To free it from terrorism and separatism more from delhi. And the race to find alternatives to Single Use Plastics we report on a company in uganda thats rediscovering a traditional and completely natural substitute for plastic drinking stalks. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us italys Fragile Coalition government is hanging by a thread today after deputy Prime Minister the tail salvini called for new elections he says his partys coalition with a populist 5 Star Movement had collapsed over policy differences to governing parties have been at odds over a host of policy issues but tensions have spiraled since the senate rejected a move by 5 star to kill an eve funded high speed rail link with neighboring france Prime Minister just happy conti said he would convene parliament as requested by salvini to seek a confidence vote. But conti also condemned solving his abrupt call for a snap election. I mean it is not the syria minister to decide the timing of a political crisis. In w
The foreign secretary says britain will do what it takes to protect shipping in the gulf after a uk registered oil tanker was seized by iran. Iran released film apparently showing masked gunmen storming the vessel. Jeremy hunt today called on iran to reverse the illegal act. Were looking for ways to de escalate the situation, but were also very clear that we will do what it takes to ensure the safety and security of british and International Shipping. All British Airways flights to the egyptian capital cairo have been cancelled for a week as a security precaution. Roses hearts are broken. England wilt under pressure narrowly losing in the world cup semi final to new zealand. And exactly 50 years ago tonight, the first men set foot on the moon. Good evening. The foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has expressed his extreme disappointment in a phone call to his iranian counterpart over the seizure of a british registered tanker in the gulf yesterday. He said the government would do what it take
The first men set foot on the moon. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers penny smith and bonnie greer stay with us for that. Good evening. The foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has expressed his extreme disappointment in a phone call to his iranian counterpart over the seizure of a british registered tanker in the gulf yesterday. He said the government would do what it takes to keep british and International Shipping safe. Germany, france, the netherlands, and the eu have all called for the Immediate Release of the stena impero. Iran has released a video which appears to show masked gunmen descending from a helicopter to board the tanker, as paul adams reports. This is the Moment Iranian revolutionary guards took over the stena impero, descending from a helicopter onto the deck of the tanker, as fast boats circled nearby. Iran says the ship had broken International Regulations following an accident involving a fishing boat. The ships owners have not confirmed
The building of new developments in england with separate entrances for private residents and social housing tenants. The communities secretary James Brokenshire said the so called poor doors can stigmatise those in social housing. Jenny kumah has the story. Social housing tenants in this development can only use this entrance, while those living in the privately owned homes here get to use this one. And for several years, the children of social housing tenants were prevented from mixing in this play space, as it was reserved for the wealthier families who had bought their homes. It did upset me, because i thought, why are the kids separated . Theres enough hate in the world as it is. Why do we want our kids to hate each other for what ones got and what one hasnt . It was really sad for us mums and for the children. The children used to watch through the windows down at us playing. We were like, come down and play they were like, we dont have permission. We were like, well give you per
Of the tanker, as fast boats circled nearby. Iran says the ship had broken International Regulations following an accident involving a fishing boat. The ships owners have not confirmed this and say it was obeying the law. Its now being held at the iranian port of bandar abbas. We are calling on iran to reverse this illegal act. Were looking for ways to de escalate the situation, but were also very clear that we will do what it takes to ensure the safety and security of british and International Shipping. The tanker was making its way through the busy strait of hormuz, in omani waters, when it was intercepted. It made a sharp turn north towards iran, a clear sign that something was wrong. A british warship, hms montrose, was alerted and raced to intervene, as it did successfully with another british flagged tankerjust over a week ago. But this time, it was too far away. The tanker was already in iranian waters. To allow a ship to go out when we knew the iranians wanted to actually take