At 7pm local time (6pm BST) public access to the queue to visit Francis’s coffin officially closed after it was visited by ...

Ireland’s president and premier will be among attendees for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. President Michael D Higgins is attending the ceremony for the late pontiff with his wife Sabina ...

Huge crowds of the Catholic faithful are gathering for a final farewell to their much-loved leader Pope Francis, alongside a host of world leaders and dignitaries. Vast numbers are expected in Vatican ...

Both visits give the Foreign Secretary the chance to discuss the latest efforts to bring about peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Flags on Scottish Government buildings will fly at half-mast in honour of Pope Francis as the First Minister attends his funeral in Rome. The pontiff died on Easter Monday, sparking tributes from ...

President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for “very high level talks”, saying they are “very close to a deal” on ending the bloody three-year war. Mr Trump posted on his Truth ...

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has revealed he had “zero” involvement with football while he was recovering from pneumonia. The 47-year-old was hospitalised a fortnight ago and was absent from ...

Palmer last scored on January 14 in a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth having previously netted 14 times this season in the Premier League.

Mark Allen missed out on a place in the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals despite compiling the 15th Crucible 147 as qualifier Chris Wakelin powered his way to victory.

Chris Wilder labelled his side’s 2-0 win over Stoke a “proper away performance” as they got back to winning ways. The Blades had seen their automatic promotion hopes ended after losing four of their ...

Thistle boosted their hopes of a top-four finish with the victory, in a match where both teams were reduced to 10 men.