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championship winning team are recognised in the new year honours, and there s also a knighthood for queen guitarist brian may. and many more sports stars have also been included in the honours list. after the commonwealth games lit up birmingham, olympics heptathlon champion denise lewis is made a dame for helping to make the event such a success. # up in space, man. we catch up with sam ryder ahead of tonight s new year s eve party on bbc one, and how he can t wait for eurovision to come to the uk in 2023. i think we re going to smash it. we are bearing an incredible responsibility here in throwing a party for the ukraine at our house. for those of you seen the new year in in scotland it will be a chilly one but milder elsewhere, the south and yes, you probably guessed it, rain for some as well. yourfull guessed it, rain for some as well. your full forecast details coming up here on breakfast. good morning. it s saturday the 31st of december. our top story the world health ....
a warm welcome to bbc news. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. bell chimes this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome the bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. the first pope to do so in recorded history. here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the fir ....