29/07/2017 BBC Weekend News

North Korea says its intercontinental ballistic missile

test brings all parts of the United States within its range.

The missile landed in the Sea of Japan and the regime

hailed it a success, saying it was a stern warning to America.

After details were released on North Korean television,

condemnation followed from Washington,

Another departure from the Trump administration -

the President's chief of staff quits after days of public

The main pension scheme for British universities has

Could it lead to higher tuition fees for students?

Rain affects play at the cricket, but not before Toby Roland-Jones

claims his fifth wicket on his England debut.

North Korea says its latest intercontinental ballistic

missile test brings all parts of the United States within its range.

The regime says the missile reached a height of 2,300 miles,

before landing 47 minutes later more than 600 miles away

That was further and higher than its previous test

Experts have said that the missile may have a range of over 6,000

miles, which is far enough to target some cities on the US mainland.

From Seoul in South Korea, here's our correspondent, Karen Allen.

Cloaked in darkness, state-run TV captured the final

A potent symbol of North Korea's defiance in the face

its leader Kim Jong-un there to witness it all.

And the moment that Pyongyang thumbed its nose at the world.

The second launch of an intercontinental ballistic

It travelled higher and further than the missile fired before,

eventually smashing down in the ocean off the coast of Japan.

Then came the official confirmation from Pyongyang.

The newsreader announcing that this test was proof that the whole

Pictures show a triumphant North Korean leader.

In Washington, President Trump described the test

The reaction from North Korea's neighbour in the South

TRANSLATION: South Korea strongly condemns this reckless act,

dashing the international community's hopes of eased

inter-Korean military tensions and, in particular, Seoul's offer

These joint US-South Korea military drills a response to the launch,

designed to send a clear message that Seoul and Washington stand

shoulder to shoulder in the face of increasingly belligerent

The US already has battleships in the Pacific Ocean.

Now it's promised to scale up its strategic assets in response

More aircraft carriers and stealth bombers could soon be on the way.

A jubilant Kim Jong-un wants US recognition as a nuclear power.

Instead, in the wake of another missile test,

he is likely to face stiffer sanctions, with China

and Russia under pressure not to stand in the way.

President Trump's chief of staff, Reince Priebus, has resigned

after days of public infighting at the White House.

It makes him the shortest serving White House chief

Mr Trump has replaced him with John Kelly, a former general,

In the tumultuous seven months of his presidency, Donald Trump has

lost several key members of his adminstration.

As early as his first month in office,

he fired Sally Yates, the acting attorney general,

over her opposition to his travel ban.

Then his national security advisor, Michael Flynn,

days on the job, over discussions he had held with the Russians.

At the beginning of May, the President fired the FBI

director, James Comey, and at the end of the month

White House communications director Mike Dubke resigned.

The hiring of Anthony Scaramucci to replace him then led

to the resignation of press secretary Sean Spicer

We can now go to Washington and speak to our correspondent,

Well, it sometimes resembles or feels like The Apprentice TV show,

which the president once hosted but, when it comes to Reince Priebus, he

was perhaps doomed from the start. He was part of the republican

establishment, a politician's man, and he never seemed to win the

confidence of the president. So far, his replacement, Donald Trump has

once again Loctite said he described as the Washington swan, Graham Ford

John Kelly, a 4-star marine general who might stand out. Disappointment

once again set in further adrift from the Republican party. The

advantages to that is, when things go wrong, as it did in Congress with

health care this week. He can blame the not the presidency but, as you

have just seen, Kim Jong-un in North Korea has put a bigger problem on

his desk, and the international community is now looking to him to

take the lead. His current strategy doesn't look like it's working, and

we don't know what plan B is. A lot is riding on how quickly he can get

his own house in order. The main pension scheme for British

universities has a deficit of more than ?17 billion,

the largest on record for any The financial hole in the scheme

widened in the past year There are warnings that

contributions to the scheme or student tuition fees may have

to rise to close the gap. Here's our business

correspondent, Joe Lynam. They are the future captains

of industry, but the cost of studying has mushroomed

in recent years. Now there's concern that tuition

fees might have to rise again. That's because the main pensions

scheme for lecturers, known as USS, has posted a record black hole

and ways have to be Universities only have a limited

number of sources of income. The main source of income

is obviously from student fees and it seems inconceivable to me

that student fees will not have to be diverted into plugging

the pension deficit. Under international accounting

rules, the USS pension scheme deficit almost doubled

from ?8.5 billion last year Now that gives the scheme,

which has almost 400,000 members, lecturers and academics,

the dubious distinction of being a record pension

deficit for this country. But the chief executive

of the scheme says it's way too early to think

about hiking student fees. We are not responsible for setting

tuition fees, clearly, but we have agreed a framework

with the universities to manage the shortfall that exists

within the pension plan without putting an unreasonable

burden on their business models. And we have agreed a framework

for looking at how pensions, contributions and the investment

risk will continue to provide quality pensions for

the members of the scheme. Distinguished academic,

Joan Harvey, paid into the USS She's already been paid from that

pension but is worried that a less generous scheme might deter

people considering academia. People that go into academic jobs

often do it because they want to teach, or they want to do

research or they want to do both, and they want to do that with some

freedom, and they want to explore And the pension has, historically,

always been something nice Because academics aren't as well

paid as all these sort Pension statements are just

a snapshot of the health They go down and, in this case,

up, but for everyone on campuses throughout the UK,

clever solutions will have to be Tomorrow in Venezuela,

a key vote takes place with broad powers to rewrite

the country's constitution. Critics of President Nicholas Maduro

say it's nothing more The oil-rich nation is mired

in economic crisis, and violent demonstrations which began in April

have left more than 100 people dead. Our South America correspondent,

Katy Watson, has just sent this It's been four months of anger on

the streets of Venezuela and there's no sign of an end. Protests began

after President Maduro moved to limit the opposition's power in

Congress. He reversed the decision, but by then the anger was clear.

When former president Hugo Chavez came to power 18 years ago, many

Venezuelans wanted change. He won support among the poor because he

promised to provide for them. It was the era of high oil prices, but

that's now over. Hugo Chavez's successor, Nicholas Maduro, is

accused of pushing Venezuela to the economic brink and eroding

democracy. The government says the vote tomorrow is the only way to

stabilise the economy and bring much-needed peace, but the

opposition says it's a dictatorial move and it's boycotting the vote.

The country's paralysed. Daily use and food shortages. The opposition's

campaign of blockading streets, calling strikes and protests, make

life even more complicated for Venezuelans, but they are not giving

up. With less than 28 hours to go, the government is determined to push

ahead with the vote. Meanwhile, members of the opposition are

walking working out what to do next. The family of Rashan Charles,

who died in Hackney in east London after police apprehended him last

weekend, have appealed for calm Bottles and fireworks were thrown

during demonstrations. The Independent Police Complaints

Commission is now investigating the death of Mr Charles,

who was 20. Campaigners have called

for protests to be peaceful. We understand your frustration,

we understand your anger. Don't feel that the family

doesn't feel that But what the family knows

is taking it to the streets Burning down your own homes,

burning down your neighbourhood Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister,

Nawaz Sharif, has named his Mr Sharif was forced to resign

as Prime Minister yesterday over His brother, Shabaz,

is currently the chief But he won't be able

to take over straightaway. Our South Asia correspondent, Justin

Rowlatt, reports from Islamabad. Rain lashed down as the ruling party

gathered to choose a new leader. Many in Pakistan hoped yesterday's

Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

was unfit to hold office would begin a cleansing of corruption

within the political class. The disgraced former Prime Minister

today denied any wrongdoing, before introducing the new leader -

his brother, Shahbaz. An interim Prime Minister will hold

the fort until Shahbaz Sharif gets Now, you would have thought that

keeping the party leadership and therefore the Prime Ministership

of Pakistan within the same family But the only rally anywhere

near the Pakistani capital today was of supporters

of the ruling party. Whatever reservations Pakistanis may

have about power staying within the Sharif family,

the fact is that, under Mr Sharif, Terror attacks are down

and the economy is growing steadily. With all the sport,

here's Karthi Gnanasegaram England's cricketers have

strengthened their position against South Africa in the third

Test, but rain meant play The home side have a lead of 252

runs with two days left. Patrick Gearey reports on the action

and an interesting journey Today's rights London meant the

capital's roads were reserved cyclists but look beneath them and

you'd find cricketers. The underground recruit the best way for

England to get to the Oval, next stop where South Africa's innings

terminates. Temba Bavuma largely because, giving his side some

respectable at it, but it would be an innings remembered for its end at

Stokes not held this. Almost one of the great catches, almost. South

Africa batted on so they wouldn't have to follow on. Eventually, Jimmy

Anderson got Morne Morkel. The final wicket was precious for Toby

Roland-Jones. Is this on his Test debut, a place on the honours board,

a walk off he'll never forget. England led by 178 runs, mind the

gap, but problems loomed. Alastair Cook didn't make it to the rain, and

few would when faced with this from Morne Morkel. Pivotal moments for

Keaton Jennings, his place on the site potentially on the line, he'd

already been dropped when he out LBW. Nowadays, the batsmen as a last

resort, use the gadgets. The decision was wrong and he was saved

onto another day. Once the rain came, it stayed. Time to head

undercover or, perhaps, underground. Holders Hull FC are through to next

month's Challenge Cup final at Wembley after beating

Leeds Rhinos 43-24. The pick of Hull's seven

tries was this 75-yard They will face either Wigan Warriors

or Salford in the final. Lewis Hamilton will start

the Hungarian Grand Prix from fourth place on the grid as he tries

to overtake his rival for the world And it is Vettel who will start

on pole tomorrow, with his Ferrari Hamilton is just one point behind

Vettel in the world championship standings, but he has won

the Hungarian Grand Prix five times. Ben Proud and James Guy have

both won bronze medals at the World Swimming Championships

in Budapest today to take Proud, who had already won gold

in the 50 metre butterfly, finished in third place today

in the freestyle final While James Guy added bronze

in the 100 metre butterfly The favourite, Enable,

ridden by Frankie Dettori, won the prestigious King George VI

and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Dettori went on a strict diet to get

down to the required weight of eight stone,

seven pounds, to ride the three-year-old filly,

but it paid off with this win, adding to Enable's victories

at the Oaks at Epsom and in Ireland. And details of the day's other

sports stories are on the BBC Sport website, including news of Hearts

being knocked out of the Scottish League Cup

by Dunfermline Athletic. And the Netherlands have beaten

Sweden to reach the semifinals You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel. Hello, we have some rain across the

north and south of the UK, and there was still room for some fine weather

in between. This busy weather watcher pictures sent in from Durham

and further south in Lincolnshire there