A new pope has officially been elected and named, with Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, becoming the new head of the Catholic Church. He is the 267th pope and has become the religious leader of ...

The new pope, US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The pope is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. There are around 1.41 billion ...

The secret conclave meeting – steeped in tradition and mystery – had only just begun some 24 hours before white smoke appeared.

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister said it was ‘disappointing’ that devolved governments had not been told the agreement was imminent.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has berated a minister saying “we don’t do business like this” after the Government suggested a statement on the UK-US trade deal should be delayed. The Speaker of the House of ...

A new pope is to be elected after white smoke was released from the Sistine Chapel chimney following two days of voting.

Emotional Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu welled up in tears as he admitted he feared injury had wrecked his chances of British and Irish Lions selection. The centre was one of eight Scotland players ...

Agriculture is a key part of a new trade deal struck between the UK and US, announced on Thursday by Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, with tariffs reduced on US products including beef and ethanol ...

The 20-year-old has been included in a 38-man touring party bound for Australia this summer despite only making his England debut in March.

Car manufacturers and UK consumers will be “breathing a sigh of relief” after Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump struck a US-UK trade agreement, industry bosses have said. UK car manufacturers, such as ...

Denis Donaldson was shot dead in 2006, months after admitting his role as a police and MI5 agent for 20 years.

Bargain Hunt star Ogheneochuko 'Ochuko' Ojiri has been charged by the Metropolitan Police under the Terrorism Act 2000. Officers from the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (NTFIU) have ...