It is 2 30am. You are up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The worlds was pressing in potentially dangerous strategic confrontation is playing out in the narrow waterway between iran and arabia. The United States is leading effo rts arabia. The United States is leading efforts to isolate the government into a efforts to isolate the government intoa run, efforts to isolate the government into a run, iran is responding with defiance despite severe economic disruption in tehran, my guest, former British Foreign secretary, jack straw, is a veteran of engagement with iran. Hi hi how high is the risk of committee must the maximus conflict . Climactic conflict . Jack straw, welcome to hardtalk. Welcome. Your diplomatic engagement with iran spans two decades and through that period, youve been an advocate for dialogue, for engagement, with tehran. But here we are today, with relations between the us in the uk and tehran toxic. So is ita
From the hottest day on record to flooding in the north west all in less than a week how can business keep up with the ever changing weather . Im at the control room of United Utilities, one of the uks biggest Water Companies, to find out. We are going to see how the weather flow goes when they may have to manage changing weather. And some of us manage changing weather. And some of us will have heavy foundry downpours but the brightest conditions will be in the east and far north east. More in15 in the east and far north east. More in 15 minutes. Its tuesday, the 30th ofjuly. Our top story. Borisjohnson will make his first visit to wales as Prime Minister later, as he tries to rally support for his vision of farming in a post brexit britain. It follows a warning from the Farmers Union of wales that therell be civil unrest in rural areas, if the uk leaves the European Union without a deal. Lets speak now to our political reporter in cardiff, teleri glyn jones. Good morning to you. A new
According to new research. Coming up in sport gareth bale pulls out of real madrids pre season trip to munich, after his big money move to china was blocked by the club. Greg and amber and in a surprising end to the series, amber and greg are crowned the winners of this yea rs love island. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. A former high courtjudge says police may have broken the law in the way they investigated claims of a paedophile ring at westminster. Carl beech was jailed for 18 years last week for perverting the course of justice, after lying about his claims. Sir Richard Henriques, who carried out a review of the Scotland Yard inquiry, claims that warrants to search the homes of some of those beech had accused of abuse may have been obtained unlawfully. Andy moore reports. Carl beech alleged in Police Interviews that he had been abused by a group of high profile men. I had poppies pinned to my chest whilst they did whatever they wanted to do. Scotland yard spent £2
Major currencies this morning. Iain conn, the chief executive of centrica, which owns british gas, announces hes stepping down after a challenging period for the company. Poorer pupils trail 18 months behind the rest of the class once they take their gcses, according to new research. Coming up in sport, gareth bale pulls out of real madrids pre season trip to munich after his big money move to china was blocked by the club. Greg and amber and, as the winners of this years love island are crowned, well ask whats made the reality show such a success. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A former high courtjudge says police may have broken the law in the way they investigated claims of a paedophile ring at westminster. Carl beech was jailed for 18 years last week for perverting the course of justice after lying about his claims. Sir Richard Henriques, who carried out a review of the Scotland Yard inquiry, claims that warrants to search the homes of some of those beech had accused o
Opportunity to address the court and well have loads of reaction you thought he is going to tell us throughout the programme. Let us know where you were watching. What happened, to say sorry. you thought he is going to tell us how you are watching, how you coped what happened, to say sorry. I did think he had his opportunity then to with the nerves and tension if you tell us exactly what happened and to are an england supporter. Say sorry. I just stood there and also today, labour mps will pushJeremy Corbyn to make the process for handling just looked and he didnt, he got anti semitism complaints independent of the party. His barrister to weed out what it said and again ijust could not get were talking to the actress and writer Tracey Ann Oberman who quit the labour party my head around that. Now youre complaining for stanleys law. Over anti semitism. Sta nleys and, why have you complaining for stanleys law. Stanleys law is aiming to change shot me, grandad . The licensing laws around