from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. i am glad you could join us. newsday. i am glad you could join us. it is in singapore, 7am in washington and 7:30am in pyongyang. the state media is reporting north korea is developing a plan to launch four missiles at the us island of guam. this comes after the us defence secretary issued a warning to north korea than he should stop any actions that would lead to the end of his regime and the destruction of his people. us correspondent nick bryant has more. a far off american outpost in the tropical waters of the western pacific now finds itself at the centre of a dangerous stand off. this is guam, the site this summer of us military exercises, american territory that north korea says could now be in the firing line. from north korean state tv came this chilling headline, that guam could be targeted by medium to long range rockets. and it came just hours after president trump threatened pyongyang
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and surgery waiting lists hit a ten year high in england other key targets including urgent referral for cancer care have also been missed. and from despair to delight just two days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala gets a chance to run for gold good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the scale of slavery and human trafficking is far bigger than has previously been thought. that s the stark warning from the national crime agency, which says there are more than 300 police operations in this country currently investigating slavery and trafficking crimes. the agency says it was shocked by its findings and warns that previous estimates that the number of victims in the uk are between ten and 13,000 mayjust merely represent the tip of the iceberg . earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent who said it was not easy for the authorities to obtain an exact estimate of the number of victims affected by human t
trafficking is far bigger than has previously been thought. that s the stark warning from the national crime agency, which says there are more than 300 police operations in this country currently investigating slavery and trafficking crimes. the agency says it was shocked by its findings and warns that previous estimates that the number of victims in the uk are between 10,000 and 13,000 may just represent the tip of the iceberg . hwasong, will kerr has been outlining the problem. we have seen victims as young as 12 being moved gci’oss victims as young as 12 being moved across and into the country for the purpose of being exploited. in the case of a 12 year old girl for labour exploitation. we have seen children forced to engage in prostitution. this is a growing problem for which we think there is a shared responsibility across society to address. earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani. he began by telling me that it s not easy for the authoriti