—ratcliffe and herfight case it's nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and her fight for case it's nazaninson reports. across the length and the breadth of the uk, ambulances are queueing, unable to hand over the sick and injured patients they have on board because hospitals have no room. and ambulances stuck in queues aren't available to attend other emergencies, leaving patients in need waiting at home. all 1a ambulance services in the uk have escalated to the highest level of alert and some have even gone beyond, like here at south central, which recently declared a critical incident when managers said the service had become unsafe. south central has now asked the government for military support. armed forces have helped ambulance services in other parts of england, wales and scotland, and have supported hospitals in northern ireland. we put extra funding income of £5.11 we put extra funding income of £5.4 billion— we put extra funding income of £5.4 billion for— we put extra funding income of £5.4 billion for this winter period, just to basically help of the processes, to basically hel

so the main business is about nuclear, but i am sure, i know, that the british side will raise nazanin zagharicase at the same time. ~ , , ., ., zaghari-ratcliffe's case at the same time. , ., ., , time. and is it is case that iran is sa in if time. and is it is case that iran is saying if sanctions _ time. and is it is case that iran is saying if sanctions are _ time. and is it is case that iran is saying if sanctions are lifted - time. and is it is case that iran is saying if sanctions are lifted theyj saying if sanctions are lifted they will ratify the paris agreement? the cop summit is ongoing, john kerry is very closely involved in that too, so all these things are linked i presume. so all these things are linked i presume-— so all these things are linked i resume. ., , ., , ., presume. however separate they are, in negotiation. — presume. however separate they are, in negotiation, inevitably— presume. however separate they are, in negotiation, inevitably these - in negotiation, inevitably these things become linked. we will be making the case each on its own merits. . . r' making the cas

nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe - any progress? nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe has l any progress? been any progress? nazanin _ zaghari-ratcliffe has been detained zaghari—ratcliffe has been detained under effective house arrest for under effective house arrest for under five and a half years now. under effective house arrest for underfive and a half years now. one is also very cautious before predicting any progress on this. iran remains, in using individuals, notjust uk nationals but others, what is widely termed as hostages and she remains in that position, despite campaigning by her husband and many others. the case will be raised in this meeting. the simple fact that richard radcliffe is sitting outside on hunger strike, just a few yards from where this meeting will take place will not be lost on the iranians. the king thing is that the deputy foreign minister that will be there is going to decide herfate. that will that will be there is going to decide her fate. that will be that will be there is going to decide herfate. that will be —— he will not decide her fate. decide her

the husband of the jailed british iranian woman held in tehran, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, says he ischard ratcliffe is on day 19 of a hunger strike camping outside the foreign office to protest against his wife's continued detention in iran. he said the meeting had been quite depressing and hadn't given him much hope for her release. nazanin was arrested during a holiday to the country in 2016. if i'm honest, it felt like, you know, perfectly nice, sincere, caring, everyone in the room was caring, but, you know, we're still stuck in the same status quo, we're still stuck in the same problems that led us to end up on hunger strike. i don't feel they've given a clear enough message to iran that hostage—taking is wrong. i don't think there are any consequences to iran at present for its continuing taking of hostages of british citizens and using them. there was acknowledgement that clearly nazanin is being held as leverage. no readiness to change course. "we set this course, all your suggestions, we scenario plan and we think about what they're going to mean and..." but, yeah, it felt l

the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe will also be on the agenda.onomy grew by 1.3% betweenjuly and september — but supply chain issues are hampering recovery from the pandemic. the duchess of sussex has apologised for misleading a court about information given by her aides to the authors of a biography. the surprise declaration by the us and china at the cop26 summit in glasgow — pledging to step up efforts to tackle climate change, in spite of their other differences — has been widely welcomed. lets get the latest from annita mcveigh. lets get the latest from annita mcveiuh. ., ~ ,, , . mcveigh. thank you very much. welcome back— mcveigh. thank you very much. welcome back to _ mcveigh. thank you very much. welcome back to cop26, - mcveigh. thank you very much. welcome back to cop26, the i mcveigh. thank you very much. | welcome back to cop26, the un climate change summit in glasgow. it is officially the penultimate day, although the timetable could stretch, with negotiators again working into the early hours with the aim of keeping global warming

the husband of the detained british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, richard ratcliffe haske outside the foreign, commonwealth and development office. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe, a british—iranian dual national, was firstjailed in tehran in 2016 on spying charges, which she has always denied. richard ratcliffe has been on hunger strike in whitehall since 2a 0ctober, demanding the government does more to secure his wife's release. in a post on twitter, mr radcliffe said... on friday the bbc�*s victoria derbyshire spoke to him outside the foreign office and she asked him how gabriella had been impacted by her mother's imprisonment. clearly very traumatised at the beginning, would cry every night for her mum. they'd go to the picture on the mantelpiece at my in—laws house and point to the wedding photo of mummy and daddy saying, "i want to see mummy and daddy." and at some point, she adjusted to the reality that she was being brought up by her grandparents for a bit. that became her life, got to see nazinin in prison periodically, where she would be taken into solitary confinement,

i want to ask you do you think nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, her case, and the case of anoosheh ashooririvately over the last 11 years has said this will be resolved at the highest levels of government. it means prime minister in the foreign secretary need to get a handle on the case. we need to show the iranians that this is a top priority for britain. and i was really concerned to hear that richard had been asked to meet with a junior minister rather than with the newly installed foreign secretary recently. i have written to lustrous to ask that she gives this and cases like this, anoosheh ashoori, you have been talking about, priority that they deserve. in the end, these things are only resolved by personal intervention by the prime minister. —— written to liz truss. there have been cases resolved by the political intervention of prime minister, wet tarmac whether conservative or labour prime ministers. it is important the prime minister gets a handle on this.— handle on this. does that involve -a in: handle on this. does that involve paying the _ handle on this. does that involve pa

coming up — the husband of the jailed british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says he hopes talks england test captainjoe root says the racism scandal at his county side yorkshire has "fractured our game and torn lives apart". he added, "we need to educate, unify and reset." communities around the uk have come together to commemorate armistice day, after last year's ceremonies were disrupted by the pandemic. a two—minute silence was held to mark the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, when fighting ceased in the first world war. the duchess of cornwall placed a cross amongst poppies outside westminster abbey, as people all over the country remembered those who died in conflict. sarah campbell reports. 0n the 11th hour of the 11th month in 1918 the guns of the first world war fell silent. in 1918 the guns of the first world warfellsilent. more in 1918 the guns of the first world warfell silent. more than in 1918 the guns of the first world war fell silent. more than a century later the nation paused to remember those who sacrificed so much in service to their country. to

but despite this clarification, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was summoned to a court hearing.5 nuclear deal, signed by iran, the uk, and other world powers. the already—fragile relationship between iran and the west deteriorated, and dialogue on all subjects, including nazanin, became harder. two months later, in the summer of 2018, we got a stark reminder of how global tensions have profoundly personal consequences. during a temporary release from prison, nazanin and her daughter were reunited. three days later, they would say goodbye again. and in the 2018, the iranians were once more asked about the case. i cannot interfere in the work of the judiciary because in iranian law, she is recognised only as an iranian citizen, and the judiciary is independent from the executive. this hinted at how nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was now part of a power struggle inside iran, as this academic explained. thejudiciary is in the hands of conservative hardliners. the foreign ministry and the irani government are the ones who have really tried to especially patch up the relationship with the

the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe will also be on the agenda.

in ecuador, police reinforcements have been the husband of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe has ended is hunger. his wife was first jailed in _ strike. his wife was first jailed in tow _ strike. his wife was first jailed in tow run - strike. his wife was first jailed in tow run in - strike. his wife was first jailed in tow run in 2015 | strike. his wife was first i jailed in tow run in 2015 on spain charges which she has always denied. he had been on hunger strike for three weeks, at whitehall, demanding the government does more to secure his wife's release. in ecuador, police reinforcements have been sent in to secure an infamous prison, after another deadly riot started by rival gangs. at least 68 people have been killed and more than two—dozen injured, in the latest violence, as fighting intensifies between warring drug cartels. courtney bembridge reports. family and friends of the inmates gathered outside the prison, desperate for information. a list of victims was taped to a post, while others learned what happened through harrowing footage and photos shared on social media. dozens of pris

in london, and high on the agenda were the cases of british citizens held in iran, including nazanin zagharing, which she has always denied. her husband richard, who is now on the 19th day of a hunger strike, described his meeting with a foreign office minister this afternoon as "depressing." 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has the story. for 19 days now, richard radcliffe has camped outside the foreign office, eating nothing, still fighting for the release of his wife nazanin who was detained in iran five and a half years ago. his body now weak but his spirit undimmed. today, he and his team met a foreign office minister and officials. hoping for a breakthrough, he came out saying he was deflated, depressed, without hope. we're still stuck in the same status quo, we're still stuck in the same problems that led us to end up on hunger strike, and i don't feel they have given a clear enough message to iran that hostagetaking is wrong. one potential obstacle is the £400 million debt britain owes iran for tanks sold but never delivered, after the revolution in 1979. burying our heads

the financial times has an image of richard ratcliffe holding up a photo of his wife nazanin zaghari—ratcliffebeen held in iran since 2016. mr ratcliffe has been on hunger strike for 18 days. the times says a number of mps are renting out their homes while claiming expenses on separate properties. right, let's begin. i am right, let's begin. iam not right, let's begin. i am not sure if those stories were linked. i may have inadvertently alighted two stories there. anyway, we'll find out more as we look at the papers. let's start with daisy, if you would not mind, you want to kick us off tonight? and i would like to begin, if i can find my list, with the metro. . , . . if i can find my list, with the metro. . , ., . . ,, metro. the ambulance crisis, which we have all— metro. the ambulance crisis, which we have all heard _ metro. the ambulance crisis, which we have all heard the _ metro. the ambulance crisis, which we have all heard the end - —— anecdotal stories about how long the weights are forever lances, but it seems the beating for crisis —— for the ambulances. the problem is noppert delet

the husband of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the dual british—iranian citizen who's been held in iran forfivehas ended his hunger strike. richard ratcliffe has been camped outside the foreign office in london for the past three weeks, refusing all food, in an attempt to get the uk government to do more to bring his wife back to the uk. the best—selling south african author, wilbur smith, has died at the age of 88. he wrote more than a0 novels, starting with when the lion feeds in 1964. it spawned a 19—book series following the fictional courtney family from the 1660s to the 1900s. we'll have more on the outcome of cop26 later in the bulletin, but first let's get some other news. belarus says it's stepping up the provision of aid to migrants trapped on the border with poland. poland says belarus is provoking a surge in people trying to cross in to the european union as revenge for eu sanctions. it says belarusian security forces tried to break part of a border fence in an attempt to let some of those people through. some 2,000 people, many of them iraqi kurds, are camped on the belarusian side

in london, and high on the agenda were the cases of british citizens held in iran, including nazanin zaghari, which she has always denied. her husband richard, who is now on the 19th day of a hunger strike, described his meeting with a foreign office minister this afternoon as �*depressing'. the chief executive of yorkshire county cricket club — mark arthur — has become the latest senior figure to resign — in the row over racism that's engulfed the english club. earlier — the former yorkshire captain, azeem rafiq — who's made allegations of institutional racism at the club — said he was �*incredibly hurt�* after the england test captain and yorkshire player — joe root — denied ever witnessing racism at the club. the man who ended white rule in south africa, fw de klerk, a key figure in the country's transition to democracy, has died at the age of 85. mr de klerk, who served as president for 5 years, ordered the release of nelson mandela from prison — a decision which led eventually to mr mandela's election to the presidency. in a final message, recorded before his death, mr de klerk repeated

the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says his meeting with a foreign office minister was "depressing"andhim stuck in the "same status quo". richard ratcliffe says his hunger strike outside the foreign office will continue. communities across the uk come together for armistice day — a year after commemorations were disrupted by the pandemic. the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow has entered its last 48 hours — with countries being urged to step up their efforts and reach a meaningfulfinal deal. just a short while ago we heard from the president of the summit, alok sharma, who said ministers and negotiators are "rolling up their sleeves" and working hard to find solutions to some of the most intractable issues. let's cross now to glasgow and my colleague christian fraser. warm welcome back where delegates at cap 26 summit are hamming away at a final agreement that needs to be signed off by nearly 200 countries. the summit officially ends on friday, and in the last hour, the president of cap 26 says there is an awful lot more work to be done. —— on. negotiations are continuing to tomor

the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's detained in iran, is into his 18th day of a hunger strikethe prime minister to meet iranian delegates at the climate conference this week to demand freedom for britons being held in iran — but there are now concerns over his well—being. peter henley has more. even though she's not been well herself, barbara radcliffe has been determined to keep making the trip up from hampshire to support her son on his hunger strike. apart from anything else i'm going up every day to check my boy. on the train she shows me the whatsapp messages the family send to keep spirits up, including nazanin in iran. mainly our conversation is about gabriella, and it's heartbreaking watching her on whatsapp, watching us bringing up her little girl. yeah, and there's nothing we can do about it. nazanin was arrested at tehran airport five years ago, taking then baby gabriella to see her parents for the first time. she totally denied the charges of conspiring against the iranian state. after serving a five—year jail term, she has been stopped from leaving, with new threa

the husband of the detained british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, mrs zaghari—ratcliffeied. richard ratcliffe has been on hunger strike in whitehall since 24 october, demanding the government does more to secure his wife's release. in a post on twitter, mr radcliffe explained his decision to end the strike saying: ”today i have promised nazanin to end the hunger strike. gabriella — their daughter — needs two parents. thank you all for your overwhelming care these past three weeks” on friday the bbc�*s victoria derbyshire spoke to him outside the foreign office and she asked him how gabriella had been impacted by her mother's imprisonment. clearly very traumatised at the beginning, would cry every night for her mum. they'd go to the picture on the mantelpiece at my in—laws house and point to the wedding photo of mummy and daddy saying, "i want to see mummy and daddy." and at some point, she adjusted to the reality that she was being brought up by her grandparents for a bit. that became her life, got to see nazinin in prison periodically, where she would be taken into soli

nazanin zaghari—ratcliff, the british—iranian charity worker who's been detained in iran for the pastmagnitsky human rights award for her bravery as a survivor of torture. 0rganisers said the award recognises the injustice she has suffered as a pawn of international diplomacy. a rare original copy of the us constitution has sold for almost £30 million at auction. it's one ofjust eleven known surviving copies of the us charter signed by america's founding fathers in 1787. sotheby�*s says it's a world record for a historical document at auction. tim paine has stepped down as captain of the australian test cricket team over lewd text messages he exchanged four years ago with a woman working in the sport. his decision not to lead the side comes onlyweeks before the ashes series against england begins. shaimaa khaliljoins us from sydney. was this to be expected? the timin: of was this to be expected? the timing of this _ was this to be expected? tue: timing of this could was this to be expected? tue timing of this could not have been worse or more crucial for the australian squad. as you s

. ~' the husband of the detained british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, says he says he is is on day 19 of a hunger strike — said the meeting had been quite depressing, giving him no new hope that she will be released. nazanin was arrested in 2016. a 21—year—old confessed he had killed his grandmother during a game of or dare. he died during smoke inhalation after a fire in her home inhalation after a fire in her home in 2018. the former liverpool and england football player steven gerrard has been named as the new manager of aston villa. he's leaving rangers after three years, having helped them win the scottish premiership title last year. and finally to a retired gp who started lockdown with an old box of dinosaur bones and came out of lockdown having discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that roamed the isle of wight 125 million years ago. it's an extraordinary story that takes lockdown hobbies to a whole new level. duncan kennedy is on the isle of wight to tell us more. they have been finding dinosaurs here on the isle of wight for about 200 years. the dinosaurs t

the language to be too flexible to suit them, she wanted to work for everyone and she said to nazanin zagharifrom the eu as well. we are seeing the eu has pushed back _ from the eu as well. we are seeing the eu has pushed back on this - the eu has pushed back on this flexible language about inefficient subsidies and they are saying that we need a tax on fossil fuels and thatis we need a tax on fossil fuels and that is really getting to the stuff of greenhouse gas emissions and we are releasing pushback on the flexible language.— flexible language. definitely something _ flexible language. definitely something to _ flexible language. definitely something to watch - flexible language. definitely something to watch as - flexible language. definitely something to watch as we . flexible language. definitely- something to watch as we progress through the day. back you, ben. thank you, anita. one other story to tell you about. scientists in the united states say they're a step closer to reversing paralysis in humans after they successfully administered a new injectable therapy in mice. the drug was

the husband of the detained british—iranian aid worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, is ending his hungere outside the foreign office after 21 days. hundreds of migrants remain trapped along the border between belarus and poland — caught up in the middle of a political stand—off. and, the conservatorship that's controlled britney spears�* life for 13 years has been brought to an end. welcome to glasgow and the cop26 negotiations — which are now in overtime, as negotiators from nearly 200 countries try to strike a deal on tackling climate change. a new draft agreement was published this morning. let's bring you some of the main points. most crucially, the reference to phasing out inefficient fossile fuel subsidies is still in the agreement. even after some countries reportedly wanted to remove it. the deal also asks all countries to upgrade their climate pledges next year, and rich countries are asked to double their climate adaptation finance by 2025 from 2019 levels. with more, here's our science and environment correspondent, rebecca morelle. from wildfires thatjust kept on burning, to

revive the iran nuclear deal and the plight of british nationals detained in iran — in particular nazanin zagharirichard ratcliffe is on day 19 of a hunger strike to demand more be done to enable her to return home. she was first detained in tehran in 2016 on spying charges, which she has always denied. caroline hawley reports. a steady stream of well—wishers for richard ratcliffe as he continues this desperate bid to get his wife home. day 19 now, but it's been more than 2,000 days since he last saw nazanin, when she went to iran on holiday in 2006 to see her parents. today's meeting here with iran's deputy foreign minister is primarily about iran's nuclear deal and how it can be resurrected but the government says it is also pushing for the release of all british nationals unfairly detained in iran. we've had so many ups and downs. the reason we are camping here because we are on the precipice of another downland any day she could be back in prison so i'm not hopeful but yeah, it's definitely good news that the iranian deputy premier list is here and is the lead negotiator, definitely good news

sergei lavrov accused the west of an "anti—belarusian campaign" the husband of iranian detainee, nazanin zaghariore than 100 diamonds, were sent away for safe—keeping before marie antoinette was executed in the french revolution, and remained within herfamily for more than 200 years. it was the first time they've been auctioned, with the winning bidder paying double the estimated price. the former football commentator gerald sinstadt has died, aged 91. the bbc and itv broadcaster became one of the game's most recognisable and respected voices in the 1970s and 80s. he covered four world cups for itv before working on the olympics for the bbc.his former bbc producer, andrew clements, paid tribute to him as "a craftsman, a very good commentator "and just a lovely man." the uk's supreme court has rejected a claim that sought billions of pounds in damages from google over allegedly illegal tracking of millions of iphones. thejudge said that the claimant failed to prove damage had been caused to individuals by the data collection. but he did not rule out the possibility of future mass—action lawsuits

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was arrested at tehran airport, with her little girl, just one and three quarterstotally denies. she was given a five year sentence, which actually ended earlier this year. literally within a week, the iranians had charged and sentenced her again, to another year injail. right now, zaghari—ratcliffe is allowed to live in her mum and dads house in tehran, essentially under house in tehran, essentially under house arrest. but she could be sent back to jail at any moment, because she lost her appeal against that sentence. we are going to spend some time with as to ratcliffe this morning. before we hearfrom him, we are going to show you some of the messages, some of the banners that are here. there is a visitors book as well. look at these, prime minister, what happened to the moral compass, what happened to your leadership? how long will this continue? let me get on the side. don't forget, we are just a family standing in front of a prime minister, asking him to keep his word. you may want to send a message to mr ratcliffe and his wife this morning. please do. you can

the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe said he came away from a meeting about her continued detention no hope. richard ratcliffe, who has been on hunger strike for 20 days, has accused the british government of not doing enough to secure his wife's release. a foreign office spokesman said iran's deputy foreign minister was pressed on the issue during face to face talks. a close advisor to the prince of wales has stood down as chief executive of one of his charities. michael fawcett has resigned from his post at the prince's foundation. it follows claims that he helped secure a knighthood and british citizenship for a saudi billionaire who donated to the charity. he had temporarily stepped down when the allegations were made in september. clarence house has said prince charles had "no knowledge of the alleged offer". a ninth person has died as a result of last friday's crush at the astroworld music festival in texas. bharti shahani, a university student, was 22. police are investigating the stampede, when fans pushed towards the stage during a performance by the rapper travis scott. hu

the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's detained in iran, is into his 18th day of a hunger strikenger strike. apart from anything else i'm going up every day to check my boy. on the train she shows me the whatsapp messages the family send to keep spirits up, including nazanin in iran. mainly our conversation is about gabriella, and it's heartbreaking watching her on whatsapp, watching us bringing up her little girl. yeah, and there's nothing we can do about it. nazanin was arrested at tehran airport five years ago, taking then—baby gabriella to see her parents for the first time. she totally denied the charges of conspiring against the iranian state. after serving a five—year jail term, she has been stopped from leaving, with new threats to lock her up again. are you ok? yeah. richard ratliffe's hunger strike outside the doors of the foreign office is now entering its 18th day. he was visited by the labour leader keir starmer this week. it's acknowledged the british government owes the iranians £400 million over a cancelled arms deal. and barbara radcliffe knows which politician s

the first is about nazanin - the first is about nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. - the first is about nazaninecision and no other country has any veto over _ our decision and no other country has any veto over that _ our decision and no other country has any veto over that decision i our decision and no other countryj has any veto over that decision to repay— has any veto over that decision to repay that — has any veto over that decision to repay that debt _ has any veto over that decision to repay that debt. you _ has any veto over that decision to repay that debt.— repay that debt. you will be familiar with _ repay that debt. you will be familiar with the _ repay that debt. you will be i familiar with the complexities of this sad case from your own time and the foreign office and you will know how difficult it has been to... forgive me. to resolve, but we continue to work with the iranians but also with other partners around the world, including the americans who have similar problems of dual nationals in detention in iran. i am not happy with things are at the moment, should we be able to

the husband of iranian detainee, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is into his 18th day of a hunger strike outsideweek, to demand freedom for britons detained in iran. but there are now concerns over his wellbeing. 0ur reporter peter henley has more. even though she's not been well herself, barbara radcliffe has been determined to keep making the trip up from hampshire to support her son on his hunger strike. apart from anything else i'm going up every day to check my boy. 0n the train she shows me the whatsapp messages the family send to keep spirits up, including nazanin in iran. mainly our conversation is about gabriella, and it's heartbreaking watching her on whatsapp, watching us bringing up her little girl. yeah, and there's nothing we can do about it. nazanin was arrested at tehran airport five years ago, taking then baby gabriella to see her grandparents for the first time. she totally denied the charges of conspiring against the iranian state. after serving a five yearjail term, she has been stopped from leaving, with new threats to lock up again. are you 0k? yeah. richard ratliffe's hung