about people buying more gold, people buying more ready meals, there is a civil defence exercise in seoul, where i am talking to you now from, going ahead, and every district in the city is going to take part in that. last year that did not happen. so there is some evidence perhaps of a change in preparedness. thank you. 11 people from one family in lincolnshire have been convicted of involvement with a modern—day slavery ring. their victims, aged between 18 and 63, worked long hours and lived in caravans without running water or access to toilet facilities. earlier this week, the national crime agency warned modern slavery and human trafficking was in every uk town and city. so what can be done to combat the problem? carole murphy is from the centre for the study of modern slavery. very good morning to you. it feels like just recently, because of this recent court case, and because of that investigation which took place before, there is a new focus on what is emerging as a really big problem. give us 0ne one of the first things to say is that the estimates of the numbers of people ensl

in places like seoul, which is only minutes away from conventionally armed missiles, tokyo, and the second perhaps equally serious problem is crises like these become was often by miscalculation or accident. without getting into pop psychology, what is dangerous in this one is you do not have to be a psychologist, you have a president of the us who appears to have no impulse control, who appears to have neither much knowledge of not interested in policy issues, history, and whose main interest seems to be donaldj history, and whose main interest seems to be donald] trump, and i think what is important to realise about everything he says, the multiple craziness is, is that it again reflects that this is a crisis thatis again reflects that this is a crisis that is about donald trump, and if you had him yesterday, rhapsodising about the tens of millions of people who are behind him and who did not like that week george hw bush, george w bush, that terrible barack obama, and finally we have someone with muscle in the white house. and thatis with muscle in the white house. and that is not the k

with all these great events, no dinner is exactly what's going to happen in seoul effectively it's all over. and by this time tomorrow, i hope there will be a huge number of people gathering is the seventh way to watch a solar eclipse. have you ever experienced a solar eclipse? there is a different people, the eclipse chasers, those are very superstitious, because it is tied to a lot of dark magic. if you have, what is it like? it is an extraordinary experience. the only total solar eclipse where i have seen clear skies was two years ago in india, close to jack law. that was an extraordinary experience, because suddenly it began to darken and then for the length of the caliphate, it is the one time in your life you can look up at the sun, which is completely blotted out by the moon. it is an amazing confidence that is effectively the main's diameter is much smaller than the sun, and it is much smaller than the sun, and it is much smaller than the distance to the sun, so the birds do for silence. everything ta kes birds do for silence. everything takes on the most eerie look. and for th

our correspondent robin brant is in seoul. bring us up to detail on what the latest is and what we're hearing on the legitimacy, they say, of their nuclear programme. well, these are fairly mild words which have emerged in north korean state—run news agencies, a statement which describes what they say is a legitimate self—defence, referring to their nuclear possessions, against what they say are the threats and the vigor of the united states. so stating that kind of military concept that lots of nuclear states do, essentially having these weapons act as a deterrent against other nations using them. so that is the words we have this morning. i think perhaps tomorrow, on 15 august, which is liberation day in north korea, we may expect some more of the rhetoric, perhaps more of the bellicose language we have heard emerging from kim jong—un, bellicose language we have heard emerging from kimjong—un, who is north korea's leader. tomorrow is one of those days when offered a statement is made or some kind of show of strength.

at number two is the seongsu—dong district of the south korean capital, seoul. lisbon is the third in the list — with travellers advised to check out the triangle area. and there's a surprise at number ten — the south london borough of tooting. well, joining me now to discuss the delights of the south london hotspot is roi mengelgrein, who runs tooting market. welcome. thank you for having me. where you are expecting the top ten? no, but was quite a surprise and the mp tweeted that yesterday morning and since then a lot of people have been giving us the credit and wanting to speak to us and we were surprised, we did not expect that. to those who do not know tooting, sell it to us. i have been working for seven years, i run the market and one of the biggest things i can say is tooting has a fantastic community spirit, we have a very good council cutbacks small businesses and their very proactive so when you want to have any kind of communication with the council, whether that is licensing or planning, they are proactive and positive about change and growth. w

all costs. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is following developments from the south korean capital seoul. not only do they say that they are going to wait for a little bit more time and look at the us‘s conduct, it also says that, you know, it also talks about how to diffuse the situation here and how to prevent, you know, the outbreak of war. but it also says that, you know, the us needs to act first, the us needs to show that it wants to defuse the tension and only then can it happen. i have been speaking to analysts about how they would interpret this statement coming from north korea, and while it might seem in language that kim jong—un perhaps wants to dial things down, there are people who've told me that it could simply be that north korea is not yet fully prepared to launch this missile attack on guam and that's why this could simply be a process of buying more time. we can get direction guam. give us a sense of the mood. the news out of pyongyang today has been received here in glamour with relief and a sense that the north korean regime is stepping back from the brink. i sa

it is 6:00am in singapore, 11:00pm in london, and 7:00am in seoul, where wargames are on the agenda — a joint military exercise by south korea and the united states, conducted every year to prepare in case of an attack by north korea. pyongyang has warned the wargames amount to pouring gasoline on a fire. amidst heightened rhetoric on both sides, yogita limaye has been to the point where north and south meet. it is a place where a handful of european military personnel still monitor the armistice signed between the two koreas 64 years ago. it isa it is a little bit like being in the eye of the hurricane and. so everything is very tense around, but here it is calm and nice and peaceful, so it is a little bit of a strange situation sometimes. right next to the border between north and south korea, these are the men guarding the ceasefire between the two countries. the korean war, which started in june 1950, two countries. the korean war, which started injune 1950, ended two countries. the korean war, which started injune1950, ended 27july 1953 with an armistice agreement. and that is th

yogita limaye, in seoul, has been finding out. fierce reactions have come to be expected of north korea, and in the us, it now seems to be becoming a pattern. the president makes strong remarks, then of his cabinet tries to turn the message down. now, a nalysts to turn the message down. now, analysts i have been speaking to say that so far they don't believe that either side will act on the threats they are making. but when you are in such a heated situation, a few days ago in pyongyang there was a mass rally, a big show of strength, anti—american slogans, and in that situation, when you don't have a line of communication open with north korea, even the slightest miscalculation could be dangerous. you have to remember that war can break out with a really small, you know, unfortunate accident. and that is what people are worried about. at this point i don't think they are thinking about war, on either side, but if a really unfortunate thing happens, that can trigger the war. here in south korea, there are concerns about where all

a short time ago i spoke to yogita in seoul. she told me the united stated has been keeping up the pressure on pyongyang since the un vote on friday. the amount us leaders are speaking about this clearly is an indicator of how nervous this issue is making america. there's president trump's tweeted this morning. the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, once again sent out a very strong message late last night to north korea saying they're hitting that country where it hurts. and us secretary of state rex tillerson is in manila at the asean meeting and he is trying to get more countries to try to isolate north korea. they're basically trying to put economic and financial pressure on the country so it is forced to stop missile tests. here in south korea the president's office yesterday welcomed the un sanctions. yesterday secretary of state rex tillerson met with south korean foreign minister huang yi and at that meeting she said sanctions were a very good outcome. also we're hearing that south and north korea have had a meeting b

we‘ll have the latest from washington and seoul. also this lunchtime: six french soldiers have been hurt after a car drove into them near paris. the local mayor said it was a deliberate act. athletics‘ governing body defends its decision to stop a medal favourite competing at the world championships after the norovirus outbreak. the runner tells us he‘s heartbroken.

and later in the programme, we will be getting response from those in seoul. president trump has also been commenting on the escalating political crisis in venezuela. speaking alongside his secretary of state, rex tillerson, mr trump said he was ready to take a tough stance. we have many options for venezuela. and, by the way, i'm not going to rule out a military option. we have many options for venezuela. this is our neighbour. this is...you know, we're all over the world, and we have troops all over the world, in places that are very, very far away. venezuela is not very far away, and the people are suffering, and they‘ re dying. we have many options for venezuela, including a possible military action if necessary. reporter: that would be a us—led military operation? we don't talk about it, but a military operation and military option is certainly something that we could pursue. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. at least 37 people have been killed in egypt in a collision involving two passenger trains. more than 120 others w

our correspondent yogita limaye is in the south korean capital seoul. what response has there been in south korea to this latest declaration from the north of the missile fire was the first step of the military operation in the pacific? here in the south bay to this as a very serious escalation and the president spoke to the japanese prime minister and both agreed the pressure on north korea must be increased to what they call the extreme level including tougher sanctions. that statement from north korea, as the un security council meeting is underway, was a very aggressive one, north korea not only saying this is the first step in its plan saying this is the first step in its pla n toward saying this is the first step in its plan toward attacking glam, but also seen its leader, kimjong—un, has ordered more such missile drilled in the pacific. without support for additional sanctions from north korea's closest allies, russia and china, what else can reel be done at this stage? what china says it is interesting because the british prime minister says c

you can see people out on the streets of seoul going through these drills. you will not be surprised to know that the north koreans are not impressed, its official news agency says it is aimed to ignite a nuclear war on the korean peninsula at any cost. the chinese response is equally predictable, saying, these drills are not beneficial to easing co nve nts drills are not beneficial to easing convents tensions and goes on to say, more efforts on all sides to promote talks. the south korean president has a different idea. translation: there is no intention at all to heighten military tensions on the korean peninsula, as these drills are held annually and an tovey of a defensive nature. north korea should not exaggerate our effo rts korea should not exaggerate our efforts to keep peace, or attempts to worsen the situation using these effo rts to worsen the situation using these efforts as an excuse. and if you're looking for background on the tensions around the korean peninsula, what these drills between the south koreans and america involved, you can get it

we'll be live from seoul with the latest. also millions of pounds raised for the victims of the grenfell tower tragedy are not getting to people quick enough.

yogita limaye, bbc news, seoul. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. officials in afghanistan say insurgent have attacked a village in the northern province of sar—e—pul, killing as many as 50 people. the office of the provincial governor says the fighters initially attacked a local police checkpoint, before entering the village and shooting dead civilians. they were mostly members of the mainly—shia hazara community. the taliban said they'd killed 28 local militia but denied responsibility for any civilian deaths. the qatari news network aljazeera is to be barred from israel. israeli communications minister, ayoub kara, says he'll revoke its press credentials, close itsjerusalem bureau and stop broadcasts in israel. he's accusing aljazeera of supporting terrorism and inciting violence against israel. a government—backed investigation in myanmar has rejected allegations that its military committed atrocities during a crackdown on rohingya muslims last year. it accused the united nations of making exaggerated claims. the un had argued that viole

to think that seoul, south korea's capital, is in artillery range, to think that us bases are in the cross hairs, to think that allies, who are very nervous at the moment, are also in the cross hairs. one of the problems trump faces is, as belligerent and inflammatory as the rhetoric gets, it is pretty difficult to use the stick. and america's stick, even when brandished, is not as big as it used to be. it could still strike north korea, and hard. but poor aircraft availability, reduced stocks of bombs and missiles, mean readiness for a major conflict is poor. add to that the vast size of north korea's armed forces, presenting hundreds of thousands of possible targets, many pointing to the south, america's ability to control any ensuing escalation is limited. its defence secretary has said as much. general mattis has been public in the statements he has made about just how significant the military risks would be going forward with any kind of pre—emptive strike. he has made those statements on the record and he has talked aboutjust how brutal any kind of military activity would be,

generaljoseph dunford is in seoul to meet president moonjae—in and south korea's defence minister. afterwards, he will go on to china and japan. the bbc‘s richard galpin reports. on the pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line, as the stand—off between the united states and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island, which is home to major us military bases. we are here to pray for the leaders of those countries to be able to remain calm, and to think about the people, and the lives of the people that we have here. in japan, anti—aircraft systems were deployed at the weekend to shoot down any north korean missiles aimed at guam. this area of southern japan would lie on the flight path. this is the most serious crisis in the region since the end of the korean war, in the 1950s, according to some military experts. there is a real risk, by miscalculation probably more than anything else, and by rather unbalanced rhetoric, of something happening that

, and not enough on peace talks. 0urfirst report is from yogita limaye, in the south korean capital seoul. this is the rocket that flew over japan on tuesday morning, according to north korean state television. it's believed to be a hwasong—12 medium—range missile, the kind pyongyang has threatened to fire at the us pacific island of guam. and north korea has said tuesday's test was the first step towards that plan. its leader, kim jong—un, monitored the launch and has ordered more such missile drills aimed at targets in the pacific ocean. the threat is very serious. the indication that there are going to be more launches came from kim jong—un himself, so it's definite, they are going to launch more missiles. we should take it seriously because north korea has already said that it's going to advance toward the capability of delivering a nuclear warhead to an american city. the tests that have been announced will be an important step along the way. north korea's fierce response came as the united nations security council was meeting in new york. all 15 members of the group condemne

last year, just a handful of districts in seoul took part but this year, everyone is taking part. this is part of the reason for that. if anything happens to guam, there is going to be big, big trouble in north korea. north korea has threatens to land missiles close to the us territory in the pacific, that is a threat america cannot tolerate. good morning, good morning! it is great to speak to you. mr trump called the governor of guam to say this. this is between you and i but you don't talk like they talk. you can't do that and you can't do that with people like us. guam is home to us military bases, if we are bombers and tens of thousands of americans who are now being given advice about what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion. meanwhile, this relationship remains key to finding a solution. china's president xijinping has a crucial role if there is to be peace. but in a phone call, he told mr trump that all relevant parties, who included, should stop exacerbating the situation. across the sea injapan, they are preparing missiles, but these are border fence. japanese milit

yogita limaye there in seoul, thank you very much. nearly two months after the grenfell tower fire, public donations aren't reaching survivors quickly enough. figures from the charity commission show that less than 15% of the money raised has so far been distributed, although it says that the early difficulties in identifying and contacting people who need help are now being overcome. frankie mccamley reports. the response to the fire at grenfell tower was unprecedented. close, food and money was donated from all over the world, but with so many organisations collecting funds, the charity commission stepped in to help coordinate efforts, with some of the biggest charities. but two months on, figures from the commission shall only £2.5 million of the £80 million collected has been distributed to those affected. this whole country and beyond has donated a large and of money to all the victims of grenfell tower, yet on the ground there is nothing, these people are not getting the revenue. grants were announced for residents including �

yogita limaye, bbc news, seoul. a man has died and another has been found clinging to a buoy after a boat sank in the english channel early this morning. the coast guard has suspended a search for two other men who are still missing. the vessel went down near shoreham in west sussex. 0ur correspondent simonjones has been following developments there. a short time ago we saw the lifeboat return to the lifeboat station at shoreham as that search has been suspended. what we know is it was around 6am this morning just after dawn that a passing fishing boat spotted a man in the water, apparently clinging to a buoy, that man was 45 years old, from london but we are told originally romania was his home country. he was brought back to the shore and he was able to tell the emergency services that three of his colleagues were missing, that the boat he was on had gone down. we are unclear why it sank but that will be part of the investigation. a huge search was launched involving a lifeboat from here and another from just alon

if you go out on the streets of seoul and you talk to people. it is a mixed reaction. some of them aren't really that bothered by the news that's coming out because they say they've they'reed these threats so many times from pyongyang, that they are almost used to it and they think north korea could be bluffing. there are others who are worried. a woman i met who said she was concerned and she wishes everyone would just live in peace. the fact is that, it is true of the this is what people here have heard for a long time. but in the current context, there is also now a leader in the us who is using extremely strong language and when that comes together, you know, this war of words is intensifying more than perhaps we have seen in recent yea rs. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. let's remind you of the breaking news from paris where a police operation is under way after a group of patrolling soldiers were hit by a vehicle. six soldiers are reported to be injured. two of them, we're told, seriously injured. the police are searching for the vehicle invo

i am joined live from seoul in front of the courthouse. what are we expect today? well, he will be presented behind me in court. prosecutors have asked for a 12 yearjail sentence for him. the big charge is bribery. he is accused of donating to organisations run by the close friend of the former president in return for favours that would pave the way for him to become the boss of the samsung group. there are also charges of embezzlement, hiding assets overseas, perjury. we will hear today whether he is found guilty of all of those charges. it is quite significant how large a sentence he will get if he is guilty. a significant sentence. if he is put behind bars, what are the future plans of the company? especially who takes over next? this isafamily especially who takes over next? this is a family run conglomerates, run by his family ever since being founded in the late 1930s. his father was incapacitated after a heart attack a few years ago. he has two sisters in the management of different parts of the group. samsung has not put out a formal plan according to if he

the journalist alex jensen joins us from the capital, seoul. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. how worried should we be? how seriously should we take this ratcheting up of tensions?” was up early this morning, just about when donald trump was making those comments. i have to say, it was something different. we might think some of the things he does and the things he tweets are light—hearted, but this looks like a planned statement. there is a bit of poetry, it has notjust spontaneously rolled off the tongue. he has also said a red line, laid down the challenge to north korea. coincidently, around the same time, north korea released a statement saying they were prepared to possibly attack around wylam. we know there are some significant military outposts there which sometimes make little journeys over south korea. they did that yesterday. i think things are getting more serious. looking around here in seoul, people are very much business as usual. we are so desensitised here that i would not ta ke desensitised here that i would no

account for around a fifth of south korea's entire economy. 0ur correspondent in the south korean capital seoul, yogita limaye, has more. many people were anticipating he would be found guilty on some of those charges. he has been found guilty on all of those charges against him, which includes bribery. perjury, embezzlement and hiding assets overseas. but the five—year jail sentence has been seen as a significant one. that is because it is not the first time in south korea the top executive of big conglomerate has been convicted for corruption. many have been in the past, but their sentences have either been suspended, they have been lesser sentences of about three yea rs or less, been lesser sentences of about three years or less, or they have been given a presidential pardon because the government said it would economically heard the country if these people were sent to jail. now there is a new government in power which promised they would clean up in the country, they would take on the big conglomerates. the new president has already said there will be no more presidential pardons. so, if

quite a few showers across scotland, seoul and north—west england and the midlands. the further south you are the close your... has a 17 to 22 degrees. that ta kes your... has a 17 to 22 degrees. that takes it into the weekend. 0n the face of it is still a mixture of sunshine and showers but my showers towards the north and west and a lot of dry weather towards the south—east. that is all for now. this is bbc news. i am vicki young. the headlines at 11pm: a breakthrough in gene editing, as scientists get a step closer to eradicating inherited diseases. they called themselves the three musketeers — a terrorist cell from the west midlands is convicted of plotting to attack police and the military. a group of army cadets aged 12 to 17 are rescued after being caught in bad weather in the mourne mountains in northern ireland. prince philip's last official engagement at buckingham palace as he bows out of public life at the age of 96. and on newsnight, is violence getting so bad in the jails in england and wales that the army needs to be called in? one former prison go

you now live in seoul and you are part of a south korea that is watching with some consternation as this stand off continues. i want to get to your personal decision making since you were released from prison in north korea. you have gone to live in seoul and it seems dedicated your life to working, in a large part, with escapees from north korea with this organisation serving life. tell me about the people you are working with today. how many, in an average year now, are getting out of north korea and what are they telling you about the way they are experiencing these conditions in north korea right now? every year at least 1000—1500 people are escaping to south korea. many more numbers of people are escaping but they've been caught or sent back from china. but the numbers have gone down. is that because kim jong—un and his regime are guiding and monitoring the river border with china much more closely and it's more difficult to escape today than it used to be? yes, that's true. right now, it is a lot harder for people to cross the border. it's harder, after they escape from north k

session to discuss the crisis. 0ur correspondent, yogita limaye reports from the south korean capital, seoul. siren. a warning that a north korean missile has just flown over the country. this is what many injapan woke up to on tuesday morning. a rocket launch from near pyongyang flew over the northern island of hokkaido, before breaking into parts and landing in the sea about a thousand kilometres from the coast. the range is shorter than this intercontinental missile north korea tested injuly, but the latest launch more dangerous in many ways because it passed over japan and had the potential to cause serious harm. the country's prime minister described it as an "outrageous act" and "an unprecedented threat". it left the people of his nation worried. translation: i can't imagine what would actually happen if anything from the missile falls onto us and i'm scared. translation: despite sanctions being imposed, north korea keeps developing missiles and firing them overand overagain. this is a dreadful situation. hours after the missile launch, japanese troops conducted drills at a us base nea

yogita limeye‘s report from the south korean capital seoul, contains some flash photography. putting on a united front at a meeting in manila. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson is on a mission. america wants more countries to isolate north korea, a day after the security council voted to ban exports from pyongyang. the sweeping measures were even backed china, north korean‘s ally and the top trade partner. translation: the chinese side urge the north koreans to handle the security council resolutions and not do anything unbeneficial, such as a missile launcher or nuclear test. the two leaders described the sanctions as a good outcome. testing missiles like this is what prompted action against north korea. the new sanctions could mean the loss of $1 billion, but experts say it's unlikely to deter the state. they are unlikely to negotiate anything until they have a proven capability to deliver a nuclear strike to the united states. once they get such a capability, probably in a few years‘ time, they are probably going to talk. here in seoul, the president's office ha

that isn't the view here, or in seoul or in washington. it's very much seen as north korea being provocative and america and its allies defending themselves. rupert, thank you. ji—hyun park is a north korean defector. she left the country in 2004 and joins us from salford. margaret macmillan is a professor of modern history at the university of oxford. margaret, how volatile is the situation? is very volatile, a lot happening in a very small part of the world with lots of troops, ships and aircraft. i'm very worried about the rhetoric. this isn't a situation where people can say and do silly things. so i am worried. what do you think would be the best thing right now? china is saying that what's coming out of the us and south korea is provoking the situation. from their perspective they are defending. the only thing i think can possibly do a deal with north korea is a concerted effort by the powers, and i'm encouraged by the un security council resolution. but i think china is the key player. the chinese have a real worry. if the north k

from seoul, robin brant sent this report. first, he threatened fire and fury in north korea, then last night president trump said us forces are locked and loaded. now there's more short—phrase diplomacy as the tension goes even higher. anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. in just a matter of days, the country on the brink of becoming the world's newest nuclear power has threatened to land missiles just a few dozen miles from the us territory in the pacific. good morning, mr president. good morning, good morning, it's great to speak to you... in a call with the island's governor, mr trump had this to say about the regime in pyongyang. this is between you and i, but you don't talk like they talk, you can't do that with people like us. yeah. guam is home to us military bases, a fleet of bombers and tens of thousands of people. americans who are now being told what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion. meanwhile, diplomacy is going on. in another presidential call, they agreed nort

yogita limaye, bbc news, seoul. you and a short while yogita told us that sanctions have not had much you impact on north korea's missile testing so far. more tough talk coming from north korea today. the state's official news agency said it will retaliate if the us continues to maintain a hostile policy toward it. it also said the us should not make the mistake of thinking that it is safe across the sea, so very fierce and aggressive response coming from north korea. it remains defiant in the face of those un sanctions that were passed against it on saturday. now, in manila the foreign ministers of south korea and north korea briefly met last night at dinner. a south korean ministry official has told the bbc that during that brief exchange the north korean foreign minister actually said that seoul's offer of talks is insincere, so the south korean president had offered to reopen talks with north korea. and north korean foreign minister has said is that that offer is insincere. later today we will also see the north

situation, including the reaction from south korea, i've been speaking to the bbc‘s yogita limaye, who's in seoul. president boon has been trying to defuse the situation. yesterday he said he does not want war on the korean peninsulas. he wants a peaceful resolution. he also met with generaljoseph dunford who was visiting. the general assured him that economic pressure was put on north korea and military pressure would only be used if those actions fail. general matters has been talking unequivocally. —— mattis. is there wiggle room. missiles are aimed around guam. mattis saying if north korea strikes, there will be war. if you look at what north korea has said, they are saying that kim jong—un will watch the situation, give a little more time to the us, see how they are conducting themselves and then decide whether oi’ themselves and then decide whether or not to execute the plan. and the plan as you pointed out, very clearly said it was to fire for missiles are round the waters of guam. it does seem like sharpening rhetoric and analysts do not believe either side will act on their threa

we have seen a strong response here in seoul. moon jae—in has asked his forces to display a warming force in response. before now, all the rhetoric has been about a peaceful solution. but it is the president has been pushed against the wall, and has asked for against the wall, and has asked for a strong against the wall, and has asked for a strong response. against the wall, and has asked for a strong response. here in south korea, forfighterjets a strong response. here in south korea, for fighter jets —— a strong response. here in south korea, forfighterjets —— four fighterjets korea, forfighterjets —— four fighter jets have put korea, forfighterjets —— four fighterjets have put on a mock fighting draw. top military officers from the us and south korea have spoken to each other and have said more measures would be deployed, at the earliest possible time. but they have not specified what the measures will be. yogita, as you have said, the south korean president has asked very strong response. the un security cou

yogita limeye, bbc news, seoul. our other top story this hour: a group of men in military uniform who led the uprising against the government in venezuela have released this video online, saying that they want to restore democracy in the country. it was described as a terrorist attack and troops have been deployed. earlier, venezuelan president nicolas maduro says the army has successfully foiled what he says was a terror plot in the country's third largest city, valencia. officials in afghanistan say insurgents have attacked a village in the northern province of sar—e pul, killing 50 people. they were mostly members of the mainly shia hazara community. the taliban said they'd killed 28 local militia but denied responsibility for any civilian deaths. israel say it will ban journalists from the aljazeera network and close the broadcaster's office injerusalem. the israeli communications minister has said he plans to revoke the press credentials of aljazeera's television journalists and pull its broadcasts from local

let's talk to our correspondent robin brant in the south korean capital, seoul. clearly this war of words continuing, this rhetoric on both sides. how worried are people where you are? we hear this all the time and this is a city with a population of 10 million that is 35 miles from the border with north korea and they face the potential of a military conflict with their military neighbours fought decades. life goes on here, there isn't much change. there hasn't been an escalation of the alert status here. combat readiness exercises will come later in the month between us and south korean in the month between us and south korea n forces in the month between us and south korean forces and that could lead to even further rhetoric certainly coming from the north. what is interesting in the last hour or so we have heard that you might class of some kind of official reaction from north korea and that comes in a statement in a newspaper in which they say that the us and its allies will dearly pay for what they described as reckless military provocations. that kind of l

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yogita began with the latest from seoul. a national security council has been scheduled for later today where the president as well as other people from the defence minister here will be discussing the situation and the increasing rhetoric from both the us and north korea. north korea meanwhile has sent out another statement this morning through their official news agency where they have given more details about the plan to attack guam, they say they will fire four rockets at the waters near guam, which will pass overjapan. what they've also said about donald trump is that this is a man who is bereft of reason and only absolute force can have any effect. so they're giving more details of that plan but it's important to note the wording. they've said they're carefully examining examining the plan and they will present it to kim jong—un and they have given a timeline, they say they will present the plan by mid august and only if he gives the go—ahead will they execute the plan. laura in washington, more tough talk from the

our correspondent yogita limaye is in the south korean capital, seoul, for us. has there been any reaction from north korea? well, it is sunday morning here and we haven't had a reaction yet as far as this resolution is concerned it is significant because it aims to cut the exports from north korea by about $1 billion. coal is the biggest export for north korea, extremely important. and this un sanction bans the export of coal from north korea. will it actually stop the missile testing? now, that is the big question. china, which is north korea's biggest trade partner, already stopped importing coalfrom north korea in february and coal exports from north korea have since then dropped dramatically, which has been affecting the country financially. but we have still seen the missile testing going on. there we re the missile testing going on. there were two tests in july the missile testing going on. there were two tests injuly alone. the missile testing going on. there were two tests in july alone. now, there is a meeting currently across there is a meeting curren

our correspondent robin brant joins us now from the south korean capital, seoul. bring us up—to—date with the diplomatic stories emerging slightly behind the scenes, what's been going on? yes we are getting some detail of the phone call between president trump and president xi, chinese state tv reporting both men agreed in the call that north korea should stop what it is describing as provocative actions. president xi told his american counterpart that all parties which clearly includes the united states, should restrain themselves when it comes to words and actions which might exacerbate the situation. that is in line with the situation. that is in line with the chinese position but all releva nt the chinese position but all relevant parties, it's notjust a description of what pyongyang is doing. on the american side, the white house saying the relationship between these two is extremely close and china is very important in trying to bring about a successful de—escalation. people here in south korea, we are close to the border with north korea, 35 miles fro

yogita limaye, bbc news, seoul. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield hayes is on the pacific island of guam. he sent us this update. this behind me here is the gates to andersen air force base here in guam. and this is a place that north korea really doesn't like because andersen is home to a fleet of b1s, those big sleek swing wing bombers. every time north korea does something that the american president doesn't like, he sends some of his b1s from here to fly up to the korean peninsula and along the demilitarised zone. he's really saying to the north korean regime, "if you don't do what america wants, give up your ballistics programme "and nuclear weapons programme, then this is what you'll get. "and this is where it will come from". if north korea's aim is to scare people, well, have a look, it doesn't seem to be working. certainly people are not fleeing the beaches for the airport, and that's because most people here, both locals and tourists, think this is more of north korea's normal bluster. but the threat against guam is very specific and that has a few people worried, that may

we can speak now to our correspondent in seoul, yogita limaye. how is all of this looking right now from there? well, in fact we are just about to hear the presidents speak. he is making an address today on the occasion of liberation day, which is being celebrated in south korea but will also be celebrated in north korea. it is a joint holiday between the two countries, the way they were liberated from occupation. the president has been trying to minimise the situation. he says he doesn't want war on the korean peninsula, he wants a peaceful resolution to the situation. he also met with america's highest ranked general, generaljozsef dunford, and during that conversation general dunford assured him that diplomatic and economic pressure was being put on north korea, and military action would only be used of those options failed. generaljames mattis has been talking fairly unequivocally of war, hasn't he? saying should a north korean missile hit us soil, including guam, that would constitute an act of war. is there wiggle room there? because the mi

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yogita limaye, bbc news, seoul. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in the south korean capital seoul for us now. south korea have responded, what have they said? it has been a strong response. the military has been told to show overwhelming force against north korea. south korean fighter jets staged a live bombing drilled to attack the north korean leadership. it was a strong response coming from here, especially as president moon has been advocating diplomacy and has said, he wants a peaceful resolution to this crisis. to hear this strong forceful language coming from him today, suddenly shows how seriously this escalation from north korea is being treated in this country. the un security council has increased sanctions on north korea, what else can the international community do? this comesjust a can the international community do? this comes just a little over three weeks after the fresh un sanctions we re weeks after the fresh un sanctions were passed. they banned a major exports from the country. even china, the top trade partner of north korea had backed those sanctions and urg

from seoul, robin brant sent this report. first, he threatened fire and fury in north korea, then last night, president trump said us forces are locked and loaded. but tonight, north korea is getting sound and music from its neighbours in the south. the message at this annual peace concert on the border a little louder after a week of increasing tension. this is south korea's capital, just a few dozen miles away, but it is hardly a city suddenly in panic. trump's policy offers me a comfortable life because he puts heavy pressure on north korea. i feel comfortable. i am worried about that because the level of tension caused by trump's government is much higher than 0bama's government. the people here have long lived with the growing threat from the north. but there are small signs they may be stepping up their preparedness. reports shoppers buying more ready meals and investors are buying more gold. injust over a week, they will have a civil defence drill in the city. the sirens will go off and people will be guided from above

. —— raining far down all seoul. just like this are notjust about the island of guam. what are the possibilities of talks, any chance of talks, continuing beginning in the first place?|j beginning in the first place?” think we have to consider the possibility in the first place that there are those builders reports, official and unofficial. really come even with his rhetoric? a thing that is because there are very few military options that would not result in up to hundreds of thousands, of south koreans dying. i think the problem now is the problem with his—esque literary languages that they could back themselves into a corner. and its very discoverable sides understand what the other side seesis sides understand what the other side sees is imminent threat how they would react to any military action. cannot rent a be sensationalist, but let's at north korea's capability. we know they are getting there, but what about troops on the ground if there was a planned invasion? how capable are they? ajohn 0'shea been to north korea, i have. the contradictory —— add—

for decades the people of south korea and seoul have lived with the threat ofa and seoul have lived with the threat of a massive artillery on their border, and perhaps even the board tick—macro prospect of a nuclear strike. the focus is shifting to guam, the obscure island stuck in the middle of the pacific. what's interesting in seoul is that these people who live every day with the prospect of a military confrontation and as was said in the report, they remained fairly calm. people are heading home here as it is 5pm in the evening. they are a good barometer of how serious the rhetoric is. we've heard from the defence chief of staff who say they are prepared for swift action and reminding everyone of the strong military relationship that south korea has with the usa. i think if you couple that with stronger words from us defence secretary saying north korea will be greatly overmatched, then the signal is warning kimjong—un overmatched, then the signal is warning kim jong—un then, overmatched, then the signal is warning kimjong—un then, despite the rhetoric coming from both sides