From The Simpsons to Rita and Wasteland The best on demand TV to watch this week
Since it was created by Matt Groening back in 1989, The Simpsons has become one of the most iconic sitcoms of all time. Read more...
An American First on the European Tour
The controversial golfer Patrick Reed is leading the race to become the No. 1 player, which will be settled in Dubai. Read more...
Dame Shirley Bassey album review It's brassy, it's classy, it's sassy
This is a new album, billed as a 'grand finale'. After making records since 1957, Shirley Bassey has surely earned the right to retire. But in showbusiness every finale is a good excuse for an encore. Read more...
An American First on the European Tour
The controversial golfer Patrick Reed is leading the race to become the No. 1 player, which will be settled in Dubai. Read more...
CRAIG BROWN How a dodgy tour guide duped a professor into thinking Jesus was married
In 2012, at a conference theatrically staged across from the Vatican, the Harvard Professor of Divinity, Dr Karen King, announced that she had discovered a fragment of ancient papyrus. Read more...
From Peter Ho Davies to Hafsa Zayyan, Olivia Sudjicand Jeff Noon This week's best new fiction
When a scan shows that their unborn child may have defects, a nameless couple opt for an abortion. Read more...
The Business Case for Boardroom Diversity
When big banks see a benefit in helping companies recruit more diverse directors, its a sign that there are not just morals at play there is money at stake, too. Read more...
Earl Spencer
Following an article 27 March 2010 'Is this the Bravest Bride in Britain?' we are happy to clarify that Earl Spencer did not eject his second wife Caroline from their marital home, he did not evict Raine Spencer from Althorp and he did offer Princess Diana accommodation after her separation from Prince Charles. We regret any misunderstanding. Read more...
Now Spain denies claim it could be shut to holidaymakers this summer
Reports originally suggested Spain might not fully reopen to holidaymakers until at least September. Read more...
Police received 50 tip offs about where missing millionaire Melissa Caddick might be
Ms Caddick, 49, vanished on November 12, two days after a Federal Police raid on her .1million Dover Heights home for allegedly stealing tens of millions in investors' funds. Read more...
Covid EU Double-dip recession in eurozone 'increasingly inevitable'
The slowdown in Eurozone business activities intensified in January as the pandemic continued to batter the economy, a key survey showed on Friday. Read more...
Sip cocktails in the places where they were invented, from the Savoy to Raffles
Bartenders everywhere will, hopefully, be back in business next year. So here are some suggestions worth travelling for, from a bellini in Venice to a Cosmopolitan in New York. Read more...
Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
While Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura, the co-leaders after Round 8, drew in Round 9, Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian won. All four are tied are for the lead with four rounds to play. Read more...
Conquistadores butchered Aztec women and children as revenge for Spaniards being killed and eaten
Researchers in Mexico City uncovered the remains of at least a dozen women brutally killed by conquistadors in Tecoaque, even as they tried to protect children as young as 5. Read more...
Recreating an Archaeological Discovery From the Ground Down
The Dig, on Netflix, revisits the astonishing find made by two amateurs in Britain as World War II was dawning. Read more...
PHE chief admits it's not 'absolutely clear' if Kent strain is more deadly
Public Health England medical director Dr Yvonne Doylesaid more work was needed to determine whether the Kent strain was more likely to take people's lives. Read more...