South Korean leader of online sexual blackmail ring sentenced to 40 years
The South Korean leader of an online sexual blackmail ring that targeted minors and young women was sentenced to 40 years in jail on Thursday, marking the end of an explosive criminal case that sparked outrage across the country. Read more...
Greta Thunberg is 'honoured' by reports Amazon treats her eco movement as a 'threat'
Greta Thunberg, 17, urged Amazon to 'reconsider its priorities' following reports of the online retail giant's 'monitoring' of environmental movements including her climate group Fridays4future. Read more...
Jenna receives birthday messages from her parents, kids and friends
Jenna Bush Hager is brought to tears as Hoda Kotb, the TODAY staff, family and friends wish her a happy 39th birthday. Read more...
Ex-New York Times reporter Alex Berenson blasts Amazon's Big Tech censorship
Berenson, who has emerged as a strong critic of the government's response to the pandemic, appeared in an interview with Fox News guest host Mark Steyn on Wednesday night. Read more...
Analysis How Flynn perfectly explains Trump's presidency
Three weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser. On Wednesday, eight weeks to the day when Trump will leave the White House, he pardoned Flynn for lying to the FBI as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Read more...
Female patient claims Harley Street dentist, 28, 'used me and got rid of me'
A female patient claims her Harley Street dentist Sahil Patel, 28, 'used me and got rid of me' when he wined and dined her at the Savoy Hotel in London before going back to her hotel room and having sex. Read more...
How To Use LinkedIn
Whether youre looking for a new role or just trying to expand your professional network, heres how to use the websites services to your full advantage. Read more...
Economic Policy Has Become a Partisan Game. That Could Do Long-Term Harm.
Mnuchins move and Sheltons near-confirmation suggest a future of greater risks each time party control changes. Read more...
Penguin Random House to Buy Simon Schuster
ViacomCBS agreed to sell the 96-year-old company in a deal that potentially creates a megapublisher. Read more...
Richard Osman, Marilynne Robinson, William Boyd and Dolly Alderton This week's best new fiction
Pointless has made Richard Osman an unlikely TV star and his first thriller has been much hyped. Does it deliver? Mostly yes. Read more...
A minute's silence will be held ahead of France vs Italy in memory of Christophe Dominici
Dominici was confirmed dead by former club Stade Francais yesterday at the age of 48. The French players will also wear a unique sleeve which will have only the word 'Domi' inscribed on one sleeve. Read more...
Their Teeth Fell Out. Was It Another Covid-19 Consequence?
People who already have dental problems may see them aggravated by encounters with the coronavirus, some experts suggest. Read more...
2020 International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition reveals winning images
The images presented here were among the 3,800 submitted to the competition and document everything from magical mountains in Norway to dramatic storm clouds over Kansas. Read more...
Spending Review RPI inflation will be phased out in February 2030
The Treasury today handed investors and pensioners a reprieve by declining to phase out a flawed way of measuring inflation until 2030, but they still face a more than 100bn hit. Read more...
End of UK duty-free will cost 'billions', say Gucci and Tiffany
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is ending VAT refunds for international visitors to British shops from January 1. Read more...
Afghanistan's Jihad Museum pays tribute to the Mujahideen victory over the Soviet Union
The Jihad Museum in Herat sits in a hillside garden, surrounded by blooming rose bushes and the detritus of the war against the Soviet Union, which claimed over one million lives. Read more...
Masks Offer Covid Protection, Provided You Wear Them Right
New research shows adding a filter and improving the fit makes a cloth mask work even better. Read more...
Europe pushes to rescue Christmas despite sacrifice of other religions
2020 has been far from festive, but as the year comes to an end, many of Europe's governments are scrambling to avoid stringent lockdowns over the Christmas holidays. Read more...