nick thorpe is in budapest. how is the stripping scene in hungary? it is being... especially hungarian catholics, who make up a slight majority in the population. in the last few minutes the pope has finished his address to diplomats, to political leaders up on the castle hill above where i am now. it was, as you say, a sign of this being a pretty political visit. there were several noteworthy comments in it. he addressed his speech not only to hungarians, but also to europe. he said we seem to be witnessing the sorry sunset of that choral dream of peace, as the soloists of war now take over. a reference also to ukraine, where are their creative efforts for peace, he said? referring to war—torn ukraine. he also issued some words of criticism for hungary's migrant policy in the past and praise for its profamily policies and the present. its profamily policies and the resent. . ~' , ., ~ its profamily policies and the resent. ., ~ , ., ~ , present. thank you. we will be heafina present. thank you. we will be hearing more _ present. thank you. we will be hearing more f

those arriving from 0utside europe — after they were put in harsh transit camps. 0ur correspondent nick thorpee out of his way to praise the hungarian government for some of what it is doing, for helping persecuted christians around the world, for example some of those in the church who he is meeting now in the churches behind me here would be christians who have come here from pakistan, iran, for example, and have found refuge in hungary. also he has been pretty critical of the hungarian governments position in the past, showing a cold front, even building fences to keep our asylum seekers, to keep out asylum seekers, very few apart from those coming from ukraine ever get into hungary. the pope making clear, really, the act of christian charity would be to be open to strangers and refugees in general. let's get some of the day's other news now. and the british royal navy says it'll investigate reports that sensitive documents — containing details about a nuclear submarine — were found in a toilet cubicle at a pub in northwest england. media reports say the files showed the workings of hms ans

nick thorpe has more from budapest.ica, the main church or cathedral in downtown budapest, where in the last few moments, pope francis has finished an address to the catholic clergy, to the catholic faithful, many of them inside the church, and many more outside here in the square. he's had a busy and eventful first day in budapest. he went straight from the airport this morning to a meeting with political leaders, including prime minister viktor orban. to those dignitaries, he made a major speech with a message to everyone, to the hungarians, to show more kindness and open christian heartedness to refugees and strangers, to europe to end its divisions and work harder to show more creative energy, as he put it, to ending the terrible war in ukraine. he also had words of praise for his hungarian hosts, for their defence of the traditional family, and their support offered to persecuted christians around the world. it's taken the pope ten years to get to hungary for a major pastoral visit. he's got a packed programme and

our correspondent nick thorpe has been following the pope's visit.government for some of what it is doing, for helping persecuted christians around the world, for example some of those in the church who he is meeting now in the churches behind me here would be christians who have come here from pakistan, iran, for example, and have found refuge in hungary. also he has been pretty critical of the hungarian governments position in the past, showing a cold front, even building fences to keep out asylum seekers, very few apart from those coming from ukraine ever get into hungary. the pope making clear, really, the act of christian charity would be to be open to strangers and refugees in general. england have won the women's six nations grand slam after beating their title rivals france 38 points to 33 at twickenham. it looked as through the red roses were romping to victory in the championship decider, as they led 33 nil at half—time but they collapsed in the second half, the french responded brilliantly with four second half tries. england hanging on fo

stop people crossing the borderfrom neighbouring serbia and croatia. 0ur budapest correspondent nick thorpeeen covering the pope's visit. (sot) the pope has been leading a holy mass, people in the square and in a neighbouring streets. people are now slowly leaving the square, the pope left a few moments ago. in his sermon here which was his main opportunity to address people of hungary and hungarians who fled to hungary and hungarians who fled to hungary to listen to him. he quoted his example of the good shepherd, he called on his listeners to open the doors which have been closed to people who are different, people who are strangers, migrants, foreigners, are strangers, migrants, foreigners, a very poignant message in a country that has built a fence on its southern border with serbia to keep migrants and asylum seekers out. the pope here in the square in budapest also prayed for those he called the tortured people of ukraine and for the people of russia. and he prayed for peace. and an end to the war. this has been a very carefully calibrated visit to hungary, three days with meetings wi

francis had last visited the central european country briefly in 2021. 0ur budapest correspondent nick thorpe the pope�*s visit. this is kyushu square in budapest in front of the hungarian parliament building, where in the last few minutes the pope has been holding a holy mass, attended by up to 100,000 people, people in the square here and in the neighbouring streets. people are now slowly leaving the square. the pope left a few moments ago in his sermon here, which was his main opportunity to address the people of hungary and hungarians who flocked to hungary to listen to him, to attend his visit. he quoted the example of the good shepherd. he said it was important. he called on his listeners to open the doors which have been closed to people who are different, people who are strangers, migrants, foreigners. a very poignant message in a country which has built a fence on its southern border with serbia to keep migrants and asylum seekers out. the pope here in the square in budapest also prayed for those. he called the tortured people of ukraine and for the people of russia, and he prayed fo

those arriving from outside europe, after they were put in harsh transit camps. 0ur correspondent nick thorpeon final comes to the english city of liverpool. it's notjust europe's biggest night in music, it's also one of the biggest events for the lgbt community. the city has been working hard to welcome them. here's our lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss. ——jack —— jack lamport has been talking to some soldiers in ukraine. these soldiers have been putting their lives on the line, defending their country against russia. but away from the grueling pressures of war, for some, there's much—needed light relief around the corner. we are looking forward to see ukraine perform in eurovision this year. alexander and antonina have been together for nine years. they were theater directors in kyiv, but signed up as soldiers soon after russia invaded. i hope that our commander and our fellow soldiers from our platoon will watch with us. we are going to try to spread eurovision spirit among our platoon. although in the army, they have experienced some name—calling, the soldiers have found that b

our budapest correspondent nick thorpe has been covering the pope's visit.e in budapest, in front of the hungarian parliament building where, in the last few minutes, the pope has been holding a holy mass attended by up to 100,000 people. people in the square here and in the neighbouring street. people are now slowly leaving the square, the pope left a few moments ago. in his sermon here, which was his main opportunity to address the people of hungary and hungarians who flocked to hungary to listen to him, to attend his visit, he quoted the example of the good shepherd. he said it was important, he called on his listeners to open the doors which have been closed to people who are different, people who are strangers, migrants, foreigners, a very poignant message in a country that has built a fence on its southern border with serbia to keep migrants and asylum seekers out. the pope here in the square in budapest also prayed for those he called the tortured people of ukraine and for the people of russia. he prayed for peace in europe, and an end to the war. thi

contrast condemned hungary's decision to build a wall to keep migrants out. 0ur correspondent, nick thorpeisit in budapest. well, it's been welcomed very much by hungarians and especially, obviously, by hungarian catholics, who make up a slight majority of the population. just in the last few minutes, the pope has finished his address to diplomats, to political leaders up on the castle hill above where i am now. and it was, as you say, a sign of this being a pretty political visit. there were several noteworthy comments in it. he addressed his speech not only to hungarians, but also to europe. he said we seem to be witnessing the sorry sunset of that choral dream of peace as the soloists of war now take over. a reference also to ukraine. "where are the creative efforts for peace," he said, referring to war—torn ukraine. and he also issued some words of criticism for hungary's migrant policy in the past and praise for its pro—family policies in the present. kenya's security minister has declared a dusk to dawn curfew at a huge ranch, the scene of alleged mass cult deaths. for the next 30 da