Texas Farmers Tally Up the Damage From a Winter Storm Massacre
The states agriculture sector has lost an estimated 0 million or more. Crop and livestock damage could mean shortages and higher prices beyond Texas. Read more...
School return is delayed for thousands with some pupils stuck at home for two more weeks
Thousands of children will remain stuck at home for at least a week beyond Monday's scheduled return to school. Some may have to wait a fortnight more - denying them desperately needed classroom time. Read more...
Prince Albert of Monaco Fast Facts
View CNN's Fast Facts on His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco's ruler on July 12, 2005, following the death of his father, Prince Rainier. Read more...
From Merlin Sheldrake to James Rebanks and Alan Davies The best non-fiction of the year
A quirky, thought-provoking, beautifully written and illustrated book about the many ways in which fungi are fascinating. Read more...
The winning entries in the National Awards category of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards
The 2021 Sony World Photography Awards judges had to sift through 165,000 images to choose the winners of the 2021 National Awards. Read more...
Review into Parliament House likely to reveal more bullying and sexual misconduct allegations
The review has been agreed to by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese following Brittany Higgins' claim she was raped in 2019. Read more...
Coronavirus UK Public might abandon lockdown rules early if they think they are immune, SAGE warns
In a paper written by SAGE sub-group SPI-B, which focuses on people's behaviour, scientists warned that people in the UK might give up on rules preventing them seeing family and friends. Read more...
Book Review Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer, by Jamie Figueroa
Jamie Figueroas debut novel, Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer, is a ghost story set in the tropics, centered on a broken family traumatized by foreign forces. Read more...
The multilingual voice app helping Indians shop online
In a country where 1.3 billion people speak 22 officially recognized languages and hundreds of dialects, communication can be a problem, especially online. Read more...
The BBC's North America editor Jon Sopel talks about his travels including flying on Air Force One
This week the BBC's Jon Sopel checks into our travel QA. He also recalls the time he was pulled over for speeding by a police officer in America and has some tips for Britons going stateside. Read more...
Desperate Italy Blocks Exports of Vaccines Bound for Australia
The move, under new E.U. rules, is part of an intensifying global competition for doses as vaccine shortages hamper rollouts and variants raise fears of virus surges. Read more...
UK Covid variant will become dominant strain in Germany 'soon'
Germany's Covid outbreak will 'soon' become more difficult to control as the more-infectious and deadlier UK variant become the dominant strain, the country's top virus institute has warned. Read more...
TV viewers were not in the mood for the Golden Globes, with audience falling 62 percent.
It was the smallest audience for any Globes ceremony since NBC started broadcasting the event in 1996. Read more...
Archaeologists have discovered a Neolithic settlement near Skara Brae
Archaeologists discovered signs of the Neolithic village at the north end of the Bay of Skaill, Orkney after costal erosion unearth animal bones and a carved stone. Read more...
US porn star Alexis Texas sparks outrage in Iran
Alexis Texas begins the video wearing conservative clothing including a headscarf, but proceeds to take it off and show off a revealing black costume as she dances with Iranian pop star Sasy. Read more...
U.S. Suspends Tariffs on Scotch Whisky and Other British Products
A 25 percent tariff was placed on Scotch whisky in October 2019, and exports to the United States have since dropped 35 percent. Read more...
Wine Scientists reveal why cheese goes so well with vino
Scientists have proved that fats in food interact with compounds in wine to make the drink taste better. Fats mask the flavour of tannins - bitter and astringent compounds in wine. Read more...
What IS behind Britain's Covid vaccine slowdown?
A vaccine dose delivery schedule published by the Scottish Government in January suggests that officials knew there would be a dip in vaccine supply in February before a spike in availability in March. Read more...