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Watch: Huge crowds greeted the Pope as he travelled down the Champs-ÉlyséesHundreds of thousands of people have greeted Pope Leo XIV in the centre of Paris for a giant open-air Mass.Crowds cheered as the pontiff moved down the Champs-Élysées Avenue beneath the Arc de Triomphe, waving to crowds from his popemobile.The head of the Catholic Church blessed several babies as he stopped at different stages along the avenue as chants of “Leo, Leo” rang out.More than half a million people are expected to attend the event in the heart of the French capital on Saturday and a special altar has…
The Duke of Sussex spoke to Canadian TV (CTV) after completing a charity skydive near TorontoThe Duke of Sussex has said it feels “great” to be back in Britain after spending six years living in California.He told Canadian network CTV: “It’s been great. It’s been great to be back on British soil. The kids are happy in school and it gives me a chance to be able to really focus on the Invictus Games in Birmingham in July next year.”Prince Harry and Meghan stepped back as senior royals and began a new life in the US in 2020, before returning…
No Premier League appetite to strip Man City of titles – but threat remainsAfter being found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges for breaching Premier League, could Manchester City really be stripped of eight trophies?1 hr agoMan City
Man City legal fight could spiral out of control, former Premier League club executive warnsChristian Purslow’s comments come after Manchester City was found guilty of dozens of financial rule charges brought by the Premier League.3 hrs agoMan City
Anadolu via Getty ImagesCurrent and former FBI agents have spoken to BBC News of their shock, fear and anger following a hack that appears to have exposed the private and personal information of the agency’s entire workforce.”This is really bad for our undercover agents,” says one former FBI agent, who fears for the safety of his colleagues.The former cyber investigator is in a group chat with current agents who are worried their personal information could soon be freely available online to criminals and hostile nation-state hackers.He says staff fear they could be targeted, or that criminals could use the data…
Getty ImagesIn recent months, Paloma Buddemeier has watched a stream of people walk into her nail salon with the goal of looking as if they’d never been there at all.”It’s crazy,” the owner of Wumman Spa in London says.These customers still get their nails filed, buffed, and trimmed. “You still do the cuticle, you do the soaking and hydrate everything,” says Buddemeier, “but you just put no polish on.”Driving this, she says, is a viral craze for bare-looking nails.But critics argue the bare nails trend actually says something about class, the hamster wheel of beauty standards, and who gets to…
Getty ImagesThe explosion happened in the central Plaka district of the Greek capitalAt least two people have died and four more are missing after an explosion destroyed a building housing a holiday rental property in the historic centre of Athens.The blast happened in the Plaka area of the Greek capital, a neighbourhood close to tourist sites such as the Acropolis, with local media reporting the building housed a holiday rental.An American man and woman have died, with two more US tourists missing, AFP news agency reported citing local officials. A Greek national and UK national who lived in the building…
Watch: Karaoke and butterflies – US cities celebrate Dolly Parton DayThe day is observed on 25 September, or 9/25, as a nod to the late Queen of Country’s hit song 9 to 5.7 hrs agoUS & Canada
Bangkok declares disaster as heavy rains spark floodingDays of near continuous downpours have caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital.2 hrs agoAsia
Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?South Africa’s new ambassador to Washington has a personal reason to challenge Donald Trump’s assertion that there is a genocide against white Afrikaners – he is “a born Afrikaner” himself.”Is he talking about us?”, Roelf Meyer remembers thinking, when he first heard President Trump say it.His response to the US president’s claim is blunt. The notion of a mass attack on the white Afrikaner minority in South Africa does not exist, he told the BBC, adding that his identity gave him the legitimacy to say so.In an interview with the BBC,…