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hello. north korea has fired a missile which has crossed northern japan, the latest in a series of tests which have vastly increased tension with the united states. it was fired from sunan, near pyongyang, in north korea, and made its way towards japan's northern island of hokkaido. it landed in the sea east of cape erimo. the united nations security council will meet to discuss the launch on tuesday night in new york. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, described it as a grave threat. translation: the north korean

missile has launched, passed over oui’ missile has launched, passed over our nation, and landed in the pacific ocean. the government had been monitoring the launch from the moment it was fired, and we have done our utmost to ensure the safety of the people. the missile, which passed over our nation, represents the greatest and gravest threat to oui’ the greatest and gravest threat to our nation ever. it is also a threat to the peace and stability in the asia—pacific region. earlier i spoke to suzanne kianpour in washington and the bbc‘s yogita limaye in seoul on the reaction to the missile launch. well, a meeting of the security council which was chaired by the president hasjust council which was chaired by the president has just concluded. the president has just confirmed that the government condemns what north korea has done. she will be talking to the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, shortly, and to her japanese counterpart, about what steps can be taken.

we are hearing that the prime minister has had a conversation with the us president donald trump. but this is being seen as a serious escalation from north korea. it is at a time when joint military exercises were conducted. pyongyang last year fired a nuclear test in september after these drills. although we haven't heard from north korea yet, there is nothing from the official news agencies yet, the response is usually their way of replying to these joint military drills that are taking place. seen as a serious and unprecedented escalation, it has been years since a north korean missile has flowed over japan. we know that in the north of the country, it has triggered an alert warning system asking civilians to take cover. because it flew over the northern island of hokkaido, and this happened at about 6:00am here. suzanne, in washington,

how provocative is this from washington's point of view? this is indeed quite provocative. japan is a major ally of the united states. there are several us military bases there. japanese and american forces just wrapped up an exercise on that very island that the missile flew over. now, the connection is right now unclear, but we had seen north korea make threats ahead of the us—south korea military drills, which aren't due to conclude until thursday. as you said, there has been a toning—down of rhetoric in washington. the us secretary of state commended north korea for exercising restraint. 0n the sunday shows, he continued to stick to his diplomatic line, saying he would continue peaceful pressure. now, on the other hand, donald trump, president trump,

takes a tougher line on north korea. at a rally he said that the scaling back of missile launches by north korea was a sign that he actually respects us. we have not actually seen statements come out from the president or the secretary of state, but we have seen that the japanese president has asked the united nations to step in and ramp up pressure. dave schmerler is a research associate with the james martin centre for non—proliferatin studies in monterey, california. dave, very good to talk to you. i think north korea has fired rockets overjapan think north korea has fired rockets over japan before, think north korea has fired rockets overjapan before, hasn't it? so why does this seem like such a serious escalation? well, any missile test overjapan is going to be a very provocative action. this is the first time they have done it with a

missile that is... a rocket system thatis missile that is... a rocket system that is only used for offensive purposes. the previous launches over japan in 2009,1988, purposes. the previous launches over japan in 2009, 1988, were separate launch vehicles. so if this is an inter— continental ballistic missile, all sorts of things could have gone seriously wrong. right, so if they are testing a missile that is prone to failure, is something that isn't guaranteed to work, tons of things could have gone wrong had the debris fallen out of the sky and landed somewhere onjapanese territory. does north korea have any strategic interest in threatening japan as such, or is this just a way to get at japan's japan as such, or is this just a way to get atjapan‘s allies, japan as such, or is this just a way to get at japan's allies, the japan as such, or is this just a way to get atjapan‘s allies, the us and south korea? this may be away for them to, you threatenjapan. however, they did previously admit to testing a missile towards guam. the missile from what they have said

was aimed for guam, and i believe from what i have read that the missile had failed. it may have been away for the north koreans to test the missile at the range which would reach guam, without aiming it was guam. do you see any pressure the west ca n guam. do you see any pressure the west can exert to convince north korea it is serious about stopping its weapons and nuclear programme? right, well, ithink its weapons and nuclear programme? right, well, i think sanctions are a lwa ys right, well, i think sanctions are always a good thing. however, at this point, that hasn't stopped north korea's strategic weapons programme. so the only option i think they have left is to try to pursue talks with the north koreans. people may be wondering, there seemed to have been no attempt by japan to shoot down this missile. would just have been too high for that? from what i have been reading, i believe it was because the missile was too high. david, thank you very much indeed. and you can get all the latest reaction to north korea's missile test on our website.

there is full background on pyongyang's missile programme and analysis onjust pyongyang's missile programme and analysis on just how advanced it actually is. just go to bbc.com/news. the catastrophic flooding in texas is expected to get much worse, with officials warning they expect nearly 500,000 people to seek assistance. with waters still rising, helicopters and hundreds of specialist vehicles have been deployed in the rescue effort. an emergency has also been declared in neighbouring louisiana, which is in storm harvey's path. president trump, who is due to visit texas on tuesday, described the storm as historic and the biggest ever. james cook has the latest from houston, one of the worst—hit areas. wa ke wake up, wake up! brive, brive, brive, brive! —— breathe, breathe,

breathe, breathe! in texas today, every stranger is a friend. medic! exhausted, unable even to stand, but she is safe. right here! it's ok, it's ok. all day long, they have struggled to safety, family after family abandoning their homes to the water. anything that would float became part of this makeshift armada. people here are pulling together, but many say they had no choice. they had called for help, but no—one came. we've seen a couple of neighbours and people came in with boats, but not enough help. and none from the authorities? none from the authorities. the authorities have been basically useless. and they have been overwhelmed by the scale of this crisis. three days after hurricane harvey smashed into their state, texans are still struggling in its wake. in this suburb of houston, they called for help all night, but no—one answered. in the end, it wasn't police or firefighters who came

to the rescue, but some friends with a boat. they say they called 911 and no—one answered, but you answered the call. well, we happened to be here, and we had a boat and a truck, so here we are. and that is happening all over texas. yes. and, in the cold and the rain, the helping hand was warmly welcomed. you must be grateful to these guys here. of course, grateful to the whole community. seeing houston all helping each other out. it is touching. ijust wish i could help others. in moments like this, we all need it. well, there is frenetic activity here, as boats buzz up and down the river. this little vessel alone has rescued 30 people so far. and the situation is developing very quickly. 0n the rooftops of flooded houses, many more are still waiting to be rescued. in desperation, all they can do is to cling on and call for help. in houston alone, more than 20 helicopters are flying rescue

missions. but pulling people from the floods is delicate, and it is dangerous. and, as texas brings in 12,000 soldiers from the national guard to help, the state also has to prepare for a presidential visit. it is an historic amount of water, in particular. there's never been anything like it. so the people are handling it amazingly well, and the people of texas, as you know, have really persevered. and, when you watch the spirit and enthusiasm, and helping each other, the teamwork, it's really been something. texas is saturated, and it is struggling. thousands of people have made it to safety, but the waters keep on rising, and the lone star state is swamped. james cook, bbc news, houston. a self—styled spiritual leader in india whose conviction for rape triggered deadly riots has been told

he will spend 20 years in jail. gurmeet ram rahim singh was given ten years for offences against two women in 2002. a heavy police and troop presence in northern india has prevented a repeat of the violence on friday, when 38 people were killed. police in south africa say they expect to make more arrests in connection with an alleged cannibalism ring. five men suspected of involvement have appeared in court to face charges including murder conspiracy and possession of human body parts. they are accused of killing a 25—year—old woman in kwazulu—natal province, and eating herflesh, in the belief that it would make them wealthy. there are reports of a shooting incident at a library in the us state of new mexico. an official in the city of clovis says that two people have been killed and four others are receiving hospital treatment. one person is reported to have been arrested. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: hundreds of thousands of revellers take to the streets of london's notting hill for the final day of europe's

biggest street festival. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange, glowing disc that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months, and billions of dollars, to re pair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: raised tensions on the korean peninsula — as north korea's latest missile passes over northern japan. the un security council will meet to discuss the launch. catastrophic flooding in the us states of texas and louisiana is expected to get worse in the coming days as waters rise following tropical storm harvey. let's stay with that story. jetta we had more than 6000 people

in shelters on monday night. —— we had more than 6000 people. there is a lot of work to be done in texas and the rains are ongoing. it is expected that something like as much as 30 millimetres is falling. we heard people say they would be struggling to shelter and feed perhaps 30,000. now it might have to look after half a million or more evacuated. how can it be done? just like any disaster of this size, the need are changing minute by minute. the red cross will have more than 80 trucks filled with things like bla nkets trucks filled with things like blankets and cots and ready to eat meals and there is more on the way. this is an effort of neighbours helping neighbours, government officials, red cross, everyone pitching in to really meet the needs

of people who things are changing every day for. one of the hardest things for flood victims and disaster victims in general is the emotional toll that something like this takes. even if you get out safely, some people don't know where theirfamily safely, some people don't know where their family members are. safely, some people don't know where theirfamily members are. and people don't know what happened to their houses and that really is and other difficult thing that people don't think about. the red cross really is providing a shoulderfor think about. the red cross really is providing a shoulder for people to cry on 01’ providing a shoulder for people to cry on orjust an ear for people to talk into so they can kind of get through this. we are hearing all kinds of stories because a lot of your volunteers are as badly affected as the people trying to help. absolutely. a lot of the red cross volunteers are from the impact of areas. we spoke to somebody today who was getting ready to leave and go and help in the shelter and she and her family realised that the floodwaters had started coming into their own home. they were able to get upstairs and realised that they

would be fine, that the waters near their house was receding. she actually left and was able to go to the shelter and go and help people because she says that's really where her heart was. her family was wet but no worse for the wear and she is still pitching in. the french president, emmanuel macron, has won support for a three—point action plan to curb the flow of migrants across the mediterranean — including setting up centres to process asylum applications in transit countries such as chad and niger. he was hosting a meeting of seven european and african leaders in paris. sarah corker reports. chaos and danger on the mediterranean. day after day, overcrowded votes leave libya, destined for europe. many of them never make it. world leaders saint mel ‘s corporation is needed to stop

the mediterranean turning into a graveyard. —— world leaders say corporation is needed. it is straining relationships between eu states. translation: we must all work together. especially libya, into —— in order to be efficient. it is a challenge as much for the african. african and european leaders are trained to build a new relationship, cutting migration from north africa in return foraid. cutting migration from north africa in return for aid. the french president wants asylum requests handled in libya, chad and niger. translation: i hope the support we have been waiting for so long it will come. we need to ensure the migrants be repatriated to their own countries. back in 2015, the eu pledged $2.1 billion to help african

countries stem the flow of migrants. so far this year, nearly 120,000 have entered europe by sea, more than 21100 have died making the journey. these are the latest migrants to be intercepted by the libyan coastguard and turned back to tripoli on monday. translation: we wanted to emigrate to italy and we made a deal to the smuggler to pay them but others paid different amounts. italy has borne the brunt of the new arrivals. in rome this weekend, there were protests over poor living conditions for migrants. and while the paris summit was sparse on details, it is a sign that leaders are starting to a sign that leaders are starting to a dress of the new cause of this crisis, including efforts to make sure people smugglers have alternative ways of making a living. —— starting to address. a nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in germany is now a suspect

in at least 84 other murder cases. niels hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago — for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients. if found guilty it could make him germany's worst post—war killer — as jenny hill reports. they trusted him with their lives, but he killed patient after patient. in 2015, niels hogel was jailed for two murders. today, police revealed they have evidence he killed around 90 other people in his care, and they suspect, though they can't prove, he murdered dozens more. translation: if the clues had been duly investigated at the time, even in delmenhorst hospital, then the deaths of many patients, in our opinion, could have been prevented. hogel‘s apparent motive — to impress his hospital colleagues. he would overdose patients, triggering a heart attack, and then resuscitate them.

hard to imagine such a deadly pattern could go unnoticed. translation: the current circumstances lead to the conclusion that the former management was aware that niels h had an unlawful and deadly impact on patients. tonight, difficult questions — who suspected, who knew, and by turning a blind eye, for how long did they facilitate the murderous ambition of a man who may yet emerge as post—war germany's deadliest serial killer? jenny hill, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... pope francis will become the first leader of the catholic church to travel to myanmar. it's just a day since the pope spoke out against the persecution of the muslim rohingya minority. over the weekend thousands were forced to flee their homes as security forces carried out operations — they said against rohingya insurgents. formal brexit talks have resumed in brussels, with the european union's chief

negotiator, michel barnier, warning britain that it must start "negotiating seriously". mr barnier said time was passing without the uk offering sufficient clarity on the main issues. the british government wants an early start to discussions on a future trading relationship with the eu. a truck driver in the uk has been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of causing the deaths by dangerous driving of eight people on the m1 motorway on saturday. four other people were seriously injured in the crash involving two trucks and a minibus. the second truck driver will make a court appearance next month. police in the south of england say weather patterns make it ‘very unlikely‘ that a suspected chemical haze, which drifted in from the channel, came from northern france. 150 people were treated in hospitalfor vomiting, streaming eyes and sore throats as beaches in the area were evacuated. the gas has now cleared, but an investigation‘s under way to find the source. it's known for its colourful and flamboyant processions and europe's biggest street festival didn't disappoint. hundreds of thousands of revellers

descended on notting hill to enjoy the sunshine and the final day of carnival. elaine dunkley was there. everyone can be king or queen at carnival. it's flamboyant, eccentric, extravagant — a spectacle of imagination. there's the legendary soundtrack. i'm going to say roots reggae music is earth music. heroes of the sound system playing to crowds in their thousands. through this sound system, we're giving a message, yeah? a message of love, hope, and unity for everybody. but as i hear the music and that bassline resonates through my body, like i say, it's a spirit that wakes up, and it'sjust higher, higher, higher, until itjust go "boom!" and then i'm alive again. carnival is the caribbean, with its culture and music. archive: this street festival

in notting hill is itself part of a voluntary social service... it was a celebration started by west indian immigrants facing racism and inequality in london in the 1960s. now it's the biggest street party in europe. in terms of visitor numbers, notting hill is ten times bigger than glastonbury. there are 70 performing stages, at least steel—pan bands, and a0 sound systems. i'm from rio dejaneiro, i'm from rio, and there we celebrate carnival in february and, yeah, but i really enjoy carnival here, i recommend them to come over here. it's a year thing, like, the poeple that make the costumes, they plan it in advance. we've been doing it for 24 years now, it is part of our life, so... we wouldn't ever miss it! ..we live for it. we wouldn't ever miss it. and so, as the sun sets on another notting hill carnival, preparations start all over again. elaine dunkley, bbc news. briefly, in a statement made on

facebook, mark zuckerberg has made an announcement. he and his wife priscilla had a second baby girl. he said they will do their best to raise and other strong woman. a body painting festival in south korea. dozens of people turned into a living canvases. top artist around the world took part with the models displaying the art before the judges. there was a range of criteria including the use of colour, painting techniques and originality. briefly, the menu again, north korea has fired a missile that has flown overjapan before crashing into the sea. it travelled eastwards nearly 3000 kilometres over japan's northern hokkaido island. prime minister shinzo abe said it was a serious and great threat to the nation. —— grave

threat. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. a full uk forecast is on the way and i can tell you, it will be nothing like as disruptive or dangerous as the weather we're still seeing on the other side of the atlantic. tropical storm harvey has already delivered over one metre of rain in parts of texas. the radar picture shows the wet weather has been relentless and it continues on tuesday. we are likely to see further flooding and the problems may extend further east as well, along the gulf coast, through parts of louisiana, mississippi, alabama. the risk of tornadoes as well. this dangerous weather situation continues. back home, some spots on monday got up to 28 degrees and south—eastern areas could see something similar on tuesday. further north and west, areas of cloud working into the picture. this stripe of cloud through yorkshire, lincolnshire, midlands, wales and the south—west, very slow—moving, the odd spot of rain along it. it marks a line between cooler and fresh air from the north—west and some warmth that clings

on the south—eastern corner. some sunny spells through london, essex, suffolk, kent. some spots here could get up to 28 degrees. not a bad day for the channel islands but for the south—west of england, some cooler, fresher air. despite some sunshine, 17 or 18 degrees. maybe 20 in cardiff. a stripe of cloud stretching up across a good part of the midlands. for northern ireland, we end up with a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the low side. 16 degrees in belfast. some heavy showers being blown into northwest scotland on a strong and blustery wind. maybe 17 degrees in aberdeen. not too bad across northern england. some sunshine but lincolnshire and the north norfolk coast as well, cloud, drizzle and misty, murky conditions. for tuesday night and the early part of wednesday, dry weather around, but by the end of the night, two different weather systems swarming and gathering down to the south. these threaten to bring a pretty wet day for parts of southern england, the midlands and wales as we go through wednesday.

0ne weather system towards the south—west, one to the south—east. the two are likely to merge to bring a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, increasingly blustery winds and a cool, fresh feel to the weather. temperatures well down across parts of the south—east. maybejust 17 degrees in london. through northern england, northern ireland and scotland, afairamount of sunshine, some showers and temperatures similar, 16 or 17 degrees. we stick with the cooler, fresher feel for the end of the week with some spells of sunshine and just a few showers. this is bbc news. the headlines: north korea has fired a missile that has flown overjapan before crashing into the sea. japan's prime minister called the launch an unprecedented, serious and grave threat to the nation. the united nations security council will meet to discuss the launch. president trump has pledged his full support for the states of texas and neighbouring louisiana. both have been devastated by massive flooding from tropical storm harvey. officials are warning they expect nearly 500,000 evacuated people

to need shelter. even more torrential rain is expected over the next few days. a nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in germany is now a suspect in at least 84 other murder cases. niels hoegel was convicted and jailed two years ago for giving lethal drug injections to intensive care patients now on bbc news, the travel show.