Francis flew to the west of Ireland to visit the holy shrine of Knock.

Scattered vandalism marked May Day in France as hundreds of demonstrators marched across Paris to oppose economic policies pursued by President Emmanuel Macron.

Amber Rudd is the latest in a string of Conservative MPs to leave Theresa May’s Cabinet since the snap General Election last year.

Exposure to man-made chemicals killed claimed nine million lives in 2015 – one in six of all deaths, researchers have said

The legislative polls come one month after Macron was elected as French president.