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Three injured after reports of serious incident involving man with weapons

Three injured after reports of serious incident involving man with weapons

Three injured after reports of serious incident involving man with weapons

26 April 2025

Officers were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday and found three people with injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.


Fuel for blast furnaces and iron ore supplies arrive at British Steel

Fuel for blast furnaces and iron ore supplies arrive at British Steel

Fuel for blast furnaces and iron ore supplies arrive at British Steel

26 April 2025

55,000 tonnes of blast furnace coke have arrived in the UK to fuel the furnaces, and shipments of iron ore are soon to arrive.


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral

26 April 2025

A photo of Julian Assange and his family was shared on X along with a message from his wife Stella.


Thousands participate in Dublin anti-immigration protest and counter demo

Thousands participate in Dublin anti-immigration protest and counter demo

Thousands participate in Dublin anti-immigration protest and counter demo

26 April 2025

Thousands of people participated in an anti-immigration protest in Dublin city centre on Saturday.


Vehicle appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters during London march

Vehicle appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters during London march

Vehicle appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters during London march

26 April 2025

A mass of people wearing JSO’s signature orange vests walked through central London on Saturday after the group said ‘we’re hanging up the hi vis’.


Starmer and Zelensky agree to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace talks for Ukraine

Starmer and Zelensky agree to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace talks for Ukraine

Starmer and Zelensky agree to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace talks for Ukraine

26 April 2025

Downing Street said the two leaders had discussed recent advances towards a peace deal in the Ukraine war when they met following the Pope’s funeral.


How the funeral of Pope Francis unfolded

How the funeral of Pope Francis unfolded

How the funeral of Pope Francis unfolded

26 April 2025

The open-air mass was attended by an estimated 200,000 people including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.


Two dead after crash between coach and car near Brechin

Two dead after crash between coach and car near Brechin

Two dead after crash between coach and car near Brechin

26 April 2025

A 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.


World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

26 April 2025

It emerged that US leader Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met before the mass.


Gregg Wallace calls for ‘space to heal’ after misconduct allegations

Gregg Wallace calls for ‘space to heal’ after misconduct allegations

Gregg Wallace calls for ‘space to heal’ after misconduct allegations

26 April 2025

Wallace claimed allegations he had groped crew members were ‘absolutely not true’.


John Swinney at ‘very moving’ funeral as Scots mark death of Pope Francis

John Swinney at ‘very moving’ funeral as Scots mark death of Pope Francis

John Swinney at ‘very moving’ funeral as Scots mark death of Pope Francis

26 April 2025

The First Minister also spoke of his own experience of Christianity, saying it ‘makes me who I am’.


Zelensky says Vatican meeting with Trump ‘has potential to become historic’

Zelensky says Vatican meeting with Trump ‘has potential to become historic’

Zelensky says Vatican meeting with Trump ‘has potential to become historic’

26 April 2025

The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ coffin.


Irish ‘Red Nuns’ gather for funeral of Pope Francis

Irish ‘Red Nuns’ gather for funeral of Pope Francis

Irish ‘Red Nuns’ gather for funeral of Pope Francis

26 April 2025

The Redemptoristine Nuns – known as ‘Red Nuns’ because of the colour of their habits – gathered on Saturday.


Government must consider expanding hospital buffer zone, MSP says

Government must consider expanding hospital buffer zone, MSP says

Government must consider expanding hospital buffer zone, MSP says

26 April 2025

Gillian Mackay said protesters have been gathering just outside the 200m exclusion zone around the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.


Friends tell of ‘honour and privilege’ to be in Vatican City for Pope’s funeral

Friends tell of ‘honour and privilege’ to be in Vatican City for Pope’s funeral

Friends tell of ‘honour and privilege’ to be in Vatican City for Pope’s funeral

26 April 2025

The group, from the UK and Ireland, were among huge crowds there to pay respects to the late pontiff.


‘I feel an orphan since the Pope’s death’ – Catholics at Westminster Cathedral

‘I feel an orphan since the Pope’s death’ – Catholics at Westminster Cathedral

‘I feel an orphan since the Pope’s death’ – Catholics at Westminster Cathedral

26 April 2025

On Saturday multiple masses were held for Pope Francis at the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales.


Quiet reverence and a ripple of applause for ‘the people’s pope’

Quiet reverence and a ripple of applause for ‘the people’s pope’

Quiet reverence and a ripple of applause for ‘the people’s pope’

26 April 2025

Presidents, prime ministers and princes alike gathered for the funeral mass of Pope Francis.


Original Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie dies aged 88

Original Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie dies aged 88

Original Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie dies aged 88

26 April 2025

Lowrie, who appeared in the first episode of the soap in 1960 as the original bad body Dennis Tanner, died on Friday.


Francis hailed as ‘a pope among people’ as world leaders join 200,000 mourners

Francis hailed as ‘a pope among people’ as world leaders join 200,000 mourners

Francis hailed as ‘a pope among people’ as world leaders join 200,000 mourners

26 April 2025

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals were among those bidding a final farewell to Pope Francis.


BBC licence fee is unenforceable and unfair to women, says Culture Secretary

BBC licence fee is unenforceable and unfair to women, says Culture Secretary

BBC licence fee is unenforceable and unfair to women, says Culture Secretary

26 April 2025

Lisa Nandy has previously she could be open to replacing the flat licence fee with a sliding scale.


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