Like a Disney fairy tale 4-year-old cancer survivor gets dream vacation after all
McKenna May, a Ohio girl who has spent most her life battling cancer, will get to visit Disney World after family members raised funds for her to take the trip. Read more...
Hurricane Sandy Michael Bloomberg and Andrew Cuomo blame hurricane on climate change
Since New York City's foundation in the early 17th century, the lower tip of Manhattan has been at the heart of metropolitan life - despite its vulnerability to flooding from the harbour. Two possible links between global warming and the damage wrought by Sandy are the raised sea levels which make it easier for the coast to flood, and warm air in the Atlantic Ocean increasing the fierceness of the storm. Read more...
Ovechkin and Three Other Capitals Out After Health and Safety Violation
The Capitals incident was the latest instance of the virus affecting the N.H.L. season, as Carolina has had three games postponed and Dallas has yet to play. Read more...
Mother-of-one teaching assistant accidentally killed herself with anxiety pills, inquest hears
Alexandria Pierce-Baddeley, 29, from Winsford, Cheshire, tried to self-treat her painful ulcer with Propranolol beta blocker tablets, tumeric paste and white wine. Read more...
Archaeology Early humans used flint chopping tools to break animal bones 2.6 million years ago
Researchers led from Germany and Isreal analysed the function of 53 similar chopping tools found at the 400,000-year old site of Revadim, east of Ashdod. Read more...
The Crossword, Tiles and More
Solve the daily puzzle edited by Will Shortz, or try out other games like the Mini and Vertex. Read more...
'Extreme heat wave conditions' expected in Australia
A remnant tropical cyclone and a separate high pressure system are setting the stage for oppressive heat this weekend into early next week. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the updates. Read more...
Coronavirus Children do NOT play a key role in spread, study says
A study from Germany enrolled parents and childrens from families in a trial which ran between April and May 2020 and found children were far less likely to have had the virus than their guardians. Read more...
Celebrity Pregnancy Is Big Business
These days, content begins at conception. Read more...
Gregory Sierra, a regular on Sanford And Son and Barney Miller, dies at 83 from cancer
The New York-born actor was best known for his stints as a regular on Sanford And Son and Barney Miller, but he had a varied film career up through the 2000s. Read more...
Terror suspect 'caught with bomb-making chemicals, detonators and papers about Jihad', court hears
Asad Bhatti, 47, of Redhill, Surrey, is charged with five terrorism offences including possessing chemicals capable of making the explosive substance nitroglycerin. Read more...
ASK TONYLloyds dropped the ball over my son's football club finances
As the secretary for my son's football club I approve the payments submitted by the treasurer. He raises them online through the Lloyds Bank portal and alerts me that they need approving. Read more...
Anthony Bailey
Further to a column by freelance commentator Mark Seddon on 28 August 2010 we wish to clarify that an accusation of blackmail against Anthony Bailey OBE was thrown out by a magistrates court in 1995, which concluded that his accuser was himself a fraud and an imposter. Mr Bailey was awarded full costs. We regret this was omitted from our report and are happy to make clear that, after refusing a donation from him in 2005, the Labour Party subsequently agreed their reason for the rejection had been mistaken and accepted further donations from him. We apologise that these omissions caused distress. Read more...
Melting Antarctic icebergs may have triggered previous ice ages on Earth
Researchers from Cardiff University reconstructed past climate conditions and identified tiny fragments of Antarctic rock dropped in the open ocean. Read more...
This snake turns its body into a lasso to climb smooth surfaces
Scientists have discovered that brown tree snakes can use a lasso-like movement to climb large, smooth cylindrical objects -- a way of moving never seen before in the reptiles. Read more...
Dating on a Budget in the 1960s
Metropolitan Diary Dinner, a cruise and ground transportation, courtesy of the subway system, Chinatown and the Staten Island Ferry, could add up to very little 50 years ago. Read more...
Is That Your Money?
Metropolitan Diary A sleepy-looking commuter on the G train seemed strangely unconcerned about a folded 0 bill lying in front of him. Read more...
THE SECRET SCOUT Derby teenager Lee Buchanan analysed
Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He'll bring you his verdict in Sportsmail. Read more...