17/01/2016 BBC News at Ten

President Obama speaks of historic progress with Iran,

as sanctions over its nuclear programme are lifted.

He calls on Iranians to build new ties with the West,

and calls the deal a victory for diplomacy.

The bottom line is this, whereas Iran was steadily

expanding its nuclear programme, we have no cut off every single path

Tonight, Americans held by Iran have been released including the jailed

An exclusive report into how matches at Wimbledon and other tournaments

have been investigated over suspicions of match fixing.

Jeremy Corbyn suggests a future Labour government could retain

Britain's nuclear submarines - without their Trident warheads.

The nuclear weapons system is something of the Cold War

I don't believe, in the insecurities of today, nuclear weapons

And a day in the snow for much of Britain as temperatures plummet

President Obama has called the implementation of the nuclear

deal with Iran a victory for "smart diplomacy" and calls on Iranians

to make the most of a new relationship with the West.

He was speaking as economic sanctions lifted economic sanctions

on Iran were lifted, and a prisoner exchange enabled

the release of five Americans held there.

But he said America would remain vigilant.

Today new US sanctions were imposed in response to an Iranian

Let's join our diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall.

Tonight, we understand that three of those Americans who were being held

prisoner in Iran have arrived at this US military base near Frankfurt

in Germany. It has turned out that this prisoner swap, between the

United States and Iran, was intrinsically bound up in the behind

the scenes negotiations which led to yesterday's game changing deal to

lift nuclear sanctions on Iraq. What has also emerged today is that the

tensions between Iran and the west are by no means over yet. There is

plenty of wariness. 24 hours after the historic deal,

the two keep residents, American and uranium, have been digesting its

significant. -- American and Iranian. In Washington, President

Obama's first direct response. He argued that the key was that Iran no

longer poses a nuclear threat. If they try to build a bomb covertly,

we will catch them. The bottom line is, whereas Iran was steadily

expanding its nuclear programme, we have cut off every single path Iran

could have used to build a bomb. But there is a twist, the US slapped on

fresh sanctions to gay to punish Iran not for nuclear activities but

for illegally testing a ballistic missile last year. Clearly the

Americans held off until yesterday's deal was in the bag. Also a

consideration, to secure the release of several Iranians -- Iranian

Americans being held in American -- Iranian jails. Today, they were

brought to a US military base in Germany. Among them, newspaper

correspondent Jason Rezaian. His colleagues in Washington had

campaigned for months for his release. Now they have been

celebrating. This is where the men who are being held -- who were being

held have been brought, to the US Ramstein air base in Germany. If

their medical conditions will be looked at it is a chance to see

family. This breakthrough with Iran is not just diplomatic triumph but

for many families it is a personal good news story. Meanwhile in

Tehran, the Iranian government has been weighing up what has happened.

In Parliament, Hassan Rouhani greeted his Foreign Minister just

returned from clinching the deal in Vienna to lift sanctions

enthusiastically. TRANSLATION: It is true that

Zionists and hardliners in America campaigned against this deal but we

all know that the world is realised that sanctions are not a good

solution. He added that any new measures imposed by the Americans

would receive an appropriate response. On the streets of Tehran

today, the mood was quietly jubilant. Newspaper headlines spoke

of a great agreement and a new era for Iran and the end of an economic

blockade, and re-engagement is what both Presidents, Iranian and

American, hope will in time dispel the habit of suspicion.

The nuclear deal paves the way for exports of Iranian oil

to resume, but stock markets in the Gulf fell today amid fears

that that extra supply will deepen the plunge in the price of oil.

Despite today's jitters, many in Iran's main regional trading

partner - the United Arab Emirates - are looking forward

Loading another cargo at Dubai Creek. For centuries, traditional

boats have applied the waterways between here and Iran. Now that

sanctions have been lifted, there are new opportunities on the horizon

though, is today's stock market losses show, it may not all be plain

sailing. This lawyer has been advising clients for years on how to

navigate sanctions. As an Iranian, he is savouring this moment. People

have been exchanging messages of congratulations and the lifting of

sanctions today, and I've received a few of those. My experience is that

it is a fantastic day for Iran. Young Iranian 's are especially very

excited. They want to be able to work with foreign countries, to have

the opportunities open to them to be able to travel again. So everybody

is excited. That excitement extends to many in the high-rise world of

business here. Dubai could be one of the big winners from the lifting of

sanctions. Tehran is on its doorstep, just a two-hour flight

away, and trade links are already strong. Many in this financial hub

have been eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Iranian market.

This consultant in oil and gas has been getting plenty of calls. People

have compared this to the opening of the former Soviet bloc in the early

90s. It isn't quite that scale and size, it hasn't been as cut off, but

in terms of a major new market entering the world economy fully, it

is part of the unique thing certainly the last decade or more.

There are an estimated 10,000 businesses here with some kind of

Iranian ownership but there is a lot of focus on the economic upside.

This expatriate says that the real benefit for his countrymen will be

psychological. Sanctions imposed on Iran have been the harshest, the

most extensive and the most comprehensive sanctions imposed on

any country, so it has been like a any country, so it has been like a

nightmare. That nightmare has vanished. Take a stroll in the spice

market of Dubai and you will find plenty of Iranian treasures. This

prized export is saffron, worth its weight in gold. Tehran is emerging

from the shadows, hoping for new riches and new influence. That is

just what its critics are worried about.

The BBC has learnt that Wimbledon championship matches have been

investigated over suspicions of match fixing.

Documents obtained by the BBC and the website Buzzfeed News

describe "strong evidence" linking betting syndicates to players,

but they were not pursued by tennis' anti-corruption body.

There've also been concerns over the last decade about as many as 16

players, including winners of Grand Slam titles.

Simon Cox has this exclusive report.

Tennis is a big deal for the gambling industry

with billions bet on the sport each year.

In 2007 an investigation was launched into suspicious betting

The data analysts and investigators had linked the players

with the gamblers and that was one reason why we believed the evidence

It seemed a perfect opportunity for tennis to complete

an investigation, charge players, get through the disciplinary system

The BBC and Buzzfeed News have obtained documents from tennis

insiders including the investigation carried out by Mark Phillips

They identified a series of betting syndicates linked to players.

A Russian group who bet on five suspicious matches

A north Italian group placed bets on 28 matches and won over ?650,000.

And a Sicilian syndicate bet on 12 games including three matches

This syndicate targeted Wimbledon more than any other grand slam.

The documents we have obtained also show that the former top 50 player

Martin Vassallo Arguello had exchanged 82 texts with a Sicilian

The investigators retrieved parts of them.

In the morning, the gambler texts Arguello.

Before the game, he texts the gambler again.

The gambler's syndicate went on to win over ?250,000

We put this to Martin Vassallo Arguello but he declined to comment.

We've learned there have been repeated alerts about 16 top-level

And some of those players will be on court this week at the Australian

the first to be banned for match fixing, which he denies.

He told me about the approaches to fix matches he'd

In Shanghai, They offered me 50,000 to lose against Davydenko

In Paris, they offered me double money to lose against Masoud

Also a bigger amount than $50,000 in Moscow.

Tennis is gearing up for its first grand slam of the year and those

in charge of the game are adamant they are

I think it is on an incredibly small level and it is our business

going forward that we keep acting upon this in the best possible way.

One of the architects of tennis's integrity unit is critical

of the way the sport has tackled match fixing.

There is an element of actually keeping things under wraps.

Nobody likes to air their dirty washing in public.

If they were serious about dealing with this,

they need to create an integrity unit with teeth.

Tennis will be centre stage when the Australian Open starts tomorrow.

In order to keep people playing and watching,

the sport must prove it is doing all it can to protect the game.

American officials in Baghdad have confirmed that a group of American

citizens have been abducted. What more do you know? We don't know in

awful lot but reports are circulating that these three

Americans and their Iraqi translator were abducted in one of the southern

suburbs of Baghdad. We don't know who the kidnapped people are,

whether they are all men or whatever. Some reports, unconfirmed,

say they are contractors. Nor do we know who they have been abducted by.

Some reports quote Iraqi security officials and say they may have been

taken by men wearing militia union forms, which could be a good or a

bad sign, because often people dressed up in uniform to put people

off their scent, so it doesn't necessarily mean much. What the myth

-- what the authorities will be hoping is that this may be Shia

militia rather than Sunni militants. If they were in the hands of Sunni

militants, that would be very serious indeed. With Shia militants,

it is more negotiable. But it is a blow to hopes of Iraqi stability,

coming after a big attack on a shopping mall a few days ago.

Two climbers have been killed while out in Glencoe,

Emergency teams were called out late yesterday afternoon.

The climbers were found dead following an extensive search

One of them has been named locally as Simon Davidson.

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has raised the prospect of a future

Labour government keeping Britain's nuclear submarines,

but without their Trident nuclear warheads.

Mr Corbyn was speaking as Labour conducts a review of its defence

policy, and says he wants to live in a nuclear-free world.

Let's join our political correspondent Carole Walker at

This is a difficult and divisive issue for the Labour Party. Jeremy

Corbyn wants to scrap Britain's's nuclear weapons. This party has

voted to renew the system. A review has been set up. The latest

suggestion from Jeremy Corbyn, of having the submarines but without

their nuclear weapons, as added a whole new dimension to the

arguments. British submarines armed

with nuclear missiles have patrolled the seas around the clock

for the past 45 years. The Tory government is committed

to maintaining the deterrent and is confident it will get

the backing of Parliament to replace all four submarines

within the next few months. Today Jeremy Corbyn suggested

you could keep the submarines They don't have to have

nuclear warheads on them. An idea that will be considered

in his party's defence review. The paper Emily Thornberry has put

forward is interesting. It deserves a good study and read

of it and I hope there will be a serious and mature response

to what is a serious and hopefully mature debate about the nature

of security and insecurity and the nature of the way we protect

ourselves against insecurity and bring about a more

secure world as a result. The party will look at the Japanese

arrangement known as the "bomb It is thought to have the technical

capability to build nuclear weapons They are not nuclear-powered

or nuclear armed. The Labour leader is under pressure

from the unions to protect jobs of thousands of people who build

and maintain the nuclear system. The boats are built

in Barrow in Furness. The local MP is not impressed

with his leader's solution. Having a deterrent with no capacity

to deter because it has no missiles is like having an army with broken

rifles as no ammunition. It is deeply frustrating

because every day that we spend debating implausible schemes

like this is a day we are not able to hold the Conservative

government to account. Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong

antinuclear campaigner, has said he would never press

the nuclear button if he became Critics say that undermines

the principle of deterrents, but some military experts do

question whether replacing Trident is the best way to defend the nation

against future threats. As European leaders struggle to deal

with the arrival of more than a million migrants last year,

thousands of refugees from the war in Syria have travelled to the other

end of the Mediterranean in search Some have travelled to Melilla,

an autonomous Spanish enclave on the coast of North Africa,

that has a border with Morocco. Our Europe correspondent,

Chris Morris, reports. If you're looking for fortress

Europe, look no further. One of Spain's two North African

enclaves, Melilla, is dominated by its triple-layered fence -

designed to keep illegal immigrants Every day thousands

of Moroccans cross the border But under this local agreement,

they have no right to travel And now, over the past year

and more, scattered among them are Syrian refugees,

claiming asylum. Those who make it through, come

to the local immigration centre. The number of arrivals has fallen

sharply since the Paris attacks, raising suspicion that Morocco has

been asked by its friends in Europe Still, hundreds are

waiting for papers. This group of Kurds

from Kobane are frustrated. They have been stuck

here for months. Across the road, the lucky ones

are heading for the local port. There are farewells

from friends and family. At long last they've been given

permission to leave Malea. Once a week about 200 refugees

are allowed to move on. Among therges 18-year-old

Abdul Rahman from Aleppo. Actually now I'm

very happy to leave. And I hope a beautiful

future for me. Hours later, midnight

at the ferry terminal. For these families, safe passage

across the Mediterranean. So, this is just the latest leg

in a very long journey. Starting in Syria, getting

here via Algeria and Morocco. Finally they are moving

from the African continent Some have never been

out at sea before. For others, there is

the feeling of relief. This family of eight left

Syria four months ago. Amar says it has been a long

and difficult journey but it is safer than going by rubber

dinghy from Turkey to Greece. So they keep moving,

loading the bags again. Heading off by bus,

in search of their new life. That's it from us -

there's a first look at tomorrow's papers coming up on the BBC

News Channel, but we'll leave you with some images of a snowy day

in many parts of the UK.