this is bbc news. the headlines at midday. the foreign secretary arrives for talks in iran to press for release of the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. the environment secretary, michael gove says voters can use the next general election to have their say on the final brexit deal. weather warnings for large parts of the uk, amid concern that icy conditions could cause travel delays and "cut off" some rural areas. clashes continue between israeli security forces and palestinian protestors in the west bank over president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. thousands gather on the streets of paris to pay tribute to the french rock star johnny hallyday, who died on wednesday aged 7a. the batsmen who is dropped from england's game after an incident in perth. also next we have click.

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is in iran to press for the release of the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, and other dual nationals, on humanitarian grounds. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five year prison term on charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government which she denies. her mp, tulip siddiq, says she's been told by the foreign office that mrjohnson probably won't secure her imminent release. we had a conversation with the foreign office yesterday and we were very clear to stress that borisjohnson was not going to iranjust to release her and there should be no expectations of him coming back with her. but i asked whether he would be raising the fact that she needs

to be released in humanitarian rows. and he will be raising it with the authorities but we should not expect any miracle. what we should ask is whether he can arrange for a visa for richard ratcliffe to go to iran. bear in mind he has not been able to go to iran to see his daughter or wife because he hasn't been granted a visa for the last 19 months. that's a tangible thing we will asked of the foreign secretary when he goes to iran. let's get more in sight into this visit with our bbc persian correspondent siavash ardalan. thank you for talking to us this morning. this visit, the background to the visit, is not the happiest. how would you characterise relations between iran and britain? it isn't very good but is much better than it used to be especially

after a round struck a nuclear deal with world powers including britain. some british banks are fearful of dealing with iran. nevertheless, relations are expanding and contracts are being signed. that is pa rt contracts are being signed. that is part of borisjohnson‘s visit to iran. it is a sensitive time that a good time for him to visit. a few photo opportunities, shaking hands with people and saying, look at these british companies coming to work in iran. the hard political reality hit is that britain is the... the fate of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is absolutely front and centre of many people's views back in britain. borisjohnson has said he will express borisjohnson has said he will ex press grave borisjohnson has said he will express grave concern about the situation. you have to keep in mind

in terms of the uranium's view, the —— the iranian view. thejudiciary which is holding nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe goes with the hardliners and they want to show their strength that they are not taking their orders from anyone. borisjohnson has to navigate this landscape of iranian politics very carefully. the practical difficulty is, the person you are dealing with doesn't always speak for the people who have the power in teheran. in terms of that, the accusation that has made against nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe which the foreign secretary inadvertently gave some credence to which she and her family say has never been the case, it plays to some of the concerns the iranian government has about

journalists for international currencies like the bbc. how is that playing into the case? the iranian hardliners seized on the comments made by boris johnson hardliners seized on the comments made by borisjohnson and run documentaries on a lenient tv. —— a lenient tv. along those lines, the government has been harassing bbc persian tv stuff as well which might be one of theissues stuff as well which might be one of the issues that borisjohnson will be discussing with the iranian authorities. there is this unresolved dispute dating back to 1979, sent tanks britain didn't deliver, but it had the money. is

there a chance the money can be given back? that could be part of a bigger deal? that is wanted to say. yes, there is some $400 billion the british oh iran. the money was never paid to iran because of the revolution and sanctions. we have been hearing from the british press that matter has been resolved and the government is beginning the process of payment. that is a very good sign. especially good news for the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who were pushing the british government to make that payment. even though both sides have said the two issues are not linked that they are hoping resolving this issue will help her release. thanks very much for being with us this lunchtime. we hope to hearfrom

we hope to hear from the we hope to hearfrom the foreign secretary today when he has had his first meetings in teheran. one of the cabinet's leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european union and to force a future government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, makes his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next fortnight to discuss britain's future relationship with the eu. the former conservative party co—chairman grant shapps told me earlier mr gove's comments were not surprising. i saw what michael was saying in the paper. i didn't think there was something remarkable about it. every election is the ability for the electorate to boot the government out. clearly, the electorates will make a bunch of decisions about not

things in the past such as the brexit deal but also what parties are promising to do, pledging to do in future. it's not that surprising to say it will be in part, a referendum. with me is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the point grabbed chaps was responding to that is what michael gove said this morning is that he is stating the obvious. if we don't like the terms of the deal, purely by definition, because we have left the eu, we will be able to change it. we can't do it on our own. we will have to do it through a negotiating process. what michael gove was doing in that article was using brexit as a case in point to demonstrate that we are, as he would put it, taking back control. iain duncan smith said there was an

alignment between britain and the eu after brexit didn't mean having the same regulation as the eu in future. the regulations may be different but the effect is important, this is the key bit. what is the effect of what you do? that is in our interest generally, even after a trade arrangement to ensure that between our major trade partners, there is a sense of alignment. the key here is the next phase from what will happen on the trade discussions? i think this will be the bruising difficult bit but it's the vital bit. officials in gaza say four people have died and 160 are injured following air strikes on hamas military positions by israel. the strikes were in retaliation for palestinian rocket attacks on southern israel. palestinians demonstrated in jerusalem an hour ago. palestinians and israeli security

forces have clashed in the west bank since president trump recognised jerusalem as israel's capital on wednesday. well, protests over president trump's recognition of jerusalem have also been taking place in many arab countries. martin patience reports from lebanon. these are the descendants of palestinians... most will not have been tojerusalem palestinians... most will not have been to jerusalem and palestinians... most will not have been tojerusalem and the reality is they will never go but the emotional power of this continues to resonate throughout the generations. hundreds

of thousands of palestinians now live in rundown camps. 0ver of thousands of palestinians now live in rundown camps. over 30 years ago, it was the scene of a massacre when israeli troops allowed a christian militias entered the camp and slaughter hundreds of people. 4 million, the suffering of palestinians strengthening is their longing forjerusalem. —— for nearly. it will be rejected. and will forever be rejected. it is a provocative move that will lead to the end of israel. jerusalem means everything to us. it is our history, it's culturally, memories, it is our home. palestinians are treated as second—class citizens in lebanon. despite being here for decades do not consider it home. even if i don't go, i taught my children to

love jerusalem. even if i don't live in monmouth to go back to jerusalem might desire is for them to continue their journey might desire is for them to continue theirjourney back home. jerusalem is not just a theirjourney back home. jerusalem is notjust a city. it is keita palestinian identity. —— it is key to. weather warnings are still in place for large parts of the uk with more snow and freezing temperatures forecast. a yellow warning for snow and ice will remain for scotland, northern ireland, wales and parts of the midlands until this evening. let go now too old. you are going to give us gritting journalism. you need great on a day like this. it looks pretty rough. it is quite bad. there does seem to bea it is quite bad. there does seem to be a bit of an east west divide today. in the east at a sony and

crossed over the pennines and as $0011 crossed over the pennines and as 50011 as crossed over the pennines and as soon as i got over here the snow has started and it has not stopped. the worst of the weather so far appears to be in the west midlands and shropshire where roads are being described as treacherous, some homes are without power and one hospital in shropshire has appealed for people who drive four by fours to help ferry their staff to and from this weekend. the worst is yet to come and here i am at a gritting depot. a busy night for you tonight. a busy night, a busy last 24 hours. today we've got snow showers, we will keep going today. we have done a shift change. we are loading glitters again. there is a frost hmmfi glitters again. there is a frost forecast for tonight. through the night, we will prepare ahead of tomorrow. how do you prioritise on a night like this when it is snowing everywhere and you have the rural areas? the main thing is to keep on the

primary gritting crews. we have seven which we will keep on treating. if conditions go to other forecasters saying, we will have to go careful. we may have to reduce the network down and keep kilos open instead. if the weather force in our favour at that point we were tight white knit again. we will keep on going. it is a special type of great you have here, different to many other places. we ordered a slightly bigger aggregate. we use a ten mill aggregates because it is slightly more windy here and we wanted to stay on the roads rather than blowing. one of the things that a lwa ys blowing. one of the things that always happens when it snows is people who drive glitters come under fire for not doing a very good job. you try to mitigate some of that this year. four or five years ago we named all the glitters and this year we've got a new set of glitters and

we've got a new set of glitters and we have done it again. it is done by local schoolchildren. itjust we have done it again. it is done by local schoolchildren. it just brings a bit of humour into it on the serious subject. it gets public interest. how must grit are you expecting to use this weekend? we use expecting to use this weekend? we use about 50 tonnes so over this weekend we could use upto 2000 tonnes. we normally use 6000 tonnes in an average season. we just keep stocking up. as we use it, fresh orders were kemen. the snow started earlier than expected this year. not us, no! probably about november onwards we can get it because we have the saddleworth words as well. it isn't unusual to get it in mid—october. it isn't unusual to get it in mid-october. thank you very much.

we'd better let you go back to work. i think you are needed elsewhere! the glitters are brand—new this year and they are electronically programmes are the drivers drive one died. there is a sat nav which shows the priority crews. a lot most though is expected across a lot of the north of england. tebbit is across the countries could drop well below freezing, minus six around here. don't minus 12 in the north of scotland. we'd better let these guys go back to work. the headlines on bbc news: the foreign secretary is in time to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. 0ne zaghari—ratcliffe. one of the cavernous's leading brexiteers michael gove suggested voters can use the next general election to have their say on the

final deal with the eu. as we have been hearing, ten centimetres of snow is forecast in some parts of the uk. there is a problem but raging and thatis there is a problem but raging and that is the wildfires in california. more than 200,000 people have fled their homes, with more preparing to evacuate today. president trump has declared a state of emergency, as sarah corker reports. in the mountains north of los angeles, wildfires continue to roar through the forests of ventura county. dry winds are fanning the flames, causing them to spread rapidly, and cutting across highways. radio: these guys are scrambling. and the thick plumes of smoke billow for miles. across southern california, tens of thousands of people

have already fled. and this is the destruction they are escaping from. i always equate these to my family friends as disaster war zones is what you see, with the homes that are lost, and the tragedy that hits all of these families that live in these areas. currently, the fire is about 130,000 acres. 425 homes have been confirmed to be lost. entire neighbourhoods have been reduced to ash in just minutes. that was the living room. some people now returning home see what, if anything, they can salvage from the charred wreckage. it's unbelievable, it's devastating, it is horrific. there is nothing left. not a darn thing. it has barely rained in la for six months. the fires broke out on monday reaching

the exclusive area of bel—air, threatening the mansions of hollywood stars. up to 60 horses are known to have died, much of california's avocado crop has been destroyed. at night it looks like a volcano erupting. from santa barbara to la to san diego, more than 8,000 firefighters are trying to contain what are have been described as some of the worst fires in living memory. strong winds forecast through the weekend are making for extremely dangerous conditions. huge crowds of people have lined the streets of central paris to pay homage tojohnny hallyday, who died of cancer on wednesday. he was 74. these are the live pictures from the french capital. let's listen in.

that is the scene of the church with a priest has become the formalities of the funeral funeral service ofjohnny hallyday. the cortes was taken through the streets of paris along the champs elysees. we're joined now by our paris correspondent hugh schofield. this is the procession earlier we are seeing as this is the procession earlier we are seeing as you this is the procession earlier we are seeing as you join us from paris. the scenes are quite

remarkable. it is almost like a state funeral for a beloved remarkable. it is almost like a state funeralfor a beloved head of state. not always admired by the french. these have been incredible scenes, extremely powerful ones. i felt my own eyes prickling over as the president delivered his oration on the steps of the church before this vast crowd. they went silent when he started speaking. then they all burst out shouting, johnny. he delivered a moving address. the president stood in front of hundreds of thousands of people who have come to pay their respects to a rock singer. as he reminded them, everybody in france knows at least

onejohnny hallyday everybody in france knows at least one johnny hallyday song. everybody in france knows at least onejohnny hallyday song. it is something you have heard that one point which you associate with a pa rt point which you associate with a part of your life. that is why he is so important is because he is someone so important is because he is someone who has figured in everyone's lives. people here... i have been looking at the faces, they are mainly from the duration of those in their 50s and 60s, they are the people who feel bereaved and bereft now that he has gone. they associate him with a mostjoyful optimistic time of their lives back in the 60s. their younger people who really loved him. then there is his family. it is what we would call a

soap opera. his family ups and downs, his children with stars, these are people the french people feel they know. they feature the glossy mags but their relationship is tangible, it is real. there is an irony in his career that when he was your man, he was breaking through in bringing rock and roll to france, there were some who were a bit sniffy and the cultural world saying he was part of a sell—out to america. now, here he is fated as the best of friends popular music. atan the best of friends popular music. at an early concept there was a man who was of the previous generation and he was in the audience wolf whistling, kind of get him. that was a symbol of the transition. they

we re a symbol of the transition. they were people who were kind of showbiz, the pre—rock singers and loved in their own way. but they sniffed that the arrival of this rock and roll. the country opened their arms for this kind of influence from the united states. he a lwa ys influence from the united states. he always kept his freshness, it was rock and roll done in a french way. his audience were exclusively friends. he was steeped in the blues and nashville but he was not american. his most famous hit which is something from tennessee was not recorded in tennessee but recorded in france. hugh schofield in paris,

fascinating story ends is be interesting to see the rest of the service and what happens as people leave the church. thank you for talking to as aboutjohnny hallyday, which wasn't his real name at all! remarkable tribute there in paris to johnny hallyday who died a few days ago. an urgent review into the availablity of free—to—use atms is needed to make sure customers do not struggle to access cash, according to the consumer watchdog, which? the uk's largest atm network, link, wants to cut the fees charged to card issuers by the machines' owners. but there are concerns an overhaul of the system could result in a significant reduction of free—to—access machines. link's plans could potentially reduce the number of atms in the uk or increase the number of paid—for atms in the uk. we want to make sure consumers have access to money in the way they want to, particularly in the face of closing bank branches, where people are finding it more and more difficult to get hold of a bank and get their money the way they want to.

the fifa world cup is still six months away but players, managers and fans will already be dreaming about how well their team might do. it turns out they're not the only ones. following on from the success of paul the german 0ctopus, who became famous for his predictions during the 2010 tournament, a menagerie of creatures are trying to emulate his success in russia. both our moscow correspondents sarah rainsford and steve rosenberg have been to have a look. forget lionel messi or ronaldo, these could be the real stars of the world cup. they are russia's furry fortune tellers, all of them, we're told, experts at predicting football results. as your intrepid moscow correspondents, sarah and i have visited all the host cities for next year's tournament and discovered a menagerie of soccer soothsayers. first stop, sochi. here's the stadium. meanwhile down at the local aquarium... this is harry the otter

and in sochi he has a reputation for results, with a 50% success rate. i will ask him about england's chances at the world cup. yes or no? ready? he's gone straight for the green. it took seconds, he's decided, no doubt about it — england to win. 0nto ekaterinburg where the excitement is building not on the pitch but in the zoo. maggots at the ready, meet the fortune—telling meerkat. i'm told he has plenty of experience picking winners, let's see where he's gone. england? that's a good sign. ever since paul the german octopus hit the headlines in 2010 with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. coming up from behind, it is

england. yes! england. ever since paul the german octopus hit the headlines in 2010 with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. have they found one in saint petersburg? at the world famous hermitage museum, they believe their animal pracle beats the opposition by a whisker. meet the fortune—telling cat. he will be predicting the soccer scores. let's see he chooses in this combination. a crystal ball on four legs he is not, i suspect. but at least he's cute. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather

prospects and what is likely to be a very chilly end to the weekend. hello there. central and southern parts of the british isles are looking at the potential of some disruption on sunday. the emphasis will be on fine and dry weather. after that cold and frosty start it will be another cold day. the temperatures fall away quite quickly overnight. a band of heavy rain pushes for the south—west and turns into heavy snow across the midlands. parts of wales and northern ireland as well. the met office, be prepared amber warnings in force with the risk of time to maybe 20 centimetres of rain. —— snow. treacherous road conditions through sunday morning. the next morning we will see, 60 mph gusts across parts of south wales in turn southern counties of england. they

could be in excess of that as well. hello. this is bbc news — the headlines: let's get the sport now from the bbc sports centre. good afternoon. one of england's back up players on their ashes tour, ben duckett, has paid the price for pouring a drink, over one of the senior player's heads at a bar in perth. the 23—year—old, has been suspended pending an investigation, and so missed his chance to push for a test match call up in a tour match today, against a cricket australia 11. andy swiss reports from perth. instead of talking about the cricket on the pitch it is the disciplinary