The 71-year-old pontiff said the nodule was identified "at a very early stage".

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He made the call almost an hour before a farmer also called police after seeing men in balaclavas.

Andy Burnham wants it to justify its decision to put guards in towns and cities near an asylum base.

MLS club Columbus Crew sack their reserve team coach after he refused to let go of a female referee's hand and says "don't forget this is a man's game".

The individual worked at the US embassy in Vauxhall, south London, had diplomatic protection, despite not being a diplomat.

A feature-length documentary challenging the way we understand mental health.

Germany's AfD has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win 44% of the vote, far ahead of the conservatives on 17%.

  Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini...

As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.

Nineteen people were taken to hospital, according to the ambulance service, with 54 treated at the scene of eight different fires across the region.

The Reform UK leader won 22,239 votes while Count Binface came second with 9,455.

Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice in a letter to staff says she shares concerns raised about Jason Arday's appointment as professor.

Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules.

Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...

A town council says it will work with its professional organisers on the event's safety.

Prof Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".

Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed in 2015 after posting antisemitic remarks ahead of a protest.