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and croatia begins the new year with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc 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 entrust...

charles' ascension to the throne marks a pivotal moment for the united kingdom. it's facing a potential breakup scotland braces for independence. and uncertain world after leaving the eu. max foster is at buckingham palace. max, i show enjoyed your commentary. you've been doing a great job. what is occurring at this particular moment? >> reporter: audiences at buckingham palace, so we're into the more mundane matters, if you like, after a lot of the pomp and ceremony where the king has to meet all the key people in the state and have meetings with them in order to govern over this st...

think you will be a wonderful king. unbelievably moving to cure those first shouts of god save the king from the public as he had that first moment connecting with the people after the passing of his mother when he was outside buckingham palace and thatis he was outside buckingham palace and that is underscoring that transition that is underscoring that transition that happens from the moment the monarch passes away that the next in line steps right up at the hardest of times when he is creeping the death of his mother. —— grieving. it is a big challenge. i think people like to w...

prince william iii. >> it was a similar vigil held by king charles and his family. >> the wait time is at least 14 hours to see queen elizabeth. people are now asking people to not come and join this line to avoid, quote, disappointment. >> woor canadians. the queen was also the head of state of canada. >> we've all come, none of us know each other. so we've all come by our selves but we had a fantastic night. it's been great. >> my mom went to diana's when she was young so she wanted us to feel the experience. >> well, from the crowds waiting 14 hours to view the queen's coffin and ...

stranded on a cruise ship off the australian coast after a potentially harmful case of �*bio—foul�*. we speak to one of those onboard. we start with some breaking news from perth, in scotland. three people have died after a fire broke out at a hotel there. emergency services, including 21 ambulance crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the new county hotel on county place at about five am local time. let's get more on this with our correspondent, gareth barlow. a developing situation. we know three people have died. several emergency service vehicles remain on scene as wel...