i'm rico hizon in singapore. you're watching newsday on the bbc. the headlines: president trump ups the war of words with north korea. after vowing "fire and fury," he now says maybe he wasn't tough enough. north korea better get their act together, or they're going to be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble in this world. modern slavery in britain. a report says there are victims in every town and city. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: 70 years on from the partition of india and pakistan, one muslim mother's tale of a desperate journey to a new home. and china's biggest movie box office hit. but does wolf warrior also have a political message? live from our studios in singapore and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore,

midnight in london, and 7pm in the evening in newjersey where president trump has again ramped up his warnings to north korea. he said that his threat to unleash "fire and fury" if pyongyang threatened the us may not have been tough enough. the us president said north korea should "very, very nervous" if it made plans to attack the united states or any of its allies. from washington, our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports. it's from his golf club in newjersey during his working vacation that donald trump is managing this stand—off. and this afternoon he was back in his trademark suit and tie, and using his trademark tough talk, his response to the latest threats from pyongyang. i will tell you this, if north korea does anything in terms of even thinking about attack, of anybody that we love or we represent

or our allies or us, they can be very, very nervous. i'll tell you why. and they should be very nervous, because things will happen to them like they never thought possible. earlier this week he warned north korea of fire and fury, raising the chilling spectre of a nuclear confrontation. his only regret, maybe that fiery rhetoric wasn't incendiary enough. the people that were questioning that statement, was it too tough, maybe it wasn't tough enough. they've been doing this to our country for a long time, for many years, and it's about time that somebody stuck up for the people of this country and for the people of other countries, so if anything, maybe that statement wasn't tough enough. earlier, on news bulletins in north korea, the customary martial music and also an unusually specific military threat. translation: the hwasong 12 rocket will be launched by the north korean people's army and will cross japan and fly 3356 kilometres for 1065 seconds,

before hitting the waters 30 to a0 kilometres away from guam. this is the hwasong 12 missile on parade in pyongyang in spring. kim jong—un can back his fiery words with weaponry. today, on the tropical island of guam, it wasn't so much a case of fire and fury, as wet and wild. the news crews converging there producing what looked like tourist advertisements, people heading to the beach rather than fleeing. locals not particularly concerned at the threat that north korea missiles might soon come raining in. we're used to the whole ebb and flow of hearing that we're going to be bombed and then it not happening, and hearing about it again, so it's not anything that's new to us. it never follows through, so i wasn't really concerned. i think it's probably like a distraction maybe, maybe a political kind of move on the us and korea, so just to get attention, maybe. guam is in the firing line

because it's american territory that's home to two big us military bases. an attack here would be an attack on america. as well as refusing to back down from his threat of fire and fury, donald trump did say he would consider negotiations. but while the rhetoric is being ratcheted up fears will grow of some terrible miscalculation that could turn this war of words into a major conflict. nick bryant, bbc news. and for more on that story we'll be going live to our correspondent in seoul robin brant a little later in the programme. but first let's take a look at some of the day's other news. modern slavery and human trafficking has become so widespread that there are victims in every large town and city in britain, with ordinary britons

unwittingly coming into contact with victims every day. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. human rights lawyer, cherie blair, has long campaigned against modern slavery. she spoke to us earlier. it's surprising, actually, where these people can turn up. it could be the people who are picking strawberries in the fields, if you are in a rural area. it could be the girl who is doing your nails in the nail bar that doesn't speak very good english and seems very shy and frightened to speak. it could be the guy washing your car in one of these hand carwash places. so these are the sort of places — and of course, the sex industry is an industry where there are very many such people. also making news today: fresh protests in venezuela after a fifth opposition mayor was sentenced to prison. the court found mayor david smolansky guilty of failing to prevent anti—government protests. four other opposition mayors have also been found guilty of similar charges. the sentence comes as the us imposes sanctions on more government officials.

international observers have expressed confidence in kenya's electoral process, despite opposition leader raila 0dinga's claim of massive fraud. mr 0dinga's supporters celebrated in the western city of kisumu after his national super alliance said he should be declared the winner. however, the provisional electronic results give the incumbent uhuru kenyatta a clear lead. german prosecutors say a vietnamese businessman they think was kidnapped the ibc, the election commission, has put in place a process that can provide for the guaranteed integrity of this election. if you follow the rules, and they are doing this now, you can get accounting from each and every polling station and an

accurate count as to who won and who lost. we believe this system is accountable so far. if the system is followed, if some run monkeyed with it, we will be able to tell. —— someone. it, we will be able to tell. —— someone. trust in it. that is it. german prosecutors say a vietnamese businessman they think was kidnapped in berlin three weeks ago was probably taken to the vietnamese embassy there en route to vietnam. trinh xuan thanh, who had applied for asylum in germany, emerged in his home country a week ago. he appeared on tv saying he he'd returned voluntarily. but his german lawyer says the confession was forced. ruth pfau, a german nun who devoted her life to combating leprosy in pakistan, has died at the age of 87. she was known locally as pakistan's mother teresa, and spent half a century taking care of some of the country's sickest and poorest people. dr pfau also won praise for her efforts in helping the victims of devastating floods in the south—west of the country in 2010. these cctv images released by police of a jogger here in london appearing

to push a woman into the path of a bus shocked many. well a 50—year—old man as now been arrested and was held at a residential address on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. he's been released while police continue the investigation. the 33—year—old woman narrowly avoided serious injury due to the bus driver's quick reactions. 70 years ago this month, britain ended its rule of india. the event was marked by large—scale inter—communal violence as the country was split into two, hindu—majority india and muslim—majority pakistan. here the bbc‘s newsround service tells one muslim woman's story of how her family were affected and her long, arduous journey from india to the newly created country of pakistan. rampur was my home for 20 years.

it was a friendly, peaceful place. i loved it. people from all backgrounds lived alongside each other. by the time of partition, i was 31 years old and my husband was away working in the army. as the country divided, suspicion grew between hindu, sikh and muslim neighbours. one evening, i was home alone with my children when i heard an angry mob outside. i feared for my life.

i woke my children and we fled in the middle of the night. i left everything behind, and i buried my wedding jewellery in the dirt, hoping one day i would return to find it. we walked alone through the dark night, which was lit up only by the fires of people's homes being set alight in the distance. when we finally reached the train station it was packed with people. lots of families became separated. we squashed into an overloaded train heading towards the new border. the heat was suffocating. during the journey the train stopped, suddenly, for a long time. everyone became scared.

we were afraid we would get attacked by mobs. thankfully, there were soldiers on our train, so we were able to continue our journey. but then the attackers managed to separate the last three carriages of our train and set them on fire. when we reached lahore, we were placed in a refugee camp with many other people, and we lived there for over a year. i never returned to my home in rampur. 0ne one of the many stories from the time. and here on bbc world news we'll be broadcasting a special week of coverage to mark 70 years of partition and the independence of india and pakistan, from the 14th of august. let's return now to our top story and the war of words between president trump and north korea.

i ask for some opinions earlier. —— asked. it should not surprise us. he is an emotional fellow. but i it should not surprise us. he is an emotionalfellow. but i did not expect him to be so hard to distinguish from the leader of north korea. you are a former special assistant to ronald reagan. would you have ever advised president reagan to act in this way? not at all. north korea acts like it does because of weakness. the us is the strongest country on earth. there is no reason for this. we need a more solid stance. we do need to act like north korea. you have written about the alliance between the us and south korea. you mentioned perhaps... it is unnecessary given

how strong south korea is compared to the north of korea. is that the case where we see this ratcheting up of intensity certainly on the conventional side there is no need to us troops, and it is them that actually create the problem in terms of being seen as a threat to the north. what we need to do on the nuclear issue is separate. no one wa nts nuclear issue is separate. no one wants them to have nukes. it would be easier if the us stepped back and had no troops on the peninsula and treated the nuclear issue separately. but if north korea continues with its programme, how do you stop that without a threat? the problem is you cannot necessarily u nless problem is you cannot necessarily unless you want to go to war. that isa unless you want to go to war. that is a bad option. the us needs a better dealing with china. china has specific interest in north korea. issues like that may be useful as a

trade to get china to do more. the us needs a trade—off of deterrence and diplomacy. both of them are important. no one wants a war on the korean peninsula. you are watching on the bbc live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme. michael moore gets ready for his broadway debut and tells us about his new one man show. also coming up on the programme. china's big blockbuster. how does wolf warrior play to the country's strong sense of patriotism. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer

dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories:

president trump ups the war of words with north korea. after vowing fire and fury, he now says maybe he wasn't tough enough. modern slavery in britain — a report says there are victims in every town and city. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with japan times. like other papers, it is devoting a large space to the rising tension with north korea. it says that north korea's plan to fire four ballistic missiles into the sea near guam would see the rockets fly over shimane, hiroshima and kochi prefectures. 0nto the south china morning post. it says that a one—time aide of hong kong's former chief executive has been arrested on charges of conspiracy to defraud the securities regulator. prosecutors say barry cheung chun—yuen and a co—defendant tried to hide the true financial position of a company to keep its licence. he did not enter a plea in court,

and was released on bail. finally, we have the new york times. it says that the us dollar is losing its status. the paper says that president trump's north korea rhetoric and saudi arabia's imposition of embargos on qatar caused investors to sell the dollar. kasia, what is going on online? rico, if are you a swiftie, that's a fan of the pop super star taylor swift. she's sparking discussions online. nothing new there at all. but, rico, it's not her music that's being talked about. the singer has been in court where she has been describing the moment she says she was groped by radio dj david mueller during a meet and greet. the pair were being photographed ahead of a concert in denver in 2013.

she alleges he reached under her skirt and fondled her. mr mueller denies the charges. as you can expect, rico, this court case has got people gripped online. chinese cinema—goers have been flocking to fill seats for the breakout hit, wolf warrior two. the movie has become the country's biggest box—office success of all time, making more than $500 million in just its first two weeks. it sends a patriotic message at a time of china's expanding presence abroad. but why is it proving so popular? that's the question i asked jonathan papish, an industry analyst from china film insider. the sequel is popular for two main reasons. the timing of this release, and also the pride that the chinese movie—goers are feeling. so in regards to the timing of the release, it wass released during the annual summer blackout period, so that's when new releases are restricted to domestic films.

so there's decreased competition from big hollywood films. the release also coincided with the 90th anniversary of the founding of the people's liberation army. so anything related to the chinese military is front and centre on citizens‘ minds. so if a hollywood release came out this week, it would not have done as much as $500 million us. but what makes the film different from the first? this actually presents china not so much as an aggressor, but more as a saviour. the film takes place in an unknown african country, during a revolution. it is also ravaged by disease. it follows a former special ops, pla soldier, who rescues chinese nationals. he is also battling and evil band of foreign mercenaries and saving innocent africans.

but it is more showing the compassionate side, if you will, of china's rise on the international stage. all right. it is doing so well on the mainland, but it is raking in1 million us dollars in the north american box office. it is not doing as well as the previous box office hits from china, such as flying tigers and crouching tiger, hidden dragon. a modern action film produced by china will never do as well as a martial arts film, which has a strong fan base in north america, and in the west. $1 million is not too shabby for this kind of film and the kind of distribution that it is getting. so i think it is doing fairly well. it was never going to break out in the north american market. wow, $500 million us, kasia, that is

indeed a box offers hit, but what really made this popular are the political undertones, and you are talking about michael moore's broadway debut, and a lot of political angles as well, kasia. 0h, thatis political angles as well, kasia. 0h, that is the political understatement of the century. american filmmaker michael moore is best known for his documentaries and liberal political views but tonight he will be making his broadway debut. it probably comes as no surprise that the one man show takes satirical swipes at president trump. tom brook went to a preview performance in new york. it's a hot ticket — michael moore on broadway, skewering president trump. he was saying "i'm going to make you all rich, i'm going to make you all rich!" but it's not a non—stop anti—trump rant. it's something gentler. he regales audiences

with anecdotes from his life, where small actions brought significant change. it is supposed to bring inspirational comfort to liberals still gutted by donald trump's victory. millions of people have been depressed for a good nine or ten months. and — and so i'm trying to give people maybe a sense of hope to not give up, don't be filled with despair, and, you know, liberals, democrats, have won six of the last seven presidential elections with the popular vote. the majority of americans are with us. at the stage door, the verdict from moore's fans was positive. it was inspiring. it was hysterically funny. he was great. iadmired him before, and after seeing him the show, i want to ask him to marry me. to marry you? yes. with your show, though, aren't you just preaching to the converted? yes, yes. the converted needs — needs — they want to hear a few things that we can do. the choir that we are preaching to wants a song to sing. it cannot camoflage the fact

that he might not be the pleasant political firebrand that he once was. there's a certain segment of the left that still worships him. or at least respects him. but i don't think he is seen as a bellwether of how liberals think any more. and i think, in fact, there is not won any more. —— and i think, in fact, there is not one any more. it has become very divided. he does not have the power levels that he once had. which is surprising, because he was the only person on the left of note to predict that donald trump would actually win the presidency. so you would think that that would make more people start listening to him. and yet i don't really feel that that has happened. sometimes members of the trump family go to broadway shows. i can't imagine this is one they'll not be coming to. i hope they come. i have a box reserved for them. every night, the presidential box is there. and no—one can sit in it

until somebody from the trump family comes. and you think that's going to happen? absolutely. yes. i actually do believe that. michael moore will be on broadway for a 12—week run. the production has a lofty goal. it's tagline poses a question: can a broadway show bring down a sitting president? the answer is, it isn't very likely. but michael moore is not giving up. once the show is over, he has fahrenheit 11/9 in the works, a new anti—trump documentary. still in the us, and the long—running legend of bigfoot has added another twist. this is a picture of a 36—year—old, self—described shaman who says he was mistaken for the fabled giant while roaming the forests of north carolina, dressed in animal skins. but a group of bigfoot watchers, yes, there are thousands in america, say this man doesn't look anything like what they saw. hundreds of sightings of bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, have been reported over the years. so, the debate still continues.

kasia, he looks like a ewok from star wars. you have been watching newsday. stay with us for the latest instalment of our business of birth series. we'll be looking atjust how expensive those little bundles ofjoy can be. 0h, very expensive indeed, rico. i thought you were going to say something else. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures. you've heard of messages in bottles washing up on beaches. you probably haven't seen anything like this before, though. they‘ re giant pipes. baffled locals in the east of england were told they came loose while being towed from norway to algeria. the plan is to reattach them. looks like there's some fun to be had first, though. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello there. thursday was a fine

day for most of us. and the weekend isn't looking too bad either. we just have friday to get through first. because things will be turning increasingly cloudy. we'll see some outbreaks of rain. in fact, already, some wet weather already in north—western areas. an area of low pressure sliding across the north of the british isles. tightly squeezed isobars — notice, quite tightly packed. that shows us that the winds will be strong. gales at times, with areas of rain working from west to east. but for the midlands, eastern england, in the south and the south—east, it'll start off dry and bright, and will stay that way for good parts of the day. cloud only very slowly increasing from the west. so even by apm, for east anglia, down to the south—east, some sunshine around. 22—23 degrees is possible. mainly fine for the channel islands. just some patchy rain here. that patchy rain continuing to work across the south—west of england. most of it quite light and patchy.

perhaps some heavier bursts for coasts and hills. similar story there across wales. 16 degrees in cardiff for the middle of the afternoon. for northern ireland, even the main area of rain will have cleared away by this stage, there will be some cloud left behind, some drizzle. so was true for much of scotland. but to the north, the moray firth, aberdeenshire, they can see some brightness holding on. if that happens, temperatures could get to about 20 degrees. rather cloudy and a little damp across much of northern england. as we go through friday night into the early hours of saturday, the heaviest bursts of rain will have cleared away. but there will still be cloud, mist, murk and drizzle around. not a chilly night by any means, 13—16 degrees. and for some, it is going to be a struggle to clear the cloud during saturday morning. the frontal systems will really drag their heels, particularly across the south of the british isles. high pressure takes charge of the scene for the weekend, which means it will be largely dry, with some spells of sunshine. as you can see, though, quite a cloudy start for saturday.

that cloud struggling to break up too much in southern areas. there'll be the odd spot of drizzle for some. but northern england, northern ireland, and scotland, skies will brighten. spells of sunshine and perhaps a shower for scotland, north—east england. temperatures nothing to write home about, but in the sunshine it won't feel too bad. and with high pressure right on top of the country, sunday should be mainly fine day. sunday, it should be mainly fine day. good spells of sunshine, and you would be unlucky to get a shower, 16—22 degrees. so, quieter through the weekend, but things will turn unsettled again into the start of next week, with rain at times, particularly in the north—west. our top story: president trump has again ramped up his warnings to north korea, saying his threat to unleash "fire and fury" if pyongyang threatened the us may not have been tough enough. north korea says it's working on plans to fire four missiles over japan which would land off the coast

of the us territory of guam. the british authorities say modern slavery and human trafficking has become so widespread that it's prevalent in every large town and city. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. and this is trending on bbc.com. pop star, taylor swift, has described in court the moment she says she was groped by radio dj, david mueller. the pair were being photographed ahead of a concert. she alleges he reached under her skirt and fondled her. mr mueller denies the charges. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the food standards agency says 700,000 potentially contaminated eggs from dutch farms have been sent to the uk,