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baby archie's royal christening. what happened inside was top, top secret.s what we learned. two month old archie harrison mountbatten-windsor was baptized on saturday morning in his greatgrandmother queen elizabeth's private chapel at windsor castle, wearing a handmade replica of the same royal christening gown his father, prince harry, once wore. >> thank you for that. >> the queen was not in attendance due to a prior engagement. meghan's mom dori ragland was there, alook with william and kate. unli their wedding and past royal christenings, this event was extremely private. >> it's the couple wanting to keep their baby completely private, away from the limelight, away from the cameras. it is unusual because the cambridges allowed the cameras certainly to capture the arrivals for each of the royal christenings. >> while they hope it's up far from the hollywood spotlight that his mom once enjoyed, but meghan wasn't far from old "suits" castmates. especially patrick, who also just welcomed his first child, his wife was actually pregnant with their daughter a

the royal navy frigate had to move to protect the british vessel.shire — a public inquiry says a "catastrophic series of failings" by senior police officers was to blame for the death of an unarmed man. firearms commanders authorised and planned the operation incompetently and in breach of national guidance. tommy robinson, the former leader of the english defence league, is sentenced to nine months injail for contempt of court. and jubilation as england power into the cricket world cup final for the first time in 27 years after thrashing australia at edgbaston. and coming up on bbc news. simona halep knocks out elina svitolina to reach a fifth grand slam final, herfirst on grass here at wimbledon. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. british ships in one of the busiest oil shipping lanes in the world

put those royal rift rumors to rest.d meghan markle are bonding as moms. >> they're making an effort to get along. >> royal expert tells us what you saw at wimbledon was real. >> we saw kate and meghan if the royal box and getting along, chatting to each other, looking -- looking very much like friends. >> now much was made over beyonce's breaking royal protocol hugging meghan at the lion king premiere in london. but how about this breaking royal protocol? prince charles with a fist bump for a commoner. quote, in this video we need to see him dab please. >> that's the dab. just in case you didn't know. >> it was great. very good. >>> meanwhile, meghan's old show "suits" kicks off their final season tonight on usa network. >> which i love, one of my favorite shows. so we had some hard-hitting questions for the cast. what are they going to steal from the set? and, what's next? i mean, would katherine heigl return for the finale of grey's anatomy? >> oh, that's a tough one. >> this is your home? >> no, it's not. not anymore

the motto of the royal naval hospital could have been aura at loughborough pray and one. loyal chapel was billed as a place where the veterans of the crown's navy might find salvation. the interior of the carriage was designed by james athenæum stuart and william newton. following 851779 they renovated the originally baroque church in classical stuff. made by samuel greening so. 17 it is 7 the organ is with god it is the finest in the whole looking today only be played by the musical director of the martin chapel . viewed from the thames while mabel hospital looks quite magnificent yet it enjoyed only moderate popularity with its resident men who spent most of the adult life in the spotlight conditions that existed see found it hard in old age to get accustomed to the extravagant opulence of the rock architecture and certainly not for the daily round was marked by military drill and poor food as one old talking planed pillars colonnades unsealing frescoes don't exactly go hand in hand with pickled beef and flat a all that's been watered down. the heart of the naval hospit

drama in the gulf: a royal navy warship warns off three iranian gunboats. hms montrose issued radio warnings to the iranians, who were trying to intercept a british oil tanker. obviously very concerning developments, but also i'm very proud of the royal navy and the role that they played in keeping british assets, british shipping safe. we'll be live with our defence correspondent. also this lunchtime: a public inquiry says this father of two was shot dead after a catastrophic series of failings by greater manchester police. firearms commanders authorised and planned the operation incompetently and in breach of national guidance. labour says whistle—blowers who've made allegations about anti—semitism in the party are disaffected opponents ofjeremy corbyn. a new study suggests sugary drinks including pure fruitjuice could increase the risk of cancer. commentator: battling. 0h, not for much longer. what a beauty. and australia on the ropes — england snatch early wickets in their world cup semifinal. and coming up on bbc news... can serena williams book her pl

." >>> it was a big royal weekend. they were everywhere. one of the big moments -- queen b and the duchess meghan met face to face. >> our royal expert katie nicholl has all the details. >> two minutes of face time it's almost unheard of. clearly harry and meghan were thrilled to meet beyonce and jay-z. >> did queen b break a royal protocol? >> she arrived after the royals which is not -- >> she and jay-z got more applause from the fans but that's not all that raised eyebrow. >> reporter: helping a royal is not standard protocol. she embraced both of the around meghan's lower back. but this shot proved harry is actually all of us. wishing we could eavesdrop on meghan and beyonce's conversation. the main topic -- 2 month old baby archie. >> the baby is so beautiful. >> beyonce wasn't the only "lion king" cast member to be royally starstruck. >> i'm very excited. i never thought about meeting them. they seem very cool. >> just dressing up like this is what we normally do in los angeles. >> meghan and harry skipped the after-partpy beyonce kep

_by —— by british royal marines.r last night in what is being viewed as an attempt to seize it. the tanker, british heritage, was entering the strait of hormuz from the gulf when it was approached by three armed, fast iranian boats. the incident began near the disputed island of abu musa, claimed by iran. british officials say the iranian boats tried to force the tanker to change course into iranian waters but a royal navy warship rushed to its aid, positioning herself right next to the tanker and exporting her to safety. the frigate, hms montrose, was already there providing reassurance. an american military surveillance aircraft above watched and filmed the incident. the us said hms montrose trained its weapons on the iranian boats. the frigate, hms montrose, was already there providing reassurance. an american military surveillance aircraft above watched and filmed the incident. the us said hms montrose trained its weapons on the iranian boats. the mod says it issued warnings over the radio. no shots were fired. o

royal.le at the moment. they have made it clear by giving him the name mountbatten windsor without an hrh, without being a prince that they do not at this stage see him having a royal future or taking his not at this stage see him having a royalfuture or taking his place in the way that george and charlotte and louis have and are accessible to the public. i suppose that is the difficulty assented for some people? there is a huge amount of public interest but there is a desire for this child to have a different kind of upbringing but at the same time if you have the privileges of being in the royal family, if you have the privileges of being in the royalfamily, if if you have the privileges of being in the royal family, if you are to receive certain money from the taxpayers purse, there is a tension there. that is some arguments being put forward in some tabloid newspapers. they are in receipt of public money, it is on trickery speaking taxpayers money because it comes from the sovereign scra

well, this was christening day for the royal baby, archie harrison mountbatten windsor.happenen harsh spotlight. debora patta is at windsor castle. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: royal watchers lined the streets around windsor castle this morning, hoping the couple had changed their mind, and they'd get a glimpse of baby archie. but when prince harry and meghan announced the christening would be a private affair, they meant it. today, in a complete break with tradition, here at the henry the viii gate is where the line has been drawn. nobody is allowed any further. >> actually, i'm really disappointed. >> yeah, it's quite sad that they didn't make it more of a public... like william and kate. >> reporter: by contrast, prince harry's brother, william, charmed royal fans everywhere after the christening of his three babies. but today, all the couple would reveal were these carefully selected official photographs. not even the names of archie's godparents have been made public. only a few close family and friends attended the intimate ceremony. the queen was not one of them, due to a pre

based on who the birds parents are the royal marker do. barber decides that they belong to.mark birds belong to the sovereign. these days the upholding of the tradition is about conservation. in recent years when being herman has had to rescue a lot of swamp. it ranges from fission injuries doctor to doctor toxins. and then the dogs attack swarms. we are shooting people shoot them deliberately we have so many injuries people think it's not busy but we've busy we run. to raise awareness about the safety of the swans david barber and his team also speak to schoolchildren who are all ears even get a chance to stroke the cygnets. if it goes the right way. the right way into conservation in education people the public like it of course is protecting the small population of the thames for the future if we work here we would have more difficulties we'd lose a lot more schools. david barber news team are finished for today but next year it will be back again performing this centuries old tradition on behalf of theirs of. a completely different but also very british tradition to wear

tankerfrom royal navy intervened to protect british tanker from iranian royal navy intervened to protectch was involved in that tens exchange. it is then the eastern mediterranean sea. —— intends exchange. the idea is that those two ships will operate together for a those two ships will operate togetherfor a short those two ships will operate together for a short period before hms montrose goes back to bahrain for a routine maintenance. that line of breaking news, a second worship on its way to the gulf. sport now, here's will perry. good afternoon. former england striker peter crouch has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 38. crouch most recently played for burnley who he left injune. he played for 11 clubs in total including liverpool, tottenham and stoke, and was capped 42 times by england. he says his career has been a dream come true. it's men's semifinals day at wimbledon. novak djokovic is first up against roberto bautista agut on centre court followed by a mouthwatering meeting that the world can not wait to see again. john watson's there for us. it

showdown in the gulf britain says that's what it was iran says that's what it wasn't britain says a royal navy frigate has driven off arabian boats trying to intercept a british oil tanker iran denies that there was any confrontation also coming up tonight a powerful storm devastates greece's northern coastal areas leaving 7 people dead and dozens injured. plus making internet companies pay more france becomes the 1st european country to slap a tax on tech and washington does not like it saying american companies will be unfairly targeted the white house is threatening to impose retaliatory tariffs on french goods and it's a museum to take the whole family to maybe japan's parasite museum offers a glimpse into the world of human and animal parasite. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome tonight britain says that 3 iranian boats attempted to intercept a british oil tanker near the persian gulf it says they were driven off by a royal navy frigate iran has denied that its vessels trying to stop the tanker in the strait of hormuz it says it's b

>> betts spoke to a-rod and the pregame crew about his possible royal connection. >> are you related? >> yes. i was informed last year when i found out we were coming and so i'd hope i'd get to meet her and i did and gave her a hug and i think she invited me over for dinner. >> oh. >> no, ha ha. >> baby archie stayed home but, the red sox gifted him with a miniature bat and a team onesie. >> hi, guys! >> the rival yankees presented the duke and duchess with a personalized jersey for archie with the number 19, the year of his birth. >> you've beaten next door's present by the way. >> the royal couple held hands while walking out on the field for the first pitch from invictus game athletes. but during the game, this red sox fan kept blocking meghan's view. we're calling fan interference. and "e.t." has learned that baby archie is on his third nanny. a royal source reports harry and meghan dismissed the first two caregivers for not being the right fit. now, they have found someone they hope to keep long term. maybe that's who stepped in while mom and dad had their baseball date. >>> not

royal portrush has never seen anything quite like this.pecial. the cause of the excitement on the causeway coast, ireland's shane lowry. the gallery was packed and he didn't let them down, cheers ringing around the course as putts dropped and records did as well. he now has a four shot lead. it has been an incredible day, and i am still trying to take it all in. this is something i never thought... this doesn't feel like golf to me, i don't know what it is but i am very happy with how today went. i'm in a great position, going into tomorrow, and i'm really excited. the tens of thousands of fans who have been packing the galleries here at royal portrush have enjoyed much kinder conditions, and some of the spectacular golf we have seen suggests the players have been enjoying it as well. there hasn't been an english winner at the open for decades, and if anyone can stop shane lowry it may be tommy fleetwood, after another flawless round. and withjustin rose, lee westwood, and danny willett all in contention, it is set for a spectacular finish

royal watchers mind the streets of 1025 castle hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal baby but in a complete rake with tradition, nobody was allowed to see the family as they arrived and departed. the only thing they shared was these carefully selected official photographs and a few close friends and family members attended the ceremony. >> i am really disappointed. >> it is sad they did not make it more of a public thing. >> the couple remain popular but royal critics one the unprecedented secrecy surrounding the christening could result in a backlash against them in the future especially after british tax payers had to put a $3 million bill for the renovation of the couple's new home. >>> in other news, you will love some of it, we are getting surveillance video tonight of a moment when violent wind gusts flipped over a parked car, it happened near philadelphia. look at that. officials say the strong winds also damaged a warehouse nearby, and nobody was hurt. >>> how can you tell it is hot in alaska? you can tell it is hot when even the moose approach your sprinkler, and your moose decides

royal portrush has never seen anything quite like this.onship was always going to be special — few could have predicted just how special. the cause of the excitement on the causeway coast, ireland's shane lowry. the galleries packed, and he didn't let them down. cheers ringing around the course as putts dropped and records tumbled. one of the best rounds in open history gives him a four shot lead. it's been an incredible day and i'm struggling to take it all in, but this is something that i never thought. this doesn't feel like golf to me. i don't know what it is, but look, i am very happy with how today went, obviously. i'm in a great position going into tomorrow and i'm very excited for it. the tens of thousands of fans that had been packing the galleries here at royal portrush have enjoyed much kinder conditions and some of the spectacular golf we've seen suggests the players have been enjoying it too. there hasn't been an english winner at the open for nearly 30 years. if anyone could stop lowry, it may well be tommy fleetwood, after a

royal marines were involved in that.uthorities said the reason they intercepted that supertanker was because they believed it was heading to syria, carrying oil. that would be in breach of the eu sanctions. after that happened, to iran was saying it was completely unacceptable. they described it as piracy and they said they would be some kind of retaliation for that but interestingly this morning, we are getting a very different version of events in terms of this latest incident from tehran. they don't accept that iranian boats were trying to intercept the british tanker. they have described the version of events given by the ministry of defence as meaningless. they say that the british are telling these stories to ratchet up tension in the region and they are denying this confrontation, there was this aim behind it, to try to see this british tanker as a message of retaliation. let's talk now to former british ambassador to iran, sir richard dalton whojoins me now via webcam. thanks so much for talking to us. it is an i

heavy rain and blustery winds at royal portrush, not that the fans minded.ut his opening swing suggested the nerves we re but his opening swing suggested the nerves were jangling. his four shot lead was down to three. not for long, though, as to the delight of his huge following, he was soon back to his best, extending his advantage once more. great shot. as conditions are sometimes bordered on the farcical, his chasers became bogged down. tommy fleetwood's challenge seemingly slipping away. it was tough going for everyone, but carried on a wave of support, shane lowry was holding his nerve, and closing in on victory. he can enjoy it now. it was the stuff of sporting dreams. he walked down the final hole with a six shot cushion, before sealing one of the open's most emotional victories. island, sealing one of the open's most emotionalvictories. island, there's your champion. for the 32-year-old from county offaly, the celebrations could begin, an irish champion in northern ireland, rarely has this famous event seen a more northern ireland, rarely has this fa

>> stephen: he got the classic royal tour, complete with a review of the famous royal guardsman. ( as your hair that much height? ( laughter ) what do you do? i cannot imagine how much aqua net you've got up there. nobody smoke. nobody smoke around this guy." ( laughter ) then, there was a traditional exchange of gifts. queen elizabeth gave trump a first-edition copy of churchill's world war ii book. ( as trump ) "look, thank you so much, but don't tell me how it ends, alright? ( laughter ) i really like that german charlie chaplin who invented the high five. ( laughter ) really-- i forget his name-- " >> jon: what?! ( piano riff ) >> stephen: we're off to a good start! first night back after vacation. now-- ( laughter ) ( piano riff ) the queen also led trump on a tour of the royal collection, where he learned about british history. ( as trump ) "enough books, liz. ( laughter ) boring. show me the wizards. ( laughter ) i know you've got them around here someplace." >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: jared and ivanka were there. not with their dad. they were too busy haunting buckingham palace

that was stopped by the royal navy. iran has also hurt from cathy and sanctions.l it has nothing to lose. the us is trying to bring about an international coalition to condemn the situation and so far both france and germany have called on iran to release the british tanker immediately. thank you very much. lets speak now to the conservative mp and chairman of the foreign affairs select committe, tom tugendhat. what is your take on the situation and the prospects of de—escalation? i think this is extremely concerning. what we are seeing tested is fundamentally the system of rules that have kept us safe and prosperous for the best part of seven years. this is admittedly a british tanker that has been taken, but it could have been from any nation. the crew, we must stand together with our friends to make sure we resolve this issue as soon as possible. in a sense it is less that it as possible. in a sense it is less thatitis as possible. in a sense it is less that it is a british flight vessel, because in some ways that is a sort of convenience thing, isn't it? it is

. >>> and royal christening. the glimpse inside the windsor castle. baby archie's close-up. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with the massive explosion at a florida shopping center. the blast happening in plantation, florida not far from miami and ft. lauderdale. shock waves felt a mile away. right after the blast a frantic search for survivors. cani teams called. one person having to dive under his car to escape the debris that was coming down. more than 20 people injured, many of them hospitalized. a father telling us he and his children are lucky to be alive tonight. abc's victor oquendo is there. he starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, investigators on the scene of this massive explosion that rocked a south florida shopping center, working to determine a cause. the building across from an la fitness decimated, the debris field stretching across several parking lots in plantation, west of fort lauderdale. >> the entire inside of the store i was in just caved in. >> reporter: those inside the gym at

she is more she has become almost more royal than the royals and has adapted beautifully.g forwards, there will be a lot of attention on archie. how would you say the couple should protect him, and yet allow the public to have access, to see him, to have a pa rt have access, to see him, to have a part of him? it is very difficult. little by little it will become easier. but right now, i think they are wanting to try and keep him out of the limelight. it is not as if he is third orfourth or limelight. it is not as if he is third or fourth or fifth limelight. it is not as if he is third orfourth orfifth in line limelight. it is not as if he is third or fourth or fifth in line to the throne. they want to try right now, maybe there may —— the way they need to go on, to have as normal a life as possible. and harry is very influential there and insisting on that because of what he went through himself. we will leave it there for now, thank you very much. westminster bridge has been temporarily closed after it was hit by a pleasure boat. these pictures posted on social media show

the royal navy frigate had to move to protect the british vessel.t comes after iran threatened to retaliate following the seizure of one of its tankers off the coast of gibraltar. we'll be looking at the implications of this latest move. also tonight: shot dead by police in cheshire — a public inquiry says a "catastrophic series of failings" by senior police officers was to blame for the death of an unarmed man. firearms commanders authorised and planned the operation incompetently and in breach of national guidance. tommy robinson, the former leader of the english defence league, is sentenced to nine months injail for contempt of court. and jubilation as england power into the cricket world cup final for the first time in 27 years after thrashing australia at edgbaston. and coming up on bbc news. simona halep knocks out elina svitolina to reach a fifth grand slam final, herfirst on grass here at wimbledon. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. british ships in one of the busiest oil shipping lanes in the world have been put on the highes

the english mission of the english royal family or perhaps the dutch ones or the scandinavian ones so to symbolically come back at least on the level of the yellow press of the tabloid press and to symbolically present the past nostalgia in nice reinterpretation of german history stuff and all of it sounds very much for coming together much for having me talking to a spotless. now is it a bird is it a plane well not exactly it is a human being trying to cross the english channel on a homemade hoverboard the aviation and inventor of franks a pata took off today from the french coastal town of song got fastened to the small flying advice that designed himself might recognize him as the same man who rolled on a flying board above the heads of european leaders and onlookers on the still day and perhaps. this is the news live from berlin up next is focus on europe and don't forget there's always more at our website our brian thomas from the entire team thanks for being. in. europe trends for. the focus on europe's summer series. 30 years ago the 1st cracks it appeared in a hired curtain. w

this is the royal navy warship which had to warn off three iranian gun vote.te hms montrose and a detachment of royal marines are reported to have had to train their weapons on the iranians, and issue several warnings over the radio, before they turned away. and this is the tanker, british heritage, the target of iranian interest, as it was about to transit the narrow volatile strait of hormuz. as she approached the disputed island of abu mousa, defence sources say the iranian vote tried to force the tanker to change course, when the british warship came to the rescue, and escorted her to safety. obviously very concerning developments, but also i'm very proud of the royal navy and the role they played in keeping british assets, british shipping safe. we are continuing to monitor the situation very, very carefully. iran's revolutionary guard regularly patrol what is one of the busiest sea lanes in these fast vote. in the past, they have threatened to block it. a fifth of the world's oil supplies travel through the strait of hormuz. tensions there have been risi

in the midst ofa boost the royal navy.dership contest and arguing that britain needs to exercise hard power in order to secure it is in the world. this rhetoric that we see escalate in the context of the uk leadership contest and as donald trump gears up for another presidential election is just making a sensitive situation with around more dangerous. politicians are prone to promising all sorts of things including military hardware when they are running for a position. it is the kind of thing that for the tory party membership who pride themselves on defence and that sort of thing, this will resonate well. but remember, iran was deemed to be taking oil to syria, in breach of eu resolutions about how we should treat syria as a pariah state now given the civil war there. iran has been playing a part in this as well. but 71 active vessels in the navy at the moment andjeremy hunt vessels in the navy at the moment and jeremy hunt feels some good solid bit of kit in the navy, in britain's arsenal will help them get extra votes

the english mission of english royal family or perhaps the dutch ones or other scandinavian ones so to symbolically come back at least on the level of the yellow press of the tabloid press and to symbolically present the past nostalgia in nice reinterpretation of german history stuff and all of it sounds very much for coming together much for having and talking to us about this. let's get your a minder of our top stories this hour governor ricardo resale has announced his resignation after days of mass protests in the u.s. territory he said he would continue working until august 2nd to allow an orderly transition he's been at the center of a text messaging scandal that's already led to top officials resigning. boris johnson is spending his 1st day in number 10 downing street as britain's new prime minister will hold his 1st cabinet meeting after a major overhaul which has seen hardline threats of 2 years promoted to top positions and will be addressing the house of commons to outline his plans for taking britain out of the european. and in the u.s. former special counsel robert muller

shoot down in the gulf that's what britain says it was iran says that's what it wasn't for it says a royal navy frigates has driven off iranian boats trying to intercept a british oil tanker iran denies that there was any confrontation also coming up tonight a powerful storm devastates greece's northern coastal areas leaving the southern people dead and dozens injured and the rumors about german chancellor angela merkel's health are swirling after another spell of shaking but many germans say they don't want the media speculating about the health of their chance. it's good to have you with us we have some breaking news coming in right now in sudan's ruling military council says that it has just for oil and an attempted coup attempt general announced the attempt on state television just moments ago sudan's state t.v. reporting at least 12 officers in full were soldiers have been arrested the general did not say when the attempt was made but it cues members of the national intelligence and security services of taking part in this is a dramatic change turn of events into. sudan just last week

this is the royal navy warship which had to warn off three iranian gun boats. hms montrose and a detachment of royal marines are reported to have had to train their weapons on the iranians, and issue several warnings over the radio, before they turned away. and this is the tanker, british heritage, the target of iranian interest, as it was about to transit the narrow volatile strait of hormuz. as she approached the disputed island of abu mousa, defence sources say the iranian boats tried to force the tanker to change course, when the british warship came to the rescue, and escorted her to safety. obviously very concerning developments, but also i'm very proud of the royal navy and the role they played in keeping british assets, british shipping safe. we are continuing to monitor the situation very, very carefully. iran's revolutionary guard regularly patrol what is one of the busiest sea lanes in these fast boats. in the past, they have threatened to block it. a fifth of the world's oil supplies travel through the strait of hormuz. tensions there have been risi

the royal marines did. the royal gibraltar police approached the vessel by ocean.eployed on to the vessel by what is known as a first drop from the helicopter and one senior officer, we understand, just seconds after the royal marines landed on board the royal marines landed on board the vessel was also airlifted from the vessel was also airlifted from the police vessel onto the deck of the police vessel onto the deck of the ship. and a pretty unusual operation, generally, and it has caused quite an international incident. iran is furious with what has happened. yes, indeed. that is what we hear from the international news. i am a local broadcaster and i can tell you about what is happening here on the ground, as regards of course to iran and the diplomatic fallout from it, i think that is not something i could possibly comment on. all right, good to talk to you. the headlines on bbc news... william hill blames new restrictions on fixed odds betting for its plans to close hundreds of shops — but critics say problem gambling had to be tackled. iran summons the briti

andy swiss, bbc news, royal portrush.and a place in their first ever world cup final. the roses fell to an agonising defeat to new zealand, as natalie pirks reports. they say imitation is the highest form of flattery. tracey neville, who announced weeks ago she'd step down after this world cup, no longer has to bang her own drum. netball has captivated this liverpool crowd, but england fans knew it would be tough. they were not wrong. a jumpy start soon saw new zealand race into the lead. this is a collector's item, yet it wouldn't be the last mistake. england's tournament swagger had been replaced by thejitters. new zealand's shooters were on fire. that shot is so sweet. the ferns were cranking up the pressure. england needed attackers harten and housby to finally hit their mark and, in the blink of a quarter, england had turned a six—goal deficit into a three—goal lead. the win was now in their hands, but they threw it away. new zealand attack again, with all the answers. with just minutes left, england were three goals

they get five seconds of royal space time.doesn't mean beyonce and meghan won't talk more behind closed doors. beyonce's a major meghan fan, remember when she and jay-z made it clear she's their queen. what's are the rules in. >> i hen you do that fresh prince hand shake, right? yeah, i think that's right. ? >> right. >> then, if you go, your highness, chop your head off. you got to go your royal highness. >> i got to get it right. i'm good to go. >> you don't want to quite do with the duchess, because she's half home girl and half royal. >> before the lion king premiere on sunday, meghan and sister in law kate are returning to wimbledon, the two will catch meghan's pal serena williams in the final, just like they did last year. maybe tomorrow we will see meghan posing for selfies with fans, to clap back at the backlash when her security team tried to stop taking pics of her. >>> okay, so, we know ed sheeran loves a good collaboration. he's done them with beyonce and taylor swift. and today. ed just dropped an entire album ful

adam wild is at royal portrush for us this afternoon.ectators hardly notice, they are having an extraordinary time. quite extraordinary here out on the fa i rwa ys quite extraordinary here out on the fairways and greens shane lowry started with a four—point lead and has stretched that advantage, he bogeyed the first and found a bunker going down the first but he has in the last few moments birdied the seventh which leave him 18 park going down —— under par. he is really going to have to make a move pretty soon if he is going to make inroads into that. tommy fleetwood looking to be the first english since 1992 to when the open championship, nick faldo the last enrichment to left that famous claret jug. enrichment to left that famous claretjug. at the moment, it is shane lowry who is leading the way, he has not looked nervous at all. he had been in the situation before, he had been in the situation before, he had a four shot lead going into the us open back in 26 in. he'd loot them, some would say that talked him enough a lot, he looks a d

the capture of the stena impero comes two weeks after royal marines helped seize an iranian ship off gardner reports. under a new flag. pictures released today show the swedish owned by british flag tanker the stena impero flying an iranian flag. it's being held just off iran's strategic port of bandar abbas after a dramatic capture at sea on friday. this was iranian revolutionary guards fast roping down on to her deck, to take her over. only minutes earlier, this was the three—way radio exchange between the iranian guards, the tanker and a royal navy warship. you are ordered, change your course to a 360. 360 degrees immediately. you must not impair, impede, obstruct or hamper the package ——obstruct or hamper the passage of the mv stena impero. the tanker was intercepted in omani waters by iranian forces operating out of nearby base, the royal navy was too far away to intervene. the problem for the british government is this. it clearly needs to protect its shipping in the gulf — you can see here how easily this tanker was diverted towards the iranian coast. but the royal navy doesn'

andy swiss, bbc news, royal portrush.up, beating the holders australia, 52—51. earlier, england won bronze in tracey neville's last game in charge. they beat south africa 58—a2 in the third—place play—off match in liverpool. adam peaty has become the first man to swim a 100 metres breaststroke in under 57 seconds. it was the olympic champion's dream to break his own world record, even calling it "project 56". patrick geary has the story. adam peaty says he now meditates before big races like this bold breaststroke semifinal. mental peace before incredible pace. this is a swimmer who has already conquered the world, but wants to do it better. faster. giving everything just to finish in less then 57 seconds. 56.88! he has absolutely destroyed the best in the world. this has been a journey far longer than that 100 metres of water. when peaty won olympic gold three years ago, setting a world record in the process, many would feel there where no worlds left to conquer. peaty took on project 56. a personal crusade to break what

i'm joined now by tom kerss, astronomer at the royal observatory greenwich.inated by space technology. what does it mean to you this anniversary? sun try either singing about this earlier. for me, it is personally very meaningful. because two generations of my family have been inspired professionally by these missions. my father was a pilot in the royal air force and he used to share all of the stories of mid—flight that he remembers from his childhood, because he was about 11 years old when neil and buzz stepped fit on the moon. and then i myself was raised in an environment that was very conducive to exploring space, that was very conducive to exploring space, so that was very conducive to exploring space, so i ended up becoming an astronomer. a little bit more grounded. i suppose the other curious thing about this, i talked about the huge audience of people who sought, we have talked about buzz, buzz aldrin and muller armstrong is the first man on the moon. so far it is only binmen, so far there has only been a dozen of them and we have not been there sinc

andy swiss, bbc news, royal portrush.rpool. the final was tense throughout and came down to the dying seconds as the silver ferns prevailed 52—51. it was new zealand's fifth world title but their first since 2003. australia had won the previous three. england won the bronze medal after comfortably beating south africa 58—42. they were hoping for gold on home soil, but they did at least manage a medal in what was tracey neville's last game in charge. it's now three third—place finishes in a row for the roses. adam peaty has become the first man to swim 100 metres breaststroke in under 57 seconds. the british swimmer broke his own world record with a time of 56.88 seconds to qualify for tomorrow's world championship final in south korea, something that he has been working hard to do. it was a complete advantage. i really think i'm in the finest form ofan really think i'm in the finest form of an athlete of a been in but hopefully the finest person i've been. i'm splashing and dashing in a different way, this is my legacy. g

for the golf, sunshine today occasionally at royal portrush, but ta ke occasionally at royal portrushw, what out again as rain moves into northern ireland and other parts of the uk. this is how to day ends, though. the heavy showers in the slowly fading and then overnight, largely dry and clearer and easierfor sleeping then overnight, largely dry and clearer and easier for sleeping with lower temperatures at around ten to 14 degrees. centring to start the day tomorrow. some cloud building and here is that change in northern ireland, the rain moving in here leading to a very wet afternoon. that rain slowly pushing across more of scotla nd that rain slowly pushing across more of scotland as the day goes on and towards north—west england and northern wales later. elsewhere in england and wales, cloud building but it will stay mainly driver much of the day with those of the mid 20s. the wind picks up as well, looking very wet, north—west england in two parts of south—west scotland. and then on monday, a rather cloudy, misty, murky start, slowly brightening up for many of us and temperatur