this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories a pilgrimage of penance — pope francis is in canada where he's set to apologise for the abuse suffered by indigenous children at catholic—boarding schools. as firefighters in california struggle to contain the latest huge wildfire, the us special envoy for climate warns that the world is not moving fast enough to tackle the climate crisis. it is less than ideal not to have the entire congress full—throatily adopting some of the measures the need to be taken. russia admits it attacked the port of odessa — a day after an agreement to resume grain exports — but its foreign minister denies they are to blame for causing a world food crisis

and marvels�*s much—anticipated black panther sequel wakanda forever is unveiled at comic con in san diego thank you forjoining us. pope francis has arrived in canada. and he is on a mission to say sorry. a "pilgrimage of penance" is how he has labelled this trip, which will include a full apology on behalf of the catholic church for the abuse inflicted on indigenous children at mostly church—run residential schools. it's believed more than 150,000 children were taken from their families in a practice that lasted more than a century, and only came to an end in the 1990's. but indigenous groups themselves have expressed dissatisfaction over the arrangements of the pontiff�*s visit. mark lobel reports.

preparing to confront his flock�*s terrible past in canada but not everyone appears as pleased as canada's governor general, seen here welcoming the pontiff with the pope's agenda this week. that is part of the problem we have had with the churches that they have not been including as in the proper planning of this process. we do not feel like it has been about survivors, it has been more about the church. the remains of 215 children were found at this from a residential school in british columbia, closed in 1978 after forcibly assimilating indigenous youth. in all, more than 150,000 indigenous children were subjected to abuse, malnutrition, rape and death at similar schools, around 70% of which were run by the catholic church. i'm coming to you from northern ontario, one of the most notorious catholic

schools in the country was called st annes public school and they are notorious for using a home—made electric chair to punish the children. the children were forced to eat their own vomit. there was this apology to indigenous candaians there was this apology to indigenous canadians from the pope in april at the vatican. ijoin canadian brothers, bishops, in apologising. during this visit to canada, many now hope you will expand during this visit to canada, many now hope he will expand on those historic remarks. this week, the 85—year—old plans numerous public events and private meetings, including a visit to the site of a former residential school in western canada. but many want to hear more. such as financial compensation, the release of school records and support for extraditing an accused abuser. the pope says the spirit of this trip is one of penance. it is also a test of his health and of how well he can mend old wounds. that perhaps

is the big question. earlier i spoke to chief wilton littlechild who is in maskwacis where the pope will be coming monday to apologise. he met pope francis in the vatican earlier this year — and he persuaded the pope to make the journey after undertaking a very long truth and reconciliation process. the truth and reconciliation process actually took as, because it was a court ordered mandate, five years and then with the one—year extension, to complete our hearings. we heard from over 7,000 former students and those that were impacted by the residential school system in one way or the other. many times, i was hearing my own story being told in front of me because i spent 1a years

of my life in three different residential schools so it was not only a long time hearing those thousands of stories, many of which, through anger and tears sometimes, told us, the commissioners, three of us, doctor murray wilson and justice sinclair that all they wanted to hear was three words from the pope. and that was, i am sorry. sorry to interrupt you but is that actually enough? the commission itself spoke about a cultural genocide, i believe, and, yes, an apology is of course a big step but you've seen countless examples of broken lives as a result of this. is there more that can be done beyond just saying sorry? of course there is. because it is actually, first

everyone has the right to know the truth of what happened, and this was the darkest, saddest, most unknown chapter in canadian history. so it took us those six years to hear directly from the students, their stories of their lived experience in those schools and, as i said, many of them wanted to hear an apology but words are one thing. i actually coined a new word when i said it was about reconciliaction. what is the action going to be post—visit from pope francis? i wonder what you will be calling for, because i think you also said, after he leaves, we're left holding the baggage and that is very true in terms of what you see around you every day. that is right because of the remnants of the residential school legacy rolling out every day in different cities

in the country and in our communities. i say that in terms of addictions, violence, all the negative aspects and consequences of the system. and at the same time, it is going to take all of us working together to not only heal the harms that were done and to actually move from the place of finding out the truth and then moving onto reconciliation. that word, reconciliation, is obviously hugely important. but you know very well there are many people who won't buy this apology and feel rather sceptical about the visit. can you appreciate why they feel that way? of course, i lived experience myself. and did i have those, i was a very angry man for many years because of what happened to me as a child. every kind of abuse

talked about — whether physical, mental, cultural, spiritual, sexual, i through all of that as a child so i can understand the many people who are saying words are not enough. that is true. words are not enough. but it's going to take both of us working together on a path towards reconciliation to heal the pain, to actually make life better for the living survivors right now. some breaking news now — state media in myanmar say the military authorities have carried out the country's first executions in decades. reports say four prisoners were put to death, including two well—known pro—democracy activists — kyaw min yu and phyo zeya thaw. the pair were convicted for offences under anti—terrorism laws. the army seized power in myanmar in a coup last year. since then, it's rounded up opponents and tried to crush a popular uprising that's

fighting to restore democracy. firefighters in california have warned that hot weather is hampering their efforts to contain a huge wildfire before it reaches yosemite national park. it's one of the worst blazes of the year in the state so far and has already forced more than six thousand people from their homes. it comes as the us climate envoyjohn kerry told the bbc that president biden is considering declaring a climate emergency, to help him push through his green agenda, after failing to get a bill through congress. james clayton sent this report from california. these scenes are becoming all too familiar in california. a raging wildfire, the oakfire described by authorities here as explosive, devouring forests that are tinder dry. firefighters are struggling to contain it as it engulfs people's homes, livelihoods, and businesses.

this army veteran is spending his wedding anniversary waiting, hoping that the house he left will be ok. a lot of memories, though. my family grew up there, my kids, and... i don't know. just sad. the eight largest fires since records began in california have happened in the last five years. and these wildfires don't just affect forests, they create a haze that can blanket the state, air quality can be choking. in 2020, fires turned san francisco skies orange. here in san francisco, summer has become a time of unease as people wonderjust how bad fires raging in the east of the states are going to get. and politicians are being pressured to act. today, the us climate envoy john kerry said president biden was considering announcing a climate emergency that would give him additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda. it is less than ideal not

to have the entire congress full—throatedly adopting some of the measures that need to be taken so that the world can see a very united united states moving in this direction. fires here today aren't just threatening lives, but yosemite national park — home to ancient trees — coating beauty spots with smoke. and with the wet season not for months, this could be a long, hot summer. for firefighters. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. authorities in the bahamas say at least seventeen people thought to be from haiti have drowned after a vessel carrying migrants capsized. police said the boat turned over eleven kilometres off the bahamian island of new providence. more than 20 people were rescued. the bahamas is a frequent transit route for haitians seeking to reach the united states. the numbers attempting

the dangerous journey have increased significantly with the rise in haiti of widespread poverty and gang violence. well earlier we spoke to jasper williams—ward who was covering the story from the bahamas... authorities have confirmed that at least 17 haitians have died as a result of this vessel capsizing shortly after 1am off the island of new providence here in the bahamas. the youngest victim is a young girl believed to be between the age of four and five. 15 women are dead, and men are dead. 25 individuals were rescued from the vessel, including two men who are believed to be the smugglers that oversaw this voyage that resulted in this mass casualty. the minister of immigration told us earlier today that some of the

survivors have indicated that they spend somewhere between $3000 and $8,000 on this fatal voyage. law enforcement said they have no updates an hour ago. eight to 15 people are believed to still be missing and search and rescue continues in. ., ~ , ., , in. your prime minister has described _ in. your prime minister has described haiti _ in. your prime minister has described haiti as - in. your prime minister has described haiti as a - in. your prime minister has described haiti as a failed l described haiti as a failed state. are you getting a lot more, cases of haitians trying this route? in more, cases of haitians trying this route?— this route? in recent months, over the _ this route? in recent months, over the last _ this route? in recent months, over the last month _ this route? in recent months, over the last month or - this route? in recent months, over the last month or two, i this route? in recent months, l over the last month or two, we haven't seen as much. earlier this year and certainly last year we saw a lot. in the period of three days in october we apprehended about 1000 migrants, which is the most i think we had ever reported for an apprehension here in the bahamas. last month the attorney general said that the bahamas numbers for illegal migrant entry seizures and

repatriations was through the roof and he added it is much higher that we had ever seen before. while we don't have up—to—date statistic as to how many migrants have been apprehended in the bahamas so far, if you look at repatriation statistics for the last five years you can see somewhat of a spike with more than 14,000 somewhat of a spike with more than 111,000 migrants deported from the bahamas over the last five years. the bulk of that being haitian, about 11,389. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... as hollywood takes up the story of the young thai footballers rescued from a cave, our correspondent revisits the people who saved them.

the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger now no more after almost four decades. in one's own home, | and a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see while those l people should wanderin and say you're doing something wrong. i six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and already they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely, yeah, sweet, yeah, they are cute. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines...

pope francis has arrived in canada where he's set to apologise for abuse suffered by indigenous children at catholic—boarding schools. the us considers declaring a climate emergency — as firefighters in california struggle to contain a wildfire they call "explosive" — which is spreading fast. to ukraine now, which has continued with efforts to restart grain exports from its black sea ports as part of a new deal agreed with moscow. it's warned, however, that deliveries will suffer, if strikes on ukrainian ports continue. meanwhile russia's foreign minister has dismissed claims that moscow is to blame for the global food crisis. james waterhouse reports from odesa. ukraine's grain problem, summed up by volodymyr on his farm. translation: people are starving, but it's i getting spoilt here. it is bread, it's such a pity. so much labour went into this and it's just lying here, spoiling.

his are some of the 20 million tonnes trapped in the country. translation: all of this made the situation for the farmers i very hard, even unbearable. i'm 72 years old, and in over 70 years i don't remember such a difficult year like this one. here in the odesa region around 4,000 farmers work these fields — more than anywhere else in the country. it's hoped a grain deal involving ukraine and russia will see 5 million tonnes shifted every month through the black sea, a pre—war level. farmers like volodymyr need this agreement to work for their livelihoods. ukraine needs it to work for its economy. and tens of millions of people around the world need it to work to survive. and it is those forces which are keeping this deal going, for now. it couldn't be more fragile. moscow's released this footage, admitting to a missile attack on the port of odesa yesterday, a day after agreeing

to leave it alone. it claims a military ship and warehouse full of western—supplied missiles were the targets. the kremlin's likely defence — that it didn't violate the deal. russia denies being the cause of this food crisis. its foreign minister sergei lavrov is on a charm offensive in africa, trying to gather support. first stop, egypt — one of ukraine's biggest grain customers. translation: the food crisis didn't start - yesterday or in february. it started with the pandemic, because of serious mistakes that western states made regarding food and energy. regardless of blame, if volodymyr doesn't sell his grain there won't be a next harvest. james waterhouse, bbc news, in odesa. four years ago, our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, reported on a story which deeply affected him as a father

as much as a journalist. it was the rescue operation launched for 12 young thai footballers and their coach, trapped for 18 days in a flooded cave. well, he's been back to relive that extraordinary operation — just as the episode becomes a blockbuster movie. an afternoon training session in the northern border town of mae sai. among these budding young footballers are two survivors of an epic drama that unfolded here four years ago. how many of you? 13. 13? yes. brilliant. the stunning discovery of 12 boys and their coach trapped for nine days deep inside a flooded cave captivated the world. titan was the youngest of those boys, then 11 years old. today, he still practises with ek, the coach who helped them all get through their ordeal. their story has now been

taken up by hollywood. last seen nine days ago... 12 boys and their coach are now trapped in the flooded caves... hello? hi. you're here. i was one of dozens of reporters covering the trapped football team. criss—crossing the mountains above the cave, never knowing how it would all end. when i first walked up here four years ago and saw the row of bicycles up against these railings, belonging to boys the same age as my own sons, i remember the heavy feeling i had then, how unlikely it was they would ever come out alive. what i witnessed in the days after that was one of the most extraordinary stories i've ever covered and one of the most remarkable rescues of all time. the boys took this route. on the day they went in, it was dry all the way

to wherever they got to, so itjust happened over a few hours. so unpredictable. a few hours. british caver vern unsworth has spent a decade exploring tham luang cave. he played a critical role in getting the words best cave divers to come and lead the high—risk rescue operation. when you have to sedate the children to get them out and it is a two and a half, three hour dive, then they obviously expected casualties. it had never been done before, had it? no, nothing like it. how does it feel to be a celebrity? you're going to be a hollywood movie. i don't regard myself as any sort of celebrity. we did a job to bring the boys out. and we gave the boys the best chance, and that's what is all about.

celebrity status doesn't come into it. the boys have grown up now, some moving away from here. titan hopes to become a professional player. he has already had to learn how to deal with his unexpected fame. translation: at first it was very difficult, i i had to adjust myself because a lot of people knew about me. i didn't know how to act then and i felt tense when i was in front of a camera or being interviewed, but i got used to it now and i know how i am supposed to behave. the events that took place in these mountains still have the power to amaze and inspire. the tragic death of one diving volunteer during the rescue doesn't take away from the miraculous achievement of bringing all 12 boys and their coach out unharmed. jonathan head, bbc news,

tham luang cave, thailand. if you're a fan of superhero movies, you're in for a treat — because a whole series of upcoming films have just been announced, including two new avengers instalments. they were unveiled to the excited crowds at comic—con, the comic book convention in san diego, and our entertainment reporter lizo mzimba was there. this was the highlight for so many at comic—con being able to see the first footage from black panther. the originalfilm was more than just a blockbuster, it was a worldwide cultural moment. as well as celebrating the sequel the movie's stars were remembering chadwick boseman, the star of the originalfilm. i definitely felt the whole

process in honour of him and my role was notjust a support on screen but to be there and be by people's side because, you know, he was the centre of the movie. it's one of several new marvel films in the pipeline. next may will see the release of guardians of the galaxy 3, the emotional end of the trilogy for its cast. i think what makes this so standout for me is a project that i'm part of, is it was a turning point in life and in my career to be cast as peter. marvel may have been the biggest driving force in cinema the last few years but the biggest force in television has arguably been game of thrones. thousands of fans were at an event for its new prequel, house of the dragon. its cast includes the former doctor who star matt smith who told the crowd he is enjoying taking on darker roles.

it's quite good to sort of have breadth as an actor and try to challenge yourself and find different avenues to play, really. after the doctor, i was quite actively looking to do something that felt completely different. for 51 weeks a year, fans have been questioning their favourite stars, thinking how best to enjoy much loved shows and films and, of course... dreaming of being a superhero. here, they have been able to do all three. this is a chess playing robot who has lost the plot. it didn't anticipate the responses of a seven—year—old boy, who grabbed and broke the boy's finger during a match at the

moscow open. they eventually got him loose. he returned the next day and played again with his finger in a cast. hello. sunday was another hot day in south east england and east anglia, temperatures up to 32 celsius in norfolk. you know in scotland and northern ireland it's been a weekend of torrential downpours in places and it will for monday be quite a few showers out there in what's going to be a blustery day. the area of low pressure has brought rain over the weekend, it is moving on toward scandinavia. as it moves away, around it it's bringing a cooler, fresher northwesterly flow into the uk, where it has been hot, temperatures have been set to come down. will still be quite a warm and humid start towards southern and eastern parts, particularly, as monday begins. we've got some rain in northern scotland, that's going to sink southwards through scotland as a day go on, riding up behind it

in the north with a few showers and in the afternoon the cloudier skies, the chance of rain pushes into northern england. elsewhere, it's a story of scattered showers, a good deal of cloud during the first after a good deal of cloud during the first tending to brighten up into the afternoon and some places will become dry and fine to end the day. it will feel cooler, temperatures up to 10 degrees in lower and eastern scotland compared to sunday, talking mid 20s in east anglia but that's a long way down for where we were on sunday. now, we continue with a few showers around going into monday evening but a lot of them are going to die out as we go through the night and into tuesday morning because we've got a ridge of high pressure just starting to edge in from the west. we've also got some lower temperatures overnight as well, actually tuesday night will be even cooler still. on tuesday there will be a few sunny spells around, quite a bit of cloud, although we've got an area of high pressurejust nudging in from the west. there'll still be showers out there, scotland, northern ireland, perhaps down the eastern side of england and nowhere immune from catching a shower. notice how much temperatures have come down for belfast, for manchester, for glasgow,

these temperatures are below average for the time of year. now the area of high pressure will move in across the uk for wednesday to thursday, a weak disturbance heading in from the southwest, it's here on wednesday, there could be one or two showers and a chance for the odd shower here and there. but the emphasis will be on a lot of dry weather. starting with some sunny spells, the clouds tending to build during the day, although should brighten up again as we go towards sunset, very similar temperatures. towards the end of the week we will see a wetter weather system moving in to scotland and for northern ireland. for england and wales it looks mainly dry and in fact going into next weekend it will be turning warmerfor a time.

this is bbc news. the headlines: pope francis has begun a six—day visit to canada, where he's expected to repeat a formal apology to indigenous survivors of abuse inflicted at roman catholic—run boarding schools. pope francis has described the visit as a "trip of penance". firefighters in california are warning that hot weather is hampering their efforts to contain a huge wildfire before it reaches yosemite national park. the blaze has already forced more than 6000 people from their homes since it began on friday. russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has dismissed claims that his country has caused the global food crisis. moscow is facing widespread criticism for firing missiles at the ukrainian port of odesa on saturday,

jeopardising a deal to allow grain to leave the city.