i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: a lava flow from the kilauea volcano in hawaii reaches the coast — prompting warnings of a toxic gas cloud. lava spurting into the air and you can hear it even from this distance. people who live nearby say at times their homes have been shaken by the sheer force of the eruptions. back from the brink of a costly trade war — the us and china agree not to impose new tariffs on each other‘s goods. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the polls have closed in venezuela's presidential election where the opposition accuses the government of intimidating voters. cheering and applause the royal family thank the public for their support after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 2pm in hawaii, where the erupting mount kilauea volcano is posing a new threat to local residents. lava is seeping into the ocean releasing toxic gases including hydrochloric acid steam known as laze. more people are being urged to leave their homes on hawaii's big island. one man has been seriously injured. as our correspondent chris buckler reports from the island, dozens of buildings have already been destroyed. the lines of fire that scar this island are growing longer and thicker. and fountains of lava are bleeding through the cracks. the k lauea volcano is slowly eating the ground it once created. we are 3000 feet above the ground

and you can actually feel the heat of the lava and smell the smoke. as the lava has risen up, people have been warned to leave if they live in its path. at this shelter they are offering food, clothes and help for those who have had to evacuate their homes. but there are families who already have nothing to return to. the house burned down saturday. so you've lost your house? everything, because we got nothing out. everything, i had three t—shirts and three shorts so everything we've got now we've been buying or it's been donated. how do you feel at this point? just scared, frustrated, worried. i've got two kids i've got to worry about. where are we going to go from here, where are we going to rebuild from here? we lost everything. upset is all too easy to see in this corner of hawaii,

where roadblocks are keeping people from returning to their homes, often for their own safety. we actually had four residents who were inside the evacuation zone, but they got cut off by a lava flow. they were not able to drive out so they actually had to be airlifted out, one at a time by the county fire department. and all the time the k lauea volcano continues to threaten. four days, this has been the spectacular for days, for days, this has been the spectacular for days, this has been the spectacular sight in the skyline. lava spurting into the air. you can hear it even from this distance. the people who live nearby say at times their homes have been shaken by the sheer force of the eruptions. we do have to be ready to go with our bags packed and our masks nearby. and if the air quality gets bad or the lava gets closer, we'll go. all the indications are that the eruptions of lava

are getting stronger and more violent. k lauea has left parts of this island, so often promoted as a paradise, looking more like hell. chris buckler, bbc news, on the big island of hawaii. and we'll have more from chris in hawaii in a few moments. our other top story — donald trump says he is demanding an inquiry into whether his 2016 election campaign was infiltrated for political purposes. in a tweet the president said he wanted to know whether the 0bama administration had ordered such a move. it comes after a new york times report suggested the fbi had an informant within the campaign. staying with donald trump and the us president has spoken to his south korean counterpart, moon jae—in, to discuss north korea's recent threats to cancel a planned summit on the 12th ofjune. it comes on the eve of president moon's visit to washington.

last week, pyongyang said it might pull out of the talks if the us continued to push for the north to unilaterally abandon its nuclear weapons. malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has asked for police protection, saying he fears for his life. it comes just a day after the ex—leader complained about police searching his properties for evidence of corruption related to the imdb scandal. mr najib was deposed from power and replaced by his former mentor mahathir mohamad. pope francis has announced he will create 14 new cardinals from a number of countries including iraq, pakistan and japan. making the surprise announcement during his weekly sunday, the pope said that the diversity of the new cardinals reflected the universality of the catholic church. iran's foreign minister has said that the european union is not doing enough to maintain the international nuclear deal since the us withdrew from it last week. speaking after a meeting with the eu energy commissioner in tehran,

mohammad javad zarif said that there were now higher expectations on the eu in order to preserve the benefits for iran in the agreement. india's railway board has proposed to serve nothing but vegetarian food to passengers across its network for one day a year on mahatma gandhi's birthday. it's as a mark of respect to the pro—independence leader, who was himself a vegetarian. some are saying the railways‘ ban on meat should be more extensive, but critics say they're worried about the impact on freedom of choice. a wall of sand has engulfed an entire county in northwestern china. the sandstorm began on sunday evening, extending from north to south and covered the area in gansu province in the space ofjust ten minutes. visibility was reduced to less than ten metres. adjacent areas and some other counties and cities in the province

may also experience sandstorms in the next few hours. the us treasury secretary has said a trade war with china has been put "on hold". steven mnuchin said the trump administration would suspend the introduction of the new import tariffs, to give time to work on a wider trade agreement. beijing will also put tariffs on hold — and earlier the chinese vice—premier liu he described the deal as a "win—win choice". here's our business correspondent joe lynam. last week a delegation of senior chinese representatives visited the us to find a way of preventing a looming trade war between the world's two largest economies. president trump had announced in march that he would impose tariffs of 25% on all steel imports into the us. china responded by publishing a list of us products that would face retaliatory sanctions, but none have been put into force yet.

now beijing said it would buy more us—made oil and gas products and agricultural commodities, but did not give any details. that appears to have done enough to persuade the us to suspend the proposed tariffs on chinese goods, which had been set to come into force on monday. translation: the strongest demand from both the chinese side and the us side is to stop the trade waw and stop imposing more tariffs on each other‘s products. this time, both sides pledged to stop the trade war and develop good relations, in trade. i think this is a major demand from both countries. i'm pleased to report we have made very meaningful progress and we agreed on a framework, which is important to understand. the framework includes their agreement to substantially reduce the trade deficit by increasing their purchases of goods.

we also discussed very important structural issues in that they are going to make in their economy to make sure that we have a fair ability to compete there and also protections about technology which have been very important to the president. mr trump has long—been critical of america's $335 billion trade deficit with china. 0n the campaign trail two years ago, he accused china of raping the us through its trade policies and stealing american intellectual property. although it flatly rejects such accusations, china is keen to avoid a trade war which the world trade organisation said would have a severe impact on the global economy. joe lynam, bbc news. let's get more now on our top story — the volcano in hawaii. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is travelling with a national guard convoy which is monitoring the flow of lava.

down there, close to the ocean where the lava has now reached, there is a wall of lava. that is the only way to describe it. this big, black mound that really just covers the road and it remains extremely fiery hot. people will have seen those pictures of the lava gathering and this slow—moving stream. well it's made its way across the land and its now reached the water and that has led to a huge plume of steam, which you can see for miles around. we are about four or five miles from some of the fissures from where i am standing now, cracks in the ground, the volcanic vents where those fountains of lava have been springing up. even at this distance in the last couple of minutes, we have heard the sound of that magma and gases being released and there is real concern about the gases and about people who live in those areas. i just wanted to ask you specifically about this news

that you've just mentioned, the toxic gas cloud featuring hydrochloric acid, how dangerous is that? you're not wearing your gas mask but people behind you aren't, so i'm wondering how close it is to where you are? i have to say we are some eight or nine miles may be away from there. we had to travel a long distance in with the national guard. there is concern about vog, as what it's called. essentially the air—quality is extremely bad but it depends very much on the wind. when we were down at the mound of lava and the steam was coming off it, carrying some of those gases concerned some of those particles that can damage people's health, it was moving out to sea. i have to say though, with the national guard, they made very clear they were concerned about the wind changing direction at any time. that is why they made us stand with gas masks and they were watching the entire

time, just monitoring the air—quality. that is why they want to get people out and the concern is, if the wind was to change and it was to move those toxic gases or indeed that vog in this direction, that could change things and that's why people in homes who live in the evacuation area, who haven't left yet have been told, it is time to go. polls have closed in venezuela after a controversial presidential election boycotted by most opposition politicians. europe and the us have dismissed the election as a "sham". president nicolas maduro is almost certain to be re—elected despite the oil—rich country being in deep crisis, with people going hungry and thousands fleeing every day. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from caracas. the likely winner cast his vote and cast aspersions

on his biggest critics. there was ferocious pressure from the government of donald trump to stop the elections in venezuela and they could not do it. we hope the people express themselves and that the will of the people is respected here throughout the world and in venezuela. campaigning is banned on election day, not that the government respects all the rules of democracy, and several hours after the polls opened, down came posters of hugo chavez telling people to vote. he is the man credited with the socialist revolution that mr maduro insists on continuing. this part of town is very pro—government and wherevere you go chaves used to vote with thousands coming to support him and the queues would be down the street, but this year feels different. we were in this same polling station last year and it was packed. mr chaves looked on. you wonder what he would make of the country venezuela has become. some people still have hope. translation: mr maduro has

guaranteed social protection for us and i am voting in defence of my country and neither spain nor the us have anything to do with our internal affairs. he is going to fix the problems with the grace of god and the spirit of hugo chavez. he is the son of hugo chavez. that is why we love him. down the road, the queues were longer for buying chicken than at the voting centre with people having better things to do looking for food. what we are voting for is a farce and i don't agree with the elections and nothing will change. all that will happen is life will get tougher for the people of venezuela. it is getting worse. venezuela is going backwards, not forwards, it is dreadful. we have no chance of anything getting better. across town, in the opposition led areas, people turn to god for answers, not politicians. venezuelans are in a situation where they have been kidnapped and candidates are able to run but people cannot choose. you cannot protest on the streets because you will go to prison. that is the struggle we are in, trying to be free from the kidnap situation.

it is a struggle that divides. whilst most of the opposition stayed home, others felt they needed to do something. i don't know how to use a gun but my weapon is to go and vote. it is my way of defending democracy. with the government accused of dirty tricks, few people have faith in democracy. mr maduro is assured of another victory so change is unlikely to come soon. also on the programme. the secret surrounding that dress. the designer behind meghan markle's wedding gown says even her own family didn't know she had created it. this morning an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return

from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral for a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don't yet know why. the prelaunch ritual is well—established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now at least, it's time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc.

sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: a lava flow from the kilauea volcano on hawaii's big island reaches the coast, prompting warnings of a toxic gas cloud containing hydrochloric acid. the united states and china have agreed not to impose new tariffs on each other‘s goods, easing fears of a costly trade war. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the japan times which looks at the us alternative to the iran nuclear deal. the paper says secretary of state mike pompeo will unveil a new diplomatic ‘road map‘ on monday. next, the front page of the philippine daily inquirer with president rodrigo duterte insisting the philippines does not have the military muscle to assert its sovereignty in south china sea. and it shows a picture of a taiwanese fighter jet flying next to a chinese bomber in the luzon strait earlier this month.

and finally we turn to the international edition of the new york times which takes a look inside one of largest centres moderating facebook content which is focusing on the work of employees at the berlin centre, trying to keep up with germany's new law on hate speech. raja ampat is an archipelago of 1500 odd islands scattered over 40,000 square kilometres off the indonesian coast of west papua. these waters are home to more marine species than anywhere else on the planet. there are single reefs in raja ampat that contain more species than the entire caribbean. but as word of its unspoilt beauty gets out, and visitors swoop in, locals and scientists are striving to protect their slice of paradise.

earlier i spoke with mark erdmann from conservation international. he is one of the scientists who helped to establish the whole archipelago as a shark and ray sanctuary. his mission is to seek out new species there. really i would say there are two main reasons for that. predominantly, it's because of the mind blowing diversity of habitats you have in raja ampat. you have pseudo species so that adds up to quite a few over role. additionally, raja ampat geographically sits at the crossroads of the western pacific and indian oceans and so you just get this real melting pot of different species there. you say in fact that every time you go there you seem to discover a new species, tell us about some of the creatures you saw, have you got any favourite? sure, the last trip ijust did was in february and march and we were looking for new species as well as manta rays. a longer trip we actually found two new species of goby,

but over the last 15 years we have nearly 90 new species of fish that have come their ranging from walking sharks, a full sweep of really beautiful and spectacularly coloured animals. most people would know the goby fish in asia because it's quite popular in chinese restaurants, so how is this one you've discovered different and along with that, how do you start to protect this entire environment from potential fishermen or tourists who are now obviously flocking there? this particular goby we're looking at is called a silhouettean goby and it's just a very different head shape to it, as well as the colouration. in terms of the work we are doing to preserve the raja ampat, we have been working with the local communities and governments since about 2001 to put into place a network of eight different marine parks around raja ampat.

so the vast majority of the area is now protected from fishing, especially commercial and outside fishing. but right now, what we are facing of course is a tourism in flux so we are working hard now to spread that tourism pressure around raja ampat. you mention as well it's rife with coral reefs obviously, a lot of the fish feed off them, so what's being done to protect them because elsewhere, for instance, in the great barrier reef, we are hearing a lot about coral bleaching? certainly, i think we are just lucky in the sense that raja ampat‘s reefs are quite resilient to coral bleaching. it does occasionally happen there, however the reefs are able to recover quite quickly. part of that is because we have very good water quality and we have been working very hard to maintain that in the sense of preventing mining from happening on these islands, no major agricultural inputs or anything like that. again, the communities are committed to protecting these reefs.

i know what you did over the weekend, you were there on the glorious day when prince harry married meghan markle? yes, the gasps came when we saw the first glimpse of meghan markle's wedding dress. everybody talking about who designed it of course. it was clare waight keller and she has been revealing the two of them worked closely on the design and this is what she told us. it was the big reveal, the first sight of the wedding dress. and behind the bride, straightening the five metres of veil, is clare waight keller, the british designer of the dress. she had kept fashion‘s big secret. givenchy was not widely rumoured to be the fashion house to win the coveted project.

the aim was to always design a dress that was simple, sharp, and timeless. i think with meghan, she's so modern and fresh and i think that is part of what she wanted to be. it really wanted to represent her. i wanted her to feel absolutely incredible in the dress and i also wanted her to feel like it was absolutely right for the occasion as well. forfive months, the dress was made in paris by a small team of people, many of whom who did not even know who the gown was for. all of those who worked with the bride yesterday described her as relaxed and unfazed by the scale of the event ahead of her. most beautiful moments. she is just so easy on that level, a loose kind of style and easy and not contrived, so. the wedding is likely to be one of the most watched tv events of the year. a peak audience of 13 million watched the bbc coverage. it is thought more than a billion watched globally.

after sharing so much of their wedding day, the evening reception was a private affair. the couple drove through the grounds for a black—tie party nearby. the bride wore a new piece of jewellery, an emerald cut aquamarine ring, a gift from her husband. it had come from the jewellery collection of his mother, diana, princess of wales. the fireworks over the castle last night, one of the few clues as to what was happening inside. further hints came via social media. tennis player serena williams posting this video of herself on route to the party. the duchess of sussex now has her own page on the royal family website. she describes herself as a feminist. the new duke and duchess of sussex will carry out their first public engagement as a married couple on tuesday. they will attend a garden party here at buckingham palace to celebrate the work of charities supported by the prince of wales. this afternoon, the bridal bouquet

was laid on the grave of the unknown warrior at westminster abbey, a tradition dating back almost 100 years, after what was the most modern of royal weddings. what a glorious day that was. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. now would you pay a million dollars for a rare bottle of whisky? well, these two smashed records when they went under the hammer in hong kong. thank you forjoining us, we will see you again soon. goodbye. wealth there is more dry and sunny

weather to come, more missed and sea fog. there is going to be some rain clouds and a wet day in stornoway and more rain to take us through the first part of monday in particular. all link to this weather front which develops further through the night, pulses of heavy rain to take us into the dawn. another fresh start on monday morning, particularly across eastern part of england where there will be missed and low cloud becoming more dominant. that will go back to the coast to the day so one 01’ back to the coast to the day so one or two missed and sea fog patches. dry and sunny weather elsewhere. try to use in scotland and western parts of wales. the north west of scotland and into northern ireland, outbreaks of rain which will fizzle out a little bit in the afternoon. in more detail across the south, sporadic showers and maybe thunder developing in eastern england, the midlands and maybe the south—west. drifting away

on an easterly winds. most places will be dry, sticking with sunshine. cooler where we see sea fog linger on the north sea coast. pleasant day to southern scotland. eastern island brightens up the londonderry stays down. orkney and shetland will be a little bit on the cool side. but rain will fizzle out into tuesday morning. chilly to the northern side of that with clear skies developing. further south missed and sea fog rolling back and across eastern parts of scotland and eastern england. but for many not as cold as it has been. southern areas monday has low pressure which inches further northwards on tuesday. high pressure builds to the north. patchy rain and drizzle across northern parts of scotland but for orkney, shetland, hebrides a brighter day on tuesday. dry for northern ireland and feeling warmer. plenty of warmth in the sunshine to england and wales. we will see one or two

isolated showers develop. into wednesday high pressure has more of a whole. misty start for eastern scotla nd a whole. misty start for eastern scotland and the north—east of england. most will have another dry day, lots of sunshine around, a showers edging towards being this channel later but most stayed dry on wednesday and pleasantly warm under the strong sunshine. that is the story for the week. there will be showers and thunderstorms close to southern areas but most places will be dry with sunshine and warmth. this is bbc world news. our top story. a stream of lava from hawaii's kilauea volcano has reached the south—east coast. it's cut off a key evacuation route. hawaii's civil defence agency said the lava, is now flowing into the ocean, prompting warnings of a toxic gas cloud containing hydrochloric acid. china and the us have agreed not to impose new tariffs on each other‘s goods. the trump administration

is suspending the introduction of new duties to allow time to work on a wider trade agreement. the royal wedding is still trending online. the new duchess of sussex has followed royal tradition by laying her bridal bouquet on the tomb of the unknown warrior at westminster abbey. the royal family has thanked the tens of thousands of people who travelled to windsor for the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk.