BP begins attempt to stop oil leak

BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and started trying to slowly choke off the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, in the hope of finally stopping the leak.

BP has allayed to allay last-minute US government fears of making the disaster worse by started trying to slowly choke off the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, in the hope of finally stopping the leak.

Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the Obama administration's point man on the disaster, said the government gave the go-ahead after carefully reviewing the risks of the procedure.