Philip Whiteside, news reporter Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian woman who has been in jail in Iran for five years. The Iranian regime claims she was working against the state when she was arrested on a visit to the country to see her parents with her daughter. Here is a timeline of events that have left a family split apart and resulted in diplomacy at the highest level. October 2010 Joins Thomson Reuters Foundation Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe joins the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a charity that says it promotes "socio-economic progress" and the rule of law through a series of training programmes. Advertisement Before the move, she worked for BBC Media Action for around 18 months, the corporation's international development charity which uses "the power of media and communication to help reduce poverty and support people in understanding their rights". June 2014 Birth of her daughter Gabriella, the only daughter of Mrs … [Read more...] about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: The five-year fight for freedom
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No half measures with this selection of music from Demi
IT was 20 years ago when DJ and producer Demi first heard Danny Tenaglia spin at the former Home venue in London's Leicester Square. This led to Demi handing the legendary DJ a mix tape and receiving a rare invitation to come over to New York City to perform alongside him at his Be Yourself night on his home turf. This proved to be a pivotal moment for Demi as his profile then gained serious traction holding a busy touring schedule for the next 15 years which included three acclaimed compilation albums and a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. The friendship and brotherhood forged back then has endured. So much so that Danny proposed to Demi a tour management position for all his European shows and prior to lockdown, the previous three years meant the two were able to spend more concentrated time together on the road plus working on music projects. This weekend Danny Tenaglia celebrates his 60th birthday and is holding an epic online birthday party on both Saturday and Sunday to mark … [Read more...] about No half measures with this selection of music from Demi
Amazon’s The Rig welcomes Line Of Duty stars Mark Bonnar and Martin Compston
AMAZON Prime Video’s big-budget drama The Rig is starting to look more like a Line Of Duty reunion. The cast now includes Mark Bonnar, who played Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden on the BBC1 police corruption series. He follows in the footsteps of Martin Compston , better known as AC-12 hero Steve Arnott, who has already signed up for the project. Line Of Duty’s director, John Strickland, is even taking charge of the action. A TV insider said: “Mark is the latest recruit to the cast of The Rig, which is clearly going to be dominated by top Scottish actors. "And they’re going to have a serious feeling of déjà vu when they walk on set and start filming the supernatural thriller this month.” In series two of Line Of Duty , Mark’s character Dryden had a secret relationship with DI Lindsay Denton, who was played by Keeley Hawes . The actor was last seen playing producer Paul Smith on hit ITV drama , Quiz, which revisited the 2001 cheating scandal … [Read more...] about Amazon’s The Rig welcomes Line Of Duty stars Mark Bonnar and Martin Compston