we begin a warning from president biden that sanctions may be imposed on uganda after new anti homosexuality legislation was signed into law by president yoweri musveeni. in a statement, joe biden said. in the uk, the government also condemned the new law, saying. homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about what president biden had to say on the new law. the reaction from the white house has been very stern indeed, a five paragraph statement release condemning the passage of this law in uganda and warning of possible sanctions, warning as well of a possible barring of ugandan officials involved in implementing these sort of laws from accessing the united states of america. there is a particular concern here, and that is also been expressed by the us state department in a separate statement, about the impact of this law could have on advances
it prompted neighbours south korea and japan to briefly issue, then rescind, alerts to millions of residents. state media in pyongyang said the projectile had come down in the sea because of serious defects. south korea correspondentjean mckenzie has more from seoul. there was panic and confusion in seoul this morning as we awoke to the sound of this air raid siren which is extremely rare. and messages from loudspeakers telling people to prepare for an infatuation, only to be told 20 minutes later it was a mistake. north korea did fire a missile this morning. foran korea did fire a missile this morning. for an evacuation. but we now know it was a failure and the rocket exploded in midair and crashed into the sea. this will be a big disappointment for the north korean leader kim john own disappointment for the north korean leader kimjohn own kimjong un. a korean leader kimjohn own kim jong un. a spy satellite would give north korea a strategic advantage to allow it
to get a resolution and remain in this for the long haul . but ministers and train operators say the latest pay offer, of 4% for two years in a row, is fair and reasonable. we can to talk to our transport correspondent, katy austin who s at paddington station in central london. if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? that s right, as you can probably busy station? that s right, as you can probably see busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind - busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind me, - busy station? that s right, as you | can probably see behind me, there are some passengers here today, but very few when you compare it to a normal weekday. and there are very few days damage trains running. some operators affected by the strike are running absolutely nothing at all, others of those 15 operators, which are affected, others have a very limited service, including great wester
according to the south korean military, the projectile had disappeared from radar and might have crashed or exploded. the united states hasjoined south korea and japan in condemning the launch, saying it involved ballistic missile technology in breach of un sanctions. there s lots to unpick so let s go live to seoul and jean mackenzie, our correspondent in south korea. jean how did you first hear of this rocket launch? i first heard about it when, like millions of other people was awoken by the air raid siren this morning which is incredibly uncommon here. it is just not something we are used to hearing. we then started to get these loudspeaker messages played out telling people to prepare for an evacuation, but 20 minutes later we received another message telling us all that this had been a mistake, so she can imagine there was a fair amount so she can imagine there was a fairamount of panic so she can imagine there was a fair amount of panic initially and then confusi