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father, john garang. the service was part of whats being called a "pilgrimage of peace" to the country torn by internal conflict. and 18—year—old juliette lamour wins 48 million canadian dollars on the lottery, with her first ever ticket. the university student has got financial advice from her dad and says she still plans to finish her studies and become a doctor. youre watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday welcome to sports day. scotland stunned england in the six nations...

him, will cf it is as famous as some of the other mugshots that have been available. there are standard forms and im sure the courthouse, the court in particular is extremely eager to minimise the amount of time that they have to be confronting this this storm. in that they have to be confronting this this storm.— that they have to be confronting this this storm. in terms of leaving the courthouse, _ this this storm. in terms of leaving the courthouse, he _ this this storm. in terms ...

from under the rubble in turkey, more than 120 hours after the first earthquake struck. three people have been arrested, following clashes with police outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside in the uk. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to "seek and destroy." troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. hello and welcome to the programme. rescuers in turkey and syria are increasingly...

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...

a £40 billlion hole in the national bank account. what might that mean for you? ill take a look. in sport, tottenhams turnaround. how a european exit loomed before topping their table on a night of late drama in the champions league. good morning. a chilly but dry start for many in central and eastern areas. strengthening when in the west which will push it to all but the southeast with gales developing in some western areas. all the details throughout this mornings programme. its wed...

a cold start to the day in highlands, temperatures overnight falling to three degrees but for many of us it will be dry with some sunny spells, just a few showers around, and into the weekend it all changes as we start to see some rain. its wednesday the 31st of august. our main story. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war and is widely considered one of the most influential po...

irans president warns he will not accept what he calls "chaos", as the crack down continues on nationwide protests since the death of a young woman in custody. britains prime minister admits her government should have communicated better before the mini budget that sparked turmoil on the financial markets — and insists theyll be no u—turn on axeing the top rate of income tax. live from her studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. votes are being counted in brazil after...

as monarch this morning, before travelling to scotland. its monday 12th september. people here in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth ii this evening, as scotland bids its final farewell. evening, as scotland bids its final farewell. king charles iii will accompany the queens coffin as it travels from here at the palace of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 2h...

now, back to the breakfast team. good morning from edinburgh. were here at the palace of holyroodhouse. where the queens coffin has made the journey from balmoral. during the next 2a hours people will be given the chance to pay their respects. we thought we would go through the events for people want to come to edinburgh orwant to events for people want to come to edinburgh or want to understand what we can expect. king charles will also travel to scotland later, as he begins his first...

more than 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories will compete over the next 11 days. and the return of the tiger, why nepal kept its promise to double numbers in the last decade. its 8am in singapore, and eight in the evening in washington, where presidentjoe biden has spent more than two hours on the phone with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. taiwan emerged once again as a key point of tension between the two leaders, this time sparked by a possible visit there by the us h...