Beating sir ed davey. You have put your trust in me , not only to lead our party but to lead and grow a bigger, open, liberal movement which our so desperately needs. Good afternoon. Im going to take you straight over to the house of commons now where jeremy you straight over to the house of commons now wherejeremy hunt is making a statement about the seizure of the uk registered tanker by iran. If there was sufficient guarantees the oil would not go to any entity sanctioned by the eu. Instead of responding constructively, iran chose to seize this so we need to ta ke chose to seize this so we need to take appropriate action to support the safe passage of vessels in the country. As well as speaking to my iranian counterpart, ive spoken today to the forest ministers Foreign Ministers of oman, germany, finland, spain and denmark. Cobra meetings have been held over the weekend. There was also a formal protest. I can update the house on further action we are taking. Firstly, the department
So desperately needs. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, katy balls, from the spectator, and political commentator, lance price. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. A convicted paedophile who accused some of the uks highest ranking figures of murder, child abuse and torture has been found guilty of making it all up. 51 year old carl beech, who was known by the pseudonym nick, claimed he was sexually abused in the 1970s and 80s. Among those he accused were the former Prime Minister, edward heath, the former chief of the defence staff, lord bramall, the late lord brittan, and the former tory mp, Harvey Proctor. His allegations led to a £2 Million Police investigation. But the court heard he was a fantastist whod ruined peoples lives. June kelly reports from newcastle. In hours of Police Interviews he played the part of a victim. I had poppies pinned to my chest while they did whatever they wanted to do. Carl beech claimed
Loneliness, Mental Health in the lg bt loneliness, Mental Health in the lgbt cue classic amenities, and the increasing reporting of hate crime. We have seen 13 more people this year contacting us, and 12 more people contacting us about isolation and discolouration, we are saying, we are here to turn to, we are here to support you, we are here to provide those calm words when they are needed most. A positive message, hopefully on a positive day for the community. Thank you very much. A statue of the american first lady, melania trump, has been unveiled outside her slovenian hometown. Commissioned by american artist brad downey and carved from a single treetrunk by a local sculptor, the statue has prompted very mixed reviews, with critics suggesting that the figure looks like a scarecrow. Downey said he wanted to highlight melania trumps immigrant status whilst being married to a president sworn to reduce immigration. Now its time for a look at the weather with susan powell. We have a lo
A suspected stowaway, believed to have fallen from the landing gear of a flight into heathrow, is found dead in a london garden. Cheering and applause. And a sensational debut for a 15 year old schoolgirl as she knocks Venus Williams, five time wimbledon champion, out on day one. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, kate andrews, associate director at the institute of Economic Affairs, and james rampton, features writer for the independent. Good evening. The leader of hong kong, carrie lam, has condemned what she called the extremely violent storming of the territorys parliament today. Hundreds of protestors smashed their way in and stayed there for almost eight hours, ra nsacking the building and spraying graffiti. The day started peacefully with a large march to mark the 22nd anniversary of the handover of power from the uk to china. But the violence began after activists broke away from the main demonstration and headed to parliament. It com
Meps from the brexit party stage a protest at the European Parliament. And ready to roar englands lionesses prepare to take on the usa for a place in the womens world cup final. And coming up on bbc news, its a busy day for the british players with eight in action hoping tojoin kyle edmund and Heather Watson in the second round. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Chinese Government has condemned the protests in hong kong as an undisguised challenge to its rule by violent offenders. Yesterday, pro democracy demonstrators stormed the parliament, occupying its chamber and scrawling graffiti on the walls. Chinas state media have denounced the protests as mob violence, and warned western powers including britain against interference in chinese internal affairs. But here, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt has told the authorities in hong kong not to respond with repression. Nick beake is in hong kong for us this afternoon. It feels like hong kong has been catching its bre