Two British tourists, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, have been detained in Iran and charged with espionage after entering the country despite government warnings. The couple, both in their early 50s, were travelling on a global motorbike tour when they were arrested in January.

Husband and wife Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested in the southeast of Iran earlier this year and on Tuesday Iranian authorities said they had been charged with espionage. Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said the pair had entered Iran “posing as tourists” and gathered information before their arrest in Kerman province.

A British couple has been detained in Iran on charges of espionage. Craig and Lindsey Foreman, both 52, were taken into custody last week in Kerman, southeast Iran, according to state media. They had been on a motorbike tour of the world and planned to stay in Iran for five days before their arrest.

Craig and Lindsay Foreman were detained in Iran during a bike ride to Australia after ignoring advice to avoid the country - they are accused of being 'national security' suspects

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their 50s, were traveling the world by motorcycle. Iranian state media said two Britons were accused of “security crimes.”

The mother of a British woman being held in Iran on espionage charges has told The Telegraph that the family warned her not to visit the country...

A British couple charged with spying in Iran during what they called a "slightly bonkers" round-the-world motorbike trip said they had ignored warnings not to travel to the country. They said they had come up with the "slightly bonkers idea" for the motorbike trip last year at a conference on positive psychology in Austria.