63 m. ago Pope Francis funeral latest: Pontiff’s coffin sealed after 250,000 pay homage to head of Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s coffin was sealed after a quarter of million people visited the late spiritual leader, as heads of state fly in to attend Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square

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68 m. ago Trans people 'considering fleeing Britain and claiming asylum abroad' after Supreme Court gender ruling, ex

Lord Cashman made the claim in a debate in the House of Lords on Thursday saying people were looking to leave the country after the Supreme Court's ruling last week.

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1 hour ago Britain's Got Talent fans stunned as they find out Teddy Magic's real age

Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Teddy Magic stunned the judges in his audition for the ITV show, in which he performed impressive tricks and showed off his wit

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2 h. ago Quarter of a million people viewed Pope’s body over three days, says Vatican

The requiem mass will be attended by world leaders and dignitaries.

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3 h. ago Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Basilica closed to mourners as world leaders gather in Rome for historic service

World leaders including US President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be in attendance

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3 h. ago Britain's Got Talent's Susan Boyle's romance with doctor as she reveals sweet texts

Susan Boyle has decided to keep her life away from the stage relatively private but has previously opened up about her first romance after meeting a mystery man on tour

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3 h. ago Bowen Yang calls JD Vance ‘a pope killer’ sending The View hosts into hysterics

The U.S. Vice President met Pope Francis on Easter Sunday just hours before his death

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3 h. ago Pope Francis funeral: Donald Trump forced to take backseat behind Prince William

Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday morning with dignitaries from around the world heading to the Vatican for the ceremony including US President Donald Trump

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3 h. ago Brendan Rodgers responds to Rangers takeover with an answer all about what really motivates Celtic

The Hoops can secure a fourth successive title tomorrow with a draw away to Dundee United

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3 h. ago Nun whose emotional farewell to Pope Francis was seen around the world returns to say one last goodbye hours before the pontiff's coffin is sealed

French-Argentine nun, Sister Genevieve Jeanningros, was allowed into a restricted area on the first day of the pontiff's lying-in-state to pray before the coffin.

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4 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral to be ‘symbol of humility’ – head of Catholic aid group

Some 150,000 people have passed by Francis’s coffin over the past three days as he lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica.

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4 h. ago As Rome gears up for spectacle of Pope Francis’s funeral, mourners hail his humility

Sadness at pope’s passing is tinged with giddiness at holding world’s gaze with a pageant for the agesBeneath the basilica’s soaring Renaissance dome, the body in the coffin looked unexpectedly small, even shrunken, and for those who had come to say goodbye that somehow felt apt. Francis was pope but he was still, amid all the pomp and circumstance, just a man.His predecessors occupied plinths and alcoves around St Peter’s, figures of stone and marble with names etched in history books, while Jorge Mario Bergoglio lay in his wooden box, by common consent among mourners, a good man who did his best. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Inside David Walliams' bitter exit from Britain's Got Talent after 10

David Walliams sat alongside pal Simon Cowell on the judges panel on Britain's Got Talent for ten years, but it all came to a dramatic end in 2022 when the Little Britain star left the ITV show with a cloud of controversy

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4 h. ago Britain's Got Talent star Linda Mudzenda shares 'lonely' experience away from show

Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Linda Mudzenda is performing in the first show on Saturday - however, the 21-year-old has opened up about the challenges she's faced off screen

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4 h. ago Woman raped by former Britain's Got Talent contestant 'felt frozen' after the attack, court hears

Andrew Johnston, 30, competed as a singer on the show in 2008 and is on trial after being charged with raping and sexually assaulting one woman, and raping another woman.

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5 h. ago Laurence Fox wears 'Two Tier Britain' hat to court as he denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur

The 46-year-old, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with two counts under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

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5 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis' image is everywhere as the Catholic faithful mourn him with art and thanks

Pope Francis' image seemed to be everywhere Friday as the world mournedhis death in Rome at the age of 88.

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5 h. ago Anger as US cardinal accused of covering up church abuse given ceremonial honor of closing Pope Francis’s coffin

The Los Angeles Archdiocese paid over $660 million to settle clergy abuse claims against 508 victims during Cardinal Roger Mahony's tenure

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5 h. ago Pope's burial place reflects his 'humble, simple, essential' life, basilica's archbishop says

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life

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5 h. ago Woman accusing BGT finalist of rape 'felt frozen' as she speaks for first time in court

Andrew Johnston, who was on Britain’s Got Talent in 2008, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court charged with raping and sexually assaulting one woman, and raping another woman

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