As its confirmed an italian doctor has contracted the disease in sierra leone. A woman scorned. Frances former first lady tells the bbc about how she was left devastated by Francois Hollandes affair. Plus, huge economic potential for iran if those talks succeed. Iran has the largest gas reserves in the world. Its got the secondlargest oil reserves behind saudi arabia. And an established manufacturing base. So no wonder companies from all around the world are lining up to get their teeth into irans economy. Hello. Midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In washington. 1 00 p. M. In vienna, where the prospect of a nuclear deal with iran is slipping farther away. The five permanent members of the United NationsSecurity Council plus germany have been locked in talks with iranian officials for months. With the aim of securing a deal by the end of monday. Foreign ministers of the p5 plus are considering an extension to those talks, an the crucial issue of uranium enrichment is still a Sticking Point. Iran says it wants to develop the resource for nuclear power, but the u. S. Argues its a key ingredient for nuclear weapons. Well be speaking to our correspondents in vienna and teheran shortly, but first, heres a closer look at the demands both sides have put on the table. Well, lets go live to vienna where the talks are taking place. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen is there. It feels like we have been here so many times before. Are we any further forward . Reporter i think theyre further forward because theyre still talking, and if you think back a year, its exactly a year since they made the interim the temporary agreement on what exactly was going to happen about Irans Nuclear program. Since then, the prospect of fairly imminent war perhaps, that was some estimates, has been taken away from the middle east. War over Irans Nuclear program. So that has been deescalated, if you like. So its very important this process continues to stop that whole issue reinflating itself. There havent been any official statements about it. But the strong supposition here is that they will find a way of extending their discussions and that they will continue trying to get to a deal. And how much do both sides need this to work . Reporter i know they want it and they need it. For a variety of different reasons. I think the biggest reason, the overarching reason is the one i mentioned, that the alternative to having a deal, a negotiated deal over Irans Nuclear program, is the strong possibility of some kind of military action, probably by israel, which might well pull in some of its allies, including americans, and thats something i think that nobody wants. So there are other things as well going on. Of course, people there are countries that genuinely believe the israelis have won, but also western countries, the british, the french, the americans have a strong suspicion that the iranians at the very least have wanted to have the option of developing a nuclear weapon, so they want that out of the way. And also from irans point of view, they face some quite tough sanctions and they have i think as far as reviving their economy is concerned, getting rid of those is an important thing as well. Plus, there is for what are the current Iranian Foreign minister would feel to be the bonus of a more normal relationship with the outside world. Jeremy, how binding are these deadlines . Reporter well, its a selfimposed deadline. If they decide they wan to talk more, they can talk more. Its not as if the whole thing ends and finishes if they dont make the deadline. However, the political climate, both in teheran and washington, where there are hard liners on both sides who believe that there is no point whatsoever in trusting the other side because they wont fulfill the terms of that trust. They cant be trusted. So those people are getting louder and louder. So i think its a fair supposition to say that there is a limited window, a political window when an agreement can be made, and most importantly sold back home. Especially in washington, d. C. Especially in teheran. Jeremy bowen there in vienna. Our middle east editor. Thank you very much, jeremy. Lets go over to teheran. How is this being perceived in iran . Reporter iran has the same repetitive news reporting from vienna and theyve heard a lot about the continuation of the talks. I think i dont know if you can still hear us, the picture has frozen. Im not sure if hes actually still there. No, we have lost him. Perhaps well be able to come back to him a little later in the program. Well have more on this story anyway coming up in the next hour. Lets turn to other news. Authorities here in the uk are outlining a new set of counterterrorism measures, including a ban on Insurance Companies reimbursing ransom payments. The bill will be outlined later by the home secretary teresa may. It reinforces britains longheld position that there should be no ransom payments to terrorists. Chinas Antidoping Agency has disclosed that the world and olympic swimming champion sun yang was banned after failing a drugs test. He tested positive for a banned stimulant in may. He came to prominence during the 2012 games in london where he won two golds and seat new world record for the 1,500 meters freestyle. A russian soyuz spacecraft carrying italys first female astronaut has safely docked with the International Space station. She is joining other crew member, including the russian female cosmonaut who arrive there had in september. Its only the second time two women have been on the iss at the same time in its 16year history. An italian doctor working in sierra leone has contracted ebola. Authorities in italy say the doctor who is the first italian to be infected with the disease is being flown to rome for treatment. In west africa, preparations are under way to start new Clinical Trials to try to find a cure for ebola. Msf will lead the studies in three of its Treatment Centers in guinea from next month. The bbcs Global Health correspondent reports from the guinea capital. Reporter could these two hold the key to finding a key for ebola . They survived the virus, which means their blood carries rare antibodies capable of fighting the disease. But they had a narrow escape. Translator i asked a man at the hospital to tell my mom not to cry much when i die, because it is the will of god. Reporter this is where fanta was treated. And its where survivors like her are due to start donating blood next month. Medics here will take blood from recovered patients and use it to give transfusions to sick patients. Its hoped the antibodies that successfully fought off the virus in the donor will do the same in the recipient. But such procedures could prove controversial in a land where some still dont believe ebola exists. Just that people are fearing, thinking that we are making some experimentation on people. We will do with it the approval of each patient. Reporter trials are due to start here next mom. But trying to find a cure for ebola in the midst of this unprecedented outbreak when theres so much mistrust is beginning to be a huge task, so getting communities engaged in whats happening here is crucial. Translator theres always a question of our culture, but given that this Ebola Outbreak is an emergency, i think we can put cultural issues aside. Translator the only problem is that people will need to be educated on this just to make them feel at ease and confident about donating their blood. Translator if donating my blood will save others from dying, then it will be an honor to do it. Reporter planning for these trials is in the early stages and experts warn they may not provide the answers the world is looking for. But they do at least offer a glimmer of hope. Now, there is lots more about the ebola crisis and the latest situation on our website from our correspondents in west africa. You just need to go to bbc. Com news. Do stay with us here on bbc world news. Still to come, a swiss museum says it will accept a priceless german collection of art, including works looted by the nazis, and thats despite protests from the jewish groups. Depreciation they claim. How can my car depreciate before its first oil change . You ask. Maybe the better question is, why do you have that Insurance Company . 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The president of the Foundation Council at the Bern Art Museum explained that the decision to accept the collection hadnt been taken lightly. Translator the Foundation Councils decision was all but easy and there certainly werent emotions of triumph. This would be entirely inappropriate considering the historic burden weighing heavily on this Art Collection. Lets talk to imogen. The fate of these artworks has been a really longrunning and highly controversial saga. Reporter yes, it has. German Police Seized this Art Collection a couple of years ago while Cornelius Gurlitt was still alive. They stormed his apartment, in fact, and took away these over 1,000 pieces of very, very some very wellknown, very highly valued art. Now, when Cornelius Gurlitt died in may of this year, he bequeathed that collection to the art museum here in bern. One of the reasons apparently was that he felt he had been unfairly handled by the german authorities. But for the swiss museum here, its not what it might first seem, a fantastic gift of some of the best works of art of the 20th century, because there are disputes about who owns this art. Cornelius gurlitts father worked for hitler. He was an art dealer for him. Its believed that some of this artwork was seized from people in germany and in the rest of europe who were jewish, stolen from them. Now, some of their descendents might still be out there. They too have a claim on this art. So before any of these works ever hang on the walls here in bern at the art museum here, a long, long process of tracking down who really owns this art will have to be undertaken. And what have jewish groups had to say about this decision . Well, there are different voices in this debate and there are a lot of lawyers. There are relatives of Cornelius Gurlitt, for example, who say look, he carried on legitimately collecting art long after the war ended, and some of that we should inherit. Then there are descendents of people who died in the holocaust and a couple of works of art have already been identified as belonging to them. And then there are works which are believed to have been looted during the second world war, but its not clear yet who exactly would own them now. Their original owners may have died in the concentration camps. So its going to take a long time, and i think theres no easy answer at the moment to who owns this art. Some of it im sure will eventually end up in bern, but not next week or even next month. Thanks very much. A 12yearold boy has been shot dead by police in cleveland in the u. S. State of ohio, after waving around what turned out to be a fake gun. Theres a guy with a pistol. You know, its probably fake, but hes pointing it at everybody. Tamir rice was brandishing the fake weapon in the playground. Police say they shot the boy twice after he failed to obey an order to put his hands up. Toy guns are legally required to have orange Safety Indicators on them to show that theyre fake, but those indicators had been removed. Tamir rices family say they will launch a civil case against police if the boys rights are found to have been violated. Police say theyre investigating. The use of force team is investigating right now. The use of Deadly Force Team is investigating. We have representatives from our internal affairs unit. Our representatives from the office of professional standards. Now the aftermath of another shooting in the United States, the people of ferguson, missouri, are anxiously waiting to hear a grand jurys decision on whether it will indict a white Police Officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager, michael brown. Michael brown was shot six or seven times by officer Darren Wilson in august. That triggered days of protests, some violent clashes. Demonstrations are still being held ahead of that court ruling, and the u. S. Attorney general eric holder has urged Police Restraint and any protests that might follow that decision by the grand jury. That crucial decision could be as soon as later on monday. Well keep you up to date and make sure you follow bbc breaking on twitter. Well bring you the news as soon as it comes to us. Thats bbcbreaking for all the latest news and updates. Now, a memoir by the former first lady of france Valerie Trierweiler is already a bestseller in france. Its just what the leader doesnt need as he bats to revive a stagnant French Economy that has battled approval ratings. Philipa thomas asked her why she decided to go public. Translator i decided to write it because as far as i was concerned, it was vital because the shock was such that i found myself in a situation where i didnt feel well, so i began to write. And as i was writing, the writing did me good, and of course, i could have also not published that book and i could have simply put it away in a drawer, but when one has lived through what i lived through. In other words, a planetary humiliation, you need to make sure that the planet understands you. Reporter youre clearly very angry, anguished in the book. Some might say, though, that thats a naive reaction. You both came from other relationships and you replaced another longterm partner. Translator yes, possibly i was naive to think the story that i lived through with Francois Hollande was exceptional, but i believed in it, and i would certainly have preferred a different end to this one. You write that you felt isolated and perhaps badly treated as frances first lady. How do you think things should change in the treatment of the president s partner . Translator i believe that today one has to make a choice. Francois hollande, he himself affirmed there will no longer be a first lady. That was his choice. Well see if he keeps to that commitment. But either there will be a first lady and you give her the means to be a first lady, but the situation in france is not clear. The first lady is reproached for using colleagues, but at the same time, a certain number of things are expected of her. So either give hermine means of working or else there is no first lady. Do you think there is a fundamental sexism in french politics right at the top . Translator yes, absolutely. I think in fact french politics is very sexist and ive got a lot of admiration for french woman in politics, because its very difficult. On a number of occasions ive been at meetings and when a french woman politician tries to speak, men interrupt her straight away and they dont listen to her and they just turn their heads and talk amongst themselves. I have seen this on a number of occasions. You say early in the book, valerie, that you didnt want to let Francois Hollande go. He was the love of your life. Do you still love him . Translator i cant answer that question. Because i dont know myself. That is Valerie Trierweiler speaking to phillipa thomas. Standup comedy is popular in the west but still a relatively new concept in china. In a country with limited freedom of expression, speaking in public can be problematic even if its just to make people laugh. But an irishamerican standup comedian is taking on chinese censorship as well as the language to find out what makes Chinese People laugh. Heres his story. Im des bishop. Im a standup comedian. I currently live in beijing. Have been doing standup comedy in chinese for about a year. Like most westerners, when i came to china, i was blown away with how different china is to what you expect. It waslike this modern country. But i think the biggest shock was just how much fun Chinese People were. One of them is that theyre a stonedfaced chinese person, which they arent at all. Once youre connected to them, they can almost be, like, too hospitable. Like drown you in hospitality. That blew me away. You know, theres still a huge o element of pressure from on high to tell people whats acceptable. Sure, the government sucks but people just get on. It feels pretty normal, actually. People that just get on with their lives and are pretty happy. We said in the west about comedy its about finding the loin. Like where is the line and how much can you push it. The great thing about standup in china is the goth tells you where the line is, so you know right where to play. That is des bishop. Before we end this edition of gmt, lets remind you of our top story. In vienna, the process peck of a nuclear deal with iran seems to be slipping further away