内容摘要：Passing sentence, Judge Mr Justice Johnson said the breaches of the injunction, which prevented Yaxley-Lennon from repeating the allegations, were not “accidental, negligent or merely reckless” and the custodial threshold was "amply crossed”.

Passing sentence, Judge Mr Justice Johnson said the breaches of the injunction, which prevented Yaxley-Lennon from repeating the allegations, were not “accidental, negligent or merely reckless” and the custodial threshold was "amply crossed”.

He also confirmed the men were the "first Iranian nationals arrested under the National Security Act".Iran was the first country to be listed at the top level of the foreign influence registration scheme (Firs), which aims to protect the UK from malign foreign influence.

Anyone who is directed by the regime to carry out activities in the UK must declare it or face five years in prison once it comes into effect in July.Work to fix a broken footbridge that has been "stuck up like a sore thumb" for almost 18 months is expected to be completed within weeks, harbour chiefs say.The structure, on the Elizabeth Dock at Maryport in Cumbria, was designed to be raised to allow boats in and out of the harbour when water levels are high.

However, it has been in an upright position since December 2023 with the town's harbour authority previously saying it would leave it there due to the cost of maintaining it.The organisation has announced it has received a "verbal offer" of financial support from Cumberland Council to pay for repairs and a contractor has been appointed.

Council leader Mark Fryer said earlier this month: "It's been stuck up in the air like a sore thumb. It needs to come down."

Describing the harbour as one of "the last pieces of the jigsaw" of the town's regeneration efforts, he said the broken bridge was having a significant impact and discouraging people from visiting businesses on the dock.That does not mean the views of party leaders are unimportant. They could well sway the opinion of undecided MSPs.

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay is understood to be "sceptical" about the current bill.And Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he will be voting against, while pressing for greater investment in palliative care.

The Scottish Green and Scottish Liberal Democrat leaders are expected to support the legislation.The indications are that the vote on Tuesday could be relatively close. There appears to be a sufficient number of MSPs who have not declared their views to swing the decision either way.