developments in the ongoing saga between north korea and the united states. the latest sees north korea's foreign minister accuse the us of warmongering after president donald trump threatened the country, tweeting that "they won't be around much longer!" next, staying in that part of the world, the japan times of course carrying news of the announcement byjapan‘s prime minister shinzo abe of a snap election — in part in response to the threat of conflict with north korea. the article focuses, however, on his plan to use revenue from a consumption tax hike to fund eduction and social security. to london, and there could be a new taxi app on the scene in the wake of transport officials banning uber. us—based ride—hailing company lyft says it's looking to expand to the uk. in the meantime, uber say they will fight their ban. the independent newspaper run two

stories on their front page. a jubilant photo of kurds voting in their independence referendum. but it's their roundup of all news brexit we're going to discuss, with european officials calling the process a "mess." is it creating problems for mrs may at home? and finally, together at last. those are the words that accompany a picture of prince harry and his actress girlfriend meghan markle as the pair stepped out together for their first official public engagement at the invictus games in toronto. so let's begin. with me is jane foley, senior fx strategist, rabo bank. good to see you. good morning. north korea accusing the united states of warmongering after this tweet by donald trump. it read time we think

the tensions of deep, they simply pick back up. —— every time we think the tensions dip. yes, this was that speech at the united nations, there we re speech at the united nations, there were other dignitaries who felt that trump's words were inappropriate given the venue, and north korea has certainly taken that time. we did have a bit of a response in the financial markets yesterday with these headlines. in the old days, before donald trump, the language was always about the moral high ground being taken by america. at the moment you could pretty much interchange the remarks between donald trump and kim jong—un, and either man could say them. yes, and there is this fear that both these men, with this aggressive rhetoric, are backing themselves into corners. where is it going to end and who is going to back down first? international airspace, that is a situation which potentially could cause so situation which potentially could cause so much confusion, because of the way that north korea considers

its international space compared to the international norm. north korea thinks it is about 50 miles off the coast. the rest of the world, generally speaking, it is about 12 miles. that is a big difference. and we don't know where that last show of force by an american, was. we don't, no. just to pick up on the financial aspects you mentioned, we are seeing the yen strengthening, which it tends to do in times of tension is like this. gold is rising as well. clearly investors are feeling a bit cautious as a result of it all. investors to move to what they perceive to be safe havens during a crisis like this. these tensions have been going back and forth to six weeks or so, but right now, generally speaking, the investors are perhaps having less impact than they were, perhaps a bit of complacency. it is going to be interesting to see what happens during the course of today with this news. the japan times. shinzo abe, one of the reasons he says he is

going to the polls now is because he needs to have national backing for his stance on north korea. what do you make of, well, the gdp in terms of debt is... 20096. about right. this throw of the dose could make him the longest serving japanese promised in recent history. —— dice. there have been whispers for a while now that he would call a snap election. what we were seen with shinzo abe is that his popularity ratings were really quite low. —— seeing. and because we have had north korean missiles going across japan, his popularity has gone up. because people like strong leader during a crisis. he is trying to make good on that, calling a snap election, but there has been a strange turn here. we have had a surprise announcement by the tokyo governor that she is going to create a new political party, the party of hope, and perhaps you can link this

into populism, brexit, trump, what we have seen in germany this week, she is trying to link into a sense that people want change. she is trying to link into a sense that people want changem she is trying to link into a sense that people want change. it will also be seen as a verdict on shinzo abe's economic approach, a economic scum as it is known. —— abenomics, as it is known. one of the controversial parts of that was the consumption tax hike which is due to kicking october 20 i9. consumption tax hike which is due to kicking october 2019. yes, the first time they did that it put the country back into recession. because of the democratics, the party has struggled to maintain growth and inflation, but japan has struggled to maintain growth and inflation, butjapan has been one of the success stories of this year. we have had several quarters of growth injapan. have had several quarters of growth in japan. from have had several quarters of growth injapan. from a growth point of view it is doing well. but on the economic side, if china slows, japan will swell as well. about time to japan, considering how many years it was ina japan, considering how many years it was in a state of negative growth.

let's move on to the fallout from tfl not renewing automatically the licence for the mac. —— uber. tfl not renewing automatically the licence forthe mac. —— uber. it shows what a crowded marketplace this is, and if one is down, others are prepared tojump in. this is right. this is related to lyft, an american rival to uber. they have been picking up market share in the united states and it looks like london, in addition to perhaps mexico city and toronto, have been on their list of potential cities they could target. now, given the potential to uber to lose its licence, lyft appear to be at the doorstep. and uber created a new firm, western two already exists. yes. many londoners will be pleased about this. londoners like an app, whether it is lyft will uber. yes, to three mac is already on the scene, and there is one called taxify, set up wayne eastern european entrepreneur. they are

circling like sharks of these opportunities. i'm surprised i have not seen a bigger pr push by some of these others stop i suppose they are still working out their strategies. i think we will see it in the next few weeks. let's move on. theresa may's brexit... sorry, this is the independent? yes, made's brexit breakdown. we had her speech in florence on friday and the fourth round of talks between david davis, be brexit secretary, and michel barnier, it doesn't seem to have cut through march. not really. but we had from the pm on friday was that two—year transition period. she has really been pushed back on this in europe. michel barnier and the europeans maintained their strategy, which is that they will only talk about the future relationship between the uk and europe wants the legacy issues have been dealt with. the northern ireland border question, the rights of eu citizens, and these things have got to be, and the divorce bill, and... problem is that angela merkel, had she not found herself in this position now,

might have could some of that, pushed that through. but she will be spending the next few months tried to sort out her coalition. and of course all this talk is slightly uncomfortable given that theresa may is meeting donald tusk today, president of the european council. yes. there is this position, or perception, that europe really needs to give the uk may be a little bit ofa to give the uk may be a little bit of a hard time in order to protect its own coherence. but you mentioned merkel, she will be interesting, because we do take a lot of germany's exports. spain as well. in fa ct, germany's exports. spain as well. in fact, we take more from europe than they take from us. but from that point of view, like you said, angela merkel might have been softening her position, is no longer in a position to do that. we have 40 seconds left. the daily telegraph. you can't hurry love. harry and megan. finally they have their first official appearance together. it is november, it has

almost been a year since we first heard about these two being a couple. it is about time, i think. her acts, is that right, couple. it is about time, i think. heracts, is that right, is couple. it is about time, i think. her acts, is that right, is writing a screenplay about losing a girlfriend who goes out with a royal? a screenplay. it is all fiction. of course. any relation to people living overseas purely continental. well, she has lots of interviews explaining how much she loves him. you can see that in the photo. jane, lovely to see you. thank you. that is our look at the national and international media. thank you for watching. see you again soon. idlib. —— bye—bye. hello. the week started on a fairly quiet note across many parts of the british isles. we had a weak weather front close by which really pepped up the cloud across some central and eastern areas.

out west, different story. some sunshine to be had but first thing on monday and again late on in the day, some areas were quite badly affected by fog. there's that weather front gradually fizzling all the while as the pressure builds in from the continent. but there will still be a legacy of cloud first up and i think what you'll really notice about the first part of the day, one, yes, leaden skies but look at the temperatures, around 13—15 for many. just a bit cooler where the skies have stayed clear for any length of time overnight. there could well be some foggy patches around. rather leaden skies for many of us for the first part of the day but you get a sense from the big picture that as the day goes on, there is a greater hope of seeing a little bit of sunshine. one of the more favoured spots may well be in the north—west of

scotland. the south and south—easterly breezes helping to come up and over the mountains to break up some of that cloud. a little bit cloudier perhaps along the eastern shores. just the chance of one or two isolated showers across the northern half of britain. northern ireland faring quite nicely away from eastern coast fully exposed to that rather noticeable breeze. there is the chance, come mid—afternoon, of seeing a few showers across the north and east midlands, maybe away towards east anglia as well. many of those will just tend to fade if you happen to see them at all come evening time. top temperature, around 20 degrees or so. a little bit more in a way of breeze on wednesday across the north—western quarter of scotland. the freshening wind and the cloud filling in all the while across northern ireland, and into the far south—west of wales and the far south—west of england too as a weather front works its way in from the atlantic. generally speaking, the further east you are, the drier and finer your day will stay. top temperature, again, not bad for this time of year, 20 or possibly 21 somewhere in the south—eastern quarter.

cooler in the breeze in the far north—east. thankfully, the fourth one—day international between england and the west indies is going to be at the oval in the south—east corner of central london. that shouldn't be interrupted by the rain until perhaps very late on in the day because the front does make progress later on on wednesday. indeed into the first part of thursday, it will still be producing quite a wet start to the day across some of these eastern parts of the british isles. but once that's away, a pretty decent day in prospect for many. good morning, it is tuesday 26 september. parents demand answers. a public hearing is held for the first time into an epilepsy drug that has harmed thousands of children. the drug valproate has been linked to autism and physical abnormalities in 20,000 british babies. a safety review will look at whether enough is being done to warn pregnant women about its dangers. also this morning: north korea

accuses the us of declaring war, and threatens to shoot down american bombers, even if they are outside north korean airspace. after dating for more than year, prince harry and meghan markle make