in the squad going to see the pope francis grew up surrounded by women not what looks revolutionary in the bad economy is really quite normal the pope always close his grandmother rossana he had sisters his mother and close female friends his right hand in buenos aires was a woman his private secretary who died a few months ago. it is. perhaps it was this female environment in which jorge bergoglio grew up that makes him more receptive to the role of women in the church. he wants to make sure the church is accessible to everybody. he has already done a lot to make that happen in nearly five years in office he has appointed five women as undersecretaries the third highest leadership level at the vatican. and it will be more on his last trip to colombia the pope stated that women should play important roles in society and in the church we represent fifty percent of the population. he says why should this resource be neglected why shouldn't we view women in the same way as men and all of us benefit those. but gender equality and the role of women are not at the top of the agenda everywher

this, the fifth christmas eve mass to be held at pope francis.2 million roman catholics with1.2 million roman catholics followers around the world, the pontiff used his speech to highlight the plight of migrants, telling his followers the story of mary and joseph, and the trials they were forced to endure on theirjourney to bethlehem. his holiness edged compassion to those who have also pledged their homes. translation: we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day. we see the tracks of millions of people who do not choose to go away, but driven from their land, leave behind their dear ones. in many cases, this departure is filled with hope, hope for the future. yet for many others this departure can only have one name, survival. outside of the cathedral, amongst the splendour of st peter's square, there was hope that pope francis‘ speech st peter‘s square, there was hope that pope francis‘ speech would bring people together. hope that the people will be more forgiving, towards one another, whatever their religion is. more

this, the fifth christmas eve mass to be held by pope francis. with 1.2 million roman catholics followers around the world, the pontiff used his speech to highlight the plight of migrants, telling his followers the story of mary and joseph, and the trials they were forced to endure on theirjourney to bethlehem. his holiness urged compassion to those who've also fled their homes. translation: we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day. we see the tracks of millions of people who do not choose to go away, but driven from their land, leave behind their dear ones. in many cases, this departure is filled with hope, hope for the future. yet for many others, this departure can only have one name — survival. outside of the cathedral, amongst the splendour of st peter's square, there was hope that pope francis‘ speech would bring people together. i hope that the people will be more forgiving, towards one another, whatever their religion is. more accepting... so that we will all live in harmony. i think that the pope signifies a

also in the programme: pope francis urges the international community to take "decisive measures" to address the myanmar refugee crisis, but again avoids using the word rohingya. and the best news programme at the asian television awards goes to...newsday. live from studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore and midnight in london and 7pm in washington, as the transatlantic rift between britain and the us over president trump's sharing of anti—muslim tweets has deepened. speaking on a visit tojordan, the prime minister theresa may said donald trump was wrong to share the images from a british far—right organisation. mr trump responded with a tweet, effectively telling her to mind her her own business. she insists the special relationship continues, but britain's ambassador to the us has visited the white house to raise concerns about the president's tweets. our correspondent alex forsyth reports. this was a trip focused on building relationships around the world. but while theresa may was meeting kings and ministers injordan, a major

here are live pictures, pope francis is speaking at santa rosario church and has been meeting priestsespondent yogita limaye, who is in dhaka. yogita, this is the last day of pope francis‘s trip, what's he going to do today? he's visiting francis's trip, what's he going to do today? he's visiting this church and speaking here right now and after this he meets with some stu d e nts after this he meets with some students here in the city. the speech he's been making right now is a religious one because he's meeting priests and nuns from the country right now, but yesterday he made a speech which was much more political in nature, he met with a group of rohingya refugees and after he met them he held some of their hands, there was a little 12—year—old girl who lost both her parents, and he put his hand on her head. after that he asked for forgiveness from the rohingya for the indifference of the world and for the hurt that has been caused. i've been speaking to organisations who have been working in this area with the rohingya refugees near cox's bazar and he would have preferred that th

this is the news live from pope francis appeals to the world's conscience this christmas at midnight mass in rome he says faith calls upon the faithful to give immigrants a generous well because the pontiff also companions the plight of today's migrants to the biblical figures of mary and joseph who also struggled themselves to find shelter and joining me also on this program. in bethlehem pope francis representative in the holy land calls jerusalem a city of peace and inclusion this is tension seumas over the controversial u.s. decision to recognize the city as israel's capital. and russian opposition leader alexei enough has held rallies across russia to back his bid to run in next year's election he's considered the strongest potential challenger to president putin but a cold conviction may bought him from running. hello and welcome on ems crews to his brigade thanks for joining us in rome pope francis has used his christmas eve mass to issue a strong defense of immigrants saying that religious faith obliges believe is to welcome my currents addressing a huge audience at some page

also in the programme: pope francis urges the international community to take decisive measures to addresshe myanmar refugee crisis, but again avoids using the word rohingya. and the best news programme at the asian television awards goes to newsday. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in washington. the transatlantic rift between britain and the us has deepened. the british prime minister insists she will never be afraid to criticise the us and say when it gets something wrong. theresa may made her comments on a visit tojordan, as she condemned president trump, for retweeting anti—muslim videos posted by a british far—right group. 0ur correspondent alex forsyth has more. this was a trip focused on building relationships around the world. but, while theresa may was meeting kings and ministers injordan, a major diplomatic row was brewing elsewhere. president trump had been personally rebuked by downing street for sharing far—right videos online. his response to theresa may, on twitter, of course: madame prime minister. her tour of the middle east suddenly required diplom

and in rome, pope francis calls for a negotiated solution to end the conflict between israel and thealestinians. london's euston station opens as a shelter today serving christmas dinner to hundreds of homeless people in the capital. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the queen has paid tribute to manchester and london in her christmas day broadcast, for the way the cities have dealt with terror attacks this year. looking back at 2017, she said their "powerful identities shone through adversity." earlier, she attended the traditional christmas day service at sandringham, along with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. it's a day for family, with its own established pattern. for the royal family, that means a visit to church, led by the queen. and there, very much at home already, the royal family's soon—to—be newest member, meghan markle. alert to everything that was going on, and waiting for her cue in terms of royal protocol. a neat curtsey, as the queen left by car. and then wa

pope francis' warns against the wind of wars as he calls for a two state solution in the israel palestine conflict. we look at how a new age of automation and robotics will impact on the world's poorest what could . we begin in vietnam where authorities are evacuating a million people from low lying areas along the southern coast of tropical storm ten mins arrival vietnam's disaster prevention committee says that seventy four thousand people have already been moved to safety from vulnerable areas while authorities in fifteen provinces and cities are also making preparations to evacuate more than sixty thousand fishing boats have also been told not to venture to see tembin is moving southward and will pass the province of some hour on tuesday before entering the gulf of thailand well the storm has already claimed two hundred thirty lives in the philippines where it caused devastating landslides and flash floods thousands of people are being forced to spend christmas in emergency shelters after their homes were destroyed while mcbride has this update from the worst hit island of mindanao. h

live pictures there from the from pope francis is traditional o.b. and all the address you're watching to dublin used to stay with us. germany is a strong country. that we have achieved so much we can do this and if some.

what we do know is that pope francis is very much a pope of the periphery.world that are typically forgotten, typically abandoned and in particular those who are suffering conflict where he might be able to bring some healing and peace. that's what he has done throughout the first five years of his papacy. there is absolutely no reason to think he wouldn't continue to try to do that in 2018. >> john allen, thank you so much for your perspective and thank you for bringing us such great insight all year in 2017 and we look forward to 2018. happy holidays to you and your family. merry christmas. >>> tiny tim, bob cratcht and ebenezer scrooge the iconic characters of "a christmas carol" known around the world. how the characters were brought to life to create the christmas classic. >> reporter: in a guilded frame three little photographs of the literary lion. this is dickens as we remember him looking older than his years, simply worn out and probably conscious of it. he died at just 58. the museum in london is in a terra terrace. this is the house he rented as

in his christmas blessing, pope francis calls for a negotiated solution to end the conflict between israel and the palestinians. translation: on this festive day, let us ask the lord for peace injuries long, and all those in the holy land. —— for peace injuries. euston station is open as a shelter today to serve christmas dinner to hundreds of homeless people in the capital. also: christmas away from home for british armed forces personnel, including in afghanistan and iraq. the bbc is at one military base in iraq, as troops reflect on christmas away from their loved ones. what do i miss most? a good christmas dinner i think will be the one. you know, mum's cooking. and in half an hour, join me, sarah campbell, as i take a look back to that photocall held here at kensington palace which introduced prince harry's bride—to—be, meghan markle, to the world's media. that's the royal review 2017. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the queen is paying tribute to the cities of manchester and london in her christmas day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this year's terrorist atta

pope francis has renewed his call for peace in the middle east.l and the palestinians to continue to work towards a peaceful two—state solution. now on bbc news, anne marie tasker and kofi smiles look back at the highlights of hull 2017 and find out what impact this year long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. hello and welcome to hull, britain's city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. that's right, it's been an absolutely phenomenal year. we have so much to look back on. across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. the year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe it's almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. this is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. these robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing here in the city of culture. and it sort of mirrors the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with light

i'm not matheson this is all just there a live from doha also coming up pope francis in his christmas message again calls for a negotiated two state solution to bring peace between israel and palestine. chaos and anger at airports after united arab emirates. woman landing in the gulf country plus. russian opposition leader. calls for voters to boycotts next year's presidential election after he's banned from taking part. around a million people have been evacuated from southern vietnam ahead of tropical storm tembin it's already caused death and destruction in the philippines but at least two hundred people have died serious damage is feared in vietnam where many buildings are made of lightweight materials ten bands moving southward and will pass the province of calm on tuesday before entering the gulf of thailand sixty thousand fishing boats have been ordered not to venture out to sea. if it weren't for we would have continued our fishing trip for another two or three months but because of the type we had to head back early. it's been a while since a typhoon hit the region but we hav

before he said mass, pope francis took a quick tour through the crowd. adesh in more than 30 years. i'm so happy and so blessed that i got to get here in this space, so there are lots of people that couldn't come over here. so i'm so lucky! i can see the pope so near. i was in tears when i saw him. when i saw him, i thought i'm seeing jesus. i was saying, "god bless you, papa. god bless you. i'm so happy to see you again." for this small community, the pope's visit is reassurance that they're part of something bigger. but for another minority, it brought hope that one of the most influential leaders of the world could help them. yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle are on their firstjoint official public engagement in the uk. we'll find out why the city of nottingham in the english midlands has a special place in the prince's heart. iam i am feeling so helpless. the children are dying in front of me andi children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles

reporter: the refugees pope francis net came from sprawling, makeshift camps like this one. ny have fled here to avoid persecution in neighboring myanmar. earlier in the day, thousands turned out to see the pope or day in 16 new bangladeshi -- the pope ordain 16 new bangladeshi priest. it's a freedom that can't be taken for granted. christians are often persecuted in this region. it's for fear of their safety that francis did not come until now, refer to the rohingya by name. christopher:, news of the day. steves: the dramatic rock of cashel is one of ireland's most evocative sites. this was the seat of ancient irish kings for seven centuries. st. patrick baptized king aengus here in about 450 a.d. in around 1100, an irish king gave cashel to the church, and it grew to become the ecclesiastical capital of all ireland. 800 years ago, this monastic community was just a chapel and a round tower standing high on this bluff. it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because its rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this hist

pope francis has met with rohingya refugees in bangladesh, referring to the group by name for the firstime on his regional tour. and hundreds turn out to cheer prince harry and meghan markle as they make their first official royal visit since announcing their engagement. hello and welcome. president trump's sacked national security adviser, michael flynn, has struck a deal with the inquiry into russian involvement in last year's us election. he's admitted lying to the fbi about his meeting with the russian ambassador during the transition period between mr trump winning the election and assuming office. it's now being reported that mr flynn is prepared to testify that the president's son—in—law, jared kushner, was among those who directed him to make contact with the russians. from washington, aleem maqbool reports. it has sent political shock waves through washington. general michael flynn, donald trump's former national security adviser, turned himself in to the fbi, and to a judge admitted lying about his contacts with russian officials. in court, he was asked if he wished to plead g

pope francis has renewed his call for peace in the middle east.ans to continue to work towards a peaceful two—state solution. now on bbc news, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science — from a spectacular eclipse that wowed millions of americans, to the end of a 20—year mission to saturn. it's time for review 2017: the year in science. from a spectacular eruption at mount etna, this was the year we experienced a volcano's devastating power first—hand. to one of nature's most awe—inspiring sights,

laura: in bangladesh, pope francis has called on world leaders to take decisive measures to address the myanmar refugee crisis, although he again avoided using the word "rohingya," as he did in his visit to myanmar. however, the pope did refer to the plight of thousands of refugees who fled rakhine state. this report from dhaka. reporter: he is the third pope to visit bangladesh and the first in more than 30 years. pope francis was greeted at the airport by the president and given a grand welcome in a country that has a tiny catholic population. he flew in from myanmar, on a visit that has been overshadowed by the rohingya crisis. all eyes were on whether he would talk about the issue more openly than he did in myanmar. during this speech at the home of bangladesh's president, he did not use the term "rohingya," but talked about the influx of refugees from myanmar's rakhine state that this country has been dealing with. pope francis: the international community must take decisive measures to deal with this great crisis, not just to resolve the political issues that have led to the flood

the celebrant of midnight mass is pope francis with music by the sistine chapel choir.sented in consultation with the united states conference of catholic bishops. the commentator is father manuel dorantes, who is pastor of immaculate conception in chicago and secretariat for >> from st. peter's basilica in rome, you are seeing the beginning of the midnight mass at christmas of pope francis as he prepares to enter the largest church in the world to remind the global congregation of the birth of the prince of peace, jesus christ, our lord. in a special celebration of christmas, the fifth of pope francis' pontificate, in a special way we want to join those of you who are watching from your homes and especially the sick in the hospitals, those who are imprisoned, who are able to join us via this broadcast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the 25th day of december. the seventh day of the lunar month. innumerable ages having passed since the creation of the world, when in the beginning god created heaven and earth and formed man in his own

this is d w news life from pope francis appeals to the world's cultural this christmas of midnight mass in rome he says fight the calls upon the faithful to give immigrants a generous wellcome the pontiff also compares the plight of today's migrants to the biblical figures of mary and joseph also struggled to find shelter and journey also on this program clashes erupted in perugia in the country's ex leader better for the mahdi is prone to the politan for medical reasons protesters called the move an insult to people killed during the former president's decade in power. and is this the most expensive plastic christmas tree in the world some people in serbia certainly think so we find out how it has brought the shelves into political control to see. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us in rome pope francis has used his christmas eve mass to issue a strong defense of immigrants saying that religious faith obliges believers to welcome lycra. it's addressing a huge audience at some peter's basilica he described the desperation felt by those who flee the

this is the news live from the pope francis appeals to the world's conscience this christmas at midnight mass in rome he says faith calls upon believers to give immigrants a generous wellcome the pontiff will take compares the plight of today's migrants to the biblical figures of mary and joseph who struggled themselves to find shelter . on this program the catholic church is top cleric in bethlehem calls jerusalem a city of peace and inclusion this as tensions sadness over the us controversial decision to recognize the city as israel's capital. and russian opposition leader alexei enough has held rallies across russia to back his bid to run in next year's election he's considered the strongest potential challenger to president vladimir putin but a court conviction may bar him from running. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us we begin with breaking news from afghanistan where at least six people have been killed in a blast in the capital kabul officials say it's. suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy square near an office belonging to the nationa

we start in the vatican where pope francis is leading christmas eve mass thousands of roman catholics from around the world have gathered in st peter's basilica for the traditional late evening service it celebrates their belief in the birth of jesus christ over two thousand years ago . in his remarks pope francis compared the millions of migrants in the world today with jesus's parents mary and joseph who journeyed to bethlehem but found nowhere to stay pope francis urged catholics not to ignore the plight of refugees. the christmas celebrations are also underway in the west bank city of bethlehem amid heightened tensions this year's festivities come at a time of simmering anger after u.s. president donald trump's controversial decision to recognize to roussillon as israel's capital the announcement triggered clashes and has been weighing on christians as they prepare to celebrate christmas spited all festivities are underway. christmas eve in bethlehem the town where the it is the birthplace of jesus is in festive mood as thousands of christian pilgrims arrive from around the world.

this is you know we do is live from berlin pope francis delivers his christmas day blessing as worshippers across continents and cultures celebrate the holiday the pope called for israelis and palestinians to come together and resume talks aimed at the two state solution as the path to peace in the holy land. meanwhile in his christmas message germany's president urges germans to not lose hope in times of uncertainty as the country struggles to form a new government bungalows or steinmeyer expressed confidence that political leaders can end the deadlock over a new coalition. and that is this is the most expensive plastic christmas tree in the world on some people in serbia certainly seem to think so we'll find out how it's granted out into a full blown political controversy. her rock is great to have you along. christians around the world are celebrating christmas and as as custom pro presses as given the. blessing from the balcony of the basilica overlooking st peter's square it's one of the most sacred addresses in the catholic calendar it's been a v. day of new putting these. it's reall

before he said mass, pope francis took a quick tour through the crowd. orever. he's the first pope to visit bangladesh in more than 30 yea rs. visit bangladesh in more than 30 years. i'm so happy and blessed that i got to get here in this space, so there are lots of people that couldn't come over here. so i'm so lucky! i can see the pope so near. couldn't come over here. so i'm so lucky! i can see the pope so nearlj was in tears when i saw him. when i saw him, i thought i was seeing jesus. i was saying, god saw him, i thought i was seeing jesus. iwas saying, god bless saw him, i thought i was seeing jesus. i was saying, god bless you. i'm so happy to see you again. for this small community, the pope's visit is reassurance that they are pa rt visit is reassurance that they are part of something bigger. but for another minority, it brought hope that one of the most influential leaders of the world could help them. yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. the argentine navy has abandoned efforts to rescue the crew of a submarine that disappeared two weeks ago, with 4

tonight's other top stories on bbc news: in his christmas blessing pope francis calls for a negotiated solution to end the conflict between israel and the palestinians. translation: on this festive day, let us ask the lord for peace forjerusalem and for all the holy land. euston station opens to serve christmas dinner to hundreds of london homeless. coming up in half an hour, we remember those lost in 2017, including liz dawn, so bruce forsyth and roger moore. the queen has paid tribute to manchester and london in her christmas day broadcast, for the way the cities have dealt with terror attacks this year. looking back at 2017, she said their "powerful identities shone through adversity." earlier, she attended the traditional christmas day service at sandringham, along with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. it's a day for family, with its own established pattern. for the royal family, that means a visit to church, led by the queen. very much at home already, the royal family's soon—

resolve the standoff between israel and the palestinians earlier in his christmas eve message pope francis highlight the plight of refugees and migrants around the world speaking injuring midnight mass but francis stressed that faith demanded that foreigners be welcomed everywhere. peru's former president alberto fujimori has been pardoned because his health is failing his supporters celebrates the news outside the clinic where he's been since saturday offered a severe drop in his blood pressure which he mori was serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights abuses committed during his ten years of a presidency. m.p.'s in afghanistan have summoned senior security officials after at least nine people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in kabul the attack happened near an intelligence building in the shushed iraq neighborhood eisel claimed responsibility the un is urging myanmar to end its crackdown on the minority gets passed a resolution calling for an appointment of a un special envoy full citizenship rights and access for aid workers those are your headlines if yo

this is the news live from pope francis appeals to the world's conscience this christmas at midnight mass in rome he says faith calls upon the faithful to give immigrants a generous welcome the pontiff also compares the plight of today's not like roots to the biblical figures of mary and joseph who struggled themselves to find shelter on that journey. also on this program cruz imprisoned former leader better for he modi is granted a pardon on medical grounds but protesters called the move an insult to those killed during his decade in power. and is this the most expensive plastic christmas tree in the world some people in serbia certainly think so we find out why it's branched out into political control the city. of a spring a good to have you with us in rome pope francis has used his christmas eve mass to issue a strong defense of immigrants saying that religious faith obliges believers to welcome my quince addressing a huge audience at some peter's basilica he described the desperation. by those who flee their own land and compared their plight to that of the biblical figures of ma

pope francis is only the second pope ever to visit bangladesh he has been holding mass one of the large parks in central dakar the capital of the country he's been ordaining sixteen priests as well and is scheduled to meet a group of ranger refugees that have traveled from these camps now his visit was planned well before this recent most recent ranger crisis but there's no doubt that his presence here is drawing massive attention to what can only be described as one of the worst humanitarian crises crises in the world at the moment more than six hundred and twenty five thousand range of refugees arrived in these refugee camps in the last couple of months now the pope has been questioned for his decision not to use the word range during his four day visit in myanmar and also last night his first night here he referred obliquely to the ranger crisis here thanking the bangladeshi government and aid agencies for their generosity in trying to deal with this crisis and there's been some reaction certainly from top cardinal a top cardinal here in bangladesh who said that the pope is not a pro

an act of acceptance pope francis calls the hinge of my name for the first time and asks for forgiveness for their suffering. the system will be three three times more powerful than any system in the on earth it could be the beginning of a new era in renewable energy the world's largest lithium battery goes online. us president donald trump's former national security adviser has pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. about his contacts with russia michael flynn admitted that his actions were wrong but said that a senior member of trump's transition team would ask him to reach out to russia's ambassador to the united states he's now cooperating with the f.b.i. investigation into alleged russian meddling in last year's u.s. election white house correspondent kimberly how could reports. arriving at federal court in washington michael flynn ignored shouted questions by reporters. inside moments later the former national security adviser to president donald trump pled guilty to lying to the f.b.i. court documents show the charges against flynn stem from his lying about efforts to obtain advanc

howie: this feels close and personal for pope francis.u think he's driven in part over resentment in the way he's been covered? or covering of the church? mollie: absolutely. the roman catholic church has had a lot of experience with unfair and inaccurate news coverage. it was a major theme of pope benedict. how the media can force us to a totalitarianism of conformity. this pope is following on the heels of the previous pope. and interestingly they received critical coverage, they are not always opposed to that. they praised some of the critical coverage about their scandals. howie: no matter who you are, your own experience informs what you think about media coverage. i find this to be nuanced from this pope who is on twitter. he says bringing back old stories, scandals that died down. he talks about one-sided reports. some of these can in the eyes of the beholder. mollie: if you think there is a religious component and understanding there is redemption and forgiveness. people are always having to face some old news story, that doesn't

news a live from berlin and christians around the world are celebrating christmas pope francis leads a vigil mass at st peter's basilica where he says today's refugees are fleeing their homes just like joseph and mary had to do before the birth of jesus christ also coming up. hundreds of christians attend the first christmas eve mass in mosul sense islamic extremists were grip driven out almost six months ago they're hoping christian life can thrive again in the city. and kremlin critic alex i know danny has held rallies across russia to back his bid to run in next year's election he's considered the strongest potential challenger to president vladimir putin but a court conviction bars him from running. plus david and goliath out in nature conservationists in south africa are turning to one of the world's tiniest creatures in their effort to contain damage caused by one of the biggest. high maya schwager welcome to the program. and we start in the vatican where pope francis has celebrated the traditional christmas eve midnight mass in the splendor of st peter's basilica and remarks e

pope francis has renewed his call for peace in the middle east.e palestinians to continue to work towards a peaceful two—state solution. euston station in london is open as a shelter today and to serve a christmas dinner to hundreds of homeless people in the capital. volunteers from homelessness charities and network rail will serve the festive meal.

also coming out pope francis meets with rohingya refugees in bangladesh apologizing to them for the world's indifference but that's after he failed to to raise their plight publicly on his visit to myanmar. i'm so me so much kind of thank you for joining us we start with the political crisis here in germany the leader of the social democrats martin schultz says all options are still on the table for forming a government a speaking earlier today she said party leaders will consider the options and present a recommendation for you at a party conference later this month the s.p.d. membership will have the final word on whether to start talks with the conservatives shuls have ruled that out after september elections but he has come under intense pressure to help break the deadlock in forming a government. let's listen to what martin schultz had to say discover the. song if you are in but there was support for not ruling out any options when it comes to forming a government we have an active government in place we're not under any time pressure so i poke. there part time for a start there's plen

before he said mass pope francis did a quick tour through the crowd. t was a moment they will remember forever. he is the first pope to visit bangladesh in more than 30 years. he is the first pope to visit bangladesh in more than 30 yearsli am bangladesh in more than 30 years.” am so bangladesh in more than 30 years.” am so happy and so blessed that i got to be here in the space. there are got to be here in the space. there a re lots of got to be here in the space. there are lots of people so i am so lucky. ican are lots of people so i am so lucky. i can see the pub so near.” are lots of people so i am so lucky. i can see the pub so near. i was in tears when i saw him. —— the pope. i thought i was seeing jesus. i said god bless you. i am so happy to see you again. for this small community the pope's visit is a reassurance that they are part of something bigger. but for another minority it brought hope that one of the most influential leaders in the world could help them. it is now time to go to salford for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. thi

people had been queuing for hours to get a glimpse of pope francis. are a tiny number of roman catholics in bangladesh. they make up just 0.2% of the population, but significant numbers have turned out to see him. joining me now from dhaka is our correspondent yogita limaye. obviously an historic visit. it doesn't come very often the pope comes to this part of the world, but with so much political resonance to it. that's right. i'm just outside that park where the mass is taking place. there are tens of thousands of people. it's a very tiny minority of people. it's a very tiny minority of catholic here and many people have said they can't believe he has actually decided to make a trip to this country, even though it there arejust a small this country, even though it there are just a small number of catholics here. earlier he went around and people were putting their hands out, trying to touch him. he comes from myanmar. this visit has been overshadowed by the rohingya crisis. many are hoping he would make a stronger message about the rohingyas. yester

in other news, pope francis comes face to face with the agony of rohingya refugees in bangladesh. publicly uses refugees in bangladesh. and publicly uses the word rohingya in recognition of their identity. the eu will refuse to begin talks on a post—brexit trade deal if ireland is not satisfied with the uk's offer on the northern irish border. also in the northern irish border. also in the programme: prince harry and his new fiancee, meghan markle, a the their first public engagement since announcing their plans to wed. hello and welcome to bbc world news. president trump's former national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contact with russia. mr flynn is the most senior former official to be charged so far in the investigation into alleged russian meddling in last year's us presidential election. in response, a lawyer for the white house has said: "nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr flynn." this is mr flynn leaving court earlier — us media say mr flynn is prepared to give testimony that mr trum