,000 Swindle Puts Spotlight on Literary Prize Scams
The organizers of at least five British awards received emails asking them to transfer prize money to a PayPal account. One of them paid out. Read more...
Signs of Economic Hope Are Growing, Some With Superlatives
Soaring retail sales and a sharp drop in jobless claims are the latest reflection of a quickening recovery and suggest a year of remarkable growth. Read more...
Why Were Freaking Out About Substack
A company that makes it easy to charge for newsletters has captivated an anxious industry because it embodies larger forces and contradictions. Read more...
Britain's Covid cases rise 8.7% to 1,882 compared with last Sunday
A further 1,882 people have tested positive for Covid-19 - a8.7 per cent rise on last Sunday. Today's daily death toll of 10 is 43 per cent higher than the seven seen on this day last week. Read more...
When Is the Met Gala in 2021?
This years Met Gala will be in September. The Costume Institute has announced its next big show. The subject American style. Politics are involved. Read more...
Damian Lewis pays heartfelt tribute to his wife Helen McCrory after she passed away aged 52
The actor, 50, confirmed Helen had passed away following a 'heroic' battle with the disease in a statement on Friday. Read more...
Teenager, 18, drowned on water-logged parkland after taking Ecstasy - as dealer jailed three years
Ben Moughton, 18, (pictured) drowned on an area of rain-soaked grass in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after taking Ecstasy, a court heard. Pills were bought from an 18-year-old who got them from 'dark web'. Read more...
Cosmetics bottle covered with a 'Hello, I'm Paper Bottle' label is made of PLASTIC
Eco-friendly beauty company Innisfree apologized for labeling a moisturizer as coming in a 'paper bottle' after consumers complained it was just a plastic container with a paper wrapper. Read more...
CBS News President Prepares Exit as Broadcast News Is in Flux
Susan Zirinsky is departing, while ABC News is said to be close to hiring a new leader, at a time of reorganization in television news in the post-Trump era. Read more...
BLM protester exaggerated claims he was 'dying' while demonstrating near home of Army drill sergeant
Shea Harley was seen on Wednesday taking off his mask as he shouted that US Army Drill Sergeant Jonathan Pentland had violated the oath he took when joining the armed forces. Read more...
Dominic Purcell clarifies that he will 'periodically' return to Legends Of Tomorrow
Dominic Purcell clarified that he would 'periodically' return to the cast of Legends Of Tomorrow in a now-updated caption for a post made to his Instagram account on Saturday. Read more...
India Covid Country runs low on vaccines putting global supplies at risk
Five Indian states are now warning of Covid vaccine shortages amid a brutal second wave of virus that has sent cases soaring and are calling on the government to send more, threatening global supplies Read more...
Questionable Remedies for Eye Disease
Supplements claiming to prevent age-related macular degeneration often don't contain enough, or any, of the ingredients shown to help, a researcher warns. Read more...
From a Huf Haus to a former warehouse, four stunning steel-framed homes
We pick four unique steel-framed properties for sale that have multi-million price tags, ranging from 1.65million to any eye-watering 4.75million. Read more...
The Lord of the Rings series is set to cost Amazon 5M for just ONE season
Previous estimates had the drama - which began production last year - costing 0 million for multiple seasons to stream on Amazon Prime. Read more...
10 Memorable Conversations From 15 Years of the Book Reviews Podcast
Talks with Toni Morrison, Jeanette Winterson, Reginald Dwayne Betts and others, from the eras of both the shows hosts, Sam Tanenhaus and Pamela Paul. Read more...
Frank Jacobs, Mad Magazine Writer With a Lyrical Touch, Dies at 91
He deftly mocked pop culture, politics and more for 57 years. He also wrote new lyrics for familiar songs, which led to a lawsuit from Irving Berlin and others. Read more...
Motorhomes, with their own Covid bubble, have never been more in demand -here's our pick of them
There are some 225,000 motorhomes on UK roads now. Meanwhile, rental companies report sales up by about 40 per cent year on year, with celebrity endorsements across the pond boosting popularity. Read more...