this is bbc news. the headlines: dramatic footage of armed iranian troops boarding a british—flagged oil tanker in the gulf. the foreign secretary expresses "extreme disappointment" to his iranian counterpart. this is totally and utterly u na cce pta ble. it raises very serious questions about the security of british shipping, and indeed international shipping, in the straits of hormuz. british airways has suspended all flight to cairo for seven days due to security concerns. labour sets out plans to stop private companies providing council services in england.

it's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. it's 50 years ago today that neil armstrong took the giant leap to become the first man to walk on the moon. commentator: the crowd here in the arena knows, 11 months ago, they throw away their hopes of reaching the final. studio: england's hopes of reaching their first netball world cup final have been dashed after they were beaten by four—time winners new zealand in liverpool. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has expressed his "extreme disappointment" in a phone call to his iranian counterpart over the seizure of a british—registered tanker in the gulf yesterday. he said iran had failed to honour a pledge to reduce tensions in the area. germany, france, the netherlands and the eu have all called for the immediate release of the stena impero. iran has released a video which appears to show masked gunmen descending from a helicopter to board the tanker,

as paul adams reports. this is the moment iranian revolutionary guards took over the stena impero, descending from a helicopter onto the deck of the tanker, as fast boats circled nearby. iran says the ship had broken international regulations following an accident involving a fishing boat. the ships owners have not confirmed this and say it was obeying the law. it is now being held at the port of bandar abbas. we are calling on iran to reverse this illegal act. we are looking for ways to de—escalate the situation, but we are also very clear that we will do what it takes to ensure the safety and security of british and international shipping. the tanker was making its way through the busy strait of hormuz, in omani waters, when it was intercepted. it made a sharp turn north

towards iran, a clear sign that something was wrong. the british warship hms montrose was alerted and raced to intervene, as it did successfully with another british—flagged tanker just over a week ago. but this time it was too far away. the tanker was already in iranian waters. to allow a ship to go out when we knew the iranians wanted to actually take a hostage is extraordinary, and it's hardly surprising. they said they would do it, several times they said they would do it and, lo and behold, they've done it, and now we've got in this very difficult situation. tensions started to rise last year when donald trump pulled the us out of the 2015 nuclear deal with iran and imposed crippling sanctions. iran grew increasingly frustrated. in may and june, it was blamed for a series of attacks on international tankers. then, in a dramatic escalation, iran shot down an american surveillance drone. donald trump briefly contemplated a military response. and, earlier this month, off gibraltar, the royal marines intercepted a tanker full of iranian oil britain says was bound for syria.

iran threatened to retaliate. today, iran's foreign minister accused britain of piracy. "it is iran", he tweeted, "that guarantees "the security of the gulf and the strait of hormuz. "the uk must cease being an accessory to the economic "terrorism of the united states." the stena impero and its multinational crew, which does not include any britons, are now prisoners of iran's revolutionary guard, hostages in a deepening geopolitical row. we can speak now tojohn green who is director of development at the global seafarer‘s charity, stella maris. tell us about the work your charity does. we are the largest seafarers charity in the world, we have

chaplains in 400 ports, they look after the practical needs of seafarers, transporting to shore, helping them to get in touch with family, but also providing emotional support for them at times of difficulty. tell us how this latest seizure of a vessel in the gulf will be affecting other seafarers in that region? not only other seafarers, when we think of the crew on board the ship, immediately what comes to mind is theirfamily and the ship, immediately what comes to mind is their family and children back home, and the huge amount of worry that will be going through the families, it is the situation of the crew that is particularly tragic in this moment, in the middle of an international conflict, seafarers are exposed to military actions, nothing to do with their professional work. what are the protocols for a crew on board a vessel that finds itself in this situation? this particular situation

echoes the piracy crisis of somalia, ten yea rs echoes the piracy crisis of somalia, ten years ago. not only for those ships that themselves were affected by the pirated attacks, many seafarers coming through the region, on other ships, they were going to bea on other ships, they were going to be a lot more worried. similar protocols. what we saw in the piracy crisis, the escorting of vessels by warships, ships travelling in convoys , warships, ships travelling in convoys, that did a lot to reduce piracy attacks in that occasion.“ it happens to you, if people do board the vessel, pirates, or, as we have seen in this instance, masked men, descending from a helicopter. what is the advice to accrue? this is one of these situations where i think the crew can be very unprepared. seafarers tend to be very resilient people but, the tragedy here is they are called between the geopolitical conflict,

that they may or may not be prepared for. let's hope that everything works out fine, they get back to shore. how does your charity help? in situations like this, somebody may have died on board or other problems on board, we have chaplains in subsequent ports, they will be waiting for this ship and this crew to dock there, and we will provide them with emotional support and a debrief alongside what the company may want. it will be a stressful time for them, but also for their families. back in the labour supply countries, we stand ready to help seafarers and their families. white what form does that take, that kind of support? —— what form does that take, that kind of support? standing beside the family, helping them get accurate information,

because this is a long process. thank you very much for talking to us. and we'll find out how this story are covered in tomorrow's front pages. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster penny smith, and columnist at the new european, and playwright, bonnie greer. british airways has cancelled all its flights to cairo for seven days because of security concerns. passengers about to board a flight to the egyptian capital at heathrow were reportedly handed a letter saying the decision had been taken "as a precaution to allow for further assessment of security arrangements". our correspondent, matt cole, has been giving us the latest. we have contacted british airways who have concern, yes, it has

suspended all flights to cairo for the next seven days, up until friday. —— there have confirmed. it is not clear if that could be foreshortened or extended. it was their decision to make. —— who have confirmed. there is some concern, trying to press them on what that is, they will not be drawn, they have contacted affected passengers and inviting them to discuss alternative travel arrangements. like other uk airlines, ba did suspend flights to sharm el—sheikh backin suspend flights to sharm el—sheikh back in 2016 after a russian airliner was downed having flown out of that airport but since then, things have been more quiet, the foreign office says it is aware of the suspension and has advice on its website for travellers, that does express concerns about aviation in that country. but no specific reference from the foreign office today as to why this latest development has taken place

0ur correspondent sally nabil is in cairo. at some time it seemed that the airport authorities were in the dark as well, what are they able to tell you now? there is a huge state of concern here, among passengers, and authorities, we have not been officially notified of british airways decision, and trying to contact the head of british airways here in cairo but they do not know exactly what has happened, why the decision was made. passengers have expressed extreme concern, saying british airline has solid information regarding security, why they are not sharing this information with the customers. there is a state of ambiguity here, everybody wants to know what happened. contacted some passengers, when they called british airways, they did not give them a clear

explanation why flights have been cancelled, but they offered them some other transit flights to take them to cairo, some of them were pretty unhappy with the offer, saying they would spend a lot of time in airports trying to get to their destination. what has been the response of other airlines using cairo airport? the other airlines are operating regularly but we do not know if the british mood will push other airlines to do the same, this might have a negative impact on tourism in this country, tourism is a lifeline for the economy. back in 2015 when the russian plane was downed, tourism was hit really hard, and up until today, charter flights flying to the red sea are still suspended. this is affecting tourism industry in this country quite hard.

what is the advice being given to visitors to cairo, at the moment, and egypt, generally? what we know according to the foreign office is they have updated their advice to british people flying to egypt, saying that they are warning against the potential threat against aviation. they did not specify what kind of threat it would be. no one knows what is driving all of that. thank you very much, apologies for the break—up of sound during that interview. celebrations are being held to commemorate the first manned lunarlanding. fifty years ago tonight, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first human beings to set foot on the moon. it was a moment which brought the world together,

and inspired a generation. pallab ghosh looks back at that day. the saturn 5 rocket shimmers on launchpad 39a at the cape canaveral space center. three astronauts get ready for a mission that will propel them and the rest of humanity into a new era. commander neil armstrong leads edwin "buzz" aldrin and mike collins into apollo 11. three, two, one... we have liftoff. neil armstrong reporting the roll and pitch programme which puts apollo 11 on a proper heading. they arrive at the moon four days later. as the lunar lander descends, neil armstrong notices that they are off—course. instead of the preplanned smooth landing site, there are dangerous boulders.

with fuel running low, commander armstrong takes manual control. the eagle has landed. roger, tranquillity. armstrong then descends onto the lunar surface. it's one small step for man... one giant leap for mankind. on tv all across the world, 600 million people were watching. it has a stark beauty all its own. it's like much of the high desert of the united states. it's different, but it's very pretty out here. at the time, all things seemed possible, yet three years later the apollo programme ended and humans haven't been back since. it was america's flag planted, but this moment was an achievement for all humanity. pallab ghosh, bbc news. dr ranah irshad, is a researcher at the science and technology facilities council, who's worked on the nasa

mars insight mission, and joins me now from oxford. thank you very much forjoining us, how influential were the moon landings for you? they were incredibly important, and i remember looking at those pictures growing up being absolutely fascinated, not just at the idea that those men that had set foot on the same moon that we all looked up at every evening, but also, importantly, it was the idea that i could be one of those people, that one day i could be somebody who set foot on the moon or sent up equipment that meant i could discover things for the first time in space. how do you think the moon landings are viewed by younger generations, who have always known about this footage, and those famous words from neil armstrong, have they lost their appeal? i don't think they will ever lose their appeal. children are our greatest explorers, co nsta ntly children are our greatest explorers, constantly curious and they have not becomejaded,

constantly curious and they have not become jaded, because of the difficulties of real life. i think we have not had as many opportunities for them to see first hand some of the great discoveries that we have been able to make. but things like the nasa insight mission recently have allowed them to recognise that we are still making strides in terms of space exploration and permissions we have coming up will allow them to see just what we can achieve. what are the plans to go back to the moon? we have a global exploration strategy for space, put together by 14 international space agencies, and the aims of space exploration have a lwa ys the aims of space exploration have always been the same, they have been to stimulate innovation, both commercial and technological, and to a nswer commercial and technological, and to answer fundamental questions about the solar system, the nature of the universe and our own origins, but also to inspire the next generation. about one third of that strategy at the moment is looking at the moon and we are planning to do two

things. first, we will go to those places that did not get to see during the apollo era, specifically at the polls, and ideally we would like to bring back samples so that we can see exactly what happens there. the other thing we are hoping to do is to build a deep space gateway, a platform around the moon that will serve as a stepping stone to the solar system but also as a base for astronauts to be able to go backwards and forwards to the moon more deeply, and take another, more intense look at that structure. anyone studying science, who has had their interest piqued by this anniversary, briefly, what advice would you give them? we have so much happening at the moment, and all of our plans are of the sort of scale that if you are up and coming at the moment, if you are planning to look ata moment, if you are planning to look at a career in science and space, these are the things you could be

working on. you could be the person who next sets foot on the moon, the person who next set foot on mars, and the experiments we are planning at the moment to bring back samples from the moon, to look at doing things like 3d printing bricks on the surface of the moon, building the surface of the moon, building the moon base, the people currently in schools and universities are the ones pushing the button and making sure those things happen. it could be you. quite something to aspire to. thank you for talking to us. it's a pleasure, thank you. time for a look at the sports news now, a full round—up. time for a look at the sports news now, a full round-up. they call day three of the open "moving day" and island's shane lowry has made a significant move at the top of the leaderboard.

let's get over to adam wild, who's at royal portrush for us. spectators moving off the course have been treated to an absolute masterclass by irishman shane lowry, third day of the open championship, the irishman has been absolutely wonderful, three birdies on the opening nine, he went out in 33, he came back in 30, round of 63, leaving him 16 under par. that is a four shot lead. put some context into that, the record at the open stands at 62, so he mist the all—time open record by a single shot, it is a record for a first three rounds at the open. it is a quite astonishing performance from shane lowry. the crowds were with him all the way from tea—time to fair way to him all the way from tea—time to fairway to green. him all the way from tea—time to fair way to green. —— from tee to fairway to green, packed out, noisy,

lively, cheering him on every step of the way. just coming off the 18th and he has described it as one of the best days of his life. it has beena the best days of his life. it has been a quite extraordinary performance from shane lowry. now, asi performance from shane lowry. now, as i say, that leaves him with a four shot lead going into the final day, tommy fleetwood, the englishman, 12 under par, and behind him, the american parent ofjb holmes and brooks koepka. it is going to be an extraordinary final day, i should tell you, we are expecting some awful weather conditions. as a result, play has been moved forward, it will start around 7:30am. the leaders will go out around 1:45pm to avoid the worst of the weather. with per whether on the way, we could have twists and turns. —— poor the way, we could have twists and

turns. — — poor weather. tracey neville says "basic errors" cost her england netballers a place in their first ever world cup final. the roses fell to an agonising 47—45 defeat to new zealand in liverpool. natalie pirks was there. they say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, tracey neville, who announced weeks ago she would step down after this world cup, no longer has to bang her own drum. yes, netball has captivated this livable crowd, but england fans knew that it would be tough, and they were not wrong, a jumpy start soon saw new zealand racing into the lead. this is a collectors item... yet, it would not be the last mistake, england's tournament swagger had been replaced by the jitters, new zealand's's shooters we re jitters, new zealand's's shooters were on fire. co—commentator: jitters, new zealand's's shooters were on fire. co-commentator: her shot is so sweet. the fans were cranking up the pressure, england needed joe heaton and helen housby to hit the mark. a six goal deficit was turned into a three—goal lead, the league was in their hands but they threw it away, new zealand

attacked again with all the answers, with minutes left, inc and three goals down, mounts were dry. —— jo harten. with new zealand so brilliant at both ends of the court, the roses were left going down 45-47. the roses were left going down 45—47. heartbreak for england with two goals in it, knocked out by a resurgent new zealand side, for the third successive world cup at the semifinal stage. down to legs, misunderstanding, the build—up of pressure? they did a greatjob on us, ithink pressure? they did a greatjob on us, i think there were opportunities for us to take that game and we left it too late. . seventh match in nine days, a step too far, the world cup final remains elusive, for now. and one more for now, defending champion geraint thomas lost more time to tour de france leaderjulian ala—philippe on stage 14. the briton cracked with just over half a mile to go

to the summit finish on the iconic tourmalet mountain. it was france's thibaut pinot who won the stage but compatriot alaphilippe was next to finish, more than thirty seconds ahead of thomas extending his lead to two minutes with seven stages left. 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. well let's speak to someone now who's been affected by the ba flight cancellations, christine shelbourne is in surrey. i'm so sorry that you are talking to us i'm so sorry that you are talking to us rather than away on holiday, what did you have planned?” us rather than away on holiday, what did you have planned? i booked a week in egypt with my grandson, we we re week in egypt with my grandson, we were going to have a couple of days in cairo and then stay with a friend on the north coast for three or four days. dropped at the airport, checked in, fine, no problem, could not get in through the security gates. kept sending us back, and nobody knew why. about 4:30pm, they

told us the flight was cancelled, by which time we had heard through other means that the flight had been cancelled. no information given. he is devastated now. he had been looking forward to it for so long. and him here we are, sitting in surrey. what is your view of how british airways have handled this? dreadful, numb information, no help, there was no advice on any alternative ways of getting there, it was just a case of, ring this number, of course you could not get through, and, you know, get your money back and look something else, more or less. i have travelled a lot since i was a child, and there have been problems with flights, but the flights have always found a way of finding another way of getting you there. if their planes aren't working for some reason or another, they will put you on another flight. there was no help from british airways at all. let me tell you, we

are told by a ba spokeswoman that we are told by a ba spokeswoman that we are rebooking customers who wish to travel this week on flights with alternative airlines. customers who no longer wish to travel will be offered a refund. as far as we can tell, it is only ba who have taken this decision not to fly to and from cairo, other airlines are operating as normal, it would seem. what's your sense, then, of what you might do in the light of that offer? well, i still want to take him to cairo, andi i still want to take him to cairo, and i might try to rebook it for another time later in the year but there was no indication of that forgiven while we were standing there at the airport. too late for you now? i want to know why they we re you now? i want to know why they were cancelled because if they're seriously is a security issue, then i would not be happy about travelling anyway. not even with another airline? no, not at the moment, i would want to know what the reasoning behind it was. this time of the year, busiest weekend of

the year, busiest week of the year, with holidays coming up, for british airways to be travelling, they would not have cancelled them lightly, so you wonder if there is something behind it all. but, i mean security is very important and they can do as much security as they won, but it is the way it was handled which was so disappointing. very small consolation, the weather might be slightly more in october half term for you(!) that is what i was thinking, that is what i was thinking! laughter we are sorry that your plans have been spoiled, we hope you can get out there later in the year. yes, i hope so. thank you very much for talking to us. police in hong kong say they've seized a large amount of explosives ahead of a weekend of marches by both pro— and anti— china demonstrators. officers found two kilogrammes of a powerful explosive as well as petrol bombs,

acidic substances and knives. they've arrested a 27—year—old man who's understood to be a member of the hong kong national front, which advocates independence from china. police say they're trying to determine whether the hoard is related to this weekend's protests. labour has set out plans to stop private companies providing council services in england. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell says if the party wins the next election, outsourcing of work such as rubbish collections, would end within five years. susanna mendonca reports. who should be responsible for local services like bin collections, your local councils or the private companies they might be paying to do it for them? it is called outsourcing, a practice that was supposed to make it cheaper and more efficient to deliver local services, but labour says it's led to councils often paying a high price for a poor job and if it were in government, it would bring an end to most outsourcing in english councils within five years. to put it simply, the business model of outsourcing failed and is broken, and that's why it needs replacing. so after year upon year of failures, the public themselves have lost

confidence in the privatisation of our public services and the carve up of the public realm for, well, for private profit. labour points to the collapse of the construction giant carillion last year which saw work on its public contracts, like this super hospital in birmingham, come to a grinding halt when it went out of business. bringing local authority services back in—house is just one of the policy ideas labour is rolling out as it prepares for a possible general election, but a government spokesman said it should be for councils to decide which services to let private companies run, notjohn mcdonnell. susana mendonca, bbc news. our political correspondent chris masonjoins me now. some examples where councils have begun doing the. the shadow local government secretary appearing alongsidejohn mcdonnell, government secretary appearing alongside john mcdonnell, we government secretary appearing alongsidejohn mcdonnell, we saw him in the report giving a speech, pointing to labour councils where

they say this plan has already made a difference, ealing, hackney, islington, and redbridge, and new, all have brought council house management back in—house. in liverpool, it services back in—house, they reckon that could save £30 million over three years. their pitch is that it is misplaced and unjustified to believe that private contractors are cheaper and more efficient, that has been the rationale, you offer services to the market and the can set back nature of the private sector means you will get the best deal and you can save council council payers —— council tax payers money. labour say that is misplaced, their plan is a local council services act, that will make in—house the new normal and they are not saying to councils, you absolutely cannot outsource under a labour government. strikingly, they are saying that. but they are saying ten questions, and i will spare you all ten of them, but ten questions that councils must ask themselves

before they chose outsourcers, for among them, outsourcers would be subject to the freedom of information act... they would have to offer conditions on wages, hours of works and terms and conditions no less favou ra ble of works and terms and conditions no less favourable than would be offered by the council... they would limit the contractual period is offered to an outsourcer to the terms of the local democratic cycle. in other words, they are closing any difference that would exist between the two, it would appear, and therefore incentivising councils to do it themselves. councils can do it themselves, if they feel inclined. yes, and the criticism made, and one conservative leader of a big council, oxfordshire county council, has made this argument to bbc news. leave us to make the decision and we will decide, and some we will take in—house and some we will outsource, depending upon what we think is best. if they don't like it, they can get rid of us. that is the argument coming back from the conservative, both locally and nationally. from the labour perspective, they want to tilt the

dialogue, i geologically they