Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American Pope, has said his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English to the ...

An Augustinian parish is rejoicing as the new Pope shares their spiritual heritage. Father Gabriel Hassan, parish priest at St Monica’s Church in Hoxton, east London, said the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

Victory Day is one of the country’s biggest secular holidays, commemorating the 27 million Russians lost in the war.

Oghenochuko Ojiri pleaded guilty to eight offences under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000 during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Workers celebrated and waved flags to mark the end of more than 650 days of work by TBM Mary Ann to link Water Orton in Warwickshire with Birmingham.

Two men were detained by police. An 18-year-old man from St Helens and a 38-year-old man from St Helens were both arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of cannabis. Both men were taken into ...

Gurvinder Singh Johal, said to have been known to friends as Danny, was pronounced dead at the scene in Derby.