Boris johnson, the frontrunner for the tory leadership, says he will take part in a bbc tv debate with other contenders. Mrjohnson gave his first broadcast interview since the contest started, saying brexit must take place on time. It needs to happen by october sist. And we need to get on and do it. Hell now face five other candidates for the topjob a sixth, Health Secretary matt hancock, today withdrew from the race. Well bring you all the latest in the contest to be the countrys next Prime Minister. Also tonight. Symbols of peace survivors and bereaved families mark the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, two years on. Heightened tensions over two damaged oil tankers in the gulf of oman the us releases a video showing, it says, Iranian Forces at work. 20 years after teenager Margaret Fleming went missing, a couple who were her carers are convicted of her murder. And englands women are through to the next stage of the world cup after beating argentina. And coming up on sportsday o
And. Its paradise for a paleontologist we go fossil hunting in search of the mysterious and monstrous megalodon. Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump says hes convinced iran did carry out thursdays attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. That view is supported by the uk government. Earlier, the us military released a video which it said showed Iranian Special forces removing an unexploded mine from one of the stricken ships. Tehran has strongly denied any involvement in the attacks. Heres our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. This morning, a First Oil Tanker is set ablaze, ignited by an explosion. Crew members on this norwegian vessel were rescued by a passing cargo ship. These scenes filmed by iran possibly may be. An later come in other tanker, japanese own, also hit by an explosion. It is still not clear what caused these latest attacks and one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes. Today in washington, unequivocal condemnation of iran. These unprovoked
Battery acid at politicians. And at 11. 30, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers dawn foster and lucy fisher stay with us for that. Good evening. Boris johnson has overwhelmingly won the first round of votes to become the next conservative leader and Prime Minister. The former foreign secretary now seems almost certain to make it into the final two after picking up the support of 114 of his conservative colleagues. 10 candidates were in the running. Borisjohnson was way out in front followed byjeremy hunt and michael gove. Three candidates andrea leadsom, mark harper and esther mcvey didnt get enough support and were eliminated from the race, leaving seven mps to face more votes next week. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Who was it to be . Mps voting behind the gates of the commons. I shall be voting for boris. I will be voting for boris. Borisjohnson. The person who might beat boris is boris himself. Get used to seeing this room where the Tory
Be met with irony or disdain. And its paradise for a paleontologist. We go fossil hunting in search of the mysterious and monstrous megalodon. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. President trump says hes convinced that iran did carry out thursdays attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. That view is being supported by the uk government. Earlier, the us military released a video which it said showed Iranian Special forces removing an unexploded mine from one of the stricken ships. Tehran has strongly denied any involvement in the attacks. Heres our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. America builds its case. The us military says their video shows irans Islamic Revolutionary guards removing a limpet mine from this stricken tanker. Their photos of the ships hull point to what they say is probably that mine which didnt explode and the damage from one which did. One of two attacks on oil tankers in the gulf on thursday, which rang the alarm about disruption of oil supplies, a
Ident trump says a video proves iran attacked gulf tankers in the gulf of oman. Tehran accuses the u. S. Of sabotage diplomacy. Unrest in haiti. Protestersall on the president to resign amid charges of corruption. And it is a paradise for paleontologists. I go fossilhunting in search of the monstrous megalodon. This is what we are looking for. These were animals that eat whales. Jane welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. President trump says the tanker attacks in the gulf of oman yesterday have iran written all over them. He pointed to a video released by the u. S. Military which shows which it says shows special forces removing unexploded mine from one of the damaged ships. Tehran denies the allegations, but one thing is clear, tensions between the two nations are reaching a dangerous new level. The bbcs chief International Correspondent lyse doucet starts our coverage. Lyse america builds its case. The u. S. Military says their video shows irans Islamic Revol