the missile was launched from wonsan in the east of the state. to it. launched from hodo peninsular in the east which is used for launching missiles. we will keep your christmas story. —— across that story. hello there. it feels like our weather has gone a bit weird, what with the 21 celsius we had in february, and now snow in may. yeah, that's what we've seen over the last 2a hours. some wintry showers in scotland, snow settling on some of the northern hills. you see those wintry showers feeding in behind this line of rain, which is a cold front heading south across england and wales. don't be surprised over the next few hours if we see some of that rain get a bit heavier and perhaps turn to snow over the hills of wales, even. wintry showers continue to feed in further north in scotland, with further snow to be spotted here. it is the brisk winds which will prevent a frost from falling for most of us, but where those winds fall off in the countryside, the odd patch of frost is possible. and for the weekend, big, dramatic skies like these. sunshi

the missiles were launched from wonsan, in the east of the state.ccording to military officials in seoul the projectiles flew between 70km and 200km into the east sea. in thailand, preparations are being made for the coronation of king maha vajiralongkorn. elaborate ceremonies will take place from saturday until monday. earlier the king paid his respects to the sacred emerald buddha and the royal remains. he will succeed his father, as king rama x. now on bbc news it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the weekend parliament. shock at westminster as theresa may sacks her defence secretary over the national security leak. it has put the prime minister integrity in the spotlight. could itjust be possible that a kangaroo court has made a mistake? a senior labour mp tells the prime minister it's time to give ground if she wants a cross party brexit deal to get through parliament. you did talk about compromises but it sounds like your version of compromise just means telling everybody else that you were right all

the missiles were launched into the sea from wonsan, near the hodo peninsula in the east of the statethe missiles travelled between 70 km and 200 km. north korea reported to have testified a number of short range missiles. last month, pyongyang did say it tested but it described as a new tactical guided weapon and that was the first launch since those talks in vietnam between the north korean leader kim jong—un and president trump. those talks ended with no agreement. we will have more on that story, of course, on bbc news. cyclone fani is one of the most powerful storms to hit india in five years it's brought torrential rain and winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour to india's eastern coast. as the storm now moves north it leaves behind a trail of destruction in the state of adisha, of destruction in the state of odisha, formerly known as orissa, where it first made landfall on friday. more than a million people have been moved from their homes. rahul tandon is there in the town of puri and sent this report. such was the fury of one of india's most powerful storms in recent times. g

the missiles were launched from wonsan in the east of the state.ccording to military officials in seoul, the projectiles flew between 70 and 200 km into the east sea. cyclone fani has struck india's east coast, with heavy rain and two—hundred—kilometre—an—hour winds. officials say the storm is expected to cause widepsread disruption as it makes its way north towards bangladesh. more than a million people have been moved from their homes. in thailand, preparations are being made for the coronation of king maha vajiralongkorn. elaborate ceremonies will take place from saturday until monday. earlier the king paid his respects to the sacred emerald buddha and the royal remains. he will succeed his father as king rama the tenth. in a few minutes, it'll be time for newswatch, but first, here's click. whenever you're out and about, your mobile phone communicates with the rest of the world through these. calls, messages and data are sent from masts like this to hundreds of phones within a few kilometres and each of those phones send calls and data back aga

. >>> now from north korea, conducting a weapons test earlier today from wonsan. projectiles were fired into the sea. the test lasted 20 minutes and sparked a flury of phone calls between south korea and the white house. matt bradley joins us from london. the president has not tweeted about this. what your learning? >> reporter: the south korean government has already come out and said these aren't ballistic missiles but nobody nobody neither in the u.s., south korea or japan has been able to identify exactly what these weapons were except to say they were short range weapons. japan has said they didn't come anywhere near their coastline. and sarah huckabee sanders, the white house press secretary, she told reporters last night that they are aware of the test and other white house officials have said they are trying to gear more clues to find out exactly what was launched. still based on what we know this latest launch wasn't a violation of pyongyang's promise to stop testing long range missiles or nuclear weapons but it still says something. if this turns out to

the missiles were launched from wonsan near the hodo peninsula in the east of north korea.breakdown between north korea and the us after they failed to reach a deal at their summit in hanoi in february. the white house has said it's monitoring the situation. earlier i spoke to foreign affairs analyst ankit panda and i asked him if these missile tests differed in any way from previous ones. we do not know exactly what the north koreans fired. there have been no images or video yet — this event occurred just about two hours ago or so. but the critical difference between the two tactical weapons tests that north korea did in november and once again in april is that that was big enough to be picked up by south korea's missiles warning system, which led to all of us seeing news alerts about a north korean missile launch. for the first time in 522 days — that was the last time that north korea launched something big. of course, this appears to be a much, much smaller kind of missile or set of missiles, so this is still quite calibrated. but i think that is the chief difference he

the missiles were launched from wonsan near the hodo peninsula in the east of north korea. a diplomatic breakdown between north korea and the us after they failed to reach a deal at their summit in hanoi in february. the white house has said it's monitoring the situation. earlier i spoke to foreign affairs analyst ankit panda and i asked him if these missile tests differed in any way from previous ones(sot next) we do not know exactly what the north koreans fired. they have been no images and the event occurred about two hours ago. but the critical difference between the two tactical weapons systems it did in november and once again in april is that it was big enough to be picked up by south korean missiles warning system. it is the first time in 522 days, the last time north korea launched a missile. it appears to be a much smaller missile. still quite calibrated. but that is the chief difference. do you think the international community will be worried about these latest missiles, especially the united states? absolutely. on one hand, they violate north korean commitments

south koreans officials say the launches came from north korea's east coast, north of the city of wonsanwhite house press secretary sarah sanders said in a statement, we are aware of north korea's actions tonight, and we will continue to monitor as necessary. >>> and gordon shang and gordon smith spoke with us last hour. here's what they had to say about the situation in north korea. >> this certainly is a nudge for the u.s. and also to south korea. the south korean president has been trying to broker this piece. what kim jong-un is say to moon, look, you shouldn't be working with the americans. so their message is all over. and when they start to send messages, it can stark a circulati circulation. it could get ugly fast. though this doesn't violate kim jong-un's self-imposed moratorium, it could it violate the u.n. this is a cycle that comes out of as what guy says, a kim family playbook. this is very ugly. i think we need to make sure he understands that blij ran will not work this time. >> i don't agree with gordon. i don't think we need to have as u.s. a strong response. frankly i t

a weapons test from wonsan. investigators in south korea say projectiles were fired into the sea. we have matt bradley joining us from london. >> reporter: the south korean government said that these are not ballistic missiles, but nobody in the u.s. or south korea or japan has really been able to identify exactly what these weapons were except to say they were short range. japan has said these weapons did not come anywhere near their coastline. the white house press secretary sarah sanders told reporters last night that they are aware of the test and monitoring the situation. still based on what we know, this latest launch wasn't a violation of pyongyang's promise to stop testing long-range missiles or nuclear weapons. it signals something that kim, the leader of north korea, is getting impatient with the negotiations. frances. >> matt bradley, thank you. let's bring in gordon chang. gordon, good morning. so south korea is not calling it a missile test. they are using the word projectiles. some say it is a rocket launch. does that mean it is less serious? >> it is less serious in

all of this happening saturday morning on north korea's north coast near wonsan. anywhere from 70 to 200 kilometers, then crashed at sea. japan says the projectiles did not enter its waters. the u.s., south korea and japan are working together to get to the bottom of what happened here. and also trying to understand is our paula hancocks, live in seoul, south korea, what more do we know about the projectiles, if anything, paula? >> well, george, we're being told by the joint -- the jcs here and the intelligence services that south korea and u.s. intelligence and military are working together, trying to figure out exactly what was launched this saturday morning. they say that they're looking into what exactly it is. and, of course, that is significant, because that would potentially determine what kind of response we can expect from the united states. now, all we know at this point is they are short-range projectiles. earlier south korea's defense ministry had said they were missiles but that was clarified later to projectiles. so, potentially, we're looking at som

korea's joint chiefs of staff say the north's missile was fired from the area on the east coast near wonsan. south korean officials and u.s. authorities are now analyzing the details of that launch. the white house says it is monitoring the situation. meanwhile, president trump is at the center of a new controversy after he talked on the phone with vladimir putin and discussed the mueller report in a conversation that the president says did not include any talk about russia's interference in the 2016 election and the possibility that it might seek to do it all over again in 2020. the white house says the conversation took place this morning and that it went on for over an hour. russia's state-run news agency released a photo of putin on the phone with trump. it is a call the kremlin says came, quote, at the initiative of the american side. this is the first time the two leaders have spoken since the release of the mueller report. the report finding that the kremlin, quote, perceived it would benefit from a trump presidency and worked to receive or to secure that outcome. the trump campaign

north of the city of wonsan. flew anywhere between 43 to 125 miles before crashing into the sea. white house press secretary sarah sanders said in a statement, we are aware of north korea's actions tonight. and we will continue to monitor as necessary. cnn correspondent paula hancocks is following the latest from seoul, south korea. paula, we're hearing from the south koreans. anything yet from the north koreans? >> no, we've had nothing at this point, victor from the north koreans, not even an acknowledgement that this has been carried out that's not unusual, though. it does often take north korean media a little time to catch up. we've had the last bulletin potentially for this evening. it's saturday night local time here. we have heard from the south koreans, though, as you say. the presidential blue house here, the presidential office said they're concerned about what north korea did actually goes against a military agreement that north and south korea agreed to in pyongyang last year. where both sides agreed

korea's joint chiefs of staff say the north's missile was fired from the area on the east coast near wonsan

of wonsan. they're studying pinpoint data but the evidence so far suggests that they were short-range rockets that flew about 125 miles out over the sea. unlike the long-range ballistic missiles the north koreans te tested in 2017, these rockets cannot threaten the united states. however, they could hit south korea. there is no doubt the launch is a message. it's not so clear who it is addressed to. the north korean regime may be signaling its frustration with the u.s. over stalled negotiations to swap sanctions relief for denuclearization. talks between president trump and kim jong-un ended in a stalemate last february. the launch may also be designed to show north korea's anger with the south koreans for participating in two weeks of joint military exercises with the usa.s. air force. the white house responded with a brief saying it was aware of north korea's actions and would continue to monitor as necessary. japan's foreign minister spoke with mike pompeo today and confirmed that the north k