NHS Test and Trace is 25 PER CENT more successful in parts of Essex than in Bradford
EXCLUSIVE New data show the disparity between regions of the country in terms of how well NHS Test and Trace is reaching people who have come into contact with Covid. Read more...
Archaeology 5,400-year-old cranium of a young woman was swept from its grave into a forming cavern
Archaeological 'detectives' investigated how the jawless-skull could have ended up alone in the Marcel Loubens cave in San Lazzarodi Savena, Bologna, Italy. Read more...
Chicago in the 1970s Street artists, Italian bakers and Greek musicians
The series of images were collected during the Chicago Ethnic Arts Project survey in 1977, and capture street artists, Italian bakers and Greek musicians. Read more...
D-Day for Lions as they get set to discover if Government willoffer support to the contingency plan
Sources have indicated there are concerns among South African rugby authorities that if the Government refuse to provide a safety net, the Lions board will abandon the entire venture. Read more...
Alec Baldwin left Twitter because we don't get irony
Alec Baldwin has once again deactivated his Twitter account. Read more...
Princess Latifa urges UK police to investigate her sister's kidnapping 21 years ago
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has sent a letter to police in the UK asking them to investigate the alleged kidnapping of her older sister, Princess Shamsa, from Britain in 2000. Read more...
Tintern Abbey Mystery medieval tunnels discovered by workmen
The tunnel site was found near to Tintern Abbey close to the England-Wales border in Tintern, Monmouthshire by engineers working for Western Power Distribution. Read more...
Ministers accuse EU of stoking fight over Northern Ireland protocol
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng linked the increasingly bitter row over the Brexit divorce terms to the contrasting performance on jabs. Read more...
Graf 'I hope Serena breaks slam record'
In a rare interview, tennis great Steffi Graf talks about Serena Williams' plans to break the 22 grand slam singles record they both share. Read more...
Britons allowed to go abroad during the travel ban face 200 FINES if they fail to get a permit
From Monday, people travelling internationally from England will need to complete and carry a Declaration to Travel document downloaded from the Government's website. Read more...
The Avant-Garde Is Alive and Well and Making Fashion
Forget playing it safe in the pandemic. Great collections from Marine Serre, Dries Van Noten and Rick Owens. Read more...
LSU banned Les Miles from contacting female students after he 'kissed one, texted another' in 2013
LSU banned former head football coach Les Miles from contacting students after he allegedly kissed one and suggested they go to a hotel after telling her he could help her career. Read more...
The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021
Spoiler Were looking at another year of internet services dominating many aspects of our lives. Read more...
The Heisman Trophy Has a Surprise Favorite a Wide Receiver
Quarterbacks have claimed the award 17 times in the past 20 years. That may not happen on Tuesday night. Read more...
Dayton Flyers Fan Is Ready for Conference Tournament
Rosie Miller, 74, who has followed Dayton basketball since the early 1950s, has her wardrobe, Christmas tree and vaccinations ready for the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Read more...
The Era of Audio Creators Has Arrived
A new company called Audio Collective has launched to help build businesses on Clubhouse as brands rush to leverage the platform. Read more...
A Six Senses Resort to Open in Portugal
Six Senses Resorts and Spas will open a property in Portugal this summer, its first in Europe. Read more...
Infinite Country, by Patricia Engel An Excerpt
An excerpt from Infinite Country, by Patricia Engel Read more...
'Raya and the Last Dragon' mixes a serious message with its animated action
The latest Disney animated adventure can be seen two ways "Raya and the Last Dragon" offers another bold female lead from an underrepresented group and cute (in one case magical) sidekicks, embarking on a stirring quest. The deeper message, however, involves the toll that division and distrust inflicts on a mythical kingdom, which gives the otherwise pretty-good movie a rather timely hook. Read more...
Louis Bacon and Moore Capital - an apology
In an article A hedge fund Godfather of September 4 2010, we suggested that Mr Bacon was complicit in unethical behaviour within his hedge fund business, Moore Capital, and elsewhere, and as a result he is not the kind of person, and Moore Capital not the kind of business, that the Conservative Party should consider accepting financial donations from. Read more...
Critically endangered Sumatran elephant dies after its leg was caught in a trap in Indonesia
Shocking images of the Sumatran elephant show the animal's decomposing body lying on its side, with a cut on its leg from where it was gripped by the trap in Sumatra, Indonesia. Read more...