Victoria Hislop to John Lanchester, Sigrid Nunez and Stuart Turton This week's best new fiction
In the sequel to her best-selling debut, Hislop revisits The Island's leper colony of Spinalonga, which closes when a cure is found in 1957. Read more...
The Determined Siblings Who Became Americas First Women Doctors
Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, the subjects of The Doctors Blackwell, by Janice P. Nimura, succeeded in practicing medicine against innumerable odds. Read more...
The Metropolitan Opera Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
Marcia Sells has been brought on to rethink equity and inclusion at the largest performing arts institution in the United States. Read more...
Whats on TV This Week Snowpiercer and Resident Alien
Snowpiercer returns on TNT. And Alan Tudyk stars in a new comedy series on Syfy. Read more...
Europes Bankruptcies Are Plummeting. That May Be a Problem.
Governments have extended national programs to keep troubled businesses afloat, but the aid may only be postponing a painful reckoning. Read more...
Cerys Matthews album review She ends up being too self-effacing in We Come From The Sun
Cerys Matthews was once best known as the lead singer of Catatonia, the Welsh band who sold a lot of records in 1998. Soon, Catatonia may be best known as the band that launched Cerys. Read more...
HS2 Bailiffs start evicting HS2 protesters from camp - as police move in to 'keep the peace'
HS2 Rebellion activists burrowed into the ground to halt their eviction from the Tree Protection Camp in Euston Square Gardens, which they set up in September to protest the 170billion rail project. Read more...
Making New Friends During a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has profoundly disrupted some social circles. Heres what experts and new pals have to say about making, and maintaining, pandemic friends. Read more...
Behind the scenes of a famous James Bond shoot
A supervillain, an assassin, a mountain car chase and an Aston Martin equipped with gadgetry -- the Alpine scenes in 1964's "Goldfinger" set a new benchmark for the archetypal James Bond sequence. And as well as being, arguably, the most iconic six minutes and 37 seconds in the franchise's history, it is also one of the best documented. Read more...
Hero dog saves boy from drowning at Port Noarlung South Australia
Very brave dog Max wasted no time entering the water to save young boy from drowning in Port Noarlunga, with proud owner saying staffie x bulldog was 'just doing what he was told' Read more...
MyPillow C.E.O.s Trump Conspiracy Theories Put Company on the Spot
Retailers have stopped carrying its products, though Mike Lindell, the founder and face of MyPillow, blamed cancel culture and said he didnt think it would last. Read more...
Ministers consider gradual school reopening after half-term led by A-Level, GCSE and primary pupils
Under plans being considered, pupils who will be teacher-assessed for A-Levels and GCSEs this year could head back first along with years one and six. Read more...
What you need to know about impeachment
The overall impeachment process laid out in the Constitution is relatively simple President commits "high Crime or Misdemeanor," House votes to impeach, Senate conducts a trial. Read more...
The Bills Rack Up Wins. Folding Tables Get Wrecked.
Though the team prohibits it, Bills fans are carrying on a new table-slamming tradition deep into the playoffs. Read more...
Chile triggers national panic by mistakenly sending tsunami warning after quake
Authorities in Chile have expressed regret for spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to get out of coastal areas following an earthquake in Antarctica. Read more...
Food Chinese the easy way!
From super-speedy stir-fries to sticky chicken, cooking Chinese has never been so simple. You just need five key ingredients for all these recipes 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...
Swimmer is pulled from a beach at Surfers Paradise and rushed to hospital in a serious condition
A swimmer is in a 'serious condition' after nearly drowning at a popular beach this morning. Read more...
Can You Wear Floral on Your Buzz Cut?
The intricate art of hair tattooing reimagines the buzz cut as a blank canvas. Read more...
Many sports have suffered during a year of Covid-19 lockdowns... but running and cycling are booming
The first lockdown last spring spawned a new generation of runners and riders, with almost two million more adults taking up jogging and cycling - and leaders hope the boom will last. Read more...
For Elite Golfers, Money Talks
Sponsors have long paid players to compete in tournaments, but that money has become more important to get players to travel during the pandemic. Read more...