mrs zaghari ratcliffe who has british—iranian dual citizenship has been in prison for nearly four yearsays she has symptoms of coronavirus, which is spreading rapidly in iran. mrs zaghari ratcliffe‘s plight was raised by her local mp. i have raised concerns about my constituent, zaghari ratcliffe, health the chamber. but today, this is potentially fatal. the conditions that she is being held captive has reported a case of coronavirus and she is displaying symptoms associated with the virus. her family are desperately worried about her and madam deputy speaker, i do not blame them. she said iran had pulled some prisoners out ofjail. yet the iranian authorities are refusing pointblank to test her for coronavirus or any other british citizens in theirjails. the human rights commitee made it clear under iranian law and international law, they must provide medical treatment for her and british citizens like her. she said the government should be doing everything possible to secure her release. her life hangs in the balance and i would urge the government to act and act now. thank you madam d

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was jailed in 2016 on spying charges that she has always denied.eft in the lurch after india announced a 21—day lockdown in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. with factories and construction sites closing down, many have expressed fears that they might starve to death. many are walking hundreds of miles to their villages as arunoday mukharji reports from delhi. ajarring image in times of a nationwide lockdown. thousands of migrant workers pour out onto the streets of india's capital city, new delhi. the government arranging buses to help them get home, four days after the lockdown started. but the sheer number of stranded has overwhelmed authorities. social distancing here doesn't exist. many had already set off on foot soon after the lockdown was announced, travelling unthinkable distances. translation: there are no buses. i have to walk another 260 kilometres to get to my village. no work here. that is why we are running away. all of india was ordered into a 21 day lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus. the pandemic

mrs zaghari—ratcliffe has always denied the charges.eople have signed a petition calling on the government to fly home thousands of british citizens currently stranded in india. some tourists say they're struggling to get food and medicine after the country entered a three—week lockdown on monday. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. days into a national lockdown and thousands of indians were on the streets. migrant workers in delhi jostled as they try to board buses, laid on to get them back to their home towns and villages but for many brits stranded across the country, there is still no way home. this family is stuck in punjab after a family is stuck in punjab after a family holiday. their son is worried for his elderly parents who will soon run out of medicines. it is impacting on their physical and mental health especially which in turn exacerbates the conditions they have, they have a heart condition as well and that is worrying me and worrying them and we are trying to stay positive with a lack of informatio

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was jailed in 2016 on spying charges that she has always denied.onth has run the 26.2 miles in his back garden. the event has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn't put off 36—year—old james page. he completed 873 laps of his lawn in sidcup in kent, before crossing a finish line made by his son from toilet roll. football and live music are two essential parts of life in spain, and the coronavirus has put them both on hold. to lift spirits, the country's football league la liga has held a live virtual music festival which has so far raised more than us$700,000 for hospitals. freya cole takes a look at some of the highlights. speaks spanish. streamed into homes in spain and around the world, some of the country's biggest stars in music... sings. ..and on the football field. it included barcelona star gerard pique and espanyol player wu lei, who tested positive for coronavirus last week. but the goal of the show was to escape the pandemic, just for a short while. translation: i'm here at home, like everyone else, fighting

mrs zaghari—ratcliffe has always denied the charges brought against her.ing his 112th birthday — although he'll be spending it in isolation. the former teacher and engineer, from hampshire in the south of england, was born in 1908. today also happens to be the birthday of britain's oldest woman. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. they are britain's oldest man and woman. bob weighton and joan hocquard. incredibly, both 112 years old today. bob, from hampshire, is also the world's oldest living man. born on the 29th of march 1908, he's seen everything, but never coronavirus. which means only his family and carers can get close for his birthday. with the coronavirus around, who knows what's going to happen? certainly, there will be no parties. there will be no special visitors. i don't know. joan? joan did have a little party. she is also in quarantine, with her "young" partner, ken, who is a mere 92. but it wasn't always like that. joan's early life was in london and africa. speaking last year at her home in poole, she looked back on her school days.

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was jailed in 2016 on spying charges that she has always denied.s of people tune in as spain's biggest stars from the world of music and football hold a virtual festival to raise money and spirits. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the number of

and the daily telegraph pictures nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, out of prison in iran but wearing an anklesed as part of measures to curb the country's outreak. 0k, we're going to start with you, lance, the times. £350 billion bailout launched to save the british economy, wartime government plan, virus package targets firms. sounds like a lot and it certainly is. do you think it can do the trick? it's a huge amount of money, some of it will help homeowners, although nothing yet announced for those renting rather than paying their mortgage, and very important support for businesses and small businesses in particular. the sums involved are ion in particular. the sums involved are i0n in. in particular. the sums involved are ion in. of in particular. the sums involved are i0n in. of course they are loans and guarantees, so it doesn't mean all of this money will come out of the public coffers —— eye watering. there are still gaps so we expect further announcements in the days ahead, specific announcements perhaps on renters, from the airline industry and some of the other specific parts of the

in a statement released from her family, na sbrrxanin zaghari-ratcliffe.er husband wants her tested immediately and is calling on the british government to make it happen. elena joins us now from london with more about this story. you're following the developments closely. tell us more about reaction in the uk to these latest reports of nazanin being infected. >> well, the uk foreign office has urged the iranian authorities to give them more information and allow a doctor to urgently see nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe. she had spoken to her family on saturday she had been feeling ill all week, running nose, cough and shaking at night. as you mentioned, she had not been tested for coronavirus but based on everything she explained to her family and she believes that she has contracted this disease. and she also said on her ward are displaying similar symptoms. now, her husband richard ratcliffe says she believes she contracted this disease at least in part to what he called a lack of hygiene materials available to prisoners. now, we have put these questions to th

and the daily telegraph pictures nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, out of prison in iran but wearing an anklely released as part of measures to curb the country's outreak. let us turn to my guests and torched £50 billion bailout launched to save the economy, wartime government, virus package target firms, homeowners get mortgage breaks, this is what a lot of people wanted and in the eyes of many, the chancellor has delivered. more than we are estimating earlier, more than £1 billion with the measures and this is the biggest bailout package in the financial crisis and it delivers on several things that people are calling for and questions are still being raised on how on the detail. but ultimately, they been chancellor for a month and delivered a very confident announcement today and a lot of businesses will be feeling better after today i think. we have lost lance at the moment, but given that he says this is, he is going to make more announcements in the coming days about more details concerning the package, many are concerned, low—paid workers, members of the economy about a million people

this is after —— charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe.y that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is in good health. there are huge concerns, though, about her well—being, and her family, hermp, and about her well—being, and her family, her mp, and other campaigners are calling for her to be released from prison, and at the very least to be taken to hospital outside of prison to be treated. domestic abusers could be forced to take lie detector tests, as part of new laws being put before mps today. the proposals are part of the long—awaited domestic abuse bill. if passed, a three—year trial would be carried out. james waterhouse explains. they're ideas similar to ones once considered by ministers for keeping an eye on terrorists, and have come a step closer for domestic abusers. the plans would initially see around 300 offenders take a lie detector test, three months after their release from prison, and every six months after that. if it shows they broke rules around their release, they'd go back inside. they'd also set a new broader definition of do

mrs zaghari—ratcliffe has always denied the charges brought against her.r your company, if you're watching from around the world. i met shaun ley and viewers will remain here. today's daily briefing will be at will be happening shortly today. we will be showing it live. some experts will be giving us the latest picture around the uk from the uk government's point of view and we have heard of course within the last hour bonnie scotland first minister about the situation there, continuing sadly the level of infections and one additional death in scotland over night. but perhaps the key thing from scotland was the information on subjects, the launch ofa information on subjects, the launch of a scotland cares campaign, urging people to carry out charitable works during the course of the outbreak, where they perhaps have time on their hands because they are at home. the other aspect was the attention to get personal protective equipment out to doctors, nurses and other medical staff out around scotland. a single point of contact with health boards and on top of

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the dual british—iranian nationaljailed in tehran after being convicted ofmporarily released from prison for two weeks because of an outbreak of coronavirus. she will be required to wear an ankle tag and remain within 300m of her parents‘ home in iran. she's expected to be returned to prison in early april, after nowruz, the iranian new year. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has asked china to think again about a range of measures the country is taking against prominent us newspapers. china has demanded that journalists working for the new york times, the wall streetjournal and the washington post all hand in their press cards, expelling them from working in the country. they say it's in response to action taken against chinese media outlets in the us. beijing has also reacted angrily to a tweet by donald trump which refers to, quote, the "chinese virus". a foreign ministry spokesman said the phrase stigmatised china. australia's prime minister has announced an indefinite ban on all overseas travel in an unprecedented move designed to choke off the sp

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the dual nationaljailed in iran after being convicted of spying — has beentbreak of coronavirus. she will be required to wear an ankle tag and remain within 300 metres of her parents' home in iran. many were surprised by the dramatic escalation in restrictions on our lives that were announced yesterday. it was partly prompted by research from a team at imperial college london, who said this was the worst respiratory virus since the flu pandemic in 1918. their scientific modelling warned that britain was on course for a "catastrophic epidemic" and the number of deaths in the uk could reach a quarter of a million — unless there was a new approach to the pandemic. here's our science editor, david shukman. from the start of the outbreak in wuhan, there has been a huge research effort behind the scenes, scientists using every detail to develop a computer simulation of the disease. it is called a model and it is what the british government's initial response was based on. but then came northern italy, where more people need intensive care than anyone expected. so

richard radcliffe, the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, temporarily released from jail in iranforaard richard ratcliffe say, the fight is on to make sure she doesn't go back inside. you can keep up with the latest developments about the coronavirus and what all of the latest announcements mean for you here on bbc news, and you can find more on our app and on our website. we are going to talk about supermarkets, by the way, in the next few minutes with the former head of waitrose, to talk about the various issues, the various measures that supermarkets are having to bring in because of panic buying. also to talk about the fact that there are no online delivery slots available when elderly people or vulnerable people try and get one of those delivery slots. that coming up in the next few minutes. many m essa g es in the next few minutes. many messages about supermarkets and stockpiling as well which i will read from you in a moment. people are beginning to feel the impact on their everyday lives. we know that you are because you are messaging in your thousands. people are trying to a

zaghari—ratcliffe has been temporarily released from prison in iran, that is coming from her husband. april 2020. she has in fact been detained for almost four years over spying allegations, allegations she denies. according to the campaign, they say u nfortu nately according to the campaign, they say unfortunately she will be required to wearan ankle unfortunately she will be required to wear an ankle tag during her release, which her parents have now heard from the authorities, her movements will be restricted to 300 metres from her parents‘ home. that makes her release more comparable to house arrest than the standard arrangement that had been granted to other prisoners this week. but at least some positive news coming from her husband richard, and i think we arejust her husband richard, and i think we are just getting her husband richard, and i think we arejust getting a her husband richard, and i think we are just getting a foreign office statement as well. this is coming from the foreign secretary, who says, i'm relieved that mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was temporarily released into t

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman jailed for spying in iran, has been temporarily releasedoronavirus. she will be required to wear an ankle tag and has to stay within 300m of her parents home in tehran. her husband, richard ratcliffe, says it's hard to relax until she's permanently released. it is 11 minutes past six, time now for some support —— time now for some sport. but is there any? we have more about cancelled tournaments and postponed events. we would already expect in that euro 2020 would be postponed. the logistics for that across 20 countries would be a nightmare. there will be no major football tournament this summer as european football's governing body uefa confirmed they'd be postponing euro 2020 because of the coronavirus. the tournament will now take place in 2021. uefa will also examine calendar solutions for competitions such as the european championship play—offs and the champions league. golf's second major of the year, the us pga championship has also been suspended. the event was due to take place in may. there's been no announcement about when the ev

‘s a reported comment by an iranian official that the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffeew wave of migrants trying to cross from turkey into greece. antarctica recorded its highest temperature earlier this month, reaching more than 20 degrees centigrade. it‘s bad news for the extraordinary marine life that lives in the icy waters of the world‘s coldest continent. 0ur chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, has been to see the impact that the changing antarctic environment is having. antarctica is the most extreme continent on earth. few animals can survive the bitter cold. but one antarctican environment is surprisingly stable — the ocean. but it is cold, minus two celsius. it is the coldest place on earth that marine animals live. like everywhere else in the world, the antarctic environment is changing. in some places, the water is already warming. a huge challenge for animals that have never experienced any change. so, some of the incredible antarctic animals are in this tank. anne todgham is a marine biologist and you have been studying these animals for years

pl, the british-iranian nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe is temporarily out of prison.t of a mov to slow the vicious spread of coronavirus deathsnside iran. i'll speak to her husband richard ratcliffe. then theaters and cinemas all shut down. social distancingakes hold. brian coxen weighs the i pressure on the art and the artists. as for the search for a

let's talk now about nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman detained in iran since 2016, accusedng to you. thank you for talking to us this morning. what makes you think this might be the case? there have been a number of cases of coronavirus in the present that people are suspecting. 0bviously coronavirus has swept all through iran and nazanin has been showing a number of symptoms. the present has stopped taking any more prisoners in. nazanin has been coughing and has a temperature, alongside a number of other settlements. it is refusing to tester. they can sit here and say sure she has it, at i think she properly has an i certainly think she should be tested so there is reassurance “— she should be tested so there is reassurance —— ikard. she should be tested so there is reassurance -- ikard. the symptoms are consistent of those with coronavirus. you believe it is widespread in the area. can you painta widespread in the area. can you paint a picture of the cat she is receiving day—to—day? paint a picture of the cat she is receiving day-to-day? she's receiving day-to-day? she's

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's husband yesterday said there are concerns about her.en released on not. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has been told that a fire safety consultant working on the tower‘s refurbishment in 2012, believed the plans would make the situation worse. our home affairs correspondent tom symondsjoins me. tell us more about what has been said today. this was revealed in e—mails and documents that we have seen at this morning's hearing, and the consultant this morning, senior co nsulta nt the consultant this morning, senior consultant in fire safety, she said that the plans that she had been told about it would make an existing cla p told about it would make an existing clap situation worse, as regards fire safety. she is talking about the situation that they only had a single staircase for escape during a fire, which was not great. they had not been asked to fit any sprinklers. her company had been facing criticism itself, because of the two draft strategies for fire safety are produced in 2012 in 2013. they concluded that the wor