city to avoid the chaos. roads are closed and so forth. thank you very much, closed and so forth. thank you very much. alison. closed and so forth. thank you very much, alison, reporting closed and so forth. thank you very much, alison, reporting from - closed and so forth. thank you very i much, alison, reporting from lisbon, the live pictures of pope francis arriving in portugal. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s have a look at some of the other stories making the news. cold calling to offer financial services or products could be banned under new government plans. the home office is fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. the government will outlaw so called farms which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam text at once. the first asylum seekers are unlikely to move into an accommodation barge in dorset until next week. the home office says the delay is because working practices for ports that have not been signed up for po
alison, hugely catholic country, this festival, you have been speaking to people, what is this city like? what is it like at the moment in lisbon? tt city like? what is it like at the moment in lisbon? city like? what is it like at the moment in lisbon? it is a little bit chaotic at the moment in lisbon? it is a little bit chaotic at the moment, moment in lisbon? it is a little bit chaotic at the moment, large - moment in lisbon? it is a little bit- chaotic at the moment, large numbers of people, a lot of portuguese from across the country, particularly spain next door, a large number of people from italy, french people, but according to the organisers, people are officially registered to take part from 18a countries, the only one that does not have anyone registered as the maldives. if you know anyone in the maldives, please invite them. you do not have to register to take part. 350,000 people officially registered and many more are expected to attend, many more are expected to a
the welcome ceremony at the end of the day, and then there will be more and ever larger ceremonies on saturday and sunday in particular at a huge specially created site on the edge of lisbon where up to 1 million people are likely to be present. this people are likely to be present. as you are talking, we are seeing members of the senior clergy walking down the steps of the aeroplane, in lisbon, as pope francis has arrived. this is a huge celebration, but also, it is going to be overshadowed by this recent report into sexual abuse in the country. can you talk us through those findings? the vast ma ori of us through those findings? the vast majority of portuguese us through those findings? the vast majority of portuguese say - us through those findings? the vast majority of portuguese say they - us through those findings? the vast majority of portuguese say they are | majority of portuguese say they are catholics, 80%, although it is a lower proportion who are practising and regularly
pope francis has arrived in portugal for celebrations to mark world youth day a vatican endorsed international festival. we are seeing live pictures in lisbon where the pope is attending a welcoming meeting with the portuguese president. but it s likely his visit may be overshadowed by a recent official report detailing the sexual abuse of nearly 5000 children by portuguese clergy - mainly priests over a seventy year period. live now to alison roberts in lisbon. we are seeing that lovely welcome ceremony but in the backdrop, there are some serious allegations and a serious report that might overshadow this. , ., , , , this. yes, the pope is being welcomed this. yes, the pope is being welcomed there this. yes, the pope is being welcomed there by - this. yes, the pope is being welcomed there by the - this. yes, the pope is being - welcomed there by the president who yesterday said that this was a dream come true for portugal to host this
strikingly liberal ones such as suggesting married men could be ordained priests and the church could do more to embrace different types of families so certainly in some parts of the church, francis will have support on those grounds. thank you very much. alice roberts reporting from lisbon. thousands of women in africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the uk s overseas aid budget. that s the warning from an internal foreign office report, which has been made public by mps. the government says its budget for low income countries has been cut in the short term to hit a savings target, but will then nearly double. the singer lizzo, her production company and her dance captain shirlene quigley are being sued by three former dancers. they have been accused of sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination, false imprisonment and creating a hostile work environment. two of the dancers were sacked