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It comes less than a fortnight before the Prime Minister will host EU chiefs at a major summit as he works on relations with Brussels.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For all the praise that has greeted the government’s new trade arrangements with India and the United States, it is the promise of closer ties – both economic and defensive – with our nearest neighbours that will prove the most valuable and enduring

Cardinal Vincent Nichols was one of 133 cardinals who took part in the conclave to elect the new pontiff.

This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agenda, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The UK’s FTSE 100 moved 23.19 points higher, or 0.27%, to close at 8,554.8.

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Labour veteran looked an awkward choice for the court of Trump, but now the president is holding his hand and complimenting his beautiful accent

Labour and the Conservatives have had a stranglehold on political power for decades — but as Reform UK's victory in last week's election shows, this now appears to changing.

The Prime Minister was in Norway on Friday for a series of meetings.