A jury is shown cctv of an argument on a train, moments before a passenger died after being stabbed 18 times. And, in a rare interview, the dalai lama tells the bbc donald trump lacks principle. He also shares some controversial views on women. Ifa if a female dalai lama comes, then people i think prefer not to see that face. At 11 30pm, we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, former pensions minister ros altmann and mihir bose, the writer and broadcaster. Stay with us for that. Good evening. There has been widespread public outcry in the United States after a photograph emerged of a man and his baby daughter lying face down in a river after drowning as they tried to cross the Mexican Border into texas. The image has sparked more anger about the treatment of migrant families in detention centres and the us governments border policies. President trump said he hated seeing the image, but blamed the oppositon for obstructing his border policies. When President
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Human fossils outside africa for the first time and. England prepare to take on australia in the cricket world cup semifinal at edgbaston. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. A Royal Navy Frigate has intercepted iranian boats that were harassing a British Oil Tanker in the gulf. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker and the iranian vessels, issuing a number of warnings over radio, before they moved off. Iran has previously threatened retaliation for the seizure of a tanker carrying iranian oil off gibraltar last week. The ministry of defence said three iranian vessels, believed to belong to the revolutionary guards, asked the tanker to stop in iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a warning from a Royal Navy Frigate. Its a strategically very important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the United Arab Emirates. Iran has denied any encounter between its forces and foreign ships in the last
Of national guidance. Tommy robinson, the former leader of the English Defence league, is sentenced to nine months injail for contempt of court. And jubilation as england power into the cricket World Cup Final for the first time in 27 years after thrashing australia at edgbaston. And coming up on bbc news. Simona halep knocks out Elina Svitolina to reach a fifth grand slam final, herfirst on grass here at wimbledon. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. British ships in one of the busiest oil shipping lanes in the world have been put on the highest state of alert after a Royal Navy Warship had to warn off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a tanker owned by bp in the gulf. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker owned by bp and the iranian vessels. The montrose issued several radio warnings, and the iranian boats then turned away. Iran has denied that any confrontation took place. But it had already threatened to retaliate after B
Most enduring monuments. Hello and welcome im katty kay, with Christian Fraser in london. The strait of hormuz in the persian gulf has become so tense recently that oil tankers now need a military escort. Today one of those naval escorts came dangerously close to iranian vessels. The british navys hms montrose was forced to train its guns on three iranian boats that were impeding the progress of a british tanker. The ministry of defence says the boats, believed to belong to the Iranian Revolutionary guard, tried to stop the tanker as it moved into the straits. Iran had warned there would be repercussions over the uks seizure of an Iranian Oil Tanker off the coast gibraltar last week. The British Foreign secretary says the uk is doing all it can to keep its ships safe. Obviously very concerning developments but i am proud of the royal navy and the role they played in keeping British Assets and shipping say. We are continuing to monitor the situation very carefully. We a re monitor the s