surprised everyone, but their roots look familiar. protestors are fed up with the establishment in tehran spending money on foreign ventures that cause economic hardship at home. the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has blamed iran's enemies, the united states and saudi arabia. president trump certainly sees opportunity. but there is no leader of this movement, no obvious manifesto, so where does it lead and what it can actually accomplish? our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. in tehran, squads of motorbike police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. the protests have changed since they started last thursday. to begin with, they were about the economy. most of the protesters are young men. more than 50% of iranians are under 30. and perhaps 40% of them are unemployed. that pent up political frustration is spilling out and much of it has been directed at this man, the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. he is the powerfulfigurehead of the islamic republic, and attacks on his posters will be seen as attacks on the islamic system. he's blaming iran'

unrest. france, britain, canada and the european union have called on tehran to respect the iranian peoples right to demonstrate. the japan times leads with the offer from south korea to hold high—level talks with pyongyang injanuary after north korean leader kim jong un called for a breakthrough in relations. the financial times says financial services is one of the worst areas in the uk in terms of it's gender pay gap. the paper adds that the sector comes a close second to the construction industry. the guardian business pages announce the race is on for the creation of the world's first trillion dollar company, with all eyes fixed on technology groups such as apple, amazon and alphabet. and finally the independent asks is it the beginning of the end for uk tennis champion andy murray? the former world number one withdrew at the last minute from the australian open and then cast serious doubt on his immediate future when he revealed he is considering surgery to mend his troublesome right hip. we have the principal social specialist at an investment bank based in beijing with us.

be tolerated. protests have now spread to many cities; and in tehran, police have used water cannon. here's kasra naji of the bbc persian service. the centre of tehran during the fourth day of anti—government protests. these protesters are shouting death to the dictator, a reference to iran's supreme leader. the protests are the most serious challenge to the iranian clerical regime for many years. as the night fell, there were reports of demonstrations from at least a dozen or so cities up and down the country. president rouhani has finally made a comment on the unrest, days after they started, the first iranian leader to do so. he said iranians had a right to protest but not to violence and destruction. the wave of demonstrations throughout the country started on thursday here in mashhad in the north—east with what was supposed to be a small protest by the hardliners to criticise the economic policies of the government of president rouhani, something that quickly got out of control. earlier in the day, the government moved to limit access in iran to the internet and to uphiller

respect right to protest —— tehran. this has been going on for nearly seven days now and the death toll is going up. as ever it is very complicated. it is very complicated. you've got what's going on in tehran and there were protesters, it started with protest against the economy and people not feeling as well off as they ought to or they were led to believe they would be and now maybe others have taken advantage. and there has been violence unfortunately. now you've got other countries waiting in, telling tehran what to do or what not to do and of course that doesn't necessarily help or hinder, but i suppose it's a dance of international. the west, canada and other countries, feeling a need to say something, but whether that will have any impact and the risk is that it will go the other way and irritate. it is quite interesting, i was listening to the peace earlier, that president obama didn't take sides when this was happening under his presidency and donald trump has waded in pretty much immediately to say this needs to happen, protesters need to be allowed to protest, et cetera

, tehran's adherence to the deal is porous best and it continues to escalate its non—nuclear threat. so tehran will cry foul but it will be up tehran will cry foul but it will be up to the europeans and international organisations to adjudicate between tehran and washington. and given the current climate i suppose mr trump is not going to lose any votes in the united states by being as he sees it tough on iran. likely not, much of the response the president is considering notjust to the nuclear deal but to the protests in iran are conditioned by the failures of the past administration to put america's strategy and values in concert with the protests in tehran. thank you very much indeed. pakistan has suspended military and intelligence cooperation with the united states, following washington's decision to freeze more than $1 billion worth of security assistance to islamabad. washington wants pakistan to take more action against islamist militant groups. this is what pakistan's ambassador to the us told us earlier. well, we are disappointed and we are surprised. disappointed because the

lingering non—nuclear threats that tehran poses, such as human rights, money—laundering and terrorism. in particular, the french have been leading this coalition on ballistic missiles. the more america and europe walk in sync, with this consensus opinion on these threats, and use non—nuclear measures to deal with these threats, the less likely iran will be able to create cleavages within this coalition in the long run. given what you think mr trump is most likely to do, what you think will be the reaction in iran to that? anything i think that the trump administration does, the president, hassan rouhani, and the country's supreme leader, ali khamenei, will cry foul, even if there are new non—nuclear sanctions. they will try to frame those as nuclear sanctions, claimed the us is violating the deal. however the facts remain on the us‘s side. tehran‘s adherence to the deal is poor, at best, and it continues to escalate its non—nuclear threat. so tehran will cry foul, but it will be up to the europeans and international organisations to adjudicate between tehran and washington. and,

, guards, mohammad ali jafari, declared this week that he can now drive from tehran via baghdad all the way to beirut,which shows how successful iran's involvement in iraq and syria has been. but russia, iran's ally, wants out of the war, and is farfrom happy. mina, what's happening here? that's quite a boast, he was boasting. quite a frustration for ordinary citizens that would never feel safe to go from tehran by car and that journey. all the feel safe to go from tehran by car and thatjourney. all the lives that have been lost but also all of the fears, whether it's kidnapping, intimidation, if anyone else tried to make a similar route. that says something that they control, the iranian revolutionary guard, threw themselves or proxies, the militias they support that they can clear the roads for them. it is very worrying. we talk about the importance of nation and government. if you have a leader of the armed wing in iran saying they can traipse through these arab countries with very little push back it is hugely concerning. this idea of a corridor from iran all the way to the borders of i

, including the capital, tehran. it's worth noting that on saturday there was also another demonstration in tehran — but this one was sanctioned by the authorities and commemorated the defeat of the 2009 protest movement. but let's stay focused on the anti—government protests, and the most important question, why are they happening now? this is the view of one analyst. if you go back to may of this year, when hassan rouhani was re—elected with a landslide 2a million voters backing him, they voted for him because he made a simple but powerful promise. he said, "when i'm re—elected there will be more political freedoms in this country." he hasn't delivered on that, at all. in fact, what he's done is turned away from the reformist grass movements and turned to the hardliners. remember president rouhani has also repeatedly promised to fix the iranian economy, and there is undoubtedly work to do. the cost of living is going up, unemployment is at 11%, and double that among young people. bear that in mind, as we look at this from reuters. 2796, 27%, that statistic. this is a run‘s de

disorder would not be tolerated. protests have now spread to many cities; and in tehran, police have used water cannon. here's kasra naji of the bbc persian service. central tehran during the fourth day of anti—government protest. these protesters are shouting death to the dictator, a reference to iran's supreme dictator, a reference to iran's supreme leader. the protest are the most serious challenge to the iranians clerical regime for many yea rs. as iranians clerical regime for many years. as the night fell, there were reports of demonstrations from at least a dozen or so cities up and down the country. president hassan rouhani has finally made a comment on the unrest days after they had started, the first top uranium leader to goose as. —— to do so. translation: protest within a illegal framework is free, but u nrest illegal framework is free, but unrest is not an atmosphere which people will tolerate. the wave of demonstrations throughout the country demonstrations throughout the cou ntry started demonstrations throughout the country started on thursday in the north�

country. the us has dismissed claims by tehran that the country's "enemies" have stirred up days of anti—government protests. the united states says it wants an emergency session of the security council to discuss the situation in iran. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports. in tehran, squads of motorbike police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. the protests have changed since they started last thursday. gunshots to begin with, they were about the economy. most of the protesters are young men. more than 50% of iranians are under 30 and perhaps 40% of them are unemployed. but pent up political frustration is spilling out and much of it has been directed at this man, the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. he is the powerfulfigurehead of the islamic republic, and attacks on his posters will be seen as attacks on the islamic system. he's blaming iran's foreign enemies. translation: following recent events, the enemies have united and using all their means — money, weapons, policies and security services — to create problems for the islamic r

director, they are both british, although one was born in tehran approached me and said we wa nt to ta ke tehran approached me and said we want to take this world and turn it into a want to take this world and turn it intoa gripping want to take this world and turn it into a gripping drama. if you are a non fiction book writer, that's a dream come true. we worked closely making sure that the dramatic requirements of the family story and everything were not, did not obscure the authenticity of the world that they have created and it's been a fantastic job that they've they have created and it's been a fantasticjob that they've done. they have created and it's been a fantastic job that they've done. you argue that to organised crime, chaos, is a business opportunity and in the last decade there has been so much chaos in the world and you talk about the chaos of brexit as well. so do you think that that trend, that tipping point that you identified a decade ago is very much continuing and do you believe that organised crime st spreading further? yes, the mcmafia culture has grown. there i

would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. he now wants the us and its european allies to impose new restrictions on the iranians. iran has said the deal isn't negotiable. bill hayton reports. is it goodbye to the iran nuclear deal? as president trump departed for another weekend at his florida estate, he left the fate of the 2.5—year—old agreement hanging in the air. in a statement he announced this is the last time he will hold in a statement he announced this was the last time he will hold off on reimposing major sanctions on iran, but one former american diplomat says this is just a negotiating tactic. he wants to do something to improve the environment of the agreement but he does not necessarily want to pull out of it because he will not get support in the international community. so what he said is, i will do it this time, the next time this comes up — which is four months from now — i want an agreement with britain, france and germany. on thursday, iran's foreign minister held talks with those three governments and the european union,

of 2009. they were large in size, but limited to urban areas of the country, like the capital, tehran. this time, the protests are more widespread, with towns and cities all over the country looking for social, political, and economic change. authorities are continuing to suspend social media platforms out of fear they'll be used to organise protests. the bbc has received reports of text messages, like this one, being sent to people urging them not to take part. a handful of pro—government marchers are attempting to counter the wider demonstrations, but with limited information coming out of the country, it's difficult to gauge how many people are involved. in the last 2a hours, president rouhani has spoken out twice against the protests. downplaying their significance, instead, accusing iran's enemies of instigating the unrest. translation: our victory against the us and the zionist regime is unbearable for our enemies. our success in the region is intolerable for them. they are after revenge and are trying to provoke people. but his words have failed to calm the situation. in cert

sanctions against tehran, lifted as part of the 2015 agreement, but would not do so again. and he warned european allies and congress that they had to work with him to fix what he called the "worst—ever" deal‘s "terrible flaws" or face us withdrawal. iran's foreign ministerjavad zarif responded on twitter, saying mr trump's policy and announcement amounted to desperate attempts to undermine a solid multilateral agreement. he added that the deal is not renegotiable. a little earlier i spoke to beh—nam tale—blu, senior iran analyst at the foundation for defense of democracies, and asked him what he made of mr trump's announcement. the president is looking to put a deadline for the europeans and the us congress to amend the deal at home and make sure that the european community, and in particular the transatlantic alliance, develops a similar interpretation of the iranian threat, whether it is the nuclear threat or the lingering non—nuclear threats, and that washington and brussels should address this in concert. you mentioned brussels. how do you think this will go down in

council. here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. in tehran, squads of motorbike police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. the protests have changed since they started last thursday. gunshots to begin with, they were about the economy. most of the protesters are young men. more than 50% of iranians are under 30 and perhaps 40% of them are unemployed. but pent up political frustration is spilling out and much of it has been directed at this man, the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. he is the powerfulfigurehead of the islamic republic, and attacks on his posters will be seen as attacks on the islamic system. he's blaming iran's foreign enemies. translation: following recent events, the enemies have united and using all their means — money, weapons, policies and security services — to create problems for the islamic republic. it's notjust ayatollah khamenei, the supreme leader, who's blaming foreigners. mohammad khatami, the former president, who's a reformist, says iranians have the right to protest, but he blamed iran's enemies, led by the united s

used water cannon against protestors in tehran. at least eight people have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters in the democratic republic of congo. the demonstrations are calling for presidentjoseph kabila's resignation. more than a thousand cars have gone up in smoke, in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi storey car park next to the echo arena, when a large fire broke out. there are no reports of serious injuries. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. he now wants the us and europe to impose new restrictions on the iranians. facebook has announced what it says is a major change to its news feed — prioritising posts from family and friends, over those from advertisers and media organisations. the change follows criticism that too much fake news and misinformation has been ending up on the social network. a huge fire engulfed a section of nottingham railway station this morning. around 60 firefighters tackled the blaze, which began at about 6:30. no—one was injured, but trains are still not running through the station and travellers are being warned to avoid the area. phil mackie reports. the severe fire rapidly spread through the recently renovated station at the start of this morning's rush hour. 60 firefighters were called to deal with the blaze while passengers and staff were safely evacuated. our crews were in attendance very quickly and managed to put in place measures to, a, protect lives, and, b, do everything they can to protect the building. i've got fi

in tehran last night. we know a number of people turned out to express their frustrations with different parts of the government plasma performance. i also wanted to show you animation which uses data from opponents of the regime to mark the protests, which they say have been in almost every province — even rural ones which tend to be more conservative. they have an agenda in suggesting this is widespread, of course. the next thing to show you are the thoughts of afp's tehran correspondent eric randolph. in terms of anti—government protests, things seem to have come down quite a bit. it is obviously very difficult for us to get verifiable information from the provinces and even to move around very much in teheran during what the government calls illegal protests. what we can see and from what we're getting on social media and from contacts around the country, the anti—regime violence we have seen in recent days seems to have calmed down. today is about the authorities showing their own show of strength with these quite impressive and huge rallies in various cities around

four months — a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. he now wants the us and europe to impose new restrictions on the iranians. facebook has announced what it says is a major change to its news feed — prioritising posts from family and friends, over those from advertisers and media organisations. the change follows criticism that too much fake news and misinformation has been ending up on the social network. in a few minutes on bbc news — newswatch, first, it's click. i've had enough. enough of old tech. it's all going obsolete, or so it seems. even the days of desktop computers are numbered. right. let's see what they've got for us this year. the consumer electronics show in las vegas is the place to find out. it's where the new products and concepts launch for 2018 and some of them might just change the world. one of the highlights of ces for me is always finding out how bendy lg is. previously, they have been slightly bendy and this year, i think they have nailed it. a; it? $332? illfif’éfig like a retractable garage door.

again and in tehran we received footage from a city close to the capital and there we can hear shots being fired at protesters. and so far we know at least 12 people have been killed in the last five days. well protests have happened before in iran without leading to any dramatic change but 110w leading to any dramatic change but now a police officer has died and that could be the chance for the authorities to crack down. so far they have been cautious, earlier today a revolutionary guard commander said, try to downplay the importance of these protests saying they had not been significant enough for the revolutionary guard to get involved. so it seems they are being cautious, they do not want to violently cracked down on these protests because it is a very dangerous and volatile situation. and if it turns into chaos as president rouhani warned, foreign players may decide to get involved as well and that is the last thing they want. thank you very much for that update. the leader of north korea, kimjong un, has warned the united states that he has a nuclear button on his desk, ready f

. tehran now controls a route all the way to the mediterranean via iraq, syria and lebanon. and iran is involved in a devastating proxy war with saudi arabia in yemen. the iranian expansionism is extraordinarily dangerous. first of all, they have shia groups throughout the region they can rely on, that they can, if you will, convert or infiltrate. and the man responsible for iran's military operations in the middle east is general qasem soleimani, the commander of the elite qods force, a unit of iran's revolutionary guard, which operates on foreign soil, organising training and funding militia groups. a man feared by many and labelled as a supporter of terrorism by the us, general solemani, who once operated in the shadows, is now one of the most powerful commanders in the region. he played al-anda. he was the man in charge all the way through. he was always one step ahead of them. he used them. they helped him, in his regional designs on where he wanted to go with the gods force and iran. to understand the power and influence of general solemani and the gods force, you have to go to th

our middle east editorjeremy bowen. in tehran, squads of motorbike police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. the protests have changed since they started last thursday. gunshots. to begin with, they were about the economy. most of the protesters are young men. more than 50% of iranians are under 30, and perhaps 40% of them are unemployed. but pent—up political frustration is spilling out, and much of it has been directed at this man, the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. he is the powerfulfigurehead of the islamic republic, and attacks on his posters will be seen as attacks on the islamic system. he is blaming iran's foreign enemies. translation: following recent events, the enemies have united, and are using all their means — money, weapons, policies and security services — to create problems for the islamic republic. it is notjust ayatollah khamenei, the supreme leader, who is blaming foreigners. mohammad khatami, the former president, who is a reformist, says iranians have the right to protest. but he blamed iran's enemies, led by the unite

undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. he now wants the us and europe to impose new restrictions on the iranians. facebook has announced what it says is a major change to its news feed — prioritising posts from family and friends, over those from advertisers and media organisations. the change follows criticism that too much fake news and misinformation has been ending up on the social network. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. looking at the front pages of beforehand. the guardian looks at donald trump's alleged racist comments and that the president should not get his hopes of an invitation to the royal wedding according to the mail. angela merkel getting ready to form a coalition government and tips on how to help dementia is of the top story in the express. the sun says there is pressure on the bbc to sackjohn humphrys over comments he made off their over equal pay and the telegraph has an interview with the presenter in which he says he did not know he was being recorded. meanwhile, the daily star has some alternative advice to keeping the bug

against protestors in tehran. more than a thousand cars have gone up in smoke, in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi storey carpark next to the echo arena, when a large fire broke out. now on bbc news, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science. from a spectacular eclipse that wowed millions of americans, to the end of a 20 year mission to saturn. that's review 2017: the year in science. from a spectacular eruption at mount etna, this was the year we experienced a volcano‘s devastating power first—hand. to one of nature's most awe—inspiring sights, a total eclipse that wowed america. in 2017 we also met this rhino, she could be the key to saving a species from extinction. and we saw a car that is pushing the boundaries by attempting to hit record—breaking speeds. this was also a year that put global warming in the spotlight again, when america pulled out of the worldwide climate deal. and after 20 years in space, a mission to saturn ended in a blaze of glory. a grand finale to a momentous year in science. i'm at the science museum in london and h

against protestors in tehran. more than a thousand cars have gone up in smoke, in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi storey car park next to the echo arena, when a large fire broke out. coming up at six o'clock, breakfast with rogerjohnson but now on bbc news, the travel show. india. a vast country, home to over a billion people, birthplace of illustrious ancient civilisations and today, a fast emerging global power. 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. heading off the well worn tourist path, we're on a journey which spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. travelling from one of the driest places on earth. it is quite incredible, the sand. it's just crystal, hard cystals. white salt. you can probably taste it. to one of the wettest. these are areas really for the adventurous traveller. this isn't india on tap. i'm on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. and also, meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming

shouldn't lead to violence. earlier, police used water cannon against protestors in tehran. more than a thousand cars have gone up in smoke in the english city of liverpool. they were parked in a multi storey carpark next to the echo arena, now on bbc news, anne marie tasker and kofi smiles look back at the highlights of hull 2017 and find out what impact this year long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. hello and welcome to hull, britain's city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. that's right, it's been an absolutely phenomenal year. we have so much to look back on. across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. the year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe it's almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. this is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. these robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing for us here in the city of culture. and it sort of mirrors back to the start of the ye

year. the woman behind a one—person protest in the centre of tehran — went missing. she removed her headscarf — now with the help bbc persian we will find more about who she is. and we're going to discuss the venice restaurant bill that topped out at more than 1,000 euros. the mayor is getting involved and i've been speaking with him. the us government shutdown is over, for now at least. it lasted three days and kept hundreds of thousands of federal workers at home today. it's over because the senate has agreed to a short—term spending bill. president donald trump has responded to the deal via his press secretary, sarah sanders. we're pleased to see senator schumer accept the deal that president trump put on the deal from the beginning. a statement from the president of the united states that i quote, i'm pleased that democrats have come to their senses and are willing to fund oui’ their senses and are willing to fund our great military, border patrol and insurance for vulnerable children. we will work to solve the issue of unfair illegal immigration. we will make a deal if an

despite violent infiltrators. 0ther council members urged tehran to allow free and peaceful demonstrations, and the russian ambassador accused the us of playing politics. some suggested it was not an internal matter, not a threat. translation: mr president, the real reason for convening today's meeting is not an attempt to protect human rights or promote the interests of the iranian people, but rather as a veiled attempt to use the current moment to continue to undermine the joint comprehensive plan of action. that's the agreement which restricts iran's nuclear programme, which mr trump says is deeply flawed. he has to decide next week whether to continue waiving sanctions suspended under the deal. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. earlier, i spoke to paul ingram, executive director of the non—partisan think tank the british american security information council. he said the us intervention had the iran nuclear deal in mind. the us administration is looking to undermine the iranians reputation abroad at a very crucial moment. what people don't quite realises that

sanctions on iran in less than four months — a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. he now wants the us and europe to impose new restrictions on the iranians. a surgeon who branded his initials onto the livers of two transplant patients has been fined £10,000 and given a community service order. simon bramhall pleaded guilty to two counts of assault in december. he'd carried out the offences at queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. that's it from me. more at two o'clock. now it's time for click. i've had enough. enough of old tech. going obsolete, or so it seems. even the days of desktop computers are numbered. right. let's see what they've got us this year. the consumer electronics show in las vegas is the place to find out. it's where the new products and concepts launch for 2018 and some of them mightjust launch for 2018 and some of them might just change the launch for 2018 and some of them mightjust change the world. one of the highlights for me is always finding out how ben dlg is. previously, they have been slightly bandy and t

editorjeremy bowen. in tehran, squads of motorbike police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. the protests have changed since they started last thursday. gunshots to begin with, they were about the economy. most of the protesters are young men — more than 50% of iranians are under 30 — and perhaps 40% of them are unemployed. but pent up political frustration is spilling out and much of it has been directed at this man, the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. he is the powerfulfigurehead of the islamic republic, and attacks on his posters will be seen as attacks on the islamic system. he's blaming iran's foreign enemies. translation: following recent events, the enemies have united and using all their means — money, weapons, policies and security services — to create problems for the islamic republic. it's notjust ayatollah khamenei, the supreme leader, who's blaming foreigners. mohammad khatami, the former president, who's a reformist, says iranians have the right to protest, but he blamed iran's enemies, led by the united states, for inciti

major student uprising at tehran university that was violently suppressed by some of the fathers of the people who were in this now, in the militia then. and then 2009, after the election was nullified and a more liberal man had been elected who is still under house arrest, and what i see is a pattern — every time the regime realises it has to liberalise a bit, the problems with liberalising a bit, in iran, or any authoritarian state, is you get people's hopes up and then you cannot deliver. some of what we are seeing now is what was going on in 1999 and 2009, people thought, we have signed the jcpoa, the iran nuclear deal, so we will get some benefit now. because all of our assets overseas are being unfrozen. easier trade to carry on. and it is not coming through, and after two years they are fed up and they come into the street. and bronwyn is right, america should not be involved because when america... all these american administrations have forgotten what they ever knew, if they ever knew it, iran is a... iranians are profoundly patriotic, not nationalistic, but patriotic. th

four months — a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. trita parsi is the president of the national iranian american council, and author of the book, losing an enemy — 0bama, iran and the triumph of diplomacy. i asked him what the likelihood was of mr trump achieving his stated aim of renegotiating the nuclear deal. there is essentially zero chance that that happening, for the very simple reason that donald trump doesn't carry any credibility here. if he was perceived as someone who actually felt there was a way of making this deal better, perhaps there could have been a chance but he is correctly perceived as someone who is just looking for various ways of destroying and killing this deal, whether that is by not renewing the waivers or by claiming that he wants to renegotiate the deal, but if you actually take a look at what he's demanding, these are non—starter demands that he has. so it's a more clever way for him to try to kill the deal and that's precisely why you are seeing such resistance from europe and others. they don't wan

that mistake again. this was tehran last night. more than 20 protesters have died in the past week. hundreds more have been arrested. this simmering rage could evaporate, or it could boil over. richard lister, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime. the health secretary says sorry to nhs patients in england who've had their operations delayed because of winter pressures. and coming up — one last chance — england look to redeem their ashes scorecard in the final test down under. coming up in sport. west ham are investigating a confrontation between west brom's jake livermore and home fans during at london stadium. the midfielder was involved in a heated exchange after being substituted. a chef has received death threats after boasting online that she'd "spiked" a dish for a vegan customer at her restaurant. laura goodman has since apologised and offered to resign, and the restaurant has denied that meat was included in the food. but trading standards officials have begun an investigation. giles latcham reports. police at carlini's in albrighton in shropshire responding to death

four months, a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. i've been getting some analysis from kasra naji from the bbc persian service, who said there is concern over suggestions president trump wants to renegotiate iran's nuclear deal. a little earlier i spoke to the iranian writer and journalist amir taheri, who told me america have deep concerns about iran. they are worried because iran has a great role in the stability of the middle east. the islamic republic is holding 36 hostages including americans and british and dual nationals and so on and unless the iranian problem as a whole is solved, you cannot settle the middle east at all. the 0bama approach appeared to be to say we would isolate the question of the nuclear programme and deal with that and only with that, and that way we will get a deal. the approach of this administration seems to be more all encompassing. is there actually a realistic prospect of forcing iran back to the negotiating table to talk about some of these other things such as human rights and the missi

that would impose new restrictions on tehran. election documents in the united states indicate that chelsea manning — the transgender soldier who was jailed for a leak of classified data — is seeking the democratic party's nomination for a senate seat. ms manning's sentence was commuted by president obama. police in south africa have used rubber bullets to disperse gangs of protesters who were ransacking shops in johannesburg belonging to the swedish clothing company, h&m. the attacks were coordinated by a militant political group in retaliation for what it said were racist adverts run by the company. russell trott reports. inside a shopping mall in johannesburg, the south african story paying the price of a marketing decision in london. h&m has apologised, but that didn't placate these activists from the far left economic freedom fighters. video footage showed them knocking over mannequins and wrecking displays. police said items were stolen and they fired rubber bullets to try about the demonstrators. there were several protests on saturday from cape town to put a rear. in mos