The new pope, US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The pope is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. There are around 1.41 billion ...

A new pope has officially been elected and named, with Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, becoming the new head of the Catholic Church. He is the 267th pope and has become the religious leader of ...

Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope after a two-day conclave, and was revealed to onlookers in St Peter's Square ...

The secret conclave meeting – steeped in tradition and mystery – had only just begun some 24 hours before white smoke appeared.

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Car manufacturers and UK consumers will be “breathing a sigh of relief” after Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump struck a US-UK trade agreement, industry bosses have said. UK car manufacturers, such as ...

Denis Donaldson was shot dead in 2006, months after admitting his role as a police and MI5 agent for 20 years.

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Speaking to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer from the White House, US President Donald Trump said the agreement was a ‘great deal for ...

The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend have revealed there are no plans at the moment for a farewell tour of the UK. It comes after singer Daltrey, 81, and his bandmate Townshend, 79, announced ...