The Pope has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old Pope often has to use a wheelchair or ...

The Dublin-born member of The Nolans died last month and her funeral is being held in the church where she married the late Brian Hudson.

A Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Poltava killed at least three people and injured 10 more, Ukraine’s emergency services reported. Some 21 people were rescued ...

The King will produce a one-off documentary with streaming giant Amazon focusing on the monarch’s “philosophy of harmony”. Charles’ charity The King’s Foundation described the collaboration in a ...

Wales’ Six Nations clash against Italy has been billed as Welsh rugby’s biggest game for the “last 15-20 years” after their campaign began in demoralising and record-breaking fashion. The Wales squad ...

England’s Ashes misery was completed by an innings defeat in the day/night Test as Australia spinners Ash Gardner and Alana King bamboozled their batters in Melbourne to secure a first whitewash win ...

Great Britain face a relegation play-off in the Davis Cup after a makeshift team were beaten 3-2 by Japan. Debutant Jacob Fearnley’s impressive singles win on Friday had given Leon Smith’s side hope ...

Josko Gvardiol is urging Manchester City to “stick together” and carry the momentum from their midweek Champions League success into Sunday’s trip to Arsenal. City injected some life into their ...

Hamas has handed over the American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel to the Red Cross – the third hostage to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Mr Siegel, 65, walked onto a ...

Brett Ellis was never a fan of Gary Lineker on MoTD The accent doesn’t set housewives hearts racing, and I have yet to meet any man who raves about him as a fan, as, like I say, the vast majority of ...

World champion Luke Littler made the perfect start to his Winmau World Masters campaign in Milton Keynes as he cruised to a 3-0 victory over Andy Baetens. Littler needed just 11 minutes to overcome ...