franco zeffirelli, who'd started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and for sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made for television, showed a different and more austere side to his work. if my kingdom were of this world, my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured. in 2004, he was given an honorary knighthood. he had always been an anglophile. in terms of the country i would like to see married with my country, with italy. and i managed to make this marriage happen with my work. such a traditional honour meant a lot to a director renowned for his love of formality, opulence and beauty.

a roman catholic mass has been held at notre—dame cathedral in paris for the first time since a fire destroyed the roof and spire two months ago. about 30 worshippers took part in the service, which was held in a side chapel, because the main structure hasn't yet been declared safe. both worshippers and clergy had to replace their usual head gear with hard hats. the weather. a mishmash of a weekend continues apace through the rest of saturday and indeed running into sunday as she will say. there is some rain still to be had showery band of rain working to the eastern side of the british isles to finish of saturday, the showers persist across northern parts of scotland, and return later in the right —— later in the night. here we are on sunday, make the most of the dry

weather across the midlands, north of england, southern scotland, because as the day goes on, the showers move from the south—west to cover many of the british isles. keep some sunshine, temperatures could push towards 20 degrees. come monday, a lot of shower activity for many parts of scotland and northern ireland. if you are showers across england and wales and things here are beginning to turn a bit warmer. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: hundreds of homes have been evacuated because of flooding in lincolnshire, brought on by heavy rain. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran, has begun a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. police are investigating after three people were killed in separate attacks in london in the last 2a hours. there's to be a major review into hospital food after the deaths of five patients from listeria

is announced in england. the leader of hong kong backs down indefinitely after mass protests over their controversial extradition law to mainland china. now on bbc news — from the refugee camps of pakistan to top flight competition, afghan cricket has had an amazing journey. in this world cup year, we meet the players trying to take their team to the next level, and hoping their lives might just be transformed in the process. meet the kings of kabul. commentator: this is the stuff of fairytales! who would have thought? afghanistan will play in the second world cup. from the refugee camps of pakistan to top—flight competition, afghan cricket has had an amazing journey. and the team is now among the top ten in the world.

but this isn't just a sport. it is a passion that unites a country torn apart by a0 years of war. commentator: rashid khan has got it! with celebrity players in international leagues. doing well, to bring the smiles on the faces of people back home. in this world cup year, we meet the players taking the sport to the next level, and hoping their lives will be transformed in the process.

hazratullah shahidi hopes this will be his year. until he was 15, he had only played cricket with a tennis ball. now, atjust 2i, he's hoping to make the afghan squad for the 2019 cricket world cup.

since then, hazratullah has gone

on to become a world—class batsman. in 2019, he broke a world record, hitting 16 sixes in a match against ireland. and he hopes this will be enough to book him a place in the world cup squad. commentator: a big smile on his face, and why not? cricket was almost unheard of in afghanistan 20 years ago. at the time, many afghans were living as refugees in pakistan

to escape taliban rule. and it was here, in the refugee camps of peshawar, that they learned the game of cricket. raees ahmadzai was one of the pioneers of afghan cricket.

after the fall of the taliban, players began to return to afghanistan, and cricket began to flourish. but in a country struggling to rebuild itself, sport was not a priority.

commentator: afghanistan in trouble, they need 39 to win. scraping together what little money they had to finance a foreign tour, the team's breakthrough came when they defeated jersey in division five in 2008. the afghan team reached the qualifying stage of the world cup in south africa in 2011. but they were knocked out by canada.

commentator: afghanistan's dream of reaching the 2011 world cup is over. the team wouldn't get through to the world cup until 2015, when they went on to win one match against scotland. this year, they're hoping to improve their record. raees has now retired and is looking for the next generation of talent. raees knows what he is looking for. raees has now retired and is looking for the next generation of talent.

raees knows what he is looking for. he found one of the country's biggest stars, rashid khan, at a scouting event like this several years ago. rashid is a legspin bowler who became the youngest ever captain of an international cricket team when he led the afghan side atjust 19. commentator: given! he's given it, rashid khan has got it! my mum was telling me, you have to be a doctor. we've never had a doctor in my family. i just told my family, look, you're expecting me to be a doctor but i love cricket, you know? i have enough skills, i can do it, i can go forward and i can have a good future.

my nephew, my brothers, they are together in one room and they are watching my game, and if i do not perform, my mother says they do not eat. i am always trying to do as good as possible and bring the smiles on the faces of the back home people as much as possible, because they have — the only hope is cricket, they are watching on tv and it is something to celebrate there. rashid now plays in the ipl in india and other international leagues. commentator: the rock star, rashid khan! but although he is not often in kabul, rashid is still a national icon, who is carrying the country's hopes ahead of the world cup. we call this mural the ambassadors of hope.

i think every single person who passes by this, you will see it, they say, thank you for painting. but living in afghanistan is not easy. we are always concerned about security issues that we have. standing on a main road in kabul, there's always a chance of explosions, suicide attacks, kidnappings, all of that. security is a serious concern here. and even for cricket, the source of such national pride, has been a target.

in 2018, eight people were killed during attack on a match injalalabad and in 2017, a suicide attack on a cricket ground in kabul killed three people. asghar afghan, the team captain, was part of the team playing that day.

but in a blow to the fans, cricketing authorities have decided that for overseas teams, the risks are too great. the team is no longer allowed to play international matches at home in kabul. dehradun stadium outside delhi has become the afghan national team's home ground.

asghar has captained the team for years. he dreams they will one day be able to play to a home crowd. and he has high hopes for the world cup.

in preparation for the world cup, the team will be taking part in a training camp in south africa. but before they leave, there is time to celebrate all they have achieved so far. the training camp will take the team thousands of miles from the security threats in kabul. and it will be the first hazrat‘s

first world cup away from home. but while he is looking forward to the trip, it will mean a prolonged separation away from family, like his nephew.

but the team know there is lots of work to do if they are going to make the semifinals. the team have finally arrived in the uk for the world cup, where they will play a series of one—day internationals in scotland and ireland before starting the competition.

it's a chance to get used to the conditions of the uk but it's cold and wet and most of the team are fasting for ramadan so they won't be easy games. and there has been a sudden change of captain. asghar, with years of experience leading the teams, has been replaced by a new captain, gulbadin. but the team's star player, rashid, is not in scotland,

along with two other players. he is playing in the ipl in india. it's a real blow for team morale. with the pressure mounting before the game, hazrat calls his family for some support.

when afghanistan last played scotland in the world cup qualifiers, they lost, so they are keen to set their record straight, and prove they are worthy of a place in the competition. for hazrat, this is a chance for him to earn his place in the finals squad. after a slow start, with afghanistan conceding 315 runs to scotland, the pressure is on the batsmen like hazrat to turn the game around.

butjust a few minutes after going to the pitch, he is caught out. it's a tight match but in the end, rain holds play, and the afghan team are declared the winners by just two runs.

0na day on a day where there has been frequent showers and rain, let's find some sunshine. lyme regis is a place that managed to find some sunshine. 0ther place that managed to find some sunshine. other places have seen frequent showers. we've seen showers merging to give a longer spell of

rain, as the frontal system has worked eastwards across the uk. we've seen frequent showers across northern ireland, northern and western scotland. they continue ever light and elsewhere they will tend to fade before showers return across parts of wales and southern and western england later tonight. clear skies elsewhere, temperatures typically between six and nine celsius, double figures in parts of wales under southern eglin. sunday, high pressure is tantalisingly close but we are still under the influence of this area of low pressure and another frontal system is working its way across, that will introduce more showers in england and wales, some could be heavy and thundery. more showers in northern and western scotla nd more showers in northern and western scotland and northern ireland. it looks like parts of east anglia and england see more in the way of sunshine. gusty winds associated with the showers, you will find a rumble of thunder embedded in the

heavier ones, too. we are going to keep the showers going as we go through the evening and overnight. they will tend to fade but will keep some lingering particular across north—west england into northern ireland and parts of western scotla nd ireland and parts of western scotland as well. monday, this area of low pressure keeps the showers close by across much of scotland and northern ireland. showers across wales and northern and north—west england, further south and east are probably dry with spells of sunshine. but some showers across scotla nd sunshine. but some showers across scotland and northern ireland on monday could well be heavy and thundery, slow—moving as well, bringing a lot of rain a short amount of time. looks like many of us amount of time. looks like many of us will see a respite on tuesday, some spells of sunshine, a few showers scattered around, but we could see heavier rain overnight into wednesday.

this is bbc world news today, i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: hong kong's leader suspends a bill that allows extraditions to mainland china, but campaigners say it's not enough. amid continued tensions in the gulf, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranianjailed in iran, begins a new hunger strike in protest against her imprisonment. franco zeffirelli, one the 20th century's most creative and prolific directors, has died aged 96. we'll hear from the star of one of his best known films. and holy mass in hard hats. a roman catholic service is held at notre—dame cathedral in paris for the first time since a fire ripped through the building