the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. bells tolling this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome. you can hear the bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica, and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pope to do so in 600 years. joseph ratzinger was born in southe
the pound has hit a 37 year low against the dollar after the uk the bodies of 71 migrants have been found after the boat they were travelling in sank off syria s coast. it s not clear what caused the accident. hello and a warm welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and journalist james lewer and the sun s chief political correspondent natasha clark. let s talk a look at tomorrow s front pages. today s mini budget dominates the front pages. the mail calls it a true tory budget, and says the £45 billion package has been welcomed by business leaders. but the independent calls the plans robin hood in reverse , as the highest earners are expected to see the biggest tax cut benefits. the i says that markets were spooked by a surge in government borrowing to pay for the biggest tax cuts since 1972. the market s reaction is on the front of the financial times, too. the pound slumped to its lowest level against the do
at edinburgh zoo the tale of two pandas picked for love, who just didn t get on. on bbc london the burning building, the black smoke, and on newsnight at 10:30pm. we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. a 21 year old woman who was kidnapped from the supernova music festival in israel on seventh october has tonight been reunited with her mother, as a temporary truce between israel and hamas continued for a seventh day. mia schem was one of eight hostages freed by hamas today, in return for the expected release of more palestinian detainees from israeli prisons. but as one family celebrates the return of a loved one, another is facing fresh anguish. this is shira bibas and her two young sons hamas claims they died in an israeli missile attack on gaza. tonight, the organisation, designated a terrorist group by the uk government, released a hostage video of her husb
likely to. also, cardinals from around the world will come and attend if they can. i think it probably will be quite similar to the funeral that we would expect if benedict had still been a serving pope. he is very well remembered from his time as pope, it is not that long since he stepped down, and he did maintain a presence in the vatican, maintained his papal name, benedict xvi, so he very much, his legacy is still very much alive and so he won t go. his passing won t be marked in any less a way, i think, just because he was a pope emeritus. we think, just because he was a pope emeritus. ~ . , ., ., , emeritus. we have been hearing many tributes to former emeritus. we have been hearing many tributes to former benedict emeritus. we have been hearing many tributes to former benedict as - emeritus. we have been hearing many tributes to former benedict as a - tributes to former benedict as a great theologian, but also we have been hearing this discussion about the child six abuse sc
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