yes, hywell griffith, ithink yes, hywell griffith, i think he is spot on on that, hywell griffith in news today: theresa may has told british mps to hold their nerve over brexit, and give her more time to negotiate a deal acceptable to both the european union and the uk. the prime minister said she was discussing a number of options to secure legally—binding changes to the backstop, and prevent a hard border in ireland. football greats have been paying tribute to england's world cup winning goalkeeper gordon banks, who's died at the age of 81. the brazilian superstar, pele, who he famously denied during the tournament in 1970, said he was a fine human being. during his career he was named fifa goalkeeper of the year no fewer than six times. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is in warsaw to attend an international summit focused on promoting peace and security in the middle east. the event is seen as part of washington's strategy to reduce iran's influence in the region. the british born rapper, 21 savage, who's being held on immigration charges in the us state of georgia, is expe

our correspondent hywel griffith has this report from sydney. as the monsoon oms over the city, streets remain submerd. the dark, stnant waters carry dangers. this crocodile w snapped in one of the suburbs. more than 1000 residen were helped from their homes over the weekend, but the flood levels are still too high to return and assess the damage. >> we went to get out the night before last and it was still pretty safe. we sandbagged, but to no avail. looks like we have lost everything. t can't get re to have a look. yeah, family heirlooms that go back 100 years and all that we lost. hywel: a year's worth of rain has fallen in a week, causing the dam to reach more than double its capacity. the floodgates had to be opened, unleashing a deluge and causing chaos. the last major flood here was in 1998. this time, too people are saving wh they can, as the rain just keeps on coming. hywel griffith, bbc news. laura: this week "sesame street" is turng 50 years old. r half a century this groundbreaking tv show has beenn educkids while entertaining them.

hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne.ney correspondent hywel griffith who is in melbourne. he has been following this trial. it has taken two trials and a hung jury to get to this point. what's the reaction to this conviction from the church and from survivors‘ groups? we have heard in the last couple of hours from the current head of the catholic church, the archbishop of brisbane, who said, and a line we have heard from a lot of people, no one should be above the law and they accept that secular law does override. that is a debate which has been playing out in australia and in rome, should someone be accountable to them in a law, should cardinal pell still be allowed to be a cardinal? how can a convicted paedophile still retains that title. so many of cardinal pell‘s critics, and there are many of them in australia, wants rome to react following the criminal conviction in australia. the sentencing, as you mentioned, at the end of your report, is due tomorrow. but george pell, his lawyers, are launching an appeal. how lo

more from the bbc‘s hywel griffith.turned from rome claiming he would clear his name, but cardinal george pell, once one of the pope's closest advisers, now faces going to jail. the 77—year—old was for many years the face of the church in australia, revered for his intellect and uncompromising manner. but pell also used his power to manipulate and abuse. in 1996, in one of his first services as archbishop in melbourne cathedral, pell found two choirboys helping themselves to communion wine. he told them that they were in trouble, and then, grabbing them by the head, forced both into a series of sexual acts. in his rise through the ranks of the catholic church in australia, george pell became responsible for dealing with the abuse perpetrated by other priests. here in melbourne, he claimed credit for setting up a world—first system to counsel and compensate victims, but for decades, his crimes remained hidden. george pell reached the top level in the vatican, becoming its treasurer. from rome, he gave evidence to an inqu

hywel griffith has more.rome claiming he would clear his name, but cardinal george pell, once one of the pope's closest advisers, now faces going to jail. the 77—year—old was for many years the face of the church in australia —— face of the church in australia —— face of the church in australia —— face of the church in australia, revered for his intellect and i'm compromising manner, but pell also used his power to manipulate and abuse. in 1986, in one of his first services as archbishop in melbourne cathedral, pell found two choirboys helping themselves to communion wine. he told them that they were in trouble, and then, grabbing them by the head, forced both into a series of sexual acts. in his rise through the ranks of the catholic church in australia, george pell became responsible for dealing with the abuse perpetrated by other priests. here in melbourne, he claimed credit for setting up a world first system to council and compensate victims, but for decades, his crimes remained hidden. george pell reach

more from the bbc‘s hywel griffith.d returned from rome claiming he would clear his name, but cardinal george pell, once one of the pope's closest advisers, now faces going to jail. the 77—year—old was for many years the face of the church in australia, revered for his intellect and uncompromising manner. but pell also used his power to manipulate and abuse. in 1996, in one of his first services as archbishop in melbourne cathedral, pell found two choirboys helping themselves to communion wine. he told them that they were in trouble, and then, grabbing them by the head, forced both into a series of sexual acts. in his rise through the ranks of the catholic church in australia, george pell became responsible for dealing with the abuse perpetrated by other priests. here in melbourne, he claimed credit for setting up a world—first system to counsel and compensate victims, but for decades, his crimes remained hidden. george pell reached the top level in the vatican, becoming its treasurer. from rome, he gave evidence to an

hywel griffith has the details from sydney.quiry looked at more than 10,000 complaints from bank customers here in australia and it clearly found a pattern of misconduct, mis—selling, customers basically being ripped off. however the final report leaves the big four banks in australia bloodied and bruised but not being broken up. that wasn‘t among the recommendations. the commissioner has recommended that 22 different institutions, including three of the big four banks, are looked at by the regulators with potential civil or maybe even criminal breaches to be investigated. but it doesn‘t really name names, so we are not expecting to see more chief executives lose theirjobs. however, there will be big changes, particularly when it comes to the issue of commission, for example with mortgages. the mortgage industry is huge here in australia. the banks take a big chunk of that but the way that people are charged and how the fees are hidden has really come under scrutiny. the australian government says it will look to act on all 76

hywell griffith, bbc news, melbourne.tate of the union speech, but let's go back in time to what president trump promised to do last year. these speeches are a chance to lay out your agenda and goals for the coming months. and in 2018, mr trump touched on the iran deal, infrastructure and the so—called islamic state group. so, has he delivered? 0ur correspondents have been finding out. the state of our union is strong, because our people are strong. but there is much more work to be done. we will continue our fight until isis is defeated. fast forward to december 2018 when president trump tweeted that the us would be pulling troops out of syria, saying that isis had been defeated. and we have won against isis. we have beaten them and we have beaten them badly. we have taken back the land. many experts and officials dispute that statement. while isis has lost much of the territory it held in the middle east it still has a large presence in syria and iraq with an estimated 30,000 fighters. and at the start of this year, isi

hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne. have arrived in the vietnamese capital, hanoi, ahead of their second summit. they're expected to discuss ways of ridding the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons, but there are few signs that pyongyang is willing to give up its arms. facebook has taken down the far right activist tommy robinson's official page and his instagram profile for violating its policies on hate speech. the former english defence league leader was deemed to have engaged in what it called "organised hate". facebook said a number of posts on his page had violated the social network's community standards, but it had not taken the decision to remove his page lightly. here's our media editor, amol rajan. thank you, every single one of you, for turning out today. tommy robinson has mastered the art of social media. we don't need the media to report that! because we are the media. stephen yaxley—lennon, to use his real name, is a far right activist who claims to have been silenced by the mainstream media. so he turned

hywel griffith, bbc news.arly hours of friday, have made an appeal for her safe return. the 21—year—old hull university student was reported missing after getting into a taxi during a night out. her father asked for people to come forward with any information "no matter how small". please, come forward with any information you may have, no matter how small or irrelevant it may be. we just want her to be how small or irrelevant it may be. wejust want her to be home. sun libby, wejust wejust want her to be home. sun libby, we just want to know that you are safe. please get in touch with us are safe. please get in touch with us any where you can. the whole family is missing you, especially me and yourdad, your family is missing you, especially me and your dad, your sisters and your brother. i miss you so much. it is breaking my heart not knowing where you are. i love you. a bbc undercover investigation has revealed that gangs are charging people thousands of pounds to help them cheat in uk citizenship tests. the

hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne.oke to us earlier from melbourne, and said the catholic church in australia has responded to this verdict... we have heard in the last couple of hours from the current head of the catholic church, the archbishop of brisbane, who said, in a line we have heard from a lot of people, no—one should be above the law and they accept that secular law does override. that is a debate which has been playing out in australia and in rome — should someone be accountable to criminal law? should cardinal pell still be allowed to be a cardinal? how can a convicted paedophile still retain that title? so many of cardinal pell‘s critics, and there are many of them in australia, want rome to react following the criminal conviction here in australia. the sentencing will play out over the matter of a few days, beginning tomorrow, cardinal pell will enter the court, probably for the last time as a free man. he will need to bring his bags with him because tomorrow is the day we expect him to go into custody. h

of tasmania is responsible for growing around half of the world's legal opium supply — but as hywel griffithis an industry feeling pain of its own. it's one of australia's best kept secrets, the drug supply that blossoms and blooms in the tasmanian hills. for this farmer, blossoms and blooms in the tasmanian hills. forthis farmer, growing opium poppies has helped double the income of his business, giving him money to invest in sheep and crops. it is an intensive process. injust a few months, the seed pods from these flowers are processed into painkilling opiates drugs used around the world. a lot of people are shocked and don't realise that global reach of what we do. you point out it is in pain relief, you know, when you break your arm. when you see people in hospital drugged up you see people in hospital drugged up and you like to —— use a —— you would like to express, hey, thanks for supporting me, mate. it has grown to nearly 900 at its peak of yea rs grown to nearly 900 at its peak of years ago, farmers. injust grown to nearly 900 at its peak of years ago, farmers. in just a few decades

hywel griffith, bbc news.of dangerous animals in residential areas. this crocodile was spotted in a surban driveway in townsville. queensland's environment minister leeanne enoch said, "crocodiles may be seen crossing roads, and when flooding recedes, crocodiles can turn up in unusual places such as farm dams or waterholes". a bbc undercover investigation has exposed gangs offering to charge 1000s of pounds to cheat in uk citizenship tests. the life in the uk test in uk history, laws and culture must usually be passed for foreign nationals to obtain indefinite leave to remain or citizenship prior to obtaining a passport. but secret recording captures criminals arranging cheating using tiny bluetooth earpieces to feed the answers. concerns are being raised about the integrity of the test which is overseen by the home office. guy lynn reports. 0ur undercover researcher hands over cash to a criminal. a man who arranges cheating and citizenship tests. at the heart of the process to get a uk passport. do any of you

hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne.ent trump is considering whether to sign a compromise package on border security aimed at avoidi another government shutdown. it gives a fraction of the money hed wan pay for the wall, but he says he will build it anyway. speaking ahead of the cabinet meeting, mr. trump said he did not like the deal but may still sign it to keep the government open. pres. trump: am i happy at first glance? i just got to see it. the answer is no, i am not. i am not happy. i don't think you are going to see a shutdown. if you did have it, it's the democrats' fault. jane: his comments come a day after a raucous rally paso where a bbc cameraman was attacked by a trump supporter. alexis simendinger is a natial political correspondent for "the hill" and explains it -- and she joined me earlier. how nervous are lawmakers knowing that mr. trump doesn't like this deal? alexis: not only do they know he doesn't like the deal, but they know that the president is capable of pulling surprises based on the media cove

hywel griffith, bbc news.far greater risk of getting an obesity—related cancer than people born in the 1950s. that's according to researchers in the united states. a study published in the lancet public health journal, shows an increasing number of younger adults are being diagnosed with cancers linked to their weight. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. evidence supporting a link between obesity and cancer has been growing stronger over the past few decades. with us obesity rates doubling in a 30—year period, there is concern over what this may mean for future cancer cases. now researchers in the united states have looked at cancer diagnoses from 1995 to 2014. they found an increase in the rates of six types of cancer related to obesity, particularly in people under 50. these included colorectal, kidney and pancreatic cancers. the increases were more marked in successively younger generations, particularly among millennials. we know that the number of younger people diagnosed with cancer is still

hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne. let's take a look at some of today's other news stories.four weeks after she was convicted of lying to police over a speeding ticket. onasanya denied being behind the wheel when her car was spotted being driven at 41mph in a 30mph zone injuly. an inquest looking in to the birmingham pub bombing 44 years ago has heard from many family members of the 21 people who lost their lives. loved ones read tributes to the victims, in what has been described as emotional scenes in court. six men who were wrongly convicted of planting the bombs were acquitted in 1991. the cricketer sir alastair cook and the actress sophie okonedo are amongst those who've been receiving honours from the queen at buckingham palace. one of the british divers who helped rescue 12 boys trapped in a cave in thailand last year has also been awarded the george medal. we'll have the headlines and sport ina we'll have the headlines and sport in a moment before we talk to the former deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, for his views on brexit, and the labourmp, heseltine, for hi

our correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney.ike there is a counteracting of the passing of that landmark bill. talk us through what mr morrison has announced. yeah, it is all in the light of the government losing the bill, the historic vote for the first time in 90 years, losing the vote on government legislation. now scott morrison says the impact of it will be twofold. first of all his government has talked about the ability of now rapists and murderers, paedophiles even, who are refugees or asylum seekers, being allowed into australia for mental treatment. —— medical treatment. that is what they claim is a risk for the passing of this vote. but a second risk they say is that people smuggling operations may now resume from outside of australia. he says it has sent a signal to people who wa nt to it has sent a signal to people who want to come into australia to come and therefore he has sanctioned eerie reopening of the christmas island detention centre in preparation for potentially more people trying to get in and land on aus

hywel griffith, bbc news.co2 emissions are not rapidly cut, two thirds of these giant ice fields could disappear. the glaciers are a critical water source for 250 million people living across eight different countries. railway staff are being threatened with extreme violence on such a regular basis that south eastern is doubling the number of body—worn cameras. recent shocking images already captured on camera include deaths—threats, being spat at, and in one incident, a member of staff almost being pushed onto live train tracks. a warning, ian palmer's report does contain some violent scenes. they say it happens every day, staff from south eastern subjected to attacks from the public, much of it caught on body—worn cameras. the violence affects people's lives. caroljarvis was a victim in margate. he says he was attacked after asking someone to leave a railway station. at the time, i was very scared. you know, i honestly thought i was going to die. he decided to run towards me, shouting a lot of abuse, telling

it held around 300 asylum seekers in 2017. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney.ere. is reopening christmas island wait to get around this policy defeat? if strong attention to the government ‘s border protection policies and allowed it to look tough on immigration and accusing the opposition which had a major victory in parliament last night. accused it of being soft and potentially opening the door to more people smugglers and more people trying to seek asylum in australia. by trying to seek asylum in australia. by landing here legally. scott morrison, who was himself the immigration minister saying he needs to reopen the centre which was the scene of protests and hunger strikes, that in anticipation, more people smuggling efforts coming in to australia. he is also claimed that his ministers see, this new law in australia that doctors will be able to decide which asylum seekers and refugees need to come here for medical treatment, that'll open the doorfor rapists medical treatment, that'll open the door for rapists and murderers and child molesters says the gove

hywel griffiths reports. monday morning update. not so good.their homes lie under water. almost a year's worth of rain has fallen here in the last seven days a and more is coming as a monster low sits over the city. it means it could be days before people can work out the full extent of the damage. we were warned to get out the night before last, yesterday it was still pretty safe, we sandbagged, but you know, it looks like we have lost everything, i can't get in there to have a look. it is, yeah, family heirlooms that go back over 100 years and all that, that we have lost. pretty much lost all of our staff. when townsville's dam reached nearly 250% capacity yesterday, the authorities decided they had to open the floodgates. although it was planned, the results we re although it was planned, the results were in predict ball. there are persons in both of those units, where the gap is in their apparently, and the units are set back a little bit. emergency team5 had to rescue some people from their homes. so far more than 1000 residents have been

our correspondent hywel griffith is there.ant to find out why did bath rained drop the extradition request? —— bahrain. rained drop the extradition request? -- bahrain. are no full answer by the kingdom bahrain, they say they have dropped the extradition request but they still hold the right to prosecute him. he is accused of having vandalised a police station during the arab spring stock regardless of the fact that footage ofa regardless of the fact that footage of a football match shows that he was elsewhere at the time. he fled bahrain in his absence, or is convicted and sent to —— faces a ten year jail sentence if he convicted and sent to —— faces a ten yearjail sentence if he returns. during the days in bangkok, that has been a very real prospect as the thai officials looked at an extradition request from bahrain. within the last 12 hours, as you say, the request was withdrawn. bahrain says it still holds the right to prosecute and to jail him that they do not at this stage what to extradite him. now have -- now he has be

for more on this, i am joined now by hywel griffith who's in melbourne.es as he now goes to be behind bars. yes, i guess you could say his fall from grace is now complete. thejudge say his fall from grace is now complete. the judge indicated say his fall from grace is now complete. thejudge indicated that his bail had been revoked and cardinal pell had to stand up, leaning on his walking stick, bowing to thejudge as leaning on his walking stick, bowing to the judge as he went down from the dock and into custody, and within an hour or so he will be processed and put into a prison for the first time, where he will remain for at least a couple of weeks. he will return to court in two weeks to learn what his sentence will be, but already today we have heard the very minimum is like to be a couple of yea rs minimum is like to be a couple of years and potentially could be as much as ten years for a what is considered serious sexual offences. give us sense of what the reaction has been in australia, a story that has been in australia, a story that has been in au

hywel griffith is outside the courthouse in melbourne.y to go into custody which may mean denied his first night in a prison cell. what we expect to happen is for the judge to listen to arguments for and against a long sentence, certainly the prosecution will want him to spend several years in jail for the crimes he is committed. his defence barrister will argue there is still an appeal potentially ongoing and he will want his client to remain free. it may be that he crosses the road to the court of appeal in order to get that expedited however george pell knows ultimately he could face up pell knows ultimately he could face up to ten years in prison. the reaction to the news of his conviction has shocked some here in australia, some who argue he couldn't be guilty of something so atrocious and appalling. he still has his supporters here in australia however there are those that abuse survivors and campaigners who want to see a high figure in the church brought tojustice. to see a high figure in the church brought to justice. he does repr

a short time ago our correspondent hywel griffiths told us what he was likely to do when he landed.n his way home to see his wife. he was given a welcome here and incredible when he left here back in november, no—one really knew much about him. however, his case has made headlines around the world. he had been detained ina around the world. he had been detained in a thai jail more than ten weeks after an extradition request from bahrain. when his boat was briefly, he was clearly overwhelmed by the response and think australia and all australians for bringing his case to international attention. in fact ——he thanked the australian government for advocating on his behalf. he said he felt australians, but australian, he is hoping him to be an australian citizen ——he is hoping soon. he believes this is where he belongs and he is grateful to be back. it is not in quietly clear why by rain and thailand gave ground on this —— entirely clear why bahrain. and people are saying it doesn't end here? absolutely. have been speaking to the former socceroos captain and he had been trying to get vi

a short time ago i spoke to the bbc's hywel griffith in melbourne. i asked him for the latest.in melbourne and is on his way home in a taxi to see his wife for the first time in more than 10 weeks. he was given a hero's welcome here and incredible really considering when he left here back in november, no—one really knew much about hakeem al araibi. however, his case has made headlines around the world, being detained in a thai jail for more than ten weeks after an extradition request from bahrain. when his spoke to us very briefly, he was clearly overwhelmed by the response. he thanked australia and all australians for bringing his case to international attention. he thanked the australian government for advocating on his behalf. he said that he felt australian. he's a refugee here, he has refugee status, he's hoping soon to be an australian citizen. he said this is his country, this is where he belongs. he's so grateful to be back here now. it's not entirely clear why bahrain and thailand gave ground on this unless it is to do with the international campaign. i know a lot of t

of tasmania is responsible for growing around half of the world's legal opium supply — but as hywel griffithst kept secrets. a global drug supply that blossoms and blooms in the tasmanian hills. full farmer will big no, growing opium poppies has helped double the income of his business giving him money to invest in sheep and crops. it's an intensive process. in a few months, the seed pods are processed into painkilling opiate drugs used around the world. ina opiate drugs used around the world. in a couple of decades, this has become a multi—million dollar business that has proved profitable for this little island. like any global trade, it's vulnerable to changes in the market on the other side of the world. america's opioid crisis has made international headlines. in the us painkilling drugs are linked to 140 overdose deaths every day. since 2013, prescription rates have been cut back year—on—year causing demand for the drug to drop. there are still plenty of farmers looking to find profit in poppies, hoping the pain their industry has been feeling will soon pass. what other business storie

hywel griffith in sydney, says the government is firecely opposing the bill, and is worried about the could be the first time a sitting government in australia has lost a vote since 1929 and last time around, that triggered an election. we already know an election is coming, immigration is a key issue. this is almost become a proxy to beat about who is tough on immigration versus who is compassion and —— proxy debate. parliament is back this week, not many sitting weeks before the election in may thatis weeks before the election in may that is why we are hearing so much rhetoric really buy so many on this debate. what other figures? how many could be sent if this bill is passed? we know there are around 1000 refugees or asylum seekers either run manus island in png or on nauru. that figure has been slowly coming down however, of those, well, estimates vary depending on which side of the argument you are wrong. some suggest around 300 potentially could have the medical need to be brought here to australia because the facilities simply aren't there on those islands will stop those who w

hywel griffith has been following the story from sydney.firecely opposing the bill, and is worried about the outcome. because if they lose this vote it could be the first time that a sitting government in australia has lost a vote as 1929, and the last time around that triggered an election. we already know an election. we already know an election is coming. immigration is a key issue. so this has become a proxy debate over who is tough on immigration versus who is compassionate towards those who are either sick, and certainly those who seek refugee status here in australia. parliament is back this week, not many sitting weeks before that election in may. that is why we are hearing so much rhetoric, really from both sides of this debate. and when it comes to the figures, the numbers, how many refugees are still left in this offshore detention centres and what are the figures? how many could be sent, if this bill is passed, back to australia? we know there are around 1000 refugees or asylum seekers either on manus island in png or on nauru.

our correspondent hywel griffith is there.o find out why did bahrain drop the extradition request? all we have heard from the kingdom of bahrain is that they stand by the judgement they made and they are sentencing him to ten years in prison as they accuse him of vandalising a police station during the arab spring despite there is footage of him playing in a football match around the same time. in the last 2a hours, they have accepted not to extradite him any more so they no longer want the thai authorities to want —— sent him back to bahrain and that's why last night in bangkok he was able to board that plane and within about half—an—hour oi’ plane and within about half—an—hour orso, we plane and within about half—an—hour or so, we expect him to touch down here in melbourne. who is there currently at melbourne airport to welcome him back? well, a throng of journalists and cameras and some of his supporters. there has been a huge community effort in melbourne ona huge community effort in melbourne on a particularfrom his local

officials say that twenty thousand homes are still at risk. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith reportsr films by underwater. week. working outjust how much of theirfilms by underwater. almost week. working outjust how much of their films by underwater. almost a year ‘s worth of rain has fallen here in the last seven days and more is coming. there's a monsoon sitting over the city. it means it could be days before people can work out the film extent of the damage. we were warned to get out the night before last, yesterday it was pretty safe. the sound bite but to no avail. it looks like we have lost everything. we cannot get in there to have a look. family heirlooms that go back over 100 years and all that we have lost so pretty much lost all of our stuff. we've never seen in years worth of rain in less than seven days. that is not exactly what we had planned for and it really is new parameters that we are moving into. when the dam reached nearly 250% capacity yesterday, the authorities decided they had to open the floodgates. although it was planned, the results were unpredictable. the

hywel griffith, bbc news. some pretty dramatic weather there. something quite extraordinary here.bout how they form and why they're so unusual later in the programme. they are beautiful, aren't they? tell us at any of you have ever seen one. what an amazing thing to see. how did it get there? there is no footprints around it, you see, so it must be natural. absolutely lovely. must have needed a bit of wind to get that going, a combination of strange weather conditions to produce that. it's ten past eight. you are watching bbc breakfast. two weeks after it went missing over the channel, investigators are finally preparing to recover the wreckage of the plane carrying footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson. attention will now turn to what may have caused the aircraft to crash on its flight from nantes to cardiff. tony cable is a former air crash investigator and joins us from our london newsroom. good morning. thank you forjoining us. this of course is a really difficult time for the families involved, so what will their priorities be now? probably to get a visual site of

sentenced in melbourne and has been told he faces several years in prison. 0ur correspondent hywel griffithtravelled to see the day, the moment when he lost his liberty. it will allow to be dashed it allowed him to stay out of jailfor knee surgery dashed it allowed him to stay out of jail for knee surgery but the judge said it was time to him to be incarcerated. we also heard arguments about how long he should be injail. the impact on his young victims. how his actions have broken the trust that was given to him by so the trust that was given to him by so many thousands, if not millions of people. as cardinal pell has done throughout, maintaining his innocence but talking about character references. australian prime minister, former prime ministerjohn howard has written a letter supporting cardinal george pell but none of that. in spending a night ina pell but none of that. in spending a night in a prison cell. although he has appealed, he has two weeks to wait until it comes back to court to learn what his sentence will be. he has already been formed —— informed he is facing several years

hywel griffith, bbc news.s spotted in a surban driveway in townsville. queensland's environment minister leeanne enoch said "crocodiles may be seen crossing roads, and when flooding recedes, crocodiles can turn up in unusual places such as farm dams or waterholes". quite scary, imagine a crocodile in your front drive, not nice! or even in your house! breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and mindfulness sessions will be added to the timetables of nearly 400 primary and secondary schools across england, the government has announced. the pilot scheme is intended to boost children's mental health. tim muffett went to meet pupils at a school which already offers a similar programme. it's going to be about keeping our focus. go! cedar mount academy. maybe this cone is that big goal we've set for ourselves. go! one of 31 schools across greater manchester trialling a new way of improving mental health. we're seeing a decline in young people's emotional well—being and we need to address that. it's a really, reall

hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne.focus on the north's nuclear programme and the sanctions against pyongyang. live to hanoi and our correspondent nick beake. . .. we are not entirely sure what the running orderfor this we are not entirely sure what the running order for this visit is, it's been kept close to the test of the organisers. yes, i think that is absolutely fair to say. we do know that mr trump is at the hotel where he is going to be based for the next couple of days. under the people lined the streets to see his motorcade arrived and there is flash photography. at the moment we see the convoy pool and and, eerily quiet at the moment he arrived. he is now gone into his hotel and it'll be tomorrow evening, just before dinner that he meets mr kim here in vietnam and we expect more meeting to ta ke vietnam and we expect more meeting to take place on thursday, between the two men and also their various teams. lots of theatre expected, a bit like in the way the man matched the first time in singapore last year but

our correspondent, hywel griffith was in court in melborne.ccused of? cardinal pell at one stage was the archbishop at this cathedral back in 1996. after a service at in charge, he found two choirboys helping themselves to sacramental wine and themselves to sacramental wine and the punishment was to be sexually abused by him in a matter of minutes. they stayed silent the decades. on the sadly died a few yea rs decades. on the sadly died a few years ago. the other found the strength to go to police and pursue these. the jury reached their boat backin these. the jury reached their boat back in december but because there was going to be another trial on further charges, they could not or ——be reported. he will be sentenced tomorrow, he is expected to be taken into custody and within a few days given a prison sentence. cardinal pell is not just given a prison sentence. cardinal pell is notjust a globally significant figure in the catholic church. in australia he is a household name, someone who would represent abused victims and it turns out was a