Thousands flock to Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola and other former hidden gems just for photo ops

There are two entrances for visitors to Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola, a prominent 17th-century church in central Rome that has an illustrious baroque facade.

The entrance on the left is for those seeking to soak up its history and artistic treasures, or perhaps light a candle and have a moment of reflection. The one on the right is for those seeking to capture their reflection in what has become known as “the best selfie mirror” in Rome.

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Sonia Bompastor has made the perfect start in London but Gareth Taylor’s City have just beaten Barcelona and sit top

Manchester City’s numbers over the past 12 months are so strong they are almost ridiculous. Since mid-November 2023 they have played 23 Women’s Super League games and won 21, losing once and drawing once, both against Arsenal. Statistically, Gareth Taylor’s side have been England’s best team in 2024, displaying title-winning form for a year. And yet they are not the champions, have not been the champions for eight long years and they will not become the champions unless they can somehow find a way to finally topple the seemingly immovable object that is Chelsea.

Ominously for City, Chelsea have made their strongest start to a season, unlikely as that may sound for a team who have won the past five WSL titles. Never before had Chelsea won their first six league games but that is what Sonia Bompastor has done since succeeding Emma Hayes. The team that always seem to finish seasons the strongest have made a flawless start. They are the division’s topscorers by a huge margin, with 3.8 goals a game to Manchester City’s 2.2, and have won all nine of Bompastor’s matches in all competitions.

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Rúben Amorim believes he is “where I am supposed to be” after spending his first week as Manchester United’s head coach.

After bidding a final farewell to Sporting with a thrilling 4-2 win at Braga, Amorim checked in at United’s Carrington training complex on Monday. The 39-year-old was greeted by the chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox and on Tuesday met the players not on international duty.

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This is one of the most controlling mother/daughter relationships I’ve ever seen. You have done more than enough for her

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My mother has led a hard life. Diagnosed with clinical depression many years ago, she has made multiple “suicide attempts”, ranging from when I was aged nine to the last one 12 years ago when I was 31. I’m an only child, unmarried, and my mum did not marry after my dad left her. She did find love when I was 11, but her parents forbade her to pursue it, so she focused on her career.

Mum’s suicide attempts were often linked to control issues : a reaction to me dating or not to eing the line. When I graduated from college and moved to a different city, my mother asked me to return home on a work -from -home arrangement, and the tussles continued, with my aunt (who has not worked since her early 30s) being equally controlling. Tiring of the endless drama, I took a job in a different country and have worked here for a decade, unwillingly returning “home” once.

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Four teenagers and man, 45, convicted of killing Mason Rist and Max Dixon, who they wrongly blamed for house attack

Four teenagers and a 45-year-old man have been convicted of murdering two boys who they had mistaken for the perpetrators of an earlier attack on a house in Bristol linked to a long-running postcode rivalry.

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were fatally attacked in the Knowle West area of the city on the evening of 27 January.

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Tea sales in the UK have been declining for years, with drinkers switching to coffee, energy drinks and bubble tea

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Typhoo Tea is to call in administrators, as Britain’s oldest tea brand struggles with more than £70m in debt amid a sales slump in the highly competitive drinks market.

The 121-year-old company has filed a court notice to appoint administrators EY to explore rescue options, in a bid to give it some breathing space from creditors and to try to pay back its debts.

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European Commission figures predict German economy, usually the engine of the EU, will contract O.1% this year

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Germany’s looming general election will be fought against the backdrop of a stagnating economy, the European Commission has forecast, with GDP expected to have contracted in 2024.

The commission’s quarterly forecast suggested Germany, traditionally the engine of the bloc’s economy, will be its weakest performer in 2025, notching up growth of just 0.7% after shrinking by 0.1% this year.

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Comedian and former late-night host will lead the Academy awards ceremony for the first time

Conan O’Brien has been announced as the host of next year’s Oscars.

The former late-night host and comedian will host for the first time after Jimmy Kimmel turned it down. The current late-night host had hosted four times, taking on the 2017 and 2018 ceremonies and then the most recent two.

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