Arsonists torch pub's new 25,000 beer garden the day before it was due to reopen
The installation at the White Horse in Hertfordshire included a fire pit and a children's play area, and had been redesigned for celebrations post lockdown. Read more...
Intern makes incredible discovery of unknown papers written by Abraham Lincoln in 1844
The 21-year-old, who just finished his junior year at St. Marys University in Minnesota, was preparing a stack of old papers to be logged in a database and put into storage. Read more...
Love Made You Black Gazes of Desire and Despair in a New Novel
Caleb Azumah Nelsons debut, Open Water, sets a romance between 20-somethings against the backdrop of racial oppression in southeast London. Read more...
Covid UK Pregnant women should get Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, government advisors say
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said real-world data from the rollout in the US had shown the two American jabs were safe in expectant mothers. Read more...
Test Flight for Sunlight-Blocking Research Is Canceled
The Swedish Space Corporation said it had canceled the flight part of research to better understand the controversial idea of blocking the sun to fight climate change after an outcry from environmentalists and others. Read more...
ITV's Ruth Dodsworth praised for 'inspiring' other victims after controlling ex-husband jailed
Presenter Ruth Dodsworth has said she was overwhelmed by the support she has received since her ex-husband Jonathan Wignall, from south Wales, was jailed for his controlling behaviour. Read more...
Cosmetics bottle covered with a 'Hello, I'm Paper Bottle' label is made of PLASTIC
Eco-friendly beauty company Innisfree apologized for labeling a moisturizer as coming in a 'paper bottle' after consumers complained it was just a plastic container with a paper wrapper. Read more...
Puppy swallows a pair of AirPods which still work after being removed
Rachel Hick, 22, from Willerby, Hull, said her 'heart sank' when she realised her golden retriever Jimmy had swallowed a pair of Apple AirPods that were charging in their case. Read more...
Trinny Woodall hits herself in the head with STICKS as she attempts to stop her hair loss
Taking to her Instagram stories on Thursday, the presenter, 57, was seen hitting herself in her own head using sticks as she attempted an alternative method in halting her hair loss. Read more...
Megan Barton Hanson flashes a hint of underboob before giving stripping advice in candid QA
The reality star, 28, flashed a hint of underboob in a racy snap before giving stripping advice and hinting at plans for another boob job during a QA with fans on Instagram on Friday. Read more...
Huang Yong Ping Brings Empires of Globalization to Paris
The Chinese-French conceptual artist will bring his giant installation to the Paris Monumenta art show, which begins on Sunday and runs through June 18. Read more...
The Symposiums Saucy History
A Zoom lecture explores how ancient Greeks used alcohol to fuel their discussions, and how that culture informed their drinking vessels. Read more...
Oxygen features Chicago serial killer Andre Crawford and how one woman survived
Oxygen will air a special about the seemingly forgotten story of Andre Crawford, a Chicago serial killer who murdered 11 black women in the mid-1990s who died from liver cancer in prison. Read more...
Putin plots revenge on US over sanctions
Putin is preparing counter sanctions after Joe Biden hit Russia in its wallet over election meddling and hacking, the Kremlin has said, but has not made a final decision yet. Read more...
Seeking Cooperation on Climate, U.S. Faces Friction With China
John Kerry, President Bidens climate envoy, is pressing China to do more to address global warming. But he faces an emboldened Beijing leadership that thinks the United States has lagged behind. Read more...
'That information is not real' Bielsa dismisses reports that he is set to sign a new deal at Leeds
Argentinian daily newspaper La Nacion claimed last weekend that the club and Bielsa were 'very close' to reaching an agreement and the news has since been circulated by other outlets. Read more...
Jordan's former crown prince says he has been placed in isolation
Jordan's former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of the country's ruler King Abdullah II, claims he has been placed in isolation and his communication cut off, in a video statement obtained by the BBC. Read more...
New Books on the Brain and What It Can and Cant Do
From Useful Delusions, by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler, about why lying to ourselves can be good, to Adam Grants Think Again, about how we can reset our preconceived notions. Read more...
C.D.C. Panel to Meet Next Friday on J.J. Vaccine Pause
The advisory panel will discuss safety data related to a small number of blood-clotting cases in Johnson Johnson vaccine recipients. It is unclear whether the vaccine was responsible for the clots. Read more...
As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them
A hastily formed crowdsourcing operation to contain the insects in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia could help manage climate-related disasters everywhere. Read more...
NFL becomes latest major US league to embrace online sports betting after inking billion in deals
The NFL, a longtime opponent of online sports gambling, has become the latest major US pro league to ink endorsements in that arena, partnering with three websites on five-year deals worth billion. Read more...