and having to ship in steel from spain, timberfrom latvia and horse hair that has been processed in and that's been frustrating. we are helpless. we don't know what's going to happen and no one can tell us what's going to happen. we spent a quarter of £1 million building up stocks for march, and that's a lot of money for a business our scale. we have to go forwards and that's all we can do forwards and that's all we can do for october. it's tied up the money for october. it's tied up the money for the best part of nine months. how prepared businesses have been for a no deal has varied. bigger ones from manufacturers to the nhs have better resources to do so than small ones. however, byjune of this year, the bank of england found that 90% of companies overall had put in place contingency plans at some point, up from 30% last autumn. but you can't stockpile forever, especially perishable goods. as the brexit deadlines have been extended, the bank also found that only half have maintained their contingency plans. and how prepared firms are will matter hugely to the wider economy. i thi

there were problems with planes travelling to latvia for the riga masters.e, all ready to go, a privatejet, but really. we got on the plane, all ready to go, a private jet, but the tyre burst when it was ready to leave, so the flight was delayed. that's fine, all flights get a late. by that's fine, all flights get a late. by the time is delayed, it was too late to go because of all the thunderstorms due around the uk and europe, so the flights were cancelled. and we know now many of the players had been affected, but do you know how many? on our flights, there was around nine of us, including the reigning champion, neil robertson, so he couldn't go retain his title. have you spoken to the organisers, do you know why they have decided to go ahead without so many crucial players? it's tough, because it's a 3—day event, they can't relate delay the tournament by another day, they have to get all the matches on. if you're not there, you're not there, they have to go on with it, we have to respect that. so it's happening, other players being disqualified or just n

having to ship in the steel from spain, timberfrom latvia and horse hair that has been processed ins been frustrating. we are helpless, we don't know what will happen and no one can tell us. we spent quarter of £1 million building up stock for march, we have then had to maintain that going forward and that is all we can do for october. that is everything, but the trouble is it has tied up this money for the best pa rt has tied up this money for the best part of nine months. how prepared businesses have been for a no deal has varied. big ones from manufacturers to the nhs have better resources to do so manufacturers to the nhs have better resources to do so than small ones. however, byjune the bank of england found 90% of companies overall had put in place contingency plans at some point. that was up from 30% last autumn, but you cannot stop it forever, especially perishable goods. the bank also found only half have maintained their contingency plans. and how prepared firms are will matter hugely to the wider economy. i think there is an assumption that a no deal is going to bea assu

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammad jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security adviser john bolton of quote turning his venom against the u.k

it goes into saying how america is really more impoverished and countries like latvia, lithuania, and mexico, saying how our health care is worse. a lot of the claims critics say are absolutely preposterous. your take on that "new york times" piece? >> absolute nonsense. that is exactly why we need to be celebrating things like our declaration of independence as we approach the fourth of july. this is one of the reasons why i wrote i would lost declaration, to remind the american people of what frederick douglass referred to as the saving principles in the declaration of independence. if those principles that he said we should stand by and defend at all times, at all places. that's exactly what we need to be doing, rather than engaging in this progressive self-loathing criticism ethics amplified by that piece. >> trace: and you mentioned that they are, you talk about frederick douglass. you talk about progressives and a lot of critics are saying this kind of goes without progressive narrative which says that america is racist and america is oppressive and it's really built for the ric

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar abbas we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammed jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security adviser john bolton of quote turning his venom against the u.k. i

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british guy. moments calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammed jeffords the reef is accusing president trump security adviser john bolton of quote turning his venom against the

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar abbas we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammed jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security advisor john bolton of quote turning his venom against the u.k. i

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we have already announced. that the vessel or the crewmembers they have any needs we are ready to meet their need discipline and our over there are some regulations and. actually conducting casualty investigation with regard to this the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as a say a ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammed jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security adviser john bolton of quote turning his venom

pierrot's 23 crew members are british citizens they're mostly indian and filipino but also russian and latvia nationals. well here in europe a heat wave sweeping the continent is predicted to bring record temperatures this week thermometers across the continent already pushing higher with the highest temperatures predicted on thursday at the epicenter of this heat wave is france you can see the temperatures rising across the continent of the capital paris could see the mercury rising above 40 degrees celsius that would be a new record for the french capital all residents are trying their best to keep cool with water water and then some more water and as you're a big sunder yet another heat wave climate change is back in the spotlight in paris . people in paris trying to keep their cool with the full cost as think that the french capital could see an all time temperature high this week. the exceptionally hot weather may be welcomed by some tourists with time to take a dip but swedish climate activist gratitude bug didn't come to paris for a holiday the teenager was invited to speak at the fren

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammad jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security advisor john bolton of quote turning his venom against the u.k

about three hours ago, at a town called intercoastal city, louisiana, it is about 50 miles south of latvianew o rlea ns, just south—west of the city of new orleans, the storm is moving very slowly, that is one of the biggest problem is that we are facing here. it is moving at about six miles per hour, a typical storm for prospective moves at about 10—15 mph, so the storm will hang around for twice the duration of your average storm, and what it is doing here is producing quite a bit of wind, it is taking sizeable branches of trees, some trees have been uprooted, and we are having periodic rain, wind driven rain, so in my location, i'm probably 75 miles away from where the eye of the storm is located, so conditions are most certainly worse there, but i tell you, it is even pretty interesting here. the biggest problem we are facing is heavy rainfall. the storm is moving so slow and will hang around for such a long time that the weather predictions say it is falling from 10—15 inches of rain, and while that is not unprecedented here, it certainly will put some serious stress on the drainage n

talk of an ideal mightjust be a negotiating strategy but timber from latvia, also from switzerland, meansity and that has been frustrating. we are helpless. we do not know what is going to happen. a quarter of a million. for much, that was a lot of money for a business our scale and we have had to maintain that because we have had no choice and that is all we can do for october but the trouble is it has tied up this money for the best pa rt has tied up this money for the best part of nine months. how prepared esse nces part of nine months. how prepared essences have been has varied. big manufacturers have better resources however, by june manufacturers have better resources however, byjune of this hour, the bank of england found 90% of companies overall had in place contingency plans at some point. up from 30% last autumn but you cannot stockpile forever, especially perishable goods. as deadlines have been extended, the bank have found only half have maintained that contingency plans. how firms are prepared will matter hugely on how the wider economy goes. an assumption that no deal is a

especially the border, which will technically be an external frontier of the eu, like poland's or latvia's now, british and irish people can cross the irish sea and work in each other‘s countries, thanks to a series of arrangements called the common travel area. both governments have agreed that will continue no matter what happens with brexit. a bit of certainty before a possible dive into the unknown. our top story this evening: two councils in nottinghamshire are condemned for failing to learn from mistakes after hundreds of children in their care were abused. and still to come — warming up — the world cup champions now have their eyes on the ashes. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, defending champion england's georgia hall says she is looking forward to the home support and feels no pressure ahead of the start of the british open at woburn. more than a million people were admitted to hospital in england last year with alcohol—related problems. some of them had been drinking heavily for such a long time that they were suffering from alcohol—related brain damage — a condition that can

range of issues, especially on the border, which will be an external frontier of the eu like:‘s or latvia'sen a in one area. right now british and irish people can cross the irish sea and work in other‘s countries because of the common travel area. both governments have agreed that will continue no matter what happens with brexit. a bit of certainty before a possible dive into the unknown. adam fleming, bbc news, dublin. adam fleming, bbc news, dublin. ryanair boss michael 0'leary has warned staff to prepare forjob cuts in the coming weeks, saying the airline has 900 too many pilots and cabin crew. he said redundancies would be announced by the end of august. mr 0'leary blamed planned cuts to flights due to the grounding of its boeing 737 max fleet, falling profits, higher oil prices and brexit uncertainty. police are investigating the sale of class a drugs in essex after six people died in what are thought to be drug related deaths. 20—year—old cian daly is among three men and three women to have died all within three days of each other. police are trying to establish exactly what they too

to think it was a low driving it all is up there in the baltic is actually a wind warning out for latvia today and the only heat warning is temporarily than in austria well the wind and rain will continue for this northern countries of europe for the next couple days but he won't be that caught. the weather. refugee problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage refugees don't have the right to freely on the other hand can move freely as far and as much as they want it's a national colonialism this is of the over the democratic process these companies they just want the europe's forbidden colony episode one on al-jazeera. the pages of this exercise book unspeakable memory compiled testimonies of victims of congolese musson. as this intimate evidence finds its way to international courts the central african republic is plunged into further. and intricate tan the people and a nation crippled by recent history. 2 of a 2 part series on al-jazeera. watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now sudan's really military

tensions, the stena impero, a british flagged tanker and its 23 crew members from india, russia, latviae philippines now in the hands of iran after it was surrounded by four boats and a helicopter. this is completely unacceptable. freedom of navigation must be maintained. we will respond in a way that is considered but robust. and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. the tanker was tracked leaving the united arab emirates, heading north, staying well inside the international waters of the gulf. but just after three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the 30,000 tonne vessel makes an abrupt change of course, its last known movement inside iranian waters. an announcement on iranian tv claimed the tanker had failed to respect international maritime rules. its british operator says that's not true. london is now urging uk ships to stay out of the area for the time being. there is no alternative route in and out of the gulf, so if this is to endure then clearly it's going to impact on our trade routes, trading patterns and ultim

hello it's july and there's a wind warning out from latvia today which is i think a fairly unusual event to be you can probably see by his car was a good sharp edge to it is wrapped around the area of low pressure so that's windy where clearly we've had that before to stop the temperatures down from the extreme values and he's keeping the same sort of thing 20 degrees at best in berlin 21 vienna and curiously in sudden australia's a heat wave warning today and it's been pretty hot further south to clean greece recently so this is this still the hot area of europe prompting right to big thunderstorms the green block but that doesn't have very summery and that low sitting of a stalker head start east has been replaced by another one on saturday maintaining that rather unsettled feel windy and sometimes wet but it's warm not far away from london up to 25 paris 30 to come saturday is that he's on his way up. and in france now of course it start the warmer in north africa because you go to her are sitting here but there are changes next users do without a cloud in the sky producing showers or

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television. 23 individuals from russia, from india is the majority but also from the philippines and latvia as well. they look well. they look like they are going about their business on the ship. that ship, british oil tanker seized on friday, just a few miles away from where i'm standing and speaking to you from in a port in southern iran. it's under close guard by the iranian revolutionary guard and there's an iranian flag flying over it and no sign at this stage of how this vessel and its crew are being released. jim. >> on the persian gulf, matthew chance. thank you very much. >>> back in washington, almost mueller time. high-stakes hearing for democrats as they gear up to question the former counsel in the russian investigation. could wednesday's testimony change minds on impeachment? >>> plus i don't know paul stephens returns to the supreme court for the final time. the late justice's casket arriving moments from now. his former clerks, more than 100 of them, set to serve as honorary pall bearers. >> we're also on top of the protests in puerto rico and a defiant governor. until norm

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammad jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security advisor john bolton of quote turning his venom against the u.k

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar abbas we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratchet up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammad jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security adviser john bolton of quote turning his venom against the u.k. in h

seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we have already announced. that the vessel or the crewmembers they have any needs we are ready to meet their needs. and however there are some regulations in and. actually conducting casualty investigation with regard to this the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escalating tensions we have seen as i say ratcheting up the last 3 weeks of events and tensions in the straits of hormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we thought this go back to the bigger picture of the russian ship with iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping taking to twitter iran's foreign minister mohammed jeffard zarif is accusing president trump security adviser john bolton of quote turning his venom against

the stena impero, a british—flagged tanker and its 23 crewmembers from india, russia, latvia and thelippines, now in the hands of iran after it was surrounded by four boats and a helicopter. this is completely unacceptable. freedom of navigation must be maintained. we will respond in a way that is considered but robust. and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. the tanker was tracked leaving the united arab emirates heading north, staying well inside waters of the gulf. but just after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the 30,000—tonne vessel makes an abrupt change of course, its last known movement inside iranian waters. an announcement on iranian tv claimed the tanker had failed to respect international maritime rules. its british operator says that's not true. london is now urging uk ships to stay out of the area for the time being. there is no alternative route in and out of the gulf so if this is to endure, then clearly it is going to impact on trade routes, trade patterns and ultimately, the price of those goods.