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pope francis has told the world's roman catholics "no effort must be spared" to prevent sexual abuse against children and to ensure it is never covered up. in an unprecedented letter, the pope condemned what he called the "atrocities" involving hundreds of american priests, in pennsylvania. he also expressed his shame that the church had abandoned those he described as the "little ones." from pennsylvania, nick bryant reports. the pennsylvania child abuse scandal has shocked and appalled — a report alleging that 301 priests preyed on as many as 1,000 children over a 70—year period, and that church leaders hid the allegations away in a secret archive. who would have believed me — a priest?! last week, the attorney general‘s office in pennsylvania released a video with testimony of three victims. i was groomed, starting young. the day i met him, i was around 18 months old. the pennsylvania report is deeply disturbing.

it includes allegations that a ring of priests manufactured child pornography, and gave victims gold cross necklaces to identify them to other predators as optimal targets. pope francis didn't mention the pennsylvania allegations during his sermon yesterday at the vatican. but he did so today, in an unusually forthright letter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics. because i'd lost that trust. juliann bortz was abused by her priest as a child in the 1960s. the pope's letter offered her no comfort. i don't believe anything the pope has to say, at this point.

i've lost faith. i've lost faith in my religion, i haven't lost faith in god. big difference. i believed my religion all my life and they lied and they lied and they lied, so his statement today means nothing to me. the claims made in pennsylvania are just the latest in an ongoing worldwide scandal for the church. police in the vatican arrested a former papal diplomat earlier this year on suspicion of possessing child pornography. in australia, an archbishop has been convicted of concealing child abuse by another priest. in chile, all 31 of the country's bishops offered to resign over a child sex scandal and cover—up. and in ireland, historical abuse is reported to have been endemic. pope francis is expected to meet victims when he visits next week. it's just a ploy and a sham, because he's coming to dublin at the weekend. if he's any way genuine about this statement, and if he's sorry about all these atrocities, let him agree to an inquiry. this is thought to be the first time

the pope has addressed sex abuse with the worldwide catholic community, maybe a belated acknowledgement of the full enormity of the crisis. nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. father thomas reese, a jesuit priest and senior analyst at the religion news service joins me now from santa clara, california. thank you very much were talking to us thank you very much were talking to us about this. i realise these are not easy things to speak about. you will have heard people in a report saying the pope is doing this because he is coming to ireland at the weekend and is trying to avoid a greatest in bed. he has sent letters before to chile and australia, why would you say this one is so significant? well, what i like about this particular response from the pope is that he is so blunt and

direct, and acknowledging the great pain and suffering of the victims of abuse and also the terrible job that bishops did in protecting children. this is just atrocious, bishops did in protecting children. this isjust atrocious, what happened to these children. and the fa ct happened to these children. and the fact that the bishops did not do their job, fact that the bishops did not do theirjob, did not protect these children, isjust beyond belief. theirjob, did not protect these children, isjust beyond belieflj don't know you, i'm sure you are a very decent human being, but given the scale of this and how bitter so many people feel, you have to wonder how many in the clergy feel they have any moral standing at all. i mean, how do you function?m have any moral standing at all. i mean, how do you function? it is difficult. i mean, people know that the overwhelming majority, more than 90% of the priests, were not involved in any kind of abuse. you know, people in their parishes, they

know, people in their parishes, they know the individual priests, most people are more angry at the bishops than they are at the priests, you know, who they know from their parishes. when you meet a stranger they look at you, you know, and they wonder what's this guy? this is humiliating. we deserve this, because the church did not do a good job. and restoring credibility is going to be really, really hard. job. and restoring credibility is going to be really, really hardlj think a lot of people listening might take issue with either about the strength of feeling and how broad it goes. i don't claim any high ground. journalists don't rank high ground. journalists don't rank high in the public‘s estimation. if you were not addressed as you are now, if you are out in uniform and people ask you what you do, do you admit what you do for a living? sure. yeah. i am admit what you do for a living? sure. yeah. iam both a admit what you do for a living? sure. yeah. i am both a journalist and a priest. i've got two strikes against me. no, being out there with

people, the first thing you have got to do is listen to them. this was the biggest mistake the bishops made. they did what their lawyers and insurance companies said, which was not to meet with the victims of abuse, that was the worst mistake they made. when you listen to the stories of the survivors of abuse, it is heart rendering. no person can remain unmoved after hearing these stories. that is ourjob, to listen to the stories, and to listen to what the victims want us to do in response. father thomas reese, thank you very much. good to be with you. the opposition in venezuela is calling for a national strike on tuesday, in protest at president maduro's latest attempts to stop his country's economic freefall. on monday, he devalued the currency, issuing a new type of bank note which effectively takes five zeros off the bolivar. meanwhile thousands of venezuelan migrants continue to cross into neighbouring countries,

as lebo diseko reports. walking to what they hope will be a better life, venezuelans desperate to escape their country's economic misery. they have crossed countries by foot, hitch—hiking, anyway they can. more than a million have entered colombia in the past 15 months. here at that country's border with ecuador they continue to arrive, despite new passport requirements. many are heading south to join family members in peru and chile. this woman, like many others, sold almost everything to try and make the journey. translation: my husband is desperate. he is in peru. my family are also desperate, they are in venezuela. all we want is to go to peru to work, we want to help our families. i have two children, i've sold my house, i have nothing else. i can't go back to venezuela with empty hands. she has just days to reach peru before authorities

there tighten their passport requirements. venezuela's other neighbours are also feeling the strain. in brazil, troops had to be sent to the border town of pacaraima after locals attacked several migrant camps and then set them on fire. it is the ongoing economic crisis that is pushing so many venezuelans to leave. spiralling prices, food shortages, empty shelves, families struggling to eat. president maduro's response — to issue new bank notes, devaluing the currency by 96%. the government hopes that it will help curb inflation, which the imf predicted could run at 1,000,000% by the end of the year. but many venezuelans are confused about how and if it will help. many economists say it will only push this country into a deeper crisis it already cannot afford. lebo diseko, bbc news. rescue efforts are being stepped up in the indian state of kerala —

hit by the worst monsoon floods in a century. although the weather has improved, some areas remain under water. more than 400 people have died in the floods and thousands more are still marooned. from cochin, yogita limaye sent this. as the water recedes, people want to go back home. but it isn't dryjust yet. praveen iyer and his family left their house in thrissur five days ago. today, he has returned to take a look, but the water level has only gone down a few inches. these low—lying areas, there are many pockets like these where you will still find water, and it is completely cut off from the mainstream. but then for us, it is going to take at least a week to kind of get back to complete normalcy. but some don't have a house to go back to. chandra's home has been swept away. he is a tailor, and struggles to make ends meet. "i don't know what to do," he says.

more than 500,000 are in need, and here, supplies are coming in that could help — bags of rice, clothes, water. it is all being stocked at this indoor stadium, where it is sorted and repacked before it is sent off. hundreds of people have volunteered, many of them students. people have just lost everything that they've, you know, earned over their whole entire lives. now this is going into a house, that they do not know if it'll stand or it'll crumble on their heads. ijust wanted to do something, do anything at all, rather than just sitting at home, watching the news. relief efforts are going on at a frantic pace. this lorry behind me has come in from the neighbouring state of karnata ka, bringing boxes of bottled water. they are taken to the centre, and from here, they will be dispatched to areas across kerala. where it is not possible by road, relief material is loaded onto boats to be distributed.

they need food here, shouts this man. locals crowd by the shore. they have to stock up when they can. they don't know when the next boat will come. translation: we have nothing to eat, nothing to drink. we don't even have a bed. the water has destroyed everything. for those who had to flee from their houses, these supplies will help them get through the next few days. many of them are still to find out what is left of their homes and belongings. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. after decades apart, dozens of people from south korea have been reunited with their relatives living across the border. a ballot was held to determine which families separated by the korean war would be allowed to meet — albeit for just a few hours and under close supervision. from seoul, laura bicker reports — and a warning there's

some flash photography. after more than 60 years apart, it can be hard to find the words. some just throw themselves in their brothers' arms. others offer a deep bow. "i remember how beautiful you were," says one sister to another, as they try to recognise features not seen in decades. earlier, as she prepared to head north, 92—year—old lee keum—seom couldn't stop thinking about what she would do when she saw her son. he was only four years old when they were separated. translation: i'm hoping to throw my arms around my grown—up son. i think i would like to ask where and how were you? who did you live with? archive: more than 80,000 civilians have already left... mrs lee was one of thousands caught in the chaos as refugees tried

to head south at the end of the war in 1953. she lost sight of her husband and son as she was put on a boat. within days, the border was closed. she was trapped in the south, herfamily in the north. when the moment came, it took only one glance for her to break into a run. for now, all thoughts are on these first precious hours together, even though they both know they are also likely to be their last. cho soon—jeon knows what these families are going through. this frail 83—year—old had her one chance three years ago. over 50,000 are still waiting to see their loved ones. translation: it was so good to meet them, but when i was separated from them, it was worse than not meeting them at all.

my sisters kept saying how hard it was living in north korea. it broke my heart. these are the human faces of the korean conflict — a symbol of an enduring bond between the two nations, but also a reminder of the pain of decades of division, with no end in sight. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we hear from the british woman who fell from a cruise ship and survived ten hours at sea. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man.

indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: pope francis has condemned sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. venezuala's neighbours say they are struggling to cope as more and more migrants flee the country's economic crisis. australia's prime minister, malcolm turnbull, has survived a challenge to his leadership by a senior government colleague. mr turnbull defeated home affairs minister peter dutton in a party room ballot, winning the vote for the leadership of the liberal party by 48—35. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is in sydney. tell us more about this, and i guess it doesn't necessarily end here, does it? no, it doesn't. this leadership election was called by the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, in an attempt to quell mounting internal dissent within his

centre—right coalition government. you're absolutely right. in the end mr turnbull prevailed by 13 votes, but the margin of victory has many commentators here in australia believing that mr turnbull‘s edition is still very precarious. 0ne media a nalyst is still very precarious. 0ne media analyst saying that mr turnbull had been mortally wounded, and they say that because he survived one leadership challenge, there is no suggestion that he can do so again, because of those mounting forces against him. and the weakness of his position as leader seems to have already killed off a significant chunk of australia's policy on climate change. the reason why mr turnbull is in this predicament is, after a string of very poor polling results in national opinion polls, australians and politicians here ta ke australians and politicians here take these politicians very seriously, malcolm turnbull has been doing spectacularly badly in those

polls. the governing coalition did really badly in a by—election in queensland. that went down pretty badly with mr turnbull‘s colleagues as well. there was also dissent over as well. there was also dissent over a very controversial energy policy. all of these have mounted pressure on mr turnbull. he has tried to have that off by calling this leadership vote, but he has survived, but only by those 13 votes, and we are now waiting to see which direction australian politics now takes us, given that there is a lot of turmoil in canberra, and as we now know, australian politics can be a rouble sport. —— brutal sport. the woman who survived not only falling from a cruise ship but then being adrift in the adriatic sea for 10 hours has left hospital. kay longstaff was pulled from the sea off the croatian coast on sunday, apparently falling from the cruise liner on saturday night. she said she was very lucky to be alive. from croatia, guy delaunay.

kay longstaff returning safely to dry land, on a different sort of ship. the croatian coastguard rescued her from the adriatic after she spent a whole night treading water. i fell off the back of the norwegian star, and i was in the water for ten hours, so these wonderful guys rescued me. this is the moment she was pulled from the sea on sunday morning. her rescuers said she was tired and a bit sunburnt, but remarkably well, considering her ordeal. translation: the person was exhausted and in shock. but, soon after she was pulled on deck, and after liquids were offered to her, she was herself, and we could see that she'd sustained no physical injuries and no scratches. kay spent the night here at pula general hospital. she was discharged this afternoon, and left without making any further public statements. but her doctors say that her adriatic adventure doesn't appear to have caused her any physical harm. she's in good condition, probably because she's a young

and healthy person. and nothing happened to her after ten hours in the croatian sea. kay was on board the norwegian star, filmed here on an earlier cruise. it is thought she was on the seventh deck, close to the back, when she fell. the ship had left the port of dubrovnik and was heading north. but, roughly 60 miles out from the coast of croatia, kay longstaff went overboard. the ship made several turns to try to find her. only later did it go on to its final cruise stop of venice. everyone is still asking how kay could have survived that long treading water. perhaps her previous experience as airline cabin crew may have helped, or her apparent dedication to yoga. the major factors in the survival in this case are going to have been the warm water, which was about the same temperature as a swimming pool, the fact that it was calm,

so there was not a great requirement to work hard to keep her airway clear of the water. that she was female, which helped her float, because females have more body fat than males. whatever happened, it seems like an incredibly lucky escape against the kind of odds which would have broken the bank at a cruise ship casino. guy de launey, bbc news, pula. he is best known for lead roles in some of hollywood's biggest films as well as the tv series luther. but now, the actor idris elba has directed his first film. yardie is set injamaica and east london in the 1970s and ‘80s. he has been speaking to our correspondent adina campbell. yardie is a nostalgic film about a time in my life when i was growing up in the mid—1980s, starts off in the ‘70s injamaica. follows a young man who goes through a traumatic thing at 11 years old, and finds himself in england, still chasing his demons. why won't you stay? mummy has work, vanessa. she can stay with me.

i think people expect a massive gangster film, and it isn't that. it's a story about trauma management, if you like. and this is your first big production as a director. were you not tempted to play one of the main characters, or were you solely focused on being behind the camera and leading from the back? ijust wanted to put all my energy behind the camera, support the actors, and let it not be about me, but my vision and their vision and, you know, share that. i want to make a film about our culture. i want you to be real, yeah — really real. first—time directors are typically younger than me. but i have had the university of my career, which has been to work with some of the greatest directors. and for your directorial debut, to film back at home, where you grew up in hackney, that must have been quite special. i did an open casting for extras to come and sort of be a part of the film, and like 2,000 people showed up.

i think they called it idris carnival day for that day. idris castival day, ijust did that. very good! how do you feel that the film industry is going at the moment in terms of bringing in and nurturing new, fresh black talent? i think it's a very healthy time. you know, you and i sitting here right now, you as a presenter, me as a film—maker, it's an amazing thing. that never happened when i was growing up, you know. when we look at england, we should all be proud that we're quite a multicultural society here, and it's starting to be reflected in our stories, in our content, in our television shows. it's still a long way to go, you know, but at the end of the day there is movement. series five of luther is coming out soon, lots of people excited. are you surprised byjust how popular it is, notjust in the uk, but all over the world? yeah, definitely surprised. started off as a six—part series about a warped detective, and it's become an iconic character. the luther fan base deserve a really good luther this year, and i'm hoping that i've given them one. i can't let you go without asking

about the tweets recently. right, that's it — see you later. i did tell you guys... i've got to ask you, am i looking at the next 007? no. absolutely not? no, you're not. would it be a role you would like to do? i don't want to talk about it, honestly. idris, thank you so much for your time. thank you, wicked. just before we go, have a look at this. it is waterspout approaching the coast of the north island of new zealand. the footage was captured by professional photographer clay drummond. two tornados have struck homes in the region, causing significant damage. well, tuesday's not looking too bad across the uk.

might start a little cloudy, murky, drizzly, that sort of thing. but eventually, later in the morning and into the afternoon, that grey layer of cloud will break up and we will see some sunshine. now, on the satellite image, the real rain—bearing cloud is to the north—west of us — in fact, between the uk and iceland. we're to the south, and within this area here, this a gap, we've got muggy, humid air from the southern climes, from the azores, so that's why it feels so warm outside. in fact, very early on tuesday morning, temperatures in the south will be around about 17 degrees celsius, 16, 15—16 throughout yorkshire, even in newcastle there around 1a celsius, so a relatively warm start to the day. and this is that humid air. if you squint you can see those arrows from the south—west here, streaming towards the uk.

but when we see this weather pattern, we often get a lot of cloud that shrouds the coastlines. we get a bit of mist and murk, and even drizzle in places, as well. the real weather front‘s away to the north of us here, the north—west, but we're in that sort of murky area. however, late in the morning the clouds all break up a little bit, and we'll get some sunshine. so it's into the second half of the day on tuesday, that's when we are going to get the best of the weather. really very warm indeed, hot even in the south—east, 26. 2a expected in merseyside, and into the 20s as far north as scotland. there is a change on the way. those weather fronts will reach us, and we're expecting rain to fall in northern ireland and scotland by the time we get to wednesday. so here's wednesday's weather forecast. you can see it's raining in belfast, in glasgow, edinburgh, it's approaching the lake district, just about merseyside there, northern wales too. but to the south of that, we're still in that very warm air, very humid as well, so temperatures

could shoot up to the high 20s. it will be very warm in east anglia and the south—east, temperatures 26 or 27 degrees, and then in scotland and northern ireland we've got that fresher air coming from the atlantic, around 17 celsius, so a bit of a 10—degree difference. and the reason is because cold fronts will sweep across the uk, and multiple cold fronts, that means spells of rain on the way too. and behind it you can see that fresher air coming all the way from iceland, there's iceland there, that cooler air invading the uk by the time we get to thursday, and right across the country by friday. and you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it's 19 in london, and by friday it's only 1a degrees in belfast. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: pope francis has strongly condemned child sex abuse and cover—ups in the catholic church. he apologised for the failure of the church to expose the crimes, saying it had abandoned the abused children. he set out his views in an unprecedented letter addressed to the world's one point two billion roman catholics. venezuela's neighbours say they're

struggling to cope with growing numbers of migrants fleeing the country's economic crisis. many say they're hungry and don't have access to medical services in venezuela. brazil has promised to keep its borders open. rescue efforts are being stepped up in the indian state of kerala, which has been hit by the worst monsoon floods in a century. a million people are reported to be living in relief camps. more than 400 people have died and thousands more remain marooned. gatwick airport says a problem with its flight information screens,