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
Services in england. The cloud in the arena knows, 11 months ago. Englands hopes of reaching their first netball World Cup Final have been dashed after they were beaten by a time winners new zealand in liverpool. Thats 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. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres ben. Good evening. Only one place to start this evening, and that is at the netball world cup. As youve just seen england have failed to land a place in the final. The roses losing their semi final to new zealand, 47 45. Kate grey was watching in liverpool. Kate, a heartbreaking afternoon for the tournament hosts. Yeah, its been hugely disappointing here in liverpool. Losing to new zealand by the smallest of margins. Many believe this england team could go all the way in this tournament. They had been unbeaten up until the semi final, looking very cle
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