tottenham make it seven premier league wins in a row to keep up the pressure on table topping chelsea. and: from the countryside to the classroom. we ll be looking at the lamb cams helping to teach children in inner city schools about life on the farm. and philip avery has the weather. good morning. happy easter. that doesn t look bread promising. already raining in western scotland and northern ireland but is it heading your way? i ll have all the details shortly. good morning. first, our main story. an attempt by north korea to launch a test missile has failed, a day after it issued a nuclear warning to the us. american officials believe a land based ballistic missile exploded within seconds of take off, close to the east coast city of sinpo. the test, which is in violation of un resolutions, came just hours after a massive military parade was held in pyongyang as a show of force. us vice president mike pence will arrive in the south korean capital this morning for talks on
welcome to bbc news. north korea has made a failed attempt to launch a missile, a day after it issued a warning to the united states that it was ready to hit back with nuclear attacks amid escalating tension in the region. the pentagon said the ballistic missile blew up almost immediately. it happened as the us vice president, mike pence, travelled to south korea on a scheduled visit to discuss the north s missile and nuclear programmes. our correspondentjohn sudworth is in pyongyang with the latest. it s almost certain that the missile test is sent and meant as a deterrent, it came just a few hours before the visit to the south korean capital seoul by the us vice president mike pence. and it s a day after north korea held a massive military parade, a show of strength typical of this most totalitarian of states and at which it unveiled what are believed to be its first intercontinental missiles. it s worth noting that in many regards this is business as usualfor north korea.
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welcome to bbc news. president trump s national security advisor has said an international consensus against what he called north korea s threatening behaviour now includes china. hr mcmaster said the united states was working with its allies and with the chinese leadership to develop a range of options in response to what he described as a pattern of destabilising behaviour . earlier in the day, us vice president mike pence arrived in seouljust hours after a failed missile test by the north. from seoul, stephen evans sent this report. the american vice president visited south korea s national cemetery, where the names of 104,000 soldiers who died fighting north korea nearly 70 years ago are listed. mr pence knows this history, because his father served in the war. his big message now the alliance remains. this morning s provocation from the north is just the latest reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defence of the freedom of the people of south ko
all rules into drug addiction. and seeing the world through the unique perspective a british photographer caught in. this. many people dream of living on the water here in europe that tends to mean a come out something similar but how about a real house with old and on up stairs and down stairs of course the experts at living on the water but we ve been to a housing complex in amsterdam that floats on the homes are environmentally friendly as well. living on water in the city center one day more than 100 people will live on the side canal in amsterdam. mockers schweder and his wife yvonne from suffolk are among the 1st residents.
to this latest confusion a different way of life here. and. the water sparkles and reflects everywhere. their house is one of a total of 30 buildings that are part of the scone skip amsterdam project each building has its own design 20 different architects were involved in the project the houses were built on land and then brought to the dock by boat sustai