0:00:04 > 0:00:07The Foreign Secretary holds talks in Iran on the plight
0:00:07 > 0:00:10of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British Iranian woman
0:00:10 > 0:00:13held in jail there.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Boris Johnson is said to have had frank discussions
0:00:15 > 0:00:17with his Iranian counterpart.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21The jailed woman's husband said he was hopeful the visit would help.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22I'm sure it'll make a difference.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26I'm sure him being there, raising her case, in the context
0:00:26 > 0:00:31of lots of other stuff, can only help improve relations.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Israel retaliates as Palestinians continue to protest over the US
0:00:33 > 0:00:39policy of recognising Jerusalem as its capital.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Snow hits large parts of the UK, with warnings that ice
0:00:41 > 0:00:45could disrupt travel.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48And Paris turns out to pay tribute to France's rock
0:00:48 > 0:00:52legend Johnny Hallyday, who died this week.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Good evening.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has held talks
0:01:14 > 0:01:17in Tehran, where he's pressed for the release of the
0:01:17 > 0:01:19British Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22who's been in prison there since April 2016.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26She's accused of working against the regime, which she denies.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28The Foreign Office said the discussions had been
0:01:28 > 0:01:29"frank" and "constructive."
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Our diplomatic correspondent, James Robbins, reports.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38It could look routine.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Boris Johnson and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44shake hands on the way into talks.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46But there's nothing routine about this encounter.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49The Foreign Secretary looking uncharacteristically intense,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and with good reason.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55He wants to improve relations but also criticise some of Iran's
0:01:55 > 0:01:59actions while arguing for Iranian prison releases, including
0:01:59 > 0:02:02of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - a case many accuse him of damaging
0:02:02 > 0:02:07by loose talk last month.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Watching anxiously with me in London, Nazanin's
0:02:09 > 0:02:10husband, Richard Ratcliffe.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13He has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom
0:02:13 > 0:02:17since Nazanin's arrest in April last year.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I'm sure it'll make a difference, I'm sure him being there
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and raising her case, raising her case in the context
0:02:22 > 0:02:26of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and improved
0:02:26 > 0:02:30relations can only lead to a better case for us.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33I think that's right, but I'm not expecting that on Monday
0:02:33 > 0:02:36morning he comes back with her on the plane.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Boris Johnson is saying nothing at all publicly while in Iran.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Instead, the Foreign Office issued a statement after two
0:02:42 > 0:02:46hours of what they call a constructive meeting.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49They discussed the full range of bilateral issues and they both
0:02:49 > 0:02:52spoke frankly about the obstacles in the relationship,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54including the Foreign Secretary's concerns about the consular cases
0:02:54 > 0:03:00of British Iranian dual nationals.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Both emphasised their commitment to continuing to work
0:03:02 > 0:03:06together to improve the bilateral relationship.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09One good sign - Iran's Foreign Minister confirmed Boris Johnson
0:03:09 > 0:03:12should be able to meet President Rouhani tomorrow.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Yes, he's reciprocating your hospitality.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Something that is not automatic on a visit like this.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20The talks went on for two hours.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Positives and negatives in relations were fully aired.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28We shouldn't expect immediate consequences but Iran is in no doubt
0:03:28 > 0:03:33about British efforts to get Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38This evening in London, Richard Ratcliffe and supporters
0:03:38 > 0:03:40have been gently keeping up the pressure to have
0:03:40 > 0:03:43the family reunited.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46He says he was not able to sleep last night and may
0:03:46 > 0:03:48not find rest tonight, either, before the talking in Tehran
0:03:48 > 0:03:50resumes in the morning.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53James Robbins, BBC News.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58There's been a third day of protests by Palestinians in the West Bank
0:03:58 > 0:04:00and Gaza after Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem
0:04:00 > 0:04:03as Israel's capital.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Earlier in Gaza, two people were killed in Israeli air strikes.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09The Israeli authorities say their targets were Hamas
0:04:09 > 0:04:11military positions after rockets were fired from there
0:04:11 > 0:04:14into southern Israel.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Four people are now known to have died in the violence.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Tom Bateman reports from Jerusalem.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26A display of grief and anger.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Funerals were held in Gaza for two people killed in Israeli
0:04:29 > 0:04:32air strikes last night.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34The Islamist group Hamas said that the men belonged
0:04:34 > 0:04:38to their armed wing.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Weapon stores and a base run by the militant group
0:04:40 > 0:04:42were targeted, said Israel.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47A new round of hostilities between old enemies.
0:04:47 > 0:04:54Israel said three rockets were fired from Gaza last night.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56One landed in this southern Israeli town.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00There was minor damage but no casualties.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Further disruption took place in Jerusalem as Palestinians
0:05:02 > 0:05:07continued to vent their anger at President Trump.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12Police broke up protests before they gained momentum.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16And for a third day in the occupied West Bank, protesters threw
0:05:16 > 0:05:21stones and burned tyres.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Israeli troops responded with tear gas in Bethlehem
0:05:24 > 0:05:28and Palestinians answered back.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31The clashes since Mr Trump's statement on terrorism has so far
0:05:31 > 0:05:36not matched the scale of previous escalations in violence this year.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39But people here remain wary and diplomatic relations
0:05:39 > 0:05:41between the Palestinian leadership and the White House
0:05:41 > 0:05:46are under severe strain.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49President Trump appealed for calm and moderation.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52His critics point to what has happened here in the three days
0:05:52 > 0:05:54since his announcement and say he has stoked precisely
0:05:54 > 0:05:57the opposite.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Many Israelis continue to praise his move, but it comes
0:05:59 > 0:06:01at the cost of increased tensions.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Tom Bateman, BBC Jerusalem.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Weather warnings are in place for large parts of the UK as heavy
0:06:09 > 0:06:12snow and icy conditions continue to affect Scotland,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Northern Ireland, Wales, northern England and parts
0:06:14 > 0:06:16of the Midlands.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19It's thought 20cm of snow could fall in some areas overnight.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Olivia Richwald reports.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Layers of thick snow a scene of beauty in Shropshire,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31but the first heavy snowfall of the winter is bringing disruption
0:06:31 > 0:06:34to parts of the United Kingdom.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Motorists are being told to avoid driving unless absolutely necessary
0:06:42 > 0:06:45in parts of the north because of the icy conditions,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47as temperatures plummet down to minus six tonight in parts
0:06:47 > 0:06:51of Scotland and Wales.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54In Oldham, Greater Manchester, this depot has been working 24 hours
0:06:54 > 0:06:58a day since Thursday.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02The drivers here grit more than 300 kilometres of road.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08From busy urban centres to remote routes through moorland.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10With heavy snow showers forecast overnight in this area,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12they say they're prepared.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15We've just had the forecast in so the temperatures are going
0:07:15 > 0:07:16to drop quite significantly.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Sub-zero.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20So what we're doing this afternoon now is we will pre-grit
0:07:20 > 0:07:22all our primary gritting routes and then overnight and will carry
0:07:22 > 0:07:25on treating and treating throughout the night,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27getting as much salt on the ground as possible.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It's trans-Pennine routes like this that can quickly become hazardous
0:07:30 > 0:07:33if they're not well maintained.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Oldham Council alone expects to use 600 tonnes of grit
0:07:36 > 0:07:39this weekend alone - and there's still no guarantee these
0:07:39 > 0:07:45roads will stay open.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Although power was out at some properties in the Midlands
0:07:48 > 0:07:53and Scotland, in Belfast it was sledges out, instead.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I like to do snowballs and make snowmen and make models
0:07:57 > 0:07:58and go down with sleds.
0:07:58 > 0:08:05It's very slippery and I've been falling down!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08More scenes like this are forecast tomorrow as heavy snow is expected
0:08:08 > 0:08:10across central areas.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13But both the north and south may miss out.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Olivia Richwald, BBC News, Oldham.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Iraq says its war against so-called Islamic State is over.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Government troops say they now have complete control
0:08:24 > 0:08:27of the Iraqi-Syrian border, which was the last
0:08:27 > 0:08:29area held there by IS.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32The group seized large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2014,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35declaring it a caliphate, but has suffered a series of defeats
0:08:35 > 0:08:41in the last two years.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Two 19-year-old men have died after they were found unconscious
0:08:44 > 0:08:45in a Plymouth nightclub.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Police believe the men took the drug MDMA.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49They had been at the Pryzm nightclub, which was
0:08:49 > 0:08:50subsequently evacuated.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54An 18-year-old man has been arrested.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Teenage migrants in Italy are attempting dangerous night-time
0:08:57 > 0:08:59crossings over the Alps in a desperate attempt
0:08:59 > 0:09:01to reach France.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Almost 2000 people have made the crossing since July,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06according to a local charity.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Many have come from migrant camps in Italy, described as overcrowded
0:09:09 > 0:09:11and under-resourced.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Our Paris correspondent, Lucy Williamson, has been
0:09:13 > 0:09:16to the Alpine village of Nevache, at the main crossing
0:09:16 > 0:09:22point into France.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25After dark, Alain and Sylvie become a nightly mountain rescue team,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27walking the Alpine passes that act as migrant gateways
0:09:27 > 0:09:31from Italy into France.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Tonight, they found these six young men, half frozen
0:09:33 > 0:09:37after walking through the Alps.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43This ghostly picnic their first taste of France.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45The clothes that carried them from West Africa,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Eritrea, Afghanistan, dangerously thin
0:09:48 > 0:09:51for the Alpine snow.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56It is a good sign if you can still move your hands.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00I am finding it a little bit difficult, a little bit difficult.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05Because snow and mountains and night, everything is dark
0:10:05 > 0:10:09and then we discovered we had snow.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Also up on the mountain tonight, the border police.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17In seconds, the migrants melt away into the trees.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22A police search turns up only one of them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Mamadou took the same path across the Alps last year.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29By the time he was rescued, his feet had frozen.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Both had to be amputated.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36TRANSLATION:I used to be athletic.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I played football, I had three jobs.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Now my life is over, as if I were dead.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It's all over for me.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47France has been tightening controls on its border
0:10:47 > 0:10:50with Italy but mountain guides here on the French side say
0:10:50 > 0:10:54the number of migrants making their way across Alpine
0:10:54 > 0:10:57passes has jumped sharply in the last few months.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01And that many of them are unaccompanied minors.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04At the makeshift migrant centre in Nevache, staff say minors make
0:11:04 > 0:11:08up more than half the admissions.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Many, like 15-year-old Sheik from Ivory Coast,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13left migrant camps in Italy, determined as a native French
0:11:13 > 0:11:17speaker to make a life in France.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20TRANSLATION:My older brother died on the way to Europe but thank
0:11:20 > 0:11:22God I've arrived in France.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24I want to have a better future and go to school.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26My mother is dead and I have no support.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Nobody left back home.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31As temperatures drop, there are fewer migrants
0:11:31 > 0:11:33arriving here each night.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36But those who do are in a worse condition.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Some unable to stand.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Each one a reminder in this tranquil ski resort of the mountain
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Europe needs to climb.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Lucy Williamson, BBC News, Nevache.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52With all the sport, here's Karthi Gnanasegaram
0:11:52 > 0:11:55at the BBC Sport Centre.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Good evening.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58There were important results for teams at the bottom
0:11:58 > 0:12:01of the Premier League table today.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05It's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know the scores
0:12:05 > 0:12:08as Match of the Day follows soon on BBC One.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11David Moyes had his first win as manager of West Ham with a 1-0
0:12:11 > 0:12:13victory over champions Chelsea.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15But despite the three points, West Ham are still in
0:12:15 > 0:12:18the relegation zone.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Swansea City also won but bottom of the table Crystal Palace
0:12:20 > 0:12:22will rue their missed Christian Benteke penalty
0:12:22 > 0:12:25after a 2-all draw with Bournemouth.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27There were also wins for Burnley, Huddersfield,
0:12:27 > 0:12:34Tottenham and Leicester City.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38In the Scottish Premiership, Rangers came from behind to beat Ross County
0:12:38 > 0:12:422-1 while St Johnstone, hearts and Kilmarnock also one.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44In rugby union's European Champions Cup, Ospreys and Scarlets
0:12:44 > 0:12:45registered their first victories.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48But Leicester were thrashsed by Munster and Bath lost their top
0:12:48 > 0:12:57of the group game against Toulon 24-20, as Adam Wild reports.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04The welcome in Toulon may be a familiar one. But still it remains
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and no less formidable place to visit. Few teams in recent years
0:13:08 > 0:13:12have managed to silence those cries, here Anthony Watson from Bath find
0:13:12 > 0:13:17the perfect way to start trying. Such is the talent at Toulon there
0:13:17 > 0:13:24was plenty to shout about. Staying within touching distance before the
0:13:24 > 0:13:29break. Afterwards, the noise levels were raised further. For Bafta make
0:13:29 > 0:13:33themselves heard, it took a huge slice of fortune and a huge slice
0:13:33 > 0:13:37off the boot of Chris Ashton, that letting former England team-mate
0:13:37 > 0:13:43Jonathan Joseph in bizarre fashion. Roared on by the home crowd, Anthony
0:13:43 > 0:13:49Bello of Toulon, with all its remaining, who find the final point.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54At top of the table tie in Munster but for Leicester and the damage was
0:13:54 > 0:13:59done early, Simon Zebo scoring this fine try in a 33-10 victory as the
0:13:59 > 0:14:05Irish side hit their stride and find a way. Adam Wilde, BBC News.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The England cricketer Ben Duckett was dropped from today's Ashes tour
0:14:08 > 0:14:10game in Australia after pouring a drink over the head of team-mate
0:14:10 > 0:14:12James Anderson in a bar in Perth.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Duckett is part of the Lions squad but was due to play for the senior
0:14:16 > 0:14:17team against a Cricket Australia XI.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20The England coach, Trevor Bayliss, has called the behaviour
0:14:20 > 0:14:23"trivial but unacceptable".
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Sir Bradley Wiggins is a five time Olympic cycling champion,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28a Tour de France winner, but after retiring from
0:14:28 > 0:14:31cycling he's changed!
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Wiggins has swapped the saddle for a rowing seat but made
0:14:34 > 0:14:37what he described as a "schoolboy error" on his competitive debut.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40He mistakenly thought there had been a false start
0:14:40 > 0:14:42at the British Indoor Championships.
0:14:42 > 0:14:49He finished in 21st place over 2km, won by Adam Neil.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52You can find more of the day's action on the BBC Sport website,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54including Ronnie O'Sullivan reaching the final of the UK
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Snooker Championship.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Reeta.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Hundreds of thousands of people have filled the streets of Paris
0:15:02 > 0:15:04for the funeral of the singer Johnny Hallyday, who died
0:15:04 > 0:15:06on Wednesday at the age of 74.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09His coffin was driven in a cortege down the Champs-Elysees,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11followed by several hundred bikers clad in leather.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16From Paris, Hugh Schofield sent this report.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20For nearly 60 years, Johnny Hallyday sang his songs to the French.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23And today, in Paris, they came to bid him goodbye.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Tens of thousands of fans, many of them from the older
0:15:27 > 0:15:30generation, people who grew up to his sounds in the happy,
0:15:30 > 0:15:31optimistic days of the '60s.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35For France, Johnny was le rock'n'roll.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38He was the first here to open their ears to the thrilling new music
0:15:38 > 0:15:40coming from the United States.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44America was his obsession.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46America and motorbikes.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Hence the escort of hundreds of bikers for his funeral cortege
0:15:49 > 0:15:53down the Champs-Elysees.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57TRANSLATION:Let him rest in peace and wreak havoc up there.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Let him sing, let him get it going and let him
0:15:59 > 0:16:07open his heart up there, surrounded by family and friends.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Stars of music and screen, political leaders past and present -
0:16:11 > 0:16:16all there for the funeral service inside the Madeleine church.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19For the French, Johnny was their rock hero.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22The man who, for half a century, was always there with new songs,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24more performances.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26With his death, people really do feel that part
0:16:26 > 0:16:29of the nation's life has gone.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Hugh Schofield, BBC News, Paris.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38That's all from me.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Goodnight.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Goodnight.