BBC journalist speaks of her ‘devastation’ at being expelled from Russia

St Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow, Russia (Steve Parsons/PA)

A BBC journalist who is being expelled from Russia has spoken of her devastation after being told she can never return to the country.

Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford was told by the Russian authorities that her visa would not be renewed and that she must leave before it expires at the end of the month.