AP His ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts. Francis was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere. Not since Syrian-born Gregory III died in 741 had there been a non-European Bishop of Rome. He was also the first Jesuit to be elected to the throne of St Peter – Jesuits were...
Getty Images Mario Vargas Llosa in 1990 Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from controversy. With more than 50 works to his name, many of which have been widely translated, Vargas Llosa...
Andy Gill BBC News, Liverpool BBC Laura Johnson created the cake for her own wedding but never got chance to sample it on the day A “Latin” wedding cake created by a Colombian baker for her own big day has been voted as the best in Britain. Laura Johnson, who owns Abba Cakes in Hoylake,...
