it s december 31st. i m martin savidge in for boris sanchez. good morning. good to be with you. i m amara walker. thank you for spending part of this final day of 2022 with us. we re following breaking news. pope emeritus benedict has died at the age of 95. his health had been faming prompting pope francis to ask for prayers. for the first time in modern history, pope benedict resigned, which paved the way for pope francis to take control of the catholic church. cnn cnn s deana gallagher has more. a german childhood, he lived in the shadows of hitler s nazi regime, he was referred to as god s rottweiler. years caused accomplishments to go unnoticed. he was the first pope to go green, making the vatican the first country in the world to go with a zero carbon footprint and bringing in electric vehicles including a hybrid popemobile. he was cardinal and pope dur the year whence the catholic church sex scandals came to light. it was too little too late for some, but it wa
burial in the royal vault alongside her husband prince philip in windsor this evening. as we are watching traditions that go back centuries and updated by the queen s agreement grandmother, queen victoria in 1901. the queen s casket will arrive at windsor castle, with the procession ending outside st. george s chapel. she will be the first female sovereign there. we will be bringing you the committal service for which some of the music was composed by the former chapel organist who is believed to have taught young princess elizabeth to play the piano. hundreds of world leaders, including president biden and more than 2,000 dignitaries joined the royal family for the queen s state funeral at westminster abbey. the 13th century seat of the church of england and where 25-year-old elizabeth was core nated 75 years ago. the queen said her funeral should not be long and boring. it was just about one-hour long, managing to be both personal and a world-class good-bye, including a
on thursday and cooler across the north west of scotland as we have a bit more cloud and at times rain but by friday we could see 35 degrees towards the london area and this is the outlook into the weekend, still going to be pretty hot with temperatures in the mid 30s across england and wales. the mid 20s or parts of scotland and northern ireland. then we are hopeful there could be a change. sunday night and into monday as well. we are hopeful there will be heavy and potentially thundery showers on the way but at least the next five days are looking dry. and that s bbc news at six now its time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, welcome to sportsday. i m austin halewood. here s what s coming up tonight. she s won 23 grand slam singles titles as one of the sport s all time greats, but serena williams says she ll be evolving away from tennis after the us open. i can t do this forever. it s just like, sometimes, yo
about this cleans that whatever you ve been seeing and feeling about the crowds in london? it s hard to convey that. when i walk around here, people are singing and dancing in a pub. i don t care about the roe family. you hear them talking about their devotion to the queen and how upset they are about the debt. you can see both sides, if there is an america view that people here are crying into their earl grey tea in the morning, crying in their pipes in the pub, that s not a british characteristic after all, but there s not that much outward disdain for the monarch. this whole thing has been somber animated but has represented a major shift in day-to-day life. people here, they have a will affection for the queen, but they will not come out and show it and saw publicly. they had that long affection and it shows that her longevity in office, her ability to relax the monarch and the television cameras in, that has a major effect. this monarchy has done its best efforts
longest running monarch in british history and the second longest sovereign in world history behind louis the 14th of france. today, king charles the third was formally declared as monarch, hours before buckingham palace announced queen elizabeth state funeral will be held on monday september 19th. the ceremony at st. james s palace in london officially marks a new era in british rule. though charles automatically became king after his mother s death, he was officially announced as britain s new king in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and colonial symbolism. and for the first time, it was broadcast live. its dedication and its devotion. in taking up these prp responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the ex inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government and to see the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of the silence. the kings official coronation has not yet been scheduled but will likely occur in the next few months. crowds