hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and roger johnson. a north korean missile test fails as it explodes just seconds after launch. the test took place just a day after a huge military show of strength in the capital pyongyang. in the next few hours the us vice—president mike pence will arrive in south korea for talks about the nuclear threat from the north. good morning, it's sunday 16th april. also ahead: there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead. theresa may urges unity over brexit as she delivers her easter message. the world's oldest woman dies at the age of 117. emma morano put her long life down to genetics and her diet of eggs. in sport, tottenham make it seven premier league wins in a row to keep

up the pressure on table—topping chelsea. and: from the countryside to the classroom. we'll be looking at the lamb cams helping to teach children in inner city schools about life on the farm. and philip avery has the weather. a very good morning to you and happy easter. this does not look promising. it is already reining in western scotland and northern ireland. as it headed your way? we will have the details in a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. an attempt by north korea to launch a test missile has failed, a day after it issued a nuclear warning to the us. american officials believe a land—based ballistic missile exploded within seconds of take off, close to the east coast city of sinpo. the test, which is in violation of un resolutions, came just hours after a massive military parade was held in pyongyang as a show of force. us vice—president mike pence will arrive in the south korean

capital this morning for talks on the north's nuclear ambitions. our us correspondent laura bicker has more. 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 and the problem will be taken care of. north korea has to change its behaviour. the time for action is now. china is the key. these talks laying the groundwork. donald trump said he received assurances that they would help put an end to the nuclear ambitions of north korea and believe that is why he has dispatched warships. 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—buster bomb known as the mother of all bombs. the display of firepower from the world's strongest military that just might make kim jong—un think twice about launching any attack. meanwhile, the vice president, mike pence is on his way to south korea to reassure asian allies and offer them an ironclad commitment to come to their defence. his message is that the us will do whatever is necessary to keep the world safe. our seoul correspondent, steve evans, joins us from seoul. steve, what has been the reaction there to this latest attempt by north korea to test launch a missile? that great show of force of rows and

i’ows that great show of force of rows and rows of missiles less than 2a hours ago is not as powerful as it may seem on ago is not as powerful as it may seem on your screen. ago is not as powerful as it may seem on your screen. north korea frequently tests missiles and more often than not they fail. so there is the possibility of a nuclear test coming up now. if you look at the aerial pictures of the north of the country, the mountainous region where they test these things, it is prepared for an sixth test. but this failed missile test shows that they are not yet that. they do not yet have the fearsome arsenal which the president claims they have. they are moving towards that direction, no

doubt about it, but they are not yet they are. we'll be speaking to former foreign secretary sir malcolm rifkind about the situation in north korea in just a few minutes‘ time. theresa may has used her first easter message as prime minister to say the uk is coming together after the brexit vote. the pm said opportunities would emerge from britain's decision to leave the european union thanks to the country's shared ambitions and values. let us come together as a nation, confident in our values and united in our commitment to the obligations that we have towards one another. let us work together to build that brighter future that we want for our country. and together, build a stronger, fairer britain that truly does work for everyone. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn used his easter message to urge people not to stand by in the face of society's problems. the leader of the opposition said easter should be a time to reflect on the current challenges, both at home and abroad. it would be easy to retreat into our private lives

because of challenges that seem overwhelming, allow ourselves to be divided and blame others. we need to respond to these problems through action and support for social justice, peace and reconciliation. the evacuation of syrian residents from towns under siege has resumed, after dozens were killed in a suicide car bomb yesterday on the outskirts of aleppo. the attack hit a convoy of buses at a check point where thousands of civilians were waiting to be moved to safety. let's speak now to our middle east correspondent lina sinjab who joins us live from beirut. good morning and thank you for joining us. this attack yesterday just underlined the terrible risks and the dangers faced by people in these towns in syria. well, yes, indeed, especially since the attack

took place where civilians were evacuated. it was not targeting only, you know, fighters on either side. what we hearfrom the only, you know, fighters on either side. what we hear from the syrian observatory for human rights and some activists who were at the scene was that a bus loaded with food was distributing food to children, at then exploded and, you know, caused a lot of casualties. so far we have no information about who is responsible behind this but there are? is raised on how this bath with food managed to get into the area when it is sealed with security from both sides. —— it raises issues about how this bath with food managed to get into the area. in the past few hours people in turkey have begun voting in a referendum which could significantly increase the powers of president erdogan. if approved, the role of prime minister would be scrapped, more than 5,000 people have been

rescued from boats off the libyan coast over the past two days. the italian coastguard says good spring weather has led to more migrants attempting the perilous crossing to europe. an italian woman — who was thought to be the oldest person in the world — has died at the age of 117. emma morano from northern italy was the last person verified to have been born in the nineteenth century. helena lee reports. here she is celebrating her 117th birthday in november last year surrounded by family and friends at her home in northern italy. asked how she felt on reaching ii7, she said she felt well. born in 1899, emma morano's life spanned three centuries. the eldest of eight children, she outlived all of her younger siblings. she survived an abusive marriage, the loss of her only son, two world wars, and more than 90 italian governments. and she worked in a factory

until she was 65. so, what was her secret? emma morano thought it was probably her diet. translation: i eat two eggs a day, and that's it. i eat cookies. i don't eat much because i have no teeth. always eating the same things, always at the same time of day. her doctor of 27 years thought there were other reasons too for her long life. translation: the first factor is genetics. it is her own condition, a natural phenomenon, as it happens around the world. her personality would be fundamental as well. the mayor of the small city in northern italy where she lived said she had an extraordinary life, and she will always be remembered for her strength to move forward.

helena lee, bbc news. what an amazing life she must have lived. what changes she must have seen over lived. what changes she must have seen over that lifetime. i guess, one of the last victorians, really, at that age. and a warning, if you are on a diet over easter than today's the day that you will get back on to whatever you not been doing this may not help you. a thomas the tank engine train made entirely of chocolate. oh, yes. it arrived at king's cross station in london to mark the easter weekend. it is made of over 100 kilograms of white, dark and milk at belgian chocolate. it stands over six feet tall. if you forgot to purchase any easter eggs at this morning, just head over there and grab a bite. we

will have a quick look at the front pages. we are hoping to speak to the former foreign secretary shortly where we will talk to him about events in north korea that we have been discussing this morning. that failed nuclear, failed missile test overnight. the telegraph talks about that. laura kenney has given an interview in which she says she hopes to race at the olympics in 2020 and there is another lovely story buried away down here at the bottom of the page about builders who are doing is a work in a church, lifted up some flag stones and found a hidden crypt in which they discovered the remains of five old archbishops of canterbury. builders find all sorts of weird and unusual stuff. even our little humble home. so if your builder has never unearthed something unexpected, let us unearthed something unexpected, let us know. sometimes even old newspapers, they are fascinating.

let us know if your builder has ever found anything. north korea dominates most of the front pages this morning. the sunday times this morning talks about america being ready to strike at the heart of north korea's nuclear sites. they think they can neutralise them then nuclear programme if there is a pre—emptive attack but many people are suggesting that those are really... not just are suggesting that those are really... notjust empty threats by words at the moment. much concern as well the words will become action. the observer has a picture here of ross barclay, and you will know this story from yesterday of everton banning the sun newspaper after a column this week that received a lot of coverage over the last 2a hours. the main story, about free schools helping rich regions. resources go to the wealthy south. north korea also on the front page of the mail

but i will take you inside the mail this morning because this is a story that many of you will have seen last night on britain has got talent. the missing persons choir featured night on britain has got talent. the missing persons choirfeatured on the programme last night, made up of people who have friends or relatives who have gone missing. it was very emotional to watch... it was. a briefing for them to do to stand up in singapore for but i think as much of anything at all so i live the cases of these individuals but also in general terms, the kind of play but families in the situation space. well done to them. it is that a minutes past seven. people in turkey have begun to vote in a referendum which could significantly increase the powers of their president. if approved, the role of prime minister will be scrapped as our correspondent explains. a divisive campaign has ended and turkey now faces the biggest political choice in its modern history. both sides made a frantic push to the end. voter turnout will be decisive in the outcome. the yes side believes

a stronger presidency, scrapping the post of prime minister, will make the government more efficient. if they win, the president will receive enhanced powers to appoint ministers, choosejudges, issue degrees and dissolve parliament. a human chain by the no side who say the reforms would remove parliamentary checks and balances, and that an authoritarian president erdogan has destroyed what was left of turkish democracy. it has been a traumatic few months in turkey with an attempted coup and repeated terror attacks that have killed around 500 people. the government says a stronger leader could face down terrorists. critics argue that the president has failed to keep turkey safe. and so a crucial country at the geopolitical crossroads is deciding its future path. the outcome will be felt far beyond the borders. you're watching

breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: north korea has tried and failed to launch a test missile the day after a massive parade to show its military‘s strength. theresa may has urged the people to unite as britain prepares to leave the european union. here's philip with a look at this morning's weather. that is an accurate picture of what is coming up in our ago when you caught me out with a lovely picture which was yesterday. sorry. i've made it far more simple. the message of the day is much cloudier than of late. some rain on the way. i'm sure there will be some of you that will

be very glad to hear that. i was walking around the south—east couple of days ago and there were definite cracks in the fields so some of the farmers, i suspect, cracks in the fields so some of the farmers, isuspect, will cracks in the fields so some of the farmers, i suspect, will be welcoming this incursion of atlantic air. the southern weather front is starting life of the northern ireland where it is already over parts of western scotland. as we get through the day towards lunchtime, the rain looks gradually —— the rain will gradually bypass at the northern half of scotland. some sunshine around. the air is decidedly cold and we will come back to that in just a second. the rain at its heaviest in the western slopes of the pennines and the top end of wales and maybe the north midlands. getting up to around ten millimetres. a lot of deluge. earlier trip drive over the southern parts of wales and down into the southern parts of england. eventually we will push the rain

over towards the eastern side of england shall stop it clears away from northern ireland and clears out of wales. perhaps for your plans a bit too late in the day. underneath the rain, it will be cool. seven or nine. even colder come monday as the air starts flowing not from the west and the atlantic but from the north. the down and across the british isles. the colder that is already in place across shetland, it won't get much warmer as we get on through monday. the showers will be tumbling down on the northerly breeze. the best of the sunshine across northern scotla nd best of the sunshine across northern scotland but the coolest of the air sitting there as well. here is the thing. the first signs of some really cold nights to come will be therein the heart of scotland. they are. minus five degrees or so and that prospect tumbles its way ever further south in the first part of the forthcoming week. frosty nights to come but some dry weather. it is pretty nippy out there at the moment andi pretty nippy out there at the moment

and i have been resisting putting my heating back on but last night. i'm afraid i succumbed. the calm, succumb. there is an easter message for you. just so come. cave in. someone tweeted with me. when will talking about the old lady in italy who just passed away. this man said she wasn't a victorian beakers... —— because. she might have been visiting the uk at the time. it is that easter visiting the uk at the time. it is easter sunday. it's easter sunday and how better to enjoy the bank holiday than with a nice walk in the great outdoors? but thousands of children across the uk have limited access to the rural environment. so in a effort to bring the countryside into the classroom, one farm in kent has enlisted the help of it's rather cute residents. breakfast‘s holly hamilton has been to take a look. it had typical spring day on this farm in kent but it's notjust the

farm in kent but it's notjust the farm are keeping a close eye on the animals. these are the stars of lam kam. streamed live online straight from the farm and into the classroom —— lamb cam. it can tell me what the job of a sheep is. —— who can tell me. these children have been monitoring the shed for the last two weeks and even monitoring some live births. it's really exciting because we don't go to farms that much. the land just came out of the ewe. have you seen land just came out of the ewe. have you seen anything like that before? when it is on the screen, you don't need to smell all the dung. skill are having to come up with alternative ways of educating georgian about rural living.

alternative ways of educating georgian about rural livingm alternative ways of educating georgian about rural living. it is a great chance to see what they do in the farm. —— children. lucky for us, we have had a roof garden that was built quite recently so we have two raised beds at its given to children and opportunity to plant the seeds and opportunity to plant the seeds and nurture the plant is ready to eat. lamb cam is the brainchild of the country trust. a charity that helps bring working countryside to disadvantaged schoolchildren all year round. with it about 18,000 children every year out of the city and on to the countryside and real farms but we know that that was just scratching the surface so we know that this camera is to bring farms to millions of children and giving them a window into the life of the real working farm and making a connection with the farmers who work so connection with the farmers who work so hard to produce food with us and be able to share experiences that they wouldn't see in their daily life. some children wouldn't have seen a life. some children wouldn't have seen a land being born which is a

really wonderful thing. soon the season will be drawn to a close but that won't be the end of lamb cam. instead it will be moved to a new location the children will still be watching. brilliant. we just mentioned very briefly about the palace during renovations that have uncovered things. this is one from earl saint and newspaper from the fireplace dated 1871. although the house was actually built in 1900 and it is a terrific one here, a pair of dentures. here we go, yes, not sure what the navy ‘s but by builder once found an old power of dentures in one of our wharves. the slatwall is. tilly found a priest hole call ——

gone wrong. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. broadcasterjanice long is here to tell us what's caught her eye. good to see you. you started in the mail, lots of, well, ithink good to see you. you started in the mail, lots of, well, i think all the papers have this story today that it is about the fate of the world hanging on these two mavericks. piggot everybody thinking at the moment. you wake up and turn on the news and you are thinking what on earth is happened. ——i think it's what everybody is thinking. it is lined with trump and kim jong—un. " are we on the breadth of an apocalypse?" are we on the breadth of an apocalypse? " i are we on the breadth of an apocalypse?" i think that's what everybody thinking. he looks back to 1862. the cu ban everybody thinking. he looks back to 1862. the cuban crisis. he said at

that point he felt the cool heads prevailed were as here, you have these two people who are unpredictable and impulse it. it's a game of chess being played that you don't actually really know what's going to happen. you don't know if anybody is going to tilt the chessboard over rate any moment. that's what everybody is worried about. interestingly, it grew body applauded the decisive action that donald trump took in syria, for example. north korea and entirely different game, perhaps. it's interesting web in china actually becomes the grown up in the room. exactly. small mistakes can have great ramifications globally and that's what people are worried about. you mentioned the cuban missile crisis but the whole world watched as those ships steams towards cooper but now with twitter and everything else, stuffy flying around all the time —— tuber ——

cuba. this is incredibly sad. payday loans. people really rely on them. wages have been lagging. 14% since the pay freeze in 2011. people are turning up at food banks because they can't afford to exist. we all held on great regard that they're simply not earning the money to live and execs properly. —— exist. simply not earning the money to live and execs properly. -- exist. they are looking at possible industrial action. this is in the times. gnomes have shot up —— the sale of gnomes. it polarises people. you have known?

at port my dad won recently. ——i bought. there are all kinds of gnomes these days. a couple of guys doing selfies. you have no minor tablet who is an iron dome. they can't work out while people are getting excited about gnomes again —— gnome. there was a movie called gnome alone. george harrison apparently is a huge name of fans. —— gnome fans. people have whole ranges of gnomes. with big head. very fla m boya nt ranges of gnomes. with big head. very flamboyant suit. any bridal gnomes out there? sherlock gnomes.

leigh i was shocked that the average cost of a wedding dress is £32,000. no! the high street is saying that it doesn't, it has their own ranges and bringing the price back down. people are stopping going for the fa ncy people are stopping going for the fancy stationery and looking to make their own fancy stationery and looking to make theirown and fancy stationery and looking to make their own and bring the cost down. people can be really creative these days when it comes to weddings. my mother made my wedding dress and i certainly didn't have a posh one. you can also get them from oxfam who has an amazing range. the jumpsuit and the pa ntsuit has an amazing range. the jumpsuit and the pantsuit and tailoring is on the rise. you notice how i'mjust silently sitting he was you talk wedding dresses. janice, wonderful.

thank you. we will have more from you in an hour. we have also been talking about easter decorations this morning and that's because a lot of people have been saying that easter has become increasingly like christmas. if you go out to the shops, you will see decorations, easter lights, east it if the bags. you into the easter decorations?” heard someone ask have you put your easter tree up? has this come from america? for a while, people might have had branches of spring trees that they decorated that it's now become a thing. a number of people have made the point that the whole point of easter is the story of the crucifixion, the resurrection... it seems to have disappeared. let's have a look at some of your pictures. julia harrison sent one in. this is julia's pictures. julia harrison sent one

in. this isjulia's branch.” pictures. julia harrison sent one in. this is julia's branch. i think that's really pretty. it is not new tojulia, she says it is been happening for as long as she can remember. let's see this from sue gray. she sent a picture of her tree. she says she loves easter and has always decorated. and gibbs prepares —— prefers to paint cakes. he isjump she painted lassi. they are very nice. you also have to have an awful lot of patients. sandro pampling has sent a tweet saying her mother has had an easy trip for yea rs. mother has had an easy trip for years. it has eggs on it that no crackers. easter crackers. excellent, excellent. we are here on the bbc news channel until nine o'clock this morning. we are about to say goodbye to our view was on

bbc one. we will split more about this —— speak more about this. we'll find out how a the easter bunny is closing in on santa claus when it comes to our spending. and it was the pregnancy followed by millions online. we'll all watching this on bbc breakfast. and after weeks of suspense, april the giraffe has finally given birth to a baby boy at a new york zoo. we'll find out how mother and baby are doing in around an hour's time. and sticking with the animal theme, the travel show has been to meet the patients being nursed back to health at the world's first elephant hospital in thailand. here is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. happy easter. hello, this is breakfast

with rachel burden and roger johnson. coming up before eight, philip will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. an attempt by north korea to launch a test missile has failed, a day after it issued a nuclear warning to the us. american officials believe it exploded within seconds of take off. the us vice—president mike pence will arrive in south korea later this morning for talks on the north's nuclear ambitions. it comes just hours after a massive military parade was held in pyongyang as a show of force. theresa may has used her first easter message as prime minister to say the uk is coming together

after the brexit vote. the pm said opportunities would emerge from britain's decision to leave the european union thanks to the country's shared ambitions and values. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn used his easter message to urge people not to stand by in the face of society's problems. the leader of the opposition said easter should be a time to reflect on the current challenges, both at home and abroad. mr corbyn called for action on homelessness, a crisis in the nhs and the impact of war. the evacuation of syrian residents from towns under siege has resumed, after dozens were killed in a suicide car bomb yesterday on the outskirts of aleppo. the attack happened at a check point where thousands of civilians were waiting on buses to be moved to safety. the people of turkey have begun voting in a referendum that could see sweeping new powers given to president erdogan. if approved, the role of prime minister would be scrapped. our turkey correspondent selin girit is in istanbulfor us this morning. selin, this vote has the potential to bring about major

changes doesn't it? although his role as ceremonial as president, he was fairly powerful, wasn't he? he could indeed become extremely powerful. and all powerful figure if the proposed changes go through. the presidency at the moment is, as you said, a symbolic post but turkey has been under a state of emergency for some time and the president was the de facto... had become an all powerful president anyway. now he wants to continue being as powerful, as such, if the proposed changes go through, the parliamentary system will be scrapped and the presidential system will take over. the vice presidents,

there will be a vice president, however there will no longer be a prime minister bows, the poll will close at five p.m. prime minister bows, the poll will close at five pm. and we will probably know the results but can be local. millions of people are eligible to vote and they are very aware of their historic role in deciding where turkey goes next. hugh is he now with the sport. it looks like the premier league race is still very much alive and kicking. certainly. tottenham hotspur ‘s, seven wins in a row, trying to put as much pressure as possible on chelsea and in this run iimagine possible on chelsea and in this run i imaginejust a's most possible on chelsea and in this run i imagine just a's most difficult game will be a way today facing manchester united at old trafford. if manchester can win that, the spurs will feel... it will be difficult but they will feel they can challenge for the title. plenty still to come this season but totte n ha m still to come this season but tottenham hotspur have moved within top four points of the top of the

league after a comfortable victory over bournemouth. manchester city are up to third; and after being involved in controversy off the field, ross barkley helped everton move into the european places. adam wild has the details. so much of sport is about belief. and on this kind of form, you might believe that the spurs were capable of almost anything. a fantastic period in our club, a fantastic moment. the belief in the way that we play is fantastic. now wejust wait, make sure it is done. the points are important for us. well, that dream is to catch chelsea at the top. a 4—0 win against bournemouth reducing the gap to four points. chelsea should be concerned because time are coming for you. behind them, manchester city have now reached a third. the captain is back from injury and inspiring them to a 3—0 win at southampton. at the other end of the table, any end remaining belief

is beginning to fade. sunderland managed a draw against west ham. in truth, they probably needed more. swansea, they certainly did, defeated by this goal they remain in some trouble as do hull city. they lost 3—1 at stoke thanks to a very special goal. oh, brilliant! what an outstanding goal! crystal palace improved their hopes of survival, coming back from 2—0 down to draw a against leicester. and after a troubled week for barkly, he managed to focus his mind back onto football matters. his deflected shot helping everton two or 3—1 win against burnley. they now go above manchester united who play chelsea this afternoon. so today sees liverpool take on west brom, and then chelsea will try and move seven points clear at the top of the table

against manchester united. they are a good team, strong physically and technically and for this reason we must pay them good attention because united also want to play to find a place for the next champions league and to arrive in the best form on the table. and they have the possibility to do this. they have a certain style of play, they stick to it, they do it very in the scottish premiership, champions celtic face ross county this lunchtime. meanwhile, dundee's problems are escalating. they lost for the seventh match in a row. they were beaten 2—0 at home to hamilton and now occupy the relegation play off position. motherwell leapfrogged them by beating inverness 4—2. there were also wins for rangers and aberdeen. congratulations to hibernian

bayfield a return to the top flight with a win over queen of the south. ricky burns failed to unify the super—lightweight division in glasgow last night. the scot‘s wba title was taken by ibf and ibo championjulius indongo. the namibian was unbeaten in 21 fights prior to this and forced burns onto the back foot for much of the fight. burns had rallied in the fifth and sixth rounds but all three judges awarded the fight to indongo. a mercedes driver is on pole position for today's bahrain grand prix, but it isn't lewis hamilton. his new team—mate this season, valtteri bottas, snatched the front spot byjust two hundredths of a second in qualifying. it's the first pole of the finn's career. hamilton will start from second on the grid, with ferrari's sebastian vettel third. leicester tigers have strengthened their hold on fourth place in rugby union's premiership with a bonus point win over newcastle. england scrum half ben youngs scored the crucial fourth try ten minutes from time to ensure his side ran out emphatic winners by 30 points to three.

leicester are in pole position now to secure the last playoff spot after nearest rivals bath were beaten at worcester. gloucester also won, they beat sale. munster narrowly beat ulster 22—20 to guarantee their place in the pro 12 playoffs. dave o'callaghan scored the decisive try. ulster can still make the top four with only two games remaining this season. there were also wins for cardiff, scarlets and leinster. great britain will be aiming to add to their medal tally on the final day of the track cycling world championships in hong kong. elinor barker and emily nelson secured britain's fourth medal — a silver — in the women's madison. they were beaten to gold by belgium. for barker, it's a second silver of the games — she can claim a third in today's points race. defending champion mark selby thrashed qualifier fergal o'brien in his opening match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. the world number one threatened a whitewash as he wrapped up victory by ten frames to two.

he now has almost a week off before his second round match when he'll play either wales' ryan day or china's xiao goo—dong. ronnie o'sullivan is finding things a little more difficult in his first round match. he was 5—1 up at one point with this, the first century break of this year's tournament, but qualifier gary wilson has battled back and is now only a frame behind. that match will conclude this afternoon — you can follow that across the bbc. thank you very much, hugh. an attempted missile test by north korea has capped off on the most eventful weeks in foreign events in yea rs. as eventful weeks in foreign events in years. as crisis talks on syria, an aborted trip by borisjohnson and us bombing in afghanistan also made headlines. but speaking out to the

former foreign secretary. thank you former foreign secretary. thank you for your time this morning. first of all, the missile test that appears to fell by north korea. can we breathe a sigh of relief? well, the first question is why it failed. it could have failed because the system is not yet competent enough to make it work but there is a strong belief that the americans, through cyber methods, have been successful on several occasions in interrupting these sort of tests and making them fatal. so if the americans are able to do that, that is probably quite encouraging. that is very interesting. they may have directly disrupted this test? i don't know. but there have been reports that they have the competence in doing that and there have been previous exa m ples that and there have been previous examples where the americans have used cyber methods to... for example, with a run some years ago, they interrupted some of the nuclear enrichment programmes. there have also been a number of occasions when

the north korean tests have failed. but do not get too excited about that, they have also had quite a few successful tests. they are an advanced country when it comes to their nuclear weapons programme. borisjohnson spoke their nuclear weapons programme. boris johnson spoke about their nuclear weapons programme. borisjohnson spoke about north korea adhering to un resolutions. those resolutions, which were brought in many years ago, and sanctions against them which were tightened at last it seemed to have made very little difference to their ambitions. yes, the revolutions are useful for diplomacy but they do not deliver. there is only one absolute way in which delivery can be achieved by peaceful means, other than the north korean is changing their mind, and that is through the chinese. in this respect, the united states is quite correct to put maximum pressure on china because north korea are utterly relies on china for its energy supply and a lot of its food supply as well. it is pretty much a bankrupt economy, not because it has to be the because

it has diverted so much of its three sources, not just the it has diverted so much of its three sources, notjust the nuclear weapons programme but into creating a massive military machine and it is too poorer country to sustain that. if china put the screws on, that would make eight different. we saw that massive display yesterday in pyongyang. in china, the third language we are hearing from donald trump and america talking about a narmada of military that he is sending out to the region, they talk also about the ability to neutralise the nuclear programme. china appears to be the grown up in the room, doesn't it? speaking far more moderately about managing the situation. well, the various measures that the americans are taking like sending a fleet and various other military sounding noises are not just various other military sounding noises are notjust to influence the north koreans. they are trying to get across to the chinese that in this respect the united states is deadly serious. and why was to my because of north korea achieve what it says its ambition is, notjust to have a nuclear weapons but to have

an end to intercontinental nuclear warhead that could reach the united states. this is the nearest equivalent we have seen to the cuban missile crisis of the 19605 when it appeared for sometime that cuba, through the 5oviet union, would have nuclear weapons based in cuba that could threaten the united states. that was unacceptable, literally unacceptable that was unacceptable, literally u na cce pta ble to that was unacceptable, literally unacceptable to washington and that i5 unacceptable to washington and that is why we went to the brink in 1963. it is not so serious as on this occasion because of the end of the day nuclear weapons in north korea, at the moment, could not threaten the world as a whole that they could have an enormous impact, they were ever used obviously in south korea and injapan. ever used obviously in south korea and in japan. and the world does feel fragile when you wake up in the morning. i have been reading a piece you wrote in the sun on sunday this morning looking at the issue of syria at the moment. you say you support the missile attacks of donald trump in syria in the wake of the camel called incident it is that

you also say the syrian president mu5t you also say the syrian president must be part of some sort of transitional arrangement in order to bring about an end to the civil war. iam bring about an end to the civil war. i am still at a loss as to what any sort of transitional government might look like, who would be involved and how long it would last for. is there any indication that the president would be willing to ta ke the president would be willing to take part? two points. what the americans did with the missile attack on the chemical weapons i55ue,in attack on the chemical weapons issue, in my view, has worked. there will not be another chemical weapons attack. he knows now he cannot do that without similar punitive action. in that respect it has had a limited expect the maxxis —— 5ucce55. limited expect the maxxis —— success. but the regime has not been defeated, far from it. success. but the regime has not been defeated, farfrom it. although i would love to see him go tomorrow, prefera bly would love to see him go tomorrow, preferably today, that will not happen and america demands that were originally made that he must go, cannot happen. what you need 5um5 originally made that he must go, cannot happen. what you need sums of transitional arrangement and like i 5aid transitional arrangement and like i said in the article that you mentioned, there is a president. in

order to get an end to the terrorism in northern ireland, we all swore at heart and we accepted that people like martin mcguinness, the ex— ira, had to be part of the transition and pa rt had to be part of the transition and part of the new arrangements. it is not something we were comfortable with, given the history, but it has given a whole generation of young northern irish children the chance to grow up without terrorism and to have peace in northern ireland. syria i5 have peace in northern ireland. syria is not northern ireland but there is a parallel there that we have to get used to. thank you for your thoughts this morning. here's philip with a look at this morning's weather. we have already heard from rachel this morning that she is on the horns of a moral dilemma. the ship toucher heating dial5 or doesn't she? perhaps roger will confe55 later in the programme. you will see why they are in a dilemma later on. cloudy and went for some. the weather 5i5ter streaming in from the

atlantic. it has already brought rain to parts of atlantic. it has already brought rain to pa rt5 of western atlantic. it has already brought rain to parts of western scotland and northern ireland. they belong before it flexes way across the iri5h before it flexes way across the irish sea and brings the threat of rain into the heart of the british isles and i 5tre55 rain into the heart of the british isles and i stress that quite strongly because the northern parts of scotland, you have a mixture of sunny 5pells, showers of scotland, you have a mixture of sunny spells, showers and chilly conditions. if you are underneath the blanket of cloud and the rain, i'm afraid the temperatures will disappoint here through the day as well. seven, eight, nine, ten, something of that order. the rain went like that in the south where it is probably needed by many. the south—west of england, you just cloud up. they won't be a drop of rain were speaking about. the temperatures here possibly 15. it will take you a while to get the rain in the east that eventually it gets there. the heaviest of rain will be found on the western slopes of wales and the westerns parts of the pennines. come on easter monday, there will be a westerly breeze and

you will find it coming out of the north. no heat wave. as the weather system introduces the cold air down further. it will turn increasingly chilly. quite a bit of cloud around and is beckoning of showers. in the short term across the south, eventually, the cloud —— cold air floods in. look at this. the towns and cities down on temperatures. quite a hard frost, —5 across scotland. a frosty night, sunny spells by day. what will you do with the heating controls? we will be on the heating controls? we will be on the lookout for the sunny spells, thank you, philip. in a few moments here on breakfast we'll have the morning's news, but first it's time for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: we continue our journey through thailand...

ooh! you've got a big nose. ..as i head to the world's first ever elephant hospital. she's been eating her greens. haven't you! this week, i'm in northern thailand. it's mountainous landscape and lush jungles are an ideal environment for the asian elephant. the animal is seen as the symbol of thailand. around 3000 live in these wild forests. the country also has a captive elephant population of almost 4,000. controversially, some of them work in the tourist industry. caring for all of these elephants is a hugejob, particularly if the animal needs specialist medical attention.

i've come to lampang to meet some of the vets who are attempting this mammoth task. when it was opened, in 1993, this was the world's first elephant hospital. and since then, they've treated over 4,000 elephants. i'm here to meet some of them. the hospital aims to provide care for any sick or injured elephant in thailand. what kind of patients do you have? we have all kinds of illnesses, sicknesses, knife wounds, gunshot wounds. some have diarrhoea, constipation, cataracts. some have serious, like, cancer, and tumours. the most difficult case, the victims of landmines. good morning. morning. how are you?

i'm fine. good to see you. dr kay takes me to meet some of her patients on her morning round. hello! wow! so in the morning, you have to go and check up on the elephants themselves? yes, every morning. wow. she is huge! yes. what's her name? her name motala. motala? yes. she about 57 years old. and what happened to her foot? she stepped on landmine in burma. and after that, the owner bring motala here, and donate here. so she's one of the permanent residents? yes. the hospital has five permanent residents who need round—the—clock care. the rest of the patients have been brought here by their owners for shorter term medical treatment and operations. for motala, each day starts

with her prosthetic leg being fitted, so she can walk out for breakfast. wow, so this is the prosthetic leg. can i see it? whoa, so big! it weighs a good, at least, 15 kilograms. very heavy indeed. so herfoot will go in here. and these are all formed specifically for the elephants themselves, so they're all different. they're just putting some talcum powder to help with the dryness, and of course, the comfort. a layer of talcum powder on the inside as well. in the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun isn't too hot, motala will walk out for a fewer hours. there you go. it's on. motala walk along. adult females weigh just under three tonnes on average. she's coming to get her breakfast.

so the prosthetic is needed to give vital relief to her other three legs, which are under enormous pressure. how long did it take her to get used to the prosthetic leg? five to seven days. then she gets used to it? yes. so quick learners. she put quite a lot of weight on that. checking over the elephants each day is part of the hospital routine. wow. this one's a little bit smaller. hey! mosha was also injured bya landmine, and came here when she was just seven months old. she's now 11. hi. ooh!

you've got a big nose! and what are you looking for? she had the wound inside. dr kay has cared for her since the day she arrived. are you smiling at me? mosha is good. healthy? yes. she's been eating her greens. haven't you? very friendly. soraida started the hospital after seeing elephants die because there was nowhere to treat them. so i told myself, ok, that's it. if no—one is going to do it, i'm going to do it myself. there should be a place where elephants can be treated, because there's no elephant hospital. the hospital is funded by donations and treatment is provided for free. the procedures are similar to what you'd see in a human hospital...

finished. that was quick. ..except on a giant scale. this elephant, bunce, has a stomach problem. she needs an iv drip to make sure she gets all the vitamins she needs. dealing with the elephant being so high, they've had to get this platform up here. and the iv drip goes all the way up to the top there. it uses that gravity to push the medicine through the pipes. so one of the only soft spots of the elephant is actually on the ear, orjust behind the ear, so the iv drip will go right there. after medicine, get treaties! tourists can come here to see the elephants in their recuperation areas, but there are none of the shows and rides you might find at elephant camps

elsewhere in thailand. some have called for a ban on using these revered animals in the tourist industry, but soraida tells me that could also create problems. to ban them, then we have to have the solution, then where would these elephants be? you can't take 4,500 elephants back into the wild. how are we going to keep them in natural surroundings, and in a way to earn some money in order to treat them well? she is calling for a new law to protect thailand's huge elephant population. they use the elephants for riding, under hot sun, on hot country roads, all day long. some camps don't even have shades for the elephants. so i'm asking the government to please set the rules. if they really prefer

to have the riding, would it be like five minutes ride? do you feed them along the way, when they get hungry? if they stop, they shouldn't be beating them to walk. things like that. the focus here is on working with elephant owners in the community, to help any animal that needs medical attention. they also have a nursery section, and i'm fortunate enough to be able to see a newborn. this is definitely something special. hello! hello, mamma! so how old is the baby? nine days. nine days, it is nine days. what's the baby's name. her name mina. mina. yes.

wow, so small. these, i recognise, are banana flowers, and dr kay tells me that they feed them on banana flowers, because it helps to produce milk, giving her vitamins and minerals. and she was just suckling. there she is, look. hello, curious one. oh, my god. her trunk is so small. it's humbling to see the connection dr kay has with these animals as she gives baby mina a checkup. it's amazing to see elephants like these, that would otherwise have died in the wild, actually thrive here in the hospital. and spending time with dr kay, and soraida, and learning the ins and outs of what goes on here has

been an absolutely amazing experience, that i won't forget any time soon. that's all the time we have for this week, but coming up on next week's travel show: krista heads to the mountains of palencia in northern spain for a spot of wolf watching. i suppose, if it's the most elusive animal of prey in the work, it's probably not surprisingly don't get it on the very first try. and head to our facebook page, and you can see a special 360 look around the elephant hospital i visited earlier on in the programme. and don't forget, you canjoin us on the road in real—time by signing onto social media feeds. all of the details are on your screens now. but from me, henry golding, little mina and the rest of the travel show team here in thailand, it's goodbye. hello this is breakfast, with

rachel burden and rogerjohnson. a north korean missile test fails as it explodes just seconds after launch. the test to place just a day after a huge show of military strength in pyongyang. in the past half hour the us vice—president mike pence has arrived in south korea for talks about the nuclear threat from the north. good morning, it's sunday 16th april. also ahead... there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead. theresa may urges unity over brexit as she delivers her easter message. the world's oldest woman dies at the age of 117.