Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and “irrepressible hope” as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders.

The Vatican has begun a Rosary prayer in St Peter’s Square in its first public commemoration following Pope Francis’s death. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica, led the prayer ...

Gallery of inside the new Peter Rabbit café in Bowness, the Lake District, after it opens its doors to the public.

“The historic annual Hallaton Bottle Kicking is an Easter tradition like no other, as the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne battle it out to get three barrels, known as bottles, from the starting ...

The defence secretary is said to have shared classified information in a second Signal chat with his wife and brother.

The Met Office said the UK weather will be “changeable” over the coming week as rain continues across the country following a dry spell. Much of the country will see alternating sunny spells and ...

Chief Superintendent Gillian Kearney criticised the involvement of young people during the disorder as ‘child criminal exploitation’.

Ukraine has accused Russia of continuing its attacks despite Vladimir Putin claiming to have ordered a unilateral ceasefire over the weekend.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin opened a book of condolences to the late pontiff.

The Archbishop of Dublin has said that Pope Francis’s plea for forgiveness in 2018 for abuse scandals in the Catholic Church was an example of the “great mark of the man”.

The public will be able to pay their respects at a viewing in St Peter’s Basilica and a funeral mass will take place before a new pope is elected.

A mass was held for the soul of Pope Francis hours after his death on Easter Monday, as the Archbishop of Glasgow said his social values resonated with the people of Scotland. Around 400 mourners ...