And. Its paradise for a paleontologist we go fossil hunting in search of the mysterious and monstrous megalodon. Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump says hes convinced iran did carry out thursdays attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. That view is supported by the uk government. Earlier, the us military released a video which it said showed Iranian Special forces removing an unexploded mine from one of the stricken ships. Tehran has strongly denied any involvement in the attacks. Heres our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. This morning, a First Oil Tanker is set ablaze, ignited by an explosion. Crew members on this norwegian vessel were rescued by a passing cargo ship. These scenes filmed by iran possibly may be. An later come in other tanker, japanese own, also hit by an explosion. It is still not clear what caused these latest attacks and one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes. Today in washington, unequivocal condemnation of iran. These unprovoked
its highest in m years. the parents of archie battersbee have lodged another appeal with the supreme court against the decision to end the 12 year old s life support treatment. a bit ofa a bit of a waiting game now, but we are hopeful that they will hopefully hear the case and we will get to put our points across. british airways halts sales of tickets on short haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. hello, welcome to the programme. the leader of al-qaeda has been killed by an american drone strike, in the afghan capital kabul. ayman al zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks of september 11th. us president biden, in a live televised address, said his death would help give closure to the families of the thousands of people killed on 9/11. our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul. this is the family home where it s
To avoid drawing a veto from russia, which is an ally of the syrian government. French president Emmanuel Macron and german chancellor Angela Merkel will speak by phone on sunday with russian president vladimir putin, to push for the truce to take hold in the coming days. Nick bryant reports. The people of Eastern Ghouta woke up this morning to continued aerial bombardment and the news from new york that the Security Council remained deadlocked. And still couldnt Reach Agreement on how to bring about even a temporary halt to the killing. Delay in syria always brings more death. At least 120 children have been killed since sunday, according to human rights activists. Hospitals overwhelmed by the number of casualties have been targets of the governments bombing. On the fringes of the Security Council, the tensest of negotiations. But always a sense of urgency from the backers of this resolution and always the unresolved question would russia allow it to pass . I would call upon those who
Killed since sunday, according to human rights activists. Hospitals overwhelmed by the number of casualties have been targets of the governments bombing. On the fringes of the Security Council, the tensest of negotiations. But always a sense of urgency from the backers of this resolution and always the unresolved question would russia allow it to pass . I would call upon those who are in favour of the draft resolution to raise their hand. When it came to a vote, the Russian Ambassador held his arm aloft not to wield a veto, but to finally agree. Yet, western diplomats still attacked moscow for delaying its passage for days. As they dragged out the negotiation, the bombs from assads fighter jets continued to fall. In the three days it took us to adopt this resolution, how many mothers lost their kids to the bombing and the shelling . While weve been arguing over commas, assads planes have been killing more civilians in their homes and in their hospitals, imposing unbearable suffering. T
2a people are confirmed dead, more than 500 are missing, thousands have been left homeless in a series of blazes described as unprecedented in the region. They are now burning an area larger than chicago. And there are worries the changing weather will bring new outbreaks. This report from peter bowes. Entire communities completely wiped out. In some areas, the Deadly Wildfires have left nothing but charred rubble and brick chimneys in their wake. Their destructive path sweeping through northern californias wine country and still burning out of control. This is what the firefighters are facing, one of more than 20 fires burning across several counties. Devastation on this scale has never been seen before in this region. More than 3,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed. Fire Officials Say theres more to come, with high winds and tinder dry vegetation expected to hamper efforts to quell the flames. There are fears new fires could start at any time. These fires are just literally