this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 10: pope francis is set to arrive in ireland to begin the first papal visit to the country in almost a0 years. i anita wiegele at dublin castle. a little later pope francis will deliver a speech in which he is expected to talk about the dominant issue of this visit, child abuse by priests and in catholic run institutions. women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. holiday—makers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel following the unexplained deaths of a british couple. us secretary of state mike pompeo will not be travelling to north korea after donald trump asked him to call off a planned trip. also coming up this hour...

the family of a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on spying charges are fighting for her three—day temporary release to be extended. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was reunited with her daughter this week but is due to return to prison tomorrow. her husband richard hopes that will change. it's always been steps forward, steps back. so i shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves. but hopefully it will be a good day today, and a good day tomorrow. and later we'll be travelling to mauritius — so often labelled as just a luxury beach paradise, when the reality is so much more fascinating — in the travel show pope francis is due to begin the first papal visit to ireland in almost a0 years. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to welcome the pope to dublin but his arrival comes at a time of turmoil

for the roman catholic church, with continuing criticism of how it handled cases of child abuse by priests, dating back decades. earlier this morning, the pontiff took off from rome — he's expected to arrive in the irish capital later this hour. annita mcveigh is in dublin for us. thank you very much. once the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle. the official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn

paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much less differential, presenting challenges for all. dublin has spent weeks preparing for its first papal visit in almost a0 years. saturday will bring pope francis to ireland, with hundreds of thousands expected here in the city's phoenix park on sunday to attend mass. in 1979, whenjohn paul ii came to ireland, 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion and divorce were against the law here. now that figure is a0% and it is a very different ireland that will greet pope francis. i think in the past

the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society. i think it still has a place in irish society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. many are using the pope's visit to raise awareness of the catholic church's sexual abuse scandal. this art installation detailing the suffering of victims. these projections on dublin's general post office doing the same, alongside the hashtag #standatruth. a series of enquiries here 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 credibility that will overshadow this visit from the outset. before we talk about what is

happening later in the day, let's look at the scene at dublin airport. the flight, shepherd one is the callsign, expected to land in dublin within the next 30 minutes. of course, a huge welcoming party for the arrival of pope francis in ireland. his visit is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to dublin. you can see assembled bishops, cardinals and others, also simon covney with his family. his children will be presenting flowers to pope francis as he arrives. let's

look at some of the morning papers, this is the irish independent. the eyes of the world on the reaction to the papal visit. eyes of the world on the reaction to the pa pal visit. an eyes of the world on the reaction to the papal visit. an interesting line saying that the papal visit is expected to set the global agenda on how the catholic church tackles the dark legacy of sex abuse. arguably the dominant issue of this visit, both the abuse of children by priests, the cover—up of that abuse with priests being moved around parishes and indeed between countries, allowing abuse to continue, and the treatment of children and mothers in catholic run institutions. if we look at the irish times, pope francis visit expected to draw crowds of 600,000, but they are saying the pontiff is not planning to announce new

measures to tackle clerical abuse, which is something that survivors of abuse and many others very much want the pope to talk about. we will wait to see what he actually does say over the course of the weekend. with me now is shona murray from the irish independent, who has written extensively about these issues. first, let's reflect on the differences between ireland now and ireland in 1979, whenjohn paul ii arrived to mass adulation? it is a different country completely. even the term catholic ireland does not exist any more, if you think about it. since then we have legalised divorce, and since then overwhelming support for same—sex marriage and abortion, two areas of concern for the catholic church. very different with the social challenges. ever since the 90s, ireland has been dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse. we had revelation after

revelation, commissions, tribunal reports, and really the revelations have been so heartfelt for irish people. abuse survivors say they wa nt to people. abuse survivors say they want to hear more from the pope in terms of injustice and impunity. what do you think the pope needs to say to allow the survivors to feel that the church is listening to justice, and to stop the impunity. all of the survivors i have spoken to in the last week and the last few yea rs, to in the last week and the last few years, it is really about the fact that there are very few people that have faced justice and prosecution. as we know from the stiff stanek perspective, —— systemic perspective, —— systemic perspective, they have covered it up, they have moved priests to a different diocese, covered up, and survivors want the pope to say there will be mandatory reporting and any of the priests still alive that were responsible for sexual assault against women, against children, they will be brought to justice and go through whateverjudicial process

is required, whatever country that is required, whatever country that is in. what do you think pope francis wants to do about this? one is that he is a man in his 80s, other men in his 80s surround him, and they are not minded to really change things. another school of thought is that he does want to do that, but he is somewhat hamstrung by the rules of the church? there is very little evidence to say he really wa nts very little evidence to say he really wants the church to change, not just from a really wants the church to change, notjust from a abuse perspective. we had the apology at the start of the week, a reiteration of an apology given by the previous pope. again, he didn't go any further when it came to bringing people to justice. if you look at other issues, when it comes to the treatment of women within the catholic church, he never evolved on this position either. he has not fundamentally evolved on treating with respect the lgbt community either. so you can't really say he

is the revolutionary that everybody thought he might be. the irish prime minister has talked about opening up a new chapter between the state and the church, the church although stea k was the church, the church although steak was i state in ireland for so many decades. —— the church was almost a back—to—back state. i want to talk about a new chapter between the church and the people?‘ to talk about a new chapter between the church and the people? a lot of it hinges on this visit. it was known as the jewel in the crown of international catholicism, and it is the epicentre of the abuse scandals. what pope francis says will depend on whether we can have a respectful, modern and more equal relationship. it depends on how serious he is when it comes to treating with respect and justice the abuse survivors in this country and internationally. his visit coincides with the horrible grand jury report from pennsylvania. it is really a global issue for the catholic church. what

pope francis says today may be too irish people, but really he is speaking to international catholics. thank you very much. that grand jury reported pennsylvania, just published in the last week or so, implicating around 300 priests in the abuse of more than 1000 children during the 1970s and 1980s. some of the members of the church hierarchy from the us that were supposed to be attending the meeting this weekend have had to pull out of that, dealing with all of that in the us. let's check the time. it is about 10.10. in 20 minutes, the flight carrying pope francis is due to arrive at dublin international airport. the welcome party there, ready to greet him. we will be back when he arrives. for the moment, from dublin castle, back to you. we will be back as soon as we have

more on the arrival. women in england will be allowed to take the second dose of an early abortion pill at home, under a department of health plan due to take effect by the end of the year. last month, the government was criticised as being "out of step" — as the practice is already allowed in scotland and wales. chi chi izundu reports: under the current law in england, women who want to end their pregnancy before ten weeks have to take two pills up to a8 hours apart and at a clinic. but critics say two separate visits to a medical facility can be challenging to organise and are often traumatic, as some women can experience bleeding and cramping on their way home. it was so traumatic and so unexpected. the pain and nausea was so extreme that i had to get off the tube. i lay down on the bench and basicallyjust decided that i wasn't going to move any further. it's that distress that the government wants to avoid women suffering. the department of health says by the end of this year,

it will allow women to take the second pill in the familiar surroundings of their own home. around 180,000 women have an abortion each year in england, and four in five of those are early medical terminations. this move has been widely welcomed, with the british pregnancy advisory service calling this decision and outbreak of common sense. we're absolutely delighted that this has come into place. this is a way in which girls and women can access the second part, or the second pills in their early medical abortion in a safe, effective and compassionate way. it also means england falls in line with wales, who allowed women to take the second pill at home from june, and scotland, which made the change last year. while in northern ireland, abortion is still illegal unless there's serious risk to a woman's health or life. chi chi izunda, bbc news. joining us now is ann furedi, chief executive of the british

pregnancy advisory service and you have been arguing this case for a very long time? since 2001, when we first approach the department of health. the medical evidence that home use would be safe is absolutely clear. i think the government had been waiting for the right political time to do it. that, in itself, is a prize in. given the process under which abortion is allowed by law has been long established now. we have had legal abortion in this country for 50 yea rs. abortion in this country for 50 years. and yet this has been an issue of moral sensitivity, political sensitivity, religious sensitivity? have you got any sense of what the hold—up has been?” think all of the above. i think what it comes down to is that government ministers in particular have had a really exaggerated sense of how

controversial abortion is. i think most people don't like the idea of abortion, but they accept it is necessary and it is legal, and it should be provided safely. frankly, matt hancock deserves some congratulations for basically having the guts to put his head above the parapet and make the decision. when did you find out? yesterday it was confirmed that the government were going to allow this. i think the timing of it is specifically in response to a judicial review of the scottish decision. i think they felt if it was definitely legal in scotla nd if it was definitely legal in scotland they couldn't really claimed there were doubts about it in england. in terms of the practicalities, the first doses taken in the clinic. what was the problem for women, since they have to be at the clinic

a nyway since they have to be at the clinic anyway by law, what has them been the problem with them taking the second billed it as well? the problem is that the woman normally sta rts problem is that the woman normally starts having these symptoms, very much like an early miscarriage, cramping and bleeding, within about an hour, or two hours after she has taking the second drug. the problem is, as we all know in britain, transport to get home is not that easy. sometimes women have been caught in traffic, sometimes they have started having symptoms earlier. it just makes have started having symptoms earlier. itjust makes no sense. you wa nt to earlier. itjust makes no sense. you want to be at home. stressful as well? massively stressful. having an abortion is bound to be stressful. really, we feel it is ourjob to make it as safe and comfortable as possible for women as possible. it has been very distressing for us not to be built to provide the best care. how quickly will you be able

to do this? the government says regulations by the end of the year. we certainly hope so. thank you very much for being with us. thank you. the first of a new series of rail strikes on northern has begun, as part of the dispute about the role of guards on trains. members of the rmt union are set to walk out for six consecutive saturdays. northern has said it will operate around 30% of its usual services, with buses replacing some trains. the headlines on bbc news: pope francis is set to arrive in ireland to begin the first papal visit to the country in almost a0 years. women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. holidaymakers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel following the unexplained deaths of a british couple. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre,

here's sarah mulkerrins. good morning. warrington wolves will be back at wembley for the fifth time in ten years later as they face french side catalans dragons in the challenge cup final. wolves will be favourites, but dragons have impressed many in their run to this, their second cup final. they're coached by former england boss steve mcnamara and he told us what he changed when he arrived in the south of france. the french culture is, you know, they drink wine and they eat bread at every meal. it's not conducive to an elite performance if you're doing that every meal. it's small little changes implemented to our group, some bigger changes also to make sure that we come in line with... we're playing in an english competition against the elite players in england and we have to match those standards. every time we come up against them,

we show a huge amount of respect for the opposition. we have done that all this year. taking that aside, so are we, we are good football team and we have lots of senior players who have played in challenge cup finals, played for their country and understand what it looks like. hopefully they can play a part in terms of the nerves, and take away that nervous energy, is specially playing at wembley. to today's premier league action. manchester city will be aiming to maintain their 100% start to the season when they travel to wolves in the day's early kick—off. meanwhile, two sides still looking for their first points of the season are west ham and arsenal. the two meet at the emirates in a 3 o'clock kick off. when i said that the new team would need to play with new players, with new managers, they need time, that is true. i also always say that football does not give you much time to do its you have to try to improve

and win, but i sure, absolutely, i trust what i did before, and the other things that i did with all the teams i worked within the last 15 yea rs teams i worked within the last 15 years in europe. we will also do it with west ham. after the first match, two defeats, we need to win this match against west ham. the difficulty is also in this game. we st difficulty is also in this game. west ham are good team with good players and a good coach. he knows the premier league well. we're less than an hour away from third practice for the belgian grand prix as formula one returns from its summer break. ferrari's kimi raikkonen clocked the fastest time in friday practice ahead of the belgian grand prix. lewis hamilton was second quickest. moto gp comes to silverstone this weekend with marc marquez looking to extend his championship lead at the british grand prix tomorrow. but he could only manage the fourth quickest time as andrea dovizioso, who won at the course last year, set the pace in free practice yesterday, followed by britain's cal crutchlow, who finished just a fraction off the italian's time.

the riders had decent conditions but heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow's race. we know wimbledon has a strict dress code of all white for players and now the french open is set to introduce one of their own, and that means serena williams will be banned from wearing her black catsuit at roland garros. the french tennis federation says, "it will no longer be accepted. you have to respect the game and the place." the 23—time grand slam champion wore the suit at this year's tournament and spoke about how it helped her deal with the issue of blood clots which she said almost cost her her life, when giving birth. andy murray admits winning isn't necessarily his goal as the final grand slam of the year, the us open, gets under way on monday. the scot has been out of action for most of the last year, as he manages his comeback

from a hip injury. and the world number 378 says winning at flushing meadow isnt realistic. for pretty much, well, the last ten or 11 years of my life, i have dedicated all of my training and off—season and staff to prepare and perform well in these events. missing them is hard and coming back to them is great. —— stuff. but it feels slightly different, this one, just because, again, for the last ten yea rs just because, again, for the last ten years or so, i have been preparing to win the event, whereas ido preparing to win the event, whereas i do not feel that is realistic for me this year. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. the first holiday—makers to be flown

back early from the egyptian hotel where a british couple died in have arrived home. john and susan cooper from burnley were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in hurghada. thomas cook said the circumstances of the unexplained deaths remained unclear. the couple's daughter who was also staying in the hotel says she believes the couples' deaths are suspicious. matt cole reports. they should still be enjoying sandy beaches and luxury pools, but holiday—makers have chosen the safety of a wet bank holiday weekend in britain over the uncertainty surrounding their luxury hotel in hurghada. when you find out at 10pm—10:30pm at night that two people have died two days ago, and nobody knows why. if they'd been open and transparent, i wouldn't have got on that plane. some people were quite irate and upset because they didn't have answers, instant answers, and you can't give instant answers because it's speculation. thomas cook did what they could. no—one had said a word until thursday. but it is a bit scary. the decision to evacuate all thomas cook customers from the aqua magic hotel followed

the deaths ofjohn and susan cooper. they were on holiday with their daughter, who found them unwell in their room on tuesday. both later died. the family believes something about their deaths at this five—star resort doesn't add up. preliminary findings by the egyptian authorities suggest the couple died of natural causes. thomas cook says there had been reports of raised levels of illness amongst guests, but that's disputed by the hotel. in hurghada, it's understood the public prosecution office is investigating and officials have told the bbc it's likely to report within the next week or ten days. matt cole, bbc news. there we are in the skies above dublin airport. shepherd on, as the callsign hazard for the pope as he arrives on this first visit in nearly a0 years. our correspondent is watching from dublin. thank you. yes, it keeping an eye on

that. the alitalia flight is coming in. the callsign is shepherd on. that is a callsign given to any flight that is a callsign given to any flight giving —— carrying the pope. while he was travelling between dublin and the west of ireland tomorrow, and indeed when he flies home at the end of this weekend, he will be travelling by the irish national carrier, aer lingus. those flights will have flight numbers, including ei1979. also ei 2018. that one will take him back to

dublin. the aeroplane isjust 2018. that one will take him back to dublin. the aeroplane is just coming in to touch down at dublin airport. and of course, pope francis must surely be thinking not only about the welcome he will receive from many hundreds of thousands of catholics here in ireland, but of the deeply serious issues that many are looking to him to address. including the spectre, the scandal of child abuse by clerics and in catholic run institutions. something the former irish president menie talese has called the dark side of catholic life here.

—— mary mcaleese. it is almost a0 yea rs —— mary mcaleese. it is almost a0 years sincejohn paul ii came here in 1979. it is estimated half the population of ireland came to see at the venues where he was speaking. it was the mother of all trafficjams at that time. there was mass adulation, but it was before any of these scandals that have beset the catholic church came to light. pope francis also massively popular, but in ireland generally, and in many other parts of the world where there isa other parts of the world where there is a strong presence of the catholic church, there have been changing attitudes to the church as a result

of those scandals. that is the irish deputy prime minister. he is also the foreign minister. the protocol is that someone senior from the government meets distinguished guests when the queen came here last time, she was greeted by the then irish deputy prime minister. the predecessor of simon coveney. and the irish prime minister, of course, has talked about opening up in the new chapter in the state and the catholic church, and that relationship has been linked to closely. leo varadkar argues that. he has called for more separation in that relationship, but he wants a good read —— he wants a good

relationship, and the new chapter. many senior clerics are gathered to meet and greet pope francis, along with simon called me, and other government dignitaries. —— simon coveney. you can see the papal flag flying from the cockpit of the alitalia flight. i was mentioning just a few moments ago, about the changing relationship between the people and the church in ireland. attendances at mass are down, but this is still a predominantly catholic nation. but it isa predominantly catholic nation. but it is a nation with more questions for the church. many people wanting the pope to set out a clear plan for

how he will deal with priests who abuse children. for those who cover up abuse children. for those who cover up that abuse. yes, they want words of apology, but he has already issued apologies, saying, in the wa ke issued apologies, saying, in the wake of that grand jury report in pennsylvania, which implicated 300 priests in the abuse of more than a thousand children in the 1970s and 19805, that thousand children in the 1970s and 1980s, that we did not do enough for the little ones, we did not do enough to protect them, but where are the concrete steps to follow up those words? that is what many people are calling for, and why the eyes of the catholic world are watching ireland this weekend.