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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Candidates to Succeed Francis.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.

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Catholic faithful gathered for a Mass led by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City in February 2025.
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Burnley v Sheffield United: Championship – live

  • Clarets can seal promotion in 5.30pm BST kick-off
  • Get in touch: email Niall with your thoughts

Peep! We’re off – and in no time at all, Sheffield United create a decent chance …

“Smug Leeds fan here, I was nervous at 3pm, it all went away after 26 mins,” cheers Jeremy Boyce. “Big one tonight then, a must-win for Wilder’s Blades. This is going to rattle their teeth and nerves. Do they go all out for the win ? Or keep some back for the possible playoffs?”

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© Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

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Texas politician Bobbie Mitchell stabbed, husband killed after allegedly being attacked by their grandson at home

A well-known Texas politician was stabbed and her husband murdered at their home early Monday — with their grandson charged with the bloodbath. Longtime Denton County Commissioner Bobbie J. Mitchell and her husband, Fred Mitchell, were found just before 4 a.m. inside their home in Lewisville, according to the Denton County Sheriff’s Office. The Republican...

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Humanitarian agencies reject IDF claim Gaza medic killings caused by ‘professional failures’

UN, Palestinian Red Crescent and civil defence service condemn lack of accountability after Israeli investigation

The UN’s humanitarian agency, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PCRS) and Gaza’s civil defence service have rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that concluded the killings of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in Rafah last month were caused by “professional failures”.

Eight Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics, six members of the civil defence rescue agency and one employee of Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, were carrying out two rescue missions when they were shot and killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza in the early hours of 23 March.

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© Photograph: Palestinian Red Crescent/Reuters

© Photograph: Palestinian Red Crescent/Reuters

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Simone Biles’ coach says gymnast suffered from ‘twisties’ before 2016 Olympics

  • Condition disrupted American’s performance in 2021
  • Former coach reveals new details in book

Simone Biles suffered from the “twisties” in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics, five years before the condition severely disrupted her performance at the Tokyo Games.

Aimee Boorman, Biles’s longtime coach, outlines the story in her new book, The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles. The twisties cause gymnasts to lose their orientation while in the air, a dangerous situation in a sport where falls can cause serious injury. The condition, along with mental health concerns, caused Biles to withdraw from all but one final at the Tokyo Olympics, where her only medal was a bronze on the beam.

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© Photograph: Andre Weening/Orange Pictures/REX/Shutterstock

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Leeds on verge of promotion after Piroe’s four-goal salvo in Stoke rout

Leeds United’s long march is almost over. Aided by a vastly superior goal difference, Daniel Farke’s side may yet require a maximum of one more point to rubber-stamp promotion but, depending on the outcome in the evening kick-off at Turf Moor, could be back in the Premier League as soon as Easter Monday night.

Not even heavy rain and a marked dip in the Easter temperature could dampen the euphoria inside Elland Road as Joel Piroe registered a hat-trick in the first 20 minutes. By half-time Farke’s key striker had scored four times.

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© Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

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US stock markets fall again as Trump calls Fed chair ‘a major loser’

President amps up attacks against Jerome Powell, pushing him to lower interest rates to offset impact of tariffs

US stock markets started falling again on Monday morning as Donald Trump continued attacks against the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, who the US president called “a major loser” for not lowering interest rates.

“There can be a slowing of the economy unless Mr. Too Late, a major loser, lowers interest rates, NOW,” Trump wrote on social media.

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© Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

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