the bbc news at six. 0rganisers of the world athletics championships at the london stadium are trying to limit the spread of the norovirus which has already affected dozens of competitors and staff. one of the highest profile casualties is botswana s isaac makwala a favourite in the two hundred and four hundred metre races. athletes from germany, canada and ireland who ve been staying at the same hotel have also been affected but officials from public health england say it is not the source of the outbreak. here s our sports editor dan roan. this is the time when the world s best athletes should be concentrating on their rivals. instead these competitors and coaches today found themselves at the centre of a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious vomiting bug norovirus at this team hotel. for botswana, issac makwala! yesterday the world s best 200 metre runner, issac makwala, was forced to withdraw from the event. the botswanan medal prospect one of 30 athletes and su
a nuclear warhead that could fit onto a missile. north korea best not make any threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. a tale of two englands, the growing divide which means people in the north are 20% more likely to die early than those in the south. # gonna be where the lights are shining on me. # like a rhinestone cowboy and, the rhinestone cowboy, country singer glen campbell has died at the age of 81. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news we ll have the best of the action from the european super cup between manchester united and real madrid. good evening. the south african president jacob zuma has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence in his leadership. the secret ballot in parliament was the eighth vote of no confidence he has faced in less than a decade. it was called amid repeated allegations of corruption and mismanagement. after the ballot, jacob zuma celebrated with his supporters and told them that t
welcome to bbc news. president trump has warned north korea that it will face fire and fury like the world has never seen if it threatens the united states with nuclear weapons. it follows reports that north korea has successfully miniaturised a nuclear warhead, which could be delivered on a missile. last month, the isolated communist state successfully tested two intercontinental missiles for the first time. this was donald trump s warning this evening. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as i said they will be met with the fire and fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. our correspondent, nick bryant, is following developments in washington. american presidents have often said the strongest rhetoric that north korea. he will remember george w bush described the country as being pa rt
of the city for the first time, to face strong resistance from so called islamic state. and on newsnight, theresa may an unelected leader with a major constitutional negotiation to deliver, and a small majority in house, wins the day and sails forth. in the light of labour s meltdown in copeland, is the party lead byjeremy corbyn far from an effective opposition? good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has said winning the copeland by election was an astounding victory for the conservatives. it s the first time a party in government has taken a seat in a by election for 35 years. labour had held copeland since 1935, but the conservatives overturned a labour majority of more than 2,500. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn described the defeat as very disappointing but he said he wouldn t be standing down. in a second by election in stoke on trent central, labour did see off a challenge from the ukip leader paul nuttall, but with a reduced majority. our deputy poli
test in southampton. the remarkable story of british pilot stephen cameron who spent two months on life support in vietnam with coronavirus and is now on his way home. good morning. it is going to be a warmer day for us today. most places will be dry with sunny spells. rain into the north west of the uk later on. join me laterfor all the details. good morning. it s sunday 12th july. our top story: the government is to spend more than £700 million on increased security and border checks in preparation for the end of the brexit transition period at the end of the year. there ll be 500 new staff, and new inland border posts where existing ports have no room to cope with the extra checks that will be required. here s our political correspondent iain watson. dover is the busiest channel port. it will be on the front line of new regulations from the end of the year. when the bread the transition period comes to a close, new checks will be necessary. there are new facilities built