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
You look at the five Qualification Levels which are broadly equivalent to the standard grades in scotland. We have seen more young people achieve it, but weve seen the gap between rich and poor almost half. Weve also seen the number of poor people who leave school with no qualifications halve as well, so there has been progress made, but i make no bones about the fact we need to seek more progress, which is why we have a Major Programme of reform under way in Scottish Education. We have a Major Programme of reform under way in Scottish Educationlj will under way in Scottish Education. will go on to education and the details in a minute, but overall, the former head of policy for alex salmond calls it a lost decade. He isa salmond calls it a lost decade. He is a former head of policy and i dont agree with that assessment. Its a damning criticism from inside your own party. I dont accept the fa cts your own party. I dont accept the facts and figures bear out the assessment. We said we wo