Marshall, Conference USA in Spat Over Conference Realignment
Several universities that are choosing to switch leagues are attempting to do so ahead of timelines outlined by their conferences contracts. Read more...
Fat people are seen as more interested in long-term relationships, study finds
Researchers from the University of Arkansas claim that fat people are seen as more interested in long-term relationships, while slim people appear to prefer flings. Read more...
Briton, 21, who 'organised street races where drivers tried to copy video game' is arrested in Spain
The 21-year-old was held along with a 19-year-old Irish teenager with him in the car after smashing into a roadside barrier in Seville in the rented 600 horsepower Audi RS6. Read more...
The Mental Cost of Being Denied an Abortion
An examination of the most rigorous research to date. Read more...
Elif Batuman Read Marie Kondos Book. Now Her Shelves Spark Joy.
People might be surprised to see a shelf with almost nothing on it except a copy of Marie Kondos The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, says the author, whose new novel is Either/Or. I was able to let go of a lot of shame and self-hatred that turned out to be tied up in my accumulated belongings. Read more...
Imaging Contrast Dye Shortage Delays Tests for Diseases
Many U.S. hospitals are postponing scans used to diagnose diseases after a Covid lockdown in China hobbled the main U.S. supplier of an imaging chemical. Read more...
Kat Graham looks terrific in TWO numbers at Cannes Film Festival events including tuxedo leotard
Kat Graham made the rounds at the Cannes Film Festival and attended the Elvis biopic in a plunging tuxedo-skirt ensemble, which she stripped down to a tuxedo leotard for an intimate dinner. Read more...
A Library, a Pigeon and a Cruise
Our critic recommends old and new books. Read more...
Sadio Mane 'is Bayern Munich's top priority; German giants have already met his agent
Sadio Mane is entering the final year of his contract at Anfield and has been linked with a move to Germany. Bayern have reportedly met with Mane's representatives in Mallorca to discuss a potential deal. Read more...
Could this revolutionary jab help destroy the cancer that killed Patrick Swayze?
A team at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in the US has just given the preventative jab to their first volunteer, a woman with a family history of the disease. Read more...
Britons dress up for Queen's Platinum Jubilee and prepare to mark her 70 years on the throne
Enthusiastic Brits are already getting ready to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Children dress up as the Queen and work colleague practice baking ahead of the big day. Read more...
Can off-market portal Invisible Homes really sell your property for more than Rightmove?
New property selling portal claims to help sellers avoid 'stale' listings and buyers cut down on annoying calls from estate agents. Read more...
Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine conflict's first war crimes trial
A 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing an unarmed man in Ukraine's first war crimes trial since Russia's invasion. Read more...
Novak Djokovic calls Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players 'crazy'
Twenty-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic has criticized the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing at Wimbledon this year, calling the move "crazy." Read more...
From Stuart MacBride to Tom Cox, Emily St John Mandel and Michael Arditti, the best new fiction
Readers will have to be on their toes to follow this freewheeling sci-fi yarn. At different points in the novel, we are in 1912, 2020, 2203 and 2401. Read more...