welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin with a dramatic volcano eruption in iceland, which is sending lava spewing hundreds of metres into the sky. let s take you straight to these live pictures from south western iceland as the volcano continues to spew jets of molten lava from a crack in the earth that s now several kilometres long. the area is a volcanic and seismic hot spot, not far from the capital, reykyavik. experts say the eruption could last weeks or maybe even months. this is the moment the volcano erupted late on monday, captured on webcam by the icelandic broadcaster ruv, as smoke and fiery lava lit up the night sky. and look at these pictures, caught by an eyewitness from their phone as they were driving past the volcano. very dramatic indeed. scientists are continuing to monitor the explosion from the air and land. they had predicted an eruption after detecting intense seismic activity over the past few weeks
we begin with a dramatic volcano eruption in iceland, which is sending lava spewing hundreds of metres into the sky. let s take you straight to these live pictures from south western iceland as the volcano continues to spew jets of molten lava from a crack in the earth that s now several kilometres long. the area is a volcanic and seismic hot spot not far from the capital, reykyavik. experts say the eruption could last weeks or maybe even months. this is the moment the volcano erupted late on monday captured on webcam by the icelandic broadcaster ruv as smoke and fiery lava lit up the night sky. and look at these pictures, caught by an eyewitness from their phone as they were driving past the volcano. scientists are continuing to monitor the explosion from the air and land. they had predicted an eruption after detecting intense seismic activity over the past few weeks butjust didn t know exactly when it would happen. more than 4,000 residents of the nearest to
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Hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the rematch. emmanuel macron and marine le pen meet for a televised debate the only time they will face each other ahead of sunday s crucial second round vote. this is that debate live it has about another hour to go. we ll assess the candidates performance and their visions for france. the thousands still trapped in the beseiged city mariupol, despite another effort to create a humanitarian corridor today only a small number have managed to escape. later in the programme, we ll speak to the chess grandmaster garry kasparov about the mood in the kremlin and the mindset of the russian president. but tonight with the context, political analyst dahlia scheindlin, who joins us from tel aviv, and from paris the uk s former ambassador to france,
Hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the rematch. emmanuel macron and marine le pen meet for a televised debate, the only time they will face each other, ahead of sunday s crucial second round vote. the thousands still trapped in the beseiged city mariupol despite another effort to create a humanitarian corridor today, only a small number have managed to escape. as ukrainian cities protect their statues and works of art from russian bombs we ll find out about the efforts to protect the countries online heritage. and how old are you? easy question? in south korea it s bit more complicated we ll explain why later in the programme. tonight with the context, political analyst, dahlia scheindlin live from tel aviv and from paris the uk s former ambassador to