Francis was elected on March 13 2013 as the 266th pontiff and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American choice.

Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European ...

Craig Haggie, 36, had time to kill after ordering his burger and went to a Spar shop to buy a drink and two scratchcards ...

Trials have taken place in London as supporters of the project seek to use an alternative to antidepressants to help people with mild symptoms.

Stephen Ireland, 41, co-founder of Pride in Surrey, and David Sutton, 27, were accused of ‘targeting children for their sexual proclivities’.

Ben Lane and Sean Vendy were magnanimous in defeat after they lost in the second round of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2025.

Tens of thousands of local government workers are considering strike action over a pay dispute, a union has announced. More than 70,000 local government workers, represented by Unison, are being ...

Staff at the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked could face gross negligence manslaughter charges, police have said. Cheshire Constabulary said suspects had been identified and notified in ...

Reform UK are “counting their chickens” ahead of the election in Scotland next year, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said. The Nigel Farage-led party has been surging in the polls in ...

NHS England is a public body delivering services with taxpayers’ money, which was set up to support and oversee NHS trusts and wider organisations to deliver healthcare. It has worked with the ...

Train managers at Avanti West Coast have accepted a deal over a long-running dispute, ending the threat of further industrial action. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said its members ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, a renowned assortment of singers from around the ...