Events will take place around the world today to mark the 50th anniversary of when man first set foot on the moon. The mayor of new york declares a local emergency as two thirds of the United States prepares for a dangerous heatwave. Good morning. Our weather is set to get hotter next week in fact, very hot for some of us. But were not there yet. Still a bit of rain to come this weekend. Ive got yourfull forecast coming up. Heartbreak for rory mcilroy as he misses the cut by one shot at his home open championship at royal portrush in northern ireland. Its saturday the 20th ofjuly. Our top story uk ships have been warned by the government to stay away from the coast of iran, after the countrys armed forces seized a british tanker yesterday. Late last night, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said therell be serious consequences if the vessel and its 23 crew arent quickly released, but added that military options are not being considered. It comes after weeks of escalating tensions in t
First set foot on the moon. The mayor of new york declares a local emergency, as two thirds of the United States prepares for a dangerous heatwave. Good morning. Our weather is set to get hotter next week. In fact, very hot for some of us, but were not there yet. Still a bit of rain to come this weekend. Ive got yourfull forecast coming up. In sport, rory mcilroy falls agonisingly short at the open as he misses the cut by one shot in front of home support at royal portrush in Northern Ireland. Its saturday the 20th ofjuly. Our top story uk ships have been warned by the government to stay away from the persian gulf, after Iranian Armed forces seized a british tanker yesterday. Late last night, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said therell be serious consequences if the vessel and its 23 crew arent quickly released, but added that military options are not being considered. It comes after weeks of escalating tensions in the region as simon jones reports. Seized in a major escalation of
Its 50 years ago today that Neil Armstrong took the giant leap to become the first man to walk on the moon. And coming up at 10. 30am, the travel show is in florida to meet the people who worked on that epic apollo 11 mission back in 1969. The government has advised uk ships to stay out of the area of the strait of hormuz for an interim period, after iran seized a british flagged tanker. The warning came after a meeting of the governments emergency committee, cobra, late last night. State media in tehran say the tanker, the stena impero, was involved in an accident with an iranian fishing boat before it was seized. The reports also claim the vessel had violated International Maritime rules. But the ships owner, the Swedish Company stena bulkt says the tanker was in full compliance with all navigation and international regulations. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the seizure was unacceptable and britains response would be considered but robust. Our correspondent simonjones repo
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Our headlines today the government warns ships to stay away from the persian gulf after iran seizes a british oil tanker. The foreign secretary sends a stern warning to tehran. We are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. Tranquility base here. The eagle has landed. Events will take place around the world today to mark the 50th anniversary of when man first set foot on the moon. The mayor of new york declares a local emergency, as two thirds of the United States prepares for a dangerous heatwave. Good morning. Our weather is set to get hotter next week. In fact, very hot for some of us, but were not there yet. Still a bit of rain to come this weekend. Ive got yourfull forecast coming up. In sport, rory mcilroy falls agonisingly short at the open as he misses the cut by one shot in front of home support at royal portrush in Northern Ireland. Its saturd
The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned tehran of serious consequences after the Iranian Revolutionary guard seized a british flagged oil tanker in the gulf last night. The government has advised uk ships to stay out of the area of the strait of hormuz for an interim period, after a meeting of the emergency committee, cobra, late last night. State media in tehran say the tanker, the stena impero, had violated International Maritime rules. But the ships owner, the Swedish Company stena bulkt says the tanker was in full compliance with all navigation and international regulations. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the seizure was unacceptable and britains response would be considered but robust. Our correspondent simonjones reports. Seized in a major escalation of tensions, the stena impero, a british flagged tanker and its 23 crew members from india, russia, latvia and the philippines now in the hands of iran after it was surrounded by four boats and a helicopter. This is