actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iraniananjailed in iran, who gave her thanks via telephone. iamso i am so grateful for everybody. thank you so much, i am so grateful. a 20—year—old woman has been bailed by police after three men were stabbed in north belfast. former television presenter john leslie has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a nightclub in edinburgh. they were called the dreadnoughts of the trenches that changed the face of modern warfare. and a 100 years they are joining together to remember those who lost their lives when they were first deployed in the battle of cambrai. a record breaking win against the wallabies — scotland beat australia 53 points to 2a in the latest round of rugby union internationals. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the authorities in egypt say gunmen who attacked a mosque during friday prayers killing more than 300 people, were carrying the flag of the islamic state group. up to 30 men surrounded the building, opening fire on worshippers including children, in the t

woman jailed in zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran. lets get a round—up of all of the sport. thank you very much, good evening. wales were hoping for a first win over new zealand for 64 years. and they fought hard — before the all blacks pulled away as the final whistle drew closer. 18—33 the final score and wales' wait for a win goes on. patrick gearey was watching: at the principality stadium, it was hoped against history. welsh belief is always strong, but the memories of beating new zealand are flickering and fading. that was back in1953, flickering and fading. that was back in 1953, eight different grounds and a different game. the all blacks are the ultimate modern rugby challenge. the bombastic and the gymnastic. just watch what his flexible finish. new zealand were not allowed that farup the new zealand were not allowed that far up the field again for more than 20 minutes, but once again, they returned with the points. so cruel on wales, but they channelled that frustration. herewith the angle they wanted, and there was the try

emma thompson leads a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianan jailed in iran, who gave her thanks via telephone. a woman is bailed and two men in their 20s are arrested in northern ireland after three people were stabbed in belfast earlier today. the democratic unionists‘ arlene foster, tells sinn fein to "get serious," about restoring power sharing, in northern ireland. former television presenter john leslie is charged with sexually assaulting a woman at an edinburgh nightclub in june. and england survive a late scare to reach their first rugby league world cup finalfor 22 years. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the authorities in egypt say gunmen who attacked a mosque during friday prayers killing more than 300 people, were carrying the flag of the so called islamic state group. up to 30 men surrounded the building, opening fire on worshippers including children, in the town of bir al—abed in northern sinai. in response, egyptian forces have been carrying out air strikes on some militant targets. 0ur middle east correspondent 0rla guer

today was all about local support and showing that nazanin might have dual british—iranian citizenship the dreadnoughts of the trenches, and changed the face of modern warfare. now, 100 years after the first tanks were deployed in the battle of cambrai in the first world war, members of the royal tank regiment have returned to the french town, to commemorate those who died. robert halljoined the crowds paying their respects. 0n the terraced lawn of the cambrai memorial, today's tank crews look back to a week which cemented the bonds of a new military family. in november 1917, the early tank men clambered into over 400 lumbering machines, for the largest tank attack ever mounted. inside the metal hulls, crews were overcome by heat and exhaust fumes. many tanks broke down. 0ne battle—scarred veteran has been adopted by the french village where it fought. tank d51 — deborah to her crew — was abandoned and lost. until a local historian found her back in 1998 and began the task of preserving her. today, deborah is the centrepiece of a new museum, commemorating her part in the battle and the

actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianan jailed in iran. this is our community. one of our community has been imprisoned without trial and separated from her child, more or less for 19 months. the situation is desperate. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding — according to an international study. and england reach the rugby league world cup final, but only just. .. he has lost it, and england have won it. they survived a late tongan fight back — almost blowing their 20 point lead in the last eight minutes of the match — to reach their first final in over 20 years. and coming up — how two entrepreneurs are improving the emergency response in nairobi. that's in click at 3.30. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 300 people are now known to have been killed byjihadists in a mosque in egypt. air strikes have been carried out against suspected supporters of the group that calls itself islamic state. the authorities say up to 30 armed men were involved in yesterday's attack. from cairo,

actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranianailed in iran. this is our community and one of our community has been imprisoned without trial, has been separated from her child, for more or less 19 months. the situation is desperate. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding — according to an international study. they were called the ‘dreadnoughts of the trenches‘ that changed the face of modern warfare. and a 100 years on, members of the royal tank regiment are joining together to remember the loss of life when they first deployed in the battle of cambrai. and coming up: in depth analysis of this week's budget — that's in dateline london. of this week's budget — that's of this week's budget — at a.30pm. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 300 people are now known to have been killed byjihadists at a mosque in egypt. air strikes have been carried out against suspected supporters of the group that calls itself islamic state. the authorities say up to 30 armed men were involved in yesterday's a

the husband of a british—iranian womanjailed in tehran is to meet the british foreign secretary on sundayprotests in barcelona — thousands call for the release of pro—independence leaders. spain's prime minister will visit catalonia on sunday. and brothers reunited — the two argentine men who met by chance decades after being given up for adoption. on the second day of his trip to vietnam, president trump has again stressed the importance of what he called "fair trade" between the united states and countries in asia. at a joint news conference with president tran dai quang, mr trump welcomed vietnam's commitment to reducing trade barriers to american exports. united states is committed to a free and open indo pacific were strong independent nation to respect each other‘s sobran trygg, uphold the rule of law, and advances the rules of commerce —— each other‘s law. we will not be proxies or satellites. we look forward to achieving a bilateral trade agreement with partners who abide by the principles of phairand partners who abide by the principles of phair and reciprocal trade. two very imp

the husband of a british—iranian womanjailed in tehran is to meet the british foreign secretary on sundayts in barcelona — thousands call for the release of pro—independence leaders. spain's prime minister will visit catalonia on sunday. and, brothers reunited — the two argentine men who met completely by chance decades after being given up for adoption. welcome to bbc news. president trump has said that he trusts his russian counterpart vladimir putin, who has again denied interfering in last year's elections for the white house. the two leaders met in vietnam, where they were attending a summit. mr trump claimed the allegation that russia had meddled in the campaign was costing lives in syria because it was getting in the way of his relationship with mr putin. from there, aleem maqbool reports. all eyes at this summit were on these two men and what they might give away about the ties between them. for his entire time in office, donald trump's been plagued with questions he just doesn't want to hear over what vladimir putin might have done to get him elected. they met only briefly here,

the telegraph leads with a plea from the husband of the british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran.esn't want to see borisjohnson sacked. it also features the queen at today's remembrance services. the times also leads with the plight of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe jailed in iran. it says michael gove cast doubt on her defence in an interview with the bbc. and finally, the ft leads with news british spy chiefs are worried anti virus software given away by barclays to two million of their customers could be used as an intelligence—gathering tool by the russian government. it also covers donald trump's meeting with the filippino counterpart in manila yesterday. transgender and children is where we will start on the daily mail. the church says that little boys have tiaras. that is the advice from the church of england. eight simplistic headline. —— a. church of england. eight simplistic headline. -- a. the daily mail have le pt headline. -- a. the daily mail have lepton headline. -- a. the daily mail have lept on the most extreme example of what the church of england is advertising. it i

boris johnson and remarks he has made about a british iranian woman being held in jail in iran.y about a british iranian woman being accused of trying to topple the government. she claims she — she denies it and she is injail. boris johnson a few days ago talking to a committee in parliament and the lady had come back in 2016 to visit this country said she had come and, you know, done some journalism teaching. she has worked forjournalistic organisations. actually she said she had come to bring her children to visit... it was a private visit. a private visit. the iranians have used that to say you are denying that you want to destabilise our government, look you have been teaching jornlism, you are part of a media conspiracy and they want increase the charge. it raised the question, doesn't borisjohnson ever consult anybody at the foreign office as to what it is? he is the foreign secretary. he is the man who represents us. surely before he goes and says something in this — in parliament, he should check what the status is. i suppose to be fair to the foreign secretary he didn't

the actress emma thompson has led a march in north london to support the british—iranian woman nazanin of trying to overthrow the state. those taking part have signed a letter urging iran's supreme leader to release her. alice hutton reports. # if you're happy and you know it clap your hands...# nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's favourite song. imprisoned in iran and unable to sing it with her own young daughter, 200 members of her community in west hampstead in london came out today to form a mum's protest. they were joined by local mum and 0scar—winning actor emma thompson, who braved pneumonia to lend her voice to the protests. this is our community and one of her community has been imprisoned without trial, has been separated from her child more or less for 19 months. the situation is desperate. i'm not supposed to be out at all, but i said to my doctor, "well, i can't not come to speak, because i am free." together, they marched to the nearby islamic centre of england to deliver a letter addressed to the supreme leader of iran calling for nazanin‘s release. they've very kindly taken the

7 and hollywood star emma thompson leads a march in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianailed in iran. we can all as human beings imagine what it is like to be separated from every loved one for no reason. for no reason! hello and welcome to world news today. we begin in pakistan — where the government has called on the army to restore order, after large protests in islamabad. it's after scenes like this — clashes between police and hardline islamist protesters. the protestors want a government minister to be sacked, they accuse him of blasphemy. well the violence has led to 200 people being injured at this key highway — called the faizabad interchange. security forces tried to break up a sit—in there — which has been going on for several weeks. the demonstrations have also spread to other cities including lahore and karachi. the violence poses a direct challenge to the governing party — the pakistan muslim league. i've been getting the thoughts of the bbc‘s south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. the government allowed nearly three weeks before they sent in hund

today was all about local support and showing that nazanin might have dual british—iranian citizenshiphere has been an explosion in the chinese port city of ningbo. there are as yet no confirmed numbers. photos on social media have shown people lying on the ground with damaged buildings. we will give you more information as we get it. "leave no—one behind" is the theme for this year's un campaign to end violence against women. thousands have been taking to the streets around the world to mark the international day. france have vowed to introduce new measures protecting women, while in italy hundreds took over the lower house of parliament to speak out. virginia langeberg has more. united and an silenced. —— unsilenced. more than two dozen women on the streets of istanbul in a show of solidarity. this demonstration was initially barred by turkish police. the women are openly denouncing the nation's gender policies, saying they will remain on the streets for as long as they can. around the world, antiviolence campaigners were making their voices heard. with marches on the streets of pari

still to come: a march in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in irant party has warned sinn fein that it needs to "get serious" if the devolution is to be restored in northern ireland. the power—sharing executive at stormont collapsed injanuary and now the dup's arlene foster has told her party conference that unless a deal is agreed soon, westminster would have to take over the running of the government. here's our ireland correspondent chris buckler. the democratic unionists are making the most of the influence they have a downing street. —— they have at downing street. without a government at stormont, arlene foster is now no longer northern ireland's first minister, but her 10 mps make a formidable team, because the conservatives need their crucial votes in westminster. it is this party that stands in the heart of government, not in northern ireland, but across the united kingdom. but the dup desperately wants to be in power at stormont. and that's not possible because of the ongoing divisions between unionists and irish republicans. this was the p

still to come: a march in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the nazanin —— british—iranian womany. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: violent clashes between police and islamist demonstrators in pakistan's capital, islamabad. the government calls on the army to step in. as egypt buries victims of friday's mosque attack, investigat

thompson joins a demonstration in north—west london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian jailed in iran. this is our community and one of our community has been imprisoned without trial, has been separated from her child. the situation is desperate. and england reach the rugby league world cup final — but onlyjust. he has lost it and england have won it. they survived a late tongan fight back, almost blowing their 20—point lead in the last eight minutes of the match, to reach their first final in over 20 years. and coming up, how two entrepreneurs are improving the emergency response in nairobi — that's in click at 12:30pm. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. egypt's military says it has carried out air strikes on those behind the deadliest islamist terror attack in the country's recent history. 305 people were killed — including 27 children — and more than 100 were injured, after gunmen detonated a bomb and stormed a packed mosque in a remote town in north sinai yesterday. within the last hour, the egyptian public prosecutor's office has said the attackers were carry

thompson joins a demonstration in north west london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian iran. now on bbc news, it's time for the 100 women challenge. now it's time for the 100 women challenge. we are challenging teams of women in four cities around the world. to tackle everyday problems that blight their lives. in the workplace... we need a working prototype by tomorrow morning. so, argh! in education... a small malfunction, emojis are not showing up on the overlay. on public transport... i need, 15 more to do or something. seriously? and on the sports field... using bbc outlets the teams can appeal to help can appeal for help from around the world. theyjust have one week to find a modern solution to a long—standing issue. welcome to the bbc 100 women challenge 2017. it's the second of our 100 women challenges. and this week we are in delhi, the capital of india. just under 26.5 million people, and counting, call the city home. and by 2020, it is on course to become one of the richest cities in the world. in this programme we are asking, why, despite all this economic su

more now on borisjohnson‘s comments about a british—iranian woman being held in prison in tehran.n has spoken to his iranian counterpart this morning to clarify his comments about a british—iranian woman being held in prison in teheran. last week, mrjohnson told mps that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe had been training journalists — something her family have always denied, insisting she was visiting relatives. earlier, richard ratcliffe, the husband of ms zaghari—ratcliffe spoke to my colleague victoria derbyshire. imean, i mean, that is exactly, he said three things. he said he condemned iranfor three things. he said he condemned iran for its arbitrary decision, which i am pleased with this. he said he she was training journalists, and that is not right. then that he would visit, which we are happy about. she was brought in front of the most severe of the revolutionary guard judges and she was found guilty of promoting propaganda against the regime. it carries a double sentence because she is now being classed as a repeat offender. we will see where it goes. what do you want from bori

the headlines: michael gove faces criticism for saying he didn't know why the british—iranian woman nazaninaghari—ratcliffe was in iran before she was jailed for spying in the country. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe has seen a medical specialist after finding lumps on her breasts and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, according to her husband, richard ratcliffe. first secretary of state damian green enters the police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computers. he says the allegations have an ulterior motive. the spanish prime minister is visiting catalonia for the first time since he imposed direct rule on the region ahead of next month's early regional elections, mariano rajoy has vowed to end the separatist havoc in the area. the prince of wales has led the country and honouring its service personnel on remembrance sunday, taking the queen's place to lay a wreath at the cenotaph in london. for the first time, the queen watched the surface in whitehall from a balcony. whitehall is starting to get back to normal now. you whitehall is starting to get back to normal now. yo

the husband of a british—iranian womanjailed in iran has told the bbc he will speak to the uk foreignry on sunday. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is accused of spying. her family fears her sentence could be extended after comments from borisjohnson gave the false impression that she'd been teaching journalism in iran. eleanor garnier reports. injail in iran separated from her daughter and husband. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is british and iranian and facing a five—year sentence for allegedly plotting to topple the government in tehran. it's now understood the foreign secretary borisjohnson has agreed to meet her husband. i think it's important now that he tries to meet with us as soon as possible, like, next week, so that it's clear from a political point of view that the uk government is standing alongside nazanin and her family. this week, the foreign secretary had to apologise after he mistakenly told mps he thought mrs zaghari—ratcliffe had been in iran teaching journalists. mrjohnson later said his comments could have been clearer and the uk government has no doubt she was on holiday i

while brexit is going on, he's been caught up in a row of a british iranian prisoner. ster, which is amazing. he should be off there later this week to visit. he is known internationally, yes, but for being a clown. there are some people who still look up to britain but also in despair because... i didn't report on the priti patel story. too many things happening, active head of the british government at the moment. to the european leadership expect a change of government in the uk or is that brinkmanship. the problem is that she is very weak. she either should show strength... i think it is too late to show strength. she's lost that. it is in the interests of the tory party to have her there, they like to be weak until they get rid of her. the tory party and a lot of brexiteers, and i speak as someone who voted for brexit, there's a lot of dilution here, the tory party can't decide who replaces her... she is sticking with that, despite not wanting to do it. the phrase was, holding on to nurse forfear of someone was. “ worse. i don't think it can be borisjohnson, this m

the husband of a british—iranian woman, being held in prison in tehran, has urged the foreign secretaryjohnson, to "retract in parliament", a suggestion he made that she'd been training journalists when she was arrested last year. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five—year prison sentence, over allegations of involvement in "propaganda against the regime". richard ratcliffe says his wife was simply visiting relatives, and fears iranian officials are using mrjohnson‘s statement to increase herjail sentence. the foreign secretary is expected to phone his iranian counterpart this morning. we arejoined now we are joined now by our assistant political editor, norman smith. borisjohnson has spoken to the uranium foreign minister this morning. we do not know the outcome of that meeting. i am told it will be made more clear later today when the prime minister's spokesman briefs reporters. we know boris johnson will make a statement in the house of commons. crucially, that will not be about the position of mrs zaghari—ratcliffe, but about countering islamic state. but i think the expectation w

actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianan jailed in iran. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding, according to an international study. now on bbc news, witness. hello and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. i'm here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent past. we'll meet the government official tasked with solving one of ethiopia's worst ever famines. the widow of a former russian spy assassinated by the kgb. and one of the showgirls from london's windmill theatre. but first we go back to the soviet union in 1957 and a stray dog called laika who was the first animal ever to orbit the earth. professor victor yazdovsky‘s father was the medical officer who looked after laika. archive: the world's first real space pioneer was a dog. a russian husky called laika. the russians sent sputnik the second into orbit around the world with laika as passenger. months of training, sometimes with a companion, prepared laika for her lonely journey. tr

the headlines at 5:00: michael gove faces criticism for saying he didn't know what the british—iranianoman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was doing in iran. borisjohnson is said to have had a constructive conversation today with mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's husband, following the foreign secretary's suggestion she was training journalists in iran. first secretary of state damian green insists police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computers. he says the allegations have an ulterior motive. the prince of wales has led the country in honouring its war dead on remembrance sunday, taking the queen's place to lay a wreath at the cenotaph in london. also today, it's crunch time in basel for northern ireland. can they secure a win in their second leg match against switzerland, kicking offjust about now? ahead of next month's regional elections the spanish president visits catalonia for the first time since he imposed direct rule on the region. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may's closest ally in the cabinet, damian green, the environment secretary, michael gove,

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran for spying, is "on the verge of aervous breakdown," according to her husband. in a telephone conversation with borisjohnson that he called "positive," he said the foreign secretary expressed deep sorrow for her suffering, but this evening the row over the government's handling of the case continues. the deputy prime minister says police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computer is. he says the allegations have an old —— ulterior motive. the prince of wales leads tributes to the fallen as this year the queen watches the ceremony from a nearby balcony. a bbc investigation into the abuse of student loans in one of the biggest private colleges in england. also in the next hour: we'll be taking our second look at tomorrow's front pages. that includes the metro. it says children should be free to decide their own gender. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the government was accused today of worsening the predicament of a british woman imprisoned in iran after the environment he says he does not wa

actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianan jailed in iran. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding, according to an international study. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: fighting fires... naked navigation... and a real—life rocketeer. on click, we often look out for technology which can help save people's lives. for example, we went to rwanda to look at how drones were speeding up deliveries of blood and, recently, closer to home, i looked at how the response times of the air ambulance in london were being improved by better connectivity. if you live in the developed world, you will probably take it for granted that you can dial the emergency number, someone will answer and help will arrive. well, in kenya, that's not the case. in the capital, nairobi, alone, there are more than 50 different numbers for different ambulance services and, if you need a fire engine, well, that's at least a dozen more, and even then there is no guarantee they'll be able to get to you. well, kate russell

it comes after mrjohnson was criticised for comments that gave the false impression that a british—iranian, had been training journalists. 0ur political correspondent tom barton said the foreign office are taking steps to minimise the damage from mr johnson's comments. he has been in trouble ever since those comments to the foreign affa i rs those comments to the foreign affairs committee earlier this month, in which he suggested that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, this british national who is injail in iran, had been visiting the country to train journalists, iran, had been visiting the country to trainjournalists, not iran, had been visiting the country to train journalists, not on holiday as herfamily to train journalists, not on holiday as her family and to train journalists, not on holiday as herfamily and her employer, the thomson reuters foundation, have said. those comments led to a threat from iran to double her prison sentence and led to criticism from herfamily sentence and led to criticism from her family and opposition politicians. since then, boris johnson has sought to clarify h

the actress emma thompson is the latest high—profile celebrity to back the campaign to free the british iranian has been in prison in iran for nearly 19 months. the oscar—winning actress has been leading a march of families from mrs ratcliffe's neighbourhood in north west london urging iran's leader to reunite nazanin with her husband and three—year—old daughter gabriella. 0ur correspondent, alice hutton, has been talking to supporters including emma thompson at the march. she's losing her mental health and physical health quite quickly now, so this is a desperate and urgent situation, which is why i'm not supposed to be out at all but i said to my doctor, i can't not come to speak because i'm free, i'm free, i've never appreciated my freedom more, imagining the situation of this woman. to be separated from your child when your child is only three is a terrible thing, everyone can imagine that, but when you have had children, it's unspeakable, so we are appealing as a community, not as the apparatus of state or anything sinister, but as a community of feeling, empathic human beings, for clemenc

actress emma thompson leads a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian iran. former presenter john leslie has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in an edinburgh nightclub. the former wheel of fortune and blue peter star is alleged to have put his hand up the womans skirt. it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me katherine downes and reshmin chowdhury. the headlines this evening: a record win for scotland, they finish the autumn series with a thumping 01:14 man australia. a wind slips away, it is an even between liverpool and chelsea at anfield. england hold off a tongan fight—back in auckland — to reach the rugby league world cup final for the first time in 12 years. and i will be reporting from here after two days of level pegging it is australia have the upper hand. good evening, thanks forjoining us, lots to get through today on this chilly november evening — all the day's football, the latest from the rugby league world cup — and, fittingly, some winter sports for you too. but we're going to start with rugby union

actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianan jailed in iran. there's no clear link between suicides in prisons and overcrowding, according to an international study. now on bbc news, dateline. hello and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week, we discuss the state of the uk's finances after the budget, whether this could be the end of the german chancellor's reign, and assess the prospects for the people of zimbabwe, now robert mugabe has gone. my guests are, from germany, stefanie bolzen of die welt, uk conservative political commentator alex deane, from bloomberg news, senior writer stephanie baker, and the italian writer and film maker annalissa piras. welcome to you all. but before we discuss those events, we do want to take a moment to focus on the horrific attack in northern sinai, where more than 300 people have been killed in a bomb and gun attack on a mosque during friday prayers. as we go to air, no group has claimed it carried out the attack, although the state prosecutor in cairo said the gunmen were ca

foreign office admits borisjohnson could have been clearer, when he spoke about the case of a british—iranianoman who's being held in tehran. the foreign secretary has since spoken to his iranian counterpart on the phone — and says he will now visit the country — but still faces criticism: yes, he made a mistake — his problem if i'm absolutely honest about it, is that he's done it before. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe‘s family fear the foreign secretary's comments could see her sentence doubled. and this lunchtime the international development secretary priti patel is also under pressure, as questions are asked in parliament about her meetings in israel. also this lunchtime: donald trump has urged north korea to "come to the table" and discuss giving up its nuclear weapons. the united states stands prepared to defend itself and its allies, using the full range of our unmatched military capabilities, if need be. the tax affairs of british crown dependencies and overseas territories are coming under scrutiny, after the leak of confidential documents known as the paradise papers. and the apes rescue

the headlines at eight: nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for spying on the verge of a nervous breakdown, according to her husband. in a telephone conversation with boris johnson that he called positive, he said the foreign secretary expressed deep sorrow for her suffering, but this evening the row over the government's handling of the case continues. the deputy prime minister, damian green, insists police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computers. he says the allegations have an ulterior motive. as the us continues military exercises in the pacific intended as a show of strength towards north korea, president trump continues the war of words with kim jong un. also today, the queen attends a remembrance day service in london, watching from a balcony in whitehall. big ben chimes. for the first time, the prince of wales leads the country and honouring its war dead, taking the queen's place to lay a wreath at the cenotaph in london. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman im

the environment secretary, michael gove, has said he doesn't know what a british—iranian mother, jailedhad been doing in the country before her arrest. he told the andrew marr show that too much focus on borisjohnson‘s comments — which gave the false impression nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was training journalists — was playing into the hands of the iranian authorities. 0ur political correspondent tom barton explained the political ramifications of mrjohnson‘s comments. this row all started with boris johnson earlier this month telling the foreign affairs committee that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe had been in iran training journalists rather than on holiday, as herfamily and her employer said. as a result of those comments, pressure piled on borisjohnson, and forced him, to the house of commons on tuesday last week, to make the government's position clear. and he did make it crystal clear. he said, the government has no doubt that she was on holiday and that that was the sole purpose of her visit. hearing that statement, it makes it very interesting to hear what michael gove had to say to an

it's now been over 18 months since british—iranian mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was imprisoned inn and is set to undergo medical tests afterfinding lumps in her breasts. the family's local mp is tulip siddiq, whojoins us from our london newsroom. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. i know you are constantly talking to the family. what are the main concerns today? the main concerns are that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is suffering physically and mentally. per month she was denied access to medical treatment which has worsened her condition. —— for months. she needs full access to the medical treatment she needs, she can see someone about her mental health, because her husband is worried she is on the verge of a mental breakdown, especially in light of the comments from the foreign secretary ten days ago. we understand and will talk to richard ratcliffe later, he said he has talked to borisjohnson. what was said? he has spoken to boris johnson. richard's main demands at the moment as he said to boris johnson if he wants diplomatic protection f

the kind of concessions that the iranian want of the british government could not be done publicly.ons they have to give go through similar stages. but with reports the charity worker's hills is deteriorating, her husband hopes they can be a diplomatic solution. time now for sport and sport today. hello. this is sport today from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: peru are looking to the shaman's for strength. they take on new zealand in lima for the final spot at the world cup in russia. a world cup shock of a different kind. france will host the rugby world cup in 2023 despite south africa being recommended. and grigor dimitrov is the latest player through to the last four at the season—ending atp world tour finals in london. welcome to the programme wherever you are watching us. so, the final spot for next year's football world cup in russia will be decided in the next few hours in lima, and it will go to either peru or new zealand. the teams were goalless at the end of the first leg in new zealand last week. kick in the second leg is in 30 minutes' time. and our r

the kind of concessions that the iranians want of the british government cannot be done publicly andnd do these things behind the scenes, just as the kind of concessions that they have to give goes through a similar sort of stages. but with reports the charity worker's health is deteriorating, her husband hopes there can be a diplomatic solution. lucy manning, bbc news. scotland is to become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol, after a long legal battle. the supreme court has ruled that it's a proportionate means of improving public health. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. in scotland, with 22 people dying each week from alcohol problems, minimum pricing has been on the agenda for over five years, but it's only today the government can plan to implement it. though it won't be popular with everybody. it's not going to stop anybody buying it. it's probably quite a good thing. i actually work as a community psychiatric nurse, so we get a lot of people addicted to alcohol and things like that. the changes will mean prices of some of the ch

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is british and iranian and facing a five—year sentence for allegedly plottingnment in tehran. it's now understood the foreign secretary borisjohnson has agreed to meet her husband. i think it's important now that he tries to meet with us as soon as possible, next week, so that it's clear from a political point of view that the uk government is standing alongside nazanin and her family. this week, the foreign secretary had to apologise after he mistakenly told mps he thought mrs zaghari—ratcliffe had been in iran teaching journalists. mrjohnson later said his comments could have been clearer and the uk government has no doubt she was on holiday in iran. as her family have always insisted. but this week iran's state tv broadcast a report claiming the foreign secretary's comments about mrs zaghari—ratcliffe amounted to an unintended omission of her guilt. dr homa hoodfar is a canadian—iranian anthropologist who was inside the same prison as nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. she was freed last year on humanitarian grounds. shejoins us now from montreal. can you tell us, f

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran for spying, is "on the verge of ahusband. in a telephone conversation with borisjohnson that he called "positive," he said the foreign secretary expressed deep sorrow for her suffering, but this evening the row over the government's handling of the case continues. the deputy prime minister says police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computer is. he says the allegations have an old —— ulterior motive.

the family of a british—iranian woman being held in prison in iran have accused borisjohnson of makingnce. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was said by the foreign secretary to be teaching peoplejournalism, but the iranian authorities said this was the same as spreading propaganda. mrjohnson is to call iran's foreign minister to clarify his comments. the foreign office says ian squire, a british man kidnapped in nigeria last month, has been killed. mr squire was working for a christian medical charity, helping people in a rural community. three others have been released. priti patel, the international development secretary, has apologised for breaking ministerial rules after she held undisclosed meetings with the israeli prime minister and other figures while on holiday. she admitted today that the foreign office had not known about the trip in advance, despite an earlier claim that the foreign secretary boris johnson had been informed. that's a summary of the news. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight. lord ashcroft, hi, i'm richard bilton. i work for pa

coming up: we will speak to the husband of the british iranian woman who is still ina ter british iranianer 19 months in iranian custody. and the conflict that started in secrecy and ended in failure. what a new documentary tells us about the vietnam war. cold air is spreading south across the uk and widespread frost overnight. it was fairly mild today, but temperatures dropped in the afternoon in scotland and northern ireland. showers falling snow on high heels of northern scotland. this cloud and patchy rain is the leading edge of cold air. it will cover a ll leading edge of cold air. it will cover all of us as we go through the night as the very last of the spots of rain cleared away from the south—east of england. 0vernight it is quite windy with gales in the far north of scotland. many places will be dried, clear and there will be light winds in northern scotland. town and city centres mayjust hold above freezing, but you do not have to travel far out into the suburbs and the countryside to find those temperatures well below freezing. some of us will be scraping the ice off the car i

iranian state tv has said borisjohnson‘s recent remarks confirm a british—iranian dual national was spyingry had been criticised for saying that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has beenjailed in iran, had been training journalists there. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was detained at tehran airport in april 2016. she says her trip was so her three year old daughter could meet her grandparents. twitter‘s method for verifying the identity of its users has been suspended following complaints it was giving validation to neo—nazis on the platform. typically, celebrities and prominent people have a small blue tick added to their user names, so that other users can see that their account is genuine. the social media network has recently made changes to address abuse and harassment issues on the platform. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight, with kirsty wark. a new international development secretary with the same brexit views as the old one. a brexiteer foreign secretary safe despite careless, dangerous talk that might have doubled a british woman's prison sentence in iran. is theresa may's grip on gov

the husband of a british—iranian woman injail in tehran has told the bbc after repeated requests to meet meet with him on sunday. catalans have been demonstrating in barcelona, calling for the release of pro—independence politicians detained by the spanish courts. and a british woman detained in egypt on suspicion of smuggling prescription painkillers learns she will face a criminal trial.