Bernard Phelan - to be freed from Iranian prison

Bernard Phelan - the Irishman detained in Iran for more than six months - is to be released.

The Iranian Embassy in Dublin says he is to be pardoned and released on consular and humanitarian grounds. The 64-year-old from Tipperary was arrested while taking pictures of a mosque last October. He was initially sentenced to three and a half years on spying charges, but it was increased to six and a half, with no explanation.