Care home Covid cases TRIPLE in a month MOST outbreaks are among elderly residents
Date from Public Health England (PHE) reveals that in the week to January 14, there were 977 outbreaks of respiratory conditions in care homes with 739 confirmed as Covid. Read more...
Proud mum is accused of being 'racist' after sharing a post congratulating her son
Liz Jackson's 23-year-old sonRohan Browning ran a wind-assisted time of9.96 seconds in the famed event at theIllawarra Track Challenge on Saturday. Read more...
Champions League Match Is Postponed Over Racism Claim
European soccers governing body said it would investigate accusations by the Turkish club Basaksehir and its opponent, Paris St.-Germain, that a match official had used racist language. Read more...
Tiny Pretty Things Falls for Big Ugly Ballet Stereotypes
Why is it so hard to show the dance world as it is? This Netflix series about students at a ballet school is yet another cartoonish depiction. Read more...
Trump's approval plummets to 29% making him one of the least popular presidents of all time
A Pew Research poll shows Trump's approval rating has dropped by nine points since August 2020 and only 60% of GOP supporters rate his performance positively. Read more...
Ban on tenant evictions is extended until the end of March after latest lockdown is announced
A ban on evicting a tenant has been in force for a large chunk of the pandemic and so it is perhaps no surprise that it has extended once again with the latest restrictions. Read more...
The Truth About Your WhatsApp Data
Why there was a backlash this week to WhatsApp, and what, if anything, has changed. Read more...
Fidelity starts offering customers 'restricted' advice
Initial advice meetings will be free, but charges will be levied on customers for ongoing advice and for any Fidelity services and products they want to use thereafter. Read more...
Coronavirus Will Resemble the Common Cold, Scientists Predict
Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists predict. Read more...
Boogaloo Boys 'will continue' their armed rally in DC on Sunday despite 15,000 National Guard troops
It was reported Saturday that anti-government movement the Boogaloo Boys is continuing with plans for an armed rally in D.C. and at all 50 state capitols this Sunday. Read more...
PAUL McKENNA reveals mind tricks to beat stress and banish lockdown blues
PAUL McKENNA Stress lies, I believe, at the heart of so much modern malaise - it causes insomnia, makes us bad-tempered, and makes us feel disconnected from loved ones. Read more...
Record Increases in Home Prices
A recent report finds that home prices rose 14 percent nationally over a year. But not all markets are created equal. Read more...
Strong Views and Close to the Boss How U.S. Envoy Reshaped a Conflict
David Friedman, President Trumps bankruptcy lawyer-turned-ambassador, leaves his post having radically overhauled policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. Read more...
Flash Invaders Another Game for a World on Pause
A free phone app encourages people to explore their surroundings, engage with art and connect across oceans. Read more...
From The Fault Line to French And Saunders The best podcasts to listen to this week
In the wake of 9/11, an unlikely bromance formed between George W. Bush and Tony Blair. Read more...
Amazon Halo Review The Fitness Gadget We Dont Deserve or Need
The retail giant claims that its health product is extremely precise at scanning body fat. I found otherwise. Read more...
The Posh Portals of New York City
A new book looks at how grand entrances have helped define some of the citys most exclusive apartment houses. Read more...
2020 Masters Rory McIlroy Aims for Balance, and a Green Jacket
McIlroy, still seeking a Masters win for a career Grand Slam, struggled in the first round at Augusta National but rebounded in the second. Read more...
Ugandas Leader of 35 Years Is Re-elected Amid Accusations of Vote-Rigging
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni faced his strongest challenge yet from Bobi Wine, a rapper-turned-lawmaker. Read more...
Covid UK AstraZeneca says it can deliver 2m vaccine doses a week
Government figures released this afternoon showed that 223,726 inoculations were carried out yesterday, up from 165,844 on Monday, the first day for which the daily information was available. Read more...