40 h. ago Pope Francis makes surprise appearance and seems in improved health as he is wheeled round St Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass

The pope was holding a bouquet of flowers and wheeled in to the ceremony in Vatican City, in which more than 30,000 people had gathered, as he recovers from double pneumonia.

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3 d. ago Pope makes another surprise appearance at St. Peter's, greeting restorers of papal tombs

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing Pope Francis appeared, unannounced, in a wheelchair — his third such surprise appearance in less than a week

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5 d. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit

British royals wish pontiff well in recovery from pneumonia during their state visit to ItalyKing Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise private visit to a convalescing Pope Francis on Wednesday afternoon during their four-day state visit to Italy.The royal couple visited Francis, 88, at his home in Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, where he is recovering from a serious bout of pneumonia in both lungs. An official audience had previously been removed from the royals’ schedule due to the pontiff’s ill health. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago King Charles and Camilla in surprise meeting with Pope as they issue health update

The trio met at The Vatican in the afternoon in a surprise meeting lasting around 20 minutes - with King Charles and Queen Camilla 'delighted The Pope was well enough to host them'

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8 d. ago Pope Francis greets crowds in surprise public appearance at the Vatican

It comes two weeks after the pontiff was released from hospital having been treated for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia

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8 d. ago Pope Francis greets adoring crowds in St Peter's Square as returns after pneumonia battle put him 'on brink of death'

The Pope, who is recovering after a serious case of pneumonia, made a surprise appearance as he mingled with crowds on Saint Peter's Square just two weeks after leaving hospital.

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8 d. ago Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square for jubilee mass

Pontiff makes first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from hospital two weeks agoPope Francis has made a surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square during a special jubilee mass for the sick and health workers, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since his discharge from hospital two weeks ago.The pontiff waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was appeared unannounced, assisted in a wheelchair to the front of the altar in the square. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Pope Francis is seen in public for the first time since return to the Vatican after pneumonia battle put him on brink of death

The Pope, who is recovering after a serious case of pneumonia, made a surprise appearance as he mingled with crowds on Saint Peter's Square just two weeks after leaving hospital.

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8 d. ago Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital

Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick in his first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ago

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1 week ago Elijah Wood says fees for Lord of the Rings actors were ‘not massive’

Star says cast took a ‘gamble’ appearing in Peter Jackson’s hit trilogy and did not earn enough to ‘rest easy’ for lifeElijah Wood has said that his salary for The Lord of the Rings movies was “not massive” and that appearing in the films was “a real gamble”.According to a report in Business Insider, which carried quotes from the star at the Texas film awards in March, Wood said the fact that the actors had to sign up for all three films at the start meant that their fees were not related to the film’s financial success. “Because we weren’t making one movie and then renegotiating a contract for the next, it wasn’t the sort of lucrative scenario that you could sort of rest easy for the rest of your life.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life

The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia

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2 w. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Dragons' Den has lost its spice, says Levi Roots, who made £30million fortune after appearing on hit BBC show

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: It was back in 2007 that the then unknown Levi Roots appeared before the 'Dragons' - multi-millionaire entrepreneurs headed by Peter Jones.

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2 w. ago Jimmy Carr takes swipe at Peter Kay as he addresses heckling on stage

Comedian Jimmy Carr appeared on The One Show on Tuesday night where he addressed Peter Kay's recent heckling ordeal, and issued a brutal response

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2 w. ago Good Morning Britain fans left distracted by Blue Peter star's appearance 'can't believe it'

Good Morning Britain spoke to one Blue Peter legend on Tuesday's show after the BBC announced the end of a 66-year-old tradition for the iconic show

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3 w. ago Daughter of Brit couple held by Taliban issues devastating update and fears dad will die

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were due to appear in court on Thursday but the trial was halted at the last minute while a new judge was found, their daughter has said

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3 w. ago Fears for British couple in 70s held by Taliban as court appearance delayed

Daughter says Barbie Reynolds, 75, is malnourished after being given one meal a day and Peter, 79, is also decliningThe family of a British couple in their 70s imprisoned by the Taliban has expressed serious concerns over their deteriorating health after delays to their expected court appearance.Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who run a training business in Afghanistan, were detained last month when they travelled to their home in Bamiyan province. The couple, aged 79 and 75, who have been running projects in schools in Afghanistan for 18 years, had not been informed of the charges, their daughter said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago John Swinney vows SNP donor money is safe with him at private meeting

The First Minister addressed members in Perth after former CEO Peter Murrell appeared in court charged with embezzlement.

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3 w. ago Peter Mandelson appears to have met Jeffrey Epstein at New York mansion on a taxpayer

Epstein's private schedule, unearthed by The Mail on Sunday, reveals Lord Mandelson was due to have two meetings with the convicted paedophile on consecutive days in March, 2010.

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3 w. ago Swinney looks forward to Sturgeon’s contribution to SNP after being cleared

The news came after Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband and former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell, appeared in court.

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3 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon's sister says she '100% supports' Peter Murrell after court appearance

Gillian Sturgeon said she "always will" support her "brother in law" in a post on TikTok on Thursday afternoon.

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