let's get the latest now from our correspondent, steve evans, who's in seoul. steve, another test from north korea. but it should be said, "another unsuccessful test." that is right. think of all the images from pyongyang 2a hours ago of rows after rows of the most fearsome looking missiles, with pyongyang showing its strength. and then a day later, a damp squid, a dud. north korea often tests missiles by the failure rate is very high. there is no doubt the tension is rising. the us naval military presence is being bolstered with a carrier group heading this way. the vice president, mike pence, is on his way here to discuss what to do about north korea. but the failure indicates that they have not yet got a reliable means of delivering any kind of warhead, let alone a nuclear one, with absolute effectiveness and certainty. and the fact that this test failed in the vice president of the us is due to land injust a few hours, and the fact that donald trump has taken a very tough danser north korea, does that gives some comfort to those in south korea? well, the thi

steve evans. thank you forjoining us. we spoke earlier tojohn sight words. north korea. is that how it is being seen me you are?” father of north korea. is that how it is being seen me you are? i don't things so. life goes on, you know. in terms of internet searches, north korea has been this morning number six. it is vying with a coldplay concert. life goes on out in the street. there are bits of music blaring. none of them to do with north korea. there has been a state of tension between north korea and south korea spends to make since 1953, when fighting stops. —— since 1953, when fighting stops. —— since 1953, when fighting stopped. as far as tensions go, it is high, but not as tensions go, it is high, but not as high as it was, for example, four yea rs as high as it was, for example, four years ago, when pyongyang was telling foreigners to get out of a pincer. —— out of the peninsula. the unknown quantity here is firstly, a new president in the white house, who is unpredictable. i don't think anybody would disagree with that. and on top of that, north k

steve evans there. the runners, and a man who sacrificed his own time to help another runner cross the line. in all, 40,000 people took part, and the bbc‘sjoe wilson was there watching. a journey of 26 miles begins with a single hoot, but whose? heads together, the starters and the masses. byio:30am, we had a thrilling finish. david weir in the pale blue top was desperately seeking a seventh london marathon victory to mellow the bitter disappointment of the paralympics. at one point, i didn't think i'd even make the start line, so to come away and win, for me personally, is an amazing feeling. missing from the elite women's field, last year's winner jemima sumgong — she had failed a doping test. kenya's mary keita ny won it on her own. westminster witnessing a triumph of human spirit not for the first or the last time. in a race where the women's race was separate, this was the fastest time ever. mary keitany of kenya! daniel wanjiru's victory in the men's elite race was the biggest of his career. every

steve evans is in south korea.at he is an academic with the us passport, but who has spent some time in china. he was in north korea for about a month helping with relief projects. there are actually a lot of foreigners who go to north korea and the deal is always that they don't get involved, for example, in christian missionary work. so some of the people that get arrested fall afoul of that. with this particular gentleman, we simply don't know what this is about. we do know that he was stopped at the airport on his way out because of the current heightened tension, or whether he has been accused of falling foul of some aspect of north korean law. steve evans fair in seoul, and north korea has said it is ready to sink a us aircraft carrier carrying out naval exercises with japanese warships in the western pacific. donald trump sent the carl vinson troop there. local officials in northern afghanistan say they fear as many as 200 people may have been killed in the caliban attack on friday. the afghan defence minist

our correspondent steve evans is in the south korean capital seoul. there now. steve, over the past few weeks, we have spoken a couple of times about these missile tests. what can you tell us about this one? it is relatively minor and that north korea routinely looses off missiles. the timing is what makes this one different. it went about 60 kilometres, that is about a0 miles, into the ocean to the east of the peninsular. and that is in marked contrast, the launch, of months ago, of four sunil tennys missiles. but the timing is all here. the even of the timing is all here. the even of the meeting of the presidents in florida, where north korea will be at the top of the agenda. it is although north korea is making a gesture. —— simultaneous missile. s. it has not sent it to close to japan or the troops exercising of the pa netta, or the troops exercising of the panetta, but it does say we are still here and do not forget about us. “— still here and do not forget about us. —— simultaneous missiles. still here and do not forget about us. -- simultaneous

nada tawfik, steve evans, there.us state of arkansas have executed the first of two inmates scheduled to be put to death on monday after the supreme court failed to grant a last—minute reprieve. the first to be executed was jackjones, who had been convicted of rape, murder and attempted murder. they're now preparing to carry out the death sentence for marcel williams, who was convicted of kidnap, rape and murder. they are among eight inmates that the state plan to execute in 11 days this month, due to the impending expiration date of the supplies of aid drug used in the executions. —— aid drug used in the executions. —— a drug. france has now entered a period of intense political campaigning between emmanuel macron and marine le pen, the two remaining candidates for the presidency. it's a race that's already transformed the old patterns of french politics — with potentially significant consequences for the future of france and the eu. our europe editor katya adler has the latest. emmanuel macron, looking presidential

nada tawfik, in new york, and steve evans, in seoul, joining us there. have executed the first of two inmates due to be put to death on monday — the supreme court failed to grant a last—minute reprieve. first to be executed was jackjones, convicted of rape, murder and attempted murder. they're now preparing to carry out the death sentence on marcel williams — convicted of kidnap, rape and murder. they are among eight inmates arkansas originally planned to execute in just 11 days this month — because one of the drugs used as a sedative in the lethal mixture is about to become date—expired. france has now entered a period of intense political campaigning between emmanuel macron and marine le pen — the two remaining candidates for the presidency. it's a race that's already transformed the old patterns of french politics — with potentially significant consequences for the future of france and the eu. our europe editor katya adler has the latest. emmanuel macron, looking presidential. a bit prematurely, perhaps. there's a lot of glad—handing still to be done,

steve evans is in seoul.enegotiating this trade deal? in hard numbers, the korean one is stand—by 0.7% and the markets are down slightly, stock markets —— the korean currency is down by. politically it isn't playing well, particularly that suggestion that south korea should pay for the anti—missile system. but there is a bit of scepticism here. a foreign ministry official told reuters that the difference between words and policy is often great. let's wait to see how this thing plays out. look at the change of policy from the trump administration on nafta for example and on china being a currency manipulator. there's not a feeling in this country that mr trump's are absolutely set in stone. and the deal goes like that. steve eva ns, and the deal goes like that. steve evans, thank you for your time. asian stocks slipping overnight — investors selling to take a bit of profit. loads of economic figures out today that the markets will be watching for. keep an eye on the dow with first—quarter gdp figures for the u

steve evans, in seoul in south korea, thank you.d missile test comes as washington steps up the pressure on the isolated north, with president donald trump saying that the us is ready to act alone to deal with the nuclear threat. our correspondent laura bicker reports now on the american response to events in north korea. pyongyang is being warned. these naval warships are within striking distance of the north korean capital. the message — the us is ready to act if provoked. north korea is a problem and the problem will be taken care of. north korea has to change its behaviour. the key time for behaviour is now. china is the key. these talks lay the groundwork. donald trump said he received assurances that they would help put an end to the nuclear ambitions of north korea and believe that is why he has dispatched warships. china is already applying pressure at its border and placed a ban on imports of north korean coal. if president trump is weighing his options, his best hope is in beijing. the us could also push for more un sancti

steve evans is our correspondent in seoul. hello. this launch, this failed launch, happened just hours before the vice president is due to touch down where you are. a busy part of the world at the moment, this peninsula, at the moment. yesterday, a big display of thousands of people, and also missiles. experts are looking at the missiles to see what is new. the vice president of the us is coming later on sunday. in the us is coming later on sunday. in the middle, this launch of a missile. it puts everything else in to perspective. as you said, south korea and the us say it has failed. north korea often throws off missiles to test them. a failure means there are things wrong. so if you are trying to put some weight behind that fearsome display of missile yesterday, you also need to remember that it is not getting things right, it does not have a reliable means of delivering a nuclear warhead. it will not make much noise about this failure because it is a failure, but it does show that there is some distance from them having an effecti

steve evans, thank you.her first easter message as prime minister to say the uk is coming together after the brexit vote. the pm said opportunities would emerge from britain's decision to leave the european union thanks to the country's shared ambitions and values. let us come together as a nation, confident in our values and united in our commitment to the obligations that we have towards one another. let us work together to build that brighter future that we want for our country. and together, build a stronger, fairer britain that truly does work for everyone. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn used his easter message to urge people not to standby in the face of society's problems. the leader of the opposition said easter should be a time to reflect on the current challenges, both at home and abroad. it would be easy to retreat into our private lives because of challenges that seem overwhelming, allow ourselves to be divided and blame others. we need to respond to these problems head on, through action and sup

steve evans has this report. steve: it is a test of the greatest emotional and engineering magnitude. the vessel is more than the lens of a football field. when it is empty, and weighs nearly 7000 tons. with cargo in it, 13,000. the task is to bring it up short. died.where 304 people the emotional delicacy is immense. it was brought ashore on a special salvage platform, which was lowered and inserted underneath. now it is at the wharf, it is being emptied. mud will be sifted for signs of the nine people still unaccounted for. holes are being drilled to release water to get the weight down so it can be moved ashore. the most amazing part of this operation is that it will be turned, and then raised slightly, and then these flatbed trucks will be slid under. it will be lowered and pulled ashore. the total cost may be nearly $100 million. for the nine families never found their loved ones, every cent is well spent. there is no final decision yet on what will become of this is laughter it has been examined. will it be

thank you, steve evans, very much indeed. steve evans in seoul. erdogan of turkey has narrowly won a referendum to vastly expand his presidential powers, which could keep him in office until 2029. welcoming the result, mr erdogan said he had won by 25 million votes, a margin of 1.3 million, and proposed reinstating the death penalty. but turkey's two main opposition parties have questioned the legitimacy of the vote and says it'll challenge the result. greg dawson reports. from the flag—waving and the fireworks, to the clattering of pots and pans in protest, the reaction to this vote reveals how divided turkey is about its future. it's a narrow victory, but it's one that vastly increases the power of this man. president erdogan will now be able to appoint several vice presidents, hire and fire judges, and can now potentially stay in power until 2029. translation: turkey took a historic decision, on a 200—year—old discussion on its constitutional system. this decision is not an ordinary event. this is the day on which a very important decision has

joining me now, nada tawfik in new york and steve evans in seoul. this sum and is new.thing is not. yes. that is true. what we see briefings, we very rarely see 100 senators going to have a meeting with the secretary of state and the defence secretary, amongst others. we've also heard that the us house of representatives also was to be briefed on north korea. this comes ahead of us officials fearing that north korea will go ahead with a six nuclear test, to mark the anniversary, the 85th anniversary of the founding of their military. —— sixth. donald trump has said that all options are on the table, including military options. they have sent an aircraft carrier to north korean waters. but donald trump has been making a flurry of calls, to the chinese president and the japanese prime minister, calling for tougher sanctions. steve, we are hearing from the administration that all options are on the table, but donald trump saying that it is a problem that needs to be finally sold. what is the understanding there about what he means by that? people here don't know. —— solved

. —— steve evans. he says they are used to these threats. have a look around.al city and doesn't feel like a city that fears war. food markets everywhere, people going about their business. that's because for pretty well 60 years now they've lived with threats from the north. bloodcurdling threats and they never come to out and out war. that's how it feels now. the american vice president has been here and has used all of those words, "shoulder to shoulder", "alliance", "100% support", but what he hasn't made clear is how he is going to persuade orforce kimjong—un to dismiss his nuclear path. he says if north korea attacks this place, only 50 miles from north korea, there would be an overwhelming response. but they've always assumed that here, but it would have been what president 0bama had done. that central question of how you make kim jong—un change his policy remains unanswered. we will have more on north korea later in the programme. 0ther we will have more on north korea later in the programme. other news. turkey has extended the state of emergency by a f

steve evans is in seoulfor us.om john about what is going on in north korea, pyongyang, but we havejust mentioned that mike pence has been to visit the demilitarised zone. has an emotional significance for him because his father fought in that war, but he is they're basically to reassure south of career that what he called the unshakeable bond remains. you may remember before the election president trump, candidate trump then, cast some doubt on the alliance with south korea, saying that south korea didn't pay enough money for american protection. all the message now is the bond is absolutely solid. there does seem to be some shifting in the american position. you got the impression may be two weeks ago that the military option was there, and there was a possibility of some kind of attack on nuclear facilities, perhaps, possibility of some kind of attack on nuclearfacilities, perhaps, in north korea, or a missile launch, or something like that. the people advising mr trump now i saying that the military option is n

trump will discuss how to rein in pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. 0ur correspondent steve evansean capital, seoul. how is all this looking? it's looking like a pretty routine missile launch. not as big for example as the one on month ago, the four simultaneous missiles that approached japan. so it looks like it's a pretty calibrated gesture. firstly, they want to test missiles. secondly there is a political gesture going on and you can't divorce it from the political background. xijinping divorce it from the political background. xi jinping meeting divorce it from the political background. xijinping meeting mr trump in florida in the coming days. ramped up rhetoric about north korea from the administration. the reaction from washington has been not quite dismissive, but simply rex tillerson the secretary of state said we've talked enough about north korea, we've got no comment. the implication being the time of talking is soon to be over. so what the launch seems to be saying is, don't forget we're still here, but we're not going to make this launch so provocative that it goes n

steve evans reports from the capital, seoul on how the country is responding to events north of the border is only 100 miles from pyongyang, but it could be a million miles in terms of atmosphere. that big parade has been on two of the channels here, but it doesn't get really big audiences. you get the sense that life here has just gone on here as normal. the streets have been full of people on what feels like the first day of summer. the military here in south korea has been studying the pictures of missiles and it reckons it does see developments in the long—range missiles. north korea, the south korean military thinks is making progress. experts have picked up on new kinds of tracked vehicles carrying missiles and those matter because if north korea can convey missiles around the country much more easily, it's much more difficult to hit them before they launch anything. so, the sense of the common people is, life goes on. this continual barrage of rhetoric and threat from the north has been there since 1953 when the fighting between the two halves of korea finished, but the military and

the bbc‘s steve evans is in the south korean capital seoul.'t think there is any sense here that people expect anything to happen. we've lived in this kind of state of fearsome rhetoric and threats from pyongyang pretty well since 1953 and the tension goes up and comes down. if you go out on the streets here people go about their business, there is no panic buying, nobody is preparing to go out of the city for example and 25 million people live in this region within range of north korean artillery. the us embassy, business as usual, the us embassy is not warning citizens to leave, for example, so the assumption of ordinary people is that this is another spate, another spat between pyongyang and washington and seoul which will come to nothing. but as john pointed out, the different element in all of this is the new president in the white house who is talking very, very firmly and toughly. will he do what his predecessors, from clinton onwards have done and decide that the potential cost of hitting north korea is simply too great in terms of the

our correspondent steve evans has the latests from a us air force base in south korea. those exercises, which china actually thinks doesn't help the situation. it's a joint exercise between the air force and the us and the republic of south korea. it involves something like 80 aircraft. it happens every year, and every year north korea says it's practice for invasion. what china is suggesting is that the us puts a moratorium on these exercises and in return north korea puts a moratorium on its nuclear developments. this exercise here will involve 80 aircraft, 1000 us personnel, about 500 south korean personnel and aircraft from japanese bases as well. they will get involved in simulating or involving real ammunition, air to air combat and the bombing of targets on the ground. so the us and south korea say this is a necessary exercise to do with the defence of south korea, whereas north korea says it is provocative and china is pushing that way. mike pence, the vice president of the us, says all options are on the table, but they are looking for a peaceful solution. if t

the us and south korea are holding joint exercises in the region, right now — our correspondent steve evansa us airforce base in south korea. later in the day, there will be one of these exercises which china does not think will help the situation. joint exercise between the us and the republic of south korea and building 80 craft. it is a regular exercise. every single year, north korea says it is practising for invasion. what china is suggesting is that the us but a moratorium on these exercises and then returns —— and in return, north korea puts a moratorium on its nuclear development. this exercise here will involve ata craft, 1000 us personnel, about 500 south korean personnel, about 500 south korean personnel and aircraft from japanese bases as well. they will get involved in simulating, not involving real ammunition. air to oui’ involving real ammunition. air to our combat involving real ammunition. air to ourcombat in involving real ammunition. air to our combat in the bombing of targets on the ground. so the us and south korea say this is a necessary exercise to do with the defence

the bbc‘s steve evans is in south korea.demic with a us passport he spent some time in china. he was in north korea for about one month helping with relief projects. there are actually quite a lot of foreigners who go to north korea and the deal is always that they do not get involved, for example, in christian missionary work. so some of the people who are arrested for foul of that. with this particular gentleman, we simply do not know what the true situation is. we do not know if he is simply been stopped at the airport on his way out because of the current heightened tension or whether he has been accused of falling foul of some aspect of north korean law. meanwhile, north korea says it's ready to sink a us aircraft carrier which is carrying out naval exercises with two japanese warships in the western pacific. president trump ordered the uss carl vinson carrier strike group to sail to waters off the korean peninsula in response to rising tension over the north's nuclear and missile tests and its threats to attack the us

steve evans has more from seoul.hink of all the images that came from pyongyang 2a hours ago of these fows from pyongyang 2a hours ago of these rows of rows of the most fearsome looking missiles with pyongyang showing its strengths and then a day later, a damp squib. a dud. north korea often test missiles and they are getting better at it. but the failure rate is still very high. so it puts a bit of reality into this situation. there is no doubt the tension here is rising. the american military president, naval military presence, is being bolstered with the carrier group headed this way of the carrier group headed this way of the vice president mike pence is on his way here at the moment to discuss what to do about north korea, but the failure indicates they haven't yet got a reliable means of delivering any kind of warhead, let alone a nuclear one, with absolute effectiveness and certainty. and the fact that this test failed, the fact that the vice president of america is due to land inafew president of america is d

the bbc‘s steve evans is in the south korean capital, seoul.l and, as far as you can tell, from other nervous neighbours such as japan?” think nervous is the right word. japan, there are signs of more than nervousness, with people practising drills to evacuate towns, that kind of thing. i think nervousness is the right word. far short of panic. people see a situation and people certainly in the newspapers don't see that much change in the situation. there may even be a sense of relief, really, in that the talk of relief, really, in that the talk of war is starting to give way a little bit maybe to the talk ofjaw. they are talking, the administration is talking about diplomatic means, that clearly means pressuring china to do more, just like mr trump's predecessors did. but also may be thinking about approaching the regime. unthinkable you might think. there are academics and politicians who think that is what you should do. in other words, you should say, he has got the bomb, the task is to control it and make sure that the technology doesn't g

we will have more from steve evans later in the programme.fficials in arkansas have executed two inmates, after the supreme court rejected their last—minute appeals. it is the first double execution on the same day in the us for 17 years. jackjones was the first to be put to death. he was convicted of rape, murder and attempted murder. marcel williams was given a temporary stay before his execution. williams was convicted of kidnap, rape and murder. they are among eight inmates arkansas originally planned to execute in just 11 days this month, because its supply of one of the drugs used in the lethal injection cocktail expires at the end of april. the battle against so—called islamic state is intensifying in syria, as forces move towards the group's stronghold of raqqa. territory which has been under is control is being retaken, including dabiq, which featured heavily in the group's propaganda videos. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman fred scott have been to the town in northern syria, and sent this report. in no

earlier i asked the bbc‘s steve evans in seoul about the range of options being discussed and that it trying to work out what the policy now is, because initially mr trump was saying that it was a big break from the past. and it is now becoming clear — that clip you played earlier of mr mcmaster, his national security adviser, there is a key quote in that. "it is time for us to undertake all actions we can, short of a military option, to try to resolve this peacefully." so they are now ruling out a military option. now, as the trump has been tweeting overnight, the real donald trump, the tweet says, why would i call china a currency manipulator when they're working with us on the north korea problem? we'll see what happens. so the policy is to put more pressure on china, to put more pressure on north korea via beijing, stay back from the military option, though hold that in reserve. now, sceptics will say that that's pretty well the 0bama policy. you have this fundamental, which is that if you attack north korea, north korea may attack south korea, and that would be a very serious act

steve evans is our correspondent in seoul. hello.e president is due to touch down where you are. a busy part of the world at the moment, this peninsula, at

our correspondent, steve evans, is in seoul with the latest.words is a cliche but the right one. it is a war of words between washington via tweets and pyongyang. and reflected in the papers here in south korea, for obvious reasons. the joonang daily says north korea tells us it's ready for the toughest action. so, reflecting on the war of words. the picture is from the uss vinson, from that carrier being sent back to the region. it was here a month ago but was sent back. the big question on everybody‘s mind really is, is there are a serious possibility of a war of words turning into a real war? and there's a lot of reflection on that. the korea herald, blunt question, "how likely is another korea war?" and it basically decides... it talks to a lot of experts and says "officials and experts dismiss the likelihood of conflict." so, there's a lot of discussion about whether mr trump is really that different from mr obama in terms of doing what mr obama may have contemplated but pulled back from because of the proximity of north korean artillery.

the bbc's steve evans was the witness those. 2000 american and south korean troops practised with realau of force. and a show of unity between the military of the two nations. —— and the show. all watch from the grandstand by south korean spectators, unfazed by the current war of words between washington and north korea. translation: bailly she says, are he will know how strong the south korean military is and i do not think you will ever dare to attackers. he says, "i'm certainly more worried than before because of trump's ha rdline, more worried than before because of trump's hardline, kim jong—un more worried than before because of trump's hardline, kimjong—un is not the pet person to be pushed around." this is a rehearsalfor an occasion, china does not like them, either, and what the exercises stopped and the north korea to stop testing missiles and nuclear devices. it thinks that kind of app it probe quote could be the basis for a deal. not likely to happen. right in the south of the peninsula under cover of darkness the us the ploy and anti—missile system designed to shoot down n

steve evans was talking from seoul, which has long been a target of north korean artillery shells, because. -- dmz. because it is so close to the dmz. —— dmz. japan is now well within reach of the list it missiles. it now feels very much on the frontline. i think the government in japan actually welcomes the harder line being taken by the trump administration because the feeling here from the government of prime minister shinzo abe is that the obama administration was really far too soft on north korea for far too long and now they want to continue to stop them looking for nuclear weapons. how do you think this crisis might be defused? what is mike pence mean when he says the era of strategic patience is over? he is talking specifically about president obama's policy which was called strategic patience. the feel inhere in the region is that what the donald trump administration is doing by threatening them is putting pressure on china. —— in here. everyone still believes that china is the key to tightening sanctions against north korea. if that is the route to getting control of north korea

steve evans reports from a us airforce base in south korea. 80 aircraft fly from this base in south korearound. us planes and south korean planes integrating as one strikeforce is the idea. i don't think it's any different than anywhere else in the world. the training that we do every day is designed to prepare us for any kind of threat that we might encounter, and so if the time were to come, i feel like anyone of us, including myself, are prepared to execute the mission. i am excited to get to work with korean pilots. this is personally my first time getting to work with pilots from another country, and so it has been very enlightening to me to see that they have very similar aircraft, and yet sometimes very different tactics. i think it's a fantastic learning experience. they don't say it's about north korea, but it's the only country on anyone's mind. this exercise is called "max thunder". it involves about 80 aircraft, about 1000 american personnel, and about 500 south korean. there are also bases in japan involved. it happens every single year, but this year is different. the atmosp

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earlier we spoke to our correspondent steve evans at a us base in south korea.e its regularity, north korea finds it very, very annoying. it says it is a rehearsal for invasion. china wants these exercises to stop, a moratorium to be put on it. what china suggests is stop these exercises on the one hand, and north korea should put a moratorium on its nuclear programme on the other. it doesn't seem likely to happen but if there is to be a peaceable resolution, as vice president p says he wants, it would involve something like that. —— mike pence. at the moment the atmosphere is farfrom pence. at the moment the atmosphere is far from that, there is a tension which is building up and doesn't seem which is building up and doesn't seem to be deflating. there is the row in south korea about the presence of a lack of it at the carl vincent aircraft carrier strike group. the fact that it wasn't sent when president trump said an armada was on the way is causing consternation here with some people saying, if you can't believe what he says, if you can't trust what he says,

our seoul correspondent, steve evans, joins us from seoul. been the reaction there to this latest attempt by north korea to test launch a missile? that great show of force of rows and i’ows that great show of force of rows and rows of missiles less than 2a hours ago is not as powerful as it may seem on ago is not as powerful as it may seem on your screen. ago is not as powerful as it may seem on your screen. north korea frequently tests missiles and more often than not they fail. so there is the possibility of a nuclear test coming up now. if you look at the aerial pictures of the north of the country, the mountainous region where they test these things, it is prepared for an sixth test. but this failed missile test shows that they are not yet that. they do not yet have the fearsome arsenal which the president claims they have. they are moving towards that direction, no doubt about it, but they are not yet they are. we'll be speaking to former foreign secretary sir malcolm rifkind about the situation in north korea in just a few minutes‘ time.

our foreign correspondent, steve evans, joins us from seoul. has been the reaction there to this latest attempt by north korea to test launch a missile? the reaction to the missile launch has been predictable. condemnation. the reaction from the white house is interesting. no reaction, basically, they are not commentating. the sense you get is that the time of words is over and now is the time for action. the big question here is what kind of action? 25 million people in south korea live within range of north korean artillery. and the south korean government will tell mr pence that if they take pre—emptive military action against north korea then there is the risk of that blowing up into a serious war. the situation here is much more complicated than it is, say, with bombing in syria or afghanistan and you get the sense that washington is now starting to realise that. thank you very much. we will speak to you again later. we'll be speaking to former foreign secretary sir malcolm rifkind about the situation in north korea at about 10 past 7. ther

our correspondent steve evans is in the south korean capital seoul.s the timing. president trump and president xi of china are about to meet in florida. with north korea right at the top of the agenda. president trump wants china to rein in north korea. if it doesn‘t, america will do it alone, is the message. at the moment american troops are exercising alongside south korean troops. despite chinese calls for these exercises to be halted. president trump says his policy towards north korea is very different from the obama policy. but it is not clear exactly how. what is true is that talk of military action against north korea is now much, much louder. and so is concern here, which is well within range of conventional north korean artillery. some military analysts say there is now a real danger of mis—steps and foolish acts leading to a second korean war. thousands of families affected by the benefit cap have been left with only 50p a week towards their rent, according to a bbc investigation. a panorama survey of hundreds of local councils across brita

steve evans reports from a us airforce base in south korea. 80 aircraft fly from this base in south koreane strikeforce is the idea. i don't think it's any different than anywhere else in the world. the training that we do every day is designed to prepare us for any kind of threat that we might encounter, and so if the time were to come, i feel like anyone of us, including myself, are prepared to execute the mission. i am excited to get to work with korean pilots. this is personally my first time getting to work with pilots from another country, and so it has been very enlightening to me to see that they have very similar aircraft, and yet sometimes very different tactics. i think it's a fantastic learning experience. they don't say it's about north korea, but it's the only country on anyone's mind. this exercise is called "max thunder". it involves about 80 aircraft, about 1000 american personnel, and about 500 south korean. there are also bases in japan involved. it happens every single year, but this year is different. the atmosphere is heightened, because president trump says he's dif

our correspondent steve evans is following the story for us from seoul. who spent some time in china. he was in north korea for about a month helping with relief projects. there are actually quite a lot of foreigners who go to north korea. and the deal is always they don't get involved in christian missionary work. some of the people who get arrested fall foul of that. with this particular gentleman, we simply don't know what the true situation is. we don't know if he's simply been stopped at the airport on his way out because of the current heightened tension or whether he's been accused of falling foul of some aspect of north korean law. north korea does hold people and use them for political purposes. so not invariably with the americans they've arrested. you think of that situation where kimjong un's half—brother was murdered in kuala lumpur a month ago, and the suspects were in the north korean embassy in the malaysian city and malaysians were held in pyongyang. when the north korean diplomats were let go, the malaysians were released. so, it would n

our correspondent steve evans is in the south korean capital seoul. he gave us the latest.latively unspectacular. the distance were shot, only about 60 kilometres or a0 miles. last month for instance, north korea let loose for missiles simultaneously. what is significant about the launch was the timing. president trump and the president of china and about to meet in florida with north korea right at the top of the agenda. president trump wants china to rein in north korea. if it doesn't, america will do it alone, thatis doesn't, america will do it alone, that is the message. at the moment american troops are exercising alongside south korean troops. despite chinese calls for these exercises to be halted. president trump says his policy towards north korea is very different from the president obama policy. it is not clear exactly how. what is true is that talk about military action against north korea is much louder. and so is concern here which is well within range of conventional north korean artillery. some military a nalysts say korean artillery. some military analysts s

steve evans reports from a us airforce base in south korea. 80 aircraft flying from this base in southny kind of threat might encounter. so if the timer to come, ifeel like of threat might encounter. so if the timer to come, i feel like anyone of us, including myself, are prepared to execute. i'm excited to excited to execute. i'm excited to excited to get to work with accordion pilots. this is my first time to get to work with pilots from another country, so it has been very enlightening to me to see they have very similar aircraft but sometimes very similar aircraft but sometimes very different tactics and it's a fabulous learning experience. they don't say this about north korea, but it's the only country on anyone's mind. this exercise involves about 80 aircraft, 1000 american personnel and about 500 south korean. there are also bases injapan south korean. there are also bases in japan involved. south korean. there are also bases injapan involved. it happens every single year. but this year is different. the atmosphere is heightened, because president trump says he is different fro

our correspondent steve evans is there.r. and every year, the tension rises. it is almost like the season of high tension in south korea. north korea says it is a rehearsal for korea. north korea says it is a rehearsalfor invasion. tension is quite high this year but not as high as it was four years ago. the whole atmosphere in south korea is quite surreal at the moment. you have these live fire exercises and then a kind of grandstand for spectators. outside south korea, you get the sense of war fever sometimes and a genuine belief that war is about to start here. in south korea, they have been through these seasons of high tension too many times did think this is the one. they might be wrong they might be right. this season of high tension is just about to be over and the focus of attention then moves to washington. what is it that presidentjohn is thinking? —— president trump. more on the general election. one of the key seats in the forthcoming general election is mansfield in nottinghamshire, which is seen as a three—wa