north korea delivers a display of military strength amid rising tensions with america over its nuclear programme. the state unveiled what appear to be new intercontinental missiles at its annual military parade. our correspondent reports from pyongyang. in syria, dozens of people including children are killed after a huge bomb hits a group waiting to be evacuated from two beseiged towns. everton football club bans journalists from the sun from its ground because of the controversial article written by kelvin mackenzie. and title—chasing tottenham look to keep the pressure on premier league leaders chelsea. good evening.

north korea has made a show of military strength, putting what appear to be intercontinental missiles on display at a massive parade in its capital pyongyang. it's warned the united states, which has sent an aircraft carrier to the region, that it is ready to hit back if provoked. the display of military hardware today has increased fears that north korea is moving ever closer to having a viable long—distance atomic arsenal. our correspondentjohn sudworth is one of a group of foreign journalists invited to the north korean capital to witness its parade. his movements are being monitored and tightly controlled. as the parade began, the ground shook, and a city at the centre of a mounting crisis echoed to the sound of marching feet. presiding over it all was kim jong—un, apparently untroubled by the international pressure over the now realistic prospect

of this most totalitarian of states becoming a fully—fledged nuclear power. and while president donald trump may be promising to stop it, north korea has other ideas. it's an extraordinary sight. this is state power expressed as mass unity, and it's meant to send two key messages — to the north korean people that their young leader's grip on power is unassailable, and to the outside world that he commands massive military might. "we will respond to nuclear war with nuclear war," a senior official told the crowds. a statement given extra force by the rolling out of these weapons which analysts say may be north korea's first intercontinental ballistic missiles. but while it may be isolated, it's

resilient and often rational too. it wants nuclear weapons not to use them but as a security guarantee. what message does this send to the outside world? "it shows the great strength of korea," this woman tells me. "we are the most proud people in the world." the periodic crises have so far always blown over but each time north korea emerges one step closer to its nuclear goal. after decades of trying, no—one has yet worked out how to stop its advance. john sudworth, bbc news, pyongyang. so what are the options to avert any potential crisis? here s our washington correspondent laura bicker. pyongyang is being warned. these naval warships

are within striking distance of the north korean capital. the message? the us is ready to act, if provoked. north korea is a problem, the problem will be taken care of. north korea has got to change its behaviour. the time for action is now. key to us efforts will be china. these talks with president xi last week laid the groundwork. donald trump said he received assurances that they would help put an end to north korea's nuclear ambitions. and some believe that is why he has dispatched those warships. perhaps the dispatch of carrier strike force to the peninsula is really aimed at motivating the chinese, to tell beijing that the united states is serious and wants to see china put a lot more pressure on pyongyang. china is already applying pressure at its border and placed a ban on imports of north korean coal. if president trump is weighing his options,

his best hope is in beijing. the us could also push for more un sanctions but critics believe that punishes the people of north korea, not its leaders. the pentagon has denied any suggestion of a pre—emptive military strike. but donald trump's actions in syria prove he is a president prepared to take action quickly and without warning. us troops in afghanistan are advancing after the dropping of a massive bunker—busting bomb known as the mother of all bombs. a display of firepower from the world's strongest military that mightjust make kimjong—un think twice about launching any attack. meanwhile, the vice—president, mike pence, is on his way to seoul to reassure asian allies and offer them an iron—clad commitment to come to their defence. his message is that the us will do whatever is necessary to keep the world safe. and laura is live in washington now. how likely is it president trump

would go for a military option? despite us media reports earlier in the week, that the president was considering a pre—emptive strike against north korea, our understanding is that is far from their minds at the moment. the policy seems to be more one of continued pressure, deploying diplomacy along with those noble stri keforce diplomacy along with those noble strikeforce is, just to turn up that pressure a bit more. the most likely scenario if north korea does test and other nuclear missile would be further sanctions. already, china has banned imports of coal from already, china has banned imports of coalfrom north korea, they could move to oil, stopping oil imports from the north. that could cripple north korea's economy. when it comes to the test donald trump has had in his foreign policy strategy, it has

been an evolving one. after months of isolationist talks, discussions putting america first, president trump's views have put the us back at the centre of the world stage. a massive suicide car bomb in syria has hit a convoy of buses on the outskirts of aleppo where thousands of people from two besieged government—held villages were waiting to be taken to safety. more than a0 people are reported to have been killed. dozens more have been injured. richard galpin reports. in the immediate aftermath, a man runs towards the site of the huge explosion, filming the horrifying scenes around him. it is believed a suicide bomber carried out this attack, reportedly driving a van carrying aid supplies. translation: i can't describe it, i am speechless. there are dead people everywhere. you can see dozens of burnt—out

cars, bodies everywhere. emergency staff and opposition factions are evacuating the wounded and the dead. the target was this convoy of buses carrying hundreds of men, women and children finally able to leave their villages which had been under siege for years in syria's continuing civil war. since last night, the convoy had been held up on the road near aleppo because of a hitch in the deal agreed between government forces and the rebels for the evacuation. that left everyone here very exposed to an attack. with so many killed and injured in this bombing, there are fears of revenge attacks and an end to further agreements to get people out other besieged and villages. for those who survive this attack, the aim now is to get them to safe areas as quickly as possible.

some are already reported to be getting back on buses, leaving the horror of this day behind them. richard galpin, bbc news. the parents of a birmingham university student who was stabbed to death on a tram injerusalem have said they're "devastated" by the "senseless attack". hannah bladon who was 20 and from burton upon trent was in israel as part of an exchange programme. her parents said she was the "most caring" and "compassionate daughter". israeli police have arrested a palestinian man who they say has a history of mental health problems everton football club has banned sun newspaper journalists from its ground following an article written by the paper's columnist and former editor kelvin mackenzie. in it he compared the intelligence of everton footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. the mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack mr mckenzie for making what he called "racial slurs". from goodison park, frankie mccamley reports. the footballer in the centre of it

all, everton midfielder ross barkley, whose grandfather was nigerian, compared here to a gorilla. and the man who wrote it, kelvin mackenzie, now suspended. he also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers. i've reported it to merseyside police and they're investigating the complaint. i have also written to the press complaints commission. the comments i believe were overtly racist. the club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable. it follows a long—running hatred towards the newspaper who blamed fans for the hillsborough disaster that left 96 dead. with applause at today's match to mark the 28th anniversary. the sun's publisher news uk has apologised

for the offence caused, saying it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage and there was never any slur intended. mr mackenzie says it was beyond parody to describe the article as racist. outside the stadium, fans welcomed the news. what he said about ross barkley i think is shocking, so i think it's only right. i think it's disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way he described the people of liverpool and they should be ashamed. his article should be proof—read anyway by the editors, so for them to let that go to press, i think it's quite poor. many will question why the paper, which he edited for many years, allowed the column to be published. the sun knew enough to make sure that mackenzie didn't refer to liverpool, especially on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. arriving here this morning, fans said they were angry and disappointed at the article.

following the club's announcement to ban the sun, those feelings have somewhat subsided this evening, but many say that the decision is long overdue. it's understood rupert murdoch will be consulted before a decision is made about mr mackenzie‘s future which may depend on a police investigation. the world's oldest person has died in italy at the age of 117. emma morano was born on 29 november 1899 in the piedmont region of italy. she was officially the last person born in the 19th century still living. ms morano had attributed her longevity to her genetics and a diet of three eggs a day, two of them raw. with all the sport, here's karthy at the bbc sport centre. neutral football fans will be hoping for the premier league title race to go right to the end

of the season. it is time to pop out of the room if you're waiting for match of the day, which is on bbc one later tonight as i have the results and some of the action coming up now. spurs are not letting the title go without a fight. they are now just four points off league leaders chelsea who play tomorrow. that's after tottenham beat bournemouth 4—0 today. david ornstein reports. it is at this point of the season tottenham are used to seeing their hopes fade. but this year seems different. if chelsea falter, spurs are waiting in the wings. where once the gap at the top looked insurmountable, there is a glimmer of light. that light shone brighter when mousa dembele drilled them ahead against bournemouth. in the recent absence of harry kane through injury, son heung—min proved an able deputy. reunited, they combined for tottenham to make it two. spurs have turned white hart lane into a fortress, no premiership team has a better home record and kane,

as he showed again, is one of the main reasons why, 25 goals in all competitions. goals could prove crucial if tottenham do push chelsea all the way. the gloss was provided by vincent jansen. the importance of this win all too clear to manager mauricio pochettino. david ornstein, bbc news. manchester city have moved up to third place after a 3—0 win over southampton. everton are now in fifth place after beating burnley. sunderland drew with west ham but are bottom of the table and still nine points away from safety. also in the relegation zone are swansea city, who lost to watford. sheffield united have been promoted to the championship. while in scotland, hibernian have won the championship title to seal a return to the premiership. at the bottom of the scottish premiership table, dundee are now two points from safety after losing to hamilton.

and there were wins for second—placed aberdeen, rangers, who are third, and motherwell. formula one, and a mercedes driver is on pole position for tomorrow's bahrain grand prix, but it isn't lewis hamilton. his new team mate this season, valtteri bottas, snatched the front spot in the final seconds of qualifying. it's bottas‘ first pole position of his career. hamilton will start from second on the grid. great britain have claimed four medals at the world track cycling championships in hong kong after elinor barker and emily nelson took the silver in the madison. it was the first time women have competed in the event at the world championships. belgium won the gold medal. it was judgment day in rugby union's pro12 with the four welsh teams in action in back—to—back matches. cardiff blues beat ospreys for the first time in seven years. scarlets defeated newport gwent dragons 21 points to 16. and munster are guaranteed a place in the play—offs after victory over ulster.

in the premiership, leicester boosted their hopes of finishing the season in the top four by thrashing newcastle 30 points to three. there were also wins for worcester and gloucester. and the five—time snooker world champion ronnie o'sullivan has a slender five frames to four lead over gary wilson, a former taxi driver making his debut in the world championships at the crucible. that's all from the bbc sport centre. kate. there may be more cause for concern this time because north group's nuclear capability is perhaps one step closer towards completion. therefore, that is a cause for concern for the rest of the world. it does seem that kim jong—un is pushing that line, pushing towards that red line. what does he want out of the us? is itjust attention or is something more behind this? it is attention as a means to an end. north korea wants a few things. it wa nts to north korea wants a few things. it wants to ensure its own regime's survival, it wants to be taken seriously, it was to be regarded as a nuclear power by the rest of the world. and it wants to be seen, to be seen to be treated with what it sees as respect of the international community. one of the things that i heard repeatedly in my dealings with

north korean officials was, why would the americans treat us like pakistan? through the north koreans see as having accepted them as an effective nuclear power. and that is the model. that is the precedent that north koreans have long wanted to follow in terms of the way that the americans treat them. do you think that there could be some concessions on the american side will kim jong—un have let's get more now on north korea's warning to the united states that it's ready to respond to any provocation with "nuclear attacks'”. the country has staged a huge military parade, displaying what appeared to be new intercontinental ballistic missiles. donald trump has sent a naval strike force to the region because of concerns that north korea is preparing to carry out another atomic test. earlier david slinn, britain's first ambassador to north korea, gave us his assessment of the escalating tensions. there may be more cause for concern this time because north korea's nuclear capability is perhaps one step further towards completion. therefore, that is a cause for concern for the rest of the world.

it does seem that kim jong—un is pushing that line, pushing towards that red line. what does he want out of the us? is itjust attention or is there something more behind this? it is attention as a means to an end. north korea wants a few things. it wants to ensure its own regime's survival, it wants to be taken seriously, it wants to be regarded as a nuclear power by the rest of the world. and it wants to be seen to be treated with what it sees as respect from the international community. one of the things that i heard repeatedly in my dealings with north korean officials was, why won't the americans treat us like pakistan? who the north koreans see as having accepted them as an effective nuclear power. and that is the model. that is the precedent that north koreans have long wanted to follow in terms of the way that the americans treat them. do you think that there could be some concessions on the american

side or will kimjong—un have to relinquish his nuclear ambitions before that takes place? i think what is very clear is the us side has long been prepared to sit down and negotiate with the north koreans but as long as the north koreans were prepared to negotiate on the basis of relishing its nuclear capability or its nuclear capacity. and thus far, there has been no sign of the north koreans being prepared to do that. how can the us and china work together? can they work together on fixing this? what form would it have to take? absolutely, the united states and china can work together to fix this. china, of course, has its own strategic concerns about developments on the korean peninsula and the us has strategic concerns. what i have long been interested in is to see how the us and china could sit down and discuss developments on the korean peninsula more constructively,

in a more long—term way. if you want to look at the prospects of the korean peninsula after the disappearance of a nuclear north korea. what would you like to hear from mike pence? he is visiting tomorrow, that's sunday. i think the vice president is clearly going to be travelling with a message of reassurance to the us' south korean and, by extension, japanese allies that the us will take the crisis seriously. but equally, it will prove a good ally to them and bear their interests in mind. the driving test is catching up with technology. the driving and vehicle standards agency announced that learners will have to demonstrate that they can safely use a sat nav. 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 the gate and then continuing to follow the signs from the satnav. i went for a drive with graham o'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. britain's creative industries are urging the government to overhaul its approach to the sector, as ministers draw up a national industrial strategy. they say british creativity is a big export earner and should be taken just as seriously as other sectors such as car making. here's our business correspondent, rob young. advertising, film—making, music and

video games. britain's creative industries are well known around the world and financially successful also. more people work in this sector than in uk oil and gas or carmaking. areas which tend to get a lot of government attention. the trade body, the creative industries federation, is demanding the government puts creativity at the heart of the new industrial strategy. it recommends creative enterprise zones being set up, offering tax breaks and advice for start—ups on things like selling services and products abroad. the organisation once careers advice in schools to be overhauled. it is current guidance is inadequate and misleading. the jobs of the future and will require a combination of creative technical skills and that needs to be hard—wired into the workforce and will certainly go some way to meeting some of the skills shortages in the sector from the domestic workforce. but also, we

will always, i think, domestic workforce. but also, we willalways, ithink, be domestic workforce. but also, we will always, i think, be an international hub for creativity. the business secretary greg clark says he wants to build on the strength of the sector and is committed to doing a deal with the creative industries same and as britain heads towards the exit door of the european union, cultural and creative companies are keen to push their case that british books, plays and tv programmes can also help britain define its role in the world. you will find out what the weather is looking like. here is matt taylor. some show are still around but for most of the likelihood a clear and cold, southern and eastern areas could tell some frost in the countryside but frost free for parts of north east england and northern ireland, cloud increasing through the night with patchy rain and drizzle taking us into the morning. how does eastern sunday shape up? rain from northern ireland and scotla nd rain from northern ireland and

scotland brighter and outbreaks of rain spreading southwards and eastwards a cross rain spreading southwards and eastwards across england and wales but maybe devon and cornwall police south wales are boarding the bad weather, staying with brightness and temperatures of around 15 in the south but cold across central and eastern areas with the rain, brighter and not as chilly across parts of scotland. chilly into monday, some showers around but predominantly dry for most and through the weekend, other than rain in southern scotland, it will be decent but gardeners take note bash it could be frosty at night. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. at least 43 people have died in syria, after a huge car bomb exploded on the outskirts of aleppo. thousands of people from two besieged government—held towns were waiting to be transported under the terms of an evacuation deal. north korea warns the us not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is "ready to hit back with nuclear attacks".

the comments came as north korea marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding president, kim il—sung. everton bans sun journalists from its stadium and training ground, following a column by kelvin mackenzie regarding midfielder ross barkley. teachers at the nut conference have voted in favour of possible strike action in england, because of concerns about funding pressure. now on bbc news, it's time for a programme to mark the 20th anniversary of bbc hardtalk. some very significant people have lined up, condemning what you have done, or questioning it. i'm not sure... the european commissioner, peter mandelson, has questioned the wisdom of publishing the cartoons, he says, "publishing them again and again pours petrol on the flames." you talk about frustration with governments, now,

but your whole career, basically, sounds as if it's been banging your head against a brick wall. great to see you, how are you? how do you feel, as president, that you are going to go down