there's always a feeling about is a patient want to ship docks in iran's harbor it's the same in bandar abbas and other reining in ports in the persian gulf the ships unload food and household items particularly washing machines televisions and other electrical appliances. traders like abdullah safari have been among the 1st to feel the pain of fresh u.s. sanctions it's even become difficult to get goods through the united arab emirates which in previous rounds of sanctions was the gateway to the world for rainy and trade. so it's become a lot harder than before it was always difficult but now much more so the ships used to take 2 hours to reach the port in dubai but now it is they take from 2 days to a whole week to get to the ports you have to wait for the inspection to be completed the officials from dubai have become much stricter. faded with. fewer goods being allowed into the country is a massive problem for rainy and tighter supplies lead to higher prices inflation is running high. iranians have to take any job they can just to get by. you know what i'm a university graduate. and. with

tanker, which was detained by iran's revolutionary guards injuly, has started moving and exited the bandar abbas to ship—tracking data. the stena impero was detained in the strait of hormuzwaterway for alleged marine violation. it followed the royal marines seizing an iranian tanker off gibraltar, suspected of carrying oil to syria. the united states is to reduce by almost half the number of refugees it admits. the state department has announced that 18,000 refugees will be accepted in the next 12 months, down from the current limit of 30,000. refugee slots will be prioritised for iraqis who've worked with the us military, some persecuted people from central america and small groups of religious minorities. saudi arabia is opening its doors to tourists from around the world for the first time. according to the tourism minister, it's an historic moment. visas costing $80 will be available online. jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, said he and the european union's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier were doing all they could to get a brexit deal, and if they failed,

it's been held near iran's southern port of bandar abbas. reduce its carbon emissions when global leaders meet at the un tomorrow for a special summit on climate change. renewable energy sources have increased in china, but coal is still the largest source of electricity generation. with the un pushing for a commitment to end the use of coal by 2030, our correspondentjohn sudworth asks whether china can deliver. on average, china has built a solar farm as big as this one every day for the past three years. a rush to renewables personified by this man. he used to work in a coal mine. translation: our solar plant can save 50 or 60,000 tonnes of coal each year. i'm proud doing thisjob and working in this industry. but there is a long way to go. with its massive coal reserves still used for 60% of its energy, china produces more than a quarter of the world's carbon emissions. and it may bear more than its fair share of the consequences too. asia's high mountain glaciers, a vital source of waterfor millions, are under serious threat. they are ret

it's been held near iran's southern port of bandar abbas.ting are speeding up, according to the latest science on climate change, published ahead of key un talks in new york. the data, compiled by the world meteorological organization, says the five—year period from 2014 to 2019 is the warmest on record. sea—level rise has accelerated significantly over the same period, as co2 emissions have hit new highs. 0ur correspondent nick bryant is in new york and said un officials were hoping this report would be yet another wake up call to world leaders. 0fficials officials are also talking up the greta effects, as it's called, the sight of those 4 million people marching on friday all around the world, most of them children, led by the 16—year—old activist greta thunberg. she will be addressing the climate action summits tomorrow, the un hoping to harness her global galvanising power and also hoping she will shame international leaders interaction. perhaps more significant is the no—shows out that summit. donald trump will not be there, a leader wh

the stena impero's swedish owner, stena bulk, said it was on the move from the bandar abbas port, wheresel was seized by iranian troops in the strait of hormuz after they accused it of breaking maritime rules. it followed the royal marines seizing an iranian tanker off gibraltar, suspected of carrying oil to syria. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister's top advisor, dominic cummings, says it's "not surprising" some people are angry with mps over brexit, saying parliament hasn't respected the result of the referendum. it comes as more than a hundred of the church of england's bishops warn politicians that their language over brexit has been "unacceptable" in the last few days. in the us, a cia officer is reported to be the whistle—blower whose claims have prompted impeachment proceedings against president trump. and in sport... england's piers francis has been cited for a high tackle during yesterday‘ world cup win over the united states wales have named an unchanged 15 for their match against australia in tokyo on sunday captain alun wyn jones will become wales' most capped p

a hero has now anchored off the coast of the united arab emirates it left the iranian port of bandar abbason friday is courted by a revolutionary guard gunboat iran accused the tank his crew of violating international maritime regulations its seizure was seen as a retaliation for british marines detaining an iranian super tanker off the coast of gibraltar 2 weeks earlier iran was accused of attempting to deliver oil to syria in violation of e.u. sanctions against the regime. the renamed tango was released last month and despite iran's reassurances to a british court delivered its cargo to syria the release of the stand in pirro is being seen as an attempt to ease tensions in the gulf and some say may be intended to make european leaders more receptive to iran's proposals for a new peace deal. that softer iran denied involvement in attacks on saudi oil processing plants earlier this month who theory rebels claimed responsibility but germany britain and france have all joined the u.s. and saudi arabia in accusing the iranians something u.s. president donald trump was keen to point out to the

it's been held near iran's southern port of bandar abbas. in a moment, but ireland and scotland were facing each other in yokohama. the irish are the number one side in the world, and the scots were very much second best. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall was at the match. we saw three of the home nations in action at the rugby world cup today. a sleepy sunday morning in yokohama — peaceful, tranquil and with no hint of what's to come. come on, scotland! in swept a celtic fusion of noise and colour. ireland and scotland had arrived — one not to miss. i'm supposed to be at work. according to the rankings, this ireland side are the world's best, but their form has been shaky and scotland had reason to hope. any doubts about ireland's strengths were put to rest within minutes as james ryan burrowed his way to the line with their first attack. before scotland could regroup, ireland hit them again. somewhere in the mass of bodies, ireland's captain rory best grabbed the ball. the slightest gap was being exploited with ruthless efficiency. sc

had been detained in the strait of hormuz since july the scene impera departed from the port of bandar abbas it is now out in international waters. hundreds of former u.s. national security and foreign policy officials have signed a statement calling donald trump's phone call with his ukrainian counterpart a profound national security concern u.s. democrats are now appealing for more witnesses to come forward with any evidence that trump asked ukraine's leader to investigate his political rival joe biden a whistle. has also accused white house officials of trying to conceal politically sensitive information about the cole with the ultimate cements i spoke to robert late early a former general counsel for the director of national intelligence who said the whistleblower should be encouraged and protected not targeted i don't think the public is going to hear from the whistleblower because he's he through his lawyers or she has made very clear that the whistleblower does not want to be publicly identified but i think that the intelligence committees are going to hear from the whistleblower in a