this is cnn tonight. the entire world is following the circumstances of the uk s first day in 70 years without its queen. with the funeral still days away and the official coronation of king charles tomorrow, this may just be the beginning. we want to get back to don right now. how are you? reporter: i am a little chilly. we have gone from heat to downpours and now 57 degrees. it is interesting and good to be here to witness this. it is obviously a very sad occasion. it is mixed because you have a king. imagine being prince charles and all of a sudden you become a king of your country but only after you lose your mother. just think about that. the gravity of that moment. you are aware and everyone is aware. we see all of the flowers and the crowds and a woman kissing now king charles iii as he did a walk about. what is the feeling out there right now? there is a bit of a mixed reaction globally to monarchies in general. the idea of this revered figure , what is it like be
for his predecessor, benedict xvi, who he says is very ill. the vatican says benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought. we ll speak to a climate change specialist. hello, welcome to the programme. we start with the fallout from the announcement that china s borders will be reopened next month. in the last hour, the us announced it would require negative covid tests for travellers from china from the 5th of january. that follows tighter measures outlined by italy, japan, malaysia, taiwan, and india. american officials accuse the chinese authorities of a lack of transparency, as cases of covid have been surging there. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes china s hospitals overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently
heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. hello, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor at the new statesman, and claire cohen, journalist and author. we will say hello properly to both in just a minute. we will say hello properly to both injusta minute. first, though, let s take a look at those actual front pages. with fresh strikes expected in the new year and reports of new anti strike laws, the financial times leads with a warning from incoming boss of the tuc, paul nowak, who said unions will fight and make the government pay a high political price for such laws. the independent has gone with a striking image of the impact of recent russian bombardment in ukraine. they re also shining a light on striking chaos, with a warning that the uk could see a year of disruption if the government fails to negotiate. in contrast, the times leads with labour s vow to combat anti social behaviour as
of us. ahead of that a band of rain, some of that heavy, accompanied by squally, gusty winds but for much of england and wales this afternoon there will be some bright eclipses. the winds really starting to strengthen particularly in western scotland. those were the wind gusts and these are the temperatures, 9-14 , and these are the temperatures, 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. 9 11; , above where we should be in earlyjanuary. as 9 11; , above where we should be in early january. as we go into this evening this band of rain, this active weather front, will push southwards and eastwards with squally winds and as the low passes to the north west of scotland there will be some really strong winds, gusts of 60 70 mph for exposed western parts and strong winds funnelling through the central belt for a time. it s going to be a mild night generally, 6 10 the minimum temperatures. tomorrow, a plus to restart particularly in scotland where there will be some showers
and can american lawmakers end the chaos on capitol hill? kevin mccarthy bids yet again to take one of washington s top jobs. we start with prince harry s much anticipated autobiography , in it he claims his brother, prince william physically attacked him in 2019. he grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor, harry is quoted as saying. this is being reported in the guardian newspaper, which says it has seen a copy of the duke of sussex s memoir, titled, spare. the newspaper reports that the book sets out an argument between the two brothers over prince harry s wife meghan. kensington palace and buckingham palace, which represent prince william and king charles respectively, have both said they will not comment. and what sparked the row between the two brothers? according to the guardian, it was comments prince william made to prince harry at his london home in 2019, as nicholas witchell recounts. the brothers had an angry confrontatio