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The Iranian government-funded news channel Press TV has been taken off-air in the UK after its licence was revoked by the communications watchdog. In a statement, Ofcom said the English language channel had breached broadcast rules as editorial control rested in Tehran, but the licence was held by its London office. It said Press TV - which includes former MP George Galloway and Tony Blair's sister-in-law Lauren Booth among its presenters - had been given 35 days to have its operations in Tehran licenced but had not done so. The channel had also "indicated it is unwilling and unable" to pay a fine of £100,000 imposed in December for showing an interview "obtained under duress" with an imprisoned journalist for a US magazine, Ofcom said. After the decision, Mr Galloway tweeted: "Champions of liberty the British govt have now taken Press TV off Sky." Advertisement A phone-in programme presented by Mr Galloway had previously fallen foul of Ofcom, which … [Read more...] about Iranian News Channel Press TV Loses Licence

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

BRITS aged between 56 and 59 have been invited to receive their coronavirus vaccine as the rollout goes from strength to strength. It comes as Gavin Williamson admitted this morning that ministers are "looking at" a longer school day and shorter holidays to make up for lost education due to the pandemic . Hundreds of thousands of letters for the over 56 age group began landing on doorsteps today, Public Health England have said. Meanwhile, Professor Sharon Peacock, head of the Covid-19 Genomics UK scientific body, told The Times she was "very optimistic" that the immunisation programme would continue to be effective. It comes as a minister predicted that all adults could receive the jab by June should the vaccine rollout continue at its current pace. Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, told The Times it was “possible” that all adults could be offered vaccines by June. Follow our coronavirus live blog below for the very latest news and updates on the … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news UK – Over-56s invited for vaccine and ministers ‘looking at’ longer school day & shorter holidays

Boris Johnson is getting a £9million White House-style 'situation room' to command terror emergencies and military operations. The state-of-the-art bunker in the basement of the Cabinet Office will have huge display screens allowing the PM to track events in real time. It will be known as the Situation Centre, or SitCen, and should be up and running this summer - with claims it will reduce the time taken to brief ministers from 'weeks to minutes'. The plan is a centrepiece of the huge defence, security and foreign policy review due to be unveiled by Mr Johnson on March 16. The project has been highlighted after it emerged that £2.6million has been spent on an overhaul of No9 Downing Street to stage US-esque televised press briefings. Meanwhile, a major row is raging over claims Mr Johnson's official flat above No11 is having an upgrade overseen by his fiancee Carrie Symonds, with the cost feared to be around £200,000. No10 sources told the Sunday Times coronavirus had … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson will get £9m White House-style ‘situation centre’ to command terror emergencies and military operations

President Trump has refused to certify the nuclear deal with Iran, calling it "one of the worst and most one-sided" agreements the US has ever signed. The landmark Obama-brokered deal limited Iran's nuclear capability in return for the lifting of some sanctions. Mr Trump savaged Iran's "rogue regime" in a speech at the White House, in which he also imposed extra sanctions on the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. He blamed Iran for spreading "death, destruction and chaos all around the world" and said it had committed multiple infringements of the deal. :: Trump thinks nuclear deal is only part of Iran problem Advertisement Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Donald Trump's full statement on Iran Iran's President, Hassan Rouhani, said the US leader's speech was full of "baseless" accusations against his country. Mr Trump's decision does not mean the pact will be scrapped - instead it will be … [Read more...] about Trump refuses to certify ‘one-sided’ Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift