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Mark Pritchard MP meeting Pope Leo

Shropshire MP wishes Pope a speedy recovery

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome

Pope has lung cancer and had lower lobe of right lung removed, Vatican says

The Pope in the Vatican

Pope’s lung nodule surgery completed successfully, Vatican says

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Pope Leo undergoes surgery to remove lung nodule

The Pope waving while speaking from his balcony in the Vatican

Pope to undergo surgery within days to remove nodule on lung

Pope Leo waving from a balcony

Pope to undergo surgery to remove nodule on lung

Vatican Pope

Hulk enjoys smashing time as Lou Ferrigno visits Pope in St Peter’s Square

A man in a suit pointing at a landscape picture of Rome

Turner landscape goes on display in Rome ahead of going under the hammer

Police on patrol outside the Colosseum in Rome

Colosseum in Rome closes for two days after worker falls to his death

Liam and Noel Gallagher posing for photos

Oasis announce four additional shows for 2027 tour

Flying Flea

Royal Enfield’s Flying Flea C6 touches down in Europe

London ‘deeply disappointed’ to lose out to Nairobi with World Championship bid

Italy Extreme Weather Drought

Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis

Pompeii: Out of Time premiere

Tom Hiddleston hopes he ‘honoured’ the people of Pompeii in documentary

Sunbathers beside the river in Paris

Heat warnings issued across Europe as temperatures soar to 40C

Tom Hiddleston (Ian West/PA)

Tom Hiddleston to front innovative new documentary exploring Pompeii disaster

Luke Donald has been made an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours.

Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald made an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours
Donald led Europe to back-to-back victories in Rome and New York.
Carl Markham, Press Association

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I tried learning Italian on Preply before Rome – and loved it

From left, Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner, from Trinity College Dublin, and Andrea Cappa and Valentina Longo of Rome’s National Central Library examine a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon’s Hymn at Rome’s National Library

Researchers ‘speechless’ as oldest English poem found in medieval book in Rome

A woman holding a framed painting of Vesuvius erupting

Image of Vesuvius erupting by painter said to have witnessed it fetches £25,000

Luke Donald and Jon Rahm at Bethpage Black

Luke Donald pleased as Jon Rahm regains eligibility for 2027 Ryder Cup

Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon

Emma Raducanu ready to return from illness in Strasbourg

The Pope and Marco Rubio shake hands at the Vatican

Pope and Rubio commit to foster good relations after Trump spat over Iran war

The Pope exchanges gifts with Marco Rubio in the Pope’s private library at the Vatican

Rubio’s Vatican talks discussed efforts to reach ‘durable peace’ in Middle East

Emma Raducanu smiles

Emma Raducanu targets Strasbourg return to action after Italian Open withdrawal

Emma Raducanu to miss Italian Open as she focuses on recovery

President Donald Trump smiles as he listens to Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler speak during an event with small business owners, Monday, May 4, 2026, in the East Room at the White House in Washington

Trump reignites war of words with Pope as Rubio bids to repair relations

Jack Draper during his match against Marin Cilic as Wimbledon 2025

Jack Draper gives French Open update after pulling out of Madrid and Rome
The British number two has a tendon injury in his right knee.
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Pope Leo prays as he visits the archaeological site of Hippo, in Annaba, Algeria

Pope walks in footsteps of his spiritual father St Augustine during Algeria trip

Rory McIlroy still hampered by back problem ahead of Players Championship

Rory McIlroy withdraws from Arnold Palmer Invitational due to back spasms

Gregor Townsend hails Scotland after France win sets up Six Nations title finale

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England raring to go for ‘toughest test they have ever had against Italy’

Elliot Daly knows England’s revamped backline must hit ground running in Italy

Luke Donald named European Ryder Cup captain for Adare Manor in 2027

Ollie Chessum: England must ‘hit ground running’ before Six Nations away days

It bothered James Gandolfini being angry all the time as Tony Soprano, star says

Rome’s Bernini elephant sculpture loses tip of its tusk – again

Angel resembling Meloni painted over after outcry from church and state

I’m no angel, jokes Meloni, as probes launched into church cherub resembling PM

Want to see Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain up close? It will cost you…

Anne Hathaway and Liz Hurley among celebrities at Valentino funeral in Rome

Holy smoke! Divine intervention for Harry Styles’ haircut in Rome

Luke Donald to open Ryder Cup talks with potential Tiger Woods showdown on cards

Gwyneth Paltrow leads tributes for Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies aged 93

Nicoll with sights on Olympics after impressive World Cup

Pope begins 2026 with plea for peace in countries ‘bloodied by conflict’

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Pope asks that Rome welcomes foreigners as he closes out 2025

Pizza and pasta celebrated as Italian cooking makes UN cultural heritage list

Pope steps into Christmas with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps

Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display

Bible which is ‘Mona Lisa’ of manuscripts goes on display in Rome

Rome rescuers save man trapped in partially collapsed medieval tower

Part of medieval tower in central Rome collapses during renovation work

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