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And pope francis is now expected to preside over a gruelling schedule of easter services. but his hospital stay has intensified speculation about his longer term future. pope francis has indicated repeatedly that he would stand down were his health to fail him. he's 86 years old, he has a number of significant health complaints, and many here wonder whether that time might come sooner rather than later. for now, celebration. the pope clearly delighted to be back amongst his people, reassuring the faithful of his devotion. jenny hill, bbc news, rome. early results from the finnish elections hav...

In his homily, he called on people not to ignore those experiencing great suffering and solitude. the service ended with a procession in st peter's square. and the pontiff left waving to crowds of worshippers from his popemobile. early results from the finnish elections have given the centre—right national coalition party a 0.1% lead over prime minister sanna marin's social democrats. with 42% of the votes counted, the ncp have 20.8% of the vote with the government on 20.7, whilst the far—right finns party have 18.6%. full results are expected in the next few hours, with the winner oversee...

In 2019, the figure was 20.8%. the exams watchdog for england says its aim is for results to sit between pre—pandemic levels and last year's high was set with fairness in mind. similar plans were put in place in wales and northern ireland. scotland also saw fewer students land top marks in its exams earlier this month. concerns have been raised about regional differences in top grades. in england, the attainment gap between north and south is significant. in london, 32.6% of gcses were marked at seven or above compared with 22.4% in the north—east of england. the gap between the highest an...

In wales and northern ireland, this is down from 77.1% last year but much higher than 2019 when the figure was 67.3%. those achieving top grades of seven or above in england, or a or a* in wales and northern ireland, fell to 26.3% from 28.9% last year. in 2019, the figure was 20.8%. the exams watchdog for england says its aim is for results to sit between pre—pandemic levels and last year's high was set with fairness in mind. similar plans were put in place in wales and northern ireland. scotland also saw fewer students land top marks in its exams earlier this month. concerns have been raise...

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Top seed Andrey Rublev won twice on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Washington Open, dispatching Americans Maxime Cressy and J J Wolf at the US Open tuneup. World number eight Rublev defeated 32nd-ranked Cressy 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) in one hour and 42 minutes then eliminated 99th-ranked wildcard […]