a pre—emptive nuclear strike if the us is planning military action against it. nuclear strike if the us is planning the comments came as the us vice—president, on a trip to south korea, warned the north not to test the us. prince harry opens up about the grief he suffered over the death of his mother, princess diana. i can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12 and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but also my work as well. of confusion and uncertainty. good evening.

north korea has stepped up its war of words with the united states, warning there will be "all—out war" if the us uses military force against it, and that it would be willing to use a pre—emptive nuclear strike. would be willing to use in north korea is all about shows of strength. the first day came in this demonstration. the next in the square, close to the centre of power, by way of a rare interview. translation: if the us is reckless enough to use military means, it would mean from that date all—out

war. our nuclear weapons protect us from threats and we will be conducting more tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. today the us vice president mike pence was in south korea, visiting the demilitarised zone that separates the two halves of this divided peninsula. he was also talking tough. there was an era of strategic patience, but that you are of strategic patience is over. the president has made it clear that the patient has run out. despite the posturing on both sides, the risks are limited. for the us and its allies war would be far too costly, and although the threats are deeply alarming, they are always conditional. if you could send one message to donald trump today, what would it be? translation: i would

tell it if the us encroaches on our 70 it would provoke an immediate counterreaction. if the us is planning a military attack against us, we will react with the nuclear, pre—emptive strike by our own style and method. tonight although all options apparently remain on the table, the us appears to be signalling that diplomacy and toughened sanctions are now the most likely way forward. it is yet unclear how, having failed before, they will persuade this most totalitarian of states to disarm. there is strong evidence that beyond the gloom of this city lie vast political prisons in which all dissent, however mild, is crushed. although in his interview the vice minister called that accusation alive. militarised, isolated and

repressive, north korea will follow its own path and, he insisted, no one will be able to stop it. prince harry has revealed that he has had counselling to help him come to terms with the death of his mother, princess diana. the prince, who was 12 when she died in a car crash, told the daily telegraph that he spent 20 years not thinking about her death and eventually got help after two years of what he called "chaos". mental health charities have welcomed the prince's decision to speak so candidly. our royal correspondent peter hunt has the story. prince harry, who's embraced his mother's humanitarian causes like landmines, is behaving in a way that is rare for royals. he is the most high—profile person yet to talk about the mental

anguish he's suffered. in 1997, as the world quite literally watched, the child prince walked behind the coffin of diana, princess of wales, who was killed in a car crash in paris. harry is only now talking publicly about the devastating impact of his mother's death. i can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12, and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years, has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life, but also my work as well. my way of dealing with it was refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help? it's only going to make you sad, it's not going to bring her back. harry's failure to confront the loss of his fun loving mum has meant he suffered from anxiety and came close to a breakdown. it was his brother, prince william, who encouraged him to see a counsellor. all of a sudden, all of this grief i'd never processed came to the forefront. i was, like, there's actually a lot of stuff here i need to deal with. it was 20 years of not thinking about it and then two

years of total chaos. as i'm sure you know, some of the easiest people to speak to is a shrink, or whoever... i don't know if it's called a shrink, someone you've never met before. you sit down on the sofa and say, listen, i don't actually need your advice, can you just listen? and you just let it all rip. and you've done that, have you? i've done that a couple of times. i'm not surprised. more than a couple of times. it's great. for somebody in the public eye like prince harry, who has such a big reach, to do that and feel comfortable doing that, this is a significant step forward in terms of tackling the stigma around mental health. it was something his mother tried when she spoke about self harming and her eating disorder. a generation on, the stiff upper lip is once again being abandoned. harry is a privileged prince who lives here, at kensington palace. his position didn't protect him from ill—health. he now wants to use his status to encourage others suffering in silence to follow his example and seek help. it's a campaign championed by kate, william and harry.

called heads together, it's being supported by the london marathon. the racing royals with influence hope it'll be a mental health marathon. peter hunt, bbc news, kensington palace. international election monitors have strongly criticised turkey's referendum which gave the country's president sweeping new powers. they've condemned last—minute changes to the way the vote was counted and said there was state interference and media bias against the no campaign. but president erdogan said his yes campaign had triumphed despite the influence of what he called western crusaders. our world affairs editorjohn simpson has just sent this report. mr erdogan was out in the streets of istanbul this morning accepting the congratulations of some of his more fervent supporters. he only won yesterday's referendum by a whisker

after staging the most expensive electoral campaign in turkish history. in ankara, the capital, leaders of the international monitoring team who had observed the election gave their summing up. it was unquestionably damning about the way the no campaign had been treated. the campaign rhetoric was tarnished by some senior officials equating no supporters with terrorist sympathisers. in numerous cases no sympathisers face police interventions and violent scuffles at their offence. what effect is the referendum result going to have on turkey? we went to the magnificent grand bazaar in istanbul, dating back to the 15th century. let me sell you something you do not need. butjokes aside, there is one important thing missing here,

western tourists. wandering around i could not spot a single one. the reason there are no western tourists, says this businessman from the bizarre, is the terrorist attacks during the last one and a half years and after that the crisis between turkey and europe over the referendum campaign. and, given that tourism makes up 12% of turkey's economy, that is serious. these are worries for the future. for now, huge crowds greeted mr erdogan as he headed back to the capital ankara. then at the presidential palace with his wife beside him, he spoke to the crowd about the criticisms of the referendum. we will not accept their report, he said, we will not hear it, you cannot convince us. the eu

are threatening us with a freeze on negotiations. it is not important to us. let them do it. the crowd adored his defiance. but defiance alone does not make for a strong economy. but defiance alone does not make for a strong economy. 12 people have been injured, two seriously, in a suspected acid attack at a nightclub in london. police say a corrosive liquid was sprayed inside the venue in dalston following a dispute between two groups of people. our correspondent, sarah corker, is outside the club. it was just after 1am this morning, this club here in east london was packed full of people and that is when this substance, believed to be acid, was sprayed in the basement area of this venue. police officers have said there was some kind of argument between two groups of people and that is when a man named the substance at two others. 12

people were injured. two men in their 20s are people were injured. two men in their20s are in people were injured. two men in their 20s are in hospital in a serious but stable condition. ten other people were treated for minor burns. witnesses have described a chaotic scene here in the early hours of the morning. hundreds of people were evacuated from the club, roads were closed off and emergency services arrived at the scene. one witness said they saw people pouring bottles of water over one person who was suffering from burns. police have said no one has yet been arrested in connection with the incident, but there is nothing to suggest it was terrorism or gang—related. this summer, gcse grades in england are changing, with a* to g being replaced by grades 9—1, a move that's creating huge uncertainty according to the teachers' union, the nasuwt, who are holding their annual conference in manchester. the government says standards will go up because the content is more rigorous and that bright pupils will have a better chance to shine.

our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. the new system has more grades and replaces letters with the numbers 9 to 1 — with 9 being the highest grade. it's all change for gcse maths and english this year. numbers, not letters, for grades and new, tougher content for the exams. would that be ok, to do that? so umi is getting extra help from her tutor, something many families can't afford. even so, she's anxious about the exams. it's quite daunting, because lots of my teachers don't... they've never taught it before, so they're not used to the new syllabus that's coming in. her mum, kelly, is trying to get a head round it all. a grade 4 will be the same as a c or above. a top grade of 9 will be higher than an a*. she doesn't mind the exams' content being made harder. but to bring in a new grading system and make the whole exam structure tougher as well means that there's a lot that people have to deal

with in a short space of time. teachers have been debating the changes today. their union, nasuwt, says ministers are moving the goalposts. headteachers move goalposts for yourself individually. but i think the government have just taken them away. and we might actually be playing snooker. generally, we are just very, very confused about what these grades actually mean and, actually, were they even necessary in the first place? in a system where everyone understands, a‘ to g, why did we need to move to 9 to 1? it's only england that's making these changes, starting with maths and english this year. wales and northern ireland are sticking with letters. gcses are an important milestone in students' lives... ministers say that's why high standards matter. they insist the new system will be fair, a grade 4, just as good as a grade c. but all that takes some explaining.

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. it's the first of its kind in the uk, a bereavement centre designed especially for the parents of terminally ill children. magnolia house is based at birmingham children's hospital. its aim is to care for children in theirfinal days and to provide their parents with a space to grieve. our correspondent sima kotecha reports. lewis was a really cheeky chappie. he was always smiling. he took everything in his stride. i don't think i ever remember a time, even when he was poorly, that he didn't smile. gayle's son lewis died when he was just two. he was suffering from neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that mostly affects children. she was told the bad news on a hospital ward. the day he died, we were told in a very, very small room in intensive care. so much so, the consultant that was with us at the time couldn't sit down, there wasn't enough room.

we could hear phones ringing outside on the ward. very claustrophobic. it was just awful. the environment is everything, being told news like that. now, here at birmingham's children's hospital, something unique has been created. magnolia house is a nationwide first. located in the middle of the hospital's grounds, it offers palliative and bereavement care to families facing the most tragic circumstances. its pastel coloured walls, large windows and comfortable chairs are supposed to help create a calm and soothing feeling at a time of distress and sorrow.