A schoolgirl lay dead on her bedroom floor for nine and a half hours while police and ambulance staff reportedly "argued" over who should transport her to the hospital. Lucy Grant, aged 17,...

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Pope Francis, who has died aged 88, kissing a baby in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, 2019 (Image: AP)As the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church in 1,300 years, a trained chemist and...

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Francis: Traditional Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church 26 minutes agoAPHis ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts.Francis was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern...

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