to witness his historic succession. lam i am 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 southwest 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. jessica parker has the latest this was a worst case scenario that's now unfolding in front of the world's eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik�*s been evacuated again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: well, this is a bit surreal to watch _ translation: well, this is a bit surreal to watch your _ translation: well, this is a bit surreal to watch your family - translation: well, this is a bit. surreal to watch your family home just disappear. i'm still realising what's happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore

up through the earth. tonight, iceland's president addressed the nation. translation: today is a black day for grindavik _ translation: today is a black day for grindavik and _ translation: today is a black day for grindavik and a _ translation: today is a black day for grindavik and a black _ translation: today is a black day for grindavik and a black day - translation: today is a black day for grindavik and a black day for - for grindavik and a black day for iceland. but the sun will rise again. together we will deal with this shock, whatever may happen. we reported from grindavik back in november, before eruptions began. people had to pack up their belongings as earthquakes ripped the town apart. this is now the second eruption on the reykjanes peninsula within a month, and follows several others in recent years. before that, this part of iceland hadn't seen volcanic activity for 800 years. there was a period where multiple fishes just opened up on the peninsula sporadically and did pretty much what we are seeing

today, then it went quiet for 800 years and it now seems since 2021 we have begun a new volcanic era. people here are no strangers to earthquakes and eruptions, but this kind of potential destruction of people's homes and livelihoods hasn't happened for half a century. translation: i think the point is we have had quite _ translation: i think the point is we have had quite a _ translation: i think the point is we have had quite a lot _ translation: i think the point is we have had quite a lot of _ translation: i think the point is we have had quite a lot of experience - have had quite a lot of experience in dealing with this, even though this is perhaps the most serious threat of volcanic eruptions in iceland since january 1973. the land of fire and ice is an endless display of nature's awesome power. this time, what's playing out makes for an astounding but awful sight. jessica parker, bbc news. 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, as the hamas armed wing spokesman said the fate of many of the 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 the 7th. 1,200 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 remind you of news we broke in the last hour, that hamas has released a video they say is of three hostages. we don't know when that video was filmed but individual the two men and one woman are demanding that government act to get them home. of course, we are not showing you those images, because this video could have and was most

likely filmed under duress, which is also why what they are saying has to be taken into that context too and that video has now been released on the 100 day market since october the 7th, since hamas murdered hundreds of people in israel, and that is the same day that marks israel's more in gaza and that is why thousands of protesters as well as families have gathered today to demand action from the government, but weather that is a ceasefire, a pause or should even involve any negotiations, many of the hostage families, as well as protesters, are divided on that decision. more on that as it comes, and again the video was filmed under duress, and hamas also released something which said their fate would be clearer tomorrow.

the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, has been defending the government's decision, not to consult parliament, before launching airstrikes on houthi targets in yemen, last thursday. he said the move was "limited, proportionate and legal," and showed the government was willing to back words with action, after repeatedly warning the houthis to stop attacking merchant shipping in the red sea. the uk was the only nation to join america, in launching airstrikes. meanwhile the labour leader, sir keir starmer, who supported the government's decision, has denied he's changed his stance, on military interventions abroad. with more, here's leila nathoo. 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. no to the united states as it is an election year.

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 ron 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. live now to our washington correspondent, gary 0'donoghue who's in iowa. gary, what is the latest? i hadjust gary, what is the latest? i had “ust been watching fl gary, what is the latest? i had “ust been watching nikki i gary, what is the latest? i had “ust been watching nikki haley i gary, what is the latest? i had “ust been watching nikki haley at h been watching nikki haley at jethro's cut barbecue, a pretty famous spot in iowa, she was calling

for her supporters to get out during these freezing temperatures, that is -35 these freezing temperatures, that is —35 or a0 with the wind—chill, to get out and caucus. she has had a search recently, polls more generally and there is a famous des moines register poll recently which is still a massive 28 points behind donald trump. there is a real battle here for second place between her and florida governor ron desantis and florida governor ron desantis and that is really determining their viability going forward. lots of energy in this campaign, they feel they are on the upswing. an impression of what tomorrow will be, what the turnout will be like and whether the supporters will be hardy enough to brave those temperatures. gary, on the temperatures, we talk about how the weather can lead to concerns about turn out but it is important in iowa because it is not

that straightforward to vote in iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do _ iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do it _ iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do it in _ iowa, it is a bigger affair? you have to do it in person - iowa, it is a biggeraffair? mt, have to do it in person at the core concerns, go along at 7pm when it is dark and really cold. this is really cold, the coldest caucus on record, possibly. you have to go to a school or church hall or something, sits there and listen to speeches, cast your ballot, then drive home afterwards on the pitch black and theice afterwards on the pitch black and the ice and snow etc on the roads, it is not easy. iowans are used to this type of weather but it is extreme and it will have impact, but they are very committed to their politics in iowa, they believe they play a special role in the selection of nominees for both parties but particularly in the case of republicans nowadays, so there will be some expectation that will be a

decent turnout, 718,000 registered republicans in the state, we will see how many of them brave the elements. . , see how many of them brave the elements-_ elements. please stay warm and indoors, elements. please stay warm and indoors. gary- — elements. please stay warm and indoors, gary. thank— elements. please stay warm and indoors, gary. thank you - elements. please stay warm and indoors, gary. thank you for - elements. please stay warm and | indoors, gary. thank you for your time. we can speak now to leslie vinjamuri, who is the director of the us and americas programme at chatham house. thank you so much for your time. i am sure you just listen to gary, i want to us, given the massive lead to know donald trump has, is the republican party... does it seem still very much the party of trump? i think there are certainly many people, as we all know, we have seen the poll numbers, he has a very strong leads, a number of people very clearly attached to him that we are talking about an election where the republican frontrunner is not only inherently erratic, unstable, chaotic, but also has 91 counts against him, faces multiple court

cases and all of that means the race to be the second candidate could not be more important, so regardless of what happens in iowa, and the polling certainly shows donald trump with a very strong leeds, it matters where nikki haley comes out, she looks like she is polling second in a very conservative state in very bad weather. people in iowa understand that whether, they know how to deal with bad weather that many of those more conservative and older voters who might be leaning towards donald trump were it can be those who might be more inclined to stay home, which may create a bias towards haley. does donald trump hits above 50% and how does nikki haley do in comparison to ron desantis?— haley do in comparison to ron desantis? ~ ., , ., ., haley do in comparison to ron desantis? ~ ., ., ., desantis? the washington post had to headfine desantis? the washington post had to headline this weekend _ desantis? the washington post had to headline this weekend which _ desantis? the washington post had to headline this weekend which was - headline this weekend which was donald trump is making his court

appearances look like campaign events. why is that not concerning voters who are still supporting donald trump, including college educated voters? fix, donald trump, including college educated voters?— donald trump, including college educated voters? ~ , ., , educated voters? a couple of things, we don't know. _ educated voters? a couple of things, we don't know, we _ educated voters? a couple of things, we don't know, we have _ educated voters? a couple of things, we don't know, we have seen - educated voters? a couple of things, we don't know, we have seen poles, | we don't know, we have seen poles, we don't know, we have seen poles, we have not seen any votes. there is a tendency to assume the polling maps directly to turn and voting but donald trump has not been on a pallet since the last presidential election, so this is the beginning of the first case, the first season, the first time people vote and they take the former president directly into account. what happens in iowa is important, it comes first, it drives energy and momentum, but eight days later there will be a primary in new hampshire where republican voters will and the numbers look very different. nikki haley has a much stronger campaign, she is putting more time into it,

her numbers are much stronger, voters are more moderate. she herself is more moderate. 0n the question of the court cases, this is a highly dynamic process, a wait and see. there is a very significant difference between the idea of a conviction on the reality of a conviction, so i think one of the big question marks is at what point will some of these cases go all the way to trial, there has been an expectation that one of them will begin right around the same time as many of the votes take place in march around super tuesday, that can be delayed because there is an ongoing question being hurt in the court of appeal is about whether or not the president has immunity —— an ongoing question being heard. ultimately people will begin to think very differently if there is

an active case.— think very differently if there is an active case. , w , , ., an active case. very quickly, before i let ou an active case. very quickly, before i let you go. _ an active case. very quickly, before i let you go. you — an active case. very quickly, before i let you go, you called _ an active case. very quickly, before i let you go, you called nikki - an active case. very quickly, before i let you go, you called nikki haley| i let you go, you called nikki haley a moderate. some republicans would not necessarily agree with that. polls show, and they have showed before the new year, that nikki haley has a better chance against joe biden than donald trump may have. how is she viewed broadly, has she indicated that she may moderate her views as a republican more so than donald trump might? much her views as a republican more so than donald trump might? much of it with resect than donald trump might? much of it with resoect to _ than donald trump might? much of it with respect to those _ than donald trump might? much of it with respect to those she _ than donald trump might? much of it with respect to those she is _ with respect to those she is competing against in the republican primaries, ie donald trump and ron desantis particularly. she is very different on foreign policy, she is an internationalist and says ukraine should be part of nato, she believes in supporting ukraine and using america's force for good in the

world so she represents a very different choice for those of us here in europe, a very different foreign policy choice. there is a question about her position, she is very clearly pro—life, she is not pro—abortion but she is trying to heal a very careful line to demonstrate she is willing to let people decide, in other words she recognises the importance of states rights, a controversial position in the united states, that she is not pushing for a ban at the federal level. she does not think the votes are there in congress so her basic belief is very conservative but the way she is approaching it is far more moderate in the context of a republican party... mil more moderate in the context of a republican party...— more moderate in the context of a republican party... all right, thank ou much republican party. .. all right, thank you much for— republican party... all right, thank you much for your _ republican party... all right, thank you much for your time, _ republican party... all right, thank you much for your time, dr - you much foryourtime, dr vinjamuri. the security forces in ecuador are working to regain control of prisons that have been taken over by drugs gangs. video footage released by the army showed troops backed by armoured

vehicles moving into one jail in the city of machala. hundreds of inmates were shown stripped to their underwear with their hands tied. there were also emotional scenes as authorities secured the release of nearly 180 prison staff who'd been taken hostage in prisons across ecuador. earlier this week president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency, saying ecuador was in an armed conflict with violent criminal gangs. live now to carolina loza leon, a freelance journalist based in manta, on the west of ecuador. thank you so much for your time. could you please explain for our viewers what police forces were trying to achieve with those images we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied? this we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied?— their hands tied? this is a morale boostin: their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four _ their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, - their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, to - their hands tied? this is a morale i boosting four ecuadorians, to show there is a sense of control —— to feel there is a sense of control. police does not have controllable persons in the country yet, this is

to show one person is under control of the authorities, the armed forces and the police, while others are still going. it is a tiny victory, especially after the hostages were released in the operation, and there were six days of operation since it was declared an internal conflict because of gang violence that we saw last week. i because of gang violence that we saw last week. ., ., ., ,~' , u, , last week. i have to ask, because ou are last week. i have to ask, because you are in — last week. i have to ask, because you are in ecuador, _ last week. i have to ask, because you are in ecuador, what - last week. i have to ask, because you are in ecuador, what is - last week. i have to ask, because you are in ecuador, what is life i you are in ecuador, what is life like right now? some locals have said it feels like it is back to the covid pandemic when people are scared to leave their homes. precisely, it feels like that moment when restrictions had started easing for people and people were too scared to go to the streets, they were wary but they would do so. it is eerily similar. i was asking

people in a tourist destination for many people who come here for the weekend, the beach would be flooded with people and there are not many people around. people are wary of going to public places because of the bomb threats we have seen this past week. unlike other times when we saw violence and ecuadorians have this ability of getting back to normal, this has not been the case, people are quite wary of what is coming next. it people are quite wary of what is coming next-— coming next. it is testing even their resilience. _ coming next. it is testing even their resilience. what - coming next. it is testing even their resilience. what about i their resilience. what about president daniel noboa, he said he would tackle the violence in the country, the drug gangs, but how do the public feel about him now? there has been some _ the public feel about him now? there has been some criticism _ the public feel about him now? there has been some criticism from - the public feel about him now? ii—ii” has been some criticism from the opposition but so far, because of the stern response he has had, there has been growing support for him. it seems for many people i have spoken to that he is decisive, very strong, they have not seen that in a while.

there has been a lot of criticism to the government because of a lack of action and its operation show more military on the streets, but this is a short—term response to a problem which has been there for years, we have to see what will happen. there is a total of around 1300 people that have been detained, but how many detentions are actual people in these groups? this has to be seen in these groups? this has to be seen in the upcoming weeks and this is crucial for the upcoming weeks and this is crucialfor him as the upcoming weeks and this is crucial for him as a politician in the next days and weeks what the support will be like, even from the opposition, but now this page are to accept and has taken over the country. accept and has taken over the count . ., ~ ,, accept and has taken over the count . ., ~ i. accept and has taken over the count . ., ~ . ., accept and has taken over the count. ., . ., country. thank you so much for your time, country. thank you so much for your time. carolina _ country. thank you so much for your time, carolina loza _ country. thank you so much for your time, carolina loza leon, _ country. thank you so much for your time, carolina loza leon, we - country. thank you so much for your time, carolina loza leon, we reallyl time, carolina loza leon, we really appreciate it. i want to show you live pictures from iceland and you can see even though it is doubt, thatis can see even though it is doubt, that is the molten lava which has burned some homes and threatened lights. residents have been

evacuated under safe now but there are animals including sheep that are trapped in pens. that represents people's livelihoods. there are 30 active volcanoes in iceland but this is different. please stay with us on bbc news. hello. we have got a cold, wintry week of weather ahead. we may well see a bit of disruption down to the fact that we've got plenty of snow showers in the forecast, particularly towards the north, mainly across parts of scotland. in fact, fewer showers around further south. but it is going to be cold and we're going to see some sharp overnight frosts. could be some icy conditions around, too. cold weather, down to the fact that low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors for these cold winds to come in from the arctic. so i think wind chill will be a significant factor through the next couple of days. next few hours, more of those snow showers pack in, particularly across the north of scotland. temperatures overnight are falling

to minus two or minus three widely even in our towns and cities — colder than that in the countryside. through monday, then more snow showers across the northern half of scotland, gales up towards shetland still and some snow and icy conditions across northern ireland. so we have got yellow warnings in force here. could be the odd wintry shower around exposed parts of these irish sea coasts, perhaps around the east coast of england, down towards norfolk and the north york moors. temperatures for most of us about 2 to 5 degrees, but when you add on that wind—chill, it is going to feel bitterly cold. it'll feel more like minus seven or even minus eight across the north—east of scotland. as we continue through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, we're watching this area of low pressure, this weather system, which moves its way from west to east across the northern half of the uk. now, that could cause a bit of disruption on tuesday. tuesday morning, we're expecting snow to be quite persistent through the central belt of scotland, could be about 2 to 5 centimetres of snow here. pushing slowly across scotland, across the higher ground there could be ten to even 20 centimetres of snow on tuesday. a mix of rain, sleet and snow

for northern ireland and for northern england, too. we've got some sleet, some snow over the higher ground. it looks drier with some sunshine further south. but tuesday, again, feels cold wherever you are. into the middle of the week, we're keeping a close eye on this area of low pressure. most of the computer models keep it over france, but we've got the cold air in place with those northerly winds across the uk. if this system is a bit further north, we could see some snow around southern counties of england for a time. but i think it will predominantly be heavy snow showers again for the north of scotland, northern ireland and around any of those coasts exposed to that northerly wind. it is going to feel cold again, not quite as windy, but temperatures only a few degrees above freezing. more wintry showers for many of us on thursday. perhaps a little milderfor some of us, though, 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. and frederik x is now the king of denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, queen margrethe. more than 100,000 danes gathered in copenhagen to witness his historic succession. 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, dozens were rescued

from the freezing waters, but five died. children were among around 70 people who were trying to board the boat when it capsized. survivors were taken this afternoon to temporary emergency accommodation in nearby calais. translation: these are criminal networks, and i stress _ the word criminal networks, that put migrant populations at undue risk. going out to sea in minus seven degree water means going to your death, with a life span limited to ten minutes in the event of capsizing. unfortunately, that's what happened this morning. home office figures show that back in 2022, the number of illegal migrants crossing the channel on small boats had jumped up to over a5,000. but figures released earlier this month show that 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 that'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. people are still going to take these dangerousjourneys, 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. the government says the solution is forcibly removing unauthorised arrivals and sending them to rwanda. there'll be a crucial parliamentary vote on the plan later this week. 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. but labour say the rwanda plan is a gimmick — instead, they're calling for international cooperation to deal with the gangs organising the boats.

by this morning, you wouldn't know five people had died here overnight on this beach near boulogne. until this weekend, there had been a 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. let's return 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, as the hamas armed wing spokesman said the fate of many of the 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 the 7th. 1,200 israelis were brutally murdered by hamas gunmen during the attack, and 2a0 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. the head of the un's agency for palestinians has described the death and destruction inside gaza as, a stain on our shared humanity. thousands have gathered in london's trafalgar square for a solidarity event in support of israel, a day after a palestinian rally in the capital. 0rganisers say this �*stand with israel�* rally will be the largest pro—israel event in the uk. 0ur correspondent aruna iyengar attended the rally and sent this report. thousands of people have been gathering here in trafalgar square to mark 100 days that the hostages have been held in gaza. many people spoke on stage

today who were relatives of those being held and spoke about the grief they were feeling as a result of missing their loved ones in the conflict at the moment. people also who were speaking were lord pickles, who's the uk's special envoy for post—holocaust affairs. he said the state of israel's struggle was a struggle for western civilisations as well. many people were worried about the plight of the hostages and feels that maybe their plight has been left off the agenda for the time being and wanted to bring their struggle and their waiting to international attention. earlier i spoke to youri weltman, a jewish israeli. it has been 100 days since the start of the war in gaza and the events of october the 7th. earlier i spoke to youri weltman, a jewish israeli. he is the national field organiser for �*standing together�* — a movement for peace and equality. and rula daood is an arab israeli.

she is the national co—director of standing together. being a minority and a part of the palestinian side of society in israel— palestinian side of society in israel and the palestinians of israel— israel and the palestinians of israei is _ israel and the palestinians of israel is starting with a disadvantage with every time we have a war in— disadvantage with every time we have a war in gaza and finding. in the 7th of— a war in gaza and finding. in the 7th of october was no different, it was more — 7th of october was no different, it was more extreme. because after the massacre _ was more extreme. because after the massacre of— was more extreme. because after the massacre of hamas, immediately, the israeii _ massacre of hamas, immediately, the israeli government started bombing gaza and _ israeli government started bombing gaza and killing innocent people, chiidren— gaza and killing innocent people, children and women. and in the first beak started persecuting palestinian citilens— beak started persecuting palestinian citizens within israel. anyone who would _ citizens within israel. anyone who would say — citizens within israel. anyone who would say anything about the pain that was— would say anything about the pain that was in gaza or criticising the politics— that was in gaza or criticising the politics of— that was in gaza or criticising the politics of the government or my government, our government. and calling — government, our government. and calling for— government, our government. and calling for a _ government, our government. and calling for a different discourse. a discourse — calling for a different discourse. a discourse and speaks about ceasing

fire, lry— discourse and speaks about ceasing fire, by bringing back the hostages and a _ fire, by bringing back the hostages and a discourse that speaks about having _ and a discourse that speaks about having negotiations and going to real actions in stopping this war and talking about peace. palestinian and talking about peace. palestinian and israeli _ and talking about peace. palestinian and israeli peace. so at times of war we _ and israeli peace. so at times of war we are — and israeli peace. so at times of war we are in much more persecution. as a minority— war we are in much more persecution. as a minority inside of the israeli society— as a minority inside of the israeli society and — as a minority inside of the israeli society and this time is no different. society and this time is no different-— society and this time is no different. ., ., ., different. youri, i want to save the prime minister _ different. youri, i want to save the prime minister and _ different. youri, i want to save the prime minister and the _ different. youri, i want to save the prime minister and the netanyahu| prime minister and the netanyahu would say that the problem is with hamas and not palestinians themselves but do you believe that most israelis, jewish israelis recognise what is being described, that daily life is felt that way for palestinians inside israel? israeli socie as palestinians inside israel? israeli society as a _ palestinians inside israel? israeli society as a very— palestinians inside israel? israeli society as a very much _ palestinians inside israel? israeli society as a very much single - society as a very much single segregated society. jewish citizens of italy zero and palestinians

insistence of israel live in different house and when they live in so—called mixed facilities sometimes they live in different neighbourhoods going to different schools. so the lived realities of palestinians and jewish people in israel is very much to promote what is one in the same as bothjewish citizens of israel and palestinian citizens of israel and palestinian citizens of israel is that we both have the government of netanyahu which is the most ultranationalist in hawkish government and the israeli history and for the past three months, for the past 100 days we have been living a reality of war. which this government has tried to protract, try to aggravate and indeed, we are seeing the horrific consequences of the actions of this war. horrific towards the palestinian civilian population in the gaza strip that the suffering displacement, suffering deaths, suffering thousands of people including children, but we also see the consequences of the actions of this government towards the public

inside of israel. for example they have extremists in the israeli government that have launched a campaign against the palestinian minority inside israel. instigating violence. driving towards races incitement towards the palestinian minority inside of israel. this war will end and in the end, we will have to live here together. jewish citizens of israel and palestinian citizens of israel and palestinian citizens of israel and palestinian citizens of israel. the actions of our government make it very hard for a peaceful solution to be met. therefore changes to be done on ground. {lit therefore changes to be done on round. . ., , therefore changes to be done on round. .., , ., , ground. of course the government is art uinu ground. of course the government is arguing that — ground. of course the government is arguing that israelis, _ ground. of course the government is arguing that israelis, people - ground. of course the government is arguing that israelis, people inside l arguing that israelis, people inside israel, cannot be safe while hamas is still there and that the right still exists. and again, their wall had to come after the offence of october the 7th but i understand what you're saying in terms of the tensions of felt within israel and your organisation is advocating for

tolerance between these communities within israel. so what challenges have you faced since october the 7th. 100 days now. you have you faced since october the 7th. 100 days now.— have you faced since october the 7th. 100 days now. you are very much correct that — 7th. 100 days now. you are very much correct that hamas _ 7th. 100 days now. you are very much correct that hamas is _ 7th. 100 days now. you are very much correct that hamas is an _ 7th. 100 days now. you are very much correct that hamas is an enemy of- correct that hamas is an enemy of israeli and palestinian peace and hamas wishes to undermine the safety and security forjewish israelis. we find the merry image of this politics embodied in the politics of the current israeli government that tries to undermine safety and security for the palestinians. —— mirror image. not for hamas militants or organisation only, but for palestinian people in total. we have heard statements by leading politicians in israel. high—ranking ministers and government officials that spoke out against the civilian population in total. heard our minister of defence saying when he justified the tightening of the seizure on gaza in cutting electricity and water to 2.2 million palestinians, he said, we are dealing with human animals and we shall treat them as such.—

shall treat them as such. some officials within _ shall treat them as such. some officials within the _ shall treat them as such. some officials within the israeli - officials within the israeli government have actually called out those words and not all ministers support those words because, as you say, those are extreme words to use. after what has just been described, again, the israeli government sustaining that they are acting within the bounds of international humanitarian law but that does not change the fact that of course, that there are these tensions that the two of you are living through in israel. do you imagine a future where palestinians in israel, arab israelis are not living in predominantly arab towns and cities within israel, that actually will start to see a real mix? i would love to imagine _ start to see a real mix? i would love to imagine a _ start to see a real mix? i would love to imagine a future - start to see a real mix? i would love to imagine a future where l start to see a real mix? i would i love to imagine a future where all citizens _ love to imagine a future where all citizens of— love to imagine a future where all citizens of israel can be equal. but i citizens of israel can be equal. but i would _ citizens of israel can be equal. but i would love to imagine a future where _ i would love to imagine a future where both people who live in this

land, _ where both people who live in this land. the — where both people who live in this land, the people of israel and palestine, are free, are independent and have _ palestine, are free, are independent and have the same rights as one another— and have the same rights as one another and have the same liberation. and that is all the same work— liberation. and that is all the same work that— liberation. and that is all the same work that we have been working for. if we work that we have been working for. if we have _ work that we have been working for. if we have a — work that we have been working for. if we have a solution for this case, that we _ if we have a solution for this case, that we are — if we have a solution for this case, that we are in right now, this conflict, _ that we are in right now, this conflict, to— that we are in right now, this conflict, to ensure that both people living _ conflict, to ensure that both people living here — conflict, to ensure that both people living here. the jewish people and the palestinian people, both of them have security and both of them have peace _ have security and both of them have peace in _ have security and both of them have peace in both of them have independence. in order to ensure that, _ independence. in order to ensure that, we — independence. in order to ensure that, we need to make real steps and change _ that, we need to make real steps and change the _ that, we need to make real steps and change the political discourse and the politics inside of israel to have — the politics inside of israel to have a — the politics inside of israel to have a government that sees people livin- have a government that sees people living in— have a government that sees people living in israeli society, all people. _ living in israeli society, all people, equal going hand—in—hand also with— people, equal going hand—in—hand also with rights of for the

palestinians and ending the season in gaza _ palestinians and ending the season in gaza and ending the occupation on the west— in gaza and ending the occupation on the west bank. only then we can really— the west bank. only then we can really have a future and a place and a land _ really have a future and a place and a land which — really have a future and a place and a land which has societies that are really— a land which has societies that are really equal and are really free. and that — really equal and are really free. and that is one of the main things that we _ and that is one of the main things that we have been working on for the past eight _ that we have been working on for the past eight years and we will continue _ past eight years and we will continue to work on in the next few years— continue to work on in the next few years because one fact we do understand and know that in this land, _ understand and know that in this land, there are two people living. two female iranian journalists who were jailed for reporting on the death of mahsa amini have been released on bail. niloofar hamedi and elaheh mohammadi have spent 17 months in detention after being given sentences of 13 and 12 years in prison respectively. anger over mahsa amini's death sparked months of mass protests demanding an end to the compulsory hijab for iranian women.

earlier i have spoken to bbc persian reporter parham thobadi about the significance of this moment for iranian society. the two iranian famous journalists, they were released holding each other�*s hands from notorious evin prison, walking down that street. and then they were surrounded by their husbands and family members and friends. tears of joy. it had the same impact on iranian social media as well. mahsa amini's father congratulated them coming back home and called it the same, a moment ofjoy for many iranians. we know that they were both arrested for over a00 days because of breaking the story of mahsa amini. niloofar hamedi was the person who went to the hospital, broke the story, took the picture of mahsa amini on the hospital bed, and later on herfather and grandmother hugging each other after her death was announced. and elaheh mohammadi, working for another reformist

newspaper, ham—mihan newspaper, she's the person who travelled to saqqez, the home city of mahsa amini. when she was being buried, she was there and she reported the women... people are chanting, "woman, life, freedom" on the streets of saqqez. and that had a huge impact as well. so they were both immediately, in september 2020, and they were in detention for over a year, temporary detention for over a year, which is really odd. and then after a year when they had their court hearing, they were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison. but today they were released. they're not, however, allowed to leave the country, and they had a hefty bail of $200,000. to just put it in a context for you, workers' minimum wage in iran is $100 per month. their bail is $200,000. and before we let you go, could you tell us...

we saw these protests, wall to wall coverage of them. what's going on right now? what's the level of dissent and protest in iran? so today it has changed. the protests might have died out, but we see the daily acts of resistance by iranian women. it's just been few days ago that one iranian woman received... she was whipped 7a times because of not wearing a hijab. while they were taking her to the room to be whipped, she refused to abide by the rule and wear a headscarf. to just give you a context, that's how iranian women, on a day to day basis are resistant. 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 of them were out on the streets today. every vantage point made use of to see the first change of monarchy in 52 years. queen margrethe's abdication on new year's eve shocked denmark. today, just two weeks later, she made herfinal carriage ride as queen. independent, artistic, eccentric at times, she has been a hugely popularfigure in public life, and the crowds wanted to be here to say goodbye. it's very special. i'm very glad to be a part of it. but it's very cold! she's done so well, and it's good for her also to get some time for herself. she's the whole mother _ of the country, and it's going to be so amazing to see her son and her daughter—in—lawl take over this. it'sjust amazing. this was the 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 save the king." gud bevare kongen. cheering. denmark does not have a coronation ceremony. instead the new king, frederik x, was proclaimed from the balcony of the danish parliament. as he took in the size of the crowd there was no hiding the emotion he felt. king frederik inherits from his mother, strong, consistent public support for the monarchy here. but it is his wife, queen mary, the 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 the couple come to the throne amidst rumours of problems in their marriage. this, though, was a united front... ..as king frederik and queen mary begin their reign. daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen. well the new king addressed danes gathered in copenhagen earlier today — let's hear some of what he had to say. translation: today i the throne is passed on. my hope is to become a unifying king of tomorrow. cheering and applause. translation: it is a task i have approached all my life. - it is a task i take on with pride, respect and greatjoy. it is a task for which i will do my utmost and bear with it the trust that i am given.

i will need all the support i can get from my wife, from my family, from you and from that which is greater than us. cheering and applause. hundreds of unique hand—made dolls have been placed in hospital waiting rooms across the the uk. each one represents a child in need of an organ transplant. the hope is they will kick—start a conversation about organ donation for children and potentially save a life. alice bouverie has been to meet two—year old amelia, who is waiting for a new heart. for amelia and herfamily, great 0rmond street hospital has become home for the last year—and—a—half. if she goes down to intensive care, then i'll say to her, do you want to go back home? she'll go, yeah. i'll go, do you want to go rto bear ward and she'll go yeah.

so she thinks bear ward is our home. one—year—old blossom has never even been to wiltshire. amelia has been on the waiting list for a heart transplant for 1a months. her story is now part of a campaign to raise awareness of organ donation for children. more than 230 dolls have been made representing all the children in the country waiting for a transplant. amelia has her own special one. i just need people to start talking more about organ donations. and it's notjust in adults, it's in children, because i don't think children are spoken about that much. all right, i'm just going to do this today. jo and nick have been part of each other�*s life since nick was just six months old. she looked after him when, aged four, he had a kidney transplant from his dad. he now needs another one. you just have no idea when the call is going to come. so it's just a case of waiting and hoping, and it'll

give me a lot more energy. not being on dialysis, not monitoring my diet or fluid intake or anything. all the difference in the world, really? yes, everything. you know, here in bristol at the moment we've got three young people who are waiting for kidney transplants. and you just hope that campaigns like this will help to improve that waiting list time for our families because at the moment it is about 18—za months on average. there are a lot of a lot of people want to donate. when people are on, maybe they've had an accident or something and they're on life support, the next of kin can still veto it. so hopefully people will have that conversation with their next of kin, with their loved ones, so that if that unfortunate time comes in their life, they've had the conversation and maybe their organs can find somebody that desperately needs one.

this doll will be in reception at the bristol children's hospital. you can scan her qr code and hear her story. it's hoped more people willjoin the organ donor register as a result. alice bouverie, bbc news. here in the uk, fewer than one in 10 injuries involving e—scooters are being reported to the police — that's according to data analysed by the independent parliamentary advisory council for transport safety, which says more accurate figures are needed to understand the dangers that they pose. jon donnison has this report. e—scooters — a decade ago, almost unheard of. these days, they're a common sight. but now a charity that advises the government says injuries from e—scooter accidents are being under—reported and data needs to be collected more rigorously. until we really understand how hazardous or dangerous they are, we can't understand what they need

to be legislated for. so we have a perfect opportunity now for the people who are using rental e—scooters to record the collisions that they have and to record the number of casualties involved in the rental trials so we get a better understanding of how safe these motor vehicles are. the study looked at 300 e—scooter casualties recorded by hospitals over a two—month period in 2021. it found only 10% of them were also recorded in police statistics. of the most serious injuries, only a quarter were reported to the police. one reason might be that it's illegal to ride private e—scooters on roads or pavements in the uk. trials of rental e—scooters in dozens of towns and cities are ongoing. the department for transport says safety is a top priority and that the government is working closely with the police to strengthen data

on e—scooter accidents. jon donnison, bbc news. let's bring up our live page because you will see much more on our top story, the volcano eruption in iceland. please go there for more updates. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we have got a cold, wintry week of weather ahead. we may well see a bit of disruption down to the fact that we've got plenty of snow showers in the forecast, particularly towards the north, mainly across parts of scotland, in fact. fewer showers around further south. but it is going to be cold and we're going to see some sharp overnight frosts. could be some icy conditions around, too. cold weather down to the fact that low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors for these cold winds to come in from the arctic, so i think wind chill will be a significant factor through the next couple of days. next few hours, more of those snow showers pack in, particularly across the north of scotland.

temperatures overnight are falling to —2 or —3 widely, even in our towns and cities — colder than that in the countryside. through monday, then, more snow showers across the northern half of scotland, gales up towards shetland still and some snow and icy conditions across northern ireland, so we have got yellow warnings in force here. could be the odd wintry shower around exposed parts of these irish sea coasts, perhaps around the east coast of england, down towards norfolk and the north york moors. temperatures for most of us about 2 to 5 degrees, but when you add on that wind—chill, it is going to feel bitterly cold. it'll feel more like —7 or even —8 across the north—east of scotland. as we continue through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, we're watching this area of low pressure, this weather system, which moves its way from west to east across the northern half of the uk. now, that could cause a bit of disruption on tuesday. tuesday morning, we're expecting snow to be quite persistent through the central belt of scotland, could be about 2 to 5 centimetres of snow here, pushing slowly across scotland. across the higher ground, there could be ten to even 20 centimetres of snow on tuesday. a mix of rain, sleet and snow for northern ireland

and for northern england, too. we've got some sleet, some snow over the higher ground. it looks drier with some sunshine further south. but tuesday, again, feels cold wherever you are. into the middle of the week, we're keeping a close eye on this area of low pressure. most of the computer models keep it over france, but we've got the cold air in place with those northerly winds across the uk. if this system's a bit further north, we could see some snow around southern counties of england for a time. but i think it will predominantly be heavy snow showers again for the north of scotland, northern ireland and around any of those coasts exposed to that northerly wind. it is going to feel cold again, not quite as windy, but temperatures only a few degrees above freezing. more wintry showers for many of us on thursday. perhaps a little milderfor some of us, though, by friday.

welcome to newsday, live in singapore. i'm suranjana tewari. the headlines: dramatic scenes in iceland, as the grindavik volcano erupts again, engulfing homes in lava. as voters in taiwan elect william lai as their next president, china warns any moves towards the island's independence will be punished. translation: no matter what the results of the election are, | they cannot change the basic fact that there is only one china and taiwan is a part of it.

republican candidates aiming for the white house face their first electoral test in the state of iowa. and denmark has a new king, after queen margrethe abdicates as europe's longest reigning monarch. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest from iceland, where a volcano is erupting in the southwest of the country. you're watching live pictures from the area — and while it's now dark there, you can still see lava glowing and smoke rising into the sky. this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month —

this time, it's much closer to the fishing town of grindavik.