a british student from durham university is sentenced to life in prison in dubai, after being found guilty of spying for the british government. 31—year—old matthew hedges has been held in solitary confinement for six months — he was arrested during a research trip last may. the uae is supposed to be a friend and ally of britain's. we've given them repeated assurances about matthew. and, you know, if we can't resolve this, there are going to be serious diplomatic consequences. the government is now urgently seeking talks with the united arab emirates. also tonight: a 6—year—old sexually assaulted by boys at school — her parents win compensation from the local authority. all smiles in brussels, as the prime minister arrives to discuss what our relationship with the european union will look like, after brexit. tens of thousands of children are now classed as problem gamblers — a steep rise in numbers as more and more under 165 turn to betting. and david attenborough shows off the people's chair which will take pride of place as world leaders gather next week for a climate change conference.

this afternoon, durham university gave its reaction to the sentence. sentence. sending an e—mail to my colleagues confirming this is what has happened is one of the hardest things i've donein is one of the hardest things i've done in my 17 years of working at the university. it is a conviction which is unjust and a sentence that isjust, which is unjust and a sentence that is just, you know, which is unjust and a sentence that isjust, you know, outrageous. just over six months since matthew hedges was arrested at dubai airport as he tried to leave the uae. he said he had been there carrying out academic research for his ph.d.. the authorities say he was a spy. speaking to the bbc last month, his wife daniela said the british government should have been doing more to help. we are not talking about a british academic‘s rights being violated, in a most outward and outrageous manners, we are talking about an innocent british academic, who is being accused of being a spy for the british intelligence services. that immediately makes this a state matter. and i

let's hear more from one of matthew hedge's colleagues at durham university, who gave his reaction tomily especially his wife danny, and sending the e—mail to my colleagues confirming that this has what had happened is one of the hardest things i have done in my 17 years at the university. it is a conviction that is unjust, and a sentence that is just outrageous. his wife today saying that she is very concerned for his welfare knowing him, as you do, how do him, as you do, how do you think doing? i can't begin to think what must be going through his was mind, and one of the things that we know from, during, it is that matt is not well. we understand that he is on suicide watch for parts of that time, and clearly we, we're definitely worried about what this might do to his well—being and the possibility of his, and any benefits he's had, and made his health and the period he has been on bail will be wiped out. explain to us specifically why he was there in the first place what the basis of his research was. so matt's researches into the developments with the united arab emirates and ho

students was taking a short trip away from durham university to conduct interviews and this is a very common practice amongst ph d. students during political science or security studies he would have had ethical approval from durham university to carry out the strip and within that process is the determination that what matthew is doing is is is kosher on a. broad and above all things safe and secure so that's what matthew would have been doing arranging interviews with key people who would have been able to answer his approved research question what were his research questions what was the nature of the research specifically well as with many ph d.'s and his ph d. students will know the questions that of fraud so overall he was looking at the impact of the arab spring and u.a.e. and u.s. security policy in particular this would not be an unusual topic given the circumstances and factors many people looking at a security and many people looking at arabian gulf countries and how they have reacted to the arab spring is very conventional so it would have been looking at changes in policy

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a short while ago, i spoke tojohn williams, professor of international relations at durham universitywilliams, 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 gathering? no, that would be impossible. one of the things about academic research is that, before anybody is allowed to work with any living person, they have to go through a lengthy research ethics process, and central to that is the idea of the informed consent of the people you are researching with. so matthew will have contacted all of the people that he wanted to speak to in advance. in fact, they were all known to him previously because he's quite an experienced person in terms of working within the uae, so he would tell them information about himself, about the project that he was working on and the information that he would hope to gain from them during the course of an interview. have you had a conversation within the university as to whether perhaps you owed him a greater duty of care? was there something

the durham university academic was in the united arab emirates to research the country's foreign policyabout to return to the uk, he was detained, with his family saying he was held in solitary confinement, forced to sign a confession in arabic, and fed a cocktail of drugs. today, despite hopes for his release, the academic was sentenced to life in prison. his wife, daniela, who was in court, issued a statement. friends of the couple suggested that matthew hedges had been on the verge of being released. we are all shocked. there were expectations that the pressure, and added to the actions of the uk government, would have led to a different verdict. the uk and uae have historically enjoyed warm diplomatic ties, but it appears today's ruling came as a surprise to the british government. the uae is supposed to be a friend and ally of britain's. we have given them repeated assurances about matthew. and if we can't resolve this, there are going to be serious diplomatic consequences, because this is totally u na cce pta ble. foreign media, including the bbc, were barred from observing today'

charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: a diplomatic row as britain threatens to retaliate after a durham universityeal the deal on brexit — theresa may says there's been progress but spain is unhappy over gibraltar. a total rip—off, or valuable service to those on low incomes? the financial watchdog is set to launch a crack down on rent—to—own schemes that are accused of excessive charges. in sport, after terrorising defences for 20 years, the former chelsea striker didier drogba retires from football. and how a game of keepy—uppy got a group of mps

matthew hedges, who's studying at durham university was arrested after a research trip to dubai. hich are placed on academics. there are very which are placed on academics. there are very few things that you can do research on. there are very few things on which you are allowed to teach on, there are quite a few numerous examples of academics working in the uae universities who have been arrested for human rights activism. there are even examples of academics working on the american new york university abou diaby campus and have been penalised for doing research, issues to do with migrant workers in the uae, and also talking very generally about uae‘s position politically in the deadliest at the moment. so it is a very sort of problematic issue for anyone doing research in the uae. which raises the question, why do you go there to do research if that is the sort of constraints that will be on you? i think academics do research on a number of different places in which there are constraints and it is supported for us to kind of engage with the dynamics and the processes and politica

durham university ph.d. thank you, mr speaker. durham university ph. d. a number of us will know the irony of a former mi6 officer who works in the outer office of the de factor ruler of the uae, has organised many of the excellent visits from this house to the uae. but this is wholly inconsistent, with the behaviour of a nation with whom we have a neutral defence accord. will the prime minister please give this her urgent attention, if he is not released i don't see why we should be committed to their defence. i say to my honourable friend, we are, of course, as he is, deeply disappointed and concerned with the verdict. i realise how difficult and distressing this is for matthew and his family. we are raising it with the authorities at the highest level, my right honourable friend the foreign secretary is seeking accord with the foreign minister, during his visit to the uae on december 12. he visited the issue with the crown prince and the foreign minister —— november the 12th. i can assure my honourable friend that the foreign office will remain in clos

students was taking a short trip away from durham university to conduct interviews and this is a very common practice among the ph d. students during political science or security studies he would have had ethical approval from durham university to carry out the strip and within that process is the determination that what matthew is doing is is is kosher on a. of broad and above all things safe and secure so that's what matthew would have been doing arranging interviews with key people who would have been able to answer his approved research question what were his research questions what was the nature of the research specifically well as with many ph d.'s and his ph d. students will know the questions the broad so overall he was looking at the impact of the arab spring and u.a.e. and u.s. security policy in particular and this would not be an unusual topic given the circumstances and factors many people looking at security and many people are looking at arabian gulf countries and how they have reacted to the arab spring is very conventional so it would have been looking at changes in

professor clivejones of durham university.uae, gulf news, an english language newspaper based in dubai, also covers the case on its front page, which we can see here. but the paper makes no mention of the outrage in britain. it says prosecutors took action after receiving a report from an emirati citizen who claimed the academic had been asking for sensitive information. more now on the brexit deal, where one of the major sticking points seems to be the future of gibraltar, the british overseas territory which spain has long laid claim to. spain has said it will not agree to the deal unless changes are made to the wording over gibraltar. while spain cannot explicitly veto the deal on sunday, when european leaders meet for a summit, the eu hopes to proceed by consensus. and it could be politically problematic for other eu countries to press ahead without spain's support. well, juan fernando lopez aguilar is a member of the european parliament for the party, the socialists, who are in charge in spain at the moment. it's their pr

the durham university phd student was jailed for life last week for spying. daniela tejada, said she couldn't wait for him to return home. the foreign 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 w

the durham university phd student was jailed for life last week for spying.aniela tejada, said she couldn't wait for him to return home. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt said he was grateful to the uae government for resolving the issue speedily. well, speaking at news conference a little earlier, a uae government spokesman said matthew hedges was being granted clemency along with hundreds of other prisoners to mark a national day — but he insisted that mr hedges had been spying for the uk. in response to a letter from the family of mr hedges requesting clemency, and in consideration of the historical relationship and close ties between the 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. his wife, daniela tejada has been giving her reaction this morning to the bbc‘s today programme. to be honest, i was not expecting it. it took me by surprise. i am so happy and so relieved and really inc

matthew hedges, who is 31 years old and was studying for a phd at durham university, and was arrestedawyer was not in court to represent him today and the trial lasted just five minutes. the uk foreign secretary jeremy hunt, who's spoken to the crown prince in abu dhabi about the case, says it could damage relations between the two allies. paul blake reports from dubai. matthew hedges in happier times with his wife daniela. the durham university academic was in the united arab emirates to research the country's foreign policy, but as he was about to return to the uk, he was detained, with his family saying he was held in solitary confinement, forced to sign a confession in arabic and fed a cocktail of drugs. today, despite hopes for his release, the academic was sentenced to life in prison. his wife, daniela, who was in court, issued a statement. "i'm in complete shock. i don't know what to do. matthew is innocent. this has been the worst six months of my life, let alone for matt, who was shaking when he heard the verdict." friends of the couple suggested that matthew hedges had been

the phd student at durham university was sentenced during a five—minute court hearing after he was accusedf the british government. this is wholly different... wholly inconsistent with the behaviour of nhl —— nation with whom we have a defence accord. can the prime minister give it her urgent attention, and if he's not released, i don't see why we should be committed to their defence. i say to my honourable friend, we are of course, as he is, deeply disappointed and concerned at this verdict. and i realise how difficult and distressing this is but for matthew hedges, but also for his family. we are raising it with the emirati authorities at the highest level. my right honourable friend, the foreign secretary, is seeking a call with the foreign minister. during his visit to the uae, he raised the issue with both the crown prince and the foreign minister, and i can assure my friends that we'll continue to do all we can to support and we will continue to press this matter at the highest level with the emiratis. the plight of matthew hedges was also raised in the house of lords when peers disc

at durham university, 31 yea rs spying. at durham university, 31 years old.ia and do buy as well. if there is any more details on that we will bring it to you as soon as we get it. —— dubai. naga has keir starmer with her this morning. labour says it will vote against what it describes as a bad dealfor against what it describes as a bad deal for our country. the liberal democrats snp, dup, are also likely to reject it. i am joined by sir keir starmer. are you well? very well, thank you. you say you would negotiate a better deal. jean—claude juncker says this is the best deal. what are the better deal look like? yesterday at the signed up in brussels and it is inevitable that the prime minister and the eu will say that is it because we are now fronting up to the big vote in two was three weeks' time. i have never accepted and do not accept that when we are talking about the future of the uk we have a choice between a bad deal or no deal which is even worse and we cannot accept that. this is the best deal, jean—claude juncker says. the irish prime minister says

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the durham university phd student was given a pardon after being sentenced to life in prison just daysifferent countries have expressed their anger after the facebook founder mark zuckerberg refused to appear as part of an international inquiry into so—called ‘fake news‘ despite being asked repeatedly to attend. the politicians were left having to question facebook‘s european policy chief at westminster today leaving an empty chair for mr zuckerberg. it followed the seizure by parliament of a number of documents belonging to facebook allegedly containing new information about the company's controversial data and privacy controls, as our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. they had demanded the boss — and they weren't happy that mark zuckerberg declined their invitation. so, the facebook executive sent in his place came under immediate attack from a canadian mp at this multinational hearing. 0ur democratic institutions, our former civil conversation, seem to have been upended by frat boy billionaires from california. so, mark zuckerberg's decision not to appear here at w

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

emirates for spying for the british government. 31—year—old matthew hedges, who was studying at durham universityhe country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detained in dubai by the authorities in may. his wife, who was in court this morning, says her husband is innocent and called for the uk government to take a stand. our correspondent paul adams has this report. matthew hedges, pictured here with his wife daniela, before his arrest at dubai airport in early may. six and a half months later, the british academic faces life imprisonment in the country he was studying and knows well. daniela says she's in complete shock. "i don't know what to do," she says. "matthew is innocent. this has been the worst six months of my life, let alone for matt, who was shaking when he heard the verdict." daniela says matthew is entirely innocent. simply no question, she insists, that he was spying for britain. here, the government seems outraged. the uae is supposed to be a friend and ally of britain's. we have given them repeated assurances about matthew. and, you know, if we can't resolve th

reminded them pool that this is a thirty one year old academic he's been seeing his doctor at durham university and he was in dubai are on a two week recess. project as we understand and arrested it did by airport and then detained for six months. that's what yes i mean he's been is been in custody now for seven months and sentenced to life imprisonment earlier this week of a hearing that took place on wednesday essentially met yet as you said thirty one year old academic from the middle east institute of darren university on a two week research trip to the united arab emirates he was arrested on may the fifth the sea was dubai airport just about to leave the country apparently according to one report in gulf news as a result of a tip off from an emirates he says is a new thought that matthew had his questions were somehow suspicious it has to be said that the structure of the law in some gulf countries is very strict towards national security issues and the defense of the dignity of the kingdom in some countries is paramount so there have been cases in the past where issues of putting a parody

a phd student from durham university has been sentenced to life in prison for spying in the united arabtes. matthew hedges, who is 31, was arrested after a research trip to dubai where he was looking into security policies. his wife, who was in court this morning, says her husband is innocent and has 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 it isjust over six it is just over six months since matthew hedges was arrested at dubai airport as he tried to leave all stop he says he has been dead carrying out academic research for his phd. the authorities

durham university's matthew hedges was researching the uae security strategy for his thesis when he wasiled for life. the 31—year—old denies spying but prosecutors said he had confessed. my prosecutors said he had confessed. my lords, we are shocked and deeply disappointed by the verdict on the zist disappointed by the verdict on the 21st of november, and we are raising it with the emirati authorities at the highest levels. the foreign secretary is urgently seeking a call with the foreign minister, abdullah bin zayatte, and the foreign secretary met the uae ambassador to the uk this morning and is meeting with mr hedges' wife, daniela, today. there will be national and international indignation at the process and subsequent ruling. isn't it the case that the primary purpose of government is for the protection of government is for the protection of citizens of the united kingdom? is the minister satisfied that the government has been sufficiently robust? will it bring to the fore all endeavours, equally in the best interests of the government of abu dhabi, but most particularly to mr hed

the durham university phd student was pardoned yesterday after being sentenced to life in prison foris 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 in the short term. one other thing, jeremy hunt foreign secretary, very much engaged in this in the la

our headlines today: a diplomatic row as britain threatens to retaliate after a durham university student is jailed for life accused of spying in dubai. a race to seal the deal on brexit — theresa may says there's been progress but spain is unhappy over gibraltar. a total rip—off, or valuable service to those on low incomes? the financial watchdog is set to launch a crack down on rent—to—own schemes that are accused of excessive charges. in sport, after terrorising defences for 20 years, the former chelsea striker didier drogba retires from football. and how a game of keepy—uppy got a group of mps into trouble. good morning from kew gardens, we are here at the illuminated trail, thousands of sparkly lights and a show coming up, which we will show you through the morning. there is widespread frost, we have cloud in the east, not as cold here, with patchy cloud and drizzle, moving west through the day, eradicating the bright start. i'll have more in 15 minutes. good morning. it's thursday, november 22. our top story: the wife of a british university student, who's beenjailed for life in dub

the durham university phd student was pardoned yesterday after being sentenced to life in prison foricture of the couple reunited after his return. she said, "thanks for collectively helping me to bring back my husband. 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.

the durham university phd student was pardoned yesterday after being sentenced to life in prison for the couple, reunited after his return. she said, "thanks for collectively helping me to bring back my husband. we've been through hell and back and would really appreciate having some space to catch up on much—needed rest. " a study of graduate pay shows women with degrees gain more financially in their first few years of work than men do. the institute for fiscal studies found that by the end of their 20s, female graduates earn 28% more than other women. it's largely because women without degrees are particularly likely to be low earners. for men, the difference is only 8%. lauren moss reports. choosing to go to university can be an expensive decision. the average student leaves with £50,000 of debt. for the first time, a report has examined whether graduates later make that money back. it appears women are getting a better return on their investment. on average, by the age of 29, a female graduate earns £6,700 a year more than a woman who did not go to university. in comparison, a m

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

matthew hedges, a specialist in middle eastern studies at durham university, was detained at dubai airporting the country following a research trip. this will be the 31—year—old's third court appearance since his arrest. he has always maintained he is innocent. that is the main news. back to you, victoria. thank you for your messages about conversations you have had with teenagers about gambling. 0ne says, i explain that the buzz is temporary, feeling deflated, feeling sad, wanting more, get on... why get onto the cycle? alex says it is predatory practices by video game companies. lift boxes in video games are deliberately designed to expose children to gambling at a young age. loot boxes or skin gambling is estimated to be worth it annually by 2022 and a government needs to crack down now. we will talk more about the report from the gambling commission in a moment. and around half of british survivors of terror attacks overseas say they didn't receive enough support from the british government. will pike, who broke his back trying to escape the mumbai terror attacks ten year ago, says the

the durham university phd student was given a presidential pardon after being sentenced to life in prisonal 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 happen. we are where we are, police are involved in this. the watchdog that monitors police in england and wales says they should be far less involved in cases lik

matthew hedges, from durham university, is accused of spying but his wife — daniela tehada — insistsays the charges were trumped upm to 25 years in prison. she says the charges were trumped up. it should not have got to this incident. every evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much strain for six months but absolutely nothing that he said or didn't could be used against him. her husband matthew hedges was arrested in may at the end of a trip to the uae, researching foreign policy issues for his ph.d.. his wife says he was held in solitary confinement for mansant wife says he was held in solitary confinement for mansa nt subjected wife says he was held in solitary confinement for mansant subjected to intense interrogation and says she repeatedly called on the foreign office to take firm action.” repeatedly called on the foreign office to take firm action. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the uae above a british citizen ‘s right to freedom. they were stepping on eggshells instead of taking a firm stance. but this

successful trade; working as photojournalist on the student newspaper at north carolina central university in durham>> she would see things that probably the average person wouldn't see. >> reporter: but there was something denita didn't see coming. a blind spot in her seemingly perfect life. something she never anticipated. never imagined. but maybe no one could. it was january 4, 2007. a crisp carolina morning. denita had a busy day ahead as classes were about to resume after christmas break. >> denita loved school. and she was planning to go back and get her doctorate. and get married and have a family. >> and somewhere along the line, work in this business? >> exactly. >> reporter: in fact, denita had won a "new york times" fellowship. her close friend and classmate edythe kearns. >> denita just always knew what she wanted. she always had a vision and a goal. and she would make a plan and stick to it and take it step by step until she met that goal. >> reporter: denita lived in the campus crossings apartments, near the university. around 8am, a 9-1-1 call came in from another student at the same

durham constabulary, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'll speak to mike in a minute, the top story for the times is on university tuition fees, which couldalso a photo of labour mp luciana berger, who says she's been the victim of a violent anti—semitic threat. the front page of the express says people have cashed in nearly £6 billion from their pension pots so far this year. and there's a photo of wilnelia forsyth, who's returned to modelling work one year after husband bruce's death. the telegraph leads with a health story, reporting that greater success in ivf procedures is leading to fewer adoptions. su ccess rates have risen from 7% to 29% for under—355. the photo show‘s an image tweeted by donald trump, "sanctions are coming," it says. the mirror has this new film. this is appropriate because this is a political story, i don't think we appreciate enough our history, so this is all about manchester not having any mp5, one of the fastest—growing biggest cities in the early 1800 sunday had no mps. cold dark and the rotten borough in cornwall, a small village, had to. there was a big demonstrations led by the firebrand henry hunt, the

hedges, a phd candidate at durham university in the united kingdom, was imprisoned for months without charge, denied sufficient medical and legal assistance, and held for prolonged periods in solitary confinement. last month, the uae charged him with spying. hedges has denied charges. the european union has approved a brexit agreement outlining the terms for the united kingdom's withdrawal from the european union in march 2018. this is european commission president jean-claude juncker, speaking with t bbc. >> this is the deal. this is s the deal. day neverer changing mymy minin after r day. this i is the best d deal poible for its.s. anand this is ththe only deal possible. so if the house would say no, we would have no deal. amy: british prime minister teresa may still has to get the deal approved in british parliament, where members of both her conservative party and the opposition labour party have publicly condemned the agreement. in france, over people took to 100,000 the streets across the country saturday in ongoing protests against mounting fuel prices, calling for french presi