For More Inclusive Writing, Look to How Writing Is Taught
Craft in the Real World, by Matthew Salesses, dismantles assumptions about the art of fiction and how it should be written. Read more...
On Arab Spring Anniversary, Tunisia, Its Birthplace, Erupts
Tunisians are putting their hard-won right to criticize the government to good use. They just wish there were less to protest. Read more...
One of last surviving female Bletchley Park heroes dies aged 94
Margaret Kelly was only 18 when she becme a 'Wren' cracking Nazi codes using the world's first computer at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, during the Second World War. Read more...
Covid UK Interactive map reveals 65,000 people are getting infected each day in England
Lane Clark and Peacock, London-based analysts tracking the second wave, have found that around 65,000 people in England are catching Covid-19 each day, but the outbreak is no longer shrinking. Read more...
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris invited to Australia - and offered 'complimentary crocodile insurance'
Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner fired off the invite, which also include First Lady Jill Biden, on day one of Joe Biden's presidency. Read more...
CRAIG BROWN WOW! Cliff Richard really loves exclamation marks in The Dreamer!
For some time now, the exclamation mark has been going out of fashion. Perhaps we are all more wary and less excitable than once we were. Read more...
Checkmate for Gambit
The New York Times chess blog has ended. Read more...
Can Covid cause brain damage? Neurologists investigate symptoms
Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden are following the progress of 19 individuals who caught the virus and developedneurological symptoms. Read more...
Married couple transform rundown cottage into dream home for 3,000
Jane Simpson, 46, and her husband Mark, 49, of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, bought the property in June 2018 for 190,000 and have spent just 3,000 renovating it. Read more...
High Street retailers and luxury brands are BURNING or dumping EU products
The Brexit trade deal has seen many European customers rejecting goods imported from the UK after being presented with unexpected customs paperwork and charges when signing for them. Read more...
An Australia With No Google? The Bitter Fight Behind a Drastic Threat
The big tech platforms are facing a challenge unlike any other as Australia moves to make them pay for news. Read more...
Cristiano Ronaldo the STUNNING numbers behind his record-breaking goalscoring feats
No 7 is now officially No 1. On Wednesday night, Cristiano Ronaldo re-wrote the record books when he became the all-time leading goalscorer in footballing history with his strike against Napoli. Read more...
Wood Gaylor, Quietly Dazzling, Helped an Art World Invent Itself
Two shows introduce a forgotten innovator who fused modernism, folk art and documentary to portray his beloved New York scene. Read more...
Will Averno Become a 39;Marvel Universe39; for Musicals?
The shows have not been staged, but three concept albums are at the center of a sprawling fictional world created largely by teenagers. Read more...
Struggling Local Governments May Get Help From the Private Sector
As their fiscal woes become worse, some government officials are looking more closely at public-private partnerships as a way to jump-start their economies. Read more...
Experts Biden's vaccine strategy could benefit from good timing
As President Joe Biden takes steps to try to ramp up vaccine production, experts say the biggest boon to his administration's vaccine strategy could simply be good timing. Read more...
From Marcus Rashford to Megan Rapinoe What Our Stars Say About Us
Only a handful of soccer players attain what might be best described as mainstream cultural relevance. That kind of fame now comes with responsibility. Read more...
Private equity asset strippers must save Debenhams pensioners
Former Debenhams bossRob Templeman (pictured) organised the chain's private equity takeover in 2003 which involved Texas Pacific Group, CVC Capital and Merrill Lynch. Read more...
West Ham not interested in raising 22m offer forSevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri
The east London side sanctioned the exit of 45m record signing Sebastian Haller to Ajax earlier this month, leaving only Michail Antonio as an option up front but a bid for En-Nesyri was rejected. Read more...
Wessex holidays The joys of exploring the unspoilt landscapes of Hardy country
The Daily Mail's Neil Clark visited the North Wessex Downs, officially an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. He stopped off in 'delightful' Letcombe Regis and viewed the 360ft-long Uffington White Horse. Read more...
From Carys Bray to Bernhard Schlink, Nicole Krauss and H. B. Lyle This week's best new fiction
Suburban couple Emma and Chris have weathered the storms of redundancy, bereavement and broken dreams. Read more...