Revealed The Shipworm Sex Tapes
Natures weirdest clam surprises scientists once again, this time in video footage of its mating habits. Read more...
Portugals President Wins Re-election, but Far Right Gains
Portugal once stood out in Europe for having no real far-right presence in politics. Those days appear over. Read more...
Fashion In the luxe lane
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Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its ambitious internet balloon venture
A futuristic project by Google's parent company Alphabet to provide internet from high flying balloons has burst. Read more...
UK jobless rate creeps up to 5 per cent as employment slides
Official figures showed the unemployment rate was up 0.6 percentage points between September and November compared to the previous quarter. Read more...
Man tries smuggling 74 protected Tanzanian chameleons into Austria
The man, who was travelling from Tanzania via the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, hid the lizards in his clothes and ice cream boxes in his luggage. Read more...
Cancer operations fell by 800 in the first fortnight of 2021 as Covid cases surged
An estimated 800 cancer surgeries - about 13 per cent - were delayed between January 3 and 17, with London and surrounding counties the worst hit. Read more...
Supreme Court denies NY Democrat Sheldon Silver's appeal of bribery conviction
The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for his bribery conviction. Read more...
Let's Do It Review If only Jasper Rees had taken Victoria Wood's advice of less was always more
No one pinpointed the essence of Middle England both as lovingly and as sharply as Victoria Wood. Read more...
Furious father bites off six-year-old son's penis in China before spitting it out
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING Witnesses in Shenzhen, in the Guangdong province of China, said the 32-year-old father was walking with his naked son and four-year-old daughter on the street when he launched the sickening attack. Read more...
Neptunes Weird Dark Spot Just Got Weirder
While observing the planets large inky storm, astronomers spotted a smaller vortex they named Dark Spot Jr. Read more...
Alphabet Program Beats the European Human Go Champion
DeepMind, a research organization, said that a program combining two separate algorithms had soundly defeated a high-ranking professional Go player. Read more...
Cowardice of the dog snatchers Pet thefts soar by 170% as just one in 100 thieves are caught
Booming demand for so called 'pandemic puppies,' sparked a rise in dog thefts of 170 per cent in the past year, shocking figures have shown, amid calls to make pet theft a specific criminal offence. Read more...
Rudy Giuliani Sued by Dominion Voting Systems Over False Election Claims
The suit against Mr. Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump who pushed to overturn the election results, accuses him of carrying out a viral disinformation campaign. Read more...
From Cecily von Ziegesar to Bridget Collins, Thomas McMullan and Ruth Ware This week's new fiction
The author best known for the teen hit Gossip Girl returns with a warm, inviting slice of grown-up life, replete with doubt, dissatisfaction and some deeply questionable decision-making. Read more...
Australian Open See How Tennis Players Train in Quarantine
The athletes waiting in quarantine for the Australian Open are figuring out creative ways to stay busy (and swing a tennis racket) before they can hit the court. Read more...
Elaine Paige reveals height is her biggest insecurity and has often caused her to be 'overlooked'
The West End star, 72, admitted she is 'terribly shy' andself-conscious abouther height, and said something she has suffered from since she was a young girl. Read more...
Tae Keller Wins Newbery Medal for When You Trap a Tiger
We Are Water Protectors, illustrated by Michaela Goade and written by Carole Lindstrom, won the Caldecott Medal. Read more...
US casino operator MGM ends its 8bn bid for Ladbrokes owner Entain
The betting giant had been fighting off an 8bn offer from MGM Resorts, saying it 'significantly undervalued' Entain. Shares in Entain, formerly known as GVC, fell 11.9 per cent. Read more...
Lizzo shares more body confident snaps as she cut a casual figure in a crop top and sweats
The three-time Grammy winner, 32, looked radiant as she cut a casual figure in a light nude crop top and khaki green sweat shorts. Read more...