nazanin zaghari ratcliffe has been in prison for five years. her local mp didn't think borisjohnson was working hard enough to secure her release. if the prime minister is watching now i would like to ask him what efforts has he put into trying to release nazanin in the first place? because where i'm standing i see no evidence on the part of the prime minister so far. at the heart of this tragic case is the prime minister's dismal failure to release my constituent and to stand up for her, and his devastating blundering in 2017 when he was foreign secretary when he exposed his complete ignorance of this tragic case and put more harm in nazanin's way. please, minister, please to everyone from the opposite benches, get nazanin released, stand up to iran and bring my constituent home. hear, hear! mr speaker, i completely understand the passion with which the honourable lady speaks, and i can hear the anger and frustration in her voice. however, herangerand frustration is misdirected because nazanin zaghari ratcliffe and the other british dual natio

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and the other— nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and the other british nationals held on arbitrary— other british nationals held on arbitrary detention are being held by iran~ _ arbitrary detention are being held by iran~ it — arbitrary detention are being held by iran. it is on them. the situation _ by iran. it is on them. the situation with regard to the charges that have _ situation with regard to the charges that have been recently brought against — that have been recently brought against the british dual nationals and the — against the british dual nationals and the sentence that that has been brought— and the sentence that that has been brought down for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe are because of iran~ _ zaghari—ratcliffe are because of iran~ and — zaghari—ratcliffe are because of iran. and it should be towards iran that we _ iran. and it should be towards iran that we direct our attention. with regard _ that we direct our attention. with regard to — that we direct our attention. with regard to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's treatment, our zaghari

british—iranian nazanin zaghari radclife�*s given a new one—year prison sentence in tehran. her husband says he fears his wife is facing an "open—ended detention" hello, i'm shaun ley, welcome if you justjoin us. first, india is reportedly running out of covid vaccines just as the government was planning to boost the nationwide vaccination programme. india's health care system is unable to cope with the scale of the crisis — more than 352,000 new cases were reported in the past 2a hours, and more than 2,800 deaths. the indian government says there is no need to panic — as our correspondent devina gupti reports. a haunting warning — as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nakpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. for the fifth straight day, india saw a record high of over 2,800 deaths. a worsening scenario as hospitals and covid hotspots face acute shortage of beds, oxygen supply and medicine. this public hospital in india's capital, delhi, is simply unable to cope. romilla came with her mother, who is

the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, is sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found guilty of "propaganda" against the regime in iran. hello, welcome to bbc news. i'm shaun ley. india is reportedly running out of covid vaccines, just as the government was planning to boost the nationwide vaccination programme. india's health care system is unable to struggle with the scale of the crisis, more than 352,000 new cases were reported in the past 2a hours and more than 2,800 deaths. the indian government says there is no need to panic — as our correspondent devina gupti reports. a haunting warning — as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nakpur, they indicate how the country is failing to say precious lives. —— save precious lives. for the fifth straight day, india saw a record high of over 2,800 deaths. a worsening scenario as hospitals and covid hotspots face acute shortage of beds, oxygen supply and medicine. this public hospital in india's capital, delhi, is simply unable to cope. ramallah came with her mot

the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is sentenced to a year in prison in iran, after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime. as india's covid crisis intesifies, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. lockdown restrictions in scotland and wales are eased — pubs, cafes and restaurants re—open to customers outdoors and triumph at the oscars for sir anthony hopkins who becomes the oldest winner of the best actor award for his role in the father here i am in my homeland in wales added 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award, i really didn't. i am very grateful to the academy. thank you. good evening. there have been more denials about whether borisjohnson did say "bodies could pile high" during a heated discussion in downing street about a further lockdown. sources say he did make the comments but he denies it and so does michael gove, who told the commons that he was at the meeting and the comments never happened. meanwhile, britain's most senior civil servant has been answering questions about leaks, impropriety

how much is nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe in danger? it’s zaghari-ratcliffe in danger? it's hard to say- _ zaghari—ratcliffe in danger? it�*s hard to say. from the start we have seen these kind of games being played by the iranian authorities and the judiciary. played by the iranian authorities and thejudiciary. it's played by the iranian authorities and the judiciary. it's very difficult to know what will happen next. as he heard richard say it is difficult for us to be able to assess what will happen. but what is clear is that if she were to go back into prison it would be awful awful for her well—being for her mental health which is already suffered so much because of what's already happened to her completely unjustly. she is got multiple unfair trials grossly unfair her human rights are being abused consistently in the situation and sheet once again does not know what her future holds we really are concerned that if this happens again we just simply don't know what that will do to her. the trauma that she has already gone through, the trauma that richard and t

british—iranian nazanin zaghari ratclife�*s given a new one year prison sentence in tehran — her husband says he fears his wife is facing an "open—ended detention". hello to all of our viewers around the globe. india's devastating spike in covid infections goes on. the worsening situation in india has been well documented — hospitals running out of beds for patients, and in some cases running out of oxygen. more than 352,000 new cases were reported in the past 2a hours and more than 2,800 deaths. the head of the world health organization says it is beyond heartbreaking. now it is reported the country is also running out of covid vaccines just at the point where the government was planning to boost the nationwide vaccination program. the indian government says there is no need to panic, as our correspondent devina gupti reports. a haunting warning — as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nakpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. for the fifth straight day, india saw a record high of over 2,800 deaths. a worsening sc

the british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is sent back to jail in tehran for 12 months, charged with spreading propaganda against iran. and, at the age of 83, sir anthony hopkins becomes the oldest person to win the best actor award at the oscars. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel... looking to get the band back together, as three former arsenal legends join the spotify founder in a bid to buy the club. good evening. the prime minister borisjohnson has denied saying that he would rather "let the bodies pile high in their thousands" than agree to another covid lockdown. the remarks were alleged to have been made last autumn during a heated discussion in downing street. mrjohnson said today the reports were "total rubbish". but sources who say they're familiar with the exchanges have spoken to the bbc and they insist the prime minister did make the comments. the campaign group, the covid—19 bereaved families forjustice, said the alleged comments were "heartless, disrespectful and unsympathetic". our political editor laura kuenssberg is at westminster. t

the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, is sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found guilty of "propaganda" against the regime in iran.

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is being sent back to jail in tehran for 12 months, charged with spreading propaganda against iran. the british—iranian aid workerjust completed a five—year sentence spying charges in march. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. a few days ago, the ukrainian government was pleading for international help to confront the threat of a russian military offensive from the east. that feared assault never came. russia declared its military exercise was over and began to redeploy its forces. my guest is ukraine's foreign minister, dmytro kuleba. what did ukraine and the outside world learn from this rattling of russian sabres? foreign minister dmytro kuleba in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it's great to be with you. let's start with the situation on the ground. it's just a few days since the russians announced that they were redeploying their forces away from that border area close to eastern ukraine. can you confirm that has happened? it is happening. this redeployment is taking place. however, we h

iran sentences nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to another year in prison, dashing hopes she'd be coming home. in india, doctors say people are dying from covid in the streets while desperate families queue to buy their own oxygen. restrictions ease further in scotland, as restauraunts, pubs and bars welcome customers indoors — but only until 8pm. paris? they don't even speak english there. and after a night like no other at the oscars, anthony hopkins is the oldest best actor winner at the age of 83. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the return of the invincibles. arsenal legends thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira alljoin a bid to buy the club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. sources have said to the bbc that, as england went into a second lockdown last autumn, the prime minister said he would rather see "bodies pile high" than take the country into a third lockdown. the prime minister denies it. the government was criticised for delaying the lockdown, during which tens of thousands more people died. labour say the prime minister has degraded his office

however, her anger and frustration is misdirected because nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and the other british nationals held in arbitrary detention are being held by iran. it is on them. james cleverly there, responding to questions and comments made by tulip siddiq, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's mp in london. much more coming up. now, though, time for the weather with louise. hello there. our weather story has changed. yes, there's a rare sighting of april showers out there at the moment, and as we go through the afternoon, maybe even the odd rumble of thunder and a little bit of hail. this was north yorkshire just a few hours ago. most of the showers so far have been to the north across eastern scotland, eastern england. some are drifting their way into northern ireland, northwest england and north wales, with the best of the sunshine across the south coast into the southeast corner. that's where we'll have the best of the warmth, but noticeably cooler, particularly when you factor in the showers and the blustery wind as well. those showers will drift their way steadily south and west overn

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the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found guilty of "propaganda" against the regime in iran. let's speak to our correspondent caroline hawley. another bitter blow for the family. very bitter blow. her husband richard said this was a really bad sign, it is what herfamily had feared. at the moment she is at her parents' house and has not been summoned to appear in prison. but this is the court case came about a week after her five year sentence on charges of working against the regime had ended and her ankle tag had been removed. what happened this morning is that her lawyer was summoned to the office of the judge who had tried her and he was told about this verdict, the one—year sentence, the one—year travel ban. it has been condemned by the foreign secretary as totally inhumane and wholly unjustified and by the prime minister as just plain wrong. caroline, many thanks. our top story this lunchtime... pressure mounts on borisjohnson over who funded the refurbishment of his downing street flat, as labour d

the british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is being sent back to jail in tehran for 12 months, hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown and politico's uk trade and economics correspondent, anna isaac. welcome back to both of you. let's bring you up—to—date with the front pages of the papers. we had a couple more in. the metro leads with the headline �*slurry of sleeze�* as borisjohnson fights off claims of a comment made about the possibility of a third lockdown and questions over who paid for a number ten refurbishment. the paper also headlines last night's oscars ceremony, celebrating the triumph of uk stars. the i headlines a poll conducted among voters over the weekend which shows half of those questioned think there is a "culture of sleaze" in the government. the daily telegraph carries a picture of the prime minister on the campaign trail visiting a farm in wrexham, north wales today as the downing street leaks row intensified. the guardian reports on moun

and the guardian reports on the new sentence given to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. yesterday she was sentenced to one year in prison, and banned forfrom leaving iran for another 12 months after that. shall we have a quick look at the inside pages? i have got so many. i want to talk about so many things. the moon was so bright last night. it was casting shadows. i the moon was so bright last night. it was casting shadows.— it was casting shadows. i thought somebody had — it was casting shadows. i thought somebody had put _ it was casting shadows. i thought somebody had put a _ it was casting shadows. i thought somebody had put a new - it was casting shadows. i thought somebody had put a new lamp i it was casting shadows. i thought l somebody had put a new lamp post outside. i somebody had put a new lamp post outside. ., , .,, outside. i thought somebody was shinin: a outside. i thought somebody was shining a torch. _ outside. i thought somebody was shining a torch. this _ outside. i thought somebody was shining a torch. this is _ outside. i thought somebody was s

iran sentences nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to another year in prison, dashing hopes she'd be coming home. i think it was worse than i was expecting. i think i thought we'd get some kind of suspended sentence and it would be a bit ambiguous. in fact, we've got a one—year sentence plus a one—year travel ban. doctors in india say people are dying from covid in the streets

also in the programme — the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found guilty of "propaganda" against the regime in iran. we'll speak to her husband in the next 15 minutes. and she was one of the brightest stars on oscar night, picking up a trophy for best supporting actress. youn yuh—jung will be with us later in the programme. hello i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the situation in india is grim. doctors have harrowing accounts of the covid crisis in many cities as the country battles a terrifying wave of new infections. there are more reports of patients dying in the streets with desperate families trying to buy oxygen on the black market as hospitals run out. on monday, india recorded a new global high for daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day. 353,000 people were infected. despite this, the government says there is no need to panic. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. in gujarat, it's come to this. a hired van, now a makeshift ambulance. with no do

the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is sentenced to a year in prison in iran, after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime. and triumph at the oscars for sir anthony hopkins, who becomes the oldest winner with best actor for his role in the father. here i am in my homeland, in wales and at 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award, i really didn't. i'm very grateful to the academy, and thank you. good afternoon. borisjohnson is under intensifying pressure over transparency, after a series of explosive allegations made by his former top adviser dominic cummings — including that he sought money from tory donors to help refurbish his downing st flat. this morning, the prime minister said that "any declaration to be made" on payments for the refurbishment would be made "in due course." mps are today questioning the head of the civil service on a series of potentially damaging issues for the prime minister — including whether a leak inquiry was stopped, and also the rules about lobbying. labour says the claims go to "the heart of ethics a

a month after completing a five—year jail sentence, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sentenced to a further 12 months in prison by the iranian authorities. she will also be subject to a one year travel ban when she is released. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. nazanin's baby girl is now almost seven, and gabriella has only celebrated one birthday, herfirst, with both her parents there. she's now watching her daughter grow up over the phone. there she is! there she is. neither parent can bear to break the news of the latest sentence to her. we haven't told her yet. and in fact, i want to check with nazanin. does she want me to tell her? does she want to tell her? i suspect she'll want to protect her for as long as we can. but how can richard protect nazanin? he says she and other dual nationals are being used as bargaining chips over a long standing military debt iran wants britain to repay. and that her fate may also now be tied to negotiations with iran over its nuclear activities. what do you want the government to do now? they're clearly is both the need to g

but now we are hearing that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe will be serving, according to these reports, one more yearin according to these reports, one more year injail. we will according to these reports, one more year in jail. we will try to get reaction and hopefully speak to her husband richard. let's go back to what is happening in india, those devastating numbers in terms of what is happening with covid. 352,000 cases daily, supplies of oxygen and medication are running very low which is causing huge problems with getting private supplies of oxygen where they can. professor srinath reddy, the president of the public health foundation of india, explained why the situation in the country deteriorated so quickly. things started going wrong when we recognised that some of the cases because of the british mutation, there were spikes in some of the states which foretold that they could be a serious problem from march and april onwards. but i believe that there was a wrong perception that india had beaten the pandemic, that we had herd immunity, and that the models were saying that we would