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
Chasing after a car. Colin paterson, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Still pretty hot in the south but a large chunk of the uk is cloudy at the moment with some wet weather on the moment with some wet weather on the way. There is rain in the forecast today, overnight and tomorrow as well. We have a couple of weather systems coming our way, one on friday so a couple to get through by the end of the week. This is the forecast right now, a weather front moving into scotland and northern ireland. The heaviest of the rain in the north west of scotla nd the rain in the north west of scotland at the minute. We think it is just Clearing Northern scotland at the minute. We think it isjust Clearing Northern ireland right about now commit the heaviest of the rain. Elsewhere some bright weather and then overnight the cold front weather and then overnight the cold fro nt m oves weather and then overnight the cold front moves across the uk. I say cool because in the south of the country st
The two contenders to be the next tory leader and next Prime Minister clash over their policies, ahead of more hustings this evening. Food Delivery Firm uber eats tightens up the way Restaurants Join its platform, after the bbc sets up a fake takeaway. Europes in the grip of a heatwave, with extreme temperatures in france, germany and across the continent. And all eyes on the lionesses as england prepare to take on norway in the womens world cup quarter finals. Good evening. The row over anti semitism in the labour party has been reignited with 90 labour mps and peers challenging Jeremy Corbyn over the decision to readmit mp Chris Williamson to the party. Mr williamson, the mp for derby north, had been suspended for saying the party was too apologetic about anti semitism. But after a hearing by a panel of the National Executive committee, it was announced he would be reinstated. Among those signing the statement of protest are 11 labour frontbenchers, including deputy leader tom watson
Police and Crime Commissioners. Katherine forster has the latest. Yes, dreadful results for the conservatives so far. Labour are buoyant. Much, much more still to come. But keir starmer, speaking a little bit earlier, saying its a shout from blackpool we want change. Are we heading to a Labour Government later this year . Later this year . Boris johnson was turned away from his local polling station after forgetting to bring an acceptable form of photo id. Did the same happen to anyone you know . So the morning after the night before, tories look like theyre waking up with a bit of a hangover and a bit of a headache. Theres still plenty to come though, but i think they would have known that this was going to be a bad time for them. I mean, its, you know, nobody knows what to do about them. Its very sad, but such is life. Its very sad, but such is life. I tell you what, im looking forward to the london Mayoral Election result, which comes tomorrow night. All eyes on that. And. Yeah lots
Between north korea and the United States. President trump has warned north koreas leaders might not be around much longer. That follows a speech at the United Nations in which north koreas foreign minister called him mentally derange. Earlier, us warplanes flow close to north koreas coach in what the pentagon said was a demonstration of americas military options. Our correspondent danny savage is monitoring developments from the south korean capital seoul. He told me earlier that the government there want an easing of tensions between north korea and the United States. What we have been waiting for is the official response from the United Nations which we have just heard, of north korea accusing donald trump of being the one on the suicide missions. Speaking of missions, overnight last night, i think it is quite significant that the American Air Force flew further north than they ever had in this region, into they ever had in this region, into the airspace of north korea, with a coupl