Emerging Coronavirus Variants May Pose Challenges to Vaccines
Laboratory studies of mutations circulating in South Africa suggest they may dodge some of the bodys immune responses. Read more...
Real Madrid confirm head coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for Covid-19
Real Madrid have confirmed head coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for Covid-19. It means the Frenchman will miss his side's trip to Alaves on Saturday evening. Read more...
Married At First Sight's Martha Kalifatidis unveils fitness transformation
She's currently following boyfriend Michael Brunelli's 30 day fitness challenge. Read more...
Supreme Court Case Could Limit Future Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Industry
The court heard arguments on a technical legal question in a case that demands fossil fuel companies help pay for the costs of dealing with climate change. Read more...
Stud farm celebrating after controversial plans for five-acre waste plant next door rejected
Internationally-renowned stud farm Littleton Stud, near Winchester, Hampshire, has been spared from having a five-acre waste centre built nearby after proposals were rejected. Read more...
Players in a New Super League Would Be Barred From the World Cup
FIFA sends a stern warning to clubs that are considering forming their own lucrative competition. Read more...
Sharon Begley, a Top Science Journalist, Is Dead at 64
Long at Newsweek, she was regarded as one of her generations pre-eminent science writers. An Enlightenment-era figure, Jon Meacham said. Read more...
Temples of swoon The stunning cliffside monasteries that look like sets from Indiana Jones movies
If you want 2021 to have that Indiana Jones feel to it, here are a couple of sights to put on your bucket list - St George's Monastery near Jerusalem and the Monastery of the Temptation near Jericho. Read more...
Pandemic pushes older home owners into thinking about downsizing sooner
A survey of homeowners aged 55 and over, by retirement home builder Audley Group, found 34 per cent want to move to a better area and 29 per cent want to be closer to family and friends. Read more...
Mal Washington 'We've a responsibility to do more than just hit a ball'
Mal Washington currently holds a 24-year record in men's tennis. He's the last Black man to play a Wimbledon final since Arthur Ashe in 1975 and he's fighting to make the sport more diverse. Read more...
Frontline workers at Covid testing centres are NOT being offered vaccine yet
EXCLUSIVE Workers at drive-through testing centres aren't being offered tests, despite routinely leaning into cars to take swabs from people's throats and noses. Read more...
So will we escape the gloom? We ask travel experts to share their hopes and fears for 2021
How long will it take before we'll be able to whizz around the globe like in the good old days? No one knows for sure, but these insiders are good people to ask... Read more...
Kylie album review If you're itching to dance around the kitchen, Disco will do the business
During the first lockdown, many people suddenly found a new interest, while others lost themselves in something they already loved. Kylie Minogue, it seems, did both at once. Read more...
How to Celebrate The Inauguration Safely
There may not be huge crowds or evening balls, but you can still celebrate the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Read more...
Conquistadores butchered Aztec women and children as revenge for Spaniards being killed and eaten
Researchers in Mexico City uncovered the remains of at least a dozen women brutally killed by conquistadors in Tecoaque, even as they tried to protect children as young as 5. Read more...