tv BBC News BBC News June 30, 2019 7:00pm-7:31pm BST
7:00 pm
this is bbc news. the headlines... donald trump says it's a "great day for the world" after he becomes the first serving us president to cross into north korea. stepping across that line was a great honour. a lot of progress has been made. a lot of friendships have been made. this has been in particular a great friendship. so i just want to thank you. that was very quick notice and i want to thank you. police name the woman stabbed to death in her home while 8 months pregnant. two men have now been arrested. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell — admits he's frustrated by labour's lack of progress on its brexit position. we need to move now.
7:01 pm
and jeremy has had one month ago, yes, we are going to put this issue back to the people. fully agree. sir david attenborough makes a surprise appearance on glastonbury‘s pyramid stage — praising the festival for going plastic—free. that is more thani million bottles of water have not been drunk by you in plastic. applause. thank you. a century from jonny bairstow helps england secure the win against india — keeping alive their hopes of reaching the world cup semi—finals. good evening.
7:02 pm
donald trump has become the first sitting us president to enter north korea, stepping on to its territory after surprise talks with its leader, kimjong—un. they met in the dmz or ‘demilitarised zone‘ between north and south korea. speaking warmly of each other, the two leaders agreed that negotiators would now aim to restart the stalled talks on north korean de—nuclearisation. from seoul, nick bryant sent this report. "meet me at the dmz," said the president. his impromptu invitation on twitter to the north korean leader, like a diplomatic form of online dating. donald trump was savouring this moment, a smile of satisfaction as his choreography came together. because the chance of this brief encounter had kim jong—un almost skipping down the steps. and from the lips of
7:03 pm
this brutal dictator came almost starry—eyed words of welcome, delivered in english by his translator. it is good to see you again. i had never expected to meet you at this place. this place is the 38th parallel, the line that divides the korean peninsula, a threshold no american president has ever crossed. i thank you as well. you're the first us president to cross the border. so this time, it wasn't a handshake that made history, but a footstep. donald trump leaving his security detail behind and striding out alone into what, for decades, has been enemy territory, a country that less than two years ago he threatened to totally destroy. his visit lasted just over a minute, more than enough time, his critics will say, to legitimise this totalitarian regime with one of the worst human—rights records on the planet.
7:04 pm
but that didn't seem to trouble the president, who has formed an improbable friendship with a tyrant he used to ridicule as little rocket man. stepping across that line was a great honour, a lot of progress has been made, a lot of friendships have been made, and it has been in particular a great friendship, so i just want to thank you. that was very quick notice, and i want to thank you. there were chuckles as well from south koreans who watched on tv, and looks of utter disbelief — generations here have lived with the threat of annihilation from the north. in their sit—down meeting, kimjong—un praised mr trump, saying his visit was proof of a willingness to eliminate the unfortunate past and open a new future. and the president delivered another invitation, to visit him at the white house. donald trump's unorthodox diplomacy has certainly reduced tensions here, but it hasn't stopped the north koreans from expanding their nuclear arsenal.
7:05 pm
this friendship has produced smiles, handshakes, photo opportunities, but not the supposed goal of us policy — the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. he ended his trip with a speech to us troops, staged to look more like a campaign rally. another made—for—television moment, but who would have thought that "make america great again" would also elevate north korea? nick bryant, bbc news, seoul. dr ramon pacheco pardo is a lecturer in korean studies at king's college, london. thank you for speaking to us. really, this has just thank you for speaking to us. really, this hasjust been thank you for speaking to us. really, this has just been a thank you for speaking to us. really, this hasjust been a case thank you for speaking to us. really, this has just been a case of theatrics, that is what people have been saying. what should be taken away from what has happened? there are two important takeaways. this is an historic moment, whether we like it or not, whatever we think our
7:06 pm
president trump. this is historic, us president going into north korea. secondly, this gives hope to many koreans on both sides of the border, including many south koreans, who wa nt including many south koreans, who want this process to move forward. and if working talks are established, following today's meeting, then this hope will be realised. it has been four months since hanoi and that starling in talks. what needs to be done to warm up talks. what needs to be done to warm up relations? what we have seen is north korea has been unwilling to go into meetings, for these type of talks. the us has made clear that north korea needs to give something more for the us to consider meaningful steps towards denuclearisation. i think from what we heard today, north korea, the
7:07 pm
north korean leader kimjong—un, if this is the case, they can start a meaningful process involving working groups from both the us and north korea. we have gone from fire and fury too, thanks very much for showing up are not making me look bad. when you look at donald trump's brand of diplomacy and kim jong—un, how should north korea be handled? it makes sense to me at the highest level, with the leader of north korea, but i do think there needs to bea korea, but i do think there needs to be a mixture of different policies. we have seen sanctions that have still been implemented, dialogue at different levels would be important as well. a meeting is not sufficient, but it helps the north korean leader that has his own pressures at a domestic level. north korea is never going to give up their nuclear ambitions, so what is
7:08 pm
your assessment of all of this?” think there are two processes here, denuclearisation that can be achieved, and the process of denuclearisation. i do agree it is unlikely they will ever denuclearise. what we need to see oui’ denuclearise. what we need to see our steps, international inspectors and north korea, the dismantlement of certain nuclear facilities. and north korea, the dismantlement of certain nuclearfacilities. to show there is a possibility that in the future, to an equalisation might happen. as of today, i do not think anybody would bet that denuclearisation would take place anytime soon. what is the status of north korea's nuclear ambitions? do we know what is going on with their armoury? that is one of the issues, we do not know what is going on inside korea. one of the first things the us is going to demand is
7:09 pm
access to north korean nuclear facilities, a full list of infantry of the north korean nuclear weapons programme. what we are going to see isa programme. what we are going to see is a process of hopefully trust building that will show north korea opening up the programme to inspection. right now we do not have that. this is a world issue, what is going on in the korean peninsular. when you see ivanka trump and jared kushner at a historic moment, do you think it is something to the credibility of what is trying to be achieved? yes, i think the optics of that i certainly not very good. what ido that i certainly not very good. what i do think is if you look at the way president trump conducts diplomacy, it seems to involve his family as well. i do not think the north koreans like it, or the south koreans like it, or the south koreans either. but they have to swallow this pill if they want to achieve their goals. that is the case here, they know they have to deal with this president for at least one more year, a potentially five more years. thank you very much
7:10 pm
for your assessment. meanwhile, the new white house press secretary got into a scuffle with north korean security guards during president trump's visit today. in the video, stephanie grisham can be seen pushing against one of the men, while telling those in front of her to ‘go' past them. others can be heard saying ‘let go', and ‘we need help here'. it's believed they were attempting to block american journalists, who were trying to cover the meeting between the president and the north korean leader kim jong—un. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are john rentoul, the chief political commentator at the independent, and ruth lea, who's an economic adviser for the arbuthnot banking group.
7:11 pm
i hope you canjoin us for i hope you can join us for that. police have named the pregnant woman fatally stabbed in south london yesterday as 26—year old kelly mary fauvrelle. her baby — delivered by paramedics at the house where she was discovered — remains in a critical condition in hospital. police have made two arrests but say they are keeping an open mind as to the motive of the crime. caroline davies reports. 26—year—old kelly mary fauvrelle was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed to death in south london. paramedics and police arrived at this address at 3:30am yesterday morning. kelly mary was suffering from stab wounds. unable to save her, they did deliver her baby. taken to hospital, the child is still in a critical condition. neighbours say they were woken in the middle of the night by noises from the house. my sister woke me up, because she heard people screaming, and she was alone, and she was scared, yeah? and, well, we look out the window,
7:12 pm
and we saw full of police and ambulances on the street. then after about ten minutes, i saw someone from the ambulance come out with a baby, and they put the baby in the ambulance. others were distressed that something like this could happen on their street. i think the feeling is upset, upset for her. hopeful for the child, but the neighbours were definitely, definitely upset. today forensic officers have been conducting a search of the entire street, including the house where kelly mary was found, trying to find anything to inform the investigation. a 29—year—old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder. another 37—year—old man, also arrested on saturday, has been released under investigation pending further inquiries. caroline davies, bbc news. the shadow chancellorjohn
7:13 pm
mcdonnell says labour needs to move now towards support for another brexit referendum. mr mcdonnell, who wants the party to adopt a remain position, said jeremy corbyn was still trying to build consensus with the trade unions on the issue. here's our political correspondent tom barton. they are two ofjeremy corbyn‘s closest lieutenants, john mcdonnell, his shadow chancellor and len mccluskey, the leader of the unite union, labour's biggest financial backer and a close ally of the party's leader. but over brexit they are divided. in the last few months, john mcdonnell has become one of a number of members of the shadow cabinet to move towards supporting another referendum. today he admitted that he was a little bit frustrated that the party's policy hasn't done the same. we've all agreed that we have to go back to the people. yes, of course we want a general election but we have to go back to the people on any deal or no deal most probably in a referendum.
7:14 pm
almost certainly in a referendum. the discussion then is about what attitude should labour take. i have said publicly i would vote remain and campaign for remain. but that other big beast of labour politics len mccluskey says the party needs to look before it leaps, suggesting john mcdonnell was panicking. i don't believe there is a panic and my message to everyone is stop panicking. stop putting pressure onjeremy corbyn. he is demonstrating real leadership by seeking a consensus view across our party. jeremy corbyn, change your mind! it is notjust in labour's top ranks where there is a discussion taking place over the party's brexit policy. some members are calling for the party to take a stronger remain position. others say the referendum result needs to be respected. but these two men will be key to how labour finally resolves this tricky debate. meanwhile, the two tory leadership
7:15 pm
candidates have been outlining their spending plans — borisjohnson said he'd be prepared to borrow for great infrastructure projects and use financial headroom to invest and cut taxes. if you look at february alone, the chancellor's revenues exceeded his expenditures by 11.5 billion. in february, that is when people tend to pay tax. if you look at different months, actually you are in deficit. believe me, there is cash now available. are you prepared to see borrowing go up? i think at the moment, there is the headroom available and we intend to use it, and i also think that you can do some great things to stimulate economic growth with tax cuts. it was a simple question, are you prepared to see borrowing go up? if it is borrowing to finance infrastructure projects... veryjohn mcdonnell of you. and there is the opportunity to borrow at low rates to do things for the long—term benefit of the country, then we should do that.
7:16 pm
that was boris johnson. and jeremy hunt pledged to make cutting corporation tax a priority, warning that a no—deal brexit would delay some spending pledges. a no deal brexit is not my first choice, but in the end, if the only way to leave the european union is without a deal... let me finish, andrew. if the only way to leave the european union is without a deal, then i would do that and we will make a success of it and we will protect the union but we would have to be very sensitive to the concerns that people like david mundell raised, because you're absolutely right, it would not be popular in scotland. i do not understand how it can both be the union first every time, and being prepared to endanger that by going for a no deal brexit. those two things must be in contradiction? no, because it is not a question of choosing one or the other. it may well be. no, it is not. it is a question of choosing a prime minister who has the capability to deliver both.
7:17 pm
that was jeremy hunt they are. the headlines on bbc news... donald trump says it's a ‘great day for the world' after he becomes the first serving us president to cross into north korea. a baby — delivered after its mother was stabbed to death — remains in a critical condition in hospital. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell — admits he's frustrated by labour's lack of progress on its brexit position. there are reports police have fired tea rgas at protesters in the sudanese capital khartoum. tens of thousands of people are taking part in demonstrations across the country against the military government chanting "civilian rule, civilian rule". these are the latest pictures from khartoum. it's the first day of mass protests since a violent crackdown on the third ofjune. our africa security correspondant, tommy oladipo, is in kenya and explains
7:18 pm
the background to these protests. this is what the military were trying to prevent when it switched off the internet on the 3rd ofjune, to keep people from taking to the streets again. the effects of that we re streets again. the effects of that were limited. the opposition began rallying people be slow way, using text messaging, phone calls and word of mouth. the result is demonstrators have poured into the streets today, repeating the chants from the revolution. calling for the fall of the resume. the african union in particular have been trying to bring back the military and the opposition to the negotiating table so that they can revive attempts at setting up a transitional government. following today's protest, the opposition will feel like it can approach these talks are from a position of strength.
7:19 pm
all new electric vehicles must be fitted with a noise—emitting device — similar to the sound of a traditional engine — to alert other road users to their presence. the european union rules follow concern that vehicles without petrol or diesel engines are too quiet for pedestrians and cyclists. katy austin reports. as well as being better for the environment, for some drivers the quietness of electric cars is part of their attraction. it is fairly busy today and you can hear all the traffic, but if it was electric it would be difficult. for more vulnerable pedestrians, including john and his guide dog, it is a problem. stepping out across the road with your guide dog is something i might do, and if suddenly a vehicle appears out of nowhere when an engine is started up, so yes it is very difficult to make a safe decision to cross the road when you can't hear a vehicle. some electric models
7:20 pm
already make a sound. from tomorrow, eu rules mean new electric and hybrid models must have a sound producing system fitted, and from 2021 that will apply to all new cars. the uk government backs the idea for safety reasons, and says it won't create too much noise. i don't think it is going to create any unnecessary noise pollution. the reality is that this device will only be active when the vehicle is travelling at 12 miles an hour or less, so very low speeds. it will switch itself off when the vehicle travels faster than that. john says it would be good if all electric vehicles made an audible warning all the time. but says the new rules are a good start to making roads safe for everyone as technology develops. this weekend, we've had stormzy, the killers, kylie , but now sir david attenborough has headlined the pyramid stage at glastonbury.
7:21 pm
he made a surprise appearance on the main stage, not to perform but as part of the campaign against plastic in the oceans. this is the first year that the festival has banned single use plastic water bottles from being sold on site — sir david said that had saved a million bottles from being opened. so david said it had saved 1 million bottles from being opened. with me now is lizo mzimba from glastonbury. the weather looks glorious. how has it been? it has been quite an emotional day, as you mentioned. not only did sir david attenborough speak, kylie minogue spoke movingly about finally playing here at glastonbury, after she was forced to withdraw in 2005 after her diagnosis withdraw in 2005 after her diagnosis with breast cancer. the real surprise of the day was that appearance by the 93—year—old sir david attenborough. he spoke to tens
7:22 pm
of thousands of people here, who seemed thrilled to see him, and he praised the glastonbury festival for their attitude towards the natural world and the environment. this year, for the first time, glastonbury, like a growing number of places, has taken action against single use plastics, no longer selling water in plastic bottles and banning the use of many other plastic items. no surprise that the festival's environmentally aware audience gave a huge welcome to sir david attenborough, the man who inspired me plastic than. it was the one in which we showed what plastic has done to the creatures that live in the ocean. it had an extraordinary effect, and now this great festival has gone plastic free. applause he isa
7:23 pm
applause he is a bit ofa applause he is a bit of a dad of the world, almost. this is... this is the first pa rt of almost. this is... this is the first part of the festival that i have actually felt a little bit moved. but there was more emotion to come, kylie minogue recalling how her 205 breast cancer diagnosis prevented another performance.” breast cancer diagnosis prevented another performance. i was meant to be here on the stage in 2005. circumstances meant that i did not make it. but i was watching from australia. i wished so much... i wish things were different, but life is what it is, right? we are all here in this moment. applause # ijust applause # i just can't applause # ijust can't get applause # i just can't get you applause # ijust can't get you out applause # i just can't get you out of applause # ijust can't get you out of my head. and today she finally got to perform to thousands of fans here. # i'm spinning around. # i'm spinning around. # move out of my way. # move out of my way. # i know you're feeling me because
7:24 pm
you like it like this. and the final festival really winding up after three days of music here. a few bands to go and it looks like it's going to wind up with a fantastic performance, with the cure later on on the stage. by the time they come on the stage. by the time they come on stage, they will then have set a record for playing glastonbury, headlining for the fourth time. clear favourites here. a headlining for the fourth time. clearfavourites here. a huge amount of expectation for them. most people you speak to here are pretty sure they are going to deliver. my question is, will you be dancing? thank you very much. it will be 50 years tomorrow since the investiture of prince charles as prince of wales. the ceremony at caernarfon castle was one of the first major royal occasions to be broadcast in colour — and was watched by millions of people around the world. but in wales — it polarised opinion.
7:25 pm
our correspondent sian lloyd has this report. it was the moment the queen crowned her eldest son the prince of wales in a grand investiture ceremony held in caernarfon castle. i, charles, prince of wales, do become your liege man of life and limb and of earthly worship. among the guests invited 50 years ago was sir nicholas soames, a long—time friend of the prince. it was one of the greatest days of my life, and of course it was made the more extraordinary because of what was actually happening. here was the creation of the prince of wales in the most wonderful and moving ceremony in that magnificent castle. but the celebrations in caernarfon weren't universally popular. it was a time when nationalism and welsh language campaigning were on the rise. the investiture ceremony attracted some protests — and even direct action. there were violent attacks.
7:26 pm
a bomb exploded at government offices close to a railway line which was to carry the prince to the castle, and two men believed to be the bombers were killed. archive: the demonstration began with a march... protests had been held in the run—up to the investiture. one of those involved in peaceful demonstration was dafydd iwan, who went on to become president of the nationalist party plaid cymru. we couldn't forget, you know, the way the title prince of wales had been taken from us, as it were, and given to the heir to the english throne. the prince has since set up or become patron to 2112 organisations in wales and has bought a home here, but what do people make of his track record? very good character,
7:27 pm
i admire all his work, the organic food side as well. and he has some interesting ideas about architecture too! he has got a house in carmarthenshire, hasn't he? which he comes to fairly regularly. but how much of a presence he actually has here, i'm not really sure. the governance of wales has changed over the past 50 years, and some question whether there would be another investiture on a scale in the future. you know, if there was a decision to hold an investiture for prince william, i would be incredibly surprised if this didn't prove to be a very, very divisive and significant moment in the political history of wales. there are no plans to officially commemorate the anniversary tomorrow in this royal town, although the prince will be in wales on his annual summer tour. sian lloyd, bbc news, caernarvon. time to catch up with the weather. it not looking too bad at all. some sunshine in the week ahead. quite a quiet week, to be honest. spells of
7:28 pm
sunshine in between. an area of high pressure is influencing our weather. there will be some showers in the north—west of the uk. where the sunshine comes out, as we head into july, it will feel pleasantly warm. overnight, rain in the northern isles. they will push across into england and wales later in the night. to the south of the list, dry. temperatures up to 13 celsius. reasonably mild overnight. monday, although showers will continue to move southwards across scotland across mid wales, southern parts of england, east anglia, sunshine. the best of the sunshine coming through late in the day as we head towards the evening. top temperatures of 21 celsius. that will feel warm in the july sunshine. that is your weather.
7:29 pm
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump says it's a "great day for the world" after his walk across the border between north and south korea this morning. stepping across that line was a great honour. a lot of progress has been made. a lot of friendships have been made. this has been in particular a great friendship. so i just want to thank you. that was very quick notice and i want to thank you.
7:30 pm
police name the woman stabbed to death in her home whilst eight months pregnant. two men have now been arrested. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell conceded he's frustrated by labour's lack of progress on its brexit position while the head of the unite union asks thatjeremy corbyn is given more time. sir david attenborough makes a surprise appearance on glastonbury‘s pyramid stage — praising the festival for going plastic—free. that is more than1 million bottles of water have not been drunk by you in plastic. applause. thank you. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.
61 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
BBC News Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on