Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh is a major step by the ageing leader towards designating a ...

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been charged with harassment and criminal damage. The Irish comedy writer, 56, wrote on social media that the allegations were related to an incident at the ...

The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ ...

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals gathered alongside members of the public in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis.

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland ...

Sir Keir Starmer, the Prince of Wales and Donald Trump were also present for the funeral mass in St Peter’s Square.

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.

Children with Cancer UK hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person ...

The prince travelled to the Vatican for the historic farewell to Pope Francis and stood in front of the pontiff’s coffin in ...

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

Officers were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday and found three people with injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.

An Israeli air strike has flattened a three-storey home in Gaza City, killing 10 people – half of them children – as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. Israeli strikes have killed at ...