welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: after north korea's new missile test, the diplomatic fallout. russia and china say there must not be a military response. the us says it is prepared to use force. the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves, and our allies. violent protests in venezuela on independence day — hundreds of demonstrators storm the national assembly and attack members of congress. changing gear — volvo plans to give all its new cars an electric motor from 2019. and why more and more young people injapan are embracing celibacy. hello.

the united nations is looking seriously divided over how to respond to north korea's latest missile test — the 11th this year, the first with an intercontinental ballistic missile. all have been in breach of un sanctions. the american ambassador has said the us is prepared to use military force "if we must". the us wants new sanctions, but russia says attempts to strangle north korea economically are "unacceptable". all this as president trump visits poland, ahead of the 620 summit. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. today, on the coast of south korea, a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces: a simulated attack on the leadership, a show of force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the united nations security council. today is a dark day, a dark day because yesterday's actions by north korea

made the world more dangerous. their illegal missile launch was not just dangerous but reckless. it showed north korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world. with this launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, it shows the dprk wants to threaten a number of states and, indirectly, the whole world. this is the cause of their concern: yesterday's launch what the us now admits was in north korea's first intercontinental ballistic missile, that experts claim could carry a nuclear weapon as far as alaska. today, north korea claimed the test had shown its warheads could withstand the heat of re—entry into the atmosphere, a crucial step forward if true. no wonder the country's leader kim jong—un looked so pleased. no wonder he was quoted as saying

"the yankees must be quite unhappy with the gift we send them on their independence day." the problem is that so far the international response has been divided. president xi of china has called for restraint, and russia has warned against any pre—emptive military action. translation: for russia and china, it is absolutely clear that any attempt to justify a military solution using security council resolutions as a pretext is unacceptable. but it is china's reluctance to use its economic clout against north korea which has angered donald trump. as he left for europe, he complained about the growing trade between both countries, saying on twitter, "so much for china working with us but we had to give it a try." the question is what else the us might do. today's joint military exercises were designed to show what commanders said could happen if us self restraints were lifted.

i'm sure they will be looking at a military option. it's their bases under threat, their seaboard which is now within reach. but whether any other country would be asked to come and help is, at the moment, hypothetical. tonight, donald trump arrived in poland ahead of the 620 summit in germany, where the crisis will be high on the agenda, but where a united response looks unlikely. james landale, bbc news, warsaw. let's speak now to dr daniel pinkston, a lecturer on international relations at troy university in seoul. this is looking potentially alarming. north korea seems to have strengthened its hand considerably and the rhetoric is ramping up. certainly that is the case. some of these options about military force

has always been true sincejune 19. president truman has always been true sincejune19. president truman put on the table but we need to ask against whom, and in order to achieve what. when we look at that in detail, as far as preventive strikes or preventive war, i don't see that on the cards. on that particular point, analysts have told us in the past that if it did come to war, the sites in north korea is are so scattered that the us would run out of conventional armaments and would have to change nuclear. that could go back quite quickly, right? it would require co—operation from us allies. the us would need access to military bases injapan and would need access to military bases in japan and south would need access to military bases injapan and south korea rent under these conditions today i do not see these conditions today i do not see the democratically elect did leaders of japan the democratically elect did leaders ofjapan or the democratically elect did leaders of japan or the republic the democratically elect did leaders ofjapan or the republic of korea backing such an option. the cure

would be worse than the disease and would be worse than the disease and would unleash so many things we wish to avoid. i don't see that happening u nless to avoid. i don't see that happening unless north korea were to lash out and they were to use force first or if there was an imminent attack in preparation to be launched. what do you think are the options that the escalating this? many people in south korea in the front line. the us is short of friends and options, isn't it? north korea, china and russia would like to see the us out of the korean peninsula. that is correct for not the us and its allies do have a number of advantages. democracies and the coalition is that they can form a much stronger. the us has constructed a rules —based liberal world order over the past 70 years. the us has a lot of experience in

maintaining coalitions in security areas and economic wrongs. u nfortu nately areas and economic wrongs. unfortunately this administration in the us has expressed nothing but disdain and contempt for that order and has no interest in those international institutions. when you look at north korea, it is a fine example of a problem that can only be solved multilaterally. so we have to rebuild those partnerships and deter and contain north korea. briefly, if you can, do you have any hopes from the un or the g20? briefly, if you can, do you have any hopes from the un or the 620?|j think hopes from the un or the 620?” think there may be some minimal assets to raise the walls against north korea. and as for participating in a blockade to cripple north korea, it is not in the interest of china and russia. i

do not see them doing that, no matter what other countries would like them to do. we need to play along game. north korea has a number of contradictions, human rights problems, you can go down the list. we need to expose those inefficiencies and contradictions and play the long game. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a lorry carrying goods and passengers has crashed in the central african republic, killing almost eighty people. reports say the vehicle was overloaded and speeding when it tipped over. the lorry was packed with traders on their way to a weekly market outside the central town of bambari. at least fourteen people have died in a shootout between two rival gangs in northern mexico. authorities in chihuahua state say the fighting in the remote town of las varas escalated after police arrived, and there may be more dead. it's the latest in a series of clashes between police and warring factions of the sinaloa cartel. the self—styled libyan national army

is saying it's taken full control of the eastern city of benghazi after three years of fighting against islamist militia. in a televised address, its leader khalifa haftar said libya's second city had been liberated. benghazi was taken over by extremist groups, including some pledging allegiance to the so—called islamic state, in 2014. 6overnment supporters in venezuela, some of them armed, have been blocking legislators from leaving the national congress in caracas. during a special session to mark the country's independence day, they burst into the building's interior gardens and attacked several members of congress with sticks. will 6rant reports. this is the venezuelan parliament on independence day. another step on the country's descent into near anarchy as militias carrying sticks

and metal bars stormed the national assembly building. at least four lawmakers were injured including the opposition deputy, left bleeding from a head weren't. the opposition led assembly has been under attack politically from the government of president nicolas maduro for months but now it has spilt over into violence. the head of the national assembly condemned the attack and placed the blame firmly at the door of the president. translation: whoever sees these images from today in the national assembly, it is possible that they will be confused and think we are facing a strong government is that they are wrong. a government is that they are wrong. a government that does what they did today with their parliament is a wea k today with their parliament is a weak government stop a fallen government will a cowardly government. if the government is so wea k government. if the government is so weak that the only thing they are left with is brute force. as the attack was unfolding, the embattled

president maduro was overseeing a military parade to mark independence day. he also condemned the violence and distanced himself from the incident. translation: incidence of dispute, of violence, i condemn those at, or to the point that i know about them at the moment stop i will never be complicit in any act of violence. i condemn them and i will have all the investigations and justice done. i want peace for venezuela. nevertheless, violence has characterised venezuela over the past few months. over 80 people have been killed in street protests, the majority of them demonstrators. there are few signs of slowing down. it comes as the executive, backed by loyalist supreme court repairs to create a new national assembly, removing the remaining powers of the existing one. an election on the

issueis existing one. an election on the issue is expected within weeks but will be boycotted by the opposition and, most likely, millions of ordinary venezuelan. the 206 anniversary of its independence should have been an excuse to share a shared identity, to feel united under the flag and national symbols. instead, the country seems more divided than ever and faces many more weeks of turmoil ahead. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: after years of service, ecuador‘s police dogs are given the full honours as they go on parade for the last time. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police said they have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. 6ermany will host the 2006 world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa the possibility of losing wasn't even contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled.

the man entered through the window, and made his way to the queen's private bedroom and then asked for a cigarette. she summoned a footman on duty who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at the united nations, the us ambassador has described north korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test as a sharp military escalation. violent protests at venezuela's national assembly on independence day has left a number of congressmen injured.

volvo is trying to change gear on how cars are made and driven. the chinese—owned company has announced that from 2019 new models will be powered by alternative fuel. so, electric and hybrid autos only — no petrol or diesel. are drivers ready for this shift? our transport correspondent richard westcott takes a look. voiceover: he drives up in a 1908 model t... the shapes have changed a bit over the years, and thank goodness, when it comes to the brown allegro, but all these cars have one thing in common, an internal combustion engine, burning petrol or diesel. we've relied on it for 100 years, but is that about to change? volvo cars is taking a bold step forward, heralding the end of an era for the pure internal combustion engine... from 2019, volvo says all its new models will be at least partly electric.

ambitious plans, but experts say it won't be quick. diesel and petrol will have a long life in them yet. a lot of people choose to adopt hybrids before they go all electric. during that time, bateries will improve, which will increase the range of miles you can do, and prices will drop, which will also make them more tenable for people to buy. so it's going to be quite a while yet before we see all electric cars, as every car on the road. in fact, sales of alternative engines remain small. injune last year, more than 8,300 electric and hybrid vehicles were registered in the uk. that increased to nearly 11,000 this year, but it's still dwarfed by the 250,000 petrols and diesels people bought. this street sums up one of the big reasons that plug—in cars haven't sold in any great numbers. many of us live in houses like this, we don't have garages, we live in flats. you often can't even park near your house, so how are you supposed to charge your electric car? then there's the problem of topping up mid—journey.

certainly some of the country is better than others. newcastle and the north—east has quite a lot of charging infrastructure, wales is very poor, but to get from where we are to where we need to be, lots of different parties are going to have to come forward and put in charging points. be that workplaces, we'll need to see businesses putting in for their staff. supermarkets, anyone who's got a public car park available. our cities are plagued by pollution, with diesel engines one of the main culprits. electric cars are quieter and cleaner, they're getting cheaper with a better range, but it will still be some years before the internal combustion engine drives off for good. richard westcott, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: a new york police officer has died in what authorities say was an "unprovoked attack." miosotis familia was shot in the head as she sat in a police truck in the bronx.

the suspect fled the scene and was then shot dead by police when he pulled out a handgun. as the battle heats up to succeed jacob zuma as president of south africa, he's claimed there is a silent war within the governing african national congress. he is expected to step down as party leader in december. at a policy conference in johannesburg, he described the anc as almost divided in two. he's long faced allegations of corruption, some from senior members of the anc. who says romance is dead? well, young people in japan apparently. new research, says there are increasing numbers who aren't having, or indeed have never had, a physical relationship. but is this down to low self esteem or other issues? the bbc‘s tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been trying to find out. japan has long been famed for its sexual culture. whatever your taste or fantasy it's

catered for somewhere here. this is the country that invented love hotels, so what on earth has happened to japan's youth? anna matsui is part of a growing army of young japanese living sexless lives. over 40% claim they are virgins. even more, over 60%, say they're not in a relationship. do you feel like a lot

of your friends are like you, not in sexual relationships? are you surprised by this? these women are clearly a little different. just, like, you know, you can feel... nashiko is famous for making a 3—d image of her own vagina and pushing it on the web. so if young japanese men are all watching porn on the internet, what about young women? it could be internet

pornography, low self—esteem or escaping the patriarchy. whatever the reasons nearly half young japanese are entering their 30s without any experience of sexual relationships. police work is one of the most stressful professions.

so it's no surprise that many police officers retire early. that was certainly the case for one group in ecuador. but these particular officers are dogs, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. not so much the thin blue line, more the thin blue lead. 16 veterans of the ecuadorian police's k9 unit, calling it a day at this ceremony in quito. reaching the retirement age of eight, their careers fighting crime are over, but there were a few formalities to get through first. a moment to remember their colleagues who were killed in the line of duty. the handing out of medals for the bravest amongst them. their handlers reciting a prayer in honour of all police dogs.

then with their vests removed and one final walk down the red carpet, they entered a new life of leisure. but a huge blow for those they're leaving behind. this officer having to say farewell to his partner, tyron. translation: as you can understand ifeel bad because i couldn't taking with me. he's spent a lot of time with me. he's more than a pet. he was my working companion but i'm happy because he's going with good people. i will keep seeing him. so for these dogs it will be new families. a life of service now followed by a peaceful reward for man's best friend. tim allman, bbc news. more than 300 years since it was sunk in battle in the caribbean sea, colombia says it's making progress

in its bid to salvage a spanish 6alleon carrying treasure thought to be worth more than a billion dollars. the sanjose was loaded with jewels and coins for the spanish king before it was sunk in 1708 by a british warship. 6reg dawson reports. it is being called the holy grail of shipwrecks. somewhere at the bottom of the caribbean sea are the remains of the caribbean sea are the remains of the caribbean sea are the remains of the san jose. of the caribbean sea are the remains of the sanjose. at of the caribbean sea are the remains of the san jose. at the of the caribbean sea are the remains of the sanjose. at the time it was get carried one of the world's largest maritime treasures. its cargo of gold, silver, gems and jewellery now thought to be worth at least $1 billion. cargo that will $0011 least $1 billion. cargo that will soon be salvaged according to columbia's president. translation: the history, cultural heritage that is on our territory belongs to columbia and is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to care for and preserve this heritage site because it so representative not only to columbia but also to

humanity. the president says he has received a proposal from an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface but would also welcome other offers of financial help. in june 1708 but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune 1708 the sanjose of financial help. injune 1708 the san jose set sail from of financial help. injune 1708 the sanjose set sail from panama before it was sunk in battle off the coast of argentina. it was struck by a british warship. more than 300 years later the wreckage was finally located. so far the hidden treasures have only been viewed by a sonar images but the ambition is for people to one day see them in person with columbia promising a dedicated museum to preserve the artefacts. the leaders of two of the world's most economically powerful countries have had a day at the zoo, for what you might call panda diplomacy. 6ermany‘s angela merkel is hosting the chinese president xi in berlin. china is loaning two pandas for a million dollars a year. they were officially unveiled in public.

pandas have been a tool of chinese diplomacy since president nixon was given a pair of giant pandas after his goodwill trip to china in 1972. more on that and more on all the news national and international anytime on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. thanks for watching. hello again. we've got more of that hot and humid weather coming up across england and wales. yesterday we had temperatures of 30 degrees in both heathrow and wisley in surrey, and we're going to see temperatures again getting to those kind of levels later in the afternoon. mind you, for some of us, there will also be some fairly big thunderstorms around over the next 2a hours. the first place that could see some storms is actually in the morning across southern counties of england, but these storms will have about two miles of dry air beneath them so there might not be a huge amount

of rain despite the potential for lots of thunder and lightning first thing in the morning. away from those storms, may be a bit of murky weather around the coastline but essentially quite a bit of sunshine for wales, the midlands and northern counties of england with those temperatures rising quickly. partly cloudy for northern ireland and a disappointing start in scotland with a band of rain pushing eastwards, temperatures at 9am about 1k or 15 degrees in glasgow. now, through the rest of the day that first batch of storms works northwards. hot and humid conditions across england and wales with that humidity sparking some further storms across the midlands and northern england later in the day, and those storms could be more significant. meanwhile, for the north of the uk, temperatures creeping up towards the 20 degree mark, so a bit warmer than it's been over the last days for some, the hottest weather further south. later in the afternoon and evening time, these thunderstorms could get really lively in parts of eastern england. not too many places seeing this happening but one or two storms could bring the best part of a months worth of rain in just

a few hours, so it could cause some localised disruption. those storms will clear away to the north sea and we'll be left with a band of rain crossing scotland, rather soupy conditions then through the night with lowest temperatures around 18 in london. a quieter weather day on friday. england and wales again with the best of the hot and humid conditions. more of that sunshine to come. there'll be a few showers for southern scotland and northern england, but for many of us it's a dry kind of day. temperature wise, still a range from the north to south. about 17 in glasgow and 28, 29 or possible 30 still in parts of the south east england. the weekend starts off with a band of rain in central areas, easing to showers. again the best of the hot conditions in south—east england but still relatively cool for the time of year further north in scotland and northern ireland because our winds coming round from quite a long way north. sunday looks like we'll be seeing the gradual change to cooler and fresher conditions across all of the country as we see low pressures tending to kind of gang up across the uk,

so those temperatures dropping for example in london into next week. this is bbc news. the headlines: divisions are emerging at the united nations over how to respond to north korea's latest missile test. the us wants new un sanctions but says it's prepared to use military force. china and russia have called for restraint and dialogue. leaders of the 620 countries are to hold more talks in poland. 6overnment supporters in venezuela, some of them armed, have been blocking legislators from leaving the national congress in caracas. during a special session to mark the country's independence day, they burst into the building's interior gardens and attacked several members of congress. heavy rain and overflowing rivers in the southern japan have forced almost 400,000 people to leave their homes. emergency teams are trying to help people trapped by flood waters and search for people reported missing. forecasters have warned that the rain will continue through thursday. now on bbc news, it's time for click.