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• THE EXPLAINERWho will be the next pope? The death of Pope Francis has set in motion a centuries-old process to select the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff.Cardinals from around the world are descending on the Vatican for the papal conclave, the election of a new pope. After gathering in the Sistine Chapel, they take an oath of secrecy and ...
• • TODAY's BIG QUESTIONIs Ukraine-Russia peace deal possible after Easter 'truce'? Russia has "always looked positively on any peace initiatives" with Ukraine, Vladimir Putin told state TV yesterday, and "we hope that representatives of the Kyiv regime will feel the same way".The Russian president's statement came after his surprise "Easter truce" ended with both sides accusing ea...
• QUOTE OF THE DAY"I wouldn't do it again because of all the kerfuffle that followed." Gary Lineker tells the BBC that he "didn’t like the damage" caused by his 2023 tweets criticising the then government's immigration policy. But "I don't regret" them "because I was right", said the "Match of the Day" presenter, who was taken off air amid the row over presenters' impartiality on soci...
• TALKING POINTThe bougie foods causing international shortages "The meteoric rise of Dubai chocolate has triggered a global pistachio supply crunch," said the Financial Times.The luxury chocolate, stuffed with pistachio cream, was a "modest hit" when first launched by Emirati chocolatier FIX in 2021. But a video posted on TikTok in December 2023 – now viewed mo...
• Poll watch More than four in five (81%) teachers believe the number of pupils exhibiting violent and abusive behaviours has increased. A poll of 5,800 members of the NASUWT teaching union found that 40% had experienced physical abuse from students in the past year. A fifth (20%) said they had been hit or punch...