while we'll also have the best of the action on sportsday here on bbc news at 10.30. before we go, there has been a survey being people about which sport is the most... boring. in a moment, i will reveal all. but first the most exciting and we have joint second place, tennis and football — with fa cup shocks like this on sunday helping set the pulses racing. but they were only seconds to athletics. moments like this gold for britain — goosebumps all round. but from the moving to the mundane — if you're a fan of this sport sorry, but according to the great british public — the most boring sport is... golf. even on the occasion of a stunning long range putt... the reaction... not quite what you would have liked! tell you what, at least

it's sunny. that is it from sports day, night, night. you're watching bbc news. the president of south korea says donald trump deserves credit for helping to foster their first talks with the north in two years. moonjae—in said pressure from america and sanctions may well have made the meeting possible. the talks took place yesterday in the demilitarised zone which has divided the two koreas since 1953. sophie long reports from the south korean capital, seoul. communication between the north and south korean governments has now been re—established. a north korean delegation will be present at the winter olympics being hosted by the south. and a direct military hotline connecting to the two koreas has been reactivated. but there was barely a mention, and certainly no movement

on the fundamental issue of north korea's nuclear and missile programme. today, the south korean president said resolving that was the only pathway to peace. translation: the de-nuclearisation of the korean peninsula is the fundamental pathway we need to follow. this cannot be compromised. this is the only way for us to achieve full peace in the korean peninsula. not everyone was in favour of the talks. some believe that the north korean leader's sudden willingness to engage with its neighbour is motivated by the desire to drive a wedge between those allied against him, as the latest round of un sanctions imposed on his regime really start to bite. but moonjae—in was adamant today that he would not allow that to happen. translation: in terms of security and defence, south korea and the united states are the closest of allies. we also share the same

view of the significance of the threat from north korea. so south korea and the united states have been working closely together against north korea's nuclear threat. moonjae—in vowed to make 2018 the turning point in inter—korean relations. he hopes the pyeongchang games could mark the beginning of a process that would create a life for people here free from concerns about war. but given the year started with the north korean and us leaders exchanging threats and boasts about whose nuclear button was biggest, he has much ground to cover. sophie long, bbc news, seoul. the army has defended a new recruitment campaign, which focuses on the emotional and physical support given to soldiers. the army wants to reassure applicants that their sexuality or religion will not stand in the way of becoming a soldier. critics of the campaign say it shows the army has bowed

to political correctness. here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale. it is all right to cry and show emotion in the army — it is a recruitment campaign very different to those of the past. part of what is called, "army belonging". voiced by soldiers to show there is emotional as well as physical support for new recruits. the adverts answer questions such as, "can i be gay and join the army?" whilst a muslim soldier explains how he can still practice his faith. all aimed at groups not seen as the traditional target audience, but minorities who may have been reluctant to sign up. our traditional cohort would have been white, male, caucasian, 16 to 25—year—olds and there are not as many of those around as there once were. our society is changing and so it is appropriate for us to reach out to a broader base.

the army has been struggling to recruit, made all the more difficult by a lack of a major campaign like afghanistan or iraq. war is often the best recruiting sergeant. it is also competing in an era of relatively high employment. the regular strength of the army should be 82,000. but it is currentlyjust over 77,000 strong. a shortfall of more than 4,000. but some former soldiers question whether the army is trying to be too politically correct with these adverts. they are aiming their recruiting campaign at specific minorities and they should be aiming at more broadly at the kind of people who will want tojoin the army, the people who are looking for a fight, looking for action and adventure. this older advertisement is what people might expect from the army. a recent plan to drop its "be the best" motto because it was seen as elitist, was blocked by the defence secretary. it is still an organisation whosejob is to be ready for combat.

but the head of the army says it must broaden its appeal and reflect modern britain. now time for the weather. quite a quiet spell of weather for the next few days, but not without problems. an old weather front across the east producing rain — notjust in ipswich. further west, producing rain — notjust in ipswich. furtherwest, particularly into northern ireland, the fog in some spots never did clearfor the greater part of the day. was there any good news about the day? there was a lot more sunshine in central and southern parents than tuesday. but those clear skies by day, no great problems — clear skies by night we may end up with a widespread fog problem from the west of scotla nd widespread fog problem from the west of scotland and northern ireland and

north—west and south western england and wales. and we could have some hill fog. for the new day on thursday, fog patches, some quite dense, could be a real issue first thing. quite a chilly start, a touch of frost perhaps in parts of scotland. here in sheltered and south western parts we may see fog. so through the western side of pennines down to wales and the west midlands and the south—west. in the east, the old weather front will feed in as it forms an area of low pressure near the southern quarter and that will produce hill fog and one of those days — that cloud will be thick enough for some rain and drizzle throughout the day in east anglia and the south—east. some of it into the north york moors. the best of sunshine to the western side

of scotla nd best of sunshine to the western side of scotland and the odd spot on the western side of the pennines through wales into the south west. if the fog lingers for any length of time it may well be your figures are into single figures and not a warm start to the new day on friday. it is that combination of cloud and fog that causes us a combination of cloud and fog that causes us a bit of concern. friday, a quiet day. first signs of a weather front trying to work its way into the british isles. but even as we get as far as the weekend, it is running into this area of high pressure a cross running into this area of high pressure across western russia and makes the progress of front very slow indeed. you're watching beyond 100 days on pbs. a wealthy area of california is swamped in dangerous mudslides. at least 15 people have been killed in the hills around santa barbara. rescue workers use helicopters to pull people to safety in an area that is home to some of america's most famous media stars. the great republican exodus.

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