annita mcveigh in dublin castle.to take the second dose of an early abortion pill at home, under a department of health plan due to take effect by the end of the year. last month, the government was criticised as being "out of step" — as the practice is already allowed in scotland and wales. chi chi izundu reports: under the current law in england, women who want to end their pregnancy before ten weeks have to take two pill5 up to a8 hours apart and at a clinic. but critics say two separate visits to a medical facility can be challenging to organise and are often traumatic, as some women can experience bleeding and cramping on their way home. it was so traumatic and so unexpected. the pain and nausea was so extreme that i had to get off the tube. i lay down on the bench and basicallyjust decided that i wasn't going to move any further. it's that distre55 that the government wants to avoid women suffering. the department of health says by the end of this year, it will allow women to take the second pill in the familia

annita mcveigh is in dublin for us. thank you very much.nce the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle. the official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh live in dublin. the headlines at ten o'clock.—breaking visit to ireland. the pope has expressed shame over the church's handling of sex abuse crimes yesterday. one man said the pontiff had ‘promised there would be consequences‘. i got the strong impression that no one will be exempted from just penalties. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency.

annita mcveigh is watching. thank you, shaun.ass continuing at phoenix park in dublin led by pope francis, and a really very striking opening to the mass, when pope francis, speaking in his native spanish, asked for forgiveness for abuse at all levels, and theologian father eamon conway listening to that with me, you are struck by that, weren't you? deeply moved. it is unprecedented in my experience at the beginning of mass like that for the beginning of mass like that for the holy father to break with the norms of opening a mass which is normally a short right of penance, to speak specifically about the various wounds in the universal church, naming the various contexts in which people have been hurt and wounded and abused here in ireland, in homes for babies and mothers, children in the care of the church, those who were victimised as children and so on, and he broke into his own native language, i presume so that he could be exactly precise, give the tone he wanted. yes, that is significant. that is the first time he has spoke

studio: annita mcveigh, thank you.ing workers' wages or pensions could face heavy fines or be banned from running firms, under government proposals. ministers are planning changes in the wake of what they describe as "recent large—scale business failures". here's our business correspondent, jonty bloom. phs went to the wall in 2016 with a huge hole in his pension fund but had had a —— but had been a highly profitable company years before and it's company was highly paid as it fell to pieces around them. no laws we re fell to pieces around them. no laws were broken but shareholders and suppliers lost millions, while workers lost their jobs suppliers lost millions, while workers lost theirjobs and pensions we re workers lost theirjobs and pensions were cut. now, the government has announced measures to restore faith in the management of companies, including plans to disqualify and find directors if they deliberately dissolved companies to avoid paying bills. it also wants company boards to show that if they pay dividends

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at three o'clock.ave gathered to see him arrive. earlier, he visited the shrine of knock and begged for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. an estimated half a million people have gathered at phoenix park in dublin despite the challenging weather.

i'm annita mcveigh live in dublin. the headlines at 6pm...isit in almost a0 years. he's spoken of his shame at the failure of the catholic church to address the abuse of children by priests. translation: the failure of ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others adequately to address these repellent crimes has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i myself share those sentiments. i'm rebecca jones, the other headlines this hour.... women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. ajewish man, who believes he was one of the people

this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin.ireland, the pope prays for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. and promises action to secure truth and promises action to secure truth and justice. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we'll be following the second day of the pope's visit to ireland for you. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour:

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbings of two women in solihull. raneem oudeh and her mother khaola saleem were attacked on bank holiday monday. a 21—year—old man was detained in the sparkhill area of birmingham, as tom burridge reports. this video posted on facebook appears to show the 21—year—old man arrested late last night on a residential street in the sparkhill area of birmingham. on monday police issued this photo of janbaz tarin. he was wanted in connection with a double murder in a quiet cul—de—sac in solihull. two women were stabbed to death here in the early hours of monday morning. one of the victims was janbaz tarin‘s ex—girlfriend, raneem oudeh. the other, her mother, 49—year—old khaola saleem. we know miss oudeh made a number of 999 calls on the evening she was killed. she was on the phone to police when she was stabbed. an ally ofjeremy corbyn has accused the veteran labour mp frank field of making "grotesque slurs", after he resigned from the parliament

i'm annita mcveigh live in dublin — the headlines at 11: pope francis has arrived in ireland for the be welcomed by around half a million people in dublin. but the visit comes as criticism continues about the catholic church's handling of child abuse by priests. i'll be bringing you all the latest live from dublin. and i'm shaun ley — the other headlines this hour... women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. holiday—makers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel, following the unexplained deaths

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at two o'clock... abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we will bring you continuing coverage of the pope's visit to ireland as he prepares to say mass in front of a crowd of half a million people in phoenix park in dublin. and i'm shaun ley.

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.ng that the care system in england is at breaking point, as a new study predicts that more than a million over 65s will need round—the—clock care in the next 20 years. the number of over—85s who require constant care is predicted to grow even more sharply. the authors of the report in the lancet warn that relying on informal carers, such as family members, is not a long—term solution. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. we're living longer and more of us will need help in our old age. today's research spells out the pressures that brings. the number of people in their mid—80s with complex health problems who need 24—hour—a—day support will double within two decades. the researchers calculate that by 2035 there will be nearly 500,000 people aged 85 and over who need round—the—clock care. overall, in the 65—plus age group, more than i million will require that high level of support. and the report warns health and care services will have to adapt, because families will

i'm annita mcveigh live in dublin — the headlines at 3.d, for the first papal visit in almost a0 years. he has spoken of his shame at the failure of the catholic church to address the abuse of children by priests. translation: the failure of ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others adequately to address these repellent crimes has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i myself share those sentiments. i'm rebecca jones — the other headlines this hour. women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes

but bank holiday monday across england and wales is looking fine. is he is i'm annita mcveigh live inin almost a0 years. the pope was welcomed at the irish president's residence by president michael d higgins, his wife sabina and a this is the scene live in dublin, where the pope is set to deliver a speech shortly. pope francis is clamping an irish oak tree near the spot wherejohn paul ii planted a tree on his visit to ireland in 1979. he is accompanied by the irish president at his official residence in phoenix park in the city. i'll be bringing you all the latest live from dublin. and i'm shaun ley — the other headlines this hour... women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. holiday—makers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel, following the unexplained deaths of a british couple. thousands of rohingya muslim refugees have taken part in a demonstration marking one year since their exodus from myanmar, following a military crackdown. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a b

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at 5pm...n dublin, and has been celebrating mass with vast crowds at phoenix park and in a blink leap prayer he asked for forgiveness for the abuse irish people have stoppered on many levels. we ask for forgiveness of abuses of power, conscious and at the hands of those with responsibility in the church. with mass over, thejob is going on 110w with mass over, thejob is going on now as the people are

i'm annita mcveigh live in dublin — the headlines at 11: pope francis has arrived in ireland for theirst papal visit in almost a0 years. the pope is expected to be welcomed by around half a million people in dublin. but the visit comes as criticism continues about the catholic church's handling of child abuse by priests. i'll be bringing you all the latest live from dublin. and i'm shaun ley — the other headlines this hour... women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. holiday—makers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel, following the unexplained deaths of a british couple. thousands of rohingya muslim refugees have taken part in a demonstration marking one year since their exodus from myanmar following a military crackdown. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on spying charges, are fighting for her three—day temporary release to be extended. it's always been steps forward and steps back, so i shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves.

i'm annita mcveigh live in dublin — the headlines at 3.ope francis is in ireland, for the first papal visit in almost a0 years. he has spoken of his shame at the failure of the catholic church to address the abuse of children by priests. translation: the failure of ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others adequately to address these repellent crimes has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i myself share those sentiments. i'm rebecca jones — the other headlines this hour. women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes instead of in a clinic. holidaymakers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel, following the unexplained deaths of a british couple. thousands of rohingya muslim refugees have taken part in a demonstration marking one year since their exodus from myanmar, following a military crackdown. and later, we'll be visiting america's first sustainable solar—powere

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at 12pm: the pope visits the shrine of knock — saying he begs for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland to the catholic church in ireland. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. the plane carrying the pope has just touched down back in dublin. this afternoon he is expected here in phoenix park, where he will celebrate a mass in front of a crowd of half a million people. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. new government plans ensure businesses keep commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. emerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president of zimbabwe. the main opposition party boycott the ceremony. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like and their genetic structure is close to li

a little earlier my colleague, annita mcveigh, spoke to marie collins, a clerical abuse survivor andleague is in dublin. she was one of eight abuse survivors who met pope francis yesterday. she told us what happened. the meeting was eight survivors representing different areas where abuse had occurred in institutions and schools, etc. the meeting went on much longer than was expected. pope francis gave as much time as was needed. everyone was very frank and very clear to him, in what had happened to them and what had happened in the institutions that they were in or they belgoned to, or the people that they were representing. he spoke very freely, in exchange. there was no formalities. it was a very open discussion. did you feel there was any progress, though? for me, personally, i think there probably was, for some of the other survivors present, because they asked him specific things he might say. he promised to incorporate some of the things they asked him to do and say into his mass this afternoon. some specific points they wanted to speak on, or to mention. him in my own case, i

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at two o'clock... the pope has visited the shrine of knock, saying he begs for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we will bring you continuing coverage of the pope's visit to ireland as he prepares to say mass in front of a crowd of half a million people in phoenix park in dublin. and i'm shaun ley. the other headlines this hour... senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. a search and rescue operation is under way for two fishermen after their boat sank off the coast of great yarmouth in norfolk. emmerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president of zimbabwe, the main opposition party boycott the ceremony. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like and their genetic structure is close to living birds. welcome back to phoenix park in dublin. behind me

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin.ng he begs for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland to the catholic church in ireland. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. the plane carrying the pope has just touched down back in dublin. this afternoon he is expected here in phoenix park, where he will celebrate a mass in front of a crowd of half a million people. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh live in dublin. the headlines at ten o'clock. pope francis arrives in knock on the second day of his ground—breaking visit to ireland. the pope has expressed shame over the church's handling of sex abuse crimes yesterday. one man said the pontiff had ‘promised there would be consequences‘. i got the strong impression that no one will be exempted from just penalties. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. and coming up in 30 minutes on the bbc news channel... whether world and this time we are in scotland. we will discover what scientists are doing to protect one of scotland's's most famous products... whiskey! hello, and welcome back to dublin. phoenix park in dublin, although the pictures you

annita mcveigh is in dublin for us. thank you very much. plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle. the official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much less differential, presenting challenges for all. dublin has spent weeks preparing for its first papal visit in almost a0 years. saturday will bring pope francis to ireland, with hundreds of thousands expected here in the city's phoenix park on sunday to attend mass. in 1979, whenjohn paul ii came to

the pope addressed thousands as he held a closing mass in phoenix park in dublin, my colleague annita mcveighvatican reporting that there we re the vatican reporting that there were 300,000 people at this mass in phoenix park in dublin today. that is obviously slightly disappointing from their perspective. the estimated in advance that 500,000 people would be here by the tickets issued, but perhaps the increment weather was the reason why the numbers were not what they hope. but ican numbers were not what they hope. but i can say from the number of people gathered here, it was an incredibly warm and welcoming response to the words they heard first from the bishop of dublin who called for a new spring in the church in ireland in one which did not seek to forget the scandals that we have heard about in the last few decades but a new spring nonetheless. and then pope francis speaking in his native spanish parade for forgiveness for abuses carried out on all levels, he talked about the sexual abuse of children and of course the treatment of unmarried mothers and mother and baby homes. the forced

this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at ham: on the second day of his visit to ireland, the pope prays for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. and promises action to secure truth and promises action to secure truth and justice. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we'll be following the second day of the pope's visit to ireland for you. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. emmerson mnangagwa arrives at a stadium in zimbabwe's capital harare, where he is due to be sworn in as president. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. hello and welcome to dublin to our viewers in the uk and around the world,

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at 4 o'clock... a mass led by the pope at phoenix park in dublin is attracting huge crowds. pope francis was using his native spanish for praise of forgiveness for abuse at all levels. a huge crowd of up to half a million people have gathered for this final event of the world meeting of families here in dublin. here the other headlines this hour. british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, returns to prison in iran, following a three day release. her family hoped she would be granted an extension. senatorjohn mccain, the americam vietnam war hero who became a republican politician and canddate for president, has died at the age of 81. a search and rescue operation is underway for two fishermen after their boat sank off the coast of great yarmouth in norfolk. and coming up in half an hour in weather world. and this time we are in scotland. we will discover what scientists are doing to help protect one of scotland's most famous products, whiskey. hello and welcome back to a blustery phoe

here's annita mcveigh.eople who compared the actions of israel with the nazis. a holocaust survivor compared israel to nazism. he said views were expressed that he did not accept or condone. a 21—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was assaulted at home after being involved in a car crash. 37—year—old stephen walsh was found dead at his home in mapperley, nottinghamshire, on monday morning. the father—of—two had been involved in a crash nearby on sunday evening. police are appealing for witnesses. a conservative—run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than 60 million by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum. there are more than 10,000 more grammar school pupils in england now than there were in 2010. that's despite a 20—year ban on building new ones. figures, from a bbc analysis

director of amnesty international ireland, who is a survivor of clerical abuse told my colleague annita mcveigh his campaign stand—li—truth. we heard that he is on the side of victims, please show me how because right now following off the pennsylvania grand jury for instance, his bishops and others are fighting tooth and nail to change the laws there to allow those victims access to justice. if he was on the side of victims he would not be here right now, he would have gone to pennsylvania fired the bishops and instructed those same lawyers not only not to fight access to justice but to work to secure access to justice for those victims. we have mostly words, no acknowledgement, no response ability. tomorrow will be decided to do and what we wanted to do was not have a protest where we asked for something from the pub, the pope knows what he needs to do and he is not a foolish man. we want to come together and stand on the truth of what we know. the fact we know what is happening in this country, there is happening in this country, there is not a family who has not been touched by the abuse pe

it's 1st august — i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.ormer english defence league leader — tommy robinson — is to be freed on bail by the court of appeal after partially winning his legal challenge against a contempt of court finding. robinson, who appeared under his real name — stephen yaxley—lennon — had been sentenced to 13 months imprisionment in may. our news correspondent, tom burridge, joins me now from outside the court of appeal in central london. good morning tom. give us a bit of background to today's case, and tell its what happened 7 background to today's case, and tell its what happened? it is a significant development. tommy robinson has been partially released, but his appeal has partially succeeded and he will be released on bail. there was two incidents so one was last year, outside canterbury crown court, there was a trial ongoing, he was deemed to be in contempt of court. he was given a suspended sentences then, but in may he was outside leeds crown court, he was broadcasting via facebook, it was viewed by some 250,00

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. these are the top stories developing at ham: the government prepares to unveil its advice for people and businesses if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. the plans will unveiled by the brexit secretary in the next few minutes. we'll bring you that speech live. a slight rise in the overall pass rate as pupils across england, wales and northern ireland pick up their gcse results. got three nines, six eights a 17. labour'sjeremy corbyn calls for a tax on tech giants such as amazon and google to fund public—interest journalism. running in the family — michael schumacher‘s son has told the bbc he's delighted to be following in the footsteps of his father. mick schumacher has been driving to success in his formula 3 season. and lift off — a new satellite that will track global winds and improve weather forecasts has been successfully put into orbit. good morning, it's thursday the 23rd of august. welcome to bbc newsroom live. our top story — the government is publishing the first in a ser

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news.ing everyone. the bank of england is expected to announce a rise in interest rates later today — the first for nine months. members of the monetary policy committee are predicted to increase rates from 0.5% to 0.75% in what would mark only the second rise since the financial crisis struck in 2008. a man has died and two others have been injured in a stabbing on the same street in south east london where a teenager was shot dead in may. the men were found on warham street in camberwell yesterday evening. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. we're becoming increasingly addicted to our smartphones, the average person now checks their device every 12 minutes. 40% of users now look at their phone within five minutes of waking up, according to a new report by the communications regulator, ofcom. it also found the number of calls made on mobiles has fallen for the first time ever. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones has more details. we're going to make some history t

i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at 5pm... pope francis addresses crowds in dublin, and has been celebrating mass with vast crowds at phoenix park and in a blink leap prayer he asked for forgiveness for the abuse irish people have stoppered on many levels. we ask for forgiveness of abuses of power, conscious and at the hands of those with responsibility in the church. with mass over, thejob is going on now as the people are leaving the dark. the pope is set to address irish bishops in the next few minutes. and i'm shaun ley. the other headlines this hour... british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sent back to prison in iran and has not been granted an extention to her temporary release. tributes from former us presidents and across the political spectrum have been pouring in for republican senatorjohn mccain, who has died aged 81. the search is ongoing for two fishermen, missing in the north sea, after their boat sank 25—miles off the norfolk coast last night. we ask the purple and yellow to exit ove

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it's thursday the 2nd of august — i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.le we're on air, in just under an hour's time we'll find out whether the markets are right and the bank of england will raise interest rates for only the second time in ten years with changes to the rate affecting tens of millions of savings accounts, loans and mortgages. economists predict rates will increase from a half of 1% to 0.75%. any announcement is expected at midday with the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, expected to explain any decision made shortly afterwards. our business correspondent, ben bland, is in the city of london for us getting ready for any announcement. we will bring you that live at midday. a report out in the uk says smartphones have "revolutionised" the way we live over the past decade and that they for the young they have been a major gamechanger. one in five people spend more than a0 hours a week online. and brits check their smartphone every 12 minutes. rory cellan—jones reports. we're going to make some history together today. 2007, and ste