welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is 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. for more on this, i spoke to dr daniel pinkston, a lecturer on international relations at troy university in seoul, and asked him for his thoughts on the situation. some of these discussion about military force being on the table has always been true sincejune 19. president truman put on the table but we need to ask against whom, under what conditions

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 are so scattered that the us would run out of conventional armaments and would have to change consider going nuclear. that could go bad quite quickly, right? it would require co—operation from us allies. the us would need access to military bases injapan and south korea and under these conditions today i do not see the democratically elected leaders ofjapan or the republic of korea backing such an option. the cure would be worse than the disease and would unleash so many things we wish 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 from north korea in preparation to be launched. what do you think are the options for escalating this? many people in south korea are in the front line. the us is short of friends and options, isn't it? north korea, china and russia would all like to see the us out of the korean peninsula. that is correct. but the us and its allies do have a number of advantages. democracies and the coalition is that they can form are 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. 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. no individual state can solve it on its own. so we have to rebuild those partnerships and deter and contain north korea. let's take a look at some of the other stories making 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. government 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 grant 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 wound. 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 but they are wrong. a government that does what they did today with their parliament is a weak government. is a fallen government. is a cowardly government. is a government 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, or to the point that i know about them at the moment. 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 prepares to create a new national assembly, removing the remaining powers of the 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 206th anniversary of its independence should have been an excuse to celebrate 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: 300 years on, salvagers get closer to recovering a billion—dollar treasure hoard. but which company will the colombian president choose to do the job? 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. germany 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. very glad to have you with us on bbc

news. the latest headlines are sour. at the united nations, the us ambassador has described north korea's missile test is 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? 0ur 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. 0ur 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. the health effects institute is an independent organisation in the us, researching the impact of vehicle air pollution

around the world. i spoke to its president, dan greenbaum about the move to alternative fuel. it is the latest step car industry has been taking. it is quite impressive they would make such a large commitment. we have seen state m e nts large commitment. we have seen statements from vw in the wake of diesel problems. the fact that volvo is owned by a chinese company is not an accident. china has seen an enormous uptick in the number of electric vehicles in the past few yea rs. electric vehicles in the past few years. we have just been electric vehicles in the past few years. we havejust been hearing that sales fall to native engines still dwarfed by traditional engines. —— sales are still dwarfed. costs will be a factor but also charging facilities. there are systematic efforts going on by a number of countries and in the us

individual states they will look to build the charging infrastructure. it is starting to pay off. we have seen the first million plug—in vehicles in the world sold by 2015 and the second this year. although it is and the second this year. although itis— and the second this year. although it is — you are right — a small percentage of worldwide sales, the marketplace is taking off, technology is getting better, the ride is longer, so it is going to be... it won't be tomorrow but it is going to continue to grow. more and more cities seem to be moving to penalise petrol and diesel vehicles. just to backtrack, how much do exhaustive fumes have on impacting pollution levels? they can be significant. 25— 30% of air pollution in many cities around the world. it is obviously the pollution

you see right in front of you, so you see right in front of you, so you are aware of it. there is a lot that does come from coal—fired power plants, from industries and others that moves in. cars are a big contributor and they have been until we have started to see the newest clea n we have started to see the newest clean diesel engines, they have been an enormous contributor on the streets of europe. 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... rokude 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 galleon carrying treasure thought to be worth more than a billion dollars. greg dawson reports. it's being called the holy grail of shipwrecks. somewhere at the bottom of the caribbean sea are the remains of the san jose. at the time it was sunk it 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 soon be salvaged, according to columbia's president. translation: the history, cultural heritage that's on our territory belongs to columbians 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's so representative not only to columbia but also to humanity. the president says he's received a proposalfrom an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface, but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune, 1708, the sanjose set sail from panama before it was sunk in battle off the coast of cartagena. it was carrying treasure for the spanish king to help finance his royal succession. 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 via 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. we will let you know how that goes — we have to go now, though. 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 month's 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. world leaders are to hold more talks at the g20 summit. government supporters in venezuela, some of them armed, have been blocking legislators from leaving the national congress in caracas. during a special session to mark independence day, they burst into the building's interior gardens and attacked several members of congress. at least 1a people have died in a shootout between rival gangs in northern mexico. authorities say the fighting escalated after police arrived, and there may be more dead. it's the latest in a series of clashes involving factions of the sinaloa cartel. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.