The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.

London 's origins as a city date back to the days of the Roman Empire, after the invaders arrived to Great Britain and established the town of Londinium. Nearly two millennia later, remnants of the Romans' presence are still being found in the U.K. capital.

Work to give 21st-century London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces — in fact chunks — of the city’s origins almost 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains of a Roman basilica that once stood at the heart of the city known as Londinium.

Archaeologists say the remnants of an ancient Roman basilica unearthed in the heart of London are "one of the most significant discoveries" in years.

The best stretches are just north of the Tower of London (by Tower Hill tube station) and in Noble Street and Wallside where the Roman army had its fortress. The surviving segments are impressive, a very English mix of Roman and mediaeval rubble propped up by London stock bricks from Victorian foundations.

Museum of London Archaeology researchers recently discovered remains of London's first Roman basilica near the city's Leadenhall Market.

A team found a piece of the London's first basilica - where political, economic and administrative decisions would have been made 2,000 years ago.

An office building from the 1930s in London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica were found in the basement.

Ryanair told the Mirror that, during the summer, it will stop operating in Jerez and Valladolid, remove one aircraft from its Santiago base, and cut traffic at five other regional airports: Vigo (down 61 per cent), Santiago (down 28 per cent), Zaragoza (down 20 per cent), Asturias (down 11 per cent), and Santander (down five per cent).