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Vatican launches extraordinary probe into 'lockdown sex party' at cathedral as part of wider inquiry into a former bishop's tenureThe Vatican has launched an extraordinary probe into an alleged lockdown sex party at a cathedral in northern England.The Roman Catholic church is said to be examining the alleged incident as part of their inquiry into Robert Byrne's resignation as the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in December.The Archbishop of Liverpool, who is leading the investigation, has been asked to prepare 'an in-depth report into the events leading up to Bishop Byrne's resignation', The Sunday Times reported.There is no suggestion that...

Robert Byrne, an international grandmaster and United States chess champion who, as the chess columnist for The New York Times, analyzed top-flight matches from 1972 through 2006, the eras of Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, died on Friday at his home in Ossining, N.Y. He was 84.