The nurse who could be germanys most prolific serial killer since the second world war. Sizzling sun and sensational sounds hundreds of thousands of revellers descended on notting hill for the final day of carnival. Hello. North korea has fired a missile which crossed northern japan, the latest in a series of tests which have increased tension with the United States. It was fired from sunan, near pyongyang in north korea, and made its way towards the island of hokkaido. It landed in the sea 1200 kilometres east of cape erimo. Yogita limaye is in seoul and Suzanne Kianpour is in washington. How is this looking in the south korean capital . The president has just confirmed that the government condemns what north korea has done. She will be talking to the us secretary of state soon, and to her japanese counterpart about what steps japanese counterpart about what ste ps ca n japanese counterpart about what steps can be taken. We are hearing that the Prime Minister has had a conversation wi
Hello. North korea has fired a missile which has crossed northern japan, the latest in a series of tests which have vastly increased tension with the united states. It was fired from sunan, near pyongyang, in north korea, and made its way towards japans Northern Island of hokkaido. It landed in the sea east of cape erimo. The United Nations Security Council will meet to discuss the launch on tuesday night in new york. The japanese Prime Minister, shinzo abe, described it as a grave threat. Translation the north Korean Missile has launched, passed over oui missile has launched, passed over our nation, and landed in the pacific ocean. The government had been monitoring the launch from the moment it was fired, and we have done our utmost to ensure the safety of the people. The missile, which passed over our nation, represents the greatest and gravest threat to oui the greatest and gravest threat to our nation ever. It is also a threat to the peace and stability in the asia pacific region.
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. Thats where two Opposition Leaders have been dragged from their homes by Security Forces and taken to a Military Prison after being accused by president maduros government of inciting violence. The un Secretary General says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. Katy watson is in caracas. Antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. Theres panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. He wasnt the only one to be taken away, officers also seized Leopoldo Lopez, an Opposition Leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. Tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. There have been violent protests in recent months and o
Trade, britains only surviving cloth hall opens after a multi Million Pound renovation. Good morning. Its tuesday 1st august. Im julian worricker. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. British gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. Its owner centrica says Electricity Prices will increase by 12. 5 from 15th september. 3. 1 million customers will be affected. But the companys gas prices will be held at their current level. The average annual dual fuel bill for households on a standard tariff will rise by £76, up by 7. 3 . Ian conn is the Chief Executive of british gass Parent Company, centrica. He explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. First of all, the last time we moved our Electricity Prices was in january 2014 and since then they have been held flat. From that time, and you are correct, wholesale prices have fallen, we estimate about £36 on an average bill, that is not what is d