the pope urges myanmar to respect human rights and different ethnicities — but stops short of naming the rohingya muslims — on a visit to the country. pope francis met myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san su chi during his visit to the country, which has been widely accused of ethnic cleansing. translation: i would like my visit to embrace the entire population of myanmar and to offer a word of encouragement to all those who are working to build a just, reconciled and inclusive social order. and i am at the kutupalong refugee camp in bangladesh, where the continuing cramped and sanitary conditions are leading to the increased spread of disease. also this lunchtime: new measures are announced to try to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries during childbirth. more details of harry and meghan's wedding are due to be released this afternoon, as the duchess of cambridge adds her good wishes. william and i are absolutely

thrilled, it is such exciting news. it isa thrilled, it is such exciting news. it is a really happy time for any couple and we wish them all the best and hope they enjoy this happy moment. thousands of tourists remain trapped on the indonesia island of bali as a volcano threatens to erupt. and the photographer from coventry who's finally found fame for his photographs at the age of 95. on the bbc news channel, we will have all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. pope francis has urged myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities, but he stopped short of specifically referring to the rohingya muslims,

many of whom have fled to bangladesh. the pope was delivering a keynote speech in myanmar, where he met the country's de facto leader, aung san suu kyi. hundreds of thousands of rohingyas fled a military crackdown in myanmar that began in august. many of them are now living in vast makeshift camps across the border in bangladesh. reeta chakrabarti is in kutupalong camp that's sprung up about 20 miles from the city of cox's bazar. sophie, the hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees living here in conditions of desperation and absolute squalor luck on world leaders to highlight their plight, but while the pope did talk to myanmar‘s leaders about the need to respect ethnic differences, he followed the advice of catholic leaders in that country and didn't talk about the rohingya directly, as my colleague tom burridge no reports. it is possibly pope francis's most

sensitive trip, to a country whose powerful military stands accused of ethnic cleansing. the armagh, a majority buddhist country, today keen to show off its cultural and ethnic diversity as he arrived alongside aung san suu kyi —— myanmar. in previous public occasions, she has failed to acknowledge the widespread human rights abuses against myanmar‘s rohingya people. with some military leaders listing, not an admission this time but a nod to what has been going on in rakhine state. as we address long—standing issues, social, economic and political, that have eroded trust and understanding, harmony and cooperation between different communities in rakhine. communities in rakhine, the support of our people and our good friends who only wish to see us succeed in our endeavours has been invaluable. from pope francis, no mention of the

rohingya. instead, a more subtle plea. translation: the future of myanmar must be peace, a piece based on the respect and dignity of rides for each member of society, respect for each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity. in recent weeks, hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims have fled over the border into bangladesh. their stories, chilling. women raped, children killed. labour's baroness uddin was recently there. i think what is happening is beyond human endurance. i hope his holiness the pope will understand the magnitude of aung san suu kyi's complicity to this. the pope would never criticise a leader in public. the expectation that their conversation in private will have been more frank about people who are

suffering and dying. our correspondentjonathan head is in yangon. how significant do you think it is that the pope didn't use the word "rohingya"? well, there was so much expectation put on this one word. activists and indeed those who have been arguing for proper recognition of the rohingya and of their rights wa nted of the rohingya and of their rights wanted the word used because it carries so much weight. this is how the rohingya describe themselves, here and in myanmar, there is a very different view. they don't recognise the stories of horrendous abuses that you are hearing over there in bangladesh. they feel their country has been unfairly attacked and they just don't recognise the wrecking year, this belief has spread that they don't belong, and so it was a

very weighted word and the pope was strongly advised that he shouldn't use it. had he used it, i think, there could have been tensions and maybe angry reactions from hardline buddhist monks who have a very big influence here, but he did make a lot of references in that speech to the very problems surrounding the rohingya, the need for tolerance, to include all ethnic groups, all those, he said, that called islam home. so i think people will recognise he was talking about the rohingyas but has avoided a diplomatic incident. remember, he is also representing a vulnerable and quite small catholic minority who we re quite small catholic minority who were worried about what would happen to them had there been a negative reaction to the pope's visit. jonathan, thank you. well, sophie, i am standing here in the moment —— middle of kutupalong camp, one of several sprawling camps in bangladesh and you can see one or two shelters behind me and the camp extends a long way back there.

people are living in very close quarters in very squalid conditions and it is, of course, an ideal breeding ground for disease. i have been speaking to medics here who are worried about a significant rise in the number of cases of measles. the middle of one of the rohingya camps where people are crammed in, living in basic shelters with poor sanitation. ideal conditions for the spread of disease. emergency clinics have been coping with a significant rise in the number of cases of measles with over 600 in two months, the vast majority of them children. this is a population especially vulnerable to measles and additionally what we have also realised is that there are a few of these people have been vaccinated before, so when they arrived here they had no protection at all and so it's a perfect environment for very rapid spread of the disease. this clinic has seen such a significant rise in the number of measles patients that it's had to open its own unit specifically for that. i haven't had measles but my colleague annie has and she's

going to take you inside. she's going into the isolation area, where the worst affected patients are kept. everyone here is underfive. jubera's ii—month—old baby is not taking foods, since yesterday she said she hasn't even breast—fed. they are given medication, vitamin a and in the worst cases, oxygen. some have died but so far most have pulled through. with this crisis still being described as an acute emergency, the fear remains that in these conditions a more serious disease could take hold. well, sophie, iwas well, sophie, i was here in these camps ten weeks ago and on the

surface, things have changed for the better. there is more organisation, you don't see people sleeping by the roadside, the camps are better organised and the conditions are very slightly better, in that we are not in monsoons, so people are not sleeping in the mud. however, you go into the heart of the camps and conditions are still very poor. people are living in very close quarters, there is not enough food, the shelter is inadequate and the sanitation is bad. and the thing is, there seems to be very little end in sight to people's plight. thank you. new measures have been announced to try to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries during childbirth. the uk has some of the highest levels of stillbirth and early deaths among small babies in western europe — around 1,000 die every year. the health secretaryjeremy hunt says all cases of serious harm or death during childbirth in england, will in future be in england will in future be independently investigated. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports.

losing twins during pregnancy and then having baby hugo very prematurely means rachel understands all too well the challenges childbirth can present. her experience has taught that both pa rents experience has taught that both parents and medical staff need to be aware of when things could go wrong. i think it is education pregnant women should never be afraid to ask questions and raise concerns and it is also the medical establishment in encouraging them to do so and having the staff available to put their minds at rest and investigate if they are having problems. ifeel that i was very well looked after but i know that is very much a postcode lottery, it depends on your doctor and the resources available andi doctor and the resources available and i was one of the lucky ones. now the health secretary in england is announcing that rather than hospitals carrying out their own investigations when mistakes are made, an independent review will be

carried out instead. when i talk to parents whose hearts have been broken by something that has gone wrong, in those very small numbers of cases, what they say is it is not about the money, theyjust want to know that the nhs has learned from what went wrong so that that same mistake isn't ever going to happen again. the uk lags behind many other european countries when it comes to preventing baby deaths and premature births. there are around nine stillborn babies everyday. roughly 50 women still die every year in england from issues related to pregnancy and around 50,000 babies are born prematurely. at southmead hospital in bristol, they have made big advances in reducing harm by learning from those mistakes that can leave babies and mothers with lifelong injuries. it is not really about training for knowledge so much as training to use the right system andi as training to use the right system and i always say, why not make the

right way be easy way? why not make it easier. to do the right things? but across the nhs, the shortage of staff to provide safe care remains a problem. we have a real concern about staffing levels. we have been saying for some time there are not enough midwives. we really need more staff and more capacity in order to safely care for mums and babies. progress is being made but there are concerns that difficult lessons are not being learned. dominic hughes, bbc news. more details of prince harry and meghan markle's wedding are expected to be announced this afternoon. the archbishop of canterbury has indicated the couple will have a church wedding, saying the pair had "chosen to make their vows to god" in a religious ceremony. some mps have urged theresa may to call a bank holiday to mark the occasion, after the idea was initially dismissed by downing street. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. after a ll after all the excitement of making the excitement comes the rather more down—to—earth task of planning the

wedding. harry and meghan are a couple involved in a wide range of activities and with a wide circle of friends, so a small wedding is probably out. they certainly won't be short of advice. harry's family are rallying round with good wishes. william and i are absolutely thrilled, it is such exciting news. it isa thrilled, it is such exciting news. it is a really happy time for any couple and we wish them all the best and hope they enjoy this happy moment. america's loss is our game and we are all absolutely delighted. as you can see, they are so happy. sometimes, you know, in a climate where we are surrounded by a lot of bad news, it is a realjoy to have a bit of good news for once. but back to the planning and, first, a date. it will be in the spring. march feels rather too wintry. april is the month william and catherine's first babe —— third baby is due, which could be awkward. the princess charlotte will be three on the 2nd of may, a good age for a bridesmaid,

perhaps, alongside prince george. and then there is the venue. st paul's cathedral is certainly big, it is where harry's mother and father were married. that might count against it. westminster abbey would be the traditional choice. it was the venue, of course, chosen by william and catherine but as a future king, his choice was constrained. harry has more freedom. st george's chapel within windsor castle, where the earl and countess of wessex were married, is a strong candidate. rich in history, it would lend the occasion a greater sense of intimacy. alongside the wedding planning, meghan must map out a new role within the british royal family. very early out of the gate, i think once you realise you have access or a voice i think once you realise you have access or a voice that people are willing to listen to, with that comes a lot of responsibility, which i take seriously. as for any bride—to—be, it is likely to be a busy few months. the uk's banks could cope if britain leaves the european union in a "disorderly brexit". that's the finding of the bank of england's so—called stress tests. for the first time since

the financial crisis, all of the uk's biggest lenders have passed the bank's criteria to cope with an economic downturn. our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz reports. could our banks deal with another financial crisis or a big recession oi’ financial crisis or a big recession ora financial crisis or a big recession or a chaotic brexit? the answer is yes, though with some reservations. the bank of england look at what would happen if our economy shrank by nearly 5%, if its interest rate was put up to 4% and it has prices plummeted by a third. banks would still be able to carry on lending. the governor mark carney said they would also cope if the uk crashed at the eu without agreement though people would feel it. there will be an economic impact on households, on businesses, there will be lost markets for a period before new

markets for a period before new markets are found and there will be some pain associated with that. and despite getting through the tests come over borrowing on credit cards isa come over borrowing on credit cards is a concern. so to stay safe banks are being told to have more money on hand to cover any losses. the government is planning to sell off its controlling stake in rbs natwest, a bank of which failed to withstand a real financial crisis so passing the stress tests, that's a relief for ministers. but there is a potential nightmare scenario, for the bank of england calls a series of highly unfortunate events, that there is a serious recession, big fines for the banks and a disorderly brexit all happened at the same time. the bank says financial institutions would be helped by a brexit transition period and more work to make sure cross—border or border insurance and banking

continues. i'm confident the bank of england knows what it is doing in forecasting turns. what i'm not confident about is their ability to foretell the future. they are not soothsayers, they don't have crystal of sand we are in a very uncertain situation. some might also look at and say if only banks had these tests in place before the 2008 financial crisis been years of difficulties might have been avoided. the irish deputy prime minister has resigned in a move which will mean a snap general election before christmas is avoided. frances fitzgerald had faced a vote of no confidence tonight after questions were raised about how much she knew about a plan to discredit a police whistleblower. the affair had threatened to bring down the fragile deal which kept the fine gael government in power for the last 18 months. the brexit secretary david davis has been summoned to a house of commons select committee to explain his decision not to release full details of the government's assessment of the economic impact of brexit to mps. it comes after mr davis provided the committee with only an edited

version of the government's assessment of the potential impact of brexit on 56 sectors of the economy. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster how much trouble is he in then? even senior tory mps have said to me he is in difficulties because we have the extraordinary prospect of a government minister potentially been found to be in contempt of parliament. there's a long way to go to that, we would have to have such a move approved by the speaker, there would have to be a vote in parliament but i can't recall in recent history any minister being found guilty of in effect, defying this place and what adds edge to it in this context is that because exit campaigners made much of taking back control and empowering this place so for the brexit minister himself potentially, to be accused of

ignoring parliament, floating the will of parliament would be profoundly awkward but points to fault is at the heart of this row, it's not just fault is at the heart of this row, it's notjust a tussle over paperwork, at its heart is a confrontation between the government and parliament over who's calling the shots when it comes to brexit. and i wasjust the shots when it comes to brexit. and i was just saying a the shots when it comes to brexit. and i wasjust saying a moment the shots when it comes to brexit. and i was just saying a moment ago about the deputy prime minister in ireland resigning, what impact could that possibly have on brexit negotiations? i would think privately there will be a huge sigh of relief in government circles because that appears to have avoided the possibility of a snap election before christmas in ireland which would have created further instability on top of the instability on top of the instability surrounding angela merkel, the german chancellor, ahead of that crucial eu summit in a fortnight‘s time to decide whether we move on to trade talks. on top of that ireland is emerging as a key sticking point so some relief that there is not going to be the

uncertainty created by an election in ireland. norman, thank you. the time is 20 past one. our top story this lunchtime. the pope urges to respect the rights of rohingya muslims. word on the glamorous matt sees spike, secret files reveal the love life ofjohn profumo. coming up in sport, as england continue their preparations for saturday's rugby league world cup final against australia, they bring veteran forward chris heighington back into the squad. thousands of tourists remain trapped on the indonesian island of bali after the airport was closed for a second day. huge plumes of dark ash and smoke continue to rise from the summit of mount agung amid growing fears the volcano may have a full scale eruption at any time. an exclusion zone around the volcano has been widened and people living there have been

told to leave. 40,000 people have already had to abandon their homes. from bali, rebecca henschke reports. mount agung is showing signs of moving towards a full—scale eruption — indonesian authorities ordering the remaining people near the volcano to move to safety... but many are reluctant to do so. what happens is in the hands of god. business is very quiet. it's very hard. but if i go to a shelter, it'll be even worse. even primary schools are still open here, inside the danger zone. students are still learning but today they've been given surgical masks, simple ones, and they're being taught how to use them to protect themselves from volcanic ash. the masks stop the volcanic ash from making it hard to breathe. it protects their health.

tens of thousands of people have evacuated the area, though many of these people did so months ago. they went back briefly to their homes when things calmed down but now they're being forced again back into this makeshift shelter. for many, it's been a very tough and uncertain time. it's been months and now i've found out my house is covered in ash. i have two young children. what will we do? rivers are swelling with cold lava, coming off the volcano and bringing with it fertile soil. the balinese revere mount agung, now they're watching calmly to see what it will do next.

six former british soldiers who were held in prison in india forfour years have been released. the so called "chennai six" were guards on a ship, had their convictions for weapons offences overturned yesterday. their lawyers say they will have to remain in india a little while longer, before they can return home. the family of a soldier who died at an army barracks 16 years ago have won their high court action for a fresh inquest. 17 year old private geoff gray was found with two gunshot wounds to his head in september 2001 at the deepcut army barracks in surrey. an inquest six months after his death recorded an open verdict. fresh evidence now means there can be a fresh inquest. the former coronation street actor bruno langley, has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two women at a manchester music venue in october. the sa year old who played todd grimshaw for 16 years left the itv soap after an internal inquiry last month. the court heard he had groped two

women while drunk and was told he may face a custodial sentence. newly declassified mi5 files have revealed thatjohn profumo — the former conservative minister of war — had a long affair with a glamorous nazi spy. the files detail his relationship with gisela winegard — and suggest she may have tried to blackmail him. mr profumo was forced to resign in 1963 after he was found to have shared a mistress — christine keeler — with a soviet spy in london. david silito reports. newsreel: war minister profumo hadn't been five minutes at the army catering corps training centre before he knew that any young man wishing to sample top—class cooking must enlist without delay. it was in the 1960s the great political scandal. john profumo, secretary of state for war, the man in charge of the nation's security was forced to resign after it was revealed he'd had an affair with a woman who was also involved with a soviet intelligence officer. what's now emerged

is that it wasn't the first time he'd been involved with a woman perceived to be a security risk. these documents from mi5 have just been released. revealing he was in the 1950s at risk of blackmailing from another former girlfriend. this is gisela winegard, a german model who he met in oxford in the 1930s. they remained close for many years however during the war she was also involved with high—ranking nazis. is she a spy? certainly looks like it. there was some discussion about whether she had an emotional attachment with the military attache, how did that develop but later documents make it very clear she was involved in some sort of intelligence network. we're not quite clear how, whether she was a runner or what she actually did as part of that but certainly, yes, it was more than just an acquaintance, definitely she was a strong pro—nazi and was involved in some

level in espionage work. but none of this became public at the time of the scandal. had we known this at the height of the profumo affair it would probably have pulled the establishment below the water line. had that come out at the time one could imagine what the tabloids would have made of it. back in the 1960s lord denning went through the files and concluded there to be no security breach but more than 50 years on it's clear the full picture ofjohn profumo and the secret files was far from public. david silitto, bbc news. there can't be many people who reach the peak of the career at their age of 95. but a photographerfrom coventry called masterji has done just that. he arrived in the uk from india in the 1950s to work in a factory and began taking photos of the city's asian community over a 30 year period from the 1950s to the 1980s.

but they only really came to light last year. now his photographs have finally been published and his book is being feted around the world. phil mackie reports. after more than half a lifetime as a photographer masterji has never had a higher profile. his fame came late. hello, masterji would you like to have a look at your book? yes, thank you. it's a very nice photo. he was only discovered when he was 94, now a year later his work is being published for the first time. his work will document a time of change in his home city of coventry, he photographed the families who like him had moved here from india and pakistan but his pictures also evoke a moment in modern british history and also show a wry sense of humour. when i came here in this country i got only one camera, start from there. i was a passport photographer in coventry. in the asian community. so know me everybody. everybody knows you.

this is where all the magic happens, this is the studio in coventry, where the family lives as well and where generations of people came together for those all important photographs and now aged 95, masterji is getting recognition he never expected. last year thousands of people turned out to see an exhibition of masterji's photographs which prompted the organisers to produce a new book. in coventry is a sense of familiarity and people were telling stories that they are building on the collection that masterji has himself, people coming up with their own family photographs and stories about their own family photographs and a real depth of meaning and feeling for the communities in coventry masterji recorded. i can see my father in another light, not just as my dad but as a photographer that had skill and talent and knew what he was doing. it's a wonderful way to remember his legacy as well. last week masterji

received an honorary degree in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the photographic heritage of coventry and after appearing on bbc news a year ago he's had calls from all over the world. people know you now because of your photography. yes. is that nice? it's very nice. i'm famous. very nice that you're famous. people appreciate a picture. that's what i like very much. at the grand old age of 95 there is another new chapter in the masterji story. phil mackie, bbc news, coventry. a iii—carat vivid pink diamond could fetch in excess of thirty million pounds. in fact, it has just sold for £24

million. the "pink promise" is the most expensive piece ofjewellery ever offered by christie's in hong kong, and has been described as "the picasso of the pink diamond world". good afternoon. a mixture of sunny spells and showers, especially in the north, and west, dry and bright weather, we see a mixture of sunny spells and showers which means some photographs of rainbows. as we move through the next few days, despite some brightness that will turn colder, we drag in some cold northerly air from the arctic. temperatures dropping over the next few days, scattering of showers in the north and east this afternoon, some form northern ireland. wintry over higher ground especially in the north. rush—hour, a scattering of