47 m. ago Pope Francis latest: Pontiff died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican says while world pays tribute

A statement released by the Holy See said his death was confirmed using an echocardiogram

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65 m. ago Pope Francis' final hours and how he defied doctors to the end as full death certificate revealed

After a lengthy health battle, Pope Francis died aged 88 on Monday morning from a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure - triggering a nine-day mourning period

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65 m. ago Pope Francis dead: King leads tributes as Head of Catholic church passes away aged 88 of 'stroke and heart failure'

Pope Francis died at 7.35am on Monday morning

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70 m. ago Fewer Americans are moving to Florida and Texas, new report claims

Higher cost of living, economic uncertainty and increasing risk of natural disasters appear to be causes of concern

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75 m. ago Welsh teacher who felt 'hideous' tells surgeon 'don't blame yourself' after risky facial surgery

Ceri was very emotional after her life-altering operation on BBC's Saving Lives in Cardiff

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94 m. ago Passengers evacuate Delta plane after engine catches fire at Florida airport

Flight headed for Atlanta, Georgia, had left gate when flames began to rise, forcing people to clear jet via slidesA Delta aircraft caught on fire on the tarmac at the Orlando international airport on Monday morning, forcing frightened passengers to evacuate the jet via slides.The Delta flight, which was headed for Atlanta, Georgia, had left its gate at about 11.15am ET when one of the aircraft’s engines caught fire, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says, as tributes pour in for pontiff – latest updates

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died aged 88Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesPotential candidates to succeed Pope FrancisPope Francis: share your tributesThe Archbishop of York has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “holy man of God” who was “also very human”, PA News reports.In a statement on X, Stephen Cottrell said:Francis’s whole life and ministry was centred on Jesus who comes among us not to be served, but to serve.We saw that compellingly in Francis’s service of the poor his love of neighbour, especially the displaced, migrant; the asylum seeker, his deep compassion for the well-being of the earth and his desire to lead and build the church in new ways.I remember, in the brief times spent with him, how this holy man of God, was also very human.He was witty, lively, good to be with, and the warmth of his personality and interest in others shone out from him. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on Pope Francis: an outsider who was a force for good in the world | Editorial

The Argentine pontiff was a vital progressive influence on issues such as migration, and fought for a more merciful, less rigid Catholic churchDefying doctors’ orders to rest following his battle with double pneumonia, a weak Pope Francis last week visited Rome’s Regina Coeli prison, where he blew kisses towards inmates and spent half an hour in discussion with some of those incarcerated. Sadly, this Maundy Thursday encounter turned out to be one of the last acts of a supremely hardworking papacy. In retrospect, its location was entirely appropriate.Throughout his 12 years in Saint Peter’s chair, Francis sought admirably to refocus the Catholic church’s energies on the marginalised, while challenging the power of entrenched interests. Coming, as he put it, “from the ends of the earth”, the first non-European pontiff of modern times was an outsider pope and a radical one. Within the church, the Argentine was a sometimes spikily direct reformer; outside it, he was a signific...

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3 h. ago Delta flight with 200 passengers on board bursts into flames shortly before takeoff in Florida

A Delta Air Lines flight caught fire shortly before takeoff on Monday (April 21) forcing passengers to use emergency slides to reach safety.

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3 h. ago Harrowing tale of astronaut left to die in space as his country disintegrated below him

Sergei Krikalev was forced to orbit the Earth for months in the Soviet Union's Mir space station as his bones and muscles were damaged by microgravity

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3 h. ago Welsh restaurant closed by 'devastating fire' issues update about its future

The team behind the Abergavenny restaurant have been able to assess the 'true extent of the damage' caused by the blaze

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4 h. ago Why tightness and pain in your leg could be a sign of a life

The first inkling that drummer Zak Starkey had that something might be amiss, was a feeling of 'muscle tightness' in his right leg during a band rehearsal.

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4 h. ago Delta Air Lines flight emergency as Orlando airport plane ON FIRE with passengers evacuated

Shocking video footage showed the moment the plane became engulfed in flames, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky - with passengers forced to escape via the plane's emergency slides

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4 h. ago EasyJet flight forced to divert after 'hallucinating passenger sees snakes on the plane'

The man was wearing a t-shirt with a snake print on and appeared to hallucinate that the reptiles were slithering around in the cabin as he repeatedly screamed: 'Snakes on a plane! We need to land!'

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5 h. ago Simple tweak can cut dementia risk by 15 per cent and prevent mental decline, experts discover

Nearly 34,000 individuals aged 40 and over were studied to see if treating high blood pressure with pills and lifestyle changes had an impact on cognitive impairment over four years.

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5 h. ago Help to reduce high blood pressure lowers dementia risk, study finds

Lifestyle changes and medications found to reduce risk of cognitive disease by about 15%People given intensive help to reduce their high blood pressure such as medication and coaching have a lower risk of dementia, researchers have found.According to the World Health Organization, 57 million people around the world had dementia in 2021. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Landmark study reveals controlling high blood pressure slashes risk of dementia

Experts hail findings as a 'wake-up call' to seize on the vital treatment in the more than 14 million Brits with hypertension who are at greater dementia risk

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5 h. ago Channel 4 Peep Show cast now from Oscars fame to open heart surgery and tragic injury

It's been 10 years since Peep Show came to an end, marking David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Paterson Joseph, and Olivia Colman as comedy geniuses - but what came next for the stars?

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5 h. ago One popular drink could increase your risk of E. coli and salmonella

Raw milk is often promoted as a "healthier" milk option, but it can actually increase the risk of severe diseases such as E.coli and salmonella, as well as brucella

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5 h. ago Trump has signed just five bills into law as he nears 100 days in office. He’s issued 124 executive orders

The sheer volume of orders has raised concern over the expansion of the executive branch, with some critics of the president arguing that the actions risk prompting a ‘constitutional crisis’

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