tens of thousands of danes gathered in copenhagen to witness his historic succession. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest from iceland. a volcano has erupted near the fishing town of grindavik in the south—west of the country. these are the live pictures of the area — and while it's now dark there, you can still see the lava glowing and smoke rising over the skyline. and these pictures from a little earlier today show some houses set on fire by the molten lava. now, remember this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month — but this time it's much closer to the town. people living in homes nearby have already left the area. and local authorities have declared an emergency.

grindavik lies about a0 kilometres from iceland's capital, reykjavik. charlie rose has the latest. in the dark icelandic winter, liquid rock spews angrily into the night sky. residents here have been told to flee these apocalyptic scenes as the fishing town of grindavik, their home, slowly becomes a living hell. construction workers building a protective barrier after last month's eruption just managed to save their trucks from this fresh onslaught. translation: we were just at home and, unlike before, j we did what we were told this time. but i'm flabbergasted that an eruption is possible under the town. it's something i can't believe. with temperatures reaching up to 1000 degrees celsius or more,

this merciless lava is wiping out everything in its path. the authorities insist no lives are in danger, but experts say this eruption is unpredictable. iceland is proud of its 30 active volcanoes, the natural wonders attracting tourists from far and wide. but residents are becoming increasingly concerned as this uninvited monster creeps into their homes. charlie rose, bbc news. let's go live now to a journalist from the icelandic public television, hallgrimur indridason. —— from icelandic public television. thank you so much forjoining us, i really appreciate your time. the presidentjust address the nation, what was his message?—

presidentjust address the nation, what was his message? mainly it was a messaue what was his message? mainly it was a message of— what was his message? mainly it was a message of solidarity. _ what was his message? mainly it was a message of solidarity. he _ what was his message? mainly it was a message of solidarity. he had - a message of solidarity. he had words of encouragement to guayaquil to keep being resilient —— to grindavik to keep being resilient, but he also addressed the nation to show solidarity with grindavik and set always when nature... run natural disasters have happened, iceland has stood together because they have been affected by them, and thatis they have been affected by them, and that is something that must continue. i that is something that must continue-— that is something that must continue. ~ ., , , ., , continue. i know residents have been evacuated but — continue. i know residents have been evacuated but did _ continue. i know residents have been evacuated but did he _ continue. i know residents have been evacuated but did he have _ continue. i know residents have been evacuated but did he have any - continue. i know residents have been evacuated but did he have any extra l evacuated but did he have any extra information about the current danger level to people nearby? the

information about the current danger level to people nearby?— level to people nearby? the eruption area has not — level to people nearby? the eruption area has not been _ level to people nearby? the eruption area has not been closed _ level to people nearby? the eruption area has not been closed off - area has not been closed off completely, there is no one in the area so there is no imminent danger to people right now because of the eruption, it is only infrastructure and of course houses that are owned by the inhabitants. i and of course houses that are owned by the inhabitants.— by the inhabitants. i also read there are _ by the inhabitants. i also read there are still _ by the inhabitants. i also read there are still some _ by the inhabitants. i also read there are still some animals, | by the inhabitants. i also read | there are still some animals, is that correct, annable —— animals like sheep trapped in nearby pens? that is correct, there are sheep trapped in some houses, they are always kept on during the winter. that is of course a concern and there is no way to get to them. the outlook is not good for those animals. . ., outlook is not good for those animals. . . ., , ., ., outlook is not good for those animals, . ., ., ., ,':ifi animals. iceland has more than 30 active volcanoes. _ animals. iceland has more than 30 active volcanoes. is _ animals. iceland has more than 30 active volcanoes. is this _ animals. iceland has more than 30 active volcanoes. is this just - animals. iceland has more than 30 active volcanoes. is this just the i active volcanoes. is this just the reality of living there, there is a threat which exists? in

reality of living there, there is a threat which exists?— reality of living there, there is a threat which exists? in many places there is, threat which exists? in many places there is. but— threat which exists? in many places there is, but the _ threat which exists? in many places there is, but the eruption _ threat which exists? in many places there is, but the eruption in - threat which exists? in many places there is, but the eruption in this - there is, but the eruption in this area is relatively new, as you said in your introduction. this started three years ago and there had been no eruption the famously full, i believe, hundreds or even thousands of years. so this is relatively new and that is why physiologists do not know what will happen next time because they have no data of how eruptions behave in this area, but at least they believe there are no other residential areas other than grindavik in danger as of now since they know where the lava lies, which

is erupting. so it is really active. thank you so much, but it's a very good point to highlight that this is a new challenge for geologists and the country, so thank you for your time, hallgrimur indridason, i appreciate it. let's go to israel — which is marking 100 days since the hamas attacks and the start of its war on gaza. the families of israeli hostages still held in gaza have taken part in a rally through the night to demand their release. the hamas armed wing spokesman said the fate of many hostages is now unknown. they were joined on saturday evening by tens of thousands of protesters, some of whom blamed the government of benjamin netanyahu for failing to prevent the hamas attacks on october 7th. 1200 israelis were brutally murdered by hamas gunmen during the attack, and 240 were taken hostage. and, right now, 130 of them are still being held captive.

now, inside gaza, more than 23,000 palestinians have been killed since israel started its air bombarments and ground invasion there — most of the dead are women and children. 1.9 million palestinians are displaced. 0ur middle east correspondent, wyre davies, is in tel aviv and sent this report. a solemn commemoration, as israel marked its most traumatic period since independence 75 years ago. 0ver 2a hours, thousands of people gathered in tel aviv in a collective sense of grief to mourn the dead of october the 7th and 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. 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. and the number of civilians killed in gaza has been huge —

very nearly 211,000 dead according to the hamas—run health ministry, many of them women and children. it's a situation the un's humanitarian chief has described as intolerable. faten abu shahada needs regular kidney dialysis and her family has been forced to move south, home now a 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 it won't stop fighting until hamas is completely defeated. the immediate future across the region, and especially in gaza, looks very bleak. wyre davies, bbc news. i wanted to bring you some breaking news which has just come to us now.

hamas has added a video on sunday showing three israeli hostages it is holding in gaza. in the videos hostages appeal to stop the offensive against hamas, but of course we do not know the circumstances in which they had said this or the circumstances of the video. it is likely this was said under duress. this comes during the 100 day mark since october seven, the day hamas attacked and murdered people within israel, to custard —— took hostages, and of course are also marked the beginning of the war in gaza. 0ne also marked the beginning of the war in gaza. one more note about this, the video ended with someone saying tomorrow, we will inform you of their fate. tomorrow, we will inform you of theirfate. we tomorrow, we will inform you of their fate. we will bring you as many updates as we can and, of course, reaction to this, as many israeli families have been marking 100 days since their relatives have

been held in gaza. some are calling for an immediate ceasefire, some for a pause so that relatives can get out, some believe there should be no negotiations. as soon as we have details, we will let you know. reports from yemen say that there have been more strikes on sites under the control of the houthis. a houthi—controlled news website says that us and british air strikes have again hit the port city of hodeida. the us has not yet confirmed the reports. earlier, the uk foreign secretary, says it was right to carry out air strikes on houthi targets in yemen, without consulting parliament. lord david cameron, said the move showed the government was willing to back words with action, after repeatedly warning the houthis to stop attacking merchant shipping in the red sea. here's leila nathoo with more on this. britishjets took off late on thursday night to join us air strikes against houthi targets in yemen. the uk said the group had had

warning after warning to stop their attacks on ships in the red sea, such as this one they filmed. the houthis have been targeting vessels for months that they say are linked to israel. today the foreign secretary david cameron insisted that the uk had no choice but to take military action to protect a critical global trade route. not acting is also a policy, it wasn't working, and it's right we have sent this very clear, very unambiguous message that we are prepared to follow our words and warnings with action. lord cameron insisted the air strikes would not escalate tensions in the region and defended the decision not to seek parliamentary approval in advance. i don't think it would have been right to have a debate and a vote 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 labour leader, sir keir starmer, was briefed by the government before the strikes went ahead, and supported them. he had previously promised to create

a new law requiring commons consent before military action could be taken — not inconsistent, he said, with his backing for action against the houthis. there will always be urgent situations where parliament can't be consulted before hand. but the principle that if there is to be a sustained campaign, if we are going to deploy our troops on the ground, that parliament should be informed, there should be a debate, the case should be made and there should be a vote, i do stand by that. there won't be a vote here tomorrow. rishi sunak will make a statement to the commons and take questions from mps. the government will be watching closely how the situation in the red sea develops and says it will consider any next steps carefully. 0pposition parties will want to hear ministers make that case. the questions now — do the houthi attacks continue? do the americans come knocking again? how involved will britain become? leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster.

the french coastguard says five people attempting to cross the channel in a small boat, died early on sunday morning. it's understood more than 70 people, including children, were on board, when it got into difficulty in french waters. dozens were rescued. ellie price has the latest. a rescue operation made more desperate in the darkness. in the early hours of this morning on this beach, around 70 people were trying to get into a small boat — that they'd been promised would bring them to the uk. when it overturned, dozens were rescued from the cold waters, but five died. speaking this morning on the bbc, the foreign secretary said the deaths were heartbreaking. you can only think about what an appalling end it would be in the cold waters of the channel and in the middle of the night, it breaks my heart to hear about it. but itjust shows we've got to stop the boats, we've got to stop this illegal trade in human beings. the government says the solution is forcibly removing unauthorised arrivals and sending them to rwanda.

there will be a crucial parliamentary vote on the plan later this week. but the labour leader said that isn't the answer. instead, he called for international cooperation to deal with the gang is organising the boats. i've done this before, i am convinced it can be done in relation to these gangs. that's where i will put my political muscle, if you like, rather than a gimmick which is the rwanda scheme. home office figures show that back in 2022, the number of illegal migrants crossing the channel on small boats had jumped up to over 45,000. the figures released earlier this month show that total number of people using this route across last year had fallen to just under 30,000 people. and that was a reduction by 36%. although it's still the second highest annual number of crossings on record. it's hard to know how many migrants have died in recent years trying to cross the world's busiest shipping lane, but one charity said the figure was likely to be more than 20 last year alone.

when you have people fleeing from their lives from afghanistan, from war—torn countries like syria then people are still going to take these dangerous journeys. and the enforcement activity by border force and police on the french side is simply going to force more people into more unseaworthy, unstable, dangerous boats and the likelihood of more people losing their lives, i think is not going to diminish. by this morning, you wouldn't know five people had died here overnight on this beach in calais. until this weekend there had been an nearly four—week period with no small boat crossings to the uk recorded, which the home office says is due to poor weather. but the fairer conditions and more small boats will no doubt come. ellie price, bbc news. of course, there is more on our website. now it's time for a look at today's sport with karthi. tottenham came from behind twice

in their premier league game against manchester united to deny them a win in front of new co—owner sirjim ratcliffe. ratcliffe watched on at old trafford for the first time since his proposed 25% purchase of united was confirmed, as rasmus hojlund gave united a lead in the first five minutes. but brazilian striker richarlison levelled with his sixth goal in six league games. marcus rashford scored his first goal since april to put united ahead again before the break. rodrigo betancur got spurs's second equaliser just after half time — 2—2 the final score. they are a good team on the counterattack, the transition, three up counterattack, the transition, three up front, they have the ability to hurt any team. for the most part we dealt with it ok but we obviously conceded two, but i thought the response to both was outstanding, we maintained composure, played football. in the second half we were a better side and probably deserved

to win. now to the africa cup of nations where there was almost a huge shock in egypt's opening game against mozambique as the seven time champions were 2—1 down with the final whistle imminent. but mo salah was awarded a penalty in the 97th minute which he converted to level the scores. ghana are in action against cape verde in the same group. the score is currently 1—1. ghana had just scored in the last couple of minutes. and in the day's opening game, nigeria were held to a 1—1 draw by equatorial guinea with the african player of the year, victor 0simhen, scoring for nigeria. at the asian cup, tournament favourites japan came from behind to beat vietnam 11—2 in their group d opener. vietnam, very much the underdogs, took a 2—1 first half lead when pham toon hai took advantage of a mistake by japanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. however, japan were able to turn things around with this goal from keito nakamura, japan eventually winning 4—2. the united arab emirates group c game match against hong kong finished with the uae winning 3—1.

and iran havejust beaten palestine 4—1 in the same group as the uae and hong kong. to the australian open now, where the defending men's champion novak djokovic was given soemthing of a scare in his first round match by 18—year—old dino prizmic. ultimately, though, afterjust over four hours, djokovic's longest opening match at a grand slam, he got through in four sets. djokovic won the first set 6—2, but prizmic, who was playing in his very first grand slam main draw match, took the second set on a tie break. the world number one was made to fight throughout the match but managed to get back on track, and win the next two sets, securing his place in the second round of the tournament he has won ten times. the defending women's champion aryna sabalenka had a much a more comfortable first round, making light work of german qualifier, ella seidel. the world number two took the first set 6—0 against the teenager inside half an hour, and breezed through the second

set 6—1 to go through to the second round. now to the final of snooker�*s masters at alexandra palace, where ronnie 0'sullivan is in action against ali carter. and we'll take you live to alexandra palace where they're back from the mid—session interval. it is absolutely fascinating, seven frames all at the moment in the final. carter took an early lead in the first session, going 5—3 up, 6—6 in the second session and it is still level at 7—7, the first to ten frames will win the masters title. definitely keeping an eye on much. thank you. it is an election year in the us. final polls ahead of caucuses in iowa that start tomorrow, show donald trump well ahead in the republican primary contest. the des moines register—nbc news poll

released late on saturday gave trump 48%. while former south carolina governor nikki haleyjumped to second place with 20%, pushing florida governor desantis to third place with 16%. in the last couple of hours, donald trump has held a rally in iowa, ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. haley and desantis, meanwhile, have continued campaigning despite severe winter cold. that forced all three candidates to have to cancel several events. much more about the race and we will give you all those updates on our website. do check the website, especially tomorrow thinking that is the day of the caucasus. after more than half a century on the throne, queen margrethe

of denmark, has abdicated. her son frederick is now king, after a ceremony today. daniela relph, has more from copenhagen. more than half a million people live in copenhagen, it felt like most were on the streets today. every vantage point made use of to see the first change of monarch in 50 years. queen margrethe's new year's eve application shocked denmark. just two weeks later she made herfinal carriage ride as queen. independent artistic, eccentric at times, she has been hugely popular in public life and the crowd wanted to be here to say goodbye. it is life and the crowd wanted to be here to say goodbye-— to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very _ to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad _ to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to _ to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to be - to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to be part - to say goodbye. it is very special and i'm very glad to be part of i to say goodbye. it is very special| and i'm very glad to be part of it, but it is very cold. she and i'm very glad to be part of it, but it is very cold.— and i'm very glad to be part of it, but it is very cold. she has done so well. it is good _ but it is very cold. she has done so well. it is good for— but it is very cold. she has done so well. it is good for her— but it is very cold. she has done so well. it is good for her to _ but it is very cold. she has done so well. it is good for her to get - but it is very cold. she has done so well. it is good for her to get some time _ well. it is good for her to get some time for— well. it is good for her to get some time for herself. she well. it is good for her to get some time for herself.— time for herself. she is the mother ofthe time for herself. she is the mother of the country _ time for herself. she is the mother of the country and _ time for herself. she is the mother of the country and it _ time for herself. she is the mother of the country and it will— time for herself. she is the mother of the country and it will be - of the country and it will be amazing _ of the country and it will be amazing to _ of the country and it will be amazing to see _ of the country and it will be amazing to see her- of the country and it will be amazing to see her son - of the country and it will bej amazing to see her son and of the country and it will be - amazing to see her son and daughter takeover, _ amazing to see her son and daughter takeover, just — amazing to see her son and daughter takeover, just amazing. _ amazing to see her son and daughter takeover, just amazing. this - amazing to see her son and daughter takeover, just amazing.— takeover, 'ust amazing. this was the official takeover, just amazing. this was the official moment _ takeover, just amazing. this was the official moment queen _

takeover, just amazing. this was the official moment queen margrethe i official moment queen margrethe stepped aside. she signed the declaration of abdication at a specially convened government meeting. quietly, as her son took his place at the table, she said her last words as queen. they were, god safely kick. cheering and applause —— god save the king. denmark does not have a coronation ceremony, frederik x was instead proclaimed from the balcony of the danish parliament. there was no hiding the emotion he felt as he took in the crowd. he inherits from his mother strong consistent public support for the monarchy, but it is his wife, an australian outsider who married into european royalty, who may be key to the success of his reign. the couple

met in a bar in sydney during the 2000 olympics, where she worked in advertising. today she stands alongside her husband as queen. but they come to the throne amid rumours of problems in their marriage. but this was a united front. as king frederik and queen mary begin their reign. south—east asian leaders are in brunei for the climax of the ten—day wedding celebrations for prince abdul mateen. the couple have made their first public appearance today in a lavish procession through the streets of the capital. the guests include indonesia's presidentjoko widodo and the leader of the philippines, ferdinand marcosjunior. 32—year—old abdul mateen is the son of the world's longest reigning monarch, sultan hassanal bolkiah. the prince had previously been described as asia's most eligible bachelor — boasting an instagram following of millions.

stay with us here on bbc news. thank you so much for watching. we have much more to come. you can find me on social media. thank you so much. hello there. we have a cold, wintry week of weather ahead. you might see disruption turn to the fact we have plenty of snow showers forecast, particularly to the north, mainly parts of scotland. it will be cold and we will see sharp overnight frost but fewer showers further south. there could be icy conditions. low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors of the cold winter to come in from the arctic so wind—chill will be significant for the next couple of days. more snow showers

packing, especially across the north of scotland, overnight temperatures falling to —2 or three widely, even in towns and cities, cold in the countryside. more snow showers across scotland, gales toward shetland, snow and icy conditions across northern ireland so yellow in force. there could be snow showers around irish sea coasts and the north sea coasts, temperature is about two to five but with the wind—chill it will feel better —— bitterly cold, more like —7 or eight. as we continue through monday evening and overnight into tuesday we are watching this area of low pressure, this weather system, move from west to east across the northern half of the uk. that could cause disruption on tuesday, tuesday morning we expect snow to be quite persistent, could be two to five centimetres, pushing slowly across scotland. it could be ten or 20

centimetres of snow on tuesday because the higher ground, rain, sleet and snow for northern ireland and northern england, sleet and snow over the higher ground, try it with sunshine further south the tuesday feels cold wherever you are. we are keeping an eye on this area of low pressure, we have the cold air in place with northerly winds across the uk. if the system is further north we could see snow around southern counties for a time that it will predominantly be heavy snow showers for the north of scotland, northern ireland and about any coasts exposed to the northerly wind. feeling cold, not quite as windy but temperatures only ate few degrees above freezing. more wintry showers but perhaps a little milder by friday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... 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. several houses have been set on fire and the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area 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. five people have died after a boat sank, as they tried to cross the channel from france. more than 70 people, including children, were on board, when it got into difficulty in french waters. now, for a round up of the week's politics, and some close analysis of today's interviews with the uk foreign secretary lord cameron, as well as the labour leader sir keir starmer, here's newscast with laura kuennsberg and paddy 0' connell.