Most enduring monuments. Hello and welcome im katty kay, with Christian Fraser in london. The strait of hormuz in the persian gulf has become so tense recently that oil tankers now need a military escort. Today one of those naval escorts came dangerously close to iranian vessels. The british navys hms montrose was forced to train its guns on three iranian boats that were impeding the progress of a british tanker. The ministry of defence says the boats, believed to belong to the Iranian Revolutionary guard, tried to stop the tanker as it moved into the straits. Iran had warned there would be repercussions over the uks seizure of an Iranian Oil Tanker off the coast gibraltar last week. The British Foreign secretary says the uk is doing all it can to keep its ships safe. Obviously very concerning developments but i am proud of the royal navy and the role they played in keeping British Assets and shipping say. We are continuing to monitor the situation very carefully. We a re monitor the s
Saudi arabia another country that they calling on to stop supporting those in power and a call to a more oil back home thats a crackdown on protests these people see it as their responsibility to carry on what theyre calling their revolution. Says it was behind 2 attacks that have killed at least 11 people and injured 25 others in somalias capital one car bomb exploded close to the president ial palace in mogadishu in a separate incident another went off in a car near a checkpoint leading to the airport killing 2 people inside. A still ahead on the. Philippines the philippines president demands answers after fishermen were left stranded at sea when a chinese ship come lighted with their boat plus. How peru is strengthening Border Security to stop venezuelans entering. Hello again its good to have you back we are looking at a break in the weather here across parts of indonesia now we did have some very heavy rain across in march but the forecast is actually a little bit better as we go
There has been public condemnation. Well have the latest from stormont. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The bbc is told libya has agreed to extradite the brother of manchester bomber salman abedi but it is now on hold because of heavy fighting around tripoli. Britains top Civil Servant demands that ministers co operate as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets from the Governments National security council. Retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1200 jobs. We lost, all of us. We lost friends, we lost a part of our self. And marvels biggest superheroes assemble to save the universe once more in avengers endgame. You can hear what mark kermode thinks of that in the film review. The british and irish governments have announced new talks aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland. They said the funeral of the 29 year old journalist lyra mckee had delivered a clear message that people want to see new momentum
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