Hello and welcome to bbc world news. The British Foreign secretary jeremy hunt says britain will do what it takes to keep International Shipping safe after a uk registered oil tanker was seized by iran in the gulf. Mr hunt said tehran had assured him last week that it wanted to de escalate tensions in the region but was now doing the opposite. Iran has released footage of the moment its troops seized the vessel. This is the Moment Iranian revolutionary guards took over the stena impero, descending from a helicopter onto the deck of the tanker, as fast boats circled nearby. Iran says the ship had broken International Regulations following an accident involving a fishing boat. The ships owners have not confirmed this and say it was obeying the law. It is now being held at the port of bandar abbas. We are calling on iran to reverse this illegal act. We are looking for ways to de escalate the situation, but we are also very clear that we will do what it takes to ensure the safety and secur
a fatal heart attack. bronson battersby was found in the home of his father kenneth who was 60. it s thought he died in the days after christmas and the child was then left alone. there were attempts to check on bronson s welfare, but by the time the property was entered it was too late. jo black has our report from skegness i must warn you the details are distressing. bronson! come on, then. bronson battersby was known to social services, but his death and that of his father appear to have happened in the most tragic of circumstances. the bodies of bronson and his 60 year old father, kenneth battersby, were discovered on january the 9th. children s services say kenneth, who was on his own with his son, passed away at home, and that meant nobody was there to give his little boy care. and as a result, he also died. it is a tragedy. ijust happened to look out my window and i noticed suddenly this huge police presence. and then i spoke to a couple of residents across the road an
And so far we know that 3000 people have died in the uk from infected blood and infected Blood Products given by the nhs. 0verall, 30,000 victims have been identified and these fall into two main categories. There are the people with rare genetic Blood Clotting Disorders such as the haemophiliacs, and there are people who needed Blood Transfusions after surgery, for example. So lets start with this first group, the haemophiliacs. People with Blood Clotting Disorders, they need a special protein called factor eight, Orfactor Nine injected which helps the blood clot. But by the 1970s the uk was really struggling to meet demand for these Blood Products and so they started to import from america but because america pays for blood plasma rather than it being donated for free, it came from a lot of high risk individuals, including prisoners, drug addicts and those most in need for money. And so with these donations came some deadly viral infections such as hepatitis c and hiv. In the late 7
The action appears to have been limited in scope, with no casualties or major damage reported. Protestors took to the streets in tehran, denouncing israel, but Iranian State media has played down the incident; one official said there were no plans for further retaliation against israel. A minister in Benjamin Netanyahus government described the israeli action as lame. The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. He said his focus remains on De Escalation. Let me simply first of all repeat what our focus has been and what it remains. De escalation, avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. That is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, and, as necessary, that is what we will continue to do. And again, that is reflected in the statement that you will see coming from all of the g7 countries. On rafah, we have been very clear about this. President biden has been very clear about this. We cannot supp
Too. We will bring you reaction from tehran and washington. Plus, Emergency Services struggling to contain the wildfires leaving a trail of destruction across northern california. 31 people have now been killed, we will speak to someone whose home was consumed by the blaze. And an old hand back to guide bayern munich. Proving the team can get back on track. Sarah im sarah harman. Welcome to the show. Good to have you with us. U. S. President donald trump as outlined a new strategy on iran, that he says is aimed at curbing any possible Nuclear Weapons development. His remarks focused on the nuclear deal between iran and world powers which trump says , needs to be improved. The american president says he is decertifying the deal to give iran relief from sanctions in exchange for restrictions on the Nuclear Development program. Although he stopped short of withdrawing from the agreement, he reserved that as an option if the deal is not strengthened. Here is part of what he had to say. Pre