From The Dig to Twist and The Lie The best on demand TV to watch this week
Wonderful, moving dramatisation of the 1939 dig at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk that unearthed an Anglo-Saxon ship burial and a hoard of buried treasure. Read more...
New Hampshire and Oklahoma Move to Open Covid Vaccines to Nonresidents
The moves come as President Biden pushed up the deadline to make all adults eligible for a vaccine and as the pace of inoculations is accelerating in the country. Read more...
Michelle Heaton slams Instagram troll who blamed her for Nikki Grahame's death
The singer, 41, took to Instagram on Sunday to slam the for the horrible abuse aimed at her after she admitted feeling 'scared' to visit Big Brother star Nikki during her final days. Read more...
Was recent Ebola outbreak from man who survived epidemic five years ago?
Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was first infected with the virus during the Ebola epidemic in the region five years ago. Read more...
N.Y.C. Mayor39;s Race Takeaways Who Will 39;Vax Daddy39; Endorse?
Candidates vied for the backing of the influential teachers union and other players, and one contender made a journey to Minneapolis. Read more...
Covid UK Daily cases rise 4% in a week to 2,472 with 23 deaths as lockdown eases
Today's daily update comes as a separate report counting weekly deaths, most recently in the week ending April 2, found that they plunged to their lowest level in six months. Read more...
Ukraine's president visits front line trenches while Russian TV warns nation is 'one step' from war
President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting the area nearMariupol. Zelensky said that a Russian invasion is a real possibility that Ukraine is bracing for. Read more...
Indian lawyer demands Prince Harry is arrested for 'breaking promise of marriage'
The woman, identified as Palwinder Kaur, claimed in a petition filed at the Punjab and Haryana High Court that she had been contacted on social media by Prince Harry. Read more...
Who Will Be the Next F.D.A. Chief?
Two leading contenders generate wider debate about the leadership needed to restore morale and scientific integrity to an agency battered by the politicized Trump administration. Read more...
BRIAN VINER reviews SAS - Red Notice
BRIAN VINER Our hero is a lump of Special Forces beefcake called Tom Buckingham, played by Sam Heughan, who is riding high in the betting to be the next James Bond. Read more...
House price growth in Liverpool outpaces London by almost FIVE times since start of pandemic
House price growth in northern cities and towns is continuing to outpace southern locations including London, according to the latest Land Registry data. Read more...
Darius, Worlds Longest Rabbit, Is Missing
Measuring more than four feet, the furry giant should be easy to spot. But he vanished from an English garden last weekend, and the police are treating his disappearance as an abduction. Read more...
Volcano Erupts on Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
La Soufrire, on the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, last erupted in 1979. It sent two explosive plumes of ash and smoke on Friday, and 20,000 people fled. Read more...
Your Tuesday Briefing
England eases out of lockdown. Read more...
White Evangelical Resistance Is Obstacle in Vaccination Effort
Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics. 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...
French Wine Production Ravaged by a Devastating Frost
Frances winegrowers had already been hit by higher U.S. taxes and the pandemic. Now they are dealing with a violent cold snap. Read more...
Eritrea Agrees to Withdraw Troops From Tigray, Ethiopia Says
The announcement comes amid mounting international condemnation of atrocities in Tigray, and days after an American presidential envoy visited Ethiopias prime minister. Read more...
The next Maria Sharapova? Why Amanda Anisimova is the real deal
When Maria Sharapova announced her retirement, it brought to an end the career of one of the most bankable stars in sporting history, a woman who transcended tennis to become a global sports marketing icon. Read more...
Wild swimming makes a splash during lockdown with searches for wetsuits in the UK up by 495 per cent
Mountain Warehouse says sales of wetsuits from January to March grew by 229 per cent compared to the same time last year, with over 2,000 units sold in the coldest UK winter months. Read more...