11 m. ago Pope Francis in ‘critical condition’ after suffering severe respiratory crisis

The 88-year-old pontiff has been in hospital for a week with a complex lung infection

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15 m. ago Kim Kardashian wows in a busty bikini as she takes a splash for playful beach photo shoot in Los Angeles

Kim Kardashian flaunted her toned figure in a stylish swimsuit as she splashed in the waves during a playful photo shoot at the beach in Los Angeles this week.

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28 m. ago Pope Francis is in a 'critical condition' and has received blood transfusions after suffering asthmatic respiratory crisis, Vatican says

Pope Francis, 88, who has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said.

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42 m. ago Pope Francis in critical condition after suffering 'asthmatic respiratory crisis'

The 88-year-old has been in hospital for a week with a complex lung infection.

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46 m. ago Pope Francis now in a critical condition after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

The pontiff is in hospital for a complex lung infection and has been given high flows of oxygen and blood transfusionsThe Vatican has said Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen.Francis has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection. Continue reading...

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71 m. ago Economic partnership will protect the Ukrainian people and the US taxpayer

Trump’s bold international leadership aligns interests and benefits all

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71 m. ago Pope Francis CRITICAL with respiratory crisis in hospital as Vatican issues health update

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for a week at the Gemelli hospital in Rome with a complex lung infection, is in a critical condition, the Vatican said in its latest update

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77 m. ago Triumphant Alan Sheehan drops strongest hint yet over Swansea City job hopes after 'difficult week'

The interim boss admits he's not sure if he'll be in the dugout for Swansea's next game - but appears to have suggested he would be interested in succeeding Luke Williams

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84 m. ago Emmerdale fans 'rumble' identity of doctor who drugged Noah as tragic death 'sealed'

Emmerdale viewers think a former character could have been the one helping Joe Tate with his apparent plan to drug his brother Noah Dingle in scenes last week on the ITV soap

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85 m. ago Arsenal and Liverpool's next five fixtures after huge twist in Premier League title race

Arsenal dropped points in the Premier League title race as they lost to West Ham United and failed to capitalise after Liverpool only drew against Aston Villa earlier in the week

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87 m. ago Fake bank notes scam caught on CCTV as pair target shops across Scotland

The two young men attempted to use the fake Bank of England £20 notes at the What Everyone Wants store in Hamilton, Scotland last week, and were caught on CCTV.

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93 m. ago FIA condemn ‘tribalist’ booing of Verstappen and Horner at launch

Red Bull duo jeered at season launch in London this weekFIA: ‘It was disappointing to hear the crowd’s reaction’Formula One’s rulers have condemned the “tribalist” booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at the sport’s season launch in London.Both world champion Verstappen and his Red Bull team boss Horner were subjected to jeers by some of the 15,000 fans inside the O2 Arena earlier this week. The FIA was also targeted with boos, and on Saturday the sporting federation moved to stand up for the pair. Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Rangers fall to another lacklustre Ibrox defeat as St Mirren pull off shock

Rangers remain 13 points behind league leaders Celtic, who lost 2-1 at Hibernian earlier in the day

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1 hour ago Steve Witkoff: from property developer to global spotlight as Trump’s tough

His friendship with the president dates back to a late-night encounter in a deli. Now he is a loyal envoy brokering the Gaza ceasefire and peace talks on UkraineWith the first phase of the ceasefire nearing its end, an American property developer has emerged as a key figure in determining whether Gaza attains a more enduring peace or slips back into war.Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s typically idiosyncratic pick as special Middle East envoy, has also found his way into the midst of talks with Russia over Ukraine’s future, sitting opposite Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, instead of the official special envoy for the region, Keith Kellogg. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago All the celebrities on the London Fashion Week front row: Anais Gallagher, Amandaland’s Lucy Punch, Sadiq Khan

From the Mayor to the queens of our screens — Joe Bromley has his eye on the front row this fashion week

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2 h. ago Daniel Munoz and a Joachim Andersen own goal see Crystal Palace past Fulham

Victory for Oliver Glasner’s men made it four league wins in their last six matches and they remain 13th as a result.

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2 h. ago Watching Rangers grates again as St Mirren turn American dream into a nightmare – 3 talking points

Two second half goals from Stephen Robinson's men remind everyone why there's such desperation for an Ibrox takeover

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2 h. ago DWP issues new update on Carer's Allowance changes as 144,000 people told to repay benefit

The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed that 143,922 people are being told to repay the benefit

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2 h. ago The week in audio: Facing the Music; Tara and George: Last Rights; Why Is Amy in the Bath? and more – review

The lives of Beethoven, Haydn and co enthral; Audrey Gillan updates her award-winning rough sleepers series. Plus, a choir of cicadas and bathtime fun with Amy Adams Facing the Music Radio 3/BBC SoundsTara and George: Last Rights Radio 4/BBC Sounds)Why Is Amy in the Bath? Grab Bag Collab & Because It’s True ProductionsBetween the Ears: A Symphony of Cicadas Radio 3/BBC Sounds“It’s almost midnight,” purrs Dominic West, all honey and velvet, straight after we hear the famously doomy, four-note opening to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The wild-eyed composer is in a cart, West tells us energetically, his latest piano sonata getting ruined by the rain, after throwing some coins at the driver and growling his preferred destination. West relishes every syllable of it: “Vi-ennnn-a!” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago My boiler has broken and I’m finding solace in a slice (or several) of toast | Rachel Cooke

There are whole chapters in cookbooks dedicated to it and now an endless variety of new things to spread on top, including butters with a waiting listMy subject today is toast, which is much on my mind right now, a buttery ticker tape that calls me constantly to the kitchen. Our boiler has packed up, the new one won’t be installed for a week, and though it’s only the central heating that’s down (the cooker’s fine), the freezing cold has turned me into a toast monster. It’s all I want, a feeling I haven’t had since I was a student and living in a house that was so badly insulated, we sometimes had to break the ice on the water in the loo. How many loaves can a person get through in a week? Come back to me in a few days for an answer. I’ll give you a tour of my chilblains at the same time.What is amazing about toast is the way it has lately become so pimped. This started a few years ago: I first noticed it in Moro Easy by Sam and Sam Clark, a cookbook that came out in 2022 and whose o...

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