the bbc news app. the british government will hold emergency talks later to decide how to deal with the seizure of an oil tanker by iran. the outgoing prime minister, theresa may, will chair the meeting, while her foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is expected to press for an international diplomatic response, rather than immediate sanctions. the british vessel was captured on friday, apparently in retaliation for the impounding of an iranian tanker in the uk territory of gibraltar earlier this month. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. iranian revolutionary guards boarding the stena impero on friday afternoon, carrying out a two—week—old threat to seize a british vessel. iran said the tanker broke the law, the ship's owners and the british government say this simply isn't true. earlier, tense exchanges as a british warship, hms montrose, attempted to stop the ship being taken. but the revolutionary guards were determined. hms montrose was too far away to intervene. they warned the tanker

this is bbc news. welcome if you are watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: britain calls for a european naval mission to protect ships in the gulf after iran's seizure of a british—registered oil tanker. the us steps up its crackdown on illegal immigration, announcing plans for fast—track deportations. questions for hong kong's authorities and the police following a brutal attack on pro—democracy protestors by masked men. who will become britain's next prime minister? the winner of the conservative party contest will be announced within hours. and tens of thousands demand the resignation of puerto rico's governor, among them pop star ricky martin. we just can't take it anymore. puerto rico has suffered enough, and it's — it's pretty much barbaric, what he's doing. we're tired, and we're angry. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk is seeking to put together a european—led maritime mission to protect ships passing through the st

welcome to bbc news — i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a shock defeat for greece's socialists as a centre—right landslide ushers in a new era. we want to drive a real reform agenda for the country that is ambitious, very bold and very, very detailed. president trump reacts to the british ambassador‘s cable leaks which labelled his administration inept, saying the diplomat ‘hasn‘t served the uk well‘. the long reach of the far right: how shadowy online networks are connecting extremists across the world. and jubilation for team usa, winners of the women's football world cup for a record fourth time. greece's leftist prime minister, alexis tsipras, has conceded defeat in the country's snap general election. with the results still coming in, the centre—right opposition party, new democracy has won with current projections showing it's closing in on an absolute majority. mr tsipras‘s syriza party, seems to to have paid the price, for failing to oppose austerity measures imposed by the eu, in return for financial

anne soy, bbc news, goma. this is bbc news. the headlines: the british foreign secretary has warned there will be "serious consequences" if iran does not release a british—flagged tanker seized in the gulf, and the uk government has warned shipping to stay out of the region. tehran says the vessel was breaking maritime navigation rules. the stena impero's owners say they have been unable to contact their vessel. aid agencies are calling on international governments to speed up their response to the ebola emergency in the democratic republic of the congo. more than 1,600 people have already died there. the world health organisation has declared an international public health emergency. extremely hot weather has started to hit north america, with temperatures of around 38 degrees celsius expected at the weekend. meteorologists warn the vulnerable could be at risk. now on bbc news: the week in parliament.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8. forced to live in squalid conditions with leaking toilets, no access to water and paid as little as 50p a day the 400 victims of britain's largest modern day slavery ring. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me,. eight people from poland are jailed for forced labour offences, people trafficking and money laundering. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters as the former leader of the far right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. a boost for the uk car industry jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric

mark easton, bbc news. shows such as gavin and stacey, love island, gentleman jack and broadchurch will be on the bbc and itv‘s joint streaming service when it launches in the uk later this year. britbox will be available by subscription and it will cost customers £5.99 a month. but it faces stiff competition from the likes of netflix and amazon, as david sillito now reports. welcome to britbox. yes, it is another streaming service, but this is british, a combination of bbc and itv programmes. but this is already a fairly crowded market and there is definitely a market leader. probably netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflixlj netflix more than anything. netflix. youtube and netflix. ijust pay for netflix, now tv, though subscriptions are the kind of things that have got a bit more interesting stuff tha n that have got a bit more interesting stuff than just what is on regular channels. and most of this will be television we have a

nicholas witchell, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: france is looking into holding fresh talks with iran to try to save the international nuclear deal. tehran has warned it's ready to enrich more uranium. more than a0 migrants have disembarked from a rescue ship after it defied a ban to dock on the italian island of lampedusa. new legislation in england and wales could see murderers who refuse to reveal the location of their victims' bodies spend longer in prison. helen's law follows a campaign by the mother of helen mccourt who was killed 31 years ago but whose body has never been found. dan johnson reports. for marie mccourt, the grief of more than 30 years has been compounded by the added pain of being unable to bury her daughter. helen was 22 when she disappeared. she was murdered by ian simms, a pub landlord who is still serving a life sentence and refuses to say what he did with helen's body. marie took her campaign to downing street, calling for helen's law to prevent murderers like simms being eligible for early

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain has called for a european naval mission to protect ships in the gulf following iran's seizure of a british—registered oil tanker. authorities in hong kong have defended the police after groups of pro—democracy protesters were attacked by gangs of masked men. in the phillippines, the trial has begun of maria ressa, the editor of the online site rappler and critic of president rodrigo duterte. she's charged with cyber libel. her website has reported extensively on president duterte's anti—drugs crackdown that left thousands of people dead. earlier i spoke to our correspondent howard johnson outside the courthouse in manila. if you just see behind up on the top floor, that's where regional trial court branch 46 is. there is a case going on, cyber libel against rappler and maria ressa, the editor of the website. what has happened is a businessman has brought about a private case against her saying that she was involved with libelling him in an article b

coming up on bbc news. a ferrari one—two at first practise in the german grand prix, with sebastian vettel fastest. his team—mate charles leclerc came second and lewis hamilton third. now, video game tournaments — or e—sports — are big business, and some of the world's best players are competing this weekend for prize money higher than that earned by the wimbledon champions. they're playing the popular game fortnite, which is holding its first ever world cup in new york. among the contestants are british teenage hopefuls, asjoe tidy reports. for two years, fortnite's unique brand of dancing, shooting and looting has brought gamers together online. avast ye, land lubbers. now it's time for the cream of the crop to meet in person, for the first ever world cup. the prize pool is a record $30 million — or £24 million. the winner takes home $3 million and this trophy. some of the favourites are british, including 14—year—old carljackson from london. he's known online as mongrel. it's a lot more

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: a thrilling end to the cricket world cup, as england defeat new zealand to become world champions for the first time. cheering jubilant england fans watched the game in trafalgar square and around the country. commentator: and that's it. a massive... after more than five hours on court, novak djokovic beats roger federer to retain his wimbledon men's single title. more leaked memos from britain's former ambassador to washington suggest president trump scrapped the iran nuclear deal to spite barack obama. a man is charged with the murder of kelly mary fauvrelle, the 26—year—old who was eight months pregnant when she was fatally stabbed at home. storm barry makes landfall in the american state of louisiana, where there are warnings of life—threatening floods. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — martin lipton, chief sports reporter at the sun, and ruth lea, economic adviser at arbuthnot banking group. good e

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump lashes out at the british prime minister and the uk ambassador to the us, following leaked memos criticising his adminstration. the wealthy american fiancier jeffrey epstein pleads not guilty to charges of trafficking underage girls for sex more than a decade ago. over the last week, we've been looking at the threat deforestation poses to the amazon rainforest. it is one of the biggest sources for capturing carbon dioxide on the planet, but just how significant is the rainforest in helping to limit the rise in global temperatures? 0ur science editor david shukman has been meeting the scientist who's spent the last decade finding out. this must be the hardest way to investigate why the trees of the amazon are so important. climbing right up into them. down on the ground, a scientist, erica boehringer, is asking for samples of the leaves. her assistant, way up above, cuts away a few branches and throws them down. according to erica, understanding the f

mark easton, bbc news. a fantasist who made false allegations of murder and child sex abuse against several high—profile figures, has been jailed for eighteen years. the judge said carl beech was a manipulative and devious person, who‘d fabricated a vip paedophile ring, accusing people with the highest integrity of vile acts. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. as he lived his life as a school governor and hospital inspector, carl beech watched others suffer as a result of his lies. poppies, pinned to my chest while they did whatever they wanted to do. he‘d handed over names in police interviews, claiming high profile figures formed a vip paedophile ring. beech revelled in the attention he received, before he was exposed as a paedophile himself and a cruel and dangerous manipulator. today, it was the turn of those whose lives he tried to destroy to have their voices heard. the former mp, harvey proctor, lost his home and hisjob because he was under suspicion. carl beech claimed he‘d a

lucy manning, bbc news. families of the victims of the serial killer stephen port have been told fresh inquests will focus on possible police failings. he drugged four young men and dumped their bodies. since the conviction, the victims' families have questioned why he was not stopped sooner. surgeons in australia have successfully rewired the nerves of paralysed patients to give them movement in their arms and hands. 16 patients who had no use of any of their limbs were operated on. 13 of them can now bend their elbows and use their hands to grip things. the surgery has been described as life—changing. here's our health correspondent james gallagher. this might seem simple, but it's remarkable. 0nce—paralysed patients have been given the use of their arms and hands again. they can feed themselves, put on make—up or hold hands with a partner. paul robinson was injured in a dirt—bike accident four years ago. i can pick something with my left that i wouldn't be able to do with my right. but he can now

this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: footage from iran shows the seizure of a tanker in the gulf — london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways and lufthansa suspend all flights to and from cairo over security concerns. mystery at the vatican — forensic experts search for a 15—year—old girl who disappeared in 1983. the eagle has landed. roger. the moment the world held its breath — astronauts touch down on the surface of the moon, exactly 50 years ago. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british foreign secretaryjeremy 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. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has more. this is the moment iranian revolutionary guards

gareth barlow, bbc news. emanuele capobianco from the red cross had more on the difference the declaration of ebola as a state emergency has made. this declaration makes an important difference, because it highlights the severity of the outlook and determines increased attention and increased financing in response to this serious outbreak that's been underfunded until now. where do you see this outbreak going now, and what do you need most urgently? well, the outbreak has killed more than 1,600 people. it has crossed the border into uganda last month and arrived in goma last weekend. we need to contain it, and that's why more resources are needed to do what has been effective until now, but also to expand a little bit the effort. we need to move beyond an ebola—only focused response and start addressing other health needs and humanitarian needs that are a priority for a population in dire humanitarian need. we need to invest in building resilience in the system so the virus can be detected and responded to

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories... braced for storm barry, louisiana declares a state of emergency, with warnings of high winds and heavy flooding. facebook reportedly faces a multi—billion dollar fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. testing times in the relationship between the us and turkey as ankara takes delivery of a russian missile defence system. and federer through again. the eight—time champion overcomes rafael nadal to reach his 12th wimbledon final. the us state of lousiana has declared a state of emergency as tropical storm barry approaches hurricane strength and nears landfall. new orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore — the city has already seen severe rain and flooding. new orleans city council says it is as prepared as it can be, and has told residents to stay indoors. sophie long reports. high winds lashing the louisiana coast as tropical

and coming up on bbc news. england are struggling to bowl australia out in the first day of a must win test for the women's ashes at taunton. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. for to the bbc news at six. the first time the governm own for the first time the government's own tax and spending watchdog has warned that a no—deal brexit could cause a £30 billion hit to the public finances. from falling house prices to a higher cost of living the office for budget responsibility spells out what it thinks will happen in a no deal scenario. that's something both borisjohnson and jeremy hunt — the men who want to become our next prime minister — have not ruled out. here's our economics editor faisal islam. it is the first time that the government's independent experts on tax and spend, the office for budgetary responsibility, have assessed what happens to the treasury tax billions and to public spending too if the uk leaves the european union without a deal. there is huge uncertainty, there is no k

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 7pm: the chancellor threatens to resign if borisjohnson becomes prime minister. philip hammond tells the bbc he would then campaign to prevent a no—deal brexit. i understand that his conditions for serving in his government would include accepting a no—deal exit on the 31st of october. that is not something i could ever sign up to. ireland's foreign minister warns "we'll be in trouble" if the new pm tears up the brexit withdrawal agreement. if the house of commons chooses to facilitate a no—deal brexit and if a new british prime minister chooses to take britain in that direction, then it will happen. but this will be a british choice. violence erupts again in hong kong as police use tear gas on pro—democracy protestors. iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk—registered tanker in the gulf. irish golfer shane lowry wins the open at royal portrush. full details coming up in sportsday at 7:30pm. good evening. the chancellor philip hammond says h

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the chancellor threatens to resign if borisjohnson becomes prime minister. philip hammond tells the bbc he would then campaign to prevent a no—deal brexit. it's very important that a prime minister is able to have a chancellor who is closely aligned with him in terms of policy. they therefore intend to resign to theresa may before she goes to the palace to tender her own resignation on wednesday. violence erupts again in hong kong as police use tear gas on pro—democracy protestors. riot police have come into clear people out of this area. and this is now what is happening every weekend in hong kong. iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk—registered tanker in the gulf. ireland's shane lowry holds his nerve to win golf‘s open championship in difficult conditions at royal portrush. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rob merrick and anne ashworth — stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc ne

this is bbc news. the headlines: boris johnson takes over as british prime minister today, as the country faces its biggest political crisis in decades over brexit. he won the leadership of the conservative party on tuesday and has claimed he can take the uk out of the european union by the end of october even if it means a no—deal brexit. the usjustice department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms to examine whether they are unfairly restricting competition. it didn't name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon, and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. parts of europe are in the grip of the summer's second heatwave, with the jetstream bringing conditions from north africa. south—western france was worst affected — reaching 42 degrees centigrade. the world meteorological organisation said the rising temperatures bore "the hallmark of climate change". you are up—to—date on the headlines. now on bbc news — panorama. in america's south, so

stay with us and bbc news. —— on bbc news. still to come: a carnival of colour comes to london, britain's biggest ever pride parade. it's been another day of frantic campaigning in the race to be the next prime minister, with borisjohnson and jeremy hunt meeting conservative party members in the latest of a series of events taking place around the country. ballot papers have now been sent out to around 180,000 members with the result being announced in just over two weeks' time. today's events come as a bbc investigation has found that some members have received two ballot papers in the post. our political correspondent ben wright reports. as political fights go, it's a pretty friendly affair. the two contenders for number 10 joshing with rival camps as they tour the country. it was nottingham this morning and another 0&a for the party faithful and then on to south wales for the second hustings of the day. borisjohnson dropping in on barry island on his way to cardiff. jeremy hunt running out of time to turn his self—proclai

jenny kumar, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: footage from iran shows the seizure of a tanker in the gulf — london says it's working to defuse the crisis. let's get more on that story now. we can speak to abbas milani, who's director of iranian studies at stanford university in the united states. he is in oregon for us. why did around used to relieve that footage of the commanders going down from helicopter onto the chip —— why did iran? i think part of the reason was for domestic reasons. —— onto the ship? this was very much a theatrical performance, showing iran in commanders can take over and an armed vessel —— iranian commandos. how do you think the uk can get out of this without getting into an armed conflict? i think the way the uk has managed it so far is the most prudent way. that is to recognise the theatrical aspect, recognise the tit—for—tat aspect of it, but also to recognise that iran is in no position to engage in a full fight with the uk or with the united states or with united stat

we'll keep you updated with live news on the bbc news. time to the last programme in this series of news watch. series of newswatch, with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. getting away from the westminster village. i'll be asking the bbc‘s new political correspondent based outside london about her role and... it really is the end of an era. ofan era. thanks! ..it‘s farewell to this week with andrew neil, viewers vent their feelings about the axing of the late—night politics show. first, you may have noticed a different look to bbc news programmes this week with new on—screen graphics rolled out on all programmes, including, as you can see, newswatch. the corporations own typeface named reith after its first director general has been used online for a couple of years and now appears on air too. the aim is to make the information on—screen clearer, easier to read and better suited to the digital age, with many more people consuming news on small, mobile and tablet screens. but not everyone thinks

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: britain, france and germany have appealed for an end to escalating tensions over iran's nuclear programme. president trump has been accused of racism after telling a group of ethnic minority congresswomen that they should go back to where they came from. a study that followed nearly 200,000 people over eight years has found that diet and exercise can help almost everyone lower their risk of dementia. researchers found that even those with a higher risk of developing the disease could lower it by up to a third through adopting a healthier lifestyle. here's our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. sue taylor is committed to keeping fit. she comes here for a work—out three times a week as well as watching what she eats. her mother and grandmother both had dementia and she doesn't want the same to happen to her. i just want to keep mentally, keep my brain as sharp as possible for as long as possible. and i feel if i don't get out, be active, then

orla guerin, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: calling time on this year's sun—soaked, star—studded glastonbury festival. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: hong kong marks the 22nd anniversary of the handoverfrom british to chinese control, but the territory i

nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. you are watching bbc news. in another policy announcement three days after becoming prime minister, borisjohnson has pledged to fund a new high—speed rail link between leeds and manchester. he says it will "turbocharge the regions," and "unlock jobs, boosting growth." he was speaking on a visit to the north—west, with the full details of his proposals to be published in the autumn. but labour says the plans are a rehash of past failed promises from the conservatives. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicky young, reports from manchester. taking his first steps as prime minister, borisjohnson is promising a bright, optimistic future. i wasjust thinking that it was actually the metro... but he is not the first conservative to come to manchester offering more investment for the north of england. at the science and industry museum, mrjohnson said action was needed to combat the hopelessness felt by those living in some northern towns. it isn't really the fault of the places, and certainly isn't the fault of th

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories... braced for storm barry, louisiana declares a state of emergency, with warnings of high winds and heavy flooding. facebook reportedly faces a multi—billion dollar fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. testing times in the relationship between the us and turkey as ankara takes delivery of a russian missile defence system. and federer through again. the eight—time champion overcomes rafael nadal to reach his 12th wimbledon final.

ben wright, bbc news. the former head of m16 has told the bbc that the uk is going through a "political nervous breakdown". sirjohn sawers has said the country could have a prime minister who doesn't have the "standing" to be leader. he was critical of both the conservatives and labour. it's been reported that metropolitan police detectives have questioned the american actor kevin spacey over allegations of sexual assault in the uk. according to variety magazine, officers travelled to the united states in may, where the oscar—winning actor was interviewed under caution but not arrested. the allegations, mr spacey denies, relate to the period between 1996 and 2013. officials in southern california are warning of potentially dangerous aftershocks following the state's biggest earthquake in 20 years. the 7.1 magnitude tremor struck near the city of ridgecrest — about 150 miles north—east of los angeles. this report from sophie long contains some flashing images. oh, my god... it created waves in family

orla guerin, bbc news. the chief inspector of has warned that thousands of inmates are being released without proper checks on the dangers they pose to the public. peter clarke said he'd repeatedly raise the problem and had received a poor response. he suggested it may be time foran poor response. he suggested it may be time for an independent enquiry into rising levels of suicide and self—harm amongst prisoners in england and wales. in westminster mps have voted to legalise same—sex marriage in northern ireland, unless the devolved government is restored by the 21st of october. northern ireland has been without a functioning executive since january, 2017. a majority of mps have approved an amendment which aims to extend access to abortion in northern ireland. emma vardy is in stormont. what do these votes mean? they could potentially be the ca ta lyst they could potentially be the catalyst for historic change here. these have been two of northern ireland's most divisive issues. the only part of the uk

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: carl beech, a man who claimed to have been abused as a child by a westminster paedophile ring, is convicted of perverting the course ofjustice and fraud. the foreign secretary says he wants increased protection for shipping in the gulf, as he condemns the seizing of a british—flagged tanker by iran as "an act of piracy". voting ends in the conservative leadership race, as a senior minister quits in protest over a possible boris johnson victory. jo swinson is named as the first female leader of the liberal democrats, beating sir ed davey. you have put your trust in me, not only to lead our party, but to lead and grow a bigger, open, liberal movement which our country so desperately needs. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, katy balls, from the spectator, and political commentator, lance price. stay with us for that. good evening. welcome to bbc news. a convicted paedophile who accused some of the uk's highest rank

this is bbc news. our top stories: the united nations accuses the world of turning its back on syria after more than a hundred people are killed injust ten days. air strikes kill and maim significant numbers of civilians several times a week and the response seems to be a collective shrug. walking free — the british man who helped stop a cyber attack—against the national health service, only to stand trial for hacking in the usa. the united states says it's reached an agreement with guatemala to help stem the flow of migrants reaching its southern border. south african musicianjohnny clegg is remembered by family, friends and fans at a memorial service in johannesburg. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in syria, where, according to the united nations, airstrikes by the government's armed forces and its allies have killed at least a hundred people in the last ten days. 26 of them were children. the un's human rights chief, michelle bachelet, has accused the international community of treating

fergus walsh, bbc news. there‘s a special programme about safa and marwa‘s extraordinary story this weekend on the bbc news channel. two brains, 0ne skull — separating conjoined twins is on saturday and repeated on sunday at 9:30pm. in america, the house of representatives has formally condemned president donald trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen in which he told them to go back to their own countries. the resolution — which is very rarely used — denounced mr trump‘s comments as racist. this afternoon, the president went on the offensive again, calling the politicians "the four horsewomen of the apocalpyse". nick bryant reports from washington. 0n capitol hill, fierce words of condemnation for the president‘s racist tweets. i know racism when i see it. i know racism when i feel it. and at the highest level of government, there is no room for racism. these comments from the white house are disgraceful and disgusting, and these comments are racist. the republicans tried a

this is bbc news. let's go back to the news that british airways has suspended all flights to and from cairo for the next seven days citing security concerns. in the past few moments, we've heard reports that the german airline lufthansa has also temporarily suspended its flights to the egyptian capital. earlier on, i spoke to christine shelbourne who was due to travel to cairo with british airways this evening for a week away with her 11—year—old grandson. she told me what happened when they arrived at heathrow. got to the airport, checked in, fine, no problem, could not get in through the security gates, kept sending us back and nobody knew why. they eventually told us the flight was cancelled, by which time we had heard through other means that the flight had heard through other means that the flight had been cancelled. no information given. he was devastated. he had been looking to forward to it for so long. what is your view of how british airways have handled this? dreadful, numb information

the bbc news app. we have not confirmed yet who these gangs. —— are these gangs. the british government will hold emergency talks later to decide how to deal with the seizure of an oil tanker by iran. the outgoing prime minister, theresa may, will chair the meeting, while her foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is expected to press for an international diplomatic response, rather than immediate sanctions. the british vessel was captured on friday, apparently in retaliation for the impounding of an iranian tanker in the uk territory of gibraltar earlier this month. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. iranian revolutionary guards boarding the stena impero on friday afternoon, carrying out a two—week—old threat to seize a british vessel. iran said the tanker broke the law, the ship's owners and the british government say this simply isn't true. earlier, tense exchanges as a british warship, hms montrose, attempted to stop the ship being taken. but the revolutionary guards were determined.

iain watson, bbc news. and tomorrow here on the bbc news at one, we'll look in detail at the other candidate in the leadership race, borisjohnson. chelsea football club have appointed frank lampard as their new manager. they describe him as one of their greatest—ever players, having made almost 650 appearances for the club and won 11 major trophies. andy swiss is at the club, in south london. (live frank lampard coming home? yes, then, welcome to stamford bridge, where, as you say, frank lampard enjoyed such success as a player. in fa ct, enjoyed such success as a player. in fact, he's the club's record scorer. more than 200 goals, known to the fa ns more than 200 goals, known to the fans as super frank. well, now he's back as their manager, as sarah campbell reports. # super, super frank... for 13 years, frank lampard helped chelsea fill up its trophy cabinet. he is their all—time record goal—scorer, and now he's back. delighted to be back. so many great memories of this place. the new role starts he

katy austin, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are katherine forster, reporter at the sunday times and the home editor at the london evening standard, martin bentham. riot police in hong kong have fired tear gas at protestors, taking part in an unauthorised demonstration. thousands had gathered, but after police warnings a small group refused to disperse, throwing bricks and stones, in the northern district of yuen long. the march was in condemnation of an attack on pro—democracy protestors last weekend, by masked men. 0ur asia correspondent nick beake reports. tear gas, rubber bullets, and anger filled the stifling summer air. welcome to another weekend in hong kong. this is now the rhythm of life. you find a police force trying to contain an eighth consecutive week of demonstrations. and these are the protesters who won't back down — tens of thousands of

this is bbc news. the headlines: police in russia detain more than a thousand activists over a planned protest against the exclusion of candidates in moscow's upcoming elections. there have been violent clashes between police and demonstrators in hong kong, where pro—democracy activists were attacked a week ago. well, let's stay with that story. annie boyajian is director of advocacy for freedom house, a democracy and human rights think tank in the us. well, i think right now is a critical moment. we're seeing rhetoric out of the ccp, their threats to use violence against peaceful protesters is similar to the rhetoric in the lead up to the tiananmen massacre, and so what the leadership do now is of critical importance. the united states congress and the administration and other governments should be calling on the police to remain peaceful, and ccp to exercise restraint, and the us congress specifically should pass the hong kong democracy act, which would require us to annually assert hong kong democ

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: scorching heat in europe, as the sweltering weather brings record—breaking temperatures, across the continent. scores of migrants are feared drowned, in a deadly shipwreck off the coast of libya. the un says it must be a turning point. the usjustice department reinstates capital punishment — scheduling the first executions in sixteen years. from the streets to salvation. how gang members in el salvador are finding a new path in life. europe is in the grip of a heatwave that's breaking records. the hottest temperatures ever were experienced in germany and the netherlands this week, while in paris today, it was more than 42 dgrees celsius, that's 108 in farenheight, the highest temperature france's capital has ever seen. lucy williamson reports from paris. the city of light has become the city of heat. 42 degrees, just bearable if you are mostly underwater. the government has repeatedly warned people not to stay out in the sun, but with offices and schools closing e

gareth barlow, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: calling time on this year's sun—soaked, star—studded glastonbury festival. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: hong kong marks the 22nd anniversary of the handoverfrom british to chinese control, but the territory is brac

david shukman, bbc news. police in essex are investigating after a sixth person has died in what are thought to be drug—related deaths. the victims are all believed to have taken class a drugs. the three men and three women who have died so far were all found in south essex. police are trying to establish exactly what they all took. the prime minister has been meeting northern ireland's five main parties at stormont. borisjohnson promised to do "everything in his power" to help restore the power—sharing government. he also held talks on brexit. the dup said a deal with the eu on keeping the border with ireland open was possible if there was a willingness on both sides. sinn fein told the prime minister a no—deal brexit would be "catastrophic". our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. drifting towards brexit as deepening chasms form. the uk and ireland now a relationship under strain, and nervousness here, with borisjohnson treading a new, harder line. hard border, no deal, no backstop. no, no, no.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain, france and germany have appealed for an end to escalating tensions over iran's nuclear programme. let's get more on that story. patricia degennaro, is a professor of global affairs and national security at george mason university. shejoins us now from pennsylvania. the uk, france and germany have made this appeal to the us, how do you think donald trump will react? the same way he always does, to reject the notion that anyone should move forward and stand between the blockade and economic sanctions that are going on against they run. however, i do think it is high time the european speak up about this. making these moves to prevent further escalation in the area. can europe do that? what can europe do specifically to change the course of where this issue has been headed? they've set up a special fund where iran would do exchanges —— they could, right now the biggest leveraged the us has to keep iran within the confines of these sanctions is it is ver

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the british government warns of serious diplomatic consequences following the seizure of a tanker in the strait of hormuz. uk ships have been advised to stay out of the area. let's stay with that story now. dr assal rad is a research fellow at the national iranian american council. she says iran's actions are motivated by the unites states last year withdrawing from the iran nuclear deal which promised economic relief for the country. the importance of breaching the deal is that we are in the current situation we are because of that. iran not getting the economic relief it was promised through the deal is why iran is now, a year later, after practising sort of strategic patience, not doing anything provoking, complying with the deal, has no benefits. so now we are seeing iran shift strategies over the last month or so, or two months 01’ the last month or so, or two months orso, the last month or so, or two months or so, because they haven't gotten any relief in

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: borisjohnson's preparing to become britain's next prime minister after winning the conservative party leadership election. world leaders offer their congratulations, including president trump. but the new head of the european commission warns of challenging times ahead. forecasters expect temperatures to rise this week, culminating in what the met office has said could be the highest ever recorded in the uk. july record of 36.7 celsius set at heathrow in 2015. duncan kennedy is in bournemouth for us. from the north of africa to the south of britain, a glorious delivery of sunshine coating every coast in a wave of heat. here in bournemouth, temperatures hit 30 degrees, making the water as crowded as the beach. what do you think of the weather? it's really lovely, it's amazing. it's nice and hot and everyone is enjoying themselves. awesome, we have been waiting for so long for such weather like this and you know, it finally came. at lymington in hampshire, it

lucy manning, bbc news. head teachers are warning of a worsening mental health crisis in primary schools. 46 health trusts across the uk replied to a freedom of information request from the bbc. their data indicates that mental health referrals have risen sharply. help was requested for more than 31,000 primary school children in the past year alone. but nhs figures for england reveal that over the same period, a third of all children with mental health problems received no professional care. our special correspondent ed thomas has been to one primary school in bury in lancashire to hear teachers' concerns. i've had things thrown at me — chairs, tables, books. self—harming on a regular basis. children say they don't want to be here any more. you talk to other head teachers, we all feel like this. it's a massive crisis in our schools. meet headteacherjoanne. this is the next little room we've made. she's invited the bbc inside her classrooms... little break—out spaces... ..to see a school over capacity.

this is bbc news. the headlines: boris johnson takes over as british prime minister today, as the country faces its biggest political crisis in decades — over brexit. he won the leadership of the conservative party on tuesday — and has claimed he can take the uk out of the european union by the end of october even if it means a no—deal brexit. the usjustice department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms to examine whether they are unfairly restricting competition. it didn‘t name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon, and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. parts of europe are in the grip of the summer‘s second heatwave — thejetstream is bringing conditions akin to north africa. south—west france is worst affected — reaching 42 celsius. the world meteorological organisation says the rising temperatures bear "the hallmark of climate change".

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: scorching heat in europe — as the sweltering weather brings record—breaking temperatures, across the continent. scores of migrants are feared drowned, in a deadly shipwreck off the coast of libya. the un says it must be a turning point. let's get more now on our top story. scientists say the heatwave in europe has been caused by a meteorological effect known as an 0mega block. it's a massive area of high pressure that acts like a lid over the entire continent, trapping hot airfrom north africa. experts are pointing to the link between extreme weather and climate change. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has more from kew gardens in london. temperatures were among the highest in the uk today here at kew gardens — a scorching 37.7 degrees — so those who braved the sunshine came prepared. and climate scientists are now confident that heatwaves like the one the uk's currently sweltering through are more likely and more extreme because of climate change.

orla guerin, bbc news. the outspoken texas billionaire and two—time candidate for the us presidency, ross perot, has died at the age of 89. mr perot‘s 1992 run for the white house was the strongest showing for an independent since teddy roosevelt's in 1912. long before donald trump's anti establishment message, mr perot was pitching himself as a populist and a patriot. laura trevelyan looks back at his life and career. he shook up the 1992 presidential race by using his own millions to run as an independent. railing against excessive spending and bad management in washington. captured 90% of the national vote and his collea g u es 90% of the national vote and his colleagues saw his hopes of a second term dashed, they blame perot for siphoning or republican votes and letting bill clinton when, but perot ‘s straight talking one him across the glass. i want this people to start with an idea like i did. he was an eagle scout who went on to graduate from the naval academy. a salesman who made a fortune wit

ly5e doucet, bbc news. the man who will become the next prime minister will be named tomorrow morning. borisjohnson is widely expected to win the conservative party leadership contest and move into downing street on wednesday. the ballot of tory party members closed this evening. ahead of the announcement, the foreign office minister sir alan duncan re5igned from the government, in protest at mrjohn5on‘s expected victory. from westminster, here's our political editor, laura kuen55berg. i've just voted for boris johnson to be the next prime minister. the envelopes should all have arrived... this is it. i'm about to post my vote for borisjohnson. ..crosse5 in the box put by tory members... i felt that it would only be right to vote forjeremy hunt. ..that will decide who the prime minister is, for all of us. eitherjeremy hunt, who has struggled to keep pace, or borisjohnson, the front runner, will become the next tory leader. but even before he has won, 5ome mini5ter5 have quit because they wouldn't serve hi

andy verity, bbc news. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: royal portrush gears up for the open championship as the oldest golf major returns to northern ireland for the first time in 68 years. nigeria take third place in the africa cup of nations, after a 1—0 win over tunisia. and australia's caleb ewan celebrates a first stage win on the tour de france — as the race moves into the pyrenees. welcome to the programme. the fourth and final golf major of the year gets underway later. it's the 148th open championship — with the italian francesco molinari defending the title he won at carnoustie last year. this year's championship take place at royal portrush in county antrim as the open returns to northern ireland for the first time since 1951. from portrush, adam wild reports. after 68 years, the open championship is finally back here in portrush on the northern coast of northern ireland. it is a spectacular setting and the