this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. frank talks between borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart over the imprisonment of british mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. her husband says he's staying positive. it would be great if she came home on the plane. i think that would be beyond my wildest dppgss —— expectations but in terms of realistic hopes fingers crossed it's still possible she could be home by christmas. an amber weather warning for parts of wales and northern england as more snow is forecast to fall tonight. more violence in israel and the palestinian territories after president trump's decision onjerusalem. also this hour, a look ahead to tomorrow's front pages. including the mail on sunday, which reports claims that the prime minister had to intervene in what it calls a stand—up row between the chancellor and the defence secretary. and, thousands of people gather in the streets of paris to pay tribute to the french rock star

johnny hallyday who died on wednesday aged 7a. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says he has had frank and constructive talks with his iranian counterpart in tehran over the case of british iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who's been injail since 2016. the mother of one is serving a 5—year prison term on charges of spying and trying to overthrow the iranian government, which she denies. the two—hour meeting covered a number ofareas, including mrs zaghari—ratcliffe‘s situation. we will have a full report on this

atio. we will have a full report on this at10.10 we will have a full report on this at 10. 10 when viewers on bbc one join us. before that our diplomatic correspondent has been speaking to nazanin‘s husband, richard. it's obvious that nazanin is not coming home with the foreign secretary, but do you think there is any evidence this series of meetings could make a difference? i'm sure it will make a difference, him being there, him raising the case in the context of a lot of other stuff can only help improve relations and improve relations can only lead to a better case for us. i think that's right, i'm not expecting that on monday morning he comes back with him on the plane, looking closely at who he gets to meet and what happens tomorrow with her court case. and will we have it, and how will it go? and i'm looking forward to hearing on monday or tuesday, whenever he is back, with the debrief about what went on. i'm sure he won't tell me

everything because some things stay secret, but we are in a place where we're looking at the tea leaves to see what it means, and fingers crossed it can be solved by christmas, which means in the week or so afterwards there might be a happy outcome. were you disappointed you could not go with him? as time went on i began to realise it was less and less likely. i had always wanted to go, but they felt it would not have been helpful to over politicise the case by me standing next to him, and there is a logic to that, how that could distort other issues and distort other cases. i still would have wanted to go there and still would want to go there as soon as possible. but faced with a choice between going with him and her still being in prison and him going and coming back sooner, take the latter. do you think borisjohnson and the foreign office could've been more forceful with iran? i have long criticised the foreign office for not being as robust in public as i would have liked them to be,

and that is a battle we've had behind closed doors as well, with me saying you should be tougher, and them saying, that is not how things work. and yes, if he is able, through his charm and presence, bring her home, then great. i've always been clear that myjob campaigning is to say that this is unacceptable and outrageous and she should be with her family. but she should be with her family for christmas, and please can that be arranged? how much did what the foreign secretary say to the committee and the furore about him apparently damaging her case, and much did that affect his ability to bring about the positive results? certainly he is now associated with her case in a way that he was not six weeks ago.

because of what you regard as a gaffe? because of what he said, and the way the iranian media used it. it was endlessly repeated, saying that the foreign secretary revealed that nazanin was there teaching journalism. he went to parliament and said that's not true, and they kept repeating it. there is a way that her fate and his have been aligned. he is now in iran battling for her. there is a way he has a personal interest and personal care for her case that was not the case six weeks ago. you are taking something positive out of that? we will see where things go tomorrow. we have a court case scheduled, and fingers crossed there is no court case. fingers crossed that there is a court case, it goes well. i'm watching to see where we are on monday, and to hearing from him as far as he can share just how things have gone. tell me a bit about sunday's court case. she is due in court to have her case heard by one of the most hardline iranians judges.

and it is a charge of spreading propaganda against the regime, they also talk about her being a spy, which is more serious charge, hopefully it will not come to that. at the moment as things stand she will be going to court without a lawyer, which is a very intimidating prospect. and there is a risk her sentence could be increased. it depends what her sentence is. our experience so far is we will have a court case and that may have to wait a bit for the sentence to come. my understanding of the way law works, it will be potentially an additional sentence but the way it is counted it can be merged with the existing sentence. it is watch this space, and all sorts of possibilities could happen, and if we're lucky and no difference, if we're really lucky it doesn't happen, if we're really unlucky it does make a difference. if the court case is heard, will that tell you very

much about the prospect of her being freed? it feels like there is the possibility... today could be the possibility of good news, tomorrow could be the possibility of bad news. on monday we could be the position of having had just good orjust the bad news. and that will give a very clear signal as to whether she will come home for christmas or not. in some ways, no news is more positive than conspicuous bad news. it would be great if she came home on the plane. that would be beyond my wildest expectations, but in terms of realistic hopes, it still is possible she could be home by christmas. but that would mean we don't have a big sentence coming next week. the foreign secretary holds talks in iran on the plight of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british iranian woman held injail there. borisjohnson is said to have had frank discussions with his iranian counterpart. the jailed woman's husband said he was hopeful the visit would help. i'm sure it'll make a difference. i'm sure him being there, raising her case, in the context of lots of other stuff,

can only help improve relations. israel retaliates as palestinians continue to protest over the us policy of recognising jerusalem as its capital. snow hits large parts of the uk, with warnings that ice could disrupt travel. and paris turns out to pay tribute to france's rock legend johnny hallyday, who died this week. good evening. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has held talks in tehran, where he's pressed for the release of the british iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who's been in prison there since april 2016. she's accused of working against the regime, which she denies. the foreign office said the discussions had been

"frank" and "constructive. " our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports. it could look routine. borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart, mohammad javad zarif, shake hands on the way into talks. but there's nothing routine about this encounter. the foreign secretary looking uncharacteristically intense, and with good reason. he wants to improve relations but also criticise some of iran's actions while arguing for iranian prison releases, including of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a case many accuse him of damaging by loose talk last month. watching anxiously with me in london, nazanin‘s husband, richard ratcliffe. he has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom since nazanin‘s arrest in april last year. i'm sure it'll make a difference, i'm sure him being there and raising her case, raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and improved relations can only lead to a better case for us.

i think that's right, but i'm not expecting that on monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. borisjohnson is saying nothing at all publicly while in iran. instead, the foreign office issued a statement after two hours of what they call a constructive meeting. they discussed the full range of bilateral issues and they both spoke frankly about the obstacles in the relationship, including the foreign secretary's concerns about the consular cases of british iranian dual nationals. both emphasised their commitment to continuing to work together to improve the bilateral relationship. one good sign — iran's foreign minister confirmed borisjohnson should be able to meet president rouhani tomorrow. yes, he's reciprocating your hospitality. something that is not automatic on a visit like this. the talks went on for two hours. positives and negatives in relations were fully aired. we shouldn't expect immediate consequences but iran is in no doubt about british efforts to get

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe home. this evening in london, richard ratcliffe and supporters have been gently keeping up the pressure to have the family reunited. he says he was not able to sleep last night and may not find rest tonight, either, before the talking in tehran resumes in the morning. james robbins, bbc news. there's been a third day of protests by palestinians in the west bank and gaza after donald trump's decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital. earlier in gaza, two people were killed in israeli air strikes. the israeli authorities say their targets were hamas military positions after rockets were fired from there into southern israel. four people are now known to have died in the violence. tom bateman reports from jerusalem. a display of grief and anger. funerals were held in gaza for two people killed in israeli

air strikes last night. the islamist group hamas said that the men belonged to their armed wing. weapon stores and a base run by the militant group were targeted, said israel. a new round of hostilities between old enemies. israel said three rockets were fired from gaza last night. one landed in this southern israeli town. there was minor damage but no casualties. further disruption took place in jerusalem as palestinians continued to vent their anger at president trump. police broke up protests before they gained momentum. and for a third day in the occupied west bank, protesters threw stones and burned tyres. israeli troops responded with tear gas in bethlehem and palestinians answered back.

the clashes since mr trump's statement on terrorism has so far not matched the scale of previous escalations in violence this year. but people here remain wary and diplomatic relations between the palestinian leadership and the white house are under severe strain. president trump appealed for calm and moderation. his critics point to what has happened here in the three days since his announcement and say he has stoked precisely the opposite. many israelis continue to praise his move, but it comes at the cost of increased tensions. tom bateman, bbcjerusalem. weather warnings are in place for large parts of the uk as heavy snow and icy conditions continue to affect scotland, northern ireland, wales, northern england and parts of the midlands. it's thought 20cm of snow could fall in some areas overnight. olivia richwald reports. layers of thick snow a scene of beauty in shropshire,

but the first heavy snowfall of the winter is bringing disruption to parts of the united kingdom. motorists are being told to avoid driving unless absolutely necessary in parts of the north because of the icy conditions, as temperatures plummet down to minus six tonight in parts of scotland and wales. in oldham, greater manchester, this depot has been working 2a hours a day since thursday. the drivers here grit more than 300 kilometres of road. from busy urban centres to remote routes through moorland. with heavy snow showers forecast overnight in this area, they say they're prepared. we've just had the forecast in so the temperatures are going to drop quite significantly. sub—zero. so what we're doing this afternoon now is we will pre—grit all our primary gritting routes and then overnight and will carry on treating and treating throughout the night, getting as much salt on the ground as possible.

it's trans—pennine routes like this that can quickly become hazardous if they're not well maintained. old ham council alone expects to use 600 tonnes of grit this weekend alone — and there's still no guarantee these roads will stay open. although power was out at some properties in the midlands and scotland, in belfast it was sledges out, instead. i like to do snowballs and make snowmen and make models and go down with sleds. it's very slippery and i've been falling down! more scenes like this are forecast tomorrow as heavy snow is expected across central areas. but both the north and south may miss out. olivia richwald, bbc news, oldham. iraq says its war against so—called islamic state is over. government troops say they now have complete control of the iraqi—syrian border, which was the last

area held there by is. the group seized large parts of syria and iraq in 2014, declaring it a caliphate, but has suffered a series of defeats in the last two years. two 19—year—old men have died after they were found unconscious in a plymouth nightclub. police believe the men took the drug mdma. they had been at the pryzm nightclub, which was subsequently evacuated. an 18—year—old man has been arrested. teenage migrants in italy are attempting dangerous night—time crossings over the alps in a desperate attempt to reach france. almost 2000 people have made the crossing since july, according to a local charity. many have come from migrant camps in italy, described as overcrowded and under—resourced. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has been to the alpine village of nevache, at the main crossing point into france. after dark, alain and sylvie become a nightly mountain rescue team, walking the alpine passes that act as migrant gateways

from italy into france. tonight, they found these six young men, half frozen after walking through the alps. this ghostly picnic their first taste of france. the clothes that carried them from west africa, eritrea, afghanistan, dangerously thin for the alpine snow. it is a good sign if you can still move your hands. i am finding it a little bit difficult, a little bit difficult. because snow and mountains and night, everything is dark and then we discovered we had snow. also up on the mountain tonight, the border police. in seconds, the migrants melt away into the trees. a police search turns up only one of them. mamadou took the same path across the alps last year. by the time he was rescued, his feet had frozen.

both had to be amputated. translation: i used to be athletic. i played football, i had threejobs. now my life is over, as if i were dead. it's all overfor me. france has been tightening controls on its border with italy but mountain guides here on the french side say the number of migrants making their way across alpine passes has jumped sharply in the last few months. and that many of them are unaccompanied minors. at the makeshift migrant centre in nevache, staff say minors make up more than half the admissions. many, like 15—year—old sheik from ivory coast, left migrant camps in italy, determined as a native french speaker to make a life in france. translation: my older brother died on the way to europe but thank god i've arrived in france. i want to have a better future and go to school. my mother is dead and i have no support.

nobody left back home. as temperatures drop, there are fewer migrants arriving here each night. but those who do are in a worse condition. some unable to stand. each one a reminder in this tranquil ski resort of the mountain europe needs to climb. lucy williamson, bbc news, nevache. with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. there were important results for teams at the bottom of the premier league table today. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know the scores as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. david moyes had his first win as manager of west ham with a 1—0 victory over champions chelsea. but despite the three points, west ham are still in the relegation zone. swansea city also won but bottom of the table crystal palace will rue their missed christian benteke penalty after a 2—all draw with bournemouth. there were also wins for burnley, huddersfield,

tottenham and leicester city. in the scottish premiership, rangers came from behind to beat ross county 2-1 came from behind to beat ross county 2—1while stjohnstone, hearts and kilmarnock also one. in rugby union's european champions cup, ospreys and scarlets registered their first victories. but leicester were thrashsed by munster and bath lost their top of the group game against toulon 24—20, as adam wild reports. the welcome in toulon may be a familiar one. but still it remains and no less formidable place to visit. few teams in recent years have managed to silence those cries, here anthony watson from bath find the perfect way to start trying. suchis the perfect way to start trying. such is the talent at toulon there was plenty to shout about. staying within touching distance before the break. afterwards, the noise levels

we re break. afterwards, the noise levels were raised further. for bafta make themselves heard, it took a huge slice of fortune and a huge slice off the boot of chris ashton, that letting former england team—mate jonathanjoseph letting former england team—mate jonathan joseph in bizarre letting former england team—mate jonathanjoseph in bizarre fashion. roared on by the home crowd, anthony bello of toulon, with all its remaining, who find the final point. at top of the table tie in munster but for leicester and the damage was done early, simon zebo scoring this fine try in a 33—10 victory as the irish side hit their stride and find a way. adam wilde, bbc news. the england cricketer ben duckett was dropped from today's ashes tour game in australia after pouring a drink over the head of team—mate james anderson in a bar in perth. duckett is part of the lions squad but was due to play for the senior team against a cricket australia xi. the england coach, trevor bayliss, has called the behaviour "trivial but unacceptable". sir bradley wiggins is a five time olympic cycling champion, a tour de france winner,

but after retiring from cycling he's changed! wiggins has swapped the saddle for a rowing seat but made what he described as a "schoolboy error" on his competitive debut. he mistakenly thought there had been a false start at the british indoor championships. he finished in 21st place over 2km, won by adam neil. you can find more of the day's action on the bbc sport website, including ronnie o'sullivan reaching the final of the uk snooker championship. reeta. hundreds of thousands of people have filled the streets of paris for the funeral of the singer johnny hallyday, who died on wednesday at the age of 7a. his coffin was driven in a cortege down the champs—elysees, followed by several hundred bikers clad in leather. from paris, hugh schofield sent this report. for nearly 60 years, johnny hallyday sang his songs to the french. and today, in paris, they came to bid him goodbye. tens of thousands of fans, many of them from the older generation, people who grew up

to his sounds in the happy, optimistic days of the ‘60s. for france, johnny was le rock'n'roll. he was the first here to open their ears to the thrilling new music coming from the united states. america was his obsession. america and motorbikes. hence the escort of hundreds of bikers for his funeral cortege down the champs—elysees. translation: let him rest in peace and wreak havoc up there. let him sing, let him get it going and let him open his heart up there, surrounded by family and friends. stars of music and screen, political leaders past and present — all there for the funeral service inside the madeleine church. for the french, johnny was their rock hero. the man who, for half a century, was always there with new songs, more performances. with his death, people really do feel that part

of the nation's life has gone. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. as temperatures continue to plummet, snow and ice will be an ongoing hazard as we head into the second half of the weekend as well as strong winds developing a cold start. further south this band of initially rain turns increasingly to snow as it bumps into that cold air. so the met office have issued an amber be prepared warning for the extent of the snow. this is the region we are

likely to see that disruptive snow, through central wales, through the midlands too, parts of northern england also, five to ten centimetres widely but could see double that over hills. we have this band of rain, sleet and snow, on the southern edge it will mostly befalling as rain, but there could befalling as rain, but there could be sleet and snow mixed in. further north we are likely to see significant snowfall. also the winds area significant snowfall. also the winds are a feature, gusting to around 60mph through the english and bristol channel too. the northern half of the country much quieter. still wintry showers for northern scotla nd still wintry showers for northern scotland and things are looking dry elsewhere. it will feel bitterly cold once again. temperatures in glasgow around minus two, that's the top temperature through the day. it will be turning milder further south. but ice again a problem as we head through sunday night. monday morning rush hour could be quite tricky with slippery surfaces. this low pressure system is what we are

keeping an eye on through monday. causing disruption probably across parts of spain, france, portugal and also for the uk, we could see some of that rain potentially for a time falling as sleet or snow combined with brisk winds. a quieter picture elsewhere across the country. cold, not as cold as we are seeing through the weekend. still the odd shower in the weekend. still the odd shower in the west but mainly falling as rain, perhaps sleet. a quieter day for tuesday with high pressure. we lose the strong winds and most of the wet and snowy weather too. temperatures just around one to nine degrees. a band of rain working in from the west during wednesday, that will push eastwards. wet and windy weather followed by thunder storms. it will be turning milder after a very wintry weekend. bye. hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment —