officials haven t disclosed details about the object. now on bbc news, it s time for breaking the county lines. it s every parent s nightmare. he was climbing out the windows every night. they had him selling crack and heroin. young people lured into a world of drugs, gangs and violence. he was beaten badly. to see your child s face twice the size of what it should be, no mother should see. there are calls for a change in the law. to make it a specific offence to deal to children under 16. but are they criminals or victims? if children are being exploited and coerced, the law- would not criminalise them in those circumstances. - today we investigate what is being done to break the county lines. it is something you might have read or heard about on the news, county lines is defined as grooming by criminals to force teenagers into drug dealing and other activity. drugs are often transported away from the big cities to smaller towns and rural areas by children and vulnerable peo
at least 21 people are known to have died. these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with since being detained by secret police in afghanistan. the uk s home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants. we do need to increase how detention stay. we have several thousand places already and we have capacity. we will need to increase some of our detention capacity. we will need to increase some of our detention capacity. more than 100,000 people take part in protests across israel for the 13th consecutive week againstjudicial reforms, despite the government s decision to pause the legislation. after becoming one of the first cities in the world to authorise e scooter rentals, paris holds a referendum on whether to ban them. pope francis has presided over palm sunday mass at the vatican just a day after leaving hospital in rome. the 86 year old was admitted with breathing
pope francis has presided over palm sunday mass at the vatican just a day after leaving hospital in rome. the 86 year old was admitted with breathing difficulties, and later diagnosed with bronchitis. the pontiff s admission to hospital came ahead of the busiest week in the christian calendar. thousands of people gathered in st peter s square waving palm and olive branches as pope francis was driven into the huge esplanade, sitting in the back of a white, open topped vehicle. he then celebrated mass his initial blessing was made standing up, but he spent the rest of the service sitting down. in his homily, he called on people not to ignore those experiencing great suffering and solitude. the service ended with a procession in st peter s square. and the pontiff left waving to crowds of worshippers from his popemobile. our correspondentjenny hill sent us this update. the palm sunday mass hasjust the palm sunday mass has just ended and the atmosphere in this square is one of
againstjudicial reforms despite the government s decision to pause the legislation. authorities in the united states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 26 people are now known to have died as the storms ripped through the south and the midwest leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed when a theatre roof collapsed in chicago. our reporter shelley phelps has more. two tornadoes left a trail of destruction in arkansas. this was the small town of wynne where at least four people were killed. homes and businesses lie flattened. the local high school torn apart, devastated teachers and students came to see the extent of the damage for themselves. yeah, i taught here for 25 years. this is my classroom and when i walked out yesterday i didn t realise that would be the last time i would be teaching in this classroom. it s just. god protected this town, and he
antonyjoshua beatsjermaine frankin in his comeback fight, but fails to land a knockout punch. our ancient woodlands standard stead fast and tall, it is with this past that we build a future for all. the unmistakable voice of damejudi dench, as the king says thank you for the three million trees planted in honour of the late queen. good morning, a fairamount good morning, a fair amount of cloud around this morning but things will brighten up through the day. it will be less windy with more sunshine than we saw yesterday. more details, shortly. it s sunday 2nd of april, out main story. three british men are being held in custody by the taliban in afghanistan. a humanitarian organisation said two of the men were arrested injanuary, while a third was detained on a different date. the foreign office says it s working hard to make contact with them, as helena wilkinson reports. back under taliban control since the summer of 2021, now it has emerged that three british men are being