and from despair to delight just two days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala gets a chance to run for gold in tonight s final. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has called donald trump bereft of reason, saying only absolute force can work on him as it gave more details about its threat to an american military base in the western pacific. the regime which is reported to have developed the ability to attach nuclear warheads to its missiles says it s considering firing four rockets towards the american territory of guam. president trump says north korea s threats will be met with fire and fury. south korea has appealed for calm. our correspondent yogita limaye reports. one more fierce message on north korea s state tv. this time, its details of how it plans to attack guam. this us island in the pacific ocean is in pyongyang s crosshairs. north korea says it plans to fire four missiles in the wat
from the manchester arena bombing. he tells us he s lucky to be alive. the doctor called me the miracle of lard. lad. afterthe the doctor called me the miracle of lard. lad. after the operation, he said it was still touch and go. and from despair to delight three days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championships, isaac makwala runs for gold tonight. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the national crime agency says modern slavery and people trafficking in the uk is a far larger problem than previously thought. it says victims are likely to be found anywhere from the high street to a farm. there are likely to be tens of thousands of them working in every large town and city . more than 300 police operations are currently targeting the criminals involved. in just two months this year, the national crime agency says there have been 111 arrests. here s our social affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. another day, another anti slavery operat
look at the possible causes. good morning from durham police headquarters. we are here as part of a series on policing britain. i live in the call centre where they are dealing with the 999 called this morning. more on that a bit later on. in the sport, head injuries in by on. in the sport, head injuries in rugby union must be taken more seriously, according to a review into an incident involving wales international george north, which has made nine recommendations to change the way concussions are handled. and carol has the weather. this morning across england and wales we have some patchy fog and some frost. some of that will be slow to clear but most will see a dry day with some sunshine and just a few showers. scotland and northern ireland, still very windy, especially across scotland, with some showers, some of which will be wintry. more in 15 minutes. 0ur our main story: german security services are facing questions about why they ended a surveillance operation on a sus
and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. malaysian police have arrested two more people in connection with the death of kim jong nam, the half brother of north korean leader kim jong un. he died after apparently being attacked at the airport in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur earlier this week. one of those arrested was a woman travelling on an indonesian passport. sarah corker reports. how, in a crowded airport in broad daylight, was a man poisoned to death? malaysian police are trying to piece together how kim jong nam died as he waited to board a flight at kuala lumpur airport. these cctv images appear to show one of the suspects. police have now arrested two women, one carrying a vietnamese passport, the other an indonesian one. south korea s spy agency believes suspected north korean agents are behind the assassination. translation: the cause of murder seems likely to be of poison. but it is to be checked precisely through autopsy. inside nor
face a mental health problem at some time in ourlives, face a mental health problem at some time in our lives, but is business doing enough to support its staff? i m here at the rather grand institute of directors, it represents thousands of companies, to find out if they could be doing more. in sport, i m at a golf club to find out how proposed major rule changes could affect the game. and british cycling admits serious failings as they are criticised by the uk anti doping agency. after the biggest blunder the oscars has ever seen, two accountants behind the mix up are told they ll never work there again. and carol has the weather. good morning. currently we have a band of rain, sleet and snow in the central swathe of the uk, fading through the morning. a lot of dry weather and sunshine around today and wintry showers in the north, and the gusty winds we ve had in the south will also slowly ease. more details later on. carol, thank you. good morning. first, our main story. v