people queued up herfirst thing people queued up her first thing to get inside the ground to get a glimpse of the king. instead, lots of them got a chat and a handshake. pope francis pleads for peace in his easter message. he's been meeting worshippers after easter sunday mass as thousands gather in st peter's square. as military strikes in gaza continue, ceasefire talks between israel and hamas are expected to resume in cairo. polls are beginning to close in local elections in turkey in which president erdogan�*s party is trying to regain control of key urban areas. hello. i'm lauren taylor. we start in windsor where king charles and queen camilla attended the easter sunday service at st george's chapel. here they are leaving the chapel, much to the delight of crowds who had lined up to see them.

this is the king's most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. he wasn't expected to mingle but he did, greeting well—wishers and thanking them for waiting out in the cold. the prince and princess of wales did not attend, as catherine is receiving cancer treatment. the king has continued some work since his diagnosis, but all engagements so far have taken place in private. so this attendance at the easter morning church service at st george's chapel will be seen as an encouraging sign about his health. let's join my colleague sarah campbell, live at windsor for us. yes, lauren. it's almost two months now since the king's cancer diagnosis was made public. as you were saying, since then he has carried on his constitutional duties, his meeting with the prime minister. these duties have by and large been carried out in private as that treatment for his diagnosis has

continued. not today. he arrived with a wave at st george's chapel, the service lasted about an hour and a c in the queen left, they decided to go and speak to some of the members of the public to some of the people who stood around the grass opposite the exit door hoping to get a glimpse of the king but as you will see from this package, some of them got a lot more than that. the king and queen arriving at the easter sunday service, a wave for the crowd at windsor castle. this is an annual tradition but this hasn't been a normal year at all with both the king of the princess of wales being treated for cancer. today is the king's first significant public appearance since he announced his diagnosis in february. and he surprised well—wishers by greeting people outside the chapel. so glad you have been so patriotic. best wishes for the princess of wales.

you are very brave to stand out here in the cold. this is a best wishes card. the prince and princess of wales were not at the church service. they are spending the easter holidays with their children in private. this was the last time they were all seen together in public, christmas day at sandringham. it is unlikely catherine will resume public duties in the near future. her treatment and recovery are the priorities. the king and queen spent around ten minutes chatting and shaking hands with people outside the chapel. a lovely service. happy easter, i hope you are doing well. many had travelled to windsor especially to see the royals. you are very strong, keep going. the king is not returning to full public duties yet but today is a positive sign about his health and recovery.

chatted to some of the people who spoke to him they said that he seemed very well, was very animated and asked them how they were feeling because it was pretty cold today. in response, people were passing on their best wishes, notjust response, people were passing on their best wishes, not just to response, people were passing on their best wishes, notjust to the king but also to his daughter—in—law, catherine the princess of wales. i caught up with a couple of them as they came out of the castle grounds. including anne and grace who met the king. i didn't want to mention his illness. ijust asked him, how many easter eggs have you eaten this morning because most men, they need quite a few easter eggs sunday morning. what was the answer? how many easter eggs had he eaten? hejust laughed and said, i haven't an eaten any yet. i haven't eaten any yet. and tell me, i know you follow

the royal family very closely. how reassured did you feel seeing the king up close? he seemed in great spirits. and he seemed very humoured and i said to him, would you give, you know, our best wishes from wales to the princess of wales? and i spoke to her majesty the queen camilla as well. and, yes, it was a joyful occasion. and the music was wonderful, the service was absolutely fabulous and i was very surprised because normally the procedure is he gets... the king gets back in the bentley. but as he went in, he pointed to the queen and said, oh look, the welsh flag. and i said, yes i've come a long way to see you your majesty. and he laughed and waved. and then somebody said i've got a feeling he might be coming back out, you know, seeing that welsh flag. and he did, didn't he? both very excited to see the king. this should be made clear, this is

not the came back to full engagement. but i think it is very much a sign, certainly as far as his medical team are concerned, that as a treatment carries on it is clear that things are going in the right direction. back to you. thank you very much indeed. the archbishop of canterbury wished king charles and the princess of wales well in his easter sermon at canterbury cathedral. the pope also delivered his traditional easter mass in the vatican where he renewed his call for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages being held there. here's our religion editor aleem maqbool. when pope francis pulled out of some easter events, concerns about his health intensified. but the vatican said it was to conserve energy for today. and that seems to have worked. though a little out of breath, easter mass went smoothly. after which the 87—year—old went on a drive about to greet what police estimated to be around

60,000 people who had come to st peter's square. events culminated with the pope's blessing and easter message. in it he talked of what he called the absurdity of war and focused on the children of gaza. translation: how much suffering we i see in the eyes of these children, i they have forgotten how to smile, the children in the area of war have forgotten how to smile. with those eyes they ask us, why? why all this dead? why all this destruction? war is always an absurdity. celebrations in the holy land this year, including at the church of the holy sepulchre at the site where christians believe jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead was scaled down. palestinian christians talked about an easter tinged with sadness and many foreign

pilgrims stayed away. at canterbury cathedral, archbishop justin welby also talked of international conflicts but also of struggles closer to home. we must confront evil and pain, whether it is the evil of people smugglers or county lines in our schools or the pain and suffering of his family riven with grief or rage or substance abuse. but whether home or abroad he talked of the hope of the easter story in bringing light to darkness. aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican. to the middle east now, where a group ofjournalists are among the casualties when the israeli military carried out an air strike close to a hospital in the gaza strip. take at look at this. this is the moment it happened. the israeli military says it carried out the air strike on an islamichhad command centre in the courtyard of al—aqsa

hospital in deir al—balah in central gaza strip. the group ofjournalists were among the casualties when their tent close by was hit. at least four people were killed and others injured. israel accuses hamas militants and the islamichhad group of hiding inside medical centres, but they deny this. palestinian health officials said nine more people died in an israeli strike in bani suhaila near the city of khan younis. this comes as talks on a possible new gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are expected to resume in cairo, according to egyptian media. israel is sending a delegation of security and intelligence officials to the indirect talks. let's speak to james elder, a spokesperson for the charity unicef who's spent time in gaza over the last week. thank you for being with us. i gather you travelled throughout gaza, notjust in the south but also into the north. tell us what you found. ., , , , ., found. the north, its desperate everywhere- — found. the north, its desperate everywhere- i _ found. the north, its desperate everywhere. i am _ found. the north, its desperate everywhere. i am literally - found. the north, its desperate everywhere. i am literallyjustl everywhere. i am literallyjust coming out of a hospital where we are trying to put together another

icu for babies and children. this is post—ceasefire. every i go into that hospital and i see new children with the wounds of war, i see some beds where a different child is there because the previous day's child has died. in the north, as you go along streets, you have got tens of thousands of people cut off from everything. that universal symbol of hand and mouth just showing the level of hunger that you can see on their faces. level of hunger that you can see on theirfaces. the hospital where is paper babies, desperation. they are the families who have managed somehow, despite the war to get their children there. they too are just literally hanging on. there is particular desperation in the north based on the sheer lack of essentials, mostly food that all aid agencies have been out to get. irate agencies have been out to get. we have seen in the last few days more of those airdrops and another ship setting off from cyprus to bring supplies that way. will those make any difference? i supplies that way. will those make

any difference?— any difference? i think all aid makes a difference. - any difference? i think all aid makes a difference. but - any difference? i think all aid makes a difference. but we l any difference? i think all aid - makes a difference. but we need to just put it in the sense of tonnage, it's so critical that the people in the north need, as a secretary general of the united nations said, they need to be flooded with aid now. the last ship that came in at the equivalent of 12 trucks. 0ne now. the last ship that came in at the equivalent of 12 trucks. one of the equivalent of 12 trucks. one of the emergency drops from a helicopter might do deliver the equivalent of one truck. at the border there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of trucks desperate to get in. roads remain the most fast, safe and efficient way to get in. it's notjust the network are in the south, there are crossings in the north that need to be opened. this would be a game changer. 0pen those in the north, flood the area with much needed food and we can reverse this eminent famine, literally in a matter of weeks. but that is not happening, it is not being allowed to happen. israel have denied that it is hamper or happening aid deliveries but as you said there are hundreds of trucks waiting to cross, what is

your assessment of why it is so slow? . ~ ~ your assessment of why it is so slow? . . ~ ., your assessment of why it is so slow? . . ~' ., . your assessment of why it is so slow? ., ., ,, ~ your assessment of why it is so slow? ., ,, ~ ., slow? lack of aid access. a great deal of detail _ slow? lack of aid access. a great deal of detail in _ slow? lack of aid access. a great deal of detail in terms _ slow? lack of aid access. a great deal of detail in terms of- slow? lack of aid access. a great deal of detail in terms of every . deal of detail in terms of every truck going through multiple security checks, for example a unicef truck with the most basic life—saving nutrition supplies or buckets or blankets will be loaded and unloaded on trucks for different times from our warehouse by the time it actually gets to people in need. i think of all the conversations but is an important one on this aid and it does result of people dying or not dying of starvation. the thing is we are getting 70% less to the north and six months ago before this one. 70% less trucks are able to come in. that is a huge number. that speaks to why that the world most respected body speaks of imminent famine. the other thing is that these two crossings in the south need to be matched by those crossing points, which are ten minutes from those people who put their hand in their mouth pleading for food. you

soke their mouth pleading for food. you spoke about _ their mouth pleading for food. you spoke about rafah. give us an idea of what it is like in terms of the humanitarian situation and access or lack of access to facilities.— lack of access to facilities. rafah is a heart rate. _ lack of access to facilities. rafah is a heart rate. now— lack of access to facilities. rafah is a heart rate. now it's - lack of access to facilities. rafah is a heart rate. now it's got - is a heart rate. now it's got 600,000 children. everywhere you look there is another family who live developer or chalet or three bedroom apartment in their home has been turned to rubble. i can't tell you how many parents or grandparents have said that i put my life into that place. there is a lot of trauma here. there is the next offensive will come. so you have got children who are dealing with psychological issues like, we are in uncharted land her. ithink issues like, we are in uncharted land her. i think there is one toilet for 800 people. multiply by that for for toilet for 800 people. multiply by that forfor a shower, toilet for 800 people. multiply by that for for a shower, 3500 people for a single shower. imagine what thatis

for a single shower. imagine what that is doing to adolescent girls. there is a denial of food, safety. bombardments are relentless air. there is a denial of dignity.- there is a denial of dignity. thank ou ve there is a denial of dignity. thank you very much — there is a denial of dignity. thank you very much the _ there is a denial of dignity. thank you very much the painting - there is a denial of dignity. thank you very much the painting is - there is a denial of dignity. thank you very much the painting is the | you very much the painting is the picture there. thank you. that news has just come on in the last hour. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will undergo surgery on sunday for a hernia that is doctors discovered during a routine examination. mr netanyahu will be fully sedated during the procedure — his office says that mr netanyahu's deputy, yariv levin will serve as acting prime minister during this time. now it's time to look at sport. thank you very much indeed, lauren. we're into what could prove to be a huge day, in the race for the premier league. arsenal, liverpool, and manchester city are separated by the finest of margins. and liverpool are looking to go top, for the time being at least. they fell behind early against brighton. danny welbeck with a superb finish. butjurgen klopp's side were level

later in the first half, thanks to luis diaz. it's still 1—1 after about 55 minutes. tense times in that match there. after that comes perhaps one of the biggest game of the season and certainly one of the most pivotal. champions manchester city against last season's runners—up arsenal at the etihad. mikel arteta's side have been in imperious form, they've won every league game since the turn of the year — scoring 33 goals. but does that make them favourites for the title? no. they have earned the right, for seven or eight years we it done. for everyone who believes that they are going to do it, they are giving no reason that they cannot do it. so we have to give them a reason. we have not done it, so we can't expect to be top like city or liverpool at the moment because we haven't done it. we know with these type of games are there a lot of stats. but the reality is that we will play some games against teams

who are really good and against united we win both games, it would be incredible. it's not a game that doesn't pay my attention whether it's the top six on the top seven, it's the same game, if you win, they don't win. now is the moment that they have to win. 0nto golf now. world number one scottie scheffler is in a five—way tie for the lead going into the final round of the houston open on the pga tour. the american carded a round of level par 70, which puts him on nine under overall — as he looks to maintain his excellent form going into the masters which is less than 2 weeks away. one of thejoint—leaders is england's david skinns who had a bogey—free 65 to shoot up the leaderboard. 0n the dp world tour, japan's keita nakajima survived a late stumble to win the indian 0pen. he bogeyed his last three holes but still won by the four shots he had at the start of the day. there's a fascinating final ahead at the miami 0pen tennis — the australian open champion jannick sinner up against

a resurgent grigor dimitrov — who knocked out carlos alcaraz — to come... that after the women's final gave the home supporters what they were craving — amercia's danielle collins with the biggest win of her career — she beat the former wimbledon champion elena rybakina in straight sets. for collins, who's 30 and will retire at the end of the season, it's her first wta 1000 title. the energy that i felt from the fans and i literally feel like i am like i am playing in front of thousands of my best friends. that was just surreal. i will never forget this day because of that. everywhere i looked people were saying, let's go, danielle, you can do this. the support that i got is hard for me to hide the emotion because it's just... i think these are the moments that we live for and we don't always get to have them. it's just really special. yes, special indeed.

in cricket, babar azam has been re—appointed as pakistan's skipper in white—ball cricket. babar had been replaced by shaheen shah afridi after their failure at last year's 50 over world cup. but he takes over again as they prepare for the t20 world cup in two months' time. and that's all the sport for now. it is still currently i—i it is still currently 1—1 in the game with liverpool and brighton which could prove pivotal in the title race. more for you later on. thank you very much. now to turkey, where millions of people are voting in local elections, which could see president erdogan�*s party retaking millions of people have been going to the polls, which could see president erdogan�*s party retaking control of key cities it lost in the last vote five years ago. most eagerly watched is the outcome in istanbul, which is home to nearly a fifth of the population. the current mayor there — ekrem imamoglu — is seen as mr erdogan�*s biggest challenger in decades. if he wins today, it would boost his standing as a potential rival to president erdogan in 2028. the elections are taking place against a backdrop of severe economic problems,

including inflation of nearly 70%. esra yalchinalp from the bbc turkish service is in istanbul she told me more about the significance of these elections. they are going to determine who is going to solve our traffic problems, or who is going to collect our garbage, basically but they signify so much more for the country today. i myself went out to vote a couple of hours ago. as usual, i was faced with long queues of voters waiting at the ballot boxes. people really do care. and turkey has always been a country with a high voter turnout with about 85% so far. today, the voters know that their boat will be shaping that their vote will be shaping the upcoming political atmosphere in the country. and we must say that all eyes will be on the outcome of these elections.

the city of 60 million was gained by the opposition in 2019 after shattering the 25—year rule of the akp party. today president erdogan wants to take the city back. mostly because the mayor, ekrem imamoglu, who is the opposition candidate is considered to be the biggest challenger to mr erdogan in decades. if ekrem imamoglu wins, the opposition will have high hopes for the upcoming 2028 presidential elections. and it's highly likely that ekrem imamoglu will himself be the person who will face mr erdogan in the ballot box in 2028. what are some other elements to watch out for? as you have mentioned, turkey has huge economic problems in the last years.

with about 70% inflation, official inflation, we must say. last month, an ongoing loss of purchasing power. the voters today are also weighing the performance of the government in the economic state. in the economic realm. another thing to look out for is the islamist new welfare party. this will provide a new option for voters who don't want to vote for akp who are religious conservative, who don't want to vote for chp either. this party will provide an alternative for these voters. this can be seen to indicate the reaction vote to the akp. in terms of the fairness of the elections, we have had some voices mentioning that in that time period running up to today,

there has been a significant campaigning from the top ministers of akp campaigning in istanbul against ekrem imamoglu and they have been stating that this is creating an imbalance. in terms of today, historically it has been... it is very rare that a documented case of fraud was seen in the last elections. supporters of india's main opposition alliance are holding a major rally in the capital ahead of next month's general election. it's the first meeting since the arrest of the chief minister of delhi, arvind kejriwal, on corruption charges ten days ago. 0pposition parties accuse the governing bjp of using investigative agencies to detain their leaders and prevent them from campaigning. the government denies this. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. 0pposition supporters have gathered here and they are coming from delhi and other neighbouring states

near the capital city. now they are calling for the release of the delhi chief minister. he was taken into custody ten days ago on corruption charges, which he denies. major leaders are addressing this rally, saying that india's democracy and constitution should be saved, and that is the motive of this major rally here. the congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen and they have been asked to pay more than $200 million in fines for allegedly violating tax rules. but the government denies any political motive behind this action, saying the law will take its own course. india's elections are due to start on 19th april and will be held in several places. the campaign is going across the country for this mammoth exercise, but what the opposition is saying is that there is no level playing field.

for example, they accuse the election commission of being biased towards the governing bjp and they said that investigating agencies are being used to cripple them, to stifle dissent, to prevent them from campaigning. however, the governing bjp denies these charges and the mammoth exercise of india's general election, in which prime minister mahendra modi is seeking a third straight term, is starting on 19th april. 0ne one of the largest telecom companies in america has said that data was leaked onto the dark web two weeks ago. in a statement, the company said that more than 65 million current account holders had been affected. they say they are still investigating the source of the data, it is not known whether it came directly from the company or a third party. the company says it is

not have evidence of unauthorised access to its systems. it has contacted customers affected by the breach. everyone likes to take home a souvenir when they travel but it seems that journalists invited onto a us president's plane might have gone too far. after a recent trip on air force one, an email was sent to the entire press pool, warning them that taking souvenirs from the plane is forbidden. items that have gone missing are said to include branded glasses, an embroidered pillow case and gold rimmed dinner plates. what is the world coming to? it is pretty bad, isn't it? stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, the sun has come out across some parts of the country this easter sunday, but it's not like it everywhere. in fact, farfrom it. closer to the north sea coast and across central england, rather a lot of cloud, a chilly breeze off the north sea.

we had a few showers as well. but if we look at the satellite picture, you can see a rugged area of cloud. basically, the brighter skies are the further north and west you are. and this area of cloud is part of a much larger circulation of rugged cloud, all linked to a big area of low pressure dominating the scene here. and if we look at the outlook for the next few days, smaller loads embedded within this larger vortex will be sweeping our way. here are the weather fronts. the blue is obviously the rain, stronger winds at times as well. so the next few days, the outlook is looking pretty wet after what has been already a very wet march in many parts of the uk. back to the afternoon, then. here are the temperatures you can see quite chilly on that north sea coast in the breeze, ten celsius, but 15 or 16 possible across some brighter skies here towards the west. now, tonight, across england and wales, rain is possible almost at any time. there could even be a crack of thunder for a time in the south.

the driest of our weather will be across scotland, maybe a touch of frost in the highlands. but in cities, temperatures will be typically between five and eight degrees celsius. 0nto our forecast for tomorrow. the wettest of the weather will be across northern england through the irish sea, just about into eastern parts of northern ireland as well. really quite a grey, rainy picture most of the day. to the south, we'll call it a mixture of sunny spells, but occasional heavy showers as well. and the temperatures typically ten in scotland, around 12 to 1a across more southern parts of the uk. then here's tuesday, then. that weather front will have moved a little bit further north, starting to fizzle out, but still bringing some damp weather to the northeast. and then the next weather front sweeps into the south west and then through the day and into the evening hours will be crossing the country as it moves northwards and eastwards. so here's that outlook, those weather fronts i showed you earlier on and those low

pressures you can see from the outlook, often rainy but not particularly chilly. in fact, mid—teens in the south.

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a group ofjournalists were among the casualties when their tent close by was hit. king charles has attended an easter service in windsor with the queen, and other members of the royal family, followed by a walkabout to greet crowds. it's his most significant public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. pope francis has used his easter message to renew calls for an immediate ceasefire in the middle east. tens of thousands of worshippers gathered in st peter's square to him lead easter sunday mass. polls are beginning to close in local elections in turkey in which president erdogan�*s party is trying to regain control of key urban areas. carnauba wax is a product you may not have heard of, but you have almost certainly consumed it — it's added to sweets to stop them melting, to pills to make them easier to swallow and as a thickener in lipstick and mascara.