17/04/2017 BBC News at Six

North Korea threatens the United States with

a pre-emptive nuclear strike if the US is planning

The comments came as the US Vice-President, on a trip

to South Korea, warned the North not to test the US.

Prince Harry opens up about the grief he suffered over

the death of his mother, Princess Diana.

I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12 and therefore

shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years has had

a quite serious effect on not only my personal life

Turkey's President Erdogan brushes off criticism by election observers

of a referendum giving him sweeping new powers.

And as pupils in England prepare to sit new GCSE exams, unions warn

North Korea has stepped up its war of words with the United States,

warning there will be "all-out war" if the US uses military force

against it, and that it would be willing to use

The comments to the BBC by the North Korean Vice Foreign

minister came as the US Vice-President Mike Pence,

who's visiting South Korea, warned the North 'not to test'

John Sudworth reports now from Pyongyang in North Korea -

where his movements are being monitored and tightly controlled.

North Korea is all about shows of strength.

The first today came in this tae kwon do demonstration.

The next, in Kim Il-Sung Square, close to the centre of power,

TRANSLATION: If the US is reckless enough to use military means, it

would mean that from that very day, an all-out war. Our nuclear weapons

protect us from that threat. We will be conducting more missile threats

on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.

Today, the US Vice-President, Mike Pence, was in South Korea,

visiting the demilitarised zone that separates the two halves

It was a period of strategic patience but the era

President Trump has made it clear that the patience

of the United States and our allies in this region has run out.

But despite the posturing on both sides, the risks are limited.

For the US and its allies, war would be far too costly.

And North Korea's threats, although alarming,

If you could send one message to Donald Trump

TRANSLATION: I would tell him that if the US encroaches on our

sovereignty, that it will provoke an immediate counter reaction. If the

US is planning a military attack against us, we will react with a

nuclear pre-emptive strike by our own style and methods.

Tonight, although all options apparently remain on the table,

the US appears to be signalling that diplomacy and toughened sanctions

It's yet unclear how, having failed before,

they will persuade this most totalitarian of states to disarm.

There is strong evidence that beyond the gloom of this city live

vast political prisons, gulags in which all dissent,

Although in his interview, the vice minister called

Militarised, isolated and repressive, North Korea has

the right to follow its own path and, he insisted,

Prince Harry has revealed that he has had counselling

to help him come to terms with the death of his

The prince, who was twelve when she died in a car crash,

told the Daily Telegraph that he spent twenty years not

thinking about her death and eventually got help after two

Mental health charities have welcomed the Prince's decision

Our royal correspondent Peter Hunt has the story.

Prince Harry, who's embraced his mother's humanitarian

causes like landmines, is behaving in a way

He's the most high-profile person yet to talk about the mental

In 1997, as the world quite literally watched,

the child prince walked behind the coffin of Diana,

Princess of Wales, who was killed in a car crash in Paris.

Harry is only now talking publicly about the devastating impact

I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12,

and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20

years, has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life,

My way of dealing with it was refusing to ever think about my mum,

It's only going to make you sad, it's not going to bring her back.

Harry's failure to confront the loss of his fun-loving mum has meant

he suffered from anxiety and came close to a breakdown.

It was his brother, Prince William, who encouraged him

All of a sudden, all of this grief I'd never processed

I was, like, there's actually a lot of stuff here I need to deal with.

It was 20 years of not thinking about it and then two

As I'm sure you know, some of the easiest people to speak

You sit down on the sofa and say, listen, I don't actually

need your advice, can you just listen?

For somebody in the public eye like Prince Harry,

who has such a big reach, to do that and feel comfortable

doing that, this is a significant step forward in terms of tackling

It was something his mother tried when she spoke about self-harming

A generation on, the stiff upper lip is once again being abandoned.

Harry is a privileged prince who lives here,

His position didn't protect him from ill-health.

He now wants to use his status to encourage others suffering

in silence to follow his example and seek help.

It's a campaign championed by Kate, William and Harry.

Called Heads Together, it's being supported

The racing royals with influence hope it'll be

Peter Hunt, BBC News, Kensington Palace.

International election monitors have strongly criticised

Turkey's referendum - which gave the country's President

They've condemned last minute changes to the way

the vote was counted, and said there was state

interference and media bias against the 'No' campaign.

But President Erdogan said his 'Yes' campaign had triumphed

despite the influence of what he called

Our World Affairs Editor John Simpson has just sent this report.

Mr Erdogan was out in the streets in Istanbul

this morning, accepting the congratulations of some

He only won yesterday's referendum by a whisker,

after staging the most expensive electoral campaign

In Ankara, the capital, leaders of the OSCE,

the international monitoring team that had observed the election,

It was unquestionably damning about the way the 'No'

In numerous cases, no sympathisers faced police intervention

and violent scuffles at their events.

What effect is the referendum result going to have on Turkey?

We went to the magnificent Grand Bazaar in Istanbul,

Let me sell you something that you don't need.

But jokes aside, there is one important thing missing here.

Wandering round, I couldn't spot a single one.

The reason there are no Western tourists, says this

businessman from the bazaar, is the terrorist attacks

during the last one and a half years, and after that the crisis

between Turkey and Europe over the referendum campaign.

And given that tourism makes up 12% of Turkey's economy, that's serious.

But these are worries for the future. For now, huge crowds greeted

President Erdogan as he headed back to his capital. Then, at the

presidential palace, with his wife beside him, he did not trouble to be

diplomatic when he spoke to the crowd about the OSCE criticism of

the referendum. We will not accept their report, he says, we will not

hear it. You cannot convince us. He goes on, the EU are threatening us

with a freeze on negotiations. It is not important to us, let them do it.

The crowd adored his defiance. But defiance alone does not make for a

strong economy. John Simpson, BBC News, Istanbul.

12 people have been injured, two seriously,

in a suspected acid attack at a nightclub in London.

Police say a corrosive liquid was sprayed inside the venue

in Dalston following a dispute between two groups of people.

Our correspondent, Sarah Corker, is outside the club.

Yes, it was just after 1am this morning. This club in East London

was packed full of people. That is when this substance, believed to be

acid, was sprayed in the basement area of this venue. Police officers

said there was some kind of argument between two groups of people. That

is when one man named this substance at two others. We know that 12

people were injured in this incident. Two men, both in their

20s, are in hospital and they are in a serious, but stable condition. Ten

other people were treated for minor burns. Witnesses have described a

really chaotic scene in the early hours of the morning. Hundreds of

people were evacuated from the club, roads were closed and emergency

services arrived at the scene. One witness also said they saw people

pouring bottles of water over one person who was suffering from burns.

Police have said no one has yet been arrested in connection with this

incident, but there is nothing to suggest that it was terrorism or

gang-related. This summer, some GCSE grades

in England are changing, with A*-G being replaced by grades

9-1 - a move that's creating huge uncertainty, according

to the teachers' union the Nasuwt, who are holding their annual

conference in Manchester. The Government says standards

will go up because the content is more rigorous and that bright

pupils will have a better Our education editor

Branwen Jeffreys reports. The new system has more grades

and replaces letters with the numbers 9 to 1 -

with 9 being the highest grade. It's all change for GCSE Maths

and English this year. Numbers - not letters -

for grades and new, tougher So Umi is getting extra help

from her tutor, something many Even so, she's anxious

about the exams. It's quite daunting,

because lots of my teachers don't... They've never taught it

before, so they're not used to the new syllabus

that's coming in. Her mum, Kelly, is trying to get

a head round it all. A grade 4 will be the

same as a C or above. A top grade of 9 will

be higher than an A*. She doesn't mind the exams'

content being made harder. But to bring in a new grading system

and make the whole exam structure tougher as well means that there's

a lot that people have to deal Teachers have been debating

the changes today. Their union, Nasuwt, says ministers

are moving the goalposts. Headteachers move goalposts

for yourself individually. But I think the Government have

just taken them away. And we might actually

be playing snooker. Generally, we are just very,

very confused about what these grades actually mean and,

actually, were they even In a system where everyone

understands, A* to G, It's only England that's making

these changes, starting with Maths Wales and Northern Ireland

are sticking with letters. GCSEs are an important milestone

in students' lives... Ministers say that's why

high standards matter. They insist the new system

will be fair, a grade 4, It's the first of its kind in the UK

- a bereavement centre designed especially for the parents

of terminally ill children. Magnolia House is based

at Birmingham Children's hospital. Its aim is to care for children

in their final days, and to provide their parents

with a space to grieve. Our correspondent

Sima Kotecha reports. I don't think I ever remember

a time, even when he was poorly, Gayle's son Lewis died

when he was just two. He was suffering from neuroblastoma,

a rare form of cancer that She was told the bad

news on a hospital ward. The day he died, we were told

in a very, very small So much so, the consultant

that was with us at the time couldn't sit down, there

wasn't enough room. We could hear phones ringing

outside on the ward. The environment is everything,

being told news like that. Now, here at Birmingham's

Children's Hospital, Magnolia House is

a nationwide first. Located in the middle

of the hospital's grounds, it offers palliative and bereavement

care to families facing the most Its pastel coloured walls,

large windows and comfortable chairs are supposed to help create a calm

and soothing feeling at a time That setting contrasts

with how it used to be. This is the type of room

where, traditionally, we would have the most life-changing

conversations with families. The majority of children die

in children's hospitals. What we want to do here is recognise

that and develop the services so that we can do the best possible

we can when a child is going to die. Grieving for a child takes

a parent a lifetime. Do you think just providing

support at the beginning Magnolia House cost ?1 million

and was entirely funded I would have rather have had him

and gone through what we did You know, we have a lot

of great memories with him. Taking him for days out,

when we could, when he was well. Yeah, if we could change

things, you would not go through this journey,

but it was what it was When I think about him

now, I do smile. Because he made me smile

and he still does make me smile. Now, Brighton and Hove Albion

are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League after a 2-1

win over Wigan Athletic Fans celebrated on the pitch

after the victory. If Huddersfield Town fail to beat

Derby County this evening, Brighton will return to the top

flight of English football That's it, we're back

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