this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: a threat to american security — the us secretary of state confirms the weapon fired by north korea is an intercontinental ballistic missile. chanting. marching across turkey — thousands continue a three week protest against the government of president erdogan. the european commission releases a new action plan to reduce the numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. and i'm rachel horne with the business news. stuck in reverse gear! general motors is hoping to get the all clear for the sale of its loss—making brand opel. but is the traditional car industry coming to an end? we'll get a hands—on look at the latest in driverless technology. hello.

the us and south korea havejointly warned north korea that war cannot be ruled out followed pyongyang ‘s intergalactic blouson ballistic missile test. tensions are continuing to escalate between the united states and north korea after the american secretary of state confirmed that the weapon fired by pyongyang on tuesday was an intercontinental ballistic missile. it means it may now be able to target the north american mainland, and comes just two days ahead of the g—twenty summit of world leaders in hamburg. with china's president, xijinping already in germany the bbc‘s greg dawson has more. a show of force and are not so su btle a show of force and are not so subtle message to north korea. this

is the moment us and south korean troops fired missiles into south korean waters —— north korean waters on wednesday. the pentagon called it an exercise to show precision fire capability. it came after north korea fired and icbm for the first time. the changing moments of global security. kim jong—un who personally supervised the launch has reportedly called it a gift to america on their july before the celebrations. a move he hopes will keep him in power and protect his people. it is less about using this capability first to strike the united states but more about having the capability so the alliance itself is strength between the us and south korea and also give washington second thoughts about using its military force to either decapitate kim jong—un or change the regime of together in north korea.

officials believe that north korea could now buy a missile capable of reaching alaska. president trump said earlier this year it wouldn't happen. in a statement, the us secretary of state rex tillerson said" he added... in a series of tweets, president trump urged china to pressure north korea to end this nonsense once and for all. but china has so far been reluctant or unable to turn the screw. in a visit to russia, president xi called for a freeze on north korea's nuclear weapons programme but also a suspension of us and south korean military exercises. both look unlikely. us and south korean military chief claimed on wednesday they were using restraint despite

provocation but warned underestimating that capability would be a grave mistake. for more on the response to the missile test, as well as coverage of all our other main stories, head along to our website bbc.com/news. you can also download the bbc news app. survivors of london's grenfell tower disaster have expressed their frustration with a lack of information at a meeting with the police and the westminster coroner. a senior officer faced questions as to why no arrests had been made, after the catastrophic fire which claimed the lives of at least 80 people. nick quraishi reports. this was the first opportunity for families to put their questions directly to police and the westminster coroner. one reason this private meeting lasted more than 3.5 hours. it is understood relatives

we re hours. it is understood relatives were cold in graphic detail the challenge forensic teams are facing and even finding dna to identify loved ones. they say the information they are getting isn't good enough. we wa nt they are getting isn't good enough. we want to know if our families waddies are still there, is there anything from them? we whatever it is, we want to know exactly what it is, we want to know exactly what it is, do not hide anything. the a nswe rs is, do not hide anything. the answers that were coming back were, "we don't know, "we don't know. the deadline by set by theresa may was today to rehouse people affected by the disaster. a formal offers have been made butjust nine have been accepted. lawyers for survivors say most of the accommodation is simply unsuitable. three weeks after the tragedy, police still maintained that an investigation will be exhausted and will bring bea arthur is that the family so desperately

deserve, however long it takes. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... an independent reportjust published accuses saudi a red deer of being the chief promoter of islamist extremism in britain. —— saudi arabia. they have been heavily involved in exporting ideologies. the saudi embassy have denied the claims. that on the day qatar's foreign minister is due to present the qatari response to a saudi—led list of demands, over accusations that qatar backs terrorism. qatar denies it. foreign ministers from egypt, saudi arabia, the united arab emirates and bahrain are gathering in cairo to discuss the claims. police claim to have broken up a prostitution ring which trafficked women from bulgaria to the beach resort of marbella on the spanish costa del sol. 3a suspected members of the gang were arrested, and 13 women freed. officers say the women were also forced to steal credit cards and other valuables from their clients.

scientists have used 3d technology to construct an approximation of what an ancient peruvian leader who died about 1700 years ago would have looked like. the woman, known as the lady of cao died at the age of twenty — and her ovalface and high cheekbones are traits common to modern—day peruvians. rachel is here with all the business news. today the eu commission will decide whether or not to give the green light to general motors for the $2.5bn sale of its european operations. gm is hoping to offload vauxhall and opel to the psa group— that's the french company which owns peugeot and citroen. it's easy to see why general motors wants to sell — their european operation, which is dominated by opel, has lost about $9.1 billion since 2009. if successful,

the deal would make psa the continent's second—biggest car maker after volkswagen and ahead of french rival renault. opel employs 38,000 people across europe — and it's feared the sale could put thousands of those jobs under threat — with workers in the uk and germany considered to be most at risk. being the first to get a mass market autonomous vehicle onto the streets of our towns and cities is a top priority for carmakers on both sides of the atlantic. but with the likes of uber, google and apple leading the charge in the us, german carmakers are desperate not to be left on the starting grid. stay tuned for world business report in around 15 minutes — we'll be getting a hands—on look at the latest in driverless technology. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcrachelhorne. thousands of people have been marching across turkey, from the capital ankara to istanbul

in protest at the government of president erdogan. the so—called ‘justice march‘ was sparked by the arrest of an opposition mp, but has become an unprecedented act of defiance against a government accused of an erosion of democracy. our turkey correspondent mark lowen joined the marchers and sent this report. chanting. turkey's spirit of protest is being kindled. with every step of what they call the march for justice. tens of thousands walking 450 justice. tens of thousands walking a50 kilometres from ankara to istanbul, starting when an opposition mp was jailed at becoming something far bigger. people can't speak freely, ok? for example, something far bigger. people can't speakfreely, ok? for example, i can't defend myself in the trials. soiam can't defend myself in the trials. so i am here forjustice will stop we need our rights. --. we need our

rights. right now, too many people are injail. rights. right now, too many people are in jail. in boiling rights. right now, too many people are injail. in boiling hot heat and rain, they have walked, opposing the purge since last year's failed coup. over 50,000 people have been arrested, ia0,000 sacked or suspended. president erdogan, they say, crushing all dissent. this man was fired as a university professor for criticising the government's kurdish policies. a/c there is a call for democracy and peace. i lost myjob for this. ——i see there is a call for democracy. i am myjob for this. ——i see there is a call for democracy. iam here because they want to be hopeful. we are approaching the deep bottom, like in the sea. if your feet touched the bottom, you canjust rise up very quickly and very easily. the opposition leader launched the protest. the sprightly 6080 roald was long seen by critics

as old. but he has a spring in his step. —— the sprightly 68—year—old. transmission back there is no independent. —— translation: we will continue until it collapses. from most passers-by, support but from some opponents, the resident erdogan campaign song. they say the march sites with terrorists, echoed by his fans. justice is through the courts, says this man, not by inciting people on the streets. the opposition party is sheltering terrorists while we are dying for a nation, it makes us angry. protest in turkey have come and gone over the years. the opposition is fractured. but this much is building momentum, they have finally found a peaceful way to challenge the government. the

challenge the government. the challenge now is to stop it from fizzling out and build it into a political movement. a break from the sweltering heat as blisters are nursed and energy refuelled and then it's on towards sunset. this much has given people hear a voice. but they are still a long way from an alternative road ahead for turkey. mark lowen, bbc news, on the route to istanbul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: let there be light — you can now see the ancient ruins of pompeii from a whole new perspective. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell

from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering the record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states and south korea have jointly warned north korea that war cannot be ruled out following pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile

test on tuesday. thousands of people are continuing to march across turkey, —— let's have an update on the top story, like a soulmate with stephen eva ns. story, like a soulmate with stephen evans. are we really really talking about potential war with north korea? -- let's head to seoul with steve evans. we are talking about the threat being raised. the senior us military officer of the peninsular and the south korean ministry said the difference between warand ministry said the difference between war and armistice is a matter of self restraint — the implication being there own self restraint. self restraint is a decision which can be changed that is the way they put it. that is a warning with words — pretty clear it seems to me. that has been combined with the launching

of south korean and us missiles from a beach in south korea. thejoint message to north korea is we can change our view on war and peace and look at the firepower we have got. whether that works with kim jong—un is another matter. they are getting toa is another matter. they are getting to a stage, the military in south korea where they are thinking about how they cope with a situation, cope might not be the right word, if kim jong—un pursues nuclear weapons aren't —— and particularly if he engages in another nuclear test. images show it has been ready for another destination for some months now and people in the government here in south korea say it could happen at any time. interesting, isn't it, because the south korean

isn't it, because the south korean is that it was quick to say there could be a peaceful situation and this has proven it could really be a game changer. game changer may be a bit too strong. it is certainly upping the anti in a big way. the us and south korean military said it had a range, looking like it could reach alaska, it doesn't mean it is a nina —— and intercontinental ballistic missile, icbm, because you need the warhead out of the atmosphere and back in in one piece and it needs to be accurate. nobody quite knows, north korea assets it can do that, but it is never done under test witnessed by outsiders. the best expert advice is that are

not there yet in terms of the ability to strike alaska, let's say, ability to strike alaska, let's say, a city in alaska. they are certainly making a stride. many thanks for that analysis. steve evans, correspondent in seoul. the european commission has released a new action plan to reduce the numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. $90 million is being provided to stem the flow into italy. it's borne the brunt of europe's immigration crisis, with the south of the country the major point of entry for people arriving illegally on boats. but attitudes in italy are hardening and now a new far right movement says it will do what it takes to protect their country's identity and culture from so—called outsiders. yalda hakim reports. flimsy inflatable dingy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea.

around 30 miles from the libyan coast. they have no fuel, no water and no food. so far this year more than 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2000 have drowned. but the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. most will stay in italy. not eve ryo ne most will stay in italy. not everyone is welcoming to migrants coming to europe. this is a promo video from a group calling themselves the identitarian movement, made up of young tech savvy members, they have been described as the hipster right and fairaim is to described as the hipster right and fair aim is to campaign against immigration. —— theiraim. fair aim is to campaign against immigration. —— their aim. i fair aim is to campaign against immigration. —— theiraim. i had heard that the group was developing

plans for further heard that the group was developing plans forfurther action heard that the group was developing plans for further action in catania. we think that in every city where this has been present, there is radical islam and violence regarding illegal immigrants and more. you say you don't want them operating in those waters, that you want them to stop. if they do stop, more lives will be lost. this is false. people are coming to europe because they know someone will save them. the ngo missions are co—ordinated by the italian coastguard but the country's legal system has launched two investigations into whether they are saving lives or merely assisting illegal immigrants on theirjourney. since last september this boat has

rescued more than a000 migrants at sea including over 500 children. you only have to see the craft a put them in to realise how utterly cynical and ruthless they are. they don't need a pull factor. they are pushing these people out come what may and if we are not there they will drown. it is estimated that this year 250,000 migrants will make the perilous journey from this year 250,000 migrants will make the perilousjourney from libya this year 250,000 migrants will make the perilous journey from libya to italy and the solution to this crisis — no end in sight. and this weekend on bbc news you can watch yalda's full report, sicily overwhelmed. just head to our website to find the full schedule. in recent weeks moscow has been battered by gale force winds and storms that have uprooted trees and filled the russian capital's river with debris. but the authorities say they're managing to keep the city's river clean thanks to moscow's fleet of russian—built refuse collection boats.

our correspondent steve rosenberg waited for a sunny day and went on board. i don't know about you but i find it challenging keeping my own little home neat and tidy with a vacuum cleaner and a dustpan and brush, so how on earth do the russians keep all of this clean — a0 miles of moscow river? the answer is this thing — rubbish collector number three — essentially, the moscow litter launch, or the bin boat and it fishes out the items that shouldn't be there in the first place. this man has a long rubbish scraper and he has helped to collect leagues and branches and leaves and put them into the big scooper —— leaves. sometimes the rubbish boat

finds other objects, like fridges, ca rs finds other objects, like fridges, cars or dogs. oh, and it seems that they have caught a fish. so, this is what the captain has scooped up so farand it what the captain has scooped up so far and it has all been emptied into the container down below. well, on average, this cleanup cruise recovers around seven tons of rubbish from the moscow ever and as you can see today they have recovered lots of tree, lots of vodka bottles, empty ones, there is a chair — all kinds of things. this will be taken to a moscow rubbish dump, unless the owners are quick enough to claim them — anyone lost a

rubber duck? crackers, stephen rosenberg. andy murray is the main attraction for fans at wimbledon on day three of the tournament. the defending champion is second on centre court against dustin brown of germany. the only surprise on tuesday was the number of players forced to retire with injury. both roger federer and novak djokovic went through without completing their matches — their opponents both lasted less than an hour before injuries forced them to admit defeat. you would think someone who has played well, like rafa on the clay courts, would feel good about his chances here. i am sure that he feels that way, the same for djokovic and murray, everyone has a chance to win wimbledon and it is no different to me. i am happy to be here. that was my goal last year, losing against raonic in the semis,

that i would be he healthy, and i have made it and achieved my dream to make it here healthy, so we will see where i can go. updates from bbc news. pompeii is one of italy's most popular tourist attractions. the roman city was buried in ash when a volcano erupted in 79ad. since it was opened to visitors there have been limits on when you can visit, but now some of the restrictions are being eased, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. more than 3 million people came to pompeii last year. the ruins of an ancient roman city, frozen in time. but now, people will be given the chance to see it in a whole new light. literally. for the first time, the ruins will be open to the public at night. parts of the city will be eliminated, these buildings and columns lit up, an echo of what things might have been like on a summer's evening nearly 2000 years ago. it is thought more than 10,000 people lived in pompeii, a major port in the roman empire. the nearby volcano,

mount vesuvius erupted, smothering the city in scalding hot ash. men, women and children were buried alive. their bodies perfectly preserved and later on earth to. —— their bodies perfectly preserved and later unearthed. these are plaster—cast models on some of those remains. small groups of around 60 people will be allowed to wander the streets, gaining a new insight into one of the most famous legends of the roman empire. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. especially if you have a story to tell — we would love to hear from you. we will be back with the latest

in business and the news review — don't go away. hi, there. it was raining non—stop yesterday across southern scotland, northern england but with a0 millimetres of rain over the heels of cumbria uk and see how the wet weather pushed to the north sea. this rain band was courtesy of these weather fronts which will continue to be straddled across northern england. the activity easing off thanks to this high pressure, thick enough to give spots of rain in the north—east. low pressure in the bay of biscay, lifting warm air to the south of the uk, so it will be hot and humid through the day today. for northern scotla nd through the day today. for northern scotland we are into the cool air but at least most of the day will be dry with sunshine. cloudy further south. in the north—east of england, patches of light rain and drizzle.

heading further south, a cheery picture across southern wales and southern counties of england. there will be patches of cloud around but mainly it is a sunny start to the day and temperatures come up quickly. 19 degrees at 8am. through the davis cloudy zone will thin, so bright spells coming through across northern ireland. the drizzle will pick out across the north—east of england. it will be rather cloudy with occasional spells. sunshine for southern scotland. quite a contrast. where it is cloudy, temperatures into the teens. 28 to 30 degrees in the hottest areas across southern england. on thursday we have low pressure moving up from the bay of biscay and that comes with the risk of thundery downpours. they will be hit and miss in nature. there will be hazy sunshine between any showers but they could be quite heavy in one or two spots. thunder and lightning

as well. temperatures — up to 30 degrees, humid in the south. heat pushing further north, improving temperatures for southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england. on friday, hot and northern ireland and northern england. on friday, hotand humid, dry for many areas, the best of the sunshine in the south with temperatures threatening 30 degrees. outbreaks of rain swinging to the north—west but it will turn breezy later in the day. that's your weather. this is bbc news — the headlines. the us and south korea havejointly warned north korea that war cannot be ruled out — following pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile test on tuesday. north korea called the test an independence day gift to america. the un security council is due to meet later today to discuss the issue. the north may now be able to fire a missile as far as alaska. however — experts say it's still doubtful the missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. thousands of people are continuing to march across turkey — from ankara to istanbul — in protest at the government of president erdogan.

it has become an act of defiance against what they see as the erosion of democracy. the european commission has released a new action plan to reduce the numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. ninety million dollars is being provided to stem the flow