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england put out west the cloud will thicken quickly. a few patches of rain across england and wales but not amounting to too much, whereas for northern ireland and scotland it turns wet and windy through the afternoon. all the while the south—westerly winds bring mild air, south—westerly winds bring mild air, so temperature is about 11—14. it gets very windy tomorrow night with gales and maybe even severe gales across the far north—west of the country as a band of rain sweeps through followed by the showers. friday, blustery day in scotland with the showers rattling through o...

paid their last respects to the former pope — benedict 16th — before his funeral at the vatican on thursday. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in ukraine, where a ukrainian battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting there is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a �*meat grinder�* — with high numbers of casualties on bo...

In charge now for 13 years. that's a very long time to make change in our country. the problems we see today, whether it is in the nhs, schools or communities when it comes to crime come down to a failure over those 13 years. the prime minister returned to downing street, his stall set out. tomorrow it will be keir starmer�*s turn to offer labour's alternative vision. chris mason, bbc news, in east london. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... more than 160,000 people have paid their last respects to the former pope — benedict 16th — before his funeral at ...

Us. >> reporter: he was once a prince of the church and the friend of presidents, former washington, d.c. cardinal theodore mccarrick enjoyed a spectacular career in the heart of power in washington and rome. when the vatican was summoned at the sex abuse scandal if 2002, cardinal mccarrick was the reassuring face of that crisis, abdicating zero tolerance for abusers even though there were unrevealed allegations against him. >> i can't see how anyone in the united states today would cover up something like that. >> reporter: theodore mccarrick was created a cardinal in 2001 by john paul ii, ar...

>> the pope's comments drew a mixture of praise and criticism among catholics. critics thought francis didn't go far enough. church doctrine remains the same, engaging in homosexuality is a sin and quote intrinsically disordered. pope francis's predecessors both talk tough on the gay issue. pope benedict xvi, last year. >> translator: father, mother, child, essential elements of the experience of being human are lost. >> pope benedict had a charisma, but this was the charisma of a professor you respected. whereas francis is an uncle you run up to and hug. he is what we need at this moment. som...