there is michael d higgins, the irish president.ast year, when president higgins presented the pontiff with a climber bell by the irish artist vivian roach, you piece designed to warn about the threat of climate change, which is an issue on which both men have expressed their concern. the guard of honour, made up concern. the guard of honour, made up of members of the irish naval service, who have been taking part in operation sophia in the mediterranean sea, aimed at disrupting the activities of people smugglers and assisting migrants to prevent the loss of life at sea, again something which pope francis has spoken about. so the beginning ofa has spoken about. so the beginning of a day of engagements here in dublin for pope francis. and we will be bringing you full coverage of those events. brass band plays. the army number one band, playing now for pope francis before a formal tree—planting now for pope francis before a formal tree—pla nting ceremony that now for pope francis before a formal tree—planting ceremony that will ta ke

you can see pope francis emerging with michael higgins and his wife sabina.ing the president'sofficial residence in the next few moments and heading to where i is to you from dublin castle, where he will be meeting the irish minister, leo varadkar, brought up catholic but no longer a practising catholic, a gay prime minister and in many ways the epitome of a very different ireland to the wonderjohn paul ii visited. before we talk further let's take a look at this report from andrew plant, looking ahead to these two days and also reflecting on the very different ireland that metjohn paul ii in1979. in 1979, whenjohn paul ii came to ireland, 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion and divorce were against the law here. now that figure is a0%, and it's a very different ireland that will greet pope francis. i think in the past, the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in our society. it still has a place in society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. many are using the pope's visit to raise awarene

revelations mean the atmosphere is now much more muted a ceremonial greeting for mileage president michael higgins then it was down to business pope francis was forthright church members we should have protected young people had instead abused them. the fundamental value of church authorities bishops religious leaders priests and others to adequately address these repugnant crimes with he has rightly led to outrage. sushi and it remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. i share in feeling that pain and shame and evil with the same. protesters gathered in central dublin in solidarity with victims of clerical abuse there is a great momentum that is being led out of ireland of really challenging the church's behavior and challenging the corruption crossword. not be returned within the proper population from simply what will profitable to the probably be nice to meet here and you're going to be really it's. going to be. despite the sex abuse scandal rocking the catholic church the pontiff still has huge support dubliners lined the streets to give the pope an enthusiastic welcome a

dublin castle where i am talking to you from, after he had been to visit the irish president michael higginseches of the day, alongside the irish prime minister, who called on pope francis above all to listen to the victims, and to ensure that, following the words come actions. we have had different assessments today of how much could have been expected from this visit. we await with interest to hear what, if indeed we do here, what the pope has said in his conversations with survivors of abuse. meeting aid victims of abuse for 90 minutes in dublin this evening. —— eight. among them, two priests, and marie collins, who has spoken extensively as a campaigner for the church to reform and to do more to tackle this terrible scandal here in ireland and around the world. she was invited by pope francis to take part in a commission on abuse, but then stood down. talking about her frustration at the attitudes and the pace of the work that was being done. but a testament to her that she is still speaking about it, continuing to have that conversation, meeting the pope in dublin today. so as i say, we

the by the by the president and there's going to be a tree planting ceremony as well president michael higgins is the current incumbent but as i say it's a pretty the ceremonial post and there you can see him besides beside pope francis there as he meets other dignitaries he left the airport not that long ago maybe twenty minutes ago and. he's got a very good weather which is actually rather unusual in ireland as well that bright sunshine to greet this the first visit of the pope or a paper i should say in thirty nine years the last one being pope john paul the second that's a seen live in dublin we're going to keep you right across the pope's progress today as he visits and for the first time in thirty nine years. but now we're going to look at the weather and kevin is here kevin. also coming up in this hour jazeera news out in darwin's main opposition leader rejects the cold ruling which confirms amazon man and god as the president. and install champions bomb munich kicks off the german bund as leader with the wind. from. the winds to an inch on to greece. we're going to update you on this s

his first visit was to the residence of president michael d higgins.a meeting of civil leaders and the diplomatic corps. it was here at dublin castle that the taoiseach, leo varadkar, raised the issue of child sexual abuse that has threatened to dominate the visit. bbc religion editor martin bashir reporting on saturday's late news bulletin. but scores of you objected to the reporting along the lines described here... and maureen hogg sent this e—mail about the coverage more widely... finally, one piece of footage from theresa may's trip to africa this week garnered a great deal of attention on both social and mainstream media, as dan walker acknowledged on wednesday's breakfast. when trade is on the agenda, the news footage is usually full of factories, hard hats and the occasional high—vis jacket. but it is a rather different image that has attracted much comment so far. the prime minister dancing with schoolchildren in cape town. the pictures have gained a lot of attention, but is it the sort of attention her advisers had been hoping for? further at

he will be going to the official residence of the irish president, michael d higgins.sation with him. he will plant a tree in the gardens there, close to a tree planted byjohn paul ii in 1979, an irish show, and he will be coming to dublin castle, where i am speaking you from. —— irish oak. he will be meeting the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, and delivering a speech in which he will be talking about, amongst other things, the abuse of children by priests and in catholic run institutions. we await the year the precise nature of what he will say. —— await to hear. there will probably be an apology. he has issued apologies before, but will there be anything in terms of concrete steps that many of the survivors of abuse on the pope to speak about on this visit? throughout the weekend, we will be bringing you details of all of the events he will be attending, including tomorrow, in phoenix park, the massive mass, a culmination of this world meeting of families that is being hosted in dublin. half a million people are more are expected. there will also be protests, act

the pope was welcomed at the irish president's residence by president michael d higgins, his wife sabina 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 british—iranian

his first visit was to the residence of president michael d higgins.d on to a meeting of civil leaders and the diplomatic corps, and it was here, at dublin castle, that the taoiseach, leo varadkar, raised the issue of child sexual abuse, which has threatened to dominate the visit. these wounds are still open, and there is much to be done to bring aboutjustice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. holy father, we ask that you use your office and influence to ensure that this is done here in ireland, and also around the world. pope francis responded with words of repentance and regret, but without offering any specific remedies. translation: the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others, adequately to address these repugnant crimes, has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. margaret mcguckin was abused in a catholic run children's home and was disappointed by pope francis‘s speech. these words don't wash with us any more. we've hear

michael cohon pleading guilty. returning to the brexit story, michelle barnier warned the e.u. must the prepare for a no deal exit and britain must respect the single market. fx traders focused on talks. allen higginsn his excitement. talk does this continuous take us then? those that reduce the chances of no deal? alan: we have long thought that no deal is unlikely, relatively low probability more likely is a or no brexit at all would be more likely than no deal. dollar downsterling at 129. the dollar has been strong generally. it is not just the sterling focus, if you like, in terms of focus, but we see sterling undervalued. anna: our forecast has been coming down for sterling. alan: so we bought sterling last year and it looks very good for a bit when we accelerated under 140. we are still long sterling based on what we see is the most likely brexit outcome and the undervaluation and the fact that the u.k. economy is performing relatively well, so we shall see, but it is partly dependent on the dollar as well. anna: i want to ask about what you are doing on the italian space, because we have seen the debt return. i want to show you this chart, in the white here. this is italian yields creeping d