hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a huge ash cloud has engulfed after saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami. the volcano erupted underwater, satellite images suggest some areas have been completely submerged. the shock waves were so powerful they without all the way to the us. the extent of the destruction is not yet known. in the uk nadine dorries has frozen the bbc�*s licence for two years. claims is to help host budgets and not a political attack. we is to help host budgets and not a political attack.— political attack. we simply could not 'usti political attack. we simply could not justify that _

political attack. we simply could not justify that pressure - political attack. we simply could not justify that pressure on - political attack. we simply could notjustify that pressure on the i notjustify that pressure on the wallets of hard—working households. two teenagers arrested after a seizure on a synagogue in texas. the hostages were unharmed, the attacker shot dead. this rabbi it was one of the survivors. i shot dead. this rabbi it was one of the survivors-_ the survivors. i heard a click and it could've _ the survivors. i heard a click and it could've been _ the survivors. i heard a click and it could've been anything. - the survivors. i heard a click and it could've been anything. and i the survivors. i heard a click and it could've been anything. and it turned out it was is gone. find it could've been anything. and it turned out it was is gone. and we will look at _ turned out it was is gone. and we will look at one _ turned out it was is gone. and we will look at one of— turned out it was is gone. and we will look at one of the _ will look at one of the great wartime mysteries, who betrayed betrayed the family of him frank to the nazis? investigation offers an answer. —— anne frank. international aid is being ramped up we are three days after that massive volcanic eruption and his tsunami has cut of nearly all communications to the country. tonga is in the pacific is made up of the hundred and 70 islands with a 175,000 people live there in 80% of them have been

affected by saturday's option. as you can see from the images the island where the volcano was is now submerged. the eruption lasted eight minutes and st cloud in as 20 km into the air. the sonic boom was so loud it could be heard in new zealand and over 9000, 700 km away in alaska. this for hundred kilometres away in fiji. boom. the eruption was so big it severed tonga's only fibre optic cable which connects tonga to the world, cutting all communications for at least 15 minutes. this was also the impact. waves nearly a metre high flooded the capital. other videos showed people running for higher ground.

buildings were completely inundated. there are concerns many people living in low—lying villages may have been swept away. significant damage has been reported on the western coast of main island tonga—tapu, which is covered in a thick layer of ash. katie greenwood is coordinating the red cross response from fiji. these are her concerns. the good news for us is that we believe that from the information we can put together that it is not as catastrophic in those major population centres as we first thought that it might be. so that's really good news. but the team there on the ground, what they are doing at the moment is they have been supporting evacuations to bring the immediate crisis of the eruption and the tsunami warning, they'll be doing first aid as required. and now the job will be to assess the damage. they have urgent relief items required for households for things like clean water, shoring up their homes and shelters if they've been damaged.

and blankets and lamps and things like that, urgent equipment. they'll be distributing that as required to people. we are also really keen to understand what the impact is on clean drinking water and on food gardens. the eruption was felt much further than tonga. it triggered a tsunami warning across the pacific — in new zealand and australia, the us and even chile, nearly 10,000 kilometres away. according to reuters, two people drowned off a beach in northern peru because of high waves from the tsunami. boats in new zealand were also damaged. while this was the fijian capital, suva. huge waves crashed onto shore causing some flooding. anna jane lagi, is a tongan student in fiji and explains the concerns in tonga. the most pressing concern would be the water. a lot of tongans collect rain in their tanks and boil them for drinking water but that has been contaminated by the asphalt up a lot of housing needs to be fixed so that's what were looking

at right now. masks and protection because of the air. it's a tragic event but it has really shown the unity between the tongans all over the world. especially since we cannot contact our families there directly we are reallyjust holding onto each other and trying to keep in touch for any sign of what's happening there. yeah, it's just doing what we can, waiting, hoping and slowly good news is trickling in. australia and new zealand are air dropping emergency supplies. but thick cloud is preventing planes from actually landing. both countries air dropping supplies but the cloud is preventing both countries air dropping supplies but the from landing. here's the new zealand prime ministerjacinda ardern. it is reconnaissance, it is the australians looking to undertake an

assessment from the air of the outer irish wins in particular. in provide information to the people of tonga and authorities. ash cloud does pose and authorities. ash cloud does pose a risk for the review on departure was stated be able to undertake in overflight reconnaissance and provide that critical information back. the volcano had been erupting for the past month, before the huge explosion on january 15th. this was the volcano onjanuary 7th. and this was just two hours before the eruption onjanuary15th. you can see the crater is completely covered by the sea. this shows you the northern part of the island before the eruption, a day after villages were no longer visible. day after villages were no longer visible. volcanologists are calling the eruption a one in a 1,000 year event. here's david pyle from the university of oxford. there are many underwater volcanoes but in terms of scale this is probably the largest underwater volcano eruption that we've seen for

the last few decades. it was a similar sort of irruption and krakatoa a few similar sort of irruption and kra katoa a few years similar sort of irruption and krakatoa a few years ago. but the presence of water, a small amount of water and lots of hot rock means you get much more violent explosions. the water is rapidly converted to steam as he comes into contact with the magma, it shatters the volcanic rock, it produces much more fine ash material but also the steam drives the explosion. it's a very violent eruption. there are other concerns too. tonga has had just one covid—19 case throughout the pandemic. there are fears international aid deliveries could change that. tonga's deputy head of mission in australia has said... lydia, thank you for your time. i wonder what you are hearing from people in tonga. wonder what you are hearing from peeple in tonga-— wonder what you are hearing from people in tonga. we've been trying

to net in people in tonga. we've been trying to get in contact _ people in tonga. we've been trying to get in contact every _ people in tonga. we've been trying to get in contact every minute - people in tonga. we've been trying to get in contact every minute of. to get in contact every minute of every day here. we actually have a member of our team who has family and tonga. he has heard back that his family is safe. in terms of being able to contact people on the ground, communication is very limited at the moment only a handful of people have satellite phones which seems to be the only way of communicating outside of tonga. up and trying to speak with the new zealand high commissioner in tonga who is expected to call me today that we are on standby for that. he has said that there is a law of debris along the coastline and that it is not looking great at the moment. but we are looking for more news later today on that. in terms of getting into tonga, but new zealand defence force is going to be sending a flight. sometime this

week. newsjust as sending a flight. sometime this week. news just as spoken with the defence force and they say the c—130 hercules which is supposed to be taken off today has been delayed due to a blanket of ash on the runway. so that is going to take off hopefully tomorrow or it may be even on thursday. hopefully tomorrow or it may be even on thursday-— on thursday. how is new zealand t in: to on thursday. how is new zealand trying to navigate _ on thursday. how is new zealand trying to navigate the _ on thursday. how is new zealand trying to navigate the desire - on thursday. how is new zealand trying to navigate the desire to i trying to navigate the desire to help with a desire to not impact the covid—19 situation in tonga? weill. covid-19 situation in tonga? well, tonua is covid-19 situation in tonga? well, tonga is covid _ covid-19 situation in tonga? well, tonga is covid freed _ covid-19 situation in tonga? well, tonga is covid freed much - covid—19 situation in tonga? -ii tonga is covid freed much like many countries in the pacific. so everyone who goes into tonga for this effort will be fully vaccinated and will also have had a pcr test as well. though they have high vaccination rates they are to come over 80%. they also had their borders closed since the beginning of the pandemic. obviously the new zealand government is not wanting to create any issues with the covid

pandemic but since the response so farfrom pandemic but since the response so far from tonga pandemic but since the response so farfrom tonga in light pandemic but since the response so far from tonga in light of the pandemic has been very strong, closing borders, vaccinating people, this is a good scenario to start with in terms of delivering aid. find with in terms of delivering aid. and new zealand has a large tonga community. i wonder how they are responding to this development. community members are about to meet. i've been speaking with church leaders as well, they have been responding incredible amount of support already, swinging into actionjust overnight i support already, swinging into action just overnight i received a message from one of the church members here. and all say the group is meeting and they are going to form a relief committee which will be formed soon. so preparations are underway. it is notjust the tonga community in new zealand but aid

groups across new zealand are offering support, inundating government ministers with support as well. i've alsojust government ministers with support as well. i've also just spoken with another group in new zealand who have pulled together 10,000 water bottles and are not sure how they're going to send them to tonga. as you know water supply is another big issue. so a massive, massive pull togetherfor issue. so a massive, massive pull together for support for our family in tonga. thank you. here in the uk, the culture secretary has announced a two—year freeze to bbc funding. the corporation's budget comes from the licence fee, which is paid by all uk households who watch or stream tv. nadine dorries says it will remain at £159 — or $217 a year. here's some of what she said. so it's time to begin asking those really serious questions about the long—term funding model of the bbc and whether a mandatory licence fee with criminal penalties

for individual households is still appropriate. as we have said before, we will therefore undertake a review of the overall licence fee model in those discussions will begin shortly. most of the bbc budget comes from the licence fee witches come from all households that water stream tv. eraser was 5.7 billion in 2019, that around $5 billion. in exchange for this to bbc has a commitment to public service broadcasting. pvc services include tv channels, radio, news sport and on—demand streaming. the chairman of the bbc has given his reaction to the governments announcement speaking to the bbc news culture editor. we announcement speaking to the bbc news culture editor.— news culture editor. we are disappointed. _ news culture editor. we are disappointed. we _ news culture editor. we are disappointed. we had - news culture editor. we arei disappointed. we had asked news culture editor. we are - disappointed. we had asked for a flat in real terms of settlement for the licence fee. and we recognised as a secretary said in the house of commons that households are under

pressure from a variety of sources and whilst we deliver terrific value we recognise that an increase in real terms would be very difficult in the current environment. with vast executives to develop a plan for help date will reexport good not respond to this disappointing result for that we will have that in the next few months. there will be changes. i don't want to prejudge what those will be. changes. i don't want to pre'udge what those will be.�* what those will be. change is a euphemism — what those will be. change is a euphemism for _ what those will be. change is a euphemism for cuts, _ what those will be. change is a euphemism for cuts, axing - what those will be. change is a - euphemism for cuts, axing particular programmes, particular channels. the short programmes, particular channels. tue: short answer programmes, particular channels. tte: short answer is programmes, particular channels. t'te: short answer is yes, programmes, particular channels. ttl short answer is yes, they will have to be changes and there is a reduction of economic activity if you have less money to spend. heat you have less money to spend. next let's here the _ you have less money to spend. next let's here the analysis _ you have less money to spend. next let's here the analysis of david salerno. ., , ., let's here the analysis of david salerno. :, , ., , , ._ salerno. there was a tweet yesterday from nadine — salerno. there was a tweet yesterday from nadine dorries _ salerno. there was a tweet yesterday from nadine dorries saying _ from nadine dorries saying effectively there was going to be his freeze for two years was also she said in that sweet this will be the last licence fee agreement. while confirmation of the two—year freeze which will have a significant impact on the funding for the bbc,

it's a mixture of course commercial income. at the vast majority of its income. at the vast majority of its income is the licence fee. if inflation is around 5% that's about £175 million. if that goes on for a couple of years we are talking about £300 million which is pretty much the whole budget of say bbc news was that these are significant amounts of money. the bigger question is that one about the future of the licence fee. she didn't say explicitly that the licence fee was over and done in announcement but clearly when was talking in parliament she couldn't imagine there would be a licence fee after 2027 which is the end of the current charter. the question of courses, what replaces a? she says she does want to get rid of the bbc and wants to start a debate and discussion about what should be the future way of finding the bbc. t just about what should be the future way of finding the bbc.— of finding the bbc. i 'ust want to be clear on t of finding the bbc. i 'ust want to be clear on one _ of finding the bbc. i just want to be clear on one thing, _ of finding the bbc. i just want to be clear on one thing, you - of finding the bbc. i just want to - be clear on one thing, you reference the tweet from the culture secretary let's pull that up so everyone can see exactly the language that she was using. here we are on screen.

was her language as definitive as that today? she was her language as definitive as that today?— was her language as definitive as that toda ? ,, . ., , that today? she was certainly saying she didn't want _ that today? she was certainly saying she didn't want to _ that today? she was certainly saying she didn't want to see _ that today? she was certainly saying she didn't want to see any _ that today? she was certainly saying she didn't want to see any more - she didn't want to see any more threats about possible criminal action if you don't pay the licence fee in the future. she said in the debate in parliament that the days of licence fee or in her mind over. of licence fee or in her mind over. of course, we have had ten culture secretaries in ten years. and who knows who will actually be in power when the official negotiations for the next charter actually began. it's a long way away at the moment but certainly a key moment here is essentially a person in charge of overseeing the bbc saying the licence fee in her mind is over. let's find a replacement. the question of courses, what will be the replacements? she says she does want to get rid of the bbc, the

question is how do you keep all those various different services going and how do you afford a? update on the attack on a synagogue in texas on saturday. this story now involves the uk now too. a british man took four people hostage — and now two teenagers have been arrested in manchester. malik faisal akram was shot dead by police after a 10—hour stand—off. the four hostages were unharmed. mr akram claimed to have a gun and a bomb when he interrupted a morning service at the congregation beth israel in colleyville. armed police and negotiators then became involved. here is some audio from the siege. one hostage was released after six hours. this footage shows the moment the three final hostages ran for their lives, more than ten hours in. rabbi charlie cytron—walker told cbs

news the group had been praying when he heard a click that turned out to be the hostage—taker�*s gun. here he is describing his escape. it didn't look good, it didn't sound good and we were very... we were terrified. and when i saw an opportunity where he wasn't in a good position i made sure that the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were ready to go, the exit wasn't too far away. i told them to go, i threw a chair at the government and i headed for the door and all three of us were able to get out with out even a shot being fired. the service was live—streamed and captured the audio of the man demanding the release of a pakistani neuroscientist with suspected links to al-qaeda. he is currently serving an 86—year

prison term in texas. and this is what president biden has said of the attack. this was an act of terror. this was an act of terror, and we won't tolerate this. we have this capacity to deal with the assaults on... particularly the anti—semitism, and so i'll put a call in with the rabbi. we missed one another on the way up here. but they should rest assured that we are focused. the bbc�*s sophie long is in dallas. people came here, place of worship to play but once again in america a moment of peace became a moment of profound pain. as a people who are trapped, terrified try to come to terms with what happened synagogues across the country have increased security in fear of copycat attacks. as soon as it became known that malik faisal akram was a british citizen the investigation became

global. counter the terror police in manchester are questioning to teenagers who are arrested in the city last night. him the attack on the synagogue happened in dallas in the us state of texas. mr akram was from blackburn here in the uk. him greater manchester police said the arrest of the two teenagers in manchester is "part of the ongoing investigation into the attack." andy gill is in blackburn. malik faisal akram is a 40 for—year—old man from blackburn hear it like a share. we've been speaking to a family friend today who say he's from a well—known and respected family and like a share. that man told us that he didn't know enough about malik faisal akram religious believes to know if they are extreme or not. what we do know is 20 years ago he was excluded from a courtroom in blackburn for repeatedly telling the court staff there that he wished

he'd been on the planes that attacked america and the 9/11 attacks on new york 20 years ago. he was described at the time as a menace to court staff and was excluded from the court. that the kind of information i'm sure that the authorities here and in america will be looking at in terms of his background. we also know from his family that he had some mental health issues and the family friend we are talking to also confirmed that to us. but we were told that he was at a funeral of one of his brothers a few months ago where he seemed normal. the family friend told us that although he did have mental health issues there was nothing in that to suggest he might go on and do something like this. his family issued a statement saying that they did not support or condone in any way the actions that he took in any way the actions that he took in america. it's been reported that he arrived athk airport in new york a couple of weeks before this attack and that he purchased a gun on the street, we are told that was

the gun he was using in the siege in the synagogue in texas. andy, what more reaction have we heard from people in the area where he lived? well, we had reaction from muslim organisations both locally here it like a share and naturally as well. the lancashire council remarked that they say they condemn any individual who threaten or choke an innocent life. the british council of muslims, a national organisation also condemning these actions saying that what he did went way beyond what a muslim should do or should be. that counsel also expressing solidarity with the jewish community. the greater manchester representatives of the jewish council in greater manchester also condemning what had happened and expressing concern that there were two people arrest her to, to teenagers arrested in south manchester by counterterrorism police. they were arrested by the

police. they were arrested by the police investigating the attack and the siege in texas. we don't know the siege in texas. we don't know the gender or identity of those two people arrested yet. now, to a question that has plagued historians ever since the end of the second world war. it was written by a 50—year—old jewish girl while her family were hiding in nazi occupied amsterdam. more than 70 years on researchers feel they a picture which led to a death in a concentration camp in1945. the final entry in anne frank's diary. "tuesday, the 1st of august, 19114. three days later, thejewish teenager was arrested.

this was the frank family's hiding place during the nazi occupation of the netherlands. and this question of who betrayed the frank family, who had lived in this building undetected for more than two years, untiljust months before the end of the war, has remained one of the great mysteries of dutch history. and now this team of investigators have identified a man they believe is the key suspect, ajewish lawyer who had been based here in amsterdam helping jewish refugees fleeing nazi germany. no dna clues or video images existed, so the detectives relied on circumstantial evidence, and a note. the final suspect became the person who was named in an anonymous note sent to otto frank shortly after he got back from the camp, auschwitz, in which a man called van den bergh was identified as the betrayer.

otto frank was anne's father and the only member of the family to survive the war. the suggestion that the betrayer appears to be someone from within thejewish community is hard for many to bear. the historic context is critical here. as it turns out, it is a story of a man who was cornered, and in order to save himself, his wife, his children, from the gas chambers. while there is still a degree of scepticism that we may never know the true identity of the betrayer, this tale serves up a warning, a lesson of what humanity may be capable of in its darkest time. yet another way anne frank's legacy remains alive. anna holligan, bbc news, amsterdam. a quick reminder of our top story. international efforts are continuing to deliver aid or trying to deliver aid to the tsunami hit islands in congo. this

operation is now getting paid. surveillance cross from australia and new zealand has reported significant damage in back of 1's capital with houses a row. there's been significant damage to several islands we know but so far no mass casualties are being reported. the red cross says it was mobilising its network to respond to respond to what is going the worst volcanic eruption in the pacific has experience in decades. it set up to 80,000 people could have been affected by the tsunami but it is worth reiterating because communication with tonga is limited. we are still only now piecing together a picture of the situation there and we will have to wait for the hours and days to get a fuller picture. just before we go into the second half of outside source a quick reminder if you can get reports for me and the ost and from different parts of the bbc. if you're in the uk you can get through i player in the bbc news section of iplayer. wherever you are the world you can subscribe to audio version

and bbc sounds. and wherever you are you could see our videos on the bbc news website. i will see you in a couple of minutes. good evening. it's been a classic january been a classicjanuary win today. we sort of cold, foggy and frosty in many places. but there was some beautiful blue sky and sunshine notjust in west berkshire, fairly widespread across the country. we did have a little bit of fair weather cloud, but elsewhere, it was all about the sunshine. some sparkling blue skies out there. all courtesy of this area of high pressure, and it will stay with us for the next few days. bit more of a breeze, a weather front knocking on the door. with those clear skies continuing, the fog is set to reform across central and eastern england and we're likely to see those temperatures falling away quite sharply here in towns and city centres.

in rural parts, maybe as low as minus five degrees. that brings with it an issue with fog, some of it dance. that is worth area in mind —— dense. in one or two places, the fog could linger, and those temperatures could be a bit subdued. a south—westerly flow will drive in more cloud out to the west, and we will see outbreaks of rain into western scotland and northern ireland. those weather fronts will continue to push their way steadily south and east, so as we move into wednesday, we will see a change of fortunes for england and wales. some showery outbreaks of rain drifting their way southwards, a northerly wind kicks in behind, cleaner, clearerair. more sunshine, but some of those showers could be increasingly wintry. a colder day in scotland as we go through the afternoon. out of wednesday into thursday,

still high pressure dominating the story, but sitting out on the atlantic. that means that cold northerly flow through the north sea will be more of a feature, so it is going to be a cold start to thursday morning. widespread cold across the country, potentially on thursday. and we keep that keen wind driving in more cloud, making it feel quite raw. some sunshine further inland, a little bit more moisture out to the west. the temperatures may well struggle on the east coast, 4 or 5 degrees at the best. take care.

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. a huge ash cloud is engulfed after saturday's volcanic eruption. the volcano erupted underwater. some areas have been completely submerged. the shock waves were felt all the way to the us. the extent of the destruction is not yet known. nadine dorries is frozen —— has frozen the bbc licence plea to help household budgets and not a political attack. we simply could notjustify putting extra pressure on the wallets of hard—working households. find extra pressure on the wallets of hard-working households. and novak

d'okovic hard-working households. and novak djokovic arrived _ hard-working households. and novak djokovic arrived in _ hard-working households. and novak djokovic arrived in serbia _ hard-working households. and novak djokovic arrived in serbia after - djokovic arrived in serbia after being deported from australia, and the australian open is under way without him. let's return to their top story. aid efforts are being wrapped up —— ramped up towards tonga. from the tsunami that followed, which has cut off nearly all communications to the country. the eruption was felt much further afield than tonga. the boom was heard in neighbouring fiji and a tsunami caused these waves in the capital. we know some areas were flooded. let's learn more about this. journalist cheerieann wilson is in suva, in neighbouring fiji. did you hear the eruption? yes, we did. a did you hear the eruption? yes, we did- a little — did you hear the eruption? yes, we did. a little bit— did you hear the eruption? yes, we did. a little bit before _ did you hear the eruption? yes, we did. a little bit before 6pm - did you hear the eruption? yes, we did. a little bit before 6pm on - did. a little bit before 6pm on saturday, we were in the office preparing the six o'clock news bulletin. when we received the

information out of tonga, including videos of that volcanic eruption. immediately after six people in fiji were reporting hearing a loud thud, thunderous noise from the sky, assuming we had not received confirmation, but assuming it was coming from tonga, from the earthquake area.— coming from tonga, from the earthquake area. coming from tonga, from the earthuuake area. : :, ,., :, ., earthquake area. and how soon after ou heard earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the _ earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic _ earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic boom _ earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic boom did - earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic boom did the - you heard the sonic boom did the waves arrive in fiji?— waves arrive in fi'i? immediately after, waves arrive in fi'i? immediately after. about — waves arrive in fi'i? immediately after, about an — waves arrive in fiji? immediately after, about an hour— waves arrive in fiji? immediately after, about an hour after- waves arrive in fiji? immediately after, about an hour after we - after, about an hour after we managed to get pictures. not in the capital, but in the eastern division, where we have smaller islands. that is the closest area to tonga from fiji, and on a clear day, if you stand in front of that, you can see one of the islands. so, the

islands around were reporting storm surges and tsunami waves just hitting the islands and inundating them. : ., :, ., them. and tell me about the tonga community in _ them. and tell me about the tonga community in fiji. _ them. and tell me about the tonga community in fiji. this _ them. and tell me about the tonga community in fiji. this must - them. and tell me about the tonga community in fiji. this must be - them. and tell me about the tonga community in fiji. this must be a i community in fiji. this must be a terribly worrying time.— terribly worrying time. yes, it is. we have a _ terribly worrying time. yes, it is. we have a large _ terribly worrying time. yes, it is. we have a large tongan - terribly worrying time. yes, it is. i we have a large tongan community here because of the fact that we have the original university base here. so, we have thousands and thousands of tongan 's who live here. also considering the historical relationship, a lot of fijians still have tongan relations and names. because of that historical fact that our relations, but we do have thousands of tongans living here. since saturday, we have been able to speak to tongans at the university. we spoke to this man who

studies at the university here, but hasn't managed to speak to her husband —— this woman. she doesn't know where they are. we managed to get someone from tonga. communications is down. i know that has been widely reported, and hopefully, throughout the lex few days, new zealand has pledged to conduct a survey of the situation —— the next few days. i know the prime minister has given the undertaking that they might try and get the communications line going again as soon as possible. bud communications line going again as soon as possible.— soon as possible. and are you able at all to assess _ soon as possible. and are you able at all to assess the _ soon as possible. and are you able at all to assess the degree - soon as possible. and are you able at all to assess the degree of- at all to assess the degree of devastation in tonga?- at all to assess the degree of devastation in tonga? we're still waitin: devastation in tonga? we're still waiting for- -- _ devastation in tonga? we're still waiting for... it _ devastation in tonga? we're still waiting for... it would _ devastation in tonga? we're still waiting for... it would be - devastation in tonga? we're still. waiting for... it would be premature of me to assume, but the uk —— you can imagine these waves from a

volcano that was very, very close to the most populous island, which has about 100,000 people. and tonga is not, is a flat land. you can't imagine these waves coming through, but there is no tall structures that stand in the way of the waves of people. we can only imagine the destruction, as we've seen through pictures, waves that have gone up almost to the top of houses. so, when you think about when they say they have to run, they don't have anywhere elevated to run to, so they only have to run as further as they can in land. best wishes to you as you cover this story. thank you very much for joining us. story. thank you very much for joining us-_ story. thank you very much for joining us. story. thank you very much for 'oinin: us. :, ~' :, .,

let's talk uk politics. that is well short of the 5a needed to trigger a leadership contest, although perhaps more of the crucial letters have been sent. over the weekend, the sunday times reported borisjohnson was told in advance about a party in downing street held during lockdown, which he denies. the latest development in the story comes from this man, dominic cummings, borisjohnson's former chief adviser — now a very vocal critic of the prime minister. he tweeted a link to his latest blog, saying: a number ten spokeswoman said on sunday: jonathan blake is in westminster. they both can't be right? know, and we have an update from

dominic cummings. he was working in downing street at the time of this drinks reception in the garden that we've heard so much about. but new information which added detail to his version of events. as you say, he set out in some detail that after this invitation was sent out, a very senior official said it may not be within the rules. the principal private secretary, who sent the invite in the first place, said he would talk to the prime minister about it. mr cummings said he raised it with the prime minister himself as an example why change was needed in number ten. as an example why change was needed in numberten. but as an example why change was needed in number ten. but he said that he waived it aside. so, there are quotes, there is detail offered by dominic cummings, but there is no documentary evidence here. that may be crucial in whether these claims influence or perhaps change the

course of the inquiry that is going on into this and other events held in number ten on into this and other events held in numberten and on into this and other events held in number ten and government buildings during the pandemic. tonight, downing street holding firm it is untrue that the prime minister was warned about the event in advance. , , ., advance. help me understand the rocess. advance. help me understand the process- we _ advance. help me understand the process. we have _ advance. help me understand the process. we have dominic - advance. help me understand the . process. we have dominic cummings saying he's willing to say under oath that this did happen. you have the prime minister saying it didn't, and he said so in the house of commons. what process is there around that? does someone intervene, to check who's telling the truth? well, there are a few different ways by... that that process may happen. what you have essentially here is a public spat. dominic cummings can publish what he likes on his blog. you can accuse the prime minister of all sorts of things, and others of

all sorts of things, and others of all sorts of things, which he has done multiple times. and they will then give their version of events subsequently. to give a flavour of the political reaction, the leader of the scottish national party, ian blackford, has said the prime minister needs to come to parliament as soon as possible to say whether what dominic cummings is claiming is true or not and whether that means that he has lied to parliament or misled him please —— mps. but these, the apology the prime minister gave, the apology the prime minister gave, the claims dominic coming is amazing, are all having in parallel to the investigation —— is making. which is supposedly tasked with getting to the bottom of what happened and coming up with a definitive version of events. jonathan, thank you for taking us through it.

novak djokovic is back in serbia after his deportation from australia. the men's world number one is not vaccinated against covid and lost a visa battle with the australian government. here he is after landing in belgrade. he spent 11 days in melbourne trying to get permission to play in the australian open. but the tournament has now started without him. shaimaa khalil is there. itjust feels like, yes, there is the vibe that everybody has been looking forward to at the tournament, but there is a huge absence — the nine—time defending champion novak djokovic is not here. he will not have a chance to go at a record—breaking 21st grand slam. he's essentially been forced out of australia when a court upheld the government's decision to deport him and to cancel his visa. it is the end of the road for novak djokovic, just as the tournament has started,

but it throws up so many questions for the world number one. first of all, is he going to face a three—year visa ban here in australia? these are the rules. will his legal team negotiate? if he does come back, what are going to be the conditions for him being able to play here? what are going to be the conditions in generalfor him to play in other tournaments, given his vaccination status, the fact that he is unvaccinated? novak djokovic made a statement yesterday before he left, he was that he's not able saying how disappointed he was that he's not able to compete, but he also said he hopes the focus now shifts from him to the tournament that he loves, and now the tournament he loves is going on without him. as shaimaa mentioned, under australian law djokovic can't now get a visa for three years. but prime minister scott morrison told a radio station...

that would be considered at the time. australian law does allow the three—year ban to be waived for compelling or compassionate reasons. we don't know if that will happen. that will perhaps be a decision for a few months. let's hear from the former professional tennis player pam shriver. she's been speaking to the bbc. we are all considering what happens next to— we are all considering what happens next to the _ we are all considering what happens next to the world's number one. will he realised that the vaccine is safe and good to take? and for him to continue — safe and good to take? and for him to continue his quest for tennis history? — to continue his quest for tennis history? he has to somehow figure out he _ history? he has to somehow figure out he needs to take this vaccine because — out he needs to take this vaccine because i— out he needs to take this vaccine because i don't see this year getting — because i don't see this year getting easier for him to play anywhere. we don't know whether countries other than australia will stop novak djokovic from playing if he stays unvaccinated. the next grand slam tournament is the french open, played at roland garros in may. on sunday, as reuters reports, france approved a new vaccine pass law. people will need proof of vaccination to enter public places. the french sports ministry says:

actually see them. he ended up going out through the diplomatic channel in belgrade airport, and then through an entrance that no one was waiting at at all, really. so, the fans who had come to see him wanted to shout their support and tell him

that they still loved him didn't get the chance to do so. novak djokovic apparently went off in a car with his brother, djordje. he said, this is novak, that he won't be commenting again until after the end of the australian open tennis championships. he doesn't want any disruption any more and wants people to enjoy that spectacle of support. his family have also said they want to be commenting either, they won't be commenting either, though they have been strong supporters of novak djokovic during this entire affair, as have the political leaders in serbia as well. i think now it's going to be a chance for everybody to settle down, take a few days of rest and recuperation, and then think about what happens to the world's top male tennis player going forward. eastern parts of the us and canada have been struck by major winter storms — with states as far south as georgia and south carolina among those declaring states of emergency. more than 30 centimetres of snow is forecast for some areas. you can see here how washington has been affected, and thousands of flights

have been cancelled. the snow and ice made for tricky driving conditions in north carolina. across the region, tens of thousands of homes were left without power. further south, with higher temperatures, flooding was the problem, caused by heavy rain. you can see here how roads in norfolk in virginia were left covered by rising water. and even in states where temperatures stayed above freezing, like florida, there were issues with damage from tornadoes. more than 60 homes were left uninhabitable. bbc weather�*s sarah keith lucas has more. a winter storm has been bringing some pretty disruptive weather to the eastern united states over the past 2a hours or so, and we had about 145,000 people without past 24 hours or so, and we had about 145,000 people without power. as well as more than 3000 flights cancelled. all down to this area of low pressure. 15 and a half inches of snow fall two flat rock in north carolina. it's going to continue its progress into tuesday. there could

be about 20 inches, 50 cm falling. eventually, that will clear towards newfoundland. but some brisk winds along with that snowfall, and the next area of snow moves from the prairies across the great lakes towards the northeast into wednesday. we're not quite out of the woods yet. it's that mix of heavy snow, blowing snow with gales, bringing reduced visibility and ice. may well lead to further disruption. stay with us on outside source. inafew in a few minutes, we are talking about the far—right french candidate. he's been found guilty of racist hate speech.

northern ireland, a vigil is being held in memory of ashton murphy. she was killed on the banks of the grand canal outside last wednesday. the nature of her killing has renewed calls for more to be done to tackle violence towards women. emma vardy reports. the sense of grief and shock over the murder of ashling murphy has travelled from this town in rural ireland across the world. a talented musician, playing here with her sister, ashling was also an irish speaker, and her career as a local primary school teacher in her hometown of tullamore had onlyjust begun. she was the girl next door, she loved clothes, she loved socialising with her friends. we're struggling as a community, we're struggling to grasp it ourselves. this was the canal path where ashling murphy went jogging after school. the irish police say

she was strangled and that she fought with the killer, who may have been injured when he fled the scene. they are waiting to question a man who is recovering they're waiting to question a man who's recovering in hospital with injuries that have raised suspicion. people have found this difficult to comprehend. what officers say was a random attack along this popular route in broad daylight, and what happened here to ashling murphy has sparked a reaction much further afield. in towns and cities across ireland, in london and as far as australia, tens of thousands of people have gathered in ashling murphy's memory. but more than that — to unite in calls for a change in society so women and girls can feel safe. if we are to break the cycle of male violence against women, we need to develop an enforceable, zero—tolerance approach towards misogyny and sexism. that is to end all violence against all women in all of its forms. that's to end all violence against all women in all of its forms.

i'm ros atkins with outside source. our lead story is that an aide effort to help victims of the pacific tsunami has gathered pace as the extent of the destruction remains unclear. activists in sudan safe the people have been shot dead by the security forces in the latest on protest. against last year's coup. thousands of pro—democracy protesters in sudan have taken to the streets again today in the latest in a series of big rallies planned throughout this month. the army orchestrated a coup last octoberjust weeks before it had been due to hand power back to a civilian government. the army bbc arabic�*s abdelbassir hassan is in the capital khartoum. as the protesters here called the

rallies, i'm where protesters and thousands are pouring into the military. they come from different backgrounds and age groups, but they have a unified message. this scene of revolution have a unified message. this scene of revolutio— of revolution speaks for itself. those young _ of revolution speaks for itself. those young protesters - of revolution speaks for itself. those young protesters are i of revolution speaks for itself. i those young protesters are very determined that they would like to realise their objectives. translation: we can't see the army killing our brothers— we can't see the army killing our brothers and sisters and stay silent — brothers and sisters and stay silent. : ,, : silent. translation: our demands - silent. translation: our demands are - silent. translation: | our demands are clear. silent. translation: - our demands are clear. we silent. translation: _ our demands are clear. we want the council— our demands are clear. we want the council to— our demands are clear. we want the council to stand _ our demands are clear. we want the council to stand down. _ our demands are clear. we want the council to stand down. we _ our demands are clear. we want the council to stand down. we want - council to stand down. we want civilian — council to stand down. we want civilian rule, _ council to stand down. we want civilian rule, nothing _ council to stand down. we want civilian rule, nothing more, - council to stand down. we want - civilian rule, nothing more, nothing less _ civilian rule, nothing more, nothing less the_ civilian rule, nothing more, nothing less. : , , :, , civilian rule, nothing more, nothing less. , :, , ., , less. as in previous rallies, equivocation _ less. as in previous rallies, equivocation at _ less. as in previous rallies, equivocation at the - less. as in previous rallies, - equivocation at the presidential palace. blocked by security forces.

just on friday, there was a similar message rally. it was marked by two deaths, including a police officer and dozens of injuries. it added to the toll of over 60 people who were killed over the past few months. the military has insisted in the past... the protesters on the other hand accused these of the use of ammunition —— accused authorities. they want the transition and they want... full civilian rule. which is a powerfulforce in sudan.

a far—right candidate for the french presidential elections, eric zemmour, has been found guilty of racist hate speech. the case relates to these remarks mr zemmour made in 2020, where he described unaccompanied child migrants to france as thieves and killers. here's mr zemmour speaking after the verdict. translation: of course, i will file an appeal. - i stand by my statements. let me repeat what i told the french media a while ago. there can't be racial hate speech because, as far as i know, unaccompanied minor migrants is not a race, and i consider that the most humanist position. let me insist, humanist, when we see children or adolescents in other countries far from their parents, it is best to bring them back to their parents. that's the most humanist position. and here's the lawyer for the prosecution. translation: they have to understand that we will not let _ they have to understand that we will not let it _ they have to understand that we will not let it cope and there are defenders of human rights, racists

and people who defend reason on the a-e and people who defend reason on the age of— and people who defend reason on the age of enlightenment. they have to understand that this will not work and we'll— understand that this will not work and we'll stand up against this political project which aims to destroy— political project which aims to destroy the entire heritage of the french— destroy the entire heritage of the french revolution. here's our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, with more on the details of the case. he's had many run—ins with the law. his particular running dates back to late 2020, if you remember, there had just been an attack on people in the streets outside the offices of abdul. a young radicalised pakistani man who had come to france as a minor was responsible of injuring two people with a kitchen knife. in a discussion about that afterwards, eric zemmour on television said these people, not quite clear who he's referring to, but these people do not deserve to be in france. they are rapists, murderers and thieves.

he said all of them. and that was the fourth of his prosecution. —— the fourth of his prosecution. —— the source. he was guilty of incitement to racial hatred. from the start, eric zemmour has made a hardline stance on immigration central to his platform. have a listen to when he first launched of his campaign. launched his campaign. translation: we are playing for the democratic explosion— we are playing for the democratic explosion of africa. it's a terrible burden— explosion of africa. it's a terrible burden on— explosion of africa. it's a terrible burden on our society, on our country. _ burden on our society, on our country, honour businesses and honour— country, honour businesses and honour workers. let's take a closer look at eric zemmour�*s candidacy. he's a longtime conservative writer and tv host who's been nicknamed "the french trump." although the similarities are limited. as well as immigration, he's also openly critical of islam. he saw a surge in support last year. polls then suggested he could even come second in april's presidential election, but his support has slipped since. it's now estimated that he could get around 11% of the first—round vote.

just before he finished, a reminder of our top story. tonga, where efforts try to get help to the islands of the country who have been —— that have been affected by the tsunami called by a volcanic eruption. surveillance aircraft have been reporting significant damage, with houses thrown around on the ground. we also know that there are extra complications because thomas only had one case of toe good —— tonga has only had one case of covid. that also needs to be managed because it doesn't want to be dealing with an outbreak of the virus. just quickly, you can get further analysis from me and the team. bbc news website, iplayer, and on the bbc sounds. that is it for

me. thanks for watching. good evening. it's been a classic january winter day today. we started off cold, foggy and frosty in many places. but there was some beautiful blue sky and sunshine not just in west berkshire, fairly widespread across the country. we did have a little bit of fairweather cloud across north west england, western scotland and the northern isles, but elsewhere, it was all about the sunshine through this afternoon. some sparkling blue skies out there. all courtesy of this area of high pressure, and it's going to stay with us for the next few days. a bit more of a breeze up into the far north west, a weather front knocking on the door there. but with those clear skies continuing this evening and overnight, the fog is set to reform across central and eastern england, and we're likely to see those temperatures falling away quite sharply here.

in towns and city centres, below freezing, so in rural parts, maybe as low as —5 degrees. that brings with it an issue with some fog, some of it dense in places first thing tomorrow morning, so that's certainly worth bearing in mind if you are up and off early. now, the fog should lift during the early morning, but in one or two places, it could linger. and if that happens, well, those temperatures could be a bit subdued. again, a south—westerly flow will drive in more cloud out to the west, and we'll see outbreaks of light, patchy rain into western scotland and northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. those weather fronts are going to continue to push their way steadily south and east, so as we move into wednesday, we'll see a change of fortunes for england and wales. there's certainly going to be more cloud around, some showery outbreaks of rain drifting their way southwards. a northerly wind kicks in behind, cleaner, clearerair. there's more sunshine coming through, but some of those showers could turn increasingly wintry to higher ground here. and a colder day generally in scotland as we go through the afternoon. out of wednesday into thursday, still high pressure dominating

the story, but sitting out in the atlantic. and that means that cold northerly flow, particularly down through the north sea, will be more of a feature, so it is going to be a cold start to thursday morning. widespread cold across the country potentially on thursday. and we keep that keen wind driving in more cloud, making it feel quite raw on those exposed east coasts. there'll be some sunshine further inland, a little bit more moisture out to the west, and here not quite as cold. but the temperatures may well struggle on that east coast, 4—5 degrees at the very best. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: nadine dorries, the culture secretary, freezes the bbc�*s licence fee for two years — she claims its to help household budgets and not a political attack on the corporation. we simply could notjustify putting extra pressure on the wallets of ha rd—working households. we've asked the executive to develop a plan for how they will respond to this disappointing result. we will have that in the next few months and there will be changes. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester in connection with the texas synagogue siege — the british hostage—taker the prime minister's former adviser claims borisjohnson was told in advance of parties at downing street. two teenagers have been arrested

in manchester in connection