Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, is celebrating his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel. Cardinals elected the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost to succeed ...

BBC Bargain Hunt star Oghenochuko Ojiri has pleaded guilty to eight offences under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000 ...

The King has joined world and religious leaders in congratulating the new Pope Leo XIV on the pontiff’s first full day as leader of the Catholic Church. The first ever American pontiff’s election has ...

The death of a British bomb disposal expert who was killed while clearing landmines has prompted an “emotional” outpouring from communities in Ukraine, his friend and colleague has said.

Scientists have captured footage of the reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous snail from New Zealand for the first time, shedding light on a process once shrouded in mystery. Images show the ...

Emmerdale fans have said they are 'so glad' this ITV soap favourite has returned after 19 years away, in Thursday's dramatic Joe Tate episode.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have attended the event alongside Vladimir Putin.

The summer is notorious as the peak time for fleas to run riot in the UK, with one female laying 50 eggs per day ...

A survivor of the Nottingham attacks has told how she wishes the killer had taken her instead of the two young students who “had their lives ahead of them”. Sharon Miller was walking to work on the ...

Most passengers travelling by rail between St Pancras and Switzerland change trains and stations in Paris, leading to a total journey time to and from Geneva of around seven-and-a-half hours. This ...

Darren Jones was resolute about the need for the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK still remained in a worse situation than before tariffs began.

Pope Leo will have the challenge of following in the footsteps of the late Francis, whose popularity saw him dubbed ‘the ...