latter is very close to the town of grindavik and that is the concern that it could go out of the town of... but on a different sunday, four years ago, a slightly fresher four years ago, a slightly fresher faced, then labour leadership contender, adamant that mps should always be asked first. i would pass legislation that said military action could be taken if, first the lawful case was made, secondly, there was a viable objective, and thirdly, you got consent of the commons. fast forward to now, and he's ok with the fact the air strikes happened without parliament's approval. so has he changed his mind? no, there was no inconsistency here. really?! _ there is obviously a huge distinction between an operation the like of which we've seen in the last few days, and military action, a sustained campaign, military action, usually involving troops on the ground.

tomorrow, this place will get its first chance to debate the air strikes. the prime minister will take questions from mps, but there will be no vote and it's unlikely there will be one if the raf gets involved again. peter saull, bbc news. five people have died while trying to cross the english channel, in what are the first recorded fatalities of the year. the major incident happened in the early hours this morning as dozens of migrants tried to board a small boat in the waters near the seaside town of wimereux in northern france. 72 people, including ten children, were rescued from the beach and one person was taken to hospital. the former prime minister theresa may, who awarded paula vennells a cbe in 2019 for services to the post office, has said it's right that it was handed back. it comes as there are growing questions over why the honour was given in the first place, despite reports today that concerns were raised during the vetting process. our business correspondent

marc ashdown is here. to give you the nuts and bolts of how the new year's honours system works, people are nominated from all walks of life, it is then vetted, it goes to the pm and the monarch bestows the honour. paula vennells received her cbe in 2019 when theresa may was in office. we know, though, that around 500 or so subpostmasters were about to bring a group action to the high court and a judge was about to issue a damning indictment of the horizon computer system saying it was defective. the sunday times newspaper spoke to people there is about what and how close that larva will get to grindavik.

the local police are saying this morning it started out at around a50 metres away from the perimeter. it is starting to edge closer and closer to pipes, electricity surprise. there is a biotechnology greenhouse which was an deed back in november so in terms of valuables,. that is due to go under the lava. authorities are predicting that actually the main fish i was going to reach the time that this new one we have rear head about really increases concerns. as i said local authorities are deeply concerned about what this will mean. it has something they will work out how to protect these fishing villages. we

saw some powerful images earlier of construction workers having to go to their diggers, to their vehicles and drive them out of the lava zone. they were the ones building the wall to protect that area and that while has done its job to protect that area and that while has done itsjob in some respects but as we are hearing, the lava is getting over the barrier. i want to see you can really see that on the live shot. how, how really close that fissure of bubbling molten lava is. you have that new fissure that has opened up in the last hour. just in the foreground, you can see the other molten lava. you can see in this image live from iceland, the two vets are lava, the one in the

foreground of the picture is what happened this morning. and then the new fissure, you can see it spewing out of that new fissure and how close it is to that town of grindavik. the good thing is that the residents who were there, they got evacuated because they had in a letter at three o'clock in the morning, didn't they? figs letter at three o'clock in the morning, didn't they? as we were sa in: , morning, didn't they? as we were sa inc, in morning, didn't they? as we were saying, in november— morning, didn't they? as we were saying, in november there - morning, didn't they? as we were saying, in november there were l morning, didn't they? as we were l saying, in november there were the fine —— signs of activity in the area. the entire town was evacuated. in the last few weeks if you had gone back to their homes, their livelihoods and businesses. around 100 people were living there and in the early hours the ready increased. they were walking up and evacuated. in terms of their safety, they will be watching these scenes from afar. no lives are at risk but what they are seeing, that lava is now

potentially going to be reaching those homes fairly soon. and that is a real concern for the infrastructure, for livelihoods and it is difficult for authorities to know how to deal with it at this present moment. they have put in place those barriers but those are low, they were halfway through construction so they were not fully constructed and that is the concern at the moment. they are not enough to protect that town from the lava we are seeing right now in the images, creeping closer and closer to the most northerly homes in the area. ., ., ., ~ ,., to the most northerly homes in the area. ., ., ., ~ y., , area. for the moment, thank you very much. i want to go to iceland itself. we spoke to is a journalist

at iceland's public broadcaster, ruv. he told me more about this latest eruption. well, compared to the one in december, it's not as big as that. that one was unusually powerful, the most powerful that had taken place since then. but what is maybe more serious is the location. this is closer to to grindavik. and the fissure that formed, it went through the fortification that had been built, and they have been building these last few weeks, which was to prevent lava from running, from flowing towards grindavik. but then since part of the fissure is already inside the fortifications, and lava is flowing towards grindavik, then that is a pretty serious situation. yes. so is the concern now that that lava could actually enter into grindavik, and go over houses basically there, damage them? yeah. the geologist, one of the geologists of the icelandic meteorological

office said this morning that the flow was towards grindavik, and if it would continue in the same speed as it currently is, which which we don't know for sure, then it would reach the northmost northern part of grindavik, probably within the next 2a hours. and what are the authorities saying now about how concerned they are? well, the authorities are really concerned, but of course, everybody is really glad that the people were safely evacuated. but all these activities, because only yesterday it was decided that grindavik would be evacuated from coming monday, that is tomorrow, because of there were fissures opening throughout the town. so i think pretty much

what the authorities now need to do is just wait and see how things evolve. and maybe the most important thing is to secure proper housing for the inhabitants that had to evacuate their homes. their future is very uncertain now. this is the live scene as the sun has started to rise in iceland, where you can see that large fissure of the molten lava bubbling up near the town, just a few hundred metres away, and as we've been saying, they are now keeping a close eye on whether it actually enters the town. they are saying it will change how the civil defence will deal with that and make sure the lava does not get into grindavik that it has flowed over a nearby road and the

officials in the icelandic met office see this eruption is behaving in an unexpected way to them. it is completely different to the eruption that happened on december the 18th went short amount of time is needed for the magmatic and through. we should also say that iceland, if anyone can deal with it it is iceland because they are so used to having volcanoes and seismic act cavity. they have all the monitoring systems they need to help them. we will keep an eye on those pick that you can see a live feed of the pictures coming in from grindavik on the bbc news website or app. so if you have that available to you as an app you have that available to you as an app on your phone, then you can see it there. also you can head to the bbc website and there will be a live feed from recchi vic and from that volcano that has enough did

south—west of the capital. families of israeli hostages held in gaza have taken part in a rally through the night to demand their release, as the war between israel and hamas enters its 100th day. they were joined on saturday evening by tens of thousands of protesters, some of whom blamed the government of benjamin netanyahu forfailing to prevent the hamas attacks. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. israel has since vowed to crush hamas in a devastating military campaign in which the hamas run gaza health ministry say more than 23,000 people have been killed. a solemn commemoration in tel aviv, as israel marked its most traumatic period since independence

75 years ago. an almost collective sense of grief as thousands gathered to mourn the dead of october the 7th and especially to support the families of those abducted to gaza 100 days ago. there's three generations of my family that has been disappeared. three generations of my family that disappeared. and the war is keeping silence and asking us to stop and stay calm. i cannot... i cannot get it any more. many here say that october the 7th changed israel for ever. israelis feel more vulnerable than ever. and while their priority remains releasing the remaining hostages, they support their government's war aims in gaza. and there are very few voices now calling for tolerance and coexistence. just after dawn, 100 days ago, thousands of heavily armed hamas fighters stormed through the border fence attacking kibbutzes, military bases and a music festival. 1,200 people were killed along the length of the border as israeli defences were caught completely by surprise. dozens were abducted to gaza.

later that same day, israel embarked on an unprecedented bombing campaign in gaza. its goal — the complete destruction of hamas and its support structure. much of the territory from gaza city in the north to khan younis in the south has been destroyed. hamas has been severely weakened, but the number of civilians killed in gaza has been immense. more than 23,000 dead, according to the hamas—run health ministry, many of them women and children. more aid is now getting into gaza, but the un's humanitarian chief has described the situation as intolerable. faten abu shahada needs regular kidney dialysis and her family has been forced to move south, home now plastic tent in khan younis. translation: gaza j has been destroyed. there is no gaza left, no hospitals,

no education, our children have lost their school year. gaza is no longer alive. israel says its troops won't stop fighting until hamas is completely defeated. this war could continue for weeks, if not months. the immediate future across the region, and especially in gaza, looks particularly bleak. wyre davies, bbc news. the foreign secretary lord cameron says it was right to carry out airstrikes on houthi targets in yemen without consulting parliament. he said the government was willing to back words with action, after repeatedly warning the houthis to stop attacking merchant ships in the red sea. labour leader sir keir starmer, who's supported the government's decision, has denied he's changed his position on military action abroad.

this is in response to the attacks on ships in the red sea. british planes on thursday night jetting off to join american air strikes on houthi targets in yemen. this in response to a series of attacks on ships in the red sea. as a former prime minister, he knows all about intervening overseas. now, as foreign secretary, he insists the current administration had no choice. but could there be more strikes? we are prepared to back our words with actions. that is what the houthis need to know and that i think is the right thing to do. without limit? look, of course, we look at all of these things very carefully. he also defended the decision not to consult parliament first. i don't think it would have been right to have a debate and a vote this before this sort of action because i think it is important

for reasons of operational security to, on this occasion, take the action and then have a statement in parliament afterwards. the man who wants to be prime minister is backing the government, for now at least. we'll look at the case the government puts forward. you're right, they did brief me, a secure briefing, in relation to this, shortly before the operation, and that's as it should be. we support the action that's been taken. but on a different sunday, four years ago, a slightly fresher faced, then labour leadership contender, adamant that mps should always be asked first. i would pass legislation that said military action could be taken if, first the lawful case was made, secondly, there was a viable objective, and thirdly, you got consent of the commons. fast forward to now, and he's ok with the fact the air strikes happened without parliament's approval. so has he changed his mind? no, there was no inconsistency here. . there is obviously a huge distinction between an operation the like of which we've seen in the last few days, and military action, a sustained campaign, military action, usually involving troops on the ground. tomorrow, this place will get its first chance to debate the air strikes.

the prime minister will take questions from mps, but there will be no vote and it's unlikely there will be one if the raf gets involved again. peter saull, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start with the australian open, which is now under way, and the defending men's champion novak djokovic has come through his longest first round match in a major against croatian dino prizmic. djokovic won the first set 6—2, but 18—year—old prizmic has been playing superbly. the teenager put the world number one to the test, taking him to a tie break in the second set, and won it. however, djokovic won the next two, to get back on track, sealing his place in the second round. women's number two seed and defending champion aryna sabalenka is now on court against 18—year—old german qualifier ella seidel.

sabalenka has raced through the first set, clinching it 6—0 in under 30 minutes, and is 3—0 up in the second. you can stay across that on the bbc sport website. to the football now — and two matches to come in the premier league on sunday, starting at goodison park where aston villa can go back above manchester city into second place in the league. level on points with leaders liverpool, if they beat everton, who welcome back abdoulaye doucoure after five games out. villa make four changes to the side that started their 1—0 fa cup win at middlesbrough last weekend. kick—off there, inside the next hour. you can follow that game on the bbc sport website as well as tottenham's trip to manchester united later. erik ten hag's side are currently ninth in the premier league and the united manager is keen to start climbing the table. sunday is most important and i don't look further than that.— look further than that. behind the background. _ look further than that. behind the background, always _ look further than that. behind the background, always reorganised l look further than that. behind the i background, always reorganised and we know we have to prepare. we have to make control of the game.

there are three games to come in the africa cup of nations on sunday — including mohamed salah's egypt getting their campaign underway against mozambique. egypt are looking for a record—extending 8th title, and their first since 2015. in the asian cup, beaten 2019 finalists japan are looking to add to their record four titles in the competition. they're currently 3—2 up against vietnam. former liverpool winger takumi minamino with two goals. jude bellingham could lift his first trophy for real madrid later today — when they take on fierce rivals barcelona in the spanish super cup final in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has scored 17 times in 23 appearances since making the move to the spanish capital. real won the first "clasico" of the season back in october. but they lost to barcelona in last year's super cup. the catalan side are determind to retain their title, and win it for a record extending fifteenth time. translation: i'm much more comfortable this year.

we've already won titles, we have proven it is a winning project. we achieved two titles last year so this year i am much more relaxed. translation: it is going to be a beautiful show. it is going to be a beautiful show. it is going to be a beautiful show. it is an— it is going to be a beautiful show. it is an emotional game but also physically— it is an emotional game but also physically very hard to play so we are excited but also worried and constantly thinking about doing our best _ in the nfl, we're into the business end of the season — the houston texans stormed past the cleveland browns a5—1a to reach the next round of the playoffs. the kansas city chiefs are also through too, beating the miami dolphins 26—7 in extremely cold conditions. the temperature at arrowhead stadium plummeted to minus 20 degree celsius. it was so cold that chiefs coach andy reid had icicles on his moustache. before we go, just time to tell you that tommy fleetwood has won the dubai invitational by one shot from rory mcilroy. read about that on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now.

nicky will be back with more later on. we have had some breaking news. queen margrethe of denmark has signed a declaration of abdication, bringing an end to her 52—year reign. and daniela relph is live now from copenhagen. as the country has a new monarch? that is right, it is official, queen margrethe has abdicated, she has signed a formal declaration of abdication and we have a new king. the formal process of abdication has now been complete this afternoon. in the past few minutes we have seen queen margrethe leave the danish parliament to head back home. she is no longer queen and she has handed

everything over to her son frederick. he will shortly be proclaimed on the balcony here by the danish prime minister that the abdication was done by a council estate hearing coffin hagan. government officials and others. queen margrethe, formally signed the declaration of abdication. she had surprised so many danes by announcing she would be standing down and stepping aside in her annual message to the people on new year's day. this afternoon, that has become official. exactly 52 years to the days then she took the danish throne, she has now stood down and abdicated, making way for her son who is king frederick tenth. queen mary, his wife as well. she may

prove to be an asset to him. queen mary, the australian—born danish queen, a huge amount of interest in her. she is a popularfigure here in denmark, she pulls better than the king himself in terms of popularity amongst the danish people. she has had an effective transition from suburban life in tasmania to european royalty and she may prove to be a real asset in terms of her communication skills and how she presents the danish royalfamily communication skills and how she presents the danish royal family to the danish people. we are hoping that we will see her on the balcony alongside the new king in the course of the next hour or so. the alongside the new king in the course of the next hour or so.— of the next hour or so. the pictures are the formal— of the next hour or so. the pictures are the formal moments _ of the next hour or so. the pictures are the formal moments that - of the next hour or so. the pictures | are the formal moments that queen margrethe actually signed the documents. this really is a moment in history in denmark to actually see these pictures of it actually happening. there we can see her

eldest son, frederick, with a smile on his face in this meeting. sitting down where he will then sign the documents as well. we cannot overstate how historic this moment is, can we? overstate how historic this moment is. can we?— is, can we? no. an extraordinarily low key moment _ is, can we? no. an extraordinarily low key moment in _ is, can we? no. an extraordinarily low key moment in terms - is, can we? no. an extraordinarily low key moment in terms of- is, can we? no. an extraordinarily low key moment in terms of the i low key moment in terms of the visuals. it looks like just a government meeting but historically for denmark, a very important moment. the signing of a declaration of abdication, not something that had been seen here in modern times. a really important moment for danes, they have not had a change in sovereign since 1972, they have not had in abdicating my network hundreds of years. a low key moment, a government meeting where the government is signed and queen margrethe who had arrived here in central coffin hagan as queen, in a carriage with a mounted military

escort, she left in a police escort. —— copenhagen. escort, she left in a police escort. -- cepenhagen-— escort, she left in a police escort. -- copenhagen. thank you very much indeed. -- copenhagen. thank you very much indeed- you — -- copenhagen. thank you very much indeed. you can _ -- copenhagen. thank you very much indeed. you can continue _ -- copenhagen. thank you very much indeed. you can continue to - -- copenhagen. thank you very much indeed. you can continue to watch - indeed. you can continue to watch the live feed from coffin hagan from the live feed from coffin hagan from the bbc news website or app. stay with theirs here on bbc news. —— copenhagen. hello there. winter weather has well and truly arrived across the country and it's going to stay with us for most of this week. in fact, yes, it will get colder and we have some snow showers mostly in the far north, but widespread sharp overnight frost. we have a series of weather fronts sinking south opening the door to this cold air to flow

down all the way from the arctic. it's already arrived in scotland, gusts of wind 60—70 mph northern isles, blizzard conditions here, showers and sunny spells in scotland and northern ireland. a weak weather francis across england and wales. there are going to be a fair amount of cloud, chasing cloud around and maybe the odd spot or two of light and drizzly rain from it. here, not quite as cold. 5 to 7 and in the further north, 3 or a at the very best, but that front sinks south. the skies were clear through the night tonight, temperatures fall away. a few scattered showers to the irish sea and some snow showers accumulating in the far north of scotland. temperatures here could get as low as minus 7, so a cold start first thing tomorrow morning. but hopefully there will be some sunshine around as well. the wind direction still coming from the north so any exposed coasts at risk of seeing a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow across england but it will be snow in scotland and in fact, gusts of wind 20—a0 mph. it will feel cold out there even if you got sunshine. your thermometers may say

a couple of degrees above freezing, but it will probably feel more like minus two, up to minus six degrees in some areas. a bitterly cold day on monday. tuesday, we could see perhaps more enhanced snow from the subtle weather front pushing in from the far north—west. snow showers continuing into the north but a spell of more prolonged snow across central and southern scotland, a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow into northern ireland and north—west england and anywhere south of that will be relatively dry, still where we will see some sunshine. top temperatures up to 2—5. how long will the cold weather last? well wednesday we could see a few wintry showers around but towards next weekend it gets milder but wetter.

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a new volcanic eruption has begun near grindavik in southwest iceland. the eruption is closer to the fishing town than a similar eruption last month. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area around a0 kilometres from iceland's capital, reykjavik. 100 days after hamas attacked israel, triggering war in gaza, relatives of the hostages taken on that dayjoin a rally in tel aviv. the head of the un's agency for palestinians has described the death and destruction since october the seventh as a stain on our shared humanity. in the last half an hour queen margrethe of denmark has abdicated after more than half a century on the throne. the crown passes to her son, frederik. now on bbc news...click.