the police have sealed off a large part of the centre of the city. that disruption is likely to continue for some time to come. the 2nd of january is a public holiday in scotland, but the tranquillity of the day has been shattered by this tragic fire. the investigation into it is onlyjust beginning. the names of those who died will not be revealed until they have been formally identified and loved ones have been told. james shaw, bbc news, perth. two british nationals are confirmed to have died in a helicopter crash in australia. the foreign office says it s supporting the family of the two britons. they died in a mid air collision involving two helicopters near seaworld on australia s gold coast. queensland police say initial investigations suggest the crash happened as one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing.
francis. but, there is still more details to come because, of course, this is unprecedented in that it is the first time that a sitting pope will be burying his predecessor. yes. we were speaking to the biographer of pope benedict and he said this is the first time in the 2000 year history of the church that a sitting pope will have an official burial for a sitting pope will have an official burialfor an emeritus a sitting pope will have an official burial for an emeritus pope. a sitting pope will have an official burialfor an emeritus pope. we know that francis will lead the service and that it will take on the 5th of january and that before that the body of benedict will be in the basilica of saint peters from the 2nd of january to allow the faithful to come and pay their respects to him. it s also likely that diplomats who are attached to the holy see will come to pay their respects to benedict as is former leader of the church. tributes to the pope have
benedict xvi will be buried and his funeral will take place on the 5th of january and that pope francis will lead that service. this is entirely new territory for the church. pope benedict s biographer said it will be the first time in the 2000 year history of the church that a sitting pope will preside over the funeral of his successor. interesting moment for the church. before that his body will be laid out in st peter s basilica from the 2nd of january to allow people to come and pay their respects to the former pope. there has been reaction internationally from leaders but presumably also from people actually in rome who happen to be there and happened to be close to the vatican when this announcement came? yes, st peter s square has been cleared of the public now but this morning when the news broke it was full of people,
of his successor. interesting moment for the church. before that his body will be laid out in st peter s basilica from the 2nd of january to allow people to come and pay their respects to the former pope. there has been reaction respects to the former pope. there has been reaction internationally i has been reaction internationally from leaders but presumably also from leaders but presumably also from people actually in rome who happen to be there and happen to be close to the vatican when this announcement came? happened. st peter s square has been cleared of the public now but this morning when the public now but this morning when the news broke it was full of people, many tourists who had come here for the new year holiday, and we spoke to a number of people, to one woman from bologna, who was visiting rome and she said as soon as she heard the news she rushed to st peter square to pray for the pope. she said it was a great loss
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