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These are live pictures from the santos football club stadium. a public wake there will begin in an hour. peles coffin will stand under a canopy in the middle of the pitch, where fans and dignitaries will pay their respects before a private family burial on tuesday. tens of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to the former pope, benedict xvi, as he lies in state at the vatican over the next three days. these are live pictures from the vatican, with people queuing to get into s...

Current pope overseeing a funeral. >> also they struggle to know how to format it. do they invite dignitaries from around the world, or just from germany? >> soccer fans in brazil are preparing to say good-bye to pele. >> they just lit off fireworks. >> thousands of people are expected to show up and pay their respects. we have more on this. the staging where this is taking place is modest. >> this was where one of his first clubs was. there was a feeling today there

May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. the days ahead were filled with ritual and ceremony, some of it dating back centuries. the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george. god save the king. all: god save the king! the accession council gathered at st james�*s palace, former prime ministers, members of the royal family and other dignitaries, as charles iii was officially proclaimed as the ne...

More and more emotional as you get closer to viewing the popes body and realise the impact that hes had, i guess, on everybody. so there was a kind of a sombre mood as the walk progressed, i guess. what was that moment like for you when you were paying your respects? that moment, i feel so honoured, because pope benedict, he was a servant of god. we honour him and we follow his example. brazilians have begun to say farewell to the football legend pele as a twenty—four hour wake gets under way ...

From neighbouring parties were moved out of their buildings, and the city council here in perth has helped them find alternative accommodation as needed. is there any idea yet what caused this fire? police and firefighters are not responding to questions like that. they are simply saying this was a very challenging and complex fire. they have begun an investigation which they say may take some time. so, they either dont know, or wont see at this stage what caused the fire. simply that they think...

In the middle of the pitch for fans and dignitaries to pay their respects ahead of a private family burial on tuesday. the funeral procession drove through santos before dawn, with large crowds lining the roadsides and setting off fireworks. president lula of brazil is expected to attend the wake, his first engagement since he regained the presidency on sunday. he recalled seeing him play when he was a young man. pele died last thursday aged 82. earlier i was joined by nathalia passarinho from b...

News, at the vatican. brazilians have begun to say farewell to the football legend pele as a 24 hour wake gets underway in the stadium of his former club, santos. his coffin was placed in the middle of the pitch or fans and dignitaries to pay their respects ahead of a private family burial on tuesday. the funeral procession drove through santos before dawn, with large crowds lining the roadsides and setting off fireworks. president lula of brazil is expected to attend the wake, his first engagem...

To try to divert the international communitys attention from what was going on in brazil. but politics aside, pele was one of the greatest ambassadors brazil could ask for and one of the greatest athletes of all time, definitely. lets take you to santos, in the state of sao paulo. these are live pictures from the santos football club stadium. a public wake there is under way. peles coffin is under a canopy in the middle of the pitch, where fans and dignitaries will pay their respects before pres...

The pittsburgh steelers and green bay packers are still alive. the packers beating division rivals minnesota for a fourth straight win that takes them one victory from the postseason. i think the cowboys wre playing well and philly was number one in the league. i think we can win the last five. i didnt really go around saying that because you dont really want to say, hey, if we can get one of the next three, we can make the play—offs. but in my head thats what i was thinking. there is more rea...

To have died in a helicopter crash in australia. the foreign office says its supporting the family of the two britons. they died in a mid—air collision involving two helicopters near seaworld on australias gold coast. queensland police say initial investigations suggest the crash happened as one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing. two other people are also known to have died. brazilians have begun to say their farewells to the football legend pele, as a 24—hour wake takes pl...