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
a6 thousand 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. luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sworn in as brazil s new president, 20 years after first becoming the country s leader. almost five years ago he was sent to jail for corruption, on charges that have since been annulled. he ll now lead a deeply divided country. at his inauguration in the capital brasilia he told the crowds he d rebuild brazil from what he called the terrible ruins he had inherited from jair bolsonaro. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson now 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 supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsanoro didn t even hand over th
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
in its protests in the uk, because they say very little has changed . now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. britain mourned the death of queen elizabeth in ways that combined the intimate and the personal with the grand and ceremonial. for most of us, of course, death and grief remain a very private affair. an irreversible, life altering shock when we lose someone close for which there is no guide or preparation. my guest today is the one time pop star turned church of england vicar, the reverend richard coles, whose frank account of his own grief has struck a chord with many. why did grief nearly break him? richard coles, welcome to hardtalk. britain has just lived through a rather extraordinary, momentous experience, the death of queen elizabeth, the mourning that came with it. and many people have said that the death of the queen revived very sharp memories for them of their own losses and how they felt during their own losses. you ve ju
a6,000 migrants tried to reach the u across the english channel last year a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country s south coast. brazil s new president luiz inacio lula da silva has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, the left wing veteran has been sworn into office at a ceremony in brasilia. he told crowds of cheering supporters that he would reunite society, and govern for everyone. 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 supporters of his far right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsanoro didn t even hand over the presidential sash, instead abandoning his final official duty and flyi