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
and the us leads western countries in promising more weapons for ukraine, including air defence systems. we re going to do everything we can, as fast as we can, to help the ukrainian forces get the capability they need to protect the ukrainian people. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. i want to bring you some news that s just come through in the last hour from the us, where a usjury in connecticut has ruled that the conspiracy theorist alexjones must payjust shy of $1 billion in damages to the families of those killed in the 2012 sandy hook mass shooting. mrjones falsely claimed for years that the mass shooting had been staged by the government to try to introduce tighter gun controls. the school principal was among the 26 people killed in the attacked in 2012. a little earlier, our correspondent gary 0 donoghue told me why alexjones has been held accountable. really, from when it actually happened, alexjones, on his info wars channels, reachi
the nato summit in madrid and, before that, the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. general sanders was arguing for muscular deterrents, the not very disguised message to presidents and prime ministers being, do you want history to remember you as it remembers neville chamberlain, who delayed war by appeasing hitler but did not prevent it? liz truss, the uk s foreign minister, seemed to get the message, declaring, we are keen to protect the defence of taiwan against beijing. this in a week when china s president xi jinping visited hong kong 25 years after british control came to an end. he was celebrating its rebirth. the uk isjoint guarantor of hong kong s freedoms. well, that went well, didn t it? in the studio with me, suzanne lynch, an irishjournalist now based in brussels for politico. polly toynbee, who has been writing a weekly column for the guardian since 1988 which means she s seen off six prime ministers so far. an
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