and area the work cause of the us. navyr to manoeuvre around and put into different types of water areas that our aircraft carriers, for example. so they do a great dog of what we call the prisons operations of the us. navy, meaning they do port visits, training with other navy ships, they do operations and they do search and rescue if necessary. so there's quite a great deal that it could have been doing in the region. it may also have been, said it was so close, it was probably either going into are leaving yokosuka, but there isa into are leaving yokosuka, but there is a great deal of activity down on the south china sea and a lot of our ships come out of the japanese area and go down into this very composted waters. presumably there are systems in place to stop something like this happening. —— contested waters. these are two will countries that work closely together and they would have opened channels of communication? you would think so. this was not a philippines navy vessel, it was a private merchant vessel, it was

a us navy destroyer has collided with a philippine container ship off the east coast of japan. navy says the uss fitzgerald is now heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. the japanese coast guard is at the scene. there are reports of some injuries. no details have been released about the container ship, the acx crystal. sarah corker reports. the uss fitzgerald sustained significant damage to its starboard side. in the middle of the night it somehow collided with a container ship in the approach to tokyo bay. us navy has confirmed that seven crew members are missing. up to three compartments are flooded but the ship is not in danger of sinking. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday. 56 nautical miles south—west of a busy commercial waterway. the warship has a crew of over 300 sailors. the number of injured are still unknown but the ship's commanding officer was hurt and airlifted to hospital. there is major damage to the ship and any time you hear a ship is taking on water that means, of course, that the hull has been breached. this was notju

the japanese coastguard says seven us navy crew are missing after a us navy destroyer collided with agerald has suffered extensive damage but is heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk.

a us navy destroyer has collided with a container ship off the east coast of japan. be forced into making political changes despite president trump announcing tougher policies towards it. the cuban government said it's willing to continue cooperating with the united states to improve relations but said any attempts to violate its sovereignty or impose political and economical change would fail. 0ur correspondent, will grant is in the cuban capital, havana. he told me the government there was taking a firm line. yes, and i think they felt they needed to give a very robust response given that mr trump's own words were very, very powerful against the cuban government. he constantly referred to how communism was failing its people, how dissidents were being jailed, he called on them to come up with a better deal. he was vociferous, really, against the leadership, but military and civilian, in cuba. so i think that they really felt that they needed to respond to that in kind. and as you said in your introduction, said any attempt to change the political system in cuba woul

the headlines: the japanese coast guard says seven us navy crew are missing after a us navy destroyer collided with a container ship under philippine flag off the east coast of japan. the uss fitzgerald has suffered extensive damage, but is heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. there've been angry demonstrations in london calling forjustice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire, with some protestors demanding the resignation of the prime minister. the number of people known to have died in the fire has risen to at least 30, but it's expected the final total will be higher. theresa may, says she's been deeply affected by the tragedy of the fire in west london. she's setting up a £5 million emergency fund for victims of the blaze. she made herfirst visit to meet survivors, after being criticised for failing to see local people on thursday. now on bbc news, in about ten minutes we'll have this week's edition of newswatch. but first it's time for click. right. let's see. dragons? check. singing pirates? check. orcs... yes. all of which can only mean it is time

the japanese coastguard says seven us navy crew are missing after a us navy destroyer collided with acontainer ship under philippine flag off the east coast of japan. the uss fitzgerald has suffered extensive damage but is heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the western world, for so long the dominant force in global politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. in the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. donald trump's world view and angela merkel‘s are poles apart. the western consensus on liberal economics and globalisation is no more. my guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and former chief economist to hsbc bank. is globalisation stuck in reverse gear? stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. i think given the dramatic nature of recent political events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. but uk — we have just seen an election that has brought about a

the bodies of a number of sailors missing after a us navy destroyer collided with a container vessel japan have been found. an investigation is under way to establish how the collision occurred with the philippine vessel in the middle of the night. earlier, the commander of the us 7th fleet, vice admiraljoseph aucoin, gave this update. so this was a severe emergency, but the ship's crew was swift and responsive, and i can't tell you how proud i am of the crew for what they did to save the ship. so, through the heroic efforts of the ship's crew, they prevented this ship from foundering, or even sinking last night. they were able to save the ship, and they were able to bring it back earlier, our correspondent told me it was not clear how this happened. the question has come right from the very start, how did such a sophisticated warship, one of the most sophisticated warships anywhere in the world, collide with a large container ship in calm, clear weather, albeit at night. the answer to that will come with the investigation. what we do know is that the filipino registered cargo vessel

also ahead: seven american navy crew are missing as a us warship collides with a container ship off thest of japan. from selfless heroes to entertainment superstars: bravery and achievement are recognised in the queen's birthday honours. in sport, rory mcilroy misses the cut, but two englishmen, paul casey and tommy fleetwood, are part of a four—way tie for the lead at the us open. and helen has the weather. good morning. it will be hotter still today and the first of if you hot days for many of us, with high levels of uv, very high in the south. more details in about 15 minutes. first, our main story. angry protests have been held in london as residents demand support for those affected by the grenfell tower fire. the government has pledged £5 million to help victims but labour says it isn't enough. around 70 people are thought to be dead or missing and last night london came together in grief with a candlelight vigil. frankie mccamley reports. a moment to grieve. for a community still coming to terms with what has happened this week. side by side, hundreds held a two—minute silence. b

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seven us navy crew are missing after a us navy destroyer collided with a container ship under philippine flag off the east coast of japan. the uss fitzgerald has suffered extensive damage but is heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. cuba has said it's willing to continue cooperating with the united states to improve relations but said any attempts to impose political and economical change would fail. earlier, president trump announced that he was reversing agreements signed by the obama administration. the former chancellor of germany, helmut kohl, has died aged 87. he'll be remembered for presiding over the reunification of west germany with the former communist east. the current chancellor, angela merkel, has led the tributes, describing him as "a great german and a great european". the bbc‘s paul adams looks back at his life. as the cold war ended, helmut kohl seemed to tower, quite literally, over everyone and everything around him. as a child, he witnessed the destruction of his country. world war ii inspiring his lifelong desire to unify germany and europe. h

in the us navy. >> reporter: probably the biggest question is how did a u.s. navy ship with some of the most sophisticated radar equipment on the planet fail to see a nearly city-sized ship bearing down on it especially after it hooked that very conspicuous u-turn. >> thank you. we want to turn to the white house. the first family making their first trip to camp david. tonight it is president trump's personal vacation home mar-a-lago that is in the spotlight. a new financial report shows the club took in millions in profits and that's not all. abc's david wright has more on the president's booming business. >> reporter: today the first family boarded marine one, headed for camp david. it's president trump's first visit to the rustic cabin in maryland, where so many evious presidents have enjoyed quiet weekends away. until now trump has preferred to visit his own properties instead. according to a new 98 page financial disclosure they're enjoying a banner year. revenues at trump's mar-a-lago club up 25 percent over last year's report. after doubling membership

the bodies of a number of sailors missing after a us navy destroyer collided with a container vesselfound. an investigation is under way to establish how the collision occurred with the philippine vessel in the middle of the night. earlier our correspondent in tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes told me that it's unclear how this happened. the question that's come right from the very start is, how did such a sophisticated warship, one of the most sophisticated warships anywhere in the world, collide with a large container ship in a calm, clear weather, albeit at night? the answer to that will come with the investigation, and what we do know is that the philippines registered cargo vessel does appear to have made a number of sharp turns as it approached the coast of japan early on saturday morning. there will be questions as to why. these are very sharp u—turns. you can see it on the gps tracking that the japanese coast guard have, over and over again in a very sort of erratic way, so the captain and crew of that vessel will be questioned as to why they made those terms. nevertheless, it is

seven us navy crew are missing after a us destroyer collided with a container ship of the east coastf japan. destroyer collided with a container ship of the east coast ofjapan. in rugby scotland has beaten australia for the first time in more than four yea rs, for the first time in more than four years, winning 2a—i9 in sydney. good morning from west london. we are in the shadow of the grenfell tower where the death toll still stands at 30 although the bbc understands that the number of dead and missing is 70. we know that 2a people are still in hospital this morning. 12 in a critical condition. the queen has released an unprecedented statement on her official birthday. she has talked of her sadness after this tragedy and the recent tragedies. this is what she has said, today is a traditional day of celebration yet this year it is difficult to escape every sombre national mood. she said that during recent visit and visits in manchester and london she had been profoundly struck by the immediate inclination of people around the country to offer comfort and support to those in desperate

. >> it's says "us navy," and his parents named him after the boat they saw when they first got to the united states. >> hinojosa: urban legend, or... >> urban legend, but also becoming a very popular name in florida with dominican and cuban communities. i heard the story from a friend who works in immigration, and i said, "well, that's too good." >> hinojosa: really? because i heard that story from someone who had nothing to do with... so it's true? >> no, it's becoming a thing. there's a great book called the dirty girl's social club by alisa valdes-rodriguez, and there's a female character named usnavys in that, and it's "us navy" with a y and an s at the end. it's the feminized version. so it's really becoming a thing. >> hinojosa: and... and seeing someone like corbin bleu doing that role, for you... i mean, i know that what you say is you've got your nights back. >> yes! >> hinojosa: you get to go home at night. >> i sure do. >> hinojosa: because you were working for a full year. >> well, yeah. eight shows a week, your life becomes about being at your peak at 8:00 p.m., and 2:00

nevertheless, it is a large, slow moving ship, so there will be questions why the us navy crew did notelves in time. it seems they did turn away at the last minute, but it was not quickly enough in order to avoid a collision. and the collision inflicted a huge amount of damage. the pictures of the navy ship has been severely damaged. it has, and actually the only damage we can see from those pictures is above the water line, and the commander of the us navy forces in that press conference said there is far more damage below the water line, and there is a large gash, even bigger than the one above below the water line, that went through several compartments. he said water rushed in extremely quickly, there was a large volume of water rushing in, and that's only because of the rapid action of the crew was the ship é it was in danger of sinking saved. it was in danger of sinking at the beginning. rupert, we will come back to you with more updates, but many thanks for now. the headlines on bbc news: government staff have been drafted in to manage the response to the g re nfell tower in to

an investigation has begun into how a us navy destroyer, one of the most sophisticated warships in theorld, was involved in a collision with a vast container ship offjapan. seven crew members are still missing after the uss fitzgerald, which has now arrived back at port, was hit by the philippine vessel in the middle of the night. the ships commanding officer has been taken to hospital by helicopter. the husband ofjo cox — the mp who was murdered last year — has said his wife would be incredibly humbled by events held today in her memory around the uk. brendan cox, who helped organise "the great get together", said it showed the country was crying out for a sense of togetherness. the entertainer bill cosby has walked free from a court in the united states after a judge declared a mistrial in his sexual assault case. the jury were unable to reach a decision on whether the 79—year—old was guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 13 years ago. aleem maqbool reports. after so many accused him of being a calculated sexual predator, bill cosby is free now to go home from court. the

us officials say seven crew members are missing and three have been injured after a us navy destroyere coast of japan. the commander of the uss fitzgerald and another sailor had to be winched to hospital. 0ur tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes, told us that questions are being asked about what exactly happened. it is very unusual and it is very serious that such a sophisticated ship as this, the uss fitzgerald, an arleigh— burke—class destroyer, one of the most modern and sophisticated warships in the world with an array of different types of radar and sensors, how did this ship, on a calm clear night, collide with a large merchant vessel of the coast of japan. it is a busy part of the sea, these are highly trained crews nonetheless. a lot of questions have been raised by this, it has caused extensive damage to the uss fitzgerald. i've seen pictures from the scene, this huge gash down the side of the destroyer, the bow of the cargo vessel appears to have penetrated the side of the navy destroyer, both above and below the waterline and it has taken on water, it is listing to o

us officials say seven crew members are missing and three have been injured after a us navy destroyerhant ship off the coast of japan. the commander of the uss fitzgerald and another sailor had to be winched to hospital. 0ur tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes told us that questions are being asked about what exactly happened. it is very unusual and it is very serious that such a sophisticated chip as this, the uss fitzgerald, one of the most modern and sophisticated warships in the world with an array of different types of radar and sensors, how did this ship, ona radar and sensors, how did this ship, on a night, collide with a large merchant vessel of the coast of japan. it is large merchant vessel of the coast ofjapan. it is a busy part of large merchant vessel of the coast of japan. it is a busy part of the sea, these are highly trained crews nonetheless. a lot of questions have been raised by this, it has caused extensive damage to the uss fitzgerald. i've seen pictures from the scene, this huge gash down the side of the destroyer, the bow of the cargo vessel appears to ha

it is listing to one side, although i understand from the us navy that it isn't at risk of sinking.re. a jury in the us state of minnesota has acquitted a police officer who fatally shot an african—american man after pulling him over for an alleged traffic offence. philando castile's girlfriend, who was beside him in the car, live—streamed his dying moments on facebook. laura bicker reports. we got pulled over for a busted taillight in the back and the police just... he killed my boyfriend! philando castile was pulled over by police because he had a faulty brake light. minutes later he was shot five times. his girlfriend filmed the aftermath on facebook, as the officer kept his gun trained on the car. oh my god, please don't tell me he is dead. please don't tell me my boyfriend just went like that. keep your hands where they are! yes, i will keep my hands where they are! mr castile was seen on police video telling the officer there was a legally purchased weapon in the car, but he wasn't going anywhere near it. 0fficer yanez said he felt his life was in danger, that mr castile was h

our top stories: a us navy destroyer is seriously damaged in a collision off the coast of japan.sing. consternation in cuba — havana says it won't be forced into making political changes despite president trump announcing tougher policies towards it. angry protests in london as residents demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire and support for the survivors left homeless. we are sent from hospital to hospital, to shelters, why is there no community help for family members — why? why do we have to go there and actively look for them?

seven us navy crew are missing after a us destroyer collided with a container ship off the east coaste on those stories later. let's cross to the bbc sports centre for all the latest, with catherine downes. hello. with the first test against new zealand nowjust a week away the british and irish lions have this morning beaten the maori all blacks by 32 points to 10. leigh halfpenny kicked 20 of those points for warren gatland's side in a very cold rotorua. the saracens player maro itoje scored the only try for the tourists fifteen minutes into the second half. this was the lions‘ third win of the tour in their five matches. there is nowjust one more warm—up game to come against the chiefs before the opening test. before the game it was confirmed that ross moriarty had left the tour due to a back injury. it comes as coach warren gatland added four wales players to his squad. cory hill, kristian dacey, gareth davies and thomas francis willjoin the set—up this afternoon. scottish duo allan dell and finn russell have also been called up. it's now two wins from two as scotland head coach fo

the coast guard modally alerted the us navy in honolulu hawaii and the us navy began what turn out tor search for missing aircraft in history and they searched for over two weeks. >> she was already well known when she went missing during an attempt to fly around the world. >> in ten-year period, she sky rocked. she was the equivalent of a rock star in her day. and the last flight she made was in 1937 of course she did not complete that flight. >> reporter: earhart almost completed the trip but the plane went down and her remains were never found. despite numerous searches in the pacific. >> they used battleships, they used carriers, they used aircraft, aircraft actually over flew the island while they saw some people had probably lived there at some point, they did not see any evidence of immediate recent activity and certainly no evidence of anyone on the island. there are many other theories out there. >> it is believed she may have landed on and uninhabited island thousand miles north of figi. some having her go to other islands to be spying back in the 1937 time era some have her

. >>> and the newest edition to the us navy is named after former congressman gabbie giffords. uss gabbie brielle did you have forwards a combat ship that was built in alabama. the navy decided to name the ship after the former arizona congresswoman for her resilien resilience. she of course survived assassination attempt during public appearance sick years ago. ♪ introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years. all with a 2-year agreement. switch now at fiosgigabit.com. ♪ >>> prosecutors in bill cosby's second assault trial wrapped up their case today but not before using cosby's own words to drugs to try to have his way with women. in the transcript of a deposition in a decade old civil lawsuit read in court today, cosby describes getting prescriptions for the depressant quaaludes

. >>> developing news now on the collision involving a us navy destroyer, all seven of the missing sailors have been found dead inside flooded compartments on the ship. searchers found the bodies of the damaged vessel returned to its base in japan a few hours ago. the ship collided with a container ship nearly four times its size a couple of days ago. less than an hour ago a navy commander said other crew members managed to prevent an even bigger disaster. hospital nearby... >> the heroic efforts by the ship's crew prevented the ship from even sinking last night. >> the remains of the seven sailors that died have been transferred to a us naval hospital nearby for identification. >>> in london tonight 58 people are now presumed dead following a devastating high-rise apartment fire earlier this week. officials say most of the bodies of the 5 victims are still missing -- of the 58 victims are still missing tonight. the official cause of the fire hasn't been released, be utah early some think it -- but some think it involves the towers recent renovation. risk of flooding in the sierra. >>> sti

. >>> and the newest edition to the us navy is named after former congressman gabbie giffords. uss gabbie brielle did you have forwards a combat ship that was built in alabama. the navy decided to name the ship after the former arizona congresswoman for her resilien resilience. she of course survived assassination attempt during public appearance sick years ago. ♪ ♪ >>> prosecutors in bill cosby's second assault trial wrapped up their case today but not before using cosby's own words to portray him as someone who used drugs to try to have his way with women. in the transcript of a deposition in a decade old civil lawsuit read in court today, cosby describes getting prescriptions for the depressant quaaludes back in the 1970's. he admitted using the so-called party drug on women he wanted to seduce. andrea con stand claims cosby drugged and groped her at his cheltenham estate back in 2004. the defense will begin its case monday and team cosby well it's teasing court watchers right n now. >> we are have not ruled out mrs of yet. we're weighing all our options. >> nothing is never

seven us navy crew are missing after a us destroyer collided with a container ship off the east coastf japan. more on those stories later. now on bbc news, it's time for talking books. hello and welcome to talking books at hay festival. hay has been inviting audiences to talk, to think, to read and to reflect for 30 years. over ten days 250,000 people will rub shoulders with some of the world's greatest writers, thinkers and performers. all here in the beautiful surroundings of the brecon beacons in wales. today i'm talking to the australian author tim winton, who once compared writing to surfing. he's written 28 books for adults and children and his latest, the boy behind the curtain is about his childhood growing up in western australia and the impact that's had on his work. applause now, most writers don't have a fish named after them. most writers don't have their face on a postage stamp. but then tim winton is not most writers. he wrote his first novel, an open swimmer, when he was just 19 years old, and he's gone on to write nearly 30 more books for adults and children, all very

seven us navy crew are missing after a us destroyer collided with a container ship off the east coastwill have more on the tower block fire from my colleague ben brown in a moment but first the weekend's sport. good morning, catherine. good morning, with the first test against new zealand nowjust a week away the british and irish lions have this morning beating the mario all blacks 32—10. leigh halfpenny kicked 20 of those points for warren gatland's side in a very cold rotorua. the saracens player maro itoje scored the only try for the tourists 15 minutes into the second half. the victory was the lions third of the tour in their five matches. there is nowjust one more warm—up game to come against the chiefs before the opening test. before the game it was confirmed that ross moriarty had left the tour due to a back injury. it comes as coach warren gatland added four wales players to his squad. cory hill, kristian dacey, gareth davies and thomas francis willjoin the set—up this afternoon. it's now two wins from two as scotland head coach for gregor townsend. and they'll remember this o

this morning you are staying —— us navy divers went on the compartment and found their bodies.it was touch and go, the water rushed in so fast, senior officers admit that the ship was in danger of sinking for a time. the heroic effo rts sinking for a time. the heroic efforts of the ships crew prevented this ship from foundering or even thinking last night. there isn't much sadness here at the loss of life. most are now focusing on this philippine cargo ship. the damage to its power tells its own tail. satellite tracking appears to show the ship made a series of huwjones in the busy shipping lanes just south of tokyo bay. —— u—turns. the last came just before the collision with uss fitzgerald. investigators will want to know why and how to such modern ships fail to see each other on a calm, clear night. other stories this hour, the iraqi army says it forces are preparing to enter moselle in part of a final assault on the city. the un has warned that the is fighters may be holding thousands of people as human shields. officials in yemen say that an airstrike read shields. officia

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seven sailors were left missing and three injured after saturday's collision, which the us navy saidhe destroyer. singapore's veteran politicians have called for the end of a bitter family feud over the will of the former leader lee kuan yew, who died in 2015. mr lee's younger son says his father wanted his home to be demolished as it says in his will. but his older brother and singapore's prime minister lee hsien loong have raised concerns over the addition of that clause. the british government is bringing in a team to improve the official response to the grenfell tower fire disaster in west london. some residents have complained that they got little or no help after it happened. police have issued new pictures from inside the tower block. they show how badly the fire destroyed the building. jon kay reports. a week ago, this was someone's home. a bedroom... a kitchen... a bathroom... the people who lived in these flats are all accounted for. they agreed police could release these images tonight to showjust how much damage has been done, to show the conditions recovery teams are now

navy, and this tour will take us throughout the history of the washington navy yard, which is a very extensive one. the art itself has seen a lot of -- yard itself has seen a lot of different historical events. some happy, some sad some every , day events. the yard itself has changed dramatically over the many years. it was first founded in 1798 and it was around that time that the united states realized we needed a standing military force. it was after the american revolution that all the military was basically disbanded because of the sentiments from before the american revolution, who had a standing army at that time that was stationed in the united states. the british, with that idea still fresh in their mind, they realize they didn't want a standing military. we started having problems overseas. american merchant ships were being attacked in the mediterranean. we realized we needed that standing military. and more importantly, we needed a navy to protect american interests all over the globe. congress basically said that yes, we need a navy. they passed the resolution founding t

japanese media is reporting that the us navy has found the bodies of seven crew member who went missingd was involved in a collision with a container ship of japan. the involved in a collision with a container ship ofjapan. the bodies we re container ship ofjapan. the bodies were found in flooded compartments on the destroyer. three women have been killed in what the authorities in colombia say was a terrorist attack for lotion occurred at a shopping maul in bogota, nine other people were injured. over 100 migrants have been rescued by a cargo ship in the mediterranean sea. the merchant ship deployed emergency rafts after they saw the rugby dinghies carrying men women and children deflating off the coast of libya. the migrants were then transferred to a rescue ship will stop a forest fire in central portugal has killed at least twenty—four people and injured about twenty others, including several firefighters. sixteen of the victims burned to death in their vehicles when they were trapped by flames on a road. nimesh thaker reports. a deadly mix of strong winds and a severe heatwave have

us officials say seven crew members are unaccounted for, after a us navy destroyer collided with a merchanttage ratdwaszerioasty by a philippine—registered container ship in the middle of the night. it was heading for a nearby port under its own power. among the injured is the ship's commanding officer, who has been sarah corker reports. the uss fitzgerald sustained significant damage to its starboard side. in the middle of the night, it somehow collided with a container seven sailors are still missing. three crew members were airtifted the ship's commanding officer, who is in a stable condition. the total number of injured is unknown. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday, 56 nautical miles south—west of yokosuka, a busy commercial waterway. this is the merchant vessel involved, the philippine registered acx crystal, with relatively light damage on the port bow. the fitzgerald, with a crew of more than 300 sailors, started taking on water, with at least three compartments flooded. there is major damage to the ship. any time you hear a vessel is taking on water, it means th

seven sailors were left missing and three injured after saturday's collision, which the us navy saidt sank the destroyer. damage was significant. this was not a small collision. it was right there near the pilot's house, and there near the pilot's house, and there was a big puncher, a big gash underneath the water line. chinese foreign minister huang yi has met his russian, indian and south african counterparts who are in beijing for the first brics foreign ministers‘ meeting on bilateral matters. huang did not meet though with representatives from brazil. these meetings are ahead of brics leaders‘ summit to be held in china in early september. singapore's veteran politicians have called for the end of a bitter family feud over the will of the former leader lee kuan yew, who died in 2015. mr lee's younger son says his father wanted his home to be demolished as it says in his will. but his older brother and singapore's prime minister lee hsien loong has raised concerns over the addition of that clause. it's a big day in the modern history of the united kingdom as negotiations start to

an investigation has begun into how a us navy destroyer — one of the most sophisticated warships in thee still missing after the uss fitzgerald, which has now arrived back at port, was hit by the phillipine vessel in the middle of the night. the ship's commanding officer has been taken to hospital by helicopter. the husband ofjo cox, the mp who was murdered last year, has said his wife would be "incredibly humbled" by events held today in her memory around the uk. brendan cox, who helped organise "the great get together", said it showed the country was "crying out for a sense of togetherness". the policeman who died confronting the westminster attacker in march, pc keith palmer, has been awarded a posthumous medalfor bravery. he is named in the queen's civilian galla ntry list, released this year alongside the birthday honours. among this year's awards, are a knighthood for the comedian billy connolly, and a damehood forjulie walters and june whitfield. lizo mzimba reports: keith palmer, killed as he tried to stop a man entering parliament during the westminster attack in march. he's be

japanese media is reporting that the us navy has found the bodies of seven crewmen who went missing afterlved in a collision with a container ship offjapan. the bodies were found in flooded compartments on the destroyer. the uss fitzgerald has now arrived back at yokosuka port, where an investigation is under way to establish how the collision occurred with the philippine vessel in the middle of the night. the ship's commanding officer is being treated for injuries. the entertainer, bill cosby, has walked free from a court in the united states after a judge declared a mistrial in his sexual assault case. the jury were unable to reach a decision on whether the 79—year—old was guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 13 years ago. the prosecution says it will seek a retrial. aleem maqbool reports. after so many accused him of being a calculating sexual predator, bill cosby is free now to go home. the jury didn't acquit him, but they couldn't unanimously agree to convict him either. we came here looking for an acquittal, but like that rolling stones song says, you don't

a us navy destroyer is seriously damaged in a collision off the coast

a us navy destroyer has collided with a philippine container ship off the east coast of japan.what is said to be a rare incident on a busy waterway. it happened close to 60 nautical miles southwest off the city of yokosuka. a big honour. billy connolly is made a knight in the queen's birthday honours. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tere

this is after a us navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of japan.usly damaged when it was struck by a philippine registered container ship in the middle of the night. among the injured as the ship's commanding officer who has been taken to hospital by helicopter. uss fitzgerald sustains the uss fitzgerald sustains significant damage to its starboard side in the middle of the night. it somehow collided with a container ship on the approach to tokyo bay. seven sailors are still missing. three crew members were airlifted to hospital, including the commanding officer, who is in a stable condition. the total number of injured is unknown. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday, 56 miles south—west of this busy commercial waterway. this is the merchant vessel involved. it is the merchant vessel involved. it is philippine registered. relatively light damage can be seen on the port bow. the fitzgerald, with a crew of more than 300 sailors, started taking on water, with at least three compartments flooded. there is major compartments flooded®

us officials say seven crew members are unaccounted for, after a us navy destroyer collided with a merchantald was seriously damaged, after it was struck by a philippine—registered container ship in the middle of the night. it was for a nearby it was - for a nearby port under its own power. among the injured is the ship's commanding officer, who has been taken to hospital by helicopter. sarah corker reports. the uss fitzgerald sustained significant damage to its starboard side. in the middle of the night ship on the approach to tokyo bay. three crew members were airlifted to hospital, including the ship's commanding officer, who is in a stable condition. the total number of injured is unknown. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday, 56 nautical miles south—west of yokosuka, a busy commercial waterway. this is the merchant vessel involved, the philippine registered acx crystal, with relatively light damage on the port bow. the fitzgerald, with a crew of more than 300 sailors, started taking on water, with at least three compartments flooded. the hull has been breached. this w

authorities have now identified the seven us navy salors found dead on the us s fitzgerald. the salors were killed when their destroyer collided with the container ship . divers recovered the bod ies after the badly damaged ded ship returned home. two of the victims are from our area, dakota of palry a, virginia and exaif yair of baltimore. >> europe is diseelg with two other terror attack the other in paris. in paris, french police say a driver ran is vehicle into a police con invoice. the car was packed with explosives and died at the scene. no one else was hurt. >> an attack outside a mosque in london is now being investigated as a terrorist attack and a hate crime. authorities say 47 year old darins on born was driving the van that plowed into pedestrians leaving a mosque and community center. the attack happened just after midnight leaving one person dead and the at least ten others injured. british police are now out in full force urging citizens to remain calm. >> it's a story you saw first on fox5, allegations of fraud from the top down at prince george's county scho

the us navy has now identified those who were killed. searchers found their bodies this morning.ter andrew spencer tells us how the sailors died inside their sleeping compartments. watching the u-s-s fitzgerald being towed into port in yokosuka, japan, the damage is clear.a huge chunk of the still-listing navy destroyer seems to be missing.in fact, that part of the ship has been crushed inward; a hole ripped in the side. that damage is only the beginning.vice adm. joseph aucoin, u.s. 7th fleet commander: "...and you can't see most of the damage. the damage is mostly underneath the water line, and it's a large gash near the keel of the ship..."in the middle of the night, a filipino container ship -- almost three times the size of the destroyer -- crashed into the side of the fitzgerald.two of the damaged compartments house the sleeping quarters for more than 100 crew members -- many of whom were likely asleep. vice adm. joseph aucoin, u.s. 7th fleet commander: "...the water flow was tremendous, and so there wasn't a lot of time in those spaces that were open to the sea."it was ins

seven crew members are missing after us navy destroyer collides with a merchant stip ship off the country's coast. japanese coast guard said it received an emergency call around 2:00 in the morning saturday. the merchantship reported the crash with uss fitzgerald 12 miles off the southeast coa coast. one crew member was injured but was rescued. >>> on your radar tonight, rain a live look at wilmington. i know. not good timing for the weekend. we have showers in parts of our area tonight it look like that threat sticks around for the weekend. looks like we'll need our umbrellas. >> sounds that way. scott not a bad idea to keep those umbrellas nearby i guess. >> certainly good idea, brad and dawn. we're talking about more clouds than sunshine fort upcoming father's day weekend. 73 degrees right now. look at that humidity. close to 80%. ultimate doppler showing you thicker clouds parts of south jersey and just to the west of delaware watching a few of those showers trying to move in. so we still have a chance overnight for the fog and also a few showers. but look at future visibility. by tomor

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seven sailors are dead, after a navy destroyer and a container ship collided near japan.the us navy has identified those who were killed. searchers found their bodies this morning.andrew spencer reports the sailors died inside their sleeping compartments. watching the u-s-s fitzgerald being towed into port in yokosuka, japan, the damage is clear.a huge chunk of the still-listing navy destroyer seems to be missing.in fact, that part of the ship has been crushed inward; a hole ripped in the side. that damage is only the beginning.vice adm. joseph aucoin, u.s. 7th fleet commander: "...and you can't see most of the damage. the damage is mostly underneath the water line, and it's a large gash near the keel of the ship..."in the middle of the night, a filipino container ship -- most three times the size of the destroyer -- crashed into the side of the fitzgerald.two of the damaged compartments house the sleeping quarters for more than 100 crew members -- many of whom were likely asleep. vice adm. joseph aucoin, u.s. 7th fleet commander: "...the water flow was tremendous, and so there wasn't a

during world war ii, the us navy built an oil depot to supply over sea strategic needs. drums made from traditional style animal skins, after a series of riots they insisted were inspired by african drumming. one improvises in such circumstances and all those oil drums were repurposed. >> anthony: this is phase two. one of only 11 large steel bands taking part of the worldwide competition, panorama that happens in a few weeks, winner gets $150,000. they have taken home the prize seven times in no small part due to this man lenox "boogsie" sharpe. ♪ the rehearsal space is called a pan yard and if you're lucky somebody nearby is making this, corn soup. split pea broth, dumplings and of course corn. kim johnson is a local journalist and historian who knows about this stuff. it's far more complex than you think. >> anthony: wow i've got to tell you that was incredible. i heard a lot of little steel drum bands around the caribbean but nothing like that. all percussion right? 100 percent. >> boogsie: yes. >> anthony: how did your interest in this develop? >> kim: i grew up her