THE Pope could resign if his health gets any worse, according to a cardinal, to become the second in a row to shrug off the papal robes. Pope Francis, 88, remains in hospital battling double-lung pneumonia for a seventh day, and has reportedly expressed in private fears he may not survive. Getty Pope Francis has been in hospital since Friday, where he is battling pneumonia[/caption] AFP Faithfuls pray for Francis at the Basilica San Jose de Flores during a mass on Wednesday[/caption] AFP Pope Benedict XVI – Francis’s predecessor – abdicated in 2013, almost 9 years before his eventual death[/caption]…
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TV auctioneer Charles Hanson asked if he was “dreaming” when he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his wife, footage played to a jury showed. Derby Crown Court heard that the 46-year-old told the police officer he was “completely shocked” about the arrest after he allegedly pushed, grabbed and scratched Rebecca Hanson during a decade of violence. Hanson, who appeared on Bargain Hunt and Flog It!, was charged with controlling or coercive behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating after he was arrested on June 14 2023. Body-worn camera footage of a police officer arresting Hanson at…
The family of a UK-linked Hamas hostage have confirmed the “bitter news” that his body is among those to have been returned to Israel. The body of 84-year-old Oded Lifshitz was identified as one of the four returned by Hamas on Thursday, as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange in the current ceasefire agreement. Mr Lifshitz’s family, including his British-based daughter, Dr Sharone Lifschitz, had received no information on his whereabouts since the Hamas October 7 attack, when he was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz. A statement from the family, released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters, said:…
EX-HOLLYOAKS star Ariana Fraval has launched an innovative new dog poo bag business after leaving the Channel 4 soap. The pooch-loving actress, who is married to soap star Gregory Finnegan, 44, spent more than 12 months creating the perfect environmentally-friendly poo bags, and the result is Hot Pink Poo. E4 Ariana Fraval’s career has taken a leftfield turn[/caption] instagram She’s launched a new dog poo bag company[/caption] Announcing the product on Instagram, Ariana wrote: “I’m SO delighted to announce that after a year of designing the perfect nappy and dog poo waste bag, which is 100% environmentally friendly, compostable, plastic free,…
Last Sunday, O’Sullivan, 24, tragically died in hospital from injuries he suffered in a fall at Thurles Racecourse earlier in the month
Paraag Marathe, the Californian reportedly playing a key role in the proposed multi-million pound investment in Rangers, is already well-versed in British football. A driving force behind 49ers Enterprises, the investment wing of the San Francisco 49ers NFL franchise, he is currently chairman at Leeds. The 49ers Enterprises company took over the Championship club in 2023 and is said to be part of a consortium interested in the Ibrox outfit. Talks with Rangers, which emerged on Wednesday, have reportedly reached an advanced stage with the BBC Sport website claiming a takeover of the William Hill Premiership club is “expected to…
Tributes have been paid following the death of the former Bishop of Killaloe, Willie Walsh – one month on from his 90th birthday.
Is anyone else still reeling from The Last Of Us ending and suffering a severe case of Pedro Pascal withdrawal? Well, while we might not have any more episodes to binge just yet, but season two is on the way and it looks like we’re in for a treat. Today’s top videos Season one followed Joel (Pedro) who was tasked with smuggling 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who is immune to the fungal infection which has ravaged the population, across the post-apocalyptic US all while avoiding the infected. So what do we know about season two? Here’s all the information we…
Sergei Luzianin, director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Luzianin, director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Luzianin, director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences
A group of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) workers and civil rights organizations are suing to stop a series of President Donald Trump’s executive orders intended to restore merit back to American institutions. Earlier this month, a coalition of higher education officials, restaurant workers, and the City of Baltimore filed a federal lawsuit challenging what Democracy Forward lawyers described as Trump’s “crusade to erase” DEI and accessibility from the U.S. Plaintiff and Justice Department attorneys were in Maryland federal court regarding the complaint on Wednesday, the same day a second federal lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for…
FIRST ON FOX: An influential conservative group is throwing its weight behind Elbridge Colby’s nomination to serve in a top position at the Defense Department. The Heritage Foundation said, in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital, that Colby is “without question the most influential defense policy thinker in over twenty years.” “For far too long, the United States has employed the Department of Defense – and the men and women of the U.S. military – to engage in activities that were not central to American interests,” the letter read. “From peacekeeping operations in far-flung theaters, to nation-building among cultures…
Whether their fans are cheering “Roll Tide,” “War Eagle,” “Go Dawgs” or even “Texas, Fight!”, lawmakers across the Deep South are working on legislation to exempt student-athletes’ name-image-likeness (NIL) income from taxation. Proponents say the move will boost recruitment abilities for their schools – thereby bringing in the needed financial boost to academics – and also level the playing field for colleges that are not in states which have no income tax in general. In Alabama, the state lawmaker representing Auburn told Fox News Digital he’s put forth legislation that would exempt any NIL income from the state’s income tax.…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be canceling $4 million in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) contracts after the federal agency’s freshly-formed DOGE task force uncovered $260 million in savings last week, Secretary Scott Turner exclusively announced on Fox News, Thursday. “We’re working hard, and we will cut $4 million in DEI-focused contracts,” he said during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.” “This is money that should go to serve the American people… so DEI here at HUD is dead.” The contracts on the chopping block were geared toward “culture transformation and mindset, outward mindset thinking and…
No industry is safe from data breaches. Over the past few months alone, we’ve seen security incidents hit almost every sector, including healthcare, finance and tech. Now, the shipping industry has joined the list, with a major global shipper that works with Amazon, eBay and Shopify exposing 14 million records. To make things worse, the open instance was found in December during the peak of international shipping when people are sending and receiving gifts all over the world. Researchers traced it back to an unprotected AWS bucket owned by Hipshipper. STAY PROTECTED & INFORMED! GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH…
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said Thursday that officials in Kyiv “need to tone it down” after a fierce back and forth Trump and Zelenskyy.
Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine.
Officials in the Czech Republic say an assailant has attacked and killed two women with a knife at a shopping center, and that a Czech teenager has been arrested for the crime. Officials in the Czech Republic say an assailant has attacked and killed two women with a knife at a shopping center, and that a Czech teenager has been arrested for the crime. Officials in the Czech Republic say an assailant has attacked and killed two women with a knife at a shopping center, and that a Czech teenager has been arrested for the crime.
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the United States more than three decades ago, they were met by former neighbors with embraces and and gossip. As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the United States more than three decades ago, they were met by former neighbors with embraces and and gossip. As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating…
A Kyiv official says a news conference after talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday at the request of the U.S. The scheduled comments to the media by Zelenskyy and retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, were called off after their meeting, the Ukrainian president’s spokesman Serhii Nikiforov said. A Kyiv official says a news conference after talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday at the request of the U.S. The scheduled comments to the media by…