Thirty years on, a gripping account of Margaret Thatcher's downfall
In June 1987, Margaret Thatcher was elected for a third term with the slogan 'Moving Forward With Maggie'. Read more...
Earl Spencer's fury at BBC bid to blame HIM over fake documents used to set up Princess Diana
Former BBC director-general Tony Hall suggested that the princess's brother, Earl Spencer, was the source of the original material on which these were based. Read more...
How I won access to my disabled son's frozen Child Trust Fund savings
Catherine and her husband John, from Worcestershire, this month won the right to access their son Oliver's CTF savings, which he cannot access because he is disabled. Read more...
Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey's security team open fire after attempted carjacking outside her home
The shooting happened in Granada Hills at around 620pm local time Saturday. It is understood the suspects pulled up alongside securitycars protecting Lacey before shot at. Read more...
Piers Morgan slams 'reckless' Laurence Fox for boasting about having a 'large group over to lunch'
The Good Morning Britain host, 55, told the actor, 42, to 'just shut up' after Laurence took to Twitter to voice his apparent flouting of the strict coronavirus restrictions in place. Read more...
For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes
The emergence of vaccines has taken the edge off the worst fears, but a meaningful economic recovery probably remains distant. Read more...
George Clooney says meeting his wife made him a better person
The Hollywood star married human rights lawyer Amal at historic Venice palace Ca' Farsetti in September 2014, five months after confirming their engagement. Read more...
Maureen Lipman says female screen stars such as Joan Collins, 87, 'think they are 34'
Dame Maureen, 74, who plays Evelyn Plummer in Coronation Street, said there is 'a certain amount of invisibility' at her age. Read more...
Barbra Streisand Is, as Ever, Firmly in Control
Since her breakout in the 1960s, shes been able to convince the world around her to listen not by chasing trends but by remaining always and fully herself. Read more...
Cher helps rescue the 'world's loneliest elephant' after decades in captivity
A 36-year-old overweight Asian elephant, who has spent much of his life languishing alone in captivity, is on his way to a sanctuary in Cambodia -- thanks in part to the efforts of American pop star Cher. Read more...
Christiaan Bezuidenhout writes a new chapter in his career after Alfred Dunhill Championship victory
Christiaan Bezuidenhout wrote another chapter in his remarkable golfing story as he carded a closing 69 to claim a four-shot victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Read more...
Facebook shares plummet nearly 4 per cent as company's OWN employees dump stock
The social networking giant ended the day down 3.79 percent after 99million shares changed hands. Company stock fell 83 cents to close at .11 Wednesday. The stock is down 44 percent from its IPO price of . Read more...
Heated Car Seats Are an Antidote to Our Grief
They deliver a pleasure both maternal and sensual, cocooning you like a child in the lap of some warm, benevolent bear. Read more...
Need a Hypothesis? This A.I. Has One
Slowly, machine-learning systems are beginning to generate ideas, not just test them. Read more...
The 2020 World Ski Awards names the best chalets, hotels and resorts around the world
The World Ski Awards are voted for by industry experts and members of the public in a range of categories, including best resorts, hotels, chalets and tour operators. Read more...
7 New Books to Watch For in December
Theres a new novel from Jane Smiley and biographies of the English suffragist Sylvia Pankhurst and Louise Fitzhugh, the creator of Harriet the Spy. Read more...
Happiest Season Review Make the Yuletide Gay
Straight expectations sour a lesbian couples holidays in this romantic comedy. Read more...
Eight-mile wall of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans is discovered in Amazon rainforest
An eight-mile wall of prehistoric rock art featuring animals and humans, which is now being called the 'Sistine Chapel of the ancients', has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. Read more...