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This is the scene live in hong kong. Tens of thousands of demonstrators are now on the streets in the latest challenge to beijing. Iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk registered tanker in the gulf. Irish golfer shane lowry is on the verge of claiming victory at the open at royal portrush. Full details coming up in sportsday at 6 30pm. The chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, says hell resign this week if borisjohnson becomes the new conservative leader and Prime Minister. Mr hammond says he doesnt agree with mrjohnson over brexit and thinks its unlikely britain will get a deal agreed with the eu by the current leaving date of october 31st. Heres our Political Correspondent nick eardley. If theres one thing these two can agree on, its that delivering brexit has not been an easy ride. Have you got the green light . I havent got a green light. Oh, the story of my life. Borisjohnson is odds on to become the Prime Minister on wednesday, but the chancellor cant sign up to his brexit strategy. And so this morning, live on television, he announced that he plans to quit. Assuming that borisjohnson becomes the next Prime Minister. I understand that his conditions for serving in his government would include accepting a no deal exit on the 31st of october. That is not something i could ever sign up to. Its very important that a Prime Minister is able to have a chancellor who is closely aligned with him in terms of policy, and i therefore intend to resign to theresa may before she goes to the palace to tender her own resignation on wednesday. We dont know for sure that borisjohnson will beatjeremy hunt. Well find out on tuesday. But its notjust the chancellor getting ready for Prime Ministerjohnson. Others are ready to quit, too. Just like theresa may, the next pm will have a divided party in parliament. Theyll also face a familiar issue here, the border between the republic and Northern Ireland. Both men say they want to take out the controversial backstop, but the Irish Government isnt having it. If the approach of the new british Prime Minister is that theyre going to tear up the withdrawal agreement, then i think were in trouble. I think were all in trouble, quite frankly, because thats a little bit like saying, either give me what i want or im going to burn the house down for everybody. So, no deal remains a possibility. He says it will have a significant Economic Impact and mean checks on the island of ireland, but he says itll be britains fault. Not so, says mrjohnsons team. They want to prepare for leaving without a deal, but still think a new one is possible. The deal, as it stands right now, is dead, and theres no point in trying to twiddle or fiddle it. The reality is that there are huge elements in it which simply are inoperable in the uk. The eu is a master at hard nosed negotiation, and i think we got taken for a ride. As we now know. Well, we got taken for a ride because we werent. There will be a new boss in here on wednesday with their own ideas about how to get a better brexit offer, but many of the challenges will be ones weve got very used to. Nick eardley, bbc news. And nick explained why mr hammond decided to announce his resignation plans now and what that means for the next Prime Minister. Philip hammond, a man whos been in government since the coalition years, for nine years at the heart of government, always seen as a safe pair of hands, fairly mild mannered and loyal, has just dropped this bombshell on a sunday morning live on television, for the simple reason that he is really despairing about the way that it looks like the conservative party is going to go under borisjohnson. He thinks that no deal brexit would be a calamity, and he isnt prepared to sit back and watch it happen. Now, there is an element of being pushed before. Sorry, jumping before he was pushed, for the simple reason that he wasnt going to stay in Boris Johnsons cabinet anyway. Boris johnson wouldnt have wanted him there. The same is true for some other cabinet ministers, but theyre clearly trying to get out with the maximum impact to say to borisjohnson, we think youre getting this wrong. Ok, there are, though, rumours that we could see more people leaving, stepping down. Whats that going to do to boris working majority . Well, youll certainly see more ministers refusing to serve under Boris Johnson. We know that the justice secretary david goff is going to be one of them. There could be two or three more cabinet ministers who say we wont serve under borisjohnson. Morejunior ministers on top of that. The big challenge to borisjohnson will come if, as you say, people decide to actually leave the conservative party and eat away at his working majority, because that doesntjust impact brexit, it impacts his whole ability to run a government. And he could be in a situation within the next few weeks where a wafer thin working majority is ebbing away. Theres the by election in wales next week as well, which again, the conservatives could lose a seat and that wafer thin working majority could be even slimmer. What does it all point to . It points to borisjohnson finding the first few months of government extremely hard. All working towards that 31st of october date, when somehow, he has to try and persuade parliament to get on board with whatever he decides to do. Ok, and then we were hearing there from Simon Coveney as well, just to add to that increasing and very busy intro. Just remind us what he was saying. Well, youve got, in many ways, with mrjohnsons entry, exactly the challenges theresa may faced. A rebellious conservative party and a parliament that is deeply divided over brexit, but also a European Union that is holding firm. So far, there is no sign that the European Union is willing to revisit the backstop, the thing that both mrjohnson and jeremy hunt have said needs to go. There is no sign that europe wants to do that. Will it . Might it budge at some point in the face of no deal . Possibly, but at the moment, theres no sign of that, so borisjohnson, if he does win, will enter downing street on wednesday, struggling to see how he gets something through parliament, but also knowing that europe, yes, it says, come and speak to us, yes, we want to be your friend, yes, we want to sort something out, but were not going back on the withdrawal agreement, so theres a lot to do. The owners of the british flagged tanker seized by iran on friday says theyve put in a formal request to visit the crew members who were captured. The stena impero has been impounded with all 23 crew aboard in the port of bandar abbas. Meanwhile, a recording has emerged of Radio Exchanges between a Royal Navy Warship and irans revolutionary guard moments before the tanker was seized in the strait of hormuz on friday. Irans ambassador to the uk says any further escalation of tensions between britain and iran would be unwise and dangerous. Daniela relph reports. The radio messages came ahead of the Iranian Revolutionary guard taking over the stena impero, descending from a helicopter to the deck of the tanker. A british warship, hms montrose, had been alerted, but failed to reach the ship in time. It did, though, embark on a Radio Exchange with an iranian patrol boat. The swedish based owners of the tanker insist the vessel did not breach any regulations. It says its priority is protecting its multinational crew. Translation we followed the ship every second and every minute, and the tanker never Left International waters. We understand that the crew are in relatively Good Condition, but its a stress situation for everyone. The British Government says its now looking to its International Allies to help ease the tension. Our first and most important responsibility is to make sure that we get a solution to the issue to do with the current ship, make sure that other british flagged ships are safe to operate in those waters and then look at this wider picture of actually having a working, proper, professional relationship with iran. But this is a hostile act, lets not dodge away from that. In this deepening political and diplomatic row, there are still 23 crew members on a british flagged ship who remain prisoners of irans revolutionary guard. Daniela relph, bbc news. Henryjones is a journalist who specialises in defence and interNational Security. He told us how he sees the situation being resolved. The first thing, i think, to say is the uk is not necessarily keen to join a Coalition Just with the United States to solve this. It was reported earlier today that that had been on the table last week. And the london concern is that siding with the us over this and allowing them to help us through this situation almost validates the us position on the nuclear deal. So thats the first issue here. How you get through it is a difficult question for london to answer. A number of options have been drawn up, as Philip Hammond said, sanctions are on the table. Tobias ellwood there as well. And i understand that military options have been drawn up last week. The understanding is the ministry of defence presented a whole raft of options to downing street and they need the green light, they need a go ahead from their political masters to do that, and so its now up to, if it is to be resolved, it is now up to the politicians to decide how to do that. And if that involves the military in the region, that will be their call to make, and they will no doubt enact that. Well, admiral lord west has said that more needs to be done, there has been a call for more investment in the navy. How realistic do you think it could be for military escorts to accompany tankers through the strait of hormuz . Its not inconceivable. Lord west is entitled to his comments, and its worth adding that the uk has a very significant permanent presence in the region. It has its four mine hunters, it has hms montrose, hms duncan en route, there are other auxiliary ships again en route. It has a substantial presence in the region. It needs. Im not entirely sure i buy this idea that we lack the capability to protect our shipping. We have this capability to protect the shipping. What more needs to be done . I think its hard to say. But saying that we lack the capability to protect shipping is not particularly helpful. And, yeah, as you mentioned, there is this prospect that we could have convoys moving through the strait. We could have set times where the 30 british flagged ships that pass through the strait every day, they can go through at a set time, they can be escorted, etc, but that is difficult to achieve. Henry, iran earlier described whats taking place as reciprocal actions, hinting that this is just tit for tat. Surely it is not as simple as this, it it . This is brinkmanship. How far do you think iran is willing to go . I think i agree with you it is not a simple as tit for tat. The 4th ofjuly, the Royal Marines off the coast of gibraltar seized the iranian tanker, and it hasnt yet been released. They can argue it is just retaliation for that, they can spin it however they like, and of course theyre going to spin it how it benefits them. They have an agenda here. I think an interesting point to make is what iran wants to get out of this. And how their actions, the precedent that their actions set. If they can get away with this, if they can seize a british flagged tanker in the strait of hormuz that was exercising innocent passage, that it was going about its usual business, if they can do that and if they can get away with that, it sets an incredibly dangerous precedent, not unlike the precedent which has been set in the South China Sea by china flouting International Law upheld by the united nations. Our correspondent tom bateman is following developments from the port city of fujairah, in the united arab emirates. Well, in terms of dialogue, we know that the uk government had summoned the ambassador in london over the weekend after the incident on friday, so theyve been certainly talking to each other. We know that jeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, spoke to his counterpart in iran, Mohammed Javad zarif, over this. So interestingly, in the last hour, mrjavad zarif said, tweeted about all of this, and said, that donald trump had failed to lure other people into what he called the war of the century, and now it was up tojohn bolton, he said, his National Security adviser, who he says, is turning his venom against the uk in hopes of dragging it into a quagmire. So, clearly, we have another ramping up of the rhetoric over all this. In the meantime, that standoff continues. You have those 23 seafarers who left their anchorage here on friday, and intending to head west to a port in saudi arabia, routine voyage, they are in the other direction now, still off the coast of iran, out of contact with their family out of contact with the uk based company that runs their operation. So, no movement at all other than the company that owns the ships says that it has heard that the seafarers are all in good health, but of course it has no word on what will be the fate of its ship. Some sporting news very quickly. Irishman shane lowry has won the open she openjb ship at royal port rush. There have been violent clashes in hong kong following another mass rally against the authorities. The Police Used Tear Gas and pepper spray and charged protesters with batons. The demonstrators threw objects at police lines. The unrest came after a largely peaceful demonstration that organisers say attracted 400,000 people. The initial protests, which started two months ago, were directed at an extradition bill, but there are now calls for wider political change. I spoke to our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonnell a short time ago, and he sent this update from the scene. This is the chinese Central Government headquarters. It has been graffitied by protesters, including here referring to president xi jinping asa dog. It was always going to call for a tough response, and this is the response. Riot police have come in to clear people out of this area. And this is now whats happening every weekend in hong kong. As you can see, these ordinary people have been caught up here by the riot police, being asked to move. And of course the other half of the equation is the Pro Democracy Movement which started off opposing this very unpopular bill allowing for extradition to mainland chinese courts controlled by the communist party, which has now morphed into something very different. Now we have to move because the police are coming that was Steven Mcdonnell they are speaking to us earlier. The headlines on bbc news Philip Hammond says hell resign as chancellor on wednesday if borisjohnson becomes Prime Minister. Irelands foreign minister warns the uks next Prime Minister that if they tear up the brexit withdrawal agreement, were all in trouble. More violent clashes in hong kong. Police fire tear gas at protesters during another huge pro democracy rally. 0k, ok, lets find out a bit more about what has happened at royal port rush. We are going to speak to our correspondent who is there. People we re correspondent who is there. People were waiting for this, great news for the irishman. The celebrations really have started. A party in portrush this evening. Shayna lowry is the 2019 open at champion. The irishman from county has won by six strokes also be let overnight and wish for shots clear going into the final day. He has never really been challenged after all afternoon. He was looking very strong indeed. It was looking very strong indeed. It was an extraordinary round from him yesterday that put him into this position. Tommy fleetwood, the englishman who has played with him all afternoon was only really the man who ever looked at pushing for that labour in the end of six strokes the winning margin. I dont think the open championship is ever seen seems like we have witnessed over the last 20 minutes. Shane lowry and is one of the most popular champions this greatjimmy smith ever seen. Champions this greatjimmy smith ever seen. 20 deep on the greens and more akin to a football crowd with chanting, cheering, shouting, the stewards having their work cut out keeping the spectators off the course. Usually emotional scenes. Keeping the spectators off the course. Usually emotionalscenes. He sought that final plat and we saw his father and saw his wife and his daughter and everyone looked hugely emotional and it was an extraordinary scene. This is a historic championship. We have been saying it all weekend that this is the first time the open shipping ship its come back to Northern Ireland for the First Time Since 1951. Almost 70 years they have waited to have an open championship back on the island of ireland. And i think having an irish winter was perhaps for many a fairy tale too far. But that is what has happened this evening in the last 20 minutes. Shane lowry the champion golfer of 2019 poster but has been an absorbing composition. A worthy winner will get his trophy in the next few moments but the party really beginning to start here in portrush. Fantastic news. Thank you very much, adam. A 15 year old boy has been shot in Coventry City Centre. Police say it happened last night. The teenagers injuries are said to be serious, but not life threatening. Detectives are treating it as attempted murder. Police in ireland say several people have been injured amid reports a car collided with crowds at a cemetery in dundalk, county louth. The incident occured at 4pm today. Police say one pedestrian was seriously injured and a number of other pedestrians received minor injuries following the collision. Polling stations have just closed in ukraines parliamentary election. The new president , volodymyr zelensky, has said hes considering choosing the Prime Ministerfrom among the professional economists hes been consulting. Exit polls suggest president zelenskys party has won a majority, but will require a coalition in order to form a government. More than 1000 firefighters have been deployed across central portugal as wildfires sweep across the Castelo Branco region, north of lisbon. Two blazes have so far been brought under control, but only after leaving 20 people injured and forcing authorities to partially evacuate a village. Strong winds and high temperatures are making it harder for firefighters to put out the rest of the fires. Police said they have arrested a 55 year old man on suspicion of starting a fire. Authorities opened an investigation into the fires after finding it unusual that all the blazes started in a narrow time frame. A three year old boy has been rescued after falling into an abandoned well in china that was four metres deep and just 30 centimetres wide. Firefighters tried to pull the boy out by tying a rope around his wrists, but were unable to bring him to the surface as he was stuck below the waist. He was given oxygen while they excavated a tunnel at one side of the well. They finally managed to free him, and he was treated by medics at the scene and reunited with his family. A very lucky boy. British Airways Flights between london and cairo remain suspended until at least friday because of what the airline has described as a safety precaution. No further details have been given. The german carrier lufthansa also abruptly cancelled flights to cairo yesterday, but resumed its services today. Andy moore reports. The last minute cancellation of the flight to cairo caused confusion and anger at heathrow airport. One passenger, due to fly to her sisters wedding on tuesday with her husband and six children, says she now faces a huge bill to rebook. I dont know what to do. I cant even tell my sister that the flight is cancelled. My kids, they are feeling disappointed. They are very, very disappointed. I had to tell them the truth, that we dont know whether were going to travel or not. It may be very inconvenient for some travellers, but this plane crash is the spectre that looms behind the ba cancellations. In 2015, a russianjet plunged into the sinai desert, killing all 224 people on board. Britain was one of the first countries to warn it was most likely a terrorist attack. Other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el sheikh. Its now thought the plane was blown up by a bomb smuggled on board at the airport. So far, the cancellations only affect ba flights to and from cairo. Other British Airlines flying to other destinations in egypt are not affected. But the Foreign Office has updated its travel advice, saying theres a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. It says extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. Andy moore, bbc news. Six puppies that were stolen by burglars who had machetes have been reunited with their mother after they were found by police. They were taken by two men who managed to get access to a flat in the north of manchester. When their mother zena tried to defend them, she was slashed in the face. A ao year old man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary and remains in custody for questioning. It isntjust the smoke from cigarettes which can damage the environment. 11. 5 trillion cigarette butts are dropped across the world every year and can take decades to break down. New research from Anglia Ruskin University shows that plant growth can become stunted because of the plastic found in cigarette filters. Louise hubball explains. Theyre the most common form of litter on the planet. And it seems cigarettes are not only bad for the environment when theyre lit. And now, new research is looking at the impact they have when people throw them down onto the soil. This is a husband and wife team at Anglia Ruskin University leading the study. The first of its kind. In a series of experiments, they studied how cigarette butts prevent plants from growing properly. And by using a piece of wood as a test, showed it wasntjust the weight holding back the shoots. By extracting the chlorophyll from the plants and shining a light through it, you can see how healthy the plant is. And by testing all different brands of cigarette, including menthol ones and even unsmoked ones, they came to the conclusion it was the plastic filter that was causing the problem. Cigarette butts can decrease plant growth. They can decrease germination and the length of those plants in the short term. The cigarette filter itself is made out of a bio based plastic called cellulose acetate. And this, on its own, separately, in a different form, has been found to reduce plant growth. So, we need to raise awareness that cigarette butts are not made of paper. They dont degrade quickly in the environment, and they can have toxic effects on plants and animals. The plants tested were rye grass and clover. Most commonly found in urban spaces. Which has big implications for us all. Well, rye grass is a very important crop, especially for cattle. They feed on it, they graze. Clover is a nitrogen fixing plant. So, basically, it aids in the fertilisation of the grasslands. And they also add to the nutrient content of the food. If you pollute our plants and the soils and the environments that theyre in, then were ultimately actually polluting ourselves. When they are tossed aside, cigarette butts can take up to a decade to breakdown. The scientists now want to carry out further research to see if the plants recover after initial exposure to the plastics hidden inside. Louise hubball, bbc news. The uk has committed to a target of net zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050, but what steps can be taken to achieve that . A team of architects in london think they have part of the answer, which involves giving buildings a colourful makeover. Dougal shaw reports. Here in east london, a team of architects and scientists are busy developing technology they think could change the look of cities everywhere and help save the planet. It involves these, biocurtains. They can be fitted to the outside of any building. They are filled with algae. Taken from their natural home, they are treated in a lab. Why do this . Well, algae are very naturally efficient at turning Carbon Dioxide into oxygen. When the sun shines on the curtains, polluted city air is drawn in from the bottom of the curtain. The single celled algae absorb the carbon, and oxygen is released at the top. The inventors say its an effective way to cut down Greenhouse Gas emissions in the cities. This is an effective and extremely efficient way to introduce photosynthesis within the built environment. In terms of air cleaning power, he reckons one of these curtains is equivalent to a mature tree. So far, the biocurtains have been installed at the customs and revenue house in dublin and most recently the house of nobility palace in helsinki. In theory, any building could be fitted with these biocurtains, but realistically, is that going to happen . The uk is aiming at becoming Carbon Neutral by 2050. London has garden and needs a plan. We have to reduce the amount of carbon that we need, but also actively absorb. There are some drawbacks to these biocurtains compared to trees. As the algae grow, they have to be harvested on a regular basis, which requires maintenance. This is one reason the curtains work out more expensive than trees, though they take up less space. However, the inventors are convinced this is a Smart Solution that harnesses a material that already exists all around us. Dougal shaw, bbc news. They were slugging it out for the annual World Championships, but there could only be one winner among the 160 snails racing yesterday. Ready, steady, slow. Sammy the snail made it through an afternoon of heats, before winning the grand final in congham, norfolk. He couldnt beat the 1995 Guinness World record holder archie, but english teacher maria welby, who picked him out on the morning, was pleased nonetheless. I mean, i always believed in him. From the moment i met him, earlier today. Its not what i expected to do with my saturday, but you know, it really is perhaps a new career for me in snail racing. My snails havent been winning yet, i think maybe i shouldve chosen larger ones, which would have more stamina and power, and you know, more muscle. So i might do that next year. Well done sammy. Now, its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Hello there. Well, the weather is going to get very hot for some of us over the next few days, particularly so across parts of england and wales, notjust hot, but also very sunny as well. Scotland and Northern Ireland, while warm at times, there will be some sunshine, but also the risk of some very heavy thundery downpours to come over the next few days. Towards the middle part of the week, as High Pressure developes in northern europe, we will start to get the south easterly winds bringing us the hot air. Now temperatures in paris could reach 41 degrees, which would be a new record for the french capital. We get temperatures pushing on into the mid 30s, with the heat really concentrated across eastern parts of england. Here is the weather picture at the moment, and you can see extensive clouds showing up on the satellite picture, and that cloud extends well out into the atlantic, with this waving weather front wiggling its way towards Northern Ireland and western scotland, where its going to continue to be very wet here overnight tonight, in fact, the rain really mounting up, particularly for western scotland, where 25 50 mm of rain could fall in places, may be up to 100 on some of the western hills, may be in dumfries and galloway. Its going to be a warm night, temperatures 15 17dc. That will take us on into mondays weather picture, and the south westerly winds will be pushing the rain northwards across the highlands, into the western isles, perhaps a bit of damp weather at times for the Northern Isles too. Otherwise, where we start off with a little bit of cloud, it will tend to break up with spells of sunshine developing through the day, and in the sunshine, some warm weather around, temperatures 25 degrees in belfast, warm too for eastern scotland, 2a for aberdeen. Wales 26 or so, and across eastern areas of england, hot. Temperatures up to 29, and it gets even hotter on tuesday. As the winds turn more to a southeasterly, notice a lot of dry and sunny weather across most areas of the united kingdom. Those temperatures will be rising again into the mid 20s for western counties of Northern Ireland, 25 in edinburgh, but up to around 33 3ad across eastern areas of england, and after such a warm day, those temperatures will be very slow to ease through tuesday night. Look at this. Ten oclock at night, 27 in london, at 26 in cardiff, an uncomfortable night sleep ahead, and it looks like it will go bang as well. Through tuesday night, some very big thunderstorms moving up from europe, pushing their way northwards, and will probably reach parts of scotland during wednesday. Generally, scotland and Northern Ireland could see some further bands of thundery rain later in the week, england and wales dry and sunny. Becomes Prime Minister. The chancellor says he couldnt support a leader whos prepared to see a no deal brexit. Please confirm you are not intending to violate International Law. A recording of the moment a Royal Navy Warship tried to stop iran seizing a british tanker. Violence erupts again in hong kong as Police Use Tear gas on pro democracy protestors. And ireland, theres your champion. And irelands shane lowry wins the open at royal portrush, his first major. Good evening. The chancellor Philip Hammond, says hell resign this week if Boris Johnson becomes the new conservative leader and Prime Minister. Mr hammond says he could never sign up to a no deal brexit, something borisjohnson has refused to rule out. Mr hammond plans to resign on wednesday, just before theresa may leaves downing street. Thats if borisjohnson is elected. Heres our Political Correspondent chris mason. Philip hammond has been chancellor for the last three years, appointed by theresa may in july for the last three years, appointed by theresa may injuly 2016. This was him packing up for the weekend. On wednesday, he will pack up the good. Assuming that Boris Johnson becomes the next Prime Minister, i understand that his conditions for serving in his government would include accepting a no deal exit on the 31st of october. That is not something i could ever sign up to. It is very important that a Prime Minister is able to have a chancellor who is closely aligned with him in terms of policy. I therefore intend to resign to tim ariza may before she goes to the palace to tender her own resignation on wednesday. Resigned to theresa may. The result of the leadership race will be announced on tuesday but it is notjust the chancellor preparing for Prime Minister johnson. Others are ready to resign. So the new leader will face old problems. A divided party and this, the border between Northern Ireland and the republic, and the existing insurance policy, the backstop, to keep it as it is under all circumstances. Mrjohnson and plenty of mps hate it. The eu and ireland says it is essential. If the approach of the new british Prime Minister is that they are going to tearup minister is that they are going to tear up the withdrawn agreement, then i think we are in trouble. I think we are all in trouble, quite frankly because that is a little bit like saying, give me what i want i will burn the house down for everybody. Boris johnson is willing to contemplate a no deal brexit, a prospect that frightens ireland but excites some of his supporters, not least because they hope preparing properly for it means there is a better chance of a better deal. The deal as it stands right now is dead and there is no point in trying to fiddle or twiddle it. The reality is, there are huge a balance of it which are simply inoperable in the uk. The eu is a master at hard nosed negotiation and i think we got taken for a ride because we werent. Downing street will be rather busier than this come wednesday afternoon, as one Prime Minister leaves and another arrives. This is the week where everything changes and rather a lot stays the same. Chris is here. The week when everything changes, just talk us through a bit more about the timetable of events we we re about the timetable of events we were expecting. The deadline for ballot papers arriving for those youve got a vote in the conservative leadership race is 5pm tomorrow. We expect the result to be declared a late morning on tuesday and then on wednesday, theresa may will do Prime Ministers questions for the last time and then go to the palace to resign and the new Prime Minister will take over. A new Prime Minister will take over. A new Prime Minister who will face loud opposition in parliament and a barely existent majority. Sound familiar . And as for labour, a familiar . And as for labour, a familiar issue resurfaces. Anti semitism, today, jeremy corbyn, the labour leader has written to all party members, pointing them in the direction of what are described as educational materials they are producing to tackle bigotry. The first series is about anti semitism. Striking language from mr corbyn who says they must face up to the unsettling truth that a small number of labour members hold anti semitic views and a larger number dont recognise anti semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories. This comes ahead of the meeting mr corbyn has tomorrow with the shadow cabinet and then all of the mps on anti semitism, with so many simply not convinced hes doing anywhere near enough to tackle the problem. Thank you, chris mason, our Political Correspondent. The defence minister, tobias ellwood, says iran committed a hostile act when it seized a british flagged oil tanker. It comes as a recording has emerged of Radio Exchanges between a Royal Navy Warship and irans revolutionary guard, moments before the stena impero was seized on friday in the strait of hormuz. Paul adams reports. Iranian revolutionary guards boarding the stena impero on friday afternoon, carrying out a two week old threat to seize a british vessel. Iran said the tanker broke the law, the ships owners and the British Government say this simply isnt true. Earlier, tense exchanges as a british warship, hms montrose, attempted to stop the ship being taken. But the revolutionary guards were determined. Hms montrose was too far away to make a difference. The stena impero was sailing through the strait of hormuz in omani waters when it was boarded. It was forced to turn north towards the iranian coast. Translation we followed the ship every second, every minute, and the tanker never Left International waters. We understand that the crew are in relatively Good Condition but its a stressed situation for everyone. A larger british warship, hms duncan, is on its way to the gulf to replace hms montrose, the government facing criticism for failing to protect british shipping. If we want to continue playing a role on the international stage, bearing in mind that threats are changing, all happening just beneath the threshold of all out war, then we must invest more in our defence, including our royal navy. Iranian television has broadcast these pictures showing the tanker now flying an iranian flag. Iranian tv says the investigation could take a month or more. Officials here in whitehall have spent the weekend trying to figure out britains response. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is due to make a statement tomorrow. I understand he will say that britain is working with other countries to improve Maritime Security in the gulf and he will emphasise the kind of international, diplomatic response britain is trying to achieve. Paul adams, bbc news, at the Foreign Office. Here, police say a 15 year old boy is being treated for potentially life changing injuries after he was shot outside a mcdonalds in Coventry City Centre last night. Officers believe shots were fired from a motorbike carrying a number of people just after 11pm. Detectives are linking the shooting to two other incidents in the city last night. British Airways Flights between london and cairo remain suspended today and will be until at least friday. The airline announced the decision last night citing safety precautions, but gave no further details. Ba says its trying to book passengers Via Alternative routes. Police in hong kong have fired tear gas to disperse protestors after another mass protest at the way the territory is being run. Tens of thousands of protesters have been on the streets, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have been going on for two months. Stephen mcdonells report contains some flashing images. The days of only peaceful protest now seem a thing of the past for hong kong. Many pro democracy agitators, especially amongst student groups, have decided that escalation is the way forward. And in a clear provocation, they attacked beijings most visible presence in the city. This is the chinese Central Government headquarters and it has been graffitied by protesters, including here referring to president xijinping as a dog. It was always going to call for a tough response and this is the response. Riot police have come in to clear people out of this area. And this is now what is happening every weekend in hong kong. The threat of injury or arrest is not deterring demonstrators and the police are not backing down either. Earlier a large, peaceful march made its way through the streets. What was a movement opposing extradition to mainland chinese courts has morphed into a broader defence of hong kongs freedoms and a push for democracy. We need to stand for what we want and keep going on. Because we are from hong kong, and we love our homes and we need to fight. Every major protest here seems to be leading to greater levels of violence and its hard to see an end for this citys deteriorating political crisis. Stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, hong kong. The government is planning new laws to stop companies gagging employees who want to speak out about wrongdoing in the workplace. Theres been growing concern about the use of nondisclosure agreeements, or ndas, by Company Bosses to silence staff, particularly over issues such as Sexual Harassment and racial discrimination. Heres our Business Correspondent katy austin. Anahid kassabian used to work at the university of liverpool, but after illness, she lost herjob. She felt she was forced out of her job after illness but signing a nondisclosure agreement meant she could not talk about it. She has since broken that nda. In my case, if i didnt sign, i wouldnt get my years severance package, or i was told i wouldnt and that meant i wouldnt be able to put food on the table or to pay my mortgage. The use of ndas in this kind of setting just should be banned. The university of liverpool has refuted her allegations in the strongest possible terms. A series of high profile cases has led to scrutiny of ndas used by employers. For example, last year, sir philip green was accused of using them in relation to bullying and Sexual Harassment allegations, which he denies. Ndas have various legitimate uses. They can apply to commercially sensitive details, such as inventions. But there has been growing concern, including from mps, that they are sometimes being used inappropriately to cover up allegations of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Last year, theresa may promised reforms to prevent their misuse. Now, proposed changes to the law would stop them being used to prevent people talking to police or other services about their claims, and make sure people fully understand what they are signing and their rights. One lawyer who has been calling for reform says this doesnt go far enough. The good thing is that you can tell the police, you can talk to your doctor, you can go to a lawyer. You can even go to a priest. The problems are that very many people in the real world want to talk to their nearest and dearest, and this reform does not allow them to do that. The law change is designed to tackle an imbalance of power between employees and their former employers. It wont satisfy those who feel nondisclosure agreements simply shouldnt be used. Katy austin, bbc news. With all the sport now, heres jane dougal at the bbc sport centre. Good evening. In the last hour, shane lowry has held his nerve to win the open at royal portrush. Amid jubilant scenes, the irishman beat his nearest challenger, tommy fleetwood, by six shots to lift the claretjug for the first time. Our correspondent andy swiss reports. A day for brollies more than birdies. Heavy rain and blustery winds at royal portrush, not that the fans minded. If the Northern Irish weather would produce an irish winner. On the tee, from the republic of ireland, shane lowry. An ear splitting roar, for shane lowry. But his opening swing suggested the nerves we re but his opening swing suggested the nerves were jangling. His four shot lead was down to three. Not for long, though, as to the delight of his huge following, he was soon back to his best, extending his advantage once more. Great shot. As conditions are sometimes bordered on the farcical, his chasers became bogged down. Tommy fleetwoods challenge seemingly slipping away. It was tough going for everyone, but carried on a wave of support, shane lowry was holding his nerve, and closing in on victory. He can enjoy it now. It was the stuff of sporting dreams. He walked down the final hole with a six shot cushion, before sealing one of the opens most emotional victories. Island, sealing one of the opens most emotionalvictories. Island, theres your champion. For the 32yearold from county offaly, the celebrations could begin, an irish champion in Northern Ireland, rarely has this famous event seen a more Northern Ireland, rarely has this famous event seen a more popular winner. In the last few minutes, and emotional shane lowry has just given his victory speech, and he dedicated his victory speech, and he dedicated his victory speech, and he dedicated his victory to that thousands of fa ns his victory to that thousands of fans here. And what today it has been for them. The open has seen some remarkable scenes over the yea rs, some remarkable scenes over the years, but not like this. In a shock result, new zealand have won the netball world cup by one point, beating the holders australia 52 51. Earlier, england won bronze in tracey nevilles last game in charge. They beat south africa 58 112 in the third place play off match in liverpool. Now, it was known as project 56. Adam peatys plan to become the first man to swim the 100 metres breaststroke in under 57 seconds. Today the olympic champion did just that, breaking his own world record in the process. Patrick gearey has the story. Adam peaty says he now meditates before big races like the world bryce treggs semifinal. Mental peace before incredible pace. This is a swimmer who has already conquered the world but wants to do it better, faster, giving everything just to finish in less than 57 seconds. 56. 88 hes absolutely destroyed the best in the world. This has been a journey far longer than that 100 metres of water when he won olympic gold three years ago, setting a world record in the process , setting a world record in the process, many would feel there were no worlds left to conquer. Peaty took on project 56, a personal crusade to break what he called the magic 57 second barrier. As an athlete so far ahead of the field, hed now found his new frontier. I really think ive come into the finest form of an athlete ive ever been in and, you know, hopefully the finest person ive been, trying to give back to the sport. This is how i set my legacy and this is howl want to do it. With every record broken, every race won, the question returns to adam peaty, what next . In this case, the answer is immediate as the World Championship final is tomorrow. And in the last hour australia women have retained the ashes after drawing the test against england. Thats it. Ben. Thats it for now. Were back with the late news at 10pm. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Goodbye. Hello. This is bbc news with martine croxall. Deaf student liam mcmulkin was so frustrated by the lack of sign language for scientific terms he invented his own. More than 100 signs he came up with while studying at the university of dundee have now been accepted by british sign language. Hazel martin has been to meet him. I should learn how to say brilliant and sign language commissioned by . Time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Hello there. Well, the weather is going to get very hot for some of us over the next few days, particularly so across parts of england and wales, notjust hot, but also very sunny as well. Scotland and Northern Ireland, while warm at times, there will be some sunshine, but also the risk of some very heavy thundery downpours to come over the next few days. Towards the middle part of the week, as High Pressure developes in northern europe, we will start to get the south easterly winds bringing us the hot air. Now temperatures in paris could reach 41 degrees, which would be a new record for the french capital. We get temperatures pushing on into the mid 30s, with the heat really concentrated across eastern parts of england. Here is the weather picture at the moment, and you can see extensive clouds showing up on the satellite picture, and that cloud extends well out into the atlantic, with this waving weather front wiggling its way towards Northern Ireland and western scotland, where its going to continue to be very wet here overnight tonight, in fact, the rain really mounting up, particularly for western scotland, where 25 50 mm of rain could fall in places, may be up to 100 on some of the western hills, may be in dumfries and galloway. Its going to be a warm night, temperatures 15 17dc. That will take us on into mondays weather picture, and the south westerly winds will be pushing the rain northwards across the highlands, into the western isles, perhaps a bit of damp weather at times for the Northern Isles too. Otherwise, where we start off with a little bit of cloud, it will tend to break up with spells of sunshine developing through the day, and in the sunshine, some warm weather around, temperatures 25 degrees in belfast, warm too for eastern scotland, 2a for aberdeen. Wales 26 or so, and across eastern areas of england, hot. Temperatures up to 29, and it gets even hotter on tuesday. As the winds turn more to a southeasterly, notice a lot of dry and sunny weather across most areas of the united kingdom. Those temperatures will be rising again into the mid 20s for western counties of Northern Ireland, 25 in edinburgh, but up to around 33 3ad across eastern areas of england, and after such a warm day, those temperatures will be very slow to ease through tuesday night. Look at this. Ten oclock at night, 27 in london, at 26 in cardiff, an uncomfortable night sleep ahead, and it looks like it will go bang as well. Through tuesday night, some very big thunderstorms moving up from europe, pushing their way northwards, and will probably reach parts of scotland during wednesday. Generally, scotland and Northern Ireland could see some further bands of thundery rain later in the week, england and wales dry and sunny. This is bbc news. Im martine croxall. The headlines at 7pm the chancellor threatens to resign if borisjohnson becomes Prime Minister. Philip hammond tells the bbc he would then campaign to prevent a no deal brexit. I understand that his conditions for serving in his government would include accepting a no deal exit on the 31st of october. That is not something i could ever sign up to. Irelands foreign minister warns well be in trouble if the new pm tears up the brexit withdrawal agreement. If the house of commons chooses to facilitate a no deal brexit and if a new british Prime Minister chooses to take britain in that direction, then it will happen. But this will be a british choice. 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