04/07/2017 BBC News at One

North Korea says it has launched a missile which they claim

is capable of reaching any corner of the globe.

State TV claimed the intercontinental ballistic missile

The North Korean leader watched its launch.

But the US and Russia say the missile had a medium range

and presented no threat to either country.

We'll be asking what the global reaction could be.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, warns the judge heading

the Grenfell Tower inquiry that he must urgently improve

relations with local residents, amid claims

Calls for a national network of genome testing -

it could mean more effective treatment for cancer

The High Court rules that a 16-year-old boy held for long

periods in solitary confinement at a young offenders' institution

The family of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena bombing

speak publicly for the first time on what would have been

We have lost everything. We have. Life will never be the same.

Coming up in sport later in the hour on BBC...

The King of Centre Court, Roger Federer, has rolled

He's chasing an eighth Wimbledon crown.

Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.

North Korea says it has successfully tested a long-range

intercontinental ballistic missile, which, if true, could

potentially have the range to reach the US mainland.

An announcement on North Korean state television said the missile

had flown nearly 600 miles before hitting a target in the sea.

The claims have not been verified but come just before the G20 heads

of state are due to discuss North Korea's weapons programme.

Our correspondent, Stephen Evans, reports

from the South Korean capital, Seoul.

Could this missile hit the United States? North Korean state

television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the country's

leader, Kim Jong-un. Normal programmes were interrupted for the

special announcement. Our great leader, Kim Jong-un, gives us the

test of the intercontinental ballistic missile. North Korea is

now capable of hitting any corner of the globe. The missiles in the air

for 37 minutes, number than previous tests. Outside experts think the

latest missile could reach Alaska. Previous tests have been hit or

miss, some have worked and some have failed. But now North Korea does

seem to be making strides. The claims we have seen so far, the

first time North Korea have been able to test and intercontinental

ballistic missile, so extending the range and capabilities of the

missile programme. President Trump tweeted, perhaps China will put a

heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all.

President Trump has already meant President Xi China and they meet

again this week in Germany at the G20 summit with one man on their

mind, Kim Jong-un exulting in the achievement of his military

sinensis, impervious to threats, unresponsive to offers of

negotiation, determined to preserve his own power. Earlier this year,

when the possibility was raised of North Korea having a missile capable

of hitting the US, President Trump tweeted, it won't happen. The

question though is even louder now, how can he stop it? I think we have

got beyond the stage where we can afford to let this run any further.

Quite possibly we are only months away from Kim Jong-un achieving his

objective. Meanwhile, celebrations tonight in Pyongyang. There is

little Washington, Beijing, Seoul or anywhere else can do about it.

Stephen Evans, BBC News, South Korea.

Our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale, is here.

How worried should we be and what is the global response expected to be?

That is clearly a significant step forward by the North Koreans. Their

progress towards becoming a nuclear power has moved a large step

forward. What it shows, if proven, is that it can now have a pretty

good way of delivering some kind of a weapon, it has the range now. But

there is a caveat, lots. What about the other technology needed to

deliver nuclear weapons? Can you make the warheads small enough? How

do you protect the warhead when it re-enters the atmosphere? Can you

guide it to the right location? Lots of questions about North Korea's

capability. The big question is, what does Donald Trump do? His

strategy has been to put pressure on the Chinese, you are the guys with

the economic cloud who can influence North Korea because of the huge

economic influence China has. At the moment, China is unwilling to use

that. It prefers the status quo to provoking some kind of a crisis

because the big fear underlying all of the discussions is, what happens

if you push either North Korea or the US into a place from which they

cannot move and people start talking about pre-emptive strikes, maybe

conventional military action and that is something nobody wants.

Thank you. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan,

has warned the judge heading the Grenfell Tower inquiry

that he must urgently improve It comes amid growing demands

for Sir Martin Moore-Bick to stand down, amid claims that he lacks

credibility with the families. Let's speak to our home editor,

Mark Easton, who's in West London. The inquiry is not even under way

and already there is trouble? That is right. Many local people, the

local Labour MP, local councillors, some claim to represent victims of

the fire. They are all saying Sir Martin Moore-Bick does not enjoy the

confidence of the local community, a neighbourhood which has long felt

marginalised from those who have power over them, trust and respect

of commodities in short supply and the tragedy of course has diminished

though still further. In Sir Martin Moore-Bick you have a Cambridge

educated gentleman who looks every inch the establishment figure and

that causes some concern that the inquiry could turn into some kind of

establishment cover-up or whitewash in the minds of local people.

Interestingly, the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the mayor of

London, Sadiq Khan, have both indicated that while they are not at

this stage talking about him stepping down, they are saying he

must listen more to the concerns of local people. I am told there are

planned meetings, we do not know the form, I am sure they will happen

over the next days and weeks, and there is a meeting today with the

police commander and the coroner also meeting local residents. The

hope must be that lines of communication can be opened up,

trust can be rebuilt and the inquiry can get going with the support of

the people it is trying to help. Mark Easton, thank you.

Most cancer patients could be offered genetic tests within five

years to help create more effective, bespoke treatments -

that's according to England's chief medical officer.

Professor Dame Sally Davies is calling for a national

She says six out of ten cancer patients who get gene tested receive

better care as a result and she wants it to become standard

practice across cancer care, as well as some other areas

of medicine, including rare diseases and infections.

Here's our medical correspondent, Fergus Walsh.

Inside nearly every cell in our body is our genome, the DNA instructions

for life. Errors in the code can trigger cancer or other diseases.

Cancer runs in Kobe's family. Both his parents died from it and he was

diagnosed with: cancer four years ago. Now he is one of 31,000

patients who have had their entire genome mapped by the NHS. I am very

excited about it. For me, hopefully, if my cancer decides to come back,

it will benefit me. More importantly, it will benefit a lot

of other people in future for better treatments, quicker treatments,

better diagnosis. Dame Sally Davies says genome testing is still a

cottage industry, she wants DNA analysis to be the norm for cancer

patients within five years. Patients will benefit if we can offer them

the scan of their genome that will make a difference to their

treatment. That is clearly all people with red diseases of whom

there are 3 million or more in this country -- red diseases. It is most

patients with cancer and quite a lot of infections. It costs ?680 to map

a person's entire genetic code but it is getting cheaper every month

few months. In some cases, it can be cheaper than existing tests or avoid

the need for invasive biopsies. What about data confidentiality? The NHS

believes it can protect genomic information. Some are concerned

about the safeguards. This report is an attempt to democratise genomics,

moving DNA analysis into the mainstream of the NHS, so that more

and more patients can benefit from personalised, targeted treatments.

Fergus Walsh, BBC News. The High Court has ruled that

a 16-year-old boy who was held in solitary confinement for more

than 23 hours had his The teenager, who has

significant mental health problems, was kept in a cell

at Feltham Young Offenders' Institution for four and a half

months, without access to education. Our home affairs correspondent,

Danny Shaw, sent this report It holds some of the most troubled

and dangerous teenage boys in the country. But is Feltham Young

Offenders' Institute looking after them in the right way? Last week, an

inspection report said the centre was not safe. Or boys. Now the High

Court has declared Feltham broke prison rules and acted unlawfully

after a 16-year-old was held for months in conditions his lawyers

said amounted to solitary confinement. The boy was initially

detained in his cell for 23.5 hours each day. He was allowed out only

the shower, exercise and make phone calls. He had no access to education

for three months. The court ruled keeping the boy away from other

inmates breached his right to respect for private life. It also

said he should have had at least 15 hours education week. Troublesome

boys cannot be allowed to drift, the court said. There is still the issue

about it is still possible for prisons to hold children in

isolation. We think it is wrong and it is a child protection issue and

we will appeal. Inspectors found almost a third of boys at Feltham

spent only two hours a day out of their cells. This woman's son had a

particularly difficult time there. Solitary confinement cannot

rehabilitate you. As a child, it makes you more angry with the

system. You do not have access to anything that can help you. Help you

in the future. The court rolling did not go as far as to what happened to

the 16-year-old in the centre of the case was inhuman and degrading. That

will come as a relief to the Ministry of Justice which has

overall responsibility for Feltham. The ministry said the safety of

young people was its highest priority, but it added proportionate

and justified segregation was an essential tool to manage offenders

who would otherwise pose a significant risk to staff and

prisoners. Danny Shaw, BBC News, at the High Court.

22 people died in the Manchester Arena bombing in May.

The youngest victim was just eight years old.

Saffie Roussos had been given tickets to see

She went to the concert with her sister and mother but was killed

Today would have been Saffie's ninth birthday and her family have decided

to speak to the BBC about her death publicly for the first time,

to celebrate her life, as Judith Moritz reports.

You couldn't be out with Saffie without having fun.

It was her everything and we bought her the tickets for Christmas.

She was just counting the days, the seconds, and it was just

Ariana Grande to nine, ten o'clock at night and she would

She was Ariana Grande obsessed, so to see how happy

You were watching her watching Ariana?

She kept going, "Ashlee, you promised me you would

She was just so happy, just elated all night, grinning.

When did you first become aware there was something wrong?

As soon as the blast went off, obviously, to me,

I kind of just knew, I don't know how, but I sort

I remember I was thrown to the ground and my next instinct,

I just sort of rolled over and crawled, because

Were you aware of where your mum was at the time or where Saffie was?

I couldn't see anyone, I just saw crowds and crowds of people.

It was just hell broke loose, just people, children

And then as I turned round the corner, I saw

The detective I spoke to in the hospital, he went away

and he came back about 12, half 12, and told me.

And you have all had to cope with Saffie's loss

I mean, she's got that many injuries around her body, just that

And when she came round, you had to tell her.

She looked to me and said, "Saffie's gone, isn't she?"

She just looked at me and said, "She's gone, isn't she?"

The 4th of July, Saffie's birthday, that is why

We didn't want to just let her birthday pass.

We just wanted to celebrate Saffie's birthday through doing this.

We have, because life will never be the same.

North Korea says it has launched a missile which they claim

is capable of reaching any corner of the globe.

Still to come, date two at Wimbledon, a couple of former

champions feature on centre court, plenty of British interest too.

And coming up in sport in the next 15 minutes on BBC News...

We'll have a full round-up from Wimbledon, including the latest

from the all-British match between Alex Ward and Kyle Edmund.

The US-led coalition in Syria says its allies have breached

the historic wall of the old city of Raqqa, the capital of so called

More than 2000 jihadi fighters, and up to 100,000 civilians,

are still thought to be inside the enclave.

But Iraqi forces say they are also close to taking the few remaining

streets controlled by IS in Mosul, as our correspondent

On the front lines of Raqqa, the capital of so-called Islamic State.

It is looking increasingly vulnerable. These are troops of the

Syrian democratic forces or STF, who are backed by the United States. --

SDF. Over the last three weeks they have advanced rapidly toward the

outskirts and the city centre. This Kurdish commander said the Islamic

State militants are only firing mortar shells and rockets and claims

their spirits are low. And now, after the arrival of reinforcement

last weekend, SDF troops are reported to have taken another major

step forward breaking through the walls guarding the old city. The US

military said its warplanes based in the region fired missiles to punch

two holes in the medieval walls surrounding the old city. SDF trips

were then able to take the fight inside the heavily fortified area

where it is estimated at least 2000 Islamic State fighters are now

holding out. Amongst those involved in this key battle is a British man

who calls himself Mercer Gifford. They are making excellent inroads

into the city which means that the confidence amongst the SDF fighters

on the ground is infinitely high and we are looking forward to seeing

Raqqa completely done, finished, which is the heartland of the

so-called Islamic State. And meanwhile, across the border to the

East, Iraqi troops are now very close to pushing Islamic State

completely out of its other major stronghold, the strategic city of

Mosul. It has taken the soldiers here almost eight months to reach

this point, with just a handful of militants fighting on in a tiny

corner of the city. The caliphate proclaimed by is like the -- by

Islamist Ada Goth Lodge area of Syria and Iraq three years ago is

almost at an end but with pockets of territory elsewhere, the militants

will still pose a threat -- by Islamic state. Richard Galpin, BBC

News. There have been angry exchanges

in the European Parliament after the President

of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker

was attending a debate with the Maltese Prime Minister,

Joseph Muscat, to mark the end Mr Juncker complained that only

a low number of MEPs had turned up. From Strasbourg,

Adam Fleming reports. The Maltese Prime Minister came

to the European Parliament to celebrate the end

of his country's six-month stint But look how few MEPs turned up,

prompting this outburst from the president of the European

Commission. There are only a few

members in the plenary Despite a telling off

by the parliament's president, I will never, I will never again

attend a meeting of this kind. The mission is under the control

of the parliament but the parliament has to respect even the presidencies

of smaller countries, Parliament has come to life

since Mr Juncker spoke this morning. But the corridors here do feel

emptier for this final session One MEP told me many of his

colleagues were already on holiday. Others say that the real work

it is done in lower profile committees and plenty of MEPs

will turn up to vote later on. Still, the Parliamentary authorities

will not be happy that the head of one EU institution has taken such

a big swipe at another. The BBC's Panorama programme has

uncovered evidence of repeated cover-ups of historical sex abuse

in Britain's cadet forces. Victims have spoken for the first

time of senior cadet leaders covering up complaints,

and pressurising families not The cadets is one of the UK's

largest youth organisations, It's overseen by the Ministry

of Defence, which says it has "robust procedures in place

to protect cadets". Tony was sexually abused

when he was on a trip with One night obviously

there was a sensation, I think he was actually crouching

down by the bed and he stood up There was no doubt

in my mind that... The abuser was his commanding

officer, Lieutenant Colonel Alan Waters, then aged 33,

a volunteer cadet instructor in When Tony's parents complained,

they got a visit at home from senior We was ready to go to the police,

and they convinced us that we should They tried to explain to us that

if we went to the police that In return for not pressing

the complaint, Tony's parents say they were promised Alan Waters

would never work But Panorama has

discovered that was a lie. The Sea Cadets did not dismiss him,

they didn't even suspend him. In fact they actually promoted him

and moved him to another Panorama has found in Cheshunt,

Glasgow and Birmingham too a pattern Cadet leaders sexually abused

children in their care and senior officials in the organisation then

covered it up. It is being compared in scale

to other sex abuse scandals. We have obtained figures which show

in the last five years 363 sex abuse allegations,

both historical and current, have been made across the UK

for the Army, Air and Sea Cadets. 282 cases have been referred

to the police, 99 volunteers In Tony's case it was only 25 years

later that Alan Waters saw justice. He was convicted in India of raping

and abusing street children The Sea Cadets have apologised

unreservedly and said it is not reflective

of the organisation today. The MoD has so far paid out

more than ?2 million And you can see Panorama tonight

at 10.45pm on BBC One. It is on at the later time of

11:10pm in Northern Ireland and 11:45pm in Scotland.

The way children watch television has changed dramatically over

the past few years - they now spend more time online

The BBC has decided to respond by spending an extra ?34 million

on new content for children over the next three years.

The corporation says it's facing increased competition from companies

Our Arts Correspondent, David Sillito, is here.

That money will be spent on programmes going on TV or online?

Increasingly online, not just programmes as well, all sorts of new

interactive content. For instance, when you have these voice user

interface computers where you can talk to them, can you talk to the

BBC? Will the BBC characters be able to talk back? All this will be

developed. It is the amount of time that children are not watching TV,

down by more than a quarter over the last six years. One in four children

still watch CBBC every week but 70% are watching YouTube and many say it

is their favourite media brand so the BBC has to respond to all of

this. A massive change, anyone who has kids knows how different it is

now to when they were young but the problem is the amount of money. Your

pocket but going from 110 million to 124 million, an extra 15 million

more you can look at Netflix and of them are spending on content, not

just children's content but overall, 8 billion a year spent on

programming. These are the new competitive in the market and this

is where everybody is having to look and four British children's TV

content, if you compare it to a few years ago, I to be used to do 424

hours a year of original programming but it is now a tenth of that -- ITV

used to do. The other providers are pretty much out of the market so if

you want British children's TV content, the BBC wants to create

more and put it where children are actually watching. Thank you.

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will take

to Centre Court later on Day Two of the championship.

Also in action on the show courts are the women's top seed,

Angelique Kerber, and three-time winner Novak Djokovic.

They'll be hoping to emulate the performance of Andy Murray,

Johanna Konta and Heather Watson, who all earned their place

Our Sports Correspondent, David Ornstein, is at

We know that Wimbledon is an event that is steeped in history on and

off the court and busy it is possible a bit more could be created

by Roger Federer them his 19th consecutive campaign beginning later

this afternoon. The start of one of the greatest

success stories sport has ever seen. Wimbledon 2003, Roger Federer's

first grand slam title, 14 years on, the tally now stands at 18 and

counting. Back where it all began his quest for a record eighth win on

the grass begins. You may have aged but his status remains. It is

strange, yes, for a 35-year-old who have not played the clay-court

season at all to go in at the David, that is what I don't believe

everything I hear. It is important to me that unhealthy and ready to go

and creative on the court and all that stuff and then good things can

happen. Federer made centre court his kingdom but since last lifting

the trophy in 2012 Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have shared the

spoils with Murray already in round two, Djokovic will hope to join him.

The second seed want up with victory in Eastbourne but the past 12 months

have been largely forgettable and he will want to avoid the fate suffered

by Stan Wawrinka yesterday, the fifth seed's defeat the biggest

shock on the first date. Top seed in the women's draw is Angelique Kerber

the runner-up to Serena Williams a year ago, she opens play on centre

court, one of a group of contenders with a chance to capitalise on

Serena's absence. I think there are ten names that Goodwin. We have the

much more depth in women's tennis, we could be seeing the brink of the

best era in women's tennis is that we have ever seen before and I think

it will be a very special five or six years coming up. In that time

Federer will aim to add even more titles to his collection, a story of

success that shows little sign of ending just yet.

The most interesting match from a British perspective that it is Kyle

Edmund against Alex Ward and Edmund is leading by two sets to one and a

break in the fourth set. I enjoyed by a former British player and

Wimbledon quarter finalist, Jo Durie. Tel is a bit more about both

this matter, Ward and Edmund, and Roger Federer who we will see later.

I think Kyle Edmund was a bit nervous when he went on record. It

is difficult playing a fellow Brit at Wimbledon because you both think

there is such a big chance to get through, lots of prize money and

points to be won. Roger Federer, what can I say? I think the roof

might come off when he goes on court, it will be a fabulous day of

tennis. He is third on centre court, following Novak Djokovic in what is

an afternoon of two former champions here at you. The weather is not

looking too bad either. So far so good at Wimbledon, a bit

of cloud bubbling up but generally it is warm out there and I suspect

it will stay dry during the day. 24 degrees, tomorrow warm still,

probably the best day of the week but Thursday a chance of some

thundery showers. Not everywhere is seeing beautiful weather, pretty

disappointing in North Berwick with a lot of cloud and some rain, some

quite heavy in Northern Ireland where we have seen nearly an inch of

rain and it is to be in Central and southern Scotland and northern

England. Not too bad north of Glasgow, some sunshine here but

underneath the cloud and rain it is disappointing with only 12 degrees

at the moment. We have already got 24 in the south-east which is where

the best of the Centre has been, a bit more clout in the afternoon but

in England and Wales, it should start to think out and break and an

improving picture. By the middle of the afternoon not bad for the

Northern Isles and Western Isles and the bulk of northern and central

Scotland with the rain sitting there and it will be persistent and feel

pretty miserable for much of the day also further south, the cloud breaks

up, the sunshine comes through and it will be pleasant with

temperatures peaking at 25 degrees which is 77 Fahrenheit, very nice

with just a light breeze. Through the night it will stay warm and

sultry in the south-east, the weather front weakens considerably

but sit in the north and by the end of the night we could see them sharp

showers cropping up in the south-west. We start tomorrow with

the best of the centre in England and Wales, a glorious day in

prospect if you like it hot and dry and sunny. After a cloudy and grisly

start where the Weatherford has been it will improve across much of

Northern Ireland, central and southern Scotland with a few

scattered showers in the afternoon but warmer than today with highest

values of 16 to 18 degrees but look further south and we could see 28,

that is 82 Fahrenheit. But we are heading into that classic British

summer, a couple of fine days followed by a thundery breakdown and

that is the potential on Thursday for heat and moisture to move up

from the Channel and that could spark of some thundery downpours.

They are showers so they could be very hit and miss some may get them,

some not, but if you catch one they could be significant and could cause

some problems with some flooding. A few sharp showers further north and

east but a better day, prior and brighter. Likely to stay warm on

Friday and into the weekend. Thank you.

A reminder of our main story this lunchtime...

North Korea says it has launched a missile which they claim

is capable of reaching any corner of the globe.

State TV claim the intercontinental ballistic missile landed in the Sea

of Japan and the North Korean leader watched as it was launched.

That's all from the BBC News at One so it's goodbye from me