they were on display, many experts will say it doesn't necessarily mean they are capable of being launched. north korea has a lwa ys being launched. north korea has always said they want to build a missile, they want to launch a missile, they want to launch a missile capable of reaching the united states, but the one thing certainly that they would not tolerate here would be perhaps another nuclear test, a six nuclear test. remember, we have that one back just test. remember, we have that one backjust a month ago where they said rockets horribly close to japan. now, at that time, donald trump said the time for strategic patience was over, he also said that he will not tolerate these kinds of missile strikes from north korea. and we have seen from his actions that when he was a red line, he means it. roma, there is that

strikeforce, that naval strikeforce in the korean peninsular, just in case. we are hearing they are on exercises but they are near the region so it will be interesting to see how, if there is any reaction from donald trump, he is in florida at his base in mar—a—lago. from donald trump, he is in florida at his base in mar-a-lago. the key here is china, whether that country comply a role in trying to take us away from what is clearly an increasingly serious sick tuition. you are exactly why and that is why those talks with the chinese prime minister were so important with donald trump. when they were sitting down to dinner, and over remarks about how luscious but chocolate ca ke about how luscious but chocolate cake is, he mentioned he said 59 cruise missiles into syria. now, that casual remark that show of strength will have had an impact not just on the chinese premier but when

they take that message back to pyongyang, it is a clear message that this is a new sheriff in town, to speak, that is prepared to use the military muscle that he has in his capabilities. a car bomb is reported to have killed at least 16 people being evacuated out of two beseiged towns in syria. the syrian observatory for human rights said the explosion occurred at rashidin, west of second city aleppo, where buses were waiting to transport thousands of people who left fuaa and kafraya a day earlier. the people were travelling under an evacuation deal. government linked sources say it was a suicide bomb attack. everton football club has banned the sun newspaper from its ground because of an article by columnist kelvin mackenzie. in it he compared the intelligence of club footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. the mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack him for making what he called "racial slurs".

mr mackenzie — who denies the article made racist comments — has been suspended by the sun. richard galpin reports. the controversial article published yesterday in the sun has now led to kelvin mackenzie being suspended. the piece about the everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather was born in nigeria, compared him to a gorilla, and said the only other people in liverpool earning as much money as ross barkley were drug dealers. i have reported it to merseyside police. and they are investigating the complaint. i have also written to the press complaints commission. the comments, i believe were overtly racist. it showed a picture of ross barkley with a gorilla, knowing full well ross's heritage and his nigerian ancestry in terms of his grandad. i think it was a despicable comment. kelvin mackenzie and the newspaper must see if the police will take the matter further.

in a statement, the sun's publisher said it apologises for the offence caused, and it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage. mr mackenzie says it was beyond parody to describe the article as racist. but if the newspaper which he edited for many years now admits the article was offensive, why did it allow it to be published? i would have thought that they knew enough to make sure that mackenzie did not refer to liverpool. especially on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. and now everton football club has just announced that journalists from the sun have been banned from its ground. kelvin mackenzie's future as a columnist for the newspaper is very much in question. well, earlier i spoke to our correspondent frankie mccamley, who has spent the afternoon outside

goodison park. well, julian, speaking to people and fans outside the club, a lot of them, as you can imagine, are saying they are extremely happy with this decision to ban the sun journalists, also from the training ground and any operations to do with a foot or club. just to give you an idea of the feeling of fan groups towards the sun newspaper, we were given a leaflet this morning, and there we re banners outside the club saying, sun journalists are not welcome. we know in the local area a lot of newsagents don't sell the newspaper and a lot of taxis we have seen have got this logo printed on them. speaking to the liverpool mayor, joe anderson, he did call for a protest to

take place. he has now said that doesn't need to happen because now there is this real sense that the people have spoken, the fans have spoken, the club has listened, and action has now been taken, following that article by kelvin mckenzie. you talk about attitudes to the sun newspaper more broadly in liverpool, and that takes us back to the hillsborough tragedy and it is the anniversary of that today. of course, yes, not farfrom here, there is a service taking place at liverpool cathedral to remember those 96 people who lost their lives. there were a lot of people here, a lot of families here will be arriving today to come to this match at a very sensitive time, so the fact that that article was published at this time has really, really upset fans here. they have been letting me know that, a lot of them. the former editor of the sun is a controversial figure on merseyside after accusing liverpool fans of drunken and abusive behaviour during the hillsborough disaster

and as our media editor amol rajan points out, himself a former editor of the independent newspaper, there should be some editorial responsibility in this matter. from my days as a newspaper editor, it sometimes takes gusts to stand up toa it sometimes takes gusts to stand up to a journalist, and kelvin is a pretty big figure, for a sub editor oi’ pretty big figure, for a sub editor oran pretty big figure, for a sub editor or an editor to say maybe not this weekend, maybe is the clear of hillsboro, does take guts. i haven't had an answer as to whether the editor was in on thursday night. easter weekend, he might have been away. it is true to say there have to be editorial responsibility beyond the columnist itself. we've got merseyside police dealing with jo granderson ‘s complaint on racial grounds and he has also complex to the press regulator ipso and they will be wanting to show they are in

touch with public opinion. the call will be, is it worth having kelvin mackenzie, you want columnist to be outspoken proper gutters or is he single—handedly destroying the sum's relationship with liverpool when they are keen to repair relationships? that is going to be the call this week. north korea stages a parade celebrating the foundation of the country. everton country. eve rto n ba n country. everton ban kelvin mackenzie from their training ground and football ground. learner drivers will have to show they can follow directions from a satnav under changes to the practical test. in sport, tottenham are four points behind chelsea after a 4—0 win at bournemouth, harry kane making his first in the month helping them

ensure victory. great britain have won a medal at the track fighting championship in hong kong. and mark selby dominated the opening session of his match in the snooker. he is eight frames up. updates on the three o'clock kick—offs on the website and i will have details at around 5:30pm. strike action over funding cuts in england's schools has been backed by the national union of teachers. the nut voted on the measure at its annual spring conference in cardiff today. it comes as a survey ofjust over 3,000 staff carried out by the union found that almost half of young teachers expect to quit the profession within 5 years. increasing paperwork, longer hours and concerns over mental health were just some of the reasons cited. 0ur education correspondent, gillian hargreaves, is in cardiff. give us a flavour of what is being

said today there julian. there is a strong undercurrent of this four—day conference and that is anger about what each is perceived as significant cuts to funding in england's schools. they have now balloted to increase the pressure on the government with further industrial action and they haven't ruled out the possible to a full one—day strike, and national protest against what they regard as significant funding cuts. we have heard delegate after delegate after delegate talking this morning, one was a parent, a mother who described how in herarea, was a parent, a mother who described how in her area, some schools have had to limit the amount they are sent —— spending on central heating and overwinter, children were being taught without hats and gloves on just to keep warm in the classroom. the mind, on the other hand, says a record amount of cash is knowing

into england schools this year, £40 billion, the biggest sum ever. this should be enough might around. they do have to be savings, something in the order of £3 billion over the next three years. but the government has said that money should be able to saved in the way in which schools by goods, things like computers, books, and so on, if heads teachers are books, and so on, if heads teachers a re savvy books, and so on, if heads teachers are savvy in the way they've buy those things, they should be able to make savings without it of acting the quality of teaching. the unions say that is nonsense, class sizes are going up, and teachers are not being replaced when they leave school. it is not unusual for teachers to gather at easter and express concerns with government policy, irrespective of what the government is at that time. i use seeing something different, do you think, this time? yes, yes. there is a difference this time. the reason is that although schools have been

well funded in the main in the past 30 years, what we are now seeing is the signs of austerity, in our public finances, the constriction of public finances, the constriction of public finances, the constriction of public finances, it is happening in the health service and in schools as well. two decades ago, we were in the land of plenty and now we're in the land of plenty and now we're in the land of austerity that is beginning to be felt in schools and there are whole generation of teachers who have not worked in that environment, and they are now finding that savings are having to be made while at the same time there is an expectation that schools should retain their standards, and good exam results, and the pressure really, really is on. so the clash between governments and schools is going to be a tube this weekend. and they have quite deliberately voted today to wrap up industrial action because of what they see as the biggest funding crisis in 20 years. the family of a 20 year—old british

student who was killed injerusalem have paid tribute to their daughter. hannah bladon, an exchange student, was stabbed yesterday by a palestinian man with a history of mental health problems. this afternoon, hannah's family released a statement, in which they described her as: "the most caring, sensitive a man is in custody over her murder. police in sheffield are investigating four unexplained deaths in the barnsley area which they think might be linked to heroin use. they're trying to find out if the deaths were caused by the strength and content of the drug being used locally. the three men and a woman were aged between 31 and 47 and were found at separate addresses. the turkish president has been speaking to supporters ahead

of tomorrow's referendum on major constitutional changes that could see him gain significant new powers. he's hoping to secure a yes vote, which would see the country shift from a parliamentary to a presidential republic. my my colleague is in istanbul. she explained the... they feel a huge amount of that stake. some are calling it the most significant moment in this country, its history, since the founding of the state after the collapse of the ottoman empire. to put it in shorter terms, basically, they are turning from a parliamentary republic to a presidential republic. mr erdogan, if he gets the yes vote that he wants will dismiss the prime minister and appoint a number of vice presidents. it will change the three bodies — the judicial, the legislative and the executive branch. the detractors say it is too much power for president erdogan. giving sufficient power, the yes

voters would say, giving to the country's leader going forward. a very divided city. a lot of the posters i am seeing are for yes, a lot of the people i am meeting are saying no. it is expected to be incredibly close. mr erdogan is giving a rally for votes in this referendum that is considered one of the most significant moments in this country's history. you mention the rally. we are showing pictures of mr erdogan. just a word about the response internationally to this. clearly, there has been a lot of international interest because there have disputes in other european countries about various protests and demonstrations and rallies. how closely is this being watched abroad, do you think? incredibly so. the turkish diaspora is huge. in the netherlands, we are talking about 250,000 voters.

a man i met who was voting no felt it was very much that his country is at stake and also turkey's place in the world. they are involved in so many issues. in syria, in the refugee crisis, in russia, turkey and mr eedogan is bang in the centre. if we speak to yes voters, they feel that mr erdogan, having more power will make him have a bigger bargaining chip with other world powers and he will be able to push through some more issues in this. i , particularly when it comes to terror attacks. this is a country that has been through terror attacks, and an ongoing purge of many of the citizens in this country. really, an extraordinary time for the country. officials in afghanistan now say

that 90 islamic state fighters were killed by a powerful bomb launched by the united states on thursday — more than double the original estimate. is has denied it suffered any casualties in the attack, which targeted a network of caves and tunnels in eastern afghanistan. a spokesman for sri lanka has said that those who were killed in colombo has numbered 19. the dog had been destabilised by fire and heavy rain. the dump had been destabilised. heavy machinery is being used to try and clear the rubbish. the driving test is catching up with technology after the driving and vehicle standards agency announced that learners with have to demonstrate they can safely use a satnav. the agency says it's vital that the practical test keeps up to date, as our correspondent, judith moritz, reports.

every motorist has been through it, the rite of passage of taking a driving test, but in future learners will be examined on new things. the first driving test was taken in 1935. clearly today's drivers are used to a very different road experience. more than half of them use satnav and so the test has been updated to reflect that. so it's turning right out of gate and then continuing to follow the signs. i went for a drive with graham 0'brien who helped develop the new test. satnav: turn right and then at the end of the road, turn left. drivers will have to follow satnav directions. so if we can incorporate it into the test that will drive the training and get people more familiar with dealing with that level of distraction as well which we know is one of the biggest causes of accidents in the first six months with new drivers. learners will also be asked to show they can cope with real life scenarios such as parking within a bay. we were often taking people down into housing estates where they would be reversing around

a corner and perhaps using up half a test doing some of these set piece manoeuvres. the point is to change all of that, to get people far greater experience of roads. the new tests have been trialled in some areas and will be introduced for everyone by the end of this year. candidates will be asked to drive independently for longer, but the cost and length of the exam will stay the same as no doubt will the nerves of those going through the process. bluebells are one of britain's favourite wildflower, but this spring it seems the violet carpets have arrived later in our woodlands than in previous years. catriona renton is in hertfordshire to find out why. well, look at this. for as far as the eye can see, there is this beautiful carpet of bluebells. now, they only come once a year. they'll be around for three orfour weeks. we are at langley woods in hertfordshire. now they are a sign that spring has sprung, but they've come a little bit later this year.

to explain that to us is steve marsh from the woodland trust. why have they come later? they are later this year because we've got a colder spring. last year was a bit warmer so the bluebells came out earlier. it's nothing to worry about, they are coming, but later this year. now, you want the public‘s help to map these beautiful flowers. tell us what you want them to do. so through the woodland trust's big bluebell watch campaign, we want people to map and tell us where the bluebells are and whether they are native or non—native. can you explain that? so this is a native bluebell. it droops over. a non—native is very upright and stiff. it has flowers that are one side of the stem, the non—native all the way round. the native has a white pollen, the non—native has blue and the petals on the native curl back and they don't on the non—native. they look incredibly fragile when you see them close up,

but are they under threat? to look at this, you wouldn't think so, but are they under threat? in our ancient woodlands, bluebells are an indicator of ancient woodland and they are under threat from climate change and development. and also people trampling on them. so we ask people not to trample and don't pick them, but enjoy them. so you can go on to the woodland trust white and put in your postcode and it will bring up the nearest bluebell wood to you to go out and enjoy this easter. the sea of blue is something to behold, if you don't believe in magic or the fairies that live underneath them, you might once you come and see this! some you to full wild flowers in hertfordshire. let's check on the weather some you to full wild flowers in hertfordshire. let's check on the weather forecast. still plenty of dry weather around as we entered this saturday afternoon. some showers, two, but

they will ease away tonight. under clear skies, it will turn to you with a touch of frost. he is today, wings changing out west. as we go through the day tomorrow, the rain will work quite erratically east with uncertainty about how quickly it will move. it looks like parts of north england, midlands, a stand here and the south—east will see wet weather, as well as scotland weather could be snow mixed in. to the north, showers and chilly, to the west, largely dry. easter monday, dry weather again. a few showers, the degree billing or the cool side. the cool week ahead. sunny spells by day but the nights will be cold and frosty. oi’ ora hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 15.30: north korea warns the us not to take provocative action in the region,