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in the sun beating down on the island of relentless there's no natural water source and few other resources for that matter despite that the island has been highly valued for centuries as a strategic location portugal for instance constructed this fortress back in 1507 to control mara team traffic in the persian gulf today the strait of hormuz is once again witness to conflict as the standoff over british like tankers seized by iranian authorities continues. a fisherman takes us out into the straight past the island of la rock the iranian military uses the island to monitor the area which includes the narrow passage all ships must pass through to reach the largest oil ports in the region. currently very few international tankers use iranian waters to navigate the strait many fear being swept up in the conflict between washington and tehran and they run in military is not alone as it petrols these

waters the u.s. has also deployed ships into the persian gulf the u.s. wants to strengthen its presence here to guarantee the passage of international cargo ships which has angered the iranian government as well as the iranian people i don't think they would welcome any sort of you know military presence from the region itself that's a part of iran's political culture not to you know with. you know. local actors in the region. few people on the island of a movie seem interested in politics they're just hoping there will be a swift end to the regional standoff. been a seminar if the tensions are resolved the entire economy improve and we're part of that. everyone is out of work here in hormuz i don't know what to do with my wife and kids we can't all live on fishing alone. things would improve for

tourism more tourists would pay a visit to this island and that way it could develop. without stability turning homo's into a popular tourist destination remains a distant prospect. our next story takes us to northern ireland with a no deal brick secluding people here fear the irish border will be closed and that they worry could spark a crisis a return to the period of violence known as the troubles. one of the most popular activities these days for visitors to belfast is a troubles too are we hog 137 people hospitalized there were horrific injuries there were people multiple loss of limbs they were guides like paul donnelly navigate what's called a history of terror. deadly clashes between protestant supporters of british rule

and catholics wanting to unite with the republic of ireland were largely ended 2 decades ago by a power sharing deal known as the good friday agreement but now the looming prospect of a new deal breck's it could mean the return of checkpoints along the irish border and that has people like donnelly warning that former anti british guerrillas known as dissident republicans might have bandon the peace process up so that the end of a hard border that gives the public comes a contemporary justification for their violence you know it's not just ideological it's saying this is an abstract anymore look at those groups along the border this is deferential and what they see is this part of the heart and from the rest of it that all of their. worries over a hard border and the loss of other rights are compelling even some former pro british loyalists to consider the once unthinkable uniting northern ireland and the

republic of ireland the good friday agreement means northern ireland can take a vote on doing just that belfast new lord mayor john finn you can wants to make sure citizens are well educated about their options while hoping they'll back unification his party she would fain open. lobbies for that it's a cause that colored his life he was just 9 years old when he saw his father a prominent republican human rights lawyer shot dead by pro british paramilitaries despite getting death threats himself as he took office in may when you can believe the time is right to move forward will be brax it doesn't automatically mean that unification will happen but what i do think is that it means that the conversation hostile because the conversation has already started not just from people within the north but people all over the island of ireland and certainly within europe as well. billy hutchinson a city council member from the progressive unionist party served 16 years in prison

for 2 sectarian murders hutchinson says he's rejected by island but he's worried others haven't what i concerned about is the people will try to use a result from bracks at. our results from the the border post as an excuse to start another war. recent surveys suggest most people in northern ireland prefer to stay part of britain for now but those who want to united ireland say they're in no hurry expecting a chaotic process to help their case. taxi driver. from dublin has always enjoyed singing arias on the road a passenger recorded him and put the video on mine it went viral and now the south african capital is a star. frenzy is just 27 years old but half of south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in this taxi and the video went viral.

it's just get to my emotions so much because i didn't realize it will go the spot. it 10 just old school to facebook may be under its own 2 and a deal was one of them or just saying no can you bring that guy it's a common platform in my wedding or something like that just just a small things that small ball would be like kids'. menzies phone is constantly ringing he gets requests for interviews from all over the world invitations to perform and give or dishes to men's wear shop even offered him

a free taxi to for his next events. menzi is currently rehearsing for an upcoming performance at the piano player is menzies former teacher some below mechanic is known menzies since primary school and he himself had no formal music training he's mostly self-taught the next day when z. is off to cape town he's been invited to take part in a competition for professional opera singers and he's feeling optimistic. to be my 1st time visiting the competition and i know many been there and so excited about this to the just took a tough guy it's starting to come into. the. yeah. was a final run through in the dressing room and. then

it's the stuff. that's going to come the oh oh. the. thought of the. love. huge round of applause for menzies but unfortunately it's not enough to secure 1st prize. i think in durban it's back to taxi driving for the time. i'm still a father and to put bread on the table as well so i have to when i have to when dad stop because i haven't but that stable income about this flame but it's

cool dad can see it's going there. menzies determined to advances career he says luck is still on his side every chance he has is as good as. bordeaux wines from the area near saw in the popular of the world over now u.s. president donald trump is threatening to slap hightower's some french wines and that his local wine growers. at the end of the summer trimming the vines of the excess leaves is one of the last tossed swine makers faith this year producer here tom on things his blood could turn out fairly well. oh nice you're on me lizzie man so far the year is gone smoothly. it's only august the wine harvest is in early october so we have

a bit of time before we know for sure. 11 year or so and much less predictable is what will happen to sales especially to the united states of the president's trumps that he would slap a huge imports tax on french wines a threat b s brother in law is taking seriously the family has worked in the vignettes here for 3 generations and he says every penny counts. i think he wants to show his authority yes that's his character some guy but i hope he is not serious physical abuse on these 2 well if he really just was the customs duties of a french wines and really i don't know if we'll be able to make any money on the wines we export to the united states that you need. given why stay alive even in some damage all some 2400000 cases of wine

a bridge used every year wine making here goes back to roman times in 1909 the region was even declared a unesco world heritage site but one of the finest vintage just will always find a buyer wine cellar much in peak says mid-market producers will suffer when you are the best in something you would always have them and so that's i my opinion not a big problem for the main production it's going to be a huge issue yes that means wine makers like pierre and his family for them politics add another layer of uncertainty to a laborious production process the french president will stand up for them whether or not he wins the political battle could affect wind of us all over the world.

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