as she reveals what she felt when she joined the royal family. as an adult who lived a really independent live to then go into this construct. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world the pope is on a first ever visit to iraq amid tight security. pope francis called on iraqis to renounce violence and intolerance of religious differences. the country s small christian community has faced persecution and been subjected to terror attacks in the past. our rome correspondent mark lowen has been travelling with the pontiff and sent this report. still masked but no longer grounded. pope francis s first trip since covid is riskiest of all. a powerless pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here he told me he was very happy, calling it special. beneath the pomp is a significant message, dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top pope mobile here in a country torn by conflict an outstretche
variant has been traced. european countries condemn china s plans to tighten its grip on hong kong s electoral system. and as another sneak peek of the interview with harry and meghan is released, we ll be looking at the pulling power of oprah winfrey. two unions representing tens of thousands of health care workers are warning of possible strike action after the government suggested a 1% pay rise for most nhs workers in england. it has been branded an insult and hypocrisy in its greatest form around a million other public sector staff including teachers, the armed forces, firefighters and police officers are about to have their pay frozen for a year. from westminster, our deputy political editor vicki young sent this report. the covid pandemic s taking its toll on nhs staff. definitely undervalued is i think what a lot of people are feeling now. the government suggesting a 1% pay rise. really sad, yeah, just very disappointed. alice and ella just two of the many nurses d
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also ahead more from meghan markle s interview as she reveals what she felt when she joined the royal family. as an adult who lived a really independent live to then go into this construct. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world and across the globe. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. the trip is taking place amid tight security as our correspondent mark lowen reports. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all, a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here he told me he was very happy, calling it special. beneath the pomp is a significant message, dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict an outstretched h