The former pontiff will be lying in state from today, until his funeral on thursday. Now on bbc news, charles s kingdom. Born a prince, he grew up in the public eye, the man who would be king. With the queens passing, the responsibility for the United Kingdom and the wider commonwealth now rests with King Charles Iii. Amidst the pomp and circumstance, The Royal Familys private grief has been on very public display. But once the wave of sadness and sympathy subsides, what will the future hold . As the latest census underlines how Northern Ireland has changed utterly, and the clamour for Scottish Independence continues, we ask can the monarch keep his kingdom united . Its one oclock in the morning in South East London and theres no time to lose. Hearing rumours the uks longest queue might soon be closed to new arrivals, this group of friends, straight off the plane from belfast, hurry along. Its only when they are sure theyve passed the Point Of No Return that Kathryn Beggs and her compa
nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg has said the west must be prepared to provide long term support to ukraine. now on bbc news, our world: harvesting turkey s tea. hello there. 2023 started on a mild note across the southern half of the uk. further north ,it was a different story, particularly in scotland, with snow for some and some very low temperatures in the highlands. but over the next few days i think it is mostly mild weather that will win out, with some rain at times equally though, some drier and chillier interludes. as we head into monday it s this little ridge of high pressure that s going to be in charge of the weather. a brief, drier interlude with a wedge of colder air in place. and the day certainly starting on a really cold note ice an issue here, also for northern ireland and further south, some showery rain pushing across the far south east of england. that will tend to ease away, i think, as we go through the morning. and then for
after another wave of russian attacks, nato s secretary general, says support for ukraine, is long term. a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year. a new record and a 60% rise. and a 100 year old war hero who s now a reading teacher is the oldest person to get an award in the uk s new year s day honours. hello and welcome to bbc news. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazil s new president, twenty years after he first became the country s leader. almost five years ago he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges which have since been annulled. s at his inauguration in the capital, brasilia, he told supporters that he d rebuild brazil from what he called the terrible ruins he had inherited from his predecessor, jair bolsonaro. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson reports. a return to powerfor the man barack 0bama once called the most popular politician in the world. security was tight amid threats of violence by supp
the former pontiff will be lying in state from today, until his funeral on thursday. now on bbc news, charles s kingdom. born a prince, he grew up in the public eye, the man who would be king. with the queen s passing, the responsibility for the united kingdom and the wider commonwealth now rests with king charles iii. amidst the pomp and circumstance, the royal family s private grief has been on very public display. but once the wave of sadness and sympathy subsides, what will the future hold? as the latest census underlines how northern ireland has changed utterly, and the clamour for scottish independence continues, we ask can the monarch keep his kingdom united? it s one o clock in the morning in south east london and there s no time to lose. hearing rumours the uk s longest queue might soon be closed to new arrivals, this group of friends, straight off the plane from belfast, hurry along. it s only when they are sure they ve passed the point of no return that kathryn beg
pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. the former pontiff will be lying in state from today until his funeral on thursday. now on bbc news: what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health, it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which act as a kind of super food for the algae. and as algae gets into the