A British couple who have been detained in Iran for more than 20 months have been seen by UK officials for the first time in 112 days, their family have said.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, who were sentenced to 10 years in jail over espionage charges which they deny, have now been visited at Evin Prison after months without consular access.

According to Lindsay's son, Joe Bennett, the couple are now in better spirits, with Craig telling officials he had regained around 1.6 stone (10kg) of the 2.7 stone (17kg) lost following a hunger strike the couple ended in August.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has been contacted for comment.

Bennett, from Folkestone, said he had only spoken to his mother for 10 minutes in the last five months.

He said: "Think about your own family and what five months means. The conversations you have without even thinking about them.

"This is my mum. This is our family. And whole chunks of our lives together are simply passing by."

Prison authorities have now agreed that the couple, who are from East Sussex, should be permitted to make a family call once a week, and Bennett is hoping that will be honoured.

He said: "I don't want another assurance that a phone call should happen. I want the phone to ring."

This visit comes two weeks after foreign secretary Ed Miliband reiterated the British government's request for the immediate release of the couple when meeting with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at the United Nations General Assembly.

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