Laura Gozzi BBC News, in Rome EPA Every time Pope Francis came back to Rome after a trip abroad, he made sure to pay a visit to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. It was a fitting choice: Francis was particularly devoted to the Virgin Mary, and Santa Maria Maggiore was the first church to...
City are now strong favourites to extend their run of appearances in Europe’s elite club competition, which would stretch to 15 consecutive years next term. Their remaining four league games are favourable on paper, against Wolves, Southampton, Bournemouth and Fulham. Guardiola’s side can end a difficult season on a high by reaching a third straight...
Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in front of St Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican says. The date was decided after cardinals met in Vatican City on Tuesday morning to discuss the funeral’s timing. Ahead of the funeral, Pope Francis’s body will lie in an open casket in...
The night, though, could have turned out very differently for Rice after he was adjudged to have pulled down Kylian Mbappe in the penalty area with the game goalless, earning him a booking too that would have ruled him out of the first leg of the semi-final. However, the decision was overturned by a video...
It is quite odd for a player to have a breakthrough season aged 30, but that is exactly what is happening with Murphy, who did not start more than 17 matches until this campaign. Boyhood Toon fan Murphy joined the club from Norwich in 2017. For seven years he was on the fringes of the...
Giancarlo Rinaldi BBC Scotland News Wigtown Community Inn The community in Wigtown stepped in when it looked like their local pub could be turned into flats The celebratory pints have been flowing freely in a Scottish town after a historic pub was saved for the community. The former Plough Inn in Wigtown was at risk...
On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill aiming to curtail federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide restraining orders — an action that, if successful, would flout hundreds of years of judicial case law and precedent. Judges have always had the power to impose nationwide injunctions on local, state or federal governments and...
Landlords and people letting property are invited to attend Rent Smart Exeter at Exeter Racecourse in May. Rent Smart Devon is free to attend and takes place on Thursday 22 May. This free to attend event, sponsored by Tozers LLP, will host exhibitions from specialist companies covering many aspects of property management, as well as...
A bench has been built in the memorial garden of a Plymouth cemetary as a place of reflection for parents who have lost babies. It was the idea of one of the clients of baby loss charity Pregnancy Crisis Care and it was donated to Plymouth Cemeteries and Crematorium through fundraising and sponsorships. Jane Frajbis,...
Did the Supreme Court rebuke district court judges in a ‘landmark’ ruling yesterday? Or did they narrowly split the baby on procedural grounds? John wrote last night about the 5-4 decision to vacate a TRO by Judge James Boasberg that had halted deportation proceedings under the Alien Enemies Act. Today, Attorney General Pam Bondi...
A teenager found dead after going swimming in a lake in south-east London has been named as Izaiah Smith. The body of the 15-year-old was found in Beckenham Place Park in Beckenham at about 22:40 BST on Friday following searches by specialist dive teams. The Metropolitan Police previously said his death was being treated as...
Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has confirmed he will start Karl Darlow in goal for Saturday’s trip to Luton. Number one Illan Meslier has been ever-present in the Championship this season but the 25-year-old’s error gifted Swansea their first equaliser in last Saturday’s 2-2 draw. It was the latest in a series of costly mistakes...
Moor Meadows The project ran a pilot in 2024 with Moor Meadows members taking part in surveys A conservation group has encouraged people to get involved in a survey to help record meadows and the wildlife within them. The survey, named the Big Devon Meadows Count, is aiming to record meadows of all sizes anywhere...
Ashlea Tracey BBC News, Isle of Man PA There have been campaigners for and against the bill since it was brought forward Proposed laws to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to choose to end their own lives have been agreed by the Manx parliament. It means the bill can...
Malcolm is also sure delivering a strong Six Nations, starting at home to Wales on Saturday, can help propel Scotland to a good showing at the World Cup in England later this year. “I think as players, we’d be lying if we said it wasn’t in the back of our minds,” said Malcolm, who is...