leaked footage sparks a row over what appears to be british officials joking about a covid christmas party last year breaching lockdown rules at number 10 downing street. the death toll from a volcanic eruption in indonesia has risen to 34. dozens more have been injured and burned after mount semeru erupted on saturday, burying homes in hot volcanic ash. this drone footage shows the scale of devastation in the village nearest to the volcano. indonesia sits on the pacific ring of fire where continental plates meet, causing frequent volcanic and seismic activity. the bbc has been to the scene to see the damage. the lava from this volcano buried many things in its way. many houses in the villages look uninhabitable. the volcanic material turned into a solid ground because of the heavy rain in the past few
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. a high stakes virtual summit amidst the build up of russia troops on the ukrainian border. president biden warns of economic consequences vladimir putin blames provocative actions by kyiv and nato. australia willjoin a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics next february. prime minister scott morrison said china had failed to respond to australian concerns about its human rights record. a saudi man suspected of involvement in the killing of saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, is arrested in paris. and, in the uk, leaked footage sparks a row over what appears to be officials joking about a covid christmas party last year breaching lockdown rules
a high stakes virtual summit has been held amid heightened tensions over ukraine. president biden warned of tighter economic sanctions following a huge buildup of russian military vladimir putin blamed provocative actions by kyiv and nato. leaked footage sparks a row over what appears to be british officials joking about a covid christmas party last year breaching lockdown rules at number 10 downing street. every week at this time we take a look climate change bringing you stories with big implications for our planet s future. this week, we focus on aviation and what the future holds for a global and hugely polluting industry. the world s addiction to flying has been rocked by covid but comes at a huge cost to the environment. it s responsible for 2.5 per cent of global c02 emissions and 3.5 per cent of global warming. before the pandemic, passenger demand increased around 5% a year. while it s expected to take two
over what appears to be british officials joking about a covid christmas party last year breaching lockdown rules at number 10 downing street. a landmark law allowing same sex marriage has been passed in chile. the legislation approved in parliament on tuesday also allows same sex couples to adopt children. the lgbt community says it s a momentous occasion after years of struggle. tanya dendrinos has this report. celebrations outside congress and a simple message. love won. translation: those of us who are part of| sexual minorities all experience some chapter of discrimination either by our family, our parents, at school, work, and today, the state is giving a strong signal against this discrimination. we still have a long way to go but we will not stop until we can walk the streets in peace, until this is no longer an issue that makes us more vulnerable.
of saudi journalist, jamal khashog ji, is arrested in paris. and, in the uk, leaked footage sparks a row over what appears to be officials joking about a covid christmas party last year breaching lockdown rules at the prime minister s residence. hello and welcome to bbc news. the presidents of the us and russia have spent two hours talking about what the white house called a range of issues . but one topic dominated the discussion and that s ukraine. white house officials say president biden made clear the deep concerns of the us