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within the past couple of hours, the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has touched downrs ago. this is the moment mrs zaghari—ratcliffe arrived at raf brize norton in oxfordshire just after 1am local time on thursday morning. she walked down the steps of the plane along with fellow british—iranian anoosheh ashoori, after their release was secured. the two later waved at cameras as they walked into a reception building at the air base. they had flown back via a brief stopover in oman. our correspondent simonjones was at raf brize norton when nazanin landed and gave this update. we know that this journey back from iran today has taken around 12 hours but the campaign to get nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe freed and allowing her to return back to the united kingdom has taken almost six years. there has been a huge amount of diplomacy, stepped up in the past six months or so and then, really, well when 24 hours when the family were suddenly told that there was a possibility that nazanin could be returning home and could be returning home very quickly. it is something that they fea

we are waiting for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe as well as anoosheh ashoori coming out of that plane, whichshoori also arrested. there she is, coming out of the plane, looking very well, aren't they? nazanin and anoosheh ashoori, coming off the plane, and as mark and simon have been saying, it was a very surprise announcement that we found out and they are finally home and about to get reunited with their families. you are watching bbc news, and you are seeing live pictures from raf brize norton, where the plane had landed. we saw nazanin and anoosheh ashoori coming off the plane. let's bring back simonjones, who is at the airbase for us. i am sure richard, her husband, and both theirfamily sure richard, her husband, and both their family members, must be thrilled to see them finally stepping off that plane? yes. stepping off that plane? yes, it is a moment _ stepping off that plane? yes, it is a moment they _ stepping off that plane? yes, it is a moment they have - stepping off that plane? yes, | it is a moment they have been waiting for four years. both families —— waiting forfor years. b

when we look at what j nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe was doing, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was doing, she by, journalism as i understand it. a false claim that was used against her on state media. but other foreign secretaries kept up the pressure, likejeremy hunt, who visited iran in 2018, and then finally liz truss who sent teams of diplomats to iran to do a deal. what diplomats to iran to do a deal. what has changed in _ diplomats to iran to do a deal. what has changed in the _ diplomats to iran to do a deal. what has changed in the last _ diplomats to iran to do a deal. wrist has changed in the last six months is we do have a new government in iran and i was able when i went to new york in september to meet the minister to reset the relationship and be clear that we were serious about resolving the outstanding issues that iran had, and they were clear they were serious about resolving the outstanding issues we had. ,, ., had. she also met her counterpart from a man _ had. she also met her counterpart from a man who _ had. she also met her counterpart from a man who played _ had. she a

as a result nazanin zaghari ratcliffe is now _ a result nazanin zaghari ratcliffe is now on — a resultadcliffe has really brought out into the open this issue of innocent — out into the open this issue of innocent people being taken hostage by countries like iran and held as hargaining — by countries like iran and held as bargaining chips with governments for things that they want like the repayment of debt. this was something that the foreign office didn't— something that the foreign office didn't think was a good idea to make public _ didn't think was a good idea to make public but— didn't think was a good idea to make public. but richard radcliffe disagreed with that, he made a public— disagreed with that, he made a public and as a result i think, other— public and as a result i think, other families who are being held in these _ other families who are being held in these quite secret conditions have really benefited. hopefully it will bring _ really benefited. hopefully it will bring an — really benefited. hopefully it will bring an end to this kind of hostagetaking, ordinary, inno

for six years, politics kept nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe apart from her family. has 15 nuclear reactors — eight are still operating and two are already in russian hands. one is in south—eastern ukraine. it's one of the largest plants in the world and it alone provides a quarter of ukraine's electricity. the defunct chernobyl site, which exploded in 1986, is also under russian control. so, how worried should the world be about russia's unprecedented take over of these sites? i've been speaking to associate professor tilman ruff from the university of melbourne. he gave me his assessment of the situation at the zaporizhzhia plant. well, the zaporizhzhia plant is under russian control. there are apparently 500 russian troops now controlling that plant. there is still unexploited ammunition from the attack on the 11th of march that is making the site very hazardous, and it's clearly very congested. clearly very contested. the russian nuclear organisation apparently attempted to take over the facilities a couple of days ago, but it's still apparently being run by the

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nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe arrives back in the uk after a six year ordeal in iran. a wave and a smile as she walked off the plane, along with fellow detainee, anoosheh ashoori, just after 1:00 this very morning. nazanin reunited with her loved ones on british soil as her husband says they can be a normal family once again. that's lovely. this is the moment that a young girl got her parents back together again. in other news, no safe haven fears for the well-being of hundreds and the city of mariupol, after russian forces bombed a theater being used as a shelter. in the southern ports of odessa, the streets are deserted as fears of a russian attack grow. chelsea goes through to the champions league quarterfinals, despite sanctions having over their love and current owner, roman abramovich. ♪ ♪ ♪ ed sheeran's copyright case continues with music experts a divided over whether the shape of you ripped off another song. ahead, the program for you this morning, or speaking to the ukrainian mp who's taken up arms and is fighting for his region in the south of the country. a

the british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is about to leave iran where she has been detainedevelopment, but ijust want relief for you to hear this latest development, but i just want to relief for you to hear this latest development, but ijust want to get confirmation from you. do we know where she is? do we know if she has been handed over to uk officials? i have spoken to richard, nazanin's husband, and he says nazanin is at the airport in tehran along with anousheh ashouri, the man detained alongside nazanin, although he was in prison and she was under house arrest at her parents'. richard made it clear to me that although she has her british passport, she is still very much under the control of the iranian revolutionary guard. so she is at the airport, she has a british passport, but she is still under the control of the iranian revolutionary guard. the deal hasn't been completed yet, and of course richard is excited but he was also striking a note of caution. he said to me, we can smell freedom but we haven't grasped it yet. 50 can smell freedom but we haven't grasped it

heading back to the uk — nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british iranian woman detained in iran sinceas finally been freed. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore and 1am in the ukrainian city of mariupol, where officials say a theatre used as a shelter for up to twelve hundred people has been destroyed by russian bombing. there's no news yet of casualties, and russia denies it's responsible. in the capital, kyiv — currently under a 35—hour curfew — emergency services say russia shelled a residential building. advancing russian troops have faced serious logistical problems, with many vehicles reportedly running out of fuel, as well as strong ukrainian resistance. our first report is from jeremy bowen in kyiv. a warning — it contains some flashing images. just after dawn, another attack at a residential area in kyiv. ukrainian forces say they're keeping russian artillery out of range, but missiles can be fired from russia, and they are harder to stop. it was another harsh day. in the besieged city of mariupol, a theat

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian mum detained in iran since 2016, is freed and at the airportdy to leave tehran. the 43—year—old was originally arrested on spying charges, which she always denied. the family say they won't believe it until her plane lands here. until she gets on that flight, until she touches down in london, we just can't quite believe it. but i think we are all a little bit on edge today, really hopeful that this is the start of the end for us. one other dual national, father anoosheh ashoori, has also been released from prison in iran. we'll try and explain what the breakthrough was and when both of them might be back in the uk. here in ukraine, a glimmer of hope as the president of ukraine sounds more positive about talks to end the war. president volodymr zelenskyy says negotiations are "more realistic", but russian shelling continues in the capital as residents are subject to a continued curfew. here in lviv, grandmothers, grandfathers and other volunteers are given a crash course in how to use a gun to defend themselves. translation: normally, iwouldn't

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this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: in the past hour, the british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffethe first time in almost six years. to ukraine now and the besieged port city of mariupol. officials say russian forces have bombed a theatre, where it's thought more than 1200 civilians were sheltering. the number of casualties is not yet known — and russia denies it's responsible. in the capital kyiv, currently under a 35—hour curfew, emergency services say russia shelled a residential building. advancing russian troops have faced serious logistical problems, with many vehicles reportedly running out of fuel, as well as seeing strong ukrainian resistance. our first report is from jeremy bowen in kyiv — a warning it contains some flashing images. just after dawn, another attack hit a residential area in kyiv. ukrainian forces say they're keeping russian artillery out of range, but missiles can be fired from russia, and they are harder to stop. it was another harsh day. in the besieged city of mariupol, a theatre was hit, where the deputy mayor says civilians were sheltering. it isn't

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe opens up out.—ratcliffe opens up after six years i ran ordeal. this is of course nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and her husband at his news conference following her release from detention in tehran. i listen to it actually then watch it. i thought it was compelling. she was dignified, wasn't she? she was calm. i thought she was pretty angry, what did you make of the? yes i thought she was pretty angry, what did you make of the?— did you make of the? yes and it was uuite an did you make of the? yes and it was quite an extraordinary _ did you make of the? yes and it was quite an extraordinary moment - did you make of the? yes and it was l quite an extraordinary moment where she in a very loving way but contradicted her husband when he wanted to say thank you to the british government. because she was clearly pretty angry at the idea and the way she's been treated by the british government and said she'd seen five foreign secretary stick on her case, saying that was unprecedented. it's been a tumultuous fe

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe spoke at westminster today.'d spent nearly six years in detention in iran until her release last week. how many foreign secretaries does it take for someone to come home? five? it should have been one of them eventually. so now, here we are. what's happened now should have happened six years ago. we'll have details of today's appearance, and we'll also have the latest on the conflict in ukraine. in the capital kyiv, more loss of life as the russians shell a residential area and a shopping centre. and from the devastated southern city of mariupol, families continue to flee — we report on their plight. nearly everyone who leaves mariupol in cars packed with families arrives here with absolutely nothing at all. also today, chasing the illegal money lenders who tempt struggling households to borrow more. and how bits of old computers, mobile phones and tvs are being turned into gold. and coming up on the bbc news channel... the draw for the women's fa cup semi—finals takes place on sportsday after 6.30. the holders

, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is back with herfamily in the uk back with her family in the uk after being iran. coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel — it is a europa league night for west ham. could the hammers be heading into the last eight of the competition? good evening, from lviv in ukraine. we start tonight with a special report from inside ukraine's second city, kharkiv, which has been under heavy daily bombardment by president putin's forces. it is in ruins and most of the city's 1.5 million residents have city's1.5 million residents have fled but the ukrainian army is continuing to hold off the russian advance. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway are the firstjournalists to be embedded with the ukrainian army as they fight the russian advance. russia says it's demilitarising ukraine. instead, it's creating a wasteland. what it can't have, it destroys with vengeance. these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. civilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have beco

today, at last, nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe got to have her say. with some important thank you's. >> my amazing hband who has been tirelessly campaigning for me. thank you so much. and my daughter for being so patient with mommy to come home. i am so grateful. >> she flew home in the early hours of thursday morning along with another british national, anoosheh ashoori, after the u.k. repaid a long-overdue military debt. but she was not keen to give the government any credit today. >> i have seen five foreign secretaries change over the course of six years, that is unprecedented given the politics of the u.k. i respect whatever you believe but i was told many times, we are going to get you home. that never happened. there was a time where i felt, i am not even go to trust you because i've been told many times that i would be taken home, but it never happened. how many foreign secretaries does it take for something to come home? now, here we are. what has happened now should have happened six years ago. i always felt like i am holding this black hole

many people who hoped it would happen sooner but nonetheless, it's really heart—warming to see nazanin zaghariatcliffe being reunited with herfamily. as a mother of young children myself, to imagine what she must�*ve gone through being separated from her daughter when her daughter was returned to the uk, should start school not being there, not having that human contact with her family. not having that human contact with herfamily. it's simply her family. it's simply unimaginable. herfamily. it's simply unimaginable. it'sjust wonderfulto unimaginable. it's just wonderful to see unimaginable. it'sjust wonderfulto see these images and imagine what will be following the next chapter in her story. a much more positive chapter in her story. of course it's going to be a huge adjustment for her. i can barely get my head around it really having being incarcerated, having been distance from her family, haven't been the basic things in her life controlled from when she been able to shower to ensure been able to eat. and to really make that readjustment must be extremely difficult. but nonetheless, it so

just a reminder as to our top stories, nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori are back in thears of detention in iran. nazanin's sister in law said this, a little girl has finally got her mom and dad back. the fox anchor terry confirmed that 400 million dollar debt to iran had been paid to secure their release is. meanwhile, russia has condemned the u.s. president for branding glad mere putin a war criminal, over the deaths of civilians in ukraine. boris johnson has said that things are changing in saudi arabia. the human rights groups expressed outrage after the gulf kingdom executed three people on the very day of his visit. let's return to our top story. after years of iranian detention, nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori arrived home this morning. skies katie born field reports but. >> this is the moment they were dreaming of. nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori both held four years in iran, walking off the plane and on to british soil again. finally, they are home and they are safe. [inaudible] were they landed, an emotional reunion with their famil

notjust nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe, _ happened? notjust nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe, of - happened? course, a retired engineer is also heading home. he has been languishing in prison in iran. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been there for six years. iran has always said, no, no, this is not connected to any politics will stop and the british and others, they have cold nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and many other dual nationals hostages and what was the bargain? we now know for sure. britain had to pay that £500 debt that has been owed to 0rion since before the iranian revolution of 1979. it has taken success of foreign secretaries and once there was a new government in iran, new foreign secretary in britain, they said they tried to make it work. liz truss picked up by her predecessors left off. i remember speaking to the iranian ambassador and he said we came to a deal about paying that debt. we were literally signing on the dotted line when a call came from the united states and said, no. this will be in violation of sanctions. so the deal was off. the british government kept trying. the

but ijust want to bring you back to this issue of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. ing of this, why now? well, first of all. i want _ timing of this, why now? well, first of all, i want to _ timing of this, why now? well, first of all, i want to point _ timing of this, why now? well, first of all, i want to point out _ timing of this, why now? well, first of all, i want to point out that - timing of this, why now? well, first of all, i want to point out that the l of all, i want to point out that the coverage on yemen is zero compared to ukraine. and it is ongoing and there is a starvation taking place and thousands of british military experts are helping keep the saudi forces. with regard to the situation now, i think there is a new beginning that is being attempted by western governments because of the difficult circumstances that they are now face in europe. of course after the nuclear deal, western countries violated the deal and then tore up the nuclear deal, whereas the iranians were abiding by the deal. now western countries want to come back to the deal. if w

let me first congratulate the nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori families.ting for their loved ones to be reunited means a lot now that they are together. with the whole country, those people followed the story and those who advocated and tried to secure their release, really thrilled for them. but we are, at the same time, celebrating with family, we are very concerned about many other dual nationals and also in mania nationals and also in mania nationals who are detained on similar made up charges that have never been proven. so for the of any government to say they were released on humanitarian grounds is very ironic since there never been any any evidence of any wrongdoing ever disclosed. ~ ., ., u, , , any evidence of any wrongdoing ever disclosed. ~ ., ., , , ., disclosed. what other cases would ou like to disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine _ disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine a _ disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine a light _ disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine a light on? - you like to

the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was held for nearly six years in detention in been speaking for the first time since her return to the uk last week. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe thanked her "amazing, wonderful" husband richard for "tirelessly" campaigning for her. she also thanked daughter gabriella "for being very, very patient with mummy to be coming home". and she said her release should have happened six years ago. she was originally accused of spying, then charged with plotting to overthrow the iranian government. she's always strenuously denied the allegations. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. the six years, richard ratcliffe has come to parliament to campaign for his wife. , . , , his wife. this was the first time she came _ his wife. this was the first time she came too. _ his wife. this was the first time she came too. nazanin - she came too. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has long been a victim, hostage, because with family and supporters speaking on her behalf. but today she was welcome to the house of commons by the speaker to do the one thin

the headlines: nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has arrived back in the uk for the first time in almost sixears. her husband and seven—year—old daughter were waiting as her plane touched down. she had been detained in iran after being accused of working against the government in tehran — something she denied. travelling with her was the british—iranian man anoosheh ashoori, who has also been allowed to return to the uk. the retired civil engineer had been detained for almost five years on spying charges, which he too denied. one other headline: the authorities in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol say a theatre that was being used by large numbers of civilians as a shelter has been destroyed by russian bombing. city officials say the building was deliberately targeted. russia has denied carrying out the attack. now on bbc news, platform five. since russia's invasion of ukraine, more than two million refugees have fled the country. it's the largest movement of people in europe since the second world war. can you believe this? can you? hundreds of thousands of them have flowed through lv

. >> it was exactly 8 minutes past 1:00 this morning that the plane carrying nazanin zaghari-ratcliffend annosheh ashoori spen the name talking and hugging before spending the name in accommodations and a journey that gave them freedom from an unimaginable or deal. the nightmare began in 2016, when she was detained by easternian security services, as she tried to leave the airport in tehran, after a holiday. the hidden cameras can touring her shock. accused of spying against the iranian regime, she was held for years on charges she always denied. and subjected to what her husband richard said amounted to torture. it was his years of relentless campaigning that helped to secure her release. including a hunger strike outside the foreign office. persistence that finally paid off as photos emerged as they are grinning on the plane that was to bring them home, their relief palpable. now the might -- nightmare is over, they can finally look forward to life with their family again. katie banfield, sky news. >> we will tell you more about ukraine in just a moment. the president has been, in fa

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe overjoyed to see seven—year—old gabriella again. zanin was first detained. the free nazanin campaign said no place like home, you have made us whole again. emotions overflowing too four anoosheh ashoori's family. his daughter describing her feelings with one word. happiness. it was just after 1am that the plane touched down at raf brize norton. the two released detainees looking relaxed and relieved to be back on british soil. the foreign secretary one of the first to greet them. i've met the families, they are safe and well. people are in very, very good spirits. i think it's been a really difficult 48 hours. the expectation that they would be released, but we weren't sure right until the last minute, so it has been very emotional, but also a really happy moment the families. the journey back from iran to brize norton has taken around 12 hours, but nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's family have been campaigning for almost six years for her release. now they are set to begin what they are calling a new chapter in their lives. it's a new lif

the british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was held for nearly six years in detention peaking for the first time since her return to the uk last week. mrs zaghari ratcliffe thanked her "amazing, wonderful" husband richard for "tirelessly" campaigning for her. she also thanked daughter gabriella "for being very, "very patient with mummy to be coming home". and she said her release should have happened six years ago. she was originally accused of spying, then charged with plotting to overthrow the iranian government. she's always strenuously denied the allegations. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. for six years, richard ratcliffe has come to parliament to campaign for his wife but this was the first time she came too. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has long been a victim, a hostage, a cause, with family and supporters speaking on her behalf. but today she was welcomed to the house of commons by the speaker to do the one thing she had never been free to do before, to tell her own story in her own words, in her own time, in the parliament where so many had cam

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe came to westminster with her family today.'d spent nearly six years in detention until her release last week. how many foreign secretaries does it take for someone to come out? five? it should have been one of them eventually, so now here we are. what happened now should have happened six years ago. also on the programme, we're live here in ukraine where again the capital kyiv is under curfew tonight. it follows russian shelling of a shopping centre and residential areas. despite the attacks, many residents are vowing to stay. i don't want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? it's my home. and famillies continue to flee from the devastated southern city of mariupol. we'll have all the latest on the russian invasion of ukraine, as well as the day's other main stories. trades unions lead a march at westminster to vent their anger at p&0 ferries�* abrupt sacking of 800 employees last week. and strengthening ties with commonwealth contries — the duke and duchess of cambridge visit the ancient maya ruins of belize on their caribbean to

british—iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in iran for six years, has a right backthe uk and been reunited with herfamily. anousheh ashoori, who was detained in iran for five years, ashoori, who was detained in iran forfive years, has ashoori, who was detained in iran for five years, has also been freed and arrived back in britain. it is incredibly emotional. waiting for the paint to on was like waiting for the paint to on was like waiting for santa claus, and knowing they have spent the first night together. in ukraine, the search goes on for survivors— in ukraine, the search goes on for survivors trapped in the rubble of mariurwl, — survivors trapped in the rubble of mariupol, bombed by russia. around 1000 people may have been shouting inside _ 1000 people may have been shouting inside the _ 1000 people may have been shouting inside the building because my basement. a local mp said it withstood the bombing. uk military intelligence says the russian advance _ intelligence says the russian advance has stalled on all fronts. and refugees continue to flee ukraine to t

this is the moment that state—run television announced the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe.n paid. i suspect that when she touches | down, it will be a very intimate | party, this is a moment for richard and gabriella and not anybody else. i suspect it will be very intimate but this weekend will be one hell of a celebration. this was nazanin�*s favourite spot to come with their daughter when she was a baby. so many years to catch up on now, so much time they will never get back. since her release from jail into house arrest, she has been able to see gabriella and richard only over the phone. nazanin: i love your hair. precious moments of parenting from a distance of thousands of miles, but they are now within touching distance of finally being able to hold each other again. caroline hawley, bbc news. we had from the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and he told us that family will live in the future and not reflect on the many years they have lost. let's hear what he said. �* , , ., ., , said. i'm deeply grateful who is eve to said. i'm deeply grateful who is every to eve

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is finally reunited with her family after years in detention in tehran.howing mummy off will really validate gabriella's insecurities there in that she was right, she does have two parents that love her.

in other news, the guardian's front page features a picture of the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe it follows news that she could be released within days. we'll be speaking to nazanin�*s sister—in—law, rebecca, a bit later on. we showed you the front page of the times. that is the mother and daughter yesterday's show. their story was interesting. she is from kharkiv and was there with her husband, a surgeon, who has had to stay behind. the birthday of one of her great friends the day before it started. then she said she could not believe within three weeks she was sleeping on the floor in holland and on her way to stay in someone's house. i think she is going to hampshire. what is lovely about that, eleanor, she was on the programme yesterday and was tired. seeing her looking happier. like a normal little girl. she was exhausted from what she has been through. and what that family and others have been through. anyone filling up at the pump will have clocked the ever—increasing price of petrol and diesel making it a particularly tough time for those that rely on fuel for their busin

report on what ha ened. ., ~' ,, now a story which has gripped the uk — two british—iranians, nazanin zaghariars in detention in tehran — have landed back in britain, shortly after1 o'clock this morning. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was arrested in 2016, and mr ashhoori has been held since 2017. both were arrested while visiting their families. their release came after the uk paid off a debt to iran of over half a billion dollars, dating back to the 1970s. 0ur correspondent simonjones is outside the british foreign office in central london. what are they saying about what led to the return of those two?- to the return of those two? firstly, here at the — to the return of those two? firstly, here at the foreign _ to the return of those two? firstly, here at the foreign office - to the return of those two? firstly, here at the foreign office they - to the return of those two? firstly, here at the foreign office they are| here at the foreign office they are describing this as a good day. there are smiles on faces and that's what we saw earlier this morning at raf brize norton as the plane touched down.

the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe released from tehran last week, says freedom shouldgo. she also spoke of the moment she was reunited with her husband and daughter. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's just after 1.30pm — and this is your update from the bbc sport centre. max verstappen has called his red bull team's reliability into question — following the double retirement in f1's season opener. the world champion was heading forsecond, behind race—winner charles leclerc, when he retired with three laps to go after losing power. with teammate sergio perez also dropping out on the final lap, it meant no red bull, or mercedes, on top spot. instead, ferrari came home with a 1—2 finish. leclerc and carlos sainz took maximum points. the cars have undergone the greatest changes in a generation to make races more exciting. lewis hamilton ended up third, but, for champion verstappen, the team's performance has been tough to take. this is the biggest problem, we score

the british—iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been given her passport back in iran more than fivefter she was detained. and a sell—out crowd is back at cheltenham for the first time in two years. and coming up on the bbc news channel... middlesbrough�*s fa cup tie with chelsea will have fans after the blues come to an agreement with the fa and remove their request to get the match played behind closed doors. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six, live from lviv in western ukraine. today this remains a country under heavy bombardment from russian forces, despite peace talks continuing. in the capital kyiv the mayor has warned that the city is facing a difficult and dangerous moment after four people were killed in russian airstrikes overnight. residential buildings were hit, along with a metro station. a 35—hour curfew has been imposed, with residents of the city asked to stay at home for the next two days and only leave if air raid sirens sound and they need to reach bomb shelters. our international correspondent 0rla guerin has the latest, and a warning some viewers ma

but today, at last, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe got to have her say.as been tirelessly campaigning for me, so thank you so much. and my daughter for being very, very patient with mummy to be coming home. so i am so grateful. at this point, gabriella, who's seven, is much more interested in the games on a mobile phone. nazanin flew home in the early hours of thursday morning, along with another british national, anoosheh ashoori, after the uk repaid a long overdue military debt. but she wasn't keen to give the government any credit today. i was told many, many times that, "oh, we're going to get you home." that never happened. so there was a time that i felt like, do you know what? i'm not even going to trust you, because i've been told many, many times that i was going to be taken home, but that never happened. how many foreign secretaries does it take for someone to come home? five? it should have been one of them eventually. so now, here we are. what's happened now should have happened six years ago. at nazanin's request, the daughter of a british bo

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe released. also with the other dual national who was detained. la, ceo of the thomson reuters foundation, where nazanin worked. you have been advocating for nazanin's release. you must bejust so relieved. let's get your initial reaction to her return home. it is a treat reaction to her return home. it is a great day- — reaction to her return home. it is a great day- the _ reaction to her return home. it is a great day. the past _ reaction to her return home. it is a great day. the past 48 _ reaction to her return home. it is a great day. the past 48 hours i reaction to her return home. it is a great day. the past 48 hours have | great day. the past 48 hours have been surreal. we had been there before. there have been moments throughout this very long six years where we felt that hope was on the table and we saw hope shattered constantly. it happened especially around christmas and around this time of the year because obviously it is the persian new year on the zist it is the persian new year on the 21st of march. so we have been there. but we have

british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has arrived back in the uk for the first time in almost years. her husband and seven—year—old daughter were waiting as her plane touched down. she had been detained in iran, after being accused of working against the government in tehran, something she denied. travelling with mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was the british—iranian man anoosheh ashoori, who has also been allowed to return to the uk. the retired civil engineer had been detained for almost five years on spying charges, which he too denied. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. with the world focused on russia's invasion of ukraine, it's easy to overlook one other key element of vladimir putin's greater russia strategy — moscow's ever tighter grip on ukraine's northern neighbour belarus, now used as a launchpad for the ukraine assault. belarus's authoritarian president lukashenko seems to be in putin's pocket, whether he likes it or not. my guest is exiled leader of the anti—lukashenko movement, svetla na tikhanovskaya. is the fate of belarus now tied

this afternoon, anoosheh ashoori and nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe arrived in oman to catch another flightd also got in champagne and cake and could hardly believe the news. it's been nearly five years of being inside a prison cell, so to suddenly, in a matter of 24 hours, have that turnaround completely and to come back to normal life is very daunting as well as it is amazing. so, you know, we still have challenges ahead, but we're going to face it together as a family. there will be adjustments, too, for nazanin and herfamily, who haven't all been together for six long years. homecoming's a journey, not an arrival. i don't think it willjust be today, there will be a whole process, and hopefully we'll look back in years to come and be a normal family and this will be a chapter in our lives, but there are many more chapters to come. this is how it's been for the past few months, precious moments of parenting from thousands of miles away. richard says she'll want him to make her a nice cup of tea and perhaps to tidy the flat. caroline hawley, bbc news. injapan, an earthquake has struck off

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman held in iran for over five years, has her passportned, raising hopes of release. and manchester united are out of the champions league, after losing to atletico madrid. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... madrid strike first in manchester, is united's champions league adventure over? we'll have all the action from old trafford. good evening from lviv in western ukraine. the country has continued to endure heavy bombardment from russian forces — even while peace talks are continuing. in the capital kyiv, the mayor has warned that the city is facing a difficult and dangerous moment after at least four people were killed in russian airstrikes overnight. residential buildings were hit, along with a metro station. a 35 hour curfew has been imposed, with residents of the city asked to stay at home for the next two days and only leave if air raid sirens sound and they need to reach bomb shelters. our international correspondent 0rla guerin has the latest. it's starting to feel like the new normal, buildings burning after r

british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has arrived back in the uk for the first time in almost years. her husband and seven—year—old daughter were waiting as her plane touched down. she had been detained in iran, after being accused of working against the government in tehran, something she denied. travelling with mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was the british—iranian man anoosheh ashoori, who has also been allowed to return to the uk. the retired civil engineer had been detained for almost five years on spying charges, which he too denied. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we meet the middle men standing between you and your games console. we're letting off some steam and we have an amazing spider...man. hey, welcome, welcome, welcome! lara lewington, what is the craziest thing you've ever bought on ebay? um, slippers? dogs — dog slippers! i wondered where that was going. ok, i did ask for crazy. well, look, do you remember the times when you bid on an item and you thought you were going to win the auction, and then in the dying few seconds, you were beaten by someone el

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, held for almost six years in tehran, speaks of her ordeal. taken home. the beseiged ukraine town of mariupol is again denied a humanitarian corridor, after rejecting a russian demand to surrender. 300,000 people are trapped without power, food or water. president zelensky says it's a war crime. a 35—hour curfew for the people of the ukraine capital kyiv — residents are told by the mayor it�*s a �*dangerous moment�* and they must stay at home. in china, it�*s feared there are no survivors after a passenger plane — with 132 people on board — crashes in a remote mountainous area a man goes on trial charged with murdering conservative mp sir david amess as he met constituents last year. and the spring covid booster jab programme launches for the over—75s and those with high risk in england. it comes as scotland records its highest daily figure for the number of people in hospital with coronavirus. the british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who was held for nearly six years in detention in iran has been speaking for the first time since

the detained british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has had her passport returned.mething she's always denied. speaking this morning the prime minister said "delicate discussions" were going on around the case. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. what can you tell us? we had this news from the mp who has campaigned for nazaninrelease, saying the passport had been returned, but nazanin was still with her family in tehran and she understood a british negotiating team was that right now. none of this has been confirmed by the foreign office, theyjust say this has been confirmed by the foreign office, they just say we this has been confirmed by the foreign office, theyjust say we are continuing to explore all options to resolve this case. borisjohnson sounded like he was conscious that something was going on but also conscious of his role in the past in which he inadvertently complicated situation by suggesting she was working in a run as a journalist. he said that the rule is to say as little as possible until it is concluded. i don't want to do anything,

nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian woman who was held for nearly six years in detention innce being freed from iran last week. ms zaghari—ratcliffe was originally accused of spying, then charged with plotting to overthrow the iranian government. she's always strenuously denied the allegations. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports for six years, richard ratcliffe has come to parliament to campaign for his wife but this was the first time she came too. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has long been a victim, a hostage, a cause, with family and supporters speaking on her behalf. but today she was welcomed to the house of commons by the speaker to do the one thing she had never been free to do before, to tell her own story in her own words, in her own time, in the parliament where so many had campaigned for her release. i am very grateful... she thanked herfriends, doctors and lawyers and above all the man sitting next to her. a my amazing husband who has been tirelessly campaigning for me, so thank you so much, and my daughter for being very, very patient with mummy to