let's now return to pictures from one, in county mayo in the west of ireland. shrine that pope francis will be visiting, he arrived at knock airport, west of ireland airport, officially it is called. a short 20 minute flight from dublin with flight number eii979, to reflect the last time there was a pipe in ireland, john paulil there was a pipe in ireland, john paul ii, back in 1979, almost a0 yea rs paul ii, back in 1979, almost a0 years ago. making his way down the steps of the aircraft, when he flies back from knock to dublin it will be el 2018, marking his own visit here. a5,000 people expected in knock for the event. he was greeted by airport officials, senior clergy, school children from the area as well. there have been big rehearsals in knock for this event today. joining me here in dublin is theologian father aidan connolly, he can explain more for those who do not know about knock, the significance of this place. knock is a shrine, an international place of pilgrimage dedicated to our lady, 15 independent witnesses in 1879 saw the same image on the si

mayo, west of ireland. a 20 minute flight. the mayo, west of ireland. a 20 minute flight. minute flight. the flight number incidentally is ei1979, 1979 is a reference to the last time that it pope visited ireland. this is the scene in not, about 45 —— 45,000 people are expected there. visited by1.5 people are expected there. visited by 1.5 million pilgrims every year. when he comes back from there, the flight when he comes back from there, the flight number will be ei2018 to mark his visit. it will not be long before we see pope francis arriving in knock, we will tell you about that when it happens and later on, where i am in phoenix park, this huge park in central dublin, you can see, as i mentioned my introduction over my shoulder, the specially designed and stage where pope francis will say mass to an estimated crowd of 500,000 people at 3pm this afternoon. for the moment, let's hope the weather improves in the meantime. then, back to you. studio: annita mcveigh, thank you. directors who dissolve companies to avoid paying workers' wages or pensions could face heavy fines

we have two in ireland, a place of pilgrimage in ireland, in the north—west, lough deargh. ntion from the irish prime minister that there could be a future visit which would include northern ireland. there does seem to be some impetus behind this idea. there does. in the global catholic world of 1.2 billion, we are a small island on the periphery of europe. but this visit is about issues of reconciliation. we have a story to tell, although we are bowed down at the moment, we have a story to tell about peace and reconciliation and what we are learning from overcoming mutual problems and religious difficulties. he spoke about that at this speech in dublin yesterday. he has referred to that a number of times. i suspect there will be some will amongst the organisers that this could happen into the future, certainly. we will keep an eye on what is happening in knock for the arrival of the pope, the short journey from knock for the arrival of the pope, the shortjourney from the airport to the shrine itself. father eamon connolly, thank you for your thoughts so far. from dublin, fr

rating into the west of northern ireland. orthern ireland. some breaks off sometime to come through. maybe it is low cloud in south—west england. you could encounter some drizzle higher up. the temperatures, high teens, some parts of eastern scotla nd high teens, some parts of eastern scotland and england into low 20s. tuesday night the weather system ta kes tuesday night the weather system takes is rain south into scotland and northern ireland. another one brings the risk of showers to southern england, maybe the midlands, then wednesday morning, east anglia and south—east england. it will take awhile to clear a way on wednesday. it be quite wet as this begin. so the chance of rain to the south east, east anglia as wednesday begin, showers following behind with the weakening weather system, north of that scotland, northern ireland, wales, good sunny spells coming through, maybe it shall on the breeze into western scotland, maybe northern ireland. temperatures in the high teens, just a few into the low 20s. maybe below average

ireland. a bit fresher by thursday, so 17 to 21 degrees as we look towards the end of the week. during friday, low pressure still to the north—westscotland and northern ireland. much of england and wales, particularly down towards the south—east, you're more likely to stay dry. temperatures perhaps up to around 23 in the warmer spots, but the high teens across scotland and northern ireland. looking into next weekend, the jet stream moves a bit further north across the uk. that will allow higher pressure to start to moving across more of the country for a time, but then another kink in the jet stream developing in the north atlantic, which could well bring more low pressure to the north—west as we head into next week. this is monday and tuesday of the following week. still rather cool and breezy across scotland and northern ireland. warmer and drier with a bit of sunshine across parts of england and wales. the outlook generally a bit of a mixed one. it's often looking quite breezy, frequent showers in the north and north—west and the driest and warmest weather to be found towards the south—east. you can find a full 14—day forecast

windy day here, and that rain spilling into the western highlands later, getting into the west of northern ireland. mostly dry tuesday, sunny

in the west is on these weather front here which will move into the north—west of the uk on saturday. scotland, northern irelandle, and we could see some sunshine. the rest of england and wales seeing sunny spells and temperatures widely 19-22dc. spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving into the second spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving we > the second spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving w colder second spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving w colder air ond very warm air with colder air waiting in the wings, bringing rain into the north—west on sunday. ahead of that we are drawing up higher temperatures from the south and south—west. there is the rain coming into northern parts of the uk. elsewhere it will be dry with sunny spells and areas of cloud and temperatures should be climbing. you can see how the warmth gathers around the moray firth and aberdeenshire. temperatures are likely to be in the mid—205. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent's allowance in a case that

could see some showers d evelo p west ireland. and eastern parts is should see good spells of sunshine but quite a blustery day in the north. much warmer, it will feel warm and humid germany but especially for england and wales, 24, 25 especially for england and wales, 2a, 25 degrees. for sunday, the feature will come racing into central parts of the uk, bringing outbreaks of fairly heavy rain at times. across parts of wales, north—west england into central southern scotland but there will be sunny spells, the best in the south—east. more cloud into the afternoon but we should see some brightness developing later in the day, another warm and humid one, top temperature is 2a, 20 five. stein find next week, high pressure dominating. quite a bit of cloud but you will notice temperatures across the south, again around the. —— around the mid—20s. that's it from me. now on bbc 1, let'sjoin our news teams where you are.

a lot of them towards the north—west, western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england.ed further south and eastwards. there will be heavy showers, hail and thunder driven on by some blustery winds. very few places escaping the showers and if anything, temperatures a bit lower on friday. 15 degrees in newcastle for example, although not too many showers around here. friday night could be particularly chilly, especially in the scottish glens where this ridge of high pressure is coming in and it will tend to push away most of the showers into the north sea. that is where the stronger winds will be as well. a drier day, more sunshine on the way. a few showers here and there but a good chance of staying dry. showers lighter as the day goes on but disappointing temperatures for the time of year. then things change on sunday and change more quickly now because the ridge of high pressure doesn't last. weather systems coming in from the atlantic and they are moving in more quickly now. sunday looks like being cloudy with outbreaks of rain already in western areas by morning, hea

west, 12 sources will feel much cooler. friday start off on a fresh light. further showers from the word go across northern ireland. stretching into parts of wales in south—west england. noticeably cooler with temperatures tomorrow widely in the high teens. quite a come—down from where they have been. on saturday we have a keen winds that will make it feel particularly fresh down eastern coasts but that gradually eases as the day goes on. drive for most of us had the chance of some showers and still fresh. temperatures reaching highs of 20 celsius. then we have this area of rain, still some uncertainty on the timing of this rain. it will spill in from the west as we head into sunday. it looks as though it will reach the isles of scilly and england and wales and up into scotla nd england and wales and up into scotland as well. the further east you are, it looks as if you will hold onto the dry conditions were longer. here the cloud will start to grow as the day progresses. and it may go on to bank with a monday. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm rachel schofield. today at 2pm. this the brexit secretary ou

something noticeably fresher and on wednesday, there will be showers particularly for the west of scotland, northern irelandouth west england, it will feel fresher then, still some sunshine. notice the drop in temperature by 8 degrees in places, not so much of a contrast between northern ireland and scotla nd between northern ireland and scotland and england and wales. as we look ahead into thursday, showers around and these getting further east, not much rain for a while, a chance we could see some on thursday but certainly some of the showers are likely to be sharp and could merge together to give a prolonged speu merge together to give a prolonged spell of rain and a fairly uniform i7-22d spell of rain and a fairly uniform i7—22d by the time you get to thursday, temperatures coming back down to where they should be for this time of year. we continue that theme heading into the weekend, much more than a band influence across the country, it will feel fresher, much more comfortable by night and also the chance that we could see further rain at times through the weekend, in the form of showers, hit and miss

ireland and 23 for england and wales. it's central, southern and eastern parts of england which will see the best of the sunshine on tuesday. further north and west ireland, western and northern parts of scotland, maybe for northern england as well. where you've got the showers and a noticeable breeze, temperatures only getting up to 18 or 19 celsius, but 25 or 26 in the sunshine across south—east england. here's how it looks tuesday into wednesday. we still have that influence from off the atlantic and still this front lingering, bringing further showers and longer spells of rain into northern ireland, scotland and northern england. so always quite cool and breezy, with a chance of some showers here through wednesday and thursday. drier further south and east, but eventually something fresher arriving through thursday and into friday. so, for much of this week, it's going to be windy at times. some showers along with spells of rain, but warmest and driest in the south—east. bye— bye. this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland. our top stories: mission to the sun — the spacecraft heading off on a six million kilometrejourney to reveal the secret

dublin later today on the second day of his visit to ireland with more than half a million people expected to attend the pope is currently in the west of ireland where he led the so-called angelus but only in the not shrine encountered. the pope again addressing the catholic church's sex abuse scandal saying it was a quote open wound that must be treated with and decisive action. the pope's visit has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandal in ireland thousands of abuse survivors are expected to hold a protest to coincide with today's outdoor mass in dublin and while on saturday the pope vowed to end the sexual exploitation of children by clerics though he failed to say how he would achieve that goal. dublin's main sports stadium also a concert venue used by world between rock bands but there was only one star of this show pope francis himself. despite the sex abuse scandal shaking the catholic church the pontiff still has huge public support. lined the streets to give the pope an enthusiastic welcome as he was driven to st mary's cathedral. inside the pope prayed for victims of clerical abuse in front of a light known as the cand

and the west of scotla nd northern ireland and the west of scotland but centralof rainfall on sunday. the area likely to keep the dry weather longest is in the south—east of england. it will be a little bit more human than saturday. temperatures on sunday around 17— 24 degrees. a bit of an unsettled outlook and we are going to be seen that story of sunshine and showers not just today but through the course of the weekend. what a difference the week makes. we had the heatwave, the dry, hot weather this time last week. we are hoping that particularly later on today we will thing some of these balloons flying. back to you both. the government wants every home to be fitted with a smart meter by 2020, but the advice charity citizen's advice has told bbc breakfast it needs to slow down the roll out and extend the deadline by three years. last year the cab received 3,000 complaints about the devices, with problems ranging from aggressive sales techniques, and some customers still having to send readings to their energy company. graham satchell reports. when geoff first

ireland. his trip to the shrine of knock in county mayo in the west of ireland.w. many thousands of people there to listen to post francis today —— pope francis today, and in the speech he gave in the last few minutes, he said he prayed for god's forgiveness for the open wounds of abuse and said they would be firm and decisive action to secure truth and justice. and my guess, father eamon conway, is still with me. that is a very significant line in terms of anything we have heard from pope francis on this trip so heard from pope francis on this trip so far. so many of the other speeches have had so many other things in them but these lines have really stood out. the words are very clear. they are also acknowledging that these are open wounds and the pain continues for so many people. more needs to be done to bring about the ealing not just more needs to be done to bring about the ealing notjust of the trail of trust and the sexual violence but also the way the structure did not respond or cake compassionately, believing —— care compassionately, believing —— care

west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, it'll be dry. the midlands and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, and into low single figures in some spots. under those clearing skies, we have an area of high pressure starting to build into the uk, which means although it's chilly first thing on thursday, there'll be plenty of sunshine to come first thing. it may not last all day. you see the band here showing that we've got clear skies. as we go deeper into thursday, you could see some cloud starting to build. it may produce the odd shower, maybe more so into western scotlan

west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, will be dry. the west. good sunny spells, sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands, and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and then we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, mid to low single figures in some spots. nonetheless, clearing skies, the reason for that — we've got an area of high pressure starting to build into the uk, which means although it's chilly first thing on thursday, there will be plenty of sunshine to come first thing. it may not last all day. you'll see the land here showing that we've got clear skies. as we go deeper into t

out west, we see cloud thickening up across northern ireland and parts of the far south—west of england the terms of the small shower. i for northern england. temperatures in leeds around 20 celsius. a bit of patchy rain in northern ireland. the same applies to the western isles of scotland, where it will also be turning breezy. eastern scotland should hold onto some brightness until the day is done. and then we go through this evening and it tonight and the front in the west will stagger a little bit further eastwards but remember it is running into high pressures were struggling to make much progress. cloudy in the west and mild in the west as well. temperatures much higher than they we re temperatures much higher than they were last night in glasgow, belfast, plymouth. around about 14 celsius. further east, on the cold side. eastern areas will also see the best of the sunshine during tomorrow morning. across eastern scotland and eastern and southern england, we will hold a decent sized bowl through the day. more in the way of cloud out west. misty and market conditions and the odd sp

with the ridge of high pressure building on the south—west it should be mostly drive the likes of northern irelandtures up to around 23, but a bit cooler for the north of scotland. heading onto tuesday, we are set to see another front heading to the west of the country and rain at times for parts of northern ireland and into scotla nd of northern ireland and into scotland and north—west scotland, but not a bad day. warmer than recently and we could see 25 in the south—east. heading into the middle pa rt south—east. heading into the middle part of the week, weather fronts coming from the atlantic, and where we see the kink in those weather fronts we see the rain developing more so heavy bursts for northern ireland on wednesday and into scotland, but england and wales probably staying largely dry. with the south—westerly breeze it will be another warm day and we could see highs of around 26 in norwich. looking to the latter part of the week, thursday, the cold front will have edged its way to the south and a few spots of rain for south—east of england. temperatures pegged back a bit by the time you

ireland and 20—23 for england and wales. it's central, southern and eastern parts of england which will see the best of the sunshine on tuesday. further north and westsome showers likely for northern ireland, western and northern parts of scotland, maybe for northern england as well. where you've got the showers and a noticeable breeze, temperatures only getting up to 18 or 19 celsius, but 25 or 26 in the sunshine across south—east england. here's how it looks tuesday into wednesday. we still have that influence from off the atlantic and still this front lingering, bringing further showers and longer spells of rain into northern ireland, scotland and northern england. so always quite cool and breezy, with a chance of some showers here through wednesday and thursday. drier further south and east, but eventually something fresher arriving through thursday and into friday. so, for much of this week, it's going to be windy at times. some showers along with spells of rain, but warmest and driest in the south—east. bye— bye. hello. this is bbc news with chris rogers. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines. sau

they get going for northern ireland and north—west scotla nd northern ireland and north—west scotlandice the temperatures widely in the mid to high teens at best through friday so much fresher feel. we continue that pressure we go into saturday. quite keen wind down the west coast initially but a region of high pressure will settle things down. for most it will be a dry day with the chance of some showers and in the sunshine it should feel fairly pleasant, but waiting in the wings is another weather system on sunday and that will bring some rain in from the west. the cloud increasing ahead of it but remaining cool increasing ahead of it but remaining cool. by bank holiday monday it gradually starts to clear away. thank you for that. goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. the government sets out its advice for businesses on how to manage if the uk it leaves the eu without a deal. the british iranian woman is reunited with her daughter after being granted three days temporary release from prison in iran. gcse pass rates i

holland with more than half a million people expected to attend the pope is currently in the west of ireland where he led the so-called angeles the not trying to counter the pope's visit has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandal and thousands of abuse survivors expected to hold a protest to coincide with today's told mass on saturday the pope vowed to end the sexual exploitation of children by clerics though he failed to say how he would achieve that goal. but again address the catholic church's sex abuse scandal during his prayer at the shrine of the holy mary let's hear what he had to say. but in my career i asked the virgin mary if you consider all the victims of abuse of any kind committed by members of the church in ireland. with. this open wound be challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice you know. it did i juz the. the lord's forgiveness for these sins and for the scandal and betrayal felt by so many in god's family. here. i asked our blasted mother to intercede for the healing of the survivors. it and to include every member of our christian fami

ireland and 20 to 23 for england and wales. central and southern parts to the best of the sunshine on tuesday, further north and west more cloud. noticeable breeze, temperatures up to 1819. 25 01’ breeze, temperatures up to 1819. 25 or 26 breeze, temperatures up to 1819. 25 or26 in the breeze, temperatures up to 1819. 25 or 26 in the sunshine across sunshine across south—east england. tuesday into wednesday, we still have that implements off the atla ntic have that implements off the atlantic and still this front lingering, bringing further showers and spells of rain in northern ireland, scotland and northern england. quite cool and breezy with a chance of showers through wednesday and thursday, dryer and one further south and east but eventually something fresher arriving to thursday and into friday. for much of this week, windy at times, some showers and long spells of rain but warmest and driest in the south—east. this is bbc world news. the headlines: nasa has successfully launched a $1.5 billion mission to send a satellite closer to the sun than ever before. expected to reach speeds of 690,000 kilometers per hour, the park

ahead to the second day of the visit tomorrow, we will see pope francis travel to knock in the west of irelandshrine, a place of great importance for the catholic faith, where many pilgrims visit, 1.5 million each year, catholic faith, where many pilgrims visit,1.5 million each year, and then there will be another gathering and a mass in phoenix park in dublin, which will be the conclusion of this world meeting of families, taking part in the irish capital this weekend. we will bring you continuing coverage tomorrow after the pope's schedule. bringing new analysis and reaction to his speeches, and to the events in which he is taking part tomorrow. for now, though, from dublin, it is back to the studio. and there is much more on the pope's visits ireland on our website, including a minute by minute live page from our reporters, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about the two—day trip. ca rew peru has closed its borders to venezuelan migrants without a passport — in an effort to control the number of venezuela ns entering their country. venezuela's longstanding economic crisis h

west more in a way of clouds spilling in. mostly likened patchy rain in northern ireland and the west of wales.outh—east are tuned to creep up. for many it will be a humid weekend, especially in the south, and there will be some rain at times. to the top of his sport — and diving off. there he is, london 2012. and he become a dad just seven weeks ago. and our second guest's dreams came true when she was catapulted to the top of the charts after releasing her first single, which appropriately enough was all about dreams coming true. please welcome, tom daley and gabrielle! we alsojoined by we also joined by karen we alsojoined by karen gibson, conductor of the kingdom choir, we will be doing a wonderful tribute piece us. you are here to reflect on today's sad news. the sad news today is that the queen of soul, aretha franklin, has died aged 76. don't play that song for me, it brings back memories, of days that i once knew, fills my heart with pain applause great sadness, but there is a real this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 7pm. aretha franklin, the "queen of soul" known f

west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, will be dry. unny spells, sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands, and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and then we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, mid to low single figures in some spots. nonetheless, clearing skies, we have an area of high pressure starting to build into the uk, which means although it's chilly first thing on thursday, there will be plenty of sunshine to come first thing. it may not last all day. you'll see the land here showing that we've got clear skies. as we go deeper into thursday, you can see some cloud starting

ireland and 23 for england and wales. it‘s central, southern and eastern parts of england which will see the best of the sunshine on tuesday. further north and west a noticeable breeze, temperatures only getting up to 18 or 19 celsius, but 25 or 26 in the sunshine across south—east england. here‘s how it looks tuesday into wednesday. we still have that influence from off the atlantic and still this front lingering, bringing further showers and longer spells of rain into northern ireland, scotland and northern england. so always quite cool and breezy, with a chance of some showers here through wednesday and thursday. drier further south and east, but eventually something fresher arriving through thursday and into friday. so, for much of this week, it‘s going to be windy at times. some showers along with spells of rain, but warmest and driest in the south—east. bye— bye.

more cloud, outbreaks of rain for north—west scotland and northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandy and bright weather in the south and the east corner. the wind arrows are on because it will be a blustery day wherever you are, and certainly in the north—west with the cloud and the rain. that will impact the temperatures, 15—22 degrees. we could make 25, 26, even 27 in the south—east. but then it changes as we head into thursday. that area of low pressure pushes its way south—eastwards. it pushes the cold front across the country as well. it could be quite a wet morning across england and wales, as that band of rain makes its way southwards and eastwards, tending to fizzle out as it does so. but eventually it will clear away, and then behind it will leave cooler and fresher conditions with sunshine and some showers. most of these in the north—west. temperatures ranging between 14—21 degrees — so it will be noticeably cooler across—the—board. and then we see another area of low pressure move in on friday, particularly across the north—west of the country. once again, it will be wind

more cloud, outbreaks of rain for north—west scotland and northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandn the south and the east corner. the wind arrows are on because it will be a blustery day wherever you are, and certainly in the north—west with the cloud and the rain. that will impact the temperatures, 15—22 degrees. we could make 25, 26, even 27 in the south—east. but then it changes as we head into thursday. that area of low pressure pushes its way south—eastwards. it pushes the cold front across the country as well. it could be quite a wet morning across england and wales, as that band of rain makes its way southwards and eastwards, tending to fizzle out as it does so. but eventually it will clear away, and then behind it will leave cooler and fresher conditions with sunshine and some showers. most of these in the north—west. temperatures ranging between 14—21 degrees — so it will be noticeably cooler across—the—board. and then we see another area of low pressure move in on friday, particularly across the north—west of the country. once again, it will be windy. in fact, we could s

north of northern ireland seeing some showers particularly, certainly north—west england, the pennines be close to read the carnival but most of the time it will be dry. further south, not too many blue spots on the map by this stage —— close to leeds carnival but most of the time it will be dry. most of the show is pushing to watch the western isles as the breeze picks up. temperatures holding in double figures for the vast majority but eastern scotland through eastern england, rural areas, into single figures to start tuesday morning. if you have been enjoying an extended weekend your journey back to work tomorrow should be dry and sunny, much more sunny than this morning, the exception being across the western isles. a wet and windy day here, and that rain spilling into the western highlands later, getting into the west of northern ireland. mostly dry tuesday, sunny spells and temperatures on par with today, winds from south—westerly direction. in the wednesday, an area of rain spreading across northern ireland and scotland, fizzling into northern england and wales, just a few showe

we are checking out the food scene in ireland's west cork.g britain's koslanda in all conditions. and i get a deeply visible tour of surrey ovo‘s war wounds. —— sarajevo. we start this week in our lives, the country is marking 170 years since the great hunger, a famine that swept the great hunger, a famine that swe pt a cross the great hunger, a famine that swept across the country leading to the death of over1 million people. but ireland has since undergone a food revolution and kate hardie buckley is returning home and at the taste of west cork food festival to explore what was once the epicentre of the famine and is now the country's top foodie destination. welcome to west cork. this is the most south—westerly tip of the island of ireland. i have been coming to this part of the world since i was eight years old. people are drawn here by the dramatic scenery, are drawn here by the dramatic scenery, the arts, and the great crack. and now they are flocking here for the local cuisine. west cork was recently voted are‘s capital. the history of

the archbishop of the west of ireland, where a mass grave containing hundreds of bodies of children borned mothers was uncovered. a home that was run by the catholic church. he is among those greeting pope francis. let me tell you a little bit about what he will be doing on this first part of his weekend visit to ireland. he will be going to the official residence of the irish president, michael d higgins. he will have a conversation with him. he will plant a tree in the gardens there, close to a tree planted byjohn paul ii in 1979, an irish show, and he will be coming to dublin castle, where i am speaking you from. —— irish oak. he will be meeting the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, and delivering a speech in which he will be talking about, amongst other things, the abuse of children by priests and in catholic run institutions. we await the year the precise nature of what he will say. —— await to hear. there will probably be an apology. he has issued apologies before, but will there be anything in terms of concrete steps that many of the survivors of abuse on the pope to speak about

in northern ireland, north west england and wales, quite a lot of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle andowers. some brightness to be had in east anglia and the south—east with some places getting to 20. this evening and overnight, clear skies overhead for most but areas of cloud likely to redevelop in central and southern parts of the country and maybe some mist and fog patches as well. patchy fog further north, and further north and west in scotland and northern ireland, the breed strengthens overnight. into tomorrow, the cloud thickens up with outbreaks of rain later in the day. in eastern scotla nd later in the day. in eastern scotland and down into england and wales, another day of mostly dry weather. some spells of sunshine with the cloud and temperatures generally 17 to 21. as we go into tuesday evening, the chance of some showers across southern areas because of this area of low pressure, likely to develop and great close to the south—east of the country. this cold front brings rain across northern ireland and scotland and down into england and wales and the south—west as we get i

west. this low is fairly deep, so rain again across northern and western areas, northern ireland, scotland, be some spells of sunshine and those temperatures, if anything, start to creep up again across the south—east corner. it is a process that will continue on saturday. remnants of the old frontal system try to put across england and wales perhaps. the best of the sunshine down to the south—east. another batch of rain moving on towards the north—west. those temperatures ranging from 17, 18,19 those temperatures ranging from 17, 18, 19 in scotland and northern ireland to the low—to—mid 20s further south and east. so, what is the now for a look at the weather. conveyor belt going to do? still driving weather. most of the range of the north—west. the potentialfor some warm at a push in across the south and the east of the country. so as we go into next week it is more of the same. wettest in the north—west, warmest in the south—east, often breezy. what will alli weather conveyor belt bring us next? well, we will keep you up—to—date

outbreaks of renfrew west and northern ireland and north west of scotland. of sunny spells for england and wales through the afternoon. temperatures will respond. 26 degrees in the south—east. onto wednesday the weather front weakens. it would be lying through central part of the country. outbreaks of rain. to the north of it something brighter but cooler. 11; to 18 degrees. to the south, still in the warm air. 2127 degrees. you can see the warm air pushing away in tadini are confident from thursday onwards. cooler air pushing in from the west. right conditions. it will be noticeably fresher across the board. we start the week on a warm and humid note. outbreaks of rain midweek. increasing amounts of sunshine. by the end of the week, something cooler and fresher in the north—west. by north—west. by the weekend it could turn brighter again. this is bbc news. i'm eleanor garnier. the headlines at 3pm: india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last ten days. many people are s

west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, it will be dry. good sunny spells, sunny speels developing across northern england, wales, the midlands, and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away, and then we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, mid—to—low single figures in some spots. under those clearing skies, the reason for that — we've got an area of high pressure starting to build into the uk, which means although it's chilly first thing on thursday, there will be plenty of sunshine to come first thing. it may not last all day. you'll see the band here showing that we've got clear skies. as we go deeper into thursday, you

wednesday there will be showers, particularly for west of scotland and northern ireland, some of thoseerature by some 8 degrees in places, not so much contrast between northern ireland and scotland and england and wales. looking into thursday there are still showers, some of these getting further east, not much rain for a while, chance we could see some on thursday, some of those showers likely to be sharp and could run together to give a prolonged spell of rain and the uniforms 17—22 by the time they get to thursday, temperatures coming back down to where they should be this time of year. we continue the theme as we head into the weekend, much more than atlantic influence so it will feel noticeably more fresh and more comfortable by night and also the chance we could see further rain at times through the weekend in the forms of showers, hit and miss but the weekend looks to be much more unsettled before sunshine returns through monday and tuesday. another spell of wet weather for a time later and weekend, cooler and breezy, rain at times, some sunshine and then as we go further ahead

west, cloud, some rain and drizzle. thicker cloud in northern ireland. again, that could be thick enough for patches of rain. breezy across the board with winter strong in the north—west. temperatures in the high teams. overnight, heavy and persistent rain spreading in from the west. to the north, clear skies allowing temperatures to fall away. more humid the further south you go. temperatures not much lower than 17 degrees in parts of the south—east. tomorrow, and improving story, rain moving eastwards. further north, one oi’ moving eastwards. further north, one or two showers. cloud further south, that could be thick enough for the odd spot of rain and drizzle, highs of 23 degrees. the headlines: kofi annan, the first black african to become un secretary—general has died. paying tribute, the organisation's current head, antonio guterres, said that in many ways, kofi annan was the united nations. rescue teams in the indian state of kerala are still trying to reach thousands of people marooned by the severe monsoon flooding. it's the area's worst flooding

one or two showers, later in the day, outbreaks of heavy rain pushing into the north—west and parts of northern irelandsouth—east quarter so we see fresher conditions feeding in behind the cloud, becoming more confined to the cloud, becoming more confined to the far south and east, the odd spot of rain and drizzle. the temperature fresher behind that, around 15—22 the maximum, then in the south—east still feeling humid. towards the end of the week, picking up more of the north—westerly feed them that will bring the temperature down particularly in the north with the temperature dropping to around about average for the time of year, perhaps a touch below. high—pressure looking like it will dominate particularly in the south but with no pressure to the north, there‘s the potential for more unsettled weather, so as we move into next weekend, looking like there will be some unsettled weather for a time in the north. some dry and fine weather particularly the further south you are and for bank holiday monday, it looks like the temperature will be closer to average, a bit of the relief for some.

west england. temperatures around 23, largely dry for northern england. tuesday, the next front worked in across northern ireland and east across the uk you are more likely to stay dry on tuesday and temperatures will be nudging up by a degree or two. highs of 26 in the south—east, 18-22 in two. highs of 26 in the south—east, 18—22 in scotland and northern ireland on tuesday. we'll continue to see low pressure in the north and north—west, bringing showers to edinburgh and belfast. mostly dry with some sunny spells for cardiff and for london. after a warm middle pa rt and for london. after a warm middle part of the week it will turn cooler later in the week. goodbye.

a warm front from the north—west is bringing rain this morning in northern ireland, the west of scotlande cloud moves in. temperatures up to 21 to 23 degrees in the south and east. further north and west, only 16 to 18. the breeze a noticeable feature of the weather, gusts up to 40 mph in parts of scotland. into this evening and overnight, we keep a bit of rain in parts of northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland. clearer in the north of scotland, where it will be quite breezy. further south more cloud than last night, milder with the temperatures in the mid—teens. to start your saturday morning, a fairly cloudy start to the weekend. remaining largely dry and bright again for southern and eastern part of england and wales, rain in parts of england and wales, rain in parts of northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland. were amending dry for northern scotland for much of the day. temperatures in the north 17 to 20, but in the south—east, 24 or 25, so warmer than recent days. and the second half of the weekend, the next batch of wet weather arriving into the we

scotland, may be along to the west of northern ireland.akening weather front takes a few late they showers towards this pa rt a few late they showers towards this part of the world. sunny spells developed elsewhere in england and wales. here is a look at things at 4pm in the afternoon, and on the breeze a feed of a few showers in the north—west scotland, but most other parts here in scotland, indeed in northern ireland, it will be dry. you may just catch in northern ireland, it will be dry. you mayjust catch the odd shower in the west. good sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands and into the south—west, but a weakening weather front with still may the odd shower associated with it moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day, but hardly any rain left, really. and then it clears away and we've got clearing skies. and they mayjust be the odd patch of mr fogarty going to thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, a weather systems have cleared away, clearing skies, and temperatures dip

west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, it'll be dry. s northern england, wales, the midlands and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, and into low single figures in some spots. under those clearing skies, we have an area of high pressure starting to build into the uk, which means although it's chilly first thing on thursday, there'll be plenty of sunshine to come first thing. it may not last all day. you see the band here showing that we've got clear skies. as we go deeper into thursday, you could see some cloud starting to build. it may produce the odd shower, maybe mo

west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, it'll be dry. england, wales, the midlands and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, and into low single figures in some spots. under those clearing skies, we have an area of high pressure starting to build into the uk, which means although it's chilly first thing on thursday, there'll be plenty of sunshine to come first thing. it may not last all day. you see the band here showing that we've got clear skies. as we go deeper into thursday, you could see some cloud starting to build. it may produce the odd shower, maybe more so into

down into northern england, wales, midlands, south west, southern areas generally will be warm overnight but in northern ireland air showing its hand. tomorrow a bright start across the south—east. behind this, parts of wales and the south—west brightening up with sunshine and northern ireland and scotland, a mixture. some thundery showers. but temperatures lower across the board. friday will see outbreaks of rain in northern areas, mainly dry further south and things look pretty mixed as we head to the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven o'clock: the number of dead after the genoa bridge collapse is now 39, with emergency crews still searching for survivors. people were running, screaming in italian. so we just literally, people were running, screaming in italian. so wejust literally, kids, run, because we did not know what was happening. the authorities have released the identites of some of the victims, one as young as 8 years old. police are continuing to question 29—year—old salih khater, the man arrested after the suspected terror attack in westminster. the bbc will not appeal, after losing

continue our coverage of the visit by pope francis to ireland, the second day of this two—day visit. pope francis isjust leaving knock in the westireland in county mayo. he arrived just a little earlier today. the purpose of that visit, to visit the shrine of knock, which attracts 1.5 million pilgrims every year. crowds of several tens of thousands to greet him. in his speech, he delivered, perhaps, one of the most significant statements, so far, in this visit on theissue statements, so far, in this visit on the issue of abuse, which has dominated this visit by the pope to ireland, when he talked about praying for god's forgiveness for the open wounds of abuse. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. applause translation: i beg the lord's forgiveness for these sins, and for the scandal and betrayal, led by so many others in god's family. pope francis also talking about securing truth and justice, for victims. with me still in dublin, the theologian father eamon conway. thank you for staying with us. let's talk little bit more about that statement, during the speech,