Its 50 years ago today that Neil Armstrong took the giant leap to become the first man to walk on the moon. And coming up at 10. 30am, the travel show is in florida to meet the people who worked on that epic apollo 11 mission back in 1969. The government has advised uk ships to stay out of the area of the strait of hormuz for an interim period, after iran seized a british flagged tanker. The warning came after a meeting of the governments emergency committee, cobra, late last night. State media in tehran say the tanker, the stena impero, was involved in an accident with an iranian fishing boat before it was seized. The reports also claim the vessel 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 international regulations. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the seizure was unacceptable and britains response would be considered but robust. Our correspondent simonjones repo
On the moon. And coming up in dateline london Carrie Gracie and her panel of guests discuss escalating tensions with iran and wholl be the next Prime Minister. Thats at half past 11. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned tehran of serious consequences after the Iranian Revolutionary guard seized a british flagged oil tanker in the gulf last night. 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 international regulations. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the seizure was unacceptable and britains response would be considered but robust. Our correspondent simonjones reports. Seized in a major escalation of tensions, the stena impero, a
The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned tehran of serious consequences after the Iranian Revolutionary guard seized a british flagged oil tanker in the gulf last night. 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 tehran 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 international regulations. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the seizure was unacceptable and britains response would be considered but robust. Our correspondent simonjones reports. Seized in a major escalation of tensions, the stena impero, a british flagged tanker and its 23 crew members from india, russia, latvia and the philippines now in the hands of iran after it was surrounded by four boats and a helicopter. This is
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