in his tomb at the ecumenical necropolis overlooking the city. thousands of mourners lined the streets to say goodbye. we have the latest now on the walrus touring the coast of england. he s gone from scarborough to northumberland. the walrus is called thor and the hope is that he s heading north to arctic waters. danny savage has the story. he s been on a grand tour of the uk. thor, the wandering walrus, first appeared in hampshire in the middle of last month. on new year s eve, he hauled himself up a slipway in scarborough before surfacing again in blyth in northumberland. in north yorkshire, they cancelled scarborough s fireworks display so he wasn t disturbed, but thor didn t really care. he vanished into the north sea before the festivities were due to start. he didn t disappear for long, though. this isn t the sort of thing you usually spot through the rigging of the vessels of the royal northumberland yacht club. a pontoon in blyth, nearly 100 miles further north, was
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. three attempts to elect republican kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn t been able to secure enough support from his own party a group of right wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it s the first time in 1000 years that a speaker hasn t been elected in the opening round of voting. 0ur correspondent in washington, will grant, explains the significance of the stalemate. of this is not the way that kevin mccarthy or the republicans wanted the first day in congress is a majority to go. not by a long way. by the third round of voting, as many as 20 republican colleagues did not vote for him, denying him the chance of taking speaker of the house. why does any of this matter? first and foremost because of that role is particularly important in
now on bbc news charles s kingdom. born a prince, he grew up in the public eye, the man who would be king. with the queen s passing, the responsibility for the united kingdom and the wider commonwealth now rests with king charles iii. amidst the pomp and circumstance, the royal family s private grief has been on very public display. but once the wave of sadness and sympathy subsides, what will the future hold? as the latest census underlines and the clamour for scottish independence continues, we ask can the monarch keep his kingdom united? it s one o clock in the morning in southeast london and there s no time to lose. hearing rumours the uk s longest queue might soon be closed to new arrivals, this group of friends, straight off the plane from belfast, hurry along. they ve passed the point of no return that kathryn beggs and her companions pause to explain their extraordinary late night pilgrimage. i just think this is a really historic moment. of history, and ijust thi
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it s great to have you with us. the first sitting of the new us house of representatives has been full of drama. as speaker of the house have failed. he hasn t been able to secure enough support from his own party. a group of right wing republicans have refused to back him, and the california congressman has refused to drop out of the race. it s the first time in a hundred years that a speaker hasn t been elected in the opening round of voting. our correspondent in washington, will grant, explains the significance of the impasse. this is not the way that kevin mccarthy or the republican leadership wanted their first day as the majority in congress to go not by a long way. with each round, it seemed to be getting gradually worse for him and by the third round of voting, as many as 20 republican colleagues did not vote for him, denying him the chance of taking speaker of the house. why does any of this matter? fir
in santos, the brazilian city where he spent most of his life. in a family ceremony, pele s coffin was placed in his tomb overlooking the city. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hartog. in russia, voicing opposition to putin s war in ukraine is a crime that can mean years injail. imagine then the resolve of a russian opposition activist who returned to his homeland after the ukraine invasion in order to speak out against the putin regime from within. not only that, vladimir carramar lohse had already survived to apparent poisonings inside russia. he is now anguishing in a russian present. his wife, evgenia kara murza, is my guest today. as putin s oppression effectively neutralised meaningful opposition? evgenia kara murza in washington, dc, welcome to hartog. washington, dc, welcome to hartoa. . ~ , washington, dc, welcome to hartoa. . , . washington, dc, welcome to hartoa. . ~ , . ., hartog. thank you very much for havin: hartog. thank you very much for having me har