From Jane Smiley to Lisa Harding, Michael Farris Smith and Walter Mosley This week's best fiction
Bear with me when I say that Paras, the heroine of Pulitzer-winner Smiley's latest novel, is a horse - a talking horse - because this fanciful fable is as delightful as it is surprising. Read more...
Trump's surgeon general questions guidance about getting two vaccine shots
Former US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Monday questioned the Biden administration's current guidance on getting both Covid-19 vaccine shots for the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines -- which were tested and authorized as a two-dose regimen spaced a few weeks apart -- in order to offer at least some protection immediately to more Americans. Read more...
Golden Globe winners 2021
The Golden Globe Awards are being presented Sunday night. Read more...
Rafael Nadal stunned by remarkable comeback as Stefanos Tsitsipas dumps him out of Australian Open
Rafael Nadal will have to wait to win his 21st grand slam and etch his name into the history books after a stunning comeback from Stefanos Tsitsipas dumped him out of the Australian Open. Read more...
Biden administration sanctions senior Russian officials over Navalny poisoning and imprisonment
The Biden administration has slapped sanctions on seven Russian officials in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Read more...
'Ice Age' horse actually died a few hundred years ago, scientists say
The 'Lehi horse', uncovered from the city of Lehi in Utah, was thought to have lived in the Pleistocene Epoch - which lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago. Read more...
How I was hit by a 15% fee - hidden in shares small print
Jonathan Maitland was surprised when Hargreaves Lansdown, the company he had used to buy some shares, had charged what in effect amounted to a commission. Read more...
Cricket to be big winner of new 300m bailout of summer sports
The money is designed to help support professional clubs and sporting bodies who are set to miss out on cash from gate receipts while crowds are barred from stadiums until at least May. Read more...
Exercise vs. Diet? What Children of the Amazon Can Teach Us About Weight Gain
What we eat may be more important than how much we move when it comes to fighting obesity. Read more...
Daniel Cormier rubbishes Paulo Costa's claim he was drunk before UFC 253 fight
Paulo Costa blamed drinking a whole bottle of wine on his defeat by Israel Adesanya back on September. However, former heavyweight Daniel Cormier has dismissed the explanation as a 'joke'. Read more...
Manchester City Routs Liverpool, Confirming the Obvious
Manchester Citys rout at Anfield provided some clarity in the Premier League title race. But the factors that led to it have been plain to see for months. Read more...
Ex-Artistic Director of Greeces National Theater Held After Rape Arrest Warrant
The case of Dimitris Lignadis is the most high-profile among the numerous directors and actors to have been named in a torrent of accusations that have rocked the Greek arts world. Read more...
Pension lifetime allowance Will the rates be frozen?
Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering freezing the lifetime allowance, the total amount you can pay into a pension and still get tax relief, at 1,073,100 for the rest of this parliament. Read more...
The battle to save Sri Lanka's leopards
Having endured a bloody civil war from 1983 until 2009, Sri Lanka is now at peace and developing rapidly. That's good news for the country as a whole, but the island nation's leopards are under threat. Read more...
Dolphin 'stampede' caught on camera
A dolphin tour off the coast of Newport Beach, California, got a special treat when they encountered a "stampede" of dolphins. Read more...
His Books Inspired Lovestruck Teens to Put Locks on Bridges
Federico Moccia, the Italian writer likened to Nicholas Sparks and John Green, is releasing his Rome Novels in English for the first time. Read more...
How the Pandemic Stalled Peak TV
Wheres Succession? Atlanta? After the number of scripted shows fell for the first time in a decade, Hollywood hopes to satisfy a restless audience with less costly fare. Read more...
Tom Parker's wife Kelsey reveals their children are unaware of his terminal brain cancer
The 30-year-old appeared on Loose Women on Tuesday to discuss Tom's treatment and how the grade four tumour has shrunk 'significantly'. Read more...
What Should You Do With Your Savings?
If youve been fortunate enough to put away some cash, here are a few ideas on what to do with it. Read more...
How To Ritualize Tea Time
Tea might be the perfect drink for the pandemic winter malaise. Heres how to start your own ritual. Read more...