From Sarah Paulson in Ratched toHigh Fidelity and Happy ValleyThe best on demand TV this week
The classic 1975 film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest gave us one of the screen's great villains in Nurse Ratched, the cold-hearted tyrant who rules her psychiatric wards with a rod of iron. Read more...
Champs-lyses set for green transformation
One of the most famous avenues in Paris, the Champs-lyses, is set for a facelift that will see it transformed into a green, pedestrian-friendly space, after Mayor Anne Hidalgo gave the go-ahead for a major renovation project. Read more...
Joe Biden's 'shot and awe' plan to ramp up COVID vaccinations
The actions and orders are the beginning of an effort to revamp the administration's policy to push out the vaccine, with 400,000 Americans already having succumbed to COVID-19. Read more...
A Bitter Archaeological Feud Over an Ancient Vision of the Cosmos
The Nebra sky disk, which has been called the oldest known depiction of astronomical phenomena, is a very emotional object. Read more...
Sadiq Khan's cycle lanes were UNLAWFUL, judge at London's High Court rules
The judgement followed a legal challenge by organisations representing London black cab drivers who were angry about being banned from a new bus-only route. Read more...
Biggest house price jump for FIVE YEARS London leads the way with 500,000 average home
London has driven a 7.6 per cent national rise in house prices after the average property in the capital surpassed 500,000 for the first time. The average UK price of a home rose to 249,633. Read more...
A Long, Lonesome Look at America
Alone on a 10,000-mile road trip across the United States, a Times journalist found an America cloaked in solitude and a country on edge. Read more...
Trump Tried to End Federal Arts Funding. Instead, It Grew.
Each year, President Trumps proposed federal budget eliminated funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. But the agency survived, largely by relying on bipartisan support in Congress. Read more...
Fauci Throws U.S. Support Behind W.H.O.s Covid-19 Efforts
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci appeared before the U.N. agencys board a day after President Biden moved to reinstate American ties with it. Read more...
Becketts Archers rules the air waves All That Fall at Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre has got permission from the estate of Samuel Beckett to stage his 1956 play All That Fall, which he wrote specifically for radio, and has cast it with two of our finest actors, Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon. Read more...
Beautician, 40, walks away with father's 300,000 inheritance after judge writes off 'DIY will'
Terri Tibbles was close to her father William Tibbles. Three days after his death, a second will was handed to his solicitors leaving everything to her siblings. A judge at London's High Court ruled it not valid. Read more...
Stricter COVID-19 restrictions likely saved THOUSANDS of lives in European countries, study finds
A new CDC study found based a score from one to 100, based on measures and the date each countryhit 0.02 new COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people, Serbia had the best score of 100. Read more...
Pompeo Says Iran Is New Base for Al Qaeda, but Offers Little Proof
Secretary of State Mike Pompeos statements were tempered by some U.S. officials, who said there was little new intelligence to suggest that Iran was an active headquarters for the terrorist group. Read more...
Patrick Vallance warns Covid jabs may be needed EVERY YEAR
The Government's chief scientific adviser said a regular flu-style roll out may be required to 'keep on top' of the virus. Scientists fear it could mutate to dodge immunity triggered by the vaccine. Read more...
Love Island's Ellie Brown puts on a racy display in hot pink lingerie in Dubai
The reality star, 22, turned up the heat as she slipped into a hot pink lingerie set for a sizzling Instagram snap on Wednesday. Read more...