The hospitals where Covid admissions are FALLING
Some 20 of 138 acute NHS trusts recorded a dip in beds occupied by Covid-19 patients in the seven days to January 12 compared to the previous week. Read more...
In Hudson, a Glass House for an Expanding Family
They were looking for a weekend place in upstate New York. They never expected to build it themselves. Read more...
U.S. Executes Dustin Higgs for Role in 3 1996 Murders
It was the 13th and final scheduled federal execution under President Trump. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has said he opposes the death penalty. Read more...
PlayStation 5 Review Sonys New Console Is an Entertaining Behemoth
With a winning combination of solid hardware and software, Sonys new console makes us excited about the next generation of gaming. Read more...
Treat yourself to a photography course anywhere from Cornwall to Cambodia and... snap out of it!
Here's our pick of the best specialist holidays that will get you snapping away like a professional. The list includes a 20-day tour of Africa with National Geographic photographer Sandesh Kadur. Read more...
Surprise Medical Bills Cost Americans Millions. Congress Finally Banned Most of Them.
Efforts to solve the common consumer problem had been stalled by lobbying pressure and legislative squabbles. Read more...
A food and drink tour of Cleethorpes, from the world's smallest pub to cutting-edge cooking
The Daily Mail's Rob Crossan discovers that in Cleethorpes, the customary and the cutting edge are rubbing along nicely together. Pictured is the town's Signal Box Inn - the world's tiniest boozer. Read more...
A New York Courtship
Metropolitan Diary A veteran New Yorker dragged a newcomer to all the veteran's favorite spots, and two loves intertwined -- the city and the person. Read more...
Dustin Higgs heads to the death chamber in the 13th and final federal execution of Trump's term
Higgs, 48, was pronounced dead at 1.23am on Saturday after receiving a lethal injection of pentobarbital in the federal death chamber at the U.S.penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana . Read more...
Preserving Macao's bamboo tradition through sculptural works
Many of Asia's biggest cities owe their skylines to long bamboo poles that allow construction workers to climb to great heights. Read more...
Baryshnikov Arts Announces Digital Season
New work by Kyle Marshall, Bijayini Satpathy, Justin Hicks and others will debut throughout the spring. Read more...
Hurricane Sandy Michael Bloomberg and Andrew Cuomo blame hurricane on climate change
Since New York City's foundation in the early 17th century, the lower tip of Manhattan has been at the heart of metropolitan life - despite its vulnerability to flooding from the harbour. Two possible links between global warming and the damage wrought by Sandy are the raised sea levels which make it easier for the coast to flood, and warm air in the Atlantic Ocean increasing the fierceness of the storm. Read more...
Family of Brit teacher, 56, forced to pay 500 a DAY to keep him fed and washed in Chinese hospital
Mark Poole, from Burnley in Lancashire, moved to Chinaseveral years ago to pursue a career in teaching. But the 56-year-old is now stuck in a hospital after experiencing a severe seizure. Read more...
Overhaul at Royal Mail sets scene for break-up
Simon Thompson's appointment as chief executive of Royal Mail Group'sUK arm only - and not the whole business - will fuel speculation that the historic company could be split. Read more...
Unlucky egret gets blasted with rhino urine after standing in the wrong place at the wrong time
An unfortunate egret, which weighs less than one pound, was downwind of a massive 2,500-pound black rhino in Kenya when it relieved itself, spraying pee all over the snowy white bird. Read more...