Love Island’s Lucinda Strafford says her romance with Aaron Francis is already over 

Lucinda Strafford says her romance with Love Island co-star Aaron Francis is already over, 72 hours after they were dumped from the villa. The 21-year-old admitted she ‘didn’t find love’ during her three-weeks on the ITV2 show and admits herself and Aaron, 24, have agreed to remain ‘really good friends.’ In her first interview since … Read more

Emma Weymouth looks flawless as she steps out in a thigh-skimming sequin dress with Mark Francis

Emma Weymouth looks flawless as she steps out in a thigh-skimming sequinned dress alongside Made In Chelsea’s Mark-Francis Vandelli By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 11:20 BST, 30 May 2021 | Updated: 11:32 BST, 30 May 2021 And Emma Weymouth looked flawless as she stepped out in a thigh-skimming sequin dress alongside Made In Chelsea‘s … Read more

Pope Francis pays tribute to Prince Philip in telegram to the Queen

Pope Francis today paid tribute to Prince Philip and praised him for his ‘distinguished record’ of public service and his devotion to his marriage and family. The leader of the Catholic Church said he was ‘saddened’ to learn of Prince Philip’s death on Friday at the age of 99 and offered his ‘heartfelt condolences’ to Her Majesty … Read more

Pope Francis leads Easter prayers in the Vatican as world celebrates Good Friday

Pope Francis led prayers to celebrate Easter as thousands of pilgrims packed Jerusalem to mark Good Friday after Covid restrictions were eased following the success of Israel’s vaccine roll-out. In Latin America, penitents from Mexico and Guatemala to Paraguay carried tree branches covered with thorns and large crosses in Passion Plays reenacting the crucifixion of … Read more

Covid lockdown: Millions of Christians mark Palm Sunday as Pope Francis leads mass at Vatican

Millions of Christians across the world today marked a second Palm Sunday during the pandemic as Pope Francis warned ‘the Devil is taking advantage of the crisis to sow distrust, desperation and discord’.  The pontiff traditionally leads a Palm Sunday procession through St Peter’s Square in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists clutching … Read more

Jo Whiley ‘could not be happier’ as disabled sister Francis is set to finally get her Covid vaccine

Jo Whiley has said she ‘could not be happier’ as her disabled sister Francis is set to receive her first Covid-19 vaccination, a month after the virus left her ‘fighting for her life’. The radio 2 presenter, 55, revealed her excitement at the news that her younger sibling Francis, 53, will get her first dose … Read more

Elle Fanning signs on to play Ali McGraw in Francis and The Godfather

Elle Fanning is moving from her Golden Globe-nominated performance in Hulu’s The Great to a movie project about one of the most revered films of all time. The 22-year-old actress has signed on to play Oscar-nominated actress Ali McGraw in Francis and the Godfather, about the making of the 1972 classic The Godfather. Barry Levinson … Read more

Pope Francis leaves Iraq after successful first-ever papal visit to the country

Pope Francis leaves Iraq after successful first-ever papal visit to the country Francis and his entourage were waved off by Iraq’s president at Baghdad airport He will fly back to Rome after covering more than 900 miles on his four-day trip  The 84-year-old pontiff urged Iraqis to embrace diversity and reject extremism  By Tim Stickings … Read more

Pope Francis holds historic meeting with powerful Shia Islam cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistan

Pope Francis today held a historic meeting with the top Shia Islam cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on day two of his landmark visit to Iraq. The 84-year-old, who defied security fears and the pandemic to become the first pontiff to travel to the Gulf, met with the Grand Ayatollah in Najaf as his four-day trip … Read more

Pope Francis visits Iraq: Pontiff calls for ‘end to violence and extremism’ on historic visit

Pope Francis made a rousing call for peace on the first day of his historic visit to war-battered Iraq today, pleading with his hosts for an ‘end to acts of violence and extremism, factions and intolerance’.  The 84-year-old, who defied security fears and the pandemic to become the first pontiff to travel to Iraq, urged … Read more