this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. british ships are put on high alert in the gulf as the threat alert in the gulf as the threat alert is raised amid ongoing tensions with iran to the it comes asa tensions with iran to the it comes as a royal navy gunboat —— warship warmed off a rainy and boats. a public enquiry concludes a father of two was shot dead after a catastrophic series of failings by manchester police. firearms command is authorised and planned the operation incompetently and in breach of national guidance. labour rejects accusations here members of jeremy corbyn ‘steam interfered into investigations into alleged

anti—semitism to jubilation as england power into the cricket world cup finalfor the england power into the cricket world cup final for the first time in 27 yea rs cup final for the first time in 27 years after thrashing australia. serena williams has made a within the wimbledon final and is within one victory of ling margaret ports tally of grand slam victories. and later we will be looking at the papers with our commentators. good evening and welcome to bbc news. all british ships sailing through waters near iran are being advised to go to a heightened state of security after a royal navy warship had to warn of three

iranians gunboat is trying to intercept a british oil tanker in the golf. there has been a major escalation in tensions in this globally important regions, one of them busiest oil shipping routes in them busiest oil shipping routes in the world. on one side are the arab states including a number of key allies. on the other, iran. and between them, the strait of hormuz. it is 21 kilometres at its narrowest point and most of the world oil is squeezed through there at one point oi’ squeezed through there at one point or another. this is the royal navy warship which had to warn off three iranian gun vote. the frigate hms montrose and a detachment of royal marines are reported to have had to train their weapons on the iranians, and issue several warnings over the radio, before they turned away. and this is the tanker, british heritage, the target of iranian interest, as it was about to transit the narrow volatile

strait of hormuz. as she approached the disputed island of abu mousa, defence sources say the iranian vote tried to force the tanker to change course, when the british warship came to the rescue, and escorted her to safety. obviously very concerning developments, but also i'm very proud of the royal navy and the role they played in keeping british assets, british shipping safe. we are continuing to monitor the situation very, very carefully. iran's revolutionary guard regularly patrol what is one of the busiest sea lanes in these fast vote. in the past, they have threatened to block it. a fifth of the world's oil supplies travel through the strait of hormuz. tensions there have been rising ever since president trump pulled out of an international deal aimed at curbing iran's nuclear programme. last month, the us accused iran of targeting two tankers

in the region with mines. one week later, iran shot down a us surveillance drone, and last week british royal marines seized a tanker off gibraltar carrying iranian oil to syria, in breach of eu sanctions. it is that incident which prompted iran's president to issue this warning just yesterday. translation: you, britain, are the initiator of insecurity and you will realise the consequences later. now you are so hopeless, that when one of your tankers wants to move in the region you have to bring your frigates to escort it because you are scared. british merchant vessels in the gulf have been put at the highest security level, with the advice not to enter iranian territorial waters. officials here at the foreign office say they are keeping britain's military posture under constant review in the region, but they insist they do not

want to see tensions escalate. america's already beefed up its military presence to protect its interests. up to 30 uk merchant ships are in the region on any given day. though iran still denies it tried to seize the tanker, the threat hasn't gone away. jonathan beale, bbc news. i have been speaking to the secretary general of the international chamber of shipping who said they have issued security guidance to ship owners transiting the golf. as shipowners, we are of two minds. we need to maintain navigation and that can only be done with the cooperation of member states so it is very much to help ensure that that happens and ensure the safety of our crew. point us in the safety of our crew. point us in the direction of where collaboration

between various nations has achieved success between various nations has achieved success in keeping shipping lanes open. we see what happened off the coast of somalia during the piracy there. this is a completely different situation but it does lead eve ryo ne different situation but it does lead everyone to uphold the principles, the fundamental principles of maritime law which is freedom of navigation through the strait of hormuz. what guidance are you giving to shipowners whose vessels need to transit the golf? we've updated our guidance. they must look at the root and follow the guidance of states in terms of security levels. they must look at the precautions they should ta ke look at the precautions they should take and the speed they should go at, look at what precautions i can ta ke at, look at what precautions i can take on board as well and to be aware of the situation, especially in that area, contact the uk if they see or hear anything going on and

post general lookouts. it is taking precautions and we have a suite of guidelines that we issue to ships on a regular basis. a public inquiry has blamed greater manchester police for a ‘catastrophic‘ series of errors which led to an unarmed man being shot dead. 36—year—old anthony grainger was sitting in a stolen car in a car park in cheshire when police shot him dead seven years ago. danny savage reports. anthony grainger, shot dead by police seven years ago. a judge today blamed a catastrophic series of errors by police for his death. it was a saturday in march 2012, when armed police drove into this car park and blocked in a red audi which was parked in this space. they believed the men in the vehicle were planning an armed robbery. one officer quickly fired one shot through the windscreen, killing anthony grainger, who was sitting in the front. that officer later said he thought that mr grainger was reaching for a gun.

the judge said he was probably reaching for the door handle and there was no intelligence to suggest he was armed. greater manchester police is to blame for the death of mr grainger because it failed to authorise, plan or conduct the firearms operation in such a way as to minimise recourse to the use of lethal force. firearms commanders authorised and planned the operation incompetently. his report also said the firearms unit responsible for the operation had a culture of secrecy and an arrogant attitude, which he's concerned still exists today. there's no worse feeling for a mother for that knock to come on your door and say a police officer's killed your son. anthony grainger‘s mum concedes her son was in a stolen car and had a criminal record. if he was doing something wrong and he was in a stolen car, why wasn't he arrested? why does he have to be shot?

the enquiry concluded the officer who shot anthony grainger made an honest but mistaken decision to shoot. mr grainger‘s partner is worried that those failings still exist in the unit. gmp firearms operations aren't fit for purpose. they're unsafe, and until it's addressed and there's some serious systemic changes implemented, i don't think they're safe to be on the streets of manchester. tonight police responded to that concern. significant change has taken place with the passage of time. as i say there have been numerous operations run very, very safely, but that doesn't mean we are being complacent and we won't continue to drive safety standards and drive out any cultural issues that may exist. anthony grainger‘s family now want the authorities to consider criminal charges. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. labour's deputy leader tom watson has said he is appalled by allegations of anti—semitism raised in a bbc panorama programme, and has called for a fully

independent investigation. but the labour party has hit back saying the former party officials who made allegations about the leadership's handling of complaints were disaffected opponents ofjeremy corbyn. the party has rejected any claim that it is anti—semitic. john pienaar reports. the morejeremy corbyn‘s criticised, the louder the defence. this wellwisher's verdict on the media — "they don't stop bullying." he is saying nothing about the latest claims that under his leadership labour's been soft on anti—semitism. his close ally came out fighting, whistleblowers' accounts of anti—semitism had been distorted. their claims disputed by colleagues. some serious charges there, they have been hotly contested, some of the staff, ex—staff‘s statements have been contested by existing staff.

there's been complaints put into the bbc now, and i think the bbc should investigate those and we can come to a conclusion. has the labour party leadership done enough to tackle anti—semitism? i think it has. i have always said at the very beginning it was too slow, not ruthless enough, and i think that's improve dramatically. but last night's panorama has inflamed the row over anti—semitism, with striking testimony from whistle—blowers. i do not think the labour party's a safe space forjewish people any more. i actively considered committing suicide. but mr corbyn‘s deputy is denying whistle—blowers were politically motivated, demanding automatic expulsions and an independent complaints body. i was shocked when i saw panorama last night and i am angry this morning. the only way to deal with this is to address, is, you know, action not words. this is about practise and culture. it must have taken great courage for them to whistle—blow and for them to have to call out poor practices i think is deeply sad, and deplorable that we would

just dismiss them as in some way sort of disaffected. this row is getting personal. mr corbyn‘s close advisor seamus milne is accused of improper interference in discipline cases. so is party general secretary jenny formby. labour's official statement backs them up and condemns the bbc for what it calls an overtly biased intervention. time and again, labour is trying to damp down this row, but it has only ever got worse. i am told many more whistle—blowers have submitted evidence to the equality and human rights commission's investigation into the handling of anti—semitism. the deputy leader has demanded access to the party's submissions to that inquiry and clearly means to crank up the pressure. the rival camps are further apart, more deeply dug in than ever, and it looks like staying that way for months to come. john pienaar, bbc news,

labour headquarters. wales's former first minister, carwynjones, has been strongly criticised by the family of the welsh assembly member carl sargeant — who took his own life after being sacked as a government minister. mr sargeant had been facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women. today a coroner at the inquest into his death said more support needed to be given to ministers who lost theirjobs. police investigating the murder of a heavily pregnant woman in croydon have arrested a 25—year—old man. kelly mary fauvrelle was eight months pregnant when she was killed. her baby son, named riley by her family, was delived by paramedics but later died in hospital. fraudsters are using social media to promote a scam exploiting loopholes in the main welfare benefit, universal credit. bbc news has found sites on facebook, instagram and snapchat advertising the fraud to claim advance payments on the benefit which can leave victims with hundreds of pounds worth of debt. on monday we revealed that officials feared tens of millions of pounds may have been stolen. michael buchanan has the story.

thanks for my 400. happy customers. a government grant, free money. the bogus boasts of the social media sites being used to falsely claim universal credit, defraud the taxpayer, and leave victims with large debts. this is the facebook site that left sophie owing hundreds of pounds. the 26—year—old health care assistant needed money to decorate her home, when she came across an offer of a grant. i said it's not a loan, it's a grant? and they said no, it's a government grant, you don't have to pay it back. so they reassure you all the way through the process. the fraudsters secretly signed her up for universal credit. they used false e—mail addresses, they put i had five kids, my rent was £1600. based on the details that the criminals supplied, the mum of two had a £1200 advance

loan paid into her bank. she paid the fraudsters half of it. she is now waiting to hear how much she have to repay the government. it was like i had fell into a big black hole, i didn't know how to get out. when you are trying to get out, with someone's help, there was no help, so you're still stuck there, that's how i felt, i was literally alone. universal credit is a new service that helps ensure you're better off in work than on benefits. we have been told the benefit has been mercilessly exploited, among the successful bogus claims we have heard about are one fraudster naming five nonexistent children "give", "me", "some", "money", "now". young britons in ibiza are applying to top up their summerjob salaries and the homeless and drug users have been exploited for their personal details. furious job centre staff have e—mailed us since we revealed the extent of the fraud on monday. believe me when i tell you that 20 million is nowhere near the truth

at myjob centre we are seeing between 50—20 false claims per day, each one scamming £1500. our officers have referred over half a million pounds over a three—month period, so much of this is going on. been working for dwp over 30 years and never anything like it. opposition mps say the government has failed to protect the victims. they have known about these criminal scams since november, and i'm not convinced they have done enough to protect people who are claiming these advance payments, claiming universal credit from these criminal scammers. the government say they are working with social media sites to shut down accounts that promote fraud, and are warning people not to hand over their personal details. for the moment, though, a benefit designed to make work pay is instead making lying lucrative. michael buchanan, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: britain has raised the threat level

for uk shipping in iranian waters in the gulf to its highest level after a royal navy warship warned off iranian gunboats in the straits of hormuz. a public inquiry concludes a father of two was shot dead after a catastrophic series of failings by greater manchester police. and jubilation as england power into the cricket world cup final for the first time in 27 years after thrashing australia at edgbaston. relatives of people who died in the boeing 737 max crash in indonesia have been cheated out of compensation, according to their lawyers. many families who lost loved ones in the plane crash last october were persuaded to sign agreements that prevent them from taking legal action against boeing. the bbc has discovered relatives signed similar agreements following two previous crashes in indonesia — and the agreements prevented them from suing in the us courts. boeing declined to comment on the agreements. panorama's richard bilton reports.

last october, a boeing 737 max crashed into the sea off indonesia. all 189 people onboard were killed. within weeks, relatives were offered compensation by insurance lawyers. but families who took up the offer had to sign agreements that would prevent them from taking legal action against boeing or the airline lion air. merdian agustin‘s husband was killed in the crash. they give give me some document to sign, the document said you can have the money but you can't sue us, lion air, you can't sue boeing. merdian didn't sign, but it's believed around 50 families did. they will get compensation ofjust under £74,000 each. but under indonesian law, the families were entitled to £71,000 any way.

the relatives of those who died in the crash had little to gain by signing these agreements. but they could be very valuable to boeing, because in signing them, the families have agreed never to take legal action over the crash. we asked boeing if they have had any communication with the insurance lawyers who helped organise the agreements. they didn't answer our question. they said the insurers for boeing are in discussions with other insurers round the world as is typical and customary in circumstances such as these. but we have discovered boeing has benefited from similar agreements following two earlier crashes. and each time, the same insurance lawyer was involved. boeing use the agreements to prevent families from suing in the us courts. now lawyers for the lion air families say they have lost out.

the families who signed the releases and discharge have been cheated out of compensation, they have been preyed upon by insurance companies and by the council for those insurance companies, and ultimately to the benefit of boeing. boeing says it truly regrets the loss of life and will continue to help with the healing process. last week, the company said it would provide $100 million to help communities and families affected by two recent 737 max accidents. richard bilton, bbc news seattle. there is a "significant problem" in parliament of mps bullying and harassing staff, a new report says. the house of commons commission said it "condemned bullying and harassment". barrister gemma white, who led the investigation, said the behaviour had "seriously affected the health and welfare of far too many people and a collective response is needed. the far—right activist

tommy robinson has been sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court. robinson, whose real name is stephen yaxley—lennon, was found to have disrupted a criminal trial in leeds. lucy manning reports. crowd chant: we want tommy out, we want tommy out! heading back to jail. don't believe everything you read on a t—shirt — stephen yaxley—lennon wasn't convicted ofjournalism. he was found to have interfered with a trial, encouraging vigilante action against the defendants. do you regret interfering withjustice and harassing people? so today in court he was sentenced to nine months in prison. he will be out in two and a half. how are you feeling about your verdict? last year outside leeds crown court on a live social—media broadcast, he confronted men accused of sexual exploitation. there were strict temporary rules about reporting to make sure there was a fair trial, but he encouraged people watching to confront them. harass him, find him, go and knock on his door. follow him.

the judge told stephen yaxley—lennon that he had recklessly disobeyed a court order protecting the trial at leeds crown court and had seriously risked the integrity of it, that he'd lied about what had happened there and sought to portray himself as the victim. the sentence was greeted with anger and some violence by his supporters outside, who claim he was just doing what otherjournalists do when reporting court cases. the judges didn't agree, and he was taken away to prison, his nine—month sentence reduced because of time he'd already spent in jail before his appeal. his supporters then marched to westminster and, despite mr yaxley—lennon complaining he'd been imprisoned forjournalism, they surrounded other journalists working there, abusing and threatening them. it's likely they'll see him released from prison in september. lucy manning, bbc news.

there were jubilant scenes at edgbaston today as england thrashed australia to reach their first cricket world cup final for 27 years. they won by 8 wickets. england will now meet new zealand in sunday's final at lords. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. since the world cup began this message has never quite arrived. delivery is nowjust a game away. the semifinal here was, england say, almost perfect. australia's captain marked his territory for a long stay. aaron finch lasted one ball, lbw, gone. england's dream scenario — get rid of david warner early, so here's what a cricketing dream come true looks like. chris woakes, pride of birmingham. next, too good for peter handscomb. well, try facing jofra archer. alex carey actually did brilliantly here to catch his helmet before it fell on his stumps, and he batted on bravely to make 46. steve smith was australia's anchor

but watch england's wicket—keeper jos buttler here gather the ball and hurl it. smith run out for 85, confirmed by the replay. england hit their targets. commentator: excellent. australia 223 all out, job half done. now england chased that total. the opening batsmen normally thrill. if roy doesn't hit it, bairstow will. another hundred partnership. australia brought steve smith on to bowl, red rag to bull. some of the biggest hitting birmingham has ever seen. commentator: up here in the commentary box! jason roy overdrive, get the match over with. roy was given out for 85. england had used their review, couldn't challenge the decision. well, he didn't hit it but you have to go — that is cricket. it meant the captain, eoin morgan, could wallop thejoyful winning runs. england won with a flourish, they won with ease, they won with nearly 18 overs to spare.

joe wilson reporting. serena williams is through to her iith wimbledon final. it took her less than an hour to beat barbora strycova in straight sets. she's now looking to make history by winning her 24th grand slam title. andy swiss was there. it has become one of sport's most familiar sights. another serena celebration, another step towards history. if she had been a little rusty at the start of the tournament, she's now back to her gleaming best. that pulverising power was as irresistible as ever, but williams‘ poise was also plain to see. beautiful. poor barbora strycova was soon hurtling towards the exit. all over in less than an hour, in suitably emphatic style. williams now in sight of a record

equalling 24th grand slam title. a remarkable feat for a remarkable athlete. i have a greatjob and i love what i do, and i'm still pretty good at what i do, i guess, ijust enjoy it. it's just a remarkable experience every time. williams will now face simona halep in the final, after she breezed past elina svitolina. no doubting serena williams has been the star attraction here today, but there's still been plenty of british interest for the fans — with varied results. home interest in the mixed doubles is over, after evan hoyt and eden silva lost their quarterfinal to evan dodig and latisha chan. but in the wheelchair events, success for andy lapthorne, through to his final. who else fancies becoming a champion? andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — grace blakely and owen bennett. that's coming up after

the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with nick miller. hello. after a few days of showers and thunderstorms things are settling down a just—in—time for the weekend. certainly during thursday there were some big downpours around in places, newcastle got clobbered with some particularly heavy thunderstorms around eastern scotland. that is from this area of low pressure which is now moving away. here is the area of high pressure which will settle things down just—in—time pressure which will settle things downjust—in—time for pressure which will settle things down just—in—time for the weekend. but low pressure is still close enough during friday to be the source of some instability in the atmosphere and some further showers oi’ atmosphere and some further showers or indeed thunderstorms breaking out. it will take some time but i think particularly through eastern scotla nd think particularly through eastern scotland and northern anniston england as we go deeper into the day stop still very hit and miss. temperatures a degree also down compared with recent days. it will feel fresher. into friday evening, a

closer look at these showers and thunderstorms. most places will avoid them. in some places there could be a lot of rain in a short space of time. the high pressure is getting ever closer as the we begins, and that means it is settling down. it is not going to be clear blue skies, there will be pleasa ntly clear blue skies, there will be pleasantly sunny spells. the chance of catching a lighter showers through parts of northern england, perhaps the midlands, endowed with southern england at some stage during saturday, although most will stay dry. there is a breeze approaching the north sea coast from the sea that will hold temperatures down into the teens. elsewhere it is low. most places mid—20s. high pressure right cross is on sunday. that is where we are expecting the temperature to be. little more in the way of sunshine. the breeze into the way of sunshine. the breeze into the north sea coast maybe more pronounced during part two of the weekend. perhaps a factor in keeping things a little bit cooler than it would be elsewhere. a very pleasant

pa rt would be elsewhere. a very pleasant part two of the weekend, perhaps a few showers across northern scotland. here is another look at the high pressure. clearly it is with us at the start of the new week. therefore it is going to be settled. the vast majority, if not everybody, will be dry on monday, perhaps a hint into the pennines and one or two perhaps a hint into the pennines and one oi’ two showers perhaps a hint into the pennines and one or two showers around. a mix of cloud and sunshine. temperatures in the low 20s. a few spots approaching the low 20s. a few spots approaching the mid—20s. that is how the new week will begin. then looking at the picture for tuesday, high pressure is now retreating towards scandinavia and it looks like we will see some weather fronts approaching from the atlantic. as ever, this far out, timing is uncertain but it looks like part of the south and west seem most likely as those of france get closer to see at least a few showers developing and some of those could be quite heavy. again, temperatures widely in the low 20s. looking at the jet stream. this is the position of the jet stream. the high pressure was right across us at the start of the

week. this big bridge in thejet stream. that is going to get squeezed out towards scandinavia, allowing the sum of the jet stream, allowing the sum of the jet stream, a bit ofa allowing the sum of the jet stream, a bit of a dip allowing the sum of the jet stream, a bit ofa dip in it, to allowing the sum of the jet stream, a bit of a dip in it, to approach from the adelaide zoo. that is the source of an increased chance of them showers mid week. maybe a view thuggery once towards the south and west of the uk, in particular. next week looks like it starts by with high pressure in control. low pressure gets an upper hand towards midweek, but it could well be that that area of high pressure in scandinavia starts to build back in towards us at the end of the week. that is something we will see in the next weather for the week ahead.