this is bbc world news. our top stories: pope francis is heading to ireland, a country where the catholic church is in steep decline. hurricane lane is down—graded but the risks of flooding and landslides in hawaii become greater. the spanish government agrees to exume former fascist dictator general franco from his tomb, to the anger of his modern—day supporters. and it's a win forjapan in the finals of the world air guitar championships. hello, and welcome to bbc news. pope francis will arrive

in the irish republic later, the first papal visit in almost a0 years. his two day trip comes at a time of controversy in the catholic church, relating to how sexual abuse allegations have been handled. irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has said he is glad the church is now less dominant in ireland. andrew plant reports. dublin has spent weeks preparing for its first papal visit in almost a0 yea rs. its first papal visit in almost a0 years. saturday will bring pope francis to island, with hundreds of thousands expected here in the city's phoenix park on sunday to attend mass. —— ireland. in 1979, whenjohn paul attend mass. —— ireland. in 1979, when john paul ii attend mass. —— ireland. in 1979, whenjohn paul ii came to ireland, 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion and

divorce were against the war here. now that figure is a0% and it is a very different ireland that will greet pope francis. i think in the past deep catholic church had too much of a dominant place in iris society. i think it still has a place in iris society but not one that determines public policy. —— irish society. all determines our laws. many are using the pope's visit to raise awareness of the catholic church's sexual abuse scandal. this art is the ledge and detailing the suffering of victims. these projections on dublin's general post office doing the same, alongside the hashtag #standatruth. a series of enquiries you over a number of years exposed widespread sexual abuse by priests in various areas of ireland. pope francis is expected to meet with victims in private during his two—day trip but

with ongoing scandals exposed in several countries worldwide, many believe the catholic church faces a crisis of credit bill that will overs ha d ow crisis of credit bill that will overshadow this visit from the outset. —— credibility. hawaii is bracing itself for floods and landslides, as storm lane makes its way past the islands. in the last hour it's been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but authorities are still warning that lives are at risk. it's the biggest storm to hit the islands in nearly three decades. earlier i spoke to our reporter lesley day, who is at waikiki beach near honolulu. you would think the beach is opened as usual. there are hundreds of people on the beach behind me coming here, making the most of the sea and the brilliant storm surge — the waves that the surfers have been using all morning. the skin that last bit before the storm before it approaches. there has been one update with regards to hurricane lane. it has been downgraded to cyclone one category. but that does not imply that those

winds will not be dangerous — we're still looking at in excess of 100 mile an hour winds, but authorities are talking about the rain. the rain seems to be the main issue. heavy rain that is going to fall. the big island has already had the storm come in and 30 inches of rain there. if it hits mountainous areas of oahu to the north, they could look at over a0 inches, with chances of landslides and flash flooding — as the pacific hurricane centre called it, "catastrophic, life—threatening floods." what is the plan for those who are there at the moment, because presumably they are not going to be on the beach forever, but need to take shelter and hide away somewhere. yesterday at four o'clock, the state authorities decided to test the tsunami alert. let's be clear, this was a difference on yesterday, a category four hurricane. the biggest concern then was that there would be massive storm surge coming in, 25—30 foot waves that could flood the coastal areas, so they tested the siren. and most of the tourists in the pool and beach area ran closer to the beach to start taking selfies.

the concern is tourists, particularly european tourists, and those from placeslike britain, do not have an understanding of massive disaster agencies, so the chances of a siren going, they do not know what to do. hotels are doing what best they can to inform them. most people are being told to stay in their rooms. as you can see behind me, not all the tourists are. residents are different matter. most of the 20 shelters on the island of oahu are full. buses have stopped running to them. residents, if they have not got into them, are stockpiling supplies and a battening down the hatches for the next 6—12 hours. let's get some of the day's other news. a deadline imposed by peru's government which could stop venezuelans from migrating there comes ito force in around

an hours time. thousands of venezuelans continue to arrive, ahead of the midnight deadline, when they'll need to produce a passport and notjust an identity card to gain entry. meanwhile a court in ecuador has ordered the government there to lift border restrictions imposed last week. the family of us republican senator john mccain say he will no longer be continuing treatment for brain cancer. mr mccain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease last summer and had been having treatment. he left washington to be with his family in arizona, though he has still been a vocal political figure and frequent critic of president trump. six candidates have been barred from standing as candidates in december‘s presidential election in the democratic republic of congo. the most high profile of those is former warlord jean—pierre bemba. he's been rejected because of a conviction for bribing witnesses at the international criminal court. he was seen as a frontrunner to succeed joseph kabila. president trump has cancelled plans for his secretary of state to visit

north korea. mr trump said progress toward the us goal of de—nuclearising the korean peninsula was too slow. david willis reports from washington. capping a tumultuous week at home, president trump is now facing a major setback involving a key area of foreign policy. following what he described as a successful summit with kimjong—un in singapore earlier this year, plans were made for the secretary of state to revisit north korea this weekend, only for those plans to be scrapped 2a hours later. finally, it has dawned on donald trump that perhaps the nuclear problem with north korea is not over. and so i think what he has done in his mind is to say, we've done our part but somehow china is

not doing its part. why is china not doing its part? because they're in a trade war with us. so we will get the trade war over and then we will get going on this. in singapore mr trump said the nuclear threat from north korea was now over, but the agreement reached between the two man was vague, and mr kim has since shown little willingness to dismantle his nuclear arsenal, for all the optimism of the trump administration. many hours of productive conversations. these are complicated issues. but we made progress on almost all of the central issues. the north's take on mr pompeo's first follow—up visit was slightly less reassuring. they accused the americans of employing gangster—like tactics. previous administrations have fallen victim to foot—dragging on the part of the north koreans. for all the bonding that took base in singapore, the path to denuclearisation on the korean peninsula may be longer and bumpier than president trump had predicted. the finance boss of the trump

organisation has reportedly been given legal immunity for helping with the investigation into president trump's former lawyer michael cohen. earlier this week immunity was also given to the boss of the firm that publishes the national enquirer tabloid. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has more on who they both are. he is the publisher of the national enquirer magazine, published a whole series of sensationalist articles, all of them really hostile to hillary clinton during the election campaign, but he did one other thing. when karen mcdougal, a playmate who alleges that she had an affair with donald trump wanted to sell her story, he bought the exclusive rights to it for $150,000 but never published it, it's called a catch and kill operation, and according to an american news agency, he has in his office, quite literally, a safe of other stories he bought and have never published. he has now cut a deal with the feds and is now cooperating with them.

he is the chief financial officer for the trump 0rganisation, the treasurer of the trump foundation, a trustee of the blind trust that donald trump set up when he became president, and in fact, you could put it like this, he is the most senior person in the organisation whose name isn't and he has also done a deal with prosecutors looking into all of these matters. earlier in the week, donald trump railed against people who flip, the flippers he called them, and he has even called them the rights. —— called them rats. well, now the two people closest to him, and who know the most about his financial affairs, are now helping the federal prosecutors. it has not been a great week for donald trump. egyptian authorities say a british

couplejohn and susan cooper, who were on holiday there, died of natural causes. but that's being disputed by their daughter, who says they were in "perfect health" before they suddenly became very ill in their hotel room in hurghada, on the red sea. judith moritz reports john and susan cooper are said to have started their holiday in great spirits, going to bed on monday in good health, but gravely ill the next day, when they were discovered by their daughter. i believe that their death is not due to natural causes, and something on the evening of their death does not add up. my parents went to sleep on the monday evening fit, healthy and in good spirits, and they woke the following morning in very poor health. medical action was taken, but unfortunately, nobody could do anything to save their lives. i have made accusations, and i need answers. they meant the absolute world to me. nobody could have asked for anyone better. they were the salt of the earth. the family were staying at the five—star steigenberger aqua

magic hotel, in the egyptian red sea resort of hurghada. today their tour operator, thomas cook, said that although the circumstances of the coopers' deaths were unclear, there'd been reports of a raised level of illness amongst guests. the hotel disputes this. thomas cook is removing all 300 of its customers, offering them a different hotel or a flight home. everybody‘s really worried. we flew out on tuesday, which is the day that these poor, poor people passed away, and must say i'm really sorry about what's happened. but i think we should have been given the option whether to come or not, and now we've chosen to go home. absolutely dreadful, all i could think of was, like, "i just want to go home." janine traviss has just come back from the same hotel and has spent the last three weeks on antibiotics. she and her partner, lee brooke, both had terrible stomachs cramps. he went downhill more rapidly

than i did and became quite unwell, by the evening time, he was just in the room being violently sick. stomachs cramps, nausea, dizziness, really, really unwell. and i, by this time, was sort of in quite a lot of pain. for thomas cook, this is very close to home — susan cooper worked at their burnley branch. it was closed today, mrs cooper described as a loyal and long—serving member of staff. the company says it's helping with the authorities‘ investigations, and is deeply saddened by the deaths of susan and john cooper. judith moritz, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 0nce infamous as the capital of the islamic state group, then bombed to rubble, but now residents are returning to raqqa. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination

of a major party, and he accepts exactly a5 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: pope francis is due to begin the first papal visit to ireland in almost a0 years. his arrival comes ata time almost a0 years. his arrival comes at a time of turmoil for the catholic church there. tropical storm lane is moving closer to hawaii and authorities are warning ofa hawaii and authorities are warning of a risk of torrential rains. flooding and torrential landslides could also affect the island. as the syrian war grinds to a halt, people are returning to their homes. raqqa was infamous across the world as the ‘capital‘ of the so—called islamic state group. the united nations says nearly 80% of the city was destroyed in the united states—led campaign to remove them which ended in october last year. since then, there's been a steady stream of families moving back, as dina demrdash reports.

this woman is backing to go home. she and her nine children are returning to the syrian city of raqqa. they have been on the move for five years. translation: some relatives could not get attacked. the situation was bad in the camp. that is why we are going back. if you could see our home, you would wonder why we are returning to it. it is a two-hour drive to raqqa. most of it lies in ruins. it was the capital for the so—called islamic state group. united states led campaign removed last year and life is slowly returning. —— a united states. they all had to live in one room. translation: thank god we have returned home. the house is destroyed, but it is better than being displaced. there is a shortage of electricity and water in rucker, as well as unexploded devices. ——

raqqa. but the smiles in the faces of this woman's family tell a different story. nearly 150,000 people have returned and feel it is worth the risk. translation: the most important thing is that we are back home, thanks to god. raqqa used to be the best province. 0ur thanks to god. raqqa used to be the best province. our plan is to prepare our home and try to return to normality. is there anywhere better than home? know there is not. the united nations says it expects more people to return over the next few months. —— no. it is trying its best to rebuild the population. dina demrdash, bbc news. spain's socialist government has passed a decree to exhume the remains of the late fascist dictator francisco franco from a huge mausoleum near madrid. they say the site glorifies spain's fascist past — but many say the remains should be left to rest in peace. georgina smyth reports. high ona

high on a mountainside near madrid, this 152 metre high cross marks the valley of the fallen, restingplace of 37,000 killed from both sides of the spanish civil war and of francisco franco, spain's former fascist dictator. now the government has taken the controversial decision to have his remains easier and and moved. it is completely intolerable for a mature democracy like ours to have the victims from the civil war in the same place as franco's term. it is just as baffled to the people buried in the same place, she says. —— tomb. franco took power when the civil war ended in 1939, establishing a dictatorship until his death 36 years later when spain became a democracy. talk of resuming his remains has been divisive. many

feel spanish history should be left alone. translation: there are many problems in spain. i think this decision is to devote attention. removing him from the valley of the forward doesn't solve anything. the dead must be respected, no matter what side thereon. it is not clear whether remains would be moved to, but spain's government said they would want the estimation completed by the end of the year, although it was still need to be agreed by the spanish parliament first. georgina smyth, bbc news. it's being descibed as one of the biggest events in the history of the internet — despite the fact the names ksi and logan paul probably mean little to some people. the two youtube stars are set to earn millions of dollars in a boxing match on saturday that's being broadcast via pay per view online. colin paterson reports. the biggest international event in history! two of the biggest youtube stars taking their online rivalry

into the boxing ring. i can't wait to punch you right in your stupid, smug face. britain's ksi and his american opponent, logan paul, each have almost 20 million subscribers, predominantly teenage boys attracted by their mix of comedy, bad language and hostility towards other youtube stars. despite not being professional boxers, tomorrow night both are set to make seven figure sums in a pay—per—view fight broadcast live not on satellite tv, but on youtube. a lot of people watching this fight are very young. how good a role model are you? i never like people calling me a role model. i'm not a role model, i'm just a guy that does things on the internet and if people are inspired by that, then that's cool. but logan paul is the baddie of the piece after causing global outrage earlier this year by filming the body of an apparent suicide victim in a japanese forest. i made a severe and continuous lapse in myjudgment and i don't

expect to be forgiven. i'm simply here to apologise. today, he made it clear that he is still trying to make amends. i don't think this is "the redemption". i think it may mark a part of it, but by no means is this fight a redemption for my mistake that happened in january. this fight also shows the way that the entertainment industry is changing. for the last decade youtube stars have worked out how to monetise their huge online following. this is taking it to a different level. this is an audience who are used to not paying. it's a pay—per—view event tomorrow, so in live numbers we are expecting it to be huge. but over the period of time of the content it will run to hundreds of millions of impressions. no matter who loses, both are set to be winners. a rematch in the usa is already scheduled. colin paterson, bbc news, manchester. we're often told man's best friend is a dog — but for many people the only pet they can manage is a goldfish. small, easy to look after —

they should be the ideal companion. but experts say these aquatic creatures may not thrive in a domestic environment. now an aquarium in paris is offering an alternative. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. prepare yourselves for an emotional farewell. this is emmy and her goldfish, louis pablo. for some time now they have been inseparable but all good things must come to an end. translation: i have had my fish for two years. i've done all i could for him, it is really sad. i read a lot of articles saying it is unreasonable to keep a fish in these conditions. i'm quite attached to him. but i said to myself that two years is enough and now it is time for him to move on. the paris aquarium has opened its doors, and its tanks, to more than 600 goldfish. stuck in a bowl, they can expect to live maybe two or three yea rs. somewhere like here, their life expectancy is more like 20 years. translation: goldfish need a minimum of 100 litres of water,

a companion, some decoration and a filtration system to maintain the correct levels of nitrogen. it is very important. otherwise the fish is unhappy, and in fact maltreated. so people can bring us their goldfish. but what about emmy and louis pablo? well, first he will go into quarantine, then he canjoin all his goldfish brothers and sisters in the main aquarium. a sad moment for his former owner, but she will always be able to visit. if you've been known to dabble in the fine art of the air guitar or ever wondered what on earth it's about then this next story is for you. the finals of the world air guitar championships have been held in finland, with 15 contenders taking the stage to try and riff and pluck their way to glory.

take a look. i would say the most important reason is for people to just let go and rock out, because they can be lawyers and conductors and so on will stop them life can be a bit dull at the moment, so this is the place to just let your inner rockstar come out and glow. motivation to do all this varies. iran has his or her own motivation. to me, it isjust the silliness of the whole thing. the age limit has nothing to do that. you can be as

young as 18 and you can be 80 or 90 years old. the whole thing behind it isjust finding the music years old. the whole thing behind it is just finding the music you years old. the whole thing behind it isjust finding the music you enjoy at home. put it to music in your ears and you start practising slowly. how about playing a gentle folksong? know‘s goodbye. —— no? hello. loads of showers around on friday, some really heavy with hail and thunder. also cool right across the board. the cool conditions continue into the weekend and of course for many of us this is a bank holiday weekend. we will see further showers at times but also some sunshine. friday's showers clearing away with this low pressure during the early hours of saturday. a few showers still remaining across northern and western areas, a few pushing into

the midlands, there. but with lengthy clear skies, a chilly start to this morning, with temperatures widely in single figures. across scotland and north—east england some sheltered spots could get close to freezing. we start the morning on a chilly note, but largely dry and bright with lots of sunshine. breezy across the north—east. elsewhere, showers developing here and there, but nowhere near as many as we saw on friday. with slightly lighter winds across the south and the west, despite the fact it will still be quite cool for this time of year, with below—average temperatures, it should feel a little bit better. heading through saturday night, it will be another chilly one. a veil of high cloud pushes in off this weather system. i don't think it will be as cool to start sunday as we were expecting this morning. double—figure values across many areas. this area of low pressure will come hurtling in on sunday. it will spread east throughout the day to bring wet and windy weather. a bit of brightness across the far east for a while, but a cool start. very soon the cloud will thicken up. wet and windy weather spreads to all areas. some of this will be heavy. in western areas, it could be blustery with winds of a0—a5mph in the south and the west. it will feel disappointingly cool with all the cloud, wind, and rain. temperatures generally in the mid—to—high teens celsius. 0ur area of low pressure pushes

into the near continent, then for monday it looks like we are into a ridge of high pressure, so a bit quieter. still breezy in the west and north—west, but that will feed in further clouds to england and wales through the afternoon. so a few showers, but for most places, drier and quieter, temperatures ranging from 17 to 21 or 22 degrees in the south—east, so a touch warmer. heading through tuesday, a fine and settled day, with a ridge of high pressure and feeling a little bit warmer with some sunny spells. it will still be quite breezy for the west and north—west, and that will feed into the clouds in the north scotland in two parts of england and wales as we head towards the afternoon. perhaps a few showers, but for most places, it will be drive and quieter day with temperatures ranging from 17 to maybe 21 or 22 degrees in the

south—east. this is bbc news. the headlines: pope francis is due to arrive in ireland for the first papal visit there in four decades. the centrepiece of the visit will be a mass on sunday in front of half a million people. a series of scandals has damaged the reputation of the catholic church in recent years. hurricane lane, currently bringing high winds and heavy rain to parts of hawaii, has been downgraded to a tropical storm. more than 2,000 people are sheltering in evacuation centres, others have been stocking up on water and food. emergency authorities expect the risk of flash flooding and landslides to grow. the spanish government has approved the removal of the remains of the country's former fascist dictator, general franco from the basilica at a controversial monument to spain's civil war dead. the decision still has to be ratified by parliament and has been strongly opposed by right—wing groups.