let's talk about strictly because i'm joined by mark lindsay, who is the director of bbc studios, which strictly come dancing, and mark lindsay, you were controller of entertainment commissioning as well, so you are absolutely at the heart of what has become a staple of saturday nights in the united kingdom. explained to us, who had the idea in fact for getting sir bruce forsyth on—board? how did that come about? i think bruce was always going to be a naturalfor the come about? i think bruce was always going to be a natural for the show. bruce is a brilliant dancer. he a lwa ys bruce is a brilliant dancer. he always was a brilliant dancer, and if anyone is going to do a dance show in prime—time saturday night, it had to be sir bruce forsyth he was just a gift for it. very quickly he made the show his own and very quickly he brought such a large audience to it. what was so interesting talking to michael grade, he said he was also very canny about picking the right shows for him. he knew what he could do well at. whoever presented him with the format idea for strictly, he thought, this wo

i remember seeing him at the bbc studios over at television centre in shepherd's bush.was coming out of a rehearsal or a meeting in the fourier and there was a crowd of members of the public having a tour and they didn't actually spot him and they didn't actually spot him and as the tour guide was busy speaking to him he popped up the back with a joke, he doesn't know what he's talking about, you want the tour? i will do it for you. it wasn't something he needed to do, they haven't seen him, he's been in show business for more than half a century at that point, he is a busy man, who must always have people coming up to him but he took the time outjust for 30 seconds that he didn't need to to basically make a group of members of the public, he made their day, i'm sure they still talk about it to this day. it's something he didn't need to do but he wanted to make them laugh, it wa nted he wanted to make them laugh, it wanted to make them smile, and you can see the impression he must‘ve made on them, theyjust came from a two and one of the biggest stars from british televi

not least here we are sitting in a bbc studio, the 24 hour news cycle gets people, obviously, hookedference between being informed and being well—informed is fundamentally important, and that is why we work with commercial brands such as the times, who believe very firmly in a difference between informed and well—informed. difference between informed and well-informed. you started the company six years ago, you described to me earlier that you had an epiphany ina to me earlier that you had an epiphany in a trench — explain. to me earlier that you had an epiphany in a trench - explain. yes, in afghanistan, we were having to power down at the bottom of a trench because of a situation going on around us, and as we were talking at the bottom of the trench, a group of soldiers and myself, we saw a little blue triangle on the floor, and it was only later that we worked out that they were arrowheads from alexander the great. fundamentally, we hadn't progressed in afghanistan. a thousand years by using those techniques. that was sort of the moment when i thought we needed to create a busines

i once saw him at the bbc studios many years ago, the bbc dusters for the public to see empty studios reception, 15 of them, and he was coming from a rehearsal for a meeting and they hadn't spotted him, and as the tour guide was speaking he came up behind them and crack a joke, he doesn't know what he's talking about, i should give the tour, had a laugh with them before going on his way. something he didn't need to do, a busy and talented man but he went out of his way for 30 seconds to do something which they will talk about to this day, the day that sir bruce forsyth came out of nowhere and had a laugh with them. it was the days before selfies took on but that sums up what he was like, it wasn't an act, the way he loved being with people, whether on the stage or in the studio, that was what made him so special, his empathy for people and it came out on screen so you felt you were part of that family, you we re you were part of that family, you were having a joke with bruce and eve ryo ne were having a joke with bruce and everyone on the programme. let's hear a little bit from our ri

roger harriman, bbc news. studion ireland's ban on same sex marriage. it's currently the only part of the uk which does not permit a marriages between two men or two women, and does not recognise same—sex marriages from other parts of the uk. the ruling due to be made at belfast high court is on two separate cases that were heard together due to the similarities of the arguments. now, injust over half an hour, the first ever day/night test match in england gets underway, in birmingham. england's cricketers take on the west indies in the first of a three test series at edgbaston. joe wilson is there for us. what can cricket fans expect? well, interesting, there is a degree of the unexpected, the novelty, the attraction, warwickshire, the organisers, have been pleased with the way ticket sales have gone, they reckon there is a sense of new people attracted to the mat, 2pm to 9pm, there is a pink cricket ball used, we have talked about that, that will be durable and visible under the floodlights. actually, those lights

i have not see the edl outside the bbc studios. we have people coming out.n in rochdale who recognised these people and it came out. help us out. in between these different interpretations of how we frame the problem are are you? the labelling is incorrect. i don't think it is a muslim problem, as the rest of the panel have suggested — and we happen to be muslims. it would have been nice to have other religions because it is notjust the muslim community who have the issue, we have seen many cases where there has been white groups, that have been grooming and there has been young children being raped, but we don't label them as white christian grooming gangs. we label them by name or we label them as just a group. and i think it is unfair that that is not the same, these are criminals at the end of the day. they should be treated like that. but even if they weren't, as i have seen across the board, generally, the media hasn't called it out as a muslim—specific case in this particular case, today. i mentioned it earlier, i think when even if it is not, due the

leila natthoo, bbc news, westminster. studiolled in charlottesville during a rally by white supremacists. it follows criticism of his earlier statement blaming violence on "many sides". hundreds of people are feared dead after a mudslide near sierra leone's capital, freetown. a hillside collapsed following heavy rains, engulfing many homes. pakistan is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its creation as a sovereign state. the country's air force put on an aerobatics display to mark partition from india at the end of british colonial rule. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. as we've been reporting it's a momentous week for india and pakistan, marking 70 years of independence from britain. but as they celebrate, they are remembering the bloodbath of sectarian slaughter in which a million people died, immediately after that handover in 1947, when the muslim—majority state of pakistan was born. two

correspondent tom burridge has been following this yearin tom burridge has been following this year in the bbc studiosm, you are very familiar with the country too. probably worth drawing breath for a moment. firstly, as ever, explaining exactly what police are thinking is this situation right now? at the moment, police are not going beyond this casualty figure of one dead. but the important phrase in the statement that we got from the official from the interior ministry of the catalan government, they have a devolved government, with their own police force, that was coming straight from their twitter feed. but the catalan police said that there could be more. the spanish media, i am on their website right now, the most read newspaper in the country, el pais and el mundo say that there are at least 13 people dead. and the most popular radio station. i would be very surprised if that death toll does not rise. the catalan police force, i think, we are now getting official information from catalan authorities, there is nobody holed up authorities, there is nobody holed up in authorities, there is nobody

tina daheley, bbc news. studio says the number of suspected cases of cholera in yemen has reached half—a—million. nearly two—thousand people are known to have died since the end of april — but the actual figure may be much higher. —— 2000. the director of humanitarian policy, at save the children, george graham, joins me now. many of our viewers will know that yemen has been affected by warfor some time now, and by famine and by disease like this is the inevitable consequence of a situation like that. and everyone has been taken by surprise at quite how quickly this cholera outbreak is growing, as you say, half a million people affected by it, of those, at least a quarter, many more, our children, the death rate, 2000 deaths that have been registered so far, could be more than that, operating in yemen is a tough place to be, very hard to reach all the different places. the health system is in tatters. people are doing everything ‘s possible to respond to the outbreak and good work is being done but it is very diffi

claire marshall, bbc news. studio taken place because of bad weather in northern ireland. the cadets, aged between 12 and 17, got into difficulties in the mourne mountains. sixteen of the group, from england, were said to be suffering from hypothermia. the ministry of defence has confirmed that all are now safe and accounted for. what happened up there? they were here for a camping exercise when they got into heavy wind and rain, treacherous conditions. at lunchtime, the northern ireland ambulance service declared a major incident, involving members of the mountain rescue teams, the coast guard, the ambulance themselves, the police, as well, throughout this afternoon, from the very poor visibility at the top of the mountain, out of the mist have been emerging four by four vehicles carrying teenagers, some of them on stretchers, some of them suffering from hypothermia and ankle and leg injuries but they are all now safe. the ministry of defence has described this as a remarkable rescue operation and thanked all teams i

live from our studios in singapore and londond, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump's newly appointed communications director, anthony scaramucci, has been fired. he'd been in the job just ten days. it's being reported that president trump decided he should go, after a request byjohn kelly, who was sworn in on monday, as the president's new chief of staff. a former four star general, it's hoped mr kelly will bring "discipline and strength," to a white house seemingly in chaos. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports. i'm going to be brief, i'm going to make my remarks informal... well, he was right about that, wasn't he? it is day one on the job, and certain things are instantly clear. anthony scaramucci does not lack for self—confidence, swagger or bravado. but i love the president, and i'm very, very loyal to the president. this would be his first and last appearance at the white house podium. ten days later, the new communications director is gone, the white house b

there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. welcome back to the studio.ictures, it has to be said, from the united states of america. this is from carbondale in illinois full stop there is a total eclipse going on, not quite total fare, as you see, but in many parts of the states, there is a 70 mile wide strip across america, from the west coast, there it goes, across from the west coast to the east coast, oh, clouds there, is it? it is going across the new united. millions of people on the ground will be seeing a most amazing total eclipse. the weather everywhere we have seen so far, clear skies, then the eclipse comes along and everything goes much darker. the temperature drops. and there is this extraordinary site which doesn't happen that often. we have just been speaking to a family, a lady from birmingham, who has gone there because she is an eclipse follower and it is her six total eclipse she has managed to see. we will be bringing you these pictures as that eclipse sweeps across the united states. coming in on the west coast, and it will exit cha

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and confused" — princes william and harry tell the bbc about their memories of the days after their mother's death, 20 years ago. live from our studiosn singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's iam in london and 8am here in singapore, where the search continues for sailors missing after a us warship collided with an oil tanker. divers have located bodies in the flooded compartments of the warship. the accident is raising questions about state of the u.s fleet in the pacific, is it over—stretched? rupert wingfield—hayes reports. these are the latest pictures of the badly damaged ussjohn s mccain. as it limped into port in singapore, a massive hole in its side. today, the news from here has only got worse. speaking to media tonight, the commander of the us pacific fleet said the first bodies have been found. one body that has been reported by the malaysia navy has been found. we have discovered other bodies during the diving on mccain today, but it's premature to say how many, and what the status of the recovery of those bodies is. it is only two months since this happened off the coast o

bbc news. joining me in the studio is our political correspondent jonathan blake.esents now is to political parties with very different policies when it comes to brexit. there is a choice now. there is as far as the transitional period is concerned, a clue distance between the government's policy of taking the uk out of the customs union and the single market on day one, the end of march 2019 when we formally leave the eu, but labour today are putting forward staying in the customs union and in the single market with, as they would see it, all the benefits and also perhaps, as some would see it, the negative aspects associated with that, so we keep having to pay our bill for membership of the eu and abide by the european court ofjustice and accept freedom of movement, immigration into the uk and vice ve rsa . immigration into the uk and vice versa. this is now a clarity from labour which perhaps some say there was not before, a bit of a confused picture is how some saw their brexit policy after the referendum result until now. but the government criticises labour's

there is live coverage of that match on radio five and also the bbc sport website. 32—2 now england. studioinstitutions have been "taken hostage" after the top prosecutor — a vocal critic of president maduro — was sacked. politicians removed luisa ortega from office following a vote in the controversial new assembly. meanwhile, an opposition leader leopoldo lopez has been transferred from a military prison to his home where he is under house arrest. will grant reports. it didn't take long for venezuelan's chief prosecutor to feel the consequences of her opposition towards the constituent assembly. just hours after the controversial new legislative body was sworn in, ms ortega's office was surrounded by security forces. she posted pictures onto her twitter account of national guardsmen in riot gear and said she denounced the siege. a prominent member of the new assembly, the country's former foreign minister, indicated such high—profile opponents could expect swift action when she spoke at her swearing—in ceremony. the chief prosecutor had become a serious obstacle for mr maduro since she ab

bbc chinese has followed the journey of a 31—year—old photography studio owner. as you will see in this report from bbc chinese. a lovely report. that was made by bbc chinese. i would like to turn back to a story from 30 minutes ago. we are getting more information about an attack in afghanistan. in a city in the west of the country. around 30 people have been killed by a suicide attacker. we understand there have been many injuries, as well. this is where the attack took place, inside a mosque. this explosion coincided with evening prayers at around 8pm. officials are saying there are at least two attackers, the suicide bomber, and another attacker who shot at worshippers with a firearm. no groups have taken responsibility. it is ina no groups have taken responsibility. it is in a shia muslim area. nobody has claimed responsibility. i would like to bring in the —— —— bring in sameera. i understand the ipad is back. it is back. it has done really well. sales have been blockbuster. apple has said you can expect something similarfor apple has said you can expect som

bbc news. simonjoins me now in the studio.ed it, and it seems as if the emergency service is our thinking about pointing the finger at france, but nothing is certain. people were suggesting it could be chlorine, because it's not like they were at a swimming pool, but much stronger than normal, but the police are saying given the problems people suffered, they don't think it was, but they are not sure what it was. is it safe to go back to the beach today? the police are saying the gas is dissipated, so the beaches are going to be open today, and we have seen pictures of people returning. the bank holiday for a lot of people and it is going to be hot, so beaches will be busy, perhaps people will be concerned. but this was a pretty nasty experience, 150 people feeling they needed to go to hospital, and hundreds more suffering from the symptoms of vomiting and streaming eyes a lot of than phoning doctors and 111 just to see what they should do. but the doctors decided it was necessary to carry on with full decontamination that the

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.t's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london, and 5pm in the us city of houston, where tropical storm harvey has brought heavy rains and massive floods. weather forecasters have called the situation unprecedented. hospitals have been evacuated, airports shut, and many residents are trapped in their homes as waters continue to rise. at least two people have died. the state governor says the rainfall in some areas could reach an all—time record. president trump will visit texas on tuesday. 0ur correspondent, james cook, is in houston and sent this report. harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance, no longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. forecasters say it will dump more than 50 inches in texas, making this the strongest storm on record. for the fourth largest city in the united states, the results are devastating. this appears to be either the worst or one of the worst floods houston has ever had. we are it measuring not in inches but in feet. hundreds of recuers have

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.nk you forjoining us. it is 7am in singapore and 8am injapan where people in the north of the country are waking up to the news that a north korean missile has flown over them in the last two hours. it flew from pyongyang to hokkaido and landed in the sea beasts of the cape. —— east. shinzo abe called it a great threat to his country. we cross to tokyo to repeat with the pace. is this the first time a missile has passed overjapan? pace. is this the first time a missile has passed overjapan7m this is a ballistic missile at a military missile, then, yes, this would the an unprecedented step for the north koreans to do this. —— be. they fired rockets overjapan twice in the past. one saint 1988 and once in 2009. -- in the past. one saint 1988 and once in 2009. —— once in. but in those occasions pyongyang said they were satellites, civilian rockets, into space. so far we have not heard from pyongyang about this launch. it appears to be an intermediate range missile, which means it is a seri

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday.t's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and 6:30am in pyongyang, where north korea has said tough new un sanctions will not stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal after it angrily rejected proposals for negotiations. the sanctions aim to reduce vital north korean export revenues bya third. speaking to reporters at a summit in manila, a spokesman placed the blame for rising tensions firmly on the us. translation: is our nuclear possession a threat to the world or just a threat to the united states? we wa nt just a threat to the united states? we want to make it clear that the worsening situation on the korean peninsular as well as other nuclear issues were caused by the united states. we' re issues were caused by the united states. we're firm that we'll never place our nuclear and ballistic missile programme on the negotiating table and won't budge an inch on strengthening our nuclear armaments. since north korea's last missile test, the united states has been flying spy missions over

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning.s 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in manila where china's foreign minister has urged north korea to end ballistic missile tests, that have raised tensions across east asia. wang yi has met with the us secretary of state rex tillerson, at a gathering of ministers from south east asian countries, and in a few hours, more security meetings will take place. yogita limeye‘s report from seoul, contains flash photography. putting on a united front at a meeting of south east asian nations, in manila. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, is on a mission. america wants more countries to isolate north korea, a day after all 15 members of the un security council voted to ban exports from pyongyang. the sweeping measures were even backed by china, north korean‘s ally and the top trade partner. translation: the chinese side urge the north koreans to calmly handle the un security council resolutions and not do anything unbeneficial, such as a missile launcher or nuclear test. at thi

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.lad you could join us. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:30am in pyongyang, where north korea's state television is reporting that officials are considering a missile attack on the us territory after donald trump up his rhetoric dramatically over north korea's nuclear ambitions, saying pyongyang would be met with fire and few we threatens the us. mr trump spoke after a washington report cited us official said north korea had produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles. let's have a listen to his comments. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as i said they will be met with the fire and fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. our correspondent has the analysis from washington. american presidents have often sent the strongest

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.t's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in washington, where the trump administration is giving mixed signals about its response to the latest north korea missile launch. president trump appeared to have dismissed the prospect of a diplomatic solution by saying that talking is not the answer. although his defence secretary james mattis later said a diplomatic solution was still possible. for its part, north korea has warned the missile launch is the first step of military operations in the pacific. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. these are the first pictures of north korea's latest and most provocative missile launch. as expected, kim jong—un was on hand to give his personal guidance. the north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. and along with the pictures came this statement from north korea's state media. north korea's statement shows the ultimate target of yesterday's test was not here injapan, but the us pacific island of guam

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.m in singapore, midnight in london and nine in the morning in sydney australia, where two men arrested on suspicion of plotting to bring down an aeroplane are due to appear in court. both men have been charged with terror offences and could be jailed for life if convicted. the men were detained on saturday in a series of raids across sydney. for more i'm joined by the bbc‘s hywel griffith from sydney. firstly, what do we know about these men? as you said, two of the four arrested at the weekend, they have been arrested for five days for questioning. they were charged last night sydney time and will appear before the court. we know they are 49—year—old from la kemba before the court. we know they are 49—year—old from lakemba and 32—year—old from punchbowl. we are not certain of the relationship between them. that will come out in the court proceedings. there were another two people arrested. one of those remains in detention. a fourth man was released without charge. all four according

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday.s 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:30am in pyongyang, where state media is reporting that kim jong—un has discussed with senior officers a plan to fire missiles at an area near the us pacific territory of guam. north korea's kcna news agency warned the us to stop what it called arrogant provocations. mr kim is also reported to be watching what america is doing and hasn't made any decisions yet. with me is huangjiangyu from national university of singapore's faculty of law, who specialises in chinese and international law. he joins us live in the studio. professor, glad you could join us for this unfolding development taking place right now. more rhetoric from kim jong—un, what kind of message is he now trying to send to trump and the us?” of message is he now trying to send to trump and the us? i think the message from korea serves two purposes. number one it is face saving, it shows north korea wouldn't give in to any pressure, especially because the neighbouring countries l

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.ght here in london, 7am in singapore and 1am in barcelona, where three days of mourning have been declared after another terror attack on a major european city. 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a van ploughed into a crowd of people. it happened on the city's most famous thoroughfare, las ramblas. from barcelona, here is gavin lee. terror on the streets of europe, again. and, again, a vehicle used as a weapon. come on, come on, just come on. las ramblas, in barcelona, a packed sunny evening on spain's most famous boulevard, in panic. screaming come on, you're gonna be alright. this white van mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians. sirens bodies were left lying on the street. those who were nearby rushed to help the injured. emergency services arrived quickly, as the hunt for those responsible began. the city's metro and train stations were closed down. the nearby streets quickly deserted, as people were told to stay inside. i saw a white van with th

live from our studios in singapore and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the evening in newjersey where president trump has again ramped up his warnings to north korea. he said that his threat to unleash "fire and fury" if pyongyang threatened the us may not have been tough enough. the us president said north korea should "very, very nervous" if it made plans to attack the united states or any of its allies. from washington, our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports. it's from his golf club in newjersey during his working vacation that donald trump is managing this stand—off. and this afternoon he was back in his trademark suit and tie, and using his trademark tough talk, his response to the latest threats from pyongyang. i will tell you this, if north korea does anything in terms of even thinking about attack, of anybody that we love or we represent or our allies or us, they can be very, very nervous. i'll tell you why. and they should be very nervous, because things will happen to them lik

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.s 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 7am in bangkok, where, in a few hours‘ time, thailand's supreme court is expected to rule on whether former premier, yingluck shinawatra, is guilty of criminal negligence over a costly rice subsidy policy. if convicted, she could face up to a decade behind bars. she has long claimed her innocence in the matter, and has asked for "kindness" from the court. for more on this, let's go to the bbc‘s karishma vaswani, who is outside the court in bangkok. she is suspected to arrive in tell i what she is suspected to arrive in tell. what 3:4; to this hour. tell us what has led to this and what we are expecting today. yeah. iam and what we are expecting today. yeah. i am standing outside the supreme court. there is already media around. it is highly anticipated. the buildup has taken 18 months or so. that is how long this has gone on for. protesters, supporters, i should say, of yingluck shinawatra, have not been allowed to enter this area. they are 300 me

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 10:00 in the morning in sydney where two men arrested on suspicion of plotting to bring down an etihad airways flight. the bbc‘s hywel griffiths is there. the police have been speaking to the press. what do we know more about their alleged plot. we have been given a lot more detail about the australian federal police who are talking about different stages, an aborted attempt to take an improvised explosive device onto a flight improvised explosive device onto a flight out of sydney on etihad airways and they allege these two men planned to take an ied onto that plane but for whatever reason, they say they don't know why, it never made it beyond check—in so the bag was never checked in. what followed, they allege, was part of that device we re they allege, was part of that device were taken to try and assemble some type of poisonous gas bomb which would emit poisonous hydrogen sulphide, a stink bomb, which would have been deadly to any passengers how

live from studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.d you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in new york, where donald trump has made a fiery and at times angry defence of his reaction to the clashes in charlottesville over the weekend. he had been hoping to talk about his plans for america's infrastructure, but instead was drawn into a series of exchanges with journalists on why he had not issued an immediate condemnation of racist and neo—nazi groups. in response, he seemed to hold civil rights groups equally to blame for the violence. we had a grip on one side of the group on the other and they came out themselves with clubs and it was vicious and horrible. but there was another side. there was a group on this side, you can call them the left, you've just called them the left, that came violently attacking the other group. so you can say what you want, but that's the way it is. reporter: on both sides, sir? you said there was hatred and violence on both sides? i do think there's blame, yes. i think there's bl

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 8:30am in the morning in pyongyang, where north korean state media says the military is developing a plan to fire four missiles at the us island of guam. the details will be presented to the north korean leader, kim jong—un, for a decision. it comes after the us defence secretary issued a warning to north korea saying they should stop any actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports. a far—off american outpost in the tropical waters of the western pacific now finds itself at the centre of a dangerous stand—off. this is guam, the site this summer of us military exercises, american territory that north korea says could now be in the firing line. from north korean state tv came this chilling headline, that guam could be targeted by medium to long—range rockets. and it came just hours after president trump threatened pyongyang with some of the most incendia

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.7am in singapore, midnight in london and 6am in bangkok, where in a few hours time thailand's supreme court is expected to rule on whether former premier. yingluck shinawatra is guilty of criminal negligence over a costly rice subsidy policy. if convicted, she could face up to a decade behind bars. she has long claimed her innocence in the matter, and has asked for kindness from the court. from bangkok, our correspondent karishma vaswani reports. this was yingluck shinawatra six yea rs this was yingluck shinawatra six years ago, a political novice bringing her brother's party to victory in thailand's general elections. she is no longer in power and is now standing trial on a charge of negligence for a controversial life subsidy scheme. if found guilty she could face ten yea rs if found guilty she could face ten years in prison and a lifetime ban from politics. seen here at the start of a trial, yingluck shinawatra appeared confident. but her critics say she is guilty of implementing a

live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.s 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. that's where two opposition leaders have been dragged from their homes by security forces and taken to a military prison after being accused by president maduro‘s government of inciting violence. the un secretary general says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. katy watson is in caracas. antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there's panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn't the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. there have been violent protests in recent months and on monday former mayor mr ledezma released a video

live from studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.d you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and a ten injapan, singapore, midnight in london and a ten in japan, where singapore, midnight in london and a ten injapan, where they are able to sit for the first time a closer view of the missile that flew over their heads around the same time a day ago —— and 8am injapan. these are pictures released by north korea's central newsagency. it's not clear when they were taken the newsagency says it was in medium range, launched in a drill to counter recent military exercises by the south korean and us military. earlier this month north korea threatened to fire four of these kinds of rockets into the sea near the us territory of guam. the agency says the launch was guided by kim jong—un himself. that news came during a meeting of the un security council, called to discuss the situation. before the meeting the un ambassador to the —— us ambassador to the un said it was unacceptable and enough was enough. no country should hav

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore and midnight in london. the us navy is facing increased pressure over whether it's been stretched too thin after the commander of the seventh fleet was relieved of his post following a series of collisions. in the latest, the ussjohn s mccain struck an oil tanker in the waters off singapore. as many as ten sailors are feared dead and a wide—ranging search continues for the missing, both in the sea and inside the ship itself. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from singapore. these are the faces that have lost the us seventh fleet commander his job. they are the seven young sailors who died aboard the uss fitzgerald when it was struck off the coast ofjapan injune. now there are almost certainly ten more faces to be added to these, the victims of the latest collision of the ussjohn mccain, off the coast of singapore. vice admiraljoseph aucoin was due to retire next month, instead he's been very publicly sacked. this is the man who today fired him, the us pacific comman

the bbc has followed the journey of manman, a 31—year—old photography studio owner, from beijing to los and fork. for one man, a camera is the most important utensil at mealtime. justin schuble has become one of the biggest foodies in dc by snapping mouth—watering photos of delicious dishes. his instagram account, dcfoodporn, has more than 175,000 followers. the bbc caught up with him to hear how he turned his hobby into a business. dcfoodporn is... it started off as a food blog but it sort of became more than that. it is almost like a media company. i go to restaurants and the dc area, i travel a lot, mostlyjust showcasing the best food, travel destinations, and basically just what i am doing on a daily basis. dcfoodporn got started during my freshman year at college. it was just a hobby. i was sort of sick of eating at the dining hall, so i started going around dc, eating at local restaurants. as i started taking photos, i started posting about them on instagram, and people started to along. —— follow along. once a hit around 10,000 followers, and got that ten cate, it felt more real.

studio: you are watching outside source life from the bbc newsroom.or on the streets of barcelona is a van ploughs into a crowd in the popular tourist area of las ramblas. the catalan government says 13 people are dead. elsewhere, around the bbc, our stories include south african police issuing a red alert at the country's borders for zimbabwe's at the country's borders for zimba bwe's first lady, at the country's borders for zimbabwe's first lady, grace mugabe. she is accused of hitting a 20—year—old woman over the head with an extension cord in a hotel room nearjohannesburg. another very sad story. a ten—year—old rape victim who was the denied permission for an abortion by the indian supreme court last month has given birth to a baby girl. the girl is not aware she has given birth. she was told during her pregnancy that her bold was because she had a big stone in her stomach. there is more on that on bbc hindi. i want to take you back to our top story. at least 13 people have been killed in barcelona in spain when a van drove into a crowded forest a

you might have noticed i am in the bbc tv sports studio.erage. it is very expensive. iam not the coverage. it is very expensive. i am not going to touch it. ijust thought i would give you a behind—the—scenes. you don't see this much. what a night of drama it was in that 1500 metre final. a brave run by laura muir. a tough field. the olympic champion was there. you spoke to her after the race. did she take any positives? the fact she left everything on that track. you come to the world championships and you have to give your best. every time she races, she leaves everything, blood, sweat, and he is, everything, on that field. so close. —— tears. everyone was cheering for her to get that medal. it is tough, very tough, a fine margin. and tough for sophie hitchon in the hammer final. margin. and tough for sophie hitchon in the hammerfinal. she margin. and tough for sophie hitchon in the hammer final. she was fighting back tears in her interview. where does she go from here now that she finished so far down in the field? she was olympic bronze

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bbc did not really exist. so it was a very small number of people and a self operated studio and a director in my ear, and thatid to him, can you fix my printer, because i need something to read off! my real rocks were our correspondent in paris at the time, stephenjessel. but remember, we had none of this. we didn't have mobile phones which could upload video or do whatsapp or instagrammed all the other stuff we are used to now which gives us the news in a matter of minutes from anywhere in the world. those days, that had not arrived. so we were trying to piece together, based on a system which was not providing this information from the hospital in paris orfrom balmoral or information from the hospital in paris or from balmoral or from clarence house. so we had to fill in the basic information that she was seriously injured, but was likely to recover. what was the gap between you knowing that she had died and telling people that was what had happened? it is one of the things that one of us —— all of us in our business have to prepare for, the moment when you know something is coming, but you can't reveal it.

bbc news — more at 9.30. later this hour, jonny wilkinson will be in the studio with me.ons you want us to ask him. he will be in with his performance coach who he says changed his life. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's have a look at the sport, and the story everyone is talking about, neymar‘s record move to ps6? it's a staggering amount of money. but it's the cash everyone's talking about. so let take a look at the numbers quickly — he'll be paid about 80 pence a second and i've just had a look at his twitter followers — he has 30 million so he's set to be paid six times that number. it is incredible. but is he worth it? you could probably buy four kyle walkers who joined man city for a5 million earlier this summer. he is a great player — he scored 68 goals for barcelona last season, he's pretty much a national hero in brazil where he was born and grew up and that's where i first saw him play at the world cup in brazil three years ago and i thought he w

bbc news. newsbeat‘s politics editor, jim connolly, is with us in the studio.he lib dems were the only party who stood on the basis of legalising cannabis and with all due respect they will not form a government $0011. respect they will not form a government soon. realistically, when you look at the government stance that it you look at the government stance thatitis you look at the government stance that it is a class b drug and they are not changing that because of the harm it does to society in users, i cannot see it changing soon, although there is a growing movement across the world. it is changing across the world. it is changing across the world. is that supported here? the best example is to look to north america. in the us there are eight states that have legalise the drug and more than half have decriminalised it for medical use in canada is set to legalise across the country and you have uruguay and pockets in europe doing similar things, decriminalising. here, the people you saw in the film at the cannabis club, they said membership is growing. they

studio. with the news, here's rebecca in the bbc newsroom.edible details on how an open border could be maintained. donald trump has faced renewed criticism from within his own republican party by again blaming both sides involved in the clashes in virginia last weekend. the us president appeared to distance himself from his own statement a day earlier in which he condemned white supremacists who had marched in charlottesville. in his latest news conference, he also blamed left—wing supporters for charging at the so—called "alt—right". the latest unemployment figures are out and the the jobless rate has reached a 42—year low. the number of people out of work in the uk fell by 57,000 in the three months tojune, bringing the jobless rate down to 4.4% — its lowest since 1975. average weekly earnings were up by 2.1% compared with a year ago. however, when compared to the rate of inflation, real earnings fell by 0.5%. a leading consultant has told this programme that vaginal mesh implants, which are given to women to help deal with bladder inconti