Mirror's Daily Digest: Our reporter saw Pope's body and couldn't believe what people were doing by the coffin

Welcome to the Mirror's Daily Digest, where we'll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Wednesday we're featuring everything from our reporter's eye-opening first-person piece about visiting the Pope lying-in-state, through to Katie Price revealing her latest look.

This evening our news team also brings you the incredible story of how a young girl was rushed to with a broken neck following a ride on a "lethal" zipline in a recently revamped playpark.

Elsewhere, our Showbiz reporters discuss the latest on Katie Price's changing appearance, and we reveal how homes across the UK soared by a staggering 5.4 per cent in the year up to February - and how you can check in your area using our interactive map!

'I saw Pope's body and couldn't believe what people were doing by coffin'

Our reporters Matthew Young and Elizabeta Ranxburgaj were left shocked at people's lack of respect for the Pope lying-in-state.

There was no silent reflection for what, ultimately, were just a few brief moments in front of the open coffin - a ritual steeped in hundreds of years of history. When crowds arrived before the body of Francis, they were asked to put selfie sticks away, but phones remained front and centre.

It made it difficult and uncomfortable for those who kept their phones in their pockets and chose moments of silence rather than souvenir pictures and videos.

Girl, 8, breaks neck on 'lethal' zipline at park after '10 foot fall'

This Wednesday, we reported how a young girl was rushed to with a broken neck following a ride on a "lethal" zipline in a recently revamped playpark.

were amazed Lois Crook's spinal cord was not damaged after she was flung from a zipline that sped "dangerously fast". The terrified eight-year-old's mum, Emma Crook, said she was flung "around 10 feet in the air" when the ride rapidly gained momentum and flung her over the bumper at the end.

After taking her to hospital in a panic last month, medics later confirmed Lois had suffered a serious neck fracture, and quickly had a halo brace made for her. Lois' parents are now campaigning to ensure other children don't meet her same fate.

Katie Price displays stretched appearance after dramatic tweakments

Our Showbiz reporters noted 's latest look, as she took a break from her The former glamour model, 46, is no stranger to going under the knife and

This week though, the telly star is keeping herself busy and is touring England and North Wales in an Easter pantomime but she made sure to take time out of her day to spend it with her young puppy and made the most of the refreshing sea breeze in Rhyl, North Wales.

Ex-cop jailed for leading four people to their deaths in paddleboarding tragedy

A former cop has been jailed for 10 years and six months for the manslaughter of a man and three women who all drowned in an “avoidable tragedy” while out paddleboarding.

Paul O’Dwyer, 42, Andrea Powell, 41, Morgan Rogers, 24 and Nicola Wheatley, 40, all died on the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021 when their paddleboards went over a weir during “extremely hazardous conditions”. Today Nerys Bethan Lloyd, owner and sole director of Salty Dog Co Ltd which organised the tour, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.

UK house price map shows which areas have fallen and which are rising

Finally, homes across the UK soared by a staggering 5.4 per cent in the year up to February, and now you can check in your area using our interactive map. According to the (ONS), this marks the quickest growth rate in more than two years, with the average price in England hitting a cool £292,000.

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