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The operation comes two years after a flare up and narrowing of the large intestine meant that Pope Francis, 86, needed to have 13 inches of his colon removed at a hospital in Rome's Gemelli Hospital

St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, the school Lewis Capaldi attended, says the "isolated incident" within the grounds happened on Tuesday and, despite the best efforts of medics, the boy died on the same day

In a dramatic turn of events, the 35-year-old off-spinning all rounder simply couldn't say no to his great mate Ben Stokes after the call was made to see whether he might help out in their hour of need

Killer Michael Tisius has been executed on Death Row in Missouri for the murder of two jailers in 2002 when he was just 19 - he died from lethal injection in the 12th execution in the country this year despite outcry over his sentence

Former New Jersey Governor and Donald Trump adviser Chris Christie has announced his campaign to become the Republican nominee for president in 2024. Christie has been critical of his former boss

Dua Lipa and music label Warner Records have won their bid to dismiss a copyright lawsuit against hit song Levitating

A police motorcyclist who was part of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh's escort could face criminal charges over the death of Helen Holland, 81, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr has settled a lawsuit in which he was alleged to have raped a woman in New York a decade ago.

An apartment building near Charleston and Torrey Pines in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, is wrapped in a blaze, with firefighters attempting to put it out. Six people have been rushed to the hospital

Love Island's villa was apparently visited by a medical team, as one Islander took a funny turn during filming for the launch episode

Sunnah Khan, 12 and 17-year-old Joseph Abbess, from Southampton died after they got into difficulty in the water at the Dorset resort on Wednesday afternoon

Paris Saint-Germain have parted ways with boss Christophe Galtier just days after the club celebrated the Ligue 1 title after the club fell short on the European stage again

Emergency services dashed to the address in Bournemouth, Dorset, where neighbours said they had "heard a massive boom and the house shook" when the blast happened

Margaret Ferrier was kicked out of the SNP when it emerged that she had breached lockdown rules in 2020, and the following year pleaded guilty to culpable and reckless conduct

Astrud Gilberto's son Marcelo confirmed that she had died on Monday, but has not confirmed her cause of death

Malgorzata Wnuczek was last seen catching a bus into Leicester city centre in 2006 but Greater Manchester Police have today made an arrest on suspicion of assisting an offender and of perverting the course of justice

Two men, aged 63 and 56, were killed when their light aircraft crashed at Otherton Airfield in Penkridge, Staffordshire, as witnesses said they had "no chance" of surviving

The Celtic boss, 57, will be tasked with improving Spurs' fortunes next season after a disappointing eighth-place finish last time out

Holly Willoughby has posted on her Instagram account for the first time since her former co-host Phillip Schofield quit This Morning, before admitting he'd had an affair with a young runner on the show

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a woman was said to have been stabbed outside a house in Melton Mowbray following a 'fight', and left in a critical condition in hospital police said

Star of hit Netflix reality series Bling Empire, Anna Shay, has died at the age of 62 after suffering a stroke

71-year-old Johnnie Taylor from Queens has been named as the lucky winner who took home the record-setting prize after winning big on the New York Lottery's Mega Millions

Taylor Swift and Matty Healy's relationship appears to have been shortlived with the pair reportedly calling it quits on their time together

Former Vice President Mike Pence has entered the race to become the Republican presidential nominee for 2024 and will take on his former boss Donald Trump as well as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Princess Eugenie has given birth to her second child with husband Jack Brooksbank with the baby boy being a little brother for their two-year-old son August