Version of ONE gene increases brain size, improves numerical skill
Researchers from Germany studied the genomes and brains of178 young children - looking for links to their later maths test results after a couple of years at school. Read more...
Thiago Alcantara compared to Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso by Liverpool icon
Thiago has not been as involved as first hoped since arriving from Bayern Munich, with fitness and a positive coronavirus test meaning he has not featured regularly thus far this season. Read more...
This courtroom memoir is so lacking in drama it's criminal
On the cover, the publishers have given this book a racy subtitle 'Harold Shipman To Operation Midland 17 Cases That Shocked The World.' Read more...
Nokia to build Moon's first mobile phone network
Finnish telecoms giant Nokia has been chosen to build the Moon's first cellular network, as Nasa prepares for a future where humans return - and this time stay put. Read more...
Urgent gastro warning for nine childcare centres and a school in Queensland
An urgent health warning has been issued after nine childcare centres and one school reported instances ofvomiting or diarrhoea in the past few days. Read more...
Martin Keown compares Arsenal signing Thomas Partey to Patrick Vieira
In his first start for new club Arsenal Thomas Partey could not have received higher praise, following an electric start to his Gunners career. Read more...
Airline that went bust due to Covid makes a comeback
It was one of the early casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, it looks set to be resurrected. Read more...
Jack Sock's tennis sock challenge
Jack Sock - winner of the 2017 Paris Masters - is living the dream. But can he live up to his name? Can Sock guess the tennis player from their socks? Read more...
The Heat Defeat the Lakers in Game 5
The Heat forced a sixth game in the best-of-seven N.B.A. finals. The Lakers lead the series, 3-2. Read more...
Church's traditional views are blamed for the murder of gay OAP
An inquiry found Peter Farquhar, 69, was vulnerable to exploitation by his 29-year-old killer Benjamin Field because he could not discuss his sexuality with the conservative parish. Read more...
12bn wiped off Netflix with fewer customers joining over the summer
Netflix added 2.2m paid subscribers around the world in the three months to the end of September as it released Enola Holmes, The Devil All the Time and Emily in Paris (pictured). Read more...
From Millie Bobby Brown in Enola Holmes to Tehran and The GentlemenThe best on demand TV this week
Millie Bobby Brown stars as Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes's little sister in the first of what seems certain to be a film franchise. Read more...
Nevada man, 25, contracted coronavirus twice in 48 days and was SICKER during his second bout
An unnamed 25-year-old man from Washoe County, Nevada, tested positive for the virus on April 18 after developing mild illness and again on June 5 after experiencing more severe symptoms. Read more...
A Hamptons House for the Private and the Social
The interior designer Robert Stilin is selling his home in East Hampton, N.Y., which has lots of entertaining space, a pool and separate guest quarters, for million. Read more...
Netflix subscriptions fell and cancellations increased after release of controversial film Cuties
Netflix's disappointing third quarter earnings was the result of subscribers canceling their service at eight times the usual rate because of anger over the controversial French film Cuties, YipitData reported. Read more...
Aston Villa 0-3 Leeds Hat-trick hero Patrick Bamford crushes Dean Smith's table-topping dreams
ASTON VILLA 0-3 LEEDS - IAN LADYMAN AT VILLA PARK Sometimes centre forwards happen upon runs of form and confidence like this and Bamford has certainly waited long enough for his. Read more...
Wagner The Valkyrie Royal Opera House, London review
After Twilight Of The Gods, an experienced friend confided Covent Garden is one of the worlds great opera houses, but this wasnt one of the worlds great Rings. Just so. But why was it so? Read more...
Big Techs Professional Opponents Strike at Google
An unlikely collection of lawyers, activists, economists and academics is fueling the tech backlash, armed with funding from billionaire sponsors. Read more...