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Pope died of stroke and will be buried in Rome, Vatican says

Pope Francis, who had suffered double pneumonia, died aged 88 just hours after appearing in St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday
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Cardinals Timothy Radcliffe and Vincent Nichols at a press conference following the announcement of Pope Francis' death.
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Three British cardinals to have a vote on the next pope
Religion
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Religion
a large group of priests wearing red robes and purple hats
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Cardinals Timothy Radcliffe and Vincent Nichols at a press conference following the announcement of Pope Francis' death.
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Religion
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Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI speaking together.
AN Wilson Liberal ‘new broom’ showed his true passion was for peace
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NEW
‘Opposition to trans court ruling is wishful thinking’

Senior member of the equalities watchdog criticises activists seeking to undermine the Supreme Court judgment as ‘fuelled by misunderstanding’
Politics
NEW
COMMENT
AKUA REINDORF
Ill-informed challenges to Supreme Court decision help nobody

Citizens should be involved in debate about law reform, but questioning the legitimacy of the judgment on misconceived grounds is irresponsible
Politics
ANALYSIS
Trump hopes for peace deal this week as Russia ends ‘truce’
Russia-Ukraine war
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Property & Home
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
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42 minutes ago
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Law
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.
Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones
Healthcare
An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.
Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones
Healthcare
Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.
Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk
Healthcare
Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.
Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk
Healthcare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.
Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones
Healthcare
Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.
Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk
Healthcare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.
Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones
Healthcare
Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.
Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk
Healthcare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.
Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones
Healthcare
An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.
Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones
Healthcare
Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.
Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk
Healthcare
Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.
Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk
Healthcare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
MICHAEL EVANS
Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors
US politics
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.
NEW
British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village
Latin America
42 minutes ago
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
Prison guard watching over an inmate shopping in a prison store.
HMP Iceland: the jail with its own supermarket
Law
An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.
Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones
Healthcare
Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.
Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk
Healthcare
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PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Soapbox derby car with a cat toy on top, emitting smoke.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
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Former Waitrose boss says Meta ‘stole’ his books to train AI
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Editor's picks

World
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Pope Francis’s legacy: beloved by millions, hated by the old guard

Attempts to clean up corruption, tackle child sex abuse and modernise laws were not always successful but endeared him to millions of Catholics
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IN DEPTH
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Drug gangs control ‘every prison in France’
Europe
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JD Vance’s India agenda: trade, China and riding an elephant
Asia
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NEW
Winemakers claim nuclear plant is polluting their good name
Europe
A US Marine and a Philippine Army officer taking a selfie at the opening ceremony of the Balikatan military exercises.
US deploys ‘ship killer’ missiles to Philippines for battle test
Asia
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El Salvador offers to swap US deportees for political prisoners
Latin America
Vice President JD Vance, his family, and children pose in front of the Akshardham Temple in New Delhi, India.
JD Vance’s India agenda: trade, China and riding an elephant
Asia
Vineyard in autumn with several trees on a hill.
NEW
Winemakers claim nuclear plant is polluting their good name
Europe
A US Marine and a Philippine Army officer taking a selfie at the opening ceremony of the Balikatan military exercises.
US deploys ‘ship killer’ missiles to Philippines for battle test
Asia
Photo of many gang members with their heads down, surrounded by guards in a prison.
El Salvador offers to swap US deportees for political prisoners
Latin America
Illustration of Donald Trump with the Earth behind him.
IN DEPTH
A road less travelled: why tourists are shunning America
US news
Forensic investigators examining a fire-damaged car in a parking lot.
Drug gangs control ‘every prison in France’
Europe

Comment
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WILLIAM HAGUE If Trump passes on Ukraine, it’ll be up to us

UK and Europe will have to supply arms to Kyiv and strengthen our own defences, which will require a radical rethink
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Cartoon by Peter Brookes

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TREVOR PHILLIPS Trans row epitomised Looking Glass lunacy
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LIBBY PURVES Pensions must change if we all work past 70
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Trump leading America off the world stage
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TREVOR PHILLIPS Trans row epitomised Looking Glass lunacy
Headshot of Purves-Libby.
Portrait of Sathnam Sanghera.
A magnifying glass over an archive letter to the editor.
Portrait of Trevor Phillips.
Headshot of Purves-Libby.
Portrait of Sathnam Sanghera.
A magnifying glass over an archive letter to the editor.
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Business
President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell at a White House announcement.
NEW
US markets dive as Trump attacks Fed chairman

Investors rattled after president calls the central banker ‘too late and wrong’ and demands immediate interest rate cuts
US business
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Ian King The dollar’s reign as the global reserve currency is at risk
a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera
David Wighton Donald Trump’s threats to US science are an opportunity for the UK
Photo of Xi Jinping, President of China, at a meeting in Hanoi.
China warned against US bond sell-off in response to tariffs
Companies
Commuters crossing London Bridge.
NEW
‘Fiscal drag’ to raise tax bill for extra 8.3m people
Companies
Emmanuel Eribo of Loci trainers holding a pair of sneakers.
Cracking US exports with vegan trainers, pop stars and TikTok
Companies
Woman spraying Cif Infinite Clean on a dirty shoe.
Unilever launches ‘dirt-eating’ cleaning spray
Companies
Photo of Xi Jinping, President of China, at a meeting in Hanoi.
China warned against US bond sell-off in response to tariffs
Companies
Commuters crossing London Bridge.
NEW
‘Fiscal drag’ to raise tax bill for extra 8.3m people
Companies
Emmanuel Eribo of Loci trainers holding a pair of sneakers.
Cracking US exports with vegan trainers, pop stars and TikTok
Companies
Woman spraying Cif Infinite Clean on a dirty shoe.
Unilever launches ‘dirt-eating’ cleaning spray
Companies
a man in a suit and tie smiles for the camera
Ian King The dollar’s reign as the global reserve currency is at risk
a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera
David Wighton Donald Trump’s threats to US science are an opportunity for the UK

Sport
Leeds United players celebrating a goal.
NEW
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Leeds seal Premier League return — and Burnley go up too

Leeds United 6 Stoke City 0: Joel Piroe scores four goals to seal place in the elite after Burnley’s 2-1 win against Sheffield United
Football
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COMMENT
STUART BARNES
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Rugby union
Collage of a soccer coach and players.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Ange is wrong to think world is against him — a trophy should secure his future
Football
Manchester United's Victor Lindelof after a Premier League match at Old Trafford.
NEW
Lindelof left Lyon match at half-time after son ‘split entire head open’
Football
7 minutes ago
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Guardiola: We let an exceptional talent go when City sold Rogers
Football
Brian O'Driscoll of the British and Irish Lions running with the rugby ball.
NEW
INTERVIEW
O’Driscoll: I’d choose Itoje over Doris as Lions captain
Rugby union
Collage of three soccer players in action.
ANALYSIS
IAN HAWKEY
Premier League power v proud parochialism in fight for European supremacy
Football
Manchester United's Victor Lindelof after a Premier League match at Old Trafford.
NEW
Lindelof left Lyon match at half-time after son ‘split entire head open’
Football
7 minutes ago
Morgan Rogers of Manchester City in a soccer uniform.
Guardiola: We let an exceptional talent go when City sold Rogers
Football
Brian O'Driscoll of the British and Irish Lions running with the rugby ball.
NEW
INTERVIEW
O’Driscoll: I’d choose Itoje over Doris as Lions captain
Rugby union
Collage of three soccer players in action.
ANALYSIS
IAN HAWKEY
Premier League power v proud parochialism in fight for European supremacy
Football
Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby, Gallagher Premiership Rugby - 19 Apr 2025
COMMENT
STUART BARNES
Shaky 20 minutes in Devon will not change Farrell’s mind on Russell
Rugby union
Collage of a soccer coach and players.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Ange is wrong to think world is against him — a trophy should secure his future
Football
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Life & Style
A chauffeur assists a woman and her son exiting a limousine.
They’re coming — the Donald Dashers fleeing America

It started as a steady exodus of liberal Americans who didn’t fancy Trump’s US. Then came the tariffs — and a rush to the UK
Property & Home
a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera
Tanya Byron My life looks good from the outside, so why do I feel hollow?
Illustration of a man in a suit with a question mark in a speech bubble.
Tim Snaith How can we reduce inheritance tax without using the seven-year rule?
A man holding his young daughter.
COMMENT
BEN MACHELL
What my eight-year-old daughter has taught me about women
Parenting
Michael Morpurgo sitting on a bench.
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Michael Morpurgo: ‘The first time I saw my father was on TV’
Celebrity
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FIRST PERSON
A Max Mara coat for £39 on Vinted? I grabbed it
Fashion
Interior view of a home with a yellow and green staircase, built-in bar, and dining area.
I grew up in this Devon beach house — then bought it
Property & Home
A man holding his young daughter.
COMMENT
BEN MACHELL
What my eight-year-old daughter has taught me about women
Parenting
Michael Morpurgo sitting on a bench.
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Michael Morpurgo: ‘The first time I saw my father was on TV’
Celebrity
Models walking a runway at Milan Fashion Week.
FIRST PERSON
A Max Mara coat for £39 on Vinted? I grabbed it
Fashion
Interior view of a home with a yellow and green staircase, built-in bar, and dining area.
I grew up in this Devon beach house — then bought it
Property & Home
a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera
Tanya Byron My life looks good from the outside, so why do I feel hollow?
Illustration of a man in a suit with a question mark in a speech bubble.
Tim Snaith How can we reduce inheritance tax without using the seven-year rule?

Culture
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Benedict Nightingale: I’ve gone from theatre critic to playwright, aged 85

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Theatre & Dance
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REVIEW
Pilgrimage: The Road through the Alps — is reality TV a path to enlightenment?
TV & Radio
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REVIEW
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Beck — giving his songs a sumptuous sweep
Music
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Skies, scandal and stately homes: my walk round Turner’s Britain
Art
Greg Davies holding a microphone on stage.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Greg Davies — Taskmaster host at his most enjoyable
Comedy
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VIEWING GUIDE
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TV & Radio
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INTERVIEW
Meet Emily Henry, the author who’s written five bestsellers in five years
Books
Man with cane walking toward large house by lake.
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Art
Greg Davies holding a microphone on stage.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Greg Davies — Taskmaster host at his most enjoyable
Comedy
Surgeon performing surgery on a patient.
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Woman sitting on a couch.
INTERVIEW
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Books
Group photo of eight people and a cow in the Alps.
REVIEW
Pilgrimage: The Road through the Alps — is reality TV a path to enlightenment?
TV & Radio
Beck performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Beck — giving his songs a sumptuous sweep
Music

Travel
Ancient cannons overlooking Ibiza's historic district.
The historic side of the island that everyone knows for partying

Come for Ibiza Town’s charming old port, seafood and Med views — as well as the legendary nightlife on the White Isle
Spain
Italian garden at Tatton Hall.
Can the ‘Notswolds’ match the Cotswolds as a holiday destination?
England
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
The nine most important things I’ve learnt about tipping abroad
Advice
Luxor Temple courtyard with statues of Ramses II.
I’ve found the easiest (and best-value) way to see Egypt’s treasures
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Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
Chateau Buera winery in a vineyard.
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The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
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Luxor Temple courtyard with statues of Ramses II.
I’ve found the easiest (and best-value) way to see Egypt’s treasures
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Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
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Spain
Chateau Buera winery in a vineyard.
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The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Swiss Alps break for two worth up to £1,500 with the Valsana Hotel Arosa
Italian garden at Tatton Hall.
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England
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COMMENT
The nine most important things I’ve learnt about tipping abroad
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