within inches of you. the road surface has worn out. it s been down, some of it, for 30 years. i it was so frustrating, sat in traffic all day, every day. we have major mechanical issues. we are kind of stuck in the middle of the a1. never, ever happened in my life before. so there s a lot on my shoulders. the amount of language has been a bit atrocious. i can see you are all super keen! we ve got six hours to do what we need to do. everyone s like, quick, get signed off. we need to get out. time is not our friend now. this is the biggest project, both value wise and duration wise that i ve ever worked on. in my role, i m responsible ultimately for all construction works. i think there s probably a perception by the public that there s not a lot happening on road works. but, you know, to have 150, 200 people on site every night when the public are sleeping, if they could see that, if they could drive through and appreciate how much is going on, i think they d be surprised.
and the legacy earning invasion, how is russia s war invasion, how is russia s war in ukraine affecting russians back home? north korea has launched three ballistic missiles, according to the south korean military. warnings were issued in some regions ofjapan, but none of the missiles crossed their territory. the news comes after wednesday s launch of around 20 missiles, including one that landed less than 60km from the south korean city of sokcho. those launches were described by us secretary of state antony blinken as dangerous and escalatory. north korea appears to be retaliating for the joint military drills that the south and the us have been carrying out. our correspondent in seoul isjonathan head. jonathan, escalating on both sides, an unprecedented escalation from the north koreans, but an unprecedented training exercise we are told from the americans and south koreans. both sides know these actions will destabilise the region so why are they doing it? ., it? there
the cop welcome to bbc news. i m mark lobel. the cop lobel. our top stories. the japanese government issues a rare emergency alert after north korea launched ballistic missiles towards its territory. a surprise peace deal after nearly two years of civil war in ethiopia. it s hoped it will allow aid into northern tigray where 90% of the population is going hungry. with less than a week to go until the us midterm elections president biden says democracy itself is on the line. we must have one unified voice, speak as a country, and say there is no place, no place, for voter intimidation and political violence in america.