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cathedral, we think about the fact that this is the first state funeral being held for a former italian prime minister. these privileges are usually reserved for popes, war heroes and serving state ministers. thousands of people throng the streets of milan and lined the streets of milan and lined the streets along the way from the former prime minister's villa to the ground cathedral in the centre of milan. milan, of course, is a city that has been very deeply associated with silvio berlusconi. both the city and of course one of the football clubs from the city, ac milan.
applause organ plays. screens have been put up organ plays. screens have been put up outside in the main square so that people can watch the final farewell for silvio scully —— silvio berlusconi, he was a controversial figure, but one of the most recognisable and colourful politicians that italy has ever seen. he was called by many during his lifetime a comeback king. he was a powerful political player. he also amassed a vast empire. he was, if you have watched succession, very much based, that series, could very
voiceover: bbc news - bringing you different stories - life, - economic life, television life, sporting life, a realfigure here in this country. his funeral is planned for wednesday at the cathedral in malan where the archbishop of as expected to preside over that and people are also speculating about what will happen to his party, forza italia which is one of the junior parties in italy's coalition government. so much of its time, it was dominated by mr berlusconi and some people speculate that politicians may defect to other parties within the coalition government and others say perhaps members of mr berlusconi's own party could take over the political force. but, certainly, many people here in italy whether they loved or hated mr berlusconi
Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, had recently developed a lung infection
On Monday, news came that Silvio Berlusconi has died at the age of 86. Much has been written about Berlusconi, having been the center of Italian political life for so long, including this particular piece by a veteran Italian columnist back in 2011 after the prime minister had resigned.
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86 after being admitted to hospital with leukaemia last week. His spokesman confirmed his death this morning.
speaking of democracy, but also when it comes to justice and how justice is carried out, and how the rule of law is applied and whether it is applied to everyone equally. >> well, the common sort of clair conn call is that the law applies to everybody, nobody is above law. not even the highest elected leaders. and this is that we're saying play out, whether it's in israel, taiwan, south korea, in france, berlusconi, who's just passed away. he himself was eventually convicted on tax fraud and had to do community service. so these are very, very serious things. and the rest of the world wants to know that the nation that is a super power and that holds itself up as the world's leader in terms of democratic and constitutional, you know, morals and values, also needs to be abiding by it. i think the important thing also is to -- there's a slight difference between trump and the others. even though boris johnson is now
after part of that interstate collapsed on sunday. all lanes were closed after a tanker truck that may have been carrying hundreds of gallons of gasoline caught fire. now, the cause of the fire, still under investigation, the national transportation and safety board is sending a team out there to help in that investigation. authorities are now working to identify if anyone was hurt in the collapse. i-95 is a critical artery on the east coast. it stretches from florida to canada and a destroyed portion of that highway is said to see around 160,000 vehicles daily. officials say it could take months to rebuild. >> wow. also this morning, tributes are pouring in from world leaders after the death of the berlusconi. he went on to become the country's longest serving prime minister, this despite a career tainted by sex scandals and a tax fraud conviction. he was often considered the kingmaker in italian politics. silvio berlusconi was 86 years