welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan gollestani. president trump has continued his tough rhetoric against north korea, saying the us military is locked and loaded, with plans in place if pyongyang acts unwisely. speaking at his golf resort in newjersey, the us president said that if the north korean leader made any more threats, he would regret it, and regret it fast. china, russia and germany have all voiced dismay at the war of words between pyongyang and washington. our first report is from nick bryant in washington. after "fire and fury" comes "locked and loaded". not the title of some hollywood summer blockbuster, but the words of america's

commander—in—chief, describing his country's state of military readiness. these are the latest pictures of 8—1 bombers stationed in guam. the motto of this squadron — "fight tonight." president trump reminded people of that on his twitter feed this morning. he is deploying social media to fire off warning salvos. and again tonight, he ramped up the rhetoric even further, with this verbal broadside aimed at the north korean leader. this man will not get away with what he's doing, believe me. and if he utters one threat, in the form of an overt threat, which by the way he has been uttering for years, and his family has been uttering for years, or if he does anything with respect to guam, or anyplace else that's an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast. the

as the government of japan deployed missile interceptors to guard against north korean rockets, international leaders essentially told both sides to cool it. translation: i believe that... i'm firmly convinced that an escalation of rhetoric will not contribute to a solution of this conflict. translation: when a fight has nearly broken out, the first step away from that dangerous threshold should be taken by the side that is stronger and smarter. amidst this verbal brinkmanship, it has emerged the trump administration has been secretly talking to north korea about americans in prison there and deteriorating relations. the news came as america's defence secretary emphasised diplomacy. you can see the american effort is diplomatically led, it has diplomatic traction, it is gaining diplomatic results.

and i want to stay right there, right now. the tragedy of war is well enough known. it doesn't need another characterisation, beyond the fact that it would be catastrophic. holiday—makers on guam still seem unfazed that it would take just 1a minutes for a north korean missile to reach them. but, amongst the beach reading this morning, a fact sheet from the guam government, warning not to look at fireballs. let's round—up some of the other main stories. the incumbent, uhuru kenyatta, has been declared the winner of kenya's bitterly disputed presidential election. the electoral commission said he gained over a million more votes than his rival, raila odinga, whose opposition alliance has claimed tuesday's election was marred by fraud. at least 37 people have been killed in egypt in a collision involving two passenger trains. more than 120 others were injured. the crash, just outside the northern coastal city of alexandria, was between a train coming

from cairo and anotherfrom port said. the cause of the collision remains unclear. ajudge has dismissed a disc jockey‘s legal claim against the singer, taylor swift, in a trial in colorado. the court has been weighing her allegation that david mueller had groped her during a pre—concert reception against mr mueller‘s claim that she had falsely accused him and lost hisjob because of the accusation. the judge dismissed mr mueller‘s claims, but taylor swift's assault charges against him still stand. lawyers for the football star neymar say he has agreed to pay a fine of $2.5 million to end a three—year dispute with the brazilian tax authorities. a week ago neymar was transferred from barcelona to paris st germain for a record $261 million. and you can keep up to date with the latest developments from around the globe by visiting our website. once there you'll find analysis, special features — and reports from the

bbc correspondents. you can also download the bbc news app onto your smart—phone. bill to call in some were certainly pleased, but it has been an interesting time for british athletes at the world championships in london —— still to come: still to come: afamily in a family in lincolnshire have in implicated in a case of modern—day slavery. they targeted homeless people as workers, their victims we re people as workers, their victims were paid little and suffered beatings if they complained. they we re beatings if they complained. they were also housed in squalid conditions, which detectives described as truly shocking. fathers, sons, cousins across the generations.

11 members of one family, whose cruelty has spanned the decades. the rooneys were the masters. this is where they kept their slaves. they were forced to live in these caravans, in squalor and in filth, conditions not fit for human habitation, whilst those who controlled them lived in comfort and luxury. the rooneys had many victims, including this man, whose interview has been re—voiced to protect his identity. i've been on and off the streets for years, drugs and alcohol. i haven't seemed to be able to get settled. see, they've scarred me. sometimes i have flashbacks, and...you know what i mean, nightmares and that. i'm always wary about them. the rooneys were flashy with their money, going on holidays to barbados, and paying for cosmetic surgery. by stark contrast, the 18 men they kept as slaves lived

in misery for years. one man was held for quarter of a century. his family gave him up for dead. patrick rooney was one of those posing as a respectable businessman, laying driveways. but, in reality, the family used slave labour, forcing vulnerable men to work for little or no reward. one customer, who has asked not to be identified, remembers how the workmen appeared. they weren't treated as civilised at all. they were treated as if they were subhumans. i was truly astonished. there was no machine to strip the old tarmac off, nothing. these guys did it all by hand. and it was extremely hard work for them, i'll give them that. they didn't stop. they didn't have any breaks, anything. all they got was that we made them a few cups of tea, a few chocolate biscuits. they were delighted to get a cup of tea, because i knew and they knew that they weren't going

to get anything else. not for the day. in contrast, the family lived lavishly, this expensive funeral for one relative showing their wealth. in the local lincolnshire community, it didn't go unnoticed. the people they were preying on were the most vulnerable. they made a lot of money out of them, and the stories i was hearing about big washes of cash. bringing the 11 family members to book has taken several years. the police needed to win the trust of victims, who were very vulnerable. they were dirty, they were thin. the clothes they were wearing were terrible. and, when we took them to the reception centre, one individual used an entire bottle of shampoo, to try and make himself feel clean. to how they are now — they‘ re in employment, going to college, they're reunited with theirfamilies. it's absolutely heart—warming and amazing to see the transformation, and it makes it all worthwhile. they preyed on the homeless and the desperate, offering them

shelter and work. but there was no dignity in this, only lives exploited and destroyed. judith moritz, bbc news, nottingham. the steel company tata, has been given the go—ahead to separate it's uk pension scheme, from the rest of the business, which will help tens of thousands of the firm's workers. staff voted earlier this year to accept less generous pensions, in return for investment to securejobs. the move is expected to clear the way for a possible merger with a rival german company. our correspondent wyre davies reports now from port talbot. tata steel had warned for years that its uk business was under threat, and it wanted to radically reduce pension benefits to workers, or face the prospect of having to close it port talbot plant. for months, employees who stood to lose thousands of pounds from their retirement plans have been meeting to review their options. all of a sudden, you're coming

to the end of your working life. you've got two years left, and you have to work another seven years in order to get what you've worked your entire life for, without any penalties. and they feel cheated. i've been there for 23, 24 years. you think you're going to be secure when you're 60, 65, and now they've taken that away from you. the £15 billion british steel pension scheme is one of the uk's biggest. around 130,000 members will be affected, and the new plan would see current owners tata paying £550 million into the restructured pension scheme. the scheme will also get a stake of one third of tata's uk business to help meet future pay—outs. workers who sign up to today's proposal will have lower annual increases. other options include transferring into a personal pension scheme. or they can stay with the old british steel scheme, which is backed by the pension protection fund.

and that is the really controversial part, because that is normally only available to companies that have gone out of business. the pension protection fund is there to protect the members, not the companies themselves. so i think the issue that everyone has is why should they be allowed tojoin the ppf, because the liability is with tata steel worldwide, which has plenty of cash, as we all know. although this agreement does protect workers‘ pension plans, it also makes the company, tata steel, much more attractive to a potential takeover or merger. and, with the german steel giant thyssenkrupp waiting in the wings, there will be renewed concerns about future job losses, and even closures, at some uk steel plants, including port talbot. the german firm says it wants to consolidate european steel—making, but industry experts say that port talbot is in a relatively strong position. i think the immediate future for workers in port talbot is actually very good. port talbot has restored its competitiveness.

it's been helped by the exchange rate against the — of the pound against other currencies. port talbot has been synonymous with steel—making for 70 years, and although only one fifth of the once—20,000—strong workforce still work here, today's deal on pensions should bring some relief. wyre davies, bbc news, port talbot. this is bbc news — our main story this hour: president trump has tightened the screws on north korea warning pyongyang would truly regret taking any hostile action against the us. mr trump said he would be speaking to the chinese leader, xijinping, about north korea later. let's stay with that story. president trump told reporters that he would be speaking to the chinese leader in the coming hours, but that he was still optimistic of a diplomatic solution with pyonyang.

hopefully it'll all work out, 0k? nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump, that i can tell you. hopefully it will all work out. this has been going on for many years. it would have been a lot easier to solve this years ago, before they were in the position they are in, but we will see what happens. we think that lots of good things could happen, and we could also have a bad solution. but we think lots of good things could happen. what would be a bad solution? i think you know the answer to that. when you say bad solution, are you talking about war? i think you know the answer to that. laura bicker — our correspondent in washington — gave me the latest on president trump's comments. another day, another warning to the north korean leader.

i think what you have just seen in that press conference with all his diplomatic staff around him, the secretary of state, the us ambassador to the un flanking the president, i think what you are getting is a message from the white house that all of this rhetoric aimed at kimjong—un is not impulse. it is deliberate strategy by the united states. you have heard some of the international reaction, the fear of what this could turn into. perhaps, many analysts believe that the theory behind this, the unpredictability of president trump is playing into this whole strategy. it is warning kimjong—un that there will be consequences, and mayjust plant the idea in his head that donald trump means business. also, the idea is to put pressure on china. we heard from president trump earlier that he is going to be calling beijing and president xi within the next few hours. it is a diplomatic channel to back up his rhetoric.

we have heard that there is a secret diplomatic back channel, donald trump didn't want to give any details. there are talks going on between a member of the north korean government and members within the united states. again, donald trump mentioned sanctions. further sanctions on north korea. so as well as this ramping up of rhetoric, there is a diplomacy angle behind it. how is this raising of the stakes being viewed in american in terms of public opinion, and from opposition parties in washington? i have spoken to a number of people who have worked in north korea for a long time, and those who have worked in various opposition parties. when it comes to the democrats, they are horrified. a number of senators have gotten together to say that they want donald trump to tone down his language. some who have worked in the country

believe that the approaches of the previous administrations were not working and the us have to do something. with donald trump as a leader, acting in this way, it mayjust give the us an upper hand. it might make him think again, and more importantly, think that china will put the pressure on pyongyang a bit more. it may force china to say, we do not want washington's hands or troops on our borders. it mightjust be worth china's hand in this. some say it could be a smart strategy. there is a fear of miscalculation. by taking this step, there is a fear that they have boxed themselves in. as soon as north korea acts, what is the red line that they have crossed? what does washington do in response? there is a fear that this could lead to a calculated military response. the former head of m15, lord evans,

has warned that britain could face a terrorism threat for decades. in an interview with the bbc, jonathan evans also said that russia was likely to be trying to interfere in the uk's democratic process. we are at least 20 years into this. my guess is that we will still be dealing with the long tail in another 20 years‘ time. i think this is genuinely a generational problem. i think that we are going to be facing 20 or 30 years of terrorist threats, and therefore we need, absolutely critically, to persevere. eggs from european poultry farms, containing traces of insecticide, have now been found in nearly 20 countries. they've been contaminated with the pesticide fipronil, which can damage the kidney, liver and thyroid gland. the european commissioner for food safety has called for an end to countries blaming each other. here's our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. the netherlands is europe's biggest producer of eggs, but now millions of chickens

here might have to be slaughtered. anya visscher‘s farm has been given the all—clear. the pest control company that fumigates her barn didn't use the banned insecticide fipronil, but the damage to her industry has been done. all the farmers trust the companies who come into your barn and do their stuff. there are many rules in the netherlands, so we are thinking it's ok. and the extent of the problem is spreading. where it started, in the netherlands, belgium, germany and france, farms have had to be closed. in 11 more eu countries, fresh eggs and food made with eggs have been withdrawn from sale from the uk, ireland, poland, italy and romania. in switzerland, even as far afield as hong kong, there have been recalls, too. all this shows is how interconnected our industrial food chains are today. belgian authorities say first signs of a problem may have emerged

as long ago as november in the netherlands. so there are difficult questions for european countries — why was nothing done sooner? the european commission has called for a meeting of member states to get to the bottom of the problem. the aim is to draw the relevant lessons, and discuss the ways to continuously improve the effectiveness of the eu system, to deal with food fraud and food safety issues. fipronil is used to kill fleas in domestic pets. it is not allowed on animals entering the food chain. the amounts discovered in eggs are not harmful to humans, but prosecutors say two people have been arrested for threatening public health. translation: they mixed this forbidden product with substances that come into contact with the food chain. they did it for their own profit. they have put people's health in danger, and damaged confidence in food safety. and that confidence that what we eat is safe may take time to be repaired. at the very least, it will be months before each farm where fipronil

was used can be declared safe again. portugal is battling a new wave of forest fires, with winds frequently changing direction, complicating firefighters‘ attempts to get them under control. authorities are warning of further blazes, ahead of a weekend of warm temperatures. laura westbrook reports. again and again, planes in portugal drop their loads, to try and bring these wildfires under control. on the ground, firefighters are once again battling the smoke and flames, as a new spate of fires has taken hold. they say winds frequently changing direction were complicating their attempts. in this village, residents grabbed garden hoses and buckets of water, to try and help

exhausted firefighters. but many could only watch as their houses burned. with arsonists believed to be the cause of some of the fires, people are angry. translation: and what happens with the arsonists when we catch them? we take them to court, and then they are released. rather, we need to make them work in 40—degree heat. that is what they deserve. these latest blazes come after more than 60 people were killed injune, in fires that raged for five days. portugal usually has fires in the summer. but this year has been particularly bad, because most of the country is experiencing drought. strong winds and high temperatures are expected over the weekend, conditions that mean there is more to come. three men have beenjailed for producing cannabis on an industrial scale are the former nuclear bunker. the underground complex produced

drugs worth an estimated £1 billion a year. —— £1 million. the men were jailed for between five and eight yea rs. hidden beneath the wooded hills of wiltshire, even today, the bunker remains a secretive, subterranean world. its old antenna and air vents the only sign of its existence. but five metres below ground this cold war sanctuary was transformed into a cannabis factory. this was where 4,000 cannabis plants were found, spread over two floors. the men behind it were martin fillery, plamen nguyen, and ross winter, who were jailed today, for admitting conspiracy to produce the drug. police say using the nuclear bunker, once owned by the ministry of defence, meant the gang could exploit its secrecy and security. this was a highly organised operation and of course the nuclear bunker provided that level

of security and covertness to avoid detection. this was the bunker as it was. a secret headquarters for regional government in the event of a nuclear war. 150 officials could survive here for a month. this was the canteen then... ..and when the police arrived. they found everything from a big—screen tv, to a fish tank. and all with the home comforts of an underground world where the underworld could go to ground. the gang even bypassed the mains meter, ripping—off £650,000 worth of electricity. all to keep the cannabis growing and drying around the clock. in fact, they thought this facility would provide them with the perfect cover for their illegal activities. why? well, first of all you can‘t

see it from the road. it‘s completely isolated. and the complex itself can be locked up. they managed to keep this place a secret for three years. it was only when the gang inadvertently opened the doors the police were able to finally get in and reveal the industrial scale cannabis production line. one now consigned, like its cold war setting, to history. british athletes have narrowly missed out on another medal at the world athletics championships, with dina asher—smith finishing fourth in the 200 metres. it means sir mo farah‘s gold is the sole medal british athletes have won so far. as natalie pirks reports, uk sport‘s target of between six to eight medals, looks increasingly unlikely.

we had hoped for more of this. instead, the enduring images of these championships from a british perspective, have been of tears and heartbreak. you are measured in medals and mo may end up being our only gold medallist, maybe double gold medallist, but he is leaving and going to the road, so... five years on from london, when you think about legacy, you‘d have to say probably it‘s not great. a spin and a heave. the hammer does not look the most sophisticated of disciplines but nick miller is pretty good at it. his third throw took him briefly into silver medal contention. but his final throw went nowhere. that face of dejection all too familiar. and there was more disappointment to come. this long jump for lorraine ugen did not quite go to plan tonight. this was all she could manage. so that is that, another medal opportunity gone for great britain. it seems they can‘t get the luck they need right now. last night, nethaneel mitchell—bla ke was the latest briton

to come forth in his event, making up a club of the oh—so—close. langford is coming. just inches separated the likes of kyle langford and laura muirfrom a podium spot. nevertheless, it now means uk sport‘s target of six to eight medals looks a distant dream. especially with greg rutherford injured. it‘s very, very difficult to win medals in athletics and that‘s a fact of life. now, other sports, and especially with olympic sports that win a lot of gold medals, it doesn‘t take anything away from their achievements, but there‘s not as many people or countries that participate, so this is arguably the hardest sport in the world to win major titles in. dina asher—smith carried jessica ennis—hill‘s kit at the london olympics. tonight she carried the crowd‘s hopes. she broke herfoot in february and only started running again injune.

and dina asher—smith is fourth. of course, it was four yet again, but this was quite an achievement. we have had loads of fourths but at same time, loads of those have been people who are so young with a decade in them. they may not have got a medal today but they will be the ones to watch in championships to come. experiences like this will eventually bring the reward she deserves. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i‘m @duncangolestani. now it‘s the weather. hello, there. after a mixed, changeable, and in places very soggy week of weather, the weekend is looking a little bit different. it will be mostly dry, and there will be some spells of sunshine.

having said that, quite a cloudy start for many on saturday morning, particularly across southern england and the channel islands. the odd spot of drizzle here. things brighten up through the day. across—the—board patchy cloud and sunny spells. yes, one or two showers, but they will be the exception rather than the rule. many places will stay dry. so let‘s take a closer look, then, at a:00pm in the afternoon, and across the south—west of england we‘ll see some spells of sunshine. no heatwave — 18 in plymouth, 19 in cardiff. the odd shower in the hills of wales, and into the midlands as well. mainly fine for north—west england, 18 or 19 degrees. and for northern ireland, it is a story of patchy cloud, sunny breaks, and temperatures about 18 in belfast. similar temperature for glasgow, 16 in aberdeen, and just a couple of showers across scotland. most places dry. and it is a similar for north—east england, down into east anglia and the south—east. sunny skies, patchy cloud at times. temperatures in dover, about 21 degrees. some spots could get to around 22 degrees celsius. so, on balance, it should stay dry for the world championship

athletics. only the small chance of a shower, and temperatures up into the 20s. as we go on through saturday evening, this area of high pressure is building its way in from the west, with light winds and clear skies. there could be the odd mist patch and it is going to turn quite chilly, especially in the countryside. towards the north—west we could possibly get down to four degrees. if you‘re out early on sunday it could be cool, but sunday is looking like a cracking day, with plenty of sunshine. a little bit more cloud developing into the afternoon, but the vast majority will stay dry all day long. temperatures — 17 in glasgow, 19 in cardiff, 22 degrees in london. but, as we go into the start of the new working week, things take a turn for the worse again, if you don‘t like wet weather, that is. this rain working its way in from the west. heavy downpours potentially. ahead of that, some warmth into the south—east, but most places fairly cool. monday night into tuesday, this frontal system responsible for the wet weather doesn‘t

move anywhere fast. so still some wet weather to come on tuesday, most likely across north—eastern scotland. a mixture of sunshine and showers elsewhere. these showers could be heavy, possibly thundery into the south—east, and highs of 16—23 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has renewed his fierce rhetoric towards north korea, saying american military solutions are now "locked and loaded" if pyongyang chooses to act unwisely. mr trump said he hoped president kim jong—un understood the gravity of the situation. there have been reports of protests in kenya, after it was announced that the president, uhuru kenyatta,