TODAY’S EVENTS

9am Pope Francis celebrates Good Friday with traditional Via Crucis ceremony at The Vatican.

10am British National Science Fiction Convention at Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel until Monday.

10am Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race, world’s longest non-stop canoe race along 125 miles of the Kennet & Avon canal and River Thames.

10.45am National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers hold annual conference at the ICC in Birmingham.

7.30pm Dancing on Ice Tour is at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena until Sunday.