this is. from berlin tonight the u.s. blaming iran for attacks on 2 tankers today in the gulf of oman the attacks on both ships come as relations between the u.s. and iran continue to deteriorate u.s. secretary of state. is not mincing his words saying tehran is clearly to blame. it is the assessment of the united states government that the islamic republic of iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of oman today also

coming up tonight the latest ebola outbreak being described as truly frightening the virus has killed around 2000 people in the democratic republic of congo now it's spread to neighboring uganda and at the women's world cup i'll stroke you have put on a brilliant come that the matildas come from 2 goals down to stun brazil and keep their world cup dreams along. i'm brant goff it's good to have you with us u.s. secretary of state like pump aoe has pin the blame for attacks today on 2 tankers in the gulf of oman firmly on iran. accusing iran of trying to restrict the flow of oil through the key strait of hormuz oil prices today jumped by 4 percent on the news. between the u.s.

and iran have been running high since president withdrew from a landmark nuclear deal last year u.n. secretary general and tony has warned that the world cannot afford a major confrontation in the gulf black smoke billows from the norwegian to our own tanker the front. that only john maritime authority says they were reportedly 3 explosions on board he described the incident as an attack. the 2nd ship involved in the incident was the japanese own koku cut courageous. both ships departed from saudi arabia and were passing between iran and the united arab emirates through the strait of hormuz the strategic strike to connects the persian gulf and the gulf of oman and serves as a conduit for a 5th of all global oil consumption. leaders from around the world have expressed alarm. if there is something the world cannot afford is

a major confrontation in the gulf region. these developments are exactly the opposite of what we need in the region and in this already tense situation. 4 weeks ago a suspected sabotage attack on full tank is raised tensions in the region details remain unclear but saudi arabia and the u.s. accused iran of being behind the incident iran denies this and who is behind thursday's explosions is by no means certain. iran has rejected any responsibility for the country state broadcaster says authorities have launched an investigation into the incident the crews from both ships were rescued and brought to safety but tension in the gulf region has escalated. or earlier we spoke to middle east analyst. and we asked him who might be responsible for these attacks we in fact

have 3 sets of actors that could be behind this obviously iran could try to escalate the situation in response to the u.s. maximum pressure complain it calls economic warfare against the country we have iran survivals in the region that may want to drag through a false flag operation want to drag the us into war with iran and then we have a whole range of terrorist or militant groups in the region that may also seek to escalate the tensions in the region so it's very difficult to really look at who has been behind this attack are that was middle east expert. talking with us earlier i'm joined now by our correspondent. in washington good evening to you eleanor the u.s. secretary of state just spoke about these attacks take a listen to what he said it is the assessment of the united states government that the islamic republic of iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of oman today this is based on intelligence the weapons used the

level of expertise needed to execute the operation recent similar raining attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. sounds very confident putting the blame on iran let's flesh this out a little bit. what is he basing his accusations all. current we can boil this down to 2 factors essentially might pompei was pointing out the past behavior and modus operandi he was saying that this was due to televisions that he had obtained as well as the kind of weapons used it was almost a backhanded compliment saying that those weapons were particularly sophisticated and the fact that he said that this attack merit that attack on all the ships last month now back then it took around

a week for washington to point the finger at tehran today it only took just one day but my point payer also said that diplomacy should be met with diplomacy however he said that the u.s. would continue to defend its interests its forces and its allies and certainly keeping the strait open is of crucial importance to the international community and we're not just talking about crude oil supply we're also talking about much of the global food supplies well. how will these attacks in the accusations that are flying right you know influence the conflict that we are already dealing with between the u.s. and iran. a couple of concrete ways to start off with a 1st there will be more u.s. naval ships headed to the region we also know that there are $1500.00 u.s. troops headed to the region as well but i think at the end of the day it very much depends brant on who has the ear of the u.s.

president because we also know that the national security adviser john bolton is very hawkish when it comes to iran many of his critics say that this is a man looking for a conflict and i think all the while there is this concern that in terms of this economic warfare as tech ron refers to it in terms of economic sanctions that a step too far or for example another threat on twitter to threaten rhetoric for example could see they situation accidentally tip over into something very serious indeed something the wall could ill afford because at the end of the day if there is a conflict between the u.s. and iran it would likely play out in all the south some theaters of war so then for example we would see conflicts in areas such as syria afghanistan iraq east and saudi arabia u.a.e. crane of course something that the world can ill afford right now because it's the

right. in the goal is what we're dealing with for sure or hold a home for you in washington hello and thank you. a leading medical research organization has described the current outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo as truly frightening the u.k. based welcome trust says the epidemic which has claimed more than 2000 lives is the worst in years and shows no signs of stopping it's now spread to uganda where 2 members of the same family including a 5 year old boy have now died uganda has returned other family members to the r.c. including another young boy confirmed to have the virus the world health organization is considering whether to declare the outbreak a global emergency. borders can't stop a virus but ugandan authorities are trying nonetheless 3 ebola cases have been registered in the country it's the 1st known cross border spread since an outbreak began in the neighboring democratic republic of congo last august fears are growing

that this might only be the beginning work out great in that d'anna seed is still going on and by today we have over 2000 and. one found cases and so the probability of more cases or singled out from the dea out to sea into uganda he's very happy. ebola isn't new to uganda the country has seen 5 outbreaks of the disease since the year 2000 it has now stepped up efforts to contain the virus screening everyone entering uganda from the eastern sea the government is also deploying an experimental ebola vaccine for health care workers along the border so frightening or so deep but thing that again all the front line health walk odds of that walk under a ring vaccination for the current. because of past successes in combating the

disease uganda is widely regarded as being at the forefront of the fight against ebola. but given the. most recent cases many ugandans feel uneasy and wish their country would do more to educate citizens about the virus the government has not done enough just as they say about that border because they think they are going to do it should have started the from the rural areas but you know when people have the symptoms they want to hide and in the mix with it went up in asia which now spreads day disease to to white to white the area. on friday the world health organization will decide whether this ebola outbreak should be declared an international health emergency. but here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the british government has approved the extradition of wiki leaks founder julian assange to the united states a saw and his lawyers are expected to challenge the decision which has to be approved by a court with a final verdict not expected for months he's wanted in the u.s.

for leaking american classified material back in 2010 former british foreign minister boris johnson has overwhelmingly won the 1st round of voting to become leader of the ruling conservative party and therefore the next prime minister he and 6 others will now go through to the next round the box of hardliners says he will lead the u.k. out of the european union. a severe cycle in passing by indians india's western coast has been lashing coastal areas with heavy wind rain in waves so i clone they you hot and they your brother had been due to strike the state of gujarat head on today but it changed course and has veered away from the coast. guard now in hong kong protest leaders have announced another mass rally for this weekend this follows a series of large protests against a planned new law allowing suspects to be extradited to china authorities have been

clearing away barricades following a night of clashes that left 79 people injured a smaller number of protesters assembled in the city center today under heavy security city legislators have postponed their next debate on the proposal which opponents fear will erode civil liberties. one day later this it is calm but tense police have placed barriers around the government complex most protesters have left the area but one group of people who have remained here they went on a hunger strike the night before the events you know your child has not eaten for 30 hours basically i'm doing all right i mean there i see is mentally that you speak softly. i was referring to wednesday's demonstrations when police used large amounts of tear gas and fired rubber bullets on protesters.

both origines justify what the opposition cause excessive use of violence with claims of an overly aggressive and hostile attitude on part of the protesters the clashes left $79.00 wounded it. was breaking it was just that and the such a happening and why i was here i was witnessing like everything that was happening so that was you know this you know yeah it. doesn't mean it's just tough for us all of us to still make time to stop that and that gets i can see that some people i think. a few people have come to stage a silent protest cordoned off by rows of police pro-democratic lawmaker eddie chu is trying to negotiate access to the site for protesters but to no avail my office has never stopped. but only if i don't have. to go into

the office inside the building. in the afternoon lawmakers from the pro-democracy camera leave to demand information from the chief executive kerry lamb but they're stopped by the police who block their approach to the gate of the real. i'm going to. i. any attempt by. mrs kerry to just. keep it silent and not the respond to anything meaningful they make the rule of government in hong kong. by the streets might be calm today in hong kong it might work i didn't know anything but. well state media in sudan are reporting that alstad of former president omar al bashir has been charged with corruption the news comes as mediators stepped up

efforts to end the standoff between the country's military rulers and their civilian opponents protesters called off a campaign of civil disobedience earlier this week and agreed to fresh talks with the army he said. he thought. and yes any agreement needs to include i don't know an international guarantee exists. and that had this follow up i were only prepared to discuss an agreement that leads to our proposal of a civil government and it is up it will be that you know without discussion of any other issue of. my little. well you might think that for young people life should be carefree well that's not always the case of course many are struggling to look after elderly or sick family members but at one facility in the south of england young the caretakers are able to take

a break take a look. learning new things and exchanging ideas to forget the stress of every day life. but most of all receiving recognition for all that they do daily for their families this is the aim of the care center in brighton for over 25 years the center has been supporting young people who have to provide care for a relative they had to schools to educate and assist them and their families they also organize field trips to offer them a well deserved break. it is finally a chance for them enjoy a normal childhood so. bright kronecker while i am. might friends where they don't off the worry about hiding the situation hard they feel more open and i want to talk to the other children because they were not the experience. last august teoh's mother was diagnosed with lung cancer the sense

then she's only occasionally able to leave her apartment the to live alone and on the days when she is unwell to was responsible for the cleaning shopping and cooking the activities offered at the center are a welcome change. they just put me on this 3 week cooking course so now i know how to make my dishes. it's not one minute. yet so i can make healthy life food what we can do to get my going out and doing so as much it's so mind over time and always young at least of good you know. makes me more knowing is doing something with them i'm glad that it takes me out a lot more to the situation for young carers than england has changed over the years thanks to this man saul decker since the beginning of the ninety's he has been researching the subject today the sociologist is regarded as

a leader in his field we were finding about intimate care what they had to do and we were finding about the psycho social impacts how on children's mental health so as more and more studies came els the government engaged more and more as did local authorities the situation is not perfect the support the young carers receive depends on the region and the help offered by local partners but there is more awareness in the general public and that's a good thing. it's. run out of all the millions of people in the world billions of the people in the wild one of them is my mom had to be in there one to get the last. 30 just knowing that he is not alone and has a place to go where others understand him helps him to cope.

are joining me now is daniel phelps from the health and wellbeing research group at the university of winchester virginia was good to have you on the show you were just saying that report there these children are just so impressive they have so much responsibility on them and you know i dare say most people in the world are not aware that so many children are of carers caretakers for older relatives how many children are we talking about just in the u.k. . well in the u.k. the last census for figure of 166000 young carers with anything and. never different there were different estimates even last year the b.b.c. and the university of nottingham this research project they came up with a figure of well indicated 800000 young carers with a need and go on that's a amazing that is an incredibly high number and how do these children do this i

mean the have to obviously have time to care for their family members do that do they have to drop out of school. well that's a good question. most will attend school but being a parent does have huge impacts on their education so. some research in the u.k. found that young carers they came out a 2nd with the equivalents and knowing great love that he is. and they do miss significant amounts of their education as well so maybe there's estimates of 510 percent. even when they're in school i think as an issue because young carers tell us that they can be sitting in their classroom and they're not there then they may be physically. and mentally absent because if you can about how worrying about the person that. yeah they're they're little adults in a way of mean the young boy there we saw in our report i mean he talks like like

adults but you can see he's obviously a child i mean their emotional intelligence i would imagine it is very high but also the emotional strain has to be just as high what kind of support do these children get from the carer centers. well as you saw in the care center featured they get it when you support so one of the big things they get he's they get spied on and a break from their character well one of the other huge things is that they get to meet of the children who are in similar circumstances to themselves and for them that is that is absolutely massive segment will not know any other young carers the fool they they start attending the care service project and that can be very very freeing and give them a lot of confidence. do you think that this is the trend of this is the picture of the future for western society when we have an aging society the demographics tend

to skew towards people who are over the age of 60 or 70 are we going to see more junk people being caretakers. well certainly the demographic change points to informal carers taking on these tough going to be young young carers under the age of 18 who cares but one of the things that we want to do in the u.k. and this is backed up by legislation is that we don't want young people to be taking on inappropriate who excessive caring well and the legislation i used to do that it seems to be a preventive whole family of approach to supporting young people so looking at the family making sure fissions support going in for the people who need can parents who are siblings and then seeing if there that does need to be support for the

young person and one of the support measures is the young carers purchase this several 100 of those it in the u.k. . and certainly for many young carers that's very very beneficial. help from the university of winchester appreciate your time tonight incredibly important story right now and we appreciate you sharing it with us thank you thank you very much. hard sports news now there was a big clash at the women's football world cup this evening tom going to is here to take us through this game what was it all between brazil and the old straight yes that's right now of course australia really needed a result tonight because they had that shocking loss to italy in their 1st game was brazil cruised pasta maker 3 nose 1st ready to bring themselves back into the into the into the fold in group c. they really needed a result now they didn't make it very easy for themselves it did look at times as

if they might be staring down the barrel of an a-z. early exit from this one but they dug deep and with a little help from their opponents they pulled it off we can take a look now and see how that game unfold it. brazil welcomes this stuff play a motsa back to the side and when the referee awarded a penalty to this show. she stepped up to school the opening goal from the spot that was her 16th world cup go to new record. australia soon found themselves to no doubt crosstown cristiana and the inform strike a sense of glancing heading into the fall for not brazil flying but then australia's fight began 1st came in 4th the deficit hung from close range then after half time chloe look got cross and they did everyone and found its way into the night $22.00 and then the meant so much with australia the matildas took advantage this long pole cause confusion in brazil defense and monica headed

goalkeeper. spirited fight back from australia and one that keeps their world cup hopes alive. that was the 1st time that brazil have lost a game in the group stage of a world cup in 24 years 1995 the last on that happens you have to go back to the same year it's on it's on that any team came back from a 2 no defeat i woke up in any stage so not only was that a crucial victory for straight for this tournament it was. history there are all kinds of records being broken this women's world cup what about tonight's other game of the game is china against south africa in group b. now both of these sides lost opening games china of course with that one no defeat to germany and south africa lost 3 want to spades that they really both need a result if that. part of me that wants for south africa is that 1st world cup i think what i was about a very difficult group with germany spain and china china

a real heavy way of women's football so they said you go into this as a favor it's going to be very important for them tonight their p.s.g. forward wang wang who's essentially playing on home turf mean there is. what's good for germany is that as trying to go into this is favorites trying to get a win or draw than germany's qualification from that group is guaranteed now that it's currently underway in paris fully keeping a very close eye on it all right we know you will tom thank you very much. here's a reminder of the top story that we are following for you at this hour word u.s. secretary of state mark pompei was blaming iran for attacks on to the oil tankers in the gulf of oman pompeo accusing iran of trying to escalate 10 ships. you're watching the news coming up next. the green business africa with monica's jolene's i'll be back at the top of the hour with more bold news followed by the day to see a bit. country

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