Rising Interest Rates Threaten Mutual Fund Returns
The low rates that propelled the stock markets boom are starting to rise, putting investors in a precarious position. Read more...
Essex garden filled with rubbish after son 'advertised it as an illegal rubbish tip'
Residents in Upminster, Essex, have been battling to get an illegal tip which has been set up in the front garden of a 120-year-old property removed. The 6ft-high pile has begun spilling into the road. Read more...
Why Riders Abandoning Buses and Trains is a Problem for Climate Change
Public transit offers a simple way for cities to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but the pandemic has pushed ridership, and revenue, off a cliff in many big systems. Read more...
NHS patients to be offered cancer treatment at home
Specialist nurses from top cancer centre The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester are already offering at-home chemotherapy and immunotherapy to 250 patients a day. Read more...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slams Biden over migrant surge at the border
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (inset) said migrant children were being subjected to abuse as he blamed the Biden administration for the sharp spike in illegal immigration. Read more...
CDC tells businesses to 'end the hygiene theater'
'People can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 through contact with surfaces and objects, however... the risk by this route of transmission is actually low,' said CDC director Dr Walensky. Read more...
BAZ BAMIGBOYE How Hannah Waddingham lassoed the limelight and her dream job
BAZ BAMIGBOYE Shaking her head in disbelief, Hannah Waddingham roars with laughter as she suddenly, aged 46, finds herself at the centre of one of telly's hottest shows. Read more...
Nikki Grahame's mother brands lockdown the final blow for her eating disorder
Susan Grahame, 66, claimed her child's 30-year battle withanorexia nervosa worsened because of coronavirus lockdowns. Read more...
Designer says he wears Prince Philip's insult about his goatee as a badge of honour
His sharp-tongued wit may have raised eyebrows, but those on the receiving end of some of Prince Philip's off-the-cuff remarks have paid warm tribute to him. Read more...
Louis Bacon and Moore Capital - an apology
We are happy to confirm for the record that there is no substance whatsoever to the suggestion that Mr Bacon or Moore Capital are guilty of any unethical behaviour. Read more...
On Loving Drew Brees, and Deciding Not to Cancel Him
While Brees was the New Orleans Saints quarterback, his deep connection to the predominantly Black city was threatened by his criticism of those who protested during the national anthem. Read more...
Artist creates World Cup players' portraits with paint-covered football
'Red' Hong Yi produced colorful renderings of Portugals Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazils Neymar and Argentinas Lionel Messi. Read more...
Why America Cant Fix Its Gun Violence Crisis
Most Americans want to do something about it. Here39;s why we havent. Read more...
Vaccine Passports What Are They, and Who Might Need One?
The concept of documenting vaccinations is being taken to new levels of sophistication, and experts predict that electronic verification will soon become commonplace. Read more...
New car sales rebound in March as registrations rise 11.5%
It's the first month of year-on-year sales increases since August 2020 and comes as car dealerships prepare to reopen their showroom doors to customers next week for the first time in 2021. Read more...
The United Arab Emirates has announced its first female astronaut
A woman has made history in the United Arab Emirates as the country's first female astronaut. Read more...
Four men jailed for a total of 113 years for conspiring to murder
Dante Mullings, 20, was shot three times as he sat in a parked car in Birmingham in May 2019 in what was called a revenge attack for a serious stabbing just hours before. Read more...
Hundreds of brave Russians hit ski slopes in bikinis and underwear for annual BoogelWoogel carnival
Participants spent the week taking part in the festival while braving the 9 C temperatures and wearing almost nothing in the snow at the Rosa Khutor resort. Read more...