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One of the biggest priorities for the United States was reopening the strait and what that's lasted a couple of days, and it's now closed Nine people are in a critical condition after the rail crash near Bedford that killed a train driver I was afraid in those moments of the collision that I was going to die Five men have been injured in Edinburgh in a series of suspected anti Muslim attacks. A bare chested man was filmed carrying a weapon BBC News understands the Foreign Secretary Evete Cooper has joined calls for Seakkir Starmer to set a timetable for his resignation Iran's military says it has again closed the strait of Hormuz in response to Israel's continued strikes on southern Lebanon Israel launched a wave of attacks this morning, just hours after agreeing a ceasefire with Hezbollah, saying it was responding to the firing last night of dozens of projectiles by the Iran backed group President Trump had said the streadful Mooves would reopen to shipping as part of the framework peace deal agreed between the U S. and Iran and signed three days ago Our Middle East correspondent, Hugo Bosea has the latest from Beirut The announcement by Iran about the strait of Homuz puts further pressure on a truce that was difficult to reach and is proving difficult to fulfill One of its terms is an end to the fighting in Lebanon But the war here hasn't stopped Iran says the U.S has failed to implement what had been agreed and that Israel has continued with its attacks against Hezbollah. violating a local ceasefire be no direct response from Washington But a U.S military statement said the strait, a key economic waterway remained open All day, waves of deadly Israeli airstrikes took place across the south of Lebanon in the easastern Bikar Valley. In one of the attacks, a family of four was killed. father, a mother and their two children The Israeli military said it was responding to attacks by Hezbollah against Israeli troops occupying parts of southern Lebanon. Heizbollah said he had targeted Israeli forces trying to make advances under the cover of the ceasefire Israel, which opposes the U.S. tce with Iran, says it has no intention of pulling its troops out of Lebanon Despite the conflict, US and Iranian officials are still expected to meet in Switzerland tomorrow Police say nine people remain in a critical condition in hospital after yesterday's fatal train crash near Bedford train driver was killed and scores of passengers were injured, when one East Midlands railway passenger service ran into the back of another Network Rail says there will be a complex recovery operation, and no trains will run between London, St. Pancras and Bedford this weekend. Our correspondent Joe Black sent this report from the scene of the crash to get off This was recorded on one of the trains in the moments after the collision There was panic and confusion after a stationary train was hit from behind One of the drivers was killed Alistair Adamson was a passenger. All of a sudden there was a really big impact. just immediately felt myself lurching forward and saw my colleagues across from me getting thrown around, it felt like a sequence of impact I was afraid in those moments of the collision, that I was going to die. The emergency response was huge. twenty ambulances and multiple air ambulances were dispatched, along with seventy fire officers. More than eighty people were treated in hospital, nine are in a critical condition. Today, the trains remain on the line just south of Bedford Lucy Dorsey is the British Transport police Chief Constable There will, of course be a lot of questions as to what exactly happened last night. I would really like to reassure everyone Specialist investigators from British Transport police are working with colleagues at the Rail acccident Investigation brranch to gather the facts King has said he is greatly saddened and his thoughts and sympathies are with the family of the deceased and those injured The managing director of East Midlands Railway, Will Rogers, said it was a profoundly sad day for the railway community Oicials investigating the crash have said they will provide an update in the coming days. Our correspondent Simon Browning considers what the investigation will involve The UK rail industry has one of the best safety records in Europe after huge levels of investment in the last twenty years But earlier this week, the Rail Acidents Investigation Branch reported that a fatal collision between two trains in Powis two years ago in which one person died have been avoided The RAIB will now be working alongside the British Transport police and network rail to determine the causes of yesterday's crash their investigation, will aim to find cause blame. Trains are fitted with many data recording systems, and most modern fleets have CCTV on board Tony Miles, a railway journalist, says the data will likely answer what happened in the moments before impact. The two questions will be were the signals showing red and the train went past them or has something catastrophically gone wrong with the electronic system that interlocks itself so it can't allow a dangerous situation to happen that allowed the train to go past. There's equivalent to the airline black boxes in each of the trains. they will have second by second data from the trains as to what was going on Network Rail said this was a complex recovery operation passengers are being encouraged to keep checking online for the latest travel information Counter tterrorism police are investigating a series of suspected anti Muslim attacks that left five men injured in Edinburgh last night Officers say they have arrested a thirty six year old white Scottish man H is our Scotland editor James Cook The attacks appear to have begun near a mosque in the west of the city yesterday evening and to have continued at multiple locations several miles apart. Footage posted on social media appears to show a bare chested man with a large weapon roaming the streets of the city, vandalizing a petrol station, and battering the door of a pizzeria before being detained According to police, five men in their twenties and thirties were hurt, with three requiring hospital treatment for injuries which are not life threatening The Scottish Association of Mosques says Muslims were targeted in the attacks In a statement, Assistant Chief Constable Katrina Peayton said there was no place for racism or faith based hate in Scotland The First Minister John Swweenney, echoed that message, saying he was deeply concerned by the incidents Discover a spectacular island destination with crystal blue seas, endless sunshine, and the cool Bahamian breeze. 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That's a big plus And the fact that I didn't make a pun about moving, also a plus Organic Valley prrotein plus ultra filtered milk Protein plus pasture raised Learn more at organicvalley. comot BBC News has been told that the Foreign Secretary Vet Cooper is among ministers who've indicated that Sakir Stama should set out a timetable for his departure Pime Minter has vowed to fight any leadership contest after his potential challenger Andy Burnham, won the Makerfield by election on Thursday. Here's our political correspondent Nick Erdley The pressure on the Prime Minister to quit is building. The Trport Secretary Heidi Alexander last night urged him to draw up a timetable for his departure The Foreign Secretary Vett Cooper is another who has indicated the Prime Minister should set out a plan to leave office The labour peer, Lord Falulkner, told today that the Prime Minister had lost his authority and should not contest any leadership challenge. Everybody assumes that Andy Burnham is about to challenge for the leadership, and everybody assumes he's going to win So if you've gotten a prime minister who's only got at most weeks to go, He is not able to control his cabinet, he's not able to command the commons, he's not able to deal with our allies and indeed our enemies in a way that is required. Andy Burnham is giving Sercure Starmer the weekend to process the Makerfield result Mrter Burnham's allies hope Sir here will conclude he can't continue and agree to a transition, handing over power to Mr. Burnham Others have said there should be more scrutiny of the ideas being put forward by the people who could soon be leading the country The Labour MP Jess Phillips Lots of people don't know Andy Burnham have never worked alongside him and that's not his fault unless you're a greater Manchester MP. And so I look forward to Andy Burnham arriving on Monday and those who are prospective candidates setting out their stall. The Prime Minister has insisted publicly that he will continue and contest any leadership vote He believes he has a mandate to govern and that key policies are starting to bear fruit. There are a growing number of labor politicians all the way up to the cabinet who think is time has run out The Green Party has announced its candidate for the election to replace Andy Burnham as mayor of Greater Manchester. She is Geraldine Coggins, who's been a counselor for Trafford since twenty eighteen The election will be held on the thirtieth of July The met Office is warning of extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday in eastern and southern England, the Midlands and Wales. Forecasts suggest temperatures could reach as high as thirty six Celsius in places Butast Jo Anna Keen reports, other parts of Europe are already sweltering in a heat wave This is already the second time this year that tens of millions of people across Western Europe are having to deal with a spell of extreme heat In France, where a widespread and intense heat wave is expected, there have been emergency meetings and a red alert has been issued for more than a third of the country for tomorrow In Paris, people have been given the chance to cool off with some parks opening until midnight. A British tourist there Matt Batten, is thinking ahead. We're planning to go to museums in the afternoon when it's really, really hot, but I've also noticed there's lots of places giving out water as well. But the queues for the water fountains are just so, so long. So I think we're going to have to really take it day by day and just plan how hot it is and how we're feeling There are also alerts in countries including Spain, Germany, and Portugal. Britain is just one of the countries advising people to check on the elderly and vulnerable. In Spain, some cities are offering libraries, lecture halls, and sports centres as refuges where people can go until the worst of the heat has passed Temperatures have been sent soaring by hot air from Africa, which has created a high pressure heat dome. Scientists say human driven climate change is amplifying these extremes, with heat waves, droughts and floods looking set to become more intense and frequent The rout between the Prime Minister of Italy, Georgia Miloni and President Trump has deepened, after he questioned her popularity and repeated his claim that she asked over and over for a photograph with him at the G seven summit earlier this week Maloney responded on social media, saying that being Mr Trump's friend had certainly not helped her popularity and that he should focus on his own. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children have been offered a royal residence to stay in during their first family visit to the UK in four years. BBC News understands that Prince Harry and Meghan have not yet responded to the invitation Ellie Price reports Prince Harry is coming to the UK next month to attend a series of events to mark a year to go to the Invictus Games for injured military personnel. His family will also come over for the first time since the Queen's Jubilee celebrations in twenty twenty two But it's not clear which royal residence they will stay in On previous visits, Prince Harry has declined the offer to stay at Buckingham Palace because of his security concerns about using such a high profile visible building Last year, the Prince told the BBC he wanted a reconciliation with the royal family and met his father Buckingham Palace hasn't commented on the possibility of the king meeting his son and family this time, describing it as a private family matter The court in Madrid has ordered the wife of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to stand trial for corruption, and has barred her from leaving the country Aa Gomouth is accused of using her position to secure work contracts. she denies any wrongdoing England's cricketetsers face an uphill task to save the second test against New Zealand at the oval. With the latest on that and the rest of the day's sport, here's John Wilkinson England have been set an unlikely target for four hundred and sixty three runs if they're to beat New Zealand, Eleana Uldroid reports. It's still an unlikely target, but they're not going down without a fight in England. Joe Root and Harry Brook put on ninety seven together for the fourth wicket before Brooke fell for fifty eight. Joe Root is still there on seventy and in the process he has passed fourteen thousand test runs. He's only the second man to ever do it after the great Indian Sach in Tendolka earlier