welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm gavin grey. our top stories — the iraqi army retakes a third of western mosul from so—called islamic state, but at a huge cost to the civilian population. three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they were buried. a second day of protests — turkey's president calls for sanctions as the diplomatic row with the netherlands intensifies. a crowd surge at an open—air concert in argentina leaves two people dead. officials say the event was "completely overrun". and south korea's ousted leader park geun—hye leaves the presidential palace, promising that the truth will emerge. iraqi government forces say they are making further advances

against islamic state militants in mosul, and have now recaptured around a third of the west of the city. about 600,000 civilians are thought to be trapped in the area still held by extremists. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have been travelling with the iraqi forces. you may find parts of their report distressing. explosions. a rare glimpse of western mosul. explosions. urban warfare on a momentous scale. caught below, hundreds of thousands of civilians. this is the place where is proclaimed its caliphate. here it was born, and here, iraqi forces say, it will die. 0n the ground, they are advancing, but struggling to hold

what they capture. they pound is positions. then, frantic gunfire towards the threat overhead. an is drone, maybe carrying explosives. they manage to shoot it down. well, this is as far as we can go for now. as you can, hear there is a lot of gunfire in the area. there are snipers in position on this street. we have cover here, so we won't be moving from this position, but within the last half an hour or so, we've heard three car bombs going off in the distance. we've also had a lot of incoming mortarfire — you can hear now the sounds of battle. the is fighters that are in this area are putting up fierce resistance. then the conflict came a bit closer.

the man who didn't flinch is major alani. hours later, he was wounded in battle. he is now recovering in hospital. troops using every weapon, even home—made rockets. then the rush to retrieve a casualty. we can't say how many have paid with their lives — iraqi forces don't reveal their losses — but they have the extremists out—gunned and encircled. they believe victory is guaranteed in mosul, in time. but ending the caliphate may not end is. general abbas is in the thick of the battle. he told us the narrow streets

and civilian presence are complicating the advance. in front of us is all city, it is very hard because we need to keep to take care for the citizen. we need to be aggressive against is guys, we need to put very clear plan, to clear the area. that means we need to put a plan to survive our citizens. and as the fighting rages, more weary civilians leave scarred neighbourhoods. where they have been caught between the militants and the army. few may have endured more than this man. is put an anti—aircraft gun near his house. an air strike targeting the extremists brought the roof down on his family. translation: three of my

daughters are dead. they buried my heart. my daughters were under the concrete of the house. they didn't let me see them before they were buried. as well as losing his daughter, and his home, he lost his leg. he prays god will destroy is, as they have destroyed iraq. 0rla guerin, bbc news, western mosul. in other news — new figures released by the united nations suggest 2016 was the most deadly year yet for children caught up in the war in syria. the un children's agency, unicef, says more than 650 children died in the fighting, more than a third

of whom were in or near schools at the time. 3a people have been killed after a bus veered into a crowd in haiti. the incident happened north of the capital port au prince. officials say the bus first knocked over two pedestrians, killing one of them. the driver then attempted to speed away from the scene, ploughing into a group of street musicians. police say they are still trying to identify the driver. the french presidential candidate, francois fillon, has admitted that designer suits costing thousands of dollars were paid for by an anonymous friend, in the latest controversy to affect his campaign. a french weekly said he had received clothing from the fashionable paris tailor, arnys — including two suits worth more than $13,000 ipaid i paid for by cheque in february. australia says it wants to ban

unvaccinated children from childcare centres and preschools across the country. some state authorities already have restrictions in place, but the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, says he wants the ban to be made universal. mr turnbull described it as a life—and—death issue. turkey's president has called for international sanctions against the dutch government after it barred two of his ministers from making political speeches in rotterdam. recep tayyip erdogan described the netherlands as a "banana republic". the dutch prime minister responded by saying that his country would not be blackmailed. sarah corker has the latest. for a second day, there was tight security and angry protests. pro—government supporters gathered outside the dutch consulate in istanbul. the escalating dispute between turkey and the netherlands hit a new low after two turkish ministers were barred from making speeches in rotterdam. and just today, after likening the dutch to nazi fascists, there were more harsh words

from president erdogan. translation: the netherlands is nothing like an eu country. it is acting like a banana republic. the world has witnessed how those who had elected turkey on human rights, rule of law and democracy for years are far from those values. what they did is a scandal. it comes after ugly scenes in rotterdam where riot police and water cannon were used to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on saturday. the protest turned violent after the turkish family minister was expelled from the country by dutch authorities. she was in the city trying to raise support amongst expat voters ahead of a referendum on expanding turkish presidential powers. translation: in holland, holland as a country that speaks of freedom and democracy, we were faced with very rough and hard treatment.

it's very ugly europeans who talk about women's rights and talk about how we should treat women in turkey. the dutch government said referendum rallies would stoke tensions just days before the general there. and the dutch prime minister wants an apology. some turkish politicians are talking about nazism and fascism in relation to the netherlands. this country, as the mayor pointed out yesterday, was bombed during the second world war by the nazis. it's totally u na cce pta ble to talk in this way. but what he got was a repeat of the comments, this time by the turkish foreign minister. barred from speaking in rotterdam, at a rally in france he called the netherlands the capital of fascism, a speech that will do nothing to calm this increasingly bitter and unprecedented diplomatic row. sarah corker, bbc news. two people have been killed and at least twelve injured

at an open—air rock concert in argentina, which was attended by about 300,000 people in the town of olavarria. people were crushed as crowds surged towards the stage of the concert, which featured the singer indio solari. pablo uchoa reports. it was supposed to be a night to remember but ended up in tragedy. hundreds of thousands of rock fans crowding this park in the small argentinian town of olavarria. more than twice the town's population. this is the man they travelled miles to cheer. inio solari is a former lead singer of one of argentina's most influential bands in the 70s and 80s. but here he has interrupted to the music, urging security to help fans up from the floor. the problems of organisation began to take centre stage early in the night. organisers had made bands for 170,000 people to attend but around 300,000 showed up. the situation turned deadly when the crowd surged towards the stage near the end of the concert.

translation: i can confirm that there are two dead. one has been identified the other has not. there are 12 people in hospital and we are working with the health teams to reassure the families and put them in touch with the patients. indio solari is konwn for playing just one concert each year. he had chosen olavarria because 20 years ago officials had refused permission for him to play there. at the time, they had fear about security. in the morning, large number of fans were stranded at the bus station, struggling to find buses to get back home. eventually, the authorities provided trucks to transport them to nearby towns. as argentina now looks for explanations, president mauricio macri offered his condolences to the families of victims and criticised the organisers were not following regulations. pablo uchoa, bbc news. the ousted south korean leader

park geun hye has vowed that "the truth will out" after leaving office days afterjudges upheld a parliament decision to impeach her. massive crowds gathered to see ms park finally leave the president's official residence — the blue house. her departure means she no longer has presidential immunity from prosecution and criminal charges may well follow. our correspondent in seoul is steve evans. he told me what he made of the manner of her departure. i think it is a desertion that she is innocent —— assertion. the difficulty is that 30 people around her have now been accused formerly of various aspects of an alleged corruption scandal so it's quite ha rd to corruption scandal so it's quite hard to see that the person at the heart of those allegations isn't going to get charged and her

assertion is she has done nothing wrong and she will prove that. the difficulty, i think, wrong and she will prove that. the difficulty, ithink, is before, while she was still president, the special investigator wanted to talk to her to get her side of the story but it was never forthcoming, she simply said she has apologised several times and never for doing anything wrong. one of her apologies implied that her real fault was she trusted people around her, particularly her best friend, too much, but that statement is a bold statement, "i didn't do it" and it will become clear. steve evans there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the thai dj taking techno to the world — we meet a rising star of the underground scene. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then

the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much do you think? i don't know really. i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: iraqi forces have made more gains in west mosul, but fierce fighting is threatening

the city's civilian population. there has been a second day of protests in turkey, as the diplomatic row with the netherlands intensifies. now, this is certainly a hardline statement from the beijing leadership. china's supreme court has said one of its biggest achievements last year was imprisoning rights activists. in a report presented by the country's chiefjustice, zhou qiang boasted of the severe penalties given to those he believed had endangered state security. michael bristow reports. the chiefjustice was presenting his work report for the year. he spoke about the death penalty and the campaign to tackle corruption, but also the fight against those who disagree with the government. he listed the jailing of activists as an achievement, speaking of them in the same breath as terrorists. translation: we've severely punished

crimes against state security, and concluded cases of subverting state power, such as that of zhou shifeng. we've resolutely safeguarded the country's political security, and the people's livelihood. zhou shifeng, the activist mentioned by the chief justice, was a beijing lawyer, until he was given seven years in august for subversion. he was tried in the city of tianjin, in a hearing that was closed to journalists. the detention of government opponents has increased under president xijinping. amnesty international called it a political charade. china, though, seems unabashed about its tough policy towards decent. —— dissent. in a recent speech, the chief justice said there was no

such thing as an independent judiciary in china. the legal system's main role is to protect the ruling communist party. jailing activists is simply part of that work. michael bristow, bbc news. the republic of palau is a small island nation of roughly 22,000 people, and a popular tourist destination in micronesia. it is also vulnerable to climate change. rising sea levels and coral bleaching are among the problems in palau. the country's president told my colleague sharanjit leyl how concerned people are on the islands. very vulnerable. in fact, we're experiencing right now, at the moment, the effects of sea level rise. the saltwater is seeping up to the agricultural farmlands and low—lying atolls. we're experiencing coral bleaching, turning all the corals in our reefs to white, and therefore affecting fish population. but what do you have to say to climate change deniers? the fact is president trump and many of his top aides have expressed scepticism about climate change. we want to believe that we have gone

over that kind of debate. especially for us, we live on the frontline. it's no longer a debate for us, it's a reality. it's a challenge. it's a tragic, unresolved situation, and the more we deny about it, the more we don't do something about it, you're talking about the survival of civilisations out there, in paradise and throughout the world. so all i'm saying is, let's listen to science. let's not put the political aspect, or the economic considerations only. you say you are worried about climate change, but a recent asian development bank report suggests that there are huge infrastructure and environmental challenges brought on by the booming tourism industry there. so are you sort of making this — is it somewhat self—inflicted, to some extent?

sustainability and balancing development and conservation is the heart of what we all do. so tourism and conservation actually go hand—in—hand. people are going to come because you're conserving a good thing. they won't come if everything is destroyed. the asian development bank report is actually reminding us all, notjust palau, but the paradise islands of the pacific, that you can't stress things. you have to plan for growth. but you have seen a huge influx of tourists, and tourism revenue, as well, is vital to your economy. so how do you balance that need for the revenue, as well as protecting your environment? so palau is probably the only country in the pacific that has had to actually stop our charter flights coming to palau.

we consciously lessened the number of flights coming in, bringing tourists. to how many? we cut it by 50% of those flights carrying package tourists, mainly from the hong kong area. you may remember the huge land fires of 2015, in indonesia, when more than 20,000 square kilometres of forest was burnt. since then there has been pressure to stop the burning, and the pollution it causes, happening again. spearheading the effort is one firefighter, who saved a small island of lush green trees. now he is teaching others, in an attempt to stop the annual haze across south east asia. endang nurdin went to meet him. every year, during the dry season, the ancient pitland forests burn,

the fires often deliberately started to clear land for plantations, sending a heavy haze across the region. the 2015 fires were the worst in decades, and this forest became an island in a sea of ash. translation: because we have a fire defence mechanism, we made deep bore wells and we used them as a source of water to fight the fight fires, and to flood the edge of the forest. januminro's team dug bore wells 20 metres deep throughout the forest, keeping the pitland wet. he also created a firefighting team to put out the hotspots. translation: we can't wait for outside firefighters' teams. it's only through the work of this rapid—response local team that we can put out the forest fire. if you don't act fast, the fires can burn for months. peat land fires are some of the world's hardest fires to put

out, and catching them early is vital. now, villages know to report any hotspots quickly. siti neneng lost her 22—year—old daughter during the fires, from haze—related problems. before, she said they felt helpless. translation: now there are bore wells along the road. they weren't there before. we tried to use buckets to put out fires in the past, but it is useless. 1,000 miles away, on the island of sumatra, the fires this year have already started. januminro is here to teach his fire—proof system to this community, hoping to stop the fires from spreading. she is a true jetsetter.

nakadia mungphanklang has made quite the impression in the techno music world. she is considered one of thailand's most prominent underground djs. from a small rural village in thailand, to the bright lights of berlin, here is her story. now to mexico, where there was an extraordinary finish to their leg of the world rally championship. here you can see the race leader, british driver kris meeke, coming off the track, only to find himself in a car park. but, after initially seeming to lose his way, he quickly dodges round the parked cars making his way back onto the track. luckily the diversion didn't cost him too much time, and he crossed the line, dragging part of a barrier with him, to take the win. a reminder of our top story: iraqi forces have retaken a third of western mosul, the largest city still under the control of the islamic state group. but fierce fighting is threatening the city's civilian population. good evening.

we've got a lot of largely dry and pretty mild weather on the cards for much of the week ahead. but, with clear skies sunday night, monday morning starts on quite a chilly note. it is not a bad day, though. it is looking mainly dry, and many of us will see some sunshine around, too. the front that we saw on sunday, that brought cloud and some drizzly rain, clearing away towards the east, and we've got this area of high pressure building in from the south—west. that is going to be dominating the weather through the next couple of days. so first thing monday, temperatures five or six degrees in most of the towns and cities, but it is certainly a chilly start to the morning in more rural spots. northern ireland, temperatures have been down to freezing already. elsewhere, just one or two degrees above freezing, so we are likely to see a touch of frost for one or two prone spots during the morning. let's take a look around the country, then, 8:00am in the morning. some sunshine widely

across southern england, much of wales, too, in fact. temperatures starting to slowly pick up, so a fresh feel to things, but it is dry and bright from the word go. a bit more cloud as we move north across northern parts of wales, north—west england, too, perhaps a bit of mist and hill fog. for northern ireland and for scotland, variable amounts of cloud, but some bright, bright spells in between that cloud, and temperatures first thing around about seven or eight degrees. so, as we move through the day, cloudier conditions towards the north—west, sweeping south—eastwards, so slightly cloudier skies for the midlands, parts of wales later on in the day. the south—east of england and east anglia remaining largely dry, with plenty of sunshine, and temperatures here around about 16 degrees or so. also, further north, for scotland and for northern ireland, it is a decent—looking, mostly dry day, with some spells of sunshine. so light winds for most of us. as we move through monday evening, there will be some rain across the north of scotland, turning quite breezy here, too, whereas elsewhere across the country it is remaining largely dry. but as we move through into tuesday, what we are going to see is this frontal system trying to push from the north—west towards the south—east.

that is going to introduce windy conditions from the atlantic. so some brisk winds, particularly across northern parts of scotland, where we could see gusts of 60 to 70 mph. further south, across the country, it is a cloudier sort of day compared to monday, but still mild. 1a of 15 degrees in the south, and we will see some blustery and heavy showers across northern parts of scotland, but most places generally dry. into wednesday, high pressure dominates our weather, so i think almost everywhere should stay predominantly dry during the day on wednesday, and we should see some decent spells of sunshine, with temperatures up to around 15 degrees or so. now, the generally settled theme continues as we head through wednesday and on into thursday, but there will be some cooler and more unsettled weather on the cards, coming in from the north—west later in the week. bye for now. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm gavin gray. iraqi forces have retaken a third of western mosul — the largest city still under the control of the islamic state group. but fierce fighting is threatening the city's civilian population. us officials have said any is fighters still in the city are going to die there. turkey's president has called

for international sanctions against the dutch government after it barred two of his ministers from making political speeches in rotterdam. recep tayyip erdogan described the netherlands as a "banana republic". the dutch prime minister insisted his country wouldn't be blackmailed. two people have been killed and at least 12 injured at an open—air rock concert in argentina, attended by about 300,000 people. witnesses said people were crushed as crowds surged towards the stage of the concert, which featured the singer indio solari. time now for dateline london.