this is jeremy hunt's first visit to iran, and he came with a clear message.d immediately release nazanin zagari—ratcliffe and other british iranian dual nationals who have been detained. if they, as a policy, detained dual nationals as a tool of diplomatic leverage, then there will be consequences for iran. this is not something that the united kingdom will allow to happen and let them get away with it scot—free. it's a case he took to his iranian counterpart, who admitted he could help with humanitarian assistance, but little more. why can nazanin zagari—ratcliffe not be released ? would it not correct an injustice, but also improve relations between the uk and iran? i'm not in a position to discuss the legalities of the case. she is an iranian citizen, and she has been accused by thejudiciary, which is an independent body. and that is the problem. the iranian power brokers who decide mrs zagari—ratcliffe's fate are not around this table. this afternoon mr hunt met her four—year—old daughter, gabriella, and otherfamily members. back in britain, her husband w

also it is let's just hear those that we've just heard something from jeremy hunt the british foreign secretary let's hear what he had to say the news about matthew hedges is absolutely devastating and our thoughts are with matthew and his wife danielle and his family today. and we are incredibly disappointed that the u.s. should do this we see no foundation in the charges that have been laid against him we've raised the issue repeatedly i raised it last week with crown prince mohammed himself and yet despite that we have today's news there will be. serious diplomatic consequences for a country that says that it is a friend and ally of the united kingdom but right now our thoughts with matthew and his family and we want to do everything we can to get him home as soon as possible and paul so there we saw that he was deeply disappointed jeremy hunt that is and talked about there being serious diplomatic consequences i mean there is a highly important mutual defense pact between the two countries from which both countries benefit greatly do you think that's at stake. i think it could be

jeremy hunt put this tweet out last night, which you can read.ill be able to bring matthew hedges him swiftly? i hope so. i hope that the uae will focus on the damage that this will do our relationship, very valuable and mutually beneficial relationship as our biggest export partner in the middle east. so what is going on when a friend and ally accuses a british citizen of spying and jailed them for life in a five—minute hearing without a lawyer present? this is what is really weird about it. i don't think anyone has anything to gain from this. it could be then sending a message to uk academics or academics worldwide not to look into things they consider politically censored. but it has already done the uae is that damage, the fact they can do inside her confinement for five months with no access to a lawyer or reading material or anything. he has mental health problems and he was not getting proper medical treatment. i am very worried for his safety now. we don't know where he is and we have not been able to get consular access on the ground sin

but some support from jeremy hunt. we can bring in chris morris.r today, some very displeased with what has happened here. some rejoicing. some people pointing to something we have not talked about, and that is the legal challenge to article 50, which is still going through the courts. there is a case going to be heard next week at the european court of justice, i believe. it was originally put before the court of session, the highest court in scotland. about whether article 50 camby overturned. there are two questions which will be asked. number one, is it possible to overturn it? and is it a unilateral decision for the united kingdom or bilateral decision, do they have to negotiate with drawing article 50 with the rest of the eu? the department for exiting the european union tried very hard to prevent this case for actually getting to the european court ofjustice. it it went as far as the supreme court in the uk last week the supreme court rejected their arguments. there will be this argument next week. the key thing is, ithink be this argument n

britain's chief diplomat of course it was a pretty diplomatic encounter but jeremy hunt certainly didn't deny that britain was carefully weighing its options here weighing its response in light of emerging new information that new information that we've heard today and that in the process of weighing this response of course it may have an impact on relations between britain and its key middle east ally saudi arabia of course also a key customer for british arms he was pressed in particular at what point in time it might become untenable to have business as usual with saudi arabia take a listen to this exchange between tom tube and the chairman of the committee and jeremy hunt. would you show my concern when your saudi opposite number. from mr baer describes the reaction to us or his murder as fairly hysterical would you would you agree that the saudi government does not appear to be beginning to take this terribly seriously well i don't agree that i agree with you and i don't agree with that characterization a tool i think. you know if these stories are as they have been reported it is n

economy and business now need some certainty and we have to go to the next stage because while jeremy huntlejeremy hunt may complain, we now need to hear what alternatives are available to what the prime minister is negotiating. do you agree with the view that this warning that the uk could indefinitely become trapped as a reduced satellite of the eu or is this an extreme talking up of the worse case scenario? this an extreme talking up of the worse case scenario? if we leave the european union as planned on march 29 next year we can then properly get into that phase two of the conversation which is the kind of relationship that we want to have. it is really important that we get an agreement right because if we do not get an agreement we do not get the economic transition that is so vital for both the economic transition that is so vitalfor both sides the economic transition that is so vital for both sides of this negotiation. thank you and we will see you later. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: over 800 staff will work through the thanksgiving holiday in cali

jeremy hunt, obvious and liam fox.ped on the way and has developed more support. he has had a good run and foreign secretary. you might assume that this is positioning himself. if he not spoken to every one of the cabinet made notes. apparently, matt hancock said that the permanent surgery at the department of health could not guarantee people would get the medicine they need in the event of no—deal brexit. medicine they need in the event of no-deal brexit. let's go onto another story on the front page of the telegraph which is that british spy the telegraph which is that british spy chiefs trying to stop the president dropped from exposing their sources. —— president trump from exposing their stores is. —— sources. this is a complex story. that was authorised, the spying during the electric camp —— election campaign, they had to assemble what was probable cause. in the uk we call that premier vessey a evidence, to suggest that there was a reason on why the font that is assembled bits and pieces of evidence from the se

described it as an olive branch and last night match had two matthew hedges' wife had a meeting with jeremy hunteremy hunt, who she had earlier been critical. he has assured me that they are doing everything in their power to get matt free and back home to me. this is not as though they can when alone andi is not as though they can when alone and i think the foreign office and the british public, who are now standing upfor the british public, who are now standing up for one of their citizens. -- and 18. after the meeting, the foreign secretary tweeted that he had a constructive phone conversation with this counterpart in the uae. he said... —— and a tank. —— and i thank. the uae embassy is expected to get presentation from the british ambassador. there will be further developments today. matthew hedges and his family have there are. and that they lead his freedom. keith doyle, bbc news. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: theresa may has hailed a draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu as "right for the whole of the uk." but spain's prime minister has repeated

the woman that we heard matthew had his wife has also gone into the foreign office to meet with jeremy hunt we don't know what the contents of that will be it will be the pair of them i assume getting together and. coordinating together as to exactly what the next steps are both diplomatically and politically and also in. abu dhabi sorry in dubai the united arab emirates have issued a statement saying that matthew had just was treated fairly they say that they're keen to protect the strategic relationship with britain they say that he was treated according to the constitution and he was provided with translators so it's not true that he wasn't aware of what he was signing so a dip a flurry of activity on both sides that's right and we have seen throughout this the u.a.e. sticking to its position they are now saying that matthew had his has not been treated unfairly what is the likelihood of him being released any time soon in light of this that's a really tough question because the amount of pressure that there is on the u.a.e. at the moment is immense and it has escalated now to become a s

james, what is jeremy james, what isjeremy hunt hoping to get out of these talks?, they are rushing for the airport to head home, and they are putting two things. they are claiming that the saudis are willing to allow 50 houthi rebels to be evacuated by the un to man for treatment. the reason this matters is that it was one of the pretext given early in the year, in september, by the houthis, to pull out of peace talks, so what he is trying to do is remove some of those barriers to some kind of process taking place to end hostilities. 0n a second front, he's claiming that the saudis and emirati is also willing to agree, or at least engage with the idea of no longer launching air strikes with the idea of no longer launching airstrikes in with the idea of no longer launching air strikes in civilian areas, if the houthis themselves are willing to stop sending shells into riyadh, into saudi arabia. now, the problem with all this is that all of these talks and private communications and assurances given in private, we have yet to see any of this making a difference on t

s foreign secretary jeremy hunt in london. see him shaping force after being handed a life sentence and then being made to leave was beyond heartbreaking we didn't even got to say goodbye. i really appreciate the foreign secretary taking the time to meet me at this crucial country mine and maps why he has assured me that he and his team are doing everything in their power to get my map free and return him home to me. this is not a party i can win alone and i think the foreign office and the british probably were now standing up for one of their seven. al-jazeera as paul brennan has more from london. a pretty intense series of diplomatic to and froze during the course of the day as this promise to escalate into a really serious diplomatic crisis between the u.k. and the u.s. over the conviction of matthew hedges on wednesday now his wife. arrived back in london on thursday morning and was visibly upset gave an early morning radio interview in which he criticized the british foreign ministry for not doing enough to help matthew

the eu for decades, at 30 yea rs, get into the eu for decades, at 30 years, being in limbo, and jeremy hunte hunt saying that we could be in a similar limbo if we try to get out. turkey is partially in the customs union. that restrict its ability to make trade deals with other countries. jeremy hunt says we might be stuck for a similar period of time ina be stuck for a similar period of time in a similar position. the turkey trap. nothing to do with christmas, disappointingly. no. and at each ofjean—claude juncker and theresa may. in matching suits. almost, yes. no, she has been struck. anyway. they will meet on saturday and the proposed summit on sunday. we will see what happens on the weekend. also on the telegraph, british spy chiefs battling to stop donald trump exposing their sources. explain what that's about. the application to wiretap person called carter page as part of the robert mueller investigation. donald trump release it was politically motivated, that wiretap motivation. because it was assembling the evidence they had to say they were suspicious of this guy and they wa nted

this is jeremy hunt's first visit to iran and he came with a clear message.anin zagari—ratcliffe and other british iranian dual nationals who have been detained. if they, as a policy, detained dual nationals as a tool of diplomatic leverage, then there will be consequences for iran. this is not something that the united kingdom will allow to happen and let them get away with it scot—free. it's a case he took to his iranian counterpart, who admitted he could help with humanitarian assistance, but little more. why can nazanin zagari—ratcliffe not be released ? would it not correct an injustice, but also improve relations between the uk and iran? i'm not in a position to discuss the legalities of the case. she is an iranian citizen and she has been accused by thejudiciary, which is an independent body. and that is the problem. the iranian power brokers who decide mrs zagari—ratcliffe's fate are not around this table. this afternoon mr hunt met her four—year—old daughter, gabriella, and otherfamily members. back in britain, her husband welcomed his efforts. hones

the foreign secretary jeremy hunt.r brexit. after the brexit secretary, dominic raab, refused to appear before the eu committee. its shares said the committee had a responsibility to react to any brexit agreement in time for the response from hollerman. it is part of accountability to parliament to support our work and not frustrated. as the minister agreed that if brexit is at least in part about restoring the sovereignty of this parliament, the government should set an example by engaging in a mature, constructive way, with its committees, rather than, as mature, constructive way, with its committees, ratherthan, as the mcgrath has done, effectively refusing to give evidence. he said the predecessor david davis had severed parity with british parliament. it is jarran reed we find ourselves in a situation where michel barnier is briefing meps almost daily and sharing draft texts when select committees in westminster are kept in the dark. when select committees in westminster are kept in the darkm course, we are fully

foreign office the foreign secretary jeremy hunt first issued a statement expressing his deep shock at the sentence issued on matthew hedges but he then followed it up with a post on social media which said the following matthew hedges news extremely worrying we have seen no evidence to back up the charges against him the f c o will do all we can to get him home and i will meet his wife daniella tomorrow thursday the u.a.e. claim to be a friend and ally of the u.k. so there will be serious diplomatic consequences and he finished that tweet with the word unacceptable. and the prime minister is also taking a close interest and we are of course as he is deeply disappointed and concerned today's verdict and i realize how difficult and distressing this is both from a few pages but for also for his family we are raising it with the m.r.c. all for it is the highest level military procurement deals have long been a central plank of u.k. mideast diplomacy but those links have been strained by the civilian casualties from the u.s. involvement in the war in yemen and by concerns over a clampdown

saudi arabia for talks expected to focus on the war in yemen and the killing of jamal khashoggi jeremy hunt has been meeting the saudi king in the capital riyadh is the first british minister to visit they came to him since khashoggi was murdered in october a spokesman for prime minister tourism a said one would push the saudis to do more to deliver justice and accountability in the case. well canada's prime minister has become the first western needs of knowledge that his country has received an order recording of jamal khashoggi justin trudeau says intelligence agencies of listen to tape it comes off to turkey's president. said on saturday that recordings had been shared with several countries including saudi arabia us germany france and britain canada intelligence agencies have been working very closely on this issue with the turkish intelligence committee has been fully briefed on what. turkey had to share and i had a conversation with president carter one just a couple of weeks ago in over the phone here in in in paris we had prefix changes and which i. thanked him for his is strength

jeremy hunt, though, did notjust come to iran to talk about british iranian dual nationals.ss for himself the impact of us sanctions, here, on the streets of tehran. he concluded iran was under real pressure, seeing few western goods on sale. iranian leaders accept that people will suffer, but are urging european politicians like mr hunt to do more to help. james landale, bbc news, tehran. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in lebanon, finding out why beirut is hoping to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. we have amazing people who are doing work that is internationally recognised. also coming up: i'll be discovering how an ordinary man became the king of his own castle. did he build it himself? himself, stone by stone. it took him 73 years. plus, lucy hits the british countryside to check out the latest hiking gadgets. gopro, take a photo. with its mix of minarets and church spires, lebanon's capital beirut is a clash of culture and religion between the mediterranean and the middle east. and i have come at

will hold accountable all those involved in the killing the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt says accountability should also extend to those who gave the order he was in riyadh on monday for talks with king solomon. i told very frankly about our concerns about what happened and how important it is for saudi strategic partners to know that this cannot and will not happen again and the first step in that process not the only step but the first step in the process is to make sure there is proper accountability for the people who are responsible person people who committed the act those are the people in case you want us to react and . due process is in train at the moment in saudi arabia and i was led to believe there will be rapid progress in making sure the people of port to justice. right let's introduce our guests now joining us here in doha is. a fendi professor of politics of the doha institute for graduate studies in istanbul we have mehmet jelinek his political news editor at the daily sabah newspaper and in london we have bill lawrence journalist and analyst at the gulf mass

foreign secretary jeremy hunt has arrived in riyadh then had a meeting with king sandman he is urging the government to fully cooperate with turkish investigators a spokesman for the british prime minister to resign may says hunt will push the saudis to do more to deliver justice and accountability on the her shakti case and canadian prime minister justin trudeau says his government is working with what he calls like minded allies on the next steps for saudi arabia we continue to be engaged with our allies on the investigation into accountability for the murder of jamal khashoggi and we are in discussions with her like minded allies as to next steps toward saudi arabia are dramatic is following the story for us he joins us now live from istanbul so jamelle how significant are all of these developments on the international front. well i mean that's a question we ask every single time to raise a new development because there is that expectancy that at some point something's got to give us some point somebody has to be charged and tried and at some point there has to be some sort of sanc

and secretary jeremy hunt was saying in westminster that it's necessary to wait and see what kind of investigation results are going to come out of the khashoggi case and he also said that it's important to see how saudi arabia will react and potentially promise to not act similarly moving forward in the future. middle east commentator darwish says the british government sees no benefit from halting arms sales to saudi arabia. when asked before. as still the arms sales from britain still. within the rules i don't see a member of parliament good to see ok i started our missile and put six thousand people in my constituency out of work so you have to actually get that balance here and the pradhan office probably in law lion which feeds the downing street always is better to be engaged with the country so you can exert pressure behind the closed doors and twist arms of closed doors or of the megaphone diplomacy which is practiced by the americans that's not actually the british way of doing things. the hard line islamic party in pakistan has called for the death of three supreme court j

jeremy hunt is making it clear.sponsible to justice, and secondly also what they will do to demonstrate that it is not going to happen again. i think what will be absolutely crucial it is meeting tonight with the country's de facto ruler, king salman, because he is so central to this. once we see that meeting, we will get a sense of where the saudis are. and they are of course or instrumental in waging part of the war in yemen. what pressure can jeremy hunt bring to bear on that situation? you think there is a window of opportunity here, in part created by the khashoggi are there, which potentially could mean seeing to both sides in this conflict, the iranian—backed with the rebels, and the saudi backside on the other, there is potential to end the fighting, he is trying to get both sides run into some kind of process that would end hostilities —— iranian—backed houthis rebels. in recent days, however, the fighting has got worse. however, un sources suggest there has been a bit of a lull today. james, thank you. jam

jeremy hunt is the first u.k. minister it's a visit since he was killed at the saudi consulates in istanbul more than a month ago there will also be a focus on ending the war in yemen britain is a major weapons supplier to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. who are leading the conflicts the united nations says the war has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis commemorations have been held around the world to mark one hundred years since the end of the first world war france's president calling led tributes to the twenty million people who died in the conflicts firefighters in california say they've only managed to contain ten percent of the fire burning in los angeles county at least twenty five people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed. two large fires tear through the u.s. state of california hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave and firefighters expect the hot and windy weather conditions to continue to fan the flames those are the headlines viewfinder asia is coming up ne

haven't got the israeli ambassador to london here we go ask for him let's just turn to yemen now jeremy huntthe british foreign secretary was in saudi saying he wanted to get to the bottom of the shoji killing even as edward snowden was reeling that he was claiming israeli spy ware was used because assassination. odd that don should be in saudi arabia to talk about. whiles apparently there was an ongoing operation in yemen colonel tokyo mulkey of the saudis military said there was ongoing when you make a jeremy hunt being in i'm surprised you know the german hunty did not actually directed any blame to the saudi government he said you know we managed or we succeeded actually to reach some sort of deal with the saudi government to let the injured people to be treated outside yemen does that mean we're going to hooty community people going to will be england well i wish so many were so you know because simply why he was silent this war is going on for at least a year three years and a half what about those people who were injured more than thirty thousand yemenis were injured most of them chil

in yemen colonel tokyo mulkey with the saudis military said there was ongoing would you make a jeremy hunt being in i'm surprised jim hunt he did not actually. any blame to the saudi government he said you know we managed or we succeeded actually to reach some sort of deal with the saudi government the injured people to be treated outside the yemen that we were going to hootie community people going to will be england well i wish so many were so you know because simply why he was silent this war is going on for at least a year or three years and a half what about those people who were in. more than thirty thousand yemenis were injured most of them children and civilians why british government was silent about this why now there realize that there are injured people who need treatment outside given they cannot be treated even inside yemen because most of the hospital were bombed by the saudi alliance this is the problem now this thing don't we should actually advocate for stopping this war completely and to the with the rule of the saudi troops and troops from yemen and let the yemenis sort

there is this strong statement from jeremy hunt and we know there was a call from jeremy hunt to hisgiven a presidential pardon and his wife says she cannot wait for him to come home. cliff richard is on the way later and we will be back in westminster but let's get the news, travel and weather wherever you are watching. over the last week or so we have had an east or south—easterly winds bringing in chilly weather from the continent. we start off on a chilly note this week but it will turn milder. with that the potential for strong winds and some heavy rain. a bit of rain around this morning many affecting eastern areas of england and across the east of scotland. the rain will continue throughout the day. the best of the sunshine will be in the west where there will be sunny spells. maximum temperature is about seven to 9 degrees. tonight we will continue with the showers across eastern parts. it could turn chilly with mist and fog developing in central and southern areas of england. as we go into the early hours of tuesday morning more in the way of rain will start to spreading. ov

mr hedges' wife had herfirst meeting with jeremy hunt this afternoon. 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 even get to say goodbye. i really appreciate the foreign secretary taking the time to meet me at this crucial point in mine and matt's life. the government is clearly anxious to be seen to be doing everything in its power to secure matthew hedges' release. how soon that happens, if at all, is still an open question, but the authorities in the united arab emirates insist that anyone convicted in a court has the right to appeal within 30 days and that families have the right to appeal for presidential clemency on behalf of convicted relatives. paul adams, bbc news, at the foreign office. nearly eight years ago, the formula one driver robert kubica almost died in a crash which left him with terrible injuries, including a partially severed arm. now, incredibly, he's returning to formula one racing as a driver with the williams team. he says it is

the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt will meet with the king and crown prince monday. he'll urge them to cooperate with turkey's investigation of the journalist's murder, and to end the war in yemen. the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo also discussed those issues in a phone call with the crown prince on sunday. cnn is following the story live in istanbul. given the pressure, is there a sense they will get any traction here? >> reporter: well, you know, george, it's been more than 40 days since the killing of jamal khashoggi, and still, turkish authorities have not been able to locate a body. they have not been able to locate his remains. they don't even know if they're searching for a body right now or not because, you know, you've heard the theories that turkish authorities are looking at different scenarios including the possibility, one theory that his body may have been dissolved in acid, and turkish officials including president erdogan and we heard this from the president several times, believe the answers are with the saudis. and they want these answers to q

jeremy hunt, though, did notjust come to iran to talk about british iranian dual nationals.ccept that people will suffer, but are urging european politicians like mr hunt to do more to help. james landale, bbc news, tehran. plans to breakaway from the champions‘ league in favour of a new tournament featuring europe‘s top teams are ‘fiction‘ according to two of european football‘s most powerful officials. uefa‘s president and the chairman of the european club association have told the bbc they are working together to reform football. they‘ll be meeting officials at the european commission tomorrow as our sports correspondent richard conway reports. it‘s spectacular. it‘s gareth bale. the champions league, the pinnacle of club football but the future of the competition has been in doubt in recent weeks. leaked documents suggested real madrid, who won their 11th title in may, were part of a plot to create a new super league with the continent‘s topsides. with the continent‘s top sides. but any breakaway plan is now dead, according to two of the european game‘s biggest power bro

the firstjob for jeremy hunt is to reassure daniela tejada that everything is indeed being done to secure. she is disappointed and angry and doesn't believe the foreign office did anything until she went public in october and forced it out into the open. the problem is the united arab emirates are adamant, they say they have proof that matthew hedges was spying for britain, they say he confessed in courtand for britain, they say he confessed in court and put his signature to a confession. the family says this was a result of extreme pressure on him bordering on frankly torture, but so far it is not obvious the united arab emirates is preparing or willing to back down from its position. paul adams, willing to back down from its position. pauladams, thank willing to back down from its position. paul adams, thank you. a major new report has highlighted the scale of mental illness suffered by children and young people in england. data collected by nhs digital shows one in eight 5—to—19 year olds had a mental disorder last year. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. for years emma h

an amicable solution could be found to this diplomatic crisis and the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt who followed up a meeting that he had yesterday with matthew had his wife danielle to hard where he said that the he saw matthew what hedges wife i believe and trust that the u.a.e. foreign minister is working hard to resolve the situation a s a peanuts a tweet from jeremy hunt on thursday night i think the diplomatic planets are aligning here for a possible face saving compromise with perhaps no blame accepted on either side but matthew had just potentially being free quite soon and i 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

hedges was sentenced to life imprisonment on weapons they met with the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt here in london on thursday came out with a far more formal reassured she seemed with the actions of the foreign secretary and the foreign secretary and self who had earlier in the day met with the. london tweeted as i follows i believe and trust the u.a.e. foreign minister that's in abu dhabi is working hard to resolve this situation a s a p and that's holly's with a statement from the foreign ministry in abu dhabi saying that they hoped an amicable solution could be found. i said ahead on this al-jazeera news hour not a setback for sure because newly appointed prime minister. keeping a close eye from the sky donald trump's threatening diplomacy u.s. border with mexico to keep migrants out. and support the west indies and knocked out of the wild twenty twenty on home soil here i'll have details later in the program. the new norm for the middle east says sunshine and showers longer spells of right looking rather disturbed once again across much of the middle east that the cloud of rain

there will be rapid progress and bringing to justice the people of responsible for murdering kushal jeremy hunt made the comments after meeting saudi arabia's king sun mon they are hunters the first british minister to visit the kingdom sent the saudi journalist was murdered last month at the saudi consulate in istanbul he says he expects to hear about legal proceedings over the killing soon russian as a major supply of weapons and military equipment to the kingdom. i talk very frankly about all concerned about what happened and how important it is for saudi strategic partners to know that this cannot and will not happen again the first step in that process not the only step but the first step in that process is to make sure there is proper accountability for the people who were responsible person people who committed the acts also the people who gave you want us to react and due process is in train at the moment in saudi arabia and i was led to believe there will be rapid progress in making sure the people of port to justice. granted as prime minister has become the first western data to offic

foreign secretary has met saudi arabia's king solomon and jeremy hunt as the first british minister to visit the kingdom since journalist jamal khashoggi was murdered last month at the saudi consulate in istanbul the state run news agency says the two men discussed bilateral relations and regional developments hunters also do some made crown prince mohammed bin some on a spokesman for prime minister tories amaze says hunt will push to solve these to do more to deliver justice and accountability in the kushal case canada's prime minister has become the first western the to acknowledge this country has received an order of according related to kushal g.'s murder justin trudeau says he hasn't listened to the tape himself but has intelligence agencies have we continue to be engaged with our allies on the investigation into accountability for the murder of jamal khashoggi and we are in discussions with our like minded allies as to next steps toward saudi arabia. meanwhile turkey has reacted with anger to french claims that ankara is playing a political game it's intelligence sharing over th

jeremy hunt was making clear his anger in the last few days. they are using this national days.is national day when they release prisoners as a way of giving him a pardon. that is right. we heard yesterday from the official state news agency run by the government that they are pardoning 785 prisoners as part of the national day celebrations. we do not know it at you hedges is included in that list. there was a press c0 nfe re nce included in that list. there was a press conference at oh 800 british time today. it follows a strong diplomatic effort on the part of the british government and the uae authorities, certainlyjeremy hunt last week was saying there would be strong, diplomatic repercussions on the relationship between the uae and the relationship between the uae and the uk. the verdict came down last week and i was in the core outside. it was the surprise there was quite a strong reaction in the days after. since then there have been multiple contacts between the british government and the iraqi government trying to find an amicable solution. —— the emma ratti. theresa ma

british university student, who's beenjailed for life in dubai, is to meet the foreign secretary jeremy huntgiven them repeated assurances about matthew. if we can't resolve this there are going to be serious diplomatic consequences. joining us from dubai is our middle east reporter paul blake. we were just hearing syria's diplomatic consequences. this isn't an issue that is going to just go away. —— serious diplomatic consequences. this ruling will be upheld and it is severe. yes, jeremy hunt will meet with his wife, daniela tejada, today to discuss the case. it is hard to say what will happen next. the press in the uae is headlining on the verdict not being final, with the attorney—general saying it is not final and the accused has the right to appeal ahead of the supreme court. there was quite a swift reaction in uk yesterday with theresa may in parliament saying it was deeply disappointing and jeremy hunt was seeking a call with his counterpart 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

last week simon cold meet the irish foreign minister met with dominic rob the president secretary jeremy hunt they had a very long and frank meetings and both suggested that they were very close to a compromise ok and now you have this i'm sorry yes yes democrats going to say that the main sticking point here seems to be the irish border but let me ask you why is the irish border issue so important to island and the u.k. i mean the border is just a legacy of the peace process isn't it. well it is a it is what it is in large part about the peace process it's not just about trade you tend to get an emphasis in the media that it's all about economics and frictionless trade it's not just about that it's about communities it's about people one simple statistic i think sums this up i mean if you take the european union's border on its east from the baltic sea to turkey for example there are one hundred thirty seven border crossings ok that's the whole of the eastern border now you take the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland there are over two hundred official border crossin

is due to meet with jeremy hunt the foreign secretary that nella to how that has been somewhat critical of the foreign office here in the u.k. for not acting quickly enough and strongly enough in the early months of matthew's detention she has been quite scathing about that i think the foreign office will hope that by bringing her and the foreign secretary together in one room to discuss the case they can iron out their differences and both proceed in the same direction and that is with the intention of securing matthews' release as quickly as possible because as you heard from the foreign secretary and you will hear you can hear the that what daniel daniela said which was that basically matthew is an innocent academic just there in the u.a.e. for two weeks of academic research for his ph d. thesis and that is a and that counts which is backed up by friends colleagues people that university where he was doing his thesis all saying that matthew is certainly not what he is alleged to be certainly not a spy for britain who brennen live in london thank. lebanon is marking its seventy fifth

predicaments and later this afternoon daniela harder then went to the foreign ministry to meet jeremy hunt and she emerged after about an hour saying that she was very much more happy with the situation now she said as follows i really appreciate the foreign secular taking the time to meet me at this crucial point he's assured me that he and his team are doing everything in their power to get matt free now that coincided almost to the hour with a statement that was released by the u.a.e. foreign ministry which stood by the conviction but it also offered the possibility of some breakthrough now the statement from the u.a.e. said that the british academic had been treated fairly and according to the constitution it said that there was compelling and powerful evidence that include information extracted from his personal electronic devices but it added that both sides hope to find an amicable solution to the matthew hedges case so it does appear that with thirty days left before while he can appeal against this this charge that does seem to be a diplomatic moves afoot for both sides to come to

jeremy hunt has been speaking today and he acknowledged it will be a challenge for theresa may to getthe challenge for theresa may to get approval from the house of commons for the withdrawal agreement. these are his thoughts. if there was gridlock in parliament, there would be a huge degree of uncertainty. and what the british people want if they want us to get on and deliver brexit. let's remember in this deal, although there are lots of things any of us can point to that we don't like, there's also a huge amount that we have achieved. not just there's also a huge amount that we have achieved. notjust the ending of free movement of people, the ending of large annual payments that are coming out of the common fisheries policy, largely ending the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice. it gets us a lot of what we wanted, not everything. the question is, can this be the staging post that gets us to the point where we could get everything? i think with a lot of hard work, it can be. amber rudd says the house of commons can't prevent their being no deal? there are circumstances tha

solution to the conflict in a meeting in the city coupled with king so mom british foreign secretary jeremy hunt spoke of the need to build support for u.n. peace efforts both. combines the ball this and see attitude of some of the loudest voices in the calls for ceasefire could be a while before they agreed to peace talks mohamad the whole thing the needle of this supreme council of the whole thing is recently described the cool spy the united states and united kingdom to talk in an op ed in the washington post who ruled that the united states will stop the war long time ago but has instead chosen to support its corrupt ally soda. djibouti joining me live on the phone now from yemen's capital is political commentator nasr shaka thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us we've been reporting on the fighting in data spreading to residential areas affecting civilians how would you describe the situation than now. for her thinking media suppression has got to be so quadrature in. part the part. of the heart of the. problem that it could probably be a girl problem. because he's a want to

jeremy hunt, a safe pairof everybody else. jeremy hunt, a safe pair of hands. back story. borisjohnson, darling of the right. and amber rudd, the remainder. katie, adding to the few bright nature of what has been going on at westminster and talking about a leadership contest that hasn't really... which we don't always leaving a going to happen. really... which we don't always leaving a going to happenm really... which we don't always leaving a going to happen. it is also very funny because we have the top five pictured here but if you look at the copy, it names several other people, even the attorney general, geoffrey cox, they say. also penny mordant. people thought she might resign but she is currently in cabinet. i do wonder whether all this might help theresa may a little bit because given that there are so many people who to be leader, if the brexiteers to get their way and they managed to oust theresa may with a confidence vote this week or next week and we enter a leadership contest, what people have talked about the idea of a ca reta ker have talked abo

jeremy hunt says riyadh confirmed its willingness to allow fifty wounded fighters to go to arm on for medical treatment at least one hundred fifty people have been killed since sunday as the saudi emirates a coalition tries to retake the port city of her data reports from djibouti. fierce fighting on one of the phone lines on the fringes of the port city of data this is one of the largest bottle so far in the war in yemen. hold the fighters who control the day the losing the strategic port is not an option and they are putting up a stiff resistance. we should have attempted another suicide attack but it failed we are advancing. despite earlier promises by the soda coalition and pro-government forces not to fight through bottles in some parts of the city the conflict has already and to that face in one presidential area is still the city borders lie and collect relentless bombardment of killed numerous fighters and this is the ultimate price the pro-government alliance and their sodhi and their morality buck is off to the port of data a vital lifeline for millions of yemenis more than

british foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, had a good conversation with our foreign minister.y privately. as mr hunt said, we have an extremely close partnership with the uk. because of the strength of that relationship, we are hopeful that an amicable solution can be reached. thank you very much. joining us now from outside the uae embassy in central london is our correspondent, jon donnison. 0ne senses in that statement from the ambassador, the response of a country which has been stung by international criticism since the life sentence for matthew hedge is. yes, and also a country whose diplomats have been busy in the last few days, as we heard, right up to the foreign secretary gemma raby hunt —— jeremy hunt, meeting with the ambassador. i think for the family and friends of matthew head is, they will hope there is a pathway beginning to form —— matthew hedges, hoping that he can be released. an appeal for clemency, hedges, hoping that he can be released. an appealfor clemency, a pardon, to the uae president has been launched and they are studying this request. the press s

jeremy hunt has been a breath of fresh air in the foreign office. we do need to keep battling.metimes be accused of complacency maybe? they can sometimes be accused of complacency maybe ?|j they can sometimes be accused of complacency maybe? i think that is exactly right. the first reaction is to be cautious and resolve it quietly. they are confronted then buy in alienating family who think you should be a lot clearer. it is the cases that are resolved quietly that you don't hear about. cases like ours where softly, softly has not worked. you think it is time to make a song and dance and take up a fuss in the media? we stayed quiet for a month or so. fuss in the media? we stayed quiet fora month orso. in fuss in the media? we stayed quiet for a month or so. in our case this isa mum for a month or so. in our case this is a mum and baby held for no good reason. this is crazy. we have had a long battle of pushing the government. the foreign secretary this week was incredibly clear both in iran and in parliament yesterday. there is that attention to play things quite cautiously. i'