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Easter is upon us and that means the end of Lent is too - here’s everything you need to know about the holy period

When does Lent end this year?

Celebrating Valentine's Day is an age old tradition (photo: Adobe)

​The History and the long traditions associated with Valentine’s Day

Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral mass at St. Peter's square

Mourners gather to pay respects at Pope Benedict  XVI funeral

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95, press officials confirm

Pope Francis. Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images

Has Pope Francis resigned?

Here's when Father's Day will take place in 2022.

When is Father's Day 2022?

The angry emoji - social media is full of anger and toxic behaviour

Can the internet’s toxicity problem ever be fixed? | Matt Mohan-Hickson

This is when Pancake Day falls in 2021 - and how to make the perfect pancakes

Artist Pete Codling at work on Byzantine mosaics celebrating the life of St Jerome, in his Southsea studio. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

How Pete Codling's artwork is part of Portsmouth

Someone anonymously writing a confession at Staggeringly Good Brewery. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Spill your secrets at the Southsea Confessional for the Instagram generation

Mary Law (76) from Hayling Island, touching the Miraculous Relic Image of Our Lady of Guadelupe. Picture: Sarah Standing (150775-6535)

Visitors flock to see holy image at Hayling church

Rare opportunity to see relic of the Virgin Mary at church