Accused of killing her baby we have a special report from el salvador, where there are calls for a change in the nations strict abortion laws. And federer through again. The eight time champion overcomes rafael nadal to reach his 12rh wimbledon final. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. We start in the us state of louisiana, which has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm barry approaches hurricane strength and nears landfall. New orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore. The city has already seen severe rain and flooding. New Orleans City Council says its as prepared as it can be and has told residents to say indoors from tonight. Our correspondent sophie long is in new orleans. What we are experiencing at the moment are sudden downpours and gusts of strong winds. Forecasters are predicting that Tropical Storm barry could turn into hurricane strength before it makes landfall over the next few hours. That is wind speeds of over 7a mph. People here have been br
A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, the latest Research Says an extra 100ml of sugary drinks a day about two cans a week would increase the risk of cancer by 18 . So wed like to know to what extent do you chose foods or drinks based on health . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Armed iranian boats are reported to have tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker near the strait of hormuz before being driven off by a british warship. Media reports quoting us officials said the iranian vessel asked the tanker to stop in iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a warning from a royal navy frigate. Its a strategically very important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the united arab emirates. Peter bowes reports. This tanker, the British Heritage tanker was passing through the area. It was about to cross the strait of hormuz when there
In the semis today. Talking of rain, edgbaston may see a shower today as good wimbledon although it is an outside chance. There are showers in the forecast, the heaviest from lincolnshire northwards. Its thursday the 11th ofjuly. Our top story. Iranian boats have tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker in iranian waters but reportedly withdrew after a british warship trained its guns on them. The incident happened in the strait of hormuz a strategically important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the united arab emirates. Lets get more details now from simonjones who is outside the ministry of defence for us this morning. Peter bowes. Growing tensions in the gulf of. A British Oil Tanker should be seized, steady run, if the iranians ship is not released. It was expected of carrying oilfrom not released. It was expected of carrying oil from iran not released. It was expected of carrying oilfrom iran to not released. It was expected of c
Human fossils outside africa for the first time and. England prepare to take on australia in the cricket world cup semifinal at edgbaston. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. A Royal Navy Frigate has intercepted iranian boats that were harassing a British Oil Tanker in the gulf. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker and the iranian vessels, issuing a number of warnings over radio, before they moved off. Iran has previously threatened retaliation for the seizure of a tanker carrying iranian oil off gibraltar last week. The ministry of defence said three iranian vessels, believed to belong to the revolutionary guards, asked the tanker to stop in iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a warning from a Royal Navy Frigate. Its a strategically very important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the United Arab Emirates. Iran has denied any encounter between its forces and foreign ships in the last
Earlier, Selina Guthrie and experienced player who knows the expectation on this team and what people are wanting to see from them and she knows she just want to get going. That is some nerves but that is because it is such an amazing and big event and we are very excited to crack on, so ready for this competition to start, it has been an amazing build up but Pressure Cooker off and lets get going. The tournament format is fairly complicated and england have an interest in janet to get to the final matches. There are 16 teams split across four groups with the top three from each proceeding to the second phase of Group Matches purchase when it starts getting interesting and competitive. It is very complicated and we will not worry about that for now. And scotla nd worry about that for now. And scotland and Northern Ireland will hope to make it through to the next stage. Scotland have been a much improving team recently, now seventh in the world best ranking to date but unfortunately the