this is bbc news. more than a hundred people are killed in china's deadliest earthquake in 13 years. rescue efforts are being hampered by sub zero temperatures. calls grow for a ceasefire in the israel — gaza war. intense negotiations continue at the un to agree a new resolution. the government publishes its guidance for schools in the uk it says parents should be told if their child wants to change gender. hello i'm lucy grey and we could begin in iceland wherever pain has erupted after weeks of intense activity. here is the moment the eruption was captured on a webcam by

the icelandic broadcaster, are you face. you can see the lava erupts from the ground like a fountain. the icelandic coastguard flew over the area in a helicopter, capturing these ageing images of the lava spewing across the landscape. authorities had already evacuated inhabitants of grindavik. the area is a seismic hotspot, south—west of the capital reykjavik. we can sew you some pictures live now. it is just after 11 o'clock in the morning in iceland. the lover is still going up in iceland. the lover is still going up into the sky. let's get more now from louisa

pill be with the display of volcanic power comes a danger to human life. a series of earthquakes and changes to the ground with its serious signs. to the ground with its serious si . ns. , ., ., , to the ground with its serious sins. , ., signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when _ signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when they _ signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when they should - signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when they should have - evacuated when they should have done. icelanders are especially good at this because the entire country would not exist without volcanoes. the entire country is volcanic. nobody messes about, everybody listens to the scientist and what they are saying. listens to the scientist and what they are saying-— they are saying. around 4000 people had already been _ they are saying. around 4000 people had already been evacuated - they are saying. around 4000 people had already been evacuated from - they are saying. around 4000 people had already been evacuated from the | had already been evacuated from the town of grindavik, near the blue lagoon, which has been closed. the town is 25 miles from the capital, reykjavik. that's cooling mechanism experts say happens every 800 years in clusters of activity. this latest

is related to another volcanic eruption in 2010 that closed european airspace. this time the capital's airport remains open. scientists and emergency services are tracking the volcano. louisa pilbeam, bbc tracking the volcano. news. the eruption has attracted a lot of attention from locals and tourists. some curious onlookers have been seenin some curious onlookers have been seen in the vicinity although police have been warning people to stay away. the bbc spoke to some of those who watched the spectacle. i am away. the bbc spoke to some of those who watched the spectacle.— who watched the spectacle. i am very excited to be — who watched the spectacle. i am very excited to be here _ who watched the spectacle. i am very excited to be here and _ who watched the spectacle. i am very excited to be here and to _ who watched the spectacle. i am very excited to be here and to see this - excited to be here and to see this natural phenomenon. even if it's in a continent such as this, it is

fascinating to see nature in action. it is like something from a movie. the town involved might end up under the lava _ the town involved might end up under the lava that is flowing behind us so, mixed — the lava that is flowing behind us so, mixed feelings. let's see how it goes _ so, mixed feelings. let's see how it goes and _ so, mixed feelings. let's see how it goes and how long it lasts. now there is an _ goes and how long it lasts. now there is an eruption _ goes and how long it lasts. now there is an eruption here near grindevik— there is an eruption here near grindavik and _ there is an eruption here near grindavik and we _ there is an eruption here near grindavik and we have - there is an eruption here near| grindavik and we have cleared there is an eruption here near- grindavik and we have cleared the town _ grindavik and we have cleared the town and — grindavik and we have cleared the town and the _ grindavik and we have cleared the town and the area _ grindavik and we have cleared the town and the area and _ grindavik and we have cleared the town and the area and now- grindavik and we have cleared the town and the area and now we - grindavik and we have cleared the j town and the area and now we are securing _ town and the area and now we are securing the — town and the area and now we are securing the area _ town and the area and now we are securing the area and _ town and the area and now we are securing the area and closing - town and the area and now we are l securing the area and closing every road to _ securing the area and closing every road to the — securing the area and closing every road to the area. _ securing the area and closing every road to the area. that's _ securing the area and closing every road to the area. that's just - securing the area and closing every road to the area. that'sjust in- road to the area. that'sjust in process— road to the area. that'sjust in process now. _ road to the area. that'sjust in process now, but _ road to the area. that'sjust in process now, but then - road to the area. that'sjust in process now, but then we - road to the area. that'sjust in process now, but then we are | road to the area. that'sjust in- process now, but then we are trying to manage — process now, but then we are trying to manage the — process now, but then we are trying to manage the situation. _ process now, but then we are trying to manage the situation. just- to manage the situation. just extraordinary _ to manage the situation. extraordinary backdrop to to manage the situation.- extraordinary backdrop to that audio. i spoke to darren adam and asked him what the last few weeks have been like. we

asked him what the last few weeks have been like.— have been like. we thought maybe because it was _ have been like. we thought maybe because it was a _ have been like. we thought maybe because it was a possible - have been like. we thought maybe because it was a possible outcome| because it was a possible outcome the eruption is not going to happen. everyone is very familiar with the damage caused by the earthquake to the southern town of grindavik, but the southern town of grindavik, but the eruption didn't come. the smart money was on it to not erupting. what happened last night was a surprise in terms of timing. we had another series of earthquakes at about nine o'clock last night and by 17 minutes past 10pm the eruption began. they are absolutely dramatic, the photos. they are worrying for the photos. they are worrying for the people in grindavik who have been evacuated from the town. they have not been there since the 10th of november. they have not been —— they have been able to return. the residents were hopeful they might be spending christmas back in their town. that will not happen now. the

famous tourist attraction, the blue lagoon, is close to the area and reopened on sunday for the first time since the earthquake swarm, only for a couple of days. it's not going to open for the next couple of days at least, while we work out what is happening. there are defences being built around the blue lagoon. the power station, that feeds the blue lagoon with warm water, for the last six weeks workers have been ceaselessly toiling to build defensive walls of earth and mud around it to stop any lava that might move in its direction. as we sit here this morning just after ten in the morning, it seems as if the lava is moving away from the town of

grindavik, to the north there is a watershed, a point beyond which the lava will clearly move in one direction or the other. it seems as if that lover is moving to the north, possibly the west, which may imperil their blue lagoon. fingers crossed that the town of grindavik itself and the infrastructure is not going to be damaged by this lava as it flows. the productivity of this eruption is already falling. that is not surprising, it fits the pattern of the eruption is that we have seen on the peninsula in recent years. they start big and then they start to fade. we shouldn't read too much into the fact that already things are looking less dramatic than 12 hours ago. if are looking less dramatic than 12 hours auo. , ., are looking less dramatic than 12 hours age-— are looking less dramatic than 12 hours ago-— are looking less dramatic than 12 hoursaro. ., ., ., hours ago. if you want to watch a live strain — hours ago. if you want to watch a live strain of _ hours ago. if you want to watch a live strain of the _ hours ago. if you want to watch a live strain of the volcano -

hours ago. if you want to watch a | live strain of the volcano erupting, we are broadcasting those pictures from iceland on our live page. go to our website and you can get analysis and interview. you can get a live stream on the bbc news app. tremors were also felt in the neighbouring quinghai region. a second magnitude 5.2 quake struck neighbouring shin no jee—aang hours later on 01’ tuesday. more than 250 people have been injured. rescuers are braving freezing weather — with temperatures below minus 13 celsius — to search for survivors. the government has dispatched teams of rescue workers to assist local emergency crews. we spoke earlier with our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing and had this to say on the condition rescue workers are operating in.

very tough conditions. freezing, and as you can possibly see behind me, the night is closing in so it will be even worse. imagine it is —17, —18, plus the wind—chill factor up there on the tibetan plateau. so the so—called golden period to rescue people which is thought to be about 72 hours when an earthquake hits, is much shorter in such conditions. they are up against the clock now to try and find anyone else because, imagine even if you are alive under the rubble, you might freeze to death. these houses, if you travel around the area, you will know the houses are built from bricks and mud and wood and have collapsed quite easily when this powerful, shallow earthquake hit there just before midnight. some people raced out of their houses and they described then the hills around them coming down as well. so they were coming out of the house only to see boulders coming down from the mountain and having to run away from them. a so it has been a very hazardous

earthquake for them. terrible for that area. but thousands and thousands of rescue workers have arrived. china is used to these earthquake disasters and you would think that they will have mobile hospitals, generators, water, food, all that sort of stuff up and operating pretty quickly. that's the issue again, isn't it, for people who have lost their homes who are now out in the cold, and where they are going and being looked after in —13 temperatures. there is a risk that things continue getting worse for them. we have seen footage of people lighting fires and cooking up the local traditional beef noodles to stay warm. but i think most areas will be reached by rescue teams eventually. the problem, of course, is that roads in some places have collapsed. local government officials have pleaded with people not to come up

as volunteers to try and join in the rescue effort because they need to keep these roads clear in order to get vast amounts of equipment in there to help with the rescue effort, but also to assist all those who, as you say, have had their homes destroyed in this terrible, powerful earthquake. i suppose there is also the risk of aftershocks as well, isn't there? i've been in earthquakes in china, the sichuan earthquake, in which around 80,000 people were killed and when the aftershocks come they are as big as another earthquake. imagine you have a building which is damaged, which may have been significantly damaged by the original quake, along comes an aftershock and they can still come down. so you are not out of danger. also, everybody is traumatised because the original earthquake was so strong, and when the aftershocks come it brings memories

of what has happened, possibly their loved ones have been killed, their home which has been brought down. so this will go on for weeks, you'd imagine, when they have a big earthquake usually the aftershocks last for some days. international pressure is growing for israel to ease its military campaign in gaza. > the un security council is due to vote on a new resolution today, calling for an urgent cessation of hostilities in gaza, and the release of all israeli hostages. it's reported that the language in the resolution may be watered down to a "suspension" of hostilities, to get us backing.

hundreds of palestinians being detained and interrogated a suspect tjy detained and interrogated a suspect by the israeli forces. in response, they are to only army told the law. 0n the palestinian city of rafa, this report contains images that some viewers may find distressing. blindfolded and beaten for nearly a month. these men say israeli forces did this to them. we month. these men say israeli forces did this to them.— did this to them. we were out in the cold, the rain was _ did this to them. we were out in the cold, the rain was falling _ did this to them. we were out in the cold, the rain was falling on - did this to them. we were out in the cold, the rain was falling on us - cold, the rain was falling on us and we only— cold, the rain was falling on us and we only had — cold, the rain was falling on us and we only had one blanket. if they had one of— we only had one blanket. if they had one of us— we only had one blanket. if they had one of us talking they take away the blankets _ one of us talking they take away the blankets and make one of us sleep without _ blankets and make one of us sleep without them. they disrespected us and did _ without them. they disrespected us and did not— without them. they disrespected us and did not respect their injury or the elderly. he and did not respect their in'ury or the elderly.— and did not respect their in'ury or the emery.— and did not respect their in'ury or the elderl . , ., , ., the elderly. he says he was detained in november — the elderly. he says he was detained in november as _ the elderly. he says he was detained in november as he _ the elderly. he says he was detained in november as he followed - the elderly. he says he was detained in november as he followed israeli i in november as he followed israeli orders to move south. translation:

we are moving _ orders to move south. translation: we are moving to _ orders to move south. translation: we are moving to the _ orders to move south. translation: we are moving to the south _ orders to move south. translation: we are moving to the south through l we are moving to the south through the safe corridor. they captured us from there. they interrogated us, are you have mass? but they could not find anything against us. the men say where _ not find anything against us. tue: men say where we not find anything against us. tte: men say where we released not find anything against us. "tte: men say where we released at not find anything against us. t'te: men say where we released at a crossing in rafah with no phones or clothes of their own. they came to this hospitalfor clothes of their own. they came to this hospital for treatment and some of them made claims that would amount to torture. translation: i was in my house. — amount to torture. translation: i was in my house, i _ amount to torture. translation: i was in my house, i told _ amount to torture. translation: i was in my house, i told them - amount to torture. translation: i was in my house, i told them i - amount to torture. translation: i was in my house, i told them i was| was in my house, i told them i was sick. i am an old man, i am 62 years old. they told me no, you need to find out for us where is hamas. and where the hostages were. when i told them i did not know they shot my leg. afterwards they amputated my leg. afterwards they amputated my leg and made me sign a paper saying that my leg was not functioning.

videos of palestinians detained by israel in the north of gaza have recently spread. he says he was treated similarly. translation: a bulldozer started _ treated similarly. translation: a bulldozer started to _ treated similarly. translation: a bulldozer started to destroy - treated similarly. translation: a bulldozer started to destroy my - bulldozer started to destroy my house. there were around 40 people inside. we got out with our hands up and they asked us to take off our clothes. i thought, what do you mean, take off your clothes? we were embarrassed but took off our shirts. they kept ordering us to strip down more. we stripped to our underwear. i spoke to doctors here in this hospital who told me that the detainees arrived in a poor condition. at least two of them are still being treated here. they are all now stuck here in the south,

trying to find their families. the israeli army told the bbc that it follows international law and investigates claims that it has broken the rules. it added that all those held have access to food and water and medical care. bbc news, rafah, gaza. water and medical care. bbc news, rafah. gaza-— rafah, gaza. hamas, designated a terrorist organisation _ rafah, gaza. hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by _ rafah, gaza. hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the - rafah, gaza. hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk . rafah, gaza. hamas, designated a| terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments has released a video showing a group of three elderly men being held hostage. this is a still from the video. then men are between 79 and 84. they urge the israeli government to reach a deal for their release saying they are living in harsh conditions. prisoners of war and hostages are protected under humanitarian law so

that the bbc does not broadcast full details under duress. 0ur southeast asia correspondent jonathon head he has been giving a picture of what their captivity was like. he picture of what their captivity was like. , ., ~ , ., picture of what their captivity was like. , ., «a ., , like. he is giving thanks for his esca he. like. he is giving thanks for his escape- he _ like. he is giving thanks for his escape- he is _ like. he is giving thanks for his escape. he is one _ like. he is giving thanks for his escape. he is one of— like. he is giving thanks for his escape. he is one of 23 - like. he is giving thanks for his escape. he is one of 23 thai i escape. he is one of 23 thai hostages released by hamas last month. he was held in tunnels under gaza for 51 days, after being captured at a kibbutz where hundreds of others, including most of his fellow thai farmers were killed. —— farm workers. fellow thai farmers were killed. -- farm workers-— fellow thai farmers were killed. -- farm workers. ~ ,, ~ . ., . farm workers. translation: i crouch down and shouted _

farm workers. translation: i crouch down and shouted thailand, _ farm workers. translation: i crouch down and shouted thailand, but - farm workers. translation: i crouch down and shouted thailand, but theyl down and shouted thailand, but they kept beating me. another guy trampled me. i crawled under the bed to hide and was about to text my wife to say i was being then began his long ordeal underground. it was made worse by the fact that he speaks no english. he couldn't understand his captors or his fellow hostages. translation: during the first i two weeks, i was like a madman, there was no—one to talk to. to be honest, i started talking to myself. i did a lot of thinking. i wanted to ask questions but i couldn't communicate with anyone. the only way i got through this was by thinking of the faces of my children, my wife, and my mother. i was hungry all the time because we only got one meal a day and i had to sip the water, they give us one large bottle, which had to last four to five days or one small bottle which had to last two days.

he was finally freed on the 26th of november. throughout his captivity, he was held with three israelis, who he now realises were the same three young men mistakenly shot dead by israeli forces last friday. translation: my foreign friends and i always tried l to support each other. every day, we would shake hands and do fists bumps and they would cheer me up by hugging me and patting my shoulder but we could only communicate by using our hands. he has come back to the industrial suburbs south of bangkok where his wife still works in a factory. he also needs a job here to pay off the loans which funded his trip to israel. he'd only been there ten days. but he's grateful to be back with family and friends again and to enjoy proper food, knowing how many more hostages have yet to be freed.

jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. let's look at some other stories making news. the northern ireland secretary is expected to set out the government's next steps after a pre—christmas deal to restore power sharing in northern ireland was ruled out. chris heaton—harris is due to host the four largest parties for roundtable talks later. it's been 22 months since the dup started boycotting a devolved government in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements. an independent energy think tank estimates that £40 will be added to the average uk household's electricity bill this year, because of the grids inability to handle extra wind power. carbon tracker says turbines must be switched off if it's too windy to avoid overloading the grid, and the costs involved are passed onto the public. the housing secretary is expected

to announce a pledge to intervene if there have been delays to house building as a result of poor performance among planning teams. michael gove is set to say that he will call out local authorities that are �*dragging their feet�* when it comes to processing housing applications. you're live with bbc news. more now on the middle east. the united states is leading a new international task force of ten countries to protect commerical ships in the red sea from attacks by houthi rebels. the iranian—backed group says the attacks are in response to israel's attacks on gaza. the group targeted two more vessels on monday. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, called it reckless and dangerous behaviour. the attacks are beginning to disrupt global maritime trade. this is the route taken by around 12% of world shipping, which then passes through the suez canal. but several major freight companies have stopped passing through here and are now taking the much longer route all the way

around africa instead — adding costs and delays. the australian military has been redeployed. tropical storm jasper has released much rain. in redeployed. tropical storm jasper has released much rain. in cairns, i hundred and _ has released much rain. in cairns, i hundred and 50,000 _ has released much rain. in cairns, i hundred and 50,000 residents - has released much rain. in cairns, i hundred and 50,000 residents are| hundred and 50,000 residents are restricted to emergency water. railways and the regions airport remained submerged. vladimir putin has told a conference of senior officials that russia is upgrading its nuclear arsenal. he said it was keeping its strategic forces at the highest level of readiness. he echoes the west are waging a high hybrid war against it. he said the army would be boosted from 1.3 to

1.5 million trips. schools in england have been told that there is no general duty to allow children to change their gender identity. the government has released its gender guidance to schools and colleges. it says parents should not be excluded from decisions to a child's request to socially transition, to change their clothing, pronouns. guidance tive their clothing, pronouns. guidance give schools _ their clothing, pronouns. guidance give schools in _ their clothing, pronouns. guidance give schools in england _ their clothing, pronouns. guidance give schools in england a - their clothing, pronouns. guidance give schools in england a much - give schools in england a much clearer road map than they have had before about how to navigate these complicated and sensitive issues. it makes a clear distinction between the legal obligations, things that schools must do, and the things they should do around the delicate and controversial and complex areas of gender identity. schools must record their biological sex of a child, their biological sex of a child,

their sex as recorded on their birth certificate. they must make sure that every member of staff is aware of that information. they have to provide single sex toilets from the age of eight, single sex changing rooms from the age of 11. those are the legal obligations, which are the background to this. the guidance considers all questions around gender identity. firstly, it says that in terms of socially transition, schools are not obliged to actively support that. what do we mean by that? socially transitioning would be where the child, for example their birth certificate said they were male, decided they wanted to gender— dented phi as a girl, use a goal�*s name and where girls's. be identified as a girl. this makes it clear that under those circumstances, requests should be

carefully considered by schools. it should not be the default to support them. it says that parents should not be discoloured from those decisions, except in, exceptionally rare circumstances, where there might be a risk of harm to the child from involving them. the default would be that parents would be involved in any discussion around gender identity. they clarify that age is a very important factor. for age is a very important factor. for a primary child, a request to socially transition would be addressed by different pronouns, would be treated very differently from an older child. it is quite comprehensively gives scores clearer guidelines than they have had before. d0 guidelines than they have had before. , , ., �* �* before. do stay with us here on bbc news.

hello, again. the weather is going to remain fairly changeable all the way through the rest of this week and even into christmas day. we're looking at rain at times. it's also going to become very windy, especially so on thursday. and there's the chance of snow for some. a lot of that will be on the hills in the north. now, you can see the cooler blues today, but then we've got the milder yellows and ambers during the course of wednesday and thursday. but on thursday and friday, some colder air tries to push in from the north, but the milder air wins out from the south for many of us as we head in towards the weekend. but into this afternoon, we've got the dregs of this morning's rain continuing to pull away from the south and the east. a lot of dry weather behind, a fair bit of sunshine, but all these showers coming in on the brisk winds across the north and the west. strongest winds will be in the north and west, but it will be picking up across the south western approaches and also the english channel. now, temperatures will go down following on behind that band of rain. and as we head on through the evening and overnight, there will be some clear skies for a time. we hang on to all these showers in the west, the winds are

going to strengthen and then a weather front, a warm front, arrives. temperatures three in lerwick to about nine in plymouth. now that warm front is quite salient because this means the temperature is going to change through the course of tomorrow. so there is a front moving from the west to the east, taking the rain with it. behind it, there's a lot of cloud, low cloud mist, murk, dank conditions, especially in western areas and the hills and the coasts. 0ut towards the south, something a bit drier. but the cloud building through the course of the day. and these are our temperatures widely11s and 12s. so, milderairfollowing on behind the warm front. but then it changes on thursday. this potent area of low pressure is crossing us. look at all those isobars. it's going to be windy wherever you are. the strongest winds likely to be in the north of scotland, particularly shetland. here we could have gusts 70 or 80 miles an hour, but widely 50 to 60 miles an hour. so, a windy day. we've also got a plethora of showers. most of them will be of rain. in the highlands, it will be of sleet and snow in the hills.

but that will come down to lower levels for a time. and you can see the colder air trying to filter further south, but the south itself hanging on to the milder conditions. looks like it's still going to be pretty windy, but not as on friday. and temperatures going down in the north. and the jury's still out for christmas day. there could be some snow, though, in the hills in the north.

sailing through murky waters, the us announces new international task force to tackle a deepening crisis over shipping in the red sea. and we will take a peek at the first legal cannabis being produced in the netherlands. welcome to world business report. i'm ben thompson here with your top business stories. the us has announced a new international class. countries joining the queue to be picked for the uk, france, canada, bahrain, norway and spain. it comes after the energy giant bp suspended its shipping operations for the red sea because cargo vessels are being attacked by rebels from yemen.