Pope Francis' funeral will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter's Square, the Office of Liturgical Celebrations announced yesterday. Four Polish cardinals will participate in the conclave, which does not happen often.more

British households could miss out on savings of more than £800 a year on running costs if they choose a hybrid car over an electric one, amid concerns that recent government rule changes open the door for manufacturers to sell more polluting cars.more

New York's Fifth Avenue is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable corners of Manhattan, with luxury brand boutiques, millionaire apartments and iconic buildings such as the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center. A recent study has shown that it is the most expensive shopping street in the world when it comes to rent.more

Rafael Nadal, one of the world's most successful tennis players, has no regrets about ending his career. The Spaniard told the media at the Laureus Sports Awards gala about his new life off the court. He is confident that he made the right decision in 2024 because his body ‘couldn't give more of itself’.more

An alarming number of Asian hornets spotted in Jersey has sparked fears the UK could face a summer invasion of the species that prey heavily on honeybees.more

Pack an umbrella, sunglasses and a warm coat is the message from forecasters who have said the weather is expected to be changeable this week with rain continuing across the UK after the previous dry spell.more

American gymnast Simone Biles and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis were named the 2024 Athletes of the Year at the Laureus Awards ceremony in Madrid, while Real Madrid were named the team of the year.more

The number of British households stealing about £1.5bn of gas and electricity every year is expected to rise as energy bill bad debts continue to set new records, according to fuel poverty campaigners.more

Gatwick has retained its position as the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, as it continues to suffer from air traffic control (ATC) disruption.more

Nigel Farage has defended allowing labelled chlorinated chicken from the US into the UK as part of a trade deal, as a poll suggested his Reform UK party could be on course to take the highest number of seats at a general election.more

The Church is at a crossroads after the death of Pope Francis, who had long despised the increasingly strong nationalism in the West, the American daily "Washington Post" assessed today.more

Iga Świątek is still in second place in the world ranking of tennis players, behind Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. There was only one change in the top ten of the WTA list, with the winner from Stuttgart, Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, moving up to 18th place.more

The nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time under plans being unveiled later. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish the data, including crimes that have been committed, by the end of the year.more

Japan's population has been falling steadily for 14 years, the Asahi Shimbun reported, commenting on data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The data showed that the country's population fell by 898,000 to 120.3 million in a year, marking the biggest decline since 1950.more

A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK. The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September” for him to come to Britain.more

The so-called Dubai chocolate and social media have greatly increased demand for pistachios, and consequently caused the prices of these nuts to skyrocket, wrote the Financial Times. The daily calculated that the price of about half a kilogram of pistachios has increased by a third in a year.more

Chris Wood’s 19th goal of the season fired Nottingham Forest back up to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Tottenham. Forest had slipped to sixth after the weekend’s results, but Nuno Espirito Santo savoured a sweet three points against old club Spurs after early goals from Elliot Anderson and Wood in the capital.more

The popularity of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes has fallen ahead of a UK-wide ban, external on their sale on 1 June, a study suggests. The percentage of people aged 16-24 who mainly use disposable vapes has dropped by nearly half in the last year from 63% to 35%, University College London (UCL) researchers say.more

Top seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka lost to Jelena Ostapenko 4:6, 1:6 in the final of the WTA 500 indoor tennis tournament on courts in Stuttgart. The Latvian tennis player eliminated Iga Świątek in the quarter-finals.more

Britain's King Charles III has stated that he is ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of Pope Francis. He conveyed his ‘sincerest condolences and deepest sympathy to the Church which the Pope served with such determination’.more

Barcelona footballer Robert Lewandowski, with 25 goals and 50 points, is third in the Golden Boot - the award for the top scorer in European leagues in a given season. Liverpool's Egyptian Mohamed Salah leads the way, with Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon in second.more

The UK Ministry of Defence said yesterday that two British fighter jets had intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea near NATO alliance airspace. The two separate incidents occurred on Tuesday and Thursday.more

Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. today, announced the Church's Cardinal Camerlegno Kevin Farrell in a press release issued by the Vatican press office. The Pope was 88 years old. He died while convalescing from severe pneumonia, a day after he arrived for the Urbi et Orbi blessing to greet the faithful.more

In this year's summer flight schedule, Wizz Air offers 163 routes from Poland, 25 of which are new, the carrier announced. The new ones include flights from Krakow and Warsaw to Genoa, and from Katowice and from the capital to Pisa.more

English Premier League runners-up Arsenal London, featuring Jakub Kiwior, beat Ipswich Town 4:0 away in the 33rd round. This means that Liverpool's players are yet to secure the title.more