Brazils Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
Brazil is seeing a record number of deaths, and the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant that may cause reinfection. Read more...
Budget 2021 Fury over Rishi Sunak's 'stealth and wealth tax' on middle classes
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's decision not to raise income tax and National Insurance thresholds will amount to a pay cut in real terms for millions of hard-working, middle-class families. Read more...
Underpaid state pensions A 3bn win for Steve Webb This is Money
This highlights a colossal short-changing of state pensioners and I would urge readers to check their pensions or encourage relatives or friends to look at theirs. Read more...
20 refugees die after people smugglers throw them off boat from Djibouti to Yemen
Around 200 desperate migrants were making the crossing from Djibouti into Yemen early Wednesday when smuggler 'panicked' and forced 80 off his boat and into the ocean, where 20 of them drowned. Read more...
Three female journalists killed by gunmen in Afghanistan
Three female media workers were shot dead in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, government officials said, amid a wave of killings that is spreading fear among professional workers in urban centers. Read more...
U.S. Health Care Lags Worldwide for Those Over 65
The United States still has mortifying lapses and problems, despite spending more on health care than any country in the world, a new Commonwealth Fund report reveals. Read more...
Louis Bacon and Moore Capital - an apology
In an article A hedge fund Godfather of September 4 2010, we suggested that Mr Bacon was complicit in unethical behaviour within his hedge fund business, Moore Capital, and elsewhere, and as a result he is not the kind of person, and Moore Capital not the kind of business, that the Conservative Party should consider accepting financial donations from. Read more...
Great British boltholes A review of The Old Success Inn, Cornwall
The Mail on Sunday's Vicki Reeve checked into The Old Success Inn located in Sennen, Cornwall. She stayed in one of the new 'fresh and comfy' annexe rooms, which all have fabulous sea views. Read more...
Jimmy Kimmel Skewers Andrew Cuomo Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
In the span of one month, Andrew Cuomo has somehow done the impossible He made Bill de Blasio the second-most-hated politician in New York, Kimmel said. Read more...
Inside billion-dollar cruise ships and no-access areas you never get to see
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Sea set sail for the first time since its million makeover for a 14-day journey and arrived in Sydney on Monday. Read more...
Majorcan estate where Richard Branson will build 'the most luxurious hotel in the Mediterranean'
It will occupy a plot on the tycoon's Son Bunyola Estate, which is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of posh properties. He has recently been granted planning permission. Read more...
Raising Money for a Nonprofit? Try a Personalized Approach
A new report found that small changes by gift officers like getting to know the donor could reap big benefits for their organizations. Read more...
Couples holidays Bickering after being stuck at home? Plan a life-changing trip, from Japan to Bali
Most couples will admit that the past year has been a strain - especially without travel. So that first post-lockdown trip had better be a good one for all concerned. Here are some ideas. Read more...
Marcus Rashford on Manchester United getting penalties
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford talks about how the United team doesn't go looking for penalties, but teams defend goals and "penalties happen." Read more...
A Portal Into a Universe Without Covid
Concerts, beaches, crowds Videos of New Zealand enjoying its summer feel like peering into an alternate reality. Read more...
Swimmer Emily Seebohm and radio host David 'Luttsy' Lutteral's split
Emily Seebohm and David 'Luttsy' Lutteral have reportedly broken up after almost two years together. According to a report by The Courier Mail, the couple's 'differing lifestyles' are to blame for the split. Read more...
Myleene Klass turned down Hear'Say Reunion as she was left to clean up bands mess when they split
The singer, 42, told how she had to deal with furious music executives after the group went their separate ways in 2002 after winning Popstars the previous year. Read more...
Labour, Lib Dems and Tories unite to condemn Nicola Sturgeon
Holyrood's Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem leaders lined up to excoriate the First Minister for failing to provide the full legal advice given to the Scottish Government. Read more...
Here Are the U.S. States With Travel Restrictions
Nearly half of the states have measures in place for visitors, from testing to quarantine requirements. Read more...
Fauci Is Giving His Coronavirus Model to the Smithsonian
Dr. Anthony S. Faucis donation of his 3-D virus model to the Smithsonians National Museum of American History comes as museums are working to document the Covid-19 era. Read more...