On the verge of promotion. Takeit take it easy. It was definitely a challenge for me. Ive been finding out how the team gb alpine skiers, are hoping to leave their opponents adrift. And philip has the weather. Good morning, not a bad day for most parts of the british isles. Can we keep it going for the rest of the Holiday Weekend . Ill have the details for you in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. North korea has warned that its prepared to respond in kind to any Nuclear Attack. It comes amid growing tensions between pyongyang and the us. Earlier this morning, kim jong un oversaw a massive Military Parade to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of his grandfather, the countrys founder. Our Correspondentjohn Sudworth was invited to witness the event. His movements are being tightly controlled, but earlier he described the scene in pyongyang. Its an extraordinary sight. You can actually feel the ground shake as thousands upon thousands of goose stepping soldiers, tanks and rockets and other weaponry have marched and rumbled their way through the capital city. This is a display of unity for the Young North Korean leader and it is meant, of course, to send a key message on the anniversary of his grandfathers birth that his grip on power is unassailable, but as donald trump threatens to thwart his nuclear ambitions, it also sends a message to the outside world that this countrys military with its Nuclear Tests and missile launches is vital for its survival and military analysts will, of course, be pouring over these pictures for evidence of the latest state of Technological Advancement of these forces. There is that speculation that it maybe preparing for another underground nuclear test. At the moment, we have absolutely no contact with the outside world other than this tv line that im speaking to you on. All of our Mobile Phones were taken away from us about five or six hours ago before being allowed here into kim il sung square. I think its probably unlikely that well see a test today, but kimjong un is making it absolutely clear that he is not prepared to negotiate away his Nuclear Weapons whilst being threatened and challenged by the United States. And experts believe that with missiles, with weaponry like this, they are just a few small steps away from having a real deliverable Nuclear Arsenal and of course, once they reach that stage, its a game changer in terms of the Regional Security situation and the Global International diplomatic calculation about what can be done about north koreas military ambitions . It changes things for good and the young man sitting up there in those stands has learned those lessons from his grandfather and from his father before him. A british student who was stabbed to death on a Tram Injerusalem has been named as Hannah Bladon from burton on trent. The 20 year old was studying in the city as part of an Exchange Programme with the university of birmingham. A palestinian man, thought to have a history of mental illness, has been arrested over the attack. Police in sheffield are investigating four unexplained deaths in the barnsley area which they think might be linked to heroin use. Theyre trying to find out if the deaths were caused by the strength and content of the drug being used locally. Driving tests are getting an mot in order to better reflect the demands of modern motoring. From december, Learner Drivers will no longer have to tackle some traditional manoeuvres, but will instead be expected to demonstrate new skills, such as using a sat nav safely. Judith moritz has the details. Every motorist has been through it, the Rite Of Passage of taking a driving test, but in future learners will be examined on new things. The first driving test was taken in 1935. Clearly todays drivers are used to a very different road experience. More than half of them use satnav and so the test has been updated to reflect that. So its turning right out of gate and then continuing to follow the signs. I went for a drive with Graham Obrien who helped develop the new test. Satnav turn right and then at the end of the road, turn left. Drivers will have to follow satnav directions. So if we can incorporate it into the test that will drive the training and get people more familiar with dealing with that level of distraction as well which we know is one of the biggest causes of accidents in the First Six Months with new drivers. Learners will also be asked to show they can cope with real life scenarios such as parking within a bay. We were often taking people down into Housing Estates where they would be reversing around a corner and perhaps using up half a test doing some of these set piece manoeuvres. The point is to change all of that, to get people far greater experience of roads. The new tests have been trialled in some areas and will be introduced for everyone by the end of this year. Candidates will be asked to drive independently for longer, but the cost and length of the exam will stay the same as no doubt will the nerves of those going through the process. The sun columnist, Kelvin Mackenzie, has been suspended after he compared the intelligence of the everton footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. The mayor of liverpool, joe anderson, reported him to Merseyside Police for what he called racial slurs. Caroline rigby has more. It was this column published yesterday which has seen Kelvin Mackenzie suspended from the sun. The article was about Everton Mid Fielder ross barkley who was punched earlier this week in a liverpool bar. In it, the papers former editor compared the footballer, whose grandfather was born in nigeria, to a gorilla. Mr mackenzie also wrote that men with similar pay packets in liverpool were drug dealers. My stomach turned when i saw the picture of ross barkley alongside a gorilla. I think that was totally racist. It offended me. Im sure it offended ross barkley and his family and it offended lots of other people and thats why i reported this to the police. Im not reporting it to the police as a gimmick. Ive reported it to the police because i felt and i do feel that it was a racial attack on an individual. Merseyside police are now investigating whether the comments constitute a racial hate crime. In a statement the suns publisher, news uk, apologised for the offence caused and said the paper was unaware of Ross Barkleys heritage. Kelvin mackenzie has also responded saying it was beyond parody to describe the column as racist. Almost a fifth of parents are being asked to make a financial contribution to their childs school, according to a survey by the nasuwt union. It comes as School Leaders and teachers have voiced concerns about growing Funding Pressures in englands state schools. The government says School Spending is at a record high. 2596 25 of pa rents 25 of parents are saying they cant afford to make the contributions and asa afford to make the contributions and as a result of that, their children are unable to participate in creative subjects, in art, in school trips and so on and so forth. We dont think thats right. Britains Creative Companies are urging the government to overhaul its approach to the sector, as ministers draw up a National Industrial strategy. They say british creativity is a big Export Earner and should be taken just as seriously as other industrial sectors such as car making. The business secretary greg clark says he wants to build on the sectors strengths and is committed to doing a deal with the sector soon. Competitors in england who take part in weekend fun runs will no longer be charged, under new rules proposed by the government. The changes would make it illegal for councils to charge parkrun, whose events aim to encourage people to exercise. Nasa scientists have released new global maps of the earth at night, which they say give us the clearest view yet of the patterns of Human Settlement across our planet. The maps are created by Stitching Together Thousands Of Cloud free satellite images, taken over many months. Sarah corker has been taking a closer look. These images of the world in darkness have been dubbed the black marble. Cameras on board a nasa satellite are so sensitive they can detect light from just a single fishing boat or isolated street lamp. These pictures were taken in 2016. The Satellite Data creates beautiful images, but also shows how humans have shaped the planet. This image shows europe at night and if you look more closely, you can see the boot shaped peninsula of italy and lights coming from its towns and cities. And if we move over to africa, this is the river nile. It clearly shows how people have built their homes along its banks. This is a day time image of the area, showing Green Fertile Land and this is it lit up at night. The images have become a useful tool for scientists and researchers. They helped to detect power cuts after Hurricane Matthew struck parts of the caribbean and us in 2016. And in syria, the un has used the data to monitor the movement of people displaced by war. While the most recent mount Etna Eruption was also caught on camera from space. Next, nasa plans to release daily night images. They should help scientists to reduce light pollution, monitor unregulated fishing and even track sea ice movements across the worlds oceans. It is 8. 11am. As north korea celebrates the anniversary of the birth of its founding president with a parade of its military might, there is growing concern that tensions between the secretive nation and the rest of the world could be nearing breaking point. China has warned that conflict could break out at any moment and a fleet of Us Navy Ships are en route to the peninsula. John everard is the former British Ambassador to north korea and hejoins us now. These are extraordinary times. We have been here before, but how worried are you . Im concerned. I think most north korea experts are concerned too. We have been through worse, but the problem today is that everybody is on a hair trigger. Everybody has said that if anybody else moves and they will react. So if anybody does actually do anything then you have a Domino Effect and very quickly i think we could be in a violent situation. So far, so good. It is now nearly 3. A5pm in pyongyang and so far nobody has actually triggered that sequence. So lets keep our fingers crossed that it stays that way. Youre talking about this potential nuclear test. I was looking the other day at the satellite images. North east of pyongyang, a Mountain Zone that they have been tunnelling in. Tell us about that area and what goes on there . North korea has a lot of very high mountains. Theyre good at Digging Tunnels and they dig their tunnels good and deep. And they have shown they are conducting Nuclear Tests on five previous occasions. It is easy to see the preparations for a test because you pick up Vehicle Movements on satellites and there have been a lot of those. The experts are telling us that the test zone is primed and ready for the great leader to press the button at any time. Whether, of course, he will do so, we dont yet know. So it will do so, we dont yet know. So it will be a huge explosion underground. The difference, i suppose, over the last few years is they want to attach one of the warheads to a missile that could reach the United States . Well, they have been trying to do that for a long time. Theyre not far off . They are not far off. Nobody really knows how far off they are. Even if you can geta how far off they are. Even if you can get a missile properly targeted on the United States, there are big technical difficulties like stopping it spinning Out Of Control or stopping it burning up on re entry that we dont think they have mastered, but the situation is bad and if we allow it to continue unchecked they will get to that point. Is it glib or wrong to look at the Mental Health of the leader because a lot of people point to him and say he is mad . No, hes not mad. This is, Kimjong Un Is Neither mentally u nsta ble is, Kimjong Un Is Neither mentally unstable or a fool. He calculates very carefully. He has shown that hes prepared to take risks rather as certain other World Leaders are. Thats not insanity, it is simply playing by a different rule book. But he is prepared to press the button . Yes. We firmly believe that. It is not a game this. This is not him sort of sizing up the new president. He is fully prepared to press the button . I cant be sure, cani . Press the button . I cant be sure, can i . Buti press the button . I cant be sure, can i . But i have no reason to doubt that he is. The north koreans said they are not only prepared to press they are not only prepared to press the button, but prepared to use neck collar weapons. The big speech today was one of the Senior Leaders in north korea saying they would use nuclear war in place of nuclear war is almost a step back. That means they would use their Nuclear Weapons if somebody else uses their own Nuclear Weapons first. So theyre not threatening a nuclear reprisal for a conventional strike. It is a slight softening of the situation. In light of what youve just told us, it is crucial the United States thinks carefully about its next move, isnt it . Yes. Whats interesting is the language that donald trump is using. He is talking about this battlegroup going to the korean peninsula, he calls it an armada and there have been two fairly bold moves, bombing syria and the mother of all bombs that they dropped in afghanistan the other day. So hes putting north korea on notice, but putting chin on notice as well . Hes sending signals in all directions as a recent editorial in a china newspaper said the reverberations from the explosion from afghanistan must have been felt in pyongyang. He is telling china that the United States is prepared to use armed force where under president obama he might have hesitated to do so. Hes telling north korea that the Leadership Bunkers are no longer safe. If the leadership thought it could survive aus leadership thought it could survive a us conventional strike and live to fire its Nuclear Missiles in return, it better think again. Dangerous times. How many of these parades did you go to . Several. John, it is very good to see you. Thank you for coming in today. Heres philip with a look at this mornings weather. There is something to lift your spirits. Is this like that everywhere . Sadly not. There are many showers to be had and notice how the isobars tend to squeeze up as you drift up into the northern half of scotland. The wind, it is a north westerly wind, will be present across the northern half of britain. It starts off showery and thats the way it will stay. The wind strong in the scottish mountains. The Wind Chill Factor high and there will be snow showers as well. At the lower levels it is sunny spells and showers, not only for Northern Ireland and scotland the odd one to start off the day in the south west as well. Southern half of britain a lot of dry weather. I think the cloud will develop as the day goes on. If you get that combination of cloud and the breeze as well, it will feel chilly. But it will feel more spring like if you can avoid some of the cloud and get sunshine and step out of the breeze, 15 celsius could be yours. These temperatures pretty much where we have been for the past day or two. It is that sort of time of year, once the skies clear overnight. The temperatures will dribble away, but they wont clear, they will cloud. And we will see rain getting into Northern Ireland to finish off the night. Further east, we will keep it dry. There is a little bit of doubt about the peripheries of this wet weather spell as it drifts through the british isles. I think it will be in the central belt for the first pa rt be in the central belt for the first part of easter day. I think it may dip into the south eastern quarter. Some of the rain very welcome. Maybe the timing is not going to suit your purpose, but some of the fields and gardens are looking dry across parts of southern and eastern parts of the british isles. Again the temperatures close to where weve been. The north of scotland stays with a mixture of sunny spells and showers and chilly through the day. Here is monday. Again, the speckling of showers, predominantly through central and eastern parts dri