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King and Queen express deep sadness at death of Pope after moving meeting
Charles and Camilla paid tribute to Pope Francis for his compassion and tireless commitment to the common causes of all ...
Blue Lemons makes light work of Fairyhouse assignment
Blue Lemons (centre) ridden by jockey Paul Townend on their way to winning the O’Driscoll’s Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse Racecourse in County Meath, Ireland. Picture date: Monday April ...
Canonisation of first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after Pope death
The teenager, who died from leukaemia in 2006, was due to be canonised in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican next Sunday.
It’s a final – Pep Guardiola urges Man City to win Villa clash in CL pursuit
Pep Guardiola has urged Manchester City fans to bring the noise and treat their remaining five Premier League games as cup finals. After winning the last four league titles during an unprecedented ...
Prime Minister and King’s tributes to Francis, a pope ‘for the downtrodden’
“Pope Francis was a pope for the poor, the downtrodden and the forgotten. He was close to the realities of human fragility, ...
Leandro Trossard keen to continue playing his part in ‘big games’ for Arsenal
Leandro Trossard hopes his double in Arsenal’s 4-0 win at Ipswich sent a timely reminder to manager Mikel Arteta ahead of next week’s Champions League semi-final against Paris St Germain. Trossard ...
Woking extend unbeaten run with comfortable victory over Aldershot
Woking extended their unbeaten run in the Vanarama National League to seven games with a comfortable 3-0 win over Aldershot at the Laithwaite Community Stadium. All three goals came inside the first ...
Three men charged following death of woman hit by van after police pursuit
Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone, near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11 and died four days later.
Joe O’Connor goes close to Crucible maximum as he leads John Higgins
Joe O’Connor missed out on a maximum but chiselled a 5-4 advantage over John Higgins after the opening session of their World Snooker Championship first-round clash that is due to conclude on Monday ...
Pope Francis spent busy final day celebrating Easter and meeting JD Vance
Pope Francis had a busy final day celebrating Easter Sunday, greeting crowds in St Peter’s Square and meeting US vice president JD Vance. He emerged from his convalescence on Sunday morning to bless ...
Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?
Nevertheless, there are always front-runners, known as “papabile”, who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope – much like those depicted in last year’s Oscar-nominated ...
Man arrested after vehicle stopped in Poole with drugs inside
A man has been arrested in Poole after police discovered a quantity of suspected Class A drugs during a vehicle stop.