Also tonight. Up to a million Public Sector workers look set for an above inflation pay rise, but there are questions about who foots the bill. Five people crammed into a one bedroom flat we speak to two single mothers about the uks housing crisis. Despite a brave late fight, rory mcilroy is out of the open at royal portrush. And america lights up the Washington Monument to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landings. You want to go to the moon . Yes. Do you think you will ever get there . I dont know. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news Julian Alaphilippe extends his lead over Geraint Thomas after a stunning time trial win on stage 13 of the tour de france. Good evening. In a dramatic escalation of ongoing tensions, iran has tonight seized two vessels in the gulf a british flagged oil tanker and a liberian flagged ship. Its operated by a british company. The former, the stena impero, was bound for saudi arabia, but was tracked moving dramatically off course this afternoon
She says used to try and make a living. Which used to be a shop owner has allowed her to live here every corner has its use one part of the kitchen the other corner is the bathroom. And it jason to that is the sleeping area. Im forced to sell used clothes in this makeshift house you can see behind me some of these that i have stored and other clothes are put on display just outside my doorstep. Its hard being a widow she says because she cannot afford rent or proper education for her daughter roger is among 7000000. 00 iraqis who live in poverty which means they can only spend less than 2. 00 per day and like roger many live without basic services then why are you telling me tap water is scarce sometimes i have to fill buckets to store some water when its cut off for a day or 2 state and across city goes on for 4 or 5 hours a day and its the same for water. Years of war and fighting has meant essential services are either very poor or nonexistent in many places iraq faces a major elect
Iran reported that it has captured a British Oil Tanker in the strait of hormuz. The stena impero was bound for saudi arabia when the owners say they lost contact with the vessel. There are 23 personnel on board but no british citizens are among them. It comes after an iranian vessel was captured earlier this month. James robbins reports. This is stena impero, built only last year, british flagged, 183 metres long, now in the hands of iran, together with her 23 crew. Routine satellite tracking of the tanker shows her under way from the emirates of fujairah, around midday, heading north, staying well inside International Waters of the gulf until this happened. Just after three oclock, the 30,000 ton tanker diverts seriously off course. Her last known movement was around four oclock, inside iranian waters. The owners, stena bulk and Northern Marine management, say in a statement and then you s tonight that a second ship had been seized, iberian registered. It has been released. Jeremy hu
A commission of inquiry into state corruption during his 9 years in office zuma concluded his 4th day of testimony after withdrawing from proceedings saying he was being treated unfairly but later said he would return to the witness stand while South Africans are looking for answers the promise of a corruption free south africa appears to be elusive leader mullah aljazeera Pretoria South Africa thousands of algerians have returned to the streets once again to demand a change of government oh wow wow its the 22nd week since the protests began across the country the demonstrations led to president underlies this beautifully because resignation ending his 20 year rule the mass rallies continued one with a flea in close known allies were kept in government protesters say they want complete political overhaul and the ruling elite be held accountable for corruption. Turkey says its work lanes on drones have hit multiple targets in the kurdish region of Northern Iraq near strikes were in resp
President thinks hes a great deal maker and if the 2 sides can come to a face saving way to start the negotiations i think will be ok but i do worry about an accidental conflagration here with drones for example or seizing the ships that could get out of hand thank you very much joining us on the news out Lawrence Korb for us assistant secretary of defense thank you for having me. In all the developments u. S. President donald trump is blaming fake news for the backlash against racist chance that his Campaign Rally in North Carolina on wednesday has been an outpouring of support for somali born congresswoman ellen omagh after transporters chanted send her back at the event in a series of tweets over the weekend trumpet and 3 other Progressive Democratic congresswoman to go back to their countries of origin. After trying to distance himself from the chance on thursday trump was back to attacking omar again when he spoke to reporters in the oval office. Im unhappy with the fact that a co