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
the 18 time singles grand slam champion says her prognosis is good as both cancers have been detected early. she will start treatment in new york later this month. three people have died in a fire at a hotel in perth. eleven other people were injured but did not need hospital treatment. guests at the hotel in the centre of the city, were forced to leave before dawn. our scotland correspondent, james shaw, has the details. around 5am this morning, flames burst from a window at the new county hotel. the fire is burning fiercely but appears to be confined to the second floor. video captured by another eyewitness shows the scale of the emergency response 21 ambulance crews and around 60 firefighters. our firefighters worked extremely hard in a very complex and challenging environment to prevent the further spread of fire and damage where possible. after the blaze had been put out, firefighters discovered three bodies. a dog also died in the fire. no other guests in the hotel we
and emergency departments are in a complete state of crisis . the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel, just after five o clock this morning. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. pope francis will preside at benedict s funeral on thursday. you are watching bbc news. now the travel show. yeah, all checked, triple checked. metal clanking. radio: science team, | are you a go or no go? science says go. radio: rangers, go for launch. go or no go for launch? bridge is go for launch. metal clanking. there will be a time when people will go to space at much less cost and very regular
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