One very recent and very nice outcome of this collaboration has been the instrument is six telescopes in the uk are embedded completely in the european infrastructure. This has been tried for some time and it took work to do and now it means the whole infrastructure is much more robust and it can do new kinds of science that was much more challenging in the past. Also, and this is very recent, very interesting the infrastructure works in real time and so these 22 telescopes send data to jive and so these 22 telescopes send data tojive in the netherlands in real time by internet. The data is collected altogether and processed in real time collected altogether and processed in realtime and collected altogether and processed in real time and this gives astronomers the ability to study some of the processes happening in the universe. Thank you. From the joint institute of very long baseline infrastructure consortium. Now its time for a look at the weather with tomasz schaffernaker. Its a p
The moon landing came at the end of a tumultuous decade. The 60s brought the struggle for black equality, the vietnam war, the assassinations of the kennedy brothers and dr Martin Luther king. Here, finally, was a moment that transcended national strife. Theres been a wave of space age nostalgia, marking a glorious, near hypnotic moment when America First had a very different connotation. Nick bryant, bbc news, washington. Lets return to our top story the seizure of two tankers by iran in the gulf. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins is here. Update us on further events . Two developers. The first is that the owners of the glasgow based tanker say they have heard from the master and actually, that vessel has been released by what the master described as armed guards. They had left the vessel and he had been told he was free to continue his voyage and he reported all crew safe and well. The foreign secretary has been talking while we have been on air and is on his way into an eme
This is the scene live in hong kong, where tens of thousands of pro democracy protesters have taken to the streets in the latest challenge to beijing. Iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk registered tanker in the gulf. Can irish golfer shane lowry follow his sensational round yesterday with victory in the open at royal portrush this afternoon . Its the circle of life. And disneys remake of the lion king hits cinemas this week. Find out what mark kermode makes of it in the film review. The chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, says hell resign this week if borisjohnson becomes the new conservative leader and Prime Minister. Mr hammond says he doesnt agree with mrjohnson over brexit and thinks its unlikely britain will get a deal agreed with the eu by the current leaving date of october 31st. Heres our Political Correspondent nick eardley. If theres one thing these two can agree on, its that delivering brexit has not been an easy ride. Have you got the green lig
Good evening. Welcome to sports day, i met sarah stone. Shane lowry is the open champion. The irishman extended his overnight lead to finish six shots clear of Englands Tommy Fleetwood to win his first major amid raucous scenes at royal portrush in northern ireland. Lets get more from our reporter adam wild. Yeah, despite the rain and wind here at royal portrush, the party is starting. We have seen some quite extraordinary scenes on the links this afternoon, as shane lowry became the 2019 open championship winner. In fact, the celebrations began long before he reached the 18th, once he sunk that birdie putt at 15, i think there was never any doubt that anyone would catch him. Tommy fleetwood, the closest man, but six shots behind. Some extra ordinary scenes as shane lowery walked down those final holes, 20 deep, the spectators were from t to fairway to green, the open championship in its 148th addition, i dont think has ever seen scenes quite like the ones we saw this afternoon. And a
England are fighting back in the womens world cup third place playoff. At half time, its 2 1 to sweden. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The conservative party says it will expel anyone who casts more than one vote in the contest to choose the next leader and the countrys Prime Minister. A bbc investigation has found that some members have received two ballot papers in the post. Around 160,000 people are eligible to vote in the leadership election, which will see either borisjohnson orjeremy hunt take over from theresa may. Manveen rana reports. As the leadership rivals arrived in nottingham today to face the party faithful, it emerged errors had led to some members being issued with two ballot papers. But for the contenders, it was business as usual. Get it right, and we will deliver brexit, unite our party, unleash the incredible potential of our country. We need to get brexit done, we need to get it over the line by october the 315t. Voting has already begun, and one Party In