Celtic fans disrupted their team’s game at Tannadice by throwing dozens of tangerines on to the pitch in protest at Dundee United’s pricing.

Across the Netherlands, people have donned orange clothes – from tuxedos to feather boas – and boats packed with revellers clogged Amsterdam’s canals to celebrate their king’s birthday. In an ...

A massive explosion and fire have rocked a port in southern Iran, injuring at least 516 people, state television reported. The blast happened at the Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major ...

John Swinney has said the funeral of Pope Francis was “very moving” and “uplifting” after attending the ceremony in the Vatican. The First Minister also spoke of his own experience of Christianity, ...

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

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

In a quiet recess carved out of the otherwise bustling northside of Dublin City, a group of “Red Nuns” gathered to solemnly watch the funeral of Pope Francis. The late pontiff’s funeral was broadcast ...

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland who travelled to the city to pay homage to him have said.

A quiet reverence was broken by a ripple of applause as mourners showed their appreciation for a man dubbed “the people’s pope”. Just shy of a week after he made a surprise appearance to delighted ...

The North West's deputy regional chief pharmacist has urged people to order their repeat prescriptions ahead of the May bank holiday.

One of Coronation Street's original cast members Philip Lowrie has died aged 88, his publicist has confirmed. The Lancashire-born actor died on Friday (April 25), according to his publicist Mario ...

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.