Sima, mother of three-year-old Zhwan, told ITV News' Lucy Watson she was forced to drug her daughter to keep her quiet while smuggled out of Iran.

'A normal life is our right': The women of Iran are fighting on

ITV was given exclusive access to Raffaele Cinotti prison, known as Rebibbia, which has a designated section for its 20 transgender inmates.

The Italian prison taking bold steps to accommodate transgender inmates

ITV News has heard claims that the Iranian regime is reaching beyond its borders to intimidate dissidents

Iranian dissidents who fled abroad face intimidation and 'kidnapping'

'My only mission in life is to see to it that Iranians get their chance to vote their future through the ballot box,' Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told ITV News.

Iran 'revolution' a desire for fundamental change, Crown Prince says

For 165 days, the Islamic Republic has been confronted with an uprising from its people. 

ITV News meets torture survivors of Iran's 'secret black sites'

65% of care leavers are being significantly affected by Cost of Living and nearly half are struggling to buy food.

Care leavers say they feel 'isolated and deserted' after support stopped

Protesters are being executed and sexually abused to terrify the population into surrender, writes Lucy Watson.

Protesters tell ITV News of sexual violence at hands of Iranian regime

The foster system was already at breaking point, but the cost of living crisis is pushing those on its frontline to the point of giving up.

Most foster carers consider giving up as cost of living crisis bites

In Ukraine, there are only 300 qualified technicians available to help clear unexploded devices and proper equipment to carry out the task is in short supply.

How just 300 technicians are tackling Ukraine's unexploded bombs

Out of necessity, Ukrainians have had to get very good, very quickly in the science and art of prosthetics - but rehabilitation is limited for many struggling. 

'I could see my leg had gone, I will never be the same person again'

In the three months since the war began, more than 2,200 children have vanished in Ukraine. Last year in Ukraine, 182 children went missing.

Families' desperate search for the missing children of Ukraine 

Glacial numbers in the Pyrenees have fallen by more than 80% since the turn of the 19th Century, with scientists blaming rising global temperatures.

Scientists warn Spain's Pyrenees glaciers will vanish in years

An ITV News investigation has revealed how Vietnamese people are being smuggled into Europe and the criminals who are benefiting from their desperation.

Inside the people smuggling routes which Vietnamese are using to reach the UK

Một cuộc điều tra của ITV News đã tiết lộ cách người Việt Nam bị đưa lậu vào châu Âu và những tên tội phạm đang hưởng lợi từ sự tuyệt vọng của họ.

Bên trong những con đường buôn người mà người Việt sử dụng để vào Anh

The results of a three-year study into a hundred UK high streets are back. And experts say the outlook is not as bad as previously feared.

Independent shops could be key to revitalising our high streets, study shows

People have been dashing for selfies with the controversial leader and a crowd has swarmed him almost everywhere he's gone, writes ITV News' Lewis Denison.

Has Nigel Farage stolen the show at the Tory party conference?

The outgoing chair of John Lewis will be the shortest serving in the partnerships history.

Sharon White's turnaround plan ran into internal resistance at John Lewis

The former president wasn't required to turn up to court today but when he did all eyes were on him, writes ITV News' US Correspondent Dan Rivers.

How Donald Trump is using courthouse appearances as part of his campaign

Families from Afghanistan and Iran spoke to ITV News' Emma Murphy, detailing the heartbreaking losses they've suffered while desperately fleeing danger at home.

Lucy Watson

ITV News Correspondent