a major rescue operation is underway in iran after a powerful earthquake that's killed around 350 people and injured thousands more. cctv captures the moment the quake happens on the iraqi side, sending bricks and masonry flying through the air. the devastation has left around 350 people dead and thousands more injured. we have been evacuated some medical cases to hospitals rather than to be wounded. people have spent the night sifting through the rubble for survivors. we'll bring you the very latest. also this lunchtime: climate experts says global emissions of carbon dioxide are set to rise in 2017 for the first time in four years. business leaders from across europe meet theresa may to voice concerns about trade between the uk and the eu after brexit. police forces urge the public to give up any unwanted guns during a two—week surrender beginning next week. matthew price was picked up 13 miles

off the argyll coast. and six months after nearly losing his life at sea, surfer matthew bryce heads back to the waves. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: meeting bully the crocodile — england's cricketers enjoy some down—time before the battle for the ashes begins in ten days‘ time. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a powerful earthquake in western iran has killed nearly 350 people, and injured it's thought more than 5000. rescue workers have been digging through the rubble in a hunt for survivors. iran's emergency services say they're having trouble getting rescue teams to the affected areas, as roads have been cut off by landslides.

the epicentre of the quake — which measured 7.3 — hit the border between iran and iraq, just under 20 miles south of halabja, and was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. richard galpin reports. ata at a big dam ata big dam in the at a big dam in the region last night, suddenly, the duty officer i’u ns night, suddenly, the duty officer runs for his life as the earthquake hits, sending huge boulders smashing into the complex. in the aftermath this morning, it seems the dam has survived. but in the western provinces of iran, there has been significant damage, with entire buildings collapsing, leaving many people trapped underneath. injust one district, at least 200 people are now known to have been killed.

and the hospitals in this region are trying to cope with thousands of injured, many lucky to still be alive. translation: injured, many lucky to still be alive. translationzlj injured, many lucky to still be alive. translation: i fell from the balcony down. the earthquake was very strong. translation: the earthquake shattered the window, which fell on me and wounded my hand and face. the moment the earthquake hit was also caught live on television. this studio guest, here on the left, tried to keep calm as the building shook violently. this is across—the—board in northern iraq, where houses have also been brought down and a hospital seriously damaged in the kurdish province. so far, the number of casualties is reported to be comparatively low, with six people killed. we have evacuated some medical cases to the hospitals rather than to be wounded. also,

there are some damages in the houses, ten houses completely damaged in one of the districts of the kurdish province, and damage in the kurdish province, and damage in the hospital there. the earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.3, was felt across much of the middle east. it is iran and iraq that have suffered the most, with the epicentre on the border between them. thousands of people in the region are now in need of shelter. it's cold at night, and there have been more than 100 after—shocks since sunday. richard galpin, bbc news. scientists at a united nations climate conference in germany say global emissions of carbon dioxide are projected to rise in 2017 for the first time in four years. they say the main cause for the expected 2% increase is the greater use of coal in china, as its economy expands. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is at the conference in bonn. according to scientists, 2017 will

be one of the three warmest years on record, with the impact of increasing heat felt right across the world. the key task for the 20,000 delegates and negotiators in bonn is tackling the root causes of these rising temperatures — emissions of carbon dioxide. the key task for the 20,000 delegates and negotiators in for decades, these rose strongly on the back of china's rapid economic expansion, but in 2014, and for the next two years, these emissions stalled. scientists wondered if a global peak had been reached. however, today's figures show that levels of carbon are back on the rise. it's so urgent that the emissions decrease rapidly. it's absolutely urgent. people don't realise emissions need to disappear, essentially, for the warming to

stop, and there's only one way to do that, and that is to develop the policies, the actions and technologies and use them so that oui’ technologies and use them so that our emissions decrease everywhere. many delegates here have been surprised by the reported rise in c02 surprised by the reported rise in co2 emissions in 2017, partly attributed to the greater use of coal around the world. while there is no clear science on the subject, many negotiators are linking that rise to the growth of extreme weather events all over the planet this year. for small island states from the caribbean and elsewhere who have experienced what they see as climate related devastation this year, the latest co2 figures translate into a very real threat. what we do here is the ease at eric, cerebral or at —— eisa tarik dart—mac we need to minimise the effect of climate change on islands such as ours, which are at the front

line. that won't cut much ice with donald trump, who wants to leave the paris climate pact. his advisers are in bonn to promote what they call clea n in bonn to promote what they call clean coal, but whether anyone here is prepared to listen to that message is doubtful. i'm joined by our environment a nalyst, i'm joined by our environment analyst, roger harrop in. how worrying is this projected increase? let me take that backwards, if i may. the fact that they had been sta ble may. the fact that they had been stable over the past for maggie is. it was partly based a slowdown in the global economy, but it was partly based on so much renewable energy and energy efficiency being imposed. that slowdown, that plateau, was good news. in fact it is going up again is bad news, but we don't know yet quite how bad it is, because we need to see whether the trend will be continued. either

way, i should explain that every yea r‘s way, i should explain that every year's emissions sit on top of every previous year's cumulatively, because carbon dioxide lasts 400 appears in the atmosphere. every year that we are producing co2 emissions, howeversmall, is bad news. and an intervention from business, too. some people hope the fa ct business, too. some people hope the fact that president trump has sent a delegation from the american coal industry will get him some wriggle room so industry will get him some wriggle room so he can be lowered by back into —— back into the climate process. president trump is talking about cleaner coal, and there is indeed cleaner coal, newly designed power stations are more efficient and clean than previous ones, but overall, even the cleanest of coal is still a very dirty fuel, so there

are major problems ahead of countries invest in it. —— if countries. business leaders from across europe are meeting theresa may at downing street to discuss arrangements for trade after brexit. they want clarity on the future relationship with the eu — and a transitional deal that maintains current trading arrangements. it comes during a tumultuous month for theresa may, in which two members of her cabinet — sir michael fallon and priti patel — resigned. our political correspondent chris mason reports. ina group in a group and from all over the continent, a battalion of european business leaders, carrying folders, bags and plenty of worries about brexit. they should listen to what businesses are saying, particularly smaller ones, about the impact on them of red tape that borders, of facing tariffs, and the impact that would have onjobs facing tariffs, and the impact that would have on jobs and investment here. the eu, taken as a whole, is

the uk's largest trading partner. last year, uk exports to the eu were £236 billion, 43% of all uk exports. while uk imports from the eu with £318 billion 54% of the total. the clock is ticking and businesses are getting extremely anxious about the situation. they are all having contingency plans about what they will do if there is no arrangement. we need a transitional set of arrangements, and we need that agreed as soon as possible. but this long—standing advocate brexit said there was no need to panic.|j long—standing advocate brexit said there was no need to panic. i would say to the cbi, they have been systematically wrong in the past they recommended the exchange rate mechanism, which did grave damage to their members, they said if we didn'tjoin the euro, the city would be damaged and instead it flourished and grew massively. they will be wrong again. they should relax, it's going to be fine. they know how to trade under world trade rules

because that is what they do with the best of the world at the moment. after a few weeks where brexit has been crowded out of the conversation here by other events, this week it is likely to dominate again. david davis is expected to update mps this afternoon on last week's negotiations in brussels. the eu withdrawal bill returns to the commons tomorrow, with no shortage of suggestions about how it might be twea ked. of suggestions about how it might be tweaked. after two cabinet resignations in a fortnight, the colossal task of delivering brexit and keeping as many people as happy as possible returns. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. our business editor simon jack is in westminster. do we know what happened in this meeting between the prime minister and the business leaders? the business leaders certainly put their case that they think this is very urgent. we have a couple of weeks to make progress on outlining the transition deal and moving from the

divorce bill to the trade negotiations that we want to see in december. the cbi is warning that lots of uk businesses are triggering contingency plans already, and the business around europe presented a united and urgent front. they wrote to donald tusk and european council of ministers saying they were very concerned that slow progress. number ten said that a transition deal is stated government policy. it takes two not to tango, if you like, and we have put an offer on the table and it is down to europe to be constructive. who needs one more than the other? in this situation, if they don't get a deal, they both lose. german car manufacturers reckon it could cost up to 2 billion. that was the message — we need a deal and no deal is not a good place to be. there was some room for optimism, the leader of the cbi thinking that we can get some movement. two weeks before people can movement. two weeks before people ca n start movement. two weeks before people can start triggering contingency plans. simon, thank you. our

business editor, simon jack. mps are due to begin debating a budget for northern ireland. it's usually a power reserved for the stormont assembly, but ministers in westminster say they have no alternative because of the failure to restore the power—sharing executive. it collapsed injanuary, and since then the dup and sinn fein have failed to agree a deal to restore devolution. our ireland correspondent, chris buckler, is at stormont this lunchtime. westminster setting northern ireland's budget — how is this being viewed? yeah, four months, northern ireland a nyway yeah, four months, northern ireland anyway has been in a weird limbo, somewhere between devolution, where storm on‘s politicians would make decisions, and westminster rule. that is all starting to have a practical impact because without a power—sharing executive, legislation cannot go ahead, including very practical things like budgets, and without a budget, public services are starting to run out of money. the likes of schools and hospitals,

they all need certainty to keep on going. asa they all need certainty to keep on going. as a result, westminster is having to step in. theresa may has been clear — this is a one—off decision, not direct rule. that is something she herself has been at pains to explain to sinn fein and the dup. she called them to say that they still want them to do a deal, they still want them to do a deal, they want power—sharing back up and running at stormont, however, it is not looking likely at the moment, and actually, the dup have already made clear that they expect direct rule ministers to be in place within weeks, and that is because without ministers, you can't have decisions being taken, and that will mean that westminster politicians will make decisions for what happens here in northern ireland. that's not something that sinn fein want, but in the last hour, they have given a news c0 nfe re nce in the last hour, they have given a news conference at stormont, making clear that they don't see government returning any time soon. in fact, they said that the current phase of talks with the dup is over and they wa nt talks with the dup is over and they want something different, the

british and irish governments to step in with a partnership agreement. the parties are at odds on many issues, including legislation for official status on the irish language. they can't seem to bridge that gap. ironically, sinn fein and the dup agree on one thing — government will not return to storm at any time soon. bob geldof has returned his freedom of the city of dublin in protest against... the burmese leader aung san suu kyi, who has been given the same honour. the musician described the treatment by myanmar‘s military of the rohingya muslim minority community as "mass ethnic cleansing." the live aid organiser said his home city had honoured aung san suu kyi, but that now she had shamed dublin. you know, i don't want to give this up. i'm really proud of it, you know, and i get handed things by states and cities around the world, but i'm a dub, and this meant very much to me. as i say, it doesn't mean much to anybody else, but to me, i don't want to do it.

it's the most i can do, and the least. our top story this lunchtime: a huge rescue operation is under way after a devastating earthquake hits the mountainous border between iran and iraq. and coming up — star light, star bright, jupiter and venus appear close together in the morning sky. coming up in sport. a broken arm for scotland prop wp nel means he'll miss the upcoming tests against new zealand and australia — tim swinson and flanker rob harley are also out. people in england and wales who have guns, firearms and ammunition can hand them into police over the next fortnight without automatically facing punishment. the national ballistics intelligence service, which is co—ordinating the surrender, says many firearms are held without people realising they're illegal. those handing in guns won't be prosecuted for illegal possession —

but if the weapon is later linked to a crime, they could be questioned. sima kotecha reports. hand in your guns and no questions will be asked. that is what police forces across england and wales are saying today to try and get as many firearms off the streets. yusuf sonko was shot dead in liverpool in june. he wasjust 18. his mum had this to say. i have a broken heart. somebody killed my son. and the killer is still walking around. an innocent boy. ijust ask people, if they have a gun in their house, they have to hand it to the police. a gun, a knife, is very dangerous. this is a selection of firearms that we have seen... officers say when a fire alarm is surrounded, nobody will be interrogated. however if the weapon is traced back to a crime, they could be questioned. we offer an amnesty at the point of surrender. so if you are in possession

of a firearm and you give it to the local authority or police officer, then we will offer an amnesty at that moment in time. that does not mean that we will not pay attention to what the weapon has done in the past so we will look to examine that forensically and ballistically to see if the weapon has been involved in a crime in the past. it was here on this road that a 36—year—old man was recently killed in a drive—by shooting. five men have been charged with the murder of mikael stirling. police hope that the surrender will make an impact in areas like this one where gun crime is nothing out of the ordinary. latest figures show there were almost 7000 crimes involving firearms in england and wales last year. that is an increase of 27% on the year before. but the number of crimes is still far less than a decade ago when it was 31% higher. police say the surrender is part of a strategy to reduce gun crime. we are realistic enough to realise that we are not going to get hardened gang members

who are in possession of weapons they intend to use hand in a gun. but this is part of our response to try and make it as difficult as possible for those people to come into possession of any type of weapon at all. critics say those who want a gun will always find one. the surrender begins today and lasts for two weeks. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. there'll be an urgent question this afternoon in the house of commons over the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman imprisoned in iran. her husband richard ratcliffe says the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is now "personally engaged" in the case. he said he asked borisjohnson in a phone call to consider diplomatic protection for his wife. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. downing street commented this

morning? richard ratcliffe had the conversation over the weekend with borisjohnson conversation over the weekend with boris johnson and asked conversation over the weekend with borisjohnson and asked the foreign secretary to consider diplomatic protection for is wipe this morning the official spokesman for the prime minister confirm that was a course of action that the uk government was considering. i think that would be quite a significant step in the case because it would turn it from being a consular matter to a legal dispute really between uk and iran. a significant ratcheting up of the pressure whether to go down that road. it is not clear first of all whether that will happen and secondly how iran would respond if that was something the uk government decided to do but certainly today the uk government keen to show it is doing all it can, insisting this morning it was working very hard to try to secure the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe as soon as possible and saying the prime minister has met the iranian president twice in the past year or so to discuss this, most recently in new york in september. so trying to get the impression of really being

on the front foot with this, having of course to repair some of the damage done to the case as it is seen by boris johnson damage done to the case as it is seen by borisjohnson when you said earlier this month that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was in iran teaching journalism. whereas today her husband and the uk government insisted she was there on holiday. this morning nicky morgan the former education secretary said that he should be considering his position and they should be an early debate in the commons this afternoon on this matter. the new partner of a man who ended his life after being seriously injured in an alleged acid attack has been describing the pain and injuries he suffered. mark van dongen was left paralysed from the neck down, lost a leg and most of the sight in one eye after his former girlfriend berlinah wallace allegedly threw acid over him. she denies murder. jon kay is at bristol crown court. what happened today in court? violet

farkas and has just finished giving evidence to the court. she gave her evidence to the court. she gave her evidence from behind a screen and thejudge told thejury evidence from behind a screen and the judge told the jury that were so she felt more comfortable and the jury she felt more comfortable and the jury was told that was entirely normal in some cases. the care assistant told the court that she met mark van dongen on a dating website in the summer of 2015 and they got to know one another here in bristol. with members of his family christening in the public gallery she said mark had told her early on in their relationship he had also beenin in their relationship he had also been in another relationship with a woman called berlinah wallace. it is claimed marks underwent called berlinah wallace controlling. and that on one occasion ms ferguson said he had shown her some injuries to his neck and torso and claim that berlinah wallace have caused the injuries following an argument. now towards the end of september 2015, a couple of months after they got

together, ms ferguson told the court she had a call to tell her about mark van dongen had been involved in some kind of incident involving sulphuric acid. she said when she went to the hospital and saw him for the first time she said he was crying out in pain and saying, i just want to die. but he stayed in hospitalfor more just want to die. but he stayed in hospital for more than a year, she visited pretty much every day and the acid burns had caused him to lose a leg, much of his eyesight, she said he was so much pain that he was inconsolable. the claims mark van dongen, his former girlfriend berlinah wallace through the acid over him and that the unbearable suffering as they called it was what led him then to go to a euthanasia clinic back in belgium where his life ended. they say because he was driven to that point that berlinah wallace is therefore guilty of murder. she denies that aren't also denies throwing a corrosive fluid and the case continues. donald trump says he has a "great

relationship" with the controversial philippines' president, rodrigo duterte. he was speaking after the two men met in the capital manila on the sidelines of the asean summit — that's the association of southeast asian nations. mr trump didn't say whether they'd discussed human rights, but a white house spokesperson said the subject was briefly raised. a gang of thieves have targeted apple's flagship store on regent's street in central london. the gang stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of iphones, ipads and apple watches in the robbery that took place in the early hours this mornings. ten suspects on mopeds are reported to have smashed their way into the store, threatening a security guard with a hammer as he tried to stop the gang. the church of england has issued guidelines to its primary schools, suggesting that any child should be free to wear a tutu, tiara or superhero cloak when playing, without expectation or comment. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby — who's written a foreword to the new advice — said sexual orientation should never be grounds for bullying or prejudice. here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir.

the church of england educates a million pupils in almost 5000 schools and first issued guidance on homophobic bullying three years ago. today's announcement updates the advice to help children considering transition from one gender to another. the new guidelines say that children should be able to try out many cloaks of identity without being labelled or abused. that nursery and primary school in particular is a time of creative exploration. and that a child may choose the tutu, princess's tiara, or a fireman‘s helmet without expectation or comment. the church and christians have different views on sexuality. this is not a document about human sexuality. it is a document about how we counter any form of bullying. so we are simply saying that the advice that we are giving and the documents and the resources that we are providing help children to know that they can have that kind of safe experience of a school

which enables them to flourish. but the issue of human sexuality is at the centre of conflict within the church and some evangelical christians say these guidelines are another attempt to erode the authority of the bible and embrace popular culture. a kind society, a compassionate society says to children that are confused in their gender identity, we can help you live in the gender that you were born in, the biological sex that you were born in. as parents, as teachers and indeed as the church, the kindest and most compassionate thing we can do is to help a child who is confused about their gender. that is what is kind and good. the archbishop of canterbury, who supports the new guidance, said today that every single one of us is made in the image of god and that no child should be described as a stereotype or a problem. martin bashir, bbc news. six months ago we brought

you the story of matthew bryce, who was stranded at sea for two days after his surfing trip went disastrously wrong. matthew almost died, and was rescued 13 miles off the coast of northern ireland, vowing never to surf again. well, time is a great healer, and matthew has decided he's ready to get back in the water. alex gulrajani has been along to meet him. a moment matthew bryce thought would never happen again. i knew i was going to die. it wasn't a question, it's... it was a fact. lucky to be alive — that's how belfast coastguards have described a surfer who was rescued from the irish sea last night. matthew bryce was picked up 13 miles off the argyll coast... i was thinking i was going to die. i was almost convinced. i didn't think i'd see the sunrise. i'd totally given up. i'd resigned myself to the fact i was going to die. i'm sitting here in the dark —

i can't describe how cold. it's not as if you went out for a snowball fight and your hands are a bit cold. it's like life is just being sapped out of your core. six months on, matthew bryce is ready to get back into the water. but any fear or apprehension he had has been replaced by pure excitement. how are you feeling? i'm excited. i'm going to go in now. i'm going tojump in right now. yeah, i'm buzzing. and with the support of his friends, he was back where he once said he would never venture again — on a surfboard. how cool was that, seeing him back out there? it's awesome. keeping his passion going, and everything. this is perfect. eventually, he even found his feet. not bad for six months away. there were a couple of points where i was getting tossed a bit

in the water, and you're thinking, whoa — hang on, it's fine. and reunited on water with the surfboard that saved his life. this board, matthew, must mean a lot to you? it's a special board for me. i could never get rid of this. if i'd lost the board, if i hadn't been able to get back to it, if the leash had snapped, if i'd decided to throw it away, i would have died. it was the only thing that was keeping me safe. even if i stop surfing, it'll go on the wall. yeah, i'll always keep it. but there are no plans to hang it up just yet. in fact, the ocean is calling. matthew and his friends will be back in the sea this weekend, determined not to give up on his passion. i want to go and, you know, live as much as i possibly can. i hope to god i'm never going to experience anything that horrific again, and i'd never wish it on anyone, either. but, if i can take some positives out of it and if i can try and get

a message out to people to be safe, go out with friends, don't go surfing alone, don't be reckless like me, i think some good can come from it. alex gulrajani,. bbc news. now a treat for stargazers today — the two brightest planets, jupiter and venus, have appeared very close together in the morning sky. they're actually hundreds of millions of miles apart — but those up early enough were able to see them appear next to each other with the naked eye. the best viewing time was 40 minutes before sunrise. if you missed it don't despair — there'll be a similar display tomorrow morning. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery. well many of you were in with a good chance of seeing this because we had this clear and cold air coming down