this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven: the body of the iranian general — assasinated by the us on iraqi soil — is returned as boris johnson says "we will not lament" his death and calls for de—escalation from all sides. donald trump warns that america has a list of 52 targets if iran decides to retaliate. his secretary of state says the president will never shy away from protecting his country. the american people should know that every target that we strike will be a lawful target and it will be a target designed with the singular mission of protecting and defending america. 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.

i didn't see any flame, i saw this great white ball of fire. it's all i can describe it as, just this white hot of fire. and the first big event of the awards season — the golden globes — takes place tonight in hollywood. and coming up in sport at 7:30 — all the goals you need to know about in the fa cup. good evening. the prime minister borisjohnson has said he will not lament the death of the top iranian general, killed by a us missile strike. but he called for a de—escalation of the situaion on all sides.

it comes after iraqi mps passed a resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country in the wake of the us airstrike in baghdad. there are 5,000 american troops in iraq at the moment and the us is sending three thousand more to the region. in iran, vast crowds have turned out to mourn general solaimani. the country has declared that it will no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. tens of thousands of iranians are mourning general soleimani and apparently getting behind their leaders promising revenge. the chants are familiar, including "death to america", but the context has radically changed. the war of words from both sides is intensifying. president trump has tweeted 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 wants no more threats! is there still risk of attack? of course there is, there is tremendous risk. we are doing everything we can to make sure we take that down and protect american lives. that is the mission set, when the president laid out his national security strategy three years ago, 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 outright 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 daesh.

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. in the iraqi capital baghdad where the general was killed in the american strike, 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 5,000 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 is or daesh. the whole focus now will be on protecting its bases. well, the prime minister has made

his first comments on the tensions, having arrived back in the uk from his christmas holiday in mustique. he said that he's spoken to president trump, as well as emannuel macron and angela merkel. borisjohnson said that "general qasem soleimani posed a threat to all our interests and was responsible for a pattern of disruptive, destabilising behaviour in the region," and that "given the leading role he has played in actions that have led to the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and western personnel, we will not lament his death." he went on to sat that, "it is clear however that all calls for retaliation or reprisals will simply lead to more violence in the region and they are in no one's interest. we are in close contact with all sides to encourage de—escalation." let's speak to our political correspondent jonathan blake. the prime minister back in the country and needing to show leadership on this. two days on from

the death of qasem soleimani, the first statement from the prime minister borisjohnson first statement from the prime minister boris johnson and first statement from the prime minister borisjohnson and it is interesting to read what he has had to say. it is in line with how the uk has responded over the last couple of days although there has been something of a subtle shift in that response. as you say, boris johnson stressing the threat that this iranians journal posed to the stability of the middle east and the deaths that he was responsible for and the key phrase they are saying that the uk will not lament his death. going on very quickly to say that it calls —— that calls for retaliation will lead to more violence which had no one's interests so warning against any further escalation of the crisis and stopping short, crucially, of offering full support to the us and their actions in carrying out this drone strike. lets not forget,

allies of the us were taken by surprise. yes, the prime minister or anyone else was not told of this in advance. dominic raab said this morning that he found out shortly after it had happened and there has been some disquiet and some frustration within whitehall and within government that the us was not clear about its actions in advance of this strike so there has been a sense that the uk has been scrambling a little bit along with other american allies to respond and say in not so uncertain terms that the us needs to have a plan as to what happens next and i think that is reflected in the prime minister's words, saying he is in close contact with all sides to encourage de—escalation. with all sides to encourage de-escalation. what impact has all of this over the past two days had on the threat level, the perceived threat level, to the uk? we seem travel advice to iraq, iran and

other middle eastern countries updated on the foreign office gave details of that yesterday, adding to the restrictions and warnings that we re the restrictions and warnings that were already in place for people travelling to the region. we seem uk warships, royal navy frigates and a destroyer deployed to a scott merchant shipping —— to escort shipping. then there is also the issue of troops in iraq which will perhaps be seen as in greater danger from attacks in the fallout in the wa ke from attacks in the fallout in the wake of this killing of the iranian general, but we will hear more from the prime minister in the coming days i'm sure and we are told that the national security council will meet this week. the foreign secretary is going to washington and parliament will be updated on tuesday. 0ur correspondentjane 0'brien is in washington. how is this now playing out? a

couple of days after the strike, the approach that the white house continues to take? secretary of state mike pompeo has been doing the rounds on american news networks this morning and really trying to shore up support for the administration's position in america because there are still questions about the justification for this killing and the legality of it. he has been saying that there was intelligence, that an attack was being planned and that the region and the world is a safer place without kassam is full of —— and the world is a safer place without kassam is full of -- qasem soleimani. but there is not any evidence of that attack and any real justification for the big question, why now? he was also trying to do damage control after donald trump tweeted that any retaliation from iran would be met with a response,

even holding out the possibility of targeting sites that had of cultural importance to iran. targeting cultural heritage sites is at war crime under international law. mike pompeo was saying that the us is not contemplating anything illegal and that anything it it would be within the parameters of the law. tell us about the democrats' response because of some politicians there are suggesting that this has been irresponsible and brings greater risk to the united states. irresponsible and brings greater risk to the united stateslj irresponsible and brings greater risk to the united states. i don't think they are suggesting, they are saying it is highly irresponsible and the president's actions have brought the country closer to open war with iran brought the country closer to open warwith iran and brought the country closer to open war with iran and massively destabilise the entire region. it's also very interesting that for the first time, the democratic presidential campaign has turned its

focus, the race has turned its focus to foreign policy. until now it has all been about domestic issues but for the first time we have had the democratic presidential candidates being asked what they would do in the situation. senator elizabeth warren, one of the front so far, saying that this was an assassination which is actually illegal under american law but wouldn't go so far as to say that the president had acted illegally but a lot of questions. this is really playing out into all areas of domestic policy at this point so a very interesting turn of events here. dr renad mansour is senior research fellow in the middle east programme and project director of the iraq initiative at chatham house, a foreign affairs think—tank. thank you forjoining us this evening. what's the significance of this vote, this resolution that was passed in the iraqi parliament because it doesn't have much, if any, legal weight?

because it doesn't have much, if any, legalweight? that's right, this resolution is more political messaging, political signalling. everyone is expecting a response or retaliation to what happened at the iraqi government, particularly the iraqi government, particularly the iraqi prime minister, wanted to come out immediately with some kind of response and, barring the kind of security military response, this is a political response, this is wide —— this has wide implications full stop if it goes through, the government is forcing american troops to leave their territory. until now, there was a small group of iraqi politicians close to iran would constantly be saying this but it was often said by many of the other side is understood what the us troops brought to the fight against isis and other issues in the country. with this strike and what the parliament are signalling, even with some of the rhetoric and

discourse you see coming out of the parliament, clearly things have changed. how can the united states be compelled, though, to remove their troops because it seems it's a double—edged sword for the americans if they do leave and if they don't. the other might guess, until now, the iraqi government as an ally of the iraqi government as an ally of the us. you have an agreement with each other, they work together, fighting isis together. they have been working together so if the iraqi government beyond what happened today, there is a legal process that will need to be involved, the us troops have a decision if they decide to stay, they certainly can, but if they decide —— but what you hear more and more is that they are here illegally and this is the kind of language and rhetoric you are already starting to hear from camps rhetoric you are already starting to hearfrom camps in iraq who are anti—american and closer to iran.

how difficult a line does the iraqi government has to tread to try to maintain relationships with iran, its neighbour, but also to keep the us on side in a different type of relationship? the iraqi government has, for a long time, walked on a very thin line. somehow it is a government that is very close to both the us and iran. 0ver government that is very close to both the us and iran. over the last few years, both the us and iran. over the last few yea rs, i both the us and iran. over the last few years, i think what we've seen is change where there once was a question, is the iraqi government going to move towards the us or iran? the us has lost considerable leverage and relationships with the iraqi government. keep in mind there was a time the us president used to ona was a time the us president used to on a weekly basis speak to the iraqi prime minister. the trump administration refused to fly the prime minister to washington, dc for

a meeting so it has moved further towards iran but it has maintain some relationship with the us. the iraqi government is under considerable pressure now, there are many people wanting to see what type of retaliation there will be and, as i say, those voices that used to demand americans leave were very low voices. they became... we've been hearing over the last 48 hours just how influential qasem soleimani had been across the middle east in many ways and how many deaths he was responsible for ultimately. without him in the picture, how could the relationships across the region change? there was certainly a cult of personality but at the same time, the iranians, the guards that are responsible for the regional policy, a strong organisation. although he

was the head and since 2014 since the fight against isis, people started to see images of him and there was this symbolism of him, it will continue to function, they had lost a n will continue to function, they had lost an important strategist but they have many more strategists and this is just they have many more strategists and this isjust one man they have many more strategists and this is just one man who they have many more strategists and this isjust one man who has gone but certainly the significance would bea but certainly the significance would be a much bigger involvement in iran. the debate is, can iran pursue some of the threats that it has been doing? because it is not clear the extent to which iran has been overstretched into syria, into lebanon, into iraq and where you are beginning to see the fight against iran in many of these countries, it remains to be seen the extent to which removing the head but one individual would have repercussions for where that organisation stands in any case. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30

and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the journalist and broadcaster caroline frost and the parliamentary journalist tony grew. the headlines on bbc news: the remains of the iranian general — assasinated by the us on iraqi soil — are returned — as hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets to mourn him. donald trump warns that america has a list of 52 targets, that will be hit "very hard", if iran decides to retaliate. 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. australia's prime minister has warned that the bushfires 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 jakarta has had its most intense rainfall in a quarter of a century. the number of dead is continuing to rise. 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 chains to remove the water and mud. this was an area outsidejakarta, 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 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 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. 0ur 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. 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.

a senior figure in the review of the hs2 high speed rail project, says it could end up costing more than £100 billion — almost double the original estimate. lord berkeley, who's a long—standing critic of the project, says its costs are out of control. hs2 limited says it's determined to deliver a railway that's value for money. earlier lord berkeley explained why he thinks the hs2 project has gone so over budget. i think it's 107 now, and it will probably go even higher than that. you do not need to go 400 kilometres an hour or even 360 in a country as small as ours. nobody else in the world does it, maybe in china. it is a very big country! quite honestly, the higher the speed, it makes a big difference to cost. you have to have a straight line obviously because trains do not like going round corners fast, but it is also the construction, whether it is balanced, things like that, which makes a big difference to cost.

daniel cochlin from the northern powerhouse partnership says he was frustrated with lord berkeley's assessment. costis cost is very important. there is no point dismissing the large figures but they are estimates. the official estimates are somewhat lower than that but we have to make sure this is value for money. but the value for money we are talking about is a once ina for money we are talking about is a once in a generation opportunity to com pletely once in a generation opportunity to completely eradicate the north—south divide, rebalance the uk economy and create a north that is as prosperous as the south. we live in a more centralised economy in europe, everything flows through london and the southeast that is about time that our young people and businesses in the north started to see the same opportunities as those in the south. lord berkeley has always been against hs2 and he was put on the panel in order to reflect that. he wasn't a supporter of the plan. this report is looking at that from a very one—sided direction and we

would rather speak to our business and our leaders up here who think that hsz and our leaders up here who think that hs2 is vital for the prosperity of the whole of the country, not just the north of england. i think the money should certainly go into local connectivity and it is and, actually, hs2, one of the things lord berkeley hasn't talked about much today is the capacity to unlock local services and freeing up lines that are currently clogged and extreme live as commuters in the north of england. i travel day in, day out and the trains are not fit for purpose and they do not deliver the returns we need so while it is vital to invest in local connectivity, it is also vital to invest in major infrastructure projects. we have not seen any new lines built in the north since the victorian era and it's about time the north had everything it really needs. we need north—south, east—west and local services. we need everything to make the economy balanced. 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 eighties he held many festivals celebrating the wine, which were attended by michelin—starred chefs and celebrities. 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. 0ur 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. conditions