our correspondence danjohnson is there.a volcanic island extension that is growing all the time. and all this lava has destroyed 900 homes and forced thousands more to be abandoned. emily and augustine are the latest to pack up ready to leave, fearful it is heading their way. emily and augustine are the latest to pack up ready to leave, fearful it is heading their way. it won't stop, that's my one big fear. we are onlyjust seeing the beginning. and there is augustine's mum and aunt fried, 96 and 97. they've both lived through two previous eruptions, i949 and 1971, but now they've had enough. "this is much worse than the other eruptions," she says. "i'll be much calmer when i've reached the other island." everything's horrible. i mean, we are still lucky. we have the house. i mean, hope is always stronger than fear, and we hope we'll stay. i have so many friends who lost their houses and everything. around the clock the lava keeps flowing, and new vents have opened up, threatening other villages. ash is continually clouding

covering the story for the bbc has been danjohnson, who posted this tweet a couple weeks ago, lookingpectacular live update on the bbc news at 10pm." at the time, malcolm tattum sent us this response... danjohnson used that word "spectacular" in another tweet on monday — and again, there was a negative reaction, with yambag yahtzee writing... well, we put those objections to bbc news, and they told us... there was another environment story close to home on tuesday's news at 6pm, as described by sophie raworth. there has been flash flooding in many parts of the uk after torrential rain overnight. in some places, it was up to a month's worth of rain which fell in just hours. there was flash flooding in pontypridd. the fire and rescue service in south, mid, and west wales said they've been inundated with calls for help. victoria wytcherley was watching that and was not impressed. she writes... also feeling hard done by this week were a number of current and former royal air force personnel who got in touch us after watching reports like this on monday's news at 6pm. this is the army help

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.y as democrats held talks for a second day about whether they have the votes to pass his $1 trillion infrastructure bill. progressive democrats are withholding their support until a deal is reached with moderates in the party on a much larger $3.5 trillion social policy bill. president biden said that they were going to get it done. i'm telling you, we're going to get this done. it doesn't matter when. it doesn't matter whether it's in six minutes, six days or six weeks. we're going to it done. we're going to get it done. in the uk, the military will begin delivering petrol to garages across the country from monday, to help tackle the ongoing fuel crisis. around 200 servicemen and women are receiving training, because of a lack of tanker drivers which has caused queues at petrol stations. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the latest from westminster. these drivers, 100 of them are actually drivers, as you say, will begin on monday. and as well as that, what we've act

from the island, danjohnson reports. so far, everyone's been protected from the volcano.ll happen next. and even the youngest lives have been shaken. the lava cut these children off from their classrooms. so now they learn in borrowed space with donated books. translation: they can't even go outside to play i because of the situation. it was very emotional to come back because i really wanted to see them, i didn't know how they felt. "i went to live with my grandmother", rodrigo says. "i thought it would end quickly but the volcano has destroyed houses". "it releases a lot of lava", sergio told me, "and it destroys trees and my grandfather's house". "it's beautiful", he says, "but it does a lot of damage". also here, eager to learn, are scientists from around the world, reading the runes of this eruption. and look how they examine the newest rocks on earth. a live geometry lesson literally as it's set in stone. this is science on a tectonic scale. these bubbles that were already in the magma get stretched out. the story of earth's origins retold here and now. the way it e

our correspondent danjohnson has more. dan johnson has more. there danjohnson has more.en more active than it was when it started. there is more and more lava flowing from new events that have opened up. it is heading down to the sea, but putting more homes, more properties, more villages at risk as it flows. what nobody knows is just how long this is going to go on, how much more lava will be produced, and how much more ash will fall. this is the sort of stuff that covers absolutely everything here. people are having to brush it every day from their roofs, from their pathways, from their cars. it covers everything, a thick layer of that. and you can taste it in the air at times, depending on which way the wind is blowing. the other big risk here is gas, and that is being emitted from the volcano crater, but also down at the volcano crater, but also down at the point where the lava hits the sea. depending on the wind direction, different communities are under threat at different times, and the police are driving around certain villages, telling people to stay in and to k

danjohnson has been following the story, and has the latest.hey have been fed by a drone and are now looking to the skies for rescue. and here it is — the flying retriever, a snare from the air coming to lower the pups in and lift them up, up and away. very, very, very good. we are positive. we are motivated and we are going to try, we're going try, 0k? this sort of rescue mission can only be considered because of the fact human life has been so successfully protected here so far, but that doesn't mean that this eruption is without any risk. so, scientific teams are busy monitoring every aspect of the volcano, its lava and its gases, the silent, unseen, airborne threat. anna is here from manchester. i am starting my second year of my phd, so i never imagined i would be able to come here and see a live volcano. so, it's incredible experience for me. really bad for people, of course. i'm really sad about all the loss, but for me, an amazing experience. pulling off this daring dog rescue is not easy and the canine airlift is currently on pause bec

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.sus, that's just under 25 metres titled "a water's soul", depicts a woman holding her fingers to her lips. that's all that we have for this are of newsday, thank you forjoining hello. thursday is going to feel chilly — especially when we contrast it with the temperatures we had at the start of the week, when we were getting daytime highs in the high teens, even the low 20s. and it will feel all the more cold because we'll pick up a keen northerly wind. the cold air plunging in behind this weather front, sinking south overnight. ahead of it, some heavy rain which will pull off into the continent. and then, through thursday daytime, we open the floodgates for cold air to sweep all the way south through the uk. we'll start the day with some cloud and rain to the south, the weather front pulling away, making way for lots of sunshine come the afternoon — but there will be some showers to the northwest, and they will be wintry across the hills and mountains of scotland. the wind a notable fe

our correspondent danjohnson is in la palma.resh lava flowing from new vents. there's an emergency team that's just driven up the road here with loudspeakers, warning people that the wind direction has changed and that the sulphur levels are increasing in the air here, that people should go home and keep their windows closed. and this relentless eruption is notjust affecting daily life here and people's livelihoods, it's actually changed the lay of the land. welcome to the newest part of la palma — a volcanic island extension that's growing all the time. and all this lava has destroyed 900 homes and forced thousands more to be abandoned. emily and augustine are the latest to pack up, ready to leave, fearful it's heading their way. it won't stop. that's my one big fear, we are onlyjust seeing the beginning. and there's augustine's mum and aunt — 96 and 97. they've both lived through two previous eruptions — i949 and 1971 — but now, they've had enough. "this is much worse than the other eruptions," she says. "i'll be much calmer w

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. the czech foreign affairs minister says he will summon the british ambassador after allegations that the rangers player glen kamara was subjected to booing and jeering in prague last night. rangers have contacted uefa after kamara was targeted during their europa league defeat by sparta prague, just months after he was racially abused by a slavia prague player. the game was initially supposed to be played behind closed doors, sparta supporters had racially abused a monaco player in an earlier match, but it was later decided to allow 10,000 schoolchildren to attend to 1—0 game. sparta have denied the allegations, saying, "it is absolutely unbelievable that after a match we have to watch innocent children being attacked and face unfounded accusations of racism." the czech foreign affairs minister waded into the argument by tweeting: "enough!" "intentionally spread disgusting insults of czech children in the media and on the interne

danjohnson is in la palma with this update. still churning up this hillside and burning through more of these homes. so at its source, i asked the main volcano expert here how long it will take to recover? the lava flows will keep the heat inside for years. it is going to depend on the thickness of the lava flow. at times, the scorched earth resembles a battlefield. and it sounds like one, too. how is it to live near to this? iam afraid. very, very much. at night it always makes loud noises and i am afraid to sleep here. will you stay? no. and we found gert, retired here from germany in the last house before the exclusion zone. if you don't have to live here, it is marvellous. but the noise, it will come in the night, maybe it comes nearer, i don't know. do you feel safe? at the moment, yes. the volcano is still really active, more lava is flowing and more ash. look at the effect it is having on the nearest homes, look at the amount of volcanic dust that is at the bottom of the swimming pool. a big effort for people here to kee

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. stay with us on bbc news.optimism as a pill developed to treat severe coronavirus reports positive trial results that could halve the chances of dying. after the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer, london's metropolitan police tries to regain the public trust. police in the uk have revealed that thousands of british children are now actively involved in criminal gangs, and say more than a third of them are girls. the numbers have grown in the last decade, often as a result of grooming or blackmail on social media. for some, their involvement can become life—threatening and lead to a range of mental health problems. with this report, here is amanda kirton. in cities across the uk, children are being exploited. thousands of them end upjoining gangs. over a third are girls. we hear about the boys in the news. we see them on the streets. but the girls are hidden. aliyah was a gang member. she grew up in a difficult home. so my mum met someone, a friend of a friend. he started coming to my house, a

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.th tap music — which counts dua lipa, lana del rey and ellie 6oulding among its clients — to select a song and act to represent the uk in 2022. singerjames newman was the only artist this year to score zero points from both the jury and public vote, coming bottom on the leaderboard. one of the world's biggest live music events, the 66th edition of the contest is due to be held in turin in italy, next may. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam you're watching bbc news, bye—bye. hello. thursday is going to feel chilly — especially when we contrast it with the temperatures we had at the start of the week, when we were getting daytime highs in the high teens, even the low 20s. and it will feel all the more cold because we'll pick up a keen northerly wind. the cold air plunging in behind this weather front, sinking south overnight. ahead of it, some heavy rain which will pull off into the continent. and then, through thursday daytime, we open the floodgates for cold air to sweep all

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. developed to treat coronavirus could halve the chances of dying.serving police officer, london's metropolitan police tries to regain the public�*s trust. texas still has the strictest anti—abortion law in the us with the procedure effectively banned after six weeks. a so—called heartbeat bill. 0ur correspondent went to san antonio to meet michel, who has chosen to get an abortion and tries to negotiate a new reality there, and michaela who has been flooded for highs —— cries for help since texas introduced its strict abortion law. someone's coming over right now because they're a little scared about the aftercare for their abortion because they've never had an abortion, they don't know anybody who's had an abortion. makayla helps people in texas access abortions. how have you been doing? how has accessing abortion right now been for you? i feel a little stressed, but very relieved. i'm here picking up, like, my care package, so i feel a little bit more safe, especially because you're more knowledgeable in sexual health. everybody needs to have a pl

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.d aryan khan left prison after being granted bail. earlier this month, police raided a cruise ship off mumbai and allegedly found narcotics. the case has dominated media headlines in india, with some criticising the excessive coverage around his arrest, saying he�*s been singled out because of his famous family. aryan khan has denied the allegations against him. hundreds of dead crabs, lobsters and other sea life have been washing up on the beaches of teesside in recent weeks. fishermen in the area say they�*ve stopped fishing close to the shore, because there�*s so little to catch. the environment agency has launched an investigation. leejohnson reports. scenes like this have become depressingly familiar along this stretch of coastline in recent weeks. here in marske dozens of different species of crab and other shellfish have been washed up on the shore, and at the moment no—one knows why. what i would suggest is most possible is perhaps an algal or bacterial toxin, so if you get a l

danjohnson has been following the story, and has the latest.ow looking to the skies for rescue. and here it is — the flying retriever, a snare from the air coming to lure the pups in and lift them up, up and away. very, very, very good. we are positive. we are motivated and we are going to try, we're going try, ok? this sort of rescue mission can only be considered because of the fact human life has been so successfully protected here so far, but that doesn't mean that this eruption is without any risk. so, scientific teams are busy monitoring every aspect of the volcano, its lava and its gases, the silent, unseen, airborne threat. anna is here from manchester. i am starting my second year of my phd, so i never imagined i would be able to come here and see a live volcano. so, it's incredible experience for me. really bad for people, of course. i'm really sad about all the loss, but for me, an amazing experience. pulling off this daring dog rescue is not easy and the canine airlift is currently on pause because they can't actually find them. i t

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.es producing 11 goals. andy swiss was watching. so who's for a champions league thriller? well, liverpool and atletico madrid were, as liverpool raced into a 2—0 lead. a shot from mo sala with a hefty deflection, and one from naby keita that certainly didn't. atletico and the spanish champions for nothing, and back they roared, two goals from antoine griezmann — 2—2 at the break. and after, the drama continued. a high boot and griezmann was sent off. and when liverpool or he later reported a penalty, salah cooly made it 3— 2. then atletico were given a penalty, only for the referee to consult the video and change his mind. victory for liverpool in about the most eventful way possible. earlier, there had been in then canyon master class, as city blazed past bruges. foden�*s pinpoint pass picking out cancelo with impressive results. and it's tapped out brilliantly! that there was just the start, after extending their lead from the penalty spot, city crews clear after the break, courtesy

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.t under 25 metres titled "a water's soul", depicts a woman holding her fingers to her lips. the statue overlooks manhattan and seems to be telling the busy city to �*quiet down.�* the artist, that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. thanks so much forjoining us. they thanks so much for “oining us. they sta with thanks so much for “oining us. they stay with sac— thanks so much forjoining us. they stay with bbc news _ thanks so much forjoining us. they stay with bbc news for _ thanks so much forjoining us. they stay with bbc news for much more up ahead. hello. thursday is going to feel chilly — especially when we contrast it with the temperatures we had at the start of the week, when we were getting daytime highs in the high teens, even the low—20s. and it will feel all the more cold because we'll pick up a keen northerly wind. the cold air plunging in behind this weather front, sinking south overnight. ahead of it, some heavy rain which pull off into the continent. and then, throu

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danjohnson is on the island and sent this report.t's why all that lava, all that ash, is pouring up into the sky higher and higher, and that means more of a risk to a bigger area — the potential for more people to be evacuated on top of the 6,000 or so who have been out of their homes for a fortnight now. and i was talking to the director of the canary islands volcano institute, who said he expects this eruption to continue for at least another ten days, potentially another two months. and even then, when the volcanic eruption stops, when the lava stops flowing, that's not the end of the story. he said it could take years to recover from this because there are vast lava trails right across the landscape here. they have cut through towns and villages, destroyed over 1,000 homes, communication lines and infrastructure have been destroyed. so what to do with that lava — how to live with it — is a major question for the future here that is dominating the future potential of people's lives and their livelihoods, as well. but there are peo

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.owed to run, on an encolsed course with no spectators. this weekend around 40,000 runners will out there pounding the streets again, asjoe wilson reports. spring 2019, the old world. nostalgia? well, that london marathon is back this sunday, more or less. competitors will be covid tested, yes, and they'll start in staggered waves. but its mass participation again. for the organisers, it's notjust safe, it's inspiring. 0utdoors is the best place to be, looking after your physical and mental health by taking exercise is the best thing to do for you, and it'sjust great to be here. seven times the champion here, david weir! david weir agrees. he was ready to retire after the paralympics, but can't resist the london marathon. he's back for yet more. i've just got this bug for it. and to, you know, get on the start line in 2000, and still be here now, is truly amazing. and weir will win once again in london. so, 40,000 will try to get to the traditional finishing line here on the mall. anoth

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.ng and overnight, particularly across more southern parts of england and wales. keeping it mild. where we have clearer skies further north in north—eastern scotland, temperatures will be down to four or five celsius. more sunshine to come, but also more showers tomorrow and not as windy yesterday. the bulk of the showers will be in the west with the showers will be in the west with the sunny skies towards the east. temperature wise the numbers look similar across many parts of the country to today, but across wales and the south—west it will be cooler because the cloud will increase in the afternoon and by the evening it is much wetter. an area of low pressure will bring wet and windy weather across many parts of the uk on tuesday. you may brighten up across more southern parts of england and we are missing most of the rain in northern ireland. quite cool underneath the wind and rain. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... further tax rises are not ruled out by borisjohnson, but he

the bbc�*s danjohnson there in la palma. that is all that we have for you this our newsday.e, another spell of wind and rain heading into parts of the uk overnight monday into tuesday. until then, it is showers, not quite as windy for monday. it will still be breezy out there, especially in wales and england. so, on this brisk flow of air coming in from the west, the showers mostly across western areas developing low pressure, though, to the southwest will bring that rain — later in the day — that next area of low pressure. starting numbers for monday, showers, some heavy, just running through southeast england and east anglia early on before they're clearing away. then many eastern areas will be largely dry for the rest of the day, just the odd hit and miss shower. a scattering of showers to the west, any where you catch a shower could be heavy, could be some hail mixed in and perhaps the rumble of thunder. and as for temperatures, we're topping out at around 13—17 celsius, some decent spells of sunshine around. rain gathering, though, to the southwest, that next area of lo

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.ip of some eight—thousand kilometres. little amal as she's known set off from the the border of syria injuly, and travelled across europe, in a journey that symbolised the experiences of millions of displaced children. 0ur arts correspondent david silitto has been to see her, and has this report. little amal, a 3.5—metre—tall puppet refugee, and... ..this is the beginning of the final leg of what has an 8,000—kilometre journey. there have been many stops across europe. it takes you back when you see the physical reaction that we're getting, but also she's amazingly evocative. so, she's doing herjob. she has provoked strong feelings. in rome, the pope came out to meet her, but not everywhere has been quite so welcoming. especially at one stop in greece. people were stoning a puppet arriving? people were stoning a puppet arriving, which is nothing we expected, and feeling very strongly about it as well, shouting at her with everything they had. and here on the kent coast, which sees regu

danjohnson is on la palma. it seems like every day, this volcano is producing more and more lava., new ways for the lava to escape — and that means even more lava flowing downhill, putting even more homes and villagers at risk. more than 1,000 properties have been destroyed now, and this is in the area that's been evacuated — so there are homes here where people haven't been able to get back for more than a week now. people are wondering whether they'll ever be able to come back and live here, because nobody knows how long this volcano will keep erupting. you can see the, sort of, ash that's spread right across this area — it's really thick, coarse stuff that covers absolutely everything. at times, you can feel it in the air, you can taste it, but it all depends on the changing wind direction which areas are under threat, and which areas are taking the gases that are escaping from there, and also down at the sea, as well, because where the lava hits the water, there is another potential for toxic gases there. you can see how powerful that volcano is, how much lava and smoke is con

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. time now for all the sport.als galore. psg had to come from behind and there was a thriller in madrid. liverpool got revenge over this i do not them out of the competition 2020. they were 3-2. competition 2020. they were 3—2. they let the initial read split. three to win. can 3-2. they let the initial read split. three to win. can change that. split. three to win. can change that- that _ split. three to win. can change that. that is _ split. three to win. can change that. that is what _ split. three to win. can change that. that is what you - split. three to win. can change that. that is what you get - split. three to win. can change that. that is what you get red l that. that is what you get red cards for. it happened. that is the story of the game, pretty much. with ten men they were quite intense to play but the dirty three points were that often the best. not our best football but we got them. manchester united have hit a rocky spur domestically and they will be looking to bounce back against the italian sid

danjohnson is in la palma with this update. this volcano has got even more active.ted and more people to have to move to safety. potentially this area, which has been safe throughout. there's been an amazing response from local people in the authorities here over the last fortnight in managing this really complicated situation. and making sure that everyone is safe. incredibly, no one has been injured, but thousands of properties have been damaged by this. there will be a huge long—lasting effect. i was talking to the head of the canary islands volcano into dude, who said he expected that eruption would go on for another ten days, perhaps another two months, and even when the lava has stopped flowing, he said dealing with all the problems it has caused, the scar it has left, would take years to recover from. there are some really big questions here about how long that continues and what the longer lasting impact is for this island. i'd like to show you some live pictures of that volcanic eruption that dan was talking aboutjust now. it's just before 11.30 in that dan

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.d after a trip of some 8,000 kilometres. little amal — as she's known — set off from the the border of syria injuly, and travelled across europe, in a journey that symbolised the experiences of millions of displaced children. here's our arts correspondent david silitto. little amal, a 3.5—metre—tall puppet refugee, and... ..this is the beginning of the final leg of what has an 8,000—kilometre journey. there have been many stops across europe. it takes you back when you see the physical reaction that we're getting, but also she's amazingly evocative. so, she's doing herjob. she has provoked strong feelings. in rome, the pope came out to meet her, but not everywhere has been quite so welcoming. especially at one stop in greece. people were stoning a puppet arriving? people were stoning a puppet arriving, which is nothing we expected, and feeling very strongly about it as well, shouting at her with everything they had. and here on the kent coast, which sees regular migrant arrivals along

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma.wnload the bbc app website. 0r download the bbc app and you can reach me i am on twitter, i am rich preston, did drop me a note but for me and the team, thank you for watching. 6oodbye. saturday improved to some sunny spells in isolated showers and areas have seen some pretty miserable weather recently including borders and it was better today with quinces and sunshine around. similarstory sunshine around. similar story today. sunshine around. similarstory today. sunday will start wet across areas with significant area of low pressure into the southern flank of batlow and likely to seek our fourth wind and that may act as a friend in some respects and that will push the heavy early rain quickly northwards and it will linger across the far north of scotland but an improvement as we go through the morning and into the afternoon with a frequent cluster of showers. 6usts of wind inland close to 30 mph, but those on the coast up 30 mph, but those on the coast up to 50 mph at times. the weat

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. amazing pictures there. the minority hindu community following the worst religious violence in a decade. the bbc�*s akbar hossain gave us this update from dhaka. this is such an unprecedented violence that we have seen in the last decade against hindu communities in bangladesh. because when hindus are celebrating their largest festival, there was alleged report that the holy book of muslim, the koran, was found in a hindu temple. suddenly, it came to social media and violence erupted initially near dhaka. and then it spread to some other cities. hindu temples, houses, their shops and business organisations that vandalised across the country in many — organisations that were vandalised across the country in many parts of the country, and many hindus endure mistreatment, basically, they are from different muslim groups and some local people, they attacked the hindu shrine in different parts of the country, so that attack is still going on in some parts of the country we have seen reports from some parts of the

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. stay with us on bbc news.ack. a new album of unreleased david bowie music is due to be made public. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility - which produced affection from catholics throughout . the world, but his departure is a tragedy for - the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound — and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after a5 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. our main headlines: health experts express their optimism as a pill developed to treat severe coronavirus reports positive trial

the bbc�*s danjohnson is in la palma with this update. this volcano palma with this update.s got even more active and is posing even more of a risk than it was two weeks ago or any times in the last fortnight. there's potential fortnight. there's potential for more areas to be evacuated tonight and more people to have tonight and more people to have to move to safety, potentially in this area that we've been broadcasting from, which has been safe throughout. there's been safe throughout. there's been an amazing response from local people and the authorities here over the last fortnight in managing this situation and making sure everyone is safe. incredibly, no one has been injured but thousands of properties have been damaged by this, and there will be a huge long—lasting effect. will be a huge long-lasting effect. . �* , will be a huge long-lasting effect. . �*, ., will be a huge long-lasting effect. ., , effect. that's it for us. thanks _ effect. that's it for us. thanks for _ effect. that's it for us. thanks for watching. l hello. we're eyeing up another area of low press

danjohnson is there. it seems like every day this volcano is producing more and more lover. up. new ways for the lover to escape and that means even more lover flowing downhill, putting even more homes and villages address. more than 1000 properties have been destroyed now and this is in the area that has been evacuated so there are homes here where people have not been able to get back for more than a week now. wondering whether they will ever be able to come back in libya because nobody knows how long this volcano will keep erupting. you can see sort of ash that has spread right across this area. it is thick, coarse stuff which covers absolutely everything. at times you can feel it in the air, you can taste it but it all depends on the changing direction, which areas are under threat and which areas are under threat and which areas are under threat and which areas are taking the gases that are escaping from there and also down at the sea as well because where the lover hits the water there is another potential for toxic gases there. can see how powerful that volcano is. ho

our correspondent danjohnson joins us from la palma. evening, dan. good evening.volcano is still really _ evening, dan. good evening. that volcano is still really active, - evening, dan. good evening. that volcano is still really active, and l volcano is still really active, and there is fresh lava flowing from the events. a ban hasjust gone past with loudspeakers warning that the wind has changed and people should go home and keep their windows closed, and this relentless disruption is notjust affecting daily life here and people's livelihoods, it has actually changed the lay of the land. welcome to the newest part of la palma, a volcanic island extension thatis palma, a volcanic island extension that is growing all the time. and all this lava has destroyed 1000 homes and forced thousands more to be abandoned. emily and augustin are the latest to pack up, ready to leave, fearful it is heading their way. it leave, fearful it is heading their wa . ., �* , ., leave, fearful it is heading their wa. way. it won't stop, that is my one bi fear way. it won't stop, that i

activity in the area remains intense almost two weeks after the first eruption. 0ur correspondent danjohnsone's not letting this relentless eruption weigh too heavily. translation: it's true | there's uncertainty now, but this will be over and people will be stronger, and they'll start again and push this island forward. la palma's coastline is pushing forward — into the atlantic as lava hits the sea and sets hard. satellite pictures show how it sliced through this island. and some of the british scientists here as part of the international team are monitoring gas levels and tracking fresh streams of lava from new vents that have opened up. that's why thousands of people are still being kept from their homes while many thousands more have been told to stay in and keep windows closed, safe from the gases. i am afraid, very, very much. and at night, it always makes like "boom, boom, boom," and i'm afraid to sleep here. will you stay? no. the volcano is still really active. there's more lava flowing and more ash too. and look at the effect that is having on these, the nearest homes. just look a

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. time for a weather. at the map is matt taylor.oss england, wales, central and southern scotland rather less of today for some parts of south—east scotland and may stay dry, brightening in northern ireland after the rain and it may brighten up after the rain and it may brighten up across some other western areas, driest in northern scotland but a breezy, gusty day with strong winds in the south—east, 40, 50, maybe 60 mob hour gust which will cause a rather of 11 to 15 degrees. rain, strong winds remaining in the north—east of scotland through tonight, most other areas being partially clear skies, some showers in the west and a cool start with debit as widely as ingle figures tomorrow, a briar stick make brighter day, especially eastern areas, scattering of showers in the way straight from the start of the day, some of them is no way eastwards but more persistent rain in the north and west of scotland and shetland because he wins gust into 60 only be 70mph making for another cool day. by finau. —— goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc

danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. the london marathon has been taking place.ce, a little down on some years, but a great annual event of ordinary people taking on the extraordinary. giraffes have been very popular this year. giraffes have been very popular this ear. .," giraffes have been very popular this ear. ., ~ , ., . ., , , ., year. some make the distance appear simle, year. some make the distance appear simple. marcel _ year. some make the distance appear simple, marcel hug _ year. some make the distance appear simple, marcel hug of _ year. some make the distance appear simple, marcel hug of switzerland i simple, marcel hug of switzerland winning in a course record time. and now have a look at this great finish, that is david weir in the grey helmet taking third place in yet another london marathon, looking as committed as ever, all the retirement, he admitted, had been on his mind. mr; retirement, he admitted, had been on his mind. y ., ., ., ., ., his mind. my 22nd marathon in a row, i don't his mind. my 22nd marathon in a row, i don't know— his mind.

let's join our correspondent danjohnson in la palma.uption has got even stronger and there is a risk even more areas will have to be evacuated, potentially this area now is at risk because this area now is at risk because this volcano just seems to keep getting more and more powerful. there has been a fantastic response from the community and the authorities to keep people safe so far. the spanish prime minister was here today pledging 200 million euros to help this island recover. two weeks on, that volcano is still capable of producing fantastic images and a deafening sound. it is posing some major questions about the future of this island. haw posing some major questions about the future of this island.— the future of this island. how can life return _ the future of this island. how can life return to _ the future of this island. how can life return to a _ the future of this island. how can life return to a landscape - life return to a landscape disfigured like this. the larva still churning up this hillside and burning through more

our correspondent danjohnson is in la palma for us tonight.the last few weeks as more lava has built up and set hard in layers and there is no sign of that eruption relenting any time there is fresh lava pouring from the vents, and overhear where you can show you where the lava is flowing, because it is going right down the hillside here, having destroyed homes, villages and farmland. you can see right across here, down to the sea, all of that is lava that has flowed in the last month having destroyed everything in its path, and there are fresh fires breaking out all of the time with different forks of lava. over2,000 buildings the time with different forks of lava. over 2,000 buildings destroyed now, so are really difficult situation for the authorities to manage, but miraculously, nobody has been killed and nobody has been injured but there is a rescue mission under way tonight because there are three dogs trapped in the yard of a home that has been cut off by lava and they have been fed by drone over the last month but now there is an attem

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that was dan johnson that was danjohnson on la palma. time for the weather. here is susan powell.ood afternoon. some pretty big showers rolling around out there for you to dodge. but between them there are also print — make some pretty generous spells of sunshine. quite a notable breeze is making things on the cool side. temperatures around average for the time of the year. the satellite shows you where there is a lot of sunshine. the white blobs show you where the showers are brewing. some of them could be accompanied by thunder and lightning as they make their way across the uk. basically all areas potentially picking up some showers as we look at the latter part of the day. top temperatures 1a to 16 c. you will have noticed a band of more persistent rain getting towards the south—west by the end of the afternoon. that is the first signs that this pretty nasty area of low pressure that is going to work its way this evening and overnight. some very wet weather for the south—west and for wales this evening. the wind is picking up, rain by the end of the night in the midlands. that