Golden Globes Faces Lawsuit, and Questions About Voting Group
Members of the tax-exempt Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the ceremony, are courted by stars and studios, and sometimes paid. Read more...
Labour says support for UK's Trident nuclear deterrent is 'non-negotiable'
Labour's shadow defence secretary John Healey today said keeping the UK's nuclear deterrent is 'non-negotiable' as he signalled a split from the party's approach under Jeremy Corbyn. Read more...
Husband who 'pushed pregnant wife to her death aft
Prosecutors claim Hakan Aysal, 40, had taken out insurance shortly before he killed his wife Semra Aysal, 32, in the Butterfly Valley, in their native Turkey. Read more...
Woman doused in petrol and set on fire by her ex-boyfriend says she wants him RELEASED from jail
A woman left with life-long injuries after being doused in petrol and set alight by her ex-boyfriend in her Queensland home in 2017 wants him released from jail. Read more...
Argo review Bristles with tension - Ben Affleck's 70s spy thriller
Argo, the new film from the increasingly admired Ben Affleck, concentrates on another tale that is so astonishing it is difficult to believe. Read more...
Annies Pledges to Purge a Class of Chemicals From Its Mac and Cheese
The move comes nearly four years after a study showed that chemicals believed to cause health problems in children and reproductive issues in adults were found in mass-market macaroni and cheese packets. Read more...
Jewish children put on a colourful show as they celebrate Purim in London
The streets of north London were awash with colour today as hundreds of children dressed up in celebration of the festival of Purim. Read more...
Vaccine passports 'WILL be here by summer' say EU leaders as Britons' hopes of beach holidays rise
EU leaders agreed to introduce vaccine passports by the summer in a virtual meeting last night, but work on a scheme by theEU Commission would take three months to complete. Read more...
Dad who died while being pinned down by security guards and was unlawfully killed, inquest rules
A father from east Hull who said he couldn't breathe seven times as security guards pinned him face down on the ground was 'unlawfully killed', a court has ruled. Read more...
'Crisis' tries giving the opioid epidemic the 'Traffic' treatment
It's either a bad time or (cynically) a good one to release a relatively small movie starring Armie Hammer, whose personal life has been very much in the headlines. Setting those marketing considerations aside, the film is "Crisis," a weak attempt to chronicle the opioid epidemic "Traffic" style, through a trio of stories that wind up feeling like three mediocre movies in one. Read more...
Thieves Nationwide Are Swiping Catalytic Converters
The pollution-control gadgets are full of precious metals like palladium, and prices are soaring as regulators try to tame emissions. Crooks with hacksaws have noticed. Read more...
Un Film Dramatique Review Students Record the Paris Suburbs
This documentary gives middle school children a chance to show their experiences. Read more...
FBI 'aware of incident' involving flight with close encounter with 'fast-moving cylindrical object'
An American Airlines flight on Sunday shared a close encounter with what its pilot described as a fast-moving, 'long cylindrical object,' which has drawn some interest from the FBI. Read more...
Britain's Covid R rate is still at lowest ever level and outbreak has HALVED in size in a fortnight
The UK's R rate - measuring the spread of the virus - is between 0.6 and 0.9, according to Sage experts, showing the second wave is still shrinking across the country. Read more...
Karina LeBlanc on FIFA's maternity support measures for female players
New FIFA proposals supporting female pros who have children during their careers have been welcomed as a "groundbreaking moment" by high-profile former goalkeeper, Karina LeBlanc. Read more...
The Padres Truly Commit to Fernando Tatis Jr.
In a sport plagued by indifference and frugality, San Diego asserted itself by locking up a 22-year-old superstar shortstop with a 14-year, 0 million contract. Read more...
The 10 teams chasing Erling Haaland include Chelsea, Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern Munich
Erling Haaland's agent Mino Raiola revealed to the BBC earlier this week that four of the 10 clubs that can afford to sign the 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund star come from the Premier League. Read more...
San Francisco Pauses School Renamings to Focus on Returning Students to Classrooms
A plan to rename schools that honored people like Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson was put on hold after criticism of the plan and, particularly, its timing amid the pandemic. Read more...