british foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has said the uk will provide "diplomatic protection" to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffed in iran, accused of spying. the move is unlikely to secure mrs zaghari—ratcliffe‘s immediate release, but it represents a formal recognition of her treatment by iran that london calls ‘unacceptable‘ and elevates it to a formal state—to—state issue. the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent james landale says the move is extremely rare. essentially what it means, the british government has decided that the way nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been treated by iran has not met its international obligations. she has not been given the right medical oi’ has not been given the right medical or been treated properly and the law courts. so it has decided to give full protection to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. what it means is this instead of being a consular issue, this is a formal legal dispute between the british government and the iranian government. in practical terms, that does not mean that iran is now forced to do anything, to treat are ina forced to do anything, to treat are in a better way inja

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, seen here with her daughter gabriella just before she was jailed, needs medical that she's not been allowed. the foreign secretary, who was in iran last year to push for her release, says his decision today was a last resort. we think it's the first time diplomatic protection has been exercised for an individual for over 100 years, and for that reason we think it sends a very, very strong signal that there is a human being here. we all need to think about this. it's not just about the diplomatic arguments there may be between the uk and iran. there is a family here, they need to be reunited. her husband has welcomed the move. really big step. implicitly, explicitly, what that means is that it's asserting she is british, not just a dual national, but fundamentally she's a british citizen. and also that actually she's suffered a huge injustice. this is an innocent person being held in prison for leverage over the uk. it's outrageous. but iran has reacted with anger, saying britain has broken international law, and what impact it will have on the fight to bring a fa

the government has decided it should give full protection to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. is now a formal legal dispute between the british government and the iranian government. in practical terms, this does not mean or an is now forced to treat in a better in jalan tehran where she is being held since 2016 but it does mean the british government can raise the case more easily in international forums like the united nations because it is not a con schuler issue but a formal dispute between two nations. ——, council. in theory it could sue the iranian regime will compensation but officials do not wa nt to compensation but officials do not want to get bogged down in international courts but they want to put mores the pressure on iran's to put mores the pressure on iran's to save the way they have been treating is not acceptable, that they have to release is seen, that they have to release is seen, that theissueis they have to release is seen, that the issue is not going away and the british government is not giving up. the question now is how the iranians respond. will they

britain steps up efforts to free nazanin zaghari ratcliffe fromjail in iran. the uk government is giving her diplomatic protection. el salvador‘s supreme court frees three women who spent a decade behind bars, accused of breaking strict abortion laws. dealing with an outbreak of misinformation — facebook says it will crack down on anti—vaccine content. president trump's former campaign chief paul manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for money laundering, conspiracy and fraud. a much longer sentence had been expected but he must also repay more than $24 million to the us government. special counsel robert mueller revealed the crimes as part of his investigation into russian interference in the presidential election. our north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest. he was once a highflying businessmen known to his dapper appearance and lifestyle. paul manafort crimes started with the collusion of russia allegations. the charges related to the money he was paid working for politicians in ukraine, with connections to moscow. prosecutors sa

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been detained in tehran since 2016.itish—iranian mother of spying, accusation she has always denied. for years, her husband richard has campaigned for her release, but to no avail. one thing he and his supporters wanted was for the british government to give nazanin formal diplomatic protection. and 110w formal diplomatic protection. and now his wish has been granted. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said he had decided to give nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe this extremely rare status because iran had failed to give her the right medical and legal support required by international law. it would not, he said, bea international law. it would not, he said, be a magic wand that secured her release overnight, but it would turn her case into a formal legal dispute between britain and iran. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's new legal status will not force iran to change the way it treats her, but it will allow britain to raise her case with greater ease at international forums like the united nations. richard ratcliffe said the decision s

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been detained in tehran since 2016. accuse the 41—year—old british—iranian mother of spying, accusations she has always denied. for years her husband, richard, has campaigned for her release, but to no avail. one thing he and his supporters wanted was for the british government to give nazanin formal diplomatic protection, and now his wish has been granted. first, it recognises very clearly the violation of nazanin‘s rights. secondly, it recognises very clearly that nazanin is british. and one of the things the iranians always say is she is a dual national and, you know, you can't have access. so at the very basic level of being able to get in and see her, check she's 0k, and that a doctor goes and assesses her, that makes it a much stronger claim for the uk. and it also signals that this is intolerable. this has gone on for nearly three years. this is an innocent person being used as leverage. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said he had decided to give nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe this extremely rare status because ir

britain has escalated efforts to free nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe from an iranian jail. of spying. she has dual nationality, and the government has made the unusual move of granting her diplomatic protection. it means the row over her detention becomes a formal legal dispute. she denies any wrongdoing and recently went on hunger strike in protest at her treatment. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. it is extremely rare for the british government to grant diplomatic protection to any of its citizens. no—one at the foreign office can remember it ever happening before. essentially, what it means is that the british government has decided that the way nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is being treated by iran has not met its international obligations. she has not been given the right medical treatment, or due process in the law courts. and as a result, the british state has decided that it should give full protection to mrs zaghari—ratcliffe. now, what that means is that, instead of this being a consular issue, this is now a formal legal dispute between the british g

britain has escalated efforts to secure nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's release from an iranian jail, making who left a bomb on a tube train in 2017, injuring more than 50 people, are suing their local authority. they say officials were negligent in failing to tell them that ahmed hassan had been trained to kill by the islamic state group. he'd built the bomb in secret while in the care of ron and pennyjones, who've been speaking to our legal correspondent clive coleman. horror on the tube. the partially detonated bomb sends a fireball down the carriage, burning morning commuters who stampede to escape. the bomber is ahmed hassan, an iraqi asylum seeker, who, unbeknown to his foster parents, ron and pennyjones, had confessed to immigration officials he'd been trained to kill by the islamic state group. 18 months later, the couple finally feel able to come to parsons green, where the attack took place. ijust keep thinking about the ladies that were burnt and the men that were burnt and the people that got the crush injuries. i mean, 51 people. 51 counts of attempted murder. "to penny, from ah

the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said he had decided to give nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe this extremelyare status because iran had failed to give her the right medical and legal support required by international law. it would not, he said, be a magic wand that secured her release overnight, but it would turn her case into a formal legal dispute between britain and iran. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe‘s new legal status will not force iran to change the way it treats her, but it will allow britain to raise her case with greater ease at international forums like the united nations. richard ratcliffe said the decision sent a clear signal to tehran that the uk was backing his wife, and that their treatment of his wife was unacceptable. diplomats hope the move will focus minds in tehran, particularly among the hardliners who they believe will ultimately decide mrs zaghari—ratcliffe‘s fate. the question is whether it will respond positively to the pressure, or step up the confrontation.

britain says it will grant formal diplomatic protection to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iraniannational detained in iran. the foreign secretary says iran hasn't given her the medical and legal aid. and this story is trending on bbc.com. a pretty cobbled street in paris has become such a huge hit on instagram that residents of rue cremieux are calling on the city council to restrict access to users looking to take the perfect photo. a blogger says this illustrates how the search for the perfect picture could become a problem. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: knife attacks have led to the deaths of two more people in london in the last 2a hours — the latest victim was a teenage boy in fulham. huawei's legal case. all the latest developments as the chinese technology giant sues the us over its equipment banned. and making quirks work, what electric car makers are doing to stand out at this he's geneva motor show. hello and welcome to the friday edition of asia business report. and sharanjit leyl asia business report. and sharanjit leyl. in a us sta

zaghari ratcliffe is serving a five year sentence for spying — a charge she's always denied. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. it is close to three years since nazaning for home with her young daughter. you can see the shock on her face. last summer she was briefly released. only to be sent back to jail, despite urgent pleas from the uk government and her family. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, seen here with her daughter gabriella just before she was jailed, needs medical treatment she's not being allowed. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was in iran late last year to push for her release. he says the extremely rare step the foreign office has taken today, is a last resort, after all other avenues were exhausted. we think it's the first time diplomatic protection has been exercised for an individual for over 100 years, and for that reason, we think it sends a very, very strong signal there is a human being here. we all need to think about this, it's not just about the diplomatic arguments there may be between the uk and iran, there's a family here, they need to be reunited. her husband richard, who has campaigned tirelessly for her release has welcom

this week will be three years since nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was arrested in iran atan zaghari—ratcliffeen, her husband and family and campaigners have been repeatedly pressing for her release. so far that has fallen on deaf ears and she remains injail on charges of plotting against the iranian regime, which she denies. today her family and campaigners have delivered a giant mother's day card to the embassy. no one is expected to come and collected but they have left it on the doorstep behind me along with bunches of flowers, 155 in total, representing one week that nazanin has been behind bars. i am joined by her husband, richard ratcliffe. thank you forjoining us. what message are you trying to send? good morning, exactly as you said, this is the third mother's day that nazanin is away. last year we were in front of the foreign office to remind the british government that the foreign secretary had made this promise to leave no stone unturned in this year we are in front of the iranian embassy, saying the iranian government needs to solve this. it isa government needs to solve this. it

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was jailed for five years in 2016 on spying charges which she denies. dent, sangita myska. almost three years ago nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was stopped by iranian police at tehran airport. she was about to fly home with her child but was instead arrested and accused of spying. seen here with her daughter gabriella, just before being jailed for five years, the british government and her family have repeatedly called for nazanin‘s release. today on mother's day her husband who has tirelessly campaigned on behalf of his wife, delivered a card and dozens of flowers to the iranian embassy. this is a message that this is the third mother's day that nazanin is away. this year we are back in front of the iranian embassy saying this iranian government needs to solve this message. it is a message of flowers, it is a soft one. the reason for flowers is because that's what prisoners are given when they are released so it is a mother's day link, it is also linking to the fact that hopefully she will be home soon. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was in iran late l

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been detained in tehran since 2016.41—year—old british—iranian mother of spying, an accusation she has always denied. for years her husband, richard, has campaigned for her release, but to no avail. one thing he and his supporters wanted was for the british government to give nazanin formal diplomatic protection, and now his wish has been granted. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said he had decided to give nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe this extremely rare status because iran had failed to give her the right medical and legal support required by international law. it would not, he said, be a magic wand that secured her release overnight, but it would turn her case into a formal legal dispute between britain and iran. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's new legal status will not force iran to change the way it treats her, but it will allow britain to raise her case with greater ease at international forums like the united nations. richard ratcliffe said the decision sent a clear signal to tehran that the uk was backing his wife, and

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, seen here with her daughter gabriella just before she was jailed, needs medicalast year to push for her release, says his decision today was a last resort. we think it's the first time diplomatic protection has been exercised for an individual for over 100 years, and for that reason we think it sends a very, very strong signal that there is a human being here. we all need to think about this. it's not just about the diplomatic arguments there may be between the uk and iran. there is a family here, they need to be reunited. her husband has welcomed the move. really big step. implicitly, explicitly, what that means is that it's asserting she is british, not just a dual national, but fundamentally she's a british citizen. and also that actually she's suffered a huge injustice. this is an innocent person being held in prison for leverage over the uk. it's outrageous. but iran has reacted with anger, saying britain has broken international law, and what impact it will have on the fight to bring a family back together, no one knows. caroline hawley, bbc news. two men a

britain has escalated efforts to free nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe from an iranian jail.'s an aid worker, but is accused of spying, which she denies. she has dual nationality, and the uk government has made the unusual move of granting her diplomatic protection. it means the row over her detention becomes a formal legal dispute. facebook says it will try to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines on its network. the company has faced pressure to tackle the problem, amid outbreaks of measles around the united states attributed to growing numbers of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks to lord ricketts, former top diplomat and uk national security adviser. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. with just days to go until the british parliament votes again on theresa may's brexit deal, the political debate in the uk grows ever more polarised. but the legacy of brexit won'tjust be deep fractures within the political parties, this protracted national argument has also raised questions about how the machine

first the headlines: the uk government grants a special status to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the britishitizen being held in prison in iran accused of spying. an emotional appeal from stab victim, jodie chesney‘s father, to help the police find those reponsible for her death she was the nicest person any of us know, or knew. everything about her was about being kind and good and thoughtful. the northern ireland secretary says she's "profoundly sorry" for saying deaths caused by the security services in the troubles were "not crimes". canada's prime minister rejects allegations his government has abused its power. but two ministers resign over claims of political pressure. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, comment & features editor at cityam, and stephen bush, political editor of the new statesman. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. "new hope" that iran could release nazanin zaghari—radcliffe is how the independent reports the uk granting her diplomatic status — thereby raising her case to the

britain has escalated efforts to secure nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's release from an iranian jail, makinghe rare move to grant the dual citizen diplomatic protection. it means the row over her detention becomes a formal legal dispute. el salvador‘s supreme court has freed three women jailed for a decade after being accused of aborting their babies. the women say they suffered miscarriages but were convicted of aggravated homicide. the country has some of the world's strictest abortion laws. now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. welcome to thursday in parliament. coming up on this programme: cabinet minister, geoffrey cox says he's still working to get legal changes to the irish backstop in the hope of persuading more mps to vote for theresa may's withdrawal deal. it's come to be called cox's codpiece, what i am concerned to ensure is what's inside the codpiece is in full working order. also on this programme mps are told the home office didn't understand the impact of its policies on the windrush generation. there's condemnation of an online game called rape day. well, he worked with m

the government is to give diplomatic immunity to a british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe,ing a five yearjail sentence for spying in iran. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said it wasn't a magic wand but would send a message to tehran, that ms zaghari—ratcliffe was clearly innocent. and a little later this hour victoria will be interviewing nazanin‘s husband richard ratcliffe about whether he thinks this latest move may help in securing his wife's release. a second arrest has been made by police investigating the fatal stabbing of 17—year—old jodie chesney in romford. jodie was stabbed in the back while sitting on a park bench in east london last friday. scotland yard says a man was arrested in london this morningon suspicion of murder. a 20—year—old man arrested in leicester on tuesday remains in custody. theresa may will appeal to the eu to give concessions on brexit, when she gives a speech in lincolnshire today. the prime minister is expected to say that decisions in brussels in the next few days will have a big impact on the fate of the withdrawal deal, which faces

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britain escalates efforts to secure nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's release from an iranian jail, givingrees three women who spent a decade behind bars accused of breaking strict abortion laws. we report from greenland where a rise in rainfall means a gloomy outlook for the country's ice sheet.

britain escalates its efforts to have nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe released from prison in iran, offeringers a formal dispute between the two countries. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the irish times. it leads with a poll showing that voters in northern ireland overwhelming reject a hard brexit and are unhappy with the way they are represented in parliament. there you go, those are the numbers we will be discussing. next, the guardian. it says theresa may will make a last—ditch attempt to persuade the eu to give her a better brexit deal today, as she struggles to keep her crumbling government together. this story is in the metro and many other of today's papers. itjust gets worse for theresa may, as she is accused of playing politics as yet another teen dies in the uk. let's move on to the ft now, the european central bank took a sharp u—turn yesterday by reviving a plan for cheap loans for eurozone banks. the new york times asks why it's taken so long for marvel studios to make its first film that focuses on

the husband of the jailed british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari ratcliffe is continuing to pushpush he marked britain‘s celebration of mother‘s day by delivering a giant card to the iranian embassy in london. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was detained in tehran in 2016 and jailed for five years after being convicted of spying, a charge she denies. a short time ago, i spoke to richard ratcliffe from outside the iranian embassy. this is the third anniversary, the third mother‘s day that she has been in prison and we just wanted to mark the fact that we are still going, we haven‘t forgotten her, we still want her home, and it is a nice soft one to say that it would be great if she could be released. amnesty have organised 155 bunches of flowers, one for each week she has been held, we have been delivering them to the embassy, as well as a card with the signatures of over 25,000 people. and how is she at the moment? you talk to her quite regularly, don‘t you? more frequently since the foreign secretary granted diplomatic protection. i spoke to her yesterday and she was very pleased this

the guardian reports how the uk has granted diplomatic status to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe raising herovernments in london and tehran. so, rachel and steven, so, racheland steven, let's so, rachel and steven, let's begin at what tomorrow morning pass metro. rachel, a fairly stark attack on the chancellor. a really stark attack on the chancellor. all week we have had headlines on front pages about the rise in violent crimes in london and across the country, very sadly today, another stabbing, in london, politicians are urging theresa may to do something, and the home secretary has been involved in what that the chancellor do? he says you can have extra money, for policeman, to stop this, if we don't have a no—deal brexit and beaufort theresa may deal x week. it is completely tone deaf and has really misread the move of the country. —— a deal next week. i think it will be damaging to him and to the prime minister and she continues to grapple and fail to do it with this issue. he has already kind of taken a different line from side to david to save it to police, use the resources from cri

the headlines at 23:00: the uk government grants a special status to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the britishher to help the police find those reponsible for her death. she was the nicest person. everything about her was about being kind and good and thoughtful. the northern ireland secretary says she's "profoundly sorry" for saying deaths caused by the security services in the troubles were "not crimes". canada's prime minister rejects allegations his government has abused its power.

the government will grant formal diplomatic protection to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranianolerable. this has gone on for nearly three years. this is an innocent person being used as leverage. in a last attempt to get mps to back her brexit deal, theresa may will urge eu leaders to agree to legally binding changes to the irish backstop. a crisis in school funding. more than 7000 headteachers from across england write to parents warning that their schools are under threat. president trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort,

the husband of the jailed british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe delivers a giant mother's card to the iranian embassy in london. next on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. it's third time unlucky for the prime minister's brexit plans, despite this appeal to mp5. i have said that i am prepared to leave this job earlier than i intended to secure the right outcome for our country. theresa may loses by 58 votes. labour call for change. and if the prime minister can't accept that, then she must go — not at an indeterminate date in the future, but now. and away from brexit, remembering the first black member of the house of lords. and he paved the way for the windrush generation and for people like me, and i feel proud to be a trinidadian and also to be following in his footsteps. on the very day that the uk was supposed to be leaving the european union, mps again rejected the prime minister's deal, throwing her brexit plans into yet more confusion. the ayes to the right, 286. the noes to the left, 344. the vote means the uk has missed

britain says it will grant formal diplomatic protection to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianl national detained in iran. the foreign secretary says iran hasn't given her the medical and legal aid. and this story is trending on bbc.com. a pretty cobbled street in paris has become such a huge hit on instagram that residents of rue cremieux are calling on the city council to restrict access to users looking to take the perfect photo. a blogger says this illustrates how the search for the perfect picture could become a problem. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news — hardtalk‘s stephen sackur is on the road in hungary ahead of crucial eu elections in may. in 2015, mass migration plunged hungary into chaos. the result — a political backlash still reverberating around hungary and europe today. viktor orban is next to mr macron, mrs merkel, i think, the most influential politician in europe. he is perfecting a kind of new style of politics, single—party rule. hungary is still very far away from russia, azerbaijan or turkey in this respect, but it's inching towards th

britain steps up efforts to free nazanin zaghari ratcliffe fromjail in iran.s supreme court frees three women who spent a decade behind bars, accused of breaking strict abortion laws. dealing with an outbreak of misinformation — facebook says it will crack down on anti—vaccine content.

nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was jailed for five years in 2016 on spying charges, which she denies. been captured in syria in the last three months. one of those men, a former police cadet from west london spent five years with the extremists. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin somerville has been speaking exclusively to hamza parvez, who was captured in the last is stronghold of baghouz in eastern syria. the long line of surrender of the islamic state group stretched far further than anyone expected. among these men, the bbc has learned as many as 50 british fighters have been captured in the caliphate's final three months. hamza parvez is one of them, and one of is's earliest british recruits. a lot of the westerners kept distances from one another, because of... one of the primary fears was targeted drone strikes. so, people wouldn't really want to be associated with one another, just in case... because we didn't actually have a list of who was on the drone list or not, so, we'd really be scared of, this guy might be and this guy might be, so i would just keep to myself. but t

the government will grant formal diplomatic protection to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranianho's been injail in iran for almost three years. i have considered the unacceptable treatment nazanin has received over three years, including notjust lack of access to medical treatment, but also a lack of due process in the proceedings brought against her. cracks in a nuclear reactor — new pictures emerge heading back to earth — america's new astronaut capsule undocks from the international space station to start its journey home. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. families who lost relatives in shootings involving the british army in belfast in 1971 have rejected karen bradley's invitation to meet them and have been holding their own press conference in stormont in the past half an hour. yesterday, the secretary of state for northern ireland, karen bradley, apologised for saying that deaths caused by the security services during the troubles were "not crimes". this is what she said in parliament. the fewer than 10% were not crimes, they were people acting under orders and i

the government is giving protection to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. the jugs but gps have warned against overdiagnosis. the number of fatal stabbings in england and we last year was the highest since records began. this year, the bbc website has tracked the first 100 killings of the year, revealing the people behind the headlines. earlier, ispoke revealing the people behind the headlines. earlier, i spoke to our home affairs correspondence. the first 100 cases since january, england, wales, scotland and northern ireland, show the spread of victims, their ages, the youngest i think wasjust victims, their ages, the youngest i think was just one—month—old, the old est were think was just one—month—old, the oldest were two twin brothers from exeter who were 84. what it also shows is the number of police forces involved in murder and manslaughter investigations, 32 police forces in all, the bulk of the investigations being done by the big—city forces, in particular the metropolitan police are doing 22 investigations but the most striking feature for me is t