Hi there. It's Wednesday, September 14 and you're reading The Loop, a quick wrap-up of today's news.
Our Loops look a bit different at the moment as people across Australia and around the world mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. We'll return to our usual programming soon, but for now, we hope these special editions of the Loop help you stay up to date.
The Queen: Everything you need to know
- Tonight the Queen's coffin will begin its procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where her body will lie-in-state for four days. Authorities are warning the queue to see the Queen's coffin could be over seven kilometres long
- After four days, the Queen's funeral will be held on September 19 at Westminster Abbey, after which her body will be taken to St George's Chapel in Windsor to be interred
- As thousands gather along the route to witness the procession, our Digital Story Innovations team has created a virtual tour of the route, and it's well worth a look
Local news: Australian stories you might have missed
- The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria has banned pigs from this year's Melbourne Royal Show — the first event of its kind to introduce a mandatory blanket species ban — because they're considered to have a higher risk of harbouring and spreading exotic diseases. Pigs are usually on display in the children's petting nursery
- A woman missing in remote bushland in far north Queensland has been found alive and is undergoing a medical assessment. The 36-year-old Colombian national was last seen heading off on an eight-hour hike on Saturday morning, south of Cooktown in southern Cape York, before SAS volunteers located her this afternoon
International news: What's happening around the world
- Almost 100 soldiers have died in violent conflict on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia's Defence Ministry says the fighting erupted just after midnight on Tuesday with Azerbaijani forces unleashing an artillery barrage and drone attacks in many sections of Armenian territory — Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said it was responding to a "large-scale provocation" by Armenia
- The EU has unveiled a series of proposals to curb the energy price spike that has hit Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and says the bloc's solidarity with Kyiv would be "unshakeable". European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe had diversified away from Russian energy, but Moscow was still "actively manipulating" the market
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