Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield (top left). Read more...
From Jonathan Coe to David Leavitt, Don DeLillo and William Hjortsberg This week's best fiction
A love letter to the Hollywood legend Billy Wilder. Calista, a middle-aged composer and mother-of-two, looks back at 1977 when she was working for the film-maker on one of his last movies. Read more...
Deadly White Island Volcano Eruption Leads to Charges
Government agencies and individuals were among those charged over the roles in the 2019 disaster, which killed 22 people. Read more...
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
Plus A long-awaited wedding date. Read more...
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...