watching very closely as alison roberts. how has he done? figs alison roberts. how has he done?ow has he done? is you say, 1.5 million, difficult to say the actual number because a lot of the people there today and last night are not registered pilgrims, they did not register for world youth day so he has clearly attracted vast numbers of people, many latecomers will have come from across portugal and also spain. spanish is the language most hurt here and i think the pope will be very pleased with the way has five daysin very pleased with the way has five days in portugal have gone, clearly energised by being with young people and he has repeatedly urged them not to be afraid, that was a theme in the mass today and to go out there and engage with the world. in a sense he sees them, it seems, as a vehicle also to help him reform the church which he has said repeatedly is very much in need of change. fin is very much in need of change. on the subject of reforms, part of his message has been everyone is welcome, there is a space for everyone from all walks of life in the catholic ch

alison roberts reporting there.as been sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting and wounding the us hip—hop star megan thee stallion. during the trial in los angeles the jury heard that lanez had fired a gun at the singer's feet and shouted for her to dance in 2020. the pair had left a party at kyliejenner�*s home in the hollywood hills. lanez�*s lawyer gave this response after the sentencing. i think the sentence handed down was incredibly harsh. i have seen cases of vehicular homicide, and other cases where there is death, and the person still gets less than ten years. and in this case, to get a ten—year sentence is extreme and reallyjust another example of someone being punished for their celebrity status and someone being utilised to send an example. and he's not an example, he's a human being. let us look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. us secretary of state has a buoyant of the dangers of russia taking advantage of the military coup in niger. speaking to the bbc — antony blinken

alison roberts reporting there.ach, the names and work locations of thousands of police officers in northern ireland have been mistakenly published online. though no private addresses were released, the data is particularly sensitive because of northern ireland's troubled past and security threats facing police officers. the force's assistant chief constable has apologised to officers, saying, "this is unacceptable." chris page has the story. nonetheless, senior officers will stress very regularly that there are paramilitary groups out there who continue to target members of the security forces and who try to take their lives. to give you an example of how the situation for police is perhaps different to other parts of the uk, the media agrees not to show prominently the faces of any police officers in pictures — in newspapers, on the tv — such would be the fear of their identity being widely known. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. lugging the w

that was alison roberts. west african regional bloc, ecowas, gave the coup leaders a week to reinstate the ousted president, mohamed bazoum, and threatened military intervention if its demands were not met. there've been reports of sporadic shows of support for the junta on the streets of the capital niamey but the city is said to be calm. some neighbouring countries — mali, burkina faso and guinea — have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria —— which borders niger to the north —— has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france,a former colonial power, says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger's elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday ? meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country's embassy. he has dismissed pro—coup protests taking place in his country. our correspondent, nkechi 0gbonna is in lagos in neighbouring nigeria, explained why many residents support the coup. they still feel that their former colonial masters. thei

well, alison roberts is in lisbon and has been following the pope's visit closely.round the world, and the way that they have really taken over the city of lisbon, quite a lot of locals fled the city in advance. 0thers stayed and were impressed by the numbers, and the degree of organisation, the scale of it. that is probably something that no city of lisbon�*s size, only 500,000 population, could deal with easily. the organisers say that 1.5 million pilgrims from around the world, many of those last—minute arrivals, will have been people came from across portugal, perhaps spain as well, a very large number of the pilgrims here are from spain, or indeed from other spanish—speaking countries. the diversity of crowds, the enthusiasm, many of them have said very openly that this is a pope they feel particularly close to. he does seem to reciprocate, praising the energy of youth. and clearly, seeing them as a vehicle for bringing change in an institution that he leads, but which he believes still needs to change. now it's time for a look at today's sport. big news at the

attending a vigil there on saturday night, and they gathered in sweltering heat. 0ur correspondent, alison roberts done quite well, at the moment his meeting with around 20,000 volunteers and organisers of this mass event. at any other time that would be a large gathering but after today's more than 1 would be a large gathering but after today's more than1 million pilgrims attending the mass with the pope at especially built venue, more than a million people came for the vigil as well. they have been large gatherings in lisbon, perhaps more than people expected. the organisers always said it could be around a million people. many people in lisbon who were not thinking of attending the event have left the capital, it has ground to a halt. from the view of the catholic church and the pope who sees youth as a vehicle for bringing change to the catholic church, he will think it has been a big success.- catholic church, he will think it has been a big success. what you make of the _ has been a big success. what you make of the fact _ has been a big success. what you make of the fact that _ has been a b

live now to lisbon and our correspondent alison roberts, who's watching events. it seems to have been a hugely successful visit by the pope. yes, a ro erl successful visit by the pope. yes, a properly thinks _ successful visit by the pope. yes, a properly thinks it — successful visit by the pope. yes, a properly thinks it has _ successful visit by the pope. yes, a properly thinks it has gone - successful visit by the pope. yes, a properly thinks it has gone quite i properly thinks it has gone quite well. he is meeting with something around 20,000 volunteers and organisers of this massive event, at any other time in a large gathering, but after today's1 million plus pilgrims attending the mass with the pope and the specially created venue on the edge of lisbon, it is just a drop in the ocean. and last night, again more than1 million people came to individual. throughout the week, large gatherings in central lisbon, many more people than perhaps some expected, the organisers always said it could be around 1 million people. it has to be said that many people in lisb

live pictures of the pope as he meets lots more people in lisbon. 0ur correspondent alison roberts isut to start hearing the confession of three young people in an area in lisbon called the city ofjoy, where the organisers have set up 150 confessionals, where priests who can hear confessions in the five official languages of world youth day and with other priests with other languages standing by, can hear youngsters right until the evening hours. so he's doing that first. of course, young people are very, very delighted to see him. we saw yesterday the pictures of him driving around the venue in central lisbon in his popemobile, open aired, no glass separating him from the crowds. hundreds and thousands of youngsters from all over the world — 184 countries according to the organisers. and we will see more of that this evening because there is going to be a re—enactment of the way of the cross, jesus christ's 14 stations on his way to being crucified. and again at the weekend, the pope will also be presiding over even larger ceremonies at a large event venue on the edge of lisbon on sa

straight to lisbon — our correspondent alison roberts is there.or another day? local and national fire commanders say that big fire has been under control since mid morning but they also said that the expected readmissions particularly in the southern front going into the algarve region through the rest of the day, given the condition. the wins have been changeable and bringing more community and that is helping, but it is a huge perimeter, around 50 kilometres around and there are more firefighters in action there, 1100 more than they were overnight. the focus has now shifted inland to central and northern portugal, the interior there along with spain is suffering very high temperatures and that is not going to ease in the next few days. that is where the maximum fire risk is seen. b, days. that is where the maximum fire risk is seen-— risk is seen. a lot of disruption for locals _ risk is seen. a lot of disruption for locals and _ risk is seen. a lot of disruption for locals and tourists. - risk is seen. a lot of disruption for locals and touris

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live now to alison roberts in lisbon.there by - this. yes, the pope is being welcomed there by the - this. yes, the pope is being - welcomed there by the president who yesterday said that this was a dream come true for portugal to host this world youth day but as you said, in general, anything to do with the catholic church in portugal has been overshadowed by an independent report released in february after a year of work which found over a 17 year of work which found over a 17 year period, they extrapolated on the basis of victims and witnesses, more than a0,800 victims could be numbered. they say that does not exclude that i may have been more. not only the fact there were victims according to the report but also the way the cases were handled at the time and indeed subsequently the reaction of the church leadership to that report, although they commissioned it was not seen as ideal. they asked about an apology they made about some of the wording. this is an issue pope francis has made a central issue to his papacy, re

live now to lisbon and our correspondent, alison roberts.ents in portugal over the last five days. described in your words and your observations help the strip has gone for the pope. the observations help the strip has gone forthe pepe-— for the pope. the pope clearly en'o s for the pope. the pope clearly enjoys being _ for the pope. the pope clearly enjoys being surrounded - for the pope. the pope clearly enjoys being surrounded by i for the pope. the pope clearly - enjoys being surrounded by hundreds of thousands of young people. he seems to see them as a vehicle, a potential way of helping bring the changes in the church that needs and the changes he wants to see, that he has repeatedly said here that he wants to see. he says a lot needs to be changed and he has repeated again last night i a vigil but the young people there at the huge venue you saw, that there is a need for change in the church and that young people can help to bring that about. the theme of this world youth day over theme of this world youth day over the last six days i

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i'm tamsin roberts, former natwest chief executive dame alison rose is set to receive a £24 million payset to receive a £24 million pay package a month after quitting, dame alison resigned following the row over the closure of nigel farage's bank account , but closure of nigel farage's bank account, but is closure of nigel farage's bank account , but is still working account, but is still working her 12 month notice period . her 12 month notice period. investigations into her actions are still ongoing after she admitted to discussing personal banking details with a journalist. the company says it will continue to review her planned pay and bonus payouts based on its findings . but the based on its findings. but the gb news presenter has labelled it a sick joke . it a sick joke. >> my own subject access request that i put into natwest to find out what she knew about what was going on. after 30 days, i was told we can't give it to you, mr farage. it's complex. that will come back at the end of october. and so what has happened is they've agreed to give her the payout before we get the res