3 d. ago Joe Biden arrives at Pope Francis' funeral in Rome when 200,000 mourners will remember 'saintly man who wanted peace for the whole world'

Francis, heralded as the 'people's pope' due to his focus on society's neediest, died aged 88 on Monday just hours after greeting crowds to mark Easter.

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5 d. ago Super Bowl winner Steve McMichael dies at age 67 following heartbreaking ALS battle

The Chicago Bears legend has died at the age of 67 following a heartbreaking battle with ALS.

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6 d. ago Heart attack victim died after ambulance service ‘did nothing’ for an hour

Graham Anderson, 59, died in May 2020 after falling ill at his office in Grangemouth.

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6 d. ago The global south has lost its pope. The world has lost its conscience | Nathalie Tocci

He was no liberal, but Francis embodied a spirit of international solidarity that is in alarmingly short supplyPope Francis died hours after meeting the US vice-president, JD Vance. If that wasn’t a bad enough omen, the Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump’s acolyte and self-styled “Christian nationalist”, appeared to welcome the pope’s death as a sign of “evil” being “defeated”.In fact, despite a series of clashes with the Trump White House, Francis was no liberal. While refraining from judging homosexuality, he explicitly disapproved of the liberalising synodal path embarked on by the Catholic church in Germany, which ruled in 2023 that church employees could not be sacked for entering same-sex relationships or remarrying after divorce. On abortion, euthanasia, women and LGBTQ+ rights, Francis betrayed the high hopes that liberals and progressives had bestowed upon him. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Pope Francis' nine last words before waving at Easter mass crowds hours before death

Pope Francis waved at adoring crowds and wished them a Happy Easter just hours before he died at the age of 88 - his final words to a nurse who helped care for him have now been revealed

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7 d. ago Pope Francis' final hours as he defied doctors before he died

The Vatican announced the pontiff's death just a day after he held an Easter address

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7 d. ago Donald Trump announces he will attend Pope Francis' funeral with Melania

Donald Trump has confirmed he and First Lady Melania will attend Pope Francis' funeral after he died of a cerebral stroke and heart failure in the early hours of Easter Monday

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8 d. ago Poor Pope Francis died hours after JD Dunce visit – just like the Queen with Liz Truss

Many are blaming JD Vance for the death the late Pope with some calling him a 'walking disease' while others have labelled him a 'curse,' like when Queen Elizabeth II died after meeting with Liz Truss

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8 d. ago Vatican's statement in full as Pope Francis dies hours after poignant Easter homily

The Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, broke the news of Pope Francis' death inside the Vatican just hours after the Pontiff wished crowds a happy Easter

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8 d. ago Pope visited by JD Vance hours before his death as Trump's side

JD Vance had a meeting with the Pope just hours before he died, and now everyone thinks he had the same impact on him that Liz Truss had on the-late Queen Elizabeth II

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8 d. ago Pope Francis reminds world we are 'for life' in heartwarming last social media post

The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis died early this morning, and hours before the pontiff posted his last message on social media, which has since been liked thousands of times

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8 d. ago Pope Francis death live updates: Tributes paid as head of Catholic church passes away aged 88

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican has announced, hours after he greeted thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square to celebrate Easter Sunday.

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9 d. ago Six foods to eat to banish insomnia, according to a nutrition expert

There's nothing worse than seeing every hour on the clock - but introducing these foods to your diet could help banish the bedtime struggle

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1 week ago Woman dies after lying in agony on freezing ground for two hours

Josephine Ellis had just finished her appointment at a mobile clinic next to the Hoveton and Wroxham Medical Centre near Norfolk last year when she suffered a nasty slip

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1 week ago Widow, 76, died after lying in agony on ground of medical centre cark park for hours while waiting for an ambulance

Josephine Ellis broke her hip after falling outside the GP surgery. During her ordeal in Norfolk, no staff brought out blankets to keep her warm on the cold October day.

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2 w. ago Warwick Davis wife's cause of death revealed: Coroner finds Samantha Davis died hours before planned discharge from London hospital

Samantha Davis died aged 53 hours before University College Hospital was planning to discharge her

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2 w. ago Warwick Davis' wife Samantha died 'just hours before she was due to be discharged from hospital': Coroner rules on standard of her care

The 53-year-old actress passed away in the early hours of 24 March last year at London's University College Hospital, after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest the night before.

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2 w. ago Father of British businessman, 47, who mysteriously died on holiday with Moroccan wife, 25, calls for his body to be exhumed and says 'questions need answering

Allen McKenna, 47, died two months ago just hours after landing in the north African country with his wife of seven years Majda Mjaoual, 27, who he had married under Islamic law.

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2 w. ago Warwick Davis' wife Samantha died hours before planned hospital discharge, inquest hears

Warwick Davis' wife Samantha died last year

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2 w. ago Warwick Davis’s wife died hours before planned hospital discharge, inquest hears

Actress died in March last year of arrhythmic cardiac arrest following complications of essential surgical treatment

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