welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: as pressure mounts on the iran nuclear deal and europeans seek to reduce rising tensions, the bbc is given rare access inside the country. by by pulling out of the nuclear deal, donald trump strengthened iran's hardliners who say that america should never have been in the first place. president trump is accused of racism after telling a group of ethnic minority congresswomen that they should go back to where they came from. after more than 5 hours on court and a 25—game final set, novak djokovic beats roger federer to retain his wimbledon title. and england win the cricket world cup for the first time,

beating new zealand in a thrilling final. we did it! jof delivered! we did it! jofra delivered! he's the guy! england, world champions! hello and welcome. the uk, france and germany have made a joint appeal to donald trump and iran's leaders to ease their standoff over iran's nuclear programme. they say the deal reached with iran could unravel further and everyone involved should consider the consequences of their actions. it comes as leaked diplomatic cables reveal that the former british ambassador to washington believed president trump pulled out of the deal to vandalise president obama's legacy. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports.

most of the current crisis in the gulf can be traced back to iran's controversial nuclear research. britain, france and germany still hope to keep alive the 2015 nuclear deal which limits this work, but president trump abandoned it last year in favour of increased sanctions, and iran says it is now breaching the deal because it's not delivering the promised economic benefits. this evening, theresa may, emmanuel macron and angela merkel released a joint appeal, saying they were concerned by the risk that the nuclear agreement... they go on to urge all countries to pause and consider the possible consequences of their actions. that's likely to infuriate the white house, appearing to equate aspect of united states‘s hardline

policies with those of iran. it comes on the day the mail on sunday publish more leaked material, saying that president trump axed the nuclear deal to spite his predecessor. it's based on controversial reports from sir kim darroch to whitehall and boris johnson as foreign secretary. mrjohnson couldn't persuade the white house to stick with the deal. whoever comes next prime minister now faces a huge series of tasks, trying to keep secrets secret, trying to restore and rebuild confidence and morale here at the foreign office and perhaps hardest of all trying to win not lose, influence in washington. at the moment, the relationship is not satisfactory for significant reasons that are actually much more important than these leaks. namely, middle east policy, including towards iran, the damaging policy which the united states is adopting. iran's president says his country is ready to talk to the united states, but only if washington lifts sanctions and returns to the nuclear deal.

"when a big power is a bully," he said, "well, then we have to stand up to it. "it must stop being a bully. "we've always believed in talks." but the white house will not accept iran's preconditions. the crisis at sea in the gulf is no closer to being resolved. the major european powers hope they can still prevent it deteriorating into something far worse — armed conflict. james robbins, bbc news. meanwhile, the bbc has gained rare access to iran, where people had hoped to see the economy revived through the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions. our correspondent martin patience has been talking to iranians in the holy city of kom and the capital tehran, with cameraman nik millard and producer cara swift. -- qom. as with all foreign media, they were accompanied by a government official and there were restrictions on what they could film, but not what they could say. crowd chant

nationalism, pride, and resistance. it's religion that fuels iran's politics. but now, the choreographed chants of "death to our enemies" are growing louder. the religious city of qom is where clerics have kept the revolutionary flame alive for a0 years. it's where resistance to america is strongest. donald trump is a liar, you know, is an unpredictable person. he is not representative of satan — he is satan himself, he is a satan. donald trump is satan? yeah, yeah, because, you know, satan does everything that he does. the us accuses iran's religious leaders of wanting

to develop nuclear weapons, of seeking to dominate the region. by pulling out of the nuclear deal, donald trump strengthened iran's hardliners, who say that america should never have been trusted in the first place. but many here know that political islam doesn't have the same appeal as it did a0 years ago. iran's changing. pop music plays in the capital tehran, clerics compete with pop stars for influence. most iranians were born after the 1979 revolution. the younger generation is more open to the world. it's these liberal iranians that donald trump believes he can win over, but instead, anti—american

sentiment is unifying iran. translation: it's true that iran is pushing very hard with the issue of nuclear energy. perhaps we are pushing too hard, but if nuclear energy is bad for us, then it should be bad for everyone else as well. the us and iran needn't be enemies. the paint on this mural is fading. four years ago, with the nuclear deal, america and iran showed they could reach an agreement, but it was never built on trust. what happened here a0 years ago has poisoned relations ever since. iranian students stormed the us embassy, holding american diplomats hostage for more than a year.

i was from the first day here. this is me. it was christmas. we wanted the american hostages... hussein sheikholeslam was one of the hostage—takers and later a government minister. this is his message to america. there is no way if he continues like that that iranian people and their leadership can trust their future with mr trump. but he says the last nuclear agreement was too generous... what is the guarantee the president after that doesn't say something else? but he says it was too generous and that allowed iran to meddle in the middle east. ok, but this is not the way. this is not the way. are you worried that there will be a war between america and iran? there is not going to be a war because the war against us means killed american soldiers, and he is not ready to make a funeral in washington, dc.

the former embassy is a reminder of the limits of american power. many iranians believe that the us has not learnt that lesson. iran's history is defined by its struggle against foreign nations, and today, america and its allies confront iran at their own peril. martin patience, bbc news, tehran. donald trump has sparked outrage after posting tweets about four democratic congresswomen. he claimed they originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, before suggesting they go back to where they came from. here's the bbc‘s david willis in washington. three of the congresswomen were born

in america and one moved when a child. president donald trump didn't name the women, but they're thought to be four democratic women of colour who were elected to the house of representatives in last year's mid—term elections. they are all on the left wing of the party, the so—called progressive wing of the democratic party, and they have clashed at one time or another with the house speaker, nancy pelosi, particularly over the hot button issue of immigration. donald trump tweeted, "so interesting to see progressive democratic congresswomen who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world viciously telling the people of the united states, the greatest and most powerful nation on earth, viciously telling the people of the united states, the greatest and most powerful nation on earth, how our government is to be run. why don't they go back and try to help the totally broken and crime—infested places from which they came?" now, the only problem with this is one of these women,

only one of these women, was actually born outside of the united states. ilhan omar was born in somalia and came here as a child. the rest were all born in the united states, one of them within a few miles of donald trump's birthplace. ayanna pressley, who is african—american and one of the four, tweeted, "this is what racism looks like." the house speaker, nancy pelosi, accused the president of xenophobia. david willis there in washington. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 50 years after apollo ii, the lasting impact on neil armstrong of going to the moon. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust, in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone, has been averted. emergency services across central

europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. finally, wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food — pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. 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 very powerful when it comes to the banking system. so for iran to get some alleviation of these sanctions so it can bring in — food and medicine and make sure the people who are really suffering in those areas from these issues — that's the only thing the europeans will be able to do. i think they've made steps towards creating a situation where iran, they can do exchange with iran but without using the american dollar. i think that's a big message to the united states and we should perhaps listen to it. is that iran's goal here, to simply lessen the impact of sanctions, or do they want more than that?|j

lessen the impact of sanctions, or do they want more than that? i think they are relatively clear in their rhetoric and they have been for some time. they want to become part of the international community again. they want some dignity and respect asa they want some dignity and respect as a sovereign nation in the context of the international community. this is not the first time they've been saying it, it's been for several decades now. i think there was a big step tojoin the decades now. i think there was a big step to join the nuclear agreement or, you know, push forward the nuclear agreement and sign that. and i think having withdrawn from that is putting any relationship between the us and iran injeopardy. we is putting any relationship between the us and iran in jeopardy. we are seeing a lot going on with this issue at the moment. we've got all ta kers issue at the moment. we've got all takers near iran involved in skirmishes, we've got an iranian oil tanker and gibraltar and the iran nuclear deal. if tensions continue to escalate, where do you see this ending up? that's a very good

question. we all hope it doesn't end in complete all—out war but it seems very similar to the situation during the first iran war and the second one in its buildup as well. i think, you know, the president seems to be — donald trump seems to be stepping back on a lot of the rhetoric, his not to do so but i think iranians should keep that in mind. i don't see why they should just anyone in the us to move forward with these tensions so it is important that the europeans do something to show that day, you know, they are really pushing back against volatility or all—out violence or war in that region. with all the powers in the region, it could be quite a stand—off if someone overtakes a shot or makes a mistake —— takes a

shot. where do you think the us once to end up with its policy? what is its vision here? it seems to me that... vision in this particular administration, i'm not sure about policy, i think that the way that they see it is that they want to control the region and ensure they are going to control the region's resources . are going to control the region's resources. and in addition to that, support, you know, the israeli vision to make partners with golf players —— gulf and expand in western lands. so the policies put in place to able to do that is tenuous. all right, patricia degennaro, thank you for that somewhat sobering assessment.

novak djokovic has beaten roger federer in an epic wimbledon men's final lasting five sets and more than five hours. the match went to a thrilling final—deciding set, but djokovic prevailed after a tie—break and has now won 16 grand slams. holly hamilton has been speaking to former british number one andrew castle. the first time that we've seen a tie—break in the final set and it had looked like that for about 6— seven of, but then there was the matchpoint was not voter had a matchpoint was not voter had a matchpoint on his own serve. he had been fantastic, he looked a bit nervous but never chocolates stayed calm. then it was even stephen again, the crowd was so deflated. here and other opportunities and so did novak, so wherever you put it in the pantheon of greatness, although no was it was a great way for the tournaments and and for novak to somehow get thejob tournaments and and for novak to somehow get the job done once again.

most people wanted roger to win so the emotion was that way and for novak to go in and resist everybody and say no, no, no, iam novak to go in and resist everybody and say no, no, no, i am the top seed and defending champion. to beat roger federer on the court, he may have beaten the greatest of all time, but he may well be. it's about becoming the greatest of all time, having the most grand slams and he has now that gap on the dial and futter are today, doesn't he? on 16 grand slams now, it's easy for us to say 16 each of those you have to win seven matches against world—class athletes. we are in a remarkable era, watching their expertise and commitment and motivation to keep on going. you know what? beyond that, it's just the beauty of the sport that they produce together because these three guys bring out the best in each other. there will be joined by andy murray and stanley rinker and one... but once again it's these

three guys. that is going to be mined alone for awhile —— andy murray, stanley rinker and wonder what row —— one dell poncho. england's cricketers are celebrating after winning the men's world cup for the very first time. they beat new zealand in one of the most incredible matches ever played. after a period of overtime, called the super over, the teams were tied again with england winning because they'd scored more boundary hits. the outcome sent crowds at lords cricket ground in london into wild celebrations. joe wilson was there. stadium announcer: england! in the historical centre of a global sport, the cricket world cup had, as the song goes, finally come home. but, my, what a staggering journey over a match that stretched everything. when england were bowling, it all seemed pretty straightforward — three wickets for liam plunkett 1a years after his england debut. 2a1, a winning score for new zealand? seemed unlikely. but england's chase flopped.

england required controlled aggression — ben stokes. this would push you to the edge, to the boundary. trent boult caught the ball, but watch his step. instead of out, it was six. unusual? you've seen nothing yet. nine needed off three balls. stokes sprinting, the ball rebounded off his bat. he didn't know. a glorious two runs plus four more. two needed from the last ball, they dashed, they dived, they made one. scores were tied. what now? super over. england scored 15 off their six extra balls. new zealand back to bat. from the last ball of the super over, from the last moment of the most momentous match, they needed two to win. the throw, the stumps, the run out. even the super over was tied, but by virtue of scoring more

boundaries in the game, by the tiniest margin in sporting imagination, england had won. at the fan zone in trafalgar square, they understood that. it was all that needed to be known. it was a victory. after so much tension, the release, everywhere. well, this world cup has been shared by many nations, all linked with their love of cricket, but in england, cricket passion? where's the passion? here's the passion! all chant: england! i thought we'd lost it, i thought it was all over, and i was like that, my hands in my head. that is the greatest one—day cricket match of all time. honestly there's no words at the moment. i'm gutted. honestly, i'm just so gutted. only respect between these two sides, only one winner. fortune favours the brave — well, that's the word that's defined england's journey to this. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's.

this week it will be 50 years since the apollo 11 mission — and neil armstrong going down in history as the first man to set foot on the moon. but when he returned, he retreated from public life. now, his sons and granddaughter have spoken to the bbc about him — and how he was profoundly affected by seeing the earth rise from the lunar surface. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. archive: and the prime crew now departing from the crew quarters. on his way to the launch pad, he was about to become the most famous person in human history. yet since he set foot on the moon, the world learned little about the real neil armstrong. here they're in the suit—up room. you really do look a lot like him, dad. thanks. his son, mark, was just six years old at the time. here's a photo. 0h, dad! little baby. cute as a button. 50 years on, and a world away,

he relives those moments with his daughter, kali. buzz aldrin: lights on, forward. basically, dad's controlling the vehicle and buzz is calling off, how far down they go and how much fuel is left. neil armstrong: it's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind. good job, grandpa. he did not appear to be worried, and so we weren't worried. everything's going to be fine, and we'll see dad in a month or so when he's out of quarantine. dad was very much the same after as he was before, and both he and my mother wanted our lives to try to stay the same after as before. and that was a struggle. his oldest brother rick told me that it wasn't always easy being neil armstrong's son. everybody wants to be judged on their own merits, i think. i would have liked to have been

an astronaut in the shuttle programme, and maybe i didn't because i didn't want to have to face down that comparison. at the time of the moon landing, through his eyes, millions across the world saw what he saw. in 1969, he was looking back at the earth and seeing it as a fragile resource. i wasn't alive, of course, for it, and so getting to relive it in my own generation is really, really special. it's very pretty out here. pallab ghosh, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @regedahmadbbc. of course there's a lot more on our website for the 50th anniversary of the apollo missions and will have a lot more this weekend as we celebrate that anniversary. uk france and germany have made a joint appeal to donald trump and iran's leaders do is the stand—off on

iran's nuclear programme. they said the deal could unravel further and if you're needed to consider the consequences of their actions —— could unravel further and it is needed to. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. there's some warmth and some sunshine to start this forecast — by the end, we'll see some rain for many. more on that in a moment. here's how monday shapes up, an area of high pressure centred over the uk, for now keeping atlantic fronts at bay. and a good deal of sunshine through monday morning. there will be more cloud across northern scotland, shetland in particular and also across eastern counties of england. that cloud quite stubborn before to thin and break. but some bright or sunny spells coming through. elsewhere, after a sunny start,

some fair weather cloud developing, so sunny spells for the second half of the day, but aside from an isolated shower, dry, pleasantly warm, 20 — 2a celsius the top temperature, a little bit cooler for northern scotland and eastern coasts. fine and dry evening for many, some high cloud arriving into northern ireland and western scotland and by dawn on tuesday we're looking temperatures typically between 10—1a celsius, not quite as cool as the nights over the weekend. then we keep some warmth and sunshine across a large swathe of england and wales on tuesday, but this weak front pushing its way across northern ireland and eventually into scotland will bring more cloud. also some showery outbreaks of rain initially across northern ireland and then into western scotland and some of those showers just working their way a little bit further north and eastwards throughout the day. can't rule out one or two across northern england and north wales most places

across england and wales on tuesday will be mainly dry with some warmer sunshine again, 23—25 celsius the top temperature, a little bit cooler towards northern ireland and scotland, 19—21 celsius here. for the middle of the week, we've got a more active front starting to push in from the atlantic, taking its time, it may not be until the afternoon that it arrives into scotland. ahead of it, we're still holding onto the warmth across much of england and wales and a strengthening breeze across northern ireland and scotland a sign of things to come. so some rain settling into northern ireland and parts of scotland through the day on wednesday, timings may well change. high cloud moving into parts of wales and south—west england but ahead of it is where we'll see the best of the sunshine. winds still quite light here, but they start to strengthen across northern ireland and scotland, so would be a breezier into wednesday and a cooler feel as well. there's still some high temperatures across england and wales, potentially up to 25—26 celsius, so still some warmth for the mid week. as we go through thursday, this front finally starts to push its way eastwards across the uk, not bringing very much rain across some central and eastern parts of england, areas which could do with some rain. by the time we get to friday and saturday, we could see something

a little bit more unsettled and wetter arriving to all of us. that's all from me. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk, france and germany have made a joint appeal to donald trump and iran's leaders, to ease their standoff over iran's nuclear programme. they say the deal reached with iran could unravel further and everyone involved needed to consider the consequences of their actions. donald trump has sparked outrage after posting tweets about four democratic congresswomen. he claimed they "originally came from countries whose governments are a total catastrophe", before suggesting they "go back" to where they came from. the house speaker, nancy pelosi, called the comments xenophobic and divisive. england's men have won their first cricket world cup, beating new zealand in a thrilling final. the scores were level after normal play, prompting a super over, which was also tied. england secured victory because they had hit more boundaries.