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The headlines: as details of lockdown parties in downing street continue to emerge, some conservative mps say they�*re being inundated with messages from angry constituents. labour leader, keir starmer, says it�*s now in the national interest for borisjohnson to go. lawyers for the woman accusing prince andrew of sexual assault want two people based in the uk, including his former assistant, to give evidence in her civil case. the duke of york strongly denies the claims. the eruption of a gi...

New zealand is headed to tonga to survey the impact of saturdays volcanic eruption and tsunami. tonga calls it unprecedented. it is now declared a state of emergency and the death toll there has risen to three. take a look at this video. now, you can see there the tsunami waves tearing through the island as people try to escape the flood waters. the waves reached as high as 15 meters, almost 50 feet. now, in some places, almost every home was destroyed. recovery efforts are ongoing, but many peo...

Of restrictions later this month could improve his mps�* mood. this weekend, conservative mps will be listening closely to their voters and the mood on the doorstep could determine whether the prime minister is shown the door. iain watson, bbc news. the us and japan have advised people on their pacific coastlines to get away from the shore after an underwater volcano erupted close to the island of tonga, for the second time in two days. satellite images captured the moment, as huge plumes of b...

Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. its already three days since the major eruption of an underwater volcano in tonga, and still, there is a very worrying lack of information about the scale of the damage done across the many tongan islands or the whereabouts and well being of many of the islanders. we have some pictures. these very limitied pictures have just been sent to us. they are from one of the surveillance flights sent by australia and new zealand to assess the...

Where a volcano eruption has triggered a tsunami and covered the region in volcanic ash. the authorities have not officially asked for aid or confirmed any deaths, but the communications network is virtually destroyed and theres been little contact with people there. the eruption happened underwater on saturday, north of the main island of tongatapu, where the majority of the population lives. the family of one british woman say she died after being swept away by the waves. our correspondent rup...

That the royal navy enforced through route navigation in the black sea. you can be sure that the russians will be attempting amphibious operations along the black sea coast, in the sea of as of, so they will be warning to keep away in international waters so we are going to have to do challenge that, same thing with airspace otherwise they will have achieved some of they will have achieved some of the effects they want, and we just cant tolerate that. thanks to lieutenant general ben hodges for ...

On the investigations in texas and in blackburn. also today... nadine dorries, the culture secretary, freezes the bbc�*s licence fee for two years. she claims its to help household budgets and not a political attack on the corporation. we simply could not justify putting extra pressure on the wallets - of ha rd—working households. following the volcanic eruption on the pacific islands of tonga, the anxious wait for news of the extent of the destruction. and, one of the great wartime mysterie...

The international federation of the red cross estimate that more than 80,000 people have been affected by the eruption, with stories of missing people being reported on social media. briton angela glover was last seen by her husband clinging to a tree, before she was swept away by the tsunami. the family have put a number of posts on social media, appealing for information. she moved to tonga in 2015, leaving behind an advertising job to start an animal shelter, where she looks after and houses ...

Lets take a look at some of todays other news. international aid efforts have been stepped up in tonga, after the scale of damage caused by the volcanic eruption and tsunami was revealed. new pictures show the islands covered in a layer of volcanic ash, while, in coastal areas, waves tore down trees and ripped through buildings. international telephone links have now been restored and ships carrying aid are expected to arrive by friday. a belgian court has sentenced a vietnamese man to 15 years ...

Bbc news, tokyo. it all boils down to a huge amount of anxiety for a very large number of people. well, earlier i spoke to joanne mataele who has been doing all she can to reach herfamily in tonga following the eruption. she is in melbourne. 1 she is in melbourne. i am re she is in melbourne. i am pretty sure. _ she is in melbourne. i am pretty sure. i _ she is in melbourne. i am pretty sure, i have - she is in melbourne. i am pretty sure, i have faith l she is in melbourne. i am| pretty sure, i...