this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six: hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran to mourn the assassinated military leader, general soleimani who was killed in a us air strike on thursday in the iraqi capital, baghdad. donald trump warns that america has a list of 52 targets, that will be hit "very hard", if iran decides to retaliate. his secretary of state says the president will never shy away from protecting his country. the iraqi prime minister calls the killing, a "political assassination" and its foreign ministry summons the us ambassador. the australian prime minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months and announces the creation of a recovery agency to help those who've lost homes.

good afternoon. president trump says the united states has a list of 52 iranian sites, which will be hit "very hard and very fast" if there's retaliation for the killing of qasem soleimani. iran's most senior military commander was killed on thursday in a us air strike in the iraqi capital, baghdad. we'll have a full round—up of this story when viewers on bbc one join us shortly, but first i've speaking to the former uk ambassador to iran, sir richard dalton. first, we should remind ourselves that assassinations have a record in starting wars, and a very poor record in changing the policies of the government of the person assassinated. secondly, it is law and international institutions that stand between us and anarchy, and the united states is not allowed to make the law and to set international

institutions at nought. it would be wise for the british government to retain some distance from the united states, if it wishes to play an effective role in the diplomacy which britain is calling for. the fact is, there should now be a comprehensive international initiative to address the root causes of these tensions, which include the united states setting aside its observance of the iranian nuclear agreement back in 2018, and include the anarchy across the region, in which innumerable countries, from turkey, saudi arabia, the united states, israel and iran, are all meddling and intervening. we need international rules of the road and having wasted

all the opportunities after previous wars to set in train regional security cooperation, we should be making a leap now towards addressing those fundamental questions through multilateral diplomacy. what does the us want of iran? you mentioned the nuclear deal, and vice versa, what does iran want of the us? the us wants to overturn all the international understandings achieved through the un security council on the treatment of the iranian nuclear issue. secondly, although they deny it, they want to change the regime in tehran. thirdly, they want to tilt power in the region decisively against iran and in favour of saudi arabia, israel and of course itself.

now those are generally stated objectives, but they do not amount to a diplomatic strategy, and we do not know what the diplomatic strategy is, and mr raab, while endorsing diplomacy, does not give us a clue as to what he thinks the regional diplomacy ought to be. i have made clear what i believe should now happen. it is down to european countries who have taken the lead on this in the past, together with the uk, and other interested parties, which include a whole range of countries, saudi arabia, uae, turkey, of course, to try to forge international understandings on the rules for international interaction in this volatile region. the us is highly unlikely to get what it wants,

iraqi mps vote to ask foreign troops to leave, after the us assassinated an iranian general on iraqi soil. qasem soleimani's remains have been returned to iran, where hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets to mourn him. as anti—american slogans are heard in parliament in tehran, the united states says it is preparing for any iranian response. is there still risk of attack? of course there is, there's tremendous risk. we're doing everything we can to make sure that we take that down

and protect american lives. in the last few minutes, the government here has urged iraq to allow british soldiers to remain and continue the fight against islamic state. also on the programme... australians are warned the bushfires could last for months — as more homes are destroyed. i didn't see any flame. i saw this great white ball of fire. the argument about leave or remain is over, says keir starmer, as hejoins the race to be the next labour leader. and the first big moment of the film season, the golden globes award ceremony takes place tonight in hollywood. good evening.

iraqi mps have passed a resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country, in the wake of the us air strike that killed a top iranian general while he was in baghdad. there are 5,000 american troops in iraq at the moment, and the us is sending thousands more to the region. in iran, vast crowds have turned out to mourn general soleimani, and here, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has urged iran to "take a diplomatic route" out of the crisis. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. tens of thousands of iranians are mourning general soleimani and a p pa re ntly mourning general soleimani and apparently getting behind their leaders promising revenge. the chance are familiar, including death to america, but the context has radically changed. the war of words from both sides is intensifying. president trump has treated this threat of massive retaliation. if iran strikes any americans or

american assets, he says, we have targeted 52 iranians sites, some at a very high level and important to iran and the iranian culture, and those targets and iran itself will be hit very fast and very hard. the usa be hit very fast and very hard. the u sa wa nts be hit very fast and very hard. the usa wants no more threats! is there still risk of attack? of course there is, there is tremendous risk. we are doing a bit and we can to make sure we take that down and protect everyone's american lives, thatis protect everyone's american lives, that is the mission set, this is all in the context of a larger american strategy to create peace and stability in the middle east. under enormous american pressure, britain is adjusting its political stance slightly. the foreign secretary sounding more sympathetic to the united states but still withholding out right support. we understand the action they took but we also need to be very clearly focused on what happens next. we want to de—escalate the tensions. we want to see a route through this crisis. we do not want to see a major war in the middle east. the only group of players that

would benefit from that would be the terrorists and dyess. labour's shadow foreign secretary said she shed no tears for general soleimani, he had the blood of many people on his hands. however, to take him out at this stage, when there has been escalating tensions seems to me to not be making the world safer actually. we are taking a major lurch towards war. webb in the iraqi capital baghdad where the general was killed in the american strait, iraq's parliament has expressed its outrage, voting for the removal of all foreign forces from the country, although the decision is not necessarily binding. america is busy sending reinforcements to the wider region. in practice, around 5000 us forces in iraq are unlikely to leave soon but the us led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against ias or dyess. the whole basis will

be on protecting its basis. webb australia's prime minister has warned that the bush fires emergency could last for months. scott morrison announced that a recovery agency would help those who've lost homes and businesses. the fires are around the country, but amongst the worst are in australia's most populous state, new south wales. there has been some rain, but not enough to extinguish the flames. phil mercer reports. the damage inflicted by australia's bushfires is immense. lives have been lost, while a growing number of homes and businesses have been ruined. trapped by the fires under ominous orange skies, people in eden in new south wales have sought to escape by sea. there is stress, fatigue, and fear. cooler conditions and some rain are helping the firefighting effort, but the danger is far from over. many blazes continue to burn and the land still smoulders. this long bushfire crisis is inflicting deep scars on australia, and there's no

end in sight. lives have been turned upside down. in kangaroo valley, ken stewart lost his home to the fires that raced through this part of new south wales. he's lucky to be alive. next minute, i looked up, and i didn't see any flame. i saw this great white ball of fire. that's all i can describe it is just a white hot ball of fire. i had to drive up that driveway, and by the time i got up to our bottom gate, the entire driveway was lit up with fire, both sides. parts of sydney have also been threatened. the fires are an unpredictable enemy. no—one knows for sure when, where or if they will strike. australia is fighting back, but it's impossible to tell when the battle will be over.

phil mercer, bbc news, kangaroo valley. at the same time as those fires rage in south—east australia, extreme weather has been unfolding 3,500 miles away in indonesia, where floods have killed 60 people and displaced thousands from the capital, jakarta. duncan kennedy reports. for six days, indonesia has been deluged with heavy rain, taking out bridges and roads. the capital ja ka rta bridges and roads. the capital jakarta has had its most intense rainfall ina jakarta has had its most intense rainfall in a quarter of a century. the number of dead is continuing to rise full stop thousands of people have had to leave their homes, many forced to haul themselves across swollen rivers. the ones able to get back to their neighbourhoods form human chain to remove the water and mud. this was an area outside jakarta, which is one of the worst

affected. translation: the water level is pretty high, reaching five to six metres and it could have reached the second and third floor. it was raining all day from morning to evening so the water level soon increased. this is the rainy season in indonesia, and jakarta does see annual flooding but the in indonesia, and jakarta does see annualflooding but the heavy downpour of the past week has been the most intense in decades. rescue crews have been trying to get people to safe areas. the rains aren't due to safe areas. the rains aren't due to peak until next month, and long—range forecasts suggest more is on the way. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the argument about leave or remain is over, the labour mp sir keir starmer has said, after becoming the fifth candidate to enter the party's leadership contest. the shadow brexit secretary said labour needed to regain the public‘s trust as a force for good and change. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. back on the campaign trail, sir keir starmer launched his bid to lead labour in stevenage, a conservative seat, which voted to leave the eu.

he says the party's recent radical policies are needed to win here and beyond, but after a long time making the case for the uk to stay in the eu, he now says it's time to look beyond brexit. the argument has to move on, and the argument now is can we insist on that close relationship with the eu, close economic relationship, but collaboration in other areas, and also what is the framework now for future trade relations? labour could one day argue to rejoin the eu, says another contender for leader, and claims that she is best placed to reconnect with voters. this has got to be about whether the labour party can speak and connect and be trusted by the public. none of it matters, about this fight with this person in the labour party, unless we can win an election, and labour values is what matters. another backbench mp putting herself forward says those at the top

of the party are out of touch, and only someone from labour's former heartlands, like her, can lead it to success. i think there is definitely a disconnect between the hierarchy of the labour party and the country. what we haven't understood is that "take back control" resonated like no other slogan in my lifetime. why did it resonate? because people lack the means to affect change in their own lives. with emily thornberry and clive lewis also in the running, there are now five confirmed contenders. the shadow business secretary rebecca long—bailey, long seen asjeremy corbyn's preferred successor, is expected to join the contest soon. labour's ruling body will meet tomorrow to finalise the rules and timetable of the leadership election, which will determine the party's future. the winner should be known in around 12 weeks. jonathan blake, bbc news. cricket now, and it was england s day in capetown, on day three

of the second test against south africa. dominic sibley hit a maiden test half century on his way to an unbeaten 85, and joe root made 61, before losing his wicket, late in the day. england finished 218—4, a lead of 264 runs. the 77th annual golden globes ceremony takes place tonight in los angeles, marking the start of the hollywood awards season. the nominations received some criticism due to the lack of any women, again, in the best director category. hosting the ceremony, for the fifth time, is ricky gervais. our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. it's that time of year when stars align and sparkle on red carpets, and young british actors get a taste of tinseltown. they don't come much younger than roman griffin davis. why so happy? things are changing. he's been nominated for best actor in a musical or comedy for his part in the heartbreakingly funnyjojo

rabbit. not bad for someone who's only 12. oh, the world will end? he's facing some pretty stiff competition — up against fellow brit taron egerton for his portrayal of eltonjohn in rocket man, but also leonardo dicaprio, daniel craig and eddie murphy. i've been watching those guys since i was a kid, you know? i'm sure they probably wouldn't want to hear that, but to be nominated alongside them is really lovely. it looks like it'll be a good year for the streaming giant netflix — it's behind three of the five films nominated for best motion picture drama. also nominated is 1917 — the first world war epic that follows the incredible journey of two young soldiers. for the actors that played them, this award season marks the end of their own relentless journey. we rehearsed for six months before we started shooting. the takes can last up to eight, nine minutes long.

there's no turnaround or setups with a camera, there's no lighting setups, we're using natural light, so it's literally go, go, go! you finish your take, you do another one, and there's no stop. listen to me! i just... i think he has a little speech. i have a little speech that's building here. when it comes to the smaller screen, there could be more honours for the adored boundary—breaking flea bag. i cannot believe we're here. i mean, a year ago, we were previewing at the bfi, and now we're stood at the golden globes. yeah, i'm blown away. with no clear frontrunner set to sweep the board, it's likely there'll be a few memorable moments ahead. the golden globes are notoriously difficult to predict. the only real certainty is that champagne will flow — and probably a few tears, too. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten.

hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. let's return to out top story now and the growing tensions between iran and the united states. well, earlier today, iraq's parliament has called on their government to order american troops to leave the country, following the us decision to kill an iranian general there in an air strike. let's speak to hagar chemali. she's a former spokesperson for terrorism and financial intelligence at the us treasury. shejoins me from greenwich, connecticut on the east coast of america. thank you for speaking to us.

firstly, this call to get foreign troops, us troops, out of iraq. is that a good move? actually, the term foreign troops really intrigued me. they clearly mean us troops but what i would ask the iraqis is whether they are also implying proxies in iraq which are backed by iran but certainly what you have now with this non—binding resolution that the iraqi parliament has passed, the us military presence there doesn't face an immediate threat at this point to leave the country. what is required isa binding leave the country. what is required is a binding law and at the moment, iraqi legal experts say given that the government is acting, they don't have the authority to sign such a law so what this means at the end of the day is the united states is facing headwinds. the iraqi government has made its voice heard, they don't want this back and forth between the united states and iran playing out in their country. i

certainly understand that. but i do think it doesn't bode well for the future of the us military presence in iraq. ijust don't think we're going to see anything immediately. we've got earlier reports that the uk government has said, can we leave our uk troops there because of the fight against isis. let's turn to reaction from iran. it may not be all out war, but there will be some sort of reaction. what's the likelihood that iran will make good on its threats? iran will certainly retaliate, the ball is in their court so whatever response they take will be at a time and place of their choosing. they don't seem to be in too much of a rush but i also don't expect a long time to pass. there are three types of retaliation that i would expect having worked on iran when i was in the us government. the first is, be aware there is a us and iran in military presence in the

middle east so certainly iraq, lebanon, bahrain, where you have proxies that are close to us assets. this is where we expect some kind of threat, missiles, rockets, things like that to happen. the second is, there have been threats of kidnapping and that's why the united states issued a warning to americans in iraq to leave the country i think that warning is a serious. as an american i would take those threats seriously. you've worked closely within two different administrations, bush and obama. as we are learning more about this man, we are learning more about this man, we begin to understand some of the decisions as to why he wasn't assassinated in the past. he was well known for what he was doing. his strategy across the region, so if george w bush and the obama administration decided it wasn't worth the risk, why do you think for president trump it was? it's hard to give a president trump it was? it's hard to giveafair president trump it was? it's hard to give a fair comparison. i worked

under both presidents bush and obama on counterterrorism and in the us foreign policy towards the middle east and qasem soleimani was a very well—known name to others who worked on these issues. he was every major iranian terror plot, he was a significant threat to the united states and others. notjust with qasem soleimani but other government officials and terrorist leaders where perhaps it is safer to have him alive rather than dead. it's just an assessment that each administration makes depending on the circumstances. but what i heard from my sources in the us government is that they had this intelligence that indicated some kind of attack was being planned. the us secretary of state mike pompeo said it was an imminent attack and president trump repeated that. now, there have been questions now as to whether or not it was an imminent attack. honestly,

for as long as i followed qasem soleimani and it's been a very long time, it wouldn't surprise me if he was planning something major against americans and american service members. we have heightened tensions between the united states and iran and over the last week where we have beenin and over the last week where we have been ina and over the last week where we have been in a tit—for—tat in action so i wouldn't be surprised by anything. the fact is the trump administration viewed this intelligence as worthy enough leading to an assessment and conclusion that qasem soleimani would be better off dead than alive. that is their logic. i'm not saying it was the right move but i do believe that that was the logic. we are also learning just how much he shaped the middle east. so turning now to his legacy, what is going to happen to the middle east because the concerns are that we will continue to see this war by proxy from iran. absolutely. the modern middle east, the way it looks now

and where you have iranian influence in the region, funding and arming hezbollah and await syrian president assad murdered his people, all of this is really at the root of it is qasem soleimani, this was his strategy and his effort, he was the one who was at the decision—making helm in iran, deciding how much money would go where and this was his big goal and iranian influence. ido his big goal and iranian influence. i do think generally that iran will suffer a blow to its foreign policy by having qasem soleimani gone because he was the mastermind not only behind every major and minor iranian terror plot but behind this policy of expanding its influence in the region and the way they did it. that being said, i don't think iranians now are in the mood to negotiate with the united states. i don't really see them changing their behaviour. without having him there, with his strategy and the way he seen things, i think it will

undermine a little bit. that being said, tension in the region remains extremely precarious, notjust for americans but certainly those in the region. fascinating. thank you very much indeed. thanks for having me. foreign secretary dominic raab has urged cypriot authorities to "do the right thing" in the case of a british teenager convicted of lying about being gang—raped in ayia napa. the 19—year—old, who can't be named, was convicted after she withrew her claim that she was raped by 12 israelis in a hotel injuly. she later said cypriot police made her falsely confess to lying about the incident, but the cypriot government said it had "full confidence in thejustice system and the courts". i think she's gone through a terrible ordeal. my first priority is her welfare to get her back home safe and sound. i spoke to her mother on friday to see what further support we can provide, and we've made very clear, including me to my cypriot opposite

number, that we're worried about her welfare, but also we've got very serious concerns about her treatment throughout that process. if she's jailed, is there anything we can do? for instance, advising people not to go on holiday to cyprus? we always keep our travel advice under review, but one thing you can be rest assured of, and is rest assured of, because i spoke to her mother on friday, that we've registered our concerns in crystal—clear terms. equally, the cypriots are very sensitive about political interference in that case, so we will encourage them to do the right thing in the right way. six people have been killed by a suspected drunk driver who crashed into a group of german tourists in a town in northern italy. 11 other people were injured, some seriously, in the small town in the south tyrol region. the 27—year—old driver of the car, who failed a breath test for alcohol, has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. the man who helped propel beaujolais wine to fame,

georges duboeuf, has died. mr duboeuf died at the age of 86 after a stroke on saturday evening. he earned the nickname "the pope of beaujolais" after enthusiastically promoting the red wine, called beaujolais nouveau, turning it into a global phenomenon. during the ‘80s he held many festivals celebrating the wine, which were attended by michelin—starred chefs and celebrities. sportsday follows shortly. first, time for a look at the weather with ben rich. after the relative calm weather of the weekend, we're going to see widespread gales. fairly mild through the first—half of the week before things turn colder again towards the end. tonight, a slight chill towards eastern areas. we've got clear skies but like last night, plenty of cloud around, light rain

and drizzle, strengthening breeze in the west and temperatures holding about at 809 celsius. you'll notice to the west of ireland some heavy rain. it's all tied in to this, the first of a succession of low pressure systems, the first one of these across iceland but some strong winds on the southern flank that will bring widespread gales. particularly tied in through northern ireland and scotland in the morning and early afternoon and then through much of wales in england in the afternoon. some downpours with that. shorter lived the further south you are but a northern and western areas, whence could get up to 60 miles an hour in one or two areas. not as strong towards the south and east where it will stay dry to later in the day and temperatures of eight to 10 celsius. we finish with sunshine and the west. rain through the evening rush hour across east anglia and the southeast then clear skies by night, just a few showers in the north, a bit of a chill but temperatures quickly rising into tuesday. an