04/09/2017 BBC News at One

South Korea says it's seen signs that the North is preparing

more missile launches, after it tested a nuclear

The south says in response, it's strengthening its defence systems -

and has carried out live-fire exercises.

President Trump tells North Korea any threat will be met

with a massive response - and the US is ready to use

We'll be live in Seoul for the latest.

We will look at what the world's options are to stop the nuclear

crisis spiralling out of control. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

are expecting their third child; the Duchess has pulled out

of an engagment this afternoon Sorry to bother you, how do you feel

about the news that you will be an Anglican? Fantastic. How is your

sister-in-law doing? I have not seen her in a while but I think she is

doing OK. -- that you will be an uncle again.

McDonald's is hit by its first ever strike in the UK,

The company says those who've walked out are a tiny

And, the Queen opens the new Queensferry Crossing -

53 years to the day since she opened the neighbouring Forth Road Bridge.

Coming up in the sport, eight months after a man attacked her with a

knife in her home, Petra Kvitova is through to the quarterfinals of the

US Open. Good afternoon and welcome

to the BBC News at One. South Korea says it has seen

indications that the North is preparing more missile launches,

possibly an intercontinental The South has carried out

live-fire exercises, and says it is strengthening

its missile defence system. The escalation follows North Korea's

testing of a hydrogen nuclear bomb at the weekend,

which it announced can fit The US has warned that any threat

to itself or its allies will be met Our correspondent Robin

Brant is in Seoul. The events of the last 36 hours have

been dramatic. For many people living here it is the latest

instalment in a decades-old confrontation with their neighbours

in the north. They have grown used to it. What they've not got used to

is signs of division with the US, their great allies.

After the North's nuclear explosion Underground,

A series of missile launchers aboveground.

From land and from the air, South Korea's Armed Forces carried

It was designed to replicate an attack on North Korea's

This was how North Koreans heard about the perfect success

that was their nation's six nuclear missile test on Sunday.

It was more powerful than any before, and came with claims that

Kim Jong-Un now has the ability to order a nuclear strike

Fresh from briefing the president of the United States,

America's Defence Secretary gave this very stark warning.

Any threat to the United States or territories, including Guam,

or our allies, will be met with a massive military

response, a response both effective and overwhelming.

In the aftermath of this latest nuclear test,

one of the most troubling thing is the amount is evidence

of a split between South Korea and the United States.

But it came from, you guessed it, a Tweet.

President Trump has attacked not just the north,

but also his counterpart in the south, an ally.

He criticised what he called South Korea's appeasement.

Calling out your ally is not business as usual,

but as things undoubtedly heat up here in Seoul, South Korea,

something it is their president who has the right approach

TRANSLATION: It's our country's business.

I hope President Trump will refrain from making comments like that.

This man said, about the appeasement, I think we need two

tracks, sanctions and dialogue at the same time.

The views of this man are very important, China's president,

He had a summit of world leaders upset by the nuclear test.

He and Russia's President Putin have promised to deal appropriately

As the US reminds the world that nuclear weapons are an option here,

the focus once again at an emergency UN meeting will be on sanctions,

The talk now, though, in South Korea, is of beefing up

With new evidence the North may launch another missile test soon,

the signs are this is becoming more about myself and meetings.

Robin Brant, BBC News, Seoul, South Korea.

It's clear now that this country's president is changing tack. He was

elected a few months ago. Parking on a pledge to extend an olive branch

to the north, trying to get negotiations going again, but that

is now in tatters. Now we have a potential plan of attack

demonstrated this morning by that live missile drill. In the last few

hours, evidence of what South Korea's defence plan would look

like. They have confirmed they would fully deploy the US missile defence

system in parts of this country. Thank you very much.

Well, the UN Security Council will meet later today to discuss

further sanctions against North Korea.

And President Donald Trump has asked to be briefed

on all available military options, according to his defence chief.

Switzerland - with its long history of neutral diplomacy -

Richard Galpin looks at what options are on the table.

With North Korea now believed to have developed a hydrogen bomb, Kim

Jong-Un could soon achieve his goal of possessing a credible nuclear

arsenal capable of hitting the United States. It has left Donald

Trump floundering. His threats of fire and fury failing to deter the

North Korean regime from the course on which it is set. But he is still

signalling a military response is president, you attack North Korea?

Will sue. At the same time he has been lashing out at the Allies.

Including South Korea. Accusing it of being too soft on its approach to

the crisis. That could make today's meeting of the UN Security Council

even more difficult. The aim of the discussion is to get agreement on

imposing more sanctions. But already, Russia is warning against

this, saying it could break the North Korean economy. Amid the

fractured diplomacy, one thing all sides agree on is that China could

play the key role in preventing this crisis from leading to a war. As

North Korea's closest ally and trading partner, it has enormous

leverage. By far the best option would be for President Trump to sit

down with the Chinese president and work out how they will control this

unruly regime and country. While China has cut some of its trade with

North Korea, the United States and other world powers have been

pressing Beijing to go much further. But today the Chinese Foreign

Ministry spokesman announced its response to North Korea's nuclear

test was to launch what it called Stern negotiations with North Korean

diplomats. No surprise, then, that countries in the region like Japan

and South Korea continue to prepare for the worst. Installing increasing

numbers of defence systems to protect themselves from a North

Korean missile strike. Attempts to defuse this crisis peacefully to

continue. But the need for a breakthrough is becoming ever more

urgent. Richard Galpin. BBC News. Our diplomatic correspondent

James Landale is here. We heard some of the options there.

What is realistic or achievable, do you think? The most likely option is

some sort of toughening of sanctions. Some corporation by

countries like South Korea and Japan. -- some corroboration. They

seem to be there. But the problem is that missile defence systems can

fail. And sanctions, the world does not speak in one voice on that.

There are differences of opinion. If the US really wanted its way it

would try to restrict the amount of oil that is pouring into North Korea

from China. Naturally, the Chinese are very reluctant to go down this

route, because they believe that would destabilise North Korea.

Potentially bringing an end to the regime. It could involve refugees

poring over the Chinese borders. They don't want to stabilise this.

We have another UN meeting today. Yet people are talking about

accelerating the pace of sanctions. The international community has

imposed sanctions against North Korea since 2006 when it first did a

nuclear test. It has not changed its behaviour as a result. Thanks very

much. Kensington Palace has

announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

are expecting their third child. The Queen and both families

are said to be delighted. As with her previous two

pregnancies, the Duchess is suffering from hyperemesis

gravidarum, or severe morning sickness -

and has cancelled an engagement Our Royal Correspondent

Nicholas Witchell reports. The Duchess of Cambridge last week

with her husband and Prince Harry. No hint of the announcement of a

third baby. Kensington Palace was forced to disclose the pregnancy

this morning because the Duchess had had the pull-out of a public

engagement because of acute morning sickness. The condition she

experienced for both of her previous pregnancies. She is now resting at

Kensington Palace. According to the statement, the Queen, opening the

Queensferry crossing near Edinburgh this morning, and other members of

the Royal family are delighted with the news. The baby will be the

Queen's six great grandchild and will be fifth in line of succession

to the throne. It is more than four years now since the birth of Prince

George in July 20 13. This is an important week for him, he is due to

start at his new school in London, something his mother certainly will

not want to miss. Their second child, Princess Charlotte, was born

in May 20 15. She is fourth on the line of succession and she will

retain that position even if the new baby is a boy. On a visit by -- on a

visit to Poland, she joked about having another baby which was

presented with a gift intended for a baby. It did not seem significant at

the time. Today, the first response from within the royal family to the

news she is expecting another child has come from Prince Harry, who is

visiting Manchester. Fantastic, great, very happy for them. And how

is your sister in law doing? I have not seen her in a while but I think

she's OK. The news of a third child comes just as William is beginning

full-time royal duties. Soon the team of four will become five.

Kensington Palace has not said when the new baby is due, but it must be

assumed it will be in February or March of next year.

Downing Street says the Prime Minister is ready to increase the

pace of Brexit negotiations, suggesting they should be continuous

rather than for one week every month.

Also this week, MPs begin debating the raft of legislation about

withdrawing from the European Union. The bill, which is seen as a key

plank of the government's Brexit policy, transfers EU law

into UK legislation. Senior Cabinet figures

have appealed for unity from Conservative MPs,

while Labour is demanding Our Assistant Political Editor

Norman Smith is at Westminster. The holiday is officially over, how

big a week is this for the PM? Imagine you are facing a five

Parkgate and you take a running jump to try and leap over the gate, and

if successful you find there are a whole series of other five Parkgate

you've got to the over. In parliamentary terms that is what the

PM is facing as she seeks to push through a whole series of Brexit

bills paving the way for our departure from the EU, starting this

week with their withdrawal bill. In many ways it is a technical bill

designed to bring into British law all the many thousands of pieces of

EU legislation. The difficulty is how proponents are intent on using

it to table a whole raft of critical amendments. -- is her opponents are

intent. She could quite possibly be defeated on one of those. That could

dent and unravel her approach to Brexit. It could unravel her

authority. It will eat up valuable parliamentary time, time the PM

simply does not have because she has the get this legislation through

before our departure in March 2019, which, realistically means, that by

the summer of next year that is the mother of all five bar gates. And

perhaps a sign of growing nervousness in number ten about time

slipping by, this lunchtime number ten saying, OK, they are ready now

to step up the pace of negotiations with Brussels, because the clock is

ticking, not just over there, but here at Westminster, too.

Thanks very much. A rise in interest rates won't take

place for more than a year. That's according to a majority

of economists in a snapshot of expectations for key economic

indicators conducted by the BBC. Most are also predicting that pay

rises will continue to fall behind inflation until the spring of next

year - continuing the renewed squeeze on the average

earner's living standards. Our economics correspondent

Andy Verity reports. What more at these economists been

saying? There is uncertainty, when will

inflation peak, when can we get back to a normal interest rate. So we

asked for their opinions and as far as the peak of inflation, what

they're saying is that will come soon. Some thing it has already

come. Some say it should come in October 2017. That is next month and

it will peak at 3%. We asked when pay rises would beat inflation. They

have a lot in the last three or four years, but in the last few months

there is a renewed squeeze on living standard. Then the next interest

rate rise that the Bank of England will have to do has been anticipated

for years, instead of going up. We went down to the lowest ever. A

quarter of a percentage point. We have been on emergency rates for

nine years. Some say it won't be until the back half of next year

that we get an interest rise and some think it maybe 2019 or 2020. So

their forecasts and they're only that, but they're saying the

Our top story this lunchtime: longer. Thank you.

With tensions rising, South Korea says it's seen signs

a nuclear bomb at the weekend. missile launches, after it tested

And coming up - we examine the financial hardships faced

Coming up in sport on the BBC News Channel:

England would be on the verge of qualifying for the World Cup

Scotland, and Northern Ireland are all also in action.

The Queen has officially opened the new Queensferry Crossing

She unveilled a plaque on the bridge - 53 years to the day

since she opened the neighbouring Forth Road Bridge.

The Queen was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh -

making his first official appearance alongside her since retiring

Our Scotland Correspondent Lorna Gordon is there.

Yes the weather is no respecter of those hoping to travel over this

stretch of water. Today there was at times torrential rain, but the

weather was better earlier when the Queen opened the new crossing, just

as she did more than 50 years ago. Today it was turn of the queen as

she arrived to open the new Queensferry crossing. Alongside her

the Duke of Edinburgh. Hundreds of local children who have grown up

watching as the bridge has stretched across the Forth were there to

welcome them to Scotland's billion pound bridge. This is a bridge that

celebrates the skills of hand and heart and mind. Many thousands of

people were involved in the bridge's construction. A small group of the

workers on hand as the Queen cut the ribbon. Then a short drive over to

Fife, one a little quicker than the journey made by many when the

crossing briefly opened to traffic last week and so many came to see it

there were long delays. This was perhaps a reminder of an earlier

visit by the Queen 53 years ago when in front of large crowds she opened

its older neighbour, the Forth Road Bridge. The structure she said was

like the two other bridges, all feats of engineering. The crossing

joins it is iconic neighbours to create not only a breath-taking

sight over the Firth of Forth, but to provide an important link for so

many in this community and the surrounding areas. Those who live

near by excited to be part of this special day. It was amazing seeing

the queen and everything and all the bands. Oh, my gosh. Amazing that she

was here to open it and for us as locals to be allowed to be so close

to her. That was fantastic. Marking the occasion from the water a

flotilla of boat and above the Red Arrows. Now three bridges standing

side by side. A unique Scottish vista. A royal opening to the latest

addition to the Scottish landscape for those who use the bridge, the

question is when will it open to traffic? We are told that will

happen by Thursday. Thank you. A senior police officer is warning

that forces in England and Wales are heading towards a perfect storm,

because of staff cuts The President of the Police

Superintendents' Association, Gavin Thomas, says a policing model

based on fewer officers doing more The Home Office says calls for extra

funding are still under discussion. Here's our home affairs

correspondent Danny Shaw. Is the thin blue line

becoming too thin? Yes, says the Police

Superintendents' Aassociation. it represents a thousand middle

ranking officers - the men and women who make the key

operational decisions. The superintendents are concerned

there are fewer police officers doing more and working

longer hours in a more challenging The man who leads the organisation

believes that's a model of policing which is

fundamentally flawed. My members are saying

they're doing their best. They leadhighly

committed, professional But there is only so much we can

expect from our police service before this starts showing -

things are starting to stretch The Superintendents' Association

conducted a survey of its members 72% of those who responded

said they didn't use all the annual leave

they were entitled to. 50% of superintendents said they had

signs of anxiety and over a quarter, 27%, were

experiencing symptoms of depression A recent study by

the Police Federation, which represents 120,000

officers, suggested most felt under-valued and

under-paid and wouldn't What we are seeing is

the front line resources being dwindled back, which means

those on the front line are having We need mechanisms in

place to ensure that this does not continue

moving forward. The Home Office said it is piloting

a new national service to provide welfare support

to officers who need it. Ministers have also been having

discussions with police leaders amid calls for extra funding

for forces, but no decisions have A report by the law firm

Herbert Smith Freehills has heavily criticised the work of a British PR

firm in South Africa. Bell Pottinger spread "inaccurate

and misleading" information when contracted to work

for the Gupta brothers, a controversial family with close

links to President, Jacob Zuma. James Henderson, the CEO

of Bell Pottinger, resigned over the weekend, in anticipation

of today's findings. Explain what has been going on here.

This comes back to this family called the Guptas, three brothers

who have acquired huge power and they're accused of corruption.

Allegations they deny. But they have a reputation that needed managing,

so they gave this firm a call. Bell Pottinger the PR firm of

accused of having spread false and malicious information. They're

accused of stirring up racial and sectarian divisions. There is a

report from lawyers commissioned by Bell Pottinger, but there is a big

report out tomorrow in the UK that will be scathing about them. This

scandal has shown is there some bad dealing going on in South Africa and

a lot of money is being spent to shore up the reputation of those

with something to hide or be less than honest about. Thank you.

One of Italy's most wanted fugitives - the alleged boss

of a mafia syndicate - has been arrested in Uruguay.

Rocco Morabito was detained in a hotel in the capital,

Montevideo, with a woman who's thought to be his wife.

Morabito had been on the run since 1994, evading a 30-year prison

sentence for mafia association and drug trafficking.

Workers at two McDonald's restaurants have walked out,

in the first strike to affect the company in Britain.

About 40 staff in Cambridge and Crayford, in south-east London,

are demanding higher pay and more secure working hours.

McDonald's said the people involved represent one hundredth of 1%

Just before day break the first worker worked out on what is

becoming known as the McStrike. It is the first time employees have

taken such action in the UK. Staff at this McDonalds in London and

another in Cambridge are striking for pay and better conditions.

Staff from Cambridge and Crayford are taking place part

Backers include the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

who tweeted his support and the Labour Shadow

I am supporting the McDonald's strikers.

I think they have got genuine grievances.

Two years ago we launched the fast-food campaign.

It was all about ending zero hours contract and making sure

But above all else as well making sure that the company

Many staff say the wages are so low they are impossible to live on.

The main demands are ?10 an hour and union recognition and that is

because we are on minimum wage which is not enough,

especially in Cambridgeshire where the cost of living is high.

We want trade union recognition because we feel we don't get

Although unions are not recognised at McDonald's the bakers food

and Allied workers union said it agreed to take up their case.

If they value their people as much as they say they do they would not

They wouldn't have these people making this very brave decision

This restaurant is one of two involved in the strike and it's

clear not all staff are taking part as it is serving meals as normal.

McDonald's employs 85,000 people in the UK and says it is already

offering them the option of going into fixed contracts but it

says that so far more than eight out of ten of its staff prefer to stay

The company adds the strike affects fewer than 1% of its workforce

in two of its 1270 restaurants, adding that since April last year it

Britain's coast is home to 11 million people,

and is a special part of our heritage and identity,

but the latest analysis has found that many people who live in coastal

According to the Social Market Foundation, the economic gap

between coastal and inland communities is growing.

Our correspondent Jayne McCubbin reports on the efforts being made

This used to be one of the best and busiest seaside resorts

John tells me the story of Ardrossan.

It was such a vibrant and lively place.

An industry which once employed thousands has gone.

A small marina now sits where the busy port once sprawled.

There are super yachts worth hundreds of thousands,

but unemployment rates are amongst the very worst in the UK.

In the job club, plenty feel left behind.

Do you feel that the powers that be care about the changes that go

Definitely not because I don't even think they know

They cannot experience the problems because they don't see it everyday.

A sense the coast has been left behind is backed

Over 80% of people who live in these areas are paid less.

The economic gap between coastal and non-coastal

Here in the West of Scotland, they are still waiting for funding.

But in the north-east the wait is over.

So much of Whitley Bay's story was the same as Ardrossan.

A resort which teamed with holiday-makers eager to visit

the Spanish City with fair rides and dancing and the

I worked my way up to probably the prime job

But now Andrew has a new top job back in Spanish City.

The famous dome, derelict for 17 years, is getting ready to reopen

with almost ?10 million of public money.

I am very honoured to be able to do it.

It is something which is close to my heart.

I think it will bring some good times back to Whitley Bay.

Two million has come from the government's

coastal communities fund, that has invested over

170 million in the last five years in areas like this.

It was extended today with an extra ?40 million.

Do you think the government is doing enough?

If you look around the country and see how many people

are living in these towns, which have almost been left to die,

they are as important as the people who live in the big cities.

Britain's coast has an incredible story.

Often a white knuckle ride for the communities that

live there, but proof here success follows investment.

No proof yet there is enough investment to go around.

Let's catch up with the weather with Chris Fawlkes. Is it officially

autumn? It is meet logical autumn. Maybe the weather's turned. It is

going to be an unsettled picture this week. Cloudy with rain. It will

turn cooler and fresher with a mixture of sunshine and showers

working in later on in the week. The satellite shows the extent of

today's cloud. In between those two weather fronts we have a warm sector

and that cloud will break up in Wales and the west of England and

the Midlands and if the sunshine comes out it could be warm with

temperatures up to 24 degrees and even where we don't see sunshine it

will feel warm under the cloudy skies. Some drizzle in East Anglia

and south-east England. We will see brighter skies edging into the

north-west of Scotland later on. But on the satellite, you can see a bump

here on the weather front. This is called a wave and it is going to

enhance the rain tonight. First, we will see the rain turning heavy in

Northern Ireland before that pulse of heavy rain works across Scotland,

into northern England and Wales. The south-east stays humid and warm with

temperatures 16 or 17 degrees. And we have the fresher air in Scotland

and Northern Ireland. Here is a picture of Tuesday. A soggy start.

That rain will be heavy and last all day in the north of England. Not

much rain in south-east of England and temperatures into the 20s.

Through Scotland and Northern Ireland we should see sunshine in

the afternoon, but as the sunshine works, the temperatures will go

down. On Wednesday sunshine for most of us. Through Thursday and Friday,

showers will become widespread and feeling cool in the north-west. Then

heading into the Atlantic. It is the peak of hurricane season and this is

a beast. Hurricane Irma. Winds gusting up to 160mph and it will

make land fall across the Leeward islands. It will go the Virging

islands. There is uncertainty about where it will go, but it could go

into Florida for the weekend. If you know anyone heading there, make sure

they stay in touch with the weather. Our main story: With tensions

rising, South Korea said it has seen signs the North is preparing more

missile launches after it tested a nuclear bomb at the weekend.

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

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