this is bbc news, the headlines at four. the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, imprisoned in iran — has had her ankle tag removed, after her sentence came to an end. however, a new court case against her has been scheduled for next week. it is totally and utterly inhumane because at the centre of this is an innocent woman, her husband and her daughter, and they are just forgetting that, in all these grand power games, there are ordinary people who are paying a most terrible price. the prime minister has defended the government's1% payrise for the nhs, during a visit to a vaccine centre in north london. don't forget that there has been a public sector pay freeze. we're in pretty tough times. we've tried to give the nhs

as much as we possibly can. schools in england are reopening to all pupils tomorrow — borisjohnson describes it as "the first step" in moving closer to normality. on the third day of his historic trip to iraq — pope francis visits a church in the northern town of qaraqosh, which was devastated by islamic state militants the royal family marks commonwealth dayjust hours before the duke and duchess of sussex's interview with oprah winfrey. rangers win theirfirst scottish premier league title in a decade — after celtic fail to beat dundee united.

the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's been detained in iran forfive years on spying charges, has been released from house arrest. however, she is not free to leave the country, as she has been told to appear in court in a week's time on a different charge. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has welcomed the removal of mrs zaghari—ratcliffe�*s ankle tag — but has said she must now be allowed back to the uk. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley has this report. a rare glimpse of the only way this family has been able to come together. it's still quite a messy house. their daughter, gabriella, has made a special calendar and has been crossing off the days towards her release. nazanin�*s been counting down to this day for a very long time. back when she was in solitary, the conversation i was having with her in prison for month after month, even when she's come out, worst case scenario would be, i'll be coming home on march the 7th.

that'd be when it's over. today, the ankle tag she's had to wear since she was released from jail a year ago has been taken off, but another court case against her is scheduled for next sunday. she felt quite overjoyed and then the second minute she had a call saying she's got to go back to court and obviously she's very, very nervous about that and doesn't know what to expect. it might be a formality, maybe she will go to court, she will be let off and then that's the end of it, but we just don't know at this point. richard says the family are still trying to assess the latest developments and find out what they mean for when they can all be reunited. the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt said today's decision was a step in the right direction. he called on the government to help get nazanin home as soon as possible. i had a whatsapp exchange with nazanin yesterdayjust to say, stay strong, and she confirmed to me that the last couple of weeks have been probably

the toughest of her entire time, not knowing what was going to happen, but she wasn't actually expecting anything to happen this morning, and then richard told me this morning that she unexpectedly got a call from the tagging office to go into the tagging office, she then had to pay the rent on her ankle tag, unbelievably, and then it was taken off, so, just for the next week, she is a free woman in iran, she can't leave iran, but she can go the book shop, visit her grandmother, so i think she's feeling very cheerful for today at least. you have to be particularly cruel and hard—hearted if, as a government, you continue to deliberately authorise the breaking up of a family, even after she has completed a jail sentence, and that is why i think it's particularly repugnant that she's not able just to get on a plane and come home today. it's what the whole world wants,

and why, oh, why, can't the hardliners in the iranian regime, who also have families and children, just understand that this is one of those moments that calls for a bit of humanity? rebecca ratcliffe is the sister—in—law of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — i asked her how the family was feeling following today's decision. asjeremy hunt alluded to the fact she has had the ankle tag taken off was an unexpected phone call from her this morning, it has produced a smile on herface and lovely to see her smiling in the car to see friends of prisoners she has been in prison with and her gran tonight but it is not the ticket home and her passport back.

it may be hard to express this, but how difficult has it been for the family to give the support they want not just to nazanin but also richard and to your niece? it has been hard, covid hasn't really helped being there for gabriella in the way we would have liked. richard has a certain amount of strength but he has down days and it is ourjob to pick him up because he is keeping nazanin strong. we are doing what we can when we can and backing them 100%.

do you think it would help for the running on authorities for the iranian authorities to have a sense thatjust for the family but on a humanitarian level what you are all going through and have been going through for five years since this terrible nightmare began, it must come at a big cost for all of you. it is, it affects richard and nazanin and gabriella much more but it is the wider family that is affected and in iran and in iran going through hell for the last five years. i expect the iranian authorities are quite aware of the impact but the hardliners are doing it for diplomatic leverage so the consequence as they will keep doing it until they get what they want. i don't how they can keep doing it and destroying the lives of a mother and child. it is hard to know how you should deal with each stage as it comes, the physical release of her from confinement,

she is able to travel around the city at least which is an improvement on what she has had to put up with for the last year and then before that in prison which must have been so awful for her, she got through it. now a week of uncertainty, you do not really know what this means. this week is going to feel very long. it is going to be hell. today is relatively a good day, we have seen nazanin smile, get out of the flat and in a car for the first time in years. but close to sunday there will be sleepless night ahead worrying what sunday brings, she is back in front of the judge that gave her a five year sentence before and there are more charges and a sentence ahead of her. the worry for us as a family and for nazanin is that is

what is heading her way. do you have any idea what these other charges are? i noticed a press statement this case goes back to 2017, it is never been pursued, there is absolutely no evidence for this, whatever the ambiguity over her status in the first place, this other case isjust as they think a sham. no other evidence has been brought forward. the only other evidence was in 2017 after the prime minister said what he did and part of that was the prime minister's speech. there has not be any other convincing evidence for her current sentence and none brought forward for the next charge so as yet it is just on hold. are you clear what the other charge is? i think it is a slight rewording of what she has been charged with already. that may be one of the reasons people can have some hope this may be a procedural box ticking

and closing the file but you know better than to count your chickens. we just don't know at the moment, it remains to be seen. what is your best hope for the future? sunday she gets her passport back and gets on the plane. or if not on sunday it happens eminently in the next couple of weeks but we have been taught that as a bit of cynicism and our family now because of what has happened over the last five years, not to hold out too much hope. schools are preparing to reopen tomorrow — the latest figures from the government on an virus infections,

this come with a slight health warning. 5177 new cases recorded in 24 warning. 5177 new cases recorded in 2a others to sender, the second figure is wrong, they have not been no deaths recorded, there has been a statistical problem with the data which i assume like a lot of websites you cannot put nothing, you put zero and there is a little explanation at the top saying do not, that zero is not correct unfortunately, there is some delay in getting the data. to give you some context that had been an average of about 200 deaths recorded each day of the last seven, the week until sunday so that is a bit of context, 5177 infections and the vaccination programme continues,

over 22 million have received the firstjob of one of the three approved vaccines, we know that 56-59 approved vaccines, we know that 56—59 —year—olds are being told to contact, you will be getting a letter to go online and make your own appointment for your vaccination. schools are preparing to reopen tomorrow — the first step in the government's roadmap for lifting the coronavirus lockdown. the education secretary has said longer days and shorter holidays are among the measures the government is considering to help pupils in england catch up on lost learning. here's our education correspondent, sean dilley. for many parents, relief as schools in england prepare to welcome all pupils back to the classroom after nearly two months of home learning. it marks an important first step in lifting the country's lockdown restrictions but the government says safety will be its top priority, with english secondary school students asked to wear face masks throughout the day. what we are asking them to do

is about notjust keeping them safe but also their friends and teachers safe and the whole school community safe but also their families, and the broader community as well. we recognise we are asking people to go a little bit above and beyond but it is just one of the many measures that we have put in place to reduce infection, reduce transmission, reduce the chances of people getting covid. students in england will also be tested for the virus three times in the first two weeks and offered twice—weekly lateral flow tests after that. parents, carers and school staff will also be offered twice—weekly tests but all testing is voluntary and school leaders have warned that getting consent to test pupils has been difficult. the head teachers union, the afcl, says some parents may be nervous about misinformation but public health england says that testing is safe and vital to reducing transmission. the risk of false positives is extremely low, less than one in a thousand and we would expect that that would be the same risk with pcr tests. no test is perfect and a test that reveals less than one in a thousand false positives is a very good test.

younger primary pupils in northern ireland are also returning tomorrow and in scotland and wales younger primary school pupils returned last month, with phased returns for more pupils from the 15th of march. for schoolchildren in england, the government says it is exploring all options to make up for lost learning including longer school days and shorter holidays but for now they say they simply want to prioritise getting them back into school. people aged 56 to 59 in england are now being invited to book their coronavirus vaccination. letters sent to hundreds of thousands of people in their late 50s began arriving this weekend, with more expected to be delivered tomorrow. the move comes as susan hopkins —

who is in charge of public health england's covid strategy — warns we need to prepare for a hard winter. our health reporter, jim reed, has the details. and a warning, there are flashing images at the start of his report. at 56 years old, the prime minister himself will be part of the next stage of the vaccine roll—out. i'm going to get mine in a couple of weeks. from this week, all those in england in their late 50s will be able to book an appointment for theirfirstjab. i'm focusing on rolling out the vaccine, making sure that we get it into as many arms as possible and using that extraordinary vaccine roll—out programme to deliver a cautious but we hope irreversible road map to freedom. that's what i'm focusing on. there are 1.7 million people in the latest vaccine group in england. in total, 21.8 million people across the uk have now been given theirfirst dose. that's two fifths of all adults. we would remind everybody it's an evergreen offer, so if you haven't said yes the first time, you've still got an opportunity to get your vaccine

and get yourself protected. public health officials say the vaccine roll—out should help protect the most vulnerable, allowing us to live with the virus and slowly reopen society. but speaking this morning, one senior government adviser warned we need to plan now to prevent any problems later in the year. i think we have to prepare for a hard winter, not only with coronavirus, but we've had a year of almost no respiratory viruses of any other type, and that means potentially the population immunity to that is less, and so we could see surges in flu, we could see surges in other respiratory viruses and other respiratory pathogens. overall, scientists and politicians are optimistic the vaccine roll—out is now starting to show real results. the message, though, is still to stick to the rules until more of the population can be better protected from this virus. jim reed, bbc news.

the headlines on bbc news... the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, imprisoned in iran — has had her ankle tag removed, after her sentence came to an end. however, a new court case against her has been scheduled for next week. the prime minister has defended the government's1% payrise for the nhs, during a visit to a vaccine centre in north london. schools in england are reopening to all pupils tomorrow — borisjohnson describes it as "the first step" in moving closer to normality. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. good afternoon — it's a great afternoon if you're a rangers fan — after 10 years they are the champions of scotland again after celtic failed to win. it's steven gerrard's first piece of silverware as a manager and the earliest a championship has been decided in

scotland in 118 years. celtic had plenty of chances this afternoon to get the goal they needed at dundee united to keep the title race going, but it finished 0—0. and it means they'll have to give their fierce rivals a champions guard of honour when both sides meet in the old firm derby in two weeks. it's been another day to forget for steven gerrard's former side liverpool, their collapse continues, the premier league champions have been beaten for a sixth league game in a row at anfield as fulham got a huge win to help their hopes of survival. ben croucher reports: all around anfield a reminder of better times gone by, hope for better times gone by, hope for better times gone by, hope for better times to come. how times change. like burnley, brighton, chelsea, manchester city and everton before them travelling to liverpool holds little fear for fulham, the little magic they might have been

ahead and no deflection could have had a different result. liverpool were here from the taking, the fulham manager it. stealing a march on the champions, kate is on the champions, kate scotty is feeling better. liverpool —like confidence and quality, they kept the relegation struggles and front but having lost five at home and the a—leaguejurgen klopp had seen it all before but it did not make it any easier to watch. before this wretched run liverpool still hoped to retain their title, yet more anfield anguish means the close up to fulham in the relegation zone. strange times indeed. fulham are now level on points with brighton and safety. second from bottom west brom are eight points behind both of them after a 0—0 draw with newcastle,

who are just a point above the drop zone. manchester city could go 15 points clear at the top if they beat manchester united. the derby kicks off shortly. later tottenham play crystal palace. in the women's super league, there were wins for both manchester city and manchester united. keira walsh with a late winner for city, in second, who beat everton1—0, manchester united were 3—0 winners over aston villa and remain four points behind city, a big win for arsenaljust below them and the league leaders chelsea 2—0 up, sam kerr with the first. in cricket, england's women have continued their run of fine form, completing a clean sweep over new zealand in the t20 series, to add to their one—day triumph last month. after setting the home side a victory target of 129, they bowled them out forjust 96. mady villiers took a career best 3—10, and nat sciver wrapped up a 32—run win in wellington. it's brilliant to be able to come

out here and play as a group again. we haven't played odis for a year before we did over here so it's brilliant to get over here before the world cup next year and to set us up for the season ahead as well. we've, yeah, a couple of series and the hundred as well, so, yeah, we've got a big 12 months coming up. britain's andy pozzi just missed out on gold in the 60 metre hurdles at the european indoor athletics championships. pozzi has won this title before but he was beaten by 100th of a second on the line by france's wilhem belocian. it wasn't all bad for pozzi though — his time of 7.43 seconds equalled his personal best and he's looked in good form this week as he builds towards the tokyo olympics still scheduled for the summer. staying with the indoor athletics and three athletes have had to withdraw from competition due to positive covid tests. the polish 400 metre relay team have withdrawn from the final after two

members tested positive. while hurdler, eline berings, is out of the semi—finals of the 60m hurdles. none of us have been in this situation before and first of all they should be applauded, we should be saying i am delighted that the european championships are being held. has it gone smoothly? almost, everyone would have loved to have had a championships with no positive tests, the slightly concerning thing would be have the athletes in particular followed all the protocols. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. borisjohnson�*s defended the recommended one per cent pay rise for nhs workers in england,

saying the government's tried to give staff as much as it can. unions have described the offer as an "insult" and, alongside opposition parties, called for a bigger increase. our political correspondent, jessica parker said ministers were unlikely to change their pay offer despite the backlash from across the health service. there's no sign yet that they're going to move on this recommendation they've put to the independent pay review body for a 1% rise. the rows that have broke out on thursday night and then yesterday, nhs providers which represents nhs trusts in england, they pointed to a long—term funding settlement enshrined in law which they say had assumed a higher increase this year ofjust over 2%. the government said, though, that while the longer term funding settlement was enshrined in law, specific pay increases weren't. but it's something that the labour shadow health secretary, john ashworth, was keen to raise this morning. this document is the nhs long—term spending plan. it promised a 2.1%

increase for nhs staff. not only was it promised, it was budgeted for and it was legislated upon. this is the law of the land, tory mps voted for 2.1%. that's the document, you can ask gavin williamson about it if you like. so that's really interesting. you say 2.1%, the rcn says 12.5%. there is a big, big gap. the government budgeted 2.1%, they passed that in legislation because their spending plans for the nhs came to the house of commons and it went through the house of commons. every tory mp voted for 2.1% injanuary last year. that should be the basis on which negotiations and discussions are now entered into with the trade unions. and nowjohn ashworth saying that should be the basis. labour, when they've been asked, what do you think the rise should be, what would you say to the pay review body? they've been slightly reluctant

to be drawn on a specific figure. it was interesting as well watching the shadow health secretary earlier speaking, he was asked repeatedly about whether he would support potential strike action? he seemed a little bit reluctant to be drawn on that too much. he said he'd supported action by staff in the past, but he was very insistent at the moment that it was hypothetical and that nhs staff and nurses don't want to strike. from the government's perspective, what we've been hearing from ministers recently is that the economy is in a difficult situation. that money is potentially tight, there is a wider public sector pay freeze which they carved nhs staff out of by potentially offering them this 1% and they also point to existing sort of multi—year deals that they say a lot of people are benefiting from. but for the first time since the row broke out, we heard from the prime minister today and he was asked, as you were sort of suggesting there a moment ago, was the government on the defensive heading for a u—turn? i'm massively grateful to all nhs staff and indeed for social care workers who have been heroic throughout the pandemic. and what we've done is tried to give

them as much as we can at the present time, the independent pay review body will obviously look at what we've proposed and come back. don't forget, that there has been a public sector pay freeze. we're in pretty tough times. we've tried to give the nhs as much as we possibly can and that means in addition to the £140 billion annual money, we've got another £62 billion we've found to help support the nhs throughout the crisis. but my gratitude is overwhelming. but you can't put a price on gratitude, i guess. but politically, is the government potentially helped by the timetable for all of this? possibly, because we don't expect to hear back from this independent pay review body that will look at what the government's proposed until later this spring. so in a way they've got some breathing room. i think a lot depends though on where public opinion is at. which, you know, i can't sit

here and say, i can read that, but i've spoken to a few conservative mps, for example, about what extent they're getting traffic through their inboxes, their so—called post bags in terms of complaints. one conservative mp told me that they had seen a significant push back, but others saying the reaction had been relatively moderate. it's interesting, the royal college of nursing, which has set up this strike fund, reacted to borisjohnson�*s words after he spoke earlier today and they're saying that the prime minister should put his money where his mouth is. oprah winfrey's controversial interview with the duke and duchess of sussex — airs in the us later tonight. just hours before the interview, the queen will address a uk television audience to share her annual commonwealth day message. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has more. it's a sharp divergence within the royal family, and over the next 2a hours, it will be sharply demonstrated by two very different broadcasts. in the early hours of tomorrow, uk time, the duke and duchess of sussex will unburden

themselves on us television. it will be a broadcast, when, as the preview clips have shown, meghan will explain why she needed to escape from life within the royal establishment. as an adult who lived a really independent life, to then go into this construct that is, um... different than i think what people imagine it to be, it's really liberating. hours before the sussex broadcast, from westminster abbey in london, the queen and other principal members of the royal family will focus on the covid pandemic. in pre—recorded messages to mark commonwealth day, they'll reflect on the pandemic�*s impact around the world. amidst such heartbreaking suffering, however, the extraordinary determination, courage and creativity with which people have responded has been an inspiration to us all. the duke and duchess

of cambridge will pay tribute to health care workers. catherine and i have spoken to a lot of health care workers in the uk, i and around the world, over the last year and we hear your worries - and your concerns and thank you for your time _ chatting to us about it. thank you, you know, for sharing for us and asking for help for us. so, thank you very much. there will also be a pre—recorded message to the commonwealth from the queen. her theme — the importance of working together. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's get more now on the news that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been released from house arrest in iran — but been told she is not free to leave the country, as she must appear in an iranian court in a week's time on a different charge. the labour mp tulip siddiq, who is nazanin�*s constituency mp, says she has spoken to nazanin — and that this news has been received with mixed emotion.

the latest information i have is that she has had her ankle tag removed, which was her tracker, and it meant that she couldn't really leave her parents' house where she's been for the last year under house arrest. however, the bad news, i suppose, is that she has to go back to court next week. so i think it's a bit optimistic to say she's completely been released. she has been released of the ankle tag. it means she can go visit her elderly grandmother, which is the thing she mentions every time i speak to her. but she does have to go back to court and we don't know what awaits there. and for that other court appearance, do we know what that charge is, and how serious that charge is? we don't know at this point, but what i can say is that nazanin is quite worried because there was talk of another case being put against her,

which may, of course, mean another sentence and we don't know how long for. so she does sound quite apprehensive and nervous about that. so, on one hand, they're celebrating the fact that she has some elements of freedom in terms of not having the tracker any more. but then we just don't know what's going to happen in the court case. i mean, this has been an unimaginable ordealfor her, hasn't it, these five years separated from her husband, separated from her daughter? that's right. so she hasn't seen her husband in five years. she did briefly have her daughter in iran with her. but then gabriela was brought back to london two years ago. so she's been separated from both of them. and i know her daughter has been counting down the days on her calendar at home for her mother to return. we were hoping that, in addition to having the ankle tag removed, that she would get her british passport back. that hasn't happened yet either. so i suppose we're halfway there. but she's not fully released.

and it's often been said she's a sort of political pawn in a game of chess, really, by the iranian leadership. i mean, do you fear that is still the case and that she is still very much a pawn, whatever happens with this second court case in a few days' time? well, richard ratcliffe has always maintained that his wife is a pawn caught between the two countries. and i know nazanin told me herself that a prison guard in iran when she was in prison told her that her in prison was directly linked to the money that we owe iran as a country, £400 million. i've been categorically told that there is no link

between her imprisonment and the death. however, we can't help but suspect that there's something there, which is why she's still being held prisoner. weather funds are pushing weatherfunds are pushing in. cloud, some outbreaks of rain and it's going to stay overcast with occasional rain overnight in scotland and northern ireland. probably some of that, rain reaching the lake district and northern england by the early hours of the morning. but a touch of frost first thing on monday for wales, the south of the uk as well, and this is where the best of the weather will be on monday. so, sunshine from mid—wales southwards, the south coast, too, but broadly speaking across the northern two thirds of the country, it is going to be at times cloudy, and there will be some rain. temperatures will recover a little bit, up to around 10 degrees or so. it's going to turn very

unsettled midweek.

hopes for nazanin zaghari ratcliffe — as she is released from house arrest in iran. her ankle tag has been removed as a five—year sentence comes to an end. her family say she's happy but there is a long way to go. it's not the release we wanted. it's not that ticket home and her passport back and coming back to us. with nazanin now facing another potential charge, we'll be analysing the latest from iran. also on the programme: schools in england re—open to all pupils tomorrow — the first step in easing the coronavirus lockdown.

pope francis, on the final day of his visit to iraq, greeted by thousands for an outdoor mass in irbil. and celebrations after rangers win the scottish premiership for first time in ten years. good afternoon. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was jailed in iran nearly five years ago, has had her ankle tag removed by the authorities to mark the end of her sentence, raising hopes of herreturn to britain. hopes of her return to britain. the end of her sentence, raising hopes of her return to britain. she's been under house arrest in tehran and still faces another potential charge. herfamily say she remains in harm's way. our correspondent

caroline hawley reports. red is keeping this family together but there is no such thing as an online cuddle. for six—year—old gabriella, an image on a mobile phone cannot replace the touch of her mother. gabriella has been down the days to the end of her mum's sentence. this morning, nazanin�*s ankle tack, that the family have had to rent from the iranian authorities, has been taken off. she has used her freedom to visit her grandmother but she still does not have a british passport and she is not free to fly home. this was the moment five years ago when nazanin was arrested by iran's revolutionary guards at tehran airport. her holiday with her parents was over and she was heading back to london. since then, she has endured eight months of solitary confinement, blindfolded interrogations, and many false promises of release. and now another court case hangs over her. her husband says she is being held

over a financial debt that britain owes iran. over a financial debt that britain owes iran-— owes iran. well, i said to the government. _ owes iran. well, i said to the government, if— owes iran. well, i said to the government, if we _ owes iran. well, i said to the government, if we get - owes iran. well, i said to the government, if we get to - owes iran. well, i said to the j government, if we get to this owes iran. well, i said to the - government, if we get to this point and she is not out, then she is a hostage. you know what they want. they have been talking a long time that they want their money back, they want the debt and it hasn't been settled and here we are, at the end of the prison sentence, which was unfair in the first place but it is illegal under british law, it is illegal under iranian law, international law, every kind of law you want. we have to face the fact this needs to be sorted. right now, i don't have an answer as to what we will get her home. we have gone past the worst threshold, the worst—case scenario we imagine for a long time was herfull sentence and here scenario we imagine for a long time was her full sentence and here we are at the end of five years and it is not the end. you know, i can reassure her that she will leave prison tomorrow and all of that but the bigger picture of when will this be other, nazanin asked me, and gabriella has asked me when money is coming home, do i know? and i had to say i don't, i'm not sure. —— when

money is coming home. what is the first thing you are going to do with money when she comes back, the first thing you will do together? {30 to money when she comes back, the first thing you will do together?— thing you will do together? go to a to sho -. thing you will do together? go to a toy shop- but _ thing you will do together? go to a toy shop. but nazanin _ thing you will do together? go to a toy shop. but nazanin is _ thing you will do together? go to a toy shop. but nazanin is not - thing you will do together? go to a l toy shop. but nazanin is not coming home 'ust toy shop. but nazanin is not coming home just yet. _ toy shop. but nazanin is not coming home just yet, she _ toy shop. but nazanin is not coming home just yet, she is _ toy shop. but nazanin is not coming home just yet, she is still, - toy shop. but nazanin is not coming home just yet, she is still, richard i homejust yet, she is still, richard says, a pawn in a game of international chess. the foreign secretary dominic raab says iran is putting the family through an intolerable ordeal. her mp says it is mental torture. for how much longer will they have to endure this agony of separation? i longer will they have to endure this agony of separation?— agony of separation? i love you, bab . agony of separation? i love you, baby- we _ agony of separation? i love you, baby- we love — agony of separation? i love you, baby. we love you. _ agony of separation? i love you, baby. we love you. goodbye! i and caroline is with me now. where does this leave the chances that she could return to britain sometime soon?— that she could return to britain sometime soon? that really is the impossible — sometime soon? that really is the impossible question. _ sometime soon? that really is the impossible question. um, - sometime soon? that really is the impossible question. um, i- sometime soon? that really is the impossible question. um, i think. impossible question. um, i think what has happened today really shows the arbitrary nature of how the authorities are dealing with her. it is the horrific roller—coaster that the family have gone through, almost rolled into one day. so first she

had the ankle tag removed, she is overjoyed, she gets in a car had the ankle tag removed, she is overjoyed, she gets in a car and goes overjoyed, she gets in a car and goes to overjoyed, she gets in a car and goes to visit her overjoyed, she gets in a car and goes to visit her elderly grandparents, she can now go for coffee in a cafe, the simple pleasures she has not been able to enjoy in five years of captivity. and then she hears that she has got a new court hearing hanging over her, that is due to take place a week today and her sister—in—law has told us there will be more sleepless nights. there is really a sense that the iranian authorities are toying with her. this has never been about the law. it has been about politics and here you have an ordinary family just caught in the middle of all of that, caught between hope and despair. that, caught between hope and desair. ., ., ., , that, caught between hope and desair. ., ., . , ., ~ that, caught between hope and desair. . ., . , . ~' , ., ten million pupils in england begin going back to schools and colleges tomorrow, in the first stage of lockdown easing. they'll be tested regularly, initially in school and then at home, with facemasks now expected to be worn in classrooms as well as communal areas. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports.

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will they be followed by pcr lab test? ~ _, , .,, ., ., test? we recommend people to do pcr if the test test? we recommend people to do pcr if they test at — test? we recommend people to do pcr if they test at a — test? we recommend people to do pcr if they test at a time, _ test? we recommend people to do pcr if they test at a time, for _ if they test at a time, for families, _ if they test at a time, for families, for example, primary school— families, for example, primary school children, who will be testing themselves at home rather than in school_ themselves at home rather than in school and — themselves at home rather than in school and also when the children start to _ school and also when the children start to test themselves at home, we will he _ start to test themselves at home, we will be recommending confirmed pcr tests for— will be recommending confirmed pcr tests for those individuals then. but we'll— tests for those individuals then. but we'll teenagers do this twice a week at home? it is voluntarily that might help get things back to normal. ., , , ., , normal. hopefully with a little bit of su- ort normal. hopefully with a little bit of suoport from _ normal. hopefully with a little bit of support from us _ normal. hopefully with a little bit of support from us and _ normal. hopefully with a little bitj of support from us and reminding them, etc, and reminding them that if we do this and we catch anyone with the virus early, it means they don't have to go home for ten days of isolation, i think that will be a real incentive to both the students and parents who will not want to home educate again.— home educate again. schools reopening — home educate again. schools reopening is _ home educate again. schools reopening is a _ home educate again. schools reopening is a calculated - home educate again. schools| reopening is a calculated risk. home educate again. schools i reopening is a calculated risk. it may well increase the rate of infection. that is why masks in classrooms are also being advised. we saw the wearing of masks in communal areas that was not compulsory but strongly advised. we

saw that between september and december and it worked very well. we recognise we are asking people to go a little bit above and beyond but it is just one of the many measures. this isjust one of the many measures. as these desks fill up, the worry is helping kids catch up. there's tutoring as part of a £1.7 billion fund, but research today shows other ideas, like longer school days or shorter holidays, are not always popular with parents. branwen popular with parents. bra nwen jeffreys, popular with parents. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the latest stage of the coronavirus vaccine roll—out has reached 56 to 59 year olds in england, with everyone in that age band being contacted with the offer of booking a jab. across the uk, the aim is to reach all over 50s by the middle of april. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. this report contains images. —— flashing images. the vaccine programme is moving into the next age, and at 56, the prime

minister, touring a vaccine centre this money, is in the next group eligible for the jab. this money, is in the next group eligible forthe jab. i’pe this money, is in the next group eligible for the jab.— eligible for the 'ab. i've got to net eligible for the 'ab. i've got to get mines — eligible for the 'ab. i've got to get mines in. — eligible for the jab. i've got to get mines in. the _ eligible for the jab. i've got to get mines in. the vaccine - eligible for the jab. i've got to - get mines in. the vaccine roll-out is proving — get mines in. the vaccine roll-out is proving to _ get mines in. the vaccine roll-out is proving to be — get mines in. the vaccine roll-out is proving to be pivotal— get mines in. the vaccine roll-out is proving to be pivotal to - get mines in. the vaccine roll-out is proving to be pivotal to our - is proving to be pivotal to our return to normality. i is proving to be pivotal to our return to normality.— is proving to be pivotal to our return to normality. i am focusing on rollin: return to normality. i am focusing on rolling out _ return to normality. i am focusing on rolling out the _ return to normality. i am focusing on rolling out the vaccine, - return to normality. i am focusing j on rolling out the vaccine, making sure that we get it into as many arms as possible and using that extraordinary vaccine roll—out programme to deliver a cautious but we hope irreversible road map to freedom. that is what i'm focusing on. freedom. that is what i'm focusing on, , ., . ., . freedom. that is what i'm focusing on. ., . ., on. the pace at which vaccinations have been — on. the pace at which vaccinations have been carried _ on. the pace at which vaccinations have been carried out _ on. the pace at which vaccinations have been carried out at _ on. the pace at which vaccinations have been carried out at centres i have been carried out at centres like this one in manchester, as well as thousands of gp surgeries, community settings, pharmacies and hospitals, has been extraordinary. by hospitals, has been extraordinary. by the middle of april, everyone over the age of 50, that is 32 million people, will have been offered their firstjab, million people, will have been offered theirfirstjab, and million people, will have been offered their firstjab, and the plan is that by the end ofjuly, everyone over the age of 18, that is another 21 million people, will also have been offered vaccination. one of the keys to a successful vaccine roll—out is making sure as many people as possible take up the jab,

so efforts are under way to make sure no one is mr. 50 so efforts are under way to make sure no one is mr.— so efforts are under way to make sure no one is mr. so what we are t in: to sure no one is mr. so what we are trying to do _ sure no one is mr. so what we are trying to do is _ sure no one is mr. so what we are trying to do is keep _ sure no one is mr. so what we are trying to do is keep going - sure no one is mr. so what we are trying to do is keep going through j trying to do is keep going through the priority groups but keep on looping — the priority groups but keep on looping back over the initial cohorts _ looping back over the initial cohorts as well, for different reasons _ cohorts as well, for different reasons. some people will have said no and _ reasons. some people will have said no and change their mind. some people _ no and change their mind. some people might have moved or gone from bein- people might have moved or gone from being in— people might have moved or gone from being in hospital two out of hospital— being in hospital two out of hospital or a range of other reasons why they— hospital or a range of other reasons why they had not been picked up. but even as why they had not been picked up. even as the why they had not been picked up. elf even as the vaccine offers hope of some brighter days to come, there are warnings about what might still lie ahead. i are warnings about what might still lie ahead. ~ ., are warnings about what might still lie ahead. ~' ., ., lie ahead. i think we have to re are lie ahead. i think we have to prepare for _ lie ahead. i think we have to prepare for a _ lie ahead. i think we have to prepare for a hard _ lie ahead. i think we have to prepare for a hard winter, i lie ahead. i think we have to. prepare for a hard winter, not lie ahead. i think we have to - prepare for a hard winter, not only with coronavirus but we have had a year of almost no respiratory viruses of any other type and that means potentially the population immunity to that is less and so we could see surges in flue, we could see surges and other respiratory viruses and pathogens. i5 see surges and other respiratory viruses and pathogens.- viruses and pathogens. is the vaccination _ viruses and pathogens. is the vaccination programme - viruses and pathogens. is the | vaccination programme moves viruses and pathogens. is the vaccination programme moves forward, nhs officials say enthusiasm seems to be only growing. yesterday was reported to be the busiest day ever

for people booking appointments. but while the vaccine remains the key to easing lockdown, the restrictions we have all been living with will be with us for some months to come. dominic hughes, bbc news. the latest daily data on coronavirus is still coming in. what we have at the moment show 5,177 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. and now to the vaccination numbers. 416,000 people have had their first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24 hour period. taking the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to 22.2 million 5 and 1.1 million people have now had both doses of the vaccine. oprah winfrey's interview with the duke and duchess of sussex will be broadcast tonight us time, and in this country tomorrow. it's been described as a conversation with nothing off limits, with meghan and harry talking about their life in the uk before they stepped down as working members of the royal family last year. our royal correspondent

nicholas witchell is here. what are the expectations and the possible impact of this? page after page of coverage about the expectations but very little in some newspapers which i think serves to remind us that not everyone is obsessed with or even interested in the latest developments in the biggest windsor drama since, well, the last biggest windsor drama. but in about 20 minutes, the queen and other members of the royal family will be here on bbc one doing what they do, focusing on an area of importance, in this case the covid pandemic in the context of the commonwealth and then as you said in the early hours of the morning, the interview with the duke and duchess of sussex will be broadcast on american television. in terms of impact, i think despite all the fevered speculation, the royal family and the palace will take it in their stride but if there is any substantive evidence of ways in which the palace could and should have handled things better in relation to meghan, they will want to reflect on that. they will learn

any lessons. but i stress, they will need to be substantive points rather than, if you like, generalised, rather unfocused complaints. we shall see. ., ~ rather unfocused complaints. we shall see. ., ,, , ., rather unfocused complaints. we shall see. ., ~' ., rather unfocused complaints. we shallsee. ., ., ., , on the third and final day of his trip to iraq, pope francis has visited some of the areas previously held by the islamic state group. christians were among those targeted by is when they seized parts of northern iraq in 2014. today, the pope prayed among ruined churches in mosul, before meeting iraqi christians in qaraqosh. and in irbil, he celebrated mass in front of an estimated 10,000 people. our correspondent mark lowen is travelling with him and sent this report. from the rubble of war, a messenger of peace. face to face with the brutality of islamic state terror in mosul, pope francis came to appeal for unity to rise from its ashes. beside a church destroyed in the fighting, a powerful moment of reflection.

rarely has the hand of healing been needed more than this. he called for persecuted christians to return here and gave a prayerfor the victims. translation: today, - we reaffirm our conviction that fraternity is more durable than fratricide, that hope is more powerful than death, that peace is more powerful than war. and then another risk in the trips finale, a large public mass in irbil in the midst of the pandemic. it is what some had warned against, spreading the virus, notjust the word of god. but the papal fans were undeterred. i hope that this visit will bring a lot of peace to this country and to a lot, all religions and nations

to live together in peace. the short—term impact of these crowds could well be a spike in infections, but from the warmth of his reception to the potency of his message, this is a trip that could have a long lasting legacy, too, beyond simply the symbolism. that he came at all was for many iraqis a miracle, but a defiant pope has made history here, hoping to have given a balm to this injured land. mark lowen, bbc news, irbil. football now and rangers are the scottish premiership champions for the first time since 2011. in doing so, they denied celtic a record—breaking tenth consecutive title. despite the covid restrictions, supporters gathered to celebrate. our sports correspondent jane dougall reports. the celebrations began outside ibrox when confirmation came from almost 100 miles away. the wait is over! rangers are champions of scotland!

their bitter rivals celtic could not beat dundee united, handing rangers the title. and their players knew it. the ibrox side did theirjob yesterday, getting all three points with a 3—0 win. no fans inside but the rangers players knew where they were. rangers have halted celtic�*s attempt to win a record ten titles in a row. they will lift the trophy here at some point but it will not be in front of fans and it will be from behind closed doors. it has been ten years since rangers last lifted the top tier trophy. financial turmoil meant the club was liquidated and had to work its way up from the bottom. during those fallow years, celtic capitalised, winning nine league trophies. but in 2018, former liverpool and england captain steven gerrard took over, guiding them to their 55th title and his first silverware as a manager.

we've waited a long time for this. we've had to put up with all sorts. absolutely delighted for myself and every rangers fan, all the players, all of the world. it's a big moment. we've worked our way up from the bottom and now we are right at the top and we are going to enjoy every single minute of it. we are the champions. _ it has been one fantasticjourney. it is ironic that the captain - of liverpool came here the way souness did, you know. it's as if it was in the gods, - you know, so we're just so grateful. the best is still to come, i think. winning so early in the season has many benefits. rangers' very next match at celtic park, where they will be welcomed as champions of scotland. jane dougall, bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with

the late news at ten. you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on the news that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been released from house arrest in iran — but been told she is not free to leave the country, as she must appear in an iranian court in a week's time on a different charge. the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said today's decision was a step in the right direction. he called on the government to help get nazanin home as soon as possible. no, i'm afraid that's right.

and they're actually pretty split inside the iranian regime. the people in the foreign ministry who have the interface with the rest of the world are very keen to solve the whole nazanin issue because they see it as a big embarrassment for iran. but the hardliners in the revolutionary guards, they want to hold onto her. and they think this hostage diplomacy is something that is working and, frankly, it's thanks to the courage of richard ratcliffe and nazanin that the world knows about this barbaric practice, and that's what we have to stop. i think you've had some contact with nazanin and richard. can you tell us what they have been saying? yes, i had a whatsapp exchange with nazanin yesterday just to say stay strong, and she confirmed to me that the last couple of weeks have been probably the toughest of her entire time, not knowing what was going to happen, but she wasn't actually expecting anything to happen this morning, and then richard told me this morning that she unexpectedly got a call from the tagging office to go

into the tagging office. she then had to pay the rent on her ankle tag, unbelievably, and then it was taken off — so, just for the next week, she is a free woman in iran. she can't leave iran, but she can go to the book shop, visit her grandmother, so i think she's feeling very cheerful for today at least. it isa it is a little bit of good news, but there is this a second case looming and if you days�*s time. we believe thatis and if you days�*s time. we believe that is something to do with a rubber gun that charge, a lesser charge than the original spite charge. you have more information? no, but it is clearly another trumpeted up charge. so they are trying to find a device

to keep the uncertainty going, and it is totally and utterly inhumane, because at the centre of this is a innocent woman, her husband, and their daughter. they are just forgetting that in all of these grant power games there are ordinary people who are paying the most terrible price. the weather is expected to change through the early part of the week. this high pressure will slip away to the south, and it will allow low pressure and weather front to sweep in from the atlantic. this process is already happening. the high pressure is giving way and allowing atlantic weather fronts to move into the north—west of the country. here, from the evening and overnight, there is going to be some outbreaks of rain in the western isles, but we are still under the influence of a high in the south. clear skies

through the night, and also a touch of frost forming in the south coast. temperatures in plymouth will be around zero, where as glasgow around seven celsius. tomorrow, the best of the weather will be across the south. the most prolonged sunny spells here. the northern two thirds of the country, at times cloudy, at times they will be rain, too. temperatures will hover around nine or10 temperatures will hover around nine or 10 celsius. temperatures will hover around nine or10 celsius. in temperatures will hover around nine or 10 celsius. in due tuesday, the first weather front moves in. it is going to bring some gale force winds later in the day for the far north—west of the uk. that is later on. whereas, eastern and southern areas should have a very decent day on tuesday. prolonged sunny spells, clear blue skies even for some of us in east anglia and the south—east. temperatures up to 12 celsius. on wednesday, a powerfuljet stream

making a beeline for us. it is going to spawn a nasty area of low pressure. this much bigger, stronger one swinging in our direction. that is going to bring increasing winds and heavy rain during the course of wednesday. wednesday evening, the nasty weather swings in across ireland and meet the western parts of the uk was the gaels out towards the west. wednesday night into thursday, that is when we will see much nastier conditions are spreading inland. by the time we get to thursday afternoon, many of us will have had some quite stormy weather.

this is bbc news. the headlines at five... hopes for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe as she is released from house arrest in iran, but a new court case against her is scheduled for next week. it's not the release we wanted. it's not that ticket home and her passport back and coming back to us. schools in england re—open to all pupils tomorrow, the first step in easing the coronavirus lockdown. pope francis on the final day of his visit to iraq, greeted by thousands for an outdoor mass in irbil. the royal family marks commonwealth dayjust hours before the duke and duchess of sussex�*s interview with oprah winfrey. celebrations after rangers win the scottish premiership for first time in ten years. and coming up in half an hour, are we seeing a vaccine apartheid unfold, as less wealthy nations miss out on supplies?