And interrupted tv and radio broadcasts. It told people to seek shelter, before adding this is not a drill. The states governor has apologised for the error. He said an employee had pressed the wrong button. Bill hayton reports. For around half an hour on saturday, the people of hawaii looked anxiously to the skies. On the university campus, students ran to the emergency shelters. An official text warned residents to prepare for the worst, people cowered in bathrooms or talk what cover they could. We alljust huddled together and thought well, you know, this is going to be the end i guess we are ina going to be the end i guess we are in a beautiful place to bring something we love but it was pretty scary, and you start hearing stories about what was happening down in waikiki beach, they were evacuating hotels and children pushed into drainpipes to get them elected. With the north Korean Nuclear missile about to hit honolulu . Actually, no. The whole thing was the result of a stunningly
This mornings reviewers are political commentator vincent moss and ian birrell from the mail on sunday. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Thejustice secretary, david gauke, is considering a possiblejudicial review of the decision to release the serial sex attacker, john worboys. In 2009, the former black cab driver was jailed indefinitely, with a minimum term of eight years. The decision of the parole board to approve his release caused outrage among his victims, charities and mps. The parole board insists correct procedures were followed. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo is here. How usual is this decision by the justice secretary . Highly unusual because the parole board is strictly independent of the government. We have already had a review announced by the government into how the pa role by the government into how the parole board makes its decisions, since the decision to releasejohn worboys. That will look at how transparent the processes. But this is now an additiona
Happening, to think about somebody like that being out on the streets, i think it is absolutely right that the secretary of state forjustice will do everything he can to make sure this man stays behind bars. The justice secretary has been in the post less than a week. He is asked lawyers if it is plausible to contest the decision in the courts and if there is a good chance of success. And if there is a good chance of success. 0pposition mps welcomed the move. I think the public are com pletely move. I think the public are completely bewildered that worboys is being released as early as two yea rs. Is being released as early as two years. He is a serious criminal and a threat to women. As he is. I dont only major retreat of women are convinced that he does not continue to be a threat to us. But it will be highly unusual for the government to launch a legal challenge against a decision from an organisation they are responsible for. And if they do bring proceedings against the parole boar
Suddenly at the age of 5a. Making the weight, we hear how jockeys who use extreme methods such as starving themselves to keep their weight low are being encouraged to use safer practices. And in half an hour here on bbc news dateline london looks at the continuing violence in syria; and the latest twists in the brexit debate. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The shadow brexit secretary has confirmed labour will make a shift on policy on brexit. He says the party will adopt the policy of keeping britain in a Customs Union after brexit. He says a new treaty would have to be drawn up to do the work of the existing agreement. And that labour had long championed the benefit of a Customs Union. The policy shift marks a clear difference with theresa may, who is committed to leaving the eus customs arrangement and the single market. Our Political Correspondent emma vardyjoins me now. This is quite an important change by labour. Each shift of policy on the Customs Union. There have been mo
Look at yesterdays super blue moon, this picture taken from the richmond area looking over the london city skyline. Today we are going to keep largely clear skies, for a number of people some sunshine but showers will continue to affect northern and Western Areas and we have a clump of showers working down from the North York Moors where they could be sleet and a bit of snow over the tops, the clu b and a bit of snow over the tops, the club of showers working at east anglia through the afternoon. It feels colder this afternoon on account of the brisk and gusty north and north westerly winds, continuing to blow around coastal counties over night to night. We could see one or two icy patches developing overnight as the road temperatures dipped below freezing. But in the towns and cities we are looking at lows of 24d. Cities we are looking at lows of 2 4d. Tomorrow the winds will be a bit lighter but there will be plenty of sunshine around so it went the us chilly. They will be showers in