stephen evans, bbc news, seoul.he end of her life, possibly because of arsenic poisoning. tests on her glasses show that medicine she had been taking could have contained arsenic, which may have contributed to her early death. for one of history's greatest writers, just reading her own novels would have been very difficult without these. jane austen's specs have been at the british library for 20 years, but only now can they bring focus to her life. back in the early 19th century there were prescriptions, similar to what we have today. back in the early 19th century there were prescriptions, similar to what we have today. so what we did was have somebody bring in a portable lensmeter so we could very, very carefully have it examined. austen was longsighted. the first pair are low prescription, but her eyesight deteriorated. the final pair revealed that she would have had great trouble reading and writing. this could help reveal the mystery of why she died so young. the possibility of her being poisoned accidentally

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea.mahmoud abbas, by phone — in the first contact between the pair since mr trump took office injanuary. let's go to the state department we re let's go to the state department were our correspondent is following events. we have heard from the palestinians on this but has the white house said anything about this visit? only to confirm that it is going to happen and i suppose we could have expected it would have happened at some point because mr trump has talked about wanting to be able to facilitate a middle east peace deal and in order to do that it would have to take into consideration the palestinian views at some point. palestinians have been very concerned by his stance so far. he came into office promising to be the most pro—israel us president ever and mr netanyahu the prime minister of israel is one of the first foreign visitors to the white house. since then mr trump has taken positions that seem to favour the right wing in israel. he has been ambivalent about a two state solutio

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea.he group sister sledge, who's died in at her home in phoenix, arizona. she was 60. music: we are family. the band, four sisters, achieved fame in 1979 with their signature tune we are family. other hits included disco classic the greatest dancer. a statement from the family said joni sledge had loved, and embraced, life. archaeologists in egypt have found a huge statue in a cairo slum which is thought to be of pharaoh ramses the second, one of the country's most famous ancient rulers. the head and torso of the 26 feet high statue were found submerged in mud and ground water in the east of the city. known as ramses the great, the pharaoh lived more than 3,000 years ago and is credited with massively expanding the egyptian empire. it promises to be a historic season for young women in motorsport. one of the most exciting young drivers, esme hawkey, will be taking part in the championship. another day at the office, on her way to work in the city of london. but there's another side to thi

stephen evans, bbc news, seoul.he un which says the world faces its largest humanitarian crisis in 1945 as millions of people face famine in parts of africa and middle east. ifi parts of africa and middle east. if i has caused damage to a prison in dorset after a prisoner started a blaze on the roof. more than 60 prisoners have been moved to safety. the former professional cyclists jess varnish says she is relieved the truth is finally coming out as a report comes out which criticises the inept leadership of british cycling. the us defence secretary has promised a full investigation into military personnel who shared nude photographs of female colleagues on social media. in a statement, james mattis said the practice was unacceptable, showed a lack of respect and undermined cohesion. andy beatt reports. the pentagon's been shocked and embarrassed by revelations of servicemen posting naked images of servicewomen online. reports last week uncovered widespread photo sharing and cyber bullying by current and former mari

stephen evans, bbc news, seoul. absolutely fine for scotland to hold a second independence referendum. the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, hasn't ruled out holding another vote next year because of brexit. with me is our political correspondent alex forsyth. to the referendum, there has been growing talk about a second referendum on independence, because the majority of people in scotland wa nted the majority of people in scotland wanted to stay inside the eu. jeremy corbyn was asked about this today, and he said it would be absolutely fine. but his party is opposed to referendum. the clarification later was that he was saying this is not for westminster to decide, to the scottish parliament votes were there to bea scottish parliament votes were there to be a referendum, that is absolutely fine. if there were to be absolutely fine. if there were to be a referendum, labour would campaign against independence, but the opposition to the idea of a second referendum should come from scotland, this is not someth

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stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. further advances against so—called islamic state in the city of mosul. refugees fleeing the fighting are streaming into new camps which have been opened around the city. 200,000 people are now housed in a total of 21 facilities. our correspondent rami ruhayem has been talking to families in chamakor near erbil, the un's latest camp which opened last week, but which is already filling up fast. yet another stream of refugees from mosul and surrounding villages arriving at the chamakor camp on the outskirts of the city of irbil. this is a new camp for the internally displaced, opened just a few days ago, as authorities simply ran out of space to take in more people. and it looks like it's filling up quite quickly. the latest arrivals have come from a village north—west of mosul, where iraqi forces have been advancing over the last few days. they describe a harrowing journey from their homes to the camp. translation: we called officers in the iraqi army, and they told us to leave at night

stephen evans sent this from the capital, seoul.ent have been out demonstrating their anger. they say the judges who dismissed park geun—hye were motivated by politics. this is the centre of seoul. this is one of the main streets in the centre of seoul. that's the police barrier right down the middle of the street. what you can't see is that right behind that barrier there are hundreds of police and vehicles and then beyond that, anti—park people. they've set up effigies of the disgraced ex—president and the others like the head of samsung, facing corruption accusations. a left of centre government may well win here. in washington, the white house was unperturbed. it's a domestic issue, in which the united states takes no position in the outcome of that election. it's up to the korean people and their democratic institutions to determine the future of their country. in north korea, people probably speaking under supervision, have voiced pleasure at park geun—hye's demise. he says, "during the last four years, park geun—hye has broug

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. drivers in england and wales. an investigation by bbc radio 5live has found that some drivers who've had their licence revoked are continuing to work after getting a licence from another council, as danni hewson reports. for 25 years, steve mcnamara was the one behind the wheel of the taxi. for him, the safety of passengers has always been paramount, which is why he is supporting renewed calls for a national database of drivers. the most urgent thing that needs to be resolved is cross—border hiring, because at the moment, a licensing authority can set whatever standard they want, and somebodyjust goes elsewhere. if we prohibit cross—border hiring, limit cross—border hiring, that goes some way to resolving the problem. the second thing that needs to be done is we need a good standard of licensing that must apply to all authorities, a standard that everyone has to comply with. and obviously, if certain authorities want a higher standard, that's great. currently, individual councils are

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. centre of seoul tonight feels like a victory rally for the protesters who pushed the president from power. but it‘s only half the story. there are also pro—park people who are nursing their wounds, and those wounds won‘t heal easily. president park, ex—president park, rather, is in the presidential palace just beyond this rally. she can hear all of this. she emerges tomorrow as an ordinary citizen and she may well face criminal charges and end up behind bars. this is not the end of the process. steve evans in seoul. british cycling has admitted not paying enough care and attention to the welfare of staff and athletes. it was responding to the leak of the d raft it was responding to the leak of the draft report into its handling of allegations of discrimination againstjess varnish by steve sutton. david 0rnstein is that the national cycling centre, tell us about what is in the document? for almost one year this has been hanging over british cycling, britain‘s most successful and well f

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. jailed for ten months. carlos roberto licona from texas had been due to pilot the united airlines flight last august. other members of staff smelt drink on his breath. british workers took fewer sick days in 2016 than at any time since comparable records began almost 25 years ago. the office for national statistics says on average workers claimed 4.3 days leave due to ill health last year. sickness absence totalled 137 million working days last year. minor illnesses, such as coughs and colds, accounted for a quarter of days lost last year, it kills more people than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined but many may never have heard of it. it's called sepsis, and today the health watchdog says it must be treated within an hour in the fight against life or death. sepsis occurs when the body's immune system goes into overdrive as it tries to fight an infection — it must be treated quickly with antibiotics. in the uk, there are 44,000 deaths from the condition each year. severe sympt

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea.haeologists in egypt have found a huge statue in a cairo slum which is thought to be of pharaoh ramses ii, one of the country's most famous ancient rulers. the head and torso of the 26 feet high statue were found submerged in mud and ground water in the east of the city. known as ramses the great, the pharaoh lived more than 3,000 years ago and is credited with massively expanding the egyptian empire. tributes have been paid to the singerjoni sledge, of the group sister sledge, who's died at her home in phoenix, arizona. she was 60. music: "we are family" by sister sledge. the band of four sisters achieved fame in 1979 with their signature tune we are family. 0ther hits included disco classic the greatest dancer. a statement from the family said joni sledge had loved, and embraced life. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather with sarah. we have dry unsettled weather in the forecast. some variations, with showers across the far east of england which should clear overnight, and we

stephen evans, bbc news, seoul.artin mcguinness, the former ira leader turned deputy first minister of northern ireland, has died at the age of 66. he had been suffering from a rare heart condition. from one of the provisional ira's most senior and ruthless commanders, responsible for deaths and acts of terror, he went on to embrace electoral politics and became a principal architect of the peace process that led to the good friday agreement. chris buckler has this report. chris: to get to the truth of martin mcguinness you have to accept contradictions. he was part of military who embraced violence but a peacemaker who reached out to rivals, a man who could be seen in very different lights. born in londonderry to a large catholic family, martin mcguinness came of age as northern ireland's divide became troubles. in that time of violence he joined the ira, quickly rising through its ranks. >> can you say whether the bombing is likely to stop in the near future in response to public demand? the 1970's saw him become

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. tim: the australian state of queensland is being lashed by high wind and rain as cyclone debbie came in. reporter: coming to land with a mighty roar. cyclone debbie's 30 mile wide core ripping everything in its path, tearing into the queensland coast. australia's biggest evacuation plan in over years meant people 40 here were prepared. that did not lessen the impact. >> 45,000 homes without power, major trees down. we are hearing reports of quite severe structural damage. this is a dangerous cyclone. people must stay indoors. please do not go outside. reporter: this beach normally a , picture postcard scene, a bbc journalist on holiday congress -- on holiday found herself in the center of the story. >> trees bending over, debris flying all through the air. trees being ripped up now. just a huge amount of water flying through the air. not just falling as rain. it is big, massive mists, a kind of sea breeze coming over. reporter: even when these winds have died down there will be anothe

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. this update. the centre of seoul tonight feels like a victory rally for the protesters who pushed the president from power. but it's only half the story. there are also pro—park people who are nursing their wounds, and those wounds won't heal easily. president park, ex—president park, rather, is in the presidential palace just beyond this rally. she can hear all of this. she emerges tomorrow as an ordinary citizen and she may well face criminal charges and end up behind bars. this is not the end of the process. it may be more than sixty years since the great smog of london, but air pollution in the capital is again a huge issue. it damages people's health and contributes towards thousands of premature deaths every year. all this week, the bbc has been highlighting the growing problem of air pollution. as part of our ‘so i can breathe' series, our correspondent graham satchell has been looking at the changing conditions in britain's cities, and how to achieve cleaner air. london has be

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea.m power. but it‘s only half the story. there are also pro—park people who are nursing their wounds, and those wounds won‘t heal easily. president park, ex—president park, rather, is in the presidential palace just beyond this rally. she can hear all of this. she emerges tomorrow as an ordinary citizen and she may well face criminal charges and end up behind bars. this is not the end of the process. while police maintain a zero tolerance approach to migrants in calais — another camp seems to be developing 40 miles away at the town of steenvord on the belgian border. it has doubled in size in recent months, becoming a magnet for people trying get to england, after the so called jungle camp was dismantled. 120 migrants are now being turned away from calais each day — and the authorities have brought in a ban on food being handed out by charities in some areas. 0ur correspondent peter whittlesea has been to the camps. 0n the edge of the motorway, this wood is home to around 100 migrants. t

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea.alth and contributes towards thousands of premature deaths every year. all this week, the bbc has been highlighting the growing problem of air pollution. as part of our ‘so i can breathe' series, our correspondent graham satchell has been looking at the changing conditions in britain's cities, and how to achieve cleaner air. archive: 'london has been brought to a halt by dense smog, 'which has descended overnight'. the great smog of 1952, dramatised in the netflix series the crown. 'be careful out there, it's a real pea—souper.‘ it was a difficult time. it was scary, it was unpleasant. anne goldsmith was eight in 1952 and remembers it well. we could hardly see in front of us really, and when i got to school, the handkerchief would be absolutely black. 'special filtering masks are the latest weapons...‘ it's now thought 12,000 people died in the great smog. the enemy then — coal, used in factories and people's homes. what followed the smog was the clean air act of 1956. it introduced sm

however, the court could decide to reinstate her. 0ur correspondent stephen evans is in seoul with thet. stephen, remind us again about the accusations that got us to this point? a whole raft of accusations, 13 allegations in total. they range from the large, corruption, that she instigated corruption by trying to get a bribe, basically, from samsun, to her best friend, in return for influencing samsun‘s affairs. down to the relatively minor, like where was she for eight hours when the say while ferry went down? so the eight justices will decide in an hour's time, or publish their verdict in an hour's time. but it will notjust be a verdict about whether they think she is guilty or not. it will also bea she is guilty or not. it will also be a verdict, and this is more important, on whether even if she was guilty of the crime "broke the constitution". so they may decide, for example, that president park's best friend had too much influence, one of the allegations. but actually, that isn't against the constitution. so there are two steps the justices have to make. constitution. so there a

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. jane: an uncertain time there for south korea.s about the recent outbreaks of ebola, the degrees has also of'sd a third of the world guerrillas in the last 30 years. a vaccine is now being tested on chimpanzees. some warn there could be serious risks. rebecca morelle has more. rebecca: in the african forests, and animal at risk of vanishing forever, gorillas already face many threats from poaching to .abitat lost perhaps the most worrying is a bully appeared the disease is suspected to have wiped out many thousands of these great apes. a vaccine could be the answer. carried out a has small trial on captive chimps. he found a vaccine protected them against the virus, and now he wants to use it on gorillas in the world. if these were our children -- we vaccinate our children, right? we vaccinate our pets, domestic livestock, wildlife in the developed world. why aren't we vaccinating our closest relatives in africa? rebecca: the deadly toll in humans is all too well known. the outbreak in africa killed more than 11,000 people. now, t

stephen evans has more from the capital, seoul. it was a rough night for the former president.s told she would be going to jail. she was driven there accompanied by law enforcement officers. i7 accompanied by law enforcement officers. 17 hours earlier she had arrived in court to plead for her freedom. thejudges ruled against, saying she might destroy evidence. outside court, her supporters said she should be put back in power. one even collapsed in grief. she says she feels more distraught than when her parents died. "there is nojust law in this country." already in jail pending trial are the head of samsung and the president's best friend. the standard prison cell in this country is pretty well the height of the president by the height of the president by the height of the president by the height of the president — there is no bed, simply a mattress on the floor. it is a long way from a presidential palace. park geun—hye is tough. an opponent once slashed herface is tough. an opponent once slashed her face with a blade. but she is used to leading the country, giving orders. an

earlier i spoke to our correspondent stephen evans in seoul.ing me more detail on park's return to her private home. her supporters were there, cheering her like she was the conquering hero come home. people were wondering about her demeanour after her time in the blue house, was she down, up, defiant? her demeanour was very defiant, a smile on her face as she waved out of the car window, then she got out and shook hands with political allies. a statement was issued saying the truth will come out, it will take some time but it will come out. if people were wondering how she will play this one, will there be regret, will she be down, she seemed upbeat and defiant. another line from the statement says she denies any wrongdoing. what happens now? she will likely be charged with corruption and may well find herself in jail. the head of samsung is injail pending his trial. the prosecutor says that he thinks she is complicit in the corruption and there are lots of allegations of corruption but the main one is that it is alleged that samsung gave $38

our correspondent stephen evans is in the south korean capital, seoul.on that divides the country but clearly not the highest court? no, it was an absolutely unanimous decision that she had engaged in corruption and that it was so serious she should be stripped of office. in the centre of soul it is split. this is where the antique park geun—hye practice have been and they are jubilant. the effigy of park geun—hye president and next to her in the head of samsung and the slogan of arrested. she becomes an ordinary citizen and that means she is subject to ordinary courts of law which means she can be tried for the same things as the head of some saying, lee jae—myung. she becomes the first president in the democratic era, which means ever, to be kicked out of office. it is a disgrace ina be kicked out of office. it is a disgrace in a major way. how is this felt among south koreans? it is a sensitive time given the tensions arising with north korea and china and grappling with the new administration in the us? there is a consequence not that far away... all

our correspondent stephen evans is outside the court in seoul.s alleged corruption scandal are already in prison, so while she denies allegations you would forgive her for feeling nervous walking into the hearing behind you? yes, and she looked quite nervous when she walked in. she is a plain citizen now but it was still a motorcade of limos, the streets were cleared, protesters have still had a bit of a kerfuffle outside court, but actually more noise than numbers. the prosecution will argue, and is arguing, noise than numbers. the prosecution willargue, and is arguing, that noise than numbers. the prosecution will argue, and is arguing, that the seriousness of the allegations means that she should be in prison pending her trial just as the that she should be in prison pending her trialjust as the other principal characters in this alleged scandal are. remember, the nub of the scandal is that she persuaded the scandal is that she persuaded the head of samsung and other big conglomerates to give millions of dollars to her best friend and in retur

our correspondent stephen evans is in the south korean capital, seoul.hat are we expecting, this could ta ke what are we expecting, this could take a while? it could take about an hour or more. we are expecting the justices, eightjustices to file in, the court is empty at the moment, to start with their decision. at the end of the decision, it will take about an ally, the actual decision will be made about whether president park should be kicked out of office pretty well with immediate effect. there are 13 accusations brought against her why the special prosecutor, the independent prosecutor. so, thejustices have to have decided, one, did she do anything wrong, and two, if she did anything wrong, and two, if she did anything wrong, and two, if she did anything wrong, was it so great that it merits being kicked out of office under the constitution? so, the prosecutor has thrown the book at her. some charges of real substance, like that she instigated a corrupt relationship whereby samsung gave a lot of money to foundations run by her best friend and in re

the bbc's stephen evans has more from seoul. steve: there has been strong condemnation from the government in seoul and from tokyo and from washington. there is a background to this. u.s. and south korean troops have just started joint exercises, which north korea says are practice for invasion. it prompted the chinese foreign ministry to call for both sides to show restraint. the regime in pyongyang has been rallying the citizens. missile launches help it keep unity by asserting north korean military strength and pointing at the threat beyond the borders. north korea often flaunts its missiles on parade. but nobody quite knows what they can do. its ambition is to have are intercontinental missiles which can strike the united states. if these missiles are a technological development, that increases the pressure on president trump to do something. he says he has ruled out no options. the implication being including the military option. that, though, is a lot easier to say than to do with the reliability and assured success. is al

our correspondent stephen evans is in seoul with the latest. we have had that press conference from southn military. are they any from south korean military. are they a ny clearer from south korean military. are they any clearer as to what sort of missiles, and the potential range they have yet? no. it looks from the outside, early days, but it looks from the outside as though they are intermediate range. in other words, not missiles which are capable of hitting the continental united states, for example. there is a bit ofa states, for example. there is a bit of a ritual going on here. every year at this time south korea and the us have a big military exercise. north korea says it is practice for innovation. it takes it very badly, and every year about this time it looses off missiles. and so there is clearly a signal being sent to south korea. we are very displeased by these military exercises. on top of that, north korea has an avowed aim to develop missiles capable of striking japan, south korea and the united states, but it doesn't quite have the technology. it loosed off several miss

our correspondent stephen evans is outside the building and earlier he told me ms park looked nervousitizen now but it was still a motorcade of limos, four limos, the streets had been cleared, protesters have still had a bit of a kerfuffle outside court, but actually more noise than numbers. the prosecution will argue, and is arguing, that the seriousness of the allegations means that she should be in prison pending her trial, just as the other principal characters in this alleged scandal are. remember, the nub of the scandal is that she persuaded the head of samsung and other big conglomerates to give millions of dollars to her best friend and in return put the weight of the government behind the donors. that's the allegation. —— of the government behind the donors‘ businesses. the donor and the recipient in the alleged scandal are both behind bars pending trial. so the argument will be that she should be the same — that she should have the same treatment. and, steve, the viewers can probably hear the protest is just off camera. we certainly saw them when she left her home to arrive

the status quo has been upended. 0ur correspondent stephen evans is in the south korean capital, seoulies in support of park, but so far she has kept her silence? yes, she has. there is no precedent for this, she has said absolutely nothing since the verdict and didn't say much before it. that might have been her problem. the justice has before it. that might have been her problem. thejustice has said before it. that might have been her problem. the justice has said that she has not explained the allegations on her side. even seoul, about 1500 of her supporters have amassed. there is a big police presence on the street, police with why —— why riot gear are separating them. there is expected to be an even bigger demonstration this evening. there are these two groups, one of them jubilant and the other angry. meanwhile, a big delay until another vote will be held. the election commissioner has said it will be held by the ninth of may. what happens between now and then? we have an election campaign. it becomes a normal election campaign, we presume. the opinion polls indicate a shift towa

our correspondent stephen evans is in seoul. she has arrived back at her private home.he was the conquering hero come home. people will be wondering about her demeanour after this time in the blue house. was she down, up, defiant, she was very defiant, she waved out of the car window then shook hands with political allies. a statement was issued saying, the truth will come out. it will take some time but the truth will come out. people wondering how she will play this one, will she be down? she seemed up beat and defiant. she denied any wrongdoing. what happens now? the likelihood is she will be charged with corruption and face a trial and she may well find herself on trial. the prosecutor has already said that he thinks she is complicit in corruption. there are lots of allegations but the main one is that samsung gave $31 million to park's best friend and park then did favours for samsung. that is the allegation she complies. the prosecutor said he thinks she is complicit, so you assume there will bea complicit, so you assume there will be a charge. 30 other people hav

reach around a thousand kilometres into a japanese economic zone. 0ur correspondent in seoul, stephen evansthere has been very strong condemnation from seoul and from prime minister abe injapan and from washington. analysts are trying to work out if these missiles were a significant improvement in north korean technology. the country continually flaunts its missiles in parades but nobody quite knows what they can do. its ambition is to have intercontinental missiles that can strike the united states. there is a bit of a ritual to all of this, in that at the moment south korean and us troops are engaged in joint exercises which north korea says are practising for an invasion. it signals by letting off missiles. if these missiles are a technological development, that increases the pressure on president trump to do something. he says he has ruled out no options, the implication being including the military option. that, though, is a lot easier to say than to do with reliability and assured success. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news... the

it's all led to angry demonstrations in the capital seoul. 0ur correspondent stephen evans is in thetal, seoul. so, this is a nation divided, isn't it, over this? it is absolutely a nation divided. with the verdict there was trouble outside the court with pro park, president park demonstrators fighting with police in which two people died. so, it is a nation divided. it also raises big questions for the country's biggest businesses, some of the household names around this planet samsung you mentioned hyundai is involved. the president did a deal to companies to give money to her best friend in return for favours. that obviously prompts the question — if the president was involved in that deal, which involved the companies giving money, the implication is they must also be involved. the head of samsung is already in court, being tried. the others must now be wondering do we follow? thank you very much indeed. the dow, the hang seng and the nikkei rallied. why did the dollar strengthen? analysts are certain that the us federal reserve will increase interest rates next week. that makes

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea.im berners—lee, has expressed concern about fake news, data privacy and the misuse of political advertising online. in a message marking the anniversary of the internet‘s creation, sir tim warned against the loss of control of personal data and governments' scrutiny of their citizens online. more than 30 years ago the brazilian city of cubatao became known as the valley of death because of its severe air pollution. photos emerged of the effect of that pollution on newborn babies. three decades on the authorities are trying to clean up the air. as part of the bbc‘s so i can breathe season, camilla costa went to cubatao to find out whether their plans have worked. 36 years ago, this place was known as the valley of death, a city where the levels of air pollution were so high that children were being born with malformations. these pictures from 1981 show just how bad it was. clayton remembers what it was like to live so close to a complex of over 20 industries. translation: once i saw a c

our correspondent in seoul, stephen evans, has been following the latest developments.ing to work out if these missiles were significant improvement in north korean technology. the country continually flaunts its missiles in parades but nobody quite knows what they can do. its ambition is to have intercontinental missiles that can strike the united states. there is a bit of a ritual to all of this, in that at the moment south korean and us troops are engaged in joint exercises which north korea says are practising for innovation. it signals by letting off missiles. if these missiles are technological development, that increases the pressure on president trump to do something. he says he has ruled out no options, the implication being including the military option. that, though, is a lot easier to say than to do with reliability and assured success. ina success. in a separate development, we are just hearing that north korea will be expelling the malaysian ambassador within 48 hours. this is over the continuing fallout over the killing of kim jong—un's over the continuin

been anger among her supporters and police say two people have been killed. 0ur correspondent stephen evanseoul. the moment a president was ousted. the head of south korea's highest court says president park committed a grave breach of the law. it was against the constitution and the trust of the people. outside the court pro—park protesters clashed with police. two died, one apparently by falling from the top of the bus he had climbed onto. the central allegation is that the country's biggest companies paid money to the president's best friend in return for favours. so top business leaders now face awkward questions which may yet put them behind bars. the police have been out in force because feelings run so high. families are split on the issue. there will be a general election in 60 days. one of the consequences of that may be a move to the left. if the government here moved to the left, there would a different attitude towards north korea, probably more cooperative. every saturday night for three months, there have been huge demonstrations against president park. but what pushed her fro

our correspondent stephen evans is in seoul in south korea.pearance. well, they we re on the court appearance. well, they were brought in in a phalanx of heavily armed police, with helmets and visors. the malaysian authorities assume they may be vulnerable to attack. the two alleged assassins, because they are in court accused, would clearly know who the other people in the group work and may know the identity of the organiser. everybody outside north korea, most people outside north korea, most people outside north korea, most people outside north korea, sudan that the trail —— assume that the trail leads back to pyongyang. pyongyang denies that. everybody else says it is north korea. campers are set to be told to pack up their tents if they pitch them on the shores of loch lomond. as of today, new rules come into force to protect the famous beauty spot as well the trossachs. our reporterjames shaw reports. loch lomond, the largest inland body of water in britain, drawing in millions of visitors every year. without doubt one of the jewels in

in seoulfor us now, our correspondent, stephen evans. what kind of missiles are they?termediate range. once north korea looses off quite frequently in this kind of situation. but they may be intercontinental ballistic missile is all some kind of prototype which could be turned into that. the significance could be that if they we re significance could be that if they were fully developed they could hit the united states. if north korea we re the united states. if north korea were making proper progress towards that, clearly it ups the ante significantly. there is a bit of background to this. at the moment south korean troops and us troops are in caged injoint exercises. north korea says this is just planning and preparation for invasion. if you look at the exercises, there are a lot of troops on landing craft and that kind of thing. it happens every year every year north korea gets very angry and looses off missiles and that kind of thing. if it isjust looses off missiles and that kind of thing. if it is just that, it is not that untoward. it showing significant improve

steve evans reports from seoul. stephen: mr.illerson came here with a particular message in the foreign ministry, and that is that the ironclad alliance, as he calls it, between the u.s. and south korea will remain whoever wins elections here in two months time. he was firm, though quietly spoken. he said the old policies had ended. we wait to see exactly what the new policy will be. secretary tillerson: let me be very clear -- the politics of strategic patience has ended. we are exploring a new range of diplomatic, security, and economic measures. all options are on the table. north korea must understand that the only path to a secure, economically prosperous future is to abandon its development of nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other weapons of mass destruction. we call on other reasonable -- regional powers in demanding the north korean government choose a better path and a different future for its people. stephen: beyond the actual words, the tone of the press conference was that the moment north korea has the abil