no art this is bbc news, the headlines: one of the most high—ranking officials in the catholic church, the australian cardinal and former vatican treasurer george pell, welcome to bbc news — has been convicted of sexually broadcasting to viewers abusing two choirboys in north america in melbourne cathedral. and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: once more with feeling — he's been taken into custody. donald trump and kim jong—un arrive he was found guilty on five in vietnam ahead of charges in december, but reporting restrictions have only now been lifted. he plans to appeal the verdict. their second summit. the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has arrived in vietnam we are hours away from talks you but for his second summit with president trump. what talk is there regarding north korea has given little progress of the denuclearisation of north korea? theresa may admits britain's indication it is prepared to disarm. departure from the eu could be delayed as her government warns of a severe impact if the uk leaves without a brexit deal. nigeria's election commission has donald trump's former fixer testifies in washington. already jailed for lying to congress, he says he welcomes the chance to tell the truth. pakistan warns india, "we will act at a time "of our choosing," as tensions rise. confirmed that muhammadu buhari is

the new president. he beat the other candidate by about 4 million as an donald trump and kim jong—un are set to meet soon. the us is opening setting the summit in their numb, a communist state with a successful market economy, would help persuade the north koreans to exchange nuclear weapons or business development. in just the exchange nuclear weapons or business development. injust the past exchange nuclear weapons or business development. in just the past few minutes, president trump has tweeted.

sharanjit leyl is in hanoi for us. it's a busy day for all of us here. as busy as the hanoi traffic. president trump tweeting as you mentioned and he is due to leave his hotel shortly. he will be meeting with the vietnamese president and the prime minister and that they will culminate with a short meeting, 20 minutes, one—on—one with kim jong—un. proceeding onto a dinner. various advisers as well. as we know, donald trump is due to leave shortly for his bilateral meetings andi shortly for his bilateral meetings and i believe we can see some of

that footage right now. we'll be that footage right now. we'll be that of course. seeing what he gets up that of course. seeing what he gets up to. it's a busy day, as mentioned. ahead of that, summing up the arrival, denuclearisation being the arrival, denuclearisation being the big issue. after a marathon 3—day train trip through china, the north korean leader looks ready to enjoy the limelight. some of his staff even struggled to keep up. kimjong—un may run an impoverished country, but he's determined to put on a show of strength on the streets of hanoi. donald trump also has a lot to prove in vietnam. very little of substance was agreed at their last meeting — north korea remains a global threat. this time, he'll hope to have an offer mr kim won't refuse. vietnam is seen as a model north korea could use to reform.

it remains a communist state, the party retains absolute control, yet it opened up its economy to become one of the fastest growing in asia. duong thi thanh took the chance to establish her own textile business using traditional vietnamese methods. she employs dozens of staff and, after 2a years, her firm is now global. here's the fancy market! most north korean households have been making money on the black market for years. here in seoul, in south korea, one defector told me it's tolerated but still illegal — it's the only way some families earn money for food, and she's not sure kim jong—un is serious about economic reform.

these hanoi schoolchildren are singing about their hopes for the summit. they come from a country which has made peace with the us and gained prosperity. could north korea's next generation learn a similar lesson? laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi. well, joining me now from monterey in california is melissa hannam, weapons of mass destruction as burke —— expert, to talk denuclearisation. melissa, tell us a little bit about

what they are likely to discuss, particularly the specifics. we know that yongbyong, the nuclearfacility in north korea, is up for discussion. a lot of the information around denuclearisation is still pretty opaque. we don't have a lot of substance pretty opaque. we don't have a lot of su bsta nce yet pretty opaque. we don't have a lot of substance yet but we do know that north korea and the us have been struggling to even share a common definition of what denuclearisation means. the us comes from a position it wants, north korea as well, unilaterally give up their weapons, while north korea only thinks in the context of the whole world giving up nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear weapons being used north korea getting removed. melissa, give us an korea getting removed. melissa, give us an idea. we've been secretive

about a lot of weapons. what do we know about their nuclear and antiballistic weapons they have? the north koreans have conducted six nuclear tests and you may remember that several months ago, they actually detonated the tunnels, or the entrances are leased to the tunnels, where they text in —— tested those nuclear weapons safer about 2000 —— tested those nuclear weapons safer about 2000 -- 2006 tested those nuclear weapons safer about 2000 —— 2006 until last year, they had tests were about six explosions. some of those explosions we re explosions. some of those explosions were relatively small when you think of nuclear weapons but the last one was quite large, so large that it may have actually been thermonuclear. most people believe

that north korea has two types of nuclear warhead. fission warheads, like what the us dropped on hiroshima, and also thermonuclear weapon which for lay people is just a much, much larger explosion. these two types of warheads could fit on a series of north korea's indigenous missiles. the 14 and 15 missiles, two intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the united states mainland, for example. and also intermediate and short—range missiles that were derived primarily from soviet designs but reverse engineered and likely also capable of creating warheads. thank you to setting that into context. all of that on the table in terms of what the two are likely to discuss. they will be

meeting properly tomorrow, thursday, and thank you so much for that melissa hanham in monterey, california. nigeria's electoral commission has declared that muhammadu buhari has been re—elected as president for a second four—year term. results put him just under 4 million votes ahead of his main rival, atiku abuba kar. the former vice president has alleged electoral fraud. from abuja, here is the bbc‘s peter okwoche. almost 72 hours after the presidential vote in nigeria, by our reckoning, it seems president muhammadu buhari has won a second term in office. now, the independent national electoral commission has not made a formal announcement yet. they say they will do that in a few hours. according to our statistics, though, residents muhammadu buhari has won 19 of the country's 36 states.

his main opponent, atiku abubakar, has won 18 of those states. but president muhammadu buhari also has a commanding lead of almost 4 million votes. now, he has a lot of work ahead of him. he will have to tackle corruption, as he has promised to do here in nigeria. the economy is barely out of a recession. then there is the matter of insecurity across the country. boko haram in the north—east of the country. clashes between hersdmen who are looking for pasture for their cows, and farmers whose farms these cows destroy across the middle belt of nigeria. and then, the restive youth in the oil—rich niger delta demanding a greater share of the region's oil wealth. from what we can tell, president buhari has won

a second term in office and it looks like he will be continuing for another four years. and just a moment ago nigeria's electoral commission formerly announced that incumbent president muhammadu buhari won the country's presidential election. here's the moment of the announcement. having scored the highest number of votes, muhammadu buhari is declared the winner, having been re—elected. the british prime minister has for the first time held out the prospect of parliament voting to delay britain's departure from the european union. brexit is currently scheduled for march 29th. but theresa may has said mps must first vote on her preferred brexit deal, and then — if that's rejected — vote on whether they're prepared to approve the uk leaving with no

agreement at all. caroline rigby now on what feels like a significant moment in the agonised brexit process. the british prime minister always said she wanted a smooth transition, adamant the uk would leave on march 29. but has theresa may finally blinked? having rejected leaving with the deal negotiated with the eu, then reject leaving on 29 march without a withdrawal agreement and future framework, the government will, on 14 march, bring forward a motion on whether parliament wants to seek a short, limited extension to article 50. they were the words number ten never wanted to admit, the possibility of delaying brexit rather than leaving without a deal. the prime minister has become quietly expert at kicking back came down the road. but the problem is the road is running out. and the consequence of running down the clock are evident and very real for industry and for people's jobs. these days, agreement in westminster seems increasingly rare. but the government agrees that the impact of leaving without a withdrawal agreement could be severe. in a new report, it warns that some

businesses would face higher tariffs, as much as 70% for beef farmers. others would experience new regulatory barriers and tougher customs procedures. and with 30% of britain's food coming from the eu, the government suggest disruption at the border could lead to higher prices, reduced choice and even shortages. fresh produce which would be worst hit by reduced availability through a reduced flow through the dover strait. this can't be good for retailers, consumers or the country and that's why mps have got to avoid a disastrous no—deal brexit on march 29. in essence, with the clock still ticking, theresa may's government believes britain is ill—prepared for the possibility of a divorce without a deal. let's get some of the day's other news. rescuers in indonesia are searching

for at least 60 gold miners who may be trapped by a shaft collapse in the northern sulawesi province. according to the disaster agency, dozens of people were mining illegally for gold when supporting beams broke, burying them. one person has been found dead, 13 have been rescued so far. humanitarian aid, currently blocked by the maduro regime from entering venezuela, be allowed in. it's likely to be vetoed by president maduro's allies china and russia. the us has threatened more economic sanctions and called on other member states to do the same. the us house of representatives has passed legislation to block president trump's national emergency declaration, seeking funds for his long—promised border wall. only thirteen republicans supported the move in the house — it now goes to the senate. a two—thirds majority of both chambers would be needed to override a presidential veto. the us secretary of state has spoken to the indian and pakistani

governments after india launched airstrikes against militants in pakistan, close to the disputed region of kashmir. mike pompeo says he urged the two countries, both nuclear powers, to avoid any more military activity. india says it targeted terrorists from a group in balakot. pakistan says the strikes hit an empty area and no one was hurt. but indian jets entering pakistani airspace is a major escalation of tensions. this from our india correspondent yogita limaye. in this mountainous part of pakistan's north—east, india claims to have hit a militant group. it says its aircraft bombed jaish—e—mohammad's largest camp. for the first time since 1971, indian warplanes entered pakistani airspace. translation: i heard a huge explosion, and jets flying overhead. in the morning, we saw a big crater, and some homes damaged. but pakistan's military says there was no damage and no casualties.

its spokesman put out these photos, saying the jets were forced to drop their payloads hastily and scramble away. it has vowed to retaliate. india has committed uncalled—for aggression, to which pakistan shall respond at the time and place of its choosing. india's actions are being seen as a response to this suicide bombing, 12 days ago. carried out by jaish—e—mohammad, it killed a0 troops in indian—administered kashmir. this is an area disputed between pakistan and india. the neighbours have fought two wars over it, and for decades, it has faced armed insurgency backed by pakistan—based groups. india has been repeatedly urging pakistan to take action against the jaish—e—mohammad, to preventjihadis from being trained and armed inside pakistan. after the suicide bombing,

the mood in the country was one of anger, of wanting revenge against the perpetrators, and with a national election coming up in less than two months from now, the government and prime minister modi were under pressure to act. along the de facto border between the two countries, troops are on high alert. reports say both sides have been firing small arms and mortars. in what is already one of the most militarised regions in the world, there is fear about how much worse it could get. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: as africa's film festival fespaco continues in burkina faso, we hear from the man behind the first english—speaking film to win the biggest prize, in 1989. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed

to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, "be hidden from the world for the rest of his life."

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has been meeting with his vietnamese counterpart in hanoi ahead of his summit with north korean leader, kim jong—un. in the last few minutes, the nigerian election commission has declared that president muhammadu buhari has won another term in office. donald trump's disgraced former lawyer michael cohen has been giving evidence to congress. us media reports suggest that in three days of hearings, he may accuse his long—time boss of racism and criminal conduct, including tax fraud. only his testimony on wednesday will be public. cohen has already been sentenced to three years in prison for lying to congress, also tax evasion and campaign finance violations. he spoke briefly as he left tuesday's hearing. first of all, i want to thank you all for sticking around and waiting for me. at this point in time,

i really appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to clear the record and to tell the truth. and i look forward to, tomorrow, to being able to use my voice to tell the american people my story, and i'm going to let the american people decide exactly who's telling the truth. so i want to thank you all again for sticking around, and have a good night. the trump administration has questioned why congress wants to hear from and apparently trust someone who has already been convicted of lying to congress. i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes. it is a very valid point, that he has, as you say, been accused and found guilty of lying, so a lot of people will take whatever he says to congress with a huge pinch of salt. that said, there are certainly democrats who want to hear from him during these three days of hearings, who believe that he has more information to share. and as we've just heard from mr cohen, clearly he is directing whatever he has to say, whatever allegations

he has, at the american people. and perhaps there's something in trying to salvage his own reputation, even though he's been found guilty and he's heading to jailfor three years in just a few weeks' time. he may well have valid information. that's what we've got to wait and see. it may be tittle—tattle, it could be salacious information, or there could be hard facts there. and there's speculation he could bring documents, possibly even audio recordings with him, to prove a point, to back up his case. and if it does turn out to be true, if there is proof, it could cause a lot of trouble for the president, couldn't it? it could cause a huge amount of trouble. it really does depend on what he has to say. that could result in more hearings and further investigations. it could just leave a bad taste, as far as the american public are concerned. this is going to be a televised event. it is being hyped by the american media here, and clearly people will be

watching it very closely. and even if there aren't those hard facts to perhaps move ahead with an investigation, or even criminal prosecution of the president, which some people are talking about, itjust may be the kind of message that people don't want to hear about their sitting president. peter bowes for us there. the australian cardinal george pell has been taken into custody, after having his bail revoked. he was found guilty of abusing two choirboys in melbourne cathedral in 1996. the former vatican treasurer, who is 77, is the highest—ranking catholic figure to be convicted of sexual assault. his lawyers have lodged an appeal. africa's biggest film festival is underway in burkina faso. as film makers gather on the 50th anniversary, the bbc has been talking to kwaw ansah, whose film won the top prize — the golden stallion of yennenga. but a while ago now, his film heritage africa was the first non—french work to win the prize, in 1989.

it is set in colonial ghana, and tells the story of a man who embraces english culture, abandons his african heritage, and all that has real meaning to him. congratulations. it was something i dreamt about for years, a story of colonialism, and it might be very moving. the african issue has always been at the forefront of my mind. we have made so many contributions to the world's innovations, and yet our children are made to think that we

started this morning. i test marketed it with some people i would consider big man in our society. when they saw the film, it was as if it did a certain thing to them. if you take your time, build a good story, do a good selection of actors, it might live longer than just putting a camera before an artist, you no, and shooting him or her from his or her beauty. a material that might speak to the

community. when the jury saw heritage africa, they were convinced that it deserved the grand prix, and i must tell you the backlash was heavy, you know. in burkina, iwas very ill with malaria, and the prize that year was this big, and i couldn't carry it. just a reminder this power, the two raking stories, first in nigeria where the electoral commission has declared the president has been re—elected for a second four year term. the results put him just under 4 million votes ahead of his nearest rival, and cardinal george pell has been taken into custody in

australia, he will be formally sentenced on 13 march and could face up sentenced on 13 march and could face up to ten years injail. his bail has been revoked. thank you for watching. hello there. this unusually warm weather isn't going to last forever, and as we change the month, so we're going to change the weather quite significantly. over the past few days, though, we've seen the temperatures creeping up day by day, culminating in 21.2 celsius at kew gardens yesterday. but our weather is changing because the position of the jet stream is going to change. we've been on the warm side of it for a long time now, but look what happens out in the atlantic. a strengthening westerly jet is heading our way. that's going to bring cooler air, and it will bring more changeable weather as well. so today, make the most of the sunshine. today is probably the last of the warm and sunny days. and it will be a lovely day, but it's a bit of a chilly start out there. we've got temperatures close to freezing in one or two places, and there's a bit more mist and fog around as well in the morning, across southern england,

parts of the midlands, the vale of york, and around the moray firth too. but it will tend to lift, and we should see the sunshine coming out far and wide. a bit more cloud coming into northern ireland at times, western and most parts of scotland and the irish sea. there is lots of sunshine around and more warmth as well, with the higher temperatures again around the london area, around 19 or 20 celsius. so a lovely day to come for many of us. our persistent area of high pressure, though, is retreating. it's getting sucked away down towards iberia and the azores, which is where it should be, really, at this time of the year. it allows these weather fronts to come in from the atlantic. and you'll notice much, much more cloud around on thursday. it'll be rather dull and misty and murky, and we could see some bursts of rain coming into wales, perhaps north—west england, through the midlands and southern england. a limited amount of sunshine in the south—west. most places will be cloudy. nine degrees in scotland, a few spots of rain in the north—east of scotland. 12 or 13 further south, at best, significantly lower than we've seen

over the past few days or so. may find a little ridge of high pressure coming in behind, drying things off for friday, ahead of the next weather front arriving from the atlantic. this is where all our weather is going to be coming from. it'll start off dull, misty, with some patchy fog again on friday. may stay quite cloudy for eastern areas. further west, there may be some sunshine ahead of this rain, which holds off until late in the day. but those temperatures are back down to 11 or 12 celsius, still slightly above average for the time of year, but quite different from what we've been used to. it's not really going to get an awful lot warmer over the weekend, either. we'll see bands of rain coming in from the atlantic, followed by some sunshine and some showers. and it could be quite windy, as well. there's quite a deep area of low pressure coming across the north of the uk. some very windy weather for southern scotland, northern ireland, and also across northern england.