when was the last time you spoke to nazanin?”ty prosecutor and she was more upbeat. he had a conversation with her relating to the court case, but there is also an application where she gets to go home for a few days which she had been pressing for because of our daughter's birthday and he had been quite favourable towards that. our viewers may remember towards the end of last year boris johnson viewers may remember towards the end of last year borisjohnson going to turan to try to lobby for nazanin's release. clearly there was some hope at that stage. things seem to have deteriorated since then. yes, loss of hope at that stage. we were very hopeful at christmas and just after there was a slow deterioration and it has got much worse for us and other cases in the last month or so. one of the reasons i am in edinburgh is to try to do more campaigning. all our supporters will be running the marathon tomorrow as a way of keeping spirits up. what more in your opinion can the government do at this point to try to escalate its response

all we want in west hampstead is for nazanin to return home.ncluding her husband richard who is in the gallery today believe that nazanin is innocent. she's british, and she deserves to know what her government is doing to secure her release and bring her to be reunited with herfamilies back home. and she asked if anything could be done to secure a temporary release so that mrs zaghari—ratcliffe could be free to celebrate her daughter gabriella's fourth birthday. the minister explained there were some questions he couldn't answer in public. but... 0ur ambassador spoke with mrs zaghari— ratcliffe on sunday as i indicated. he assured her in relation to the conduct of the case that she asked, that we continue to prioritise her case and do everything we can to bring about her release, including requesting consulate access, requesting access to medical reports and requesting a temporary furlough so that she can indeed celebrate gabriella's birthday with her family. the iranian judiciary has now brought a second charge against nazanin and denied her

the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe.petition authorities, over the prices it's charging the nhs for some drugs. an investigation by the times newspaper found that walgreens boots alliance is charging more than £1,000 for some medicines, which can be bought for a few pounds. our business correspondent joe lynam is here. first of all, can you give us more detail about these allegations and some examples of the costings involved? what we are talking about here is something that is called specials. these are made to order at fairly short notice drugs, using specialist pharmacologists and trained technicians. they represent a slither of the overall nhs budget for drugs. but nonetheless some of the prices that are being published in the times today are quite eye watering. for example, £3200 charged to the nhs by walgreens boots alliance for arthritis tablets which could be bought for as little as £1. £2600 for specialist sleeping pills also purchasable elsewhere, notably in pharmacists in the us, for about £1. the company whic

richard, how frequently are you able to speak to nazanin and speak to your daughter?it is the standard twice a week. my daughter, of course, i can speak to her at home, that is more frequent. i spoke to her last night, getting ready for her birthday in a couple of wea ks' getting ready for her birthday in a couple of weaks‘ time, so, yeah, she is all right. richard, thank you so much for talking to us. good luck with the events today and i'm sure we will talk to you again on brea kfast. we will talk to you again on breakfast. thank you. your heart goes out to them, doesn't it? you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the time is 23 minutes past seven. it's time now for a look at the newspapers. the former england cricketer lucy pearson is now a headteacher, and also a director of the england and wales cricket board. she's here. good morning. let's have a look at the newspapers. i think you picked out something we were talking about on breakfast this morning. this whole issue of the t—level. what i am intrigued by here, from your perspective as headteacher, this whole

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british womanjailed in iran, faces a fresh charge of spreading propagandathe country. people in hawaii face new danger, experts warn of toxic fumes as volcanic lava flows into the ocean. and more memories of a magical day — the duke and duchess of sussex share three official photographs of their wedding. our main story at 5.00pm: relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire have been remembering their loved ones at the start of the public inquiry into the disaster. the first victim to be commemorated was logan gomes, who was stillborn in hospital shortly after his pregnant mother andrea escaped from the blaze. 72 people died after flames engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. our correspondent adina campbell has been following the inquiry in central london. well, pretty much everyone inside the room behind me has been moved to tea rs the room behind me has been moved to tears today. there have been some heartbreaking, poignant and agonising accounts of some of the victims of last year's fire. we have been hearing some very dignified ex

one was last time you managed to to nazanin?spoke to her on tuesday after she met with the deputy prosecutor and she was more upbeat and i had a conversation with her, but also there was this application for furlough when you get to go home for a few days. she had been wanted to go home for her daughter on her birthday. our viewers noble river towards the end ofa ship viewers noble river towards the end of a ship or something going to toronto to try to lobby for her release. clearly there was some hope at that stage. things seem to have deteriorated since then, don't they? lots of hope at that stage we definitely were very hopeful it'll about christmas just after. we have had a slow deterioration. and, yeah, one of the reasons we have done this is to try to do more campaigning. that's why i'm running the marathon tomorrow to. just with keeping spirits up and keeping them going. what more can the government do at this point to try to escalate its response to her case? the thing that she asked for in the letter when she spoke to t

richard radcliffe, the husband of nazanin.tars to back that up. ed sheeran, taylor swift and sam smith arejust a few of those performing. four uk cities across the four nations will host their own event. craig david is performing this evening on the main stage in, he told our entertainments correspondent lizo mzimba, how he's feeling about it very, very excited. to be asked to perform main stage here, i mean, that's ungrateful and the first placed and to look at the acts performing already has been amazing. we have had ed sheeran. all going well so far. liam payne at the moment. do you think you can topple that? i don't see it as a competition. we are bringing the variety and we had ed sheeran at the top end and sam smith closing off today. a band who my amd has been with me 18 years. everett would jump on stage with a live band show at the moment to dig in with classic records and putting new stuff as well. looking forward to seeing the crowd and have the respond to it. how exciting is that plane to a younger audience who mig

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is now facing a trial on security charges according to iran's official newsilians who worked as interpreters for the british army has been called a "dismalfailure" by mps. the defence committee says not a single person potentially at risk from the taliban had been resettled in the uk so far via the intimidation scheme. the ministry of defence said it would take note of the criticism. the conservative mp tom tugendhat is chair of the foreign affairs select committee, and saw active service in iraq and afghanistan as an army officer. he gave evidence to the committee behind this report, and told me what more should be done for afghan interpreters. i think we should be being very active in making sure that those who have served alongside us, those who have taken risks and those whose lives are now at risk because of the service they did alongside our troops in combat is recognised and that they are given the protection they require sometimes in the uk and sometimes elsewhere, depending on what they choose. i'm very pleased that one of the interpreters i had the

the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for spying — saysg fresh charges. richard ratcliffe has urged the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, to raise her case when he meets his iranian, french and german counterparts in brussels today. they will be discussing whether they can salvage the iran nuclear deal, after the united statres withdrew from it last week. a report has found a failure rate of more than 90% in facial recognition systems used by police at major events. the civil liberties group big brother watch, has described the technology as "dangerous and inaccurate". police forces are defending it. rory cellan—jones reports. the champions league final in cardiff last year, and south wales police are trying out a new way of monitoring the crowd. but facial recognition technology isn't a great success — it ends up wrongly identifying people as being on the police database 93% of the time. at the notting hill carnival, the same technology has performed even worse for the metropolitan police, with a 98% failure rate in identifying people on t

i am thinking of course of the woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a british woman who is locked up insidecked up for more than two years, she faces a five—yearjail sentence for plotting against the regime at a trial which the british government saw as completely unjust and unacceptable, and now we have the iranian attorney general saying that a second case filed against this woman is still open and her sentence might even be elongated. if the iranians need the europeans, why on earth would they be doing this sort of thing? we always have had other disputes on human rights, on the peace process, on weapons of mass destruction, on regional issues. this is not only one case, therefore we need to have a broader dialogue between iran and the eu, like the model they used for the jcpoa. jcpoa really is a good model because only one of the disputes between iran and the european union and the us and international community... it is about trust, though. it is about trust, isn't it? yeah, it is about trust. but how can the europeans trust iran when the government continues to imprison women like naz

and nazanin saw thejudge last case clearly invented.ed that the case will be caught up in the issue of the americans pulling out of the iranian nuclear deal and that she somehow made the collateral.” iranian nuclear deal and that she somehow made the collateral. i think thatis somehow made the collateral. i think that is the context that causes tension between the west and iran and certainly the family of nazanin are worried. and those of us prisoners. we're pulling in different directions, i think it is also the case that the president did say one of the reasons he did not like the agreement was because there are these foreign prisoners that had been taken and he put on the negotiating table to get that resolve. so we asked the foreign secretary today to try to find a solution for people being taken prisoner. last time you said you do not know how much longer she could go on. it is a roller-coaster, she was very upset when i spoke to her yesterday morning. and then she was just really angry and had written to prison authorities to ask

that was being levelled against when nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe appeared in court in october.isjohnson seemed to go into suspension after boris johnson following his gaffe seemed to go into suspension after borisjohnson following his gaffe in front of a parliamentary committee, he went to teheran in december and the case seemed to peter out, now it seems we are back where we in 0ctober seems we are back where we in october with this 200 page file and this accusation of spreading propaganda against the state. she only got a brief glimpse of the file, hard to know what's in it. her lawyer was not present. she was allowed to make a statement and i will quote you some lines. she said she has never been involved in overthrowing the regime. the government needs to know i have never been in any attempts to change that regime. there was a positive develop mad over the weekend. something she and her family and supporters have been asking for for a long time is contact with the british embassy. that came in the form of a direct phone call would the british ambassador which took place on

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british womanjailed in iran, has been warned to expect to be convictedes of childhood leukaemia, we'll hear more about research into preventing the disease. let's get more now on the news that relatives of people who died in the grenfell tower fire, have spoken of their loss, on the first day of the public inquiry into the tragedy. tributes were paid to the 72 people who perished. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, reports now from the first day of the public inquiry into the grenfell fire tragedy. pretty much everyone inside the room behind me has been moved to tears on several occasions today. we have been hearing some very heartbreaking, dignified, poignant accou nts heartbreaking, dignified, poignant a ccou nts of heartbreaking, dignified, poignant accounts of the victims of those who died in last year's fire. the district was logan gomez, we heard from his marcio gomez. he showed pictures of the nursery he had got ready for the arrival of his son, his son logan was stillborn shortly after the fire, and the exchange between him and

i'm joined now by nazanin ansari, an iranian journalist for kayhan london.ington by former deputy assistant to president trump, sebastian gorka. also jarrett blanc, he worked in the us state department while barack 0bama was president. his job was trying to ensure iran fulfilled its nuclear commitments. he now works at the carnegie endowment for international peace. good evening to you all. i will start with you, nazanin ansari, like the europeans, was iran expecting this? they were expecting it. i think they had been saying that they will ask the europeans for support and this is something they have heard also from the think tanks here in london and all the emphasis is now on europe. that will allow them to be able to keep the bargain. what donald trump paid a lot of attention to today was what he has called the spirit of the agreement being broken, why this support for president assad and actions in yemen and support for agents of terror in the middle east and saying that no matter what was happening they were not sticking to the spirit of the agreement. c

at half—past—seven beyond one hundred days speaks to richard ratcliffe — the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — he says she could be facing new charges. at 8 o'clock — we'll be speaking to a save the children representative in ramallah about the situation in gaza — as the us defends israel's use of force against palestinian protesters. and don't forget at 10:40 we'll give you a heads—up on tomorrow's front pages in the papers. my guests are michael booker, deputy editor of the daily express — and laura hughes, a political correspondent with the financial times. first let's return to our top story. the first funerals have taken place for palestinians killed by israeli troops in gaza yesterday. at least 58 palestinians died and more than 2,000 others were injured. today marks the 70th anniversary of what palestinians call the catastrophe — when hundreds of thousands of people fled, or were expelled from their homes — when the state of israel was established. palestinian officials say two people have been killed today. meanwhile the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has been meeting theresa

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british womanjailed in iran — has been warned to expect to be convictedge of spreading propaganda in the country. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. as the us secretary of state lays out the country's alternative to the iran nuclear deal, beyond 100 days speaks to a former adviser to hillary clinton and a republican congressman about the pros and cons of leaving the agreement. that's at 7pm. at 8.40 — understanding childhood leukemia — we'll speak to the scientist who believes he has found the cause for the illness and hopes his research could prevent future cases. and at 10.40, we'll take a look at tomorrow's front pages — joining me tonight are the sunday times‘ deputy political editor caroline wheeler and political commentator lance price. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster, these are our sportsday headlines this evening. kiev calling — liverpool look towards the champions league final against real madrid. it isa it is

manners in nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is two yea rs into a nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is two years intoear sentence in a tehranjail after being convicted of spying, a charge she has always denied. her husband richard, who lives in hampstead, said the decision on the new charges is expected next week. there was the charge of her spreading propaganda against the regime, which went to court and got dropped after the foreign secretary's visit, it looks like that's been revived against b the foreign office confirmed to her family she's been taken to court against hope she phoned yesterday in tea rs. against hope she phoned yesterday in tears. a police marksman who shot and... 28—year—old jermaine baker from tottenham died as the metropolitan police stop a breakout attempt in the wood green crown court. the crown prosecution service initially found —— stopped. he will be investigated again over alleged use of excessive force. bunting created by schools in berkshire will line part of the root of the carriage procession after the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. the school in windsor

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british womanjailed in iran — has been warned to expect to be convictedk at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news.

she also raised the cases of the dual nationals being held in iran, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliffeountries are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after being illegally detained and deported. figures obtained by the bbc reveal that in the 12 months to may last year, almost 700 people were targeted, despite some of them being able to prove that they were working. jon ironmonger has more. tomas lusas is from lithuania. for nine years, he has been living, working and paying taxes in england, but a low point in 2016 found him on the streets in west london. basically i was sleeping here... he was woken one morning by immigration officers, and quickly bundled into a van to be deported. it is really hard to stand up after that, you know, because all of those handcuffs, all of this immigration thing, all of those officers who don't even want to help you, chat with you. tomas was detained for 19 days under a home office policy that the high court ruled in december was illegal and discriminatory. what was life like in the detention centre for you? jail. you don't know the end of t

the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, jailed in iran for spying, faces a new charge against expect a conviction. she denies spreading propaganda against the tehran government. the unions dubbed it meltdown monday, and for some train passengers it has been just that. big changes to timetables yesterday had a knock—on effect this morning and caused disruption in many parts of england. a shortage of train drivers was blamed for problems affecting destinations such as manchester, liverpool and newcastle. the speaker of the house of commonsjohn bercow has given an explanation amid allegations he used the word "stupid" when referring to the commons leader, andrea leadsom. mr bercow said the reference was to the government's conduct of business in the house that day and not about mrs leadsom's political ability or character. a £22 billion bid for sky from us telecoms giant comcast may not be referred to the competition authorities. that was the suggestion from the culture secretary today. the decision could be seen as a blow for 21st century fox, which is also trying to buy sky. th

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was detained during a visit in 2016, and is now serving a 5—year sentence afterl charges. a us citizen and his wife have been released after two years in prison in venezuela. joshua holt, who's a mormon missionary from utah, was accused of trying to organise an armed uprising after travelling to caracas in 2016 to marry a woman he'd met online. the american astronaut, alan bean, has died at the age of 86. a statement released by nasa and family members said he died on saturday in houston, after a short illness. shuba krishnan looks back at his life. in november, 1969, alan bean became just the fourth man to walk on the moon. together with his apollo 12 commander, charles pete conrad, they landed their vessel on the ocean of storms, and took those historic steps on the lunar surface. they extensively explored the area, collecting rocks and soil for study back on earth and installing the first nuclear powered generator station on the moon. they then returned to space four years later, where he commanded a flight to the space research centre, skylab. he spent 59 day

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was detained during a visit in 2016 and is now serving a 5—year sentence afterges. a us citizen and his wife have been released after two years in prison in venezuela. joshua holt, who's a mormon missionary from utah, was accused of trying to organise an armed uprising after travelling to caracas in 2016 to marry a woman he'd met online. a large fire has engulfed part of europa—park in germany. the theme park was evacuated and dozens of firefighters attended the scene. the blaze was brought under control and there are no reports of any casualties. it's thought the fire began in a warehouse and spread to two attractions which were destroyed. people in favour of relaxing abortion laws in the republic of ireland have been celebrating a resounding victory in the country's referendum. campaigners against relaxing the law called the result a "tragedy of historic proportions". the irish prime minister hailed it as the day ireland came of age as a country. emma vardy reports from dublin. cheering and applause. a transformative moment for ireland. more emphatically than

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was detained during a visit in 2016, and is now serving a 5—year sentence after a us citizen and his wife have been released after two years in prison in venezuela. joshua holt, who's a mormon missionary from utah, was accused of trying to organise an armed uprising after travelling to caracas in 2016 to marry a woman he'd met online. a report by british mps has accused the government of a "dismal failure" in its efforts to protect civilians who have worked as interpreters for the british army in afghanistan. so far, none have been relocated to the uk, even when their lives have been threatened by the taliban. richard galpin reports. british troops were on the ground fighting the taliban in afghanistan for more than a decade. their afghan interpreters also risked their lives on the front lines. we have hidden their identities because, to this day, they face being murdered by the taliban for working with british forces. but so far, only a fraction of the 3,500 interpreters have been allowed into britain, despite there being fatal attacks on those who had connectio

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was detained during a visit in 2016, and is now serving a 5—year sentence afterarges. a us citizen and his wife have been released after two yea rs in prison in venezuela. joshua holt, who's a mormon missionary from utah, was accused of trying to organise an armed uprising after travelling to caracas in 2016 to marry a woman he'd met online. let's return to the champions‘ league final, that ended in a 3—1victory for real madrid over liverpool. andy beatt reports. two giants of europe, head to head for the most prestigious prize in club football. 63,000 fans crammed into kiev‘s olympic stadium. back home, thousands more had journeyed to both bernabeu and anfield, expectations high. a bright start for liverpool, with early chances. then a devastating blow for egyptian magician mo salah, falling heavily under a challenge from ramos and suffering a suspected dislocated shoulder. the team talisman, who scored 43 goals this season, exiting in tears. lallana took his place, but as the balance of the game shifted it soon got worse for the reds. a horror show from goalkee

iranian media are reporting that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—iranian woman imprisoned in tehrance security—related charges in a second case being brought against her. the government has referred the owner of the high street chain boots to the competition authorities, over the prices it's charging the nhs for some drugs. we expect soon the official declaration in dublin of the result of the referendum on the country's abortion laws. all the indications are from the results we've been seeing from the various constituencies that the vote for liberalising those laws has far outstripped the vote to retain them. that is where the official declaration will take place, inside dublin castle. we will be back when it happens. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline, where each week some of the uk's best known columnists debate the weeks big stories with journalists whose dateline is london, as they report those events to the world beyond. this week: the irish vote to end the constitutional ban on abortion; we find out what some say is the price of brex

she also raised the cases of the dual nationals — including nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — being held inthe us embassy in israel will open tomorrow in its new location injerusalem, after a move seen as a break with the international consensus for the status of the city to be left to peace talks. israelis today celebrated the change, which takes place on the 70th anniversary of its founding. the move has exacerbated tensions with palestinians, who've called for protests at the new embassy. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen is injerusalem now. jeremy — palestinian protests have been building for several weeks. yes, they have. seven weeks, culminating in the week coming. tuesdayis culminating in the week coming. tuesday is what palestinians call the day of the catastrophe, as they call the foundation of israel. the day before that, the americans are moving their embassy. for mr netanyahu, moving their embassy. for mr neta nyahu, the moving their embassy. for mr netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, this is an absolutely great week. this is something he really wa nted. great week. this i

a report in the iranian media says that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—iranian woman imprisonedt afghan interpreters thank you for your company so far this afternoon. now on bbc news — a special programme meeting the unique choir who played their part in celebrating the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. inspired by prince harry's work around mental and physical health, gosp—ability is a diverse group of amateur singers made up of people facing mental and physical challenges of their own. the choir recorded a specially written song given to the couple as a wedding gift.

iranian media are reporting that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—iranian woman imprisoned in tehrance security—related charges in a second case being brought against her. the government has referred the owner of high street chain boots to the competition authorities, over the prices it's charging the nhs for some drugs. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: we are striking a pose. finding the fruit. and asking the scary questions. lara lewington: what about if there were no mobile phones? gasps. how are you feeling today? what's happening? i'm putting emg sensors on your trapezoids. are you? on my trapezoids? yes. me, i'm a little embarrassed due to the nature of the outfit. which, of course, is bright green. this makeshift motion capture suit is going to measure my emotions. at university college london, researchers believe that it's cues in your body that give away your emotional state. using multiple sensors, this bodysuit measures my movements, energy and posture — all strong indicators of how i'm feeling. what? the work here at ucl aims to help detect stress in worke

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british womanjailed in iran — is told to expect another conviction after in court charged with spreading propaganda. good morning. it's monday 21 may 2018. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire is about to get underway. family and friends will remember the dead in what have been called "pen portraits" — made up of speeches, photos and videos about their loved ones. the presentations are designed to ensure that the inquiry never loses sight of what its work is for, and why it is so important. it will include a tribute to baby logan gomes who was stillborn after his parents marcio and andreia gomes managed to escape from the 21st floor. logan was delivered while his mother lay unconscious in an induced coma. also the story of mother and daughter mary mendy and khadija saye who lived on the 20th floor and who were inseparable. 72 people died after flames engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. today's proceedings will open with a statement from sir martin moore—bick, the retired judge who is chairing the in

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was detained more than two years ago by the iranian authorities, appearednd could expect to be convicted. her husband richard ratcliffe insists she is innocent. it's being reported that the owner of chelsea football club roman abramovich is facing delays in renewing his uk visa. the russian billionaire did not attend his team's fa cup final victory over manchester united at wembley on saturday. mr abramovich‘s office said it did not discuss personal matters, while the home office would not comment on individual cases. meanwhile, a group of mps says national security is being put at risk, because britain is turning a "blind eye" to alleged russian corruption. the commons foreign affairs committee says the city of london is being used to hide what it calls the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies. our diplomatic correspondent james landale explained. again, the problem the government has got is this, after the poisoning of the skripals, it was very successful in terms of achieving diplomatic response, getting a lot of other cou

the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for spying, says hiseign secretary, borisjohnson, to raise her case when he meets his iranian, french and german counterparts in brussels today. they will be discussing whether they can salvage the iran nuclear deal, after the united states withdrew from it last week. the rolling stones say they will reclaim their song "you can't always get what you want" from donald trump this week, when they start their first tour of britain and ireland for a decade. the us president used the band's music without their permission throughout his election campaign. more from our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. # you can't always get what you want... when donald trump was elected us president, his acceptance speech ended with a blast of you can't always get what you want by the rolling stones. the band had not given their permission. and mickjagger says he thought it was a very strange choice. when he finished the speech, he played out on this sort of doomy ballad about drugs in chelsea. it's kind of weird if y

still to come this morning: nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five—year sentence after being found an image. i always marvel at photographer is who can geta always marvel at photographer is who can get a picture of thunder. —— photographers. what a night in central and southern england and wales. spectacular thunderstorms. this is where the thunder strikes were. blossoming in the english channel and going north. 50,000 strikes through the night. developing on the back edge of this rain. here it goes. towards north wales. more thunderstorms at the moment out there. those on the south coast will go north. hit and miss in central and southern england and wales. a couple of showers without thunder. northern england and up towards scotland, sunshine. cloud has dispersed so many. 26— 27. a good deal of break in the clouds in swa nsea good deal of break in the clouds in swansea today. a big weekend. lots of sunshine. one or two showers in coventry. some rumble into the night. dry for a time. coventry. some rumble into the night. dry fora time. cloud developing on the eastern coast going i

richard ratcliffe says his wife nazanin denies the new allegation of spreading propaganda.prime minister's spokesman said the government was urgently seeking more information from iranian authorities. across the state of texas, people stood for a moment of silence today in a ritual that is becoming painfully familiar. they were remembering the 10 people shot dead in a school in the small town of santa fe on friday. some texas schools also boosted their own security measures today but the prospects of more gun controls in one of the most gun friendly states in the union seem slim to nothing. so sad seeing these pictures again from america and american schools. here is a radical proposal being put forewa h here is a radical proposal being put forewah that parents should pull their children out of school in the new year and september until there are sensible gun controls. one of the people proposing that idea is the people proposing that idea is the former education secretary arnie duncan. he has said he would support the measure and it would get a lot of attention and he woul

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british womanjailed in iran — is told to expect another conviction after

a report in the iranian media says that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—iranian woman imprisonedan — will face security—related charges in a second case being prepared against her. a government programme to protect afghan interpreters thank you for your company so far this afternoon. now on bbc news — a special programme meeting the unique choir who played their part in celebrating the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. inspired by prince harry's work around mental and physical health, gosp—ability is a diverse group of amateur singers made up of people facing mental and physical challenges of their own. the choir recorded a specially written song given to the couple as a wedding gift. the marriage between harry and meghan has put smiles on faces all over the world. their engagement six months ago inspired gospel singer sandra godley to come up with an idea. to find volunteer singers to form an amateur choir and record a charity single as a wedding gift to the happy couple. but it's no ordinary choir. all her singers are facing up to physical or mental difficulties