to the argument now: the role of ngos rescuing migrants from the mediterranean. they face accusations they re encouraging people smuggling. for desperate people it can be tempting to cross because the bulk survive. about 97%. we have an extended report, now from yalda hakim whose been in sicily, which is on the frontline of this crisis. a flimsy inflatable dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. they have no fuel, no water, and no food. they ve been detected by a spanish ngo. most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. they cannot swim. after hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. this boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. so far this year, over 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2000 have drowned. the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war. but those in search of a better life. most wil
the us and south korea havejointly warned north korea that war cannot be ruled out followed pyongyang ‘s intergalactic blouson ballistic missile test. tensions are continuing to escalate between the united states and north korea after the american secretary of state confirmed that the weapon fired by pyongyang on tuesday was an intercontinental ballistic missile. it means it may now be able to target the north american mainland, and comes just two days ahead of the g twenty summit of world leaders in hamburg. with china s president, xijinping already in germany the bbc‘s greg dawson has more. a show of force and are not so su btle a show of force and are not so subtle message to north korea. this is the moment us and south korean troops fired missiles into south korean waters north korean waters on wednesday. the pentagon called it an exercise to show precision fire capability. it came after north korea fired and icbm for the first time. the changing moments of global
sir martin moore bick, isn t minded to extend the consultation period about the inquiry‘s terms of reference, despite pressure from some residents. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. in court, thejudge is the boss, but not here. if i can t satisfy you because you have some preconception about me as a person, that s up to you. this closed meeting was the second time sir martin moore bick had met the people at the centre of the tragedy he s been asked to explain. i give you my word, i will look into this matter to the very best of my ability and find the facts as i see them on the evidence. it was a meeting with tense moments. but you don t respect me, because you say the government has appointed me to do a hatchetjob. not a hatchetjob! you re going to do a taylor report, like for hillsborough, which was very technical but did not deal with the wider issues and it took 30 years for people to be arrested! this is why it is so important to get the terms of refe
in england and wales. now it is time for our world. a flimsy, inflatable dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. they have no fuel, no water and no food. they have been detected by a spanish ngo. most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. they can t swim. after hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. this boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. so far this year, more than 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2,000 have drowned. but the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. most will stay in italy. sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. and blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. there are critics who have accused ngos of acting as a taxi service to europe. there are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis
emergency in british columbia. fires starting after lightning strikes after electrical storms. the fires are expected to spread jude to strong winds and high temperatures. a tea towel collection and the complete works of writer dick francis, perhaps not exactly the items that make you think of the british poet philip larkin. but they re all part of a new exhibition of his belongings. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. when getting my nose in a book cured most things, short of school, it was worth ruining my eyes to know i could still keep cool. philip larkin‘s poem a study of reading habits. now we know more about his own reading habits, because his personal book collection has gone on display, and there is a lot of agatha christie, billy bunter and beatrix potter. so here we ve got 3,700 of philip larkin‘s own books. they are part of an exhibition of his personal objects at the university of hull library, where he worked for more than 30 years. but w