In the semis today. Talking of rain, edgbaston may see a shower today as good wimbledon although it is an outside chance. There are showers in the forecast, the heaviest from lincolnshire northwards. Its thursday the 11th ofjuly. Our top story. Iranian boats have tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker in iranian waters but reportedly withdrew after a british warship trained its guns on them. The incident happened in the strait of hormuz a strategically important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the united arab emirates. Lets get more details now from simonjones who is outside the ministry of defence for us this morning. Peter bowes. Growing tensions in the gulf of. A British Oil Tanker should be seized, steady run, if the iranians ship is not released. It was expected of carrying oilfrom not released. It was expected of carrying oil from iran not released. It was expected of carrying oilfrom iran to not released. It was expected of c
Human fossils outside africa for the first time and. England prepare to take on australia in the cricket world cup semifinal at edgbaston. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. A Royal Navy Frigate has intercepted iranian boats that were harassing a British Oil Tanker in the gulf. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the tanker and the iranian vessels, issuing a number of warnings over radio, before they moved off. Iran has previously threatened retaliation for the seizure of a tanker carrying iranian oil off gibraltar last week. The ministry of defence said three iranian vessels, believed to belong to the revolutionary guards, asked the tanker to stop in iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a warning from a Royal Navy Frigate. Its a strategically very important stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the United Arab Emirates. Iran has denied any encounter between its forces and foreign ships in the last
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Opponents ofJeremy Corbyn. A new Study Suggests sugary drinks including pure fruitjuice could increase the risk of cancer. Commentator battling. 0h, not for much longer. What a beauty. And australia on the ropes england snatch early wickets in their world cup semifinal. And coming up on bbc news. Can Serena Williams book her place in an 11th wimbledon singles final on what is ladies semi finals day today . Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Royal Navy Warship has warned off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a British Oil Tanker in the gulf. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the British Heritage and the iranian vessels. The montrose issued several radio warnings and the iranian boats then turned away. Iran had threatened retaliation after British Royal marines seized an iranian tanker last week, suspected of breaking sanctions. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. Irans revolutionary guard regularly patrol the narro
Live all the sport. England take their first three wickets for just 1a runs. England take their first three wicketsforjust14 runs. 217 8 australia, you would say england are in control but we saw what happened to india from a similar position against new zealand yesterday, lots of drama so far, we will have the latest from edgbaston at 2 30pm. Bit of drama coming in the weather forecast. Thunderstorms across the uk at the moment, mostly affecting the far north east, one or two into edgbaston for the cricket this afternoon. All the details coming up shortly. Also coming up re writing history the skull discovery which suggests modern human beings lived outside africa much earlier than previously thought tension is mounting in the gulf after a Royal Navy Warship warned off three iranian gunboats that were trying to intercept a British Oil Tanker in the strait of hormuz. The ministry of defence says hms montrose moved between the British Heritage and the iranian vessels. The montrose issue