Catholic cardinals have set May 7 as the starting date for the conclave to elect Pope Franciss successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel..

A 15-year-old boy has admitted killing another teenager who was stabbed with a hunting knife at a school..

Reform of the NHS app has resulted in 1.5 million fewer appointments being missed, ministers have revealed..

Teachers will be given permanent contracts after one year, under new measures announced by the education minister..