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 ...

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