What next for Pope Benedict?

February 27, 2013 Subscribe · Forward I Have Given Up My Private Life Forever, Pope Says Waving homemade signs, flags and passing countless small children up to the passing Popemobile, tens of thousands arrived to see Benedict XVI made his last appearance as Pope in the sun in St Peter's Square, before commencing his retirement on Thursday. Despite the "joy" of the Papacy, he touched on the difficulties of being a public figure. "I knew I was always and forever committed for the Lord, that there would no longer be any privacy, the Pope always and totally belongs to everyone, deprived of private sphere. "I experienced that and am experiencing it right now.  Continue reading... PROFITS BURN THE POOR Clegg Ambushed By Channel 4's 'Cathy From Dulwich' On LBC Show Switzerland Shooting: Several Dead At Kronospan Wood Processing Plant Beastly Creature Washes Up In Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Mystifying Residents British Tourists Killed In Hot Air Balloon Crash In Luxor, Egypt Oscars 2013 Cover-up: Iran Photoshops Michelle Obama Into A Demure Dress (PICTURE) Maldives Girl Repeatedly Raped By Her Father Is Sentenced To 100 Lashes After Admitting Adultery With Another Man Pictures Of The Day: 27th February 2013 Maldives Girl Repeatedly Raped By Her Father Is Sentenced To 100 Lashes After Admitting Adultery With Another Man Bloody, Fanged Sea Lamprey Goes Viral, Reminds Everyone Never To Go Swimming Again Beastly Creature Washes Up In Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Mystifying Residents CHERIE BLAIR How Rose Heilbron Inspired Me and a Generation of Women As a child growing up in my grandmother's house in Liverpool, there was one name that always made my grandmother excited: Rose Heilbron. Rose was an advocate, and when she was arguing a case before a jury at the Liverpool Assizes my grandmother would follow her cases avidly, sometimes even from the public gallery. "She is simply the best" she would say "and so beautiful too". So Rose Heilbron became a role model for me and an example of what a Liverpool girl could achieve in the law. Continue reading... PETE TOWNSHEND Who I Am (Part Four: Rock Operas) So when you watch these clips from the event, can you trust me? Can you trust what I've written in my book? Where I am unable to reconcile the two distinct parts of my psyche, I hope you do better. Continue reading... HELEN GOODMAN The Bedroom Tax Will Drive Up Food Poverty in the UK When my constituents started writing to me with their fears about the impact of the Bedroom Tax I was shocked. So on February 18th I started living on a food budget of £18 a week and video-blogging about it each day. This is the amount some of my constituents will be left with to feed themselves in April. Continue reading... BARONESS MARY GOUDIE Women's Vital Role in the Emerging Markets There are a number of ways that gender inequality can be addressed. But now is the time to stop talking and move to take action. The issues are global and the need for action in the emerging markets is crucial. Continue reading... MARIA HUTCHINGS A Local Champion, Standing Up for Local People Everyone knows Ukip can't win here. A vote for Ukip will only help elect a Liberal Democrat MP who opposes holding a referendum on Europe and David Cameron's tough target on immigration. MEP Marta Andreasen, who defected last week from Ukip to the Conservatives, agrees. Continue reading... You have received this UK email from AOL (UK) Limited, who provides UK. You can choose to stop receiving these emails at any time, by clicking on UNSUBSCRIBE in any MyDaily email you receive. We respect your privacy and will never forward your data on to a third party without your consent. For full details of AOL's (UK) Limited's policy click here. AOL (UK) Limited believes the information contained in this email to be correct but makes no guarantees as to its accuracy. Copyright © 2012 AOL (UK) Limited AOL (UK) Limited, Shropshire House, 11-20 Capper St, London, WC1E 6JA.