never before has north korea conducted this many missile tests in 24 hours. followed up by the possible launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile test just hours ago. all of this happening in what is already a record setting year for pyongyang s illicit missile program. never before have north korean missiles of the northern limit line. below which north korean ships are banned. according to officials in seoul, around 7:48 local time, north korea fired what is believed to be an icbm from an area near the capital, followed up an hour later with two short-range missiles. cnn s tally, that makes it 30 missile tests this year. tokyo initially feared the icbm was on track to fly over its territory, issued alerts for residents in the north, to take shelter. it s now believe the missile failed inflate. all this coming a day after north korean unprecedented barrage of 23 short-range missiles. triggered air raid alarms of south korea s east coast. in tokyo with the latest.
Unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power . More people may die if we dont co ordinate. Light at the end of the tunnel the postponed Tokyo Olympics and paralympics will go ahead, according to the ioc. And in another bitterly contested election, new zealand crowns a chubby parrot bird of the year. Hello, welcome to bbc news. We start with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. After Clinical Trials in the United States, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95 effective. Its one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success, along with pfizers announced last week, raises hopes that others could also be effective. However, the World Health Organization has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Another dose of hope and further evidence that vaccines will provide a way out of this pandemic. Thank you. Stunning early result
Fighting with local forces in the Tigray Region appears to be spreading into neighbouring areas. A ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. And diwali with a difference the festival of lights is celebrated in a socially distanced way by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Everybody, in their mind, they are scared about coronavirus, but at the same time, they are kind of adjusting to the new normal. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Here in the uk, downing street sources suggest yesterdays sudden departure of the Prime Ministers chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, came about after relations between the two men went off a cliff edge. Borisjohnson is now said to want to move on, following a week of turmoil in the Prime Ministers top team. It comes as trade talks with th
After he was suspended, labour has reinstated Jeremy Corbyn who says hes sorry for the hurt caused in the row over antisemitism. In thailand more violence in the streets of bangkok as protesters demand changes to the countrys constitution. They are spraying water cannon. Its laced with chemicals so you can really smell the tear gas in it. And for the first time, a fully operational private spacecraft takes astronauts from earth to the intermational space station. And coming up in sport, on bbc news. A thriller at the atp finals in london as the french open champion rafa nadal is beaten in straight sets by austrias dominic thiem. Good evening. More than two Million People in scotland are facing the countrys toughest restrictions from friday, to try to curb some notably high rates of infection. The new regime will be in place until two weeks before christmas. Level 4 rules will be imposed in 11 council areas, including glasgow, as well as east and south ayrshire, renfrewshire and east re