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BBCNEWS BBC News July 14, 2024

Australia recover from a top order collapse in the fourth day of the ashes test. And in half an hour, well take a look at the best and worst of this weeks film and dvd releases in the film review. Good afternoon. A group of mps are preparing legal action if borisjohnson refuses to carry out the instruction of a new law requiring him to ask for a further delay to brexit. The legislation, to rule out the option of a no deal exit at the end of october, is expected to become law on monday. The Prime Minister has said he would rather be dead in a ditch than ask for a brexit extension. Our Political Correspondent, matt cole, reports. After a week of wrangling and some of the most testing days a fledgling Prime Minister has faced, borisjohnson now has a weekend to pause and think. As many of that opinion will say content. Content the contrary not content. The contents have it. The lords have followed the commons, approving legislation, so by monday it should be locked in law that britain cant leave the eu without a deal on october 31st. Which appears to mean the pm is boxed in. Either he can break his pledge not to ask for more time, or he can break the law and not ask for an brexit extension. Remember, the new law means Boris Johnson has until october 19th to get a deal with brussels. If not, the new law says he must write and request more time, until at least january 31st. But yesterday he said this this bill would in theory mean that the government was obliged to write a letter asking brussels for a pointless delay. Downing street stress this is borisjohnson merely underlining he will not put pen to paper, but some fear he is seeking a loophole or way around the law, and seniorfigures are counselling caution. It is such a fundamental principle that we are governed by the rule of law, that i hope that nobody of any party will question it, and defying any particular law sets a really dangerous precedent. So concerned are some mps, not least tories sacked by borisjohnson this week for disloyalty, that they have confirmed readying lawyers to challenge the Prime Minister if he doesnt comply. Courts making a decision to try to make a Prime Minister abide by the law made by a parliament, of which he is a member, these are strange times for democracy. Putting it to the people, having a general election is one solution borisjohnson is pursuing, but without Opposition Mps support that is not an option and they are refusing to help. Of course, if this man can, as he has pledged, get a deal by mid october, things could move in a very different direction, but right now, there is little sign of that. Our Political Correspondent matt cole explained how likely it was the Prime Minister could ignore a law requiring him to request a further brexit extension. Nanning street are trying to tell us, dont read too much into the Prime Minister saying in theory i would have to abide by the law here. His exact words were something similarto his exact words were something similar to that. You could have said, in practice, i have got to do this, the law said i have to do that. What they say would you take away as the message from what she was saying was that he was simply reiterating he has no intention of going to brussels id ask about other time. Like a going to brussels id ask about othertime. Like a big going to brussels id ask about other time. Like a big that the question, what will he do, because it will be the law. Will he resign . Well if you somehow managed to get a general election, and loss, be able to win an election with a majority, swiftly get a bit of law in place that because of the law that has and he has to go to brussels. He would have to get an election, at the moment, you need is opposition support to get it, those Opposition Mps are saying no thank you. That brings back to the question will he d efy brings back to the question will he defy the law . Hence, many of the mps that he sacked this week from his own party, labour and lib dems are aware of this action, this is largely driven by those he removed the whip from. They are angry about this and are getting the ducks in a iow this and are getting the ducks in a row just this and are getting the ducks in a rowjust in this and are getting the ducks in a row just in case. This and are getting the ducks in a rowjust in case. One of them being Dominic Grieve. You cant ignore the law, he is is bound by the rule of law, he is is bound by the rule of law as anybody else in the country. Parliament has passed legislation, onceit parliament has passed legislation, once it has received royal assent, it is the law of the line and he is under obligation to abate. If he does not, he can be taken to court, if necessary, the court will issue an injunction ordering him to do it. If he doesnt obey the injunction, she will be sent to prison. In any case, it will be a contempt of Court Hearing because he hasnt carried out the instructions of government was up by then, it will have com pletely was up by then, it will have completely collapsed with no Civil Servant willing to work for him. This is fantasy, a child having a tantrum, his behaviour is that of a 4 euros having a tantrum because he cant have what you are sure to stop what he asked for was entirely improper. Dominic grieve grape speaking on the new channel. Strong stuff, i suppose he might not have news that language when he was a conservative mp, he is unbound now. He indicated he would stand as an independent . Part of the threat to the tory mps have been to remove the whip, they have also been told they will not be allowed to stand in their constituencies as a tory mp. Dominic grieve was the former attorney general, Philip Hammond was the chancellor just a attorney general, Philip Hammond was the chancellorjust a few attorney general, Philip Hammond was the chancellor just a few weeks attorney general, Philip Hammond was the chancellorjust a few weeks ago, this is astonishing how big players have been excluded in this way and they are not going down without a fight. An Iranian Oil Tanker, which was seized by Royal Marines off the coast of gibraltar injuly, because it was suspected of travelling to syria against eu sanctions, has been spotted near a syrian port. The ship was released on the condition it would not take oil to syria. Its been photographed by satellite near tartus, as Helena Wilkinson reports. This is the Iranian Oil Tanker, the grace 1, which this summer was detained just off gibraltar, sparking an International Diplomatic crisis. Back injuly, it was stopped by Royal Marines, suspected of moving oil to syria a breach of eu sanctions. The americans tried to stop the tankerfrom being released. But last month, iran gave assurances it wouldnt discharge cargo in syria, so authorities in gibraltar let the ship go. But look at these recent satellite Images Released by a us Space Technology company. They appear to show the Iranian Oil Tanker, now renamed adrian darya i, in the waters just off the syrian port of tartus. The tanker is believed to have turned off the transponder tracking its location earlier this week. The president S National Security adviser, john bolton, has responded with this anyone who said the adrian daryer i wasnt heading to syria is in denial. Tehran thinks it is more important to fund the murderous assad regime than provide for its own people. Just this week, iran admitted it has begun using advanced technology to enrich uranium, taking a step back from its 2015 nuclear deal. Todays developments have added to the International Diplomatic stand off over iran, which shows no signs of nearing its end. The number of people now known to have died in the bahamas as a result of Hurricane Dorian has risen to a3. But the death toll is expected to rise significantly. Efforts are continuing to provide aid to survivors and find further victims of the storm on the islands. David willis reports. Dorian grazed the carolina coast but certainly left its mark, leaving hundreds stranded amid rising floodwaters after they ignored a warning to leave. But the lashing winds and torrential rain bore little comparison to the destruction wrought earlier in the week. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people are missing on the tiny island of abaco in the bahamas, and many fear the place will never be the same again. I honestly believe abaco is finished. I think abaco will not recover until the next ten years. Like, fully recover, because everything is gone. Absolutely everything is gone. A few miles off shore, the crew of a british ship, the rfa mounts bay, is spearheading what looks to be a massive relief operation. The United Nations believes more than 70,000 people here are in urgent need of food and water. But the aim is to evacuate as many as possible to neighbouring islands, not least because those who remain face being homeless for months. Dorian, for its part, has now headed out to sea, weaker than it was a week ago but still capable of doing serious damage. Its expected to make landfall again in nova scotia, canada, sometime this weekend. David willis, bbc news. Russia and ukraine have completed a long awaited exchange of prisoners. Its hoped the swap will ease tensions between the two neighbours. The bbcs jonah fisher was at the airport in kiev as the prisoners arrived home. There were emotional scenes here in kiev as the aeroplane behind me touched down after the one hour flight from moscow. On board were 35 ukrainians who had been held prisoner in russia including 2a sailors who had been detained in november of last year by the russian navy and 11 other civilians including all the most high profile ukrainian detainees and russia. The ukrainian president was here to greet them and i had a quick word with him as he gave a press c0 nfe re nce in front of the plane. I hope we will have the nearest meeting and speak about it and speak all the steps during the nearest future. We have to do all the steps to finish this horrible war. Do you think this is a new chapter in relations between russia and ukraine . I think this is the first chapter. What did ukraine give up in return for these prisoners . 35 people flew in the opposite direction to moscow and it looks like the key person among them was a ukrainian who was operating mhi7 was shot down. He could potentially have been a crucial witness for dutch investigators. We know they wanted to speak to him and that is perhaps why the russians have insisted he be part this exchange. It has not been officially stated, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that he has now been sent to moscow as part of this exchange, that was the price that ukraine had to pay in order to to get the key prisoners released. The family of a six year old french boy who was allegedly thrown from a viewing platform at tate modern in london last month say he has made amazing progress, and theyve thanked well wishers who have donated more than £54,000 to help him. In a message shared on the gofundme page, the family said a 17 year old boy is in custody in connection with the incident. Health officials in the United States are urging people to stop using e cigarettes after another death from a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping. Thereve now been five deaths confirmed in recent weeks across the us, with 215 cases of people falling ill after vaping, but the problem could be much greater, with experts investigating a50 cases of lung illness that may have been caused by e cigarette use around the country. Our reporter, alydia noble, has more. Over 12 Million People use flavoured e cigarettes, or vapes, in america, but fatalities are on the rise from a respiratory illness which seems to be related. At least 215 people are confirmed to have been affected, but hundreds more cases are being investigated. On friday, the centre for Disease Control released a statement urging people not to vape, and encouraged users to monitor themselves for symptoms. No common brand or ingredient has emerged among cases, leaving doctors at a loss for the diseases cause, and how best to treat it. The cdc is working with the us food and Drug Association to investigate the illness and what chemicals might be behind it. The illness, which leaves patients struggling to breathe, appears to be a form of lipoid pneumonia, which is caused by inhaling oils and, in most cases, developed after the patient vaped thc or nicotine containing products. The cdc statement comes after michigan became the first us state to ban flavoured e cigarettes on wednesday, after the state Health Department found that youth vaping constituted a Public Health emergency. Alydia noble, bbc news. Good evening. Pressure is growing on borisjohnson to make clear hed abide by legislation requiring him to seek a further brexit extension if theres no deal with the eu. A group of conservative mps are preparing legal action if the Prime Minister refuses to carry out the instruction which is expected to become law on monday. The former attorney general Dominic Grieve has warned that mrjohnson could end up in prison if he defies the law. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. Another Jonathan Blake reports. Stand off in westminster. Protest another stand off in westminster. Protest a nd cou nterprotest another stand off in westminster. Protest and counterprotest today. Over the Prime Ministers plans to suspend parliament and mpss attempt to force a delay to brexit. Boris johnson has spent the week in campaign mode. Preparing for an election he wants by opposition parties wont allow, before an extension to brexit is a secure, something he is adamant he wont ask for. Id rather be dead in a ditch. As many of that opinion is content. To the contrary, not content. The contents have it. Parliament has 110w the contents have it. Parliament has now passed a bill compelling the prime minster to ask for a delay, if a new deal cannot be reached. The law means Boris Johnson a new deal cannot be reached. The law means borisjohnson has until october 19 to get a new deal with brussels. If not he must write and request more time till at least january 31. Yesterday he said this. This bill would in theory mean the government was obliged to write a letter asking for a pointless delay. Some feel the Prime Minister is looking for wriggle room and are preparing a legal challenge if he does not comply. He cannot ignore the law, he is as bound by the rule of law as anyone else in the country. It has passed primary legislation, once it has received royal assent it is below of a lad and he is under an obligation. If it doesnt obey he can be taken to the court and the court will pursue an injunction ordering him to do itand pursue an injunction ordering him to do it and if he does not obey the injunction he could be sent to prison. Those behind the anti no deal bill are confident it will not allow mr johnson a way out. He must write a letter to donald tusk specifying the wording he must use tusk specifying the wording he must use it to apply for an extension. I am very concerned and troubled by the fact the Prime Minister is going around the country saying he will never ask for an extension. Either we have a rule of law or we do not. In aberdeenshire, the traditional spectacle of the highland games, the queen arrived having posted the Prime Minister at balmoral overnight. A constitutional crisis caused by brexit is sure to have been discussed. Where it will lead next we cannot predict. Jonathan is here with me. Temperatures being raised. Angry scenes outside parliament. Anna soubry mp due to speak at that rally was too intimidated and feared for her safety. That, along with the extraordinary situation of mps preparing a legal challenge against the Prime Minister to ensure he abides by the rule of law, is a measure of the extremes to which brexit and the fallout from the result of the referendum has taken westminster. Downing street insists the Prime Ministers form of words saying in theory he would be forced to ask for an extension is his way of him saying he would not ask for it. The fact mps feel he is somehow going to try and wriggle out of that legal commitment he looks certain to face legal commitment he looks certain to fa ce u nless legal commitment he looks certain to face unless he can get a new deal with brussels is a measure of the lack of trust they have in him. Parliament due to be suspended on monday, we will see further moves by the government to reach the general election they want and further news from the opposition stop it. An Iranian Oil Tanker, seized by Royal Marines injuly has been spotted outside a syrian port. The ship had been held in gibraltar having been suspected of intending to take its cargo of oil to syria in breach of eu sanctions. It was only released on condition it would not travel on to syria. However, satellite photographs reveal it is now sitting at anchor outside the s

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