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. 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
flights have already been cancelled and schools closed, as heavy rain and strong winds begin battering the south of the country. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and broadcasterjenny kleeman, and natasha clark, chief political correspondent of the sun. tomorrow s front pages. there s no surprise about the story dominating the front pages. liz puts her foot on the gas is the headline in the sun, saying the new pm s first major move will be to freeze energy bills for homes and businesses. the mail goes with cometh the hour, cometh the woman with a reminder that liz truss is the third conservative female prime minister. the telegraph believes the freeze in energy bills could last for two years, and says the announcement could come as early as thursday. the ft says the total package to be announced on energy could end up costing £100 billion. the metro goes with liz: i will deliver , quoting