Johanna konta, one of the favourites for us open, is knocked out in the first round by the unseeded serb, aleksandra krunic. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. North korea has fired a missile over northern japan, in a move japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, described as unprecedented threat to his country. The communist state has conducted a flurry of missile tests recently, but this is the first time it has fired what is thought to be a ballistic weapon overjapan the missile landed in the pacific. The Un Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting President Trump said in the last hour all options or on the table. The Un Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in response. 0ur correspondent, Yogita Limaye is in the south korean capital, seoul. Thanks, over the past ten days, it seemed the rhetoric had abate the after that tense war of words we say between washington and pyongyang. What its done today in north korea shows it is clear there is no i t
To mark the symbolic handover of the project to the scottish government. Good morning. Its tuesday, 29th august. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Japan and the United States have requested an urgent meeting of the Un Security Council later today after north korea fired a missile that flew overjapan before crashing into the sea. The missile flew over northern japan before it crashed into the sea off the countrys east coast. The launch prompted an alert and people were told to take cover in basements or concrete buildings. The japanese Prime Minister, shinzo abe, said the launch was an unprecedented, serious, and grave threat to his nation. North korea has fired rockets over japan twice in the past, once in 1998 and again in 2009, but on those occasions pyongyang claimed those they were satellite launches, not weapons. Just before midnight, foreign secretary borisjohnson tweeted that he was outraged by what he called north koreas reckless provocation. The Chinese Governme
And the light fantastic a multi coloured show for the handover of the Queensferry Crossing, the uks tallest bridge. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. North korea has ratcheted up tensions in the Pacific Region once again by firing a missile that blasted over northern japan before crashing into the sea. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, described it as an unprecedented threat to his country. The communist state has conducted a flurry of missile tests recently but this is the first time its fired whats thought to be a ballistic weapon overjapan. The Un Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in response President Trump has said all options are on the table. 0ur correspondent, Yogita Limaye is in the south korean capital and sent us this report. Siren a warning that a north Korean Missile has just flown over the country. This is what many injapan woke up to on tuesday morning. A rocket launch from near pyongyang flew over the Northern Island of hokkaido, before breakin
A multi coloured show for the handover of the Queensferry Crossing, the uks tallest bridge. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A major dam outside houston, texas, has begun overspilling as storm harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity. Engineers have been periodically releasing water from the addicks dam to relieve pressure and try to limit the damage down to nearby homes. But now water levels are over the height of the reservoir edge. Six neighbourhoods nearby are being told to leave their homes if they can. Since the storm hit 30 inches of rain has fallen and forecasters warn more is on the way. Its estimated 450,000 people will need help and 30,000 people are likely to require Emergency Shelter. President trump is now on his way to visit the state. He has promised swift action to help those affected. Well, our correspondent Laura Trevelyan is in la grange, texas. This is a story thatjust keeps developing, the rain keeps coming. The storm might return to houston. What is going