11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Read more...
'Tis but an inspiration! Famous Monty Python Black Knight sketch is depicted in text from 1400
Experts at the library told the Radio 4 programme Moving Pictures how they discovered the joke echoing the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail in a digitised copy of a famous liturgical text. Read more...
Remains of the oldest relative of the T-Rex are unearthed in Brazil
Archaeologists have uncovered remains of the Erythrovenator, the forerunner to T-Rex, which was around six-and-a-half feet long and had razor sharp teeth and claws, in Brazil. Read more...
Best pri-mates! Baby Olive and her monkey friend Bobo playfight over cuddly toy in adorable footage
One-year-old Olive and rescue monkey Bobo are best friends and enjoy playing together at the family home in Texas. Mother Beth Ann Loftin caught the moment they play fight over a cuddly toy Read more...
The Magic Of Mantovani review Joseph Calleja's golden voice sounds glorious throughout
For me, this is the best crossover album in years. Read more...
How to Take Better Pet Portraits
Even if you dont have an expensive camera, you can capture memorable images with your smartphone, the right software and a few tricks. Read more...
I'm A Celebrity 2020 Ruthie Hensall becomes the second celebrity to be voted off the series
On her departure, the stage actress, 53, said 'I get to see my girls! That was brutal. I can already taste my burger' during Sunday's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Read more...
Paramedic who boasted on Facebook that he 'saved someone's life and managed to cop a feel of some cracking jubblies' is found guilty of misconduct
Mark Small, of Great Western Ambulance service, was found guilty at a conduct hearing of the Health Professions Council. The panel is still considering what sanctions to take against Mr Small. Read more...
Word of the Day + Quiz 124; parsimony
This word has appeared in three New York Times articles in the past year. Read more...
Axe falls on taxpayer subsidies to farmers George Eustice to confirm that payments will be stopped
While farmers are currently paid subsidies, new system will see incentives for using sustainable, eco-friendly measures such as restoring habitats and improving animal welfare Read more...
Facebook shares plummet nearly 4 per cent as company's OWN employees dump stock
The social networking giant ended the day down 3.79 percent after 99million shares changed hands. Company stock fell 83 cents to close at .11 Wednesday. The stock is down 44 percent from its IPO price of . Read more...
How a Power 5 Conference University Is Struggling to Have Sports in a Pandemic
At the University of California, Berkeley, athletes, coaches and administrators face the most complicated puzzle in sports the return of college athletics. They are allowing The Times an inside look at their journeys ups and downs. 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...
How to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed
Fake news is actually really easy to spot -- if you know how. Consider this your New Media Literacy Guide. Read more...
Betrayal review Directed with admirable clarity
Bath's exquisite Regency theatre is back in business. Hooray! Read more...
MKR star is replacing Pete Evans in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Channel Ten is tipped to replace Pete Evans with his My Kitchen Rules co-star Colin Fassnidge on this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!. Read more...
Japan's female suicide crisis
The country, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, recorded2,153 such incidents for the month of October, marking the fourth month in a row that the figure has increased. Read more...
U.S. Economy Stumbles as the Coronavirus Spreads Widely
Claims for new unemployment benefits and other data suggest that the recent increase in infections is threatening the economic recovery. Read more...