i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a show of strength from the united states after another ballistic missile test by north korea. more violence in venezuela during controversial elections for a new assembly to change the constitution. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. security is stepped up at airports across australia after a plot to blow up a plane is uncovered. a pioneering programme in china to bring love and hope to some of the country's millions of children needing special end of life care. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am on the korean peninsula where the united states has stepped up its response to north korea's latest missile launch. two us air force bombers have flown directly over the region. and america's missile defence system in south korea has also been tested. president trump has vented his frustration with china saying it's doing nothing for the us on north korea. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. the unmistakable shape of an american b—1 bomber, sweeping low over south korea this afternoon. this is president trump's pointed response to north korea's latest missile test. it was accompanied by an equally pointed rant on twitter. "i am very disappointed in china", the president tweeted. "they do nothing for us with north korea, just talk.

"we will no longer allow this to continue." china today has been showing off its own military might, in a huge parade overseen by president xijinping. he has condemned north korea's launch, but china is not prepared to bring pyongyang to its knees, even though it probably could. north korea, meanwhile, is making the most of its success. pictures of friday's missile launch are being played over and over. and, once again, kimjong—un is the star of the show. this latest missile test represents a profound challenge to president donald trump. he put a lot of hope in getting china to rein in pyongyang. he now appears to have accepted that is not going to happen. but the us president has explicitly

stated he will not allow north korea to acquire the ability to strike the united states with nuclear weapons. well, that is now very close. the rising tension is making people here increasingly nervous. air raid siren in a village in northern japan, a siren shatters the morning calm. "a missile is heading in this direction", the announcer says. "ta ke cover. " practice drills like this are now happening all along this coast. translation: it's very scary, i don't know where to run to if there is a missile strike. i need practice like today's drill to learn what to do. off the same coast last month, the most powerful us armada to be seen here in decades. a military strike on north korea may seem unthinkable, but pyongyang and washington are locked in an increasingly dangerous game and there are no good choices for how to end it. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. our other top story this hour. several people, including two teenagers, have reportedly been killed in anti—government demonstrations during elections

for venezuela's new assembly. president maduro is widely expected to secure a victory that could allow him to change the constitution. the opposition parties in the oil—rich nation are boycotting the vote. from caracas, here's katy watson. the sense of celebration here made it easy to forget for a moment the dark times venezuela is going through. but for the people waiting to vote, the problems are real. lisbeth told me she's voting for peace for our children and future of the country. antonio said he's here to ensure there is more food and medicine for people. late president hugo chavez looms large in this part of caracas, on the walls it's his face, not president maduro‘s you can see.

but mr maduro wants to continue his legacy. he says a new assembly that could rewrite the constitution is the only way to bring peace to the country. the opposition boycotted the vote today. instead, many came out onto the streets to keep up the pressure against the government. carlos is a university student and part of what's known as the resistance, playing his part in the protest movement by blocking roads, because he says he wants a better venezuela. everything that we can find here, we use to protect us, because this is, as i say, it a critical situation. they are shooting us, they are killing people. there are more than 100 people that are dead. as police gathered on the other side of the street barricades, the protesters got ready for another confrontation. people here can't quite understand how such a rich country has got to this point. the political and economic crisis has never been so bad. but the feeling is here it willjust get worse.

that much was clear — just a few metres from here, a police convoy was hit by improvised explosives. the government says the opposition are terrorists. the protesters say they are fighting against a government that is becoming increasingly repressive. from this part of town, the vote was almost irrelevant. people here are worried about politics, about food shortages and spiralling inflation. much of that is stoking the anger. protesters keep building the blockades. the police keep trying to destroy them. divisions here are so deep in venezuela, neither side is backing down. katie watson, bbc news, in caracas. also making news today. a strong typhoon has swept across taiwan, injuring more than 80 people, and forcing the capital to shut down essential services and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. another tropical storm, haitang, struck affecting the south—east region of the country. president vladimir putin has confrmed that 755 us diplomatic personnel are to be expelled from russia by september 1st. he added that further

sanctions against washington were being considered, but would not be imposed yet. president putin was speaking on the day the russian navy was displaying it's might to the nation. a gunman has opened fire at the entrance to a nightclub in the german city of konstanz, killing a security guard and wounding two more before he was shot dead by police. prosecutors say he fetched a rifle after a row with security staff. but there was no indication of an islamist or terrorist connection. i don't know if you feel at home in the water, but this man does. american caeleb dressel‘s been competing in the world swimming championships in hungary, and doing pretty well. the twenty year old won gold in the 4x100 metre medley relay on sunday getting him him a total of seven gold medals. that's a feat that only the great michael phelps‘ has achieved before. so, many congratulations to caeleb. let's get more on our top

story and north korea's latest missile launch. michael swaine is a senior fellow in the asia programme at the carnegie endowment for international peace in washington. i asked him how worrying the increased tensions are. well it is worrying because north korea continues to move towards the acquisition of a deployable nuclear weapons. it is developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. it is also developing miniaturised nuclear warheads. at some point in the future, unless there is a stop to these programmes, it will most likely have a deployable capability. and that poses some real concerns for the united states, for its allies, and for other people in the region. some big concerns, as you say, but the us ambassador to the un said there is no point in an emergency un security council meeting in reaction to the launch, because it

would produce, to quote, nothing of consequence. so where will the pressure be applied at a time when the americans and donald trump are accusing china of doing very little? right now, the un security council is talking about further sanctions conditions with north korea. the united states has been trying to get china to co—operate in the maximum sanctions that could apply, but i think this strategy on its own will not produce the desired result. there are reasons why the chinese will not necessarily back a full, blanket set of sanctions against north korea — and i think the united states is ready to move this along, but ultimately, it will have to adopt some other kind of approach, including notjust sanctions, but other things, as well. what are these other things, is sanctions and so far? i think the first step needs to be movement towards some kind of a freeze in the north korean programme. there needs to be an understanding

that the north koreans are not going to further test a nuclear weapon, and they will not go to a deployable, miniaturised nuclear weapon, as well. and i think that will have to occur over the near and immediate term. and then i think there needs to be a negotiation, and opening up of a discussion, first with the chinese, about the future of the korean peninsula. a lot of the chinese concerns and resistance to applying strong sanctions have to do with their theories about the collapse of a north korean regime, and a creation of a unified korea, which is not in their interests. the united states needs to provide some reassurance on that score. thirdly, there needs to be negotiation with north korea about greeting some kind of, what you would call and on this approach, which includes a peace treaty, a security assurance, and assistance. that is not to be unilateral or all at once, but it would need clear actions on the part of north korea.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a pioneering programme in china to bring love and hope to some of the country's millions of children needing special end of life care. also on the programme: british royals lead commemorations to mark 100 years since the start of the battle of passchendaele. cheering the air space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armargh,

once an everyday part in the soldiers‘ lot, drudgery in danger now no longer after almost four decades. if someone is in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i cannot see why people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl. they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet. yeah, cute. welcome back to newsday on the bbc they. —— bbc. 0urtop stories:

the us says it wants the united nations to take decisive, punitive action against north korea after it launches another ballistic missile test. more violence in venezuela, during controversial elections for a new assembly, to change the constitution. at least two people are dead. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times looks in detail at north korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test. it says maps that kim jong—un has been seen with, have been deciphered and worryingly show that the trajectory gets closer and closer to japan with each launch. now, the gulf news reports on the ongoing anti—drugs war in the philippines. it says police there killed 15 people on sunday, among them the mayor of 0zemiz city, who was described by police as a "high value target on illegal drugs".

and the south china morning post deals with china's first—ever birthday parade for the people's liberation army. president xi jinping is seen in a jeep instead of his usual limousine — and is quoted as saying that china had "the confidence and capability to defeat all armies that dare to offend". and that brings you up with some of the papers. travellers in australia have been facing extra security checks at airports, after investigators uncovered a plot to blow up a plane. prime minister, malcolm turnbull has called it an "elaborate conspiracy". four men are in police custody and items that could be used in a homemade bomb have been found. airline passengers have been asked to arrive two hours early for theirflights. we don't know which plane or what time exactly the threat was thought to be planned for. we know that there are four men who've been arrested and they now

being held for up to weeks. it could be several days before we get the details of the charges. we understand that among them are a father and a son. it is significant that there are four people. the other attacks we've seen and heard about on australian soil have been lone wolf attacks. this suggests something more of a network. there's also suggestion of foreign involvement. and rather than exploding the plane, one paper, here, is reporting that the idea was to launch a gas attack in air. so that some kind of improvised device would have been used to spread poisonous gas amongst the passengers on a plane. but in terms of actual hard fact, we're still waiting for the police to decide if they're going to put charges against these four men. yeah, and i'm sure we'll get more details exactly, like you said about what the plot consisted of. what do we know about the security measures that are being implemented at airports? yeah, well, as you said, passengers have in us to add time onto their travel, so arrive an hour extra. that means three hours for international flight, two hours for domestic flights.

we've heard of reports of people queueing out the door at sydney airport this morning because of extra measures to check baggage. people being asked maybe to lessen the amount of baggage, both carry—on and hold luggage. i think people are tkaing it in fairly good grace. they hope that this is a necessary thing in order to prevent other attacks. the police think they have arrested everyone connected to this plot but this is the 13th within three years the police have managed to foil, so the terror threat in australia remains probable and while that is so, passengers may have to put up with more delays and more checks as they prepare to board. we mentioned earlier, hywel, but the prime minister has been talking about this. give us more on what and when he said it. he was speaking within the last hour or two on national radio. he stressed they thought this

was an imminent threat and authorities had to step in. they only became aware of it, apparently, on wednesday. the arrests were made on saturday, and raids and investigations carrying on into sunday. there is a question whether this was australian intelligence or whether international partners tipped off australian authorities. he says, while it's all one big collaborative exercise. they have to work with international partners. it is not simply a case of australian detectives always being first to find out what might happen on australian soil. children in china suffering from terminal illnesses will often receive little or no palliative care. some may even be abandoned by their parents, desperate, but unable to help them. 0ne woman's helping some of those children in the city of changsha. the main difficulties were trying to get people to understand that we we re get people to understand that we were not killing children. that we

won't not fighting for them. —— weren't. my mr lindahl. we provide and plan their palliative ca re provide and plan their palliative care for children. —— lyn gould. when we first moved to china, the ca re when we first moved to china, the care for adults was blossoming. care for children was initially non—existent. so we havejust for children was initially non—existent. so we have just up a very basic level where there was com pletely very basic level where there was completely no understanding of what we we re completely no understanding of what we were trying to do. culturally, of course, it's considered really bad if you don't fight for your child's life right up until the moment that they die. families will feel criticised. so if you talk about palliative care, people immediately think about, you are giving up. where is actually, you are not giving up, you arejust adding quality, you are adding life to the

days that the child might have. we kept seeing parents who had abandoned their children at the gates of an orphanage, and realised that families have tried everything within their means to get a cure for that child, or to get help for the child. and it is only after a lot of heartache that they do so they can't do itany heartache that they do so they can't do it any more. it isjust heartache that they do so they can't do it any more. it is just the heartache that they do so they can't do it any more. it isjust the point where a child is most needy. to see the child and the family separated is heartbreaking. what for the relatively easy to deal with is their physical symptoms. what is more difficult to deal with is the effects of their abandonment, and

there is that huge sense of loss, that confusion, that hurt, that mummy and daddy are not there any more, what have i done to deserve that? and so we have to work very ha rd to that? and so we have to work very hard to teach the staff the importance of touch, the importance of speaking generally, the importance of cuddles, so that we can importance of cuddles, so that we ca n start importance of cuddles, so that we can start to give the child the will to live, the world to eat, and even if they can't live a long time, they will no that they are loved. they will no that they are loved. they will know that they have been touched, that they were worthy of somebody loving them. and the first timea somebody loving them. and the first time a child smiles, it is like, you know, we have achieved something really terrific, here. when the

child has gone, the nannies will watch the bodies, put them in new clothes, may be given one of their favourite toys, then wrap them in material covered in butterflies. and then we carry on. lyn gould telling us about the work of the butterfly children's hospices. you have been watching newsday. ceremonies have taken place in belgium to celebrate the centenary of the ballot passchendaele. 500,000 people were killed, went missing, or we re people were killed, went missing, or were not accounted for in just three months of fighting. robert hall reports. this is a city that has dedicated itself to remembrance.

the fireman of ypres have sounded the last post in summer and winter as the decades rolled by. around them, carved into the great darch of the menin gate, over 5a,000 names, men from every corner of the uk, who travelled across the globe to join the fight, men who disappeared in the cauldron around passchendaele. with the sounding of this bugle call, the 250,000 british and commonwealth soldiers who were killed during the first world war in ypres are remembered. the defence of the city, at such great cost, meant

that it became hallowed ground. on this evening in the summer of 1917, the third battle of ypres had already begun. but early success was swallowed by the rain, weeks of it, which slowed the advance. passchendaele, the final target of the attack, came to symbolise death and misery, in a muddy wasteland where many still lie. gosh, i didn't think it would be that moving. dorothy and her cousin peter were here to remember their grandfather. you'll need to take a photo of me. they are among 200 invited guests with personal connections to the battle.

that word on there is as close to a body as we are ever going to get for our grandfather. the ethos behind building this was for people to say he is here. and in a way, he's here. but, in a way, he's not here. in flanders fields, the poppies blow between the crosses. in ypres main square, dame helen mirren spoke the words of the war poet to try to express the horror he witnessed. the larks scarce heard amid the guns below. i was in the front—line trench at passchendaele. winston churchill wanted the ruins of ypres left as a memorial. tonight, meticulously rebuilt, they told the story of men now gone, their generation may have left us, but this city still

marks their passing, still keeps a promise it made all those years ago. and a century on, a parade of much of the street to the hall were so many now live. -- a parade marched up many now live. -- a parade marched up the street to the hall where so many now lie. you been watching newsday on the bbc. and before we go it's football — but not as we know it. robocup 2017 is a four—day event — dedicated to the beautiful game — although this time in robot form — taking place in nagoya injapan. around 3000 researchers and engineering students — representing a0 countries — took part. they're studying the use of artificial intelligence in robots. 0n the final day a team from france beat a team from china 4—0. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news.

hello there, good morning. with all the energy and the instability in the atmosphere over the past 2a hours, we have seen a lot of heavy and thundery downpours. northenr ireland for one has been battered by some storms earlier on, so too across parts of scotland, some fierce looking clouds, here. we've had about a month's worth of rain at 0kehampton, in devon, due to some peninsular showers. now, there will be some more showers over the coming few days. we still have got this ever—present area of low pressure to the north—west of the uk. the closer you are to that, the more showers there will be but gradually, over the next two days, whilst there will be some showers and some sunshine, the showers should become fewer. let's head into the morning, though, and we still have some showers left over from overnight in scotland. quite a cloudy start here. maybe the north—west of england. sunshine and showers into northern ireland. the other side of the pennines, across the midlands, it may well be a bright and sunny start but already a few showers running in to western

fringes of wales. perhaps the far south—west of england, towards the coast, this time. whereas you move towards the south—east and east anglia, those earlier showers will big gone and it will be a bright sunny start. this picture was actually taken yesterday at the oval. good day for martin, there. and if you're going to watch the cricket, it should be exciting and it should be dry, actually, just a very small chance of a shower, not quite as breezy as today. there'll be some sunshine and it will be warm into that sunshine too. for many southern parts of the uk, there will be very few showers around at all. wales, up across the midlands, northern england, catching a few showers running through, not as widespread as we saw yesterday. but there will be some slow—moving heavy thundery downpours across northern ireland and intop scotland. maybe some hail as well. 17—18 degrees here, at best 23 towards the south—east of england. tuesday sees some further showers across the uk. but even further north, those showers not as wide spread. one or two heavy ones around but very much hit and miss, again towards the south—east likely to stay dry with some sunshine. the jetstream is all—importa nt,

of course, and normally it is sitting at this time of the year between scotland and iceland but right now it's much, much further south and hence this very unsettled weather. as we head towards the middle part of the week, the jet stream will pick up another area of low pressure, rush it across the atlantic, heading towards the uk. things turning wetter from the south—west, slowly but surely, on wednesday. many areas ahead of that seeing some sunshine, a few showers perhaps in scotland. rain arriving across northern and eastern areas during the evening and on wednesday night. goodbye. our top story: the united states has stepped up its response to north korea's latest missile launch. two us air force bombers have flown directly over the region. and us missile defence system in south korea has also been tested. president trump has vented his frustration with china saying it's doing nothing for the us on north korea. in venezuela, it's reported that three people have been killed in protests against the controversial election to choose a new parliament.

0pposition groups boycotted the vote. the us called the reform a "sham." and this video is trending on bbc.com. its russia's navy day parade of its warships and submarines. the annual event in st petersburg attracted large crowds and russia also showed off its naval hardware at its syrian base of tartus. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the international trade secretary, liam fox, has cast fresh doubt