hello, i'm victoria fritz. welcome to the programme. the latest rocket launch by north korea has prompted both japan and south korea to issue alerts, urging millions of people to prepare to evacuate or take shelter. this was the moment that the sirens went off in the south korean capital seoul — but both countries dropped the warnings a short time later. state media in north korea said the launch involved a military reconnaisance satellite which crashed into the sea — and a second launch would take place soon.

according to the south korean military, the projectile had disappeared from radar and might have crashed or exploded. the united states hasjoined south korea and japan in condemning the launch, saying it involved ballistic missile technology in breach of un sanctions. there's lots to unpick — so let's go live to seoul — and jean mackenzie, our correspondent in south korea. jean — how did you first hear of this rocket launch? i first heard about it when, like millions of other people was awoken by the air raid siren this morning which is incredibly uncommon here. it is just not something we are used to hearing. we then started to get these loudspeaker messages played out telling people to prepare for an evacuation, but 20 minutes later we received another message telling us all that this had been a mistake, so she can imagine there was a

fair amount so she can imagine there was a fairamount of panic so she can imagine there was a fair amount of panic initially and then confusion as people try to work out what it all meant and what to do. we do know now that north korea launched this spy satellite and fired a missile carrying the satellite and the satellite was meant to be put into orbit in space but we know it failed and north korea told us it failed. the rocket carrying the satellite exploded in midair and fell into the sea so that rocket, the missile never made any near south korea. for rocket, the missile never made any near south korea.- any near south korea. for the time at which _ any near south korea. for the time at which the _ any near south korea. for the time at which the people - any near south korea. for the time at which the people of. time at which the people of seoul believe they were under threat, —— is it clear what people in the city are expected to do and how they are expected to do and how they are expected to respond to such an alert and to respond to such an alert and to the sirens?— to the sirens? there is about a 20 minute _ to the sirens? there is about a 20 minute period _ to the sirens? there is about a 20 minute period between - to the sirens? there is about a 20 minute period between the| 20 minute period between the air raid sirens going off and us receiving the message to say it had been a mistake and at this time there was a lot of confusion and people were unclear what to do and that's because people here have lived with the threat of north korea

for 70 years, so many people here have become desensitised and are so used to living with it that they are not used to air raid sirens going off and being told to seek shelter so i think there was a lot of confusion and people are not clear what to do. the interesting thing is that it could push people one of two ways and we've heard people saying that this has prompted them to think and start planning about what they would do in a real emergency that is also a fear others will respond in the opposite way and because it was a false alarm, next time there is a real emergency they might be slower to respond and they might fail to respond. d0 they might fail to respond. do we know what level of capability north korea has in this field? at capability north korea has in this field?— capability north korea has in this field? �* ., ., this field? at the moment north korea doesn't _ this field? at the moment north korea doesn't have _ this field? at the moment north korea doesn't have a _ this field? at the moment north korea doesn't have a spy - korea doesn't have a spy satellite in space and that's why it is a key feature and something the country is work to develop for a long time at the moment it's on the back foot because all of its enemies do have side —— sky satellite

—— satellite said the us has them, japan, russia, china and they have wanted to get a satellite into space for a long time so he can monitor incoming attacks but also so he can more accurately plot his own attacked so this will be a disappointment for the north koreans and they have already said that they are prepared to launch again in the near future. , . launch again in the near future. ., ., ~ future. jean mackenzie, thank ou ve future. jean mackenzie, thank you very much- _ let's go to melbourne now where we can speak to maria rost rublee. she's an associate professor at monash university and an international security expert. professor — how much of a threat does north korea pose to the security and stability of the region? well, they pose an absolute threat. not only are they willing to defy un security council is as they've done quite brazenly here and they have nuclear weapons and have threatened to use them and have

sunk south korean ships and the regime sees itself as under threat from most of the world and they are willing to do whatever it takes to protect the regime. kimjong—un own is not concerned about north koreans that makes it particularly dangerous. jean touched on _ particularly dangerous. jean touched on it _ particularly dangerous. jean touched on it there, - particularly dangerous. jean touched on it there, how . particularly dangerous. jean touched on it there, how common are the spy satellites internationally and where are theyin internationally and where are they in operation? kim jong-un allen sees _ they in operation? kim jong-un allen sees the _ they in operation? kim jong-un allen sees the world _ allen sees the world differently than we do and from his perspective the korean war is not officially over, so the north korean viewers they would like to see that officially ended and then be able to work from there whereas the us from the point of view of most of the point of view of most of the world is that you need to give up your nuclear weapons programme and then move from

there so spy satellites are really important if you want to be able to target, accurate targeting capability so the fact north korea does not have thatis fact north korea does not have that is clearly a concern to them. they put it on the back burnerfor them. they put it on the back burner for a them. they put it on the back burnerfor a while them. they put it on the back burner for a while because they have been working on the icbm, but the technology for icbm and space launch vehicles is essentially the same and is interchangeable, so now they feel like their missiles are in good shape they will start working on getting at least one spy working on getting at least one spy satellite which will be of concern to the region because it enables them to understand what the us in the south koreans and japanese are doing and also allows them to accurately target those countries and their activities. what do you mean by icbm? intercontinental ballistic missile which means north korea will be able to target, with

nuclear weapons, the us and other countries in the region. japan has launched a complaint through north korea in the diplomatic channels in beijing. in your view, do you believe north korea is past the point of diplomacy?— of diplomacy? ideal, unfortunately. - of diplomacy? ideal, unfortunately. we i of diplomacy? ideal, i unfortunately. we only of diplomacy? ideal, _ unfortunately. we only continue talking because invading north korea, military action against north korea will not do anything except lead to them striking out so we need to have continued diplomacy but in my opinion kimjong—un is not interested in giving up his nuclear weapons or giving up his ballistic missile programme which he made a lot of progress on, so we are at a stalemate that diplomacy is the only option. economic sanctions are useless because the country is willing to use sanctions against north korea and countries that don't trade with north korea anyway, it's really china that has the leverage and

does not do very much when it comes to importing the sanctions.— comes to importing the sanctions. ~ ., ., , sanctions. washington and its allies have — sanctions. washington and its allies have expanded - sanctions. washington and its allies have expanded their. allies have expanded their joint military drills in a bid to guard against north korean activities. that doesn't sound or feel like activities. that doesn't sound orfeel like much activities. that doesn't sound or feel like much of a stalemate. what is the purpose of that expansion?— of that expansion? these are activities that _ of that expansion? these are activities that the _ of that expansion? these are activities that the us - of that expansion? these are activities that the us takes . activities that the us takes with its allies in the region and they are notjust with its allies in the region and they are not just about north korea, they are about china and about the rules —based order in the larger indo—pacific, and countries in europe are interested in hearing that. of course the uk, germany and france have all indicated interest injoining indicated interest injoining in with the maritime operations. these activities are not directly targeted to north korea and are part of a broader thrust that the us and other allies in the region have been doing.

other allies in the region have been doing-— been doing. there is one launching _ been doing. there is one launching on _ been doing. there is one launching on wednesday| launching on wednesday specifically looking to intercept the supply of materials for icbms into intercontinental post missiles do north korea so it sounds a lot more specific.— lot more specific. absolutely. i was lot more specific. absolutely. i was talking _ lot more specific. absolutely. i was talking about _ lot more specific. absolutely. i was talking about general i i was talking about general activities together but north korea is in violation of multiple un resolutions, so countries as part of the un system have agreed to keep north korea from trying to intercept materials so north korea cannot keep violating those and that will be a separate activity targeted to keep north korea from continuing its violations of the security resolutions. thank ou ve the security resolutions. thank you very much _ the security resolutions. thank you very much for _ the security resolutions. thank you very much for your- the security resolutions. thank you very much for your time. l you will find lots more detail about this story on our website.

just head to bbc.com/news — or use the bbc news app let's get some of the day's other news now. nato has announced the deployment of an extra 700 troops to kosovo after 30 peacekeepers were hurt in clashes with protesters on monday. the unrest was sparked when ethnic—albanian mayors took office in serb—majority areas. they'd been elected in a vote boycotted by serbs. us secretary of state antony blinken has said that the time is now for sweden's accession to nato to be finalised. the top us diplomat voiced his hope that the military alliance can welcome sweden in time for itsjuly summit. the top us diplomat voiced his hope that the military alliance can welcome sweden in time for itsjuly summit. the uk government has been given two more days to hand over borisjohnson's whatsapp messages and notebooks from 2020 and 2021 to the covid—i9 public inquiry. the cabinet office now has until thursday afternoon to pass on the material — or it could face criminal prosecution.

the united nations says it's ready to begin salvage work on a rusting oil tanker off the coast of yemen. the vessel is carrying more than a miillion barrels of oil. it's been used as a storage unit for decades. there are fears it could leak or break apart at any time. the disgraced entrepreneur, elizabeth holmes, has arrived at a us prison to begin an 11—year sentence. she was convicted of fraud for duping some of the world's richest investors to back her failed blood testing company, theranos. legislation to raise the us debt ceiling has passed its first hurdle in the house of representatives. a revolt by hard—line republicans could not stop this the bill advancing to a full vote, which is due to take place on wednesday. the deal introduces cuts in federal spending in return for increasing the amount of money the government can borrow. if it isn't approved by next monday, the united states risks

defaulting on its debt. this build, the 99 page fiscal responsibility act, allows the united states to borrow more money and also prevents the worlds largest economy from defaulting on its massive national debt for what would have been the first time. the legislation — have been the first time. the legislation almost _ have been the first time. tie: legislation almost fell have been the first time. tue: legislation almost fell however at the first hurdle. there are conservatives in the republican party who wanted to see far greater cuts in public spending than our included in this legislation, and they threatened to block it from going through a procedural motion, the house rules committee. in the end it squeaked past by a vote of seven against six. the bill includes some cuts in federal spending but not enough to have a great impact on present

biden's signature legislation such as the infrastructure bill and his green energy bill. nonetheless, it comes as a result of weeks of wrangling between members of the house republican leadership and representatives of the white house. the house speaker, kevin mccarthy has said he is optimistic that this legislation will pass a vote of the full house later today, on wednesday, but republicans have a slim majority in the lower chamber and it will require the support of democrats in order to see this bill over the line as it were given that up to 60 house republicans are said to be considering against it. from there the legislation goes to there the legislation goes to the senate and then to the desk of president biden to sign off on this signature piece of fiscal legislation, and time is

very much of the essence here because the us treasury department has warned that the world's largest economy could run out of funds to pay its debt by as early as monday of next week, and it's quite possible that a senate vote could go on into the weekend. we will return to the story in the business news in 20 minutes' time. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. this is nine—year old alfie who hit 54.4 this is nine—year old alfie who hit 54.1; mph at at elvington airfield on his specially adapted 80 atcc bike. we started on _ adapted 80 atcc bike. we started on the _ adapted 80 atcc bike. - started on the birthday to progress to what he has done now, it's an achievement, and as parents we are so proud of him. t

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some train companies will operate no services at all. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. once again, train services have come to a stop in many parts of the country. this music bar in london thinks punters staying away during rail strikes has already cost it about three quarters of million pounds. it's another bloke on top of the pandemic and cost of living pressures. the pandemic and cost of living pressures-— pressures. nothing has hit us harder than _ pressures. nothing has hit us harder than the _ pressures. nothing has hit us harder than the train - pressures. nothing has hit us harder than the train strikes, | harder than the train strikes, and the train strikes are crippling to the business, and at a time when we are already seeing so many businesses on a knife edge up and up against the wall, we need a period of stability. the wall, we need a period of stabili . ., ., j, ., the wall, we need a period of stabili . ., ., _ stability. today's action by train drivers _ stability. today's action by train drivers in _ stability. today's action by train drivers in the - stability. today's action by train drivers in the aslef. train drivers in the aslef union is the first of three strike days this week. around 20,000 rail workers in the rmt at 14 20,000 rail workers in the rmt at ia train companies are due to walk out on friday, and then drivers have another strike on

saturday. it means a disrupted travel plans for many people, including those heading to big events, like saturday's fa cup final or days out over half term. the drivers union, aslef, has already rejected a a% pay rise for two years in a row dependent on big changes to ways of working is unacceptable. it says drivers are being asked to give up working conditions for a wage increase that is far below inflation, and its leader has warned industrial action could escalate. , , ., escalate. our members are in this for the — escalate. our members are in this for the long _ escalate. our members are in this for the long haul - escalate. our members are in this for the long haul as - escalate. our members are in| this for the long haul as we've been doing this for the best part of two years and they have been solid and we have at least ten balance out for rebalancing the legislation and we expected to come back with high turnouts. for us it is existential.- existential. industry negotiators - existential. industry negotiators have i existential. industry i negotiators have called existential. industry - negotiators have called the disruption unnecessary and damaging on the government which has a sign off on any deal has described the latest offer is fair and reasonable. at the moment there is no sign

of a breakthrough and without one we could be looking at another summer of strikes on the railway. katie austin, bbc news. a day after moscow suffered its biggest drone attack since the war against ukraine began, officials in southern russia say a drone has hit an oil refinery. the governor of the krasnodar region said the strike had caused a fire at the refinery — but no one was hurt. president putin has promised to improve air defences around moscow after the city was hit by a drone strike described as the most dangerous attack on russia's capital since the second world war. mr putin accused ukraine of provoking moscow into responding in kind. translation: the kyiv regime chose a different path - of frightening russia, frightening the citizens of russia and hitting residential buildings. of course, this is a clear sign of terrorist activity. this was the response from the white house, we do not support the use of us made equipment being used for attacks inside russia, we've been very clear

about that, and we continue to do that. we have been clear, notjust publicly but privately with the ukrainians. the trial of a man accused of carrying out the deadliest—ever attack againstjewish people in the united states has heard that he methodically shot his victims at close range. robert bowers faces a possible death sentence if found guilty of ii killings at a synagogue in pittsburgh five years ago. defence lawyers said there was no dispute that mr bowers carried out the shootings, but that he suffered from schizophrenia. he's accused of killing worshippers, many of them elderly, during sabbath services as well as wounding seven others. he has pleaded not guilty. brazil is hosting the largest summit of south american leaders for nearly a decade. in his opening speech, the brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, urged his counterparts to put aside ideological differences in favour of unity. but his appeal has been overshadowed by controversy

surrounding the presence of venezuela's leader, nicolas maduro. his administration is accused of human rights violations and rigging elections. several leaders at the summit in brasilia have disagreed with the inclusion of mr maduro. they've also questioned president lula da silva's description of venezuela's authoritarian image as merely a "narrative." norway and sweden are monitoring what they believe is an unusual russian spy off their coast — a beluga whale. he first appeared in norway in 2019 wearing a harness with a mount suitable for a camera and the words �*equipment st petersburg' on it. now he's reappeared off sweden's coast.

moscow has never answered the accusation the whale is trained by the russian army — but has previously denied that it trains sea mammals to spy. conservationists say they're concerned for the welfare of the beluga we will bring you those pictures, i promise. a group of top experts and ceos in artificial intelligence have signed a statement warning of the risks of ai. they said the following.. the g7 group of leading ecomomies, the eu, us have all been holding meetings trying to work out how to tackle the challenges. here's our technology editor, zoe kleinman. the word you're going to keep on hearing is regulation. governments around the world, including the uk, are racing to try to get the right rules in place to make sure ai companies continue to behave responsibly and make their products accordingly. not everybody thinks that humanity is automatically doomed, by the way. we are already seeing some

positive benefits of ai. last week, we had an ai tool discover a new antibiotic. we also had it used to build a microchip which has helped a paralysed man to walk again just by thinking about it. one of the ai leaders has told me that he thinks his product should be considered as a tool, not a creature. and i think the regulators around the world are hoping, if they can keep things like that, if they can keep it as something helpful, without being malicious, then it could resolve lots of problems and find some answers to issues that we currently have in society. the problem, of course, with regulators, as we know, they are not renowned for being nimble. they can move pretty slowly. and this evolution is happening so quickly at the moment, there is a question about whether any regulator, whether it's territorial or a global body, will be able to keep up with the pace of development. and a celestial wonder has been lighthing up so much more available on the

website on al. i know people around the world are very interested in this story and what it means for all of us, so do head to our website. and our tech editor has done plenty of pieces on it. before i go, let me show you these pictures. and a celestial wonder has been lighthing up the streets of new york city. it's called manhattanhenge, and it's the time of the year when the setting sun aligns itself perfectly along new york's famous grid system. the city that never sleeps does tend to pause forjust a moment, as locals and tourists alike snap photos of the solar scene. the name manhattanhenge is of course an homage to stonehenge, the mystical site in south—west england. 0nly instead of stones, you have skyscrapers. and instead of a rural scene, you have the sheer drama of one of the world's

most famous skylines. and if you missed it this time around, you'll get another chance in mid—july. astronomers point out that technically, you can see this phenomenon in any city that's laid out on a grid system. but with the hudson river to manhattan's west and the sheer drama of the city's vertical geography, there really is nothing like it. a reminder of our breaking news. north korea has carried out a failed attempt to launch a military spy satellite, prompting japan and south korea to urge millions of people to prepare to evacuate or seek shelter. the warnings were quickly dropped after it became clear that the rocket had crashed. state media in pyongyang said the projectile had come down in the sea

because of serious defects. they said a second attempt would be made as soon as possible. the united states hasjoined south korea and japan in condemning the launch, saying it involved ballistic missile technology in breach of un sanctions. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @vvalentinenews. stay with us here on bbc news hello there. 25.1 celsius was the high in porthmadog in north—west wales on tuesday, making it the warmest day of the year so far across the country. and for the rest of the week, it does stay mainly dry thanks to high pressure, always the warmest and the sunniest of the weather towards western parts of the uk, always a bit cooler and cloudier further east. now this is the blocking area of high pressure which will continue to bring this mainly dry weather. but if you cast your eyes down towards southern europe, it's a different story. here, we've got daytime showers and thunderstorms breaking out for the rest of the week.

so rainfall totals will continue to mount here. could even see some localised flooding in places but further north, thanks that area of high pressure, it's going to stay almost bone dry, but we could see some drizzle at times across eastern england under the thickest of the cloud as we start early wednesday, and under that cloud blanket, which will spread across much of england and wales, temperatures won't fall much below seven to ten degrees, but chilly under the clear skies in the northwest and a little bit of mist and fog, but it's here where you'll see the sunshine from the word go for wednesday morning. the clouds tending to thin and break and burn back to the coast, could linger across parts of the midlands, eastern england once again. and it'll be chilly along north sea coasts and the northern isles down to the southeast, mid—teens there, but up to the mid—20s, central belt of scotland, low 20s for northern ireland and parts of wales. wednesday night the low cloud rolls back into eastern scotland, much of central, southern eastern england and also parts of wales. and again, those temperatures ranging from around six to nine degrees, but a few chillier

spots under the clear skies in the northwest. we do it all again for thursday. best of the sunshine again across northern and western areas, eastern scotland, eastern england will see that cloud burn back to the coast. but again, with the onshore breeze, which will be quite fresh across the east, and the south east, it'll feel cooler here, as opposed to western areas which will see temperatures again into the low 20s celsius. similar picture on friday, most of the cloud across northern and eastern areas. again, more of a breeze in across the southeast. that'll temper the temperatures somewhat. i think temperatures are a little lower across the board. we're in the low 20s out west in the sunshine, as opposed to the mid—20s. but into the weekend it stays largely fine, dry, plenty of sunshine again. best of the sunshine out west, always a bit cloudier and cooler along north sea coasts.

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