of british life sentence for spying in the united arab emirates as friends of matthew hedges is university and government leaders in london all protest his innocence is it all a major misunderstanding or evidence of a launch a problem of academic freedom in the emirates this is inside story. oh they're welcome to the program. matthew hedges has spent the last seven months in prison in the u.s. now he faces the prospect of staying there for the university graduate student who was given a life sentence on wednesday for spying say he made a full confession his family says the document was an arabic and he didn't understand it the government leaders in abu dhabi say they're considering a request from his wife for clemency like the. the us a country with an independent judiciary the government does not dictate their dicks to the court. matthew hedges was not convicted after a five minute short trial as some have reported over the course of one month three judges evaluated compelling evidence in three hearings they reached their conclusion after a full and proper process this was an extremely se

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a british life sentence for spying in the united arab emirates as for. government leaders in london all protests his innocence is it all a major misunderstanding or evidence of a launch a problem of academic freedom emirates this story. oh they're welcome to the program. matthew hedges has spent the last seven months in prison in the u.a.e. now he faces the prospect of staying there for the university graduate student who was given a life sentence on wednesday for spine say he made a full confession his family says the document was an arabic and he didn't understand it the government leaders in abu dhabi say they're considering a request from his wife for clemency like the u.k. the u.a.e. is a country with an independent judiciary the government does not dictate. to the court matthew hale was not convicted after a five minute short trial some have reported over the course of one month three judges evaluated compelling evidence and three hearings. their conclusion after a proper process. this was an extremely serious case we live in a dangerous neighborho

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matt was no stranger to the united arab emirates. was going out to interview. it is bizarre and perverse and a miscarriage of justice that this has befallen him. professor clive jones of justice that this has befallen him. professor clivejones of durham university. well, there's been lots of coverage of this in the uk papers this morning. in the 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, t

they seem to be all in but with congress's relationship with saudi arabia and the emirates i think is right that congress is no longer looking at saudi arabia and the emirates as a reliable security partners we have two bills going on right now house concurrent resolution one thirty eight and senate joint resolution fifty four that will be coming up after the election each is a war powers resolution that invokes congressional warthe already has little use congressional war authorities to withdraw u.s. logistical and personnel support to the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen. if those got high vote counts or of those passed and i think in the senate side in particular there's a very strong chance that it passes that would represent a historic rebuke and even if it doesn't become law in the lame duck a little further the saudis number pushed this the more they are poisoning their long term position within the u.s. government and the more future administrations are going to look at them askance regardless of what the president ministration does who say we're about out of ti

later this morning, the united arab emirates ambassador is expected to give a statement at the emirateslondon. the intense diplomatic pressure of the past few days has moved this case along. there may well be further developments today. matthew hedges and his family hope there are and that they lead to his freedom. keith doyle, bbc news. the former english defence league leader tommy robinson has been appointed as an advisor to the ukip leader gerard batten. the party said mr robinson, whose real name is stephen yaxley—lennon, will advise on rape gangs and prison reform. mr robinson's currently banned from joining ukip under rules which barformer english defence league and british national party members. ukip's former leader, nigel farage, is calling for a vote of no confidence in mr batten after the appointment of mr robinson. there's no realistic prospect of the government meeting its own deadline to install smart energy meters, according to a report from the national audit office. every home in britain is supposed to have a smart meter by 2020. they allow readings to be made remotely

the united arab emirates issues a presidential pardon with immediate effect forjailed british academic matthew hedges. in full consideration of the historic 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. theresa may begins the big sell of her brexit deal, warning of division and uncertainty if mps oppose it. the prime minister has secured the deal — a very good deal for the united kingdom. it is now the job for all of us in the cabinet to make the case. but an uphill struggle awaits — the dup, dozens of tory backbenchers and all opposition parties say they won't support it. i do not accept this is the best deal, it is a bad deal and i am not alone. you would say, "you are the opposition, you would say that." but look what is happening! mps from all parties are saying this is not a good deal. tensions escalate in waters off the crimean peninsula as russia seizes three ukrainian ships. these pictures appear to show a russian ship ramming a ukrainian naval vessel d

concern for a 31—year—old british academicjailed for life on charges of spying in the united arab emiratesnald trump faces criticism after he rules out punishing saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. and sir david attenborough is to take up the so—called "people's seat" at next month's united nations climate change conference. both britain and the eu say progress has been made in brexit talks today between the uk prime minister theresa may and european commission president, jean claude juncker. mrs may says she'll meet mrjuncker again for more negotiations on saturday, ahead of a planned eu summit on brexit the next day. the british and eu sides have been trying to finalise what's being called the political declaration, effectively an broad outline of what the uk's future relationship with the european union will be after brexit, in areas ranging from aviation to trade. so this is what the prime minister has had to say in the last hour about how the talks went. we've had a very good meeting this evening. we've made further progress, and as a result, we've given suf

they seem to be all in but with congress's relationship with saudi arabia and the emirates i think is right that congress is no longer looking at saudi arabia and the emirates as reliable security partners we have two bills going on right now house concurrent resolution one thirty eight and senate joint resolution fifty four that will be coming up after the election each is a war powers resolution that invokes congressional warthe already has little use congressional war authorities to withdraw u.s. logistical and personnel support to the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen. if those got high vote counts or of those passed and i think in the senate side in particular there's a very strong chance that it passes that would represent a historic rebuke and even if it doesn't become law in the lame duck a little further the saudis number push this the more they are poisoning their long term position within the u.s. government in the more future ministrations going to look at them askance regardless of what the president ministration does who say we're about out of time but i'm

they seem to be all in but with congress's relationship with saudi arabia and the emirates i think is right that congress is no longer looking at saudi arabia and the emirates as reliable security partners we have two bills going on right now house concurrent resolution one thirty eight and senate joint resolution fifty four that will be coming up after the election each is a war powers resolution that invokes congressional warthe already has little use congressional war authorities to withdraw u.s. logistical and personnel support to the saudi led coalition's bombing campaign in yemen. if those got high vote counts or of those passed and i think in the senate side in particular there's a very strong chance that it passes that would represent a historic rebuke and even if it doesn't become law in the lame duck a little further the saudis number pushed this the more they are poisoning their long term position within the u.s. government in the more future administrations are going to look at them askance regardless of what the president ministration does who say we're about out of time

finally promises to intervene in the case of a british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates on charges of spying . maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious bush says every country should bear responsibility for the journalist at . the same time stressing the importance. against iran. and action packed week for worldwide headlines here on international let's run through them now on the sunday weekly program. has been hit by a week of angry demonstrations against a hike in fuel prices led by people wearing bright yellow vests around eighty thousand protesters vented their anger on saturday nationwide with the. flaring up in paris. water cannon and fire has created scenes of chaos throughout the week. traveling across the country including to paris where she got caught up in the coming. weeks as you can see behind me there are a group of around a hundred yellow vests wearers these are going to blockade roads around about slike this is one of the main arteries that would go from blue on all the way to paris and what they're saying is that preside

the united arab emirates. maybe the world should be the world. every country should bear responsibility for the. same time. against iran. so it's been a busy week for your stories here on r.t. international let's run through the. weekly. has been hit by a week of angry demonstrations. in fuel prices led by people wearing bright yellow around eighty thousand protesters. nationwide with violence flaring up. throughout the week. throughout the country including. in the. as you can see behind me. around hundred yellow vests these are going to blockade roads and roundabouts like this this is one of the main you. trees that would go from blue on all the way to paris and what they're saying is that president might call a said what's the things he said he's going to come into power he's going to make reforms he's going to change the french economy for the better but the people here say there is noone magic formula and so for corn hasn't brought in a magic formula it's not about politics we're all equal and we're all here against the french government is

he's calling on the government to take action against the united arab emirates. is a friend of matthew hedges. he's also ceo of the washington based company gulf state analytics, which mr hedges has worked with. how do you react to this jail sentence for life? you know, it is incredibly disappointing, very shocking. i think this decision from the court at the uae was rather outrageous but we are remaining optimistic about the appeal, some good results, and we are hoping that matthew will be sent back to the united kingdom where he can finally returned to his life of freedom. his our experience has been a grave injustice. matthew hedges is an innocent man and we are just trying to remain optimistic about what comes next, even though it is certainly a difficult situation. ben bradshaw, as matthew hedges‘s mp, how do you react to the fact that jeremy hunt has seemingly called in the uae ambassador to his office in the uae ambassador to his office in the last hour and it has been described as a frank conversation? what would you like to see come out of that? that is

promises to intervene in the case of a british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates spying charges. maybe the world should be only as the world is with. every country should bear responsibility for the motor of saudi. at the same time stressing the importance of riyadh against iran. with the top stories of the day the week welcome to the weekly. has been hit by a week. demonstrations against a hike in fuel prices people wearing. yellow vests around eighty thousand protesters vented their anger on saturday nationwide with violence flaring up in the capital. and fires created scenes of. throughout the week traveling across the country including to paris where she did get caught up in the commotion. as you can see behind me there are a group of around a hundred yellow vests these are going to blockade roads around abouts like this this is one of the main arteries that would go on all the way to paris and what they're saying is that the president might call has said lots of things he said he's going to come into power he's going to make reforms he's going to change the french e

booty danniella tartar the wife of a british academic who was jailed for spying in the united arab emirates has released the first picture of her husband since his return to the u.k. matthew hedges landed in london after flying in from dubai he was sentenced to life imprisonment last week before being pardoned on monday hedges was arrested in may while researching a ph d. on the u.s.a.'s security strategy has more. given the six month solve solitary confinement we understand that matthew hedges enjoyed while he was in the united arab emirates and then the bewildering speed with which he went from being sentenced to life in prison and last weeks are now setting foot back in london a free man it's not surprising that the family decided to make his return to the u.k. a very low key affair he landed at terminal five at london's heathrow airport and avoided the waiting media there instead the family have issued statements on the behalf of both matthew and his wife danielle and i can read snippets of them to you matthew statement is as follows i have not seen or read much of what's been written o

jailed for life by the united arab emirates on spying charges. maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious bush says that every country should bear responsibility for the killing of saudi journalist. at the very same time stressing the importance of riyadh's stance against iran. rounding up the top stories of the day and all of the week this is the weekly on r.t. international very well. has been hit by a week of angry demonstrations against a hike in fuel prices led by people wearing bright yellow vests around eighty thousand protesters vented their anger on saturday nationwide. with violence flaring up in the heart of paris tear gas water cannon and fires created scenes of chaos throughout the week. has been traveling all over the country including particularly to the capital where she got caught up right there in the commotion. it is as you can see behind me there are a group of around a hundred a year low vest where is these are the these are going to blockade roads a roundabout it's like this this is one of the

thank you very much live back with all the latest on that thank you need well now the united arab emirates says it's determined to protect its strategic relationship with britain and day after sentencing of bush a student to life in prison for spying the u.a.e. denied that as you one year old matthew hedges had been treated unfairly insisting he'd been given access to a translator but it said both sides of work to find an amicable solution had his family accuses the gulf state of fabricating evidence his wife is accused the british government of putting its relationship with its ally ahead of her husband's welfare. shouldn't have to get this in. his innocence as. every. evidence against him is completely. he was through so much training for six months that absolutely nothing that. could be used to go. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the u.a.e. a ball of british citizens right for freedom they were stepping on eggshells instead of taking a firm stab. all right let's get more now from paul brennan who joins me in the studio and hearing a very emotional

promises to deal with the case of a pretty jailed for life by the united arab emirates spying. the british museum has agreed to give. to nigeria but only. on the program we look at how museums are at threat of losing elections as the number. keeps on growing. top stories for this friday live. crew welcome to the. house suggested that the world should perhaps be held accountable for the motor. he also insisted that despite media reports to the contrary u.s. intelligence had not officially concluded the saudi crown prince had ordered the killing of the us president was asked by reporters on thursday who should be held responsible. maybe the world should be only honorable cause the world is a vicious bush world is a very very vicious place the statement indicates a change in trumps rhetoric regarding the case when the news about the missing journalist post broke a trump a valid a harsh response even threatening to sanction saudi arabia and while the us did sanction several saudi nationals so far that's been washington's only punitive measure trump claims he does not want to risk t

finally steps in to help the british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates on spying charges. to come in the british museum has agreed to give back a collection of braun statues to nigeria but only. good afternoon welcome is just gone three pm here in moscow are you watching r.t. international. i don't trump has suggested that the whole world should be held accountable for the murder of the journalist. he also told reporters that u.s. intelligence had not officially concluded that the saudi crown prince had ordered the killing. maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious blows world it's a very very vicious blows or the statement indicates a change of trumps rhetoric regarding the case when the news about the missing journalist first broke did a harsh response and even threatened to sanction saudi arabia and while the us did sanction several saudi nationals so far that has been washington's only punitive measure from claims he does not want to risk thousands of jobs because of the case they are vehemently denying. we have hundreds of thousands of

who was jailed for life by a united arab emirates court on spying charges has. finally intervening in the case five months over requests to the government and says that london's an auction was caused by a fear of upsetting its trading partner. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the u.a.e. a bar of british citizens. right feel free to him in a hearing without a lawyer matthew hedges who was sentenced to life in prison on wednesday accused of spying for the u.k. he has already spent five months in solitary confinement he is a doctoral student who went to the u.a.e. to research the impact of a twenty year levon arab spring uprisings on the country's foreign policy as are all part of his ph d. thesis. says it hopes to find a solution to the case and has denied all claims of unfair treatment for the case has prompted a wave of criticism with calls for a reevaluation of britain's relationship with her all of which gulf ally which supports with arms when hedges was first incarcerated in abu dhabi the u.k. government was trying to boo

the united arab emirates. u.s. president. he is. also ahead for you on the program. all of us here a very warm welcome. and we start with breaking news continued live pictures now from the pakistani city of karachi policemen have been killed off the gunman stormed the chinese. police also reportedly claim to have eliminated three people who were involved in the attack. of the consulate and. the building a bomb explosion was also reported. responsibility yet as we show you live pictures from just outside the chinese consulate in karachi and we'll keep you updated on this developing story. who was jailed for life by united arab emirates caught on spying charges has thanked the. intervening a song. five months of appealing to the government daniela says that london's an auction was caused by a fear of upsetting its trading partner. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with a ball of british citizens. right for free to them in a hearing without a lawyer matthew hedges was sentenced to life in prison on wednesday accused of spying for the u.k.

promises to deal with the case of a british academic jailed for life by the united arab emirates. challenging. the british museum has agreed to give back a collection of bronzes to nigeria but only. here we look at how museums are a threat of losing collections as the number. treasures keeps on growing. mid-morning here in moscow on this friday welcome to the program when oxy insanity . has suggested that the world should perhaps be held accountable for the murder of journalist. he also insisted that despite media reports to the contrary u.s. intelligence had not officially concluded the saudi crown prince had ordered the killing. the u.s. president was asked by reporters on thursday who should be held responsible. that. maybe the world should be held accountable because there were close world is a very very vicious place now until this happened there are a lot of people saying a lot of good things about the crown prince so he strongly denies it he vehemently denies that but of the statement indicates a change in trump's rhetoric regarding behind the case when the news about the m

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matthew hedges' wife, daniela, returned from the united arab emirates early this morning.iringly 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 hedges' wife had herfirst meeting with jeremy hunt this afternoon. she is still haunted by what she saw in court just yesterday. seeing him shaking in court after being handed a life sentence and then being made to leave was beyond heartbreaking. we didn't eve

the authorities in the united arab emirates still accuse matthew hedges of spying.ssman, but he was 100% a full—time secret service operative. but his wife has always maintained his innocence. she's campaigned for months to secure his release. in my heart i know what matt is, he's a phd researcher. his colleagues know it and his family know it, and hundreds of academics round the world know it, and that's all that matters. the most important thing really is that now we'll have him back home safely and he'll be able to finish his thesis. matthew hedges knows the uae well — he worked there for several years before starting his phd on aspects of the country's security policy. the government here doesn't think that should have landed him injail. we've made it very clear for a number of months now, that we see no basis in these allegations. they have reflected on that, they have taken the action they can, which means that matthew hedges is going to be reunited with his family. the uae remains convinced that matthew hedges was indeed a spy. he was certainly researching so

is under pressure to justify its ties with the united arab emirates after abu dhabi sentenced a british academic to life in jail on spying charges london has not promised to intervene and matthew has his wife have been appealing to the government to do so for five months she. says that london's an auction was caused by a fear of upsetting a crucial trading partner. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests. of british citizens. right feel free to him in a hearing without a lawyer matthew hedges was sentenced to life in prison on wednesday accused of spying for the u.k. he's already spent five months in solitary confinement he has a ph d. student who went to the u.a.e. to research the twentieth half an hour of spring uprising. he says it is reviewing a request for clemency from hedgers family the case has prompted a wave of criticism with coals for a reevaluation of britain's relationship with the oil rich gulf. now when hedges was posting cost for it in abu dhabi the u.k. government was at the time trying to get new very lucrative trade deals with the u.a.e. a co

the united arab emirates has granted a pardon to matthew hedges.week for spying his wife says she cannot wait but him to return home. the foreign secretary says he was grateful to the government of the uae for resolving things speedily. he was being granted clemency along with hundreds of other prisoners to mark a national day. he has still insisted that mr hedges had been spying. in response to the letter from the family of mr hedges, requesting clemency and in concentration 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. coming up in the next few minutes joanna will be getting reaction from a colleague of mr hedges and an mp. in the next hour or so the prime minister will address her cabinet at downing street before making a statement to members of parliament in the commons this afternoon. opposition parties, the dup and many backbenchers have already said they will oppose the draft deal. the new brexit se

british research student matthew hedges is sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates —victed of spying, charges he denies. deeply disappointed and concerned at today's verdict and i realise how difficult and distressing this is both for matthew hedges and also for his family. as theresa may heads to brussels for more talks — she warns critics that if they block her agreement, the result could be a no—deal brexit. nearly 500 jobs are to go at bombardier in belfast. the shocking rise in teenage gambling — a study says it's a problem for 50,000 children in the uk. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with hugh. and there's been an interesting survey released in football. hello, good afternoon, simon. we will be talking about a wide ranging report out in football today. the vast majority of football fans, 27,000 surveyed, say they want fifa to consider previous racist abuse when they award countries international tournaments. we will have more at around 2:30pm. i drove through snow this morning, then. yes, little in places, not an awful lot, not a lot more to come in

that the british academic matthew hedges has been released from detention after the united arab emirates gave him a presidential pardon. 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. theresa may is meeting cabinet ministers as she begins a campaign to sell her brexit deal — warning of division and uncertainty if mps oppose it. the prime minister's secured the deal, a very good deal for the united kingdom, and it's now the job of all of us in the cabinet to make the case. but an uphill struggle awaits her — as the democratic unionist party, dozens of tory backbenchers and all opposition parties say they won't vote for it in parliament we do not accept that this is the best deal, it is a bad deal. and i'm not... you would say, "well, you're the opposition," you would say that. but look what's happening. mps from all parties are saying, this is not a good deal. i'm ben brown, reporting live from westminster or the prime minister wi

the wife of a british academic who was jailed for life by a united arab emirates court on spying charges has thanked the u.k. for finally intervening but after five months of appealing to the government daniela to jarvis says that london's inaction was caused by thir upsetting it's trading partner i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with figure of a british citizens. right for freedom while in a hearing without a lawyer matthew hedges he was sentenced to life in prison on wednesday accused of spying for the u.k. he's already spent five months in solitary confinement is a ph d. student he went to the u.a.e. to research the twenty eleven arab spring uprising i darby says it hopes to find a solution to the case and is denied all claims of unfair treatment but the case has prompted a wave of criticism with calls for a reevaluation of britain's relationship with her or a rich gulf ally when hedges was first incarcerated in abu dhabi the u.k. government was trying to link you trade deals with the u.a.e. with more his and to see a chocolate. accused of spying and j

life in prison for the briton accused of spying in the united arab emirates.'m babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we hearfrom the niece of the internationally acclaimed photographer shaihdul alam, who's been freed from jail in bangladesh. david attenborough shows off the people's chair, which will take pride of place at as world leaders gather next week for a climate change conference. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 4am in the morning in riyadh, where saudi arabia's foreign minister has told the bbc that criticism of the leadership was a red line that would not be tolerated. adel bin ahmed al—jubeir defended the crown prince against claims of being behind the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. it follows reports the cia had concluded the prince would have had to order the killing. the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been speaking exclusively to the saudi arabian foreign minister. an unshakeable bond, but the us co

a british academic who was jailed on spying charges in the united arab emirates, is out of detention confusion about matthew hedges‘s position following that announcement of his pardon earlier this morning. we were not sure if he had been released from jail yet or when it would come. we are now being told he has been released from prison, according to a family spokesperson, and he is on his way to the uae embassy. he will potentially be reunited with his wife as early as later today or tomorrow. here‘s how the uae government made the announcement of the pardon earlier this morning. all countries react strongly to the act of spying, as they should. we reserve the right to protect our country from any external threat. the sentence that we handed down to mr hedges is fair considering the crime he committed. having said that, in a world of mounting threats, we recognise just how important it is for like—minded countries to work with rather than against one another. this belief in working together was embedded by our founding father, sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan, may god rest his sou

the british student who was sentenced to life in prison for spying in the united arab emirates is being freeze matthew had just received a presidential pardon as part of the u.s. national day celebrations and the russian navy has reopened the shipping channel in the black sea where ukrainian sailors were shot and taken prisoner the u.n. security council has call an emergency meeting over what ukraine is calling an act of aggression off the coast of crimea. now the mexican government is promising to step up security at border crossings with the united states after hundreds of asylum seekers tried to enter the u.s. . mexican police say they violently any legally rushed the border on sunday u.s. border agents responded by firing tear gas mexico says it will deport those involved in the attempted crossing thousands of central americans have made their way through mexico hoping to seek asylum in the united states ross in jordan has more from washington. after about six hours on sunday the u.s. customs and border patrol opened the international crossing at sana c throw in california that's th

—— emirates. there is an appeals process and that is what we are focusing on at the university.le appeal and then there is an opportunity for this unjust decision to be overturned. very grateful for yourtime, to be overturned. very grateful for your time, thank you. the executive board of the japanese carmaker — nissan — has voted unanimously to dismiss its chairman — carlos ghosn — following allegations of financial misconduct. mr ghosn, who remains in detention in tokyo following his arrest on monday, is accused by nissan of under—reporting his salary and using company assets for personal use. his removal ends his long tenure at the top of the alliance between nissan, mitsubishi and renault. the human rights organisation amnesty international has accused france of unjustly punishing dozens of people without trial by increasingly using counterterrorism measures. the measures can impose curfews and make it obligatory for the person to report daily to the local police. engineers in italy have revealed that the leaning tower of pisa is not leaning quite as much as it used to. they

the government is now urgently seeking talks with the united arab emirates.ill 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 16s turn to betting.

in a robust response from the united arab emirates... the minister also said...ely to send a chill through the british expat community and those who visit the country for work holidays. several other british people have fallen foul of the law in recent yea rs, fallen foul of the law in recent years, such as david haigh, who spent almost two years in prison for fraud before being acquitted. his experience in prison, terrifying. the phones were pretty much from broken all the time. you are not allow to see your lawyers. there we re allow to see your lawyers. there were meetings, torches, abuse, you could hear people from other cells being raped. horror, basically. and now matthew hedges is starting his long prison sentence. he and his wife pinning their hopes on the possibility of an appeal on the action the foreign office is now taking. and in about 30 minutes' time, we'll be speaking to richard ratcliffe — the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's injail in iran and how his experience is similar to the wife of matthew hedges. france has imposed travel bans

the government is now urgently seeking talks with the united arab emirates.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. they aren't working in a vacuum, they are dealing with real people's futures and the people are watching them and want action. the republic of ireland start the hunt for a new manager as martin o'neill steps down after five years in charge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a british student has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates for spying. 31—year—old matthew hedges — who was studying at durham university — was

in the united arab emirates to begin his first trip abroad since. the saudi official news agency says it's part of a tour of a number of brother lee arab countries pakistan's prime minister has ordered an inquiry into an attack at the chinese consulate in karachi that killed two police officers a separatist group called the liberation army has claimed responsibility and in the northwest of the country children are among thirty five people killed by an explosion in a crowded market dozens were injured in or exotic districts and no one has claimed responsibility for that attack. there's also been a blast in neighboring afghanistan where at least ten people have been killed that attack happened in the city of khost at least twenty others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a military base a former militia leader in the central african republic has appeared before the international criminal court in the hague. also known as rambo faces war crimes charges he was a senior leader within the mostly christian and. the united arab emirat

the wife of the british man jailed for life in the united arms emirates says the foreign office haveet him down. i was under the impression that they were putting their interests with the uae above a british citizen's right for freedom. and scientists warn the window of opportunity to tackle rising global temperatures has almost closed. and coming up on bbc news... a remarkable sporting comeback story as robert kubica returns to formula one, eight years after a rally crash that nearly claimed his life. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister says britain and the eu have reached an agreement on their future relationship that is the right dealfor britain. negotiators from london and brussels agreed to the 26—page text overnight. in downing street a short time ago, the prime minister said the british people want a good deal that sets them on course for a brighterfuture — that deal, said mrs may, is within our grasp. she's hoping to have the agreement signed off by european leaders at a summit on sunday. our political correspondent, iain watson, has the late

the british student matthew hedges has been sentenced to life in prison in the united arab emirates fortained his innocence, had been researching the country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detained by the authorities in may. joanna gosling has been speaking to cinzia bianco, a friend of matthew hedges for her reaction to today's verdict. we are all shocked. in fact, what this verdict says is that there is no boundary, there is no academic safety for researchers in the uae, and it's quite astonishing, because the uae has tried to build its profile internationally, including by inviting prestigious international universities, who are currently operating there. what does this say for coming in, how does it feature into the verdict today? when he was released on bail, did you take that as a good sign? yes, of course, it was a good sign. but it was also clear that it was due to the pressure that the uae authorities had received, including by the international media and the press. so as long as the case was kept secret, so to speak, or confidential, he received treatment

a british research student is sentenced to life in prison accused of spying in the united arab emirates, charges he denies. matthew hedges has been held in solitary confinement for six months since his arrest as he tried leave the country after a research trip. we are all shocked because in fact what this verdict says is that there is no boundaries, there is no safety for academic research in the uae. the foreign secretary has warned of repercussions over the sentence. also this lunchtime.... as theresa may heads to brussels for more talks she warns critics that a no—deal brexit could result if they block the plan. the shocking rise in teenage gambling — a study says it's a problem for 50,000 children in the uk. and how whales change their song over time and develop unique new tunes. and in sport: there are eight changes to scotland's team for the meeting with argentina this weekend but the biggest is postional as finn russell moves from fly—half to inside centre. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a phd student from durham university has been sentenced to life in prison

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