i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: north korea launches multiple projectiles off its east coast, but it is not yet clear what sort of missiles were fired. more clashes in hong kong after police charge 44 pro—democracy protestors with rioting, meaning they could face up to ten years injail. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: democratic presidential hopefuls get ready for the second big debate on the road to the white house. and we will reveal why this tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens

of thousands of tourists from asia. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london. we start with breaking news from south korea, where the military in seoul say that north korea has launched a series of unidentified projectiles from the hodo peninsula. last week, the north fired two short—range ballistic missiles from the same area. live now to our correspondent laura bicker in seoul. laura, we are getting a few more details about these latest launches, following, of course, the launches saw last week. the south korean military now say that it was two short—range ballistic missiles. they

flew a distance of around 250 kilometres in a north—easterly direction, landing on the sea of japan, also known as the east sea here in korea. they flew at a height of around 30 kilometres. at this stage, defence chiefs in seoul believe that it is a different type of missile. what they mean by that, we're not quite sure. last week, north korea appeared to have tested a new type of missile, a new type of short—range ballistic missile, which flew 600 kilometres. now, it is worth remembering that, although washington appears to be brushing off these latest short—range missile test, in fact, off these latest short—range missile test, infact, earlier last off these latest short—range missile test, in fact, earlier last week, president trump said that many countries test short—range missiles. these missiles are seen as a threat to the entire korean peninsula, and north korea even said in a state media release that they saw it as a solemn warning to seoul, as these

upcoming joint military drills between south korea and the united states are due to take place next month. now, interesting you say, laura, of course that this is a warning to south korea, because those military exercises are due to ta ke those military exercises are due to take place with the us next month, and also the fact is we are getting more details about these types of missiles. the ones last week where a new design. what does that suggest, that despite these crippling economic sanctions in place, north korea is still capable of developing such weapons? i think that's the key here. in terms of what washington and seoul might be collaborating on this, and what they might be talking about, it is clear that despite sanctions, in fact, some of the toughest sanctions north korea has seen, they are still capable of developing new weapons and new types of weapons. and when it comes to short—range ballistic missile, the word ballistic is important. that's because it's capable or could be

seen to be capable, certainly, when it comes to what analysts say, they could be capable, of carrying a nuclear warhead, for instance. so when it comes to ballistic missile tests, they are banned under 11 un security council sanctions. more work needs to be done to analyse the kind of missiles that have been tested, but when it comes to the politics of this, it comes at a time just a few weeks, just over a month, since president trump met kim jong—un at the demilitarised zone between north korea and south korea, and we are hearing from officials at the white house that president trump sent kim jong—un, the white house that president trump sent kimjong—un, in the white house that president trump sent kim jong—un, in fact hand—delivered, photographs as a memento of the two leaders' time together at the dmc, and thatjust happened last week —— dmz. he said he hoped that talks would restart soon, but as we see, this continued

posturing ahead of the exercises has us posturing ahead of the exercises has us wondering how exactly those talks would take place. thank you. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: the estranged wife of the ruler of dubai has applied to a court in britain for a forced marriage protection order and wardship of her children. princess haya bint al—hussein appeared in court in london for the legal battle with sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner says princess haya is not the first female member of the family to apparently try to run away. she is the third member of the maktoum royal court, female member, as far as we know, to have allegedly tried to flee that royal court. so last year, latifa, who is a daughter of sheikh mohammed

bin rashid al maktoum, fled first oman, and then by sea, and was recaptured just off the coast of india and brought back to dubai. now, the official dubai version is that she's a very troubled young lady, she's now in the bosom of her family and being looked after. critics say she's being force—fed medication, et cetera. there's no evidence, but that's what they're saying. princess haya has allegedly discovered the truth about that, which is one of the reasons causing her to flee. also making news today: president trump has warned china that it could end up with a bad trade deal, or none at all, if he wins re—election next year without an agreement already in place. talks between chinese and us negotiators are taking place in shanghai as the two countries try to end their bitter trade war. the uk's new prime minister, borisjohnson, says it is up to the eu whether brexit happens with or without a deal. speaking in wales, where he has been trying to reassure farmers fearful of tariffs they may face if britain crashes out of the european union, mrjohnson reiterated his stance that the only way to get a revised deal is to throw out the irish

backstop arrangement. three times the house of commons has thrown out that backstop. there's no way that we can get it through. we have to have that backstop out of the deal. we cannot go on with the withdrawal agreement as it currently is, and everybody understands that — it's dead. we need to get that message across to our friends. if they understand that, then i think we're going to be at the races. if they can't compromise, if they really can't do it, then clearly we have to get ready for a no—deal exit. india's parliament has passed a controversial bill which criminalises the muslim practice of instant divorce, also known as triple talaq. it means that if a muslim husband is found guilty of trying to divorce his wife instantly, by saying or writing "talaq" three times, he could face up to three years in jail. us rapper asap rocky has pleaded not guilty to assault in stockholm. the rapper, whose real name is rakim mayers, is on trial accused of assaulting a 19—year—old afghan refugee in the swedish capital a month ago.

two members of the 30—year—old's entourage are also on trial and have pleaded not guilty. all three say they were acting in self—defence. now to hong kong, where there have been further clashes between police and protesters, hours after more than a0 people were charged with rioting. 0fficers used pepper spray and batons to disperse a crowd that had gathered outside a police station where the demonstrators were being held. some of those charged with rioting are due to appear in court on wednesday. with more, here is david campanale. hong kong is reeling from seven weeks of mass protests, triggered by a controversial bill allowing extraditions to mainland china. pepper spray from baton—wielding police was again used on tuesday night, this time in an attempt

to control and disperse hundreds of angry protesters gathered in front of kwai chung police station. they had come here as they had heard on local radio that inside were some of 44 activists charged with rioting following violent incidents at the weekend. those under arrest face ten years injail if convicted. it seems a long time ago when street protests featured yellow umbrellas held in the air and christian hymn—singing on the streets. instead, the atmosphere here was punctured by projectiles thrown at the police, choking gas, and angry chanting. as the crowd surged forwards, so emerged more police from inside the station, including this officer. he could be seen aiming a shotgun at protesters throwing objects from a nearby bus station, until, with his colleagues, he beat a hasty retreat.

as part of almost daily protests, commuters on tuesday morning were hit by delays to their travel. demonstrations against the bill have evolved into a wider backlash against the city's government, and its political masters in beijing. i think my work and meeting can wait. but our freedom, safety, and human rights are taken away, and that can't wait, so i'm ok with it. protesters have vowed to keep going until their core demands are met. these now include the resignation of the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, an inquiry into police tactics, an amnesty for the arrested, and the right to elect their leaders. in the united states, there is still more than a year to go until election day, but democrats have already started the long process of choosing which of their many candidates

will go toe to toe with donald trump on 3 november 2020. detroit is hosting the second round of democratic primaries, to be spread over two nights. for the first, much attention will be focussed on how elizabeth warren and bernie sanders match up against each other. this is the first time they'll be on stage together, and centre—stage as well, standing next to each other. the two of them are the top liberal or progressive candidates who are vying for the presidency, and they are actually sort of neck—and—neck in the polls. so voters will be wanting to see how they distinguish themselves from each other, what's different about themselves, why should you vote one before the other? they have quite similar policies on issues dealing with economic inequality, healthcare, and so on. so we'll see how they handle the different types of questions they get, but i think i should say you probably won't see too many sparks fly, because they are friends and ideological allies, and so they have telegraphed that they probably won't be attacking each other. where you might get the attacks

is from candidates who define themselves as centrists or moderates, because they feel the candidates, especially like bernie sanders, who defines himself as a democratic socialist, is pulling the party too far to the left to actually be electable and defeat donald trump. so you might get some pithy attacks from those candidates against mr sanders, in particular. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the former businessman who fullfilled the dream of leaving modern life behind, and why it wasn't all smooth sailing. also on the programme: why a tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens of thousands of tourists from asia.

cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm samantha simmonds in london.

our top stories: north korea has fired two short—range ballistic missiles from its east coast. they are blieved to have landed in the sea ofjapan. there have been clashes outside a police station in hong kong — after more than a0 pro—democracy protestors were charged with rioting. let's have a look now at some of the front pages. hong kong's south china morning post has an article looking at the impact of two months of protests on the property market. the post reports that deals at major private estates have been dropping rapidly since the protests turned violent and that owners are now slashing their prices to try and attract buyers. singapore's straits times is leading with a story about the country's declining rate of marriages and divorces. it reports that the country's volatile economy and the huge personal costs of both weddings and divorces could be contributing

to the dip in the number of people who want to tie the knot and those who want to split. and the japan times leads with some promising new statistics about the country's workforce. for the first time ever, there are now more than 30 million working women injapan — making up over 44% of the nation's workforce. but the newspaper reports that many of these women are still only in part—time roles. that brings you up—to—date with some of the newspapers. its return now to oui’ of the newspapers. its return now to our top story. south korea says the north koreans have fired several missiles from their east coast. sung—yoon lee is a professor of the leadership in north korea is a weird amalgamation of mediaeval mores and it is hard not to underestimate

them. they are so endlessly mockable and when they do something like this, the natural instinct is to assume it is a cry for help, that they are paranoid, they are merely reacting to what the united states and its ally south korea plan to do, holding combined military drills next month. it is not true. north korea has a gameplan and on the ledger of nuclear diplomacy over the last 25 years, north korea has reaped tens of billions of dollars in aid in return for repeated lies of denuclearisation. no other nuclear weapon—possessing state has been brazen enough to play that charade. so this is north korea's attempt to contain the united states into accepting low—level provocations like short—range ballistic missile tests, which are in contravention of several un security council resolutions, as a fact of life. a fait accompli.

and then they want to move on to greater provocations. if that is the case, given there has been no criticism from the united states about short—range missile testing, is that already working? absolutely. north korea did this in may as well this year, firing off short—range ballistic missiles and president trump downplayed those as he did last week in the wake of thejuly 25 missile test. so why does north korea do this? because military threat capacity, the ability to be a political factor in the region by virtue of its menacing capability, that is the one key north korea has in advancing state interest, the ultimate national task that the north korean constitution stipulates as reuniting the korean peninsula on its own terms.

when you face another korean state across the border that is a magnet for your own people, so much richer and more prosperous, more open, you have a problem. if you are a dictator in your mid—30s, a dictator in perpetuity, you have another 50 years in power and to live with a far superior korean state is really not a very happy proposition. when you talk about their endgame being reunification with south korea on their own terms, what you that looking like realistically? south korea has been very successful in terms of nationbuilding. we know south korea is one of the world's biggest economies with a very impressive soft power. what that means is that the south korean public and the government, no matter its political orientation is very much risk averse, understandably so. it does not want to escalate. appeasement is the default position and appeasement, though it is a dirty word, is fine if it works and is able to contain the threat. but the north korea

nuclear threat grows. have you ever dreamt of escaping your everyday life — the stress of work, money and family — to live on a tropical island? well, today we meet a man who did just that. former millionaire david glasheen once owned a gold mining company, but lost almost everything — including his marriage — after the stock market crash of 1987. so he decided to leave it all behind and move to the remote restoration island, off the coast of far north queensland. he's been there for an astounding 22 years. but it's not all smooth sailing — he's had to contend with cyclones, loneliness and a crocodile with a bad attitude. he's back on the mainland for a short visit because he's written a book about his experiences. david glasheen explained why he needed to escape to the island.

i needed to make a change in my life. i was under incredible stress and basically every hat thing happened over a sequence of events from the financial crash which came out of nowhere, not predicted, and i was a major shareholder in a company in png and on paper i was worth millions and all of a sudden it was geared up in property debt and that time —— type of thing and we literally hit the wall. in the crash. it took about three or four yea rs crash. it took about three or four years to unwind and i figured i needed a total change. i was really in trouble mentally and spiritually. you called the city a jungle but nonetheless you faced a lot of challenges in restoration island. some dangers, physical danger as well. they are natural chain ——

challenges, things i understand. my life, i grew up as a young man around the ocean and you sink or swim, basically. ilearned around the ocean and you sink or swim, basically. i learned to swim. you learn natural things like that which basically save you in your life throughout your life. i was a boy scout. my family would organise holidays away around water. i learned to do everything in the sea, catching fish, making fire, sleeping out under the stars, and enjoying it. david glasheen telling us about his 22 years on a desert island. now, the little town of hallstatt in the austrian alps has become a tourism hotspot. the world heritage site has fewer than 800 inhabitants but it gets i fewer than 800 inhabitants but it getsi million fewer than 800 inhabitants but it gets i million tourists every year. it has become so famous that a replica of the town is being built in china. bethany bell reports on

how hallstatt is coping with this huge influx of visitors. hallstatt is something of an alpine dream. but here, the hills are alive with the sound of tourists and clicking smartphones. over the last ten years there has been a huge increase in the number of visitors here. up to 8000 tourists, ten times the population here, arrive every day. many of them come from china. no—one in hallstatt is really sure why this place has become such a magnet for tourist. ten years ago, things were much quieter here. but now it has even been cloned. in china they built a replica of the village, complete with church and the town square. hallstatt‘s fame is partly due to social media, particularly in asia. we heard it from some apps in china and many people recommended the place so we came here.

i came to hallstatt to take a picture, to upload to the internet and sent to my family. tourism has been great for the economy of hallstatt. translation: the advantages are that we have become financially independent. we used to be a place that people left and we could not balance our budget but that has changed. now we can develop our own projects and offer a lot to our population. but not everyone here is happy with the developments. some locals say there are simply too many tourists. translation: we have a lot of short—term visitors who swamp the place and then leave after two or three hours. that is not so good for the people who live here. their plan is to reduce the number of tour buses coming to hallstatt. but it seems mass

tourism is here to stay. it isa it is a beautiful place but that is a large amount of people. you have been watching newsday. i'm samantha simmonds in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. we have lots more coming up. we will come back with the asia business report, looking at apple's earnings. let's show you these pictures before we go. i know that you are a big fan of this noodle soup. this is sophie the robot whipping up a lax noodle soupin the robot whipping up a lax noodle soup injust the robot whipping up a lax noodle soup in just 45 seconds. built by a singaporean engineering company, the talented chef can blanch noodles,

add precooked prawns and ladle spicy coconut noodle soup at the rate of around 80 bowls an hour without barely spilling a drop. i could definitely do with one of those robots at home. i agree. i must say that that meal, laksa, is like a religion here in singapore and people really love it. i like my la ksa to be people really love it. i like my laksa to be cooked by an actual person. maybe one day you can try la ksa person. maybe one day you can try laksa cooked person. maybe one day you can try la ksa cooked by person. maybe one day you can try laksa cooked by sophie. just briefly reminding you of breaking news. south korea says north korea launched two ballistic missiles from a peninsula on its east coast. south korean military said the missiles flew about 250 kilometres before landing on the sea. the country's defence minister said the missiles appear to be of a different type from previous models. last week, the north fired two short—range

ballistic missiles, describing the tests is a solid warning to soul as it plans to conductjoint military exercises with us next month. stay with us for more updates. tuesday brought a destructive combination of weather to some parts of the british isles. across the southern counties it was all about the strength of the wind which downed a number of trees at a number of locations but further north, particularly across the northern parts of yorkshire it was the rain and thunderstorm activity brought by this area of low pressure that cause real problems, with anything up to 100 millimetres of rain falling in a very short space of time, hence the flooding in northern parts of yorkshire and indeed elsewhere across the north of england. we are not done just yet. that low pressure taking time to drift offshore into the north sea. a much improved day across the southern counties of england and through the midlands into wales. fewer showers to report here and less in the way of wind. still some intensity about the showers in the north

of england and also into the western side of scotland. from wednesday on into thursday, the low pressure will eventually drift offshore but the western flanks still supply a gaggle of showers into some of those eastern facing counties. with, again, the possibility of thunderstorms developing later in the afternoon across central western and north—western parts of scotland. northern ireland fairing decently and again the southern counties for the most part escape any shower activity. that trend to a spell of somewhat quieter weather will take us out of thursday and on into friday. a very weak area of high pressure will just about kill off the remnants of the showers for most parts of the british isles. the odd one or two could not be ruled out but you do get the sense from the broader picture that many areas will enjoy a fine day with a decent amount of sunshine and just a couple of showers left behind. with that increase in sunshine,

less in the way of wind, i think we will find temperatures picking up by a degree or two. into the weekend and i must say there is some doubt at this stage about just how fast this atlantic frontal system will spread its cloud and rain into the western side of the british isles. as a general rule, the further east you are, saturday looks to be a dry and fine affair. as one set of weather fronts gradually work their way across the british isles, weakening probably all the while, eventually on the latter part of sunday we will bring another weather system in towards the western side of the british isles and again after a fairly decent start i think we will begin to thicken the cloud and i would not rule out the possibility of another belt of rain working into the western side of the british isles to finish off the weekend. take care.

you are watching bbc world news. our top story: north korea has launched what are described as multiple projectiles from a site on its eastern coast. they on its eastern coast. flew about 250 kilometres before they flew about 250 kilometres before landing in the japan sea. they do not appear to have targeted any other country. crowds have surrounded a police station in hong kong after it emerged that more than 40 people had been charged with rioting following viole nt protests earlier this month. the offence carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it is a children's playground which literally crosses borders. the seesaws have been set into the border fence which runs along the us—mexico frontier. one of the designers said he wanted to show how actions on one side have a direct consequence on the other.