appalling case. simonjones, bbc news. at least 13 people are now known to have died after a volcano erupted on the island ofjava. officials on the island say dozens more have been injured, with many suffering severe burns from the huge ash cloud which escaped mount semeru. the volcano has been in a state of near constant eruption for decades. a blast of wintry weather is sweeping across parts of scotland and northern england today, where nearly 5,000 homes are still without electricity, nine days after the damage caused by storm arwen. business secretary kwasi kwarteng will visit bishop auckland later today, and army troops will continue supporting residents in remote areas. mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland. on saturday, royal artillery troops arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be