we warned you. this is bbc world news today. i'm karin giannone. our top stories... iran's leaders under pressure after more protests over the shooting down of a passenger jet. britain condemns the arrest of its ambassador to tehran after he's accused of attending an illegal rally. thousands are told to leave their homes in the philippines, as a volcano spews out a massive cloud of ash near manila. the queen prepares to hold talks at sandringham with prince harry and meghan over the royal's couple's future.

hello and welcome to world news today. there's a strong police presence on the streets of the iranian capital tehran. it follows a second day of protests after the government admitted shooting down a ukrainian airliner, killing more than 170 people on board. police have been out in force to deter people from taking part in more anti—government protests. demonstrators have gathered at universities across iran, calling for senior officials to go. some protesters were even seen tearing down down a poster of qasem soleimani — he's the senior iranian commander killed by the us nine days ago, whose funeral was attended by hundreds of thousands of iranians. and in another development tehran has summoned the british envoy, rob macaire, after accusing him of attending an illegal rally. he was also briefly detained on saturday. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the latest. outside the british

embassy in tehran today, an angry demonstration. men burning flags, crying, "death to the uk". an organised protest by hardline militia with links to iran's revolutionary guard, all calling for britain's ambassador to be expelled from the country. rob macaire was detained by police yesterday for what iran's foreign ministry described as inappropriate behaviour at an illegal gathering of anti—government protesters. the ambassador, seen here next to the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, was held for three hours until his identity was confirmed and he was released. the foreign office said the ambassador had been paying his respects at a vigil for those who died in the ukrainian airliner shot down by an iranian missile on wednesday. something that has prompted angry demonstrations on the streets. in a tweet, mr macaire said...

completely unacceptable. i think you are right, a breach of certainly the vienna convention and a whole range of things. iran is at a crossroads. they've got a decision to make and the point we are making, the foreign secretary has said just this morning, is we want to see things de—escalate. we want to see iran come back into the international fold and play their part but they are at a crossroads and they've got to make that decision. yet today, mr macaire was summoned to the iranian foreign ministry to explain himself. he told them his detention was unjustified and a violation of international law. tensions have been high from the moment the us assassinated a top iranian general. iran retaliated against us bases in iraq and the ukrainian airliner was tragically shot down. but for a moment today, those tensions were calmed as world leaders gathered in oman to mourn

the death of the country's leader. but the causes of the confrontation with iran remain unchanged and unresolved. today, president rouhani met the emir of qatar, who said both men agreed that de—escalation was the only solution. perhaps notjust for the region, but also on the streets of tehran. for more on what's behind the anti—government protests in tehran, here's kasra naji from the bbc‘s persian service. it is surprising the level of anger, i didn't expect it, but obviously it's there and it's very strong. the demonstrations that we are witnessing today, the reports we are getting from various cities across the country, more than a dozen or so cities are witnessing demonstrations, anti—government demonstrations. they are mostly university students,

but in tehran and some other cities there are other people involved in it. it's more middle—class than it was a month and a half ago, two months ago in november because maybe the reason is that many of those people killed in that aeroplane were students, university students who were studying in canada and they were returning to their studies there. the slogans they are shouting on the streets of cities in iran are pretty strong. that is surprising as well. they are calling the iranian supreme leader a murderer, they want him to step down and they are shouting slogans against iran's revolutionary guards. they are calling them murderers. so things are getting pretty heated

in terms of the level of anger that we are witnessing. how is the iranian government explaining to the world what is happening and contrasting so much really with the scenes of mourning following the killing of general soleimani at his funeral? only a week ago we saw millions of people coming out in the streets in support and in the funeral of general soleimani. it shows how volatile the situation in iran is. the strong turnout for general soleimani was probably to do with the fact that after all this was a military leader of iran killed in a foreign land by a foreign power. there is an upsurge of nationalism vis—a—vis that murder. today we are seeing pictures

of protesters who are out today pulling down posters of general soleimani. that is right, we have seen pictures of that and it shows that they feel they have been duped perhaps, that they were taken for granted and they were lied to, they were given this information they were given misinformation and they were taken for a ride. how much is iran accepting blame overall for what happened on wednesday? we have heard the blaming america for putting them in such a state of tension that this was carried out because of the nerves about what america might do. that was the line from the iranian foreign minister saying, yes, we made a mistake, we brought this thing down. but don't forget we did it because of the confusion and tension caused by the united states, which is a normal line in iran, everything is blamed on foreign powers, particularly the us, and after the us in the uk and others. that's to be expected.

the queen has attended church near her sandringham estate ahead of talks there on monday with senior members of the royal family on the future role of prince harry. it's understood it will be the first time prince charles, prince william and prince harry will have met since he and his wife meghan announced they would be stepping back from their royal duties. meghan is expected to join in the conversation on the phone. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar times, with senior members of the royal family all making their way here for a summit unprecedented in its nature. her majesty will have her first face—to—face meeting with prince harry, her grandson, since he and his wife announced they intended to step back as senior royals. attending the meeting, prince charles, on his return from oman, where he travelled to pay his respects following the death of the sultan.

prince william will also be at the meeting. meghan, the duchess of sussex, is expected to join the talks via phone from canada, where she returned last week. there is much to discuss here at sandringham at the meeting tomorrow about the future relationship between the duke and duchess of sussex and the royal family. it is hoped that next steps will be agreed, but officials are stressing that any decisions taken about their future status will take time to implement it. and money is likely to be the key sticking point. the couple have said they wish to seek financial independence but what does that mean? where will they live and will it continue to be the taxpayer who pays for their security? i think the british taxpayer should pay for the security of harry and meghan and theirfamily. as they do with former ministers. he has done great service, just on the basis of that. and i also understand that a young couple really ought to be allowed to make their own decisions about what their future should be and, if they decide they want to go to canada,

of course, they must always be protected. opinion polls and this straw poll from sandringham this morning suggests finding a solution will not be straightforward. i think it's a bit rich, really. they have got married, being senior royals, and now, suddenly, it has been paid for, it's done and now all of a sudden they don't want to be senior any more. that is the sad thing about it all, that he didn't think to speak to the queen first, i think that is a little bit unfortunate. after the shock of wednesday's announcement, this is a family trying to pull together. on the front page of one national newspaper today, a quote reportedly from prince william, "i've put my arm around my "brother all our lives. "i can't do it any more". there is no precedent for what is being proposed, a part royal, part private role. the priority now, for the sake of the royal family, is that a way forward must be found. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. military sources say

mortar rounds have hit an airbase in iraq that houses us forces. the sources say four iraqi soldiers were wounded in at balad base to the north of baghdad. similar attacks on the base in recent months have been blamed on iranian—backed militias in iraq. the head of human rights watch says he's been denied entry to hong kong. kenneth roth was due to present a report on what he called china's assault on the international human rights system. he says the authorities claimed he was stopped on immigration grounds. millions of canadians in the eastern province of ontario received mobile phone messages on sunday morning saying there'd been a serious incident at a nuclear power plant. but within an hour the operators of the pickering plant near toronto said the message was a mistake and that there was no danger to the public or the environment. a volcano near the philippines capital manila has blasted a column

of ash and steam up to fifteen kilometres into the sky. eruption at the taal volcano within the coming hours or days. taal is one of the world's smallest volcanoes. it has recorded at least 3a eruptions in the past a50 years. ash from the volcano has been landing in the capital manila's international airport has put all flights on hold, and schools in the capital will be closed on monday. our correspondent howard johnson has more from manila.

i've just been out on the streets and saw lots of people wearing masks to cover up with this ash that's falling down. if i swipe my hand here, you can see there is dirt all over the place and there is a smell of sulphurous smell in the air and the authorities are advising people to wear masks to protect themselves. this has gone up from a level three alert to a level four alert and that means a catastrophic explosion could happen any time soon. that means lots of people are being evacuated. some three major towns nearby, thousands of people are currently moving away from the volcano. we have seen a lot of volcanic activity in this region, seismic activity in the last year or $0. this pacific ring of fire has been incredibly noisy and busy, lots of rumbles today and booming sounds, local residents say. what is happening tonight is people are moving away, moving towards manila to make sure they are a safe distance away and the authorities are warning people, the president's spokesperson told people to get out of the area as soon as possible. drjames hickey is a volcanologist, who's been telling me more about the volcano's destructive potential. the ash is travelling to the capital city and that is the main hazard. it could go on to have a large eruption, or that could stop and this could be the end of it. how

difficult is it for people doing jobs like yours to forecast in any way if there will be any further eruptions and if it will change on its impact? in short, it is very difficult. in this particular case it is more difficult and more complicated by the presence of water. this is a volcano with a crater lake and that interaction with water makes things even more unpredictable than they would be otherwise. just explain what you mean by pa ntera otherwise. just explain what you mean by pantera lake and how dangerous that is. it is a complicated geographical set. it is a volcano surrounded by a lake from a volcano surrounded by a lake from a previous explosion and inside that volcano there is more water as well. a lot of ground water is around. what are your fears about the warnings of a volcanic tsunami. explain what that is. in the case of taal volcano again we have got this la ke taal volcano again we have got this lake and beneath the water level there are a number of submerged

volcanic vents and an explosion from one of those underwater events could displace the water above it and cause a tsunami wave to pop out through the cloud area lake. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: serena williams wins her first title in three years at the auckland classic. all the details coming up from the bbc sports centre shortly. day one of operation desert storm, to force the iraqis out of kuwait, has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and it is one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another.

this woman said she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: iran's leaders have come under renewed pressure after more protests over the shooting down of a passenger jet. and britain has condemned the arrest

of its ambassador to iran after he was accused of attending an illegal rally. let's get more now on the diplomatic fallout from iran's actions in the last few days. here's our correspondent, james landale. it has turned into a bigger incident than it would have been in normal time, simply because of the tense situation there is across the middle east, but also in tehran. you've got to remember that the government there is reeling from the tragic drowning of the ukrainian airliner. there are different bits of the iranian government looking over their shoulders, trying to work out who is going to get the blame for all of this and amid that uncertainty, there are growing numbers of people on the streets of tehran expressing their anger at the way the government has handled this, so if you place into that the british ambassador going around, doing hisjob, attending a vigil, notjust for the iranian dead, but also the handful of british nationals who died in that tragedy. that incident then becomes more

political, people start chanting, he leaves, and he is detained and the question is, was it a mistake by the police who just saw a westerner behaving in a way they thought was inappropriate or was it a deliberate intimidation of a foreign diplomat? that remains unclear. what i think is clear is that while the british have been mounting a very robust defence of their ambassador, and that has been backed by the french and germans who have issued formal statements backing the british ambassador, there is also, i think, a sense in london and other european capitals, that they do not want to allow this incident to become a further source of inflaming tensions with iran in an already tense situation. china has urged the international community to oppose taiwanese independence after the landslide victory yesterday of president tsai ing—wen. president tsai, who advocates greater autonomy for the island, urged beijing to remember

the importance of peace, democracy, and dialogue. but chinese officials said her victory didn't change the fact that taiwan was part of what it calls "one china". australia's prime minister, scott morrison, has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis following strong criticism over his government's response. in the state of south australia, many residents have returned to their homes in kangaroo island to assess the damage. almost half of the island has been scorched and scientists are worried about the fate of many endangered species. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has been to the island, and a warning, her report begins with images of animals killed in the fires. it's an ecological disaster so big the army have been called in to help. for the second time in less than a week, bushfires have ravaged stretches of land here, destroying natural habitats and killing tens of thousands of animals. i don't think anyone would like to pick up, you know, deceased wildlife. it's not a fun task.

there's been a lot of devastation. it hasn't been easy for people, and we'll be here as long as they need us, and we will do whatever we possibly can to help out. this place is renowned for its rich biodiversity and native wildlife. now it's feared half of the island has been scorched. in some parts, the fires burned right up to the sea. going through kangaroo island, you can see why nothing stood a chance in the path of these fires. the charred trees, the scorched earth, the burnt animal carcasses on the side of the road. but the full picture of the devastation is still unclear because parts of the island are just too dangerous to get to. scientists are extremely worried about the island's unique species, including the ligurian bees. nearly a quarter of the beehives are believed to have been lost to the bushfires. in this makeshift clinic, vets have been racing to save as many animals as they can. nearly two dozen koalas were brought

in after the latest fires. the sad fact is that we estimate that of the thousands of koalas, probably 20,000, 30,000 koalas on the island, probably half have perished. anything that we can salvage and save, we will certainly be doing that. it's going to take a long time for australia's iconic nature reserve to recover. the fear is that some of the wildlife it's famous for may have been lost for good, and that other animals will have to battle bleak conditions just to survive. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, kangaroo island. ben croucher has all the sport. hello. we'll start in the premier league where argentina's sergio aguero became the competition's all time leading overseas goalscorer. he bagged a hat—trick as manchester city thrashed aston villa 6—1. it was the 12th time he'd scored three or more in a league game, also a record. the win lifts city to second and leaves villa in the relegation zone. when these kind of things happen,

how many hat—tricks and goals, it is not one season, two seasons, it is a long, long time. that is the real value, when you are consistent for a long time, like sergio has done, scoring goals all the time, with us right now, before and in the future. real madrid have won the revamped spanish super cup, beating atletico on penalties in jeddah. in the new format, being held for the first time at this time of the year in saudi arabia. neither real nor atletico won a domestic trophy last season. after winning through their semis, the final finished goalless. real scored all four of their penalties in the shootout whilst only kieran trippier converted for atletico. after a three—year wait, serena williams is a winner again, taking the title at the auckland classic. the 6—3, 6—4 win over jessica pegula was herfirst since the australian open in 2017. she donated her prize money to the australian bushfire relief efforts. it also ends a run of five straight final defeats. katie gornall reports. the great champions are those who endure when they are tested. in two decades of dominance,

serena williams has seen it all. two and a half years ago, she nearly died giving birth to her daughter, alexis. understandably, the road back to the top has been long and uncertain. williams has walked out into five finals since becoming a parent and lost them all. early on, she seemed to be heading down that same path as her compatriot jessica pegula raced into a 3—1 lead, but then, as we have seen time and time again over the years, williams gathered herself, hitting back with her customary power and precision. after wrapping up the first set 6—3 in auckland, williams broke early in the second and stayed out in front. eventually, she closed out the set and the match for a victory which clearly meant so much. and with the australian open around the corner, williams is hungry for more. i'm feeling pretty good. i'm feeling fit, like i have had some good matches and long rallies, short rallies, power players, elements. this is exactly what i needed going into melbourne.

a record—equalling 24th grand slam title is now in her sights and yet again, serena williams has proved that age and motherhood is no obstacle to success. katie gornall, bbc news. novak djokovic has led serbia to victory in the first atp cup in sydney, helping to sink spain in the final. djokovic was unbeaten in the nations tournament, saving one of his best displays for his singles rubber against world number one rafa nadal, winning in two sets. he was then was part of the doubles team that won the deciding rubber. he described it as one of the nicest moments of his career. there's been a surprise in the opening round of snooker‘s masters with uk champion ding junhui beaten byjoe perry in the first round. the opening six frames were shared at alexandra palace in london, but the 2017 finalist perry streaked away to reach the last eight for only the third time in his career. ali carter currently leads mark selby 3—1 in their first round match. organisers of the dakar rally have cancelled monday's eighth stage for bikes and quads as a mark

of respect to portuguese rider paulo gonsalves who died after a crash on sunday in saudi arabia. the ao—year—old suffered the fatal accident after 276 kilometres of the seventh stage. a statement from organisers said he was pronounced dead in hospital having earlier been found unconscious after suffering a cardiac arrest. gonsalves was the 2013 cross—country rallies world champion, and was taking part in his 13th dakar rally, finishing as runner—up five years ago. houston lead kansas city 24—21 in the second quarter of the nfl playoffs, although they led 2a to nothing at one point. that's all the sport for now. thank you. a reminder of our top story: iranian riot police are on the streets of tehran in a show of force designed to deter any further anti—government protests.

thousands of iranians have been demonstrating in the capital and other cities demanding accountability after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a ukrainian airliner on wednesday. thanks for watching. good evening. we've got some pretty lively weather on the cards as the second named storm of the season, storm brendan, is moving in from the atlantic. it was a fairly quiet end to the day on sunday. this was the picture in west sussex, taken by one of our weather watchers earlier on, but over the next few days, you will really notice the change. some windy weather on the cards for much of the uk and some heavy rain around as well. through the rest of this evening and tonight, we have got a few showers working their way east,

particularly across england and wales, drier for scotland and for northern ireland. with the clear skies, quite a cold night out there, temperatures near freezing across the northern half of the british isles. frost free to start monday further south. monday starts on a reasonably quiet note, but things are going to be turning very windy through the day as storm brendan moves its way in from the west. you can see the proximity of all those isobars ahead of that cold front. not particularly windy first thing, but gales developing across western parts of england, wales and scotland and northern ireland as well, with heavy rain working into the west. further east across the uk, you stay dry with a bit of sunshine through a good part of the day but wherever you are, you will notice that strengthening wind. reasonably mild with the wind coming in from a southerly direction, 7—10 degrees on monday but if we take a look at monday afternoon, the rush hour home from school or work, we are looking at heavy rain across the south—west of england, and wales, too, gusts of 65—70 mph. that will be followed by clearer spells and heavy showers across northern ireland and western scotland, where gusts could reach 80, even 85 mph. some snow over the higher ground of scotland as well. we are going to be seeing rain at low levels across parts of eastern england, strong gusty winds, as we head into monday evening.

eventually the wet and windy weather will clear away towards the east. so a slightly quieter spell for a time, but then, heading into tuesday, the next area of low pressure moves up from the south. mostly dry to start tuesday, wintry flurries across the hills of scotland, then more rain and strengthening winds move north across much of england and wales through the day. it could be disruptive once again, particularly in the south. perhaps some snow on the northern edge of that. temperatures in single figures in the north, but we could see a very mild 13 or 1a degrees across southern and south—eastern parts of england on tuesday. things quieten down later in the week, but do be prepared for some very windy conditions and heavy rain over the next few days. bye for now.

cause a tsunami wave to pop out through the cloud area lake. a reminder of our top story: iranian riot police are on the streets of tehran in a show of force designed to deter any further anti—government protests. thousands of iranians have been demonstrating in the capital and other cities demanding accountability after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a ukrainian airliner on wednesday. iran has summoned britain's ambassador following what they say was his attendance at an anti—government rally tehran. rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest. 8,000 people have been given an evacuation order near the phillippine capital manila, after an eruption of the taal volcano. manila's aiport is closed, and there are warnings that there could be a full—scale eruption. the queen has summoned members of the royal family for talks