Cardinal Robert Prevost, from Chicago, has been elected to be Pope Leo XIV after he appeared on  the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica.

There has been a sense of whiplash from Mr Trump’s back-and-forth tariff threats and responding retaliation seen over the last few months.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the agreement in a call with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer which was broadcast live.

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

Victoria Atkins asked whether Steve Reed will ‘on a point of principle’ resign if Labour does not change its approach to inheritance tax.

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) will be held into the death of a man who developed complications with severe leg ulcers. David Ainsworth, 59, died on January 22 2020 in Hairmyres Hospital, East ...