pumza fihlani, bbc news.strongly criticised the government's plan to send some people who've arrived illegally in the uk to rwanda. in his easter sermon, justin welby said it posed serious ethical questions, and was "the opposite of the nature of god". but the cabinet minister jacob rees—mogg said the archbishop had misunderstood the government's aim, which was to combat people—smugglers. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. happy easter to all of you, lovely to see you. in his most important sermon of the year, the archbishop of canterbury dealt very directly with the issues of the day, drawing attention to the pressures felt by many here struggling with the cost of living, and calling on russia to commit to a ceasefire and withdrawal from ukraine. but he also talked of serious ethical questions about the government plan to send asylum seekers overseas. it cannot carry the weight of our national responsibility, as a country formed by christian values. because subcontracting out our responsibilities, ev

pumza fihlani, bbc news.ent in israel's governing coalition, in protest at days of violence at the al—aqsa mosque compound injerusalem. the raam party said its four members of parliament would resign if the government continued to act against the people of jerusalem. the french far right presidential candidate, marine le pen, and several members of her party have been accused by the eu's anti—fraud body of embezzling 620,000 euros. they're not accused of profiting directly, but of claiming the funds as expenses for staff and events while ms le pen was a member of the european parliament. it comes a week before she is due to take part in the second run—off against emmanuel macron. her lawyer told a french national tv channel that she denied the allegations. to the uk now where the most senior clerical figure in the anglican church, the archbishop of canterbury, has strongly criticised the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. in his easter sermon, justin welby said it posed serious ethical q

pumza fihlani, bbc news.he war there, more people have come into ukraine from poland than have left. that's despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv not to head back to the city. over 650,000 have now crossed from poland since the start of the invasion. danjohnson has been talking to some of those heading home. this is where millions have said goodbye. to theirfamilies, their country, and the life they knew. but some are now coming back, and being reunited. "my little boys," volodymyr says, after seven weeks apart. "no, dad," boris tells him, "we're grown up now." because children are already in polish schools, they have a vacation for a few days because of easter, and we decided to choose this chance to see our family. but it's a return not without trepidation. i'm really afraid. when i talk to the kids and say we are going to visit father, they were also shocked. but we promised them that we will not go into other regions. but others are going further. this family is back together and heading home to kyiv fo

pumza fihlani, bbc news.r—right, anti—immigrant group. there have been several recent clashes in sweden between police and counter—demonstrators after rallies by the stram kurs, or hard line movement. let's take a look at the weather now with stav. for much of the country, it was a dry, sunny day. it is going to be for easter monday, with a cooler fresher to things and a few showers. here is the frontal system continuing to work its way towards the east of the country during this evening and overnight. barely anything on by the time it reaches the eastern side of the country, there will be a few showers dotted around, particularly towards the northern part of the country. further south we should see some lengthy clear spells. low pressure to the north—west of the country for easter monday. more isobars on the chart. it will be breezy, and we are dragging in some cooler air and around the area of low pressure. a fresh start to easter monday commerce but there will be quite a bit of sunshine around. into the af

pumza fihlani, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. coalition in protest at days of violence at the al—aqsa mosque compound injerusalem. the raam party said its four members of parliament would resign if the government continued to act against the people of jerusalem. the french far—right presidential candidate marine le pen and several members of her party have been accused by the eu's anti—fraud body of embezzling 620,000 euros. they're not accused of profiting directly, but of claiming the funds as expenses for staff and events while ms le pen was a member of the european parliament. it comes a week before she is due to take part in the second run—off against emmanuel macron. the 300m—long cargo vessel ever forward, that got stuck off the us east coast near baltimore a month ago, has finally been refloated after hundreds of containers onboard were removed. its sister ship the ever given blocked the suez canal in egypt for six days last year, disrupting world trade. a massive queue of trucks formed on the poland—belarus border as rus

pumza fihlani, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.overning coalition in protest at days of violence at the al—aqsa mosque compound injerusalem. the raam party said its four members of parliament would resign if the government continued to act against the people of jerusalem. the authorities in the chinese city of shanghai have reported the first covid deaths since 2020. official figures show three people died on sunday. there were also more than 20,000 new cases. china has been accused of downplaying the number of covid fatalities in shanghai. most of the city has been under lockdown for more than three weeks, leading to growing frustration among its population of 25 million. the french far—right presidential candidate marine le pen and several members of her party have been accused by the eu's anti—fraud body of embezzling 620,000 euros. they're not accused of profiting directly, but of claiming the funds as expenses for staff and events while ms le pen was a member of the european parliament. it comes a week before she is due to tak

pumza fihlani reports. this was no ordinary easter for the people of kwa—zulu natal. damaged scores of places of worship. south of durban, community members have gathered to pray with this grieving family who have lost two people. a week ago, five homes stood here, but injust minutes, everything was gone. this three—year—old and her mother were asleep when flash floods ripped through this homestead. the toddler's body was found days later in a nearby river, but the mother is still missing. translation: the lord was showing off when he blessed me with this child. in the mornings, she would kiss me and ask me, am i your grandchild? and i would say, yes. you're my baby. i loved these children. thousands of people have been displaced by the floods. in the small village alone, 15 homes have been destroyed. a handful of families have found temporary shelter here. we are in a small church now that has been turned into a temporary shelter for about 25 people. these are people whose homes were washed away in the last few days by floods, who lost all their worldly belongings. t

pumza fihlani, bbc news. are running out of vital drugs and equipment and need urgent help. the country is going through its worst economic crisis in living memory and a shortage of foreign exchange means it is unable to import medicines that are desperately needed. sri lanka is due to start talks with the international monetary fund this week, but if help doesn't arrive soon, medical unions fear it could lead to a catastrophic number of deaths. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from colombo. already in a critical condition, sri lanka's now heading towards a medical emergency. doctors are running out of life—saving drugs. the future of this island nation becoming ever more fragile. at the largest children's hospital in the country, we meet dr senapathi, who manages resources. these are difficult times. these surgeries, we need very specific things. sri lanka imports most of its medical supplies — a lack of foreign currency to buy them to blame for the shortages. stretched to the limit,

pumza fihlani, bbc news.arent burning of a koran in sweden by a far—right, anti—immigrant group. there've been several recent clashes in sweden between police and counter—demonstrators after rallies by the stram kurs, or hard line, movement. for nearly two months now the people of ukraine have been dealing with life in a warzone. many have been killed — others have left the country. while the people there try to make the best of things there, in the city of dnipro — a group of local musicians are hoping to lift spirits — as tim allman reports. orchestra plays james bond theme. the people of this city and this country have been both shaken and stirred, so what better to meet the mood than a little james bond? these musicians, some from a local academy, have grouped together to form a street orchestra, bringing a little hope in these troubled times. translation: the idea came doubt that we need to play for people, especially nowadays, to bring some positivity to people at a difficult time. head north to the bes

pumza fihlani, bbc news.night in a row after the apparent burning of a koran in sweden by a far—right, anti—immigrant group. there've been several recent clashes in sweden between police and counter—demonstrators after rallies by the stram kurs or hard line movement. the uk parliament has been asked to investigate comments made by prime minister borisjohnson and his chancellor, rishi sunak, about lockdown gatherings in downing street and whitehall. the green party mp caroline lucas has asked the house of commons speaker to look into whether they made misleading statements to the house. the prime minister is expected to update mps on his fine for breaching lockdown rules after they return from their easter break on tuesday. i'm joined now by alice lilly, a senior researcher at the institute for government think tank. welcome to bbc news. so, the prime minister will face mps for the first time since his find this week, how do we expect that to go down? so far, do we expect that to go down? sr far, what we are h

let's talk to our correspondent pumza fihlani who's in durban. durban. is up—to—date on w latest ring is up—to—date on what the very latest is? we ring is up-to-date on what the very latest is? ~ . . , , ., latest is? we are currently standing in a community. — latest is? we are currently standing in a community, an _ latest is? we are currently standing in a community, an informal- in a community, an informal settlement a few hundred metres ahead of me. we went there earlier escorting a rescue team who went on to try to recover the body of a nature old girl and a man as well. they have been missing since floods devastated this area. community members were looking on waiting to see what was going to happen. it was an effort that took hours and they have just left now because dark has fallen and the area has exposed live electricity cables, so they thought it wouldn't be safe to continue working. they do intend to come back tomorrow. just behind me, there is a huge gash in there a few days ago, a small example of some of the devastation that has h

the bbc�*s pumza fihlani has more.bridge that was washed away a few days ago. they told us that this has been here for many decades, but because no help has come, they have decided to come out and try to put whatever infrastructure they can to hold it in place, and the reason for that is that there's a school just across from where we are standing, a primary school. they're worried that in a few weeks' time when schools reopen, children won't be able to go to school. another reason why they have decided they don't trust the authorities to do this — just on my right here, there is a bridge that was last constructed in about 2016, and they say if this bridge had been standing, that people here would not have to come out and it would have been spared, and they also said how they physically had to go out into the community and tried to locate people who had been washed away further upstream and their bodies were found here. they said a week in, no one from the government has come over the weekend and no one from any sort o

our correspondent pumza fihlani is in durban and sent us the latest.fforts for rescue workers. we know that teams have come in from various provinces to offer their support and extra hands, because at the moment the rescue workers from this province are at capacity. there are about 68 people that are trying to get to communities not just here in durban, but in surrounding areas. the local officials have said they are still getting call—outs a week after the floods from communities who say they are stranded and have yet to receive any sort of help. and because the roads and bridges have been destroyed where they are, help hasn't arrived to them. they are talking about water shortages, having no power orfood or warm blankets or any sort of clothing at the moment. the national treasury has committed about $68 million to this province that is going to help with relief efforts. that's expected to start trickling in in the next few days. a big part of that money will not just go towards trying to rebuild this province, but helping people with getting their h

the deadliest storms to strike the coastal city of durban in living memory. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlanidate on the situation there. we are currently standing in a community, an informal settlement a few hundred metres ahead of me. we went there earlier escorting a rescue team who went in to try to recover the body of an eight year old girl and a man as well. they have been missing since floods devastated this area. community members were looking on waiting to see what was going to happen. it was an effort that took hours and they have just left now because dark has fallen and the area has exposed live electricity cables, so they thought it wouldn't be safe to continue working. they do intend to come back tomorrow. just behind me, there is a huge gash in the road. it wasn't there a few days ago, a small example of some of the devastation that has happened as a result of the floods. there is only one access point to this community, which is not only slowing the rescue efforts, but making life difficult for the people who live here, to get in and out to try to get to a safe place and help.

let's talk to our correspondent pumza fihlani we are in the north of durban.unities from one another. it has made it difficult for people on that side of the road to get the help they need. we understand reinforcements have arrived from other properties to help with search and rescue efforts. bodies are trapped under mudslides and they are hoping once that is done, the bodies will be handed over to families. i done, the bodies will be handed over to families. ., done, the bodies will be handed over to families. . ., . done, the bodies will be handed over to families. . . . ., done, the bodies will be handed over to families. . ., . ., ., . to families. i am watching a woman behind you — to families. i am watching a woman behind you trying — to families. i am watching a woman behind you trying to _ to families. i am watching a woman behind you trying to descend - to families. i am watching a woman behind you trying to descend from | behind you trying to descend from the roadside. she has a shopping bag but it looks risky, and there is a warning of more rain on

consequence of the violence of the floods that took place here in kwazulu—natal. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlanithe situation there. the government has allocated $68 million for emergency relief, we went to export... the men —— the man and girl had been missing. we sell community members looking on, waiting to see what was going to happen. it was an effort that took hours. they have just left now because duck has fallen and the area has exposed live electricity and they thought it wouldn't be safe to continue working. they do intend to come back tomorrow. just behind me, you can see a huge gash in the road, that wasn't here a few days ago, it is a small example of some of the devastation that has happened as a result of the floods. there is now only one access point to this community, that is not only slowing rescue efforts but also making life difficult for the people that live here, to get in and out, to get to a safe place and help. it's emerged that the uk government formally instructed civil servants to press ahead with an overhaul of the asylum system before they could estimate how much mo

the bbc�*s pumza fihlani has more.trying — community that are apparently trying to— community that are apparently trying to rebuild a bridge that was washed away here a few days a-o. was washed away here a few days age they— was washed away here a few days ago. they told us that this has been _ ago. they told us that this has been here _ ago. they told us that this has been here for many decades, but so far_ been here for many decades, but so far because no help has coma, _ so far because no help has come, they have decided to come out and _ come, they have decided to come out and try— come, they have decided to come out and try to put whatever infrastructure they can to try and — infrastructure they can to try and hold _ infrastructure they can to try and hold it into place. now the reason — and hold it into place. now the reason for— and hold it into place. now the reason for that is there is a school_ reason for that is there is a schooljust across from where we are — schooljust across from where we are standing, it

let's talk to our correspondent pumza fihlani who's in durban.y relief, is that relief getting through? the? that relief getting through? they have announced _ that relief getting through? they have announced that _ that relief getting through? tie: have announced that money will that relief getting through? ti21. have announced that money will be coming into the province in the next few days and one of the most urgent needs at the moment is getting clean water to some communities that have been isolated. because either the road leading to those communities all the bridges have collapsed. there is a huge shortage around food and accommodation. the government has appealed to civil society including churches to open up their doors and housekeeper. there are concerns over the next few days that the wet weather will continue and that will interfere with, notjust rescue operations, but trying to get people to safer ground. that is why the government is appealing to the public to try to help where they can. �* ., ., . ., , can. and the leader of the co

pumza fihlani reports.of the worst affected townships in the city. just behind me, there is a big gash in the road and that is just indicative of some of the destruction that is happening in some of these communities where bridges have been washed away and roads have been completely destroyed, cutting off communities. it has also meant that it has been difficult for people on that side of the road to get the help that they need. we also now understand that reinforcements have arrived from other provinces to try and help with search efforts and rescue efforts as well as trying to retrieve what is an estimated 20 bodies that are trapped under mud slides and they are hoping that once that is done, those bodies will be handed over to the families. i am watching a woman behind you, very gingerly, trying to descend down from the roadside. she has got her shopping bag, i guess she has got to get out of the house, but it is pretty risky in lots of areas and there is a warning of more rain on its way. the combinatio

our correspondent pumza fihlani has travelled to the worst affected region, and just sent this reportcided to come out and try to put whatever infrastructure they can to hold it infrastructure they can to hold it in place, and the reason for that is that there is a schooljust across from where we are standing, primary school, and they are worried that in a few weeks�* time when schools reopen, children won�*t be able to go to school. another reason why they have decided they don�*t trust the authorities to do this, just on my right here, there is a bridge that was last constructed in about 2016, and they say if this bridge had been standing, that people here would not have to come out and it would have been spared, and they also said how they physically had to go out into they physically had to go out into the community and tried to locate people who had been washed away further upstream and their bodies were found here. they said no one from the government has come over the weekend and i won from any sort of rescue effort has visited this area. he says that officials who have made nu