The conclave to elect Pope Leo XIV was “fraternal” in atmosphere without the high drama of the award-winning film of the same name, a cardinal on the inside has said.

A Royal Navy warship has shadowed a Russian submarine as it travelled through the English Channel. Portsmouth-based HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a Nato operation to keep a watch on the kilo-class ...

Police forces across the country have been taken by surprise by the sudden rise in young people using ketamine, Cheshire’s police commissioner ...