plus beeting a path to claim this soup as theirs why a dispute in a bowl is warming up between russia and poland. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. 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 hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here, t
the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if killing of unarmed protesters and attacks on journalists and activists continue. earlier in myanmar, the deposed leader aung san suu kyi, appeared via videolink in court and was told she faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers had seen her since the military seized power on the 1st of february, detaining many government leaders. since then there ve been widespread protests with security forces responding with increasing force this weekend at least 18 protestors were killed. here s what the state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces s brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is abhorrent. the recent escalation and tactics by sec
hello to use. hello to you. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if troops carry on killing unarmed protesters and attacking journalists and activists. the deposed civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, has appeared via videolink in court in myanmar. she now faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers have seen her since the military seized power on february 1st, detaining many government leaders. since then, there ve been widespread protests, security forces responding with increasing force. this weekend they killed at least 18 protesters. here s what the us state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that viole
comfortable on arrival to st bartholomew s hospital. he s being treated for an infection and a pre existing heart condition. time now for monday in parliament. hello there, and welcome to monday in parliament, where david cameron says his government did plan for a pandemic but not the one we re facing today. there was a pretty good flu pandemic plan, but it was a flu plan rather than a respiratory diseases plan. the government s being urged to secure the future of the vauxhall car factory in cheshire. the uncertainty facing ellesmere port and other car plants speaks to a deeper problem caused by the government s inaction on automotive. they ve been asleep at the wheel. and there s a damning verdict on a proposed tunnel under the irish sea. a push me, pull you could be the senior guard and puff- the magic dragon the inspector. let s concentrate on making the protocol work and put. the hallucinogenics down. but first, the conservative former prime minister, david cameron, has
and ireland to host the 2030 world cup. also this hour, we take you to finland to catch some surf well, sort of! it s windsurfing on the ice. a warm welcome to the programme. and we begin in france today. it has changed its stance on the use of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, saying it can now be given to people aged between 65 and 7a. the french health authorities had previously restricted its use to younger people, the change comes after data from britain show it s highly effective in preventing serious illness and death. vishala sri pathma has more. the speedy rollout of the vaccine across the uk has meant 20 million people have had a jab in theirarm 20 million people have had a jab in their arm over the last few months, and new evidence suggests it s having a significant impact. public health england data shows a single shot of either the astrazeneca oxford or the pfizer cots the risk of needing hospital treatment for covid by “p hospital treatment for covid by u