Virgin Money sinks to loss after putting 500m aside for bad loans
The challenger bank, which was also knocked by 292m of costs related to its acquisition of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, reported a pre-tax loss of 168m for the 12 months to September. Read more...
Love Letter Swapping Roles With Grandma
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Girlfriend Tiniko Thompson arrested after chilling note is found next to police officer's body
Tiniko Thompson, 46, is alleged to have killed her boyfriend Carl Patrick, 53, a Miami police officer in his Pembroke Pines, Miami Florida home on May 9. Read more...
Hesitant about the Covid vaccine?
DR ELLIE CANNON Last week it was announced that Oxford University's jab had come good it prevents the infection in up to 90 per cent of people. Read more...
The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5 Recap Baby Yoda Has a Name
Mando gets a new task from a complicated ally. Baby Yoda gets a back story. Read more...
New Noteworthy Poetry, From Eavan Boland to the African-American Canon
A selection of recent poetry titles; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading. Read more...
People reveal the heart-breaking moment they knew it was time to get a divorce
Sharing their experiences anonymously on US-based website Nina Journalist, divorced people revealed what led them to take the jump and leave their spouses. Read more...
A Party Palace Fit for a Radiolab Host and a Filmmaker
The 19th-century Brooklyn brownstone where Jad Abumrad, Karla Murthy and their sons live has been through two renovations and lots of redecorating. Read more...
Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle shuts former 1bn fund
The UK Absolute Alpha fund will close after a tough four years in which investors headed for the door. The fund has shrunk from more than 1billion in 2016 before the Brexit vote to78million. Read more...
Eton provost Lord Waldegrave defends teacher sacking amid 'sexist' lecture row at top public school
A freedom of speech row erupted at the elite 42,500-a-year school after pupils revolted following the sacking of Will Knowland. Read more...
Moderna's Covid vaccine may NOT stop spread of infection
Dr Tal Zaks, chief medical officer for Moderna, told Axios that he believes the firm's vaccine will prevent people from being asymptomatic spreaders of coronavirus, but does not have the data to prove it. Read more...
Somalia Worries That a U.S. Withdrawal Will Be Disastrous
An elite commando unit supported by U.S. forces could fall apart, officials say, leaving the country more vulnerable to the Shabab and other terrorist groups. Read more...
Travis Roy, Who Inspired Millions After a Hockey Tragedy, Dies at 45
After an awkward fall 11 seconds into his first Boston University game left him a quadriplegic, he dedicated his life to advocacy for similarly disabled people. Read more...
Bahrain's longest serving prime minister, Prince Khalifa Al Khalifa, dies at 84
Bahrain's prime minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has died at the age of 84. Read more...
Is Margaret Thatchers Hometown Ready to Put Her on a Pedestal?
The first woman to be prime minister of Britain is seen as a political colossus abroad, but her 11 years in power have a complicated legacy at home. Read more...
Office manager, 33, stole 7,700 from recruitment firm in timesheet scam to fund her cocaine habit
Heather McCarthy, 33, stole the funds from recruitment company Paragon Meed in Bury, Greater Manchester, between 2018 and 2019 so she could feed her cocaine habit. Read more...
Jodie Comer reveals her romance with James Burke marks the FIRST time she's been in love
The Killing Eve star, 27, met her 26-year-old partner at a party last summer while shooting her upcoming movie Free Guy alongside Ryan Reynolds in Boston. Read more...
In Hollywood, Women Are Seen as a Risk
Marielle Heller is an acclaimed director and now, with her role in The Queens Gambit, a breakout actor. So why is she still offered 30 to 40 percent less pay than a man? Read more...