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hello and welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company here. we begin with international news. pope francis has addressed worshippers in the vatican this morning. his address follows the death of his predecessor, benedict xvi. the former pope will be lying in state in st peter's basilica from monday to allow mourners to pay their respects until his funeral on thursday. pope francis celebrated mass for the solemnity of mary in the vatican, and afterwards he paid tribute to his predessecor in st peter's square. translation: the beginning . of the new year is for mary most holy,...

hello and welcome to bbc world news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peter's square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today, first at a mass for peace that was held in st peter's basilica behind me. he talked about entrusting our beloved pope emeritus benedict xvi, to the holy mother, to accompany him from this world to god. and then later, pop...

to account. all of that while lula faces a mountain of economic, social and political challenges. my guest is celso amorim, former foreign minister, now lula's foreign policy advisor. is brazil becoming ungovernable? celso amorim in brasilia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. mramorim, i believe you are talking to me from your office in the presidential palace. just a few days ago, that building was invaded by a mob. how safe and secure do you feel right now? 0h, personally, i feel very safe now. i don't think anything will happen these days or the next days. but of course, th...

ahead of more action planned on thursday. they're calling for fresh elections. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. brazilian democracy was shaken to its foundations earlier this month, but it is still standing. now, president lula has to try to fix the cracks. his government must figure out whether another assault on government institutions is likely, and hold those responsible for what looked like a half—baked coup attempt to account. all of that while lula faces a mountain of economic, social and political challenges. my guest is celso amorim,...

office has an amber extreme heat warning in floors and temperatures could reach 37 in some of the south. —— in force. in sport, the beginning of the end for serena williams as the 23—time grand slam champion says the us open this month could be her last tournamnet. "a force of nature strong and kind" — olivia newton—john remembered. we'll speak to close friend and singer delta goodrem. it's wednesday, the 10th of august. our main story. households owe more money to their energy supplier than ever before, with bills set to rise even further in october. a survey by the compar...