Was down to three. Not for long, though. Soon it was the shane show lowry back to his best, and how the crowd loved it. With conditions bordering on the farcical, his only challenger, tommy fleetwood, saw his hopes slipp away and from there, it was a march to glory, lowry lapping up the moment before a tap in for triumph. Portrush could start the party, and after embracing his wife and daughter, he paid tribute to his parents. What can i say, my mum and dad. They sacrificed so much for me when i was younger and im so happy i can hand them this trophy tonight. And 150 miles south at his home club in esker hills, the celebrations were also in full swing for them and their star player, an unforgettable day. Well, the long awaited return of the open here to Northern Ireland was always going to be emotional but this was something else. Rarely has this famous event seen a more popular champion. Andy swiss, bbc news, royal portrush. New zealand have won their first netball world cup since 200
Crowd at royal portrush. How do our gardens grow the economy . Visits to parks and gardens like this one in cheshire add 3 billion pounds a year to the countrys gdp but could more be done to boost garden tourism . Good morning from Beckenham Hill park home to the newly opened wild swimming venue where temperatures will soar for some swimming venue where temperatures will soarfor some up swimming venue where temperatures will soar for some up to 35 degrees and for some, wont fall lower than 25 degrees at midnight tomorrow. I will have more info ten minutes. Its monday the 22nd ofjuly. Our top story. Its the final day of voting to decide who will be the next Prime Minister jeremy hunt or borisjohnson. Conservative Party Members must make sure their ballot papers are submitted by five oclock this evening. The winner will be announced tomorrow. Lets get more from our political correspondent, jonathan blake, whos in westminster. We are going to have to wait. I suppose the question is, can y
In hong kong. Iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk registered tanker in the gulf. Irelands shane lowry holds his nerve to win golfs open championship in difficult conditions at royal portrush. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers rob merrick and Anne Ashworth stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The chancellor Philip Hammond says hell resign this week if borisjohnson becomes Prime Minister. Mr hammond says he could never sign up to a no deal brexit something Boris Johnson has left open as an option. The chancellor says he would resign on wednesday just before theresa may leaves downing street. Heres our political correspondent, chris mason. Philip hammond has been chancellor for the last three years, appointed by theresa may in july 2016. This was him packing up for the weekend. On wednesday, hell pack up for good. Assuming that borisjohnson becomes the next Prime Minister, i understand that his conditions for s
The countdown is on. After nearly 70 years open championship golf returns to royal portrush this time tomorrow. And while the some rain input rose, todayit and while the some rain input rose, today it stays dry and fairly warm, here in sydney. See you in 15 minutes. Good morning. Its wednesday, july 17. Our top story comments made by President Trump about four congresswomen have been condemned as racist by the us house of representatives. The president called for the women from minority backgrounds to go back to their countries of origin, despite all being us citizens. Shortly after the vote, a democrat politician called for mr trump to be impeached. Our north america correspondent david willis reports. A row that started in cyberspace became all the more human, not to mention personal on the floor of the Nations Capital after the president was accused of racism. The comments from the white house a disgraceful and disgusting and those comments are racist. Senior republicans have since
Did downing street deliberately keep borisjohnson in the dark when he was British Foreign secretary . In business from online bookstore to trillion dollar tech giant. Amazon turns 25 today. We look at how it changed the world, and why not everyone is happy about it. Also coming up it is budget day in india. We will be finding out what the new finance minister will do to shake up its vast but slowing economy. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. As the uk betting firm william hill plans 700 store closures, putting 4,500 jobs at risk, that is almost a third of its stores and workforce. Will it help cut problem gambling, or will it drive people elsewhere . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Relatives of People Killed when a boeing 737 max plane crashed in ethiopia have told the bbc they want to know why the plane model was not grounded after an earlier crash in indonesia last november. All boein