24 h. ago Best gifts for men: top ideas across food, fashion, and tech

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44 h. ago BBC Strictly star JB Gill lands new TV role in surprising Channel 5 documentary

JLS star JB Gill has been announced as the host of a brand new Channel 5 documentary just months after he was named as the runner-up of Strictly Come Dancing

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45 h. ago Tom Grennan surprises fans at local supermarket with VIP tickets to exclusive gig

The Brit Awards nominated star, who has sold over a million albums, surprised shoppers at a local Tesco in Bedford, where he grew up.

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66 h. ago Conservatives are cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will restore rigor to the papacy

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense he will continue Pope Francis’ reformist agenda

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2 d. ago Emmerdale star Beth Cordingly's 'in tears' over 'exciting' surprise

The actress expressed her gratitude with the update

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2 d. ago New pope breaks with Francis to support Kyiv and ceasefire push

Pope Leo XIV calls Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy days after his election as head of Catholic Church

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3 d. ago The surprise stars of the conclave and papal election? It's not Pope Leo, it's his 'fun uncle' brothers

The internet has been charmed by how delighted Louis and John are about their brother’s new role

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3 d. ago Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer makes surprising career move after book confession

The Story of Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer has made a shock confession about the Jacqueline Wilson books that made her famous while revealing her surprising career move

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3 d. ago The internet is losing its mind over the surprising degree held by newly elected Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV graduated in 1977. And while some might have guessed he studied theology or philosophy, the truth is far more unexpected.

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4 d. ago This American pope: Leo XIV’s bloodline reflects the US melting pot

A fraught history of race and immigration connect the new pope with his homelandPope Leo XIV, who on Thursday was elected as the first-ever US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church, has a familial bloodline that reflects his homeland’s fraught relationship with race – and why the nation’s stature as a melting pot of origins has long endured, records unearthed by genealogists show.The maternal grandfather of 69-year-old Robert Prevost, the newly minted pope, was evidently born abroad in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, according to birth records that professional genealogist Chris Smothers cited to ABC News in a recent report. When Leo’s grandfather, Joseph Martinez, obtained an 1887 marriage license to wed the future pope’s grandmother, Louise Baquié, he listed his birthplace as Haiti, which at the time was the same territory as Santo Domingo, Smothers noted. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago What a gorgeous Lily baby! Emily in Paris star surprises cast members with her new daughter as the four

Exclusive pictures show the 36-year-old - dressed in a floral blue and white trouser suit for her role as American marketing executive Emily Cooper - cradling her daughter between takes.

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4 d. ago Trump’s MAGA world predicts friction between Pope and the president

Mr Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon says Pope Leo’s election is ‘jaw-dropping’

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4 d. ago As cardinal, Pope Leo XIV balanced the sacramental with the personal while confirming teenagers

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a group of students at an international Catholic school in Rome

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5 d. ago Why does the pope change his name as the Vatican welcomes Pope Leo XIV

Robert Prevost is the first ever American pope, having been elected by the world's cardinals this week.

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5 d. ago No phones, lots of prayer: Australian cardinal’s insight into secretive Vatican conclave

Australia’s sole representative at recently concluded conclave in Rome says electing new pope nothing like the Hollywood film ConclaveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s highest-ranking Catholic has provided a rare insight into the process of electing the new pope, describing the secretive conclave as the highlight of his life.Cardinal Mykola Bychok – Australia’s sole representative at the recently concluded conclave in Rome – joked it was a relief to shut off the outside world for an extended period.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity

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5 d. ago From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates was elected the first pope from the U.S. in the history of the Catholic Church

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5 d. ago Pope Leo XIV is a tennis player. Tsitsipas would be happy to hit some balls with him

It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from the Vatican

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5 d. ago White House responds to first American Pope Robert Prevost's anti

President Donald Trump 's White House responded after first American Pope Robert Prevost's anti-MAGA posts resurfaced after his election.

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5 d. ago British cardinal reveals Pope Leo's reaction upon being elected and suggests he 'won't be afraid of tyrants' after notoriously secretive papal conclave

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, was one of 133 cardinals involved in the Conclave and described how 'every step was followed'.

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