Uganda internet shutdown causes polling problems as ex-popstar takes on veteran President
Ugandans headed to the polls on Thursday, following a tense presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths in the lead-up to the election. Read more...
Australia Day heatwave pushes temperatures above 40C
Australia has sweltered through a heatwave for the past week that will in many areas including Sydney peak on Tuesday just as the January 26 barbeques are firing up. Read more...
La MaMa Festival Is Still Moving, if Somewhat in Place
This years La MaMa Moves! adds up to a picture of the moment a little provisional, with flashes of promise. Read more...
Israel isn't a democracy, it's an 'apartheid regime,' rights group says
Israel is no longer a democracy but an "apartheid regime" devoted to cementing the supremacy of Jews over Palestinians, the country's best-known human rights group said in a report published Tuesday. Read more...
West Brom eyeing up former Leicester forward Ahmed Musa following his release by Saudi Arabian side
EXCLUSIVE BY SIMON JONES Sam Allardyce wants to bring in a goalscorer and is mulling over a move for the 28-year-old, who scored just five goals in 33 games in his last spell in England. Read more...
Gwyneth Paltrow models apparel from her G. Label collection as she promotes Goop on Instagram
The Shakespeare In Love Oscar winnerstarted Goop as a lifestyle newsletter in 2008 and it evolved into a website which now offers lifestyle advice, wellness summits, and goods and fashion for sale. Read more...
Parents feel squeeze as first-time buyer deposits rocket up to 25% to almost 60k
Pressure is piling on the Bank of Mum and Dad with the average deposit for a first-time buyer leaping to nearly 60,000 last year and many under 35 requiring financial support from family. Read more...
Harold Bloom Is Dead. But His Rage for Reading Is Undiminished.
Robert Gottlieb considers the celebrated Yale critic on the occasion of his last, posthumously published book, The Bright Book of Life, which revisits the novels that inspired his passion and awe. Read more...
Raised on Le Carr, He Wrote a Thriller Dipped in Poison
Sergei Lebedev is making his debut as a spy novelist with Untraceable, a book inspired by the attempted killing of a former Russian intelligence agent. Read more...
Tiffany Trump Engaged to Michael Boulos
On the last day of her fathers term as president, she announced her intention to marry Michael Boulos. Read more...
The Copenhagen Trilogy, a Sublime Set of Memoirs About Growing Up, Writing and Addiction
Tove Ditlevsens three memoirs Childhood, Youth and Dependency recall her beautiful, cruel mother and the authors headlong dive into addiction. Read more...
Amid a Local Outbreak, a Historically Black University Cancels Basketball Season
The outlook has not been much better for basketball than football. I wouldnt use the word disaster because that would be too light a term, Seton Hall Coach Kevin Willard said. Read more...
Chelsea Danny Drinkwater posts picture of him CELEBRATING after Frank Lampard sacking
The midfielder was sidelined by Lampard and failed to feature once under his leadership as he was loaned out twice last season before being shipped out again this campaign to Kasimpasa. Read more...
The lure of the lakes Writer Tamara Hinson finds Windermere as spellbinding as ever
The Mail on Sunday's Tamara Hinson travelled on the new MV Swift, the largest boat launched on to the lake in 80 years. The route took her from Bowness-on-Windermere to Ambleside. Read more...
Danny Drinkwater set to miss his Turkish football debut with Kasimpasa after 'freak swimming injury'
Drinkwater revealed his relief on his Instagram after 'finally' sealing a loan move, but has been left out of the Super Lig side's 22-man squad to face Sivasspor on Monday. Read more...
James Cracknell, 48, is ENGAGED to girlfriend of 17 months Jordan Connell, 35
Therowing champion, 48, who met the American financier, 35, at Cambridge University in 2018, confirmed the couple are set to wed in an announcement in The Times. Read more...
N.B.A. Postpones Two More Games Because of the Virus
The N.B.A. has now postponed four games because of the virus, and said it would be meeting with its players union on Monday to discuss changes to health protocols. Read more...
Belmont Starters Put Through Final Preparations
Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, had a nice workout Sunday at Belmont, while the Preakness winner, Oxbow, completed his final preparations in Kentucky last week. Read more...
BeautyMeet my beauty stars for 2021
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La MaMa Festival Is Still Moving, if Somewhat in Place
This years La MaMa Moves! adds up to a picture of the moment a little provisional, with flashes of promise. Read more...
Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll.
In American Baby, Gabrielle Glaser unravels family secrets and considers the motivations that wove them into American life in the first place. Read more...