NASA photo shows 'gold' Peruvian Amazon rivers
All that glitters is not gold, the saying goes, as proven by a new photo taken from the International Space Station (ISS). Read more...
Britain WON'T have to live with Covid like flu because it will become like measles, top expert says
Sage member Professor Devi Sridhar of the Univeristy of Edinburgh said Covid vaccines should mean the UK does not have 'live with the virus' as other experts have predicted. Read more...
Covid US 6,994 react badly to vaccines, 9.2% 'seriously'
Of more than 13.7 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered between mid-December 2020 and mid-January 2021, there were 6,994 reports of adverse events submitted to the CDC's reporting system. Read more...
Women who work outdoors in the sunshine are 17% LESS likely to get breast cancer
Danish researchers believe high levels of vitamin D, which is made by the body when exposed to sunlight as well as after eating specific foods, may be behind the link. Read more...
Our Boys Casualties of war face the enemy within
Its 1984. In the wake of the Falklands War and against the backdrop of the Troubles, five squaddies and an officer are laid up with injuries at the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital in Woolwich. Read more...
Love Classical Music? Anthony Tommasini Recommends Contemporary Composers
The New York Timess Culture editor has questions. Our chief classical music critic has answers. Read more...
Former US gymnastics coach dies by suicide after arrest for alleged sex crimes in Michigan
John Geddert faced 24 criminal counts, including human trafficking, criminal sexual conduct, racketeering and lying to police. Read more...
Zimbabwe receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines
Zimbabwe on Monday received 200,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines. Read more...
Covid UK Matt Hancock claims cases of variants 'falling sharply'
Mr Hancock's comment is at odds with a Public Health England report published hours later that showed 42 more cases of worrying variants have been confirmed in the past week. Read more...
A68a iceberg in Antarctica suffers another major split
The ill-fated Atlantic iceberg A68 thatbroke off from Antarctica in 2017 has suffered another major spilt, creating a smaller berg called A68g. Read more...
Andrew Perry
An article on September 5, 2010, "...fury as police cash in on car phone picture" said Andrew Perry, a CPS lawyer, might have been in contempt of court by giving a presentation using an evidence picture of footballer Jermain Defoe using a mobile phone while driving, before the case had been heard. In fact the picture related to a speeding case, prosecuted by Mr Perry, that had already concluded; a mobile phone case mentioned in the article had not yet begun. We are happy to set the record straight. Read more...
HSBC to keep its Canary Wharf HQ as it plots to close half its offices
HSBC said it would reduce the office space it occupies by 40 per cent to cut costs and allow staff to work from home more often. It is feared the move could be highly damaging to many local economies. Read more...
UK government WON'T share number of Covid cases in quarantine hotels
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today claimed that the UK's border measures 'are working' at keeping out coronavirus cases but his department will not publish the data to prove it. Read more...
In China, an Electric Car Maker Loses Money but Thinks Big
Nio can tap an extensive supply chain that Beijing has built to achieve its dream of dominating the manufacture of electric cars. Read more...
TALK OF THE TOWN Royal pals tear into Meghan Markle over her and Harry's treatment of the Queen
TALK OF THE TOWN Lady Alice Manners and Sabine Getty weighed in on the treatment of the Queen by Harry and Meghan by telling Meghan 'Girl. Take a seat.' Read more...
Kaley Cuoco's husband Karl Cook causes her to break down in TEARS of surprise before Golden Globes
Sometimes the simplest sweet gestures earn the biggest and best reactions. That was exactly the case for television actress Kaley Cuoco and her husband Karl Cook over the weekend. Read more...
WHO Africa encourages the use of AstraZeneca vaccine despite variants
The World Health Organization (WHO) African region has backed the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 even in countries reporting variants of the disease. Read more...
SpaceX Falcon 9 misses droneship and crashes after Starlink mission
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the ocean following a Starlink mission. The rocket was set to land on the droneship in Port Canaveral, but missed the target. Read more...