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And the french president throws his support behind a bid to for the humble baguette to receive unesco cultural treasure status. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. An official alert has provoked alarm in the us state of hawaii after, mistakenly warning of an imminent Ballistic Missile attack. The text message was sent to everyone on the island and interrupted tv and radio broadcasts. It told people to seek shelter, before adding this is not a drill. The states governor has apologised for the error. He said an employee had pressed the wrong button. This video shows students at the university of hawaii running for shelter. Richard galpin has more. Its just after eight oclock in the morning local time and suddenly the broadcast of this basketball match is interrupted. Hooter. With a chilling alert that a missile strike on hawaii was apparentlyjust minutes away. The same message was also sent out to everyones mobile phones. When also sent out to everyones mobile phones. When we got the alarm we we re phones. When we got the alarm we were terrified. We were on the 36th floor of our hotel and we did not know what to do. I was just sleeping, my friend just woke me up. He says, hey, lets go, theres a bomb coming in hawaii. I didnt take it serious, but you know, i started running, eventually saw a place, a concrete building. People were just running on the street. But it turns out it was all a mistake. The us Pacific Command confirming in a tweet there was no missile threat. This should not have happened. We are investigating the sequence of events that occurred. An error was made in Emergency Management, which allowed this false alarm to be sent. Just last month, the hawaiian authorities decided to resume testing of the Nuclear Warning system for the First Time Since the cold war. These islands are the closest part of the United States to north korea. And over the past year, north korea has carried out a series of tests, proving it does now have nuclear weapons. So, no wonder people in hawaii were panicking today. Richard galpin, bbc news. Hawaiis governor david ige had this to say a short time ago. I know first hand that what happened today was totally unacceptable and many in our community were deeply affected by this and im sorry for that pain and confusion that anyone may have experienced. I am also angry and disappointed that this happened. We are doing everything that we can come immediately, to ensure that it never happens again. We have spent the morning with the generals and those involved with Emergency Management and their teams andi Emergency Management and their teams and i have directed them to make the necessary changes to ensure that a false alarm will not happen. Earlier i spoke with hassan deen a student at Hawaii Pacific university in honolulu about how he reacted to the alert. It started ringing this morning and i was still fast asleep. I got out of my bed and my phone, it was flashing on my screen that a Ballistic Missile had been spotted and to go to the nearest shelter. I opened my door and there were stu d e nts opened my door and there were students running to the nearest shelter in place. What went through your mind . What were people saying about the alerts . Some people were saying they were unsure if they were if it saying they were unsure if they were if it were a real alert but it was chaotic. Some were upset, clearly upset and it was quite distressing in the room. Did you make it to a shelter . I made it to one of my buildings refuge rooms with about 29 other students. We we re with about 29 other students. We were told to shelter therefore a0 minutes and we did not receive any information until an all clear came. At this point did you spend that time thinking there was a missile heading your way . Yes. I was calling family and texting friends trying to find out what was going on. Were you frightened . I was frightened. Find out what was going on. Were you frightened . Iwas frightened. Iwas unsure about what was going on. What do you make of the fact that this was all some kind of mistake, given that the text said this was not a drill . I felt a little ani is because it just through drill . I felt a little ani is because itjust through the whole state into a huge amount of panic. I was looking at some of the other photographs on the local news network and there were pictures on the motorway of people pulling their ca rd to the motorway of people pulling their card to the side and apparently in downtown waikiki where the hotels are, there were people running into different hotels. Apparently the state has just started testing these are warning systems, a month or so ago, are you now are warning systems, a month or so ago, are you now concerned about being on the island . Not too much. They do a monthly alarm system for tsunami warning and the government has been, the state has been good about keeping is educated. But they have always kept the threat of a Nuclear Attack a rather low. They say it is unlikely to ever happen. There are reports of a chlorine gas attack on a rebel held area on the outskirts of damascus besieged by Syrian Government forces. Residents of Eastern Ghouta reported smelling gas shortly after being shelled. The area has been subjected to weeks of sustained air strikes and ground attacks, reportedly killing at least 85 civilians in recent weeks. For more on this i spoke to bbc middle east analyst Alan Johnston a little earlier. 0ur colleagues in syria are getting these reports from early this morning, reports from Eastern Ghouta that there was a strong smell of chlorine hanging in the air after one of the attack, people immediately had itchy eyes and problems breathing classic symptoms of a gas attack. Something like 50 people were affected but Health Workers said later that only a handful needed reach hospital treatment. 0nly minor respiratory problems. A chlorine gas attack would be absolutely terrifying but the fact is that chlorine is not as dangerous nor harmful as other forms of chemical weapons. We have heard of chemical weapons. We have heard of chlorine gas attacks a number of times down through the years of the Syrian Civil War but not so much in recent months. The Syrian Government a lwa ys recent months. The Syrian Government always denies that it uses to mikel weapons of any kind. Chemical weapons. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. The tunisian president has met representatives of political parties, employers and unions to discuss the countrys economic problems. The talks were prompted by a wave of angry protests against price hikes and tax increases. Proposals discussed at the meeting included the possibility of raising the minimum wage. Opponents of austrias far right Freedom Party have held a large demonstration in vienna in protest at their inclusion in government. Police say 20,000 people took part organisers put the number at double that. Families with children walked alongside marchers chanting nazis out the chilean government says pope francis will not be in danger during his upcoming visit despite attacks on friday on a number of churches in santiago. The interior minister, mario fernandez, said small incendiary devices were involved, co ordinated by tiny groups with a limited capability for action. Around a thousand anti capitalist protesters have marched through the centre of the swiss capital, bern, in opposition to president trumps planned visit to the World Economic forum in davos later this month. Demonstrators carried banners with communist symbols and slogans such as eat the rich and smash the wef. in south africa, the new leader of the ruling anc party has given his first speech since being elected last month. Cyril ramaphosa gave a damning assessment of the ruling party, saying its been beset by infighting and corruption. He called for a change of culture in the party, a thinly veiled attack on the man he replaced, the countrys discredited president , jacob zuma. 0ur africa editor, fergal keane, was at the rally. If you want to know how the wind has changed in south africa, then listen to this. Jacob zuma. Booing. And. Booing continues. Booed by his own party, jacob zuma is increasingly isolated. Even supporters acknowledge his days as the countrys president are numbered. The crowds have a different hero now the new anc leader Cyril Ramaphosa businessman, skilled negotiator, whos promised to end the capture of the state by a corrupt elite. We are going to confront corruption and state capture in all its forms. The investigation and prosecution of those who are responsible will be given top priority. We are resolute in our commitment to make this the year in which we build our movement and turn around the economy of south africa. Not since the end of apartheid in 199a have i seen such a hunger for change in south africa. Weve heard a lot of promises from politicians. Do you believe him . Yeah, we have to believe him, hes our president , our new president. Hopefully, they can fix everything is broken. Thats a big, big hope. Yeah, its my hope, and the hope of all south africans. Hope springs, in part, from desperation. The corruption of the zuma era dragged the economy intojunk status. Not far from the stadium, this woman washes cars to earn cash. Shes ten years out of school and unemployed. We have voted for anc but we dont see any changes. We want Cyril Ramaphosa, we wantjobs. If Cyril Ramaphosa can root out corruption and rescue this countrys economy, he will be seen as a worthy inheritor of Nelson Mandelas legacy. But more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important politicalfigures in the history of post colonial africa. That is the prize. The challenges are immense. Fergal keane, bbc news, east london. Stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. We hear from the four men who have just taken six days off the record for rowing across the atlantic. Day one of Operation Desert Storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. Tobacco is americas oldest industry, and its one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. This may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. There is not a street that is unaffected. Huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. This woman said shed been given no help and no advice by the authorities. She stood outside the ruins of her business. Tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws, passed by the countrys new multiracial government, and enrolled at formerly white schools. Tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long running play, the mousetrap. When they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonights performance, but Agatha Christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. This is bbc news. The latest headlines an incoming Ballistic Missile warning is sent out across hawaii in a text alert, but its a false alarm. Reports of another chlorine gas attack on the rebel held enclave of Eastern Ghouta in syria, already under siege by government forces. Lets stay with that story. Matthew kroenig, an expert on Us National Security policy and nuclear deterrence, joined me earlier. These kind of alerts are meant to protect the american public. Damage limitation is the term but essentially for decades, us policy has been to try and prevent attacks on the United States at hull god forbid if a an attack takes place we wa nt to forbid if a an attack takes place we want to alert the population so they can take cover and save lives. Obviously this went out in error, as we now know, but it did say that this is not a drill. People had various reactions, didnt they . Many said that they did not go anywhere nor do anything. People were uncertain about what to do. Whatsapp repair redness do they have in hawaii for a situation where this may not be a drill . They are coming to come to grips with this and puddings steps in place. North korea is the third at the ferry to acquire Nuclear Capability and the first to acquire it since the 1960s. It is a problem that the people of the United States have felt they have not needed to worry about for a long time. Unfortunately we now need to develop procedures to deal with that. We had an apology from the governor of hawaii explaining that somebody pressed a wrong button. It remains to be seen whether that person remains in theirjob. People are finding it a humourous now but ona are finding it a humourous now but on a serious note, does that sort of mistake undermined the strategy of this effort to protect people . Different people will take different lessons from it, we need to have a thorough investigation into what went wrong here and to take steps that it never happens again. More than 50 african countries have expressed outrage and demanded an apology from donald trump after he allegedly used a profanity to describe some african nations, as well as haiti and el salvador, during a meeting in the oval office. A democratic senator who sat next to mr trump in the meeting insists that the president repeatedly used the word shithole to describe the countries. The president has admitted using tough language, but denied using an expletive. In the countries mr trump was allegedly referring to, the reaction has been one of shock and condemnation. When you say the word United States of america, the word united means everybody. You understand . Of america, the word united means everybody. You understand . You cannot unite, one person cannot unite. If you are my president of the United States of america you have to be everybodys president. The United States of america you have to be everybodys president m saddens me and it was unfortunate for the us president that should be loving and accepting everybody to make such a statement. I think it is shameful. The worst thing is i think the president doesnt know haiti. We are very welcoming people. |j the president doesnt know haiti. We are very welcoming people. I think it is not natural for the american president , we are used to what we called infantile tantrums from the leader of the number one nation in the world. Because he came across, you know, so much wealth, he thinks that the world is under his feet and he can do anything, say anything and get away with it. What donald trump said is offensive because at the end of it we are all human beings. Meanwhile, news editors across the globe have been grappling with the dilemma of how to translate the word shithole into their own languages. A headline written by the bbcs Arabic Service says trump allegedly described african countries with a word which translates into english as scum. Another arabic language outlet, egypts al ahram, used a phrase which means, dirty nests or dens. In israel, the hebrew language daily haaretz used lousy countries to get the message across. Ecuadors el commercio went for, paises de porqueria, or trash countries in english. Some otherjournalists working in spanish and french translated the disputed phrase, more literally, substituting the word country, for hole. And in taiwan, chinese language cna opted for a phrase which, bafflingly, means, countries where birds dont lay eggs. The hollywood actor, mark wahlberg, says he will donate more million that he received for work on a forthcoming film to a campaign against sexual harassment. The gesture was made after it was revealed that his female co star, michelle williams, was paid a fraction of wahlbergs fee for the reshoot. The scenes had to be filmed again after a string of Sexual Assault and harassment allegations led to the male lead in the film, kevin spacey being dropped. A british four man team has broken the world record for rowing across the atlantic ocean, completing nearly five thousand kilometres in twenty nine days. The amateur oarsmen did two man, two hour shifts around the clock to row from la gomera in the Canary Islands to english bay, antigua, six days faster than the previous world record for a four man crew. A little earlier, my colleague Duncan Golestani spoke to the team in antigua. He asked them how theyre feeling following the race. We are all feeling, we have had a bit of time now to accept the fact that we have won the race and broken the world record so i think were relieved and excited and i suppose just proud of what we have managed to achieve. As you should be. How on earth did you take six days off the record . Good question we didnt really know what to expect on that front, we prepare to 1. 5 years and we had a diehard attitude and wanted to give it our all and do the best we could and we took that to the race and quite from the offset, we thought for those two hours we would give our all thought for those two hours we would give ouralland it thought for those two hours we would give our all and it worked out, you know, we managed to maintain a great rates throughout it and a great mentality right through to antigua and we are having, you know, a great time and over the moon with what we achieved. Were looking at pictures of your vessel. It is tidy and compact but compared to some of the waves he must been encountering, how did you deal with it . We came across what of a0 foot swell that sometimes we we re what of a0 foot swell that sometimes we were quite fortunate that we had favourable conditions. We had strong winds and when you have strong winds you get big waves. Especially at night time, the vote would go upright but also to get the extra edge, try to stir away as much as the good because that is where you get the speed. There was a downside to such an waves and that is that you get very wet which can be brutal when you have things like salt on your hands and your bum. But he managed to get through it. We stuck at it. Were pleased with the result. Having said that with none of us having done this any time before we caught up with the antiguan team who came in second who are a team of hardy oceangoing people and they said in one night they could actually see our navigation lights and the conditions without rough they were just waiting to see our boat slow because we would drop suddenly from power anchor which would prevent us from capsizing, although with none of us having rodon ocean before i fell that ocean or really road properly until 18 months ago, we just assumed that was what ocean rowing was like said there was a degree of ignorance in notes and they said they were impressed that we just kept going but from our boat, we hadnt even thought about dropping the power anchor we just assumed that was what was going to be like. Im sure a lot of people are proud of you. Can you tell me briefly what is the first thing you looking forward to. I think, you first thing you looking forward to. Ithink, you know, the first thing you looking forward to. I think, you know, the past 18 having to be very selfish in our preparation for the race, raising money for charities and sponsorships to fund the race, so i think what we are looking forward to is just giving Something Back to those people who have supported a the last 18 months. Spending quality time family and friends and kind of decompressing a little bit in the next fortnight or so. Stuart in the White T Shirt is getting married so it will be a great end to this sort of thing. Here in antigua. We are looking forward to that as well. You should have a good two weeks ahead of us. And a little bit of some antiguan rum, maybe welldeserved. The french president has thrown his support behind a push to protect the humble baguette by making it a unesco cultural treasure. Emmanuel macron said the baguette is the envy of the whole world and agrees with master bakers that should follow in the footsteps of naples pizza in italy, which became unesco listed last year. Tiffany wertheimer reports. It isa it is a National Symbol and a huge pa rt it is a National Symbol and a huge part of french life. Now master ba kers part of french life. Now master bakers are pushing for baguettes to be officially recognised as a cultural treasure and it traditional recipe and iconic shape, and world famous recipe and iconic shape, and world famous name legally recipe and iconic shape, and world famous name legally protected. Translation respect of a french person with a baguette under his arm so why not . Artisan bread makers are worried about mass produced copies flooding into supermarket. Frozen bread with imported ingredients. But still bearing the name baguette all the same. Translation there are a lot of imitations but here, ba g u ettes lot of imitations but here, baguettes are home made. We wake up at two am of 3m to make bread. The traditional banquette is already protected by french law. To meet the criteria, it must only be made from four ingredients wheat flour, water, guests, and salt. It cannot be frozen or contain added preservatives. Translation be frozen or contain added preservatives. Translatiosz be frozen or contain added preservatives. Translation if we lose this could tradition in 50 yea rs lose this could tradition in 50 years there will be no bakery, we will not be able to do it properly. The bakers have been inspired by the success of naples pizza in italy which became unesco protected last year. Also making the list, spanish flamenco dancing, yoga, and belgian beer culture, just to name a few. They are all been so significant, they must be preserved for future generations. Making me feel quite hungry dont forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, im samanthabbcnews. Goodbye for now. Hello. The recent run of cloudy days continue for many during saturday although there were some notable exceptions to the rule. The north east of scotland has fared quite nicely lately and that has been the weight again, although it too far north and you end up with shower activities. Out west it really was one of those days, frontal system stalled there with a lot of cloud and rain and the re m na nts of lot of cloud and rain and the remnants of it are still there as we start the new day on sunday. Farmers in the way of rainfall flow across many areas, Southern Highlands of scotland, the komru and could be more than their fair share for a time during the morning, and as the front weakens and the club against a brick, there will be some sunny spells around at you get the sense there is an awful lot of cloud still to be had across england and wales, the eastern side of scotland, and temperatures perhaps a degree or two back on where we have been of late for many, save for the North Western quarter. The football shouldnt be interrupted the weather at all, although it will get quite breezy as the afternoon goes on into the early evening in the vicinity of enfield, quite a match there, im sure. Looking of winds, a lot of it is the frontal system comes in across scotland, Northern Ireland and even a little bit further south we are expecting significant gusts of wind that could cause some disruption to your travel plans, certainly come monday morning we may well find some very wet weather and some windy weather across the south. The last of the mild air has looked away and the week ahead is very much about cold air, plenty of it, and some pretty strong winds as well. It is mild airand wet pretty strong winds as well. It is mild air and wet and windy to start off the day across the south eastern quarter so watch out for the commute. The combination works its way slowly but surely towards the near continent, following immediately on behind it could be some thunderstorms for a time. Then you will notice a great raft of showers rattling in on a noticeable west to north westerly wind, temperatures falling away, initially across the northern and western parts of the British Isles the come tuesday, more widely across the British Isles. It will feel much colder. The snow showers becoming ever more prevalent across many of these northern and Western Areas as these northern and Western Areas as the temperatures fall away. Into wednesday, not a great deal of change but what is this . Late on wednesday into thursday the low pressure, some windy weather in the south that some rain on its northern flank and it could well be a significant spell of snow. Next week, certainly colder, really quite windy at times as well as there will be snow in the forecast. A trusted household name. A family firm that began by selling herbal remedies in nottingham, is now part of a Global Business providing a crucial nhs service in an industry under pressure. 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He had trust that they would give him the right tablets. He would never have dreamt that the wrong tablets would have been sent out. Suffolk police allowed us to film the tablets douglas was taking