Cold-Calling Strangers Taught Mateo Askaripour How to Be a Writer
The debut novelist got his start in sales, which served as inspiration for his best seller, Black Buck. Read more...
Income far higher than you'll get from the bank...dividend payouts
Searching for a decent income from your savings and investments has rarely been more challenging. It is more akin to summiting the ferocious K2 mountain than a spot of fell walking in the Lakes. Read more...
Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?
A restriction more often used in natural disasters, or to quell unrest, has never been tested against a pathogen like the virus. Read more...
From The Serpent to Losing Alice and The White Tiger The best on demand TV to watch this week
The drama about real-life serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who murdered travellers on the so-called Asian hippie trail during the 1970s, reaches its halfway point on BBC1 this week. Read more...
Germany 'to put right-wing opposition party AfD under surveillance'
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been the subject of a two-year investigation over fears it has become more radical. Read more...
Activists are fighting for a renewable future in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chinese coal projects threaten to dirty those plans
When the Ghanaian government agreed to coordinate with Shenzen Energy Group, a Chinese energy company, to build a 7,000-megawatt coal power plant in the country's Ekumfi district, Chibeze Ezekiel was concerned. Read more...
The secret town where Soviets hid their nukes
Surrounded by beautiful forests and lakes, the Polish destination of Borne Sulinowo is a popular spot for outdoor getaways, but it also harbors dark secrets that prompted the Soviets to wipe it from their maps. Read more...
Farewell Butch, the king of the Caribbean The dazzling founder of Sandals resorts has died aged 79
Sarah Hartley pays tribute to Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, a true travel industry legend. He grew an all-inclusive hotel empire after renovating a rundown property in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Read more...
How has the pandemic affected Britain's productivity?
Year-on-year output per hour increased by 4 per cent over the period, marking the biggest annual jump since the final quarter of 2005, the ONS said today. Read more...
Bidens Inauguration Scores Bigger TV Ratings Than Trumps
The opening moments of both presidencies did not attract as large an audience as Barack Obama did in 2009. Read more...
Most of the world's 58,000 biggest dams are crumbling, report warns
In the study, researchers from the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) looked at the age and state of the largest dams around the world. Read more...
Superdry boss upbeat about a post-pandemic recovery despite fears for the fashion firm's future
Despite group revenues falling from 369.1m to 282.7m, Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton (pictured with wife Jade Holland Cooper) said the retailer was in a strong position with 130mto draw on. Read more...
PIERS MORGAN My dad can drink 3 wine and pretend it's a 1961 Latour
My parents are now recovered from their nasty bouts of coronavirus back in November. Well, almost. My dad still hasn't got back his sense of taste or smell, ten weeks later. Read more...
Japan has most powerful passport in 2021 with USA and UK seventh
Citizens of Japan can visit 191 countries around the world visa-free, according to the 2021 Henley Passport Index. The Singaporean passport is in second place on 190 countries. Read more...
Hank Aaron, home-run-hitting baseball great, dead at 86
Aaron wrapped up his 23-year career in the majors in 1976 with a raft of records that still stand. Read more...
Missing One Black Hole With 10 Billion Solar Masses
One of the biggest galaxies in the universe seems to lack its dark centerpiece. Read more...