To pay tribute to the rock star Johnny Hallyday, who died on wednesday aged 7a. And on sportsday in half an hour, west ham beat chelsea at the london stadium, the first win for new manager david moyes. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says he has had frank and constructive talks with his iranian counterpart in tehran over the case of british iranian Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe whos been injail since 2016. The mother of one is serving a five year prison term on charges of spying and trying to overthrow the iranian government, which she denies. The two hour meeting covered a number ofareas, including mrs zaghari ratcliffes situation. Our Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Robbins reports. It could look routine, shaking hands before talks will stop but there is nothing routine about this encounter. The foreign secretary and uncharacteristic pretence, and with good reason. He wants to improve relations, but also criticised some of irans actions, while arguing for prison releases, including of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, i case many accuse him of damaging because of loose talk last month. Watching anxiously with me in london, nazanins husband, who has campaigned today in, day out for freedom since was arrested last year. Im sure it will make a difference, him being there, raising her case, and in the context of a lot of other stuff, can only help improve relations, can only lead to a better case for us. I think thats right. Im not expecting that on monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. Boris johnson is saying nothing at all publicly while in iran, instead of Foreign Office issued a statement after two hours of what they cold a constructive meeting. One good sign is that irans foreign minister confirmed borisjohnson should be able to meet president rouhani tomorrow. Something that is not automatically visit like this. Cox went on for two hours. It seems that was a genuine discussion, not a pre scripted exchange. Positives and negatives in relations were aired. We should not expect immediate consequences, but iran is in no doubt how much importance the british side attaches to getting Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe home. Our bbc persian correspondent Siavash Ardalan told me that several important contracts are also expected to be signed during borisjohnsons visit. One for the building of the huge solar panel, the fifth biggest one in asia. Also there is a contract between the private sector building a huge Cancer Research centre in iran worth over £1 billion, and it is the resolution of the issue relating to the payment of £400 million that iranians are demanding from the uk from a defence contract that goes back to the 1970s and hasnt been paid, and the family of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe are hoping the resolution of that case in particular will urge the iranians to show more leniency. How likely are we to move towards the release for nazanin . It is not likely that borisjohnson will be coming back with nazanin. The family are hoping maybe by christmas, but the iranian authorities have not indicated that this would happen. Boris johnson has met with his iranian counterpart and met with the iranian speaker of parliament. The key is meeting the head of thejudiciary. The judiciary are affiliated with iranian hardliners and separate from the government and sometimes even undermining the government, so they have to sort of, you know, show more leniency, and so far they havent indicated that, but the speculation is that if those other issues get resolved, if the investments start flowing in iran, and if the government of the uk makes it easier for british banks to operate inside iran as well, what they havent been doing, because theyre fearful of us reprisals, then the chances will be increased for nazanins release. Nazanin is due to appear in court tomorrow, isnt she, to face additional charges . And weve been hearing from the bbc itself on this issue. Whats being said 7 well, the timing of this trial is also very telling. The iranians wanting to show it has nothing to do with borisjohnson, the process will flow according to iranian rules, but in terms of the bbc persian staff, the bbc has just asked borisjohnson, they have released a statement asking borisjohnson to raise the issue of over 150 british bbc persian tv employees who are under pressure and being harassed by the government of iran. Mrjohnson brought up discussing the bilateral relations with iran. What state are they in at the moment . Well, its better than before. Before, it used to be very bad. Especially before the nuclear deal, but with the removal of sanctions, theyre hoping, Boris Johnson has gone with the big delegation in iran, they are signing contracts. Theyre hoping that, you know, they could get a move on in terms of investment and so on and there are regional issues to talk about the issue of syria, yemen, the iranians are hoping they could forge a bigger gap between the us policies and british policies in yemen and in syria. One of the cabinets leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the European Union and to force a future government to change course if they dont like it. The environment secretary, michael gove, made his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa mays agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. Ive been getting more details from our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. He praised the Prime Ministers tenacity but is clear to point out the caveat that is on page one of that agreement, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. So suggesting that things may change and as if to remind people the uk is taking back control of its laws and borders he uses the phrase, after the two year transition outside the eu, the british people will the opportunity to diverge from eu law on the Single Market and the Customs Union. Now thats a bit controversial, because the Prime Minister said we will remain, we will leave the Customs Union and the Single Market during the transition period, but we will stay with the eu on the current terms. So technically, we will be out of those bits of eu, but we will be operating as if were still in. Its a technicality. People are picking up on that as something thats significant. Michael gove seems to be stating the obvious, suggesting that once we leave the eu, the deal thats negotiated is in place, doesnt have to stay there forever. It, of course, takes two to negotiate a new deal and a new arrangement, but mr gove is making the point that voters could influence that by voting in a new government and having them do something different. Weve heard from a few high profile politicians on this so far, and grant shapps, the former conservative party chairman, was interviewed on the bbc news channel earlier, and this was his response to what mr gove had to say. I saw what michael was saying in the paper, i didnt think there was anything particularly remarkable or surprising about it. Every election has the ability for the electorate to boot the government out, and clearly the electorate make a bunch of decisions about not only things in the past, like this example, but also what parties are promising and pledging to do in the future. It doesnt seem to be that surprising to say that it will in part be a referendum about this. So far theresa may seems to have done enough to keep most within the conservative party happy for now with this arrangement, but as we know, there are differences of opinion. The leader of the house, Andrea Leadsom has spoken about what mr gove had to say and as far as she was concerned, he was stating the obvious. Sovereign governments are always in a position to undertake and then subsequently to make different arrangements should the will of the people be that they do that. I dont really see that this is getting us anywhere, it is the case, in a sovereign parliament, that the voters can choose to take a country in a different direction. Jonathan, trade talks are coming up next, how bruising could this be for britain . Bruising was the word that Iain Duncan Smith used when he was interviewed this morning to say it will be very difficult, and for all the hard work that it has taken to get to this, the wrangling with theresa mays political allies at home, the trade talks will be tricky, not least because the cabinet has yet to agree on what they want the outcome to be. If they can, then it might smooth the passage a little bit more easily, but if they cant, it will be tricky the whole way through. Weather warnings are in place for large parts of the uk as heavy snow and icy conditions continue to affect scotland, northern ireland, wales, Northern England and parts of the midlands. Its thought 20cm of snow could fall in some areas overnight tonight. Olivia richwald reports. In an in and shropshire, but the first heavy snow fall is bringing disruption to parts of the united kingdom. Motorists are being told to avoid driving unless absolutely necessary in parts of the north because of the icy conditions as temperatures plummet down to six to 19 part of scotland and wales. This people has been working 2a hours a day since thursday. The drivers here put grit and more than 300 kilometres of road, from busy urban centres to remove groups. With heavy snow showers forecast in this area, they say they are prepared. The temperatures will drop quite significantly, subzero. This afternoon we will do all our primary routes, and then we will continue treating throughout the night, getting as much salt on the ground as possible. It is transpennine routes like this that can quickly become hazardous if they are not well maintained. Oldham council alone expects to use 600 tonnes of great this weekend alone, and still no guarantee these roads will stay open. Although power was out and some properties in the midlands and scotland, in belfast it was ledger out instead. More scenes like this forecast tomorrow as heavy snow is across central areas. But the north and south might miss out. At least two people have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. The israeli Authorities Say they were targeting hamas military positions after rockets were fired from there into southern israel. Four people are now known to have died in violence since President Trump announced the United States would recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. Our correspondent tom bateman has just sent this report. Display of grief and of anger. Funerals were held in gaza for People Killed in israeli air strikes last night. The Islamist Group hamas said the men belonged to their armed wing. Weapons stores and a base run by the group were targeted, said israel. And new round of hostilities between old enemies. Israel said three rockets were fired from gaza last night, one landed in this southern israeli town. There was minor damage but no casualties. Further disruption took place injuries as palestinians continued to vent their anger at President Trump. Police broke up protests before the game went. Before they gained momentum. And for thursday in the occupied west bank, protesters threw stones and burned tyres. Israeli troops responded with tear gas in bethlehem, and palestinians a nswered gas in bethlehem, and palestinians answered back. The clashes since mr trumps statement on jerusalem answered back. The clashes since mr trumps statement onjerusalem have so trumps statement onjerusalem have so far not match the scale of previous escalations and violence this year, but people here remain wary. Diplomatic relations between the palestinian leadership and the white house are under severe strain. President trump appealed for calm and moderation. His critics point to what has happened here in the three day since his announcement and say he has stoked precisely the opposite. Many israelis continue to praise his move. It comes at the cost of increased tensions. Oliver mcternan is a conflict resolution specialist, and director of forward thinking, an organisation working to promote peace in the middle east. Earlier he told the bbc the us decision to move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem could fuel islamist extremism. Basically, what has happened in the last few days, the us has played into the narrative of the militant jihad groups. The narrative is that israel was placed there to be an obstacle israel was placed there to be an o bsta cle in israel was placed there to be an obstacle in the achievement of the caliphate stretching from africa to asia, and therefore they could say, this is proof. Every time there is a possibility of progress, or whatever, america acts in a way that actually just props up whatever, america acts in a way that actuallyjust props up or ensures its presence in the region. The headlines on bbc news the government says borisjohnson has held frank talks over the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. Michael gove says voters will be able to force changes to a brexit deal at the next election if they dont like what the government has negotiated with the eu. Further heavy snow showers expected overnight. Iraqs Prime Minister has formally announced that the war against the armed Group Islamic state in his country has been won. He read on to warrant that these look extremely script are not yet defeated. In 2014 the group overran large swathes of northern and western iraq, proclaiming the creation of a caliphate. Police were informed two men had been found dead by an villain screws. The two teenagers were then ta ke screws. The two teenagers were then take into hospital, where the pair both later died. Police believe they have taken the drug known as mdma, and are urging anyone else taking of taking recreational drugs to think twice before taking any unknown substance. The families of both men have been informed that no formal identification has yet taken place. Police have an 18 year old man in custody awaiting questioning on the matter, they stressed there is no evidence to suggest the drugs were taken inside this venue. Wildfires in Southern California show little sign of letting up as hot, dry winds continue to fan the flames. One woman has died, and more than 200,000 people have fled their homes with more preparing to evacuate today. President trump has declared a state of emergency, as sarah corker reports. In the mountains north of los angeles, wildfires continue to roar through the forests of ventura county. Powerful winds are fanning the flames, the fires spreading quickly and cutting dangerously across highways. Radio these guys are scrambling. And the thick plumes of smoke billow for miles. Across Southern California, tens of thousands of people have already fled. And this is the destruction theyre escaping from. I always kind of equate these to my family, friends as disaster war zones is what you see, with the homes that are lost, and the tragedy that hits all of these families that live in these areas. That was the living room. Some people now returning home see what, if anything, they can salvage from the charred wreckage. Its unbelievable, its devastating, its horrific. Theres nothing left. Not a darn thing. The first fires broke out on monday, reaching the exclusive area of bel air in los angeles and threatening the mansions of hollywood stars. At night, it looks like a volcano erupting. Across a huge area, from Santa Barbara to la to san diego, more than 8,000 firefighters are trying to contain these furious fires, among the worst in living memory here. Strong winds forecast through the weekend are making for extremely dangerous conditions. Apple is reported to be close to buying the music recognition app shazam for about 400 million. Shazam, which is based here in the uk, allows people to use their smartphone or computer to identify music through a snippet of sound as well as giving the option to buy it. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam says any deal is potentially very lucrative for apple. Every time you hear a song or piece of music that you might like it, name that song, it not only names it quickly, it gives you a link to buy it insta ntly, and what apple is doing is cutting out the middle man, because they have to pay shazam a commission for routing traffic via their app, whatever it is, to their apple buying service other Music Services are valeable. So they are cutting out the middle man and paying 400 million, thats less than people thought the Company Might be worth, and they would be able to use the technology that shazam is also working on, other types of technology. Tens of thousands of people have filled the streets of paris for the funeral of the singer Johnny Hallyday who died on wednesday at the age of 74. His coffin was driven in a cortege down the champs elysees, followed by hundreds of leather clad bikers. From paris, Hugh Schofield sent this report. For nearly 60 years, Johnny Halliday sang songs to the french, and today they came to bidding goodbye. Tens of thousands of fans, many of them from the older generation, people who grew up to his silence on the happy, optimistic days of the 60s. For france, johnny was rock and roll. He was the first to open their ears to the thrilling new music coming from benighted state. America was his obsession. America and motorbikes. Hence the escort of hundreds of fighters for his funeral cortege down the champs elysees. Translation let him rest in peace and wreak havoc up there. Let him sing, and get it going, and open his heart up there, surrounded by family and friends. Stars of music on screen, political leaders past and present, they were all there for the Funeral Service inside the church. But the french, johnny was their rocky road, the man who, for half a century, was always there with you songs and new performances. With his deaf people do feel that part of the nations life has gone. The fifa world cup is still six months away, but players, managers and fans will already be dreaming about how well their team might do. It turns out theyre not the only ones. Following on from the success of paul the german octopus, who became famous for his predictions during the 2010 tournament, a menagerie of creatures are trying to emulate his success in russia. Both our moscow correspondents, Sarah Rainsford and steve rosenberg, have been to have a look. Forget lionel messi or ronaldo, these could be the real stars of the world cup. They are russias furry fortune tellers all of them, were told, experts at predicting football results. As your intrepid moscow correspondents, sarah and i have visited all the host cities for next years tournament and discovered a menagerie of soccer soothsayers. First stop, sochi. Heres the stadium. Meanwhile, down at the local aquarium. This is harry the otter, and in sochi he has a reputation for results, with a 75 success rate. I will ask him about englands chances at the world cup. Yes or no . Ready . Hes gone straight for the green. It took seconds, hes decided, no doubt about it england to win. Onto ekaterinburg, where the excitement is building not on the pitch but in the zoo. Maggots at the ready, meet the fortune telling meerkat. Im told he has plenty of experience picking winners, lets see where hes gone. England . Thats a good sign. The fortune telling raccoon is not bawling ball. She is harder to catch than harry kane. So bring on the subs. If the left turtle wins, so will england. Coming up from behind. Its england yes england. Ever since paul the german octopus hit the headlines in 2010 with his world cup predictions, the search has been on for a worthy successor. Have they found one in Saint Petersburg . At the world famous hermitage museum, they believe their animal pracle beats the opposition by a whisker. Meet the fortune telling cat. He will be predicting the soccer scores. Lets see he chooses in this combination. A crystal ball on four legs he is not, i suspect. But at least hes cute. A massive colony of bats has forced the closure of a public Swimming Pool and two parks in queensland, australia. Residents of the country town of charters towers, in north queensland, say there are about 200,000 flying fox bats in the town, describing it as a plague. Locals are angry more hasnt been done to manage the bat population. Widespread snowfall on the way. It will ease a little through the night turning very icy. And further snow flurries in scotland. Temperatures as low as 11 in scotland, and then this band of rain turning to snow quite quickly as we go through the night. That could cause the big issues for tomorrow. A met Office Amber Weather Warning out for heavy snowfall tomorrow across parts of mid and north wales, the midlands, just fringing into Northern England and the home counties. Big travel disruption expected. The snowfall will push into all parts in the morning even if it is not snowing first thing. On the southern flank of it it will be a mixture of rain, sleet and snow through the day. Southern counties of england, the far south and south west wales, mainly rain, heavy bursts, some sunshine on and off, but the big worry is the strength of the wind. Possibly severe gale force winds. Temperatures could be up to 11 celsius here. Struggling to get about freezing in the midlands. But even with sunshine, scotland not going above zero. As the snowfall fizzles out ice will be a big concern through sunday night, notjust here but in northern parts of scotland. Sunday night into monday we are watching this area of low pressure. The biggest impact across spain, portugal and france, but there is a small risk that could produce gales in the south east and east anglia. Rain could turn to snow at times. More likely to see snowfall in the far west of wales and cornwall. Monday will be dry and bright and very cold bright and very cold for many of you after a an icy start. Severe frost into tuesday morning. A dry and sunny day for the vast majority. A few showers around. Another weather front pushing into the northwest. Rain lifting the temperature tuesday night into wednesday. Some heavy bursts of rain pushing across eastern areas first thing, and then sunshine and heavy and thundery showers. But less cold for many. Hello. This is bbc news the headlines frank talks between borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart over the imprisonment of a british mother, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. Her husband says hes optimistic she can come home. It would be great if she came home on the plane. I think that would be beyond my wildest expectations but in terms of realistic hopes, fingers crossed, its still possible she could be home by christmas. Icy conditions prompts highways england to advise motorists against non essential travel, as the met Office Issues weather warnings for large parts of the uk. And thousands of people gather on the streets of paris to pay tribute to the rock starJohnny Hallyday who died on tuesday. 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