The meeting was not previously included with Leo’s planned appointments but was listed in the Vatican’s daily bulletin.

It laid bare the toll that April 1 rises to property taxes will mean for hospitality companies, estimating that 2,076 firms could close in 2026 as a result, with 293 restaurants, 574 hotels and 540 ...

Old Park Star is a best-priced 6-1 second-favourite for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and could bid to provide his trainer Nicky Henderson with a third victory in the last four runnings of the ...

Rayan Ait-Nouri could return for Manchester City in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Newcastle on Tuesday. The Algeria left-back is now back in Manchester after his involvement in the Africa ...

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior will make late decisions on the fitness of Reece James and Cole Palmer ahead of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal.

US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said the ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said he is “very concerned” about the situation in Iran, accusing the ruling regime of acting with a “disregard” for human rights. John Swinney stressed the need for the ...

Donnacha O’Brien secured his first ever winner over jumps as Kilmeaden caused a minor upset in the opening race at Punchestown on Monday.

The repression of citizens and protesters in Iran must end, Irish premier Micheal Martin has said. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands detained in the uprising against Supreme Leader ...

South East Water blamed the latest outage, across 14 postcode areas, on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.

Jessie Buckley has won the best actress in a motion picture drama Golden Globe for her role in Hamnet. The Irish actress, 36, ...

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.