Having three points on your driving licence makes little difference to insurance cost
Car insurance premiums remain largely flat if a driver goes from zero to three points on their licence, with the average annual premium increasing from 700 to 705. Read more...
Coronavirus China knew Wuhan market was a disease risk for years before Covid, scientist says
Professor Eddie Holmes, a virologist at the University of Sydney, revealed infectious disease experts in Wuhan took him to the market in 2014, and he said 'It felt like a disease incubator.' Read more...
How One Sports Season Fell Apart, Even in a Bubble
Players in the National Womens Hockey League left Lake Placid, N.Y., wishing there had been better communication as positive tests increased. Read more...
A Long-Awaited Return to Eating at Beloved New York Restaurants
As the citys sense of optimism grows, one author stops by her favorite Manhattan institutions, and orders a dish or two at each. Read more...
'Safe' Z-drug sleeping tablets given to MILLIONS each year are as addictive as Valium
When it was launched in Britain in the 1990s, zopiclone was touted as a user-friendly alternative to older and notoriously addictive tranquillisers. Read more...
Harry Styles, Sam Smith and Cara Delevingne shortlisted for the British LGBT Awards 2021
The star-studded shortlist was released on Tuesday ahead of the annual ceremony which will take placein London on Friday 27 August. Read more...
Girl found dead at bottom of cliffs in Devon as police say death is not being treated as suspicious
Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed the body of the girl, 13, who was on holiday with her family, was found at the base of the cliffs at Sandy Bay, Exmouth on Friday. Read more...
Adorable baby dinosaur's footprint is just 6cm long and is the smallest stegosaur print EVER found
The imprint measures jut 2.24 inches (5.7cm) long and the exact species that made it remains unknown. But it is thought the footprint, found in China, belongs to a baby stegosaur. Read more...
Reopening plans for Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Legoland and London Zoo
Legoland Windsor, Thorpe Park, Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures and London Zoo will be among the sites welcoming visitors once more but with various safety measures in place. Read more...
Derek Sawyer
An article about convicted paedophile Derek Slade was published on 11 September 2010. Derek Sawyer, the former chairman of the London Regional Courts Board, has complained that it falsely alleged that he knew Slade was committing crimes against children and protecting him. We did not intend to make this allegation and are happy to make this clear. Read more...
Novak Djokovic powers to Australian Open final after defensive masterclass against grand slam debutant
Novak Djokovic put on a defensive masterclass against Aslan Karatsev to advance to the Australian Open final. Read more...
Connor McDavids Big Hit on Jesperi Kotkaniemi Was It Dirty?
After the Oilers captain elbowed Montreals Jesperi Kotkaniemi, there were calls for a suspension or at least a fine. That he got. But McDavid had his defenders, too. Read more...
Emotions Haunt a Man for Life in Cynthia Ozicks Tragicomic Antiquities
In Ozicks new novella, an elderly man recalls his alienation at a boarding school decades before and his friendship with a Jewish classmate. Read more...
Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes
The District's chief medical examiner said he suffered two strokes and died of natural causes,according to reports Monday. Read more...
Otto Addo Dortmund assistant manager paves the way for Black coaches in Germany
Former Ghana international Otto Addo is Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund's assistant manager. Professional football in Germany has seen very few Black coaches at the highest level, but Addo hopes that could be about to change. Read more...
Vaccines Wont Protect Millions of Patients With Weakened Immune Systems
Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help monoclonal antibodies. Read more...