Pope Francis’s “common touch” and ability to connect easily with people is a huge loss to the Catholic Church, said an expert who recalled sharing a football joke with the pontiff. Professor Anna ...

The Catholic College of Cardinals convening to elect a new pope is one of the oldest methods of electing a head of state that remains in use to the present day. While the voting for the pope is billed ...

Pope Francis has died, a senior Vatican official has said. Camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell said in a statement on Monday: “At 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of ...

Christian Horner knows Max Verstappen is up against a “very rounded” competitor in Oscar Piastri but is encouraged by Red Bull’s performance in Saudi Arabia. Verstappen started on pole but was handed ...

Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have begun negotiations with Washington after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs.

Updated plans to turn part of a disused bank into four flats have been given the go-ahead. The New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) has approved an application to convert the first and second ...

Plans have been lodged to turn a former chiropractor's office and other office spaces into housing in Lymington in the New Forest.

Pope Francis has died aged 88, Vatican camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell has announced. The senior official said on Monday (April 21): “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce ...

Actor Timothy Spall thought he “might not make it” after being diagnosed with leukaemia. The award-winning star, 68, who is known for playing Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter film series and ...

A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament when he visits the UK. The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September ...

Members of New Forest District Council planning committee approved the application for the land east of Whitsbury Road at Tinkers Cross.

The demand has been made ahead of a meeting between the Prison Officers’ Association and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.