rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo.res this is how people in northern japan were awoken atjust after six this morning. "a missile is passing", the announcer says. "a missile is passing, please find shelter immediately." at city hall, there are frantic phone calls. is there any damage? this is not a practice, this is real. a north korean missile has just flown overhead. translation: my phone was by my bed. suddenly, it started ringing with alerts. i was really shocked. "we have nowhere to escape to", says this man, "that's the scariest thing." the missile that flew overjapan is thought to be one of these, a hwasong—i2. it was first seen at this huge parade in pyongyang in april. a month later, north korea shocked the world by successfully firing one into outer space. today it has gone much further, forcing a grim—faced japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, to address the nation. translation: this missile flown over japan is an outrageous act, and a critical threat that we have not seen before. there will be many who say t

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, 0san airbase, south korea.at seeks to help couples start a family says many face a postcode lottery when trying to get ivf treatment on the nhs. fertility network uk says in several areas there's been a cut in the number of ivf cycles offered or a reduction in the age at which women qualify for the treatment. since the start of the year, ivf treatment has been halted altogether in some parts of england. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. richard and terry know all about the emotional highs and lows. they were allowed one round of ivf through the nhs which failed. they then had to go private for the next one and their baby son was born. so they experienced the joy of parenthood, though richard feels it was unfair that while they had to pay others in neighbouring areas would get more than one free ivf cycle. 2 two we know how it feels to have a happen to you and that's why we think it's absolutely outrageous that the postcode lottery for ivf treatment even exists, because it is hugely unfair, it deals a crushing

from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports.irst 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, with its huge military bases, and that north korea intends more such tests. so what can be done to stop it? last night in new york, the un security council members, including china, were unanimous in condemning north korea. today, the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet, ruling out any prospect of talks. here injapan, prime minister theresa may said china must now do something. we want to work with international partners to see what further pressure can be brought on north korea. and of course particularly look at what china can

rupert wingfield—hayes in is tokyo now.stion, how the international community response. yes, sophie, and i agree with what james said there. i mean, we will see the normal noises and processes that we have come to be familiar with, un security council resolutions, more sanctions against north korea, more pressure from america and its allies on china to do something. but i think, realistically, as james said, there are no good options, and it is not what people want to hear, but the only thing the international community really has to fall back on is the thing that has worked for the last 65 years, since the end of the korean war. of course, there will be things like more missile defence, but it comes down to deterrence, the us and its allies, japan and south korea, sticking together and sticking to this promise to north korea that if you attack any of us, you attack all of us, and that if you attack all of us, and that if you do so, there will be an overwhelming military response from the united states in particular. that i

rupert wingfield—hayes reports from singapore. 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 commander admiral scott swift. he said he had "lost confidence" in his ability to command. for 70 years, the uss seventh fleet has been the embodiment of american military might in this region, a reassurance to america's allies from korea to japan to here in singapore and a warning to america's potential foes, but seeing these two destroyers, run down by cargo ships, barely limping back in to port with massive holes until their sides, right now the seventh fleet looks anything but invisible. —— invincible. bu

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, 0san airbase, south korea.as now arrived in thailand, latest stop on his asia trip. the secretary of state is the most senior american official to visit thailand since the coup in 2014. 0ur south—east asia correspondent jonathan head told me why this visit to bangkok is so important. it is a potential gain for the trump administration because relations with thailand have been at a pretty low ebb since the coup three years ago. they have automatically downscaled. i think relations would have returned anyway, because the military has been there so long and thailand is a very old ally of the united states. the us has been dismayed to see thailand shifting closer to china, buying more weapons and diplomatically becoming closer. there would have been a reset under any administration. the trump administration, with much less of an emphasis on the human rights and shared values, it is in a better position to do that in a transactional manner. rex tillerson‘s visit to asia has suddenly shown an almost coherent and dete

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, 0san airbase, south korea.ea was not the only topic at the asean regional forum in manila. 0n the sidelines of the meeting, us secretary of state rex tillerson met the philippine president rodrigo duterte, with both sides hoping to normalise their relationship, one that became strained when president 0bama criticised mr duterte's human rights record. howard johnson reports from manila. rex tillerson met president duterte at his official residence here in manila and according to initial reports, president duterte said they discussed many things. he said chaim your humble friend here in southeast asia, you've come here at a time when the world is not good especially in the korean peninsular. he described the south try necib row asa he described the south try necib row as a nagging problem and before rex tillerson came here there was a lot of discussion as to whether he would bring up the topic of human rights and the drugs war and according to initial reports those topics won't mention. what we can see is perhaps

rupert wingfield—hayes reports.se 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, with its huge military bases, and that north korea intends more such tests. so what can be done to stop it? last night in new york, the un security council members, including china, were unanimous in condemning north korea. today, the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet, ruling out any prospect of talks. here injapan, prime minister theresa may said china must now do something. we want to work with international partners to see what further pressure can be brought on north korea. and of course particularly look at wha

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, 0san airbase, south korea.family face a postcode lottery when trying to get ivf treatment on the nhs. that's according to the charity fertility network uk, which says that in several areas, there's been a cut in the number of nf cycles offered or a reduction in the age at which women qualify for the treatment. since the start of the year, ivf treatment has been halted altogether in some parts of england. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. richard and terry know all about the emotional highs and lows. they were allowed one round of nf through the nhs which failed. they then had to go private for the next one and their baby son was born. so they experienced the joy of parenthood, though richard feels it was unfair that while they had to pay others in neighbouring areas would get more than one free ivf cycle. we know how it feels to have a happen to you and that's why we think it's absolutely outrageous that the postcode lottery for ivf treatment even exists, because it is hugely unfair, it deals a crushing blow

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, 0san airbase, south korea.on‘s next stop on his asia trip is thailand. the secretary of state becomes the most senior us official to visit thailand since the 2014 coup. 0ur south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head, joins me from bangkok. it has been seven months of erratic policy towards asia. this is important, this visit. it is important. it is a potential gains for the trump administration because relations in thailand have been low since the coup three years ago. to be honest, i think relations would have turned anyway or been upscaled because the military has been there so because the military has been there so long and thailand is a very old ally of the us. us has been dismayed to see thailand move towards china and buy more weapons from them and be more diplomatic towards them. but the donald trump administration with its lower emphasis on human rights and shared values is in a better position to do that with a more transaction —based approach. what is interesting is rex tillerson‘s visit to asia has

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, the osan air base, south korea.han 12 hours, kenyans go to the polls in a much anticipated general election. we will also be deciding who will become the country's next president between these two gentlemen. many predict a close race between incumbent uhuru kenyatta and the main opposition leader odinga. the bbc‘s saw the enda kenny is in the capital nairobi ahead of the vote. both men are involved in this race. 5000 observers have given their views about the preparedness of the independent electoral and boundaries commission. they are raising concerns of the opposition parties, regarding the voter register and there are about 11,000 polling stations that do not have the 3g network, that means that results will have to be scanned and sent to the tallying centre. they are confident about the arrangements and preparedness for these elections. kenyatta has spoken to the nation in his capacity as the president as opposed to his position as the jubilee party leader. he had pulled the country, whoever wants to vote, they

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, 0san airbase, south korea.ment, we'll discuss rex tillerson‘s meeting with rodrigo duterte, and the us secretary of state's visit to thailand, but first, a look at some of the day's other news. in venezuela, a hacking group has attacked venezuelan government websites in an operation targeting the "dictatorship" of president nicolas maduro. the group posted messages appearing to support the actions of this group of armed men who attacked a military base in the central city of valencia on sunday. also this hour: the malaysian government has announced its intention to do away with the mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers. parliament is expected to back the measure put forward by the prime minister. more than 650 people have been executed in malaysia since 1992, the majority of them for drug—related crimes. more details now of a story we reported on yesterday, the attack by militants in sarepul province in the north of afghanistan. more than 50 people, including women and children, are believed to have been

thank you. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes is in tokyo. nzo abe describe this as outrageous. what more reaction is there there? rupert? well, there's been widespread consternation from the public, particularly people in northern japan who woke up to this though morning. this is, as far as i can tell, the first time in living memory an air raid sirens went off injapanfor memory an air raid sirens went off in japan for real memory an air raid sirens went off injapan for real and people have been told to find shelter. it is a big shock for people in that area. people here, political analysts, said this is political. it is still about politics. this is north korean brinkmanship. when you live underneath the missile threat as we do here now, that's not much consolation. people injapan people very vulnerable. because of that, the japanese government will have to make a tough response. it will want to see the united states make a tough response. the danger is whatever the north koreans are trying to signal, everybody now is going to feel compelled

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.hris mason is in westminster ben wright is travelling with a prime minister and sent this update. theresa may sent the spent the first hours of her visit here, in kyoto, when she went to a traditional tea making ceremony with the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe. she has had talks with him already and will continue to over the course of this trip. trade, clearly, is the focus for theresa may. she made that clear on the flight over, talking to reporters. japan is a hugely important trade partner to the uk, both as a place for uk goods to be exported to and, today, aston martin announced they were making a £500 million investment here. crucially, japan's investment in the uk over decades. the big car plants, other manufacturers in the city, japanese banks. theresa may, while she is here, will be wanting to reassure japanese politicians and businesses that brexit is not going to jeopardise their investments in the uk. they have, for many years, seen the uk, in part, as a gateway into t

here's rupert wingfield hayes from tokyo. the report contains some flash photography.st pictures of north korea's latest and most provocative missile launch. as expected, kimjong 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. "the current ballistic rocket drill is the first step of the military operation in the pacific, and a meaningful preview to containing guam." north korea's statement shows the ultimate target of yesterday's test was not here injapan, but the us pacific island of guam, with its huge military bases. and that north korea intends more such tests. so what can be done to stop it? last night in new york the un security council members including china were unanimous in condemning north korea. today the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet. "ruling out any prospect of talks." the us has been talking to north korea and paying them extortion money for 25 years, he excl

from tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes reports.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. "the current ballistic rocket drill is the first step of the military operation in the pacific and a meaningful prelude to containing guam." north korea‘s statement shows the ultimate target of yesterday‘s test was not here injapan, but the us pacific island of guam, with its huge military bases, and that north korea intends more such tests. so what can be done to stop it? last night in new york, the un security council members, including china, were unanimous in condemning north korea. but today, the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet, ruling out any prospect of talks. "the us has been talking to north korea and paying them extortion money for 25 years," he exclaimed. "talking is not the answer." h

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. time, the united nations security council is expected to hold an emergency meeting about the north korean missile launch. the country has carried out a series of missile tests recently, but this is the first time it has fired what is thought to be a ballistic weapon overjapan. our diplomatic correspondent james landale looks at the options being considered by the international community. this is a crisis showing little sign of resolution. north korea has now tested more than 20 missiles this year alone. the aim of the country's leader is simple, to be able to fire on nuclear weapons were ever he wa nts. on nuclear weapons were ever he wants. the main escalation came in july, when it tested two long range intercontinental ballistic missiles, potentially able to reach the us mainland, prompting this. they will be met with fire and theory, like the world has never seen. in response, north korea threatened to strike guam, the us island territory in the pacific. after today's test, the now

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in singapore.ulsory for learners. figures calculated per billion miles of each type of road show that on rural roads there were 9113 deaths in 2015. that‘s compared to 577 on urban routes and 96 deaths on motorways. a word of warning, claire marshall‘s report starts with pictures of an accident which you might find upsetting. no—one in the incident, nor the animals, were badly hurt. watch what can happen on a quiet rural road. incredibly, the horses and the riders have now fully recovered. good boy. ali‘s experience was worse. it wasn‘t caught on camera, but her last horse was killed. she‘d been riding with her son and a friend in a village near melton mowbray. despite all wearing high visibility gear, a car slammed into the back of them. dylan‘s spine was broken, he had to be put down, the carjust missed her son. how are you, after that? the early days were very difficult for everybody. it was a lot of flashbacks, a lot of fear, a lot of grieving. but also, not knowing if i would ride again. i liv

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, the 0san air base, south korea.returned from holiday today to begin three weeks of campaigning across the country — but on his first day back he's been facing questions about events abroad. when asked about violence in venezuela, he said he condemned it — but failed to specifically criticise the country's president. nicolas maduro has been accused ofjailing opposition leaders, rigging a recent election and presiding over months of protests in which more than a hundred people have been killed, many at the hands of the security forces. vicki young reports. applause. back from holiday and back on the campaign trail. jeremy corbyn says he and his party were written off but proved people wrong. he hopes this summer tour of britain will build on the progress made in the election, and he will focus once again on public services. it's no good congratulating firefighters, paramedics, police officers, for running into a burning building as they did at grenfell tower, and then denying them the proper reward of decent wages and

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.old boy drowned in a swimming pool while on holiday in devon. the child, from weymouth, was staying at an activity centre near bideford. it was part of a summer retreat for families, which was organised by the charity, narcotics anonymous. kirk england reports. sealed off, the scene of a tragedy. a week—long family tragedy which ended with the body of a four—year—old boy being found in a swimming pool. it was a hot bank holiday monday when the boy went missing. police say there was an extensive search, the boy was found in the pool and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. people close by say they were shocked by what happened. we have two glorious boys and the thought of that happening to one of them is awful. a family on their last day going home, it isa family on their last day going home, it is a terrible, awful story, terrible shame. very, very sad because they are going home without a memberof theirfamily. because they are going home without a member of theirfamilylj be

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.governor says his estate has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by tropical storm washi, which has left 20 people dead and displaced 30,000 others. —— tropical storm harvey. north korea says it is firing of the shark over japan is the first step of operations in the north pacific. theresa may stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression, she says. let's get a full sports round—up from the bbc sports centre now. we're just over a day away from the end of football's summer transfer window and clubs are trying to wrap up some late deals. alex 0xlade chamberlain looks set for a move to merseyside after liverpool agreed a fee of £40 million with arsenal. 0xlade—chamberlain had already turned down the chance to join premier league champions chelsea, feeling he wouldn't be played in his preferred central midfield. and a big signing for west brom this evening — they've signed poland international midfielder gregor krychowiak on a season—long loan

our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes is there. , south korea appealing for calm and yet no sign of it. what's the view from those living in guam? well, there are very mixed feelings here. we have been talking to locals and tourists here today out on the beachis and tourists here today out on the beach is enjoying themselves. this is peak season in guam and there are tens of thousands of tourists from asia. the locals are fairly calm. they told us they have experienced these threats before and they are upset and angry and do not like being threatened like this, but they are confident in the us military. they have anti—missile systems based on the island, so if north korea did fire at the islands, it has defences. but we had a different message from japanese tourists, many of whom are here with families. they said they are nervous and friends and family injapan have been sending their messages asking them if they are ok. so there is nervousness and tourists are starting to think about whether this place is safe. starting to think abo

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.sa may and shinzo abe. it looks like the international security situation has very much dominated the first day of discussions, the first of theresa may's visit, because of the circumstances in which she arrived. we are told the discussions between theresa may and shinzo abe have very much focused on security in north korea and have touched on brexit. primarily the prime minister has told mr abe the uk stands shoulder told mr abe the uk stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of the north korean aggression. they also discussed the importance of the show of unity from the un security council, about this international situation. the un security council had earlier roundly condemned the illegal missile testing by north korea. another elements discussed between theresa may and prime minister abe was possibilities are putting further economic and political sanctions on north korea. they say they will be continuing that conversation tomorrow. we're told they touched on brexit, som

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. at the brussels think tank european centre for international political economy. he's a former diplomat and trade specialist. i began by asking if there is concern amongst japanese companies who invested the uk. this is one of the prime comparative advantages of the uk, it is a bridgehead for the japanese banks and japanese manufacturing industry. it gives access to the supply chains in the single market, provides a sta ble in the single market, provides a stable economy and very competitive economy to invest in. as far as the japanese companies are concerned, i think many of them did invest in the 80s, strictly on the grounds that the uk would be a part of the eu. that is the sole reason they are there. we've already seen some companies, banks in particular, considering moving at least part of their operation out of the uk. how great is the risk of many of these japanese firms deciding that britain is no longer the best place for them to interest, particularly if we end up to interest

rupert wingfield—hayes is in tokyo.net officials have said that they would be taking appropriate steps in response. what could the response be? there is not a great deal that japan could the response be? there is not a great deal thatjapan can do. they have already imposed very tough sanctions on north korea. there is basically no trading or relationship between japan and in basically no trading or relationship betweenjapan and in to north korea. japan has reinstalled ballistic missile systems, they are now practising with civil defence, people practising missile air raid drills since the second world war. going forward, this is a real provocation to japan and will strengthen those on the right who wa nt strengthen those on the right who want the country to take a tougher military stands to north korea. that could include acquiring long—range strike weapons, which japan has not possessed since the second world war. why do you think that the north koreans chose this area? is not the first time they have fired a rocket gc

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.he brussels think tank european centre for international political economy. he's also a former diplomat and trade specialist who co—authored a european commission impact assessment on the eu's trade deal with japan. thank you for talking to us. so we know that japan and the eu are close to getting a trade deal. is it realistic for britain to think that it can somehow piggyback on to that after we have left the eu and get a trade deal with the uk? well, the thing is actually the uk is a part of that deal as long as the uk stays within the eu. the question is what happens once brexit happens and agreement needs to be grandfathered 01’ agreement needs to be grandfathered or transitioned into a new deal strictly between japan or transitioned into a new deal strictly betweenjapan and the uk. the problem there are a number of technical issues that arise once you leave a deal and transition to another deal, because you may end up with a worse deal than you had. another deal, because you may e

rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.r brussels reporter adam fleming. first to emma vardy in westminster. a lot hinges on this perhaps not in practical terms but anticipation and desire on the part of the british government now about what deals could ultimately be done with japan. that is right, it is important for the uk to be seen to be getting out there, forging ahead and getting on there, forging ahead and getting on the front foot with the way it is aiming to show it can develop these post—brexit trading opportunities onceit post—brexit trading opportunities once it is outside of the eu. so important as well to address the concerns of japanese businesses who invested heavily in the uk primarily because they saw it as a gateway to the european market. notjust a concern forjapan of course many countries with investment in the uk because they saw it as this link to the eu. so theresa may is hoping to provide reassurances to japanese firms about the uk and its relationship with the eu post—brexit and many other countrie

that the bbc's rupert wingfield hayes reports. if war comes to guam joey lopez junior is ready. today gillian his brother are out hunting for wild pi. but even attack comes he says he's ready to turn his guns to defending this tiny pacific island. patrick is in here runs the. per capita guam sends more of its sons and daughters to the military. than anywhere else in the united states. this is a game island of warriors. god forbid something happened to this island. do not be surprised that you see. you know local men taking to malicious spiral you know taking up arms and and protecting their holes protecting their families. in north korea there are signs kim jong un is pulling back from the brink. these latest pictures show him studying the plans for a strike on guam. kim now says he will first. what should little more the foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees? bellicose rhetoric on guam the island's governor today told me kim's words show president trump's tough stands. is working. how do you deal with bullie? first of all. you gotta do it was strengt. you can do with clarit

rupert wingfield hayes reports. aircraft radio. on the last cold war frontier. just after dawn, i'm riding the chase car as a us spy plane heads out on a classified mission. the pilot will climb to 70,000 feet, and from there, peer deep into north korea. our mission is to provide the capability for our leadership to see what's going on before anybody else. we're up there every single day to deter the north koreans from deciding one day they can get away with something. speaks in korean. from across the border tonight, fresh threats. north korean state tv warning the us it will pay 1000 times for its crime of imposing new economic sanctions on pyongyang. meeting in manila with china's foreign minister, the us secretary of state again called on pyongyang to return to the negotiating table. the best signal that north korea could give us that they're prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. here in south korea at the 51st fighter wing, they continue to hope for the best, whilst preparing for the worst. everybody we've

the bbc's rupert wingfield hayes has ram access to a u. s. military base on the border with north korea. reports on what the increasing tensions mean vast. i don't know. a relic of the cold war on the last cold war frontier. just after dawn. i'm riding the chase car as a u. s. spy plane heads out on a classified mission. the pilot will climb to seventy thousand feet. and from there pit deep into north korea. our mission is to provide. the capability for our leadership to see what's going on. before anybody else. we're up there every single day. to to deter the north koreans from. deciding one day they can get away with something. if if it's with a kitten from across the border tonight fresh threats. no screen state tv warning the u. s. it will pay you a thousand times fritz crime of imposing new economic sanctions. on pyongyang. meeting in manila with china's foreign minister the us secretary of state again called on pyongyang to return to the negotiating table. they. best signal that north korea could give us that they're prepared to talk wo

s rupert wingfield hayes reports. mmhm. these is help people in northern japan were what can that just off to six this morning. the. yeah because you know. a missile is passing the announcer says a missile is passing please find shelter immediately. so at city hall there a frantic phone call. coming to pick us up. is there any damage. this is not to practice this is really. a north korean missile has just flown overhead. i'm assuming that pesky cake i. my phone was by my bed says this woman suddenly it started ringing with alerts was really sharp. new. if no which was. man. that's the scariest thing. the missile that flew over japan is thought to be one of the. the whole song twelve. it was first seen at this huge parade in pyongyang and eight. a month later north korea shocked the world by successfully firing one into after space. today it has gone much further forcing a grim faced japanese prime minister shinzo abbe. to address the nation. they cut the film awful lot this missile cried over the pa he's on outrageous oct.

rupert wingfield—hayes reports. 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 of japan, an almost identical collision that took the lives of seven us sailors. now, there might be ten more to add to that list. back in the us, naval families are suggesting it's no coincidence. is there an issue of negligence here, or are your men and women exhausted from overwork? i was on mccain this morning looking at the eyes of those sailors. even after their heroic efforts yesterday, i didn't see exhaustion. so that view is

this report from rupert wingfield hayes who's in singapore. uhhuh these are the faces that have lost the us seventh fleet commander his job. then the seven young sailors who died aboard the uss gerald. when it was struck off the coast of japan in june. and. i. now. let me ten more faces to be added to the. victims of the latest collision. of the uss john mccain off the coast of singapore so right now where we are vice said will joseph all calling was due to retire next month. state is being very publicly sacked. and this is the man who today find him. u. s. pacific commander had will scott swift. he said he had lost confidence in his ability to command. for seventy years the us seventh fleet has been the embodiment of american military might in this region a reassurance to america's allies. from korea to japan to here in singapore and a warning to america's potential folk whose. missing these two destroyers run down by cargo ships. barely limping back in support with massive holes in their sides. right now the seventh fleet looks anything but

the bbc‘s rupert wingfield hayes is in guam. he's been gauging reaction among locals. the gate to andersen air force base here in guam. this is a place that north korea really does not like. anderson is home to a fleet of b—is, those big swing wing bombers. every time north korea does something the us president does not lie, he sends some of his b—is from here to fly out to the korean peninsula and along the dominika rises on. he is really saying to the north korean regime, if you do not do what the american want, ie give up your nuclear weapons programme, then this is what you will get. and this is where will come from. if north korea's aim is to scare people, well, have a look. it does not seem to be working. suddenly people are not fleeing the beaches for the airport. most people here, locals and tourists, think this is more of north korea's normal bluster. but the threat against guam is very specific. that has a few people worried, that may just specific. that has a few people worried, that mayjust maybe, kim jong—un is planning some sort of action to fire one or m

guam's governor said the island was prepared for any eventuality. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayess been gauging the mood. there is clearly deep concern in guam. the threat against guam made by north korea was very specific and very detailed. that has never happened before. there's also the sense it is a rhetorical threat, that if north korea ever really did fire missiles at this island it would be suicidalfor the north korean regime. so why do it? well, firstly, as nick said in his report there, this is a veryjuicy target for the north koreans. strategically very important for the united states, there are two huge military bases here, a huge airbase behind me and a big naval base here as well. after president trump made those rhetorical comments about fire and fury, north korea has decided to do the same thing. they are saying you must take us seriously and we will not be intimidated. and so, because of that, i think across this region, particularly in south korea and japan, there is a feeling the way president trump talks about north korea in these off—the—cuff remarks, is really

rupert wingfield hayes on guam thank you so much. in other news now from around the world more than two hundred villages held by the taliban in northern afghanistan have been released. they were taken off for an attack earlier this week where as many as fifty people were killed. some people are still being held. the formal wild number one golfer tiger woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. i has accepted the lesser charge of reckless driving. the forty one year old was arrested in may on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. although breathalyzer tests found no trace of alcohol in his system. good news for box one a sprinter isaac makua. when she's day he was bound from the wild athletic championships in london teacher quarantine restrictions after a norovirus outbreak. ostracized around against the clock at it tonight he finished second in his two hundred which is semi final. to qualify for tomorrow's final. six french soldiers have been injured two of them seriously offer a car rammed i

s rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. these are the first pictures of north korea's latest and most provocative i saw the 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. the current ballistic rocket drill is the first step of the military operation in the pacific. and a meaningful prelude to containing guam. north korea's statement shows the ultimate target of yesterday's test was not here in japan for the u. s. pacific are. guam. and the no three intends more such tech. so what can be done to stop it. last night in new york the un security council members including china unanimous in condemning north korea. today the cracks have already begun to appear. from president trump came this tweet ruling out any prospect of talks. the us has been talking to north korea and paying them extortion money for twenty five years he explained. talking is n

from there, the bbc‘s rupert wingfield hayes reports. if war comes to guam, joey lopeer is ready.rother are out hunting for wild pig. but if an attack comes, he says he is ready to turn his guns to defending this tiny pacific island. patriotism runs deep here. per capita, guam sends more of its sons and daughters to the military than anywhere else in the united states. this is an island of warriors. god forbid something happened to this island, do not be surprised that you see local men taking to militia—style... taking up arms and protecting their homes and family. in north korea, there are signs that kimjong—un is pulling back from the brink. these pictures show him studying plans for a strike on guam. but kim now says he will first watch a little more the foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees. the islands governor told me that his words show that donald trump's tough stance is working. how do you deal with bullies? first of all you've got to do it with strength and clarity. when the head of state is very aggressive and strong, kim jong—un may be reconsidering doing testing.

moment we'll get the latest with robin brant in seoul, but first let's cross live to guam and rupert wingfield—hayesbviously relief here this morning at the noises coming out of north korea yesterday, that they are now going to wait and watch and they aren't going to carry out this plan that they threatened to fire missiles in this direction. there's also a feeling that this is temporary reprieve and this island is really now the new frontline between the united states and north korea in what will be an ongoing and long—term confrontation over north korea's nuclear weapons. people here we've spoken to say they just korea's nuclear weapons. people here we've spoken to say theyjust have to a cce pt we've spoken to say theyjust have to accept that now as a matter of life and they need to be prepared. if war comes to guam, joey lopezjr is ready. today, joey and his brother are out hunting for wild pig. but if an attack comes, he says he's ready to turn his guns to defending this tiny pacific island. patriotism here runs deep here. per capita, guam sends more of its sons and daughters to the military tha