rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest.want to see things de—escalate, we want to see iran come back into the international fold and play their part, but they are at a crossroads and they have got to make that decision. urgent talks between the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. the authorities are advising people to wear masks to protect themselves and of course this has gone up from a level three alert to a level four alert. that means a catastrophic explosion could happen any time soon. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling of the bushfire crisis, as scientists worry about the fate of endangered species. serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and the dateline london panel discuss ir

rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest.rgent talks between the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling of the bushfire crisis, as scientists worry about the fate of endangered species. serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and the week in parliament looks at brexit and iran shooting down a passenger plane. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. iran have summoned the uk ambassador for "inapproapriate behaviour" after he was arrested last night. rob macaire says he was not taking part in anti—government demonstrations in the capital, tehran, when he was detained for three hours after attending a vigil for the 176

we have just had a statement on the foreign ministry website which says rob macaire has been summonednistry because of his unconventional or inappropriate behaviour by attending what they call an illegal rally. we haven't yet had official confirmation from the foreign office, but we wait to get a read out of how that meeting went and see how iran and the uk will proceed from here. and we will see how iran and the uk proceed from here. one of the background elements to this, and rob macaire referred to it in his explanation, was that the vigil turned into an anti—government protest and there have been a number of anti—government protests obviously over the shooting down and then the denial of shooting down the plane which included a lot of iranians among the dead, but also in the build—up to that anti—government protests because of the state of the economy. we have just seen a tweet from donald trump in which he says, "to the leaders of iran, do not kill your protesters. "thousands have already been killed or imprisoned "and the world is watching. "more importantly, the usa is watching

we have had our man in tehran, rob macaire, briefly detained.eard mention of pariah status from dominic raab. how will this help or not help? the arrest of an ambassador is a serious matter, the british have been very robust in saying this is not acceptable and it isa saying this is not acceptable and it is a breach of international law. both the germans and the french have put out separate statements themselves today supporting the british ambassador. they are saying this kind of apparent intimidation ofa this kind of apparent intimidation of a diplomat is not acceptable. equally there is an awareness saying, look, we don't want this incident to become yet another factor further incident to become yet another factorfurther in incident to become yet another factor further in an already tense situation. i think both sides are saying, look, we have to say our sides, but we do not want this to get caught up in the wider confrontation particularly between the united states and iraq. iran does not want to be seen as weakening its regime, what is the

but rob macaire was arrested as he stopped at a barbershop for a haircut.g to organise the protests. under the vienna convention, diplomats cannot be detained. this morning on twitter the ambassador said, thanks for the goodwill messages, i can confirm i was not taking part in demonstrations, went to one event advertised as a vigilfor victims. normal to pay respects. some of the victims were british. i left after five minutes when some started chanting. here at the foreign office in london, the foreign secretary dominic raab has described the ambassador's arrest as a flagrant violation of international law. he said the iranian government was at a crossroads moment. it could continue the march towards pariah status with all the political and economic isolation that involves, or it could take steps to de—escalate tensions and engage in diplomacy. britain is also demanding the investigation in the crash should be comprehensive, transparent and independent. a senior military commander in iran said the plane had been wrongly identified as an american missile. te

and in another development tehran has summoned the british envoy, rob macaire, after accusing him ofending an illegal rally. he was also briefly detained on saturday. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the latest. outside the british embassy in tehran today, an angry demonstration. men burning flags, crying, "death to the uk". an organised protest by hardline militia with links to iran's revolutionary guard, all calling for britain's ambassador to be expelled from the country. rob macaire was detained by police yesterday for what iran's foreign ministry described as inappropriate behaviour at an illegal gathering of anti—government protesters. the ambassador, seen here next to the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was held for three hours until his identity was confirmed and he was released. the foreign office said the ambassador had been paying his respects at a vigil for those who died in the ukrainian airliner shot down by an iranian missile on wednesday. something that has prompted angry demonstrations on the streets. in a tweet, mr macaire said... completely una

rob macaire was detained by police yesterday for what iran's foreign ministry described as inappropriatehering of anti—government protesters. the ambassador, seen here next to the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was held for three hours until his identity was confirmed and he was released. the foreign office said the ambassador had been paying his respects at a vigil for those who'd died when the ukrainian airliner shot down by an iranian forces. amid growing, angry demonstrations in tehran at the government's handling of the crisis. mr macaire was nonetheless summoned to the iranian foreign ministry to explain himself. he told them his detention was unjustified and a violation of international law. in a tweet, he said... completely unacceptable. i think you are right, a breach of certainly the vienna convention and a whole range of things. iran is at a crossroads. they've got a decision to make and the point we are making, the foreign secretary has said just this morning, is we want to see things de—escalate. we want to see iran come back into the international fold and play thei

tehran has summoned the british envoy, rob macaire, after accusing him of attending an illegal rally.r attending a vigil for people who died when a ukrainian plane was shot down by an iranian missile last week. mr macaire said he'd left when it turned into a protest. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has this assessment. i think it has turned into a bigger incident than it would in normal times because of the tense situation there is across the middle east but also in tehran. you have got to remember that the government there is reeling from the tragic downing of the ukrainian airliner. there are different bits of the iranian government looking over their shoulders trying to work out who will get the blame for all of this and amid that uncertainty there are growing numbers of people on the streets of tehran expressing their anger at the way the government has handled this. and so if you place into that a british ambassador going around doing his job, into that a british ambassador going around doing hisjob, attending a visual, not just for the iranian dad, but also the handfu

rob macaire was detained for three hours after attending a vigil for the 176 people who died when iranhot down a passenger plane last week. the uk has said the ambassador‘s arrest was a "flagrant violation of international law" and has warned iran that it risks becoming "an international pariah". our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. this morning in tehran the iranian authorities stepped up security. last night, protests. iranians voiced theirfury at last night, protests. iranians voiced their fury at the regime. after the military finally admitted it wasn't responsible. they chanted, deaf to the liars, and demanded iran's supreme leader resign. britten‘s ambassador to iran was is by the iranian media of fomenting the protests. reports that he left the protests. reports that he left the scene as soon as the chanting started. dominic raab called his arrest illegal and warned iran against continuing its march toward pariah status. this morning the ambassador tweeted. .. com pletely completely unacceptable. breaching, you're right, certainly the vienna convention, and a

rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest.rgent talks between the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling of the bushfire crisis, as scientists worry about the fate of endangered species. and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. hello, and welcome to our programme. for the next half an hour, we will bring you some of the originaljournalism we have broadcast over the last week. in an exclusive story, we reveal that a ministerial enquiry, which cleared the former welsh secretary, alun cairns, of misconduct over what he knew about the role of his former aide in the collapse of a rape trial, has been dismissed as a sham by the victim. in an exclusive interview with us, the woman said she wasn't ev

rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest. 8,000 people have been given an evacuationer near the phillippine capital manila, after an eruption of the taal volcano. manila's aiport is closed, and there are warnings that there could be a full—scale eruption. the queen has summoned members of the royal family for talks at sandringham to discuss the future roles of prince harry and his wife meghan. at ten o'clock tina daheley will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, africa eye: my bloody country. jamal 0sman, a somali journalist, searches for answers to the cycle of violence that has ripped his country apart for the last three decades. a warning that this programme countains disturbing images. this was meant to be a safe haven. a place where children could grow up in peace, away from somalia's civil war. a place where people could live their lives. but what happened here injuly shattered that illusion. explosion. gunfire. 26 dead, 56 injured. lives changed forever. my name is jamal 0sman. i am a somali journalist who for years has been searching for answe

rob macaire was detained after attending a vigil for those killed in the ukranian passenger plane that shot down on wednesday. he was released after three hours. simonjones reports. protests in tehran against the government. for three days iran had denied it shot down the ukrainian passenger plane. then, in an extraordinary turnaround, the military finally admitted it had made a disastrous mistake. britain's ambassador to tehran had joined what started as a vigil to the damp in the iranian capital. he left when it turned into a demonstration. but he was arrested as he stopped at a barbershop for a hack up. he was accused of helping to organise the protests. here at the foreign office in london, the foreign secretary dominic raab has described the ambassador's arrest as a flagrant violation of international law. he said the iranian government was at a crossroads moment. it could continue the march towards pariah status with all the political and economic isolation that involves or it could ta ke ste ps isolation that involves or it could take steps to de—escalate tensions and engage in

rob macaire was detained by police yesterday for what iran's foreign ministry described as inappropriatee former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was held for three hours until his identity was confirmed and he was released. the foreign office said the ambassador had been paying his respects at a vigil for those who'd died when the ukrainian airliner shot down by an iranian forces. amid growing, angry demonstrations in tehran at the government's handling of the crisis. mr macaire was nonetheless summoned to the iranian foreign ministry to explain himself. he told them his detention was unjustified and a violation of international law. in a tweet, he said... tensions have been high from the assassination of a top uranian official. iran retaliated against us bases with iraq and the ukrainian airliner was tragically shot down. but for a moment today, those tensions were calmed as world leaders gathered in oman to mourn the death of the country's leader at relations with iran remain unchanged and unresolved. today, president rouhani met qatar, said that deescalation was the only solution to p

rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest.rry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling of the bushfire crisis, as scientists worry about the fate of endangered species. serena williams wins her first singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final

the british ambassador to iran, rob macaire, was detained today by authorities in the capital, tehranports say mr mccaire was arrested while filming demonstrations near the university earlier. the foreign secretary dominic raab denounced the arrest as a "flagrant violation of international law" and said the iranian government was at a crossroads moment. a little earlier, rana rahimpour from the bbc persian service told me about previous protests in iran and how today's events compare. there were mass protests in iran in november, 2019. it was violently cracked down, hundreds of people were killed, thousands imprisoned and, at the time, many analysts thought it would take years for the opposition to mobilise itself and energise itself to come back on the streets. but the anger that people are feeling over this incident, the tragedy, has turned the opposition against the government yet again. and that is why, today, we can confirm that there are at least, in eight cities, major cities, ongoing protests against the iranian authorities. that was earlier today, and you can see them shoutin

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, told mps that the arrest of rob macaire on saturday had been a " of international law". in iran, protestors have gathered on the streets of tehran for a third day, demonstrating about the government's admission that it mistakenly shot down a ukranian airliner last week, killing 176 people. there will be five candidates competing to be the next leader of the labour party after the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry, secured enough nominations in the last ten minutes of voting to go thorugh to the next round of the contest. shejoinsjess phillips, sir keir starmer, lisa nandy and rebecca long bailey — who'd already got the backing of 22 mps and meps. earlier, clive lewis pulled out — after he failed to get the necessary support. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. she has been hearing the opinions of labour party members. who will they choose? after being battered at the election, labour members have another big vote, this time, a vote of their own. we've got to get this right. we've got to get this leadership election right. we need

rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest.en the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple‘s future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. the authorities are advising people to wear masks to protect themselves and of course this has gone up from a level three alert

britain's ambassador to tehran rob macaire was briefly detained in iran, with officials claiming he participated in protests over the downed jet. ambassador macaire denies being at the protests. he said he was attending a vigil. the victims of the plane crash included 82 iranians and 57 canadians. among those killed was indigenousus iranian phd stutudt ghanimat azhdari. an impeachment news, the h house of representatives is expected to vote this week to name their impeachment managers and send the articles of impeachment to the senate. three republican senators have said they want the senate to call former national security advisor john bolton as a witness during the senate impeachment trial. utah republican senator mitt romney, lisa murkowski, and susan collins. 51 senators can vote to subpoena witnesses and meaning of one more republican senator joins the 47 democrats, the group could force sesenate majority leader mcconnell to subpoena bolton, who has said he would testify if f subpoenaed. in election news, vermont senator bernie sanders has been endorseded by one of new hampshire's largest a

the uk‘s ambassador to iran, rob macaire, was detained for three hours after attending a vigil wheres a "flagrant violation of international law". the economy shrank by 0.3 percent in november, according to monthly estimates by the office for national statistics. that‘s worse than expected. the picture was slightly better for the three month period from september to november last year which saw growth of 0.1% — economists had predicted a slight fall in the same period. a british backpacker has died after falling from a cliff in australia. madalyn davis from lincoln is understood to have died near sydney yesterday morning. the makeup artist and model had been travelling in australia. friends paid tribute to the 21—year—old as ‘talented‘ and ‘incredibly beautiful‘. a volcano in the philippines, which has been spewing lava and ash, could erupt "within hours or days", according to the authorities there. 25,000 people have been evacuated across the province of batangas, south of the capital manila. our correspondent howard johnson has this report. volcanic lightning, a spectacular event t

rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest.rgent talks between the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. regret from australia's prime minister over his handling of the bushfire crisis, as scientists worry about the fate of endangered species. now it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading columnists with foreign correspondents who file their stories for the folks back home with the dateline london. this week — iran admits what it repeatedly denied that one of its missiles downed a passenger plane, killing the 176 people on board. was it international pressure or anger at home which forced the confession? as harry and me