zealand from the united states 30 patients remain in burns units across new zealand 22 of whom still need airways the porch the nature of the burn suffered it's complicated by the gases and the chemicals in the eruption of course really. mean while doctors are close to full identification all patients although there's been a formal list at this point that they. published today the local media is pretty much filled with stories about evacuation efforts right after eruption on monday including a helicopter pilot who rescued wife people who described how those people lying in the crater covered in ash were crying out for help as he carried them to his highly copters and unfortunately how he had to leave 2 people who were just barely alive behind kerry. who is to thank you very much that was journalist caruso a permit to in auckland new zealand. and just reminder the top story we're following for you here today on the news for you on mars leader aung sun suu kyi is preparing to defend her country against genocide charges that the u.s. tries fork in the hay the court has heard testimony a

we're at a hospital in new zealand. my hands are burned so i can't use my phone. >> reporter: survivors sharing details of their harrowing escape. >> the volcano erupted, so there was a large ash cloud that was a couple hundred meters into the sky. >> reporter: father and daughter were in the tour boat who en it erupted. >> we tried to treat people the best we could. but everybody was horrifically burned. >> i didn't have time to fill. i saw there was a need, and i felt the need. i didn't know what i was doing, but i did the best in the situation. >> reporter: rescue helicopters initially combed the island, lifting some of the injured back to shore for treatment. from here you can look right into the center of the volcano and see the crater and the steam rising from the vents. that's the area where many people were when the eruption happened. >> retrieving bodies of the deceased from the island is an absolute imperative. every day that passes with those bodies without being recovered is an anguish for the loved ones who

also coming up a volcano erupts in new zealand at a popular tourist destination at least 5 people are dead in authority is fear more casualties are likely. more than 13000 dead and a 1000000 displaced our correspondent goes to the front lines of the conflict in ukraine as the russian and ukrainian leaders meet for the 1st time to talk about ending the fighting. in finland gets a new prime minister she breaks the mold in many ways we'll tell you what's so different about her. all as. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the world anti-doping agency wada has banned russia from taking part in international sports competitions for 4 years that includes the upcoming tokyo olympics and 2020 and the beijing winter games in 2022 now what a world that russia should be punished for manipulating laboratory data planting sake evidence and deleting files linked to positive doping tests that could have helped identify drug cheats. let's get more on this story from journalist high example he is an expert on doping in sports heigho good to have you on the program we should say that you

zealand what mike it mainly in new zealand. through clearing exercise and for those involved an unforgettable reminded that nature also and sometimes awful bain's to its own will. there's a dramatic pictures there let's go now to parmenter she's a journalist joining us from all kalinda new zealand chris it's good to have you on the program we've got reports that police are now saying that there are new signs of life on the island where the eruption took place are you hearing those reports as well and does that mean that it's too dangerous disinterest you teams out. and yes brett police believe that anyone would have been taken from the island alive rescued at the time of evacuation yesterday they stated that made the information they have they believe as up this morning new zealand time there are no survivors on the island lights over the volcano by police military and rescue planes also found no sign of life this morning a navy ship that's going to the island and sending up surveillance drones to find out if it is safe or rete

all joining us from auckland new zealand is journalist curtis apparently it's a chorus we just heard there from the deputy police commissioner saying that the risk associated with with this operating is still very much there wife of authorities decided to take this risk now all that's right terry the likelihood of an eruption today has increased to between 50 and 60 percent over the next 24 hours but the police has stated that the recovery operation will begin at 1st light on friday you zealand time that the situation was not taken lightly but it follows day of growing frustration from grieving families at delays in emergency services returning to the island to collect their last ones through eye witness interviews that they've done with groups that were on the island immediately after your option and regrown footage they are able to see 6 bodies but they are also aware there are 8 missing people their 1st priority will be to get those 6 people off and they will have very limited opportunity to to look for the other 2 the biggest concern is a force the volcano which is not under cont

or police in new zealand are launching a criminal investigation into the deaths of at least 5 to rist unable eruption off the country's north island $31.00 others were also injured in the eruption police are warning that the death toll may rise due to the severity of those injuries the focus of volcano also known as white island rock that suddenly shortly after 2 pm local time on monday spewing plumes of ash into the air. panicked tourists watch as a wall of folk threatens to envelop them. in minutes earlier they stood on the full cane knows now they will witness to its might. 47 people were on for caare island at the time of the eruption some managed to narrow escape. the remains look at the last of the that have been taken craziest thing to ever happen in our lives just happened. we were touring the volcano for about an hour but just 10 minutes after we left and got on the boat the volcano started erupting. in the boat turned around went back to the island to try to help the people who are still there. i'm not sure if everyone got out alive bill in the. a number of those on the isla

hoping new zealand will pause for one minute, to remember those victims. at the moment, 18 people have been confirmed to have died. about 20 people remain in intensive care here in australia and new zealand. some of those survivors have the most appalling injuries, suffering burns of up to 90% of their bodies. also, internal burns too. it is a great challenge for skilled professionals in new zealand, and australia, to keep those people alive and help them recover. on monday, just after two o'clock in the afternoon, new zealand and people elsewhere will pause to remember a tragedy that took place exactly one week ago when that minute silence is observed. phil mercer therefore us in sydney. cruelty—free fake leathers aren't always the best choice for the environment, as they usually involve some kind of plastic. but now a bag design firm in the east of england thinks they've found a more environmentally friendly option, using pineapples. lee madden reports. picking pineapples can be arduous, heavy work, often with little reward. the price paid for each ind

breaking news from new zealand within the past hour or so we've learned that police there are launching a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of several people in a volcanic eruption at least 5 people were killed 8 others still missing are presumed dead whilst on white island police have suggested it's unlikely that they'll be any more survivors 31 people are injured and some of those have got severe. we can never say 100 percent but i would strongly suggest that there is no one that has survived on the island so we'll look into. it if there's anyone criminally responsible for the deaths and injuries it's an it's early days yet so we've just kind of to work through the evidence talk to people and conduct the investigation. and jessica washington is our correspondent in all cleansed with more on what could amount to a criminal investigation. the information about this criminal investigation is still unclear the latest that we've heard from authorities is that there will be some sort of investigation into these 5 deaths but they have not yet at this stage

zealand one my kid my only in new zealand. through clearing exercise and for those involved an unforgettable reminder that nature also and sometimes awful bain's to it will. well journalists caressa paramita has been following the story from all clint in new zealand we asked her about the progress of the rescue operation well the island itself is currently covered in ash and volcanic material and the authorities are taking cues from experts to determine when the search and rescue team can safely access the island they cannot access the island as it is too dangerous to do so police confirm that currently there is no communication with anyone still on the island and even though a no fly zone has been established activity appears to have diminished since the short bit of russian although people living near the area have been more warned to close all windows and doors and wear dust mask or handkerchief when they go out and about. now the world anti-doping agency wada has banned russia from taking part in international sports compe

zealanders and the lives of many new zealanders and the community. it's hard to imagine the community. it's hard to imagine the sort of pain, anguish and trauma that was inflicted on the survivors of the eruption that took place exactly a week ago. we know that many of those survivors were taken by boat and helicopter to hospitals, some of been repatriated here to australia, suffering the most appalling of injuries and in the last few moments, new zealand has paused to remember the victims and survivors of the volcanic eruption and the new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern has said this was an extraordinary tragedy. worth noting as well that flags on government buildings across australia have been lowered to half mast is an act of remembrance and respect and given that quite a few of those victims we re that quite a few of those victims were from australia, the australian government doing its bit to remember what happened just over a week ago. can you give us an update on the search for more missing the terms? there are two, we understand still u

white island is new zealand's most active volcano. it's in the bay of plenty, around 30 miles off the coast of the north island. from there, our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports. the extraordinary few moments after the volcano on white island erupted. it hit briefly and fiercely, filling the air with plumes of smoke and smouldering ash. the people on this boat had left just moments before the eruption. the boat operators were not taking any chances. go inside! go inside, go inside! go inside! translation: we were on the volcano for about an hour. ten minutes after we left, and got on the boat, the volcano started erupting. the boat turned around and went back to the island to try to help the people who were still there. i'm not sure if everyone got out alive. white island is one of new zealand's most active volcanoes, but it's also a popular tourist destination. thousands come here for walks and scenic aeroplane rides. nothing escaped the devastation here. the scale of the damage clearly shown here with this sightseeing helicopter

of ok now erupts in new zealand as tourists visit the crater at least one person is dead more than 20 missing. i'm sammy's a than this is al jazeera live from the hall so coming up fear and despair among muslims in india's parliament debates a contentious bill critics say discriminates against them so than simply to ensure paramilitary force the r.s.x. under pressure of rights group says it's a threat to democracy. and accusations of israeli torture we speak to a family in the occupied west bank about their ordeal. now a volcano off the coast of new zealand has a ruptured as tourists were visiting at least one person has died up to 50 people including tourists from a cruise ship were on white highland when the volcano sent a plume of smoke and ash thousands of metres into the air rescuers say it's currently too dangerous to go to the site you zealand's deputy police commissioner says 23 people made it off the island but many remain unaccounted for some of these people have been transported to shore however there's a number still remaining on the oil who are currently unaccounted for.

there she is behind me probably the most recognizable prime minister new zealand has a hob but a new campaign urging kiwis to turn the page on just a campaign of say she should be spending more time on issues and less on photo shoots debates a spillover from social media to the magazine island who to call not specifically a small but welcome call where's all this criticism coming from well i mean she's 39 years old not even 40 yet she's been in office a couple of years but really just in our journey as the face of new zealand and her face has been on all over the media recently we're talking dozens of magazines international t.v. appearances there are a couple of biographies now actually already about her some new zealanders say they are fed up with all that media coverage and they've started a campaign against the prime minister it is called turn our dern involves just that turning our dern you see it here books magazines with her face on the cover people are flipping them over one person here saying on twitter i just did my 1st turn are done at a local supermarket i wasn't going to

what happened here changed new zealand. with unity came a warning of th need to guainst extremism. >> i sat here against the window. reporter: nathan smith is the only british survivor of the shooting.an he sawof the congregation killed. >> they were my friends. if i leave because of what heel has done, i ike i'm letting them down. has won. he? he is not going toin, is reporter: on the 15th of march, a loneunn walked into this mosque armed with a semiautomatic military style weapon. he killed 51 pple and injured dozens more. new zealand is now determined to make sure nothing like this ever happs again. and this is what they are doing about it. new zealand plans to destroy nearly all high-powered semiautomatic assault rifles. centers like this one have been set up across the country, and tens of thousands of gun owners ove been forced to hand in firearms as partamnesty. in the center we visited in , christchurchese are some of the guns that have been handed in in justne day. why do you think it is so important that these gun

a reporter in auckland new zealand. first of all how's the recovery operation going so given the police commissioner said it's not over yet they for treeview 6 bodies this morning but they do believe that there are still 2 victims remaining there on the island right. correct this morning new zealand time a defense force team of 8 successfully recovered 6 bodies from the island the operation itself started at 8 am local time and it took 4 hours from when they land until they had to call for the bodies on to the navy ship wellington they were placed in coffins and will be received by families at the airport a coastal town 50 kilometers from white island before they are flown to auckland late later this evening for id if occasion purposes as there are still 2 bodies believed to be on the island the operation is not over yet police believe at least one of the remaining 2 bodies could be in the water surrounding the island they have to deploy to a dive squad into the waters and further aerial searches are carry out are carri

janis mackey frayer is in new zealand tonight. >> reporter: tonight new zealand police confirming the eight people missing on white island are presumed dead. the island itself still too dangerous for rescue teams to approach >> we will not be moving until the situation is safe for us to operate in. >> reporter: 47 people were on the island when the volcano erupted, including nine americans newlyweds matthew and lauren urey were on their dream honeymoon to new zealand then a late night voice message to his mother in pennsylvania saying they had been on the island and were badly burned >> terrified, any horrible emotion you can imagine. i hung up and quickly called him back and at least got to hear his voice, that he was at the hospital, but his hands were severely burned he really couldn't use the phone. >> reporter: white island, or whakaari, is visible from the shore. for a closer look, we headed out by boat it's pretty choppy water out here we need to stay back five nautical miles, but that is white island you can see the volcanic ash still hovering over the craters. the island is s

volcano eruption in new zealand we'll tell you the latest and the meantime when i want east us up next. hour jews iraq. where ever you are. in the philippines president retreat go ditto site has declared a war on drugs that's left more than 12000 people dead. but they're not the only victims it's also left tens of thousands of people languishing in giles is caught struggle to process a record number of drug arrests but unloveable i thought where am i why am i here i shouldn't be here what is this place. i'm one of one ace we investigate the shocking conditions inside the world's most congested giles and the inmates trying to survive.

at 2:11pm in the afternoon tomorrow in new zealand, the prime minister, jacinda ardern, is hoping new zealand will pause for one minute, to remember those victims. at the moment, 18 people have been confirmed to have died. about 20 people remain in intensive care here in australia and new zealand. some of those survivors have the most appalling injuries, suffering burns of up to 90% of their bodies. also internal burns, too. so, it is a great challenge for skilled professionals in new zealand and australia to keep those people alive and help them recover. on monday, just after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, new zealand and people elsewhere will pause to remember a tragedy that took place exactly one week ago when that minute's silence is observed. labours leaders apologise for the party pass my crushing defeat in the general election. he and the shadow chancellor took the blame. john mcdonnell also blamed brexit and the media portrayal ofjeremy corbyn for their defeat. also tonight... climate change talks in madrid and with a compromise agreement to toughen up carbon cutting pledges befo

this is due to be a news live from berlin the questions mount after new zealand's volcanic eruption but the death toll rising to 68 are missing and doesn't severely injured people are asking why the government allow tourists to visit the site in the 1st place. also coming up after a landmark talks in paris the leaders of russia and ukraine agree to implement a cease fire and exchange prisoners but their 1st face to face encounter also exposes divisions and the weather extremes are increasing months of drought suddenly followed by terentia rain they've destroyed our pastures and never used to be like this. how climate change is impacting the lives of farmers in the remote region of bolivia. plus baby pandas make their debut here in berlin everyone can agree their child but not everyone could agree on their names will have more on china's so-called panda the funnest. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us police in new zealand are investigating the deaths of tourists in monday's volcanic eruption the death toll has now risen to 6 volcanic activity caused the threat level to be

zealand what mike it mainly in new zealand on the scheme of things from volcanic eruptions it's not large but if you're close to it is of this not good. emergency services haven't confirmed whether any of the 8 missing a still alive but reconnaissance flights haven't yet found any signs of life or retellings al-jazeera. time for a short break here now does it when we come back celebrations in argentina ahead of the official return to one of the country's grand old party. accusations a large part of saddam's gold well has been stolen. had the or enjoying some very fine weather across much of central and eastern china the some cloud around but now really bringing much in the way of weather with it some good sunshine by day sunny. skies way to clear and i see 22 celsius in hong kong on tuesday and quite a bit milder up into shanghai with a hive 18 degrees celsius meanwhile we've got mostly conditions across taiwan also much of the northern philippines and also staying largely drawn across much of it now maybe one or 2 shows just beginning so what their way into these coastal areas as w

the deputy commissioner of new zealand police. the news that the police are planning to return to the island tomorrow came as a surprise, because of the warnings of further volcanic activity. a short while before that update was given by the police, our correspondent shaimaa khalil used a helicopter to get as close as is safely possible to the island. we are five nautical miles away from whakaari, white island. there is a restriction zone around it so this is as close as we can get from the volcano. there has been quite a bit of volcanic activity happening on the island, toxic gases, ash, magma floating white, quite shallow into the volcano, and tremors. and, of course, that risk of another eruption. this is why it's been decided it is still too risky to go in and get those bodies. following her trip and the update by police — that the recovery operation will beging tomorrow — shaimaa sent us this update. eight bodies have been stuck on white island since monday and, for the first time, police are telling us they have a plan.

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new zealand's prime minister to send our. foreign tourists or among them. well for the very latest now let's cross over to journalist caruso paramita cheese an auckland new zealand caruso what more can you tell us about the people caught up in this eruption. and yes terry as you know just half an hour ago prime minister just into art and new zealand police wrapped up a joint press conference to answer questions from the press so far 23 people have been rescued from the island including the one who died leading up to possibly $27.00 people currently still on the on white island and out of the $23.00 people rescued most of them suffer from burn injuries and however they didn't want to provide details on the one who was confirmed dead. and the island itself is firmly covered in ash and the authorities are taking x. 45 with regards to the conditions to determine when the search and rescue team can see the access the island. were there any warning signs before the option. yes there was a warning issued a couple of weeks ago as and earlier a member of the press a

fears of another eruption keep search teams off new zealand's white highland as police begin an investigation into at least 6 deaths. hello we begin in the us where house democrats have announced the 1st charges against president donald trump in the impeachment inquiry the 1st article accuses trump of abusing his power by pressuring the leader of ukraine to investigate his political rival by withholding aid a 2nd accuses him of obstructing congress as he has refused to assist the process donald trump has dismissed the impeachment process as a witch hunt. in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is for abuse of power it is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring or in injuring the national interest this gives rise to the 2nd article of impeachment for obstruction of congress here

at 2:11 in the afternoon tomorrow in new zealand, the prime minister, jacinda ardern, is hoping new zealand will pause for one minute, to remember those victims. at the moment, 18 people have been confirmed to have died. about 20 people remain in intensive care here in australia and in new zealand. some of those survivors have the most appalling of injuries, suffering burns of up to 90% of their bodies. also, internal burns too. it is a great challenge for very skilled professionals in new zealand and australia to keep those people alive and help them recover. on monday, just after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, new zealand and people elsewhere, you would have to say, will pause to remember a tragedy that took place exactly one week ago when that minute's silence is observed. it's coming up to christmas so that means it's also time for the annual bbc sports personality of the year awards. stars from across the sporting world will gather in aberdeen tonight to celebrate a memorable 12 months. our sports correspondent joe wilson is there to talk us through the contenders. i know what you're thin

"i'd like to ask the prime minister of new zealand, if she has a spare hour, could she take on being prime minister of the uk as well? being a mum she'll be used to multitasking and doing five things at once are running the uk should be easy for her. sadly, our current politicians couldn't even change a nappy." thankfully, i don't have the challenges the politicians here do at this time. we have our own but very different. michelle obama was recently reported as saying the idea women can have it all is a lie. is she right? i think, you know, i was very aware that, even when i announced i was having neve, there was a sense i needed to prove it was somehow possible for a woman to do everything. and i have always been open about saying that actually, i can't. i can't physically do the job of being prime minister and mother by myself. so, i constantly talk about the fact we shouldn't expect women to be superhuman. and, so, i do what i do because i have the support and help, and co—parenting of my partner clarke. that's how i do what i do. i'm not a super woman and we shouldn't pretend

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in new zealand, six people confirmed dead after yesterday's volcanic eruption. among the injured, to british women. —— two. the international court ofjustice at the hague, has been hearing claims of how myanmar carried out a systematic campaign of genocide, including mass murder, rape and torture, against its minority muslim rohingya population. myanmar‘s de—facto leader, aung san suu kyi, once regarded as a champion of human rights, turned up in court, and is expected to defend her country. it was two years ago when around 700,000 rohingya muslims, were driven from myanmar, during a brutal army crackdown against people the military said were extremists. thousands were killed. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports now, from the hague. they used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice. not any more. today, they demanded her arrest. a one—time human rights icon now standing up for an army accused of genocide. good morning, ms suu kyi, are you defending the indefensible? the nobel peace prize laureate took her seat at the un's top court

zealand from the united states 30 patients remain in burns units across new zealand 22 of whom still need airway support the nature of the burn suffered as complicated by the gases and chemicals in the eruption of course in the. meanwhile doctors are close to full identification all patients although there's not a formal list at this point that they. published today the local media is pretty much filled with stories about evacuation efforts right after the eruption on monday including a helicopter pilot rescued by people who described how those people lying in the crater covered in ash were crying out for help as he carried them to his higher copter and unfortunately how he had to leave 2 people who are just barely alive behind terry. thank you very much that was journalist caruso a permit to in auckland new zealand. here in germany there's been an outcry over remarks made by russia's president vladimir putin about a man killed in berlin last german prosecutors suspect russian involvement and 2 russian diplomats have been expelled as a result after a meeting with germany's chancellor

recovery teams are hoping to begin work shortly on the volcanic island in new zealand where eight people are missing, feared dead. and new evidence says climate change is causing greenland's ice sheet to melt seven times faster than twenty years ago. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, dc where democrats in the us house of representatives have set out articles of impeachment — that's formal charges — against president trump. they have accused the president of abusing his power in pressuring ukraine to investigate a political rival and of obstructing lawmakers investigating the scandal. in announcing the two charges, leading democrats warned the president would be a threat to the us constitution if he remained in power. my colleague laura trevelyan has this report. it's only the fourth time in history lawmakers have tried to impeach an american president and remove him from office. democrats are charging mrtrump from office. democrats are charging mr trump with a

white island is new zealand's most active volcano. it's in the bay of plenty around 30 miles off the coast of the north island. from there, our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports. the extraordinary few moments after the volcano on white island erupted. it hit briefly and fiercely, filling the air with plumes of smoke and smouldering ash. the people on this boat had left just moments before the eruption. the boat operators were not taking any chances. go inside! go inside! translation: we were on the volcano for about an hour. ten minutes after we left and got on the boat, the volcano started erupting. the boat turned around and went back to the island to try to help the people who were still there. i'm not sure if everyone got out alive. white island is one of new zealand's most active volcanoes, but it's also a popular tourist destination. thousands come here for walks and scenic aeroplane rides. nothing escaped the devastation here. the scale of the damage clearly shown here with a sightseeing helicopter, barely recognisable under

based burn specialist says the injuries are pushing new zealand surgeons to their limits. these are exceptional circumstances by a stretch of the imagination and to illustrate abuse i would say there are police in new zealand. maybe the war or the whole year for all of them in a single day. in christ church friends and family members of some of the dead gather to come true to each other while the rest of the nation waits until they can top really honor all of the volcano's victims. india's parliament has passed a controversial new law that offers citizenship to undocumented migrants from its neighboring countries as long as they are not muslims the upper house passed the bill 125 votes to 105 the bill was approved by the lower house on monday and is now set to be signed into law was sparked protests in various parts of the country with opponents saying it discriminates against muslims and violates india's secular principles. our correspondent nischelle jaiswal has been following the story for us in delhi. after another long day of debate the controversial citizenship amend

at 2.11pm in the afternoon tomorrow in new zealand, the prime ministerjacinda ardern is hoping new zealand will pause for one minute, to remember those victims. at the moment, 18 people have been confirmed to have died. about 20 people remain in intensive care here in australia and new zealand. some of those survivors have the most appalling injuries, suffering burns of up to 90% of their bodies. also, internal burns too. so, it is a great challenge for skilled professionals in new zealand, and australia, to keep those people alive and help them recover. on monday, just after 2pm in the afternoon, new zealand and people elsewhere will pause to remember a tragedy that took place exactly one week ago when that minute silence is observed. the headlines on bbc news... jeremy corbyn apologises for labour's heavy defeat in the general election. the conservatives say they'll commit to more spending on the nhs in england, in a queen's speech next week. nicola sturgeon renews her call for a second referendum on scottish independence, saying the people of scotland mustn't be kept in the union — ag

new zealand's prime minister leads a minute's silence for the victims of the full cari volcano disaster the government says an inquiry into the loss of lives there could take up to a year. and what would christmas be without the nutcracker. we go behind the scenes in russia where we meet a rising young star at the renowned bolshoi ballet academy. and in the business league glaude box are knocked off top spot after a late goal condemns them to defeat and. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us narrow thought on u.n. climate talks have ended in madrid with very little to show major economies there rejected calls for bolder targets to combat climate change sparking anger among developing countries and activists the un secretary general antonio terrace also voiced his disappointment calling the summit a lost opportunity to act. they were the longest talks to date leaving representatives exhausted with little progress made on how to limit global warming to under 2 degrees but there was agreement on one issue regretfully after all the hard work that you have and we couldn't get our to an

news live from london it is hello 2020 in new zealand of the kiwis welcome and the news media you can see here the country's biggest fireworks display and all claim to be lighting up the city's sky tower. shut while new zealand celebrates its thousands are trapped on beaches came to australia as wildfires close and the blazes are causing off the state fruits forcing people to flee to the shoreline and hope the press source is also struggling to keep the firestorms after a while the fires claimed 2 more lives. plus some carlos ghosn is gone the full month boss flees japan where he face trial for financial misconduct he says he is escaping persecution. time and he keeps becoming like you so much for joining us shall abrasions to welcome in the new year and the new decade have started with a new zealand one of the very 1st countries to ring in 2020. you can see here. new zealand's biggest fireworks display in all clearly thousands of people gathering to watch that and for the last time the city's iconic sky tower was also lit up by a laser. and and. now and then our neighboring australia

what happened here changed new zealand. with unity came a warning of the need to guard against extremism. i was sat here against the window here. nathan smith is the only british survivor of the shooting. he saw many of the congregation killed. they were my friends. if i leave because of what he's done, ifeel like i'm letting them down — he's won. and he's not going to win, is he? on 15 march, a lone gunman walked into this mosque armed with a semiautomatic, military—style weapon. he killed 51 people and injured dozens more. new zealand is now determined to make sure nothing like this ever happens again, and this is what they are doing about it. new zealand plans to destroy nearly all high—powered semiautomatic assault rifles. centres like this one have been set up across the country, and tens of thousands of gun owners have been forced to hand in theirfirearms as part of an amnesty. in the centre we visited, in christchurch, these are some of the guns that have been handed in injust one day. and why do you think it's

this is deja vu news live from berlin a volcano erupts in new zealand at a popular tourist destination at least 5 people are dead and authorities fear more casualties are likely. also coming out more than 13000 dead and a 1000000 displaced our correspondent goes to the front line of the conflict in ukraine as the russian and ukrainian leaders appear to be for the 1st time to talk about ending the fighting. plus on patrol with the nigerian navy as they work to combat piracy. we are about 42 nautical miles and all patrols still like us and this is where the dear friend just played. his cards. close. to piracy is on the increase off west africa our correspondent finds out what's being done to protect lives and should make their. i'm so much going to thank you for joining us in new zealand at least 5 people have been killed in a volcanic eruption on white island a popular tourist destination around 50 people are believed to have been on the island at the time of the eruption emergency services say the number of people missing is in double digits a most of the survivors who have been taken

and the search resumes for two remaining bodies following the volcanic eruption in new zealand. the british prime minister, boris johnson has hailed the conservatives‘ resounding election victory as "extraordinary" and urged people across the uk to heal their divisions over brexit. speaking in downing street, mrjohnson said he would repay the trust of labour supporters — who had voted conservative for the first time. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says he will stand down — but he hasn't said when. and there's likely to be a fierce debate about where his party goes from here. our political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. applause and cheering. the power of surprise... applause and cheering. ..the power of victory... well, we did it. we did it. we pulled it off, didn't we? ..the power of a prime minister with authority firmly in his hands. with this mandate and this majority, we will at last be able to do what? all: get brexit done! you've been paying attention. jubilation here they can keep the promise to leave the eu next month. the "will we, won't we" fundamental tus

what happened here changed new zealand. with unity came a warning of the need to guard against extremism. i was sat here against the window here. nathan smith is the only british survivor of the shooting. he saw many of the congregation killed. they were my friends. if i leave because of what he's done, ifeel like i'm letting them down — he's won. and he's not going to win, is he? on 15 march, a lone gunman walked into this mosque armed with a semiautomatic, military—style weapon. he killed 51 people and injured dozens more. new zealand is now determined to make sure nothing like this ever happens again, and this is what they are doing about it. new zealand plans to destroy nearly all high—powered semiautomatic assault rifles. centres like this one have been set up across the country, and tens of thousands of gun owners have been forced to hand in theirfirearms as part of an amnesty. in the centre we visited, in christchurch, these are some of the guns that have been handed in injust one day. and why do you think it's

the second one in new zealand. and there was a special guest at that one. two-month-old sebastian. >> after promising his mother it was never going to happen, sure enough, zach and his family now live in new zealand, he works for the government, and georgia at a recruitment agency, and sebastian is busy growing up. in 2014, we brought them back to japan for the first time since it all happened. >> my name is georgia. >> this teacher and her students knew about georgia and zach. many here looked upon their story as one part of the thing that came out of that horrible tragedy. >> do you ever, and this is a totally unfair question, do you ever sometimes sit together at night and say to yourself, boy, if it hadn't been for that day, would we be here? would we have sebastian? we we be in this life together? >> all the time. >> if someone would have told me three years from now you will be living in wellington. >> married to an american. >> married. with a two-year-old son. >> i would have said you're crazy. >> you would have thought they were crazy, you know. co

a volcano erupts off the northeastern coast of new zealand some people are unaccounted for. i shall carry this out to sara live from doha also coming up we are as we do in most active shooter investigation. work with the presumption that this was an act of terrorism. a call for the u.s. to end saudi military training program after one of its citizens opens fire at a naval base in florida killing 3 american sailors also. a show of strength 6 months on and hong kong hundreds of thousands of anti-government activists continue their demand for political reform. and. the 49 year old for the new champions battling. there are reports of injuries and missing taurus after a volcano erupted off the east coast of new zealand a plane with white smoke was seen coming from white island a group of tourists was saying walking in the crater moments before the prime minister says around 100 people were on or near the island at the time of the eruption and some of those people are unaccounted for. supporting the national emergency management agency following an eruption at white island off the

will ripley, appreciate your reporting from new zealand. thank you. >>> ahead, a police officer in the right place at just the right time, to stop a robbery. we'll see it all go down, next. >>> voters in the united kingdom are casting votes in their country's third general election in less than five years. max foster is tracking the latest developments live from london. another election over brexit, max. >> yes. there would normally be one election over five years. this is also the first december election in 100 years. the polls were open over 150 constituencies. because of that, that's all i can say. there's strict reporting rules for broadcasters in this country. we can't talk about campaign issues or the polls, any political statements or anything the candidates are saying, effecti effectively. anything we're seeing to do to sway the votes could mean one of us ends up in prison. the irony is that the same rules don't apply to newspapers. i have two newspapers here. i can show youpages. i can't show you the front of them because both of t

this is deja vu news live from berlin and questions mount after new zealand's volcanic eruptions with the death toll rising to 68 missing and doesn't severely injured people are asking why tourists were allowed to visit the site in the 1st place also coming up after a landmark talks in terrorist the leaders of russia and ukraine to agree to implement a cease fire and exchange prisoners but their 1st face to face encounter also exposes divisions. she was once hailed as a defender of human rights and won the nobel peace prize but today on talk through she is defending the m.r. in court against accusations of genocide. and welcome to sydney to australia's biggest city is shrouded smelt as forest fires burning out of control president say there has never been anything like you. i am. i am. i'm serious almost kind it's good to have you with us police in new zealand are investigating the deaths of tourists in monday's volcanic eruption the death toll has now risen to 6 volcanic activity caused the threat level to be raised last week so questions are being asked about whether tour groups sho

new zealand volcano, six people have died. coming up on bbc news, liverpool are underway against rb salzburg as the holders try to secure qualification in the last 16 of the champions league. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. just two days to go now until decision day, and there's no let—up in the political campaigning, but it's been a difficult day for labour, with the leak of damning comments made in a secretly—recorded phone call by the labour shadow health secretary about jeremy corbyn. jon ashworth said he couldn't see labour winning the election, their prospects are dire — abysmal — and added that voters can't stand mr cobyn and believe labour has blocked brexit. mr ashworth has apologised, but insists he was justjoshing about in the conversation. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest from the campaign trail. those nails might be nibbled down to the end by friday. this election matters so much in so many ways. the crowd in the cold in lancashire tried to keep warm with a song. yet it

zealand's eastern coast minister says new zealanders as well as tourists from australia the u.s. u.k. china and malaysia are among those affected for a challenge reports. thick smoke and ash rises thousands of meters into the air is the white island volcano also known by its indigenous maori name for a car erupts it's 50 kilometers away but the toxic cloud of sulfur and chlorine can be seen from the mainland. 34 people managed to get off the island some in boats others including some of the injured by helicopter volcanic ash is now hampering rescue as attempts to get to the island 47 people went on to the oil and used we can. under so east 31 currently in hospital through that i think still missing in 3 had been discharged from hospital. overnight. new zealand's prime minister has talked to the rescue missions i want to acknowledge the courageous decision made by 1st responders and those pilots who in the immediate response if that made a incredibly brave decision under extraordinarily dangerous circumstances in an attempt to get people out. as a result of the if it's the number