aleem maqbool, thank you.ss today, early on thursday morning, reported on the sale of some jewellery with links to the last queen of france, marie antoinette. check out the spelling on the red banner. yesterday a diamond—studded necklace thought to be involved in a scandal that led to the eventual downfall of the last... even at 5:50am in the morning, several viewers spotted the mistake, including this caller to our phone line. hello, my names carol, from peterborough. this isn't the first time i've noticed spelling mistakes on the red band at the bottom of the news channel's output. but the one i'm looking at this morning absolutely takes the biscuit. necklace is spelt n-e-c-k-l-e-s-s, as in someone who doesn't have a neck. absolutely dreadful. of course, marie antoinette�*s neck did actually end up on a guillotine as a victim of the french revolution. so is this some kind of freudian slip? whatever the case, louise curry was also unimpressed. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share yo

aleem maqbool, bbc news.he archbishop of canterbury since 2013 and, during that time, has played a prominent role in british public life. he has been the spiritual leader for around 85 million anglicans around the world. our home editor mark easton looks back atjustin welby�*s career. justin welby became the 105th archbishop of canterbury in march 2013. heading a global anglican church, trying to adjust to competing concerns over gender and sexual equality, women bishops, same—sex marriage, many saw him as an odd choice. he had only been ordained a decade earlier after a career in the oil industry. the hope was that his business brain would help the church navigate stormy social and political waters. irate help the church navigate stormy social and political waters. we will certainly get _ social and political waters. we will certainly get things _ social and political waters. we will certainly get things wrong, - social and political waters. we will certainly get things wrong, i - certainly get things wrong,

our religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports. damning report, justin welby has contacted the king and resigned. that report criticised the church of england and the archbishop of canterbury for their handling of the case of one of the most prolific abusers associated with the church. justin welby initially apologised, but said he would not step down. today, he changed his mind. in a statement, the archbishop says... the archbishop of york, with whom he has worked closely for many years, said it was the right thing to do, but it had been a difficult time. today is a day of sadness. i am sad for him, i am sad for ourchurch. i'm desperately sad for the people who have been hurt and abused because of the church's failings and by people who were acting in the name of christ. it is a shameful thing. but i believe his exercise of responsibility in this is a sign for all of us to accept our own responsibilities. in this case, it was accepting responsibility for failings in dealing with this man, who abused at least 120 boys. the first ca

aleem maqbool, bbc news.ritual leader for around 85 million anglicans around the world for more than a decade and during that time has played a prominent role in british public life. here's our home editor mark easton. justin welby became the 105th archbishop of canterbury in march 2013. the start of a decade in which he conducted the rhythm of national life. the christening of prince george... they are husband and wife. the wedding of prince harry and meghan... the funeral of queen elizabeth ii. but as well as presiding over grand ceremony, archbishop welby was also installed to navigate stormy social and political waters, debates over women bishops and gay marriages, protecting a waning institution while also caring for its flock. we'll certainly get things wrong, i certainly will, but the grace of god is greater than our biggest failures. justin welby has acknowledged his privileged upbringing. his mother, ladyjane williams, was winston churchill's personal secretary. a paternity test in 2016 revealed his

aleem maqbool on the difficulties facing the anglican church.ikes. it can behave aggressively in western eyes towards taiwan, for example. it clamps down brutally on dissent at home — uyghurs, other muslims, some christians, and just about any political critics. china orders hong kong to deal harshly with peaceful democratic leaders there. more than a0 of them have just been sentenced to lengthy jail terms. and yet the west is far too dependent economically on china to be able to just cut it off. in normal times, countries like britain, france and germany would obediently follow america's line towards china. but in two months, donald trump will come in, bringing with him several top officials who are keen on a showdown with china. mr trump himself has talked of 10%—20% tariffs on imports from europe and britain, and up to 60% on chinese goods. he doesn't seem too worried that imposing high tariffs led directly to the great depression of the 1930s. and so britain, and other countries too, are turning to china, realising that they all may be in th

aleem maqbool, bbc news.ith anglican priest, the reverend dr giles fraser, who was subjected to abuse at school. he told me that it's obviously been a tough decision forjustin welby, but he's done the right thing. it's a tough day also for the victims of abuse, for whom this whole last few days has raked it up again, and it's been really traumatic. and it's a tough day for the church of england. why did you call for him to go earlier this week? well, the makin report, a report into the sort of historic abuses ofjohn smyth and what the church knew about it came out on thursday last week. and it seemed absolutely clear from that report that after the archbishop was made archbishop in 2013, he did not enough. and he admits he did not enough in the time from there to the channel 4 report in 2017, and people were still being abused during that time. does it say specifically what more the archbishop of canterbury should have been doing? he should have made absolutely sure that this was reported to the police, and h

aleem maqbool, bbc news.rldwide anglican communion, which has autonomous member churches across the world, including the us episcopal church. if you live in the uk and have been affected by sexual abuse or violence, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. some and if you live elsewhere in the world, you can find help| and support at child help line international .org. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the police watchdog is looking into the death of a 17—year—old girl, who died after being hit by traffic when she got out of a police car on the m5 in somerset. police say she was being transported to custody but left the vehicle when it stopped and was later hit by traffic on the opposite carriageway. the nhs will start offering an "improved" stop smoking pill to tens of thousands of people in england who want to quit cigarettes. nhs england says varenicline, a daily tablet given over a few months, is more effective tha

aleem maqbool, bbc news.was charged with the manslaughter of a 16—year—old boy who was attending one of his summer camps in zimbabwe. but the trial collapsed. justin welby wrote to the boy's sister in 2021 to apologise for smyth's monstrous behaviour but she said it was too little too late. shingai nyoka reports. he was very loved by everyone. in 1992, guide nyachuru was excited to attend a december holiday camp run byjohn smyth. his family saw him off at the bus at 6pm, but by the following morning, he was reported dead, found naked at the bottom of the swimming pool. they initially believed it to be an accident and didn't ask for a postmortem. years later, they learned just how abusive smyth was towards boys at his camps. the church knew about the abuses whichjohn smyth was doing. they should've stopped him. had they stopped him, i think my brother would be still alive. "as a christian, i wanted to write as well on behalf "of the church of england..." in 2021, the archbishop of canterbury wrote a letter of

here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. his death in 2018. last week, a report said that by 2013, the archbishop of canterbury knew, but inadequate action meant the abuse continued. justin welby�*s apologised, but says he won't resign. but today, one senior member of the church broke ranks. i think that it is very hard for the church, as the nationally established church to continue to have a moral voice in any way, shape orform in our nation, when we cannot get our own house in order with regard to something as critically important, something that would be asked of any institution, let alone the church. given that, what do you think about the position of the archbishop of canterbury? i think sadly his position is untenable, so i think he should resign. but the archbishop of canterbury stepping down is not going to solve the problems. it won't solve the problem but i think it would be a very clear indication that a line has been drawn. who would believe a 16—year—old lad against a bishop and vicar? matthew is a survivor of

here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. i'mjohn smyth.rolific abusers ever associated with the church of england, with more than 120 victims, until his death in 2018. last week, a report said that by 2013, the archbishop of canterbury knew, but inadequate action meant the abuse continued. justin welby�*s apologised, but says he won't resign. but today, one senior member of the church broke ranks. i think that it is very hard for the church, as the nationality established church, to continue to have a moral voice in any way, shape orform in our nation, when we cannot get our own house in order with regard to something as critically important, something that would be asked of any institution, let alone the church. given that, what do you think about the position of the archbishop of canterbury? ithink, sadly, his position is untenable, so i think he should resign. the first cases of abuse byjohn smyth at christian summer camps were in the mid—19705. by the early �*80s, church officials were informed but there was what the report calls an "a

here's our religion editor aleem maqbool.was arguably one of the most prolific abusers ever associated with the church of england, with more than 120 victims until his death in 2018. last week, a report said that by 2013, the archbishop of canterbury knew, but inadequate action meant the abuse continued. justin welby�*s apologised, but says he won't resign. but today, one senior member of the church broke ranks. i think that it is very hard for the church, as the nationality established church to continue to have a moral voice in any way, shape orform in our nation, when we cannot get our own house in order with regard to something as critically important, something that would be asked of any institution, let alone the church. given that, what do you think about the position of the archbishop of canterbury? i think sadly his position is untenable, so i think he should resign. but the archbishop of canterbury stepping down is not going to solve the problems. it won't solve the problem but i think it would be a very clear indic

here's our religion editor aleem maqbool. i'mjohn smyth.rch of england, with more than 120 victims, until his death in 2018. last week, a report said that by 2013, the archbishop of canterbury knew, but inadequate action meant the abuse continued. justin welby�*s apologised, but says he won't resign. but today, one senior member of the church broke ranks. i think that it is very hard for the church, as the nationality established church, to continue to have a moral voice in any way, shape orform in our nation, when we cannot get our own house in order with regard to something as critically important, something that would be asked of any institution, let alone the church. given that, what do you think about the position of the archbishop of canterbury? ithink, sadly, his position is untenable, so i think he should resign. the first cases of abuse by john smyth at christian summer camps were in the mid—1970s. by the early �*80s, church officials were informed but there was what the report calls an "active cover—up". in 1984, smyth carried on

our religion editor aleem maqbool has more.lot of talk behind the scenes swirling around lambeth palace among clergy, certainly among survivor groups, among bishops, even, as to whether the archbishop of canterbury's position was tenable after this report in which he was found personally culpable. certainly the church had lots of questions to answer as to howjohn smyth was able to perpetrate abuse over 50 years with more than 120 victims. but as harry was saying, we knew from 20, he knew from 2013, and yet the abuse continued. the archbishop of canterbury said last week when the report came out, that he acknowledged more could have been done. he apologised for the abuse that was faced by the victims. he apologised for not meeting survivors soon enough, but he said he considered resigning at that point and decided against it. well, clearly a lot of other people around him had felt that he needed to send a clearer message as to how seriously the church takes safeguarding. and in part of his statement, he does say the last few day