the government has held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has already been declared after the met office issued a red extreme heat warning for the very first time, meaning there s a risk to life. an amber warning has been announced for tomorrow, affecting parts of england and wales, and that extends to scotland on monday. then the red warning will come into effect across a large part of england. our correspondentjon donnison has the very latest. it is without doubt weather for mr whippy, and at roundhay park in leeds, he s been doing a roaring trade. so, yeah, it s been extremely busy. we re just working 12 hours every single day, in the heat and obviously monday and tuesday next week, itjust looks like it s going to be unbearable. here we go. keeping cool is going to be key. ..with temperatures expected to reach the high 30s and even a0 celsius. concerned about my do
And london, this is bbc world news. It s newsday. Good morning. Its midnight in london and seven in the morning in singapore. North korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile, according to the south, as tensions have been flaring over the norths nuclear ambitions. The unidentified missile was fired from near the north korean coastal city of wonsan. It reportedly landed in the sea ofjapan. Japan has strongly condemned the launch, saying these tests cause a threat to ships and planes, although no damage has been reported. President trump has been briefed on the situation. South koreas new president , moonjae in, has ordered a meeting of the National Security council. We can go live to seoul and speak to the bbcs steve evans. What has been the reaction so far to the latest provocation . Condemnation by clearly. The National Security council in south korea is going to meet. Really, its like groundhog day. This is the third missile since the new president took over here in south
Phase thats according to the un. The humanitarian relief co ordinator told the bbc that militants were directly targeting families who remain trapped. Iraqi forces supported by kurds, Shia Militias and us forces are pushing into western mosul, which is still largely held by the last remaining militants. Eastern mosul is back in the hands of the government. Alan johnston reports. In the ruins of the streets, the battle grinds on. One more shot fired and in the heat and the attack continues on the fringes of mosul old city. In the distance, the mosque held by the militants and they may well fight to the death to try to keep it. As the army Presses Forward , try to keep it. As the army Presses Forward, fears grow for the thousands of civilians trapped in the old city. They are in danger of being hit accidentally by the attacking Government Forces and the un said the militants are using civilians as human shields, targeting those who try to escape. Some families to gather their children an
To dateline london. Im jane hill. A warm welcome after a difficult week for many. We will of course be discussing the aftermath of the manchester suicide bombing. Well assess president trumps first overseas trip. And we look at the state of the general election camapaign here in the uk, with less than two weeks to go to polling day. To discuss all of this with me today iain martin, a times columnist, the american broadcaster jeffrey kofman, Thomas Kielinger of die welt, and nisreen malik, the sudanese writer. A warm welcome to all of you. In manchester, on monday night, a pop concert by an american singer popular with young girls ended in carnage when a 22 year old man born in the city blew himself up, in the foyer of the concert arena. Children as young as eight were killed, and scores of people remain in hospital. The hunt is continuing for the people who supported salman abedi, many people have been arrested here in the uk. And in libya, abedis father and one of his brothers are und
Leader hugo chavez. Welcome to the miraflores president ial palace in caracas and a Special Edition of hardtalk. My guest is one of the most polarising leaders in the world today. President hugo chavez of venezuela is committed to socialism and the anti imperialist struggle. For decades fidel castro was the keeper of Latin Americas revolutionary flames. Well, now it is chavez. But are venezuelas people beginning to tire of their firebrand president . President hugo chavez, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. I want to begin by asking you about the venezuelan economy. You have a serious problem with inflation. You have a currency that has been devalued and your country is still in recession. Is it fair to say that socialism right now is not working . You had growth. But now you do not have growth. Youre the only latin American Country that this year, as well as last year, is not growing at all and is in recession. Is it possible, you say its possible, to have some form of capitali