i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the flow of destruction from hawaii's volcano. 35 buildings now destroyed, and many more under threat. as you go down the hill, you can see that leilani avenue doesn't exist any more. there is black lava. as the british foreign secretary makes a last—minute plea, the us says it will announce the fate of the iran deal on tuesday. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: as malaysia's election looms, we look at the race issues that could influence the vote. and a trump speech with a difference. what happened when melania took to the microphone. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 1:00pm

in hawaii, where an active volcano is posing an added danger to the residents on big island. 35 buildings have now been destroyed by the wave of molten lava, with hundreds more in danger. but officials have told the bbc they are most worried about a plant holding 27,000 litres of a highly flammable liquid, which they are desperately trying to move to safety. james cook has the latest. fountains of lava, bursting from one of the world's most active volcanoes. kilauea has been erupting constantly for more than 30 years, but not like this. destruction unfolding in slow motion, gobbling up the ground in a residential area

called leilani estates. since thursday, lava has been spewing forth from more than ten fissures in the earth. this community was built on a field of fire, and no—one knows where the next rupture will emerge. hundreds of homes are threatened. hundreds of people have been forced to flee. as you go down the hill, you can see that leilani avenue doesn't exist anymore. there's a black lava thing, and everything's all gone. at one point lava burst more than 200 feet into the air, higher than nelson's column in trafalgar square. at the crater of kilauea, geologists are using time—lapse videos to keep watch. but even the experts say that predicting the behaviour of a magma plumbing system which extends a0 miles beneath the earth is practically impossible.

they are particularly concerned about gas stored in this geothermal plant near one of the fissures, and about sulphur dioxide in the island air, which can prove deadly. this could go on for months, but there is nothing anyone can do about it, except to gaze in awe. james cook, bbc news. more from hawaii in a moment. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: president trump says he will announce his decision on whether to keep the iran nuclear deal on tuesday. earlier, britain's foreign secretary appealed to the trump administration not to abandon the deal. borisjohnson held talks with his american counterpart, mike pompeo, and also appeared on president trump's favourite tv show to warn there was no plan b to prevent iran getting nuclear weapons. i think what european diplomatic

effo rts i think what european diplomatic efforts have been aimed at is damage limitation. salvaging something that is meaningful, and there are indications from the white house tonight that that could have achieved a measure of success. and —— and administration officials saying that donald trump will announce a partial pullout of the run in nuclear deal although not giving an indication of what that might look like —— iranian nuclear deal. nick bryant on the iran nuclear deal. well, iran has received a boost from the result of elections in lebanon. hezbollah, the shia organisation which is backed by iran, has claimed to have won over half the seats. the prime minister, saad hariri, said his western—backed future movement has lost a third of theirs. several seniorjournalists have left cambodia's phnom penh post, following the sacking of the editor and alleged editorial interference. the paper, seen as the country's last independent daily, was sold at the weekend. the new owners claim the decision was business restructuring, but staff remain unconvinced.

at least four of our senior staff have walked out. they include a managing editor, our business editor, our web editor and some of the senior recorders who worked on the senior recorders who worked on the damaging article. and so basically today we've seen our editorial... 0ur basically today we've seen our editorial... our editors guttered from our newsroom. “— editorial... our editors guttered from our newsroom. —— gutted. two teenage girls have been raped and set on fire in separate incidents in india. one girl died on sunday. the other is in a critical condition. india's supreme court is trying a group of men accused of raping and murdering an eight—year—old girl. the court is moving the trial to a different state, fearing local bias in favour of the accused. the supreme court was hearing a petition filed by the vic's family, who feared that if the trial was conducted here, because of heightened tensions between communities, it may not have been

heard properly —— victim's family. victim's father has spoken to the bbc over the phone and he said he is happy with the court's decision because he feels that now the case will be heard without any pressure or without any fear. the family members of the accused, however, are demanding a federal enquiry into the incident. they say that in this state, which is a muslim majority state, which is a muslim majority state, the hindu community is being targeted. the incident has deeply polarised people and jammu and kashmir. a yearly military exercise between the united states and the philippines is now underway. more than 8,000 troops take part in the exercise, which is called balikatan, meaning shoulder to shoulder. drills will be held across the philippines, including areas hotly contested between the philippines and china. tourism accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions, about three times more than previously estimated. a new study includes details of the carbon footprint linked to tourists‘ food, shopping and accommodation, as well as travel. the united states, china,

germany and india are responsible for the biggest overall impact from tourism. and in sport, mark williams has fought off a stunning comeback from john higgins to claim his third world snooker crown. the welshman won a gripping final 18—16, to become the oldest winner for a0 years. chinese superstar ding junhui crashed out in the quarter—finals. let's get more now on our top story. an erupting volcano on hawaii's big island has destroyed 35 structures, mostly homes, and is threatening hundreds more. but there is an added danger facing the island, with the larva slowly creeping towards a geothermal plant that holds more than 27,000 litres of a highly flammable liquid. on sunday, more fissures opened up in the ground. this is what that looks like. these pictures are from the leilani estate, which has now been evacuated. in total, 1,800 people have been evacuated from 700 homes since the volcano began to rumble on thursday, after a series of earthquakes.

earlier i spoke with hawaiian senator mike gabbard and asked him what the current threat level is with that geothermal plant. aloha, rico, and thank you for having me on. the gas, it is called pentane, you mentioned 27,000 litres, it is at a plant which is close by to where the latest fissures where the lava is coming from. it is about a mile away from there. and so the gas is placed at

there. and so the gas is placed at the highest level on the property, but they are trying to get some containers in there, so that they can actually remove the gas. the problem they are, of course, is it is going to take a couple of days to do it, so we are all kind of hoping that this not explode. according to the people who run the plant, they are saying that even if it does explode, it is not going to affect the nearby homes. what is the current threat level, as we speak, senator? as i said, as ofjust a few minutes ago, but is the latest report that we have, that they are planning on moving the pentane gas, and they are waiting for containers, but it will take a couple of days to move it. but according to the company, they are shoring the community that there is no danger. evenif community that there is no danger. even if it does explode, that it will not blow any of the houses up. what about the threat level of more eruptions and more lava moving into

the communities around the big island? yes, rico, and that of course is the big threat, is the love and the sulphur dioxide, the gas. unfortunately this is very unpredictable. the scientist are doing their best, but you cannot predict what is going to happen next. the earthquake that happened friday was 6.5 magnitude on the richter scale. that was the biggest earthquake since 1975, and that actually knocked out the electricity for 13,000 residents on the big island. power has been restored, but we arejust hoping island. power has been restored, but we are just hoping that the worst is over. what more help can be extended to the residence on big island? well, rico, ithink to the residence on big island? well, rico, i think people... shelters have been provided, the red cross are providing shelters for

people where they can sleep and eat at the community centre, and also at the community college there. that is where residents are going, the ones that you mentioned, the 1800 residents that have been evacuated. but the authorities are allowing the residents to come back to their homes so they can take out their valuables. but, for example, on the evening news last night you had people who are lined up on their ca i’s people who are lined up on their cars on the highway for hours and hours and hours trying to get in to save their valuables. but they are doing it, and they are allowing people to do that, but at a certain point, at lake 6pm, when the sun sta rts point, at lake 6pm, when the sun starts to go down, they are asking everybody to get out of there. because again, they do not know, they cannot predict, where the next explosion, where the next fissure of lava is going to explode. this week we are looking ahead to the malaysia's general election, seen as one of the most hotly contested ca m pa ig ns in the country's history. one of the key issues in the poll is race. prime minister najib razak

has warned that a vote for the opposition is a vote for the largest ethnic—chinese group, but the dap is pushing back by fielding a number of malay candidates. 0ur correspondentjonathan head has been following one of them. this woman is on a mission. the young opposition candidate is travelling across rural parts of the constituency she is contesting, trying to break the racial stereotypes that dominate malaysian politics. very unusually, she, a malay, is represented a largely chinese party, the dap. hers is a mixed constituency, narrowly won by the governing coalition last time. but she and her party know that the key to this election is winning the votes of malays and other indigenous

groups. 0ut here, away from the cities, are where most of the parliamentary seats. it is, as you can see from the flags, firmly from pro—government territory. most of the malays and indigent people who live here have for decades relied on government help to survive so it is all too easy for the prime minister to warn them that a vote of the opposition has a vote for a chinese dominated coalition that will take malay privileges away. it is to allay those fears that the dap has deployed this woman to this area. translation: this is just deployed this woman to this area. translation: this isjust propaganda to scare the malay people, especially. it casino if they play on issues of religious sentiment, racial sentiment, malay people will be scared and distance themselves from us. by representing the dap, i wa nt to from us. by representing the dap, i want to show that this propaganda is false. raising a sea of blue flags, syefu ra has false. raising a sea of blue flags, syefura has come to a village, the

original indigenous inhabitants of the malay peninsula. her party hopes that her youth and charm can win their support. but, in that her youth and charm can win theirsupport. but, in these that her youth and charm can win their support. but, in these remote areas, some of them can't even remember that there is an election on wednesday. reminded that syefura represents change, and end to 60 yea rs of represents change, and end to 60 years of unbroken rule by one party, they seem a bit confused. translation: i already have a house. there is electricity, water, so everything else is not important. we only met her today for the first time, soi only met her today for the first time, so i can't really say whether i like her time, so i can't really say whether ilike her campaign time, so i can't really say whether i like her campaign or not. in malaysia's towns and cities, the hungerfor change malaysia's towns and cities, the hunger for change is evident. malaysia's towns and cities, the hungerfor change is evident. in the countryside, where life is simpler, not so much. the opposition is getting its message and its party colours out here, but it can't be sure if that is enough to change

their voting habits. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the archaeology that prove filipinos have a much longer history than previously thought. also on the programme: soldiers from outer space. just how realistic is donald trump's new idea for american security? i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory, as the ve celebrations reach their climax.

this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the eruption of the kilauea volcano in hawaii has destroyed a total of 35 structures, mostly homes, and is threatening hundreds more. president trump says he will announce on tuesday whether he is abandoning the international nuclear deal on iran. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times is watching out for the mysterious hackers who've been targeting the nation's security cameras. 60 cameras from key waterways to a fish market have been affected. the company behind the cameras urged people to change their passwords. the new york times reports on the pulitzer finalist who's kept many bookworms guessing. last year, hernan diaz, who had no agent, answered an open call for manuscripts. now he's in the running for the prestigious prize forfiction.

and would you buy an electric scooter for your toddler? well, the china daily features one youngster taking a spin. the picture is from the international bicycle fair underway in shanghai. but hopefully this two—wheeled—tot will be sticking to his pushchair from now on. look at that cute little boy. now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? rico, trending on twitter for the past couple of hours, first lady of the united states, melania trump, who's launched her signature initiative. it's called "be best," and it aims to promote healthy living and using social media in positive ways. this was her message to the media, to cabinet members and to representatives from the likes of facebook and twitter. as we all know, social media can both positively and negatively effect our children. when children learn positive on line behaviours early on, social media can be used

in positive ways and bring about positive change. i believe children should be both seen and heard. it should be both seen and heard. it should be both seen and heard. it should be our responsibility as adults to remind them when they are using their voice in reality or on the web, they should do so wisely and speak with love and compassion. our next story may sound like a blockbuster set in a galaxy far, far away. but the space force is in fact donald trump's idea to create a new branch of the us military dedicated to fighting in outer space. recently, he's been pressing the idea so we've taken this opportunity to see if it could actually become reality. the space force, does that make sense? the space force. we may even have a space force. president trump has mentioned the space force a

couple of times, and what he is alluding to is an ongoing debate in congress that is creating a separate military service that focuses on military service that focuses on military space capabilities. space isa war military space capabilities. space is a war fighting military space capabilities. space is a warfighting domainjust like the land, air, and sea. us has become increasingly reliant on space get bill it is for military operations across conflicts, from fighting terrorists in iraq and syria and afghanistan and beyond. —— space capabilities. we need to protect the american people, and security is going to be a very big fight in space. in 2001 there was a special commission created by congress and the final report of that commission recommended eventually transmitting to a military service for space. war fighting in space is not like star

wars. it is not space marines. there are no military service members in space fighting. it is all remote. all of these are unmanned satellites the military uses. the space force, the military uses. the space force, the army, the navy. there are many things the president has said other presidents have not said before, but it is dependent on space capabilities and ready to take seriously. in the future we will say how did we do it without space?m would take several years, even if the decision was made today, first of all for congress to decide what to do. i think it will take at least five years, perhaps more like ten yea rs, to five years, perhaps more like ten years, to transition to a space service. things are getting very big in space. a look at donald trump's suggested space force. some stone artefacts recently found in the philippines show humans

were living there more than seven hundred thousand years ago, hundreds of thousands of years earlier than previously thought. they were found by an international team of researchers at an excavation at kalinga on luzon, the largest and most northerly island in the philippines. this week, their findings were published in the science journal, nature. dr gerrit van den bergh is a senior fellow in the school of earth and environmental sciences at the university of wollongong in australia. he explained what has been discovered. so what we have found is a partial skeleton so what we have found is a partial s keleto n of so what we have found is a partial skeleton of a rhinoceros, and that is already quite, well, amazing, because they are very rare. so it is an extinct kind of rhinoceros. 0n top of that, this rhinoceros has clear signs of butchery marks, bones

have been smashed with stones to probably get to the bone marrow. and the most astonishing is that, as you already mentioned, the very old age of this rhinoceros, dated to 7500 yea rs of this rhinoceros, dated to 7500 years ago. and that is the same age as the "hobbit" remains announced in 2016. what is the thinking here? initially, the thought was that ancient humans arrived in that particular region around 70,000 yea rs particular region around 70,000 years ago. we are talking about 700,000 years ago. that that is a huge difference. that is correct. this is now the third island where we have indications that pre—modern,

—— hominids were in the area. the third is luzon. it is an archaic type of human that inhabited these islands. the big question is who we re islands. the big question is who were these people? we have not found any fault —— fossils yet. we have found tools and it looks like they we re found tools and it looks like they were made by modern humans, but that was 300,000 years ago. it is quite amazing and generates a lot of questions. how did they get to these islands? i cannot believe my ancestors are

from 700,000 years ago. you have been watching newsday on the bbc. i am rico hizon. we will be hearing about the general election in malaysia. it is just one day until the election. with just one day until malaysians go to the polls, we'll see who is cashing in on major chinese investment in the country. and before we go, it's been a sunny national holiday here in london, rare enough for us brits to get up to some pretty strange things. take lawnmower racing for example. yes, that's right, people were racing each other driving lawnmowers. looks fun, if a little dangerous. for obvious safety reasons all the blades are removed. who needs formula one? what is a bank holiday weekend

without this? a recordbreaker. 29 degrees. the warmest early may bank holiday weekend on record. for the vast majority, a loss of sunshine. there were exceptions. the western coastal fringe is seen low cloud and mist and fog. —— seeing. temperatures, no better than 11 degrees. you can expect the temperatures to take a tumble in the next few days. we are swapping out the warm air with cool and fresh conditions from the atlantic. this is tuesday morning. temperatures in decent shape for many. double digits in many places. sunshine in eastern scotla nd in many places. sunshine in eastern scotland and east wales and potentially eastern portions of england. 0ut west, cloudy skies. through the day, a band of rain from the west across northern ireland into scotland, north—west england,

wales, the midlands, and ahead of that, showers and some warmth. 28 in the south—east. 0ut west, temperatures beginning to take a tumble. as we push this weakening rain band east through tuesday night we will all get into the cool and fresh airfrom the we will all get into the cool and fresh air from the west. a ridge of high pressure building its weight in to start wednesday. —— way. spells of sunshine. at worst, things changing. the further south and east you are, especially in england, staying dry and bright into the afternoon. temperatures even hear a good few degrees down on where they have been. 20 in london and 11 in belfast. we push that system is wednesday night into thursday. it tries to build its way back in. decent spells of sunshine. a few showers towards the north—west

perhaps. even given the strength of the sun at this time of year, temperatures will not be as impressive as they have been over the weekend that the 13 — 17 at best. a similar story on friday. a fine start. the next atlantic system from the west bringing outbreaks of rain. sticking with the cool and fresh feel, top temperatures on friday afternoon, 18 in london. that is all for now. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: a volcano in hawaii has destroyed a total of 35 structures, mostly homes, and it is threatening hundreds more. nearly 2,000 people have so far been evacuated. new fissures and vents opened in the leilani estates area, where lava leapt up to 70 metres into the air. kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes donald trump says he will announce on tuesday whether the us will pull out of the 2015 iran nuclear deal.

britain, france and germany have urged the president not to abandon the plan. and this story is trending on twitter for the past couple of hours. the first lady of the united states has launched a campaign to teach children the importance of social, emotional and physical health. melania trump announced the initiative, called "be best", at the white house earlier. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk.