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I can's send off will be held at the cathedral he called home for many years, to the sounds and hymns he chose ahead of his funeral. we will bring you desmond tutu's funeral in a special programme here. coverage starts on saturday at 7:a5am from st george's cathedral in cape town. the legendary american actress and comedian, betty white, has died, just weeks before her hundredth birthday. her career spanned nine decades from the earliest days of television in the 1930s, and her own shows in the �*50s, to the latest toy story film just two years ago. betty white will probably be best remember...

To other news now, and rescuers reaching islands in the philippines that had been cut off by last week's typhoon have discovered scores more dead and villages that have been flattened. at least 375 people were killed by the powerful storm. the red cross says it's "carnage" in many areas — including the island of siargao in the south of the country. there is no power, no communications, and very little water. pepe djokno, was on the island, when the typhoon hit. he told us what it was like. honestly, it was terrifying. at around 8:a5am, we saw a huge wave hit the house that we were staying at...

B that is on a cliff that is about 2-3 b that is on a cliff that is about 2—3 stories high and about 30 metres from the ocean. when we saw the big wave hit at around 8:a5am, we knew that one or 2pm would be the peak of the typhoon. we decided to evacuate to higher ground. we the typhoon. we decided to evacuate to higher ground.— to higher ground. we are looking at the pictures— to higher ground. we are looking at the pictures you _ to higher ground. we are looking at the pictures you filmed. _ to higher ground. we are looking at the pictures you filmed. you - to higher ground. we are loo...

More on our main story a little later. rescuers reaching islands in the philippines that had been cut off by last week's super typhoon have discovered scores more dead and villages that have been flattened. at least 375 people were killed by the powerful storm. (map)the red cross says it's "carnage" in many areas — the red cross says it's "carnage" in many areas — including the island of siargao in the south of the country. there is no power, no communications, and very little water. i'm joined now by pepe djok—no, who was on the island, when the typhoon hit. i know you filmed it. just d...

After the body of a five—year—old boy was pulled from the ogmore river in south wales. our correspondent hywel griffith is at the scene in sarn. hywel, over to you. the five—year—old boy has been named locally as logan and all through the morning people have been bringing cards, teddy bears, flowers to lay beside the scene where he was found. the police were first called at 5:a5am on saturday morning, initially a report of a missing child, but very quickly when they came here they found his body in the ogmore riverjust behind those trees. he was taken to hospital but sadly nothing coul...