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
accountable for the deaths of russian soldiers in a ukrainian attack. thousands queue to pay their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club, santos. and coming up. we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. we are at the moment looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers, and we ve been very lucky lot of people have been so generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopefulfor generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopeful for the future but do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer. as thousands of people prepare to return to work following the christmas and new year break, the rmt union at network rail is staging a 48 hour walk out. this is the latest rail strike in a long running dispute over pay. the walk outs by the rmt on third and fourth january and sixth and seventh january will affect services across
their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club, santos. american football player damar hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing during a game. and coming up we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. we are at the moment looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers, and we ve been very lucky lot of people have been so generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopeful for the future but do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. politicians in russia have called for commanders in the russian military to be held to account for the deaths of dozens of soldiers in a ukrainian rocket strike. in a rare admission moscow announced that 63 of its servicepersonnel had been killed ukraine says the figure was actually in the hundreds. one senator sa
in the last decade. president biden has spent more than two hours on the phone with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. the two leaders both issued warnings about taiwan, which has once again emerged as a key point of tension, following reports of a possible visit there by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. although the visit hasn t been confirmed, mr biden told mr xi that washington strongly opposed any unilateral moves that would change the island s status, or undermine stability across the taiwan straits. president xi said: joe biden responded to that by saying, 0n taiwan, the us policy has not changed. so where does that leave us? with an assessment of that phone call, here s the bbc s barbara plett usher in washington. the chinese are pretty blunt about their position on taiwan and that readout said that xijinping had emphasised that position, which is that taiwan is part of china and there is no room for taiwanese independence, that he had told president biden that
commonwealth games. and the return of the tiger. why nepal kept its promise to double its numbers in the last decade. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has spent more than two hours on the phone with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. the two leaders both issued warnings about taiwan which has once again emerged as a key point of tension, following reports of a possible visit there by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. although the visit hasn t been confirmed, mr biden told mr xi that washington strongly opposed any unilateral moves that would change the island s status or undermine stability across the taiwan straits. president xi said: those who play with fire will only get burnt. joe biden responded to that by saying 0n taiwan, the us policy has not changed. so where does that leave diplomatic relations? with an assessment of that phone call, here s the bbc s barbara plett usher in washington. the chinese are pretty b