on humans. in halfan in half an hour we will have more from the papers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the new year s honours list has been published and among the many honoured is the former deputy prime minister and ex leader of the lib dems nick clegg, who s been knighted for his services to politics. he s joined by bee gees star barry gibb and strictly come dancing judge darcey bussell, who has been made a dame for her services to dance. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more details. # twist and shout. more than 50 yea rs # twist and shout. more than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab four‘s drama has been honoured with a knighthood. # what would you do if ising a knighthood. # what would you do if i sing out of tune. a knighthood. # what would you do if i sing out of tune. .. recognising ringo starr s up the century long contribution to music. # tragedy. former bee gee barry gibb said he was humbled and very proud to be paid sir barry. war hors
the arrest of peaceful protesters during a second day of anti government demonstrations in iran. the us state department said it urged all countries to support the iranian people and their demands for basic rights, as well as for an end to corruption. thousands of people are said to have participated in protests on friday, including the capital tehran. people came out onto the streets in rasht, and kermanshah in the west, with smaller protests in mashhad, shiraz and elsewhere. wyre davies reports. these are extremely rare sights. iranian cities hit by large anti government protests. this is the western city of kermanshah. despite the repressive action of the police, the protests have quickly grown and spread. iranians have suffered tremendous economic hardship in the last decade with a huge fall in living standards. but what started as a protest against rising prices has grown into wide anger against strict clerical rule and iran s supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. ther
demonstrators at the made in the political prisoners should be freed into the government should stop spending millions on foreign wars. there is seething discontent with iranians spending money on wars abroad, on spreading shiaism broad, supporting hezbollah abroad. abroad, on spreading shiaism abroad, supporting hezbollah abroad. and that has changed the character of the demonstration into a political one, undermining the whole clerical regime now. iran s relatively moderate president, hassan rouhani, has promised the benefits of economic growth after an international deal to limit its nuclear activities. but those promises have failed to materialise. it is too early to say if the regime is under serious threat. these are the biggest protest in a run for almost a decade and the government will use greater force if it feels it is losing control. officials in new york say a fire which tore through an apartment block in the bronx appears to have been started by a young boy p
this year, and asks what we can expect in the coming 12 months in review 2017: the business year. it was a year of crucial negotiations. no dealfor britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. we would all love to have europe a la carte! and a year of bold promises in the world s largest economy. and i can think of no better christmas present for the american people than giving you a massive tax cut. it was a year where some of the world s most influential companies hit a bump in the road. the taxi app uber will not have its licence renewed by transport for london. it says the firm is not fit and proper to operate. but others defied the critics to post record breaking results. welcome to review 2017: a year in business. we have all that to come, but we are starting here in westminster, the home of the british government, where big ben isn t the only thing under construction. what about that brexit deal? back in march, the uk prime minister, theresa may, triggered article 50,
the us state department has condemned the arrest of peaceful protesters during a second day of anti government demonstrations in iran. a wave of protests has spread to some of the country s biggest cities. demonstrators have been demanding basic rights and an end to corruption. thousands of people are said to have participated in demonstrations on friday, including in the capital tehran. people came out onto the streets in rasht, and kermanshah in the west, with smaller protests in mashhad, shiraz and elsewhere. wyre davies reports. these are extremely rare sights cities across iran hit by large and sometimes violent anti government protests. this is the western city of kermanshah. and despite the repressive action taken against demonstrators by the police, the protests have quickly grown and spread across the country. iranians have suffered tremendous economic hardship with a huge fall in living standards over the last decade. but what started as a protest against rising p