this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: north korea claims its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test proves any target in the us is now within striking distance. white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of public in—fighting. general kelly has been a star. he's done an incredible job so far. he's respected by everybody. a great, great american. after violence breaks out in east london — the family of a 20—year—old man who died after being restrained by police — appeal for peace. also in the next hour — uk universities‘ pension fund deficit doubles to more than £17 billion in the last year. universities may have to reduce benefits for its members, or increase tuition fees for students, to fill the black hole. a tight squeeze — an american woman

has been rescued by firefighters after a boa constrictor wrapped itself around her and bit herface. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, claims any target on the us mainland is now within striking range. it following his military‘s latest intercontinental missile test, the second test within a month. as with previous launches, the event was celebrated by north korean state media. and we'll be speaking to an expert on north korea very shortly. this report by our correspondent karen allen. cloa ked in darkness, state run tv captured the final moments before the missile launch.

a potent symbol of north korea's defiance in the face of international sanctions. its leader kim jong—un there to witness it all. then the dramatic lift—off. and the moment that pyongyang thumbed its nose at the world. the second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in less than a month. it travelled higher and further than the missile fired before, eventually smashing down into the ocean off the coast of japan. then came the official confirmation from pyongyang. the newsreader announcing that this test was proof that the whole of the us is now within reach. pictures show a triumphant north korean leader. in washington, president trump described the tests as reckless and dangerous. the reaction from north korea's neighbour in the south was equally harsh.

translation: dashing the international community's hopes have eased inter—korean military tensions and in particular, seoul's offer of bilateral military talks. these joint us south korea military drills a response to the launch, designed to send a clear message that seoul and washington stand shoulder—to—shoulder in the face of an increasingly belligerent north korea. the us already has battleships in the pacific ocean. now, it has promised to scale up its strategic assets in response to this latest threat. more aircraft carriers and stealth bombers could soon be on the way. a jubilant kim jong—un wants us recognition as a nuclear power. instead, in the wake of another missile test, he's likely to face stiffer sanctions with china and russia under pressure not

to stand in the way. president trump has described his new chief of staff, john kelly, as a true star of his administration — after reince priebus stood down from the post. mr trump said mr kelly, a retired military general, had done a spectacularjob as the head of homeland security, where he introduced a tougher immigration policy. the resignation of mr priebus came after he was criticised by the president's new communications director, anthony scaramucci, who accused him of leaking to the press. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. another tweet, another resignation, another day in the trump presidency. reince priebus is the latest senior figure in the white house to leave his job prematurely. the shortest serving chief—of—staff in history. he is being replaced by a retired four—star general. john kelly is currently in charge of the department of homeland security. donald trump revealed that

reince priebus had been replaced at the end of a tumultuous week in washington. earlier, the two men travelled together to an event in long island, where mr trump lavished praise onjohn kelly. one of our real stars. truly one of our stars. the president was heading back to the white house that he tweeted news of general kelly's newjob. he spoke briefly to reporters. reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star. done an incredible job thus far. respected by everybody. a great, great american. reince priebus a good man. there was a time when they seemed so close. ever since the election, the right—hand man, reince priebus, rarely far from the president's side. but he tendered his resignation on thursday, following what he said was several days of discussions. the president wanted to go in a different direction. i support him in that. the president has a right to hit a reset button.

i think it's a good time to hit the reset button. i think he was right to hit the reset button and i think that it was something that i think the white house needs. i think it's healthy and i support him in it. asked about an interview in which he was described by the new white house communications chief, anthony scaramucci, as "a paranoid schizophrenic," mr priebus said "he didn't want to get into the mud." next week a new start at the white house with a general in charge. let's get a bit more background on the president's new chief of staff, generaljohn f kelly. as a four star general he holds the highest possible rank in the us military. during a career spanning four decades he served as a commanding general in iraq. his son robert died in action when he stepped on a landmine in afghanistan in 2010. it made general kelly the highest ranking officer to lose a child in the afghan and iraq wars. president trump appointed him

the secretary of homeland security injanuary, where he was responsible for borders, immigration & cyber security. he's said in the past that a border wall between the us and mexico is essential because of threats entering the united states. let's get more on this story. joining us via skype is the republican businessman and donor shaun mccutcheon. thank you forjoining us this evening here. what do you make of the appointment ofjohn f kelly, is the appointment ofjohn f kelly, is the loss of head? i think it is a good move, given the failure of obama care which reince priebus was tied to. you remember lee had a big celebration when it passed the house, and he was going back to the

republican leadership at the rnc. he had done a greatjob getting trump elected but wasn't delivering on... in the chief of staffjob. i welcome the move, i think it is a good move. do you think mr kelly can do what head has failed to do? i'm not sure they're going to approach it the same way, in that they can parable. i think it's too different to say that. reince priebus was talked back to the republican leadership, which, as you know, the republican leadership has been at odds with trump numerous times. i don't think general kelly will even look at that. i think he willjust look at it as itjob, managing staff. that. i think he willjust look at it as it job, managing staff. was about relationships between anthony scaramucci as mr kelly? we all know what was said in that interview with anthony scaramucci. how do you see that relationship playing out? there is something very machiavellian about anthony scaramucci. well! they

will probably has a little bit. anthony scaramucci, one of his requirements was to work directly for trump. the chief of staff is going to want control. i do see them banging heads a little bit, but i think they're both very experienced and they will handle that fine. there was an indication that reince priebus was going to step down from anthony scaramucci, and it has come across as if mr trump is doing anthony scaramucci's bidding. no, i have been hearing that reince priebus went before anthony scaramucci even got there. this is a long time coming, the culmination of several things which i believe was related to the timing of the obama ca re related to the timing of the obama care failure. have been working hard between the administration and leadership of the house and senate to get the obama care repeal done. hejust to get the obama care repeal done. he just wasn't getting it done. trump asa he just wasn't getting it done. trump as a result skype, not a

political guy, he is a businessman of the corporate manager. reince priebus was not getting the managementjob done that he wanted done. what you think has gone wrong, but mrtrump done. what you think has gone wrong, but mr trump has had to hit the reset button? it has only been six months. what has gone wrong?” months. what has gone wrong? i don't know that anything has gone wrong, but a lot of those positions are filled. reince priebus did a great job in the campaign, and without him trump would not be president. he was one of the few republican leadership people that supported trump. trump has not gotten much support from the party leadership. again, reince priebus is taught back to the republican leadership. the base of the party lost trump, and we love what he is doing. but the leadership of the republican party has been at odds with trump. we will have to leave it there for now. thank you very much. you were a very welcome. the family of a man who died after being apprehended by police

has appealed for peace — after unrest broke out on the streets in the wake of his death. the independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of 20—year—old rashan charles. last night angry clashes broke out as protesters blocked a road in dalston, east london, and set mattresses alight. richard lister reports. the vigil here has passed off peacefully. i think the campaigners very much wanted to bring their message right to the door of the police. some were chanting justice for rashan, some holding pictures of him. among the crowd was his father. i know the family have seemed worried about the violent scenes we saw last night in hackney, with objects being thrown out the police. a spokesperson for the family addressed the crowd. this is their message. i've enough experience of burning down our community, i have experienced death in our communities.

i have experienced the anger the people are feeling. believe me, young people, i want to talk to you. on behalf of the family. young people who knew him. we understand your frustration, we understand your anger. don't feel that the family doesn't have the frustration and the anger, too. the family knows taking it to the streets doesn't give you justice. burning down your own homes, burning down your neighbourhoods, is not going to give you justice. the state don't care if you burn down the hood. they don't care if you burn down where you live. the family say they have strong legal representation that will help in their fight to get answers. last night police said one of their officers was injured. they sustained an injury to the eye, and a member of the public, they say, was pushed off their bike and

assaulted. the message from the police is this type of violence will not be tolerated. it's also a message that the local mp, diane abbott, was keen to get to the crowd as she addressed them here this afternoon. i'm here to show my support for the families and the parents of edson and rashan. because that is the call that every parent dreads. the call that tells you that your young child has died in those sorts of circumstances. i have been in contact with the police from the beginning. but i thought it important to come here today to publicly show my support, as a member of the community, a mother and as your member of parliament. i agree with what stafford has said about the importance of peace on the streets. violence is not the answer. but i am here to assure the parents

and the community that i will stand by the parents in their fight for the truth. most of us will have seen the video and there are questions to be answered and i will not rest until those questions are answered. after the speeches, a small number of protesters surrounded a number of they will have to determine exactly what happened and whether there was any sort of misconduct by the police. let's return now to the news coming out of north korea

about its latest missile test. with me isjim hoare, a korean analyst and former diplomat responsible for establishing the british embassy in north korea. thank you forjoining us today. first off, we are now used to these missile test but is there anything in particular about this one that is concerning? i think the main concern is how fast it has come after the previous one. the north koreans have been engaging in a nuclear programme since the make 1950s, certainly since the make 1950s, certainly since the make 1950s, certainly since the 1960s. had it started to speed up very rapidly recently. what has allowed them to do that? partly they have uranium. that was a good start. partly also a number of koreans trained under the japanese, because the japanese had a nuclear programme as well. then in the 1950s and early 60s, nuclear power

domestic and industrial use was seen as very, a very valid things develop. open the west and in the east, and the russians and americans we re east, and the russians and americans were both pushing it. that's how i think the north koreans came to first be involved. the peaceful nuclear purposes. they sent scientists to be trained in russia and they came back. the russians never had anything more to do with them. but one suspects that they we re them. but one suspects that they were “— them. but one suspects that they were —— they worked both on peaceful energy but also some form of weapons programme. the north koreans asked the chinese, after the chinese first tested in 1964, to help them under chinese refused, the russians continued to be involved in that programme until the fall of the soviet union. why is it so important to north korea that they are recognised as a nuclear powered by the us? i think this is a question partly of status, that they feel

certain countries have always looked down upon them, never given than full recognition. the united states never established democratic relations, although most countries have done. that is one element. and they see nuclear weapons as a means of persuading the possible enemy, in this case, the united states, that would be a dangerous thing to tackle them. it is a deterrent as a security blanket, if you like. what do you make of the reaction? we have had these drills between the us and south korea as a reaction to this latest test. will this be taken seriously by north korea?|j latest test. will this be taken seriously by north korea? i don't think it will change north korea's position at all. i think it is... it isa position at all. i think it is... it is a public relations just in a sense. it shows that we have means on the peninsula to response if you do something stupid. but i don't think it actually changes anything

very much. live fire exercises are held periodic —— periodically anyway between south korea and us forces. and so it is just between south korea and us forces. and so it isjust an between south korea and us forces. and so it is just an extension of something that is already bear. but the other question perhaps is, i don't think, personally, that the north koreans should be believed on everything they say. they claimed for yea rs everything they say. they claimed for years that they could hit the united states. well now they are getting nearer that under still making the same claim. just having a rocket, and even having a nuclear device you can put on it, doesn't mean you can necessarily going to be able to use that rocket accurately. so despite claiming they could hit chicago, they might hit anywhere, aim at the midwest and hit something. we will leave it there for now, but thank you very much. north korea says its latest missile test proves the whole of the us mainland is within range of its weapons.

president trump names retired military generaljohn kelly as his new chief of staff after reince priebus stood down from the post. there've been angry clashes in east london after a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. two men have been arrested by police investigating two separate rape attacks on a schoolgirl. the 14 year—old was assaulted in a secluded part of birmingham's witton railway station on tuesday night. when she flagged down a passing carfor help, she was attacked a second time. north wales police are searching for a missing five—year—old girl. detectives believe molly owens, from holyhead in anglesey, may be with her father — brian george owens — who failed to attend a court hearing yesterday. met police have issued a warning that criminals are increasingly using the bank accounts of young

children and students to launder stolen or illegally—acquired money. they say parents need to be aware of what's going on. according to fraud prevention service cifas, the number of frauds involving people under 21 has almost doubled in the last year. nearly a quarter of shops are breaking the law, by selling knives to underage people, some as young as 13—years—old. that's according to new figures from the local government association which says some retailers, including two supermarket chains, have been caught out. adina campbell has more. with knife crime at its highest level in six years in england and wales, retailers are under increasing pressure to do more to tackle the problem. local trading standards teams tried to buy knives earlier this year. one in four shops they visited were found to be selling knives to people under—age. seven out of 29 retailers, including two major supermarkets, in areas like devon, somerset, and bristol, sold a blade to a person under 18.

they included a machete, a lock knife, and kitchen knives. last year, similar test purchases were carried out by london trading standards, with eight knives a month being sold to children as young as 13. safety campaigners are now calling for tougher rules. tougher rules and should be applied. if they continue to do this, they should be punished and put out of business. it is illegal to sell knives to anyone under the age of 18, but in scotland, 16—18—year—olds can buy a kitchen knife or cutlery. shops doing this face six months in prison bulky a fine of up to £5,000. the local government association says more needs to be done to stop lives being put at risk, and shops need to put up higher safety checks. it's emerged that uk universities

have a pension fund deficit of more than £17 billion, the largest in the uk. the universities superannuation scheme caters for existing and retired academics. pension specialistjohn ralfe — who has been monitoring the scheme's progress for many years — says the deficit is down to poor management. our business correspondent, joe lynam, explained how difficult if you have a pensions black hole and you're a private pensions, basically a savings scheme, the government is not going to bail you out because it's private. your options are, you ask the existing people who would benefit from this scheme, academics, lecturers, to take another pay cut. they did that last year. they got their benefits cut last year. they won't be keen on that. if you ask them to take another pay cut, they may say, i'm moving to germany or canada or the states. option two, you ask donors to pay more money,

last option, you ask students to pay more. that's controversial. there is a £9000 tuition cap on fees, would they go back to the government and say, we need to raise that even further, or start charging students for other things? maybe charging to use the wi—fi, or other things. it all makes a big headache, and you don't want to deter students as the uk emerges on this new post—eu path. how come we are only hearing about this

i would caution against some of the rather panicked reaction to the headline figure, because what we have to remember is that this kind of deficit is being measured at a very specific point in time. if you looked at it today, that deficit is likely to be much lower. we know that the fund is actually very healthy, it is represented and supported by a factor that not only goes back hundreds of years, but is forecast in terms of the city itself to have very solid investments and very solid capital base for the future. yes, this is something we have got to deal with, we have to ta ke have got to deal with, we have to take it seriously, but we don't do it thinking that this is going to be a panic because it is not. when waheed arian was a young boy growing up in afghanistan, he witnessed the suffering of war. many years later and he's now an emergency medic living in chester and is using virtual reality to help

today's victims of violence in his homeland. his "tele—medicine" system allows doctors in war—zones to get help from specialists in the west. here's our world affairs editor, john simpson. we hear plenty of depressing stories about afghanistan, but this isn't one of them. quite the opposite, in fact. afghanistan has one of the lowest standards of medical care in the world — the doctors often aren't very highly trained, and their equipment is pretty basic. but they can contact dr waheed arian. an afghan who qualified as a doctor in britain, he can give them detailed medical advice using social media — from his home in chester, he takes messages day and night. he calls it telemedicine. they don't have the up—to—date technologies, they don't have the cutting—edge expertise, they don't have advanced evidence—based medicine. so they need any expertise or any advice that's more world—class here, that is very useful for them.

so i'll take the arrow and place it... now he and his team are developing new ways of showing doctors there what to do. it went very well — we discussed a medical case, we solved the problem, it was a live case in one of the hospitals in kabul, afghanistan, and using augmented reality, we discussed it, and we managed the problem. as a boy in the 1980s, waheed had to escape from the russians who'd invaded his country. he and his family were lucky to survive. when civil war flared up in afghanistan, his parents sent him on his own to britain. he was 15 and didn't speak much english, yet within four years he was studying medicine at cambridge. and he became passionate about helping people in the country of his birth.

i'd seen so much suffering in my childhood, and that suffering was still very vivid in my memory, and i wanted to see if i could help in any way alleviate that suffering from many people that were in a similar position to mine as a child. he doesn't get much time with his family in chester. he's taken leave of absence to develop his telemedicine ideas, but in order to pay the bills, he has to work every weekend as an a&e doctor. yes, years away a lot, and it can be hard, and it can be lonely at times, when you are on your own, and you're seeing all the other families out, but on the other side, i know that he's amazing things for humanity, he's going to be saving thousands of lives, so i look at the positive. we've come a long way in just two years, and where helping in places that have no other support, and this is so important. lives are at stake, and we can help save those lives.

waheed arian has survived a lot. helping others in afghanistan to survive is, he says, his therapy. john simpson, bbc news. viewers in the north west of england can watch the full documentary "waheed's wars — saving lives across the world" on monday evening at 7pm on bbc one. it will then be available on the iplayer shortly afterwards. paramedics in ohio have had to cut the head off a boa constrictor after it wrapped itself around the face of a woman who had rescued it the day before. the woman, who owned 11 snakes, survived the encounter with the five foot animal who had latched onto her nose. let's have a listen to her call to 911 — and the dispatcher passing the call on to emergency services. how do you follow that? you can't! anyway. i have forgotten my brolly.

i have just been looking outside and it is pouring in london and not a pretty picture right across southern portions of the uk. winning heavily from cornwall to the south—eastern parts of england. cloud streaming in from the south—west. further north it is not too bad. some sunny spells around and a few showers, that this is the latest radar in the last hour or two. hugging southern portions of the uk. through the course of this evening, the rain is going to turn evening, the rain is going to turn even heavier across the south—west. and then affect south—eastern and wales, moved through the midlands and then makes its way to lincolnshire, crept up towards the north—east of england and then dry down a little bit. also quite breezy with that. tomorrow a very different story. what initially across north—east, but then after a bit of brightness in the morning comes a whole rash of showers of the atlantic. that's the latest. hello.

this is bbc news. the headlines... north korea tests an intercontinental ballistic missile it says is capable of striking the entire united states. president trump describes the action as reckless and dangerous. president trump describes his new chief of staff —