life will never be the same. coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc. the king of centre court, roger federer, has rolled back the years in 2017. he s chasing an eighth wimbledon crown. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. north korea says it has successfully tested a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, which, if true, could potentially have the range to reach the us mainland. an announcement on north korean state television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles before hitting a target in the sea. the claims have not been verified but come just before the 620 heads of state are due to discuss north korea s weapons programme. 0ur correspondent, stephen evans, reports from the south korean capital, seoul. could this missile hit the united states 7 could this missile hit the united states? north korean state television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the country s leader, kim jong un. normal programmes were interrupted for the specia
shed explodes after petrol vapours ignited inside. the cctv has been released by fire chiefs as a safety warning. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea says it has successfully tested a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, which if true, could potentially have the range to reach the us mainland. an announcement on north korean state television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles, before hitting a target in the sea. the claims have not been verified but come just before the 620 heads of state are due to discuss north korea s weapons programme. 0ur correspondent stephen evans reports from the south korean capital, seoul. could this missile hit the united states? north korean state television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the country s leader, kim jong un. normal programmes were interrupted for the special announcement. she says: our great leader, kim jong un, gives us the order of the test of the intercontinental ballistic missile
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and possibly out of the race, too. good evening. president trump has urged china to put what he called a heavy move on north korea, after the regime said it has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. pyongyang claims the missile could strike anywhere on the planet. western scientists are more sceptical, but say it could possibly reach as far as alaska. the launch is just days before world leaders meet to discuss, among other things, north korea s weapons programme, which it s pursuing despite international sanctions. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. this is the moment that north korea says it came a major power, the launch of a missile which it says can deliver a weapon as far away as the united states. the news was announced on state television with barely constrained joy. the presenter showing the handwritten order given by the country s leader, kim jong un. he personally supervised the launch of