Staying at home reduces Covid cases more than school closures
A new study from the University of California, Los Angeles found that spending time outside of homes does more to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases than school closures. Read more...
Doctor urges people to replace their pillows every two years because of dust mites
Dr Karan Raj, from the UK, has taken to TikTok to urge people to replace their pillows every two years' - adding that the average person sheds 4kg of skin every year, which is a feast for microscopic dust mites. Read more...
Well-known writer says Bill Shorten should be kicked out of parliament over sexual assault claims
A prominent columnist has called for Bill Shorten to be kicked out of parliament over historical claims of sexual assault. Read more...
Cuomo Accused of Unwanted Advance at a Wedding Can I Kiss You?
The young womans account follows two separate accusations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed two female state employees. Read more...
Amazing Hotels BBC Two show visits St Lucia's Jade Mountain resort
Life for guests at the Jade Mountain resort in St Lucia is paradise - but it's not easy creating hotel heaven, as Monica Galetti and Giles Coren discover in the latest episode of Amazing Hotels. Read more...
Lady Gagas Dogs Are Stolen and Dog Walker Is Shot
The Los Angeles police said that two French bulldogs were taken Wednesday night and that a dog walker was critically injured. Lady Gaga is offering a reward for their safe return, a representative said. Read more...
Berkshire Hathaways Earnings Slowed Last Year
But its results were bolstered by a soaring stock market in the fourth quarter, Warren Buffett said in his annual letter to investors. Read more...
Jason Sudeikis and nominees who nailed the whole virtual Golden Globes thing
The mostly virtual Golden Globes has come to an end. But our memories of it will last...until next year. Read more...
NASA announces SpaceX Crew-2 mission will fly astronauts from three different agencies to the
The second crewed mission will launch no earlier than April 20, marking the first time in more than 20 years that astronauts from the United States, Japan and Europe have flown together. Read more...
In Confronting Saudi Arabia, Biden Tiptoes With a Close Ally
The U.S. has accused Saudi Arabias crown prince of ordering the killing of the dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi but is wary of causing a break with an important Arab partner. Read more...
Hamiltons Victory in Abu Dhabi Extends the Race for Series Runner-Up
Lewis Hamilton took his third victory of the season after Sebastian Vettel crashed out of a race for the first time this season. Read more...
Police task force begins hunt for sniper suspect tied to 22 car shootings in two weeks
A task force of investigators has started questioning drivers in four Michigan counties in hopes of catching a man suspected of shooting at other highway motorists head-on. Police investigators are searching for anything out of the norm during their traffic stops in Oakland, Livingston, Ingham and Shiawassee counties. Read more...
Anthony Martial should leave Manchester United if he keeps playing as a striker, says John Barnes
The Frenchman has often been deployed as a centre forward this season despite his preferred position being as a left winger, which he found great success with during his early years with United. Read more...
Creeping cost of Downing Street makeovers from the Blairs to the Camerons
The flat at Number 11 Downing Street remained a product of the 1960s - until Tony and Cherie Blair took up residence in 1997. Read more...
Property mogul, 61, who used CCTV to spy on wife, 49, wins Appeal Court battle over 6.9m divorce
A millionaire who installed CCTV cameras to spy on his fashionista wife has won his Appeal Court fight to overturn her 3.45m divorce payout after judges ruled his wealth had been 'overstated'. Read more...
Morbidly obese mother who weighed 31st branded 'selfish' for relying on daughter to look after her
Two years ago, Claire, from Southampton, weighed 31st, had been confined to her bed for eight years. In last night's episode of Shut-Ins Britain's Fattest People, she revealed she lost 10st. Read more...
Wild horses face slaughter after breeding too fast Mustangs roaming plains of America endanger animals
America's iconic mustang has reached a critical state of overpopulation prompting some ranchers to consider slaughter as a way of managing the crisis. Read more...
Duchess of York's killer aide Jane Andrews is seen shopping at a garden centre ahead of ITV doc
Jane Andrews, 53, has told friends that she is 'terrified' about the effects of a new ITV documentary will have on her life as the programme explores her murder in 2000 of her lover Tom Cressman. Read more...