laleh shahravesh was married for 18 years.r that, the couple divorced. laleh shahravesh says she was up aware that her husband was about to get remarry and when he did she published photographs on facebook and she said in a fit of rage she published these insults about his wife. but she was unawire that dubai —— unaware that dubai's laws are very strict. if you public a libel, when you turn up, they will arrest you and prosecute. what has the new wife said? she apparently gave a statement to various reporters yesterday, we haven't been able to establish the contents of that statement. but it is today being reported that she didn't realise that by making a complaint to the police, laleh shahravesh could face up police, laleh shahravesh could face up to two years in prison and a £50,000 fine. it is today being reported that she says if laleh shahravesh faces jail time, she will withdraw her complaint in the hope that she will be relessed. thank -- released. thank you. still to come... it's farewell to fleabag — here with me to t

but he divorced her, and ms shahravesh discovered on facebook that he had a new wife. shahravesh arrived in dubai for the funeral, she was taken into custody, accused of breaking the uae's strict laws on social media abuse. she'll appear in court on thursday. her emotional state is really, really terrible. and i've spoken to her daughter, her sisters and mother. the whole family is suffering tremendously as a result of this. the foreign office is in contact with the authorities in the uae about this case, and says it is supporting the family. its travel advice on the country does warn about the dangers of criticising people in the uae online, and says there can be serious penalties there for things which are not illegal in the uk. british academic matthew hedges was doing research in dubai when he was jailed for espionage. the foreign office helped secure his release last year and hopes it can do the same for ms shahravesh. our diplomats in the uae have enormous experience in dealing with consular cases, as we saw from the matthew hedges case. and so she is getting the

but he divorced her and ms shahravesh discovered on facebook that he had a new wife.ut when ms shahravesh arrived in dubai for the funeral, she was taken into custody, accused of breaking the uae's strict laws on social media abuse. she will appear in court on thursday. her emotional state is really, really terrible. and i have spoken to her daughter, her sisters and mother. the whole family is suffering tremendously as a result of this. the foreign office is in contact with the authorities in the uae about this case and says it is supporting the family. its travel advice on the country does warn about the dangers of criticising people in the uae online and says there can be serious penalties things which are not illegal in the uk. british academic matthew hedges was doing research in dubai when he was jailed for espionage. the foreign office helped secure his release last year and hopes it can do the same for ms shahravesh. 0ur diplomats in the uae have enormous experience in dealing with consular cases, as we saw from the matthew hedges case. and so she is getting t

her daughterflew home, while ms shahravesh awaits a court appearance.d i've spoken to her daughter, her sisters and mother. the whole family is suffering tremendously as a result of this. the foreign office is in contact with the authorities in the uae about this case, and says it's supporting the family. its travel advice on the country does warn about the dangers of criticising people in the uae online and says there can be serious penalties there for things which are not illegal in the uk. jamie haren from stirling was sentenced to a three—month jail term in dubai for touching a man's hip in a crowded bar. he was freed after the foreign office intervened. it also worked for the release of matthew hedges, an academic imprisoned on espionage charges in the uae who was eventually pardoned in november. 0ur diplomats in the uae have enormous experience in dealing with concealer cases, as we saw with matthew hedges, and so she is getting the best possible service from the fco. more than 1.5 million british people visit the uae every year, but few will be a

laleh shahravesh posted critical comments about her ex—husband's new wife three years ago.n the 10th of march, laleh shahravesh and her daughter travelled to dubai from their home in london to attend her ex—husband's funeral. but on arrival laleh was arrested and detained because of something she'd written on social media three years ago. in 2016, she'd logged onto facebook and seen that, unknown to her, and shortly after their divorce was finalised, her ex—husband had remarried. angry, she posted: "you married a horse, you idiot". the comments were reported to the police and under dubai's strict cybercrime laws laleh shahravesh was potentially a criminal. her daughter was allowed to fly home but laleh‘s passport was confiscated and she was put on bail awaiting trial. she was actually quite distraught. she was in tears for most of the conversation. just the anguish of being separated from her daughter and the reasons they went over there to pay respects to her ex—husband and the father of her daughter. and it's just kind of shocking. no one would expect that, having posted

but should laleh shahravesh be subject to the uae laws?the people subject to the laws are treated. what myjob it is to look at the laws in this country and make sure that we have struck the balance that i described andi struck the balance that i described and i think the proposals will do that. i don't believe they are an incentive to other countries to say if the uk is behaving like this then we can behave far worse. it is a balanced package and it is designed to be such and we will hear what people have got to say about it. we will begin a period of consultation on this white paper today and people will have the chance to say what they think and i hope that people well. the culture secretary, jeremy wright. let's speak now to alex holmes from the anti—bullying charity the diana award which helped with putting the ideas for the legislation together. ged flynn is from the suicide prevention charity papyrus. vinous ali, head of policy at techuk which represents the tech industry. baroness beeban kidron obe, founder of 5rights, an organisati

laleh shahravesh posted critical comments about her ex—husband's new wife three years ago.nd detained because of something she'd written on social media three years ago. in 2016, she'd logged onto facebook and seen that, unknown to her, and shortly after their divorce was finalised, her ex—husband had remarried. angry, she posted: "you married a horse, you idiot". the comments were reported to the police and under dubai's strict cybercrime laws laleh shahravesh was potentially a criminal. her daughter was allowed to fly home, but laleh‘s passport was confiscated and she was put on bail awaiting trial. she was actually quite distraught. she was in tears for most of the conversation. just the anguish of being separated from her daughter and the reasons they went over there to pay respects to her ex—husband and the father of her daughter. and it's just kind of shocking. no one would expect that, having posted something on facebook several years ago could possibly lead to such a traumatic experience. the foreign office says it is in contact with the authorities in the united ar

her daughterflew home, while ms shahravesh awaits a court appearance.this. the foreign office is in contact with the authorities in the uae about this case, and says it‘s supporting the family. its travel advice on the country does warn about the dangers of criticising people in the uae online and says there can be serious penalties there for things which are not illegal in the uk. jamie haren from stirling was sentenced to a three—month jail term in dubai for touching a man‘s hip in a crowded bar. he was freed after the foreign office intervened. it also worked for the release of matthew hedges, an academic imprisoned on espionage charges in the uae who was eventually pardoned in november. our diplomats in the uae have enormous experience in dealing with concealer cases, as we saw with matthew hedges, and so she is getting the best possible service from the fco. more than 1.5 million british people visit the uae every year, but few will be aware of the local laws they might break. dubai looks to a lot of people like las vegas on sea, but what goes in v

laleh shahravesh posted critical comments about her ex—husband's new wife three years ago.ting dubai last month. ben ando reports. 0n the 10th of march, laleh shahravesh and her daughter travelled to dubai from their home in london to attend her ex—husband's funeral. but, on arrival, laleh was arrested and detained because of something she'd written on social media three years ago. in 2016, she logged onto facebook and seen that, unknown to her, and shortly after their divorce was finalised, her ex—husband had remarried. angry, she posted... "you married a horse, you idiot". the comments were reported to the police and, under dubai's strict cybercrime laws, laleh shahravesh was potentially a criminal. her daughter was allowed to fly home but laleh‘s passport was confiscated and she was put on bail awaiting trial. she was actually quite distraught. she was in tears for most of the conversation. just the anguish of being separated from her daughter and the reasons they went over there to pay respects to her ex—husband and the father of her daughter. and it's just kind of shoc

laleh shahravesh said it was the most horrendous period of her life. women in england who want abortions are being failed, according to the professors behind new guidelines out today. women who live in rural areas, those on low income, and those with physical or mental health problems are being particularly let down. and it's disney's turn to launch a streaming service, taking on apple, amazon, netflix and others in what's looking like a very crowded market. but how many subscription services can we take, and what does it mean for the future of tv? hello, welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about, use #victorialive. if you're emailing and are happy for us to contact you, and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. if you text, you'll be charged at the standard network rate. first, they had with annita. morning, chloe, good morning, everyone. the schools inspectorate, ofsted, says councils in england have spent tens of thousands o

allowed to return to britain, according to the campaign group which represents her. 55—year—old laleh shahraveshme by next week. the australian rugby authorities say they will sack one of their star players, israel follow, over a social media posts saying that gay people, adulterers, and thieves and what he called other sinners would go to hell. —— ——israel folau. officials said that he did not speak for the sport, and that in the "absence of compelling mitigating factors" they intended to terminate folau's contract. the player has 73 international caps and had been preparing for this year's world cup. the first privately—financed mission to the moon has ended in failure, with the unmanned spacecraft crashing as it attempted to land on the lunar surface. the mission was intended to pave the way for future low—cost commercial exploration. our science correspondent rebecca morelle is here. what happened ? what happened? there were huge hopes today for this mission. we were supposed to have the world's first privately funded spacecraft that was all ready to set down on the lunar surface and the tea

laleh shahravesh said it was the most horrendous period of her life.

laleh shahravesh was detained under strict cybercrime laws when she visited the country with her daughtereen found guilty of breaching his bail after british police arrested the wikileaks founder following seven years in the ecuadorian embassy. the wikileaks editor calls today‘s events a dark day forjournalism. theresa may tells mps she wants britain to leave the european union as soon as possible, after the eu delays the uk‘s departure until the end of october. jack shepherd, the man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash, has been jailed for an extra six months for fleeing the country. an update on the market numbers for you. here‘s how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let‘s return to brexit. theresa may has told mps it remains her "priority" to deliver brexit, defending the decision to delay the uk‘s exit from the eu by more than six months. today, the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, said the further extension to article 50 will hinder growth in the uk economy, but welcomed the

on facebook has pleaded for her release. 14—year—old paris says she hasn't seen her mother laleh shahraveshigh—rise tower blocks in reading will have sprinkler systems retrofitted. the council isn't legally required to install them but made the decision after being advised to by an independent fire inspector who checked the flats after the grenfell tragedy. it is a good idea. they have to make people safe. yeah, we do worry about it. if we've got that sprinkler, it can help in some way. i think it's a good idea. it's important in case there is a fire break—out. i'm very happy about the idea — it definitely increases the safety of the place i'm living in. new luxury steam rail services will be running from london waterloo this summer. the royal windsor steam express — seen here — will leave london three times a week. this is the first time in history a regular steam service has operated between waterloo and royal windsor. now a look at the travel. 0n the tubes there are minor delays on the piccadilly line. and the 0verground has no service hackney downs to chingford, with severe delays liver

the group says laleh shahravesh has been ordered to pay a fine.he returned to britain, after being extradited from the former soviet republic of georgia. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. charlotte brown was killed when her first date with jack shepherd ended in a speed—boat crash and tragedy. in december 2015, shepherd's boat was found capsized on the thames. he had taken her out to try and impress her, but a trial heard he was drunk and the boat wasn't safe. he was found guilty of her manslaughter in his absence after fleeing the country last march. today, herfamily were in court to see a judge sentence him to six months for skipping bail, on top of the six years he was originally given for killing charlotte. they say they are relieved to finally be seeing justice done, but they're angry shepherd will now appeal his conviction. he's not shown any real remorse or accountability for his actions, accusing charlie of being responsible for her own death, as recently as this week. his lack of respect and decency continues to astound us. we hope that shephe

her daughterflew home, while ms shahravesh awaits a court appearance. the uk. jamie haren from stirling was sentenced to a three—month jail term in dubai for touching a man‘s hip in a crowded bar. he was freed after the foreign office intervened. it also worked for the release of matthew hedges, an academic imprisoned on espionage charges in the uae who was eventually pardoned in november. our diplomats in the uae have enormous experience in dealing with concealer cases, as we saw with matthew hedges, and so she is getting the best possible service from the fco. more than 1.5 million british people visit the uae every year, but few will be aware of the local laws they might break. dubai looks to a lot of people like las vegas on sea, but what goes in vegas most certainly doesn‘t go in the united arab emirates. thousands of british holiday—makers will have woken up in hotel rooms in dubai this morning having broken the law because they stayed the night with somebody of the opposite gender to whom they are not married. laleh shahravesh now faces a possibl