And coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. Good morning welcome to bbc newsroom live. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterdays extreme heat. But with speed restrictions in place that didnt happen. What did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when they sagged in the heat, sparking some line side fires. This left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. Repair work has been ongoing but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed meaning a significantly reduced service is in place. And theres still disruption there today as well as other stations as seen here in leicester. East Midlands Trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. Its put an emergency t
For a dangerous heatwave. The way for smarter cars in smarter good morning. Our weather is set to that if the situation is not cities back down here on earth resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. Do where, i have to say, get hotter next week and in fact parking may be one of the coolest very hot for some of us. But we are resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. Do you think this could be resolved by diplomatic means . Can you rule out any kind of things you get to do. Not there yet. Still a bit of rain no way to come this weekend. Your full forecast is coming up. Heartbreak for rory mcilroy military intervention at all . Were he narrowly misses the cut not looking at military options, we at his home open championship at royal portrush are looking at a way to resolve this in Northern Ireland. Situation. But we are very clear that it must be resolved. Freedom of navigation in the gulf is absolutely no way. Its saturday the 20th ofjuly. Come on, man. Our top
Iranian state media say the tanker was detained because it had been involved in an accident with a fishing boat. Paul adams reports. Iran says the stena impero and its multinational crew which doesnt include any britons is now being held at the port. The Authorities Say the tank is being investigated following an accident involving a fishing boat. The ship owners havent confirmed this and say no rules were broken. The stena impero was making its way through the strait of hormuz in International Waters when it was intercepted by a helicopter and several baits. It made a sharp turn north towards iran. Its last reported position, a few miles south west of an iranian island. We will respond in a way thatis island. We will respond in a way that is considered but robust. We are absolutely clear that if the situation isnt resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. A second tanker, the mv mesdar, was also detained but only briefly. It is now making its way to a port in saudi arabia
Mankind. Its 50 years today since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. England hope to reach their first netball World Cup Final today. They face new zealand this afternoon. And coming up with knife crime reaching record levels in england and wales, we look at the impact it is having on the streets. The foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has summoned the most senior diplomat in the uk to the foreign 0ffice diplomat in the uk to the Foreign Office after the iranians revolutionary guard sees an oil tanker last night. The government has advised uk ships to stay out of the area out of the strait of hormuz foran the area out of the strait of hormuz for an interim period, after a meeting of the Emergency Committee last night. State media in tehran says that tanker had violated International Maritime rules but their sweeps the owner, the swedish company, said the tanker was in full compliance with all navigation and international regulations. The foreign secretary says the seizure was unacceptable an
One small step for man, one giant lea p one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Its 50 years ago today that Neil Armstrong took the giant leap to become the first man to walk on the moon. And in a special edition of witness history at 3. 30pm, hear the personal stories of some extraordinary moments in space exploration. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has spoken to his iranian counterpart expressing what he said was extreme disappointment over the seizure of a british flagged oil tanker in the gulf last night. A Senior Iranian diplomat has also been summoned to the Foreign Office. The government has advised uk ships to stay out of the area of the strait of hormuz for an interim period after a meeting of the emergency committee, cobra, late last night. State media in teheran say the tanker, the stena impero, had violated International Maritime rules. But the ships owner, the Swedish Company stena bulkt, says the tanker was in full compliance with all navigation and inter