nobody knew that there was a wave coming so, you know, in every household that was on the road, like, we just shouted out — "tsunami, tsunami!" you know, "get to higher ground!" intense fighting in syria, after islamic state jihadists tried to break inmates out of a prison. long queues for checks at the port of dover yesterday — prompting anger among truck drivers preparing to cross the channel. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain's deputy prime minister says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. dominic raab was speaking this morning after the uk government said it uncovered the plot by moscow — amid rising tensions over a possible invasion. russia has sent tens of thousands of troops to the ukrainian border in recent months — and the uk has warned that the it will face serious consequences if there is an invasion. moscow has accused the uk of spreading "disinformation". here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. american weapons arriving in ukraine, 90 tonnes of what washington calls lethal aid. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army but the message to moscow is clear, "if you do this, it will come at a price". but now london and washington say they see signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an invasion. officers involved in planning the attack. the foreign office says this man, former mp, yevheniy murayev, is being considered as a future leader by the kremlin. but four others named are thought to be in moscow. it is not clear what, if any role, they could realistically play. but russia's build—up goes on. it says repeatedly, it has no plans to invade. fighter jets now flying to locations in belarus, north of ukraine. moscow says they will be carrying outjoint drills. but diplomacy also continues. friday's meeting in geneva settled nothing but the us secretary of state antony blinken has promised a written reply within days to russia's expensive demands. further talks could follow. british ministers are expected to travel to european capitals in the coming days. the defence secretary ben wallace likely to visit moscow. downing street says it plans to ramp up pressure on russia. sanctions being discussed among allies, the government says, would pierce the heart of the russian economy. paul adams, bbc news. the uk's deputy prime minister dominic raab has been speaking this morning about the potential sanctions russia could face. he was also asked about whether british troops could be sent to ukraine. i think it is extremely unlikely. but that does not we won't do anything we can short of that to short up and protect the position of ukraine and taking defensive measures and also make it clear there will be a very severe economic price to pay. russia is engaged in a whole range of nefarious activity and russia, as a member of the un security council needs to live up to the basic tenets of international law and invading another country is not one of them. a muslim politician in the uk says her faith was raised by a government whip as a reason why she was sacked as a minister in 2020. according to the sunday times newspaper, nusrat ghani says when she asked for an explanation, she was told her "muslimness was raised as an issue". chief whip mark spencer said ms ghani was referring to him and added her claims were completely false. the uk deputy prime minister, dominic raab, has said if the allegation that a minister's muslim faith was a factor in herfiring, it should be properly investigated, if she makes a formal complaint. i believe a claim like this, serious as this, can only happen if the person making the complaint makes it formally and that is when procedures kick in and, just became about this, that advice was given back in 2020. in the past few minutes we've heard from a spokesperson at number 10 who says: after being made aware of these extremely serious claims, the prime minister met with nusrat ghani to discuss them. he then wrote to her expressing his serious concern and inviting her to begin a formal complaint process. she did not subsequently do so". the prime minister apparently met on the 1st ofjuly 2020 and after that meeting, he voted to her on the 10th ofjuly, just a few days later, suggesting that she did begin a formal complaint process. let's talk about all this now. let's talk about all this now. lord sheikh is the founder and president of the conservative muslim forum. festival, let's start at the beginning. what do you make of this allegation? find beginning. what do you make of this alleuation? �* , , , , allegation? and ivy disturbed by what she has — allegation? and ivy disturbed by what she has said, _ allegation? and ivy disturbed by what she has said, i _ allegation? and ivy disturbed by what she has said, i have - allegation? and ivy disturbed by what she has said, i have known allegation? and ivy disturbed by - what she has said, i have known her for nine years. as you said earlier, ifounded the for nine years. as you said earlier, i founded the conservative muslim forum and i am its president. she was our supporter and member of the forum. i have found her to be a bright, articulate and honest woman. she is a caring person, she is a good parliamentarian. but i've never found her to be a troublemaker. so, obviously, i think that we need to look at this matter, we need to investigate this matter thoroughly and you vent out what mark has said. in fact, her words are very strong. they are considered to be defamatory. somebody is not telling the truth and i feel that we should get to the bottom of this and i would like an investigation to begin by and independent person. just to underline what _ by and independent person. just to underline what she _ by and independent person. just to underline what she is _ by and independent person. just to underline what she is saying - 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the stomach. she felt humiliated and powerless. she was also told on that, if she raised the issue, she would be ostracised by colleagues and her career and reputation would be destroyed. that is totally unacceptable. no parliamentarian should be subjected to the sort of treatment and we need to get to the bottom of it. to treatment and we need to get to the bottom of it— bottom of it. to think there is racism in _ bottom of it. to think there is racism in the _ bottom of it. to think there is racism in the conservative - bottom of it. to think there is l racism in the conservative party bottom of it. to think there is - racism in the conservative party and islamic fabia in the conservative party? islamic fabia in the conservative pa ? , . ., islamic fabia in the conservative pa ? , ., ., ., , ., party? the situation with regards to discrimination, _ party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there _ party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there was _ party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there was a - party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there was a report l discrimination, there was a report done by a professor who set out recommendations and he set out timelines and we, as a party, we must ensure that these recommendations are carried out because there are issues, number of issues. invite, the party chairman said that she would apologise to any person who has been hurt by this behaviour or others who have been filled by the systems are undoubtably there are problems but in any organisation, i am a businessman, and any organisation other problems. if there are problems, we need to investigate them properly and we need to put them properly and we need to put them right. just them properly and we need to put them risht— them properly and we need to put them riaht, , ., . them right. just on that, the prime minister, david _ them right. just on that, the prime minister, david out _ them right. just on that, the prime minister, david out that _ them right. just on that, the prime minister, david out that from - them right. just on that, the prime i minister, david out that from number ten, they are saying the prime minister did meet her back in 2020 to discuss this allegation. you voted to her expressing serious concern and invited her to begin a formal complaint process and according to downing street she did subsequently do so is what you make of that? she subsequently do so is what you make of that? ,, , _ ., subsequently do so is what you make of that? ,, , ., , ., , of that? she is saying that she was told, she raised _ of that? she is saying that she was told, she raised the _ of that? she is saying that she was told, she raised the subject - of that? she is saying that she was| told, she raised the subject several times, and she was told she would be ostracised. somebody was trying to bully her. if what she is saying is true. he had parliamentarian acing something in parliamentarian be saying something and we need to get to the bottom. we need to establish the truth and we need an independent investigation done and we need to do that and not only that, we need to look at the behaviour of some people. we have heard from members of parliament that they have been bullied, threats have been made, so let's look at behaviour of some of these. they've been elected, she had a majority of 20,000. she is a popular, she is a popular person and if she is saying something which is at odds of what mark spencer is saying, let's get to the bottom of it. ., ~ saying, let's get to the bottom of it. . ~ , ., , . saying, let's get to the bottom of it. thank you very much for your time. it. thank you very much for your time- many _ it. thank you very much for your time. many thanks. _ it. thank you very much for your time. many thanks. thank - it. thank you very much for your time. many thanks. thank you. | thank you. the government of tonga says it's facing a long programme of rebuilding and reconstruction — just over a week after it was devastated by a volcanic eruption and a tsunami. foreign aid is arriving into tonga, but strict covid rules are hampering humanitarian efforts, as the local authorities try to keep the virus out of the country. tonga — which is made up of a group of islands in the south pacific — has recorded just one covid case throughout the pandemic. entire villages were destroyed in the tsunami and some are still without basic neccessities, like clean water. much of the relief effort for tonga is being coordinated in neighbouring fiji. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is in the fijian capital suva with this update. aid has arrived in tonga, and a lot of it is being coordinated from here in fiji. countries like australia, new zealand, japan and britain have sent everything from water supplies to shelter kits, generator, even sweeping machines as well. the concern now is that this is going to be a slow process. getting aid and distributing it to people who need it the most is very, very tricky on any occasion — add the fear of a covid—19 outbreak to that equation and you see how complex this is. the tongan government has insisted that the aid should be contactless. theyjust do not want a covid—19 case in the country. they don't want to be dealing with a covid—19 outbreak as they're dealing with the devastation, which means that supplies are there on the ground, but aid workers are not. so essentially, it's up to people in tonga to distribute that aid, whether it be volunteers or other aid workers inside the country. the concern now is how fast the aid is going to get to people and how far it can get, especially to far—flung places. there are also, of course, health concerns, the quality of the air, the quality of the water. they have been compromised by the ash in the atmosphere, not just the thick ash that you see, the fine particles that could be inhaled and can cause respiratory diseases. there are high levels of sulphur in the water, and these also can cause waterborne diseases. so apart from the aid distribution, the physical destruction all around tonga, there are also also the health risks. and un officials have said that the country, the pacific nation, will rely on food aid for a long time to come because the crops have been destroyed, farmers have lost their livelihoods, they've lost their homes. and one of the tongan officials have also said that the road to recovery for this pacific nation is going to be long and hard. so in the days to come, as this destruction reveals itself, as the extent of it becomes clearer, the challenges facing tonga are also being revealed. islamic state fighters have carried out one of their biggest attacks in syria since the group's self—declared caliphate was defeated. a british—based monitoring group says more than 120 people — most of them jihadists — have been killed in four days of fighting with kurdish—led forces in the northern city of hasa—keh. it's thought the aim of the attack is to free thousands of suspected islamic state supporters held in a jail there. mark lobel reports. scenes syrians never wanted to see again. brutaljihadists attacking a prison containing thousands of militants on thursday. causing chaos. there was a swift and determined fight back by kurdish led forces guarding the area. taking on islamic state fighters in one of the group's biggest operations since their self—declared caliphate was defeated almost three years ago. from above, us—led coalition aircraft supported the syrian defense force's bid to regain control on the ground. many prisoners were recaptured with troops in pursuit of other fugitives that had fled to surrounding houses. families move to safety in fear of their lives. translation: there's been shelling and killing since yesterday. the jihadists killed four or five people in our neighborhood, liquidated them. while this was playing out in the northeastern corner of syria into friday across the border in iraq, is claimed responsibility for an ambush on a military post there in which 11 soldiers were killed. translation: they called me at half past eight in the morning to tell me my son died as a martyr. islamic state killed them as martyrs. in syria, it's claimed the prison is largely under control after dozens of arrests following running battles that claimed lives on both sides. however, is claim they're holding hostages. the kurdish authorities had long warned that they did not have the capacity to hold, let alone put on trial, many of the suspected fighters under their watch that included foreigners and many children detained in poor conditions. there's also a concern that will be echoed wider than these prison walls, whether this much—feared jihadist group is ramping up once again. mark lobel bbc news. lorries queued for almost two miles on the main road heading into the english port of dover yesterday, prompting anger among many drivers preparing to cross the english channel. port officials have acknowledged that new customs controls for goods heading to the european union have been causing hold—ups, but say there are other factors at play too. ramzan karmali reports. queues of lorries on the a20, yesterday lunchtime, trying to get into dover. a sight many have got used to at the start of 2022. on social media many drivers have blamed brexit. from january first, exports to the eu are subject to full customs controls but the boss of the port believes there are a number of factors causing the current delays. since the beginning of the year, there has been increased transaction times at the border due to the carriers having to check customs paperwork at the check—in process, but equally, normally for this time of year, we have vessels that go out in refits, sort of normal maintenance activity. we are also doing a bit of maintenance in the port which means that our buffer zone space has got slightly reduced capacity as well. but there are growing concerns over driver welfare. professional drivers are yet again being held up at dover, for miles and miles, queueing up without any facilities, in this weather, injanuary in the uk, it is pretty cold, not all trucks are as well equipped as others with regards to heating. and just the frustration and the unknown length of time the driver is going to be delayed. it is totally unacceptable and drivers deserve better. the increase in freight traffic has meant that the operation travel access protocol, or tap, a temporary traffic management system, has been called on ten times already this year but the port of dover is more concerned about new checks which will come into force in september. what we are trying to do is make certain the government fully appreciates what the implications are if we do not get an agreement between the uk government and the french government for a set of protocols that will work. unless we get that agreement, it is going to be very difficult to see how it won't impact travel through the port of dover. from september, airport—style biometric checks are due to be implemented which would mean that drivers being stopped at the port for around ten minutes each. with around 10,000 trucks passing through the port each day, the warning is clear that a solution needs to be found. the government says it is working with its european counterparts to ensure border arrangement run as smoothly as possible. ramzan karmali, bbc news. police in the us city of atlanta say they're following up on a number of leads after the killing of the british scientist matthew willson. mr willson had only arrived two days earlier to visit his girlfriend when he was hit by a stray bullet while lying in bed, after a number of shots were fired nearby. vincent macavinny reports. the final photo of matthew willson taken on the second day of a visit to his girlfriend, katherine shepard in atlanta just hours before his life was taken away at around 2am last sunday, the couple awoke in this bed to gunshots being fired nearby and what police are calling a random and senseless act. one of the bullets penetrated the exterior wall of the room, hitting matthew as he lay dying in katherine's arms. her flatmate dialed 911 after the third orfourth round. ijust remember katherine shepard screaming that matt had been shot, and when i walked over to the rear, ran over to the room, i saw he was laying on the bed, but the wound on his head and just we called 911 instantly and we're trying our best and to stop the wound. matthew, from chertsey in surrey, was a former phd student at the university of exeter, now working remotely as a postdoctoral researcher for the university of liege in belgium. in a statement, the foreign office has confirmed they're in contact with us authorities and are supporting matthew's family, who've described him as a wise and joyful person. such a beautiful soul. i mean, we are graduate students. we don't have a tonne of money or at least that we get paid, but we were trying to get on a budget, but we were trying to stay in the safest neighborhoods. and so brookhaven is one of the atlanta suburbs and is considered safe area. and so this apartment was picked and i, me and catherine moved in in august last year and i heard we heard shots back in october, and we had to call the cops saying that we heard some gunshots. but again, there were justjust a few shots, didn't go past a couple of minutes and then another time in november. and then we heard this time. but this time the unusual part was it was just it wasn't just a few shots or a few minutes. it kept going on for 20/30 minutes until one of those stray bullets hit matthew. police in the us are offering a reward for information. no arrests have been made, but officers say they are determined to put those responsible behind bars. vincent mcaeiney, bbc news. new zealand's prime minister has cancelled her own wedding after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions. nine cases of the omicron variant have been detected, and under new restrictions, gatherings will be limited to 100 fully vaccinated people. here's jacinda ardern. to anyone caught up in that scenario, i am so sorry. you're also resilient and i know we understand that we are doing this for one and other and i know that will help us continue on. brothers from nepal who are among the country's most renowned sherpa guides have returned home after becoming the first nepali team to reach the south pole. it's part of a broader quest known as the �*explorers�* grand slam'. tanya dendrinos explains what exactly the ambitious pursuit entails. battling the elements. it's so cold. there is so much wind here. three brothers approaching the summit of mount vincent, the highest peak in antarctica. hey, guys, we are three brothers, we are first time been to the vincent and we reached the summit today. wejust came back from south pole. we are the first brothers, i think, who did the south pole and vincent together. the trio marks the first nepali team to reach the south pole. it is part of their quest to conquer the explorers grand slam, a challenge that involves reaching the south and north poles, along with the highest mountain peaks in each of the seven continents. they hope to complete it within a year. translation: once we do this, there is nothing more adventurous left to do. it is like getting a masters degree. it is an ambitious task but these mountaineers are no strangers to a tall order. nima and dawa chnang hold the world record for being the first siblings to climb all 1a mountains above 8,000 metres. while tashi sherpa was the youngest person to climb everest without the use of supplementary oxygen. we are very good team here. five nepalese and one, our sister, from qatar. hand—in—hand with the records is recognition these siblings are part of an elite group ensuring nepali mountaineers escape from the shadows of foreign climbers, carving a place in history in their own right. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. an unseasonal wildfire is raging in california's monterey county, forcing evacuations and the closure of a major highway. the blaze along the big sur pacific coast — dubbed the colorado fire — has scorched about 15—hundred acres. strong winds have been recorded across the san francisco bay area and a swathe of the sierra nevada. a 75—year—old frenchman who was trying to row across the atlantic ocean has been found dead at sea. jean—jacques savin had previously made the crossing in a large barrel in 2019. now, if you've got children in your life — there's a chance you'll know all about disney's latest animated film �*enca nto'. the music from the film is also a huge hit, and this song from it "we don't talk about bruno" has become the first disney song to reach number one in the uk charts. so why is everyone talking about bruno? let's take a look at what some children are saying about it. we don't talk about bruno! it is my weddin: 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we talk about bruno because it is a _ doctor. i just like we talk about bruno because it is a vb - doctor. i just like we talk about bruno because it is a vb nice i doctor. i just like we talk about - bruno because it is a vb nice song, really nice. we don't talk about bruno, no, no, no. it always switches from fast to slow and high _ it always switches from fast to slow and high to low temp, and that is what _ and high to low temp, and that is what makes it really catchy. i have still got no idea who bruno is. i have still got no idea who bruno is. dominic broomfield—mchugh, professor of musicology at the university of sheffield, says this hit differs from the usual disney song. it isa it is a bit unusual for a hit disney songin it is a bit unusual for a hit disney song in that, normally, it is things like let it go or beauty and the beast or the colours of the wind, that solos. we tend to find it is the big ballads that the hits from disney so the fact that this is a song which is a very specific moment in the story and all the characters are involved makes it very unusual. it is perplexing, really, except it sounds like you're at a party or something like that and so you can see white is infectious. we something like that and so you can see white is infectious.— something like that and so you can | see white is infectious.— see white is infectious. we do talk about the weather. _ see white is infectious. we do talk about the weather. and _ see white is infectious. we do talk about the weather. and the - see white is infectious. we do talk. about the weather. and the wheeze see white is infectious. we do talk - about the weather. and the wheeze is going to talk about it right now. hello. pretty much what you've got at the moment is what you are likely to keep the west of the day. there has been a lot of cloud and so far today. this was earlier on. a beautiful morning for walk on the beach but not that much in the way of sunshine around. brief glimpses here and there but generally speaking, it will stay rather grey and drab, particularly across southern areas, and, if this happens, temperatures will struggle. the very best around 5 degrees. winds will strengthen into the far north—west and we will see outbreaks of light rain arriving by the end of the day. this will steadily push its way southwards into the early hours of monday morning. further south keep quite a lot of cloud of rain but by we do get breaks temperatures will from close to freezing. tomorrow morning, it starts off in a grey note across england and wales and we will probably keep that cloud throughout the day. perhaps brighter spells for the north and a week when the light rain. top temperatures between five and 9 degrees.