Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health.

• He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.
• Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican where he passed away at 09:34 (08:34 GMT) on Saturday. 
• His successor Pope Francis will lead the funeral on 5 January.