Mum confused over very unusual markings on her farm fresh eggs
An Australian mum has been left confused over strange markings on the outside of her farm fresh eggs - before strangers revealed the reason behind them. Read more...
Biden Wants to Raise Taxes, Yet Many Trump Tax Cuts Are Here to Stay
While Democrats have vowed to repeal the former presidents signature 2017 law, his successor is more likely to tinker with it, given constraints. Read more...
British bees are becoming reliant on the invasive Himalayan Balsam flower
The great British countryside's changing face has been mapped across seven decades - using bees' honey by a team from theNational Botanic Garden of Wales. Read more...
The Determined Siblings Who Became Americas First Women Doctors
Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, the subjects of The Doctors Blackwell, by Janice P. Nimura, succeeded in practicing medicine against innumerable odds. Read more...
Scorned lover takes revenge by spending 500 worth of films tiled Liar and Deceit on ex's account
Salisbury nurse Lauren Lilley, 29, warned her ex 'Don't f**with a good woman,' after she spent 500 on films titled Ugly, Liar and Deceit as revenge for cheating on her. Read more...
Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl confident Danny Ings will sign a new contract
The 28-year-old's current three-year deal expires in the summer of 2022 and he has yet to commit to extending his stay with the Saints amid reported interest from Tottenham. Read more...
Asbestos
In a controversial article, The Great Asbestos Hysteria (Mail, February 23), we said that according to the Health and Safety Executive, the risks from white asbestos products are insignificant, and arguably zero in the case of lung cancer. The HSE assessments related to specific levels of exposure to white asbestos fibres, not white asbestos products, and found a risk from higher levels. The article said that asbestos in UK schools is almost all white. According to the HSE, the more harmful brown asbestos was also frequently used in schools. The writer was in error in saying that the HSE had been forced to withdraw a series of commercials claiming that mesothelioma kills 4,500 a year. In fact, the advertisements were based on an estimate of 4,000 deaths from all asbestos-related disease. Read more...
Aerion starts work on Florida HQ where it will build 1,000mph jet
Aerion Park in Melbourne, Florida, will produce 300 of the jets - called the AS2 - said Tom Vice, Chairman, President and CEO of Aerion, the firm that's developing them. Read more...
Two Artists, Continents Apart, and a Shared Language of Struggle
The Australian painter Gordon Hookey and the Los Angeles artist Gary Simmons found they had many things in common. Sports is just one of them. Read more...
The Inauguration Kept Crowds Out and Tried to Bring America In
At President Bidens made-for-TV swearing-in, rituals of normalcy ran into reminders that these are anything but normal times. Read more...
Parents of electrocuted boy, seven, weep as court sees CCTV of his final moments
Colin Naylor (pictured), 73, who worked at the King Harold pub in Essex, denies gross negligence manslaughter over the death of Harvey Tyrrell, seven. Read more...
Portland police share photos of Antifa rioters and the weapons used to smash up Democratic Party HQ
Protests in Portland erupted on Wednesday just hours after Biden's inauguration. Eight people were arrested from a crowd of 200 as antifa demonstrators smashed windows of buildings. Read more...
Home Projects to Give You a Fresh Start
Completing these five home projects like undergoing a good spring cleaning will give you and your home a fresh start in the new year. Read more...
From The Trail Of The Chicago 7 to Riviera and David Copperfield The best on demand TV this week
There's one reason why people are talking about The Trial Of The Chicago 7. Read more...
The Welsh caves for sale for 150k with Fred Flintstone appeal
There are unusual properties and then there is this. These five caves near the Brecon Beacons are for sale with the woodland they sit in for 150,000. Read more...
How I Blew My Bitcoin on Sushi
In 2013, this reporter spent 10 Bitcoin, worth ,000 at the time, on a dinner for dozens of strangers in San Francisco. The owner of the restaurant wisely held onto it. Read more...
Alexey Navalny to be held in custody for 30 days following his return to Russia
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was ordered to remain in custody for 30 days during an unexpected hearing in Russia on Monday, less than 24 hours after he returned to the country and five months after he was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. Read more...
Covid England Over-60s' hospital mortality rate 13 times higher
NHS England figures published yesterday show that while there were 58,600 Covid-19 deaths in older age groups since the pandemic began, younger people accounted for 4,650 deaths. Read more...
Anthea Turner's sister Wendy reveals how she found a way out of her despair
Anxiety and depression have been part of TV presenter Wendy Turner-Webster's life for just about as long as she can remember. Read more...
The T List Five Things We Recommend This Week
Fanciful wallpaper, new work by Marie Watt and more. Read more...