Roger federer gets the better of his old rival rafa nadal to set up a final with Novak Djokovic tomorrow. All the support from here at 630. Good morning, it is a fairly settled weather weekend here in the uk. It will not be completely dry, there will not be completely dry, there will be a few sharp showers developing as we go through the day but equally, fairer amounts of strong july sunshine as well. I will have all the details for you in around 15 minutes. Its saturday, july the 13th. Our top story a criminal investigation has been launched into the alleged leak of diplomatic emails from the uk ambassador in the us, which were critical of President Trumps administration. The fallout from the data breach prompted Sir Kim Darroch to resign and has been a talking point in the conservative leadership race, as our Political Correspondent, nick eardley reports. Kim darroch, the uks man in washington. He will leave soon thereafter lea ked washington. He will leave soon thereafter leaked e m
50 years since man 1st walked on the moon a decade saw millions actually believe the moon landings were faked we look at the conspiracy theories doing the rounds on social media. Nick spicer thanks for joining us iran is defying growing International Pressure to release a British Oil Tanker it detained in the strait of hormuz the vital waterway carrying a 3rd of the worlds seaborne oil supplies to iran says the vessel was seized the after it collided with a fishing boat the British Government has called it a dangerous move and germany says its an aggravation of an already tense situation irans revolutionary guard sport the pedo. Detained in the streets of poor me after and every day an oil tanker was held in. Britain say its a dangerous but london is determined not to let the tit for tat spiral out of control. Well the priority continues to be to find a way to deescalate the situation thats why i reached out to the Iranian Foreign minister thats why due process interpol continues we ne
The moon landing on july 20th 1969 fulfilled a dream of humankind the pictures went around the world or. People. Its become film history and part of pop culture. Was. The moon and other celestial bodies have always captured the imagination why does outer space fascinate us so and what is it about the moon landing that continues to hold our attention a cosmic trip through arts film and music. Its. A small step a giant for the. It was the 1st time a human had set foot on the moon. Mankind had left a footprint in space. These images are reflected in our collective memory. It was far more than a scientific expedition it was the fulfillment of an age old dream of mankind an exhibition project examines the way artists have approached it high heels on the moon sue me for these pointed reference to the under representation of women in space flight this installation carries a touch of the poet earths moon earth in 2007 scottish artist katie benner isnt transmitted beethovens moonlight sonata in
Now on bbc news, click. This is click 1001 a space odyssey. In honour of the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, weve got massive rockets, space station robot arms, and we bounce sound off the moon. Why . Because its there. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. So said president John F Kennedy in 1962. On july the 16th, 1969, three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, edwin buzz aldrin, and Michael Collins made ready to fulfil that promise as they prepared for apollo 11. The First Crewed Mission to land on the moon. Three men to represent the culmination of a dream. Here at nasa in houston, texas, Mission Control monitored every aspect of the moon shot. These days its used to monitor the International Space station, the actual control room used for the apollo 11 mission is undergoing a bit of a refurb in honour of the 50th anniversary. Marcos flores is one of the current Mission Controllers for the i
Afternoon, is it not . Yes, be patient, it is coming. Serena williams goes in search of a record equalling grand slam title shortly, when she faces simona halep in the button final. Our man is in position for us. What chance some rain help can stop williamson claim her own title, john . What chance simona halep can stop williams . We have been talking about this for a while, the alyssa 24th glance demand title. We know that she has had titles. The 24th grand slam title. She reached the final of the us open, when she was beaten by osaka and dramatic scenes in new york. But here we are, and yet another opportunity for subs Serena Williams herself said has felt much calmer throughout this fortnight. She has clearly benefited from the exit, extra court time playing alongside and a murray in the mixed doubles and, perhaps finally, this is the moment she will draw level with that record. Although, arena millions, speaking ahead of this big match, has said it is not that re cord match, has sa