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welcome to bbc news. my name is tom donkin. our top story: north korea carries out another launch. south's korea's new president calls an emergency meeting. welcome to the programme. north korea has launched another missile. the south korean military said an unidentified projectile had been launched from the country's north west. the japanese government said it came down in the sea ofjapan and prime minister abe was quick to voice his condemnation. translation: once again north korea has launched a ballistic missile despite strong warnings from the international community. this is unacceptable. we strongly protest. these repeated north korean missile launches are a great threat to our nation and are a clear breach of the united nations security council resolution.
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our correspondent steve evans — who's in seoul — told me what we know about the launch. we know it was not the dud the previous one was. it travelled a goodly distance — about 400 miles, 700 kilometres. the previous one went virtually no distance. north korea is launching and testing missiles pretty well at the rate of one every two weeks throughout this year and about half of them fail. this one clearly did not. but it does seem that whatever threats or inducements come from seoul and washington, in particular, the missile programme proceeds unabated and that will clearly raise questions, particularly in seoul, where there is a new president not been in powerfor a week yet. but he came in promising or threatening, depending on your point of view, a more conciliatory
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line towards pyongyang. so we wait to see what president moon makes of all this and how tough his statement is and how much his action may be tougher than his pre—election promises indicated. more details about the launch on the bbc news website and about previous ballistic tests and all the international reaction. the global cyber attack affecting almost 100 countries was "unprecedented" in scale. that's the assessment of europe's police agency europol. more than 2a hours after the hack, the authorities say they are just now getting to grips with the problem. daniel sandford has the latest. the cyber attack which wreaked such chaos in britain's health service was a global assault,
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affecting russia worst of all but also countries as far apart as the us, australia, and japan. this evening, the two british agencies tackling it said a complex international investigation would be needed to catch the culprits. at the heart of this global cyber attack was a software worm which spreads itself from computer to computer using code originally designed by us government spy agencies. it is called wannacrypt, and simply encrypts all the files on the infected computer and demands a ransom. by last night at least, 75,000 computers had been infected in at least 7a countries. at that point, a cyber security expert managed almost by chance to stop it spreading. but all the data on the affected computers is still unusable until a ransom is paid. it has been a reminder of how vulnerable vital organisations
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are to attack by organised criminals seeking to raise money or by hostile states and terrorist groups trying to cause maximum disruption. it is also reminder that computers are not a one—off investment. they need to be kept up—to—date. daniel sandford, bbc news. well, the attack has prompted finance ministers, meeting at the g7 summit, to call on banks around the world to test their systems and ensure they're safe. there's much more on our website, including advice on how to protect your own computer. go to bbc.com/news five nhs trusts are still experiencing serious problems, after friday's international cyber attack. 43 of the trusts, affected in england and scotland, are now returning to normal. the attack on friday caused ambulances to be diverted, and many cancellations and delays in treatment.
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but, a&e departments were not affected. the government's emergency committee cobra has been meeting, chaired by the home secretary. here's our health editor, hugh pym. the news shocked staff and patients alike. the cyber attack shut down key systems. ron grimshaw won't forget it in a hurry. he was in the middle of having an mri scan but it was abruptly halted and he will have to go back another day. i was stunned, obviously stunned, and the nurse said this is the first time this has happened. i was thinking, why me? there we are. health secretaryjeremy hunt was at a meeting of the emergency cobra committee along with the home secretary, who denied there were weaknesses in nhs systems. i don't believe it is to do with being prepared. there is always more we can all do to make sure we are secure against viruses but i think there had already been good preparations in place by the nhs
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to make sure that they were ready for this sort of attack. in england, hospital and ambulance services have been affected at 48 nhs trusts along with some gp practices. in scotland, 11 out 01:14 health boards have felt the impact, including hospitals and gp surgeries. the scottish ambulance service was also affected. the nhs is very much in the recovery phase. there is a great deal of work ongoing to get systems back to normal and every effort is being made to ensure any impact on patient care is kept to a minimum. a small number of trusts are said to still need help coping with the aftermath of cyber attack. some ambulances are being diverted to other hospitals and getting the it system up and running again is proving to be a challenge. at york hospital, they say while they contained the virus
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it could take a while before they restore non—urgent services. 2,000 pcs have been taken out of commission. each one will need reimaging. that takes time. at wigan, staff have been working flat out to get systems up and running normally. i'm concerned because we don't know what we will find on monday morning. i think we've got sufficient understanding of the nature of the problem that we can be very confident we can solve whatever comes up on monday morning. most of the english trusts have restored their networks. emergency care is being provided across the nhs. but there could be more cancellations of routine surgery and appointments next week. jeremy corbyn has denied, that some top labour party members,
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are already accepting defeat in the general election. it follows comments from his deputy tom watson, that the conservatives could be heading for a landslide victory. mr corbyn said both he and mr watson were ‘working flat out‘ to get labour elected next month. meanwhile, the former labour prime minister, gordon brown, has urged voters not to give theresa may "a blank cheque," to run the country. 0ur political correspondent ian watson reports. two big beasts, a former prime minister and a former deputy of prime minister entered the frame to claim the conservatives are waging a war on the poor. you might expect him to say that the next labour government will stop this. but his emphasis is on holding theresa may to account. her britain will have more inequality and poverty than what we saw in the thatcher years. no conservative prime minister should ever be given a free hand. the deputy leader tom watson insisted he was determined to turn round labour's position in the polls
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but warned of the dangers of a big conservative victory. he said if theresa may still commands the lead in the polls she had at the start she will have a margaret thatcher—style majority. as labour mps battle to get back to westminster we are seeing a tale of two campaigns. the official one emphasising what labour would do in government and the unofficial one where some candidates tell me they are going beyond what gordon brown and tom watson are saying. they are telling voters they simply are campaigning to become a strong opposition. in some local leaflets there is no mention ofjeremy corbyn. the emphasis is on reining in theresa may. jeremy corbyn wanted to focus on the election issues. we are doing our best and it is going great. he said he was working flat out for victory and he did not recognise talk of defeat. is it that senior labour figures
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are now admitting defeat? not at all. i'm out round the whole country putting out a message. we are a party for the many, not the few. we will invest in the nhs, the education system, we will protect our pensions and pensioners and we will ensure there is an expanding economy that works for all. jeremy corbyn doesn't think he needs to shore up his support but he and his deputy leader both agree the party faces a huge challenge to turn the political tide beforejune the 8th. the liberal democrats say their election manifesto will include proposals to build 300,000 new homes a year, for sale and rent, by 2022. the leader tim farron, also says he would target developers who stockpile land, without building on it. and theresa may's been campaigning in northern ireland today. she called on politicians there to work together to return to power sharing. controversy over a mismanaged renewable energy scheme,
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led to the collapse of the stormont executive in january. the funeral has taken place for the romanian tourist who was knocked into the river thames during a terror attack in london two months ago. andrea kristaya was pulled from the water with serious injuries and later died in hospital. khalid masood drove his car into pedestrians on westminster bridge before stabbing a policeman to death. he was later shot by police. nick thorpe reports from constanta in romania. this should have been her wedding. instead, it was herfuneral. she and her boyfriend were walking along a bridge in march when a car left the road and hit one pedestrian after another. andreea was knocked into the thames — she died two weeks later. my sister was the most amazing person i can imagine in this world
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and she was the happiest and she will always be with us and she is not gone. she is not, physically, she will always be with us and with her friends. this was a traditional sung 0rthodox ceremony attended by young and old in the town where andreea and herfiance grew up. british diplomats and police officers were also present. mourners lit candles and priests burnt incense. across the street, a day of sadness for all in romania. one reason why this death has touched romanians so deeply is because almost everybody in this country has a personal connection to the united kingdom.
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up to half a million people work there and many more go there for holidays. it could have been almost anybody strolling that day across westminster bridge. from the church, the funeral cortege moved to the cemetery in an old turkish neighbourhood of the city. i'm here to be together with andreea's family and friends at this time of grief and to celebrate her life and to underline that the uk and romania stand together in the fight against terrorism. nearly two months after the london attacks, the final victim has been to rest at last. emmanuel macron will be sworn in as france's next president in a ceremony in paris later. it follows his election victory last weekend, securing 65 percent of the vote against marine le pen. mr macron, who only formed his own
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political movement a year ago, takes over from the outgoing president francois hollande. hugh schofield reports from paris it is going to be at day of ceremony and tradition. we cannot get any closer because of security. we know that at ten o'clock in the morning, the motorcade of emmanuel macron will drive up and are greeted by the current president francois hollande and then they will have a chat for half an hour. security matters, handing over the nuclear codes will happen. and then emmanuel macron is a new president. there will be
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pageantry, as grand master of the legion of honour they will be as speech and a procession. that is where the work begins. they will be looking to the nomination of the prime minister, will it be a man, woman, from the left or) smack that person will lead the new government into the parliamentary election which happens in june into the parliamentary election which happens injune because that is where macron needs a majority. the other thing of course, monday, the first trip a broad to see angela merkel in germany. brexit in top of the agenda. welcome to bbc news — my name is tom donkin. north korea has launched an ‘unidentified projectile' — thought to be a ballistic missile. south's korea's new president condemns it as a "reckless provocation"
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the police agency europol has described the cyber attack on computer systems around the world as ‘unprecedented'. more than 800 children and teenagers, who'd lost a parent while serving in the armed forces, have attended a garden party at buckingham palace. they were welcomed by the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. among them, was the widow and son of the solider lee rigby, who was killed in a terror attack in 2013. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it's a very large garden, accustomed to formal events like garden parties. but it's the perfect place, too, for a children's party — which is exactly what was happening at buckingham palace this afternoon. freeze! don't move! 800 children have been invited to the palace by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry for a very special reason. each of these children have lost a parent serving in the armed forces. one of them was jack rigby, the six—year—old son of fusilier lee rigby, murdered by extremists
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in london, four years ago. he was with his mother, rebecca. it's a chance for the parents to meet each other and to just know that you are in a safe environment. and, you know, you can ask advice of the other parents. they have been through similar things to you, similar experiences, and at different points gone through the same things you have, the questions, and explanations of what has happened. it is just a fantastic opportunity for both the parents and the children. they met prince harry who was demonstrating plate spinning. the royalsjoined in, posing for pictures and entertaining the crowd, all of it with a serious message. we, as a family, we as a nation, and we up and down the country will never, ever, everforget about the sacrifices every single one of you made. this event brings together three of the issues they take an interest in, young people, the armed forces, and bereavement. and for a few hours,
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on the grounds of buckingham palace, those wider carers could be put to one side. nicholas witchell, bbc news. more than three million customers in the south—east of england have been told to save water because of a lack of rainfall. clamshells and an abandoned boat, the last vestiges of this lake which once supported many livelihoods and helped feed local communities. after five years of below—average rainfall and high temperatures, the two rivers which fed the lake no longer reach it. this is all that remains the body of water which once covered five and a half square kilometres. formerly a tourist attraction, the local council used this image of the lake on its twitter account, idle since 2012.
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translation: it makes you want to cry to see the whole lake dry. we will have to see whether it fills up again with the rain that falls. the outlook for rainfall remains bleak. this is the so—called dry corridor extending from southern guatemala to nicaragua, el salvador and honduras. it is likely to feel the effects of el nino — which here means drought. wells and springs have also dried up, along with any hope of a corn or bean harvest. translation: we have children dying for a lack of food, it isn't visible, there aren't pictures highlighting the problem but we should be embarrassed about this. in many communities, acute malnutrition is being
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staved off by hand—outs. campaigners say climate change is here to stay, it may not be a case of weathering the storm. and longer term solutions are needed. the pope has added two children to the list of catholic saints — during a canonisation in portugal. the service was held at the spot where they reported seeing the virgin mary — exactly 100 years ago. it's estimated that around a million worshippers attended the mass at the shrine. alison roberts reports from lisbon. it was 100 years ago today that three children tending sheep near the village of fatima said the virgin mary had appeared to them. two of the children, jacinta and francisco marto, died young. they were canonised by pope francis today, because of the case of a boy in brazil who inexplicably recovered from severe injuries after his family prayed
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to the fatima visionaries. the third little shepherd of 1917, their cousin lucia santos, later wrote down three so—called secrets that mary had told them. over the decades, fatima has become one of the world's most important catholic shrines. we must be here to make stronger our faith and to show other people that if you want, you can do everything. this is an excellent opportunity to see him and to celebrate mass. 0n the eve of his trip, the pope described himself as a pilgrim of hope and peace. at the shrine he prayed with the faithful before the traditional candlelight procession. francis is the fourth pope to visit fatima, but the centenary and the canonisation of the two little shepherd give this year's celebrations a special significance for catholics in portugal and around the world. portugal has won the eurovision song contest for the first time.
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salvador sobral sang a ballad to beat 25 other countries to the prize in ukraine. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent steve rosenberg in kiev, but first here's sarah corker on the night's memorable performances. and a warning — there are flashing images in sarah's report. it is a tv spectacle as much as it is a music competition. the 62nd eurovision song contest had all the elaborate outfits... the energetic dancing and, of course, plenty of glitter. # tonight i'm going to hold you...# welcome friends from near and far to the grand final. among the more intriguing performances, italy's entry, featuring a breakdancing gorilla,
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was a strong favourite. while azerbaijan upped the ante with a man in a horse's head on the ladder. 26 acts performed in front of a huge global audience, in the ukranian capital, kiev. but one country missing was russia, boycotting the event after ukraine barred its contestant from entering the country. some of the night's more memorable acts included yodelling from romania... a catchy crowd—pleaser from moldova... and the swedes made use of some treadmills in their number. # i will never give up...# the united kingdom's hopes rested on former x factor contestant, luciejones.
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#..give me your hand and hold on..# 3, 2, 1 — stop voting now! then came the serious part of the evening, the voting and the tension. wow! 376 points for portugal! and that means that portugal is the winner! in the end, portugal won by a clear margin, with a simple ballad from 27—year—old salvador sobral. it is the first time the country has ever won the competition, and this was the singer's reaction. i want to say that we live in a world of disposable music, fast—food music without any content and i think this could be a victory for music, with people that make music that actually means something. music is not fireworks, music is feeling. but at the other end of the table, in last place, spain got just five points
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for their beach—inspired song. # do it for your love, do it for your lover..# winners or losers, for the contest‘s diehard fans, it was another memorable night of eurovision. sarah corker, bbc news. portugal has made 49 attempts to win the eurovision song contest and tonight for the first time it won eurovision. salvador sobral, his lilting ballad won over the nationaljuries and the public across europe, and stormed to victory in tonight's eurovision song contest. in second place was bulgaria. singing for the united kingdon this year was luciejones, i'll never give up on you. she came 15th, that's the united kingdom's best effort since 2011. we actually saw lucie a few minutes ago and she said she was happy with that. she did not want to come last and she did not come last
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and so she goes away pretty happy. but i think that this year's eurovision will be remembered less for the music and more for the mischief because during the interval act, last year's winner, jamala, was singing in the interval, a fan holding an australian flag climbed up on stage and bared his bottom to jamala, live, in front of 200 million viewers. he was later escorted off by security. steve rosenberg, bbc news, in kiev. he isa he is a huge fan of everything involved with eurovision. let us know what you thought via twitter or oui’ know what you thought via twitter or our website. now it is time for the weather. hello there. we could do with some rain for many of our gardens and we have got some of it. a weather front pushing its way west to east across the country. this is how we ended the day
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on saturday in angus. quite a bit of cloud around there. out of that cloud, we are seeing some outbreaks of rain but sunday should be a day of sunshine and a few scattered showers, too. here is the weather front that brought the rain to many of us overnight in the west, clearing to the east throughout the course of sunday morning. so a return to sunshine across many parts of the country. that rain will linger in the north—east of scotland. this is 9:00 in the morning, particularly for the northern isles, north—east of mainland scotland, too. some sunshine towards dumfries and galloway, towards northern ireland, too. a bright start to sunday here. a bit cloudier down the east coast of england, and you could catch a showerfirst thing, but actually much of northern england and wales look dry with some sunshine. you can just see a few showers starting to crop up across central parts of wales. almost anywhere could catch a shower later in the day but i think predominantly it is a dry picture through sunday morning. slightly cloudier skies for kent, up towards norfolk, with that lingering weather front. but the front clears fairly quickly towards the east and then across all of the country, it's just sunshine
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and a few scattered showers here and there. so you could catch a shower almost anywhere but they are few and far between, particularly along the south coast, it's largely sunny here. and temperatures 15—20 degrees, a pleasant day where you do dodge the showers. staying pretty wet up towards the northern isles. for some of sunday's featured premier league games, it looks largely dry but, again, there is a chance that one or two showers could sneak past at times. through the course of sunday evening, the showers ease away, so it's looking dry if you have a barbecue planned for sunday evening, for instance, and then overnight and into monday, the next batch of wet weather arrive from the west. it's going to be reasonably mild and frost—free, i think, wherever you are as we start the new working week. but for monday, this area of rain is with us for much of the day. heaviest towards the north and west where it will also be quite windy. the rain only quite light and patchy down towards the south—east where we really could do with some rainfall but the area of rain edging its way slowly northwards and eastwards through the day and we'll see temperatures still up there in the mid to high teens. so inbetween any spells of rain
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a reasonably pleasant sort of day. but low pressure stays in charge, bringing us the unsettled breezy and showery theme on monday and low pressure sticks around for much of the week ahead. into tuesday too we see this weather front bringing further outbreaks of rain at times. so tuesday into wednesday it is looking unsettled but the temperatures still remaining reasonably mild, up to around 21 degrees on tuesday. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: north korea has test fired what appears to be another ballistic missile. the south korean military said an unidentified projectile had been launched from the north western and flew about 700 kilometres.
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