my concern is nazanin. hisjob been discussed. my concern is nazanin.all he can. so borisjohnson went that he is doing all he can. so boris johnson went to that he is doing all he can. so borisjohnson went to your in laws‘ house? no, he went to the ambassador ‘s residence. it was with herfather and her brother was there to translate. 0ur and her brother was there to translate. our daughter had to be looked after by our granny. you then spoke to the family. can you tell us more about the meeting and what they felt? they felt quite hopeful. the foreign secretary didn't give any guarantees. he said, i can't promise you the world, but i promise you i am doing my best. they came away certain that she was his priority. he spent nearly an hour with president rouhani, but whether that is the right part of the iranians regime and thethe internal politics are very complicated. one of the good things about the visit is that he went round lots of different parts, meeting with the chair of the national security council, with people from parliament, people from the a

it is notjust about nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, it is notjust about nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe, theree other issues on the table. boris johnson will want to discuss the nuclear deal and it's about building the diplomatic relationship between the uk and iran. going back to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's case, a court appearance is scheduled for tomorrow, at this stage we are not sure if she will appear, there is every possibility but nothing has been confirmed. all eyes will be watching closely as to how this meeting goes between borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart. in the last few minutes we have had a tweet from the foreign secretary boris johnson... thank you for that update and we will bring you more on boris johnson's visit is seen as we get it. weather warnings are still in place for large parts of the uk with more snow and freezing temperatures forecast. conditions which caused problems for commuters yesterday are likely to continue, after large amounts of snow fell in scotland, northern ireland, wales and parts of the midlands. simon clemison reports. some of these reindeer a

watching anxiously with me in london, nazanin's husband, richard ratcliffe.has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom since nazanin's arrest in april last year. i'm sure it'll make a difference, i'm sure him being there, i'm sure him raising her case, raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and improved relations can only lead to a better case for us. i think that's right, but i'm not expecting that on monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. borisjohnson is saying nothing at all publicly while in iran. instead, the foreign office issued a statement after two hours of what they call a constructive meeting. they discussed the full range of bilateral issues and they both spoke frankly about the obstacles in the relationship, including the foreign secretary's concerns about the consular cases of british—iranian dual nationals. both emphasised their commitment to continuing to work together to improve the bilateral relationship. one good sign — iran's foreign minister confirmed borisjohnson should be a

good in that of nazanin is —— are gone. releases. good in that of nazanin is -- are gone.g there and raising a case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and can only help improve relations and can only help improve relations and a better case for us. i think it is right, though not expecting that on monday morning, he comes back with anything. boris johnson is not saying anything publicly while he is in iran. instead, the foreign office released a statement following what they called a constructive meeting. they discussed the full range of bilateral issues and they both spoke frankly about the obstacles in the relationship, including the foreign secretary's concerns about the consular cases of british—iranian dual nationals. both emphasised their commitment to continuing to work together to improve the bilateral relationship. one good sign — iran's foreign minister confirmed borisjohnson should be able to meet president rouhani tomorrow. yeah, he's reciprocating your hospitality. something that is not automatic on a visit like this. the tal

release for nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe?at boris johnson will be coming back with nazanin. boris johnson has met with the iranian speaker of parliament, but the key is meeting with the head of the judiciary. it is not clear whether he will meet. the judiciary are affiliated with iranian hardliners. so, they have to sort of, you know, show more leniency and so far they haven't indicated that, but you know, the speculation is that, you know, the speculation is that, you know, if the other issues get resolved, if the investments start flowing in iran and if the government of the uk makes it easier for british banks to operate inside iran as well, what they haven't been doing because they are fearful of us reprisals, the chances will be increased for nazanin‘s release. nazanin is due in court tomorrow to face additional charges. we have been hearing from the bbc itself on this issue. what's been said? well, the timing of this trial is very telling. the irrain begans wanting to show this has nothing to do with borisjohnson. the p

that is a good sign especially for the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who we re of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffeyment aim and though both sides have said the two issues are not linked but they are hoping resolving this issue will help her release. talking about boris johnson's important visit to iran. apple is reported to be close to buying the music recognition app shazam, for about $400 million. shazam allows people to use their smartphone or computer to identify music through a snippet of sound, as well as giving the option to buy it. our business correspondent joe lynam is with me. what does it do in a bit more detail and what other prospects for? but has been well leaked so someone doesn't mind it getting out there. i have been trying to reach apple and shazam. no word back from them yet but they have not dismissed the story which is a good sign. as to what shazam does, here is what i did earlier. a little demo on how the app works. name that song.|j earlier. a little demo on how the app works. name that song. i believe this is shape of you by ed sheeran. who could ask for anything more? th

how likely are we to move towards the release for nazanin?johnson will be coming back with nazanin. the family are hoping maybe by christmas, but the iranian authorities have not indicated that this would happen. boris johnson has met with his iranian counterpart and met with the iranian speaker of parliament. the key is meeting the head of thejudiciary. the judiciary are affiliated with iranian hardliners and separate from the government and sometimes even undermining the government, so they have to sort of, you know, show more leniency, and so far they haven't indicated that, but the speculation is that if those other issues get resolved, if the investments start flowing in iran, and if the government of the uk makes it easier for british banks to operate inside iran as well, what they haven't been doing, because they're fearful of us reprisals, then the chances will be increased for nazanin‘s release. nazanin is due to appear in court tomorrow, isn't she, to face additional charges? and we've been hearing from the bbc itself on this issue.

borisjohnson was not going to rant just to release nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe just to release nazanind there just to release nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and there should be no expectations. i did ask whether he would be raising the fact she needs to be released on humanitarian grounds. he will be raising it with the iranian authorities that it was made clear that we should not expect any miracles. the one thing i did ask which richard radcliffe and the family have been asking, is whether he can arrange for the visa for her husband to go to iran. richard hasn't been able to go to the country to visit his wife in prison because he hasn't been granted a visa for the last 19 months. today has a meeting isn't unjust and nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. boris johnson will want to discuss the iran nuclear deal and it is about building up the diplomatic relationship between the uk and iran. going back to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a court appearance is scheduled for tomorrow. at this stage we're not sure if she will appear. that is every possibility but nothing has been confirmed. all eyes will be wa

boris johnson nazanin ghazali —— nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe.o parliament for using language which appeared to suggest she may not have been there just to see herfamily, she may not have been there just to see her family, which she may not have been there just to see herfamily, which is what richard radcliffe, her husband, has a lwa ys richard radcliffe, her husband, has always said. she denies the charges against. mrjohnson will be raising her case and a number of other so—called consular cases of dual nationals. they are people who don't wa nt nationals. they are people who don't want their names publicised because they think actually it may make it more difficult to get them home. he made clear in the remarks this morning that he has low expectations —— no expectations of an imminent breakthrough because these cases are normally quite difficult. he will stress to the iranians that britain is firmly behind, for instance, the continuation of the nuclear agreement with iran, to which of course britain was a signatory along with france, germany a

what does nazanin think? i spoke to nazanin on the phone this morning.upbeat. it is ongoing, she is up and down and there are moments where she still needs reassurance from me that it will be ok but she talked about how she could see light at the end of the tunnel, she talked about please keep praying for her and hoping that we had turned a corner and it felt like the relief of not having the court case, perhaps no more bad stuff happening, that is a step towards good stuff happening. does she think she could be out soon, do you think so? are certainly think so. these things about momentum and the momentum has shifted in the last week in sydney in her favour. so shifted in the last week in sydney in herfavour. so hopefully in the days that come there is every chance that with a fair wind and more diplomacy behind the scenes, let's hope that she is backed by christmas. is she talking about coming home? she's definitely talking about coming home at christmas. she needs reassurance from me that she will be home by christmas that she's talking in terms of wh

it is obvious, richard, that nazanin is not coming home with the foreign secretary.l make a difference? i am sure it will make a difference? i am sure it will make a difference. i am sure him being there, raising her case, raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff, can only help improve relations and can only help improve relations and can only help improve relations and lead to a better case for us. i think that is right. iam not better case for us. i think that is right. i am not expecting that monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. i am looking very closely at who he gets to meet, looking very closely as to what happens tomorrow. then i am looking forward to hearing on monday or tuesday, when he is back, as to debrief is to what went on. i don't expect to hear everything, i know some things stay secret. what we are ina some things stay secret. what we are in a place where we are looking at the tea leaves to see what it means. fingers crossed it can be solved by christmas, which means in the week or $0 christmas, which means in the week or

it's been a roller—coaster for nazanin.allowed medical access. she found lumps on breast which didn't turn out to be cancerous, but they given a huge scare. then when a mistake was made by the foreign secretary when he said she had been training journalists, she was at her lowest at that point, because she felt there might be fresh charges put against her. then the foreign secretary went to iran are given a boost. he met with herfamily and nazanin's father said to attempt, the foreign secretary that he would be her hero with the court heard. she didn't come back with boris johnson, which is one of the things she was hoping, but then there was another period of not sure how to feel. feeling quite emotional. she has now been allowed to daily phone calls with her husband. all she's been saying to her husband is, can you make sure i come home for christmas. thank you very much for talking to us and updating us on this case. we will keep you up—to—date with any more developments with the news from iran at nazanian zaghari—ratcli

what does nazanin think? and there were moments where she still needed reassurance from me that it would be 0k reassurance from me that it would be ok but yeah, she said she could see light at the end of the tunnel. she asked, please keep praying for me and let's hope we have turned a corner. it did feel as if the relief of not having that court case, maybe no more bad stuff happening, that is the step towards... a good step. does she think she could be out soon? i certainly think so. no guarantees but all these things will have momentum and the momentum has shifted in the past weekend. hopefully in the days that campbell is every chance that with a fair wind and more diplomacy behind the scenes, let's hope that she is back by christmas. is she talking about coming home? she's definitely talking about coming home for christmas, probably needs reassurance from me that she will be back by christmas but she is talking in terms of what you would with her things and who gets different things. she's talking about m

talks" between borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart, over the imprisonment of british mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. her husband say‘s he's staying positive. it would be great if she came home on the plane. i think that would be beyond my wildest expectations. but in terms of realistic hopes, yes, fingers crossed it still is possible she could be home by christmas. an amber weather warning for parts of wales and northern england, as more snow is forecast to fall tonight. more violence in israel and the palestinian territories, after president trump's decision onjerusalem. the palestinians say they will not now meet the us vice president. also this hour — remembering france's answer to elvis. thousands of people gather in the streets of paris, to pay tribute to the rock star johnny hallyday, who died on wednesday aged 7a. and on sportsday in half an hour, west ham beat chelsea at the london stadium, the first win for new manager david moyes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says he has had frank and constructive talks with his iranian count

frank talks between borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart over the imprisonment of british mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. her husband says he's staying positive. it would be great if she came home on the plane. i think that would be beyond my wildest dppgss —— expectations but in terms of realistic hopes fingers crossed it's still possible she could be home by christmas. an amber weather warning for parts of wales and northern england as more snow is forecast to fall tonight. more violence in israel and the palestinian territories after president trump's decision onjerusalem. also this hour, a look ahead to tomorrow's front pages. including the mail on sunday, which reports claims that the prime minister had to intervene in what it calls a stand—up row between the chancellor and the defence secretary. and, thousands of people gather in the streets of paris to pay tribute to the french rock star johnny hallyday who died on wednesday aged 7a. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says he has had frank and constructive talks with his iranian counterpar

the foreign secretary arrives for talks in iran to press for release of the british—iranian woman nazaninaghari—ratcliffe. the environment secretary, michael gove says voters can use the next general election to have their say on the final brexit deal. weather warnings for large parts of the uk, amid concern that icy conditions could cause travel delays and "cut off" some rural areas. clashes continue between israeli security forces and palestinian protestors in the west bank over president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. thousands gather on the streets of paris to pay tribute to the french rock star johnny hallyday, who died on wednesday aged 7a. the batsmen who is dropped from england's game after an incident in perth. also next we have click. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is in iran to press for the release of the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, and other dual nationals, on humanitarian grounds. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five year prison term on charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government which she denies. her mp,

how is nazanin and what is she expecting from the visit?onally, she feels like she is at the end of her tether. she talks about having lost control of her temper and getting really angry about tiny things. talks about having flashbacks and worries and clearly not looking forward at all to the court case on sunday. family and friends hope to have the family reunited for christmas. boris johnson will appeal for her release on humanitarian grounds. but iran and britain have a fraught relationship and no—one knows when nazanin zaghari ratcliffe will be home. caroline hawley, bbc news. the number of cases of domestic violence reported to police in england and wales is on the rise. now the children's commissioner for england has called on the prime minister to put in place greater protection for children who are exposed to the problem at home. the latest figures show an increase in the number of cases police are involved in, almost 650,000 in the year to march. it estimated that one in seven children and young people under the age of 80 would hav

foreign secretary is expected to meet the iranian president after holding talks over the jailing of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe. she's expected back in court today. iraq says its war against so—called islamic state is over, but is warned that the group poses a threat from across the syrian border. and thousands in france says goodbye to their rock and roll legend johnny hallyday. hello and welcome to bbc news. the arab league has urged the united states to reverse its decision to recognisejerusalem as the capital of israel. after an emergency meeting in cairo, the organisation said the move was a dangerous violation of international law and threatened to plunge the middle east into violence. sarah corker reports. another day of violence in the gaza strip and parts of the israeli occupied west bank. a new round of hostilities. meanwhile in egypt, arab four of investors held an emergency meeting —— foreign ministers. there were scathing criticisms of donald trump's decision to recognisejerusalem is the capital of israel. translation: it isa the capital of israel. translation: it is a dangerous

in tehran over the case of british iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who's been injail since 2016.he mother of one is serving a five—year prison term on charges of spying and trying to overthrow the iranian government, which she denies. the two—hour meeting covered a number ofareas, including mrs zaghari—ratcliffe‘s situation. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. it could look routine, shaking hands before talks will stop but there is nothing routine about this encounter. the foreign secretary and uncharacteristic pretence, and with good reason. he wants to improve relations, but also criticised some of iran's actions, while arguing for prison releases, including of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, i case many accuse him of damaging because of loose talk last month. watching

did he request to see nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe personally in order tojudge her mental and physicalte that the iranian government does not recognise the dual national system that we have, and therefore do not give consular access. what response did he get from the president of iran and other authorities when he pressed for the release of my constituent nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe ? and does he have any indication of what the authorities think about the recent prison health assessments made of nazanin and her fitness to remain in prison in iran? yes, of course i‘ve raised these humanitarian concerns in a number of consular cases, and those concerns were taken on board but it would be wrong, i think, to give a running commentary of report about exactly what the iranian side said in each case. borisjohnson. now it was exactly six months ago on thursday since the horrific fire at grenfell tower in london. a memorial service was held in honour of the 71 people who died. members of the royal family, theresa may, survivors and families the victims attended the service at st paul‘s cathedral

they include nazanin zaghari—ratcliff, who's accused of spying. to tehran as ‘worthwhile'. today mrs zaghari—ratcliff‘s husband said he hoped his wife would be home for christmas. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with iran's president, hassan rouhani, that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. the foreign office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. once again, boris johnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. we now know the foreign secretary last night met some of nazanin‘s family in tehran. in london, her husband richard is much happier today, showing me pictures of his iranian family and delighted by the fact that nazanin didn't have to face a possible court appearance today. he told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. the foreign secretary also met with nazanin‘s father and had a long chat, 45 minutes, with him, talked about it and he said "i

foreign secretary leaves iran without any agreement to release the jailed british—iranian woman, nazaninaghari—ratcliffe. disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford dies in hospital at the age of 7a. he had been serving an eight—year sentence for historical sex offences. qatar signs a £6 billion arms deal with the british defence contractor, bae systems. the brexit secretary warns the uk could still refuse to pay its divorce bill if it doesn't get a trade deal with the eu. also coming up — city are celebrating in the manchester derby. as guardiola's men set a new premier league record, to go 11 points clear at the top of the table. and at 8.30 — me, my mind and i follows three radio 1 listeners who got in touch wanting to share their mental health experiences. good evening and welcome to bbc news. an amber weather warning has been issued for much of england and wales as heavy snow continues to cause disruption for travellers across the uk. there's been delays and confusion at heathrow where over 100 flights have been cancelled. passengers have been stranded on the tarmac on planes arrivi

is right that he has spent the weekend in the region attempting to atone for his mistake and get nazanine the tentative progress that the foreign secretary has made in that regard. as richard ratcliffe himself put it, it doesn't change the fundamentals, but it makes a change in the fundamentals more likely. several labour mps pressed the foreign secretary over whether he'd tried to see ms zaghari—ratcliffe himself. did he request to see nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe personally in order tojudge her mental and physical well—being? i mustjust remind the honourable gentleman opposite that the iranian government does not recognise the dual national system that we have. and therefore do not give consular access. what response did he get from the president of iran and other authorities when he pressed for the release ofand nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe ? and does he have any indication of what the authorities think of the recent present health assessments made on nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe and her fitness to remain in prison in iran? yes, of course, i raised the humanitarian concerns in a number of co

and that is the situation with nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and the effo rts nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe anduggested that britain should "stay aligned" to the european union after brexit — allowing the easy movement of people and continuing payments to brussels. the party's brexit spokesman, sir keir starmer, said he wanted the uk to stay in the customs union and a version of the single market. the government says it's committed to a broad and ambitious free trade deal outside the eu. susanah mendonca reports. a moment heralded as a landmark deal in britain's eu negotiations, but this was just the starting point for doing the deal that britain really wants with the eu, which is all about trade. and today the brexit secretary gave us a clearer idea of what the government wants that to look like. if the basic deal... i'm being very crude about this, but is canada plus the city or something like that? canada plus plus plus would be one way of putting in. the trade deal canada has done with the eu took seven years to negotiate and didn't include the financial sector, which is key to the uk's eco

—— nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's case.story remains prominent. what you think will be achieved either boris johnson with this visit. before anything, i must say that i think the foreign secretary has taken a positive decision to go to iran to discuss nazanin‘s future. i mean, her fate. after the mistake discuss nazanin‘s future. i mean, herfate. after the mistake that discuss nazanin‘s future. i mean, her fate. after the mistake that he made in the parliament, saying that she went to iran to train journalists, which wasn't true. that was a very good decision. given the fa ct was a very good decision. given the fact that iran was mac relationship with the uk is not very active, although britain has an ambassador in iran, the relationship is not very good, it is good to see this as a step forward, i think. he is not only going to talk about nazanin. he is going to talk about the fate of all anglo—iranians who are in prison in iran and hopefully they will be a positive mood in that respect. i'm not quite sure if the foreign s

have you spoken to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe recently? i spoke to her on tuesday and sunday.ll. on tuesday, she felt a bit reassured. she is hopeful his visit can unlock something. also with an eye on the court case on sunday, really worried about what that will mean. tell us about what that will mean. tell us about the court case. what to expect will happen? what will she be charged with when she in court? what i expect is hard. she should be in front of a judge. a lawyer has not been approved. who knows how saturday goes with the foreign secretary, whether the court case gets postponed? secretary, whether the court case gets postponed ? what secretary, whether the court case gets postponed? what has happened in previous court cases, she has been for a couple of hours. questions are asked. she is often not allowed to speak. at the end, she might be allowed a minute or two macro. a week or so allowed a minute or two macro. a week or $0 passes allowed a minute or two macro. a week or so passes and then the sentence comes. i'm not expecting it to bea sentence comes. i'm not exp

how is nazanin and what is she expecting from the visit?e talks about having lost control of hertemperand getting really angry about tiny things. talks about having flashbacks and worries and clearly not looking forward at all to the court case on sunday. family and friends hope to have the family reunited for christmas. boris johnson will appeal for her release on humanitarian grounds. but iran and britain have a fraught relationship and no—one knows when nazanin zaghari ratcliffe will be home. caroline hawley, bbc news. a british man, whose name was included on a leaked registration document for so—called islamic state, has been convicted of terrorism offences. 26—year—old mohammed abdallah from manchester was found guilty of is membership, possession of a gun and receiving money for terrorism. the old bailey trial heard how he travelled to syria where the leaked document listed him as a "specialist sniper". several new wildfires have broken out in southern california and are threatening hundreds of properties. 200,000 people have been mo

he was accused last month of damaging the case for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe by remarksogised for. on his rate to tehran to see iran's foreign minister, mrjohnson released a statement saying: the foreign secretary says he will also emphasise britain's continued support for the nuclear deal with iran. despite its repudiates by president trump. but he will also make clear britain's concerns about some of iran's activity, notably in yemen and syria. mrjohnson describes the relationship with iran as improving but not straightforward. the foreign secretary has been careful to lower any expectations of imminent release for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, warning that such cases are very difficult. there's much more detail on our website — including an explanation of the complicated political backdrop behind nazanin‘s arrest in iran. just go to bbc.com/news — you can also download the bbc news app. let's look at some more stories making news. the united nations secretary general has described the killing of fourteen un peacekeepers in the democratic republic of congo as a war crime.

foreign secretary is due to arrive there in the next few hours and will raise "grave concerns" about nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's spent the past 18 months behind bars. good morning. it's saturday 9th december. also this morning: a brexit breakthrough by the prime minister, but a long journey lies ahead. we'll get reaction to yesterday's deal and look at what next for britain's departure from the european union. president trump declares a state of emergency in california as strong winds continue to fan the flames of a series of devastating wildfires. in sport — another off the field incident for england on their ashes tour. it's just been revealed why batsman ben duckett was been dropped from england's ashes tour match today — it follows an incident in a perth bar. in sharp contrast here more snow and ice are on the way with freezing temperatures likely to cause travel disruption. stav will have the latest for us. a few snow showers and the potential of some significant snow. join me laterfor the details. good morning. first, our main story. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has arrive

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is being held in iran on spying charges, which she denies.. these latest pictures show her wearing a dress her mother knitted for her in prison. her law has told her to ignore reports in the media of fresh charges or an early release. we had a second court charges or an early release. we had a second court case charges or an early release. we had a second court case that was mooted before that the foreign secretary went over to iran and it fell away. only last week the court case was cancelled by the court and it has been revived again. so it is hard to know what is going on. it is hard not to get too up or down. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's case was taken up zaghari—ratcliffe's case was taken up by zaghari—ratcliffe's case was taken up by boris johnson. zaghari—ratcliffe's case was taken up by borisjohnson. he apologised for a gaffe saying she was not on holiday. both sides are said to want to resolve the case. rail passengers are being warned they could face disruption as network rail carries out its biggest ever christmas engineering progra

past hour after talks with the country's president over the detention of the british—iranian woman nazaninagari—ratcliffe and other dual nationals. disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford has died at the age of 7a after collapsing in prison. he was serving an eight—year sentence for historical sex offences. the brexit secretary has warned that the uk could still refuse to pay its divorce bill if it doesn't get a trade deal with the eu. now on bbc news, a look back at the week in parliament. let me bring you an update on some news that i was mentioning in fact that has literally just news that i was mentioning in fact that has literallyjust come into us. that has literallyjust come into us. it says that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's husband, richard, has confirmed that the court case which was scheduled to ta ke court case which was scheduled to take place this afternoon has been postponed. of course, he says, one tomorrow doesn't make it christmas, this is nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's husband, richard. she is not yet on the plane, but it is good to have some hope. he is saying there is no

the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says a court appearance scheduled for this weekend had been postponedo iran by the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson. but the court denies that a trial was planned. the british—iranian woman is serving a five—yearjail sentence in tehran. mrjohnson met the iranian president, hassan rouhani where it's believed he pressed for her release. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with iran's president, hassan rouhani, that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. the foreign office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. once again, boris johnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. we now know the foreign secretary last night met some of nazanin‘s family in tehran. in london, her husband richard is much happier today, showing me pictures of his iranian family and delighted by the fact that nazanin didn't have to face a possible court appearance today. he told me about the fam

frank and constructive talks with his iranian counterpart in tehran over the case of british iranian nazaninaghari—ratcliffe who's been injail since 2016. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. it could look routine, shaking hands before talks. but there is nothing routine about this encounter. the foreign secretary looking uncharacteristically tense, and with good reason. he wants to improve relations, but also criticise some of iran's actions, while arguing for prison releases, including of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a case many accuse him of damaging because of loose talk last month. watching anxiously with me in london, nazanin‘s husband, who has campaigned day in, day out for freedom since she was arrested last year. i'm sure it will make a difference, him being there, raising her case, and in the context of a lot of other stuff, can only help improve relations, can only lead to a better case for us. i think that's right. i'm not expecting that on monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. borisjohnson is saying nothing at all publicly while in iran, instead the fo

meet iran's president this morning as he continues efforts to win the freedom of the british woman, nazanin zagari—ratcliffe. students could save thousands of pounds on tuition fees with a proposal for shorter, two—year degree courses. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35, this mornings reviewers are penny smith and david wooding. good morning and welcome to bbc news. heavy snowfalls across parts of the uk are causing widespread disruption this morning. snow is falling across wales, the midlands and southern england, with the met office urging people to brace themselves for transport problems. almost 20 centimetres have fallen in powys in mid wales. an amber weather alert has been issued, and there's a warning that some rural areas could be cut off. simon clemison reports. it could be a scene from the snowman. white the new green, as you fly over parts of wales. sledge down it, sculpt it, throw it. it might not look any different to the snow which has already fallen in shropshire, but it is coming from a different place, and that could mean it has a much bigger effect. a

left iran following a meeting with the president rouhani without any deal to free the british woman nazanin zagari—ratcliffe. the brexit secretary has warned that the uk could still refuse to pay its divorce bill if it doesn't get a trade deal with the eu. students could save thousands of pounds on tuition fees with a proposal for shorter, two—year degree courses. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. heavy snowfall is causing severe disruption for travellers in parts of the uk this morning. an amber weather alert is in place for wales, the midlands and southern england. up to 28cm of snow has been recorded in some areas. police are warning of treacherous driving conditions, while birmingham and stansted airports have closed due to heavy snowfall. we'll be live in some of the affected areas shortly and also get an update on the travel implications. but first, this report from simon clemison. it could be a scene from the snowman. white the new green, as you fly over parts of wales. sledge down it, sculpt it, throw it. it might not look any different to the snow which has already fallen in

meets iran's president this morning as he continues efforts to win the freedom of the british woman, nazanin zagari—ratcliffe. students could save thousands of pounds on tuition fees with a proposal for shorter, two—year degree courses. and we will be following the lives ofa group and we will be following the lives of a group of young people who share the mental health experiences first—hand. that is that 10:30am. good morning and welcome to bbc news. heavy snowfalls across parts of the uk are causing widespread disruption this morning. snow is falling across wales, the midlands and southern england, with the met office urging people to brace themselves for transport problems. wales has been particularly badly affected with over 20 centimetres of snow falling in parts of powys. police are warning of treacherous driving conditions and several roads have been closed. over 3000 homes in wales are without power. simon clemison reports. it could be a scene from the snowman. white the new green, as you fly over parts of wales. sledge down it, sculpt it, throw it. it might not look any different to

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is currently serving a five—year sentence for spying, which she denies.tcliffe. it is frustrating, this, because just the other day there was some positive news from your lawyer in tehran. what are you hearing now? that's right, we were going around telling the world that it felt like it was almost over and then the following day, one of the people in the judiciary stood up and said there could be more charges so we have been watching very closely events in iran and yesterday, nothing happened and today, so i spoke to nazanin this morning, no sign of the second court case and her lawyer went into the prison yesterday and told her not to worry, it is still marked the same on the computer, it is just politics, ignore what is happening in the iranian media and it could still be overin iranian media and it could still be over in the next ten days or two weeks. there will be a judicial press c0 nfe re nce weeks. there will be a judicial press conference later today so we arejust press conference later today so we are just watching everything press conference l

if you go back a few weeks, nazanin was facing two court sayses. she had an an open court.require irran that second court case was closed down. formally on the system she's elible to be released at any point. what her lawyer said to her excitedly yesterday, he went to prison to tell her. there is paperwork to finalise, it could take a couple of weeks, it might only ta ke a couple of weeks, it might only take a couple of weeks. don't count your chickens... no we are take a couple of weeks. don't count your chickens... we are hoping for a happier christmas. an amazing development really, isn't it, after what you have been through? what happened in the interim. is it due to boris johnson's happened in the interim. is it due to borisjohnson's visit, what happened to bring us to this point? since the foreign secretary visited we had all sort of things happening. we had positive steps. the foreign ministry fold up on the case with the judiciary. the foreign ministry fold up on the case with thejudiciary. the foreign minister met with their chief prosecutor on saturday. then the c

iran following a meeting with president hassan rouhani without any deal to free the british woman nazanin zagari—ratcliffe. the brexit secretary has warned that the uk could still refuse to pay its divorce bill if it doesn't get a trade deal with the eu so number one. no deal means that we won't be paying the money. disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford has died in hospital at the age of 7a. he had been serving an eight—year sentence for historical sex offences. students could save thousands of pounds on tuition fees with a proposal for shorter two—year degree courses. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. heavy snow has hit much of the uk, causing disruption to roads, railways and airports. 20 flights have been cancelled at stansted airport — while flights were suspended at luton. a number of motorways have been covered in snow — with police asking people to travel only if absolutely necessary. the heaviest snow has fallen in north wales — amber snow warnings have been issued there. in the midlands and in northern and eastern england. let's get this report on all the latest disrup

foreign secretary is due to arrive there in the next few hours and will raise "grave concerns" about nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's spent the past 18 months behind bars. good morning. it's saturday 9th december. also this morning: a brexit breakthrough by the prime minister, but a long journey lies ahead. we'll get reaction to yesterday's deal and look at what next for britain's departure from the european union. president trump declares a state of emergency in california as strong winds continue to fan the flames of a series of devastating wildfires. in sport — another off the field incident for england on their ashes tour. it's just been revealed why batsman ben duckett was been dropped from england's ashes tour match today — it follows an incident in a perth bar. a few snow showers and the potential of some significant snow. join me later for the of some significant snow. join me laterfor the details. good morning. first, our main story. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is due to arrive in iran shortly, where he will express what he describes as "grave concerns" over the imprisonme

about the imprisonment of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. good morning.t's saturday, the 9th of december. also this morning — reaction to theresa may's brexit breakthrough. the environment secretary, michael gove, says if the british public doesn't like the final deal, it can have its say at the next general election. president trump declares a state of emergency in california as strong winds continue to fan the flames of a series of devastating wildfires. more snow and ice on the way for large parts of the uk with freezing temperatures likely to cause travel delays. stav will have the latest for us throughout the morning. good morning. a wintry weekend for all. 20 of sunshine in the forecast. a few snow showers. tomorrow, the