Officials warn residents to be ready to evacuate. And in sport the Olympic Committee is banning protests at the 2020 tokyo games the i. O. C. Warned that political statements like this one not be tolerated and happily break the rules will be punished. There are growing claims that a missile strike possibly accidental was the cause of the ukrainian jet crash in iran on wednesday all 176. 00 passengers and crew were killed moments after taking off from tehran u. S. Intelligence officials have already indicated they believe the plane was most likely brought down accidentally by iranian ed defenses and the canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed he has seen intelligence which backs up the claim we have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile this may well have been unintentional. This new information reinforces the need for a thorough investigation int
Reject a call for a cease fire going against a plea from turkey and russia. Iran is denying accusations that a missile strike was the cause of the ukrainian jet crash near tehran on weapons day its calling the allegations against them quote psychological warfare video posted by the New York Times appears to show the moment a missile hit the plane near tehrans airport the video shows a small explosion when the aircraft was so apparently struck but the jet did not immediately explode the plane continued flying for several minutes and turned back towards the airport whilst it was still on fire alan fischer as more. This was taken seconds before a ukrainian passenger jet crashed near tehran security cameras captured the dramatic moment of impact on the ground 176 people died including 63 canadians that countrys Prime Minister says it was down by in a rainy and missile we have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the p
Avoid a really low score. Our cricket correspondent, jonathan agnew, gave us his assessment from the days play. There is no doubt, that was a really disappointing day for england. 1 0 down in this series. To win the toss and get the chance to bat first on a pitch that looks to be at its best, to lose that number of wickets, particular from to lose that number of wickets, particularfrom batsmen to lose that number of wickets, particular from batsmen who got themselves well set, its pretty much excusable. At least in the first test match there is an illness going through the camp. Nothing here apart from the incident with rory burns and the football yesterday. But to at least see ollie pope batting as he did, with some freedom, i thought that was an Excellent Partnership with James Anderson first up they got 28 together to at least give something together to at least give something to england to go into the second day with but it seems to me like they are at least 100 runs short. Faf du
The first victim of the London Bridge terror attack to be named is jack merritt, killed while running a prisoner rehabilitation conference to which his assailant was invited. His father paid tribute to the 25 year Old Cambridge graduate, calling him a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. His attacker, usman khan, was released from prison last year after serving eight years for islamist terrorism. Previously he told the bbc he was not an extremist. All the Community Knows me, and they will know, if you ask them, they will know, like, these labels they are putting on me, terrorist, this, that, they will know im no terrorist. Tonight, there are questions about why khan was released and how closely he was being monitored. Also on the programme rail passengers face another rise in fares as parts of the network prepare for weeks of strike action. And england and wales find out who theyll face in the euro 2020 football championships. Good evening. One of the victims of y
And england will face croatia in their opening game for euro 2020, on ilijune. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, Benedicte Paviot and bonnie greer stay with us for that. Good evening. One of the victims of yesterdays terror attack has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near London Bridge. He was one of two People Killed by 28 year old usman khan, a former prisoner whod been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. Khan, whod been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. His father said today he was a beautiful spiritual always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisone