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for his predecessor, benedict xvi, who he says is very ill. the vatican says benedict's condition has worsened in recent hours. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought. we'll speak to a climate change specialist. hello, welcome to the programme. we start with the fallout from the announcement that china's borders will be reopened next month. in the last hour, the us announced it would require negative covid tests for travellers from china from the 5th of january. that follows tighter measures outlined by italy, japa...

Different. benedict is a retired bishop of rome, so there's presence for the celebration of funerals of retired bishops. i'm sure it will be somewhere in between a retired bishop's funeral and that of a retired pope, former head of state. so it will certainly be something that's been considered. what we don't know though is what benedict himself wishes for — he may have specified what he'd like to see in his last will and testament, we just don't know. that may also be a factor in what is decided. christopher, thanks very much for coming on the programme.- christopher, thanks very much for c...