‘A long time coming’: Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori’s families joyful at release

Relatives of the two Britons freed from Iran express gratitude as they head home

Iran's release of the British-Iranian nationals Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been greeted with joy by their families, with Richard Ratcliffe saying: Homecoming is a journey, not an arrival."

Ratcliffe, who has been at the forefront of campaigning for his wife's release since she was imprisoned in Tehran after going there to visit family, told broadcasters that there would have to be a recovery process, adding: You can't get back the time that's gone."