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 ...

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.

Two villages in Leicestershire have competed against each other in an annual sporting tradition known as “bottle kicking”. The contest between neighbouring Hallaton and Medbourne happens every Easter ...

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 ...

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

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

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Chris Hughes has said he feels “really sad” about people’s attitudes toward his friendship with fellow housemate JoJo Siwa. The Love Island star, 32, has become close ...