Its 50 years ago today that Neil Armstrong took the giant leap to become the first man to walk on the moon. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has spoken to his iranian counterpart, expressing what he said was extreme disappointment over the seizure of a british flagged oil tanker in the gulf last night. He described the seizure was in clear contravention of international law, and was totally unacceptable. 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. Mr hunt said the seizure was unacceptable, and britains response would be considered but robust. Well, in the last hour, a news agency close to irans revolutionary guard h
One huge step for mankind. Its 50 years ago today that Neil Armstrong took the giant leap to become the first man to walk on the moon. The crowd in the arena nose. 11 months ago they threw everything out the window. Englands hopes of reaching their first netball World Cup Final have been dashed after they were beaten by four time winners new zealand in liverpool. Full details in sportsday in half an hour. Good evening. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has spoken to his iranian counterpart expressing what he said was extreme disappointment over the seizure of a british flagged oil tanker in the gulf last night. He said the seizure was in clear contravention of International Law and totally unacceptable. 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 teheran say the tanker, the stena impero, had violated International Maritime rules. But the shi
Demonstrators. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Its 50 years ago today that Neil Armstrong took the giant leap to become the first man to walk on the moon. The crowd in the arena knows. Englands hopes of reaching their first netball World Cup Final have been dashed after they were beaten by four time winners new zealand in liverpool. Full details in sportsday in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 iran had failed to honour a pledge to reduce tensions in the area. 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 Momen
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