a country you are familiar mm a country you are familiar with because - a country you are familiar with because you _ - a country you are familiar with because you were - - a country you are familiar with because you were there - - a country you are familiar| with because you were there five years during a lot of the violence that was taking place at the hands of the lord's resistance army, tell us a bit more about this group. the? us a bit more about this group. they came u- us a bit more about this group. they came up in — us a bit more about this group. they came up in the _ us a bit more about this group. they came up in the mid-19 _ us a bit more about this group. ire: came up in the mid—19 805 us a bit more about this group. tu31 came up in the mid—19 805 and came up in the mid—19 80s and opposed the government of the president at the time, and basically did not really have an agenda that anybody understood and they talked about wanting to govern the country under the ten commandments but basically they just went around killing people and abducting young children and then using them to attack their own communities, so they spread terror across the whole of the north of uganda for about two decades, at times as many 2 million people displaced and tens of thousands of children abducted and forced fight for this group which was incredibly difficult to defeat because it was enmeshed in the community in northern uganda. thomas kwo elo had

community in northern uganda. thomas kwoyelo had been _ community in northern uganda. thomas kwoyelo had been abducted _ community in northern uganda. thomas kwoyelo had been abducted himself- community in northern uganda. thomas kwoyelo had been abducted himself at l kwoyelo had been abducted himself at the age of 12 which was something his defence used. he the age of 12 which was something his defence used.— his defence used. he was basically sa inc, his defence used. he was basically saying. i'm — his defence used. he was basically saying. i'm a _ his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim _ his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim of— his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim of this - his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim of this war, i saying, i'm a victim of this war, abducted at the age of 12 and then what tends to happen with this group, the lord's resistance army, they forced those abducted to go and attack their own community, so they were ostracised, and what we heard during the verdict today was some of the crimes, the appalling crimes, that were carried out on the orders of thomas kwoyelo because he became a senior commander and a colonel in the end, and it included an attack on a camp which was for people displaced by the conflict where dozens and dozens of women and children were clubbed to death by lord's resistance army fighters who were sent by thomas kwoyelo. haw were sent by thomas kwoyelo. how siunificant were sent by thomas kwoyelo. how significant is — were sent by thomas kwoyelo. how significant is it _ were sent by thomas kwoyelo. how significant is it that _ were sent by thomas kwoyelo. how significant is it that this is the first time a commander for the lord's resistance army has been

tried in the country itself? it tried in the country itself? tit means a lot for the community which is still healing from such a terrible war, that the court is right in the heart of northern uganda, and the proceedings there were broadcast live and they were translated into the local language so there was a feeling thatjustice was being seen to be done in the community because there has been very little justice for the many tens of thousands of victims, and also there have been cases that have gone to the international criminal court in the hague and they have taken a long time and people felt the process has been very distant and another commander was convicted there in fact, for 25 years, in prison, but there's a feeling that this hybrid court which is a combination of international and local law is a good thing for ugandan justice because more local law is a good thing for ugandanjustice because more cases like this can happen but the big

question, where is the leader of this group? he has been on the run and is wanted but it seems they cannot capture him but he is wanted for similar crimes against humanity and war crimes.— and war crimes. thanks for 'oining us. doctors at government hospitals in several indian states have gone on an "indefinite" strike in protest of the sexual assault and murder of a trainee doctor on friday. the woman's body was found with multiple injuries in a state—run hospital in west bengal�*s kolkata, where she was a resident doctor. the demonstrations, demanding justice and better workplace security, have now spread to other parts of the country. local media reports say a man, who worked at the hospital, has been arrested in connection with the case. archana schukla reports. demands of better security for health care workers at their workplace is at the core of the protests. the gruesome rape and killing of a junior doctor in a government hospital, doctors say, has shaken their trust that even hospitals are not a safe place.

thousands are out on hospital premises staging in protest, saying if there is no safety, there will be no duty. junior doctors association has demanded that the country's top crime agency investigates the killing. there is speedyjustice for victims and that a central law to kerb attacks and violence against doctors be enacted. junior doctors are the main workforce handling patient loads in india's overcrowded hospitals and as they stopped work, hospitals in west bengal state have taken a hit, paralysing outpatient services, elective and non—emergency services as well. the protest has rippled nationwide. more than 8,000 government doctors in the western maharashtra state have stopped non—emergency work. even doctors in capital new delhi sat in protest, and doctors in many other cities and states in the country have sat in protest. long queues are seen in the hospitals across the country, senior doctors substituting

their junior colleagues, handling the influx of patients, for especially outpatient services. reports suggest the number of daily surgeries at india's top government hospital, ames in new delhi, is down 80% and admissions down by 35% since doctors started this indefinite strike. you are watching the bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that a priest in blackburn who was assessed as a potential risk to children and young people was given a six—figure pay—off by the church of england. canon andrew hindley was subject to five police investigations, including into allegations of sexual assault — but wasn't charged. he has always strongly denied any wrongdoing. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. a cathedral — meant to be a place of harmony and sanctuary — but at its heart a secret, kept out of the public eye for decades, until now. good morning and welcome to blackburn cathedral.

for more than 30 years, canon andrew hindley worked in the blackburn diocese. 0ver that time, he faced allegations of abuse, including sexual assault. we've now discovered when he left in 2022, it was with a payoff believed to be around £250,000. when i was first ordained, i imagined that i'd be a priest for ever. rowena pailing was a senior blackburn cathedral priest who resigned in protest at the payoff. the message that that sends to victims and survivors is absolutely horrific. so when there were senior clergy, bishops, saying, "0h, this is wonderful, it's all resolved, a settlement has been, has been reached", expecting me to be happy, i was devastated. canon hindley faced five police investigations. he was never charged and has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.

but risk assessments commissioned by the church itself concluded he did pose a potential risk to children and young people. for years, the church failed to act effectively on the warnings. the first reaction seemed to be one of fear to take it on. joan, not her real name, says her relative made a complaint of sexual misconduct against canon hindley. she won't talk about the allegations themselves, but says herfamily was deeply let down by the church. that fear seemed to revolve around the likelihood that the church could be brought down by this. a former bishop of blackburn even suggested she and herfamily move on. hindley was suspended, but restrictions on him weren't monitored. internal church investigations into him were dismissed and there were more allegations, as recently as 2018. the institution seemed fearful he would take legal action if he was removed. in the end, canon hindley was forced to retire early

and accepted a large payment. the church says it was to settle a legal dispute and was their only option to remove him. i don't think anybody can be quite happy with the way that that situation was resolved. the current bishop of blackburn, philip north, was not in post when the settlement was made and says lessons need to be learned. but what about all the warnings the church had? there is a grey area around risk assessments, and so a priest can have a risk assessment, which can indicate a level of risk and the action, the powers of a diocesan bishop or a dsa are limited. there are people listening who will feel there's no grey area there. if a risk assessment comes along

and says children are unsafe around a member of clergy, that's pretty black and white. i completely agree with you. i suppose the answer would be, but, actually, that priest hasn't done anything yet. it would depend on the findings of the risk assessment, but my view is that if a risk assessment says that a priest is a risk, ishould be able to take action. the church should have done more and she says her repeated understanding of its failings means that she had no choice but to step down. t of its failings means that she had no choice but to step down. i could not work for _ no choice but to step down. i could not work for an _ no choice but to step down. i could not work for an organisation - no choice but to step down. i could not work for an organisation that l not work for an organisation that put its own reputation and the protection of alleged abusers above the protection and care and listening to victims and survivors. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in blackburn.

time now for the weather forecast. hello. good afternoon. we've got quite a bit of cloud around today, particularly across the north and the west of the uk. a weatherfront, and even following a few showers, the east stays mostly fine and dry, but actually even here it'll be a little cooler as we go through the rest of the week. this is the rain band i talked about, our weather front. quite tightly packed isobars giving some unusually windy weather for the time of year across the north and west. but we've actually had some fog in shetland through the morning. it's lifting now, but you can see the rain. it's only moving slowly eastwards, but nevertheless it's going to give quite a damp afternoon through wales, the south west, northern england. clearing scotland, but showers follow on here. a scattering of showers as well for northern ireland. some sunshine too and a fresher feel, but still very warm where we keep the sunshine. in the midlands, east anglia, the south east 28, possibly 29. but as we go through this evening

and overnight, that rain band slowly pushes eastwards. so less chance of seeing the aurora borealis or indeed the perseid meteor shower here, but clearer skies further north and west, and a better chance here. and a fresher night. actually, it'll be a slightly warmer night than last night for the south and east because of the cloud cover, which will still be with us tomorrow morning. could be a bit misty and damp underneath this rain band. a few showers. they could be sharp or thundery through this evening and overnight. easing away tomorrow. but the cloud takes its time. much, much drier though, as you can see for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales and the southwest. yes, a fresher feel, but in that sunshine feeling pleasant enough. quite warm despite the cloud further south and east. now, as we go through wednesday, there's that ridge of high pressure and that starts to topple away. so it's a dry spell in the north just for a day, because more rain on this weather front is coming in for thursday. so it does look really quite wet for parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england again, parts of wales, pulses of heavy rain along that weather system. it does brighten to the north later and it may well stay mostly dry, bright but increasingly cloudy

further south and east and warm still. again, we'rejust tapping into some warmer southwesterly winds rather than the atlantic westerly, and that rain could still hang around across southern areas into friday. in fact, we could see some heavier rain, a few showers to the north, but actually again further north mostly fine and dry on friday and feeling pleasant enough in the sunshine. as ever, you can find out more on the website. but from me, bye bye for now.

live from london. this is bbc news. ukraine says its week—long military offensive into russia will end when vladimir putin agrees to peace. in the uk, families of the victims of valdo calocane say services responsible for his care before the attacks in nottingham "have blood on their hands". following a strike on a school building in gaza, bc iverify have been investigating claims are the attack. in a public conversation plagued by technical problems, elon musk and donald trump discuss everything from global warming to the assassination attempt.

and banksy unveils his ninth animal artwork in as many days — this time at london zoo. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the day's main stories and the facts behind them. a week after it launched its surprise cross—border offensive, ukraine says it has no interest in occupying territory in russia's kursk region. it says the incursion will complicate russian military logistics, including russia's ability to fight in the east of ukraine. russia meanwhile says its forces have foiled new attacks by ukraine in its territory. russian officials also say they have opened 400 temporary shelters across the country to accommodate thousands of people evacuated from towns and cities as the ukrainian troops advance.