over a this is bbc news, the headlines: hello and welcome to bbc news. north korea has launched a number of "short—range missiles" i'm reged ahmad. we start with breaking news: north korea has launched several short—range missiles according to south korea'sjoint chiefs of staff. the missiles were launched into the sea from wonsan, near the hodo peninsula in the east of the state. the missiles travelled between 70 km and 200 km. north korea reported to have

testified a number of short range missiles. last month, pyongyang did say it tested but it described as a new tactical guided weapon and that was the first launch since those talks in vietnam between the north korean leader kim jong—un and president trump. those talks ended with no agreement. we will have more on that story, of course, on bbc news. cyclone fani is one of the most powerful storms to hit india in five years it's brought torrential rain and winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour to india's eastern coast. as the storm now moves north it leaves behind a trail of destruction in the state of adisha, of destruction in the state of odisha, formerly known as orissa, where it first made landfall on friday. more than a million people have been moved from their homes. rahul tandon is there in the town of puri and sent this report. such was the fury of one of india's most powerful storms

in recent times. glass smashing. shouting. cyclone fani hit the eastern state of adisha, cyclone fani hit the eastern state of odisha, with torrential rain and devastating winds of more than 125 mph. it made landfall at 8:00 in the morning in the tourist town of puri. anticipating its impact, the authorities had evacuated hundreds of thousands of people. in the state capital, bhubaneswar, this crane was brought crashing down. one of india's poorest states now has a huge clean—up operation on its hands. and that's not going to be easy where many parts of it are cut off from each other. this is why a million people were moved into temporary shelters.

most of them are now safe, but the question they're asking is what has happened to their homes and what impact will this have on their lives? many villages are now submerged, and flooding is a major concern. and it's not over yet. cyclone fani is now moving towards one of india's most densely populated cities, kolkata. rahultandon, bbc news, bhubaneswar. let's get some of the day's other news: the world health organization says more than 1,000 people have now died from the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of the congo. violence in the region is making it hard to control the spread of the disease. a number of rebel groups are active in eastern congo and there is deep mistrust of health workers. preparations are underway for the coronation of

king maha vajiralongkorn he will succeed his father as king rama the tenth. elaborate ceremonies will take place from saturday until monday. on friday the king paid his respects to the sacred emerald buddha. today he will be officially crowned after receiving water rites and blessings. no question of giving citizenship to begum. stock markets in the us have surged on strong job growth figures, with the nasdaq closing at an all—time high. markets were boosted by a fall in unemployment in the us to 3.6% the lowest level in almost 50 years. the figures have allayed fears that the world's richest economy is heading for a slowdown. you can keep up to date all with the latest news, business and sport on the bbc website.

for reaction and analysis from around the uk and around the world, including up—dated live pages, and reports from correspondents based in over 80 locations around the globe. let's return to our breaking story from the korean peninsula. those missiles that were fired. joining me now is ankit panda, a foreign affairs analyst who focuses on international security, geopolitics and defense. can you explain how these missiles might different from earlier ones? we do not know exactly what the north koreans fired. they have been no images and the event occurred about two hours ago. but the critical difference between the two tactical weapons systems it did in

november and once again in april is that it was big enough to be picked up that it was big enough to be picked up by that it was big enough to be picked up by south korean missiles warning system. it is the first time in 522 days, the last time north korea launched a missile. it appears to be a much smaller missile. still quite calibrated. but that is the chief difference. do you think the international community will be worried about these latest missiles, especially the united states? absolutely. 0n especially the united states? absolutely. on one hand, they violate north korean commitments and security council resolutions but, of course, we have seen in the us that president trump has attempted the lack of any missile launchers in north korea is one of his major achievements and now, since the summit between him and kimjong—un

things have not been going so well and we're starting to see the process entirely collapsing. we will see how the us chooses to react. what do you think north korea is thinking by launching these missiles? what are they trying to achieve? i do not have to speculate about that because kim jong—un told us about that because kim jong—un told us when he delivered his first address since the summit. he warned there would be corresponding acts from north korea for the us pushing ahead with military exercises in south korea. he was unsatisfied with the state of diplomacy. this was clearly telegraphed by north korea and now we are simply seeing it happen. i was not surprised with the news emerging. what do they hope will happen now? are they trying to goad the us and the international community, trying to bring them back to the table? kim jong-un has set in place a time. he has told donald

trump that by the end of the year the us needs to change its approach to north korea. something we should also keep in mind is that these type of missile tests are also intended to show stakeholders inside north korea that kim jong—un is a strong leader determined to maintain the security of the country. we have just seen to launchers in the span of two weeks. a previous weapons tests, kim jong—un was deciding how advanced the weapons were. it is about domestic as well as us. we hear about food shortages and in north korea and that cannot be going very well for kim jong—un in terms of the politics of that? that's right. we heard that national defence strength will prevent the

recurrence of the famine the country suffered in the 1990s and of course last year ‘s harvest was disappointing and now we are seeing credible reporting that hundreds of thousands of north koreans are under food stress so this does band of the drums of nationalism and shows that kim jong—un is taken the country's defence seriously but it will not do anything to stem north korean economic problems in the short—term. the conservatives have suffered the worst loss in many years. labour also lost many seats. theresa may said politicians should get on with delivering brexit. after a tough night, theresa may needed a bit of love.

thank you. she didn't need this. why don't you resign?! "why don't you resign?" was the shout. we don't want you. "we don't want you" — it only takes one to spoil the mood. "0ut, out" — they meant him, not her. but bad results needed explaining. these were always going to be difficult elections for us, and there were some challenging results for us last night, but it was a bad night for labour too, and i think people were sending a very clear message, a simple message, to both main parties, to us and the labour party, just get on and deliver brexit. jeremy corbyn was trying to ignore the grey clouds today. labour did worse than many expected. maybe trying to appeal to brexiteers and remainers failed to please enough on either side. his verdict too — britain needs a brexit deal. didn't mention a referendum, though. i think it means there's a huge impetus on every mp, and they've all got that message,

whether they themselves are leave or remain, or the people across the country, that an arrangement has to be made, a deal has to be done, and parliament has to resolve this issue. i think that is very, very clear. how does it feel to be part of a liberal democrat majority?! it felt good for the lib dems, winning the cotswolds and mole valley and bath and north east somerset, all bounds to poll better than four years ago, but reason enough to celebrate, echo their big message on brexit. i think we are winning the argument, including with many brexit voters who are just absolutely fed up with the way the country is stagnating, and whether they are pro—brexit or against it, i think they buy our argument that we now have to go back to the people. back to the people and offer then a choice. it was the big parties competing to see who'd fare worse than expected.

look at these tory faces in chelmsford, where they lost control. reporter: your reaction to the results here tonight? well, of course i am in... hard to take on an exhausting, emotional night. no surprise, then, that tory misery provoked more demands for theresa may to go. many of my constituents have said this to me, you know, we need change, we need a change of leadership, perhaps the time has now come for that. not all bad for labour — they took tory trafford, won in places including high peak, but labour's lost control and lost seats that the party were expected to win. why? because brexit‘s delayed or because voters want another referendum ? labour's split. the feeling is they have been badly let down by national politicians and labour politicians, and this is the first chance to make this protest, and unfortunately there's a lot of good labour councillors going to lose their seats because of it. whatever deal it is that the conservatives in the end, are able to get through parliament, if they are able to, it should go to a confirmatory

ballot so that we can find out from the people, is this really what you want? as for the smaller parties, ukip's taken a battering, but the greens are upbeat. there is an element, undeniably, about disenchantment with the two big parties. people are fed up with the way they've handled brexit, which i think the greens are offering. so plenty more evidence of the disintegration of traditional loyalties to the two big parties. these were local elections, and many people may simply have shown they are fed up after years of cuts and austerity. but across the country, we have also seen people are as deadlocked as the parties here at westminster on the big issue of brexit. the results may pile pressure on the parties here to somehow break the brexit deadlock, but they've given no clear indication of how the country want that done. the country wants that done. this was an angry election, ballot papers used to let off steam, often that it's taken so long to make so little progress with brexit.

and as the ballot boxes are stacked and stowed away, there are only weeks before voters get another chance to make their views known, in the european parliament elections — maybe even louder. john pienaar, bbc news. let's get more on the coronation of king maha vajiralongkorn. a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations joins fellow at the council on foreign relationsjoins me. fellow at the council on foreign relations joins me. thank fellow at the council on foreign relationsjoins me. thank you so much for your time. joshua, what can we expect from the ceremony over the next few hours? well, it is the first ceremony they have had of this type in seven decades or so, and we will see a ceremony that is designed to sort of a firm the reputation of the king ——

affirm the reputation of the king and portray him as a more unifying figure than he has been known as in the past, and link him to his father and otherformer the past, and link him to his father and other former royals. and how significant is this coronation for thais, given that it is the first one for many decades?” thais, given that it is the first one for many decades? i think it is significant. he has already essentially been acting as speaking but this is the formal coronation. it is significant, thailand has been really politically divided for yea rs. really politically divided for years. so not only is it significant in terms of them may be being able to reckon with the new king and seeing him in a different light, possibly, but also, the palace will probably try to use the coronation asa probably try to use the coronation as a sort of red unifying message and also —— as a sort of unifying message in a country that is divided. he is a relatively old new king. he is in his mid— 60s. so in a

way, they can turn the page on him and tried to present him as unifying figure. remember, most people in thailand have never seen a coronation before. given that it was 70 years ago that the previous one happened. so i guess in some sense there is a spectacle to it, for the thai people, but what is the role of the monarchy itself in thai society? good question. the monarch is supposed to be above politics, a kind of unifying figure as well as the head of state, continuing the line of the diversity, in which he is the 10th. —— dynasty. by some accou nts is the 10th. —— dynasty. by some accounts this king has been more involved in politics, even though he has actually been more involved in politics than his immediate predecessor. and it is a question of whether he is going to continue to act in that way or not. an open question. in terms of internationally, how significant is

this ceremony for world leaders and for people who watch thailand? for people who watch thailand it is significant. the function of the time monarchy is comedy time monarch has significantly more powers, despite the fact it is theoretically a constitutional monarch, than the monarchs of northern europe or the uk or spain, et cetera. japan. so, the direction that the monarchy ta kes, the direction that the monarchy takes, the question is — remember, thailand had an election two months ago, a little bit around two months ago. it still doesn't have a government. the previous king at times played a sort of unifying role when thailand did not have a government. so people will be watching it to see the direction the king eventually takes it, notjust for the effect of it but for what actually comes out of the palace in terms of policies or at least political rule. joshua, thank you so

much for your time. and of course we will keep an eye on the ceremonies as they progress over the coming hours. this is bbc news. north korea launches several "short—range missiles" into the east sea, according to south korea'sjoint chief of staff. cyclone fani has hit india, bringing a deluge of rain and winds gusting at more than 200km/h. new research has found that taking anti—hiv drugs stops gay men passing on the virus to sexual partners. a study published in the lancet looked at nearly 1,000 gay male couples, and discovered no cases of hiv transmission over a period of 10 years. richard galpin reports. 26—year—old matt stokes is hiv positive. the diagnosis was a huge shock and a worry he would infect others. but this latest study that taking antiretroviral drugs prevents any chance of transmitting the virus

is for him and his partner, a game changer. for me, knowing with complete certainty that i can't pass hiv on to anyone with the undetectable level in my blood, is hugely reassuring. a huge confidence boost and also a huge confidence boost to partners. it's really difficult to overstate the importance of this finding. the study involved almost 1000 gay male couples living in europe who are not using condoms and in which one partner has been diagnosed with hiv and is taking antiretroviral drugs. over a period of eight years, the study found that hiv was not passed on amongst any of the couples. because the drugs suppress the virus to undetectable levels. essentially what we've shown has provided conclusive evidence once and for all, that if you are hiv positive and you're on effective treatment, you are sexually non—infectious. your risk of transmitting the virus on to somebody else is zero. and i think that's hugely liberating for people living

with hiv that if they are on effective treatment, there is essentially no risk in terms of passing on the virus. all this is raising hopes that hiv could ultimately be eradicated. new cases have a ready been dropping significantly in recent years. for matt and his partner, as for many others, the results of the study bring certainty and reassurance. but he's hoping it will also help and the stigma of being hiv—positive. it's been the last full day of business for seven marks and spencer stores, as they shut their doors for good. some are in towns where m&s has been trading for more than a century. the company plans to close at least a hundred stores by 2022, and today its property director, explained that the closures

are vital, to protect the retailer's future. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. 1929, and a new m&s store in bedford, state of the art back then, today it's in its final hours. and shoppers were making the most of what's left. i am absolutely gutted, yeah, i shall miss it terribly, yeah. all the big stores are closing here now, notjust marks & spencer's, we are losing so many. it's worrying. the 68 staff are saying goodbye too — although two thirds are being redeployed. it's a building that we've extended on numerous occasions, so it's a bit of a funny shape. it's got lots of columns, which actually makes it really difficult to lay out our clothes, and therefore really difficult for our customers to shop. meet the man in charge of m&s's shops — and all the closures too. for this particular store, we are seeing declining sales and we're seeing rising costs.

and as i've said, the building is very old, and investing in it is really not viable for the future. closing any store is difficult, he says. but there's no alternative, as shopping habits change. it is absolutely essential we do this. i think every retailer has got to consider their property portfolio, but for us, where we've not taken action over a number of years, it's absolutely vital we do this now and we make sure we're responding to the market challenges, but most importantly responding to what our customers are telling us they want. so they've come here, a half—hour drive away to rushton lakes, a new out—of—town shopping centre that's pulling the punters in. it'sjust gone 10am, and this car park is already packed. they're streaming in, no wonder m&s decided to open up here. modern, spacious and easy to shop. in bedford, you've got to park, you've got to drive into the multi—storeys, and you've got to park, whereas here, yeah, free parking's much more attractive.

it's much bigger, it's much more room, and there's a lot more stock. so what now for the bedford store? it's closing, even though m&s is still liable for another nine years of rent. but this chain is confident it can be sublet and won't sit empty for too long. a coroner has called for universities to de—stigmatise mental health issues, after concluding that a first—year student at the university of bristol took his own life. ben murray, who was 19, is one of 12 students at the university to die in the last three years. his father has been campaigning for a change in the way universities approach student mental health. frankie mccamley has more details. james murray met his son ben last may for lunch — that was the last time they ever spoke. later that day, ben, a first—year student

at bristol university, took his own life. he was sensitive. he used to look at the things that other people might overlook, like suffering in friends and people around him. whenjames was told about ben's death, he started looking into his son's time at university. what became very clear is that little pieces of the picture were held in different places, different departments, different systems, but when you pulled it together in one place, the picture of ben's crisis seemed to be so clear that you'd think that he stood out. ben was missing lectures, he hadn't paid his fees, and was on the verge of being kicked out. as a parent, the first thing is, well, i can see the crisis, why wasn't i told? since ben's death, his father has worked alongside bristol university to bring in changes. the vice—chancellor introduced a system allowing staff to contact someone if they have serious concerns about a student's mental health — notjust in the event of a death or serious physical injury.

we've probably considered it so far this year in maybe about 15 students. we've actively used it in about five. we think it's an appropriate innovation, given the scale of the mental—health challenges affecting our students, not just here, but across the sector. grace kendrick now leads a weekly running club. she suffered from anxiety, but another scheme at bristol helped her by prescribing mentored exercise. by taking some time away from my studies and putting less pressure on myself to study all the time, it had a really good impact on me. i felt like i actually focused, when i was studying in the library. although schemes like that can help, around half of students who take their own lives are not known to university mental—health services, which was the case with ben murray. now education institutions are trying to come up with innovative ways to spot students struggling much sooner. charles prince is leading a team looking at how student data can be

used to spot those who don't ask for help. they're analysing the digital footprint left when students attend lectures, take out books at the library, or log onto campus computers. the future plan is to build that one student profile, so i can see, based on the analytics, how mental health is playing a role into the student's experience. and that focus on mental health is something universities are finally getting to grips with after being criticised for being too slow to react. the hope now is they can try to intervene before it's too late. if you've been affected by the issues raised in this story there's more information online go to bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free 0800 066 066.

let's just remind you about earlier breaking news this hour. it has been coming in from north korea and we have been hearing that north korea has reported to have testified a number of short—range missiles. south korean media has been quoting thejoint chief of south korean media has been quoting the joint chief of staff and they are saying missiles flew between 70 and 200 kilometres, fired into the ocean from wonsan in the east of the country. last month pyongyang actually said it had tested what it described as a new tactical guided weapon. that was the first launch since those talks with donald trump in vietnam. we've got a statement from the white house, spokesperson sarah sanders saying "we are aware of north korea's actions tonight and we will continue to monitor as necessary. just repeating there, north korea reported to have testified a number of short—range missiles. we will bring you more on

that as it develops. right now, let's get the weather. hello there. it feels like our weather has gone a bit weird, what with the 21 celsius we had in february, and now snow in may. yeah, that's what we've seen over the last 2a hours. some wintry showers in scotland, snow settling on some of the northern hills. you see those wintry showers feeding in behind this line of rain, which is a cold front heading south across england and wales. don't be surprised over the next few hours if we see some of that rain get a bit heavier and perhaps turn to snow over the hills of wales, even. wintry showers continue to feed in further north in scotland, with further snow to be spotted here. it is the brisk winds which will prevent a frost from falling for most of us, but where those winds fall off in the countryside, the odd patch of frost is possible. and for the weekend, big, dramatic skies like these. sunshine and cumulonimbus clouds. when the clouds come across the sky, combined with the cold and windy air, that will make the weather feel really quite chilly. out of the winds, in the may sunshine, where the winds are lighter, perhaps more to the south—west, feeling fresh more than anything else. not too bad. mixed fortunes, really. saturday, the lion's share of the showers coming

across northern and eastern scotland, driven by the strong and cold northerly winds. those winds putting the showers onto the north sea coasts as well. we will get a number of heavy downpours, a bit of thunder mixed in with some of these. inland, fewer showers. lighter winds and may sunshine, perhaps not feeling too bad, really, with temperatures up to 1a degrees and those strong winds around the north sea coast, you'll be doing well to see temperatures reach double figures. disappointing for may. heading through saturday night and into sunday, still showers around, especially across northern areas, and another chilly night. we could see a few patches of frost. five degrees in london, three in cardiff and two in edinburgh. sunday's forecast, the wind coming from more of a north—north—westerly direction, more from iceland, really. that will change who sees the showers. for example, showers continue for northern scotland. at the same time we could have an odd shower sneaking in through the north channel to affect north wales and perhaps north—west england as well. after a sunny start it tends to cloud over and it will be a coolish day, 10—13. bank holiday monday, a greater chance of seeing showers across inland areas as a trough makes its way south, bringing those showers inland. if anything, the temperatures will be dipping down again. highs of eight degrees in aberdeen. 00:29:59,797 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 that's your weather.