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a fly—past over central london marks the 80th anniversary of the battle of britain, following a memorial service at westminster abbey. now on bbc news...|ran has been hit hard by coronavirus but its government has gone to great lengths to keep the true extent of the outbreak hidden from view. now, with the help of videos posted by iranians on social media, our world reveals what life is really like inside the country during the pandemic. from illicit lockdown parties to hospitals which are struggling to cope — this is iran as you ve never seen it before. a warning this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. iran is a mystery to many — and its rulers like to keep it that way. collaborating with foreign

journalists is strictly prohibited. coronavirus has hit the country hard. and the regime has gone to great lengths to keep the outbreak hidden from view. but with the help of social media and the videos posted by its people under lockdown, we are going to take you inside. this is iran like you've never seen it before. it's january 3, 2020 and iran's top military general, qasem soleimani, has been assassinated by a us air strike at baghdad airport. it's a huge loss to the establishment.

but his death has brought millions together in mourning. a show of strength for a regime recovering after weeks of anti—government protests. a funeral tour is held across the country. among those gathering in the holy city of qom, is ali. a journalist and regime supporter who is documenting the crowd for his youtube channel qom news. little does he know that another killer has arrived on a plane from china. little does he know that another killer has arrived

on a plane from china. in mid—february, a video emerges on social media of a patient at qom hospital. a day later, the family announced that he has died. the government know that his death was caused by coronavirus but with an election looming, they deny it and cry fake news instead. to further suppress news of the pandemic, restrictions

are placed on journalists. but ali continues to report for his youtube channel, qom news. he's backed by iran's religious establishment and wants everyone to go to the polls to show their support for the regime. it's only after millions turn out for the election that ali turns his attention to the virus.

before ali can reveal why the situation is so severe, his youtube channel falls silent. he thinks he has contracted the virus. then footage emerges on social media showing scores of body bags lining up in the qom mortuary.

with news of the fatality starting to break, lida, a young woman from tehran, is worried about catching the virus. we've changed her name to protect her identity and her words are spoken by an actor. lida recently married her long—term partner, amir. after several years battling cancer, it was supposed to be a fresh start for the couple.

still vulnerable to illness, they have no choice but to shield at home. for lida that means quitting herjob. eventually, on march 23, president hassan rouhani announces a lockdown in all major iranian cities. the streets of tehran fall silent. music plays but after weeks of official statements

music plays but after weeks of official statements downplaying the virus, not everyone is taking the lockdown seriously. music plays among those partying in tehran are lida and amir‘s neighbours. his words are also spoken by an actor. other rich iranians flock to beach resorts on the caspian sea

to celebrate the iranian new year. among them is the parkour athlete alireza japalaghy. with little else

to do under lockdown, he starts posting content on his social media, including an intimate video dedicated to his girlfriend. it's a risky move in a country run by religious conservatives. and one that doesn't go unnoticed. for the first time ever, shia places of worship have been closed to the public in iran. a move that sparks protests in the holy city of qom. while many iranians move and gather freely, shops

and businesses remain closed. and the impact on the country's economy is devastating. after one month, and with an official death toll ofjust under 5,500, the iranian government announced the easing of lockdown. by the end of ramadan, all coronavirus restrictions are lifted. according to president rouhani, the virus is under control.

it's been two months since lockdown restrictions were lifted in iran and the hospitals have seen another surge of cases. coughing

a person from the biggest hospital in tehran posts videos online showing beds and medicines in short supply. the nurse's words are spoken by an actor to protect his identity.

the government admits that iran is in the middle of a second wave. they are losing their grip on the pandemic and discontent is rising. a crackdown begins against citizens who have defied the regime. among those rounded up is parkour athlete alireza, who according to the authorities, posted indecent images on his social media account during the lockdown.

he hasjust escaped bail and is now headed to turkey where he hopes to be granted refugee status. alireza attempts to cross the border at night with a group of afghan migrants. but they are ambushed by iranian soldiers. gunshots fire he retreats and seeks

refuge in a local village. onjuly 21, iran announces a record 229 deaths in a single day. but the official mortality rates don't add up. having recovered from the virus, journalist ali decides to investigate for his youtube channel.

as a hardliner, he wants to hold president rouhani's moderate government to account. officially, just 14,000 are said to have died from coronavirus. they avoid scrutiny over the death toll for now. but an economic crisis is looming. the economy had already been suffering ever since president donald trump reimposed

sanctions in 2018. but the currency is now in freefall after the white house placed even more trade restrictions on iran, amid the pandemic. having quit herjob at the start of the crisis, lida and her husband amir are struggling to afford their weekly shop. with 20,000 tomans to the dollar, the goods appear cheap. but the average wage iran is just $150 per month and every cent counts.

the government cannot afford to reimpose lockdown. instead, they blame the new spike in coronavirus cases on the public, who are not obeying the rules around social distancing. but resisting the iranian regime does come at a price. it's been a month since parkour athlete alireza tried to cross the border into turkey.

but resisting the iranian regime does come at a price. it's been a month since parkour athlete alireza tried to cross the border into turkey. there have been no social media posts since and no—one

knows where he is. it's feared that he has fallen back into police custody. ali's theory about the excess mortality figures proves to be true. the leaked documents reveal that there was already an outbreak

of coronavirus back injanuary, as millions gathered to mourn the death of qasem soleimani. the first officially recorded death was exactly two weeks after his funeral. eight months later, and with the cases continuing to rise, thousands have once again taken to the streets. it's muharram, a month of remembrance that is sacred to shia muslims. some lessons have been learned

since the last period of mourning. but as the crowds grow ahead of ashoura, the 10th day of muharram, and the biggest day in the shia calendar, so does talk of a third wave. hello.

the week ahead promises to some pretty dramatic changes in our weather. we've seen a lot of sunshine, but by mid week it will be cooler, windier and for many, which are as well. the reason for the change, we lose this high pressure that was to be with us for monday and tuesday. areas of low pressure will take over from the atlantic, eventually dragging an arctic air. the risk of early morning mist and fog across eastern wales, central and eastern england. it is much clearer for many of our north to see course as it pulls into the north sea. a much warmer days here, 20 in newcastle. we are talking about the low 20s quite widely to the south of the uk. toward the north—west, the first signs of a weather front trying to come into play. it makes a little progress as we look at choose the's forecast, some white leather into the northern and western isles first thing on tuesday. that will encroach

into western scotland on tuesday afternoon and push into northern ireland by the evening. if you show as possible ahead of that. a lot of dry and sunny weather to the south of the uk. temperatures still very much on the healthy side for this time of year. mid week is when things really flip. we see low pressure taking over. this weather from the swing and sway through overnight tuesday into wednesday. a ridge follows on from buying, that will make for a chilly start to wednesday in the north. there are so many fronts for the second part of the week queueing up to come on, timing will be subject to change as our model goes from rung to rung. the biggest change by mid week as it is already starting to feel noticeably cooler buying this cold weather front. it is noticeably cooler buying this cold weatherfront. it is painless frontal system that we swing through on thursday that we pick up an northerly wind and switch into arctic air. corn the warm amber,

they want at the weekend, the yellow passes by and by friday we are all into arctic air with a pretty nagging northerly wind. that is going to feel so much different to what we have been used to. there is a chance we could see something wintry across some of the highest rental scotland. certainly we are looking at quite a few showers the south of the uk on thursday and her temperatures are barely into double figures in some spots. friday perhaps the sunnier of the two days with our showers marking time to northern exposures, but the cold wind will mean that even if we have sunshine, you will really notice the transition in our weather. 13 degrees forecast for london on friday. baden mayne, last thursday we we re friday. baden mayne, last thursday we were at 31 degrees. —— bear in mind. the colderair we were at 31 degrees. —— bear in mind. the colder air tax down, and by the time we get towards the end of the week, the wind picks up a

west of the influence. perhaps milder next week and, perhaps more u nsettled milder next week and, perhaps more unsettled with brief bridging to the south of the jet stream, but the longer term outlook still houses with a westerly influence our weather and the jet stream feeding more medicines our way. the following week a distinctly autumnal patent with some wet and windy conditions.

urges the public to keep to the latest rules. as thousands more cases are recorded, the health secretary says we are at a tipping point in the pandemic. we of course have to be prepared to take action if that's what's necessary. i don't think a lockdown is inevitable, but i think it's now more likely because of the near collapse of testing. with top scientific and medical advisers to deliver a live briefing tomorrow, we'll have the latest. also tonight: how some uk banks have failed to act on suspicious activity — leaked documents reveal scams and money laundering.