32 m. ago Gardener reveals how we're watering our plants entirely wrong

Keen gardener Joseph Clark shared one of his top tips for when it comes to watering potted plants, as he said most people may make one common mistake which can cause their plants to die

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73 m. ago UK theologian tells of shock and sadness in Rome after Pope’s death

Professor Anna Rowlands happened to be in the Italian capital for Easter.

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1 hour 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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1 hour 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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2 h. ago Pope Francis was the people’s pontiff. His successor must be too

As cardinals prepare to choose a new pope, they must not replace a moderniser with a traditionalist – and Pope Francis’s successor must be bold enough to finish what he started

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2 h. 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 Russell Brand seen attending local church in Florida on Easter Sunday

Despite his scheduled UK court appearance having been charged earlier this month for multiple sexual offences, Russell Brand visited a church near his home in Florida on Easter Sunday.

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2 h. ago Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a devastating war

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2 h. ago White House slams ‘fake news’ report that search is underway for Pete Hegseth replacement amid Pentagon chaos

President Donald Trump continues to stand by the former Fox News weekend host

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2 h. ago Dalziel Rugby Club set to host 33rd annual Festival of Youth Rugby

The highly anticipated event is set to bring together hundreds of young players from across Lanarkshire and beyond.

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3 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 Nobody's Child's 'stunning' flouncy pink dress 'perfect' for spring and summer weddings slashed by £42

Nobody's Child stunning pink number is perfect for any spring and summer weddings - and it's on sale

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3 h. ago Ukraine, UK, France, US set to hold talks in London on Wednesday – Zelensky

Ukraine, UK, France, US set to hold talks in London on Wednesday – Zelensky  Ukrinform

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3 h. ago Nostradamus' eerie Pope Francis prophecy as new seer got his death all wrong

The 16th-century French prophet made all kinds of chilling predictions, but one was an eerie warning about the future of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis and his successor

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4 h. ago Disgraced vicar told his Bishop 'go to hell' in abusive drunken text messages after stealing nearly £6,000 from church funeral funds, court hears

Matthew McMurray has been given a suspended prison sentence for sending Bishop of Blackburn, Philip North, sick messages after admitting thefts from a funeral fund.

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4 h. ago Pope Francis’s plea for forgiveness in 2018 ‘a great mark of the man’

Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said the 2018 visit was ‘overshadowed by the story of abuse’.

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4 h. ago Pope Francis latest: Global tributes pour in after head of Catholic church dies

King Charles says he and Queen ‘deeply saddened’ by Pope Francis’ death

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4 h. ago Cathedral bells ring out 88 times as people pay respects to Pope in Armagh

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin opened a book of condolences to the late pontiff.

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4 h. ago Pope Francis's 'final 90 minutes': Pontiff 'was woken at 6am by alarm clock, fell ill at 7 and died at 7.35'

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88 after dedicating his 'entire life' to serving God and the Church, the Vatican announced today.

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5 h. ago Pope Francis’s social values ‘resonated with Scotland’ – Archbishop of Glasgow

Archbishop William Nolan said the pope ‘was very keen that the church should bring hope to people’.

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