coronavirus. good to have you with us. the u.s. and south korea said they re looking into claims by north korea that it has test fired a new strategic weapon. according to state media, north korea successfully tested long range cruise missiles over the weekend which hit targets 1500 kilometers away. the move is likely to heighten tensions in the region with japan expressing its concerns. pa paul paula hancocks is following this for us. how big a threat might there this pose? reporter: rosemary, any testing that north korea does does bring its own concerns to those in the region and of course in washington, as well. the fact it appears to be, according to state-run media in north korea, a new strategic weapon will be of a concern. the fact they are test firing something new. we had a couple of parades over recent months one in january and one in october of last year, there are a number of new weapons systems that were unveiled. experts have been saying since that poi
it was a warmer day and what a fine place to spend that time on the white sand beaches of the western isles. there were one or two storms around. the weekend though, those storms will be much more intense and widespread. could cause some problems. overnight, showers and thunderstorms clearing away. a band of boundary rain edging its way in. it turn quite muddy. tomorrow, this first band of thundery rain pushes northwards. 30 mm and rain and could cause some localised surface water flooding. but the way the winds are, that will tend to lock this line of thunderstorms across parts of to england. we could see a0 to 80 mm of rainfall. that could cause us some bloody issues. you re watching bbc news. i m jane hill. these are the headlines. the labour leaders or kill starmer has welcomed victory in the election. sir keir starmer has welcomed. the cases to be dropped against two former soldiers facing murder charges from northern ireland troubles without including from lettie sun
who we are. president biden calling for unity as he prepares the first memorial day as commander in chief. the question is will americans heed that call? plus, republicans block a vote to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the january 6th capitol attack. the question is will we ever get to the bottom of what happened? and democrats in texas stage a walkout to restrict a bill over voter rights. it is way too early for this. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show remembering those on this memorial day who paid the ultimate sacrifice. i m elisia mendes in for kasie hunt. senate republicans blocked an i am impartial commission. six republicans voted in favor of establishing the commission. bill cassidy and collins and murkowski and romney and sasse. five of those voted to convict president trump for his role of inciting the mob. some questions may remain unknown. including what took the national guard hours to respond to the attack and what presiden
but i think he s done a lot - of good things as well. also tonight. the australian open is about to begin without the defending men s champion. novak djokovic has been deported from australia after losing his bid to stop his visa being cancelled. serbia says he s the victim of a witch hunt. the culture secretary says the bbc licence fee will be abolished in five years time. how our roads are becoming more dangerous, as the number of dedicated traffic police declines. and another batting collapse as the ashes end with england losing the fifth test. good evening. the labour leader accused the prime minister today of presiding over industrial scale partying in downing street and of breaking the law. sir keir starmer said there was no need to wait for the report into a series of alleged rule breaking events. the conservative party chairman says this is not a resigning matter for borisjohnson, but that the culture in no 10 should be addressed. here s our political correspondent
based in the uk to give evidence in her civil case. prince andrew denies all the allegations. washington and kyiv accuse russia of preparing to carry out false sabotage operations to create a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. the kremlin denies the claims. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. novak djokovic has been detained in australia ahead of a court hearing that will determine whether the tennis star can stay in the country. the serbian faces deportation after his visa was cancelled for a second time, with the government labelling the 34 year old a threat to the public because he s unvaccinated against coronavirus. djokovic is still scheduled to play in the australian open in melbourne on monday. tanya dendrinos reports. free, free, the refugee! off the court and back in immigration detention at the park hotel in melbourne, it s far from the ideal lead up to the first major of the year for the unvaccinated tennis world number one.