he is getting into the popemobile. to see the pope, they want to see him in a popemobile, don't they? he is going to travel around a short route around the estate of the shrine. approximatelyjust over one kilometre in length. giving people a better chance to see him. i hope you can hear us all over the sounds in the background, where there are performances on the stage here in dublin for those beginning to gather for the mass here later. this is the knock shrine. and on the right of the picture is the basilica, one of the picture is the basilica, one of the largest churches in ireland. standing rule 15,000 people, and recently renovated. a fantastic rebuilding and refurbishment. it is beautiful, there is a major tapestry in there commemorating the apparition. the popemobile is making its way around. 39 years ago, pope john paul ii was in galway in the morning coming to knock. he was delayed in galway. he arrived late in knock and to everyone's disappointment he could not travel around as pope francis is now doing. ther

we are expecting the pope to arrive shortly and to move around in the popemobile. we will speak to her a little later. there's the picture, despite the weather, and the noise, and the wind and the rain, people are there and they are excited by the prospect of seeing pope as he tours around the side of the event. in just a few minutes. tributes are being paid to one of america's most respected politicians, john mccain, who has died at the age of 81. the vietnam war hero was a republican senator, defeated by barack 0bama in the presidential election ten years ago. on friday, senator mcccain‘s family announced that he had decided to stop treatment for a brain tumour. chris buckler looks back at his life. john mccain was a politician of principle — a patriot who believed in his country and fought for it at tremendous cost to himself. as a young navy pilot, he was shot down over hanoi, interrogated and tortured. his captors saw a potential propaganda coup when his father became commander of us forces in vietnam and offered him release. john mccain refused, despite the m

the famous popemobile will come through the centre of dublin this afternoon and there is certainly acelebration and excitement building here. because despite a decline in the church's authority, this is still predominantly a catholic country where the pope has the power to draw the crowds. his visit also draws protests with campaigners voicing frustration on issues such as the church's refusal to ordain female priests. but the feel—good factor of this visit is gaining momentum. for many the pope's presence brings hope that confidence in the church can be renewed. before pope francis spoke at dublin castle earlier here today we heard from the irish prime minister leo varadkarand he from the irish prime minister leo varadkar and he urged the pope to above all else put victims first. in place of christian charity, forgiveness and compassion, far too often there was judgment, severity and cruelty. in particular towards women and children and those on the margins. magdalene laundries mother and baby homes, industrial schools, illegal adoptions and clerical child abuse are stains on our st

pope francis travelling in that unmistakable vehicle, the popemobile, to see the huge crowds who havehered to see him say mass. he is due to begin mass at around 3:30pm, but he will take quite some time to work his way around the crowd laid out in a grid system, everyone being directed into various sections of this great so that the popemobile can move around with ease. just over my left shoulder, you may be able to see and certainly an hour of a shot, the vehicle moving through the crowd to a sea of papal flags, vatican flags. the estimates for this crowd here, half a million people. ahead of me i can still see people making their way into this area set out in front ofa way into this area set out in front of a specially designed altar stroke stage where performances have been taking place since early this morning, hours and hours ago, for those very hearty souls who arrived much earlier in the day despite the ingham clement weather —— the inclement weather. i can see people running to get the opportunity to get close to where pope francis is travelling past in the popemobile, surging

he is choosing again to stand rather than sit in the popemobile.re seeing bigger crowds here then we did on the route he travelled earlier. where the crowds we re travelled earlier. where the crowds were fairly sparse, more significant numbers here. the irish police are estimated to an estimating there are around 100,000 people here out on the streets. this is a much smaller reception than what was seen for the visit ofjohn paul ii in 1979 when there was adulation, massive traffic jams, millions of people coming to see him either travelling around in the popemobile or the venues where he spoke. significant numbers, but nothing of that order. and that really reflects the changing relationship between the irish people, the irish catholic people and the church hierarchy. it isa people and the church hierarchy. it is a much more complex relationship asa is a much more complex relationship as a result of the scandals that have emerged in the years since 1979. it is a much less deferential relationship, but about three quarters of the population still id

this vast area of the popemobile. this vast area of the park behind me, laid out in grids, the crowds were directed into different sections of that great. and the popemobile is making its way among those sections of the crowd. so that as many people as possible could get a good view of pope francis. estimates for today were half a million people. it was certainly in the hundreds of thousands. we will try to get a clearer picture of the figures, but a very significant number coming out to see him. here is a fantastic view up to see him. here is a fantastic view up with the aerial shot, a sense of the crowds and that stage slash altar. it was designed for this occasion. it was not in dublin that the first engagement of the day happened for pope francis. that was and shrine of knock in the west of ireland. it might be very familiar to catholics, but for those who do not know about it, it is a place of pilgrimage for catholics where in the late 1800s a group of people said they saw an apparition of mary, the mary ofjesus.

the group added lights to the popemobile and when you press a button, the scarecrow pope waves.t's been another hot and sunny day in the southeast. but further northwest we've had thicker cloud, and over in out, a few showers coming and where —— western scotland. bringing a few outbreak of rain, not really too much, the east front, it's a dry night for the midlands in eastern england, lowe's only slowing down to 18 degrees. showers across northern england and the uk, continuing to push its way to further ease, but at leaves the swathe of central southern england and east anglia with hot and sunny weather. temperatures pushing into the high 20s or low 30s, whereas further north and west, temperatures are normalfor this time further north and west, temperatures are normal for this time of year. for many areas, high teens and low 20s. 0vernight we may see some thundery rain work up in the parts of eastern england. that's her weather. —— your weather. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 8pm. at least 98 people have been killed and thousands of residents and tour

in the popemobile. so you are watching pope francis on this two—day visit to ireland, well under way. he arrived at dublin airport this morning. now, several hours later and after a speech at dublin castle where i am speaking to you from, he is making his way through the streets of dublin city centre. the 81—year—old is choosing not to use the chair for the short journey, rather to stand. all the better to let the crowds see him. a pretty demanding schedules for any 81—year—old person. iam a pretty demanding schedules for any 81—year—old person. i am sure you would agree. entering mount saint mary's pro cathedral in dublin. the venue for many important national offence. —— national events. what he's going to be doing is talking to a number of couples. number of newly married couples. number of newly married couples. also one who have celebrated their golden anniversary, 50 yea rs of celebrated their golden anniversary, 50 years of marriage. he's going to be delivering a second speech. he will be making

the famous popemobile will come through the centre of dublin this afternoon and there is certainly a of celebration and excitement building here. because despite a decline in the church's authority, this is still predominantly a catholic country where the pope has the power to draw the crowds. his visit also draws protests with campaigners voicing frustration on issues such as the church's refusal to ordain female priests. but the feel—good factor of this visit is gaining momentum. for many the pope's presence brings hope that confidence in the church can be renewed. with me at dublin castle i have arrested hannigan, former political editorfor arrested hannigan, former political editor for tv three arrested hannigan, former political editorfor tv three in ireland and lg bt editorfor tv three in ireland and lgbt container and the ambassador to the holy see of the vatican. thank you forjoining us today. we heard those two speeches from the irish prime minister leo varadkar and from pope francis. leo varadkar said above all this and to the victims, we must now ensure that from words com

the famous popemobile will come through the centre of dublin this afternoon and there is certainly aense of celebration and excitement building here. because despite a decline in the church's authority, this is still predominantly a catholic country where the pope has the power to draw the crowds. his visit also draws protests with campaigners voicing frustration on issues such as the church's refusal to ordain female priests. but the feel—good factor of this visit is gaining momentum. for many the pope's presence brings hope that confidence in the church can be renewed. let's speak now to our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, who is inside croke park where the pope is due to arrive in just over an hour's time. a festival of families being celebrated there tonight, normally it isa celebrated there tonight, normally it is a stadium where we see major sporting events and concerts, what is the atmosphere like? welcome, one of the largest stadiums in europe, and you're standing to get the sense now of the number of people who attended this event today. tonight is the festival of familie

the popemobile there. the first time a pope has visited the country in nearly four decades. he arrives as catholics are reeling from a sex abuse crisis in the catholic church. this morning, pope francis addressed the painful issue, speaking at the dublin castle. the pope offered sympathy to the symptoms of abuse carried out by clergy and a apology for the cover-up carried out by catholic church leaders. >> translator: the failure of the authorities, they showed priests and others inadequately addressed these crimes, rightly giving rise to this rage and the source of shame and pain for the catholics. i share those sentiments. >> all right, joining me right now to discuss this is sister joan. she is a catholic nun and the author of "the gift of years." sister, thanks so much for being with me. you have been critical, you know, of the pope's response to the sex abuse crisis in the catholic church recently. but today when the pope said he offers apology and sympathies, is that enough in your view? >> not at all. it's a good beginning. it's a great beginning for a church that has

thousands lined the streets of dublin to see him come past in the popemobile and people have pointedinished from the last visit from the pope a0 years ago but they say do not write off the catholic church here yet, it is a central part of many peoples lives. pope francis's visit continues today, he is going to the west of to visit knock shrine, where a apparition of the virgin mary was said to have appeared in the 18 —— 1800 ‘s. then the pope returns back to dublin, to phoenix park. he will be holding a mass here this afternoon with half a million people expected to attend. you may be able to hear some of the musical entertainment which has got under way at the moment but not much of a sign of many people here yet. it is very wet, so it will be a challenge of people's determination to come and see the pope this afternoon! such as the crowd but pope francis draws, it is like a concert, as we can hear behind you. preparations under way, what time are we expecting things to kick—off? the mass is at 3pm this afternoon, i'm told there will be a lot of music and prior and celebrations on s

in the last hour the pope took a short trip through the city in his popemobile thousands of people lined the route to see him pass by but the number was fast more of in the two point seven million people who greeted john paul or second the last pope to visit island nearly forty years ago. and not everyone was happy to see the pope demonstrators held baby shoes to protest against the abuse of young people by priests others gathered with rainbow flags on a bridge in the city in solidarity with the community but just as said the pope had a number of issues to address during his visit i think it's great timing actually because he really can't avoid talking about the issues that have come to the forefront and i think there is a great momentum that is being led out of ireland of really challenging the church's behavior and challenging the corruption of many of our children never come out of these institutions and this is by christian people you know and this is symbolic today that we remember that maybe the church has forgotten the way don't forget and will never forget. trust will not be retu

he will arrive at dublin castle at midday and then later this afternoon he will travel in the popemobilet will be the first chance of the public for —— for the public to see him. but the big event will be the mass in phoenix park tomorrow evening, 500,000 people expected to see that event. 0ne 500,000 people expected to see that event. one of the reasons his authority has diminished in recent yea rs has authority has diminished in recent years has been the scandal of sexual abuse of children by catholic priests. that's something the pope is expected to address in his visit. is also set by the vatican that he will meet with survivors of clerical sexual abuse at some point over the weekend —— it's also said. despite the scandals that will overshadow this visit to some extent, there's no doubt great excitement from a lot of catholics and a mob of hope about what kind of uplifting presence the pope can bring to ireland —— a lot of hope. all the tickets have gone in their tens of thousands, a marker of the way the pope can draw those huge crowds and it will be a hugely important moment for ir