this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 6pm... pope francis is meeting irish bishops before travelling back to rome. earlier he addressed vast crowds at mass in phoenix park in dublin, asking for forgiveness for the abuse irish people had suffered at the hands of priests. translation: we ask forgiveness for the abuses in ireland, abuses of power, conscience and sexual abuse by members with responsibility in the church. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe who's been imprisoned in iran on spying charges has been told her temporary three—day release is over — and she must return to jail tonight. the daughter of british couple — john and susan cooper — who died during a stay at an egyptian hotel speaks out about the ordeal and insists ‘something in their room killed them' flags are flying at half—mast at the white house, and tributes continue to be made to us senatorjohn mccain who has died at the age of 81. a team of scientists have pieced together the dna of dinosaurs

and discovered their genetic structure was very close to living birds. hello and very good evening to you. welcome to bbc news. pope francis has been celebrating mass in front of vast crowds at phoenix park in dublin, on the final day of his visit to ireland. in a lengthy prayer, he asked for forgiveness for the abuse irish people had suffered at the hands of priests. speaking at the knock shrine in county mayo, pope francis called for firm and decisive action to secure truth and justice. earlier today, the pope gave a speech in which he referred to his meeting with eight survivors on saturday evening, and said he wanted to take up what they had said to him, and seek forgiveness. translation:

we ask forgiveness for the abuses in ireland, abuses of power, conscience and sexual abuses perpetrated by members with responsibility in the church. in a special way, we ask pardon for all the abuses committed in various types of institutions, run by male orfemale religions and members of the church. we ask for forgiveness. give us the strength to work forjustice, amen. we will cross now to the dublin airport, that is the papal motorcade, he was in the pope mobile as he went around phoenix park but

since he left phoenix park, members of the press pack and media pack who are travelling, it it is nearly his flight. are travelling, it it is nearly his flight. he came over and used shephard one, that is the call sign for all the planes that carry the pope on hisjourneys. the plates themselves have been given numbers reflecting the visit. my memory is that i think this flight might be 2018 and the other one if i recall was 1979 to reflect the last papal visit. as you can see this is quite a lot of media travelling with him. it will be a few minutes before eve ryo ne it will be a few minutes before everyone else is on board and i do not think the pope will be getting on board until the last possible moment. he is probably having a bit of r&r in the vip lounge at dublin airport before he heads back to the

vatican tonight and he had a fairly intense few days not in terms in the number of events that he has had since he arrived but the intensity of the emotional visit, or he cannot help but be moved by the meeting he had with the eight survivors. we we re had with the eight survivors. we were told there was only the eight survivors, a translator and the pope and no other officials with him. he gave them a lot of time to hear their stories and what they expect from him. we heard something of that in his remarks in mass this afternoon. we will return to the airport as we see the pope as he leaves and waves goodbye to ireland injusta leaves and waves goodbye to ireland injust a few leaves and waves goodbye to ireland in just a few moments. well, as you've been hearing, this afternoon the pope addressed thousands as he held a closing mass in phoenix park in dublin, my colleague annita mcveigh was there. the vatican reporting that there

we re the vatican reporting that there were 300,000 people at this mass in phoenix park in dublin today. that is obviously slightly disappointing from their perspective. the estimated in advance that 500,000 people would be here by the tickets issued, but perhaps the increment weather was the reason why the numbers were not what they hope. but ican numbers were not what they hope. but i can say from the number of people gathered here, it was an incredibly warm and welcoming response to the words they heard first from the bishop of dublin who called for a new spring in the church in ireland in one which did not seek to forget the scandals that we have heard about in the last few decades but a new spring nonetheless. and then pope francis speaking in his native spanish parade for forgiveness for abuses carried out on all levels, he talked about the sexual abuse of children and of course the treatment of unmarried mothers and mother and

baby homes. the forced adoptions of those babies and so on. that was mapped as i say with a very warm response from the people here. and if we think about what he has done over the last 36 hours in terms of his public appearances and indeed the meeting with eight survivors of abuse, what people will want to see now in the words of the irish prime minister is whether he will follow up minister is whether he will follow up those words with actions. that is exactly what the irish prime minister called for yesterday when he spoke alongside pope francis in dublin castle. whether there is a new spring, the new chapter that has been called for on this visit, very much now in the hands of the church

and the state. but watching the people here, listening to the celebration of mass led by pope francis, it is clear there is a really strong faith here in ireland. 70% of the population identified as catholics, it is something that they would warmly welcome. speaking from phoenix park. well a little earlier i spoke tojohn allen, the editor of the catholic news site crux. john's been in dublin all week covering the pope's visit, he is normally based in the vatican and colorado. it is difficult to know what the impact the trip is going to have but iam impact the trip is going to have but i am struck by the juxtaposition of two things, one that if you spend time in croke park in dublin where there is a festival of families last night, if you were at phoenix park this afternoon with pope francis, if you were along the motorcade route, there was genuine enthusiasm and

jov- there was genuine enthusiasm and joy. there was a sense that the pope's presents with a shot in the arm of what is a fairly beleaguered catholic community but on the other hand all throughout the 32 hours of this trip and of course it is not quite over yet, there has been, not only have there been literal storm clouds in dublin in the sense that the weather has been dreadful today but metaphorical ones in the weight of the clerical sexual abuse scandals in the recent revelations we have seen in the run—up to this trip and during half hung over this trip. and to some extent i think diminished the atmosphere of celebration one might otherwise expect. a lot of the tension will dou btless expect. a lot of the tension will doubtless see in the newspapers tomorrow and broadcasters around the world as they picked the story up as they wake up, in the states and other parts of the world, catholic communities will be to the remarks he made in phoenix park and asking

for forgiveness. they were very explicit but on the other hand although the question has been about forgiveness and apology and acknowledging, the other question often asked is about concrete measures taken to ensure abuses is not repeated, and ensuring that perpetrators are punished and crimes are punished. do you think the church in the pope has yet gone far enough on public statements on that to satisfy some of the critics who are willing to be satisfied but are yet sceptical? first of all, i think the story that people will be waking up the story that people will be waking up to is notjust what he said in phoenix park but the story that broke out in the united states late last night that his former ambassador in that country has accused him of being aware of sexual abuse charges against an american cardinal by the year of 2013 and not taking any actions against him. it

isa taking any actions against him. it is a messy story but we have been, collea g u es is a messy story but we have been, colleagues and i and other news agencies have been trying to sort through it. i expect this question the pope will get on the press conference on the papal plane tonight and it will be part of tomorrow's new cycled the mac as well. but to answer your question, i think most observers will tell you at least here in ireland, not quite. they think it is heartfelt but they wa nt to they think it is heartfelt but they want to know what action is to be taken, the mantra is deeds, not words and they want to know what action is to be taken to impose accountability not just for the crime of sexual abuse of a minor but also the cover—up of that crime by bishops and other senior officials. and until he gives a detailed and concrete a nswer and until he gives a detailed and concrete answer to that question, i think there are always going to be reservations among many people in saying that he fully has his hands

around this crisis. john allen, the editor of the catholic website crux, he spent a week in ireland giving us his view on the pope's visit and now it really is coming to an end. we just saw the taoiseach arrived at dublin airport and standing outside the plane that the pope will travel back on and he is there to say goodbye to him. it has been an interesting visit. i don't think anyone could imagine a taoiseach standing in front of the plane as devoutly at dunn catholic as ireland has been, telling him that people have done on people —— unspeakable crimes and your people covered them up. and the pope acknowledged that

in his remarks today. said this is the motorcade, moving very slowly as they obviously showed on an airport runway. towards the plane, escorted by the guard and it contains pope francis and this is his first state official visit since he became pote. the first papal visit as we have been saying all weekend, sincejohn paul in 1979. undoubtedly huge crowds for mass today despite the awful weather. you do not always get the exact numbers you issue but i think we might have hoped for slightly better turnout and it will bea slightly better turnout and it will be a matter of debate how much that was down to the weather or down to perhaps the decline in fortunes in the church in ireland at the moment. that is something the pope himself has addressed and spoke about the

need for renewal, for a spring in church in ireland. we will go back to dublin airport as soon as we see pope francis. let's turn to other news this evening. the family of a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on spying charges, have confirmed that she has returned to prison today. nazanin zhagari—ratcliffe was reunited with her four year old daughter this week as she was given three—days release. her family tried to extend the release date but failed to do so. extend the release date she was jailed in 2016 on spying charges which she denies. earlier our correspondent brought us the latest. nazanin zhagari—ratcliffe was on holiday with her daughter and trained to introduce her daughter to her family in iran. she is a dual national older with british and iranian citizenship and tried to travel back to the uk in april two, 2016 but was arrested by the revolutionary guard and was accused of espionage and

jailed for five years. she has and was accused of espionage and jailed forfive years. she has been imprisoned since then which means she has only seen her daughter on prison visit. on thursday she was released from jail on a temporary released from jail on a temporary release for three days and heard that this might be happening, she was told exactly when it was going to occur and was given ten minutes to occur and was given ten minutes to get herself ready and leave. she has been time for her family outside of iran and today they were hoping to getan of iran and today they were hoping to get an extension and her lawyer was relatively positive this could happen. but there has been, according to her husband who is back here in the uk, it has been a day of mixed messages. we interrupt caroline to see the pope's departure from dublin airport. pope francis gets out of the car he has been using and is met there by the taoiseach and other dignitaries, and fighting the irish

wins, doubtless the people will except that the winds have changed and winds have been through the catholic church of the last couple of years. a warm greeting for him from the taoiseach, both men know the and —— the importance of the catholic church because it is the faith of so many irish people. and no doubt he has been a success in terms of people coming to see him and has had a positive response from some of those who met him last night and the survivors themselves of child sex abuse. it is likely we are told that he is giving a news conference on board his flight which is taking him back to the vatican this evening. he will actually be addressing obviously the visit but it is likely he will be asked about the allegation that has been made by

the allegation that has been made by the former ambassador from the embassy to washington and claimed that he wrote to the pope about the activities of the archbishop in washington who has resigned over allegations that he sexually assaulted several people and they have not responded to the claims, the vatican. and the context of this, it has created some caution on the story and why it came out now. the archbishop concerned is a long—standing critic of the pope and the timing to coincide with the pope's visit does look quite deliver it. that does not mean the stories are true but it does mean that the story needs to be, require some corroboration and certainly the pope should have the opportunity to respond so it will be the journalist

on the flight who got on a few minutes ago, and it will be interesting to see when they land what they had to say. there we are, pope francis stepping off irish soil to ta ke pope francis stepping off irish soil to take his seat aboard this flight, shephard one, the call sign for all flights that carried the pope. internationally recognised as having diplomatic status, the vatican is a state in its own right. and the pope returns to rome tonight. i would of thought reflecting on a broadly successful visit. yes not really faced much in the way of direct protest a nd faced much in the way of direct protest and i think the thing that will make most impact were the remarks today, during mass today when he chose to speak in spanish. he is argentinian so spanish is his tong as many commentators pointed

out. —— his native tongue. that is hope francis, who asked a request for forgiveness. hope francis, who asked a request forforgiveness. —— hope francis, who asked a request for forgiveness. —— that is pope francis. and in a special way we ask pardon for all the abuses committed in various kinds of institutions run by males orfemale in various kinds of institutions run by males or female religious and other members of the church. and of course a reference to the myelin lotteries, and we ask for forgiveness for the compassion and seeking of justice forgiveness for the compassion and seeking ofjustice and truth through concrete actions. it is the concrete actions that the tea shop was

raising in his speech, what are the concrete actions that the church has taken? and where perpetrators are identified, that those perpetrators are given, the information is given to the police and judicial authorities to deal with them. pope francis leaves ireland tonight, the first visit in many years. tributes are being paid to one of america's most respected politicians, john mccain, who has died at the age of 81. the vietnam war hero, who was defeated by barack obama in the 2008 presidential election, had been suffering from a brain tumour and decided to stop receiving treatment two days ago. chris buckler looks back at his life. john mccain was a politician of principle — a patriot who believed in his country and fought for it at tremendous cost to himself. as a young navy pilot, he was shot down over hanoi,

interrogated and tortured. his captors saw a potential propaganda coup when his father became commander of us forces in vietnam and offered him release. john mccain refused, despite the many beatings he suffered. on his return, he was hailed as a war hero and entered politics. he eventually spent 35 years representing republicans inside congress, but he was fiercely independent and often spoke out against the party, notably challenging the influence of big money on american politics. i will break the iron triangle in washington of money, lobbying and legislation, and they know that would be very, very disruptive financially to a lot of people's lives. he may have challenged washington, but he was respected here too. and in 2008, he was selected as the republican presidential candidate, but his campaign was not without mistakes and he was criticised for choosing sarah palin as his running mate. ultimately, he was

to lose to history, in the form of barack obama. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. but your support and friendship never wavered. his influence was still obvious in the twilight of his career. after brain surgery, he walked into the senate and stopped donald trump's attempts to get rid of the obamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he turned his thumb down. john mccain was a fighter to the end. he lived longer than expected after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. his family said it was with his usual strength of will that he chose to stop receiving medical treatment. but he was a man who never gave up hope, in politics or in his own personal battles. i hope to impress on you again that it is an honour to serve the american people in your company.

senatorjohn mccain, the senior senator from arizona who has died at the age of 81. the daughter ofjohn and susan cooper, the couple who died at a hotel in egypt last week, has told the bbc she is convinced ‘something in their room killed them.‘ kelly ormerod, who was also staying at the hotel, believes her parents did not die of natural causes. egyptian investigators say no trace of poisonous gas has been found in the couple‘s room. our correspondent stuart flinders reports. susan and john cooper were both on holiday at the red sea resort of hurghada, when they were both taken seriously ill and died on the same day. their daughter, kelly, who arrived home in burnley this morning, was with them. at 11 o‘clock, i went and knocked on the door, to see whether they were just having a little bit of a lie—in and didn‘t want to be bothered. as i opened the door, i could see that my dad was extremely ill, he was staggering back to the bed.

mum was laid on the bed and i could tell that something was seriously wrong with them. the egyptian authorities say the couple, both in their 60s, died from heart and respiratory failure. tests are now being carried out on food, water and air conditioning at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel, as the authorities try to establish how the couple died. their daughter says another member of the family had smelt something in the room that made her feel nauseous the day before the deaths. but the tour company, thomas cook, says there is so far no evidence of why they died. this is just a thorough investigation, which is carried out by our independent experts, in cooperation, of course with the prosecutors in egypt. we have to leave them exactly. what are they testing? i totally trust they are testing the right things. kelly ormerod is adamant her parents did not die of natural causes.

when they went back to that room that evening, there was something in that room that actually killed them. whether they have inhaled something that has poisoned them, i don‘t know. i can only have my opinion on what has gone on. postmortem results are expected in the next few days, but it could be weeks before kelly ormerod is allowed to bring her parents‘ bodies home. and what does dna from dinosaurs looked like? but we can tell you. a team of researchers from kent university have pieced together the genetic characteristics of dinosaurs by working backwards from their closest modern—day relatives. they say the breakthrough reveals how they dominated earth for more than 180 million years. pallab ghosh has been finding out more. could these scenes from jurassic world really happen? dinosaurs recreated from dna wreaking havoc. geneticist darren griffin has used

mathematical techniques to identify the genetic structure of the very first dinosaurs by working backwards from their closest modern—day relatives, birds and turtles. and so, would he, could he, bring them back to life? if we have some dna, the chances that we could recreate an animal from that are vanishingly small. we didn‘t really know what the overall structure of a dinosaur genome looked like. as a result of the work that‘s gone on in this lab, we now have a very close idea and a pretty certainty that it was something very close to a bird. birds are the most diverse species on the planet. they come in so many different shapes and sizes. it‘s thought that this is because they have 80 chunks of dna, called chromosomes. that‘s more than three times as many as we have. if dinosaurs have the same genetic structure as birds, then that might explain why there are so many

types of dinosaurs. their genetic structure may help to explain why dinosaurs survived so long and are so varied. some are huge. others were tiny. and some flew. it was their genes that enabled them to adapt to the earth‘s changing conditions over 100 million years, and they were able to do that far faster than any other kind of animal. the current theory is that a giant asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, when it hit the earth 66 million years ago. the new research suggests that they survived. the fossil evidence now, and our evidence illustrating the genomic structure of dinosaurs, actually reinforces the idea that, actually, rather than being distant relatives, they are actually all one and the same. and that, actually, the birds that are around us now are dinosaurs. so, it‘s not a question of whether we can bring them back — they never went away.

dinosaur genes enable them to change shape and size quickly and so, survived for hundreds of millions of years. pallab ghosh, bbc news. joining me now is professor paul barett, dinosaur researcher at the national history museum. thank you very much for being with us, pleasure to have you on to talk about this subject. first of all, in terms of how you did this, kind of working backwards, and that is a real detective story. it is. but it comes down to the fact that animals are all related to each other in one way or another. we all share common a ncestors way or another. we all share common ancestors that we are able to look at the common ancestor of lizards, birds and turtles and use the information from those species to start working backwards to look at the genome in the extinct species like dinosaurs. effectively, even though the dna itself would have

disappeared over millions of years, the elements that made up for dinosaurs are still in animals today. that is right but we have not been able to recover dna from a dinosaur fossil, been able to recover dna from a dinosaurfossil, it looks been able to recover dna from a dinosaur fossil, it looks like the nate does not survive that long but we are able to use a scalpel from current animals. will they help you tell much of evolution and how that process works and if it can be affected by events, theory that dinosaurs were wiped out by some kind of impact, possibly an asteroid on earth, that kind of shock, literal shock has an impact on generations of animals that follow? it is one thing worth remembering that in one sense dinosaurs are still with us today, birds are direct descendents, we have one branch of the dinosaur family tree

thatis branch of the dinosaur family tree that is flourishing and made it to the catastrophic event. the genetic organisms that we thought were unique to birds has an ancient history and probably present in dinosaur relatives and the genetic heritage may be usable to allowing dinosaurs to adapt to their environment quickly. the next question, is there any possibility of using this information to create the circumstances in which you can produce the equivalent of dna for dinosaurs or perhaps even read dinosaurs or perhaps even read dinosaurs again? i think it is very unlikely. we are never going to have original dna from dinosaurs, and never know what the exact genetic composition would be like and i think it is a bit of a stupid thing to do. give man in extra credit or

—— give man it extra predator that we could do a without. this is basically showing how life evolves and the differences in genetics and expressed in differences in the bodies of the animals and how different parts of the oddities were constructed at different times put together. from the natural history museum and excite you have eight dream job for many boys and girls watching, dinosaur researcher. in a moment we can join viewers on bbc one for a full round up of the national and international news with clive myrie. now what does the bank holiday weather have in store for us? alina jenkins has the details. hello it has been a wet and in places windy sunday across the uk, heavy spells across