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for his predecessor, benedict xvi, who he says is very ill. the vatican says benedicts 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. well speak to a climate change specialist. hello, welcome to the programme. we start with the fallout from the announcement that chinas borders will be reopened next month. in the last hour, the us announced it would require negative covid tests for tra...

Different. benedict is a retired bishop of rome, so theres presence for the celebration of funerals of retired bishops. im sure it will be somewhere in between a retired bishops funeral and that of a retired pope, former head of state. so it will certainly be something thats been considered. what we dont know though is what benedict himself wishes for — he may have specified what hed like to see in his last will and testament, we just dont know. that may also be a factor in what is decided. ch...