keith doyle reports. given a life sentence for spying in the united arab emirates. he was arrested six months ago while researching for his phd thesis. the foreign secretary demanded his release, insisting he is innocent. but the uae has been defined, saying he was properly tried and convicted. however, a further statement from the uae yesterday indicated a change of tone. it said... the foreign secretary described it as an olive branch and last night match had two matthew hedges' wife had a meeting with jeremy hunt, who matthew hedges' wife had a meeting withjeremy 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

keith doyle reports.wo days since matthew hedges was given a life sentence for spying in the united arab emirates. he was arrested six months ago, while researching for his phd thesis. the foreign secretary demanded his release, insisting he is innocent. but the uae has been defiant, saying he was properly tried and convicted. however, a further statement from the uae yesterday indicated a change of tone. it said... the foreign secretary described it as an olive branch and last night, matthew hedges' wife had her first meeting withjeremy hunt, whom she had earlier been critical of. he has assured me that he and his team are doing everything in their power to get matt free and return him home to me. this is not a fight i can win alone and i thank the foreign office and the british public, for now standing up for one of their citizens. after the meeting, the foreign secretary tweeted that he had a constructive phone conversation with his counterpart in the uae. he said... later this morning, the united arab

our reporter keith doyle has more.hannel yesterday. the eight men, who say they are iranian, were taken into custody and interviewed by immigration officers. the day before, 14 people were found in two dinghies in the channel. french authorities found another i! suspected migrants on the same day. there has been a huge rise in the number of people trying to cross the channel in small boats. in the past month, 10! suspected migrants have been found, including nine people found on rocks at folkestone. three boats with 24 suspected migrants, including a toddler, were picked up off ramsgate. and seven men were rescued from a dinghy after making a distress call. we need to see the home office and french authorities work together to put a stop to this trafficking network. nearly 100 refugees have been coming across the channel in recent weeks. it's only a matter of time before there's a tragedy, and that's why the home office in particular needs to get a grip and have a plan. the national crime agency says organised crime gr

keith doyle, bbc news. seven we'll be speaking to matthew hedges‘ wife, daniela tejada. theresa may says a deal on the uk's future relationship with the eu is within grasp. she's to travel to brussels tomorrow for talks on the draft political declaration. it says the uk will be allowed to pursue an independent trade policy. it will end the free movement of eu citizens wanting to come and live in the uk but that will also apply to british citizens wanting to move to the eu. and on the issue that's caused much concern, the efforts to stop a hard border between ireland and northern ireland. it says they'll work on new technology to ensure that doesn't happen. but the european court ofjustice will still play a role in uk affairs, which many brexiteers are unhappy about. well, let's talk to our political correspodent nick eardley. —— correspondent. spring us up—to—date on the tweet that came from spain, not welcomed for treason may. —— bring us. —— theresa may. spain is concerned that the right provisions have n

keith doyle reports.to man, i'm afraid. peter gouldstone was housebound. his wife died several years ago after 65 years of marriage. his family were alerted after neighbours saw a door of his house open. this particular crime did shock me. the fact that he was targeted, he was alone in the house, and the amount of force used. and i also consider what was taken, a television, which is only worth a few pounds. to go to all that extent, and all that heartache, and to subject the victim to that amount of violence is just absolutely beyond belief. the police believe the attack took place on monday or early tuesday, and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. mr gouldstone's condition remains critical. keith doyle, bbc news. three people have died and a boy is missing after a vehicle broke down in outback australia, police say. the bodies of two adults, both 19, and their three—year—old son were found near a remote road about 620 miles south of darwin on wednesday. the deaths are not being treated as s

that was keith doyle with the latest.ld say this is the brexit frontline. i'm standing in northern ireland. those hills behind the cranes there are in the irish republic, and right behind me is warrenpoint docks, where dominic raab has spent some time this morning. goods come into this port from all over the world, and then they are driven all over the island of ireland, and there is no need for them to be checked at the land frontier, and the question, though, of course, is whether that will remain the case after brexit. so mr raab has been meeting business people, for whom the border issue is not an abstract political argument — it's a real—life issue, something that affects jobs and livelihoods. it's been a pretty private affair so far. no cameras were allowed into the docks while mr raab was there, leaving the local mp, chris hazzard of sinn fein, unimpressed. he accused the brexit secretary of sneaking into the constituency for a stunt. however, later this afternoon dominic raab will meet politicians at stormont, and

our reporter keith doyle has more.inghy by a border force patrol boat in the channel yesterday. the eight men, who say they are are you were taken into custody and interviewed by immigration officers —— iranian. the day before, 14 people were found in two indies in the channel. french authorities found another 11 suspected migrants on the same day. there has been a huge rise in the number of people trying to cross the channel in small boats. in the past month, 101 suspected migrants have been found, including nine people found on rocks at folkestone. three boats with 2a suspected migrants, including a toddler, were picked up off ramsgate. and seven men were rescued from a dinghy after making a distress call. and the home office and french authorities work together to put a stop to this trafficking network. nearly 100 refugees have been coming across the channel in recent weeks. it only a matter of time before there is a tragedy, and thatis time before there is a tragedy, and that is why the home office in particular ne

well our reporter keith doyle is at the scene, let's get more from him now.s shared building. the police were call around 11 o'clock this morning after reports of a man entering the building with a knife and two people were stabbed. the building was evacuated. many hundreds of people were evacuated to the park just hundreds of people were evacuated to the parkjust behind me. armled police came into the building, witnesses have said that there was quite a number of armed police, they we re quite a number of armed police, they were running up the stairs and telling people to get out of the way and get out of the building. then the building was evacuated, certainly the part of building where this incident took place. what we know from the witnesses, they believe it was a fight between kitchen staff and that it involved a stabbing and two people were injured. witnesses say he saw aman coming down street with a large machete knife and entering the building and then the police arrived and the street was cleared. so one person has been arrested and two people injure