:00:23. > :00:26.David Cameron says Britain's "military prowess" will be needed to
:00:27. > :00:30.defeat the jihadist group Islamic State in Iraq.
:00:31. > :00:34.Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the Prime Minister says
:00:35. > :00:37.a humanitarian response to the crisis there is not enough.
:00:38. > :00:39.He also warns militants could target Britain.
:00:40. > :00:46.Our Political Correspondent, Louise Stewart, reports.
:00:47. > :00:51.As the Islamic State's grip on parts of Iraq shows no
:00:52. > :00:56.As the Islamic State's grip on sign of listening the Prime Minister has
:00:57. > :01:01.stepped up his condemnation of the extremist group. He makes it clear
:01:02. > :01:07.that it is not just about fighting on the ground but also a battle
:01:08. > :01:18.against a poisonous ideology. He did not rule out military action.
:01:19. > :01:25.The fighting in Iraq may seem to be a problem many miles away from home
:01:26. > :01:31.but David Cameron's warning is stark that unless the terrorist movement
:01:32. > :01:35.can be tackled, in his own words, it will grow stronger until it can
:01:36. > :01:37.tackle the streets of Britain. In recent months there has been growing
:01:38. > :01:42.concern about the number of Britons who have gone to fight in Syria or
:01:43. > :01:48.Iraq and who may return home to commit acts of violence. David
:01:49. > :01:53.Cameron said Britain is tolerant but anyone promoting the Islamic State
:01:54. > :01:55.here would be arrested. The UK has already carried out military
:01:56. > :02:01.operations in Iraq including surveillance flights and delivering
:02:02. > :02:07.aid. Mr Cameron said Eadie monetary and response alone would not be
:02:08. > :02:13.enough. -- a humanitarian. While aid is needed to help, there has been
:02:14. > :02:17.strong criticism that the government has been slow to respond to the
:02:18. > :02:25.flight of -- plight of Christians in Iraq. What concerns me in -- and my
:02:26. > :02:29.colleagues is the apparent lack of reaction. We responded when people
:02:30. > :02:35.were trapped on the mountain but apart from that we have had silence
:02:36. > :02:40.while the situation has been deteriorating. David Cameron said he
:02:41. > :02:47.agreed that Britain should avoid sending armies to fight, but says he
:02:48. > :02:50.is determined to defend the UK's values and way of life.
:02:51. > :02:54.In Iraq, Kurdish troops, backed by US warplanes, say they
:02:55. > :03:02.have made progress in advancing towards the strategic Mosul dam held
:03:03. > :03:05.The dam provides water and electricity for much
:03:06. > :03:10.But as Jim Muir reports, from Irbil, Kurdish forces on the front line are
:03:11. > :03:14.Until just two weeks ago this highway was bustling with traffic
:03:15. > :03:18.between Islamist held Mosul and the Kurdistan capital Irbil.
:03:19. > :03:24.Now the road is cut the desolate area has become a battlefront.
:03:25. > :03:26.The lightning attack by the radicals thrusting towards
:03:27. > :03:31.Irbil sent refugees fleeing from this camp by the roadside.
:03:32. > :03:34.The Peshmerga have beefed up their positions.
:03:35. > :03:37.With American air power in support they are confident they
:03:38. > :03:41.can withhold more attacks but they would feel more confident
:03:42. > :03:49.This tank on the front line between Iraqi Kurdistan and positions held
:03:50. > :03:52.by the Islamic fighters of the so-called Islamic State over
:03:53. > :03:56.there, this tank is 53 years old and this is a point made repeatedly
:03:57. > :04:01.They are ready to sacrifice to defend what they regard
:04:02. > :04:05.as their homeland but the equipment they have got is really out of date,
:04:06. > :04:09.old Russian-made stuff which is not up to the task of facing the modern
:04:10. > :04:16.That is why the Kurdish leadership has officially requested European
:04:17. > :04:21.countries to join the Americans in providing more up-to-date weaponry.
:04:22. > :04:29.We need tanks, missiles, weapons, arms.
:04:30. > :04:35.We need mortars, night-vision goggles and night vision equipment
:04:36. > :04:47.And vehicles, Humvees, armoured vehicles.
:04:48. > :04:50.The Islamic State fighters seized some very advanced US supplied
:04:51. > :04:53.weaponry from the Iraqi army including GPS
:04:54. > :04:57.guided heavy artillery and armoured Humvees, all of which they know how
:04:58. > :05:02.That is why the Kurds are desperate to upgrade
:05:03. > :05:14.One person has been shot and critically injured
:05:15. > :05:18.in a night of further violence in the American city of St Louis.
:05:19. > :05:22.Police fired tear gas to break up crowds who ignored a curfew,
:05:23. > :05:26.following protests against the death of an unarmed black teenager.
:05:27. > :05:29.Officers said the latest shooting happened when police were confronted
:05:30. > :05:38.Protesters remained on the streets of Ferguson last
:05:39. > :05:43.You are violating a state imposed curfew.
:05:44. > :05:46.Police fired smoke bombs and tear gas at those who refused to
:05:47. > :05:55.Many protesters had gone home but the hardcore remained.
:05:56. > :06:01.The police sought to justify their response.
:06:02. > :06:04.Someone standing in the middle of the road with a handgun.
:06:05. > :06:16.Yes, I think that was a proper response tonight for public safety.
:06:17. > :06:19.Violence has flared for more than a week since a black teenager, Michael
:06:20. > :06:24.The circumstances of the shooting are still not clear but on Friday
:06:25. > :06:29.the police finally named the officer who shot the 18-year-old.
:06:30. > :06:33.Controversially, at the same time, they also released CCTV footage
:06:34. > :06:36.which they say showed Mr Brown carrying out a robbery
:06:37. > :06:48.That move further inflamed tensions between the community
:06:49. > :06:51.and the police in Missouri who are now facing an uphill struggle to
:06:52. > :06:58.Police in Essex are hoping to question more
:06:59. > :07:01.of the migrants found locked inside a shipping container in Essex.
:07:02. > :07:03.One man died and many of the remaining 34 needed hospital
:07:04. > :07:05.treatment after they were discovered yesterday morning.
:07:06. > :07:09.Let's go live now to Tilbury and our correspondent Andy Moore.
:07:10. > :07:22.We understand the questioning will happen at this cruise terminal
:07:23. > :07:29.behind me. A large police presence here. Border officials and senior
:07:30. > :07:35.police officers. We do not know if questioning has started. A large
:07:36. > :07:39.number of the migrants were taken to hospital last night suffering from
:07:40. > :07:42.dehydration and hypothermia. Two of them were seriously ill but most
:07:43. > :07:47.have made a good recovery overnight and are set to be questioned. There
:07:48. > :07:55.will be a long and difficult process. They have been traumatised
:07:56. > :08:10.by what happened. They come from the pin -- Punjab we believe. The police
:08:11. > :08:13.believe the victims are victims of human trafficking. Police have had
:08:14. > :08:20.some success in tracking the lorry. They believe it arrived on Friday
:08:21. > :08:22.evening, about an hour before the ship travelled overnight and then
:08:23. > :08:24.the victims were found buying and screaming from inside the container
:08:25. > :08:34.early yesterday morning. -- banging. 15 foreign tourists are believed to
:08:35. > :08:36.be missing after a boat travelling between
:08:37. > :08:38.islands in eastern Indonesia sunk. The Foreign Office say British
:08:39. > :08:40.nationals may have been involved The group was travelling between
:08:41. > :08:44.Lombok and the Komodo Islands Ukraine government officials say
:08:45. > :08:52.pro-Russian separatists have shot down a Ukrainian fighter
:08:53. > :08:57.in the east of the country. Earlier, trucks from Russia's
:08:58. > :09:00."humanitarian convoy" reached a border crossing but weren't able to
:09:01. > :09:03.cross because they were deemed not to have had the necessary paperwork
:09:04. > :09:07.for their cargo. Cricket, and Joe Root scored
:09:08. > :09:11.an unbeaten 149 as England consolidated its first innings lead
:09:12. > :09:15.against India at the Oval. The batsman received
:09:16. > :09:18.a standing ovation as England ended They lost two early wickets. They
:09:19. > :09:33.when into the break on 9-2. You can see more on all of today's
:09:34. > :09:42.stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC One is
:09:43. > :10:02.at 6:35pm. Good afternoon. Given what you have
:10:03. > :10:06.endured this morning, you might like to see a bit of rain in the globe as
:10:07. > :10:10.well as the blowing leaves. Both elements have been there this
:10:11. > :10:11.morning. Quite an active weather front