It has been a week of heated words between the us and north korea. Today was no exception. President trump warned kim jong un that he would truly regret it if he took action against the us or its allies. It comes after tweeting earlier that americas Military Solutions were Locked And Loaded if pyongyang were to act. But other International Leaders are calling for calm and a Dialling Down of the rhetoric. Germanys chancellor, angela merkel, said there was no Military Solution, while the Russian Foreign minister, sergei lavrov, put forward a plan between the two countries to ease tensions. Nick bryant reports. After fire and fury comes Locked And Loaded. Not the title of some hollywood summer blockbuster, but the words of americas commander in chief, describing his countrys state of military readiness. These are the latest pictures of b 1 bombers stationed in guam. The motto of this squadron fight tonight. President trump reminded people of that on his twitter feed this morning. He is de
It has been a week of heated words between the us and north korea. Today was no exception. President trump warned kim jong un that he would truly regret it if he took action against the us or its allies. It comes after tweeting earlier that americas Military Solutions were Locked And Loaded if pyongyang were to act. But other International Leaders are calling for calm and a Dialling Down of the rhetoric. Germanys chancellor, angela merkel, said there was no Military Solution, while the Russian Foreign minister, sergei lavrov, put forward a plan between the two countries to ease tensions. Nick bryant reports. After fire and fury comes Locked And Loaded. Not the title of some hollywood summer blockbuster, but the words of americas commander in chief, describing his countrys state of military readiness. These are the latest pictures of b 1 bombers stationed in guam. The motto of this squadron fight tonight. President trump reminded people of that on his twitter feed this morning. He is de
Crisis is precariously poised. The Maduro Regime is determined to rewrite the constitution to strengthen its grip on power. The opposition is intent on using mass protest to bring the government down. The current stand off is not sustainable, but which side will prevail . My guest is isaias medina, until last month the venezuelan diplomat at the un. Now an anti maduro dissident. Can maduro outlast his enemies . Isaias medina, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you so much, stephen. I would like to express my gratitude not only to you personally but to hardtalk and the bbc for representing objectively the hardships that the venezuelan people are living in right now in my country. Well, lets examine the situation in your country in some detail. Lets start with a simple explanation, if you like. Why did you change sides . Cos, for the last couple of years youve been a diplomat at the United Nations, representing venezuela and the venezuelan government. And a month ago you decided to ju
To the bbc news at six. Doris has stormed her way across the uk, leaving havoc in her wake. Winds of up to 95mph have caused one death as a woman was killed by flying debris in wolverhampton. Trees have been brought down, taking power lines with them and blocking roads and railway lines. Nearly all Rail Operators are reporting delays. Planes have been grounded, the Port Of Liverpool was shut, and the strong gusts have forced the closure of bridges and many major roads. Thousands of homes have been left without power. Danny savage is in retford in nottinghamshire. Danny, for some time today, the entire network was suspended there. Fiona, this is the East Coast Main Line behind me, which should be busy with services at this time of day, but they are few and far between. To be Fairto Virgin but they are few and far between. To be fair to virgin east coast, they try to keep things going, but by mid afternoon, they had to say to passengers, do not travel to date. Storm doris swept from west