North Korea Fires Missiles Towards Sea Of Japan

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, according to the South Korean military.

The missiles were launched early on Tuesday local time from the western city of Hwangju and flew between 311 and 373 miles towards the Sea of Japan.

In a statement, South Korea said: "The ballistic missiles flight went from 500 kilometres to 600 kilometres, which is a distance far enough to strike all of South Korea including Busan."

Busan is a South Korean port city in the south.

"Our assessment is that it was done as a show of force," a South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff official said.

The US military said it had detected launches of two Scud missiles and one Rodong - a homemade missile based on Soviet era Scud technology.

China's foreign ministry has not commented on the launches but the Japanese government said in a statement they were "a breach of the UN Security Council resolution" and "extremely hazardous to shipping and aircraft and we have strongly protested".

These are not the first missiles North Korea has fired in recent months - intermediate-range missiles were tested in June and a submarine launched a missile earlier this month.

Just days ago, South Korea and the US announced they would deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence anti-missile system to defend the South from the North.

North Korea threatened to retaliate and the Chinese have also criticised the move, saying it will destabilise the region.

Around half of South Koreans are reportedly against the anti-missile system, with concerns including the possible destruction of crops and the undermining of sanctions against their northern neighbour.

Security personnel try to protect South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn (obscured) from bottles and eggs thrown by residents in Seongju

Angry residents of Seongju, where the system is to be installed, even pelted South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn with bottles and eggs after the announcement.

But he told the South Korean parliament on Tuesday: "The threat to our national security is growing very quickly in a short period of time".

Fox And Coldplay Play Back To The Future Songs

Michael J Fox has made a surprise appearance at a Coldplay concert to play two songs from Back To The Future.

Fox walked on stage at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey after the band played a video from frontman Chris Martin's son Moses asking them to play a tune from the "greatest movie of all time".

He then played guitar on the rock'n'roll classics Earth Angel and Johnny B Goode.

Martin called the moment a "dream come true".

It is not the first time Fox has played with the British rockers.

They performed together in 2013 at a New York City benefit show for the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

Fox, 55, was diagnosed with the disease in the early 1990s.

Swift Slams Kim's Release Of Kanye Phone Call

Taylor Swift has accused Kim Kardashian of "character assassination" after the reality TV star released a recording of her seemingly approving a controversial line in Kanye West's song Famous.

The song - on West's latest album, The Life of Pablo - includes lyrics that claim he propelled her to stardom when he upstaged her at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 to declare that Beyonce should have won her prize.

On Twitter on Sunday, Kardashian teased: "Do u guys follow me on snap chat? u really should ;-)"

West's wife then posted a video of a phone conversation between her husband and Swift in which he said he was working on a song and wanted to include the lyric, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex."

Swift is heard saying she worries about overexposure, but West says the lyric would be good exposure. In the end, she appears to give her blessing.

"It's like a compliment," she says. "I really appreciate you telling me about it, that's really nice."

He responds: "I just had a responsibility to you as a friend. Thanks for being so cool about it."

Many people on social media suggested it proved Swift had lied when she claimed she did not know about the lyric.

But in an Instagram post, which she reposted on her Twitter account on Monday, Swift argued the recording actually proved she had never approved the second half of the lyric, "Why? I made that bitch famous".

"Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me 'that bitch' in his song? It doesn't exist because it never happened," she wrote.

"You don't get to control someone's emotional response to being called 'that bitch' in front of the entire world.

"Of course I wanted to like the song. I wanted to believe Kanye when he told me that I would love the song. I wanted us to have a friendly relationship. He promised to play the song for me, but he never did.

"While I wanted to be supportive of Kanye on the phone call, you cannot 'approve' a song you haven't heard. 

"Being falsely painted as a liar when I was never given the full story or played any part of the song is character assassination."

Upon its release in February, West was condemned by many for the lyric.

This is the latest chapter in a long feud between the pair that now dates back seven years.

In her Instagram post on Sunday, Swift seemed weary of the long-running public battle, writing: "I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be a part of, since 2009."

iPhone Chip Supplier ARM In £24bn Takeover Deal

The British company which designs microchips for iPhones is to be bought by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank in a £24.3bn deal.

The most valuable tech company listed in the UK, Cambridge-based ARM Holdings supplies the technology for Apple and Samsung mobile phones.

SoftBank is offering to pay £17 for every ARM share.

The board of ARM has recommended shareholders accept the offer - which represents a 43% premium on its closing market value of £16.8bn on Friday.

SoftBank has pledged to preserve ARM's existing management team, maintain its headquarters in Cambridge, at least double the number of employees in the UK over the next five years and increase its overseas workforce too.

ARM's shares opened up 45% this morning.

It is the tenth largest UK merger or acquisition ever, according to the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances.

SoftBank has agreed to buy ARM Holdings

Chancellor Philip Hammond welcomed the deal saying: "This £24bn investment would be the largest ever from Asia into the UK.

"It would … turn this great British company into a global phenomenon. 

"Just three weeks after the referendum decision, it shows that Britain has lost none of its allure to international investors. 

"Britain is open for business - and open to foreign investment.

"And as ARM's founders will testify, this is the greatest place in the world to start and grow a technology business."

The deal comes after warnings that the UK would not be able to attract overseas investment if it left the EU.

New Prime Minister Theresa May said when she launched her leadership bid that she was committed to "defending" British companies from foreign takeovers that are not in the national interest.

Stuart Chambers, ARM's chairman, said: "The board of ARM is reassured that ARM will remain a very significant UK business and will continue to play a key role in the development of new technology.

"SoftBank has given assurances that it will invest considerably in the business, including doubling the UK headcount over the next five years and maintaining ARM's unique culture and business model."

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive of SoftBank, said: "We have long admired ARM as a world renowned and highly respected technology company that is by some distance the market-leader in its field.

"We invest to capture the very significant opportunities provided by the "Internet of Things".  

"This investment also marks our strong commitment to the UK and the competitive advantage provided by the deep pool of science and technology talent in Cambridge."

iPhone Chip Supplier ARM In £24bn Takeover Deal

The British company which designs microchips for iPhones is to be bought by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank in a £24.3bn deal.

The most valuable tech company listed in the UK, Cambridge-based ARM Holdings supplies the technology for Apple and Samsung mobile phones.

SoftBank is offering to pay £17 for every ARM share.

The board of ARM has recommended shareholders accept the offer - which represents a 43% premium on its closing market value of £16.8bn on Friday.

SoftBank has pledged to preserve ARM's existing management team, maintain its headquarters in Cambridge, at least double the number of employees in the UK over the next five years and increase its overseas workforce too.

ARM's shares opened up 45% this morning.

It is the tenth largest UK merger or acquisition ever, according to the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances.

SoftBank has agreed to buy ARM Holdings

Chancellor Philip Hammond welcomed the deal saying: "This £24bn investment would be the largest ever from Asia into the UK.

"It would … turn this great British company into a global phenomenon. 

"Just three weeks after the referendum decision, it shows that Britain has lost none of its allure to international investors. 

"Britain is open for business - and open to foreign investment.

"And as ARM's founders will testify, this is the greatest place in the world to start and grow a technology business."

The deal comes after warnings that the UK would not be able to attract overseas investment if it left the EU.

New Prime Minister Theresa May said when she launched her leadership bid that she was committed to "defending" British companies from foreign takeovers that are not in the national interest.

Stuart Chambers, ARM's chairman, said: "The board of ARM is reassured that ARM will remain a very significant UK business and will continue to play a key role in the development of new technology.

"SoftBank has given assurances that it will invest considerably in the business, including doubling the UK headcount over the next five years and maintaining ARM's unique culture and business model."

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive of SoftBank, said: "We have long admired ARM as a world renowned and highly respected technology company that is by some distance the market-leader in its field.

"We invest to capture the very significant opportunities provided by the "Internet of Things".  

"This investment also marks our strong commitment to the UK and the competitive advantage provided by the deep pool of science and technology talent in Cambridge."

iPhone Chip Supplier ARM In £24bn Takeover Deal

The British company which designs microchips for iPhones is to be bought by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank in a £24.3bn deal.

The most valuable tech company listed in the UK, Cambridge-based ARM Holdings supplies the technology for Apple and Samsung mobile phones.

SoftBank is offering to pay £17 for every ARM share.

The board of ARM has recommended shareholders accept the offer - which represents a 43% premium on its closing market value of £16.8bn on Friday.

SoftBank has pledged to preserve ARM's existing management team, maintain its headquarters in Cambridge, at least double the number of employees in the UK over the next five years and increase its overseas workforce too.

ARM's shares opened up 45% this morning.

It is the tenth largest UK merger or acquisition ever, according to the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances.

SoftBank has agreed to buy ARM Holdings

Chancellor Philip Hammond welcomed the deal saying: "This £24bn investment would be the largest ever from Asia into the UK.

"It would … turn this great British company into a global phenomenon. 

"Just three weeks after the referendum decision, it shows that Britain has lost none of its allure to international investors. 

"Britain is open for business - and open to foreign investment.

"And as ARM's founders will testify, this is the greatest place in the world to start and grow a technology business."

The deal comes after warnings that the UK would not be able to attract overseas investment if it left the EU.

New Prime Minister Theresa May said when she launched her leadership bid that she was committed to "defending" British companies from foreign takeovers that are not in the national interest.

Stuart Chambers, ARM's chairman, said: "The board of ARM is reassured that ARM will remain a very significant UK business and will continue to play a key role in the development of new technology.

"SoftBank has given assurances that it will invest considerably in the business, including doubling the UK headcount over the next five years and maintaining ARM's unique culture and business model."

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive of SoftBank, said: "We have long admired ARM as a world renowned and highly respected technology company that is by some distance the market-leader in its field.

"We invest to capture the very significant opportunities provided by the "Internet of Things".  

"This investment also marks our strong commitment to the UK and the competitive advantage provided by the deep pool of science and technology talent in Cambridge."

Emergency Landing For Boris Johnson At Luton

Mr Johnson on a helicopter in Hong Kong in 2013 - his flight to Brussels was not quite as smooth

Boris Johnson's first overseas trip as Foreign Secretary got off to a shaky start as his plane was forced to make an emergency landing on its way to Brussels.

The plane, described by the Ministry of Defence as a small military aircraft, took off from RAF Northolt on Sunday afternoon but had to land at Luton Airport.

A Foreign Office spokesman said there was a "technical issue" on the RAF flight, which had been carrying Mr Johnson and some officials to the Belgian capital. No further details were available.

He added: "The Foreign Secretary thanked the RAF crew for their professionalism and was grateful to Luton Airport for the brief, unscheduled welcome.

"After a short delay the Foreign Secretary continued on his way to Brussels by alternative means."

Flights to and from the airport were grounded, with delays and cancellations, while emergency services dealt with the situation.

Mr Johnson, 51, is in Brussels to rebuild the UK's relationship with the European Union.

European ministers and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet formally today to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Libya as well as the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.

They are also likely to discuss terrorism in the wake of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice and relations with Turkey after a failed coup attempt in the country.