welcome to bbc news. our top stories: criticism from seoul and washington, as north korea fires another two ballistic missiles, landing in the sea ofjapan. we return to somalia for a second report on the people displaced by war — and the worst drought in four decades. a symbol of the economic crisis facing lebanon. the bbc speaks to a lebanese mp who held up a bank to take out her own money. i apologise to all the people i frightened. but how does that compare to the despair, anger and grief i feel every day.

and we meet the british woman who, after 30 years in hollywood, is one of the most powerful figures in the world of entertainment. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. within the past few hours japan's coastguard and the south korean news agency yonhap have both said that north korea has fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, which appear to have landed in the sea outside japan's exclusive economic zone. this comes just after the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss north korea's test firing of another ballistic missile overjapan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,600 kilometres before falling into the pacific ocean. it was north korea's first missile launch over japan since 2017.

the us ambassador to the united nations has accused china and russia of enabling north korea. the dprk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these two members have gone out of their way to justify the dprk's repeated provocations and block every attempt to update the sanctions regime. in short, two permanent members of the security council have enabled kim jong—un. japan's ambassador to the un condemned what he described as a clear escalation from north korea. they pose a grave and imminent threat to the peace and security of not only japan but also the region and beyond. in short, they challenge the very authority of this council. mr president, among these

launches, the latest one was especially significant. it flew over the japan and impacted in the pacific ocean for the first time since 2017. i assume we can all imagine how terrifying it must be to see a missile flying overhead. this is absolutely unacceptable, and japan condemns it in the strongest possible terms. 0ur news reporter, tom brada, has been following that story and hejoins me now. what's the latest? this is yet another example of the escalating tensions around the korean peninsula. 0n the escalating tensions around the korean peninsula. on this occasion there appear to have been two short—range ballistic missiles fired from north korea towards the east coast in the direction ofjapan. towards the east coast in the direction of japan. those missiles fell short of japan but it is still an extremely provocative move. you will remember we spoke about on

tuesday and what was considered to be a seriously provocative move when north korea launched an intermediate range missile overjapan. that is the first time they have done something like that in five years and in just the last two weeks, the last 12 days they have had six missile launchers by north korea. they say this is in retaliation to military drills involving the us in the region as well as the presence of the aircraft carrier. regardless of the justification there has been outrage. the japanese prime minister says it was outrageous behaviour that was simply not be tolerated. so we have international _ simply not be tolerated. so we l have international condemnation and the security council has met as well.— met as well. what is in this for the north? _ met as well. what is in this for the north? there - met as well. what is in this for the north? there are i met as well. what is in this for the north? there are a| for the north? there are a range of opinions about what it is that the north korean leadership is trying to achieve. 0n the one hand people think they may be doing this kind of aggressive behaviour as a defensive deterrent to try

and ward off foreign powers from maybe otherwise inclined to interfere in domestic north korean affairs, what they considered to be domestic affairs. there are also analysts who think they are trying to achieve their goals by being provocative they hope to bring other powers to the negotiating table. it should be remembered that there are considered to be aims that north korea wants to achieve. some people think they would like to achieve a peace treaty with south korea, with the south. they would definitely like to have the us military withdraw from the region and in the more short term, the north korean economy is really and i think it is fair to say this, is not doing well at all and a big factor in that other sanctions imposed by the united nations. north korea may think they being provocative they will get people around the table who may be able to lessen some sanctions although then there of course is the risk of being more provocative and they will isolate themselves further. . ~ will isolate themselves further-—

let's get some of the day's other news. police in northern india say at least ten people have been confirmed dead in an avalanche that hit climbers in the himalayas. 14 people have been rescued so far, but search teams are looking for nearly twenty others. they were all part of a group of 41 trainee mountaineers and their instructors from a state—run mountaineering institute in uttarakhand state. president biden has travelled to florida to see for himself the damage caused by hurricane ian. during his visit he met with republican governor ron desantis, who could be his rival in the 2024 presidential race. the two men are at odds politically and over climate change, which scientists blame for the strength of florida's hurricanes. the credit agency fitch has lowered the outlook for its credit rating for british government debt, from stable to negative. it comes after the government announced huge tax cuts funded by borrowing in a mini—budget last month. some of those plans were reversed on monday.

liz truss has been prime minister and conservative leader for less than a month, but already some are questioning whether she'll still be in the position by christmas. let's turn to somalia now, where aid agencies and local officials are warning of a looming catastrophe, with hundreds of thousands of people in the country threatened by starvation after the worst drought in a0 years. somalia is in the horn of africa, and has a long history of droughts. but a succession of them, turbo—charged by climate change, has driven many people from their homes. those that remain are cut off from potential help by a long—running islamist insurgency. al—shabab militants — who control parts of the country seen here in black — restrict the delivery of aid. and it's in these areas where more than half of the people affected by the current drought live. you can see on this map — show a hunger crisis

at its worst is looming. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding travelled by air to baidoa. it's the only way to enter the city because of the threat from militants. he sent this special report. the parched plains of southern somalia, and the heart of what could soon be declared a famine. we've come to the dusty city of baidoa, in a region plagued for years by conflict and now by the worst drought in four decades. child cries in the main hospital, severely malnourished children in every bed. some fighting for breath. this crisis has been years in the making, and yet it feels like a distracted world has been caught off guard. we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population.

0r localised famine will turn into something much bigger? definitely. 0n the outskirts of baidoa, hundreds of thousands of people have already gathered in search of food. 50—year—old habiba is building a shelterfor herfamily. "there's nothing left on our farm," she says. "there's no reason to go back there." climate change is to blame for much of this, but there are other factors. as you can't fail to notice, most of the adults here and around these camps are women. and that's because of somalia's conflict, which has ground on for three decades or so in one form or another. and, indeed, the front lines, such as they are, are about four kilometres away from where we are now. this footage shows somali government

forces advancing further north, seizing territory from a formidable islamist militant group, al—shabaab. but in much of the countryside, communities remain trapped by the conflict, unable to receive aid. this 2—year—old girl has made it to safety in baidoa and is finally getting help. but her mother, too afraid to reveal her identity, told us that her relatives at home had just called to say they were now in hiding after more fighting broke out in their village. and so a fragile nation grapples with climate change and drought, against a backdrop of unending conflict. andrew harding, bbc news, baidoa, somalia. unicef emergency communication specialist — joe english, joins us now from new york. thank you so much for your time. how dangerous is the

situation when it comes to the famine and to the health and livelihood and well—being of people in somalia? i5 livelihood and well—being of people in somalia? is a livelihood and well-being of people in somalia? is a perfect storm. people in somalia? is a perfect storm- as— people in somalia? is a perfect storm. as andrew's _ people in somalia? is a perfect storm. as andrew's report - people in somalia? is a perfect storm. as andrew's report said families are facing notjust an absolutely critical nutrition crisis but a devastating drought, the worst in a0 years that has hit most of the country. and over a million people now have been forced to flee and families have nothing, parents struggle to put food on the table for their children. and then you have an unrelenting violence that creates an eternal sense of people not knowing where to turn, not knowing where to go. i have been in some of these nutrition centres and what strikes you is the silence. you expect to go in and hear babies cry and have stuff going on but the children are so weak that they cannot summon the strength to cry out in pain and so, you

know, we do what we can to reach children and families across the country that clearly what needs to be done is that we need more support a more humanitarian funding otherwise we will see thousands if not tens of thousands of children die. in tens of thousands of children die. . . tens of thousands of children die. .. ., ., , die. in the face of the worst drou~ht die. in the face of the worst drought in _ die. in the face of the worst drought in 40 _ die. in the face of the worst drought in 40 years, - die. in the face of the worst drought in 40 years, three l drought in a0 years, three decades of violence, 90% of the country grouped by terrible weather conditions that have seen four failed rainy seasons, what is the prospect of fighting back against that and of making tangible changes and improvement to these people's lives. how much can you do? the aood lives. how much can you do? the good news _ lives. how much can you do? the good news is _ lives. how much can you do? tie: good news is that lives. how much can you do? tue: good news is that unicef knows what to do when we talk about severely acutely malnourished children, children who are wasting away and are on the verge of starvation. but there is a simple tool to keep them alive and help them which is therapeutic food. if we can get in with this, effectively it is a high—energy peanut paste and

if we can get in and give these children this course of help than they recover. day by day children get stronger and are able to focus. a child who may have been in the silent catatonic state and lock eyes with you and hold onto your finger. so we need to be able to do more of this and scale up not only the early identification of children at risk but the treatment. it is notjust risk but the treatment. it is not just somalia, risk but the treatment. it is notjust somalia, it is across the horn of africa, it is west africa as well facing a similar set of circumstances. as i say, we know what to do and we just need the support and the funding from government and from the public.— from the public. briefly, are ou from the public. briefly, are you getting _ from the public. briefly, are you getting enough - from the public. briefly, are| you getting enough support? from the public. briefly, are i you getting enough support? i think we could always do with more support. we have such a huge level of need but there also needs to be long—term action. so that this does not keep on happening. we need to empowerfamilies and keep on happening. we need to empower families and children, increase the resilience so that

the next time a drought comes because they will come, they are able to survive.— are able to survive. you for our are able to survive. you for your time- _ stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the hollywood actor, alec baldwin, reaches a settlement with the family of a woman who was shot dead with a prop—gun, on a film—set. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on, they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be, before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade _ was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck _ taking part in the parade - and run towards the president, firing from — kalashnikov automatic rifles. after a37 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through

another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. cheering and applause this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: there's criticism from seoul and washington, as north korea fires another two ballistic missiles which land in the sea ofjapan. aid agencies in somalia warn of a looming catastrophe, with hundreds of thousands of people in the country threatened by starvation after the worst drought in a0 years. the hollywood actor, alec baldwin, has settled a civil case brought by the family of halyna hutchins — the director of photography

who was killed on a film set after he fired a gun being used as a prop. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, is across that story and hejoins me now from los angeles. david, what do you know about the settlement? what are the details? . . details? garrath, it all relates— details? garrath, it all relates to _ details? garrath, it all relates to a _ details? garrath, it all relates to a wrongful i details? garrath, it all- relates to a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by halyna hutchins's widower, matthew hutchins, and other members of herfamily, members of her family, basically members of herfamily, basically alleging that corners were cut in an attempt to save money on the set of this film and that safety standards were not adhered to. this lawsuit was filed in february of this year and today, to the surprise of many, it was announced that it had been settled. the precise financial details have not been revealed but we know that some of the terms of the settlement, and they include the fact that filming of the

movie, rust, is to resume in january of next year, involving the same cast and, indeed, the same director, joel souza, the man who was injured by the same bullet that actually killed halyna hutchins. another part of the settlement involves the involvement and coming on board of halyna hutchins's widower, matthew, as executive producer of the project, and he is also to receive a cut of the profits. the producer said in a statement that the settlement would be celebrating the life of halyna hutchins and honouring her work. but of halyna hutchins and honourin: her work. �* , , honouring her work. but despite that, there _ honouring her work. but despite that, there are _ honouring her work. but despite that, there are still— honouring her work. but despite that, there are still the - that, there are still the prospect of criminal charges? there is, indeed. and today, the prosecutor's office in santa fe, new mexico, where this incident occurred, actually issued a statement, save the settlement, the civil lawsuit, would have, as they

put it, no bearing on the decision whether or not to level criminal charges in this case. their investigations have centred on how, basically, live ammunition made its way onto the set of this film and who handled the gun before it was passed to alec baldwin. they are said to be very close to revealing the outcome of their inquiries, it could be weeks, they could even be days, and reports suggest that up to four people could face potentially serious charges, including involuntary manslaughter, among them is alec baldwin, but i hasten to add that is mere speculation at the moment. so far, there has been no word on whether criminal charges are to be filed in this case.— be filed in this case. joining us live from _ be filed in this case. joining us live from los _ be filed in this case. joining us live from los angeles, i be filed in this case. joining - us live from los angeles, david willis, thank you. in lebanon, banks are refusing to allow people to withdraw money from their accounts because the country's currency

has plummeted in value. the bbc�*s rachel thorn spoke to one woman who held up her bank with a toy gun. some viewers may find scenes in this report upsetting. yelling. this woman is about to rob a bank. she is using a toy gun but those inside don't know that and they are terrified. last month, 27—year—old sali hafiz stormed a branch in lebanon's capital, beirut, with her sister and two other accomplices. but this wasn't a typical bank heist. sali and her sister took $13,000 of their own money. now on the run, she says she had no other choice. translation: i lost hope. i was desperate because my sister was dying. sali's other sister has a brain tumour but the family can't access their savings to pay for the treatment, because of withdrawing restrictions imposed by banks. it was a toy gun.

someone could have had a heart attack or pulled their own gun. do you accept that you put people at risk? translation: even if that did happen, it would be the banks| to blame and not me. i apologised to all the people i frightened but how does compare despair, anger and grief i feel every day knowing my sister is dying? people raiding banks to retrieve their own money is becoming more common in lebanon. in september there were five robberies in just one day. and that's because people are struggling. since the financial crisis in 2019, banks have stopped people from withdrawing more than $a00 a month. while the lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value. banks have only partially reopened since the latest raise.

people have been queueing, filing in one by onejust to use an atm, and that's people with savings. more than three quarters of the population are now living in poverty. lebanon's interior minister has condemned the raids, saying security forces would impose law and order. at the bank sali held up, the chairman says they are pressing charges. well, definitely, it is wrong, trying to get money by force or violence. this is a country of law. we have to have laws. we understand the anger and we are angry also at the situation. the number one, by far, the responsibility is on the politicians in this country. lebanon's lawmakers have been slow to respond to the economic crisis, and negotiations for a bailout from the international monetary fund continue to drag. without decisive political action, the future for lebanese people is increasingly bleak. rachael thorn, bbc news, beirut. donna langley is one

of the most powerful women in hollywood — the first british woman to run a major american film studio. and she's been behind some of hollywood's biggest films. it's a remarkable story for a woman who grew up on the isle of wight and arrived in la 30 years ago. our culture editor, katie razzall, has been to meet her. the back lot at the oldest surviving movie studio in america, and i'm taking a ride, la style, with one of the most powerful people in hollywood. donna langley is the boss here at universal and the first british woman ever to head a us film studio. iam a brit, i'm english. you know, i love my marmite sandwiches and a good packet of crisps. this is the biggest day of my life! langley�*s turned universal�*s fortunes around with lucrative franchises like despicable me, jurassic world and fast and furious. no matter how fast you are... you are listening to compton's very own... she championed movies

like straight outta compton for audiences hollywood used to ignore. # mamma mia...#. and famously backed mamma mia when colleagues weren't keen. now she is planning something truly out of this world. are you taking tom cruise to space? i think tom cruise is taking us to space. this we have a great project in development with tom that does contemplate him doing just that, yeah, taking a rocket up to the space station and shooting and hopefully being the first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station. the hollywood sign's just had a lick of paint, as the movie industry this city was built on is going through huge transformation. the pandemic, the cost of living crisis and the rise of the streaming platforms means for the average movie lover, there's no place like home. i think we can enjoy things at home on streaming, of course. but in order to make movies matter, to create movie stars and to create, you know, directors and careers, it really does need that theatrical experience. ..the power to destroy

themselves... langley has wooed big—name directors like christopher nolan. his new film oppenheimer will be released by universal. steven spielberg, too, is back at the studio where he made et. back to the future was filmed here, is that right? back to the future, to kill a mockingbird. it is all a long way from the isle of wight where langley, whose biological father was egyptian, was adopted and grew up. back then, you probably weren't seeing, you know, yourself reflected back in many of the people on that island. no, i was, um... i think what they would describe me as is "exotic", and it gave me a great sense of independence and, you know, i was bullied a little bit in school as well, and so i had to really tough it out. my tour guide is now dame donna for services to film and entertainment, a brit who is redefining showbusiness on earth and perhaps even in space. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. now, take a look at this — the launch of the spacex rocket from cape canaveral, in florida. heading for the international space station, the rocket has four crew members on board —

including russian cosmonaut anna kikina, nicole mann, the first native american in space, is the commander of the crew—five mission. a reminder of our top story: south korea and the us have heavily criticised north korea forfiring two more short range missiles, which landed in the sea ofjapan. on tuesday pyonyang fired a missile overjapan — which travelled a,600 kilometres before falling into the pacific ocean. there is plenty more details on our website, there is plenty more details on ourwebsite, it there is plenty more details on our website, it is bbc.com/news, including reporting from andrew harding

on the drought in somalia. search it on our search bar. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @gareth barlow. hello. it stays windy for the rest of the week. there will be a brief lull at the start of the weekend — we'll take a look at that in a moment. first of all, let's deal with thursday's weather — and, well, there'll be some sunshine to be had, there'll be some showers, though, and it will remain blustery — you can see the isobars close together on the pressure chart here. this one weak weather front will be the focus for some thicker cloud in places, weatherfronts pushing back in towards the northwest, as it will be turning wetter again later in the day, especially western scotland. much cooler start to the day than it was on wednesday morning, 5—10 degrees cooler in wales and england. a lot of sunshine here to begin the day. showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england — in fact, a cloudy zone from north wales running across parts of the midlands

and northern england will have some showery outbreaks of rain around. south wales, south—west england, you may catch a shower — most won't. east anglia and the southeast, dry, plenty of sunshine. parts of eastern scotland will stay dry and mostly sunny, as well. these are average wind speeds across northern areas — you may well see some gusts up to 50 mph or so. and as for temperatures, well, there's some warmth if you get that sunshine and/or out of the breeze, particularly across the eastern side of england. as i mentioned, it will be turning wetter across western scotland to end the day, as the weather fronts i showed you earlier start to move in. so, parts of scotland and northern ireland overnight and into friday morning will see some outbreaks of rain moving in. to the south of that may catch a shower — most places won't — a touch milder by friday morning. this area of rain accompanied by some gusty winds. the rain, quite heavy briefly, will continue moving southwards through england and wales on friday, and not reaching the southeast until close to dark, if not after in places. ahead of it, though, there will be a few showers, behind it, sunshine and showers feeling cooler, and fresher once again behind it. and this is why there's a lull at the start of the weekend — a ridge of high pressure moving in,

something quieter before further weather fronts head in from the atlantic, for part two of the weekend on sunday. this is how saturday is shaping up — still a few showers around, mostly towards north—west scotland. for many places, a sunny start, some clouds going to build. there'll be further sunny spells. most places will stay dry, and the winds are lighter than they've been. daytime highs will be a touch lower than they've been, especially in england and wales. northern and western areas see further rain moving in on sunday, though southern and eastern england could well stay dry for another day. and another quieter period briefly on monday.

this is bbc news. the headlines: authorities in seoul say north korea has fired another two ballistic missiles that have landed in the japanese sea. this comes after the un held an emergency meeting to discuss regional tensions. pyongyang says the launches are "counter action measures" against recent us—south korean military drills. aid agencies have warned that hundreds of thousands of people in somalia face starvation unless aid deliveries are urgently stepped up. the worst drought in decades has forced many people from their homes. many of those who remain are cut off from potential help by a long—running islamist insurgency. a lebanese lawmaker — who was elected to parliament in may — is the latest in a growing number of angry depositors

who have forced banks to return their savings.