Strong gains for sterlingagainst the Dollar and the euro
The pound touched .3720 against the Dollar, its highest level since May 2018, and 1.1314 against the euro, a rate last seen in May 2020. Inflation jumped to 0.6 per cent in December. Read more...
Hundreds arrested as protests sweep across Russia
Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, was detained in Moscow on Saturday on the sidelines of a protest held in support of her husband. Read more...
A Child of Chinas Gilded Elite Strikes a Nerve Over Wealth and Privilege
The youngest daughter of the founder of the telecommunications giant Huawei debuted a documentary, a magazine cover and a music video and the response was savage. Read more...
When Some Critics Reject the Film Thats About Your Life
After Hollywood optioned his devastating essay about his dying wife, Matthew Teague vowed the movie would do right by her. The reviews landed like a gut punch. Read more...
The man who nailed The Serpent in real life 'If there's a hell that's where he belongs'
Charles Sobhraj (portrayed in drama The Serpent by actor Tahar Rahim) exerted a cult-like hold over travellers to Bangkok, many of whom were never seen again. Read more...
What made 'Celebrating America' soar
Other inaugural celebrations have festooned chilly Washington, DC, nights in white ties, gilded gowns, and crowded dance floors. Not this one. Read more...
Travis Roy, Who Inspired Millions After a Hockey Tragedy, Dies at 45
After an awkward fall 11 seconds into his first Boston University game left him a quadriplegic, he dedicated his life to advocacy for similarly disabled people. Read more...
So THAT'S why PM is hosting G7 summit in a Cornish village! How Carbis Bay is the old family home
The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Cornwall's tiny resort of Carbis Bay (population 4,000) has an association with the PM's family stretching back generations. Read more...
From Douglas Stuart to Kiley Reid and Sophie Kirtley The best fiction of the year
This year's Booker Prize winner is the real deal, and a debut to boot. Read more...
Blaze at facility of world's biggest vaccine maker kills 5 people
A fire that broke out at a facility of the world's biggest vaccine maker that killed five people would not affect vaccine production, the head of the company said Thursday. Read more...
Pandemic and anti-Asian racism have decimated Chinatown in New York, San Francisco and Seattle
Asian American businesses have been among the worst hit by the economic downturn, which coupled with anti-Chinese sentiment, has crippled Chinatown in NYC, San Francisco and Seattle. Read more...
Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne says Britons will not tolerate another 'absurd' lockdown
MP for New Forest West Sir Desmond Swayne said that the Government's focus should be on lowering hospital admissions so lockdown can be lifted. He described lockdown as 'madness'. Read more...
Grasping Rios Beauty and Tragedy
Joo Pinas photographs of Rio de Janeiro show how life remained a struggle for many residents during Brazils boom years. His books title? 46570, a reference to the number of murders in the city in the decade leading up to the 2016 Olympic Games. Read more...
When Will Interest Rates Rise? Fed Chair Says No Time Soon
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said the central bank remained far from dialing back support for the economy. Read more...
When Some Critics Reject the Film Thats About Your Life
After Hollywood optioned his devastating essay about his dying wife, Matthew Teague vowed the movie would do right by her. The reviews landed like a gut punch. Read more...
Mother-of-three fears her children will never catch up on the schooling they've lost
Jennifer Gray works full-time but she now must spend her time teaching her children as her youngest receives no online lessons. She also worries about the mental impact of lockdown. Read more...
QAnon believers are in disarray after Biden's inauguration
For years, believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory had been waiting for the moment when a grand plan would be put into action and secret members of a supposed Satanic pedophilia ring at the highest ranks of government and Hollywood would suddenly be exposed, rounded up and possibly even publicly executed. They were nearly always sure it was right around the corner, but "The Storm" never came and the moment of Joe Biden's inauguration was the last possible opportunity for President Donald Trump to put the plan in motion. Read more...
Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions. Read more...
NHS waiting list for ops hits record high with 4.46million people now in need of hospital treatment
In November 2019 there were 4.42million waiting for routine ops, and in November 2018 there were 4.45million waiting for further care, NHS England figures also show. Read more...
UFC 257 Michael Chandler knocks out Dan Hooker in THREE MINUTES on debut
After the referee stopped the fight with just 230 on the clock in the first round, 34-year-old American Chandler celebrated in style by climbing the Octagon and pulling off a spectacular backflip. Read more...