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the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. the 86—year—old was discharged from a hospital in rome in the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. smiling and leaning on a cane as he left romes gemelli hospital, the pontiff greeted well—wishers and joked he was still alive. the vatican said hed resumed some work duties while in hospital, baptising a new born baby as well as sharing a dinner with some of the doctor...

in the mass celebrating palm sunday. the death toll from a series of tornadoes that have ripped through parts of the united states is rising. at least four people have now been killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. lawyers for donald trump say he will surrender to a court in new york on tuesday, after becoming the first former us president to face criminal charges. his legal team say hes "angry, but not worried" about the case. in the uk, the port of dover has declared a criti...

but not worried" about the case. the bbc has launched a new education programme for children in afghanistan who are banned from attending school. the show — in pashto and dari — will help teach young afghans english, maths and science. in the uk, the port of dover has declared a critical incident, with up to 70 coaches delayed overnight as they tried to cross to france. port authorities cited french border controls and bad weather for the hold—ups. youre watching bbc news. now it...

we will start in iran. politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be �*enforced rigorously�* — theyre demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. joining here with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian service. just talk us through what is happening right now. why are authorities cracking down now? because of what we see is happening today in iran is that many women in big citie...

politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be �*enforced rigorously�* — they�*re demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. earlier, i spoke to bbc�*s parham ghobadi and asked what prompted this latest move. in big cities like in tehran and in other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without headscarf and without her job and without hijab, it�*s not only h...

the authorities in iran are vowing to enforce the wearing of a headscarf by women more rigorously, despite months of protests. a growing number of women have been seen unveiled in public, and hardline politicians are giving judges ultimatums to punish those who ignore the rules. earlier i spoke to bbc�*s parham ghobadi and asked what prompted this latest move. in big cities like in tehran and in other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without headscarf and without he...

welcome to bbc news. the authorities in iran are vowing to enforce the wearing of a headscarf by women more rigorously , despite months of protests. a growing number of women have been seen unveiled in public, and hardline politicians are giving judges ultimatums to punish those who ignore the rules. earlier i spoke to bbc�*s parham ghobadi and asked what prompted this latest move. in big cities like in tehran and in other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without he...

across the united states. good morning. the premier league returns today with a huge game at lunchtime as manchester city host liverpool, knowing their title chase cant afford an april fools day slip—up. good morning. its been the wettest march in over a0 years for parts of the uk, but thankfully the weekend is bringing us something drier and eventually something brighter as well. ill have all the details here on bbc breakfast. its saturday 1 april. our top story: households already ...

welcome to bbc news. the authorities in iran are vowing to enforce the wearing the latest series of tornadoes to have ripped through parts of the united states has left at least 11 people dead, they were killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. some pictures coming through to us in the last half hour show the extent of the damage to homes in this residential area in the state of illinois. the picture is no better in ...

the latest series of tornadoes to have ripped through parts of the united states has left at least eleven people dead. they were killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. some pictures coming through to us in the last couple of hours show the extent of the damage to homes in this residential area in the state of illinois. the picture is no better in arkansas where you can see homes have been completely flattened and b...