welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: he threatened "fire and fury" and now president trump says he may not have been tough enough. 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. british police reveal the shocking scale of modern slavery and human trafficking across the uk. another twist in the tale of diplomats suffering hearing loss in cuba. now canada says its investigating. writer and filmmaker michael moore is making his broadway debut. the oscar winner tells us why he's saving a presidential box. hello.

president trump has again threatened north korea. if the regime in pyongyang thinks about attacking the united states, he said, "things will happen to them like they never thought possible. "they will be in trouble like few nations have ever been." he also suggested his earlier threat that north korea faces "fire and fury" might not have been tough enough. his defence secretary has warned that war would be catastrophic, and insisted diplomacy is yielding results. 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 what. 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. i spoke earlier to the political scientist eric ham, who's worked for the democratic party and also published a widely—praised biography of the republican party. he gave his take on the growing war of words. just a very dangerous game and all you have to do is look back to the george w bush administration when he actually lumped north korea in with the axis of evil, iran and iraq, and

that's when we saw them break up their attempts to really gain a nuclear missile at the time. that's let us down this very slippery slope where we are today. once north korea, who always sees threats at every turn, once they are actually called out that only ramps up their paranoia and now i think donald trump's rhetoric did leak isn't making the situation better but actually making it worse. how does it work? in the space of a few weeks we have the president talking about nuclear war, announcing that iran was no longer compliant with the nuclear deal when the official government position is that iran is compliant and apparently sacking thousands of tra nsgender service people by tweet while they were on active service, yet the military and his major people thought of working their way around that, talking round it, in some ways ignoring what the president said. yes, i think that's what we are going to be seeing coming out of this administration,

coming out of this administration, coming out of this administration, coming out of this government. what they recognise, especially the pentagon, is they recognise that there is a job at play. for example, like the military trials that we will see between the us and south korea and those types of activities, events, will continue to take based on so events, will continue to take based on so what you have, unlike any time the us has ever seen, is you have a government that is actually trying to operate and do so without the necessary blessing or in spite of what we are seeing take waste from the actual commander—in—chief. i mean, what we are seeing today, especially with north korea, is very reminiscent of what we saw back in the early 60s with the cuban missile crisis and many people wonder if john f kennedy would pass the commander—in—chief test. that's where we are today. you know, can this president pass the commander—in—chief test? this president pass the commander-in-chief test? so far we haven't seen him do that. and yes

the president surrogate, people who speakfor the president surrogate, people who speak for him the president surrogate, people who speakfor him in the president surrogate, people who speak for him in the the president surrogate, people who speakfor him in the media, on the far right, say you should listen to the president —— and yet. you should believe things are the way they say they are. what should people believe? the problem with that is, and this doesn't get the attention it should, you have nearly two thirds of the national skew the appointments in the administration are simply on field at the moment. so what is supposed to have these people who are on the career desk, those experts, that high level of expertise should be filling up to the key cabinet members and both general mattis and rex tillerson. but since we have this huge gap where we don't have the people in place, unfortunately donald trump isn't able to get the necessary information because his cabinet secretaries aren't getting information. so there's a huge gap

and donald trump unfortunately is weighing it, which is something he does best. but when you're talking about a mercurial leader and kim john boden and when you look at the potential catastrophe that is at sta ke, potential catastrophe that is at stake, i think what we need is we need cooler heads to prevail and that's what needs to happen with donald trump right now —— kim jong—un. more on this fast developing story online. you'll find context and analysis on what it means for the region and the countries central to the north korea crisis at the bbc website. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the kenyan electoral commission has rejected opposition allegations that hackers influenced the result of the presidential election, saying the accusations are baseless. officials insist the computer system was secure and that an attempt at hacking targeted the wrong server. venezuela's president has been making a defiant speech to the newly—elected constituent assembly, which he intends will take overfrom parliament, which is dominated by the opposition. nicolas maduro won frequent applause from the assembly,

which is dominated by his supporters. he accused his critics, particularly in the us, of imperialism and interference. the scandal over contaminated eggs in europe is still spreading. 20 tons of infected eggs have been sold in denmark where authorities say boiled and peeled eggs were found to contain traces of fipronil, an insecticide used to rid animals of fleas, lice and ticks. the former head of the ride—sharing company uber is being sued by one of its biggest investors. benchmark capital, which owns i3% of uber, has accused travis kalanick of conspiring to make a comeback by increasing the size of the board and filling new seats with his supporters. modern slavery and human trafficking has become so widespread that there are victims in every large town and city in britain. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens

of thousands of victims. another day, another anti—slavery operation. over the last six months, the national crime agency has co—ordinated operations to smash trafficking and slavery gangs. this suspected brothel run in north—east england isjust one of many that's been raided. today, a new analysis from the agency suggests the true scale of modern slavery is far greater than previously suspected. this man from croatia was coerced into hard labour. a gang controlled his life for four months until he got out. it is just horrible. just horrible. even now ijust feel like my heart has stopped beating a little bit. i think we cannot call them people. modern—day slaves are attracted to the uk by gangs promising a better life and coerced into work they can't escape from. women forced into prostitution make up to £600 a day. men are trapped to work in food

processing and agriculture. they are on the high street in nail bars and carwashes. you are more likely than ever before to unwittingly come into contact with one. a cannabis farm in a suburban home run by workers under the control ofa gang. it is impossible to count all of the victims because, like this enterprise, they are hidden from view. but investigators say the more they look, the more they find. we've seen people as young as 13 and 14 being sexually exploited and forced to engage in prostitution. this is a growing problem for which we think there is a shared responsibility across the uk to address. some critics say the nca has been too slow off the mark, a charge it denies. it says there has been a surge in the police response. charities investigating the abuses say there are obvious signs someone

is being held against their will. their passports are taken off them, they are forced to work against their will, they are held in squalid conditions, the trafficker controls their finances and movement. in the small villages there are fewjobs and no money. a new online campaign from the national crime agency. it's pledging to carry on raids month after month, but investigators say they will still need the public‘s help to find all the victims. canada's foreign ministry is investigating why at least one of its diplomats stationed in cuba has needed treatment for hearing loss and headaches. yesterday, it emerged american diplomats in havana have experienced strange physical symptoms. us media are suggesting cuban agents may have used a covert sonic device that causes hearing loss. from havana, will grant. this was perhaps the highest point in us—cuban relations over the past 60 years. the moment amid much pomp and ceremony in which the long

shuttered us embassy in havana was reopened in august, 2015. however, in this tangled and troubled relationship, it is always good to expect the unexpected. never more so than with this latest plot twist. in late 2016, several us embassy staff in havana began to report headaches and loss of hearing. as things worsened, they returned to the us for treatment and us officials in cuba began to investigate. some familiar with the case have suggested a sonic device was placed inside or outside the diplomats' homes. for now, the state department is saying little. we don't have definitive answers about the source or cause of what we consider to be incidents. since 2016 you don't know what the incident is? what this requires is providing medical examinations.

initially they started reporting what i liked to call "symptoms." it took time to figure out what it was and this is still ongoing. as a result, in may, two cuban diplomats in washington, dc were asked to leave the country but were not labelled as persona non grata. for its part, the cuban government released a lengthy statement on television saying the claims were unsubstantiated. they also staunchly defended their track record in protecting international diplomats on the island. however, the incident comes after a recent downturn in relations. after president obama made improved ties with cuba, one of his key foreign policies, president trump has rolled back the easing of relations. the idea of diplomats from the us losing their hearing through some sort of covert device is unlikely to mend ties. this latest twist in the long and convoluted relationship

between the united states and cuba is straight out of a cold war spy novel and one that most cubans thought was behind them. from the warmth of things under the obama administration, it does nothing to help the frayed ties under president trump. both sides hope a full investigation will help them get to the bottom of this most bizarre of diplomatic incidents. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: taking time out to make an important call. the new installation designed to help meditation in the dublin mountains. 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 bbc world news. the latest headlines. president trump has again threatened north korea if, as he put it, it even thinks about attacking the united states. he's also suggested his earlier threat of "fire and fury" may not have been tough enough.

britain's national crime agency says the scale of modern slavery and human trafficking in the uk is worse than previously thought. it's official, 2016 was the warmest year on record. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says that is the result of global warming combined with a strong el nino weather phenomenon. jeremy mathis directs a research team at noah. i spoke to him a short while ago in honolulu. 2016 was the warmest year on record since the mid—19th century when record—keeping began. we are seeing disastrous wildfires in places like fort murray, canada, and other locations to the point that in 2016, nearly a third of all land surfaces on earth were experiencing some level of drought conditions.

is there anything being done about it that we can get together to do? well, certainly, reducing greenhouse gases which we recognise is one of the drivers of the changes we are seeing. but we also have to start thinking about strategies for dealing with the challenges that are going to come along as we begin to face these changes in our weather patterns and climate in general. i know you have to answer this question a lot, you will know there are quite a few people, some close to the president of the us, they think climate science is either a conspiracy by scientists around the world to damage american manufacturing and trade, or just sloppy science that cannot be trusted, natural fluctuations in the climate, nothing caused by humans, nothing humans can do anything about. what do you say when people put that to you? the opportunity we have when we put out these reports, and this is the 27th year that we have published

the statement, the state of the climate report, the facts and the data in this report are unassailable. they are peer—reviewed from the science community around the world and our unquestionable. that is the best we can do. we present the data and we present the information and we leave it up to the policy makers to decide the options they want to take. but it is absolutely unassailable information. mexico football captain, rafa marquez, has denied american accusations that he has links with a drugs cartel. in a news conference, mr marquez said he would co—operate with investigations. he's been singled out by the us treasury for sanctions, freezing any of his assets that fall under american jurisdiction. he is one of 21 people under investigation for alleged ties to drug trafficking. translation: i categorically deny any type of relationship with this organisation and the activities referred to in the media stories. i understand the legal situation i find myself in and i will immediately focus my energy on the clarification

of the facts with my team of lawyers. a new installation near the summit of two rock in the dublin mountains is causing a bit of a stir. the group responsible for the so—called "wind phone" say it's designed to be a private space to meditate on life and loss. sarah corker reports. nestled in the mountains, high above the city of dublin, this is the wind phone. it is made from recycled materials, from an old door to salvaged floorboards. but it is no ordinary phone. you can't actually make any calls. and who put it here is something of a mystery. this mountain biker saw it being installed.

we came over and saw what appeared to be a telephone box. and there were three lads working away, drilling the foundations of the telephone box. so we went down and said goodbye, and they explained to us all about the project. the group behind the installation wishes to remain anonymous. according to a note inside, it is a private space to meditate on life and loss, a place where you can speak privately and openly, and the words will be carried away on the wind to wherever you want them to go. the project's inspired by a similar wind phone injapan, a place for those dealing with grief after the 2011 tsunami. the dublin mountains are popular with hikers, who are certainly intrigued. it is a lovely concept. it is quite soothing. for one reason or another, it is very in touch with the surroundings. the group picked this spot because of the view,

the wind, and the privacy, and they hope will become a special place for many to visit. sarah corker, bbc news. the american filmmaker and activist michael moore is best known for his documentaries and liberal political views but tonight will be making his broadway debut. it's probably no surprise that the show takes satirical swipes at president trump and his attempts to inspire his followers with optimism. tom brook went to a preview 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. the hype surrounding the new show 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 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. its 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. many things get washed up on beaches. people on the norfolk coast were in for a surprise. it is very surreal. those are people walking on a massive pipe. it measures 100m long, two metres in diameter. it was on eckles on sea. coast guards say they were being towed to nigeria when they came free. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. 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 the white lines quite tightly packed. that shows us that the winds will be quite strong. stong gales at times across areas of scotland, 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 4pm in the afternoon, for east anglia, down to the south—east, there should be some sunshine around. 22—23 degrees is quite possible. mainly fine for the channel islands. just a bit of patchy rain creeping in 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 though the main area of rain will have cleared away by this stage, there's like to be some cloud left behind, some drizzle. so was true for much of scotland. but to the north, the murray 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's still gonna 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 that cloud away during saturday morning. the frontal systems really dragging their heels, particularly across the south of the british isles. generally speaking, 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 around. but northern england, northern ireland, and scotland, the skies will brighten.

we'll see some 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 on 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. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has again threatened north korea. if the regime in pyongyang thinks about attacking the united states, he said, "things will happen to them like they never thought possible". his defence secretary, james mattis, said war would be "catastrophic" and insisted diplomacy was bearing fruit. modern slavery and human trafficking has become so widespread

that there are victims in every large town and city in britain. the uk's national crime agency says there are likely to be tens of thousands of victims. there were 111 arrests across the uk in may and june. canada is investigating why at least one of its diplomats stationed in cuba has needed treatment for hearing loss and headaches. american diplomats in havana have also experienced strange physical symptoms. us media suggest cuban agents may have used a covert sonic device that causes hearing loss.