US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study. Read more...
Gillian Flynn Takes Her Paranoia to Television
With Utopia, the best-selling novelist makes her debut as a TV showrunner. But anyone who knows her from Gone Girl or Sharp Objects might be surprised by what they see. Read more...
A Narnia-Inspired Design, on Long Island
A guesthouse remodel is helped by a passion for reading, in particular an escapist book series. Step into the wardrobe, please. Read more...
Coronavirus Vaccine Moderna and Pfizer Reveal Secret Blueprints Trials
The companies hope to earn the trust of the public and of scientists who have clamored for details of the studies. Read more...
Red hot crops! He's had a few false starts, but Monty Don has mastered the art of growing chillies
Monty Don shares his secret to avoiding the pitfalls of growing spicy crops, from chillies to Jalapeos and the fiery 'Aji Hot' stout fruit originating from Peru. Read more...
Facebook userswill be able to own their images and issue takedown notices
In an update Monday, Facebook unveiled Rights Manager for Images, which lets creators and publishers submit images for approval, then issue takedown notices to violators. Read more...
Queen 'furious after staff revolt at Sandringham' over Christmas plans
Insiders claim that the Queen is 'furious' that a revolt by backroom staff at Sandringham means she could be forced to spend the festive season at Windsor for first time in 33 years. Read more...
'I would literally tear one of your arms off' Jon Jones reignites war of words with Israel Adesanya
The duo's ongoing feud escalated once again at the weekend after Adesanya claimed he wanted to 'f**up' Jones following his emphatic title defence against Paulo Costa at UFC 253. Read more...
E.P.A. to Promote Lead Testing Rule as Trump Tries to Burnish His Record
The E.P.A. will tout a new rule on testing lead in drinking water as President Trump39;s latest environmental achievement, but water experts see only modest improvements at best. Read more...
Nicole Brown Simpson's secret diaries reveals horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of OJ Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson recounted the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of OJ Simpson in her secret diaries Read more...
Alessandra Ambrosio graces the cover and pages of Elle Russia alongside son Noah and daughter Anja
Alessandra Ambrosio put her supermodel skills on display as she graced the pages of Elle Russia alongside daughter Anja, 12, and son Noah, eight. Read more...
Skateboarder and entrepreneur Keith Hufnagel dies from brain cancer at 46
A statement released by Hufnagel39;s company said he had lived with cancer for 2 1/2 years. Read more...
Indian brave, courtesan, slave and the world's loudest snorer MANY LIVES AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY STEPHANIE BEACHAM
It takes a while to get into this book because first you have to navigate a prologue and not one but two forewords, the first by the authors 11-year-old grandson, who reveals that at 4 a.m. without make-up Stephanie Beacham has green skin, witch-like hair and gives him nightmares, muses JOHN HARDING Read more...
Lord Ahmed
Further to our article of January 30 (Grooming of girls by Asian gangs fuelled by unhappy arranged marriages to cousins), Lord Ahmed has asked us to make clear that the phenomenon of Asian men preying on vulnerable young girls is not only by men from Pakistan, and nor are the victims always white. We are happy to set the record straight. Read more...
Duterte Lashes Out at Facebook After It Takes Down Fake Accounts
The Philippine leader, who harnessed the social network as he rose to power, is now making vague threats to shut it down. Read more...
Local lockdowns could pop up across the nation within 24 hours
The app sends warnings of new infections to local authorities, allowing them to rapidly spot outbreaks and move to curb the spread of the virus. It has been downloaded by 12.4million Britons. Read more...
Brought Together by a Team Effort
Several mutual friends pushed for Lily Snyder and Marcela Sapone to meet, knowing that they would likely hit it off. Read more...
Officers tell how baying crowd shouted 'light them up' after man doused them in petrol
The aerial footage, shot by a police helicopter, shows a grey-track-suited man throwing petrol over eight officers during the incident in Basildon, Essex, in May 2019. Read more...
Robert Galbraith, Andrew O'Hagan, Curtis Sittenfeld and Rose TremainThis week's new fiction
This new episode in the Cormoran Strike series sees the one-legged detective tackling his first cold case. London doctor Margot Bamborough vanished 40 years ago. Read more...
As Wildfires Rage, California Presses Insurers to Cut Rates
But the changes could backfire, experts say, pushing more insurers to stop offering coverage in areas where fire risk is rising because of climate change. Read more...