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Power cut chaos in Spain and Portugal

The outage has severely disrupted transport and communications systems.

Millions of people in Spain and Portugal are facing disruption because of a massive power cut across the peninsula. The outage has severely disrupted transport, including metro services, airports, and traffic lights, as have communications systems. We hear from people affected.

Israel has condemned hearings at International Court of Justice on the country's legal obligations to provide aid to Palestinians as a circus. We speak to aid workers in Gaza.

Cardinals are meeting next week for the start of the Conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. We speak to our correspondent in Rome about what's expected and hear views from sexual abuse victims about how Pope Francis handled the crisis in the Church.

We speak to a young South African doctor, Celiwe Ndaba, who has started a national debate about financial abuse in relationships after sharing her own experience online.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Power cut in Spain. Credit: Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 28 Apr 2025 15:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Apr 2025 15:06GMT

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