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in his tomb at the ecumenical necropolis overlooking the city. thousands of mourners lined the streets to say goodbye. we have the latest now on the walrus touring the coast of england. he's gone from scarborough to northumberland. the walrus is called thor and the hope is that he's heading north to arctic waters. danny savage has the story. he's been on a grand tour of the uk. thor, the wandering walrus, first appeared in hampshire in the middle of last month. on new year's eve, he hauled himself up a slipway in scarborough before surfacing again in blyth in northumberland. in north...

the 18—time singles grand slam champion says her prognosis is good as both cancers have been detected early. she will start treatment in new york later this month. three people have died in a fire at a hotel in perth. eleven other people were injured but did not need hospital treatment. guests at the hotel in the centre of the city, were forced to leave before dawn. our scotland correspondent, james shaw, has the details. around 5am this morning, flames burst from a window at the new county hotel. the fire is burning fiercely but appears to be confined to the second floor. video ca...

and emergency departments are in a "complete state of crisis". the president of the royal college of emergency medicine says as many as 500 people are dying every week in the uk as a result of delays to emergency care. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel, just after five o'clock this morning. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus, benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. pop...

last week after a former policeman went on a rampage. 37 people including 23 children were killed in the attack which has shocked the nation and the world. now on bbc news, the travel show. there will be a time when people will go to space at much less cost and very regularly. i think the same thing's gonna happen going underwater. it's going to get less expensive and much more accessible. this is the point of no return. if there was any point to freak out, now would be the point to freak out. this is an experimental sub. people are informed that it's very dangerous down there. am i ...

>> i did not shoot my mom and i would never shoot my mom. >> two trials. >> every emotion hit. >> two verdicts. >> there were only two people who knew what happened that day. one of them's dead and the other one is sitting in that chair. >> too much to bear. >> it's just been a hell on earth. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to "dateline." bill and shirley carter built a comfortable life and raised a family on their sprawling farm in america's heartland. as their golden years approached the couple fell into a routine. daily coffee, working the fields and spend...