pro-government demonstrators rally in tehran and other cities for the supreme leader this after a rare anti government protests erupt over rising prices and corruption. also coming up the victims of a gun the attack on a cop to church in egypt are laid to rest the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the conroe attack. and a deep freeze across much of the united states for the new year record breaking blizzards and brutally cold temperatures have many americans full of winter whoa. i met her man thank you for joining us now thousands of iranians have turned out in a massive show of support for the country's religious rulers after days of rare anti government protests now demonstrators have gathered in several cities for mars . is that were planned weeks ago meanwhile the governments of the islamic republic has warned people against illegal gatherings they call them this following two days of angry protests over corruption and a surge in food prices united states president donald trump has warned teheran to respect protesters right see tweeted the world is watching and

the largest protest since two thousand and nine from iran the from tehran student clashed with police and two demonstrators are shot dead and the rest of the country. i know donna welcome to the program. where the world starts ringing in the new year and new zealanders were among the first to celebrate the capital started the new year off with a bang with one of the world's first major fireworks displays of twenty eighteen and tens of thousands gathered as a dazzling show of pyrotechnics lives up the skyline around the city's iconic sky tower. on the camp and to midnight is underway here in germany in berlin tight security measures are being put in place at the brandenburg gate at the main festivities will take place the mass sexual assaults in cologne that took place on new year's eve two years ago still high over the celebrations the finishing touches on preparations for new year's eve in berlin and the brandenburg gate is getting ready to host hundreds of thousands of people a massive party and an even bigger security concern. course there will be police at the event especially out

western iran as the largest protests since two thousand and nine gripped the country in the capital tehran students clash with police authorities the warrants that any demonstrations to break the law or pay a high price also coming up. tight security measures here in berlin and other german says he's for new year's eve celebrations after the loss of sexual assaults and twenty fifteen we asked women if they feel safe. and a former world number one and two up and coming stars that walked twenty eighteen hold in store for germantown. i'm on a welcome to the program two people have been killed in the western a rainy and city of protests phonics across the country ses officials have denied security forces were responsible and said they mean foreign agents false unconfirmed social media reports say police shot the protesters state officials have warned that those stoking disorder will quote pay the price. protests against unemployment inflation and corruption went into the third day in several cities across iran the capital tehran saw burning bins on a burning building. at the gates of the unive

not focused on terror on it's contrary to what we saw in goodness in two thousand and nine i was in tehran back then destroy it is when happening in the provinces and in a wider spread range of problem show cities ok your mention that it's gone beyond tehran and that some of the chants are about the supreme leader can we say that this is now opposing potentially the rouhani government even the supreme leader. i mean it is challenging the whole regime it's not me it's challenging the brawny administration because he's is the head of the government but the person with the autumn of power in iran of course is a supreme leader is been there since one thousand eight hundred eighteen out of the job for twenty seven years twenty eight years and really his authority has been challenge in such a scale two thousand and nine was big and this is again big and you know you have to realize that criticizing the supreme leader in iran is a taboo you know he's everybody refers to him with a big title diaz so to see the videos saw the results of night for example protesters and some of the citizen including

protests have also spread to the capital tehran there demonstrators damaged buildings and torched rubbish skips earlier thousands of iranians turned out to show their support for the government out rallies planned some weeks ago. for more we're joined by iranian journalist side come ali they gon he's with the guardian newspaper in london side it's good to see you it's difficult right now to verify what's happening in our iran but you've been monitoring the situation on social media what are you seeing. a lot of what we know is based on the videos that are posted online some of them have been very fly by journalists some of them not and it appears that two people have been killed in day lauriston province in the southwest of iran in the city of beirut as you mentioned. an iranian journalist managed to interview her family so it is what is interesting tonight is that the the fred day of protests they are spreading to even more cities the road pro regime rallies in toronto not as it is earlier today but it failed to stop the anti regime protest it has spread to more cities and tonight there

the largest protests in iran since two thousand and nine students clashed with police in the capital tehran of protesters take their anger to the streets in several other says he's also coming up. tight security measures to here in berlin and other german says he's for new year's eve celebrations after the mosque sexual assaults and twenty fifteen we ask women if they feel safe. and former world number one and two well they're up and coming star is what those twenty is even hold in store for german tennis. donna welcome to the program two people have been killed in the western iranian city of protests across the country says officials have denied security forces were responsible and said they mean foreign agents both unconfirmed social media reports say please show off the protesters state officials have warned that those stoking disorder will post pay the price. protests against unemployment inflation and corruption went into the third day in several cities across iran the capital tehran saw burning bins on a burning building. at the gates of the university hundreds of students and others

this one in central tehran, around the main university campus. here they are shouting a slogan against iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. "shame on you", they say. "let go of the country and leave." small protests, but significant, and there are reports of more demonstrations elsewhere in the country. not far away, in north tehran, this is a government—sponsored rally, planned before the latest wave of anti—government protests of the past three days. the authorities hope the nationwide rallies will be a show of force, a way of claiming back the streets. the focus of this rally is to show support for the supreme leader. the anti—government protests broke out on thursday with what was supposed to be a small demonstration against rising prices and continuing unemployment. this man is urging the ruling clerics to give him a job. demonstrators have a favourite slogan that says, "the young are sitting idle, while the mullahs are sitting in palaces." many are angry that the authorities are using iran's money on war efforts abroad, in p

in the capital tehran, thousands have rallied in support of the government. arctic conditions and extreme cold have prompted some us cities to postpone new year's eve events. egypt's muslim and christian communities have joined family members at a wake for eleven people killed in an attack on a coptic church. police have stepped up security measures around churches ahead of coptic christmas celebrations. russell trott reports. and the grief and the sadness, together less. —— amongst. as hundreds from egypt was a question and was in communities attend the wa ke and was in communities attend the wake for those who died in an attack ona wake for those who died in an attack on a coptic church. the sense of outrage at the feeling that something positive needs to come out of such a tragedy. translation: the main reason of the terrorism are the purity of thought. therefore i am calling on officials to purify the education curriculum that encourage hate. i wish for a school subject called tolerance, where we would be allowed to approach and love one another. to c

let's bring you more on our main news this hour — the talks between the uk and iran in tehran. on the agenda for the british foreign secretary borisjohnson was the fate of a british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's injail in iran, charged with trying to overthrow the government. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has been speakng to nazanin‘s husband richard ratcliffe. it is obvious, richard, that nazanin is not coming home with the foreign secretary. but do you think there is any evidence that this meeting, the series of meetings in tehran, could make a difference? i am sure it will make a difference. i am sure him being there, raising her case, raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff, can only help improve relations and improved relations can only lead to a better case for us. i think that is right. i am not expecting that monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. i am looking very closely at who he gets to meet, looking very closely as to what happens tomorrow. then i'm looking forward to hearing on monday or tuesday, when

a show of support in the streets for iran's religious rulers pro-government demonstrations rally in tehran and other cities for the supreme leader this comes after a rare anti government protests erupted over rising prices and corruption also coming up the victims of a gun attack on a cupcake church in egypt are laid to rest the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the cairo attack. at a deep freeze across much of the united states for the new year record breaking blizzards and brutally cold temperatures have many americans full of winter books. and they shaped our views and the world we live in today at the draw at the end of the year we look back at some of the personalities and famous faces we lost and twenty seven. a matter of thanks for joining us thousands of iranians have turned out in a mass show of support for the country's religious rulers after days of rare government protests. regime demonstrators have gathered in several cities for marches that were planned weeks ago meanwhile the government of the islamic republic has warned people against what it calls ille

right eric randolph in tehran thanks so much for your insights. well egypt's coptic christians are in mourning after another attack by suspected islamist extremists authorities say eight worshippers and a police officer were killed in a gun fight when an attacker attempted to break through security outside a church in a cairo suburb the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility in the past year it has killed dozens of christians in church bombings and shootings. i had least eight coptic christians were killed in friday's gun attack. a joint funeral was held i was later attended by hundreds of people i queuing to enter the church mourners expressed grief and anger at yet another attack on the christian minority this time a week ahead of orthodox christmas. i know nothing said about them i knew you know i'm during our christmas every holiday they send us these gifts cards you are vengeful god and. the attack happened at the mom in a church in a cairo suburb a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on worshippers leaving a service at least one p

that there were tens of thousands of people who were gathering in the streets of tehran and. the other cities showed those still a very strong quarter of support. public you know rouhani is last election when was fairly emphatic but he is embattled by his domestic opponents did any of these protests put him and his status under threat. well you know ron is faced criticism from the conservatives on the hardliners specifically. precise economic questions so it creates an interesting dynamic the hardliners want to hit right on the on the economic question at the same time they don't want those protests exactly will they have the last couple days which is spiral out into protests against the regime as a whole so trying to balance those two things is quite difficult in the end this might actually end up helping iraq because it will show that it is hard my conservative opponents that they caught it in two because it risks. encouraging protests the put the entire regime risks and i think this might end up favoring moderate lenient pot that said everything is very unpredictable at th

in iran since two thousand and nine keep getting bigger students clashed with police in the capital tehran while protesters take their anger to the streets in several of their safety also coming up. tight security measures here in berlin and other german says he's pretty new year's eve celebrations after the mosque sexual assaults in twenty fifty we ask women if they feel safe. and a former world number one and two other up and coming stars what surprises does twenty eighteen hold for german tennis. i know it's on a welcome to the program two people have been killed in the western iranian safety of the roads as protests phonics across the country states officials have denied security forces were responsible instead blaming foreign agents unconfirmed reports media social media reports rather say police shot the protesters six officials have warned that those stoking disorder will quote pay the price. protests against unemployment inflation and corruption went into the third day in several cities across iran the capital tehran saw burning bins on a burning building. at the gates of the unive

in a response on twitter president trump warned iran that the world was watching, saying that tehran should respect people's rights to express themselves. comments that the iranian foreign ministry called opportunistic and deceitful. the government has warned people not to take part in what it calls illegal protests. organising instead large, pro—regime counterdemonstrations, in support of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. an end to clerical rule has been a common theme in these protests, some of which are now turning violent. wyre davies, bbc news. a little earlier we spoke to alex vatanka, senior fellow at the middle east institute in washington dc. he said the regime could struggle to contain protests, which are gathering momentum. it is different in that sense from 2009. put it in context, what happened in 2009 was a fight within the regime against the then president mahmoud ahmadinejad. this time, this is not a family feud, it is coming from street level. can the regime containers, given that socioeconomic conditions are what they are? two of the most famous names in

meanwhile, thousands of iranians take to the streets of tehran in an officially sanctioned show of support for the government. nepal bans solo climbers from ascending mount everest and other himalayan peaks, it says, to make climbing safer and save lives. and we'll have all the day's sport, including: premier league champions chelsea end the year in style after beating stoke. hello and welcome to world news today. some anti—government protests in iran have turned violent. there were skirmishes between demonstrators and police which continued into the night. these are the latest pictures from the capital, tehran, as you can see, largely peaceful during the day, but later is, fire —— but later, fires burning in the streets. separately, there have been officially organised pro—government rallies. the third day of protests in iran. what began in small provincial cities, now spreading to the capital, tehran, and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics who have ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution.

police in tehran use water cannon on demonstrators. celebrations around the world to usher in the start of 2018 — this is the scene live in moscow. security forces in the democratic republic of congo have killed at least eight people during protests calling for the president to stand down. and how a prank call known as "swatting" led to a police shooting with terrible consequences. hello and welcome to world news today. police in the iranian capital, tehran, have used water cannon against protesters during a fourth day of anti—government demonstrations across the country. the authorities say they arrested about 200 people during clashes in tehran on saturday. they've restricted access to the popular social media messaging app telegram, which officials say has been used to foment violence. in his first comments on the unrest, president hassan rouhani said iranians have the right to protest and criticise the government, but their actions shouldn't lead to violence or damage public property. alan johnston has more. on the protests go.

in the capital tehran, thousands have rallied in support of the government. hospitals across the united states are dealing with a severe shortage of a critical medical supply — the bags used to administer fluids to patients. one of the biggest suppliers of the bags is based on puerto rico which was hit by hurricane maria. the bags, normally filled with saline and other fluids, are used to dilute drugs and help rehydrate patients. scott gottlieb — commissioner of the us. food and drug administration has issued a statement about the situation: earlier i spoke to ross thompson. he is executive director of pharmacy of tuft‘s medical center in boston. we have been forced to think of things a bit differently than our traditional delivery systems where we would put a medication into one of these bags to be infused over 30 minutes or whatnot. we are now entertaining options of drawing the active ingredients up into a syringe that can be administered via iv push over the course of three or five minutes. and am i right in thinking that would take nursing staff? i

state television has shown crowds of people in the capital tehran. the anti—government protests in several parts of the country saw people demonstrating against what they say is corruption and falling living standards. 0ur persian service correspondent, kasra naji, reports the third day of protests in iran. what began in small provincial cities, now spreading to the capital tehran and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics who have ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. shouting for the clerics to give him a job, this protester typifies the economic anger felt by many iranians. they accuse the mullahs of living in gilded palaces and sponsoring conflicts overseas, while the economy and the country suffers. but dissent in iran is only tolerated to a point. uniformed and plain clothes police clashed with protesters and made dozens of arrests in several cities. i don't expect the protest to snowball as of now because the regime has a response in place. and if the

in the capital tehran, thousands have rallied in support of the government. and nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains — including mount everest. critics say the move will do little to reduce accidents. hospitals across the united states are dealing with a critical shortage of bags to administer medication to patients. the bags are especially neededin patients. the bags are especially needed in puerto rico. they help re hyd rate needed in puerto rico. they help rehydrate patients. scott gottlieb — commissioner of the us. food and drug administration has issued a statement about the problem: ross thompson is executive director of pharmacy of tuft‘s medical center in boston. he's in winchester, massachusetts. this is quite a basic medical supplier but an important one. the iv solutions we rely on are essential for the delivery of medications. explain to us what happens if there is a shortage of these bags. we have been forced to think of things a bit differently than our traditional delivery systems where we would put a medication into

held what the government has described as "frank" discussions with the iranian foreign minister in tehran. during a two—hour meeting, mrjohnson raised his concerns about the detention of a number of british—iranians, including nazanin zaghari ratcliffe. she's been in prison since the spring of last year, accused of trying to bring down the iranian government — a charge she strongly denies. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. it could look routine. borisjohnson and is reign in counterpart shake hands on their way into talks. but there is nothing routine about this encounter. the foreign secretary looking uncharacteristically tense, and with good reason. he was to improve relations, but also criticised overrun‘s actions, while arguing fora rainy criticised overrun‘s actions, while arguing for a rainy and political releases. good in that of nazanin is —— are gone. releases. good in that of nazanin is -- are gone. i'm sure him being there and raising a case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and can only help improve relations a

but do you think there is any evidence that this meeting, the series of meetings in tehran, could make a difference? i am sure it will make a difference. i'm sure him being there, raising her case, raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff, can only help improve relations and improved relations can only lead to a better case for us. i think that is right. i am not expecting that monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. i am looking very closely at who he gets to meet, looking very closely as to what happens tomorrow. then i'm looking forward to hearing on monday or tuesday, when he is back, a debrief as to what went on. i don't expect to hear everything, i know some things stay secret. but we are in a place where we are looking at the tea leaves to see what it means. fingers crossed it can be solved by christmas, which means in the week or so afterwards, nazanin might come home. were you disappointed that you yourself could not go with him? obviously as time went on i began to realise it was less and less likely. yeah, i had always wanted to go. the reason the f

the foreign secretary borisjohnson has held talks in tehran where he's pressed for the release of the british iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who's been in prison there since april 2016. she's accused of working against the regime, which she denies. the foreign office said the discussions had been "frank" and "constructive. " our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. it could look routine. borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart, mohammad javad zarif, shake hands on the way into talks. but there's nothing routine about this encounter. the foreign secretary looking uncharacteristically intense, and with good reason. he wants to improve relations but also criticise some of iran's actions while arguing for iranian prison releases, including of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a case many accuse him of damaging by loose talk last month. watching anxiously with me in london, nazanin‘s husband, richard ratcliffe. he has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom since nazanin‘s arrest in april last year. i'm sure it'll make a difference, i'm sure him being there i'm s

foreign secretary borisjohnson has said that he will be visiting tehran, the iranian capital, very shortly, and that he will be raising the cases of dual nationals being held in iran. he will in particular urge the release on humanitarian grounds of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, a british—iranian woman jailed for five years in tehran. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, joins me now. and james, boris johnson got and james, borisjohnson got into a spot of hot water for suggesting that she was there training journalists when in fact she has been insisting all along she was there on holiday. what do we think this visit may achieve? boris johnson announced his imminent visit himself. he made clear that it is long planned. and that the urging of releases is not the sole purpose. he said he will be raising other issues. on specifically the case of nazanin ghazali —— nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. boris johnson nazanin ghazali —— nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. borisjohnson had to apologise to parliament for using language which appeared to suggest she may not have been there just to s

says it has proof tehran is supplying obstacle the rebels in yemen. come fully back to boyer watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up. a big. missed opportunity the latest round of syria talks and with negotiators blaming each other for their fadia the u.s. pulls the plug on next neutrality we'll explain what that could mean for millions of internet users in america and. enemies how austerity is reshaping the greek politics. thank you for joining us the united states has presented what it calls undeniable evidence that iran is supplying weapons to hoofy fighters in yemen the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley showed off what washington says of parts from any rainy unmade ballistic missile it was fired from yemen last month and nearly hit the airport in saudi arabia's capital riyadh iran cold's those allegations unfounded irresponsible and provocative and denies supplying weapons to the who feeds saudi arabia is demanding the u.n. security council hold tehran accountable iran is prohibited from supplying selling or transferring

borisjohnson tries to secure the release of britons in iranian jails, after talks in tehran. disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford dies in hospital at the age of 7a. he had been serving an eight—year sentence for historical sex offences. the qatari government is buying 2a typhoon jets from bae systems.

authorities in iran have made arrests in the capital tehran following a second day of anti-government protests across the country social media footage from the western city of kermanshah showed police easing water cannon to disperse demonstrators reports say hundreds in says he had to protest against the high cost of living and corruption the u.s. president's donald trump has warned the iranian government to respect protesters rights to a saying that the world is watching. but somewhere in this now we're joined by iranian journalists aides come ali dig on and he is with the guardian newspaper in london mistake and you actually specialized in iran and covering this in covering iran what is your take on the scale of the protests i mean these are called reporters to iran i wasn't around in two thousand and nine when there were protest in importers at the two thousand and nine election but many people thought it was richt it gave mahmoud ahmadinejad the former president a second term in office so since then we haven't seen such protests in such a scale across the country especially when i

in tehran over the case of british iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who's been injail since 2016. the mother of one is serving a five—year prison term on charges of spying and trying to overthrow the iranian government, which she denies. the two—hour meeting covered a number ofareas, including mrs zaghari—ratcliffe‘s situation. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. it could look routine, shaking hands before talks will stop but there is nothing routine about this encounter. the foreign secretary and uncharacteristic pretence, and with good reason. he wants to improve relations, but also criticised some of iran's actions, while arguing for prison releases, including of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, i case many accuse him of damaging because of loose talk last month. watching

i'm on i was on and thank you for joining us authorities in iran has made arrests in the capital tehran following a second day of antico verman protests across the country social media forces from the western city of kermanshah showed police using water content to disperse demonstrators the porth say hundreds and this they see how to protest as against the high cost of living and corruption u.s. president donald trump has warned the iranian government to respect protesters rights tweeting that the world is watching. for more on this now we're joined by iranian journalist slade come early day gun he's with the guardian newspaper in london that message i got you actually specialize in iran what is your take on the scale of the protests but these are quite rare protest in a since two thousand and nine when there was widespread protest against an election that many believed were rigged no nothing in such a scale happened in iran really and and i think the difference is that in two thousand and nine it was mainly focused in turn around in the capital grows this time reporters the sort of the

embassy in tehran has been invaded and occupied by iranian students. the americans inside have been taken prisoner. >> i'll be honest with you. i was scared. who knows what a mob could do? >> the american hostages were blindfolded, handcuffed and marched out on the u.s. embassy's front steps by the revolutionary students. in return for their american hostages' freedom, they're demanding the united states give up the deposed shah of iran from his hospital bed in new york to stand trial before a people's court. >> amidst the iranian revolution, america's closest ally the shah of iran is toppled. both the shah and the united states seem to be aloof to the revolutionary fervor. >> the new iranian islamic republic would be inspired by the stern religious principles of islam, nothing else. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the minute he replaced the shah. he gave a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when khomeini saw large groups supporting in front of the embassy, he made the decision, i'm not goin

correspondent eric randolph in tehran speaking to us earlier now to some of the other stories making news around the world a deputy sheriff in the u.s. state of colorado has been killed after he responded to a call about a domestic disturbance official say the gunman was shot and killed after he opened fire on a group of deputies and civilians injuring several people. rights group says police in democratic republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city of can just up this after security forces interrupted a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who are protesting against the country's president elections to replace them have been delayed and are due next year. at least seventeen people have been killed and more than a dozen others wounded after a bomb attack in eastern afghanistan no group has claimed responsibility for the attack which caps a deadly year for civilians in the country a bloody end to a gruesome year in afghanistan. charred remains are all that's left of this rickshaw it was packed with explosives and detonated during a funeral where people had gat

in the capital tehran, thousands joined a rally to show their support for the government. arctic conditions and extreme cold have prompted some us cities to postpone new year's eve events. forecasters are predicting the big chill will continue into 2018, with temperatures plummeting to record lows. along cape cod, on the massachusetts coast, thresher sharks have been discovered washed up frozen solid. the authorities in nepal says they've banned solo climbers from the country's mountains, including mount everest, in an attempt to reduce accidents. they've also upheld a controversial decision to introduce restrictions on disabled climbers. the ousted catalan president has demanded madrid reinstate his regional government. on friday, the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy, dismissed the idea that carles puigdemont could lead a new catalan government from abroad. mr puigdemont has recorded a new year message from brussels, where he's in self—imposed exile. he said he's still president of catalonia and that his government must be restored. he declared independence from spa

the warning came after protests intensified in the capital, tehran. thousands of rail travellers face disruption, as workers from crosscountry and south western rail services stage 24—hour strikes.

media footage shows demonstrators confronting police and attacking government buildings in the capital tehran security forces are also reported to have shot dead two demonstrators in the western part of the country the protests are the largest in the islamic republic since two thousand and nine. protests against unemployment inflation and corruption went into the third day in several cities across iran the capital tehran saw burning bins on a burning building. at the gates of the university hundreds of students and others clashed with riot police. earlier state television finally reported the demonstrations that have been spreading over the last few days the newsreader blamed what she called hostile websites and alien media for stirring up just as his faction called the protests illegal state television showed a peaceful demonstration but there were clashes earlier with police in the western city of come on show. the government does not like support tens of thousands of iranians took part in rallies planned for weeks they commemorate pro-government demonstrations eight years ago that put an e

in several cities across iran the capital tehran still burning bins in the burning building. of the gates of the university hundreds of students and others clutched with police. earlier state television finally reported the demonstrations that have been spreading over the last few days the newsreader blamed what she called hostile websites and alien media for stirring up just as his faction on call the protests illegal state television showed a peaceful demonstration but there were clashes earlier with police in the western city of come on show. the government does not like support tens of thousands of iranians took part in rallies planned for weeks they commemorate pro-government demonstrations eight years ago that put an end to unrest following a disputed election rallies were shuttled in more than one thousand two hundred locations on saturday but some supporters did acknowledge that there were valid reasons to protest and what people are protesting because they are under economic pressure the government must be responsive in the face of rising inflation and economic hards

mrjohnson described his visit to tehran as "worthwhile". today, mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's husband said he hoped his wife would be home for christmas. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with iran's president, hassan rouhani, that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. the foreign office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. once again, boris johnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. we now know the foreign secretary met some of nazanin‘s family in tehran. in london, her husband richard is much happier today, showing me pictures of his iranian family and delighted by the fact that nazanin didn't have to face a possible court appearance today. he told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. the foreign secretary also met with nazanin‘s father and had a long chat, 45 minutes, with him, talked about it and he said "i have raised her case with ev

says he was not able to sleep last night and may not find rest tonight either, before the talking in tehran resumes in the morning. james robbins, bbc news. it has been reported the palestinian president, mahmoud bass, will not go ahead with a planned meeting with the us vice president mike pence. —— mahmoud abass. it follows a decision by donald trump to recognise jerusalem as israel's cap for. —— capital. palestinian protesters have been involved in further clashes with israeli security forces. a display of grief and anger. funerals were held in gaza for two people killed in israeli air strikes last night. the islamist group hamas said that the men belonged to their armed wing. weapon stores and a base run by the militant group were targeted, said israel. a new round of hostilities between old enemies. israel said three rockets were fired from gaza last night. one landed in this southern israeli town. there was minor damage but no casualties. further disruption took place in jerusalem as palestinians continued to vent their anger at president trump. police broke up protests before

the foreign secretary was in tehran. we were worried because a court case was due to happen yesterday, and it didn't happen, and it seemed to be as a consequence of him being there and his representations to a rainy officials. what does it mean, the fa ct officials. what does it mean, the fact that the court case didn't happen? formally, the court case was postponed, so it could still happen. she has been assessed by medical conditions, we have heard, and that she could be released on medical grounds, but then we hear that she is being accused of being a spy. we have possibilities of good news and bad news, but today we feel that the possibility of good news is higher. he was not able to meet nazanin, but he was able to meet her family, so he was able to meet her family, so he was able to meet her family, so he was able to reassure them that everything is done with regard to her case. he was very clear that he is doing all he can for her case, and they came away much more hopeful. did he go into specifics? there's been t

the warning came after protests intensified in the capital, tehran. thousands of rail travellers face disruption as workers from crosscountry and south western rail services stage 24—hour strikes. now on bbc news, from the engagement of prince harry and meghan markle, to the retirement from royal duties of the duke of edinburgh, sarah campbell looks back on the key events in review 2017: the royal year. reporter: congratulations from all of us! how are you both feeling? (inaudible). this was the year in which prince harry introduced his new leading lady, the american actress, meghan markle. the fact that i fell in love with meghan so incredibly quickly, was sort of confirmation to me that everything, all the stars were aligned, everything was perfect. after 70 years of public service, the duke of edinburgh, britain's longest—serving royal consort hung up his hat and retired from royal duties. prince george had his own milestone moment — his first day of school. and, flexing their royal muscles in an effort to put the issue of mental health firml

but in the capital, tehran, an official show of support for the government draws thousands of people. new year revellers prepare to see in 2018 in style, but in many european capitals, there'll be a tight security operation. an attempt on mount everest. hello and welcome to bbc world news. pockets of violence have broken out across iran during a third day of anti—government protests. demonstrators ignored warnings from officials, who said the gatherings were illegal. two people have reportedly been shot dead. at the same time, there have been pro—government rallies in the capital tehran, with thousands of people showing their support. the anti—government protests started in mashhad and spread to several parts of the country. they were about corruption and falling living standards, but they're becoming political, as our correspondent wyre davies reports. three days in and iran's anti—government protests have turned violent. in the northern city of mashhad, demonstrators demanding an end to hardline clerical rule set police motorbikes alight and taunted the security services. fr