From Jess Walter to Ethan Hawke, Kate Russo and Elly Griffiths This week's best new fiction
Nostalgic for the days of red-blooded political idealism? Then you'll relish this rollicking historical novel, set in the American West in 1909. Read more...
An inspiration to us all Prince Philip could sail a yacht, fly a jet and drive a carriage
ANNE DE COURCY From the moment the Queen, as a prim young girl of 13, was shown around the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth by a dashing 18-year-old cadet, no other man really counted. Read more...
Real Madrid boss Zidane hopes Saturday's Clasico with Barcelona won't be Lionel Messi's last
Lionel Messi's contract expires this summer and his future is up in the air having been linked with a move away ever since his attempts to leave the club last year were unsuccessful. Read more...
Jessica Alba looks business chic in colorful ensemble en route to The Honest Company headquarters
Jessica Alba looked business chic in peach blazer and olive-green pants for a day of work at The Honest Company headquarters in Los Angeles on Friday. Read more...
As U.S. Prospects Brighten, Feds Powell Sees Risk in Global Vaccination Pace
Some countries are lagging behind in vaccinations, and policymakers warned that no economy is secure until the world is safe from coronavirus variants. Read more...
Emma Roberts displays slim figure after hitting up a salon... four months after giving birth to son
Emma Roberts was spotted during a solo outing in Los Angeles on Friday. TheUnfabulous actress appeared to be enjoying her time in the sunny springtime weather as she took a stroll. Read more...
Australia will send thousands of coronavirus vaccine doses to Pacific Islands
At least 10,000 Australian-manufactured doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are to be distributed each week to help the them inoculate high-risk citizens when the international supply is constrained. Read more...
British Land deal is a 'vote of confidence' in the London office market
British Land has leased 134,000 square feet at 1 Broadgate to global property agent Jones Lang LaSalle for 15 years in what is thought to be one of the biggest deals in the capital this year. Read more...
Army Medic Caron Nazario Accuses Virginia Police Officers of Assault
Second Lt. Caron Nazario was in uniform when two Windsor, Va., police officers ordered him to stop his car, pointed their weapons at him and doused him with pepper spray. Read more...
Prince Charles says his 'dear papa' Prince Philip would be 'deeply touched' by sorrow at his death
In a pre-recorded video message, the Prince of Wales said his father had given 'the most remarkable, devoted service' to 'The Queen, to my family and to the country'. Read more...
Health minister defends use of controversial lateral flow tests in No10's new twice-a-week plan
Critics of the controversial kits - which offer results in just 15 minutes - called the scheme 'reckless' and a 'scandalous' waste of taxpayers' cash. The tests will be rolled out in England. Read more...
Oil prices have doubled in a year. Here's why
The price of crude oil has more than doubled over the past year after bottoming out at per barrel in February 2016. Read more...
Pictured Sir Richard Sutton's stepson, 34, who has been arrested on suspicion of his murder
Thomas Schreiber (pictured), 34, was detained by armed police on Wednesday night in Chiswick, West London, after Sir Richard Sutton, 83, was killed at his north Dorset home. Read more...
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Read more...
Netanyahu Gets First Crack at Forming a New Government in Israel
After a fourth inconclusive election in two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now has a possible path to stay in office even as he stands trial on corruption charges. Read more...
Could Ron DeSantis Be Trumps G.O.P. Heir? Hes Certainly Trying.
Floridas governor has elbowed his way to the front of the line of 2024 Republican hopefuls by leveraging a brand of competent Trumpism (as one ally put it) and hitting back at critics of his pandemic leadership. Read more...
Headteacher praises Taylor Swift as a great philosopher and quotes her lyrics in school assemblies
The headmaster of Harris Westminster school has revealed that he uses Taylor Swift songs as one of his main sources of inspiration - alongside Shakespeare, Yeats, and Samuel Beckett. Read more...
Why Do Americans Still Hate Welfare?
"Welfare" remains a charged word in the American lexicon, even though it's rarely talked about as a political issue any more. But why? Read more...