The recovery of the Pope from double pneumonia continues as he inches towards some important milestones in his papacy: the 12th anniversary of his election as pope and a near-record in hospital stays ...

Ireland prop Andrew Porter insisted “I haven’t done anything wrong” as he hit back at France head coach Fabien Galthie amid the fallout over Antoine Dupont’s season-ending knee injury.

Edinburgh Castle, which appears as a backdrop in Netflix’s version of One Day, remained in the top spot as Scotland’s most popular paid-for attraction, with visitor numbers rising 4% to 1,981,152 in ...