15/04/2017 BBC Weekend News


15/04/2017

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North Korea has put what appear to be

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its first intercontinental missiles on display

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at a massive military parade in its capital, Pyongyang.

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Fears that it is moving ever closer to having a viable long-distance

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atomic arsenal has raised tensions, with President Trump

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sending an aircraft carrier to the peninsular as a warning.

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is one of a group of foreign journalists invited

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to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, to witness its parade.

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His movements are being monitored and tightly controlled.

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As the parade began, the ground shook,

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and a city at the centre of a mounting crisis

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echoed to the sound of marching feet.

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Presiding over it all was Kim Jong-un,

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apparently untroubled by the international pressure

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over the now realistic prospect of this most totalitarian of states

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becoming a fully fledged nuclear power.

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And while President Donald Trump may be promising to stop it,

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This is state power expressed as mass unity, and it's meant

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to send two key messages - to the North Korean people

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that their young leader's grip on power is unassailable,

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and to the outside world that he commands massive military might.

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"We will respond to nuclear war with nuclear war,"

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a senior official told the crowds - a statement given extra force

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by the rolling out of these weapons, which analysts say may be

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North Korea's first intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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But while it may be isolated, it's resilient and often rational too -

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it wants nuclear weapons not to use them but as a security guarantee.

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What message does this send to the outside world?

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"It shows the great strength of Korea," this woman tells me.

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"We are the most proud people in the world."

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The periodic crises have so far always blown over,

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but each time North Korea emerges one step closer to its nuclear goal.

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no-one has yet worked out how to stop its advance.

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And we can talk to Laura Bicker in Washington.

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Laura, President Trump has said that North Korea

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is a problem that will be taken care of,

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but of course the question remains - how?

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Welcome in the policy for now seems to be to exert extreme pressure on

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Jeong Jang, and deploying diplomacy and weaponry. The key was laid

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between Donald Trump and President Xi of China during talks last week.

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China is North Korea's only major ally, already China has banned

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imports of North Korean coal, cutting off that key export market.

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With the help of China, the US could push for more crippling sanctions,

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and in contrast to North Korea's isolation in the region, the US is

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proving it does have allies. The vice president, Mike Pence, is on

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the way to Seoul right now, and he will reassure Asian leaders of an

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ironclad commitment to stand by them and do whatever is necessary to keep

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the world safe. The Pentagon also has a naval strikeforce in the

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Korean Peninsula, including an aircraft carrier. Now, Donald Trump

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has already proved he is willing and able to act quickly and act alone.

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Those ships are a warning to Pyongyang that the US is ready if

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provoked. Everton Football Club has banned

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Sun newspaper journalists from its ground following an article

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written by the paper's columnist In it, he compared the intelligence

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of Everton footballer Ross Barkley The Mayor of Liverpool has called

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for the newspaper to sack Mr MacKenzie for making

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what he called "racial slurs". Our correspondent Frankie McCamley

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is at Goodison Park. Well, arriving here this morning,

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fans said they were angry and disappointed that the article

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written by the former editor of the Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, but after

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Everton decided to ban Sun journalists from the ground, leaving

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this evening, fans were much happier, and the mood had somewhat

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lifted. However, many said considering the long history this

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city has had with the paper, the decision was long overdue.

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The footballer at the centre of it all - Everton footballer

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Ross Barkley, whose grandfather was Nigerian,

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And the man who wrote it, Kelvin MacKenzie, now suspended.

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He also claims the only other people in Liverpool earning as much money

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I've reported it to Merseyside Police,

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and they're investigating the complaint.

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I've also written to the Press Complaints Commission.

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The comments, I believe, were overtly racist.

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But the club reacted quickly, banning the Sun, stating

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the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable.

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It follows a long-running hatred towards the newspaper,

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who blamed fans for the Hillsborough disaster that left 96 dead,

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with applause at today's match to mark the 28th anniversary.

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The Sun's publisher, News UK, has apologised

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for the offence caused, saying it was unaware

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of Ross Barkley's heritage and there was never any slur intended.

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Mr MacKenzie says it was beyond parody

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Outside the stadium, fans welcomed the news.

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What he said about Ross Barkley, it's shocking,

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I think it's disgraceful, the way that he spoke about Ross Barkley,

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and the way that he described the people of Liverpool,

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His article should be proofread anyway,

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it should be read by the editors,

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so for them to let that go to press, I think it's quite poor.

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But many will question why the paper, which he edited

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for many years, allowed the column to be published.

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The Sun, they knew enough to make sure

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that MacKenzie didn't refer to Liverpool, it's...

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especially on the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster,

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so it was a gross editorial oversight.

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It's understood Rupert Murdoch will be consulted

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before a decision is made about Mr MacKenzie's future,

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which may depend on a police investigation.

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Frankie McCamley, BBC News, at Goodison Park.

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A huge car bomb has hit a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees

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from government-held towns in Syria, killing at least 43 people.

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The powerful explosion caused widespread damage to the convoy

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and dozens more people have been injured.

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A suicide bomber is believed to have carried out this devastating attack.

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And this is what remains of buses carrying hundreds of people

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finally escaping their villages which have been besieged for years.

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This eyewitness says it's hard to describe what he's seeing -

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and there are dozens of burned-out vehicles.

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And amongst the dead in the buses and on the road

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The convoy had been held up on the road Aleppo since Friday night -

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this because of a hitch in the deal agreed

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between government forces and the rebels.

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But in the aftermath of this incident, the hope is

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that the convoys will start moving again as quickly as possible.

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Football now, and Tottenham are continuing

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to press leaders Chelsea at the top of the Premier League

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after beating Bournemouth 4-0 at White Hart Lane.

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There were goals for Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.

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that Tottenham are used to seeing their hopes fade.

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if Chelsea falter, Spurs are waiting in the wings.

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Where once the gap at the top looked insurmountable,

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when Moussa Dembele drilled them ahead against Bournemouth.

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In the recent absence of Harry Kane through injury,

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Reunited, they combined for Tottenham to make it two.

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Spurs have turned White Hart Lane

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- no Premier League team has a better home record -

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and Kane, as he showed again, is one of the main reasons why.

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if Tottenham do push Chelsea all the way.

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The gloss was provided by Vincent Janssen.

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The importance of this win all too clear

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Formula One, and a Mercedes driver has got pole position for tomorrow's

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Bahrain Grand Prix, but it isn't Lewis Hamilton.

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His new team-mate this season, Valtteri Bottas of Finland,

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snatched the front spot in the dying seconds

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It's Bottas's first pole position of his career.

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Hamilton will start from second on the grid.

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There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel.

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Also, we're back with the late news tonight

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at the earlier time of nine o'clock, so do join us then.

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