this is bbc news. our top stories — on his visit to ireland, pope francis pledges to end abuse, corruption and cover—ups in the catholic church. translation: the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others others, adequately to address these repugnant crimes has rightly given rise to outrage. on the road with the hungry migrants fleeing venezuela as peru closes its borders to those without passports. a year after the rohingya expulsions began, angry protests in the teeming refugee camps of bangladesh. and we meet the former russian official who tried and failed to get the soviet union to sober up. hello and welcome to bbc news.

pope francis has addressed huge crowds in dublin's croke park, ending the first day of his visit to ireland. earlier, he met survivors of clerical abuse by the roman catholic church. the pontiff said he shares the pain and shame of the catholic community, at what he called the grave scandal of abuse in ireland. the bbc‘s religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports, cheering. tonight's concert at croke park stadium concluded a hectic day of meetings and speeches for pope francis. it all began at 8:30 this morning, when he boarded the papal plane and made his customary visit to the cargo of correspondence and camera crews on board, including the bbc. martin bashir, the bbc. unlike the last papal visit, when pope john paul kissed the runway, francis deployed a smile and a wave. his first visit was

to the residence of president michael d higgins. he moved on to a meeting of civil leaders and the diplomatic corps, and it was here, at dublin castle, that the taoiseach, leo varadkar, raised the issue of child sexual abuse, which has threatened to dominate the visit. these wounds are still open, and there is much to be done to bring aboutjustice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. holy father, we ask that you use your office and influence to ensure that this is done here in ireland, and also around the world. pope francis responded with words of repentance and regret, but without offering any specific remedies. translation: the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others, adequately to address these repugnant crimes has rightly given

rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. margaret mcguckin was abused in a catholic run children's home and was disappointed by pope francis‘s speech. these words don't wash with us any more. we've heard all these patronising words for a lifetime. you know, so disappointed, and i can imagine what our people are like all over ireland. at st mary's pro—cathedral, pope francis prayed before a candle, honouring victims of abuse. and then met privately with eight survivors for 90 minutes. one of those in attendance was patrick mccafferty. i got the strong impression that no one will be exempt from just penalties, who have offended, who have covered up, because those who covered up, he was told very clearly, the damage that those who cover up, of who cover these things up,

is as bad, in some ways, it could even be said to be worse, than the offence, the offender. but on the streets of dublin, there was plenty of enthusiasm for the pope, despite decades of scandal. although this visit will lastjust 36 hours, it comes at a crucial moment in the fractured relationship between ireland and the church. back at tonight's world meeting of families event in croke park, a reminder, if needed, that the future of the church in ireland will depend on its ability to treasure the youngest of its members. earlier, i spoke with fatherjohn kenny from partry about ireland's response to the pope's visit. we have a reputation in ireland for

it 100,000 welcomes. certainly the pope would have felt that but of course on a more serious matter, he also was here to meet and greet with the people involved in the world gathering of families. ifeel the people involved in the world gathering of families. i feel his visit has been overshadowed, to a great extent, by the present history we are going through and the past history he has addressed so forcibly in relation to the matters to do especially with the sexual scandals of the church and are so many people who represented the church. father kenny, you are based in rural ireland. you are regarded as being a rather progressive catholic priest. iam rather progressive catholic priest. i am interested to learn how the pope's visit has been received outside of the urban centres. locally, where i live, the pope is

making literally a business stop visit tomorrow, a flying visit into the airport and then onto the shrine of our lady where he will be meeting the local pilgrims and they are expecting about 40,000 people. he will meet a more mixture of people from the rural part of ireland where perhaps the faith has stronger roots, literally, in the rural situations. how do they feel about what the pope has had to say so far. for example, in relation to the child sex abuse scandal. his letter last week has certainly made historic address to the situation in america and then globally. i think ireland will be a further place where the pope's stance will make a huge difference and where he will address his —— address, he has

already used strong language and made his personal feelings already used strong language and made his personalfeelings clear. that also comes into the fact that he is our spiritual leader. ireland is changing. you have an openly gay leader. you have just is changing. you have an openly gay leader. you havejust had is changing. you have an openly gay leader. you have just had the referendum on abortion. as you mentioned a moment ago, the wounds are still to be healed. what, in your opinion, does the church need to do to reconnect with its followers 7 to do to reconnect with its followers? especially the younger generation. first of all, your point about our leader, our prime minister, he strongly addressed the pope and greeted the pope that made it clear his position. i think the pope respect that. the pope also responded, i think, pope respect that. the pope also responded, ithink, and pope respect that. the pope also responded, i think, and will respond on his returnjourney, his own assessment. it is early days. the

reactions of people for this visit. his words, i hope, will be back up with action. peru has closed its borders to venezuelan migrants without a passport in an effort to control the number of venezuelans entering their country. venezuela's longstanding economic crisis has seen more than two million citizens flee since 2014, causing regional tensions as neighbouring countries struggle to accommodate them. peru set a deadline of midnight on friday for the new passport rules to come into force, leading to a last minute crush as thousands of venezuelans scrambled to enter the country in time. our south america correspondent, katy watson, has this report from the ecuador—peru border. the beauty of the eastern andes belies a challenges these mountains pose. this is just the start of the migrant route, but already those walking it are exhausted. anna is headed to peru with her family. than 2000 kilometres.

for little emmanuel, it is an impossible ask. they are travelling with other migrants. safety in numbers and helping each other out along the way. translation: the truth is, it was harder in venezuela than having to walk in my condition. my son was ill and the hospital wouldn't see him. that gave me the strength to walk. but even if they make it to peru, they may not be allowed in. from today, peru requires passports from venezuelans crossing the border. anna's passport was stolen but she tells me the group will cross any way they can. up the road, venezuelans keen to beat the bitter cold in the mountains clamber into a cargo lorry. they are paying £2 each to catch an illegal ride.

there are about 40 or 50 venezuelans piled into that truck. after five or six days on the road walking to the border, they are desperate for a lift. but not everybody can go. these people are waiting for the next truck. 2000 kilometres south, the race was on for those who had already travelled down through colombia and ecuador to get to peru before the new passport restrictions came into force. ecuador‘s government even bussed venezuelans to the border ahead of the midnight deadline. as the clock ticked, the queues grew. only those with a pink ticket were told they would be allowed through. a seemingly insignificant piece of paper but the ticket to a brighter future. one that from today will be much harder for venezuelans coming through without a passport. this woman tells me she had to hitch lifts and sell her possessions to get her and baby helen to this border. peru, she thinks, is the best chance she has of finding a job. but worries that with more

migrants coming through, the patience of neighbouring countries is wearing thin. these people are nearly at the end of their gruelling journey. exhausted, yes, but also relieved. they are finally out of venezuela. thousands more will follow in their footsteps as this migrant crisis continues to get worse. katy watson, bbc news, on the ecuador—peru border. let's get some of the day's other news. all coastal weather warnings for hawaii have been lifted after tropical storm lane weakened and drifted away from land on saturday. despite this the national weather service has warned of heavy rainfall which could trigger additional flooding and mudslides. relatives of the late spanish dictator francisco franco say they will use all legal means to stop the government from exhuming his remains from a monument outside madrid. a statement from franco's grandchildren said they were totally opposed to what they called

an act of vengeance. on friday, spain's socialist government passed a decree allowing the removal of franco's remains from the valley of the fallen, where thousands of his victims are buried. rohingya refugees living in bangladesh have been staging angry protests. they come exactly a year after they were forced from their homes in myanmar during a military crackdown. thousands marched in their camps near cox's bazaar. our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. chanting. demanding justice, thousands of angry rohingya refugees marched through camps in bangladesh's cox's bazaar district. emotions were running high as the anniversary prompted memories of the brutal violence in myanmar. in a separate valley, hundreds of women and children sought to highlight their own plight. they are well aware there is little sign of them returning to their homes in myanmar soon.

more than a million refugees lived in cramped conditions in these camps. the violence in myanmar‘s state began a year ago after rohingya militants attacked security forces, sparking a military retaliation. rights groups say thousands were killed and the refugees who fled the violence have told horrific stories of sexual violence and torture. myanmar says it launched a legitimate counter—insurgancy operation. myanmar and bangladesh have agreed to re—patriate the refugees. many here believe the burmese government's words are not matched by its actions. rohingya leaders say that these camps are not their permanent homes and they want to return with safety and dignity. the first anniversary rallies are a reminder to the international community about their existence. italian prosecutors are investigating the country's

interior minister, over his refusal to allow more than 100 migrants off a rescue ship docked in sicily since monday. an inquiry will look into possible illegal confinement and abuse of power. the government is demanding other european countries take the migrants who are now said to be on hunger strike. tom donkin reports. saved at cebit now stranded by politics. more than a week ago, these migrants were picked up in trouble in waters off the coast of sicily. while this port is no stranger to processing thousands who survived the dangerous journey across the mediterranean, tilly's new government are determined to ta ke new government are determined to take a stand on illegal migration and are using this as an example —— italy's. on italian tv, the country's deputy prime minister said nobody would be allowed to come to

shore unto other european states promised to take them in. he threatened withholding billions of dollars worth of eu contributions until they do. at an emergency meeting in brussels, the european union responded to those demands. translation: in europe, threats are useless and don't get you anywhere. the only way to solve a problem in europe is too worked together in a constructive manner and in goodwill. this is what the commission has been trying to facilitate for a long time. for those on board, this is just the latest hurdle in a perilous journey from north africa. almost all come from eritrea, a country with one of the world's worst human rights records. when they first arrived, many told authorities that they had suffered months of this treatment and detention in libya. women and children and those suffering tuberculosis have been taken into care. those who remain on—board are now set to be on hunger strike. italy has received almost

700 thousand migrants on its southern shores since 2014. public opinion is now largely in line with the government's cuff stance on how to deal with the problem. but with no consensus on the ongoing migrant crisis in europe, stand to this are likely to continue. —— tough stance. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: questions linger over what caused the deaths of a british couple in an egyptian hotel — after the authorities rule out toxic gases. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 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 in just 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: on a visit to ireland, pope francis has told victims of sexual abuse by priests that he is determined to rid the catholic church

of corruption and cover—ups. egypt's top prosecutor says the deaths of a british couple who died at a hotel resort in the country were not due to poisonous gas emissions in their room. john and susan cooper were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in hurghada. both died on tuesday amid claims the hotel's air conditioning system might be to blame. concern following the deaths led to other holidaymakers being flown home — the first have now arrived back in the uk, as katy austin reports. it's still unclear how an apparently fit and healthy couple died at this 5—star red sea resort. john and susan cooper, both in their 60s, were found ill on tuesday at the aqua magic hotel in the hurghad area of egypt. inspectors found no evidence of toxic gas leaks in their hotel room and the local hospital manager said fumes were unlikely to have caused their deaths.

translation: i don't think it was gas poisoning because if a group of people were subject to gas leaks, they would all suffer at the same time from the same symptoms, like suffocation. with the case of this couple, i got the first one at around 11am and the second at 5pm. so i don't think this was the cause. nearly half of thomas cook's 300 customers at the hotel chose to fly home. when you find out at 10:30pm at night that two people have died two days ago and nobody knows why, and they came down ill quite suddenly, haven't had a chance to get a doctor first, then yes, i'm wondering what's happening to my kids when they are sleeping. the couple's daughter, kelly ormerod, has suspicions about her parents‘ deaths. a forensic report could take ten days. egypt's tourism industry has suffered in recent years amid security fears. authorities will be hoping this

incident doesn't inflict a blow to its reputation. the british foreign and commonwealth office confirmed it is supporting the family of a couple who died in hurghada and that it remains in contact with thomas cook. its guidance to anyone staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel is to follow the advice of their tour operator and of local authorities. the grieving family ofjohn and susan cooper will just be wanting answers. katy austin, bbc news. and now a little bit of history. in 1985 the soviet union restricted the sale of alcohol because of rising rates of alcohol addiction. former communist party advisor alexander tsipko has been telling witness about the failed attempt to try and sober up a nation. there used to be just one image of the soviet worker and this was it. young, efficient, and above all, sober. but now there is another.

half asleep and halfway to dips a mania. translation: a quarter of all workers would have a glass of vodka before going to work. this was widespread among our working class. the russians call of the whole the green snake and opening time the hour of the wall. put the two together and the results can be disastrous. translation: together and the results can be disastrous. translationzlj together and the results can be disastrous. translation: i saw clearly that in a country where a quarter of all workers are alcoholics, this country survives by killing its own people. that was very clear to me. the state makes billions in alcohol tax. but the state has ordered its people to sober up. translation: as someone who spoke to gorbachev often, i can

tell he didn't understand what the ussr was about. of all the soviet freedoms, only one was always there. the freedom to drink. all russians love vodka. for years, ambulances have patrolled city streets, taking people to special drying out centres. but medicalfacilities people to special drying out centres. but medical facilities are now to be improved. the authorities say they will fight this ugly phenomenon and remove it from soviet life. translation: as part of the campaign, alcohol sales were limited to the period from 2pm to seven p.m. many wine shops were closed, and most importantly, only one bottle of vodka was sold per person. seaview had a birthday party, you had to show your passport to prove that it was really a birthday. by

by about 1988, 1989, it became clear that the campaign was damaging. the soviet system simply collapsed. millions of people lost theirjobs. in the soviet days, if a worker had a drink before going to work, at least there were some restraints on him in the workplace. with the colla pse him in the workplace. with the collapse of the ussr there were no social structures any more and the alcoholic had nothing holding him back. gorbachev taught me how to drink

whiskey. one evening he invited me for a drink. whiskey. one evening he invited me fora drink. i had never whiskey. one evening he invited me for a drink. i had never tried whiskey before. i think we had it with ice. that was the first time i tasted whiskey. it was billed by some as the "biggest event in internet histor," a boxing match between youtube sensations ksi and logan paul. so who won this grudge match at the manchester arena ? the answer is, no—one. it was a draw. one ringsidejudge had ksi ahead by one point but the other two scored it even, meaning a majority draw was declared. the decision was greeted by booing in the arena, but both men immediately called for a rematch. more than 15,000 tickets were sold for the fight, with thousands more watching live on youtube.

reports suggest many more have watched it for free on illegal streams. now, just before we go, we thought we'd show you these new arrivals at a zoo in crimea. the two amur leopard cubs were born at taigan safari park. they're easily distinguishable because one is black and the other spotted, a rare phenomenon. this was the first time desdemona, the female amur leopard, has become a mother but so far it seems that motherhood suits the cat. leopards are notoriously difficult to breed in the wild because of their complex mating habits, and mothers rejecting offspring is not uncommon. if you want to get in touch with me, you can do that on twitter. there is plenty more on our website. hello, good morning. fewersunshine

and more showers on saturday but it still didn't feel very warm. this is how we ended the day at leigh on sea, shown by one of our weather watchers, but already those skies have changed. everything is coming in from the atlantic, you would expected to be a bit warmer but may not be the case. overnight, temperatures not quite slow, but it will feel quite chilly, i think, during sunday, because it is going to be dull and it is going to be a bit rainy as well. maybe starting dry for eastern scotland and eastern england, but we will see the rain pushing east. quite heavy at times, especially for wales and the south—west. improving and brightening up in northern ireland in the afternoon, breaks coming out of the northern irish sea later. quite a blustery day later in the day. the wettest weather in the south—east. 17 perhaps, but only 12 or 13 south—east. 17 perhaps, but only 12 or13 in south—east. 17 perhaps, but only 12 or 13 in scotland even though the rain might not amount to much. typically at all clears way as things start to get dark. we see the

skies clearing overnight. a few showers across the northern isles of the uk, and a bit ofa showers across the northern isles of the uk, and a bit of a breeze as well. not too cold, despite those temperatures in the day. monday, bank holiday for most, and much better day. still a blustery westerly wind, with showers blowing infor westerly wind, with showers blowing in for the western and northern half of the uk. further south and east it is probably going to be largely drive. with some sunshine it will be warmer, significantly so in scotland, low 20s in the south—east of england and east anglia. in between these two weather systems on monday and tuesday, this one arrives into the north—west. to keep our eyes on this developing piece of low pressure. we don't really see the rain getting going until later in north scotland and northern ireland. also, good spells of sunshine and probably a bit warmer, temperatures into the mid—20s in the south—east. a few showers not far away on the other side of the channel, we saw that high pressure and that could arrive and push some showers north up arrive and push some showers north up the east side of england

overnight. a lot of uncertainty about the forecast on wednesday. that weather front is moving in from the atlantic and that could be a bit more dominant. most of the showers and rains steering away from east anglia and the south—east. that weather not amounting to much. some sunshine coming on behind that. slightly cooler and fresher. as we head towards the end of the week and the end of the month we are likely to find high pressure building which will see a return to dry conditions and some good spells of sunshine, and some good spells of sunshine, and it should feel a bit warmer as well. that's it from me. that night. —— good night. this is bbc news. the headlines — on his first official visit to ireland, pope francis has met survivors of abuse by members of the roman catholic church. among them was a prominent survivor of sexual abuse by a priest in the nineteen sixties and at least two people born in homes for unmarried mothers. hundreds of venezuela ‘s have been

allowed into peru after they said they were to need a passport. officials in one bordertown said they were requesting refugee station —— status and had travelled with an id card only and were stranded at the border. relatives of the late spanish dictator francisco franco say they will use all legal means to stop the government from exhuming his remains from a monument outside madrid. a statement from general franco's grandchildren said they were totally opposed to what they called an act of vengeance.