at least two homes were destroyed when lava bubbled up through fissures in a residential area. several strong earthquakes have shaken the southeastern region of hawaii's big island. president trump has addressed the national rifle association and vowed not to tighten us firearms laws despite suggesting after the florida school shooting that he was prepared to take on the gun lobby. he also repeated a call for teachers to be armed. chemical weapons inspectors say they have finished gathering samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria last month. a team from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons said their samples from douma will now be sent for analysis. the local elections in england have largely seen voters stick with the status quo with neither of the two main parties able to celebrate significant gains. the liberal democrats saw some successs,

taking control of four councils, but it was a near wipeout for ukip. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been talking to voters. we know how people voted, those that bothered, the question now is why? good morning, this is bbc five live, it's your call, we are in wandsworth, where labour didn't get over the line. but we want to hear from you, wherever you are. i didn't vote, i don't have any faith in uk politics, and i don't think there's any real leaders to vote for, so there's no point in voting at the moment. not everyone turned down all the choices on offer. which way did you go? conservative. why? i've lived here for the last 30 years and enjoyed one of the lowest council taxes in the country throughout that period. you voted with your wallet? completely, and why would i want to vote any other way? here's pete in trafford, how did you vote, pete? i voted labour for the first time purely based on local issues.

i've always been a tory voter, but living here, it put me off. these were local elections, people weren't choosing a government, and they knew that, but we're still seeing, from the results that we've got, what a divided, polarised country this is, and more so than ever after brexit. and even so, people in a local election like this one have any number of different reasons for how they cast their vote. local elections, what about you? well, in the end, i voted lib dem because i couldn't be bothered with the other two. i'm sick of them, really. honestly, i wish someone in the council would bring through on compost bins. that's the biggest issue for you, compost bins? compost bins, yes. i don't understand why the council can't put in compost bins so we can reduce waste. it's something other countries do. how did you vote and tell us why. i voted for labour because i believe they are still working for the people, the working—class. jeremy corbyn is a polarising figure, isn't he? we got this text into the phone—in from morris in manchester: is he a plus or a minus?

he can be a minus at times, but labour's notjust one person. the messages from around the country showed strong feelings, deeply split. a tory supporter texted: he made this trip three times, but in swindon, labour only gained a single seat. hard effort gone to waste? party loyalty‘s often an unbreakable habit however you describe yourself. an historic conservative voter. it's in your blood? it's in my blood. i can't ever imagine voting for any other party. i never vote. don't believe in none of them. none of them? none of them, a load of rubbish. i used to vote for conservative before. you voted conservative before, but labour this time? yes. what changed your mind? to bring somebody new to the council this time. what with brexit, internal

struggles, it's harder now for any party to get to the top of the pile. not much changed in these elections. but then so many old rules of politics have ended up on the scrapheap. john pienaar, bbc news, swindon. now on bbc news, our world. hunt is under way. —— a hunt. basra police on the back of a tipoff

think they've found their target. a suspect they believe has been dealing in the highly addictive and illegal drug crystal meth. kidnapping, extortion, organised crime are already part of daily life here in basra, iraq's second city. now there's a new thread, crystal meth. —— threat. i've been invited tojoin the police meth. —— threat. i've been invited to join the police frontline. this is the elite force that goes out every night on raids to try and crack down on organised crime in this city. they think the suspect is inside. major mithak is leading the raid.

with him, officers from the counter narcotics unit and swat team. injust two years, in just two years, police have injust two years, police have made more than 4000 drug—related arrests. at police headquarters, they're keen

to show off the results of their efforts. today, hundreds of suspects are being paraded in front of the cameras. the police want to show the local media, andi the police want to show the local media, and i suppose the community, the arrests they've made and the progress they're making to crackdown on crime basra. general abdul karim is leading that effort. a war veteran, he recently returned to basra from the fight against isis in the north of koke, we're going to go and meet some people whose been arrested. —— 0k. wow, 0k. when did you arrest these guys? where were these guys arrested?

police say consumption of meth has been doubling year—on—year. so you found all these weapons? that's crystal meth. how many grams? 0ne. how many grams? one. one g. so why has crystal meth taken hold in this city? weak border security has meant drugs have flooded into the country, and economic collapse with youth unemployment at almost 50% means there's a ready for the drug. after yea rs of drug. after years of war, occupation and

insurgency, the locals here had hoped their city would become the next dubai. but there are no skyscrapers here, just high unemployment, crime and. —— corruption. at basra general hospital, psychiatrist doctor al sauber has been seeing more patients come forward with meth addiction. what is the scale of the problem? in 2015, the iraqi government,

together with the us department of health, ran a study looking at addiction in basra. there were once high hopes for iraq's second city. 0il iraq's second city. oil production in basra province generates 95% of the country's oil wealth. but most residents don't see any of that. this isjim this is jim hillyer, this isjim hillyer, one of the poorest most densely populated parts of town. most of the young people here haven't finished school, they're out of work. jim courier is notorious for gangs and drug dealing. shalala amber rudd, whose 21, has never worked. so do you feel safe here?

what about drug users? hello, how are you? nice to see you. i went to see shallal‘s family. they're struggling to get by without electricity or clean water. his father has serious health issues. what do you think about iraq now in

comparison to what it was like when saddam was in power? the swat team on the again. this city is awash with weapons left over from the war and the fight against isis. the team are looking to their second target. —— the team are looking for their second target. young men of the house are hauled up

of their rooms. but the man they are after is missing. what has happened? it is hard to ignore basra's tripled infrastructure. —— crippled. additives in these impoverished districts where crystal meth

addiction flourishes. many addicts and dealers and appear at the prison. this man is the deputy governor. what are the issues you face up? —— what are the issues you face here? prison authorities have had to expand detention centres to cope with the numbers of attics and dealers. major, this is one of the rooms? how many people in this room? and this is a combination of drug dealers and drug users? yeah. you

just keep them all here together in one room? yeah. iam taken i am taken deep into the prison to see what the conditions are like the those who have been convicted. are like for those who have been convicted. quite overwhelming. i mean, i've been to many prison in many parts of the world but to see these people just crammed into here, they take shifts sleeping so one person will sleep in one person will stay up all night and then they swap. it is incredible. i mean, the conditions are incredible. i mean, the conditions a re really incredible. i mean, the conditions are really bad. do they go out at all? what kind of drugs did you have?

crystal. crystal. how did you start using crystal meth? what about your family? what were they seem? your wife didn't know? ali hammoud has already served ten

months of a five—year sentence for dealing. how did you become a dealer? and did your family and did yourfamily know and did your family know you were dealing? sobs. the drugs trade has been driven partly by security vacuum left when forces were sent to fight isis in the north of the country. the general wants to show me the

smuggling route. general, where are we going? but with so much security here, general, how were they able to get across the border? the porous border here between iraq

and iran means the southern province has become a prime smuggling route. backin back in jumhouria i've back injumhouria i've come to the sheesh bar to catch up with 21—year—old show all who met earlier. i am eating up with his friends were all angry with the government in baghdad. with the government in baghdad. what about drug abuse? that is a big problem here in basra as well. it is three in the morning. the swat tea m it is three in the morning. the swat team are honing in on theirfinal target in jumhouria. meth addiction is fuelling crime in the city. and it is young man most league who are the perpetrators. —— and it is young men mostly who are the perpetrators. 15 years after the fall of saddam

hussein, iraq is in a fragile and perilous state. with all the attention on the fight against isis in the north, basra and the predominantly shia south feels forgotten. and it is the young who are paying the price. another iraqi generation at risk of being lost.

hello again. we are expecting to have the hottest early bank holiday monday on record. it should be a cracking weekend just about everywhere. we've got some stronger winds in the north—west and every now and again, the north—west of scotland may well see a little rain at times. 0therwise, it'll be dry on saturday. spells of sunshine elsewhere in scotland, northern ireland and across england and wales. and on the whole, but on the whole, those temperatures probably a shade up on what they were on friday. that rain in the north—west of scotland heads towards the northern isles for a while and then it tends to peter out. again, it could be a little bit misty around some of these irish sea coasts. a few mist patches inland as well, and quite chilly in the south—east corner, otherwise 8 or 9 degrees and soon warming up in the sunshine on sunday. another lovely day on sunday.

still the chance of some stronger winds and a little rain early on in the north—west of scotland. that should get blown away. increasing amounts of sunshine on sunday and those temperatures responding. really warm again in the north—east of scotland — highs into the low to mid 20s in the south—east, and hotter still on monday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america on pbs and around the world. my name is nkem ifejika. several strong earthquakes shake parts of hawaii after a volcanic eruption. hundreds are forced to leave their homes. president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association, vowing they can keep their guns. chemical weapons inspectors say they've finished gathering samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria the us says it will end temporary protection status for around 60,000 honduran immigrants by 2020. and ready for launch.

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