husband of a british iranian mother detained in iran is calling for her release richard ratcliffe made the plea on his wife's fortieth birthday saying she's an urgent need of medical help peter sharp reports. the british iranian mother turns forty on wednesday but her birthday says amnesty international will be a day of anguish rather than a day of celebration mezzanine zacari ratcliffe was arrested at tara airport in april two thousand and sixteen the charity worker was later sentenced to five years in jail accused of spying charges that she and her husband richard ratcliffe vehemently deny he used her birthday to appeal for her release she is innocent she says she's been wrongly detained for three years separated from her family in young daughter and she's broken no laws and he says she's now being denied urgent medical attention senescent in probably about two weeks ago now found against lumps in the breast this time she went into prison doctors said yes you need an urgent referral and then she's not been able to have it so we've been battling with your brain of course is flat to ha

for richard ratcliffe, the goal is not to spend another christmas apart from his wife.ews. rescue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia, more than 370 people are now known to have died. the couple arrested over the drone chaos at gatwick airport say they feel "completely violated". elaine kirk and paul gait, who were released without charge, say their privacy was exposed. the actor kevin spacey has been charged with sexual assault in the united states. he's accused of assaulting a teenager at a bar in boston, injuly 2016. customers have made the most of the last hours of christmas shopping. footfall in uk high streets and shopping centres was around 10% higher at midday today, compared with yesterday. shops on this year's christmas eve are estimated to have been around 7% busier compared with christmas eve of last year. it's been a tough year for retailers, with a number of notable high street names closing, including poundworld and maplin. the decline in the value of the pound has provided an unexpected christmas boost to retailers in no

for richard ratcliffe, the goal is not to spend another christmas apart from his wife.escue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia, more than 370 people are now known to have died. the couple arrested over the drone chaos at gatwick airport say they feel "completely violated". elaine kirk and paul gait, who were released without charge, say their privacy was exposed. the actor kevin spacey is to be charged with sexual assault in the united states. the 59—year—old academy award winner has been accused of assaulting a teenager at a bar in boston, massachusetts in july 2016. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's adam wild. hello good evening, the arsenal midfielder henrik has been ruled out forup to midfielder henrik has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a broken foot. he fractured a metatarsal in his right foot, during the court of final defeat at tottenham and was the premier league win over burnley. liverpool manager, said tottenham are very much in the title race after the spurs 62 thrashing of everton. t

the husband of a british iranian mother detained in iran is calling for her release richard ratcliffe made a plea on his wife's fortieth birthday saying she's an urgent need of medical help but a shop reports the british iranian mother turned forty on wednesday but her birthday says amnesty international will be a day of anguish rather than a day of celebration mezzanine zacari ratcliffe was arrested at tara airport in april two thousand and sixteen the charity worker was laid to sentenced to five years in jail accused of spying charges that she and her husband richard ratcliffe vehemently deny he used her birthday to appeal for her release she is innocent he says she's been wrongly detained for three years separated from her family in young daughter and she's broken no laws and he says she's now being denied urgent medical attention senescent probably about two weeks ago now found against lumps in the breast this time she went into prison doctors said yes you need an urgent referral and then she's not been able to have it so we've been battling with your brain of course is flat to ha

for richard ratcliffe, the goal is not to spend another christmas apart from his wife.elebrate christmas in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. service men and women from the royal anglians and the colchester based parachute regiment are in afghanistan half way through a 6 month tour of duty in the capital kabul. alex dunlop reports. four years after frontline british troops pulled out of afghanistan, soldiers from the east are still here and in harms way. 280 of them, royal anglicans. their role, to be bodyguards for diplomats and advisers in and around kabul. afghanistan, and our time here... on an intermittent line from their base, the battalion‘s commander told me it is a vitaljob. those advisers need to be taken to work and brought home again every day. 0ur soldiers have been trained specifically to look after the likelihood and to enable advisers to do their work on a day—to—day basis so we can build those strong institutions for the afghan government. this battalion has a profound link with this war—torn country. seven tours in 17 years, from fighting

for richard ratcliffe, the goal is not to spend another christmas apart from his wife.ected christmas boost to retailers in northern ireland with shoppers from the republic — which uses the euro — crossing the border in droves to grab a bargain. colletta smith has beenjoining them for a bit of last minute shopping and finding out what all the fuss is about. it's the last—minute christmas dash. there's a lot of stuff actually that they've sold out already. this week, stores in northern ireland have seen the biggest increase in shoppers of anywhere in the uk. and there's one big reason for that. much better value with the sterling conversion, yes, and the booze is quite cheap. what's in the bags? wow, you've got kids' stuff. yeah, lots of presents, yep. christmas present shopping. any grocery shopping today? no. a bit of shopping, that's the height of it. where do you come from today? i'm from monaghan, county monaghan. and have you done a big shop today? yes, a big christmas shop, yes. groceries. exactly, yes. irish government statistics show that one in five shoppers fr

the husband of a british iranian mother detained in iran is calling for her release richard ratcliffe made the plea on her fortieth birthday saying she's an urgent need of medical help reports. the british iranian mother turns forty on wednesday but her birthday says amnesty international will be a day of anguish rather than a day of celebration nazneen zacari ratcliffe was arrested at tara airport in april two thousand and sixteen the charity worker was later sentenced to five years in jail accused of spying charges that she and her husband richard ratcliffe vehemently deny he used her birthday to appeal for her release she is innocent he says she's been wrongly detained for three years separated from her family in young daughter and she's broken no laws and he says she's now being denied urgent medical attention senescent probably about two weeks ago now found against lumps in the breast this time she went into prison doctors said yes you need an urgent referral and then she's not been able to have it so we've been battling with the brain of yours is flat to happen i know she was pu

for richard ratcliffe, the goal is not to spend another christmas apart from his wife. rescue workers continue the search for survivors of the tsunami in indonesia. more than 370 people are now known to have died. the couple arrested over the drone chaos at gatwick airport say they feel "completely violated". elaine kirk and paul gait, who were released without charge, say their privacy was exposed. the actor kevin spacey has been charged with sexual assault in the united states — he's accused of assaulting a teenager at a bar in boston injuly 2016. pope francis has been holding mass in st peter's basilica, in the vatican, as christians celebrate the traditional day ofjesus's birth. earlier, the pontiff criticised the "insatiable greed" of today's consumerism, calling on people in his christmas homily to make "sharing and giving" more a part of their lives. pope francis, who turned 82 earlier this month, will deliver his sixth "urbi et 0rbi" address tomorrow on christmas day. it has been a very busy day for pope francis. this is the scene outside vatican city where the

was later sentenced to five years in jail accused of spying charges that she and her husband richard ratcliffe vehemently deny he used her birthday to appeal for her release she is innocent he says she's been wrongly detained for three years separated from her family in young daughter and she's broken no laws and he says she's now being denied urgent medical attention senescent probably about two weeks ago now found against lumps in the breast this time she went into prison doctors said yes you need an urgent referral and then she's not been able to have it so we've been battling with your brain of course is flat to happen i know she was pushing again this week as far as i know she's still stuck in prison or able to get. an obviously today today's her fortieth birthday that's been looming as a landmark for a very long time in that you know this is someone that as you say has been three years in prison and she's innocent on day one she said innocent and dana hundred ninety eight what today is amnesty international's birthday present for nelson mean is a simple one a promise that we will campaig

was later sentenced to five years in jail accused of spying charges that she and her husband richard ratcliffe vehemently deny he used her birthday to appeal for her release she is innocent he says she's been wrongly detained for three years separated from her family in young daughter and she's broken no laws and he says she's now being denied urgent medical attention senescent in probably about two weeks ago now found against lumps in the breast this time she went into prison doctors said yes you need an urgent referral and then she's not been able to have it so we've been battling with a very notorious plan to happen i know she was pushing again this week as far as i know she's still stuck in prison or able to get. since obviously today today's her fortieth birthday that's been looming as a landmark for a very long time in that you know this is someone that as you say has been three years in prison and she's innocent on day one she said innocence and dana hundred ninety eight which is what today is amnesty international's birthday present for nazneen is a simple one a promise that we will ca

was later sentenced to five years in jail accused of spying charges that she and her husband richard ratcliffe vehemently deny he used her birthday to appeal for her release she is innocent he says she's been wrongly detained for three years separated from her family in young daughter and she's broken no laws and he says she's now being denied urgent medical attention senescent probably about two weeks ago now found against lumps in the breast this time she went into prison doctors said yes you need an urgent referral and then she's not been able to have it so we've been battling with your brain of course is flat to happen i know she was pushing again this week as far as i know she's still stuck in prison i'm able to get. to know basically today today is her best day fortieth birthday that's been looming as a landmark for a very long time in that you know this is someone that as you say has been three years in prison and she's innocent on day one she said innocence in day nine hundred ninety eight which is what today is amnesty international's birthday present for nazneen is a simple one a pro

has called for charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to be released from prison in iran today in time for christmas. sadiq khan met her husband richard—iranian from west hampstead, who turns 40 on boxing day, was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of spying, which she denies. rail passengers, both into and out of the capital, are facing disruption today. london paddington and euston station will be closed and planned engineering work will affect liverpool street station, southern, gatwick express, great eastern main line amongst others. christmas can be a lonely time for many people, especially for ex—servicemen and women. but one charity and a top london chef have teamed up to make it a memorable one for a group of londoners who served their country. the charity, stoll, put on a special christmas dinner with the help of chris golding, who previously trained under marco pierre white. i've got a friend who lives here and ijust i've got a friend who lives here and i just wanted to i've got a friend who lives here and ijust wanted to make sure everyone had a nice christmas dinner. we work with some really vulnerable vet