good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after weeks of intense earthquake activity in the south west of iceland, this volcano finally erupted late last night. the length of the crack you can see here is more than two miles long. the eruption is close to the fishing town of grindavik, which was evacuated last month, though so far the lava seems to be flowing away from it. for now, the eruption is not expected to halt international air travel as it did in 2010. our correspondent nick beake joins us from near the town of vogar at the edge of the exclusion zone now. sophie, it s absolutely freezing here, but you can see that the volcano tonight is illuminated, and all through the day, we got a glimpse of the power of this force of nature. as you say, there is no immediate risk to life. that is certainly what the authorities are saying here today, and the direction of the lava seems to be moving away from the built up areas, but certainly they are not taking anything for
The bill has passed. Oh, one voting present. This is the moment the House Of Representatives approved a 60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. It was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the binary world of american politics, with democratsjoining moderate republicans to see off opposition from the hard right. Us officials have indicated that deliveries of munitions and air Defence Systems are ready to go as soon as there is approval in the senate. Joining me live from washington is our correspondent helena humphrey. Shes on capitol hill following the vote. It is six months since President Biden first sought approval for this aid package, there has been a bitter row over it over it ever since, what got it over the line today . figs what got it over the line today . Sis you what got it over the line today . Is you say, this is long awaited, high stakes, and what this finally got this over the line was that rare display of bipartisanship which we sell. What you will see w
During the debate, lawmakers in support of the legislation urged their colleagues to swiftly approve the aid, saying time is running out for the ukrainians. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi was one of those to address the house. Vladimir putin has instructed his troops to use rape, kidnapping and murder in front of Family Members as a weapon of war to demoralise the people of ukraine. I hope that our colleagues will choose democracy and decency rather than autocracy and evil. Because i fear that if you choose the putin route, you will have blood on your hands. Blood of the children, blood of their mothers, raped in front of their parents, raped in front of their children. I vote on this and all of the other bills before us today. The only us lawmaker born in ukraine, victoria spartz, a republican representative, who has been known for her staunch support of donald trump, has actually proposed an amendment that reduces military aid for ukraine. She called the package a blank cheque, a narrat
We can confirm that no officers or other members of the public are currently being held hostage. The area remained cordoned off overnight with Police Dogs on the scene and a large number of officers. Police said they would remain in the area as a precaution for the safety of the public and said they will provide further information as soon as they can. Louisa pilbeam, bbc news. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Canary Islands, to protest against the impact of mass tourism. They say too many visitors are damaging the environment, and pricing locals out of the housing market. 0ur reporter Simon Jones has the story. In the baking Spanish Heat that helped bring in 16 Million visitors to the canaries last year, local people are hot under the collar. The message from Tenerife Tourism has gone too far. Translation the Canary Islands says enough is enough. They have a limit. 0ur Resources and our population cannot take anymore
we can confirm that no officers or other members of the public are currently being held hostage. the area remained cordoned off overnight with police dogs on the scene and a large number of officers. police said they would remain in the area as a precaution for the safety of the public and said they will provide further information as soon as they can. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the canary islands, to protest against the impact of mass tourism. they say too many visitors are damaging the environment, and pricing locals out of the housing market. 0ur reporter simon jones has the story. in the baking spanish heat that helped bring in 16 million visitors to the canaries last year, local people are hot under the collar. the message from tenerife tourism has gone too far. translation: the canary islands says enough is enough. they have a limit. 0ur resources and our population cannot take anymore.