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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

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now Meghan and Harry's tell-all interview is said to have left Harry’s dad Prince Charles and brother William “saddened”. Today Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey will air in the United States. If the revelations are as shocking as expected, then the frosty relationship between royals on both sides of the pond could get worse. A Palace source told The Mirror: “The ­overriding feeling throughout this whole sorry saga is one where many people, especially the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge, have been left immensely saddened." Ahead of the programme the Queen has issued a special BBC broadcast to mark Commonwealth Day. Harry and Meghan's televised conversation with the famous talk show host, which has fuelled tensions within the monarchy, will air in the US on Sunday night before being broadcast on … [Read more...] about Meghan and Harry interview LIVE: William and Charles ‘saddened’ over Oprah chat

T he thing about this Manchester City team at the moment is that every few weeks another player seems to be spurred on to new heights. For a good while, it was Ilkay Gundogan and, before him, Kevin De Bruyne. Then Phil Foden took over. Thereafter, Raheem Sterling hit the goal trail again and Bernardo Silva’s renaissance gathered pace. Joao Cancelo ? How could we forget about him? And that’s just offensively. On Tuesday night, it was the turn of Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus to step it up another notch. Wolverhampton Wanderers, somehow, were actually threatening to steal a point here for all of 18 minutes in the second half but, for the majority of this game, the threats to Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were constant and widespread; so many good players, full of confidence, playing so well within a system that, on occasions such as these, looks almost impossible to stymie. By the end of an exhilarating night at the Etihad Stadium that really did warrant a full house, the scoreline … [Read more...] about Manchester City march on with Gabriel Jesus scoring two to dispatch dogged Wolves

RAPPER Chucky Trill was gunned down on Friday morning in a horrifying drive-by killing. The musician, 33, real name Corey Detiege, passed away in a Georgia hospital after an unknown gunman pulled up beside his car and blasted him at around 3am, local media reports. The shooter fled the scene after the killing and motive behind the attack is not known, police said. Investigators are pleading for witnesses to come forward. Atlanta-based rapper Dirty Redd World claims he watched Trill die. He wrote on Instagram: "My lil brother died in my arms, that’s a feeling I will never shake." Trill, from Sugar Land, Texas, was visiting Atlanta for the NBA All-Star game today where he was scheduled to perform, his manager Bone told the Houston Chronicle . Bone, of Boneafied Entertainment, told KTRK that he met Trill after the rapper was released from jail. He said the rap star had a "talent and passion for this music." My lil brother died in my arms Dirty … [Read more...] about Rapper Chucky Trill, 33, is killed after gunman pulls up beside his car and opens fire in horrifying highway shooting