and nominated a conservativejudge to fill the vacancy on the us supreme court. neil gorsuch, from the denver federal appeals court, is 49. he s the youngest supreme court nominee in a quarter of a century, and could now sit for decades to come. he fills the seat left vacant for a year by the death of antonin scalia. president obama s nominee was blocked last year by the republican controlled congress. sarah corker reports. there was a hint of reality tv drama. president donald trump s nominee for the supreme court revealed during a prime time televised address. today, i am keeping another promise to the american people by nominating judge neil gorsuch. supreme court justices are appointed for life. president trump s choice, a staunch conservative judge who will help shape law for years to come on things like gun control and human rights. and religious rights. he has a tremendous mind and tremendous discipline. he has earned bipartisan support. what do we know about judge n
welcome to bbc news. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea, for test firing a ballistic missile, the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. japan s prime minister shinzo abe said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100 percent. the missile flew for about three hundred miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes contains some flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan earlier this morning. today s launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea s dictator, kim jong un, could crash a weekend party taking place on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend golfing in florida. mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion. translation: north korea s recent miss
welcome to bbc news. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea for test firing a ballistic missile the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. japan s prime minister shinzo abe said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100%. the missile flew for about 300 miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes contains some flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan earlier this morning. today s launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea s dictator, kim jong un, could crash a weekend party taking place on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend golfing in florida. mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion. translation: north korea s recent missile launch is abs
welcome to bbc news. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea, for test firing a ballistic missile, the first since donald trump entered the white house. japan s prime minister shinzo abe said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100%. the missile flew for about 300 miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes contains flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan earlier this morning. today s launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea s dictator, kim jong un, could crash a weekend party taking place on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend golfing in florida. mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion. translation: north korea s most recent missile launch is absolutely into
and the feel good musical hit all the right notes, winning five baftas at tonight s film awards. good evening. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea for test firing a ballistic missile, the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100%. tonight north korea claimed the missile, which travelled around 300 miles before falling into the sea of japan, had been successfully tested. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes contains some flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan early this morning. today s launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea s dictator, kim jong un, could crash a weekend party taking place on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, have been