Iceland's volcanic eruption

Iceland's meteorological office has said the amount of lava spewing from a long fissure in the southwest of the country has declined since a volcanic eruption began on Monday night. It said, nevertheless, the highest lava plumes reach thirty metres into the air. We speak to a resident who was evacuated in November amid intense earthquake activity, and to a journalist in the capital Reykjavik.

Chemical firm Monsanto is to pay $857m to seven people who said they were affected by chemicals leaking from light fittings at a US school. We speak to a journalist who has been following the case.

The UN says at least 250,000 people have fled fighting in a Sudanese state once seen as a safe haven for those escaping the civil war. We explain who the warring sides in the war are and hear first-person accounts by people affected by the fighting. We also speak to people who have left the country.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A helicopter flies near a volcano spewing lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, Iceland, December 19, 2023. Credit: Icelandic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS)