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welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin with a dramatic volcano eruption in iceland, which is sending lava spewing hundreds of metres into the sky. lets take you straight to these live pictures from south western iceland — as the volcano continues to spew jets of molten lava from a crack in the earth thats now several kilometres long. the area is a volcanic and seismic hot—spot, not far from the capital, reykyavik. experts say the e...

we begin with a dramatic volcano eruption in iceland, which is sending lava spewing hundreds of metres into the sky. lets take you straight to these live pictures from south western iceland — as the volcano continues to spew jets of molten lava from a crack in the earth thats now several kilometres long. the area is a volcanic and seismic hot—spot — not far from the capital, reykyavik. experts say the eruption could last weeks — or maybe even months. this is the moment the volc...

Labour takes control of five flagship councils in london that have been held by the conservatives for decades, but it failed to make similar gains elsewhere in the local elections. in the last few minutes, the convenience store chain mccoll�*s has collapsed into administration. we will get the latest with our business correspondent. coming up on the bbc news channel, west ham manager david moyes apologises after being sent off during his sides europa league semifinal defeat to eintracht frankf...

Hello, im christian fraser. youre watching the context on bbc news. the rematch. emmanuel macron and marine le pen meet for a televised debate, the only time they will face each other, ahead of sundays crucial second round vote. the thousands still trapped in the beseiged city mariupol — despite another effort to create a humanitarian corridor today, only a small number have managed to escape. as ukrainian cities protect their statues and works of art from russian bombs — well find out about...

Been captured while fighting against russia. the family of aiden aslin has appealed for him to be treated humanely after russian media said he had been captured in the beseiged city of mariupol. he has appeared in photos and videos, restrained and in handcuffs. theres lots more on this story on our website, including extensive reporting on that interview with president zelensky talking to my colleague clive myrie. just head over to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. lets take a look at s...

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To tell us her 16—year—old i sister was raped in this street in front of her. l to calculate the number of such sexual crimes is impossible - at the moment, because not everyone has come to us. i not everyone has come to us. everyone is willin- to ta to not everyone is willing to talk to us — among the people we met, there is no relief that the russians have gone, because they have left behind deeply wounded lives that might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile, ukrainia...

Meanwhile, ukrainian troops defending the beseiged city of mariupol on the black sea, say theyre now making a last stand, with ammunition running out and russian forces closing in. mariupol has been surrounded for a month, with president zelensky saying the siege has reduced the city "to ashes" and he fears tens of thousands of civilians have died there. russian troops are preparing for a new wider offensive in the east, to seize the entire donbas region. satellite images suggest a huge column o...

Not everyone is willing to talk to us. among the people we met, there is no relief that the russians have gone, because theyve left behind deeply wounded lives that might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile, ukrainian troops defending the beseiged city of mariupol, on the black sea, say theyre now making a last stand, with ammunition running out and russian forces closing in. mariupol has been surrounded for a month, with president zelensky saying the siege has reduced the ci...

Early this morning. a 35—hour curfew has been announced by kyiv�*s mayor, vitali klitschko. it will start tonight and last until thursday morning. in the beseiged port city mariupol, 2,000 cars have, so far, been able to leave today, although that much needed aid convoy is still stuck outside the city. negotiations between russia and ukraine resume today and the polish, czech and slovenian prime ministers are travelling to kyiv to meet with volodymyr zelensky. refugee numbers continue to ris...