Artist creates World Cup players' portraits with paint-covered football
'Red' Hong Yi produced colorful renderings of Portugals Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazils Neymar and Argentinas Lionel Messi. Read more...
Scientists identify brain cells vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases in San Francisco say that targeting these brain cells could stop the disease in its tracks (stock image) Read more...
Almost Missing Summer
Metropolitan Diary As the writer awoke in the October chill, she began to romanticize summer, then remembered what it had been really like. Read more...
Early humans had already developed the skills and tools to survive climate change, study finds
Archaeologists from the Max Planck Institute studied changes to the environment and habitats of early hominins at the Oldupai Gorge heritage site in Tanzania. Read more...
Justin Thomas dropped by Ralph Lauren for using anti-gay slur
The Ralph Lauren Corporation is cutting ties with golfer Justin Thomas over his use of a homophobic slur. Read more...
Recipes to whet your appetite for travel, from Italian Tagliatelle al Ragu to Moroccan lamb tagine
With recipe-inspiring holidays on hold, how about cooking up a taste of abroad? Here's a selection of classic dishes to revive your wanderlust in the lockdown... Read more...
Novak Djokovic targets Pete Sampras' year-end world No. 1 record in Vienna
While unable to edge closer to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the grand slam leaderboard in the second half of the tennis season, Novak Djokovic is chasing one record that could see him outstrip his rivals. Read more...
New laws will make it easier to prosecute travellers who set up illegal camps across Britain
Home Secretary Priti Patel's tough measures will apply to trespassers on both private land and public spaces such as village greens and school playing fields. Read more...
N.C.A.A. President Seeks Delay on Vote to Let Students Profit From Fame
Facing pressure from the Justice Department, the N.C.A.A. president strongly recommended postponing a crucial decision, almost certainly extending a protracted debate. Read more...
100 Civilians Are Reported Dead After Attacks in Niger
Gunmen were described as having singled out men and boys in two villages in a region under siege by militants. Read more...
0 for a Five Guys meal? Welcome to New Year's Eve in Dubai
Dubai is known for its high-caliber offerings of glitz and glamor any day of the week, so it seems impossible for it to get any more extra. Read more...
Stricter COVID-19 restrictions likely saved THOUSANDS of lives in European countries, study finds
A new CDC study found based a score from one to 100, based on measures and the date each countryhit 0.02 new COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people, Serbia had the best score of 100. Read more...
Jamie Redknapp praises Eberechi Eze who impresses in display against Arsenal
Eze impressed in his side's clash against Arsenal, in a week where he has received a lot of criticism for sitting in the stands without a mask during QPR's FA Cup clash against Fulham. Read more...
Mexico Frees a General, and Wounds Its Alliance With the U.S.
The Biden administration will need to rebuild drug-enforcement cooperation after Mexico exonerated Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, discounting U.S. evidence that he worked for a cartel. Read more...
I bought clothes from a UK website but was told I had to return them to China
Is it acceptable to expect a UK customer to return clothing to China when it doesn't state this on their website? Read more...
On The Rocks review A small, strange film but it's rich in New York atmosphere
Sofia Coppola, of course, is the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather trilogy and other fine films. Read more...
The faster 800Jalapeo, spinach and Parmesan omelette
One of our favourite recipes. The jalapeo peppers make the omelette sing. Enjoy it as a flavourful breakfast or have it for lunch with half a plateful of green and coloured salad. Read more...
Trump loyalist who 'threatened to put a bullet in Nancy Pelosi' was QAnon fanatic
Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. was arrested last week in Washington DC. He said in a previous interview from September 'We will not go on offense - unless somebody very high up tells us to.' Read more...
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Ugandan presidential candidate says his home is 'under siege'
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, says his home is "under siege" from military. Read more...