on his final journey to the orthodox monastery at curtea de arges, in the foothills of the carpathian mountainsas not able to be in romania, we missed this opportunity twice, when we chased out in 1947, then in 1990. without him, we have lost dignity, education and common sense. maybe we will wake up now. translation: it is important to pay final tribute to his majesty, because on top of the national tributes, he represents a personal example of depth, dignity, refusal to compromise, and a love of country. from the cathedral, the coffin was taken back through the streets of bucharest to the baneasa railway station. from there, he was carried slowly on the royal train on his final journey to the orthodox monastery at curtea de arges, in the foothills of the carpathian mountains. after another church service, attended only by close family and dignitaries, king michael was finally laid to rest in the royal crypt of the monastery beside his wife, his father and his grandfather. nick thorpe, bbc news. retailers are expected to make big discounts in the final week before christmas, to convince shoppe

on his final journey to the orthodox monastery at curtea de arges, in the foothills of the carpathian mountainslose family and dignitaries, king michael was finally laid to rest in the royal crypt of the monastery beside his wife, his father and his grandfather. nick thorpe, bbc news. police in canada say they're treating as "suspicious" the deaths of one of the country's richest men — the pharmaceutical billionaire, barry sherman — and his wife honey. their bodies were found in the basement of their home in toronto. one of toronto's richest suburbs, a house for sale. in the basement, a discovery — two bodies, a man and a woman. barry sherman and his wife honey, one of the richest couples in the country. police cannot yet say what happened. the circumstances of their death lead us to believe that there may be suspicious circumstances. it is an investigative tool. until we know exactly how they died, we treat it as suspicious. barry sherman, who was 75, is thought to be worth more than £2 billion. he made his money in pharmaceuticals, setting up apotex in the i970s, and building it into one of t

on his final journey to the orthodox monastery at curtea de arges, in the foothills of the carpathian mountainsamily and dignitaries, king michael was finally laid to rest in the royal crypt of the monastery beside his wife, his father and his grandfather. nick thorpe, bbc news. retailers are expected to make big discounts in the final week before christmas, to convince shoppers to keep spending throughout the festive period. there's fear among some on the high street, that with rising inflation and stagnant wages, consumers may be more willing to spend big in the period after black friday in late november, rather than in the run up to december the 25th. our business correspondent, joe lynam reports. what could be more christmassy and the salvation army warming our hearts and the hustle and bustle of shoppers hunting for bargains? but with money tight and competition intense, some big retailers are starting to offer big discounts well ahead of the boxing day sales. will it work? i do believe that retailers are trying to get the money in before christmas rather than after. quite a few shops have

on his finaljourney to the orthodox monastery at curtea de arges, in the foothills of the carpathian mountainss wife, his father and grandfather. after another church service, attended only by close family and dignitaries, king michael was finally laid to rest in the royal crypt of the monastery beside his wife, his father and his grandfather. police investigating the deaths of a 75—year—old canadian billionaire and his wife say the circumstances appear suspicious. barry sherman, who founded a major pharmaceutical company, was found dead with his wife honey at their mansion in toronto. reports say there was no sign of forced entry. one of toronto's richest suburbs, a house for sale. in the basement, a discovery — two bodies, a man and a woman. barry sherman and his wife honey, one of the richest couples in the country. police cannot yet say what happened. the circumstances of their death lead us to believe that there may be suspicious circumstances. it is an investigative tool. until we know exactly how they died, we treat it as suspicious. barry sherman, who was 75, is thought to be worth mor

on his final journey to the orthodox monastery at curtea de arges, in the foothills of the carpathian mountains those who came out to pay their final respects today feel that was an opportunity missed. nick thorpe, bbc news. emergency services are expecting this weekend to be one of the busiest of the year as towns and city centres are packed with christmas revellers. extra ambulance crews we re christmas revellers. extra ambulance crews were bought in ahead of last night, amid concerns mad friday, the most popular day for works christmas parties, would see a surge of alcohol fuelled incidents. it is one of the busiest nights of the year for our emergency services, so much so that london's ambulance service are bringing in an extra 30 crews. we're going to be incredibly busy this weekend, and we will take lots of 999 calls to patients that have suffered the effects of alcohol. that puts a massive strain on our system. it means that we will divert ambulance resources away from patients, perhaps an elderly patient on the floor with a broken hip or a baby with a broken arm, in order to attend thos