north korea has said it has the right to have nuclear weapons for what it calls a legitimate self defence measure for its survival from the vigor of the united states. the statement comes as the head of the us military is getting ready for talks on north korea s nuclear and missile threats. generaljoseph dunford is in seoul to meet president moonjae in and south korea s defence minister. afterwards he ll go on to china and japan. the bbc‘s richard galpin reports. on the pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line, as the stand off between the united states and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island, which is home to major us military bases. we are here to pray for the leaders of those countries to be able to remain calm, and think about the people, and the lives of the people we have here. in japan, anti aircraft systems were deployed at th
silent forfour years. the daily telegraph looks at the backlash. some mps have protested that the chimes will be out of action, to protect workmen renovating the icon. i tell you what, that has had a lot of backlash. nobody likes it when a and is silent, do they? when a ben is silent. with us is maike currie, investment director at fidelity personal investing. before we talk about big ben falling silent, let s talk about the top story, the condemnation that president trump has finally given to what happens in charlottesville. it took him 48 hours. he did it, but he still lashes out at somebody who has resigned, it is remarkable. still lashes out at somebody who has resigned, it is remarkablem still lashes out at somebody who has resigned, it is remarkable. it is. the question is, is it too little, too late? the question is, is it too little, too late ? this the question is, is it too little, too late? this is not a man who is known for thinking before he speaks. he governs
in sport, liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, says he has nothing to say about phillipe coutinho‘s future as his side prepare for theirfirst game in the champions league and can you be fat and fit? i have been down to this gym every day for the last 20 years and have never had a day off. i am full of fitness. scientists say the idea s a myth, and being overweight can increase your risk of a heart attack by around a quarter. more from them later. and the weather. good morning. rain going east and into the north sea. behind that, sunshine and showers. some will be heavy and thundery. in the sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. i will have more in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the government is pushing for a temporary customs union to be put in place when britain leaves the european union to try to smooth the way for business and prevent chaos on the uk s borders. there ve been warnings about the extra pressure ports could be under if they f
indices, reflecting a return to an appetite for risk. and also on the programme. . . and is a lack of charging points holding back growth in the electric car market? the boss of the uk‘s largest network of charging stations is here. so today we want to know: what s holding you back from going electric? if you drive would you go electric? let us know, use the hashtag bbc biz live. hello and welcome to business live. the british prime minister theresa may has this morning, published a blueprint for future trade relations between the uk and the european union. in the first of a series of brexit papers, the government suggested creating an interim period of trade, saying one possible approach would be a temporary customs union between the uk and the eu. that means they would continue applying the same tariffs to goods from outside the union which can then move between them without more tariffs being added. the government s brexit committee hopes a time limited transition pe