and daniela tejada says the uk government got its priorities wrong. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the uae above a british citizen's rightful freedom and his welfare and his right notjust to a fair trial, just to freedom. we will talk to a friend of matthew hedges and his mp about what should happen next. also the prime minister is flying to brussels again on saturday to try and tie up her brexit deal with the eu ahead of that crunch summit on sunday. iam adam i am adam fleming live in brussels. just this second i have been sent the text of the political declaration which will sketch out the future relationship between the eu and the uk for decades to come. adam will reveal all in the next half an hour. and in our brexit blind date today — where we send two people with opposing views out for lunch — it's dad of former foreign secretary borisjohnson, who voted remain, and ella whelan, a journalist and author who voted leave. i would never ever support a final say referendum or a second referendum. why? you might

you know you're advised daniela tejada to ta ke know you're advised daniela tejada to take this case, is it not, that the british government wants more of a softly softly approach and advises families to get the low profile initially to not rock the boat, perhaps? absolutely. i think before novices advised several people i beenin novices advised several people i been in touch with, and probably more, not to go to press. —— the foreign office has advised. and i think if that is the case, that is com pletely think if that is the case, that is completely in the interests of the diplomatic relationship between the uk and uae and certainly not the best advice for citizenship in detained. people who do not go to the press can end up actually serve in his life sentences or several yea rs in his life sentences or several years in prison when they could have phrased it to the international press and been released like the otherss. it is turbulent advice not to speak out about human rights abuses. —— terrible advice. to speak out about human rights abuses. -- terrible advice. looking to the fu

daniela tejada, matthew hedges‘s y. —— wife.ng on the programme, the health secretary matt hancock said the case had the potential to damage diplomatic relations betweent the uk and the uae. we have seen no evidence to back up these charges and there are clearly going to have to be serious diplomatic repercussions. the question of why a friend of the uk should act like this is a perfectly reasonable one. i understand that daniela is going to meet the foreign secretary later today. the foreign secretary later today. the foreign secretary has already raised this case personally with the grand prix is on the 12th of november, so before the hearing. —— with the crown prince. the foreign office has been acting on his behalf at the highest possible levels. matt hancock. let's get more now from our middle east reporter paul blake who's in dubai. hello to you. daniela tejada is now at home in the uk but as for anyone acting for her husband, matthew hedges, still in the uae, what are they saying? that's right. it is interesting right now

matthew hedges, from durham university, is accused of spying, but his wife — daniela tejada — insiststhe british government has failed to take a firm enough stance over his ordeal. richard galpin reports. daniela tejada, on the right here, returning to london this morning after witnessing yesterday's court hearing in abu dhabi which she said lasted less than five minutes. her husband shaking when he heard how he 110w husband shaking when he heard how he now faced up to 25 years in prison. ina bbc now faced up to 25 years in prison. in a bbc radio interview, she said charges were trumped up. in a bbc radio interview, she said charges were trumped upm shouldn't have had to get to this instance. his innocence is evident, and every evidence against him is com pletely and every evidence against him is completely fabricated. he was put through so much pain for six months that absolutely nothing that he said could be used against him. her husband, matthew hedges, was arrested in may after a trip to the uae doing research for his ph.d.. his wife says he was held in solitary confinement for mo

well, matthew hedges‘ wife, daniela tejada, said she couldn‘t wait for him to return home.rning. to be honest, i wasn‘t expecting it. it took me by surprise. i am just so happy and so relieved and really incredulous that this is all happening, finally. it has been an absolute nightmarish six, seven months already. i cannot wait to have him back. do you know when you will see him? i don‘t know yet. the news has just been announced and we‘re trying to coordinate the details. i‘m trying to see if i can go and pick him up. we‘re absolutely elated at the news. what was the last time you saw matthew and what did you think then? i saw him on the day of his hearing, and sadly the last time i saw him we were both walking out of the court room. we weren‘t able to say goodbye. so i‘m glad that it will not be long till we say hello again. radha stirling is a human rights lawyer and ceo of detained in dubai. she also advised matthew‘s wife to take his case public by going to the media... earlier radha told me how his life could be affected by this for years to come. we are surprised it

his wife, daniela tejada, said she couldn't wait for him to return home.gn secretary, jeremy hunt, said he was grateful to the uae government for resolving issue speedily. in response to a letter from the family of mr hedges requesting clemency, and in consideration of the historical relationship and close ties between united arab emirates and the united kingdom, his highness has decided to include mr matthew hedges among the 785 prisoners released. mr hedges will be permitted to leave the country once all the formalities are complete. that was an official of the uae government making that announcement that mr hedges was being pardoned. his wife, daniela tejada has been giving her reaction this morning to the today programme. to be honest, i was not expecting it. it took me by surprise. i am so happy and so relieved and really incredulous that this is all happening finally. it has been an absolute nightmare this six, seven months. i cannot wait to have him back. do you know when you will see him? i do not know yet. the news has just been announced and we'r

matthew hedges, from durham university, is accused of spying but his wife, daniela tejada insists he's govenment has failed to take a firm enough stance over his ordeal. richard galpin reports. daniela tejada on the right, returning to london this morning after witnessing yesterday's court hearing in abu dhabi. she said it lasted less than five minutes. her husband or shaking when he heard how he now faced up to 25 years in prison. in a bbc radio interview she said that charges were trumped up. it should not have had to get to this incidence. his innocence is evident. every evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much strain for six months. absolutely nothing he said ordid ba months. absolutely nothing he said or did ba used against him. matthew hedges was arrested in may at the end of a trip to the uae researching foreign and security policy issues for his ph.d.. his wife says he was held in solitary confinement for months and subjected to intense interrogation she is dismayed the foreign office did not intervene much earlier. but the foreign secretary

his wife, daniela tejada, said she was "elated".ow on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. general motors drives down jobs. the carmaker ‘s decision to slash its workforce by 40,000 draws criticism from donald trump. backing down on the illegal wildlife trade, free auction houses are banned from the sale of rhino worn artefacts. what other measures can be taken to protect the endangered species? —— rhino horn. good morning. it is tuesday, glad you could join us. we start off in general motors and the us carmaker plans to stop production at five factories in north america and cut more than 14,000 jobs. the us carmaker also announced it will also shut down three facilities outside north america by the end of next year. it north america by the end of next yea r. it follows north america by the end of next year. it follows rising costs and slower car sales, the decision has drawn criticism from politicians including donald trump. this country has done a lot for general motors, you better get back in there soon. we have

matthew hedges' wife, daniela tejada, tweeted her reaction just over an hour ago.the today programme on bbc radio a. to be honest, i was not expecting it. it's taken me by surprise. i am just so happy and so relieved and really incredulous that this is all happening, finally. it has been an absolute nightmarish six, seven months. ijust can't wait to have him back. do you know when you will see him? i don't know yet. the news has just been announced and we're trying to coordinate the details. i'm trying to see if i can pick him up. we're absolutely elated at the news. what was the last time you saw matthew and what did you think then? i saw him last on the day of his hearing, on the 21st, and sadly the last time i saw him we were both walking out of the court room. we were not able to say goodbye. so i am glad that it will not be long until we say hello again. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, tweeted. .. andreas krieg is an academic colleague of matthew hedges and he's here with me now and i'm also joined by ben bradshaw, who is matthew hedges' constituency mp, a

that's daniela tejada.eather. i'm glad to see you have your scarf and big gloves on, because it is chilly, despite the rather impressive laser show. looks like kryptonite, something out of an old superman film. it does a bit. the cameraman, paul, looking at the reflections and says it looks like a spider! we are at chiswick house and gardens by the ionic temple just behind me, this is one of the installations over the coming weeks. it runs until the end of december, the 30th of december. it's the after dark installation. 2.5 miles of trails involving lights, lasers and a giant moon. brightening up a dull morning this morning here and across the uk. let's look at the forecast. a fairly cloudy day almost all over the country, but there are exceptions. north—east england and northern ireland starting with sunshine. a bit different in the south—west compared with yesterday, touch milder in southern counties with temperatures up to 12 this afternoon. here close to that area of low pressure we will see that every

matthew hedges was welcomed home by his wife daniela tejada and members of his family.life in prison just days earlier for spying for the british government. the supreme court has decided not to allow a terminally ill man permission to mount a final legal challenge to the law which prohibits assisted suicide. noel conway, who has motor neurone disease, wants a doctor to help him to die. three supreme courtjudges refused permission to allow a full hearing of his appeal. mr conway said the decision was "extremely disappointing". women who get a degree gain more financially than men in the first few years of work, according to a new study. but some of that difference may be down to the fact women who don't go to university are more likely to do part time or poorly paid work. the research by the institute for fiscal studies also reveals that, for around a third of men going to university, it initially makes very little difference to what they earn. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. sixth form is decision time — university or not, what to study. so how much do f

his wife daniela tejada says the foreign office's handling of his case was "appalling."h shows a photograph of theresa may and jean—claude juncker after their brexit meeting in brussels, alongside a warning from the foreign secretary to the prime minister that her brexit plan could leave the uk in what he calls a "turkey trap" — linked to the eu for years to come. a shocking rise in child diabetes, writes the daily express, quoting new figures that almost 7,000 people with type 2 diabetes are now under the age of 25. the guardian claims steve bannon‘s plans to help right—wing populists win in europe are in disarray, after donald trump's former chief strategist conceded his campaign efforts could be illegal in most of the target countries. and the i leads with the advice from the education secretary that children should climb trees, cook and sleep outdoors, to build resilience. there you are. the front pages. now for a round—up for you. let's kickoff with the times. this very alarming story about the academic in the uae, a five—minute court hearing, he wasn't allowed to h

his wife, daniela tejada, insists he's innocent and says the british govenment has failed to take a firmng to the bbc‘s today show this morning. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the uae above a british citizen's rightful freedom and his welfare and his right, notjust to a fair trial, just to freedom. they were stepping on eggshells instead of taking a firm stance. no allies should be treating a fellow country's citizens like that. and there's absolutely no reason why they should think that a close ally would be sending an undercover agent to spy on them. it's absurd. in the last hour, foreign secretary jeremy hunt said he'd had a constructive conversation with his uae counterpart and trusted that he was working hard to resolve the situation asap. a short while ago, i spoke tojohn williams, professor of international relations at durham university, where matthew was a student. john williams, tell us a little bit about matthew hedges' research. was it possible, in any way, that the emirates could have mistaken the research he was doing for intelligence

matthew hedges was welcomed home by his wife daniela tejada and members of his family.esterday after being sentenced to life in prison for spying. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. and he has put out a statement thanking his wife. that is right, they crept in this morning and were escorted out of heathrow away from the cameras but there was a statement shortly afterwards, matthew hedges has described it as a very surreal moment. it is just six days ago he was facing a life sentence for alleged spying. as you say, he singled out the work of daniela, his wife, and says he could not have done this without her. seeing her and my family after this ordeal, he says, is the best thing that could have happened. the state" her, saying she is overjoyed and exhausted, pointing out the family needs some time to process everything they have been through. no one, she says, should never have gone through what he did and it will ta ke gone through what he did and it will take him time to heal and recover. he is very overwhelmed. i don't think we necessarily will see him i

this afternoon his wife, daniela tejada, met the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, who assured her thats power to secure his release. there's flash photography in this report from our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. back on home soil, exhausted and emotional. matthew hedges' wife, daniela, returned from the united arab emirates early this morning. in a bbc radio interview, she spoke despairingly about her husband's six—month ordeal. his innocence is evident, and every evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much pain for six months that absolutely nothing that he said or did could be used against him. the uae says mr hedges is a british spy, convicted after due process. britain says there's not a shred of evidence. a message relayed in no uncertain terms when the foreign secretary met the uae‘s ambassador this morning. the foreign ministry of the united arab emirates says that contrary to media reports, matthew hedges has been treated fairly, according to the constitution of the uae. we are proud, it says, to have a system ofjustice that gives every

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daniela tejada said the foreign office failed to act quickly and firmly enough when her husband, matthew uae to research his phd. daniela spoke to the bbc‘s today programme as soon as she landed at heathrow this morning and said officials had disregarded her views, and appeared to place britain‘s interests in the gulf above those of her husband. i believe they should have taken a firmer stance from the beginning. if not publicly, through their private representations. this is something i feel that they failed to do throughout really. they only started taking a firmer approach and started taking a firmer approach and started taking everything that i had been insisting on for months seriously once matt was released on bail. when you say things you had insisted on, you say things you had insisted on, you had been talking to them and trying to persuade them to do more? ihad, trying to persuade them to do more? i had, yes. on repeated occasions, probably on a weekly basis. i asked for the foreign secretary‘s representation. i asked for firmer sta nces representation. i asked for firmer stance

daniela tejada — the wife of a british student jailed for spying in the united arab emirates — accusessh government of not doing enough to help. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the uae above a british citizen's rightfulfreedom. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with steve wyeth. a comeback story in sport this afternoon. eight years after a rallying accident that nearly killed him, robert kubica is returning to formula one with williams. thanks steve — and thomasz has the weather. ita it a mixed picture, very frosty today, coldest night since february. might be turning milder into next week, but for the time being, it will stay pretty chilly. thanks thomasz. also coming up — we'll have more on the report which warns that young lives are being "ruined" — with one in eight children and teenagers having a mental health disorder, with too many going on to self—harm or attempt suicide. hello everyone, this is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. "this is the right deal — and it's within our grasp" — the words of the prime minister as she pitched he

everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. 0ur nightmare has just got worse — the words of daniela tejada phd student matthew hedges — on hearing he'd been sentenced to life in prison for spying in the united arab emirates. hedges, who's 31 and studying at durham university, was arrested during a research trip to dubai where he was looking into security policies. his family say he's innocent — and have called on the uk government to take a stand. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has warned the verdict may have repercussions for the relationship between the two countries. jon donnison reports. matthew hedges had hoped today's court appearance would see him a free man. instead, the 31—year—old academic, seen here with his wife, faces life in prison. his family and friends say the hearing lasted just five minutes. we are all shocked. because, in fact, what this verdict says is that there is no boundaries, there is no academic, no safety for academic research in the uae. it is just over six months since matthew hedges was arrested at dubai airport as he tried to leave the uae. he says he had

the bbc‘s paul adams spoke daniela tejada earlier. a very sudden, very happy surprise, but it has just come as a very sudden, very happy 5urprise, butjust not something that i would have expected in such an immediate future. and do you have any idea how it's sort of happened in the end?” you have any idea how it's sort of happened in the end? i have no clue. i hope that, i mean, i canju5t say that probably the uae 5aw i hope that, i mean, i canju5t say that probably the uae saw it in their hearts to really have a compa55ion their hearts to really have a compassion for matt and his family. hopefully for me anyway, as i said, i'm just 27 years old, he's just 30, and we were just starting our lives, so and we were just starting our lives, 5oiam and we were just starting our lives, so i amjust and we were just starting our lives, so i am just thankful that this opportunity has been given back to u5. the pardon was announced minutes afterjournali5t5 were shown a video in which mr hedges apparently confessed to being a british spy. and this

his wife, daniela tejada, tweeted a picture of her and her husband being reunited, saying they had beenst after take off that his instructor had forgotten to attach him to the craft. american tourist chris gursky was left hanging on to the glider‘s barfor over two minutes, after taking off from a steep mountain edge. meanwhile, the pilot tried desperately to steer with one hand, while holding on to his passenger with the other. i love this story. there is the check list for the instructor, turn on the camera, press record. am i checked in? check. 2000 feet? check. where is the client? i feel rather sorry for the man, i'm glad he had us sense sorry for the man, i'm glad he had us sense of humour about this will think. he said he had been hanging on so long that his hand was imprinted on the bar. there is him being dropped. he ripped a bicep, and apparently he broke his ankle while he was landing. you know, this is switzerland we are talking about. i'm concerned. you know that part of the world. my grandmother is from that time, she would not have let that time, she would not have let tha

we have had a statement from daniela tejada, matthew hedges' wife, who has been quite scathing, insistingn solitary confinement. two brothers wanted by police in merseyside over suspected drug trafficking offences have been arrested in thailand. joseph and gregory mulhare from wirral were detained last week in pattaya by thai immigration police. they are suspected of trafficking cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine in the uk. more on today's main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the chinese consulate in the pakistani city of karachi. police shot dead three attackers. separatist militants who oppose chinese investment projects in western pakistan say they carried out the attack. 0ur pakistan correspondent secunder kermani in islamabad told me how the attack on the consulate unfolded. karachi is the commercial capital of pakistan. the attack happened around 9:30am local time here when three militants armed with assault rifles and grenades, and according to so

and this afternoon his wife daniela tejada has tweeted a picture of the couple reunited after his returnsband. we've been through hell and back and would really appreciate having some space to catch up on much—needed rest. " a police watchdog says a ‘crisis' in mental health services is putting an ‘intolerable burden' on police in england and wales. the inspectorate of constabulary claims officers are being forced to respond to tens of thousands of incidents every year which should be handled by mental health specialists. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. he was a talented musician, but for many years sean rigg suffered from severe mental health problems, paranoid schizophrenia. in august 2008, he was arrested and restrained by police after reports he'd attacked people. the ao—year—old was taken to a police station, but he collapsed and died in hospital. an inquestjury said police had used an unnecessary and unsuitable level of force. what you need is care. when somebody is being restrained, somebody is vulnerable, the excessive force that's being used, that shouldn't

this afternoon his wife, daniela tejada, met the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, who assured her thathere's flash photography in this report from our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. back on home soil, exhausted and emotional. matthew hedges' wife, daniela, returned from the united arab emirates early this morning. in a bbc radio interview, she spoke despairingly about her husband's six—month ordeal. his innocence is evident, and every evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much pain for six months that absolutely nothing that he said or did could be used against him. the uae says mr hedges is a british spy, convicted after due process. britain says there's not a shred of evidence. a message relayed in no uncertain terms when the foreign secretary met the uae‘s ambassador this morning. the foreign ministry of the united arab emirates says that contrary to media reports, matthew hedges has been treated fairly, according to the constitution of the uae. we are proud, it says, to have a system ofjustice that gives everyone the right to a fair trial. mr

yes, jeremy hunt will meet with his wife, daniela tejada, today to discuss the case.art in the uae urgently. we don't know the content of that phone call but it seems like the british government is quite upset about this outcome and they will be seeking answers from the amarah tees here in the next few days and weeks. we saw a quick flash of that paper. how are the local press covering it? the local press was saying that british spy local press was saying that british spy matthew hedges has been sentenced to life but today there is a softer tone, saying that the matthew hedges verdict is not final. the accused has the right to appeal ahead of the supreme court and he has 30 days to do that and we have not heard from the family about when that will take place but presumably that will take place but presumably thatis that will take place but presumably that is something they are trying to figure out right now, to see what exactly the next steps are over the next few days. paul blake, thank you. theresa may will return to brussels on saturday to try to finalise a deal on