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hello and thanks very much for joining us. the united states has responded to reports that north korea carried out successful long range cruise missile tests over the weekend. they flew 1500 kilometres, according to media sources, before hitting their targets and falling into territorial waters. the us defence department says the missiles pose a threat to north korea s neighbours. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in the south korean capital seoul. she says this is a new and potentially highly dangerous weapon. we ve heard from south korean military that they will work with the us sources and kind of try to look at what happened over the weekend and other intelligence on this missile launch but in terms of is this a big deal? my answer is yes and no. no because this is a cruise missile so when it comes to international sanctions, the un sanctions in place to try to curb north korea s nuclear programme, it does not cover cruise missiles. it covers ballistic missiles. so ....
let s start here in the uk, where the government has added more details on how it will deliver on a huge £650 billion infrastructure plan which it hopes will boost the economy over the next decade. the government says its new bill will support 425,000 jobs a year over the next four years. chancellor rishi sunak added the investment will offer hope as the economy emerges from the pandemic . downing street believes the £650 billion which will be made up of private and public investment will boost infrastructure projects across the country over the next 10 years, creating new opportunities for thousands of apprentices, technicians, graduates and skilled workers. the news comes as the tuc kicks off its annual congress with a warning the uk must prepare for more economic shocks. i ll be talking to the tuc s chief economist in a moment. but firstjustin urquhart stewart, founder of regionally investment platform joins me now. good to see you this morning. if we first of all t ....
a new blood test trial, designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear, begins today. and britney spears gets engaged to her long term boyfriend days after the star s father filed court papers to end his 13 year control of her affairs. the prime minister is finalising the government s strategy for tackling coronavirus in england over the autumn and winter months ahead of a press conference tomorrow. boris johnson will announce a decision on whether booster jabs are to be given. he is expected to repeal some emergency covid powers. downing street says vaccines will remain the first line of defence as the autumn and winter will bring renewed challenges. it s also emerged that nearly a third of people arriving in england and northern ireland as the coronavirus delta variant took off may have broken quarantine rules. more than 300,000 cases were passed to investigators between march and may, according to figures seen by the bbc. the government was no ....
eastern and southern england see the heaviest of the rain and thundery downpours mixed in through the morning and into the afternoon, confined towards eastern england. southern and western areas improving, perhaps sunshine and if that happens, perhaps i was breaking out. disappointing temperatures with the rain, the brighter spots around 20 degrees. the low pressure clears away tuesday into wednesday and thursday, running into this ridge of high pressure. there will be quite quite a bit of cloud around, but a lot quieter, lighter winds, sunshine coming through. the best day for the sunny spells is thursday with quite a lot of misty and murky conditions on wednesday. but temperatures respond and feel pleasantly warm. all change by the end of the week with a new area of low pressure, a new weather front sweeping into western areas with heavy rain pushing towards the east late in the day. hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. a ....
and winter is being finalised. we ll get the details tomorrow. we re not well enough prepared for economic shocks. that s the warning that will later come from the head of the uk s biggest trade union. frances o grady is calling on government to increase waged, and make a form of furlough permanent. wages, and make a form of furlough permanent. i ll talk to her before seven. plenty of cloud around, a little bit of rain in the west but into tomorrow, england and wales looking a good deal wetter. details and your weather for the week ahead here on breakfast. it s monday september 13th. our top story. teenage tennis star emma raducanu says she s ready for anything and can cope with her rise to stardom after winning the us open. the 18 year old is expected to do a round of interviews today with american television networks and is predicted to become one of the sport s biggest earners. our correspondent james reynolds has more. just a warning, his report contains flash photography ....