From Peter Ho Davies to Hafsa Zayyan, Olivia Sudjicand Jeff Noon This week's best new fiction
When a scan shows that their unborn child may have defects, a nameless couple opt for an abortion. Read more...
Covid US Case of SECOND UK super strain, 'Bristol' variant, found
Known as the 'Bristol variant' and first seen in the UK, the variant carries the same mutations as the 'Kent' or B117 version of the virus as well as the E484K mutation seen in the South African variant. Read more...
Photographer uses her vagina as a camera to take photos of friends and ex-lovers
A Woman's Right To Pleasure is an erotic assortment of artwork and essaysproduced in New York which celebrates female pleasure, compiled as an 'act of resistance', its author told the Guardian. Read more...
New York Citys Arts and Recreation Employment Down 66%, Report Says
The New York State comptrollers office details the effects of the pandemics devastation and says a full recovery would be made only with government assistance. Read more...
Burnley, Brighton and Sheffield United eye giant Celtic defender Jack Hendry
The 6ft 4ins centre back has been starring for the Belgian side where he is on loan this season and a string of man of the match performances have alerted scouts in the English top-flight. Read more...
Liverpool Fans go crazy for Melwood charity auction
The auction, which smashed its estimated total value of 200,000, featured a wide variety of items from the club's recently-closed training ground and raised a total of 373,670. Read more...
Elderly women owed a stunning 3BILLION in state pension by DWP
The huge bill for shortchanging women on their pensions for decades was revealed by Office for Budget Responsibility alongside the Budget announcements today. Read more...
'What a pr**k!' Jacqueline Jossa hits back at fat-shaming troll who slid into her DMs
The former EastEnders actress, 28, shared screenshots of the abuse to her Instagram Stories, after being told that she was 'getting fat' and 'has a double chin' Read more...
From Cecily von Ziegesar to Bridget Collins, Thomas McMullan and Ruth Ware This week's new fiction
The author best known for the teen hit Gossip Girl returns with a warm, inviting slice of grown-up life, replete with doubt, dissatisfaction and some deeply questionable decision-making. Read more...
These disruptors plan Hollywood ending for LA story
For Alexis Ohanian last summer, it started with a simple phone call. The entrepreneur and co-founder of Reddit was in London and his friend wanted him to come to Paris, "He's like, you're an idiot if you don't come down to watch the USA play France." Read more...
Jaguars Assistant Coach Chris Doyle Resigns After Backlash
The Fritz Pollard Alliance criticized the recent addition of Chris Doyle, who was accused of mistreatment of Black players at the University of Iowa, to Urban Meyers staff in Jacksonville. Read more...
Are Telegram and Signal the Next Misinformation Hot Spots?
Telegram and Signal, the encrypted services that keep conversations confidential, are increasingly popular. Our tech columnists discuss whether this could get ugly. Read more...
Inside Malawi's Covid-19 wards, the impact of vaccine nationalism is all too clear
Even before Andrew Simbota arrived at the small, rural Mulanje district hospital on Saturday afternoon, doctors here wondered how they would treat him. They were down to two oxygen tanks for their entire Covid-19 ward. A serious patient like Simbota can use up to three canisters of high-flow oxygen a day. Read more...
NHS hospitals in London are told to prepare for a 'possible surge' in Covid patients later this year
The leaked guidance handed to NHS trusts in London last month warns that they will be asked to 'begin to plan for a possible wave 3 Covid surge'. But cases are falling across the capital. Read more...
The Brewing Voting Rights Clash
Republicans are reuniting and re-energized as they pursue a longstanding political goal. Read more...
Why Do Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names?
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but whats the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names? Read more...
Why Do Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names?
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but whats the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names? Read more...
Ioan Gruffudd's wife Alice Evans describes her shock at actor filing for divorce
Ioan Gruffudd's wifeAlice Evans branded her estranged husband a 's**t' in an emotional Instagram post - hours after she claimed she didn't know he was filing for divorce. Read more...
As Bitcoins Price Surges, Affluent Investors Start to Take a Look
Cryptocurrencies, originally a way to conduct business outside the financial system, are increasingly seen as an asset akin to private equity or venture capital. Read more...
Americas First Moonshine, Applejack, Returns in Sleeker Style
From the Blue Ridge Mountains to Vermont, new distillers are reviving a drink that vanished during Prohibition, giving it the age and polish of a fine brandy. Read more...