pope francis has always shown immense respect for his predecessor. in the morning, tens of thousands of people will pull into st peter s square tojoin him in laying benedict xvi to rest. the man known as the architect of the notorious us college admissions scandal has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. william rick singerfunnelled money from wealthy parents to university coaches to secure a place for their children at elite colleges. more than 50 people have been convicted for their roles in the scandal. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri shared more details about the scandal. it was dubbed 0peration varsity blues
of his predecessor, of popejohn paul ii, and basically taking a very courageous and brave step in saying that the skills or the energy that is now needed for this job is not one perhaps that i possess at this stage in my life having been in the papacy since 2005. but it did come as a massive surprise and shock to everyone. a massive shock because arguably the role of the pope, he s the representation, a direct line back from jesus. so ijust wonder, in terms of being able to step away from that, yes, it s demystifying the role of the papacy, but ijust wonder in terms of catholics and their beliefs, it was a huge shake to the fundamentals of what the vatican is about and what the holy see is for? the pope is a successor of st peter, and there is a direct lineage for 2,000 years. but i think there s also a human story here in the sense of a human
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that we never had heatwaves without climate change. in the uk it is always, oh, but it was hot in 1976, which is true, of course there are heatwaves without climate change. but with climate change we see many more heatwaves, and they are hotter than they would be. and if you are lucky and healthy and rich and have a well insulated house, that might still be fun. but if you are not rich and live in good housing, and if you maybe have already health conditions to deal with, then this can, this we take the fun out is actually a question of life and death. i ve come to wennington parish church of st mary and st peter, now, right in the centre of the village. and the vicar here is reverend elise peterson. now, she s currently over in the united states, but she s agreed to talk to us via video link. so, reverend elise, thanks so much for talking to us today. now, i m standing here in the churchyard. the ground is really, really scorched. the bushes are burnt, as well, but actually, the c