as israeli police stopped palestinian men from entering the compound, forcing them to pray outside the old city gates. tens of thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in saint peter s square in rome as pope francis presided over easter sunday mass. the pontiff is expected to pronounce the traditional holiday blessing later. a four storey residential building has collapsed in the french city of marseille leaving at least five people from the surrounding structures injured. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: brazil s amazon fight. hello, welcome to global questions. we are in rio dejaneiro in a country which like most countries these days is confronting many crises at home. few national policies have such global consequences as the fate of the amazon. it s the world s largest tropical rainforest, covering much of northern brazil. it s under growing threat, from deforestation, large scale farming and ranching and mining. newly elected preside
we begin at the vatican, where thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in st peter s square to hear the pope lead easter mass, and pronounce the traditional to the city and the world blessing he s doing that now, let s listen in. this is the national anthem of the italian republic in 1946. forcedwhite translation: dear brothers and sisters, christ is risen. on this day we proclaim, that he, the lord of our life is the resurrection and the life of the world. today is easter, a word that needs passage four in jesus world. today is easter, a word that needs passage four injesus the decisive passage of humanity has been made, the passage from death to life, from fear to confidence, from desolation to communion. he is the lord of time and history. i d like to say to everyone with heartfelt joy, happy to say to everyone with heartfelt joy, happy easter to everyone. people are responding to the holy father who is seated today. translation: father who is seated today. tr
hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside the al aqsa mosque injerusalem. tensions remain high, as israeli police stopped palestinian men from entering the compound, forcing them to pray outside the old city gates. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for troubles and peace. 25 years since the good friday agreement was signed, this is a story of history and hope. the good friday agreements promised that a new generation would live in peace. it gave people hope that life would be different, and it was, for us. i m very happy growing up in northern ireland compared to what it was, i think it s a great place. it was a really formative time. what we were studying in the classroom - wasn t in a textbook. the deal largely ended the longest running conflict in europe, 25 years ago. i thought, this is not a conflict that has got any place in the new millennium. if you want to solve it, you have to take that risk and talk to those who actually control the violence.
thousands of catholic worshippers gathered at the vatican in st peter s square to hear the pope lead easter mass, and pronounce the traditional to the city and the world blessing. pope francis has called on the international community to strive to end conflicts across the globe and he spoke of his deep concern over recent attacks in jerusalem and the surrounding region lets have a listen to what the pope had to say. translation: on this day, lord, we entrust to you the city - ofjerusalem, the first witness of your resurrection. may there be a resumption of dialogue and a climate of trust and reciprocal respect between israelis and palestinians so that peace may rein in the holy city and in the entire region. lord, aid lebanon which still seeks stability and unity so that divisions may be overcome and all citizens cooperate for the common good of the country. be mindful of the beloved people of tunisia and in particular the young and those suffering from social and economic
in november, she was told she could go home with care paid for by the nhs. yet another five months on, she is still stuck in hospital. how difficult has this been for you, charlotte? it s so wrong that we are in the situation, you know, four, five month extra in hospital that i don t need that actually increases my risk of infections and other illnesses as well. there has been a lot of tears, a lot of hard decisions. i don t think, unless you were here, you could really imagine life in a hospitalfor nine months. charlotte s case here in leeds is very complex and not representative of everyone who needs care, it does though illustrate a wider problem. this past winter, a record one and seven hospital beds across england has been taken up by someone well enough to go home. the government has said it is making another £1.6 billion available to speed up hospital discharge in england. often the hold up is because the right care in the home just isn t available. mum, i don t know