Seagrass 'Neptune balls' may be key to clearing oceans of plastic
An analysis of loose leaves from four Spanish beaches found plastic pellets, cosmetic microbeads and polyester fibres from clothes entangled in half of them. Read more...
Amid cancer treatment, tennis star Carla Suarez Navarro stays 'active' on court
Carla Suarez Navarro is back hitting on a tennis court as she undergoes cancer treatment. Read more...
Why we MUST keep teaching children about money, says KickStart
KickStart Money, formed by a consortium of savings and investment firms, funds free financial education to primary school children. Read more...
Who Is Mark Vines? He Once Dominated Paris
The American was the surprise winner of the tournament in 1981 and then won only one match the rest of his career. Read more...
Our guide to the best coach holidays in Britain and beyond
With 'vaccine confidence' driving demand, faith in taking to the road on group trips seems to have been restored. Here's our pick of the best coach holidays in the UK and further afield... Read more...
The River Watchers
Metropolitan Diary Canoeing around Manhattan at night, a man discovered eyes on the water from every available viewing spot, no matter how decrepit the pier or how late the hour. Read more...
High Street retailers and luxury brands are BURNING or dumping EU products
The Brexit trade deal has seen many European customers rejecting goods imported from the UK after being presented with unexpected customs paperwork and charges when signing for them. Read more...
Treat yourself to a photography course anywhere from Cornwall to Cambodia and... snap out of it!
Here's our pick of the best specialist holidays that will get you snapping away like a professional. The list includes a 20-day tour of Africa with National Geographic photographer Sandesh Kadur. Read more...
I fear ditching dose timetable could prove a costly mistake, writes expert PROFESSOR HERB SEWELL
PROFESSOR HERB SEWELL There is no doubt that it is an extraordinary achievement to have vaccinated so many. But I believe they should be used as they were intended to be. Read more...
Memories of Georg the genius
A hundred years ago today Gyorgy Stern was born in Budapest. His incident-packed transformation into Sir Georg Solti, one of the most renowned classical musicians in the world by the time of his death 85 years later, is a fascinating one. Read more...
Google threatens to remove its search function in Australia
A proposed law, introduced to Parliament in December, will force Facebook and Google to negotiate fees with news companies whose stories appear on their platforms. Read more...
Boy, 14, is arrested after 15-year-old male was 'shot dead by gang of youths'
A 15-year-old died after witnesses heard shots fired in the Handsworth area of Birmingham in broad daylight on Thursday afternoon. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested. Read more...
ALEX BRUMMER Economy needs boost to raise tax revenues
Chancellor should avoid a Covid measures cliff-edge on March 31st. The furlough scheme, the VAT break for hospitality and business rate relief should be extended to put the boosters under recovery. Read more...
Lucas Piazon slams Chelsea for keeping him in the dark over his future during nine-year stint
The Brazilian winger has opened up on the struggles he endured as a Blues player and how the club's loan policy never really benefitted him since he joined in 2012. Read more...
'WandaVision' flexes some different muscles as Marvel adds its power to Disney+
Marvel flexes different muscles with "WandaVision," leveraging major assets while stretching its creative formula in this first series for Disney+. The result wields more of a scalpel than a hammer, wryly celebrating the history of television while slowly, very slowly, pulling the viewer into an enticing "The Twilight Zone"-esque mystery. Read more...
Dinosaur bones 'were flung to the moon when an asteroid hit Earth'
Dinosaur bones are 'probably' on the moon, according to scientists who speculate the asteroid that hit the Earth 66 million years ago sent debris into space that carried along bits of dinosaurs. Read more...
Capitol Rioters Walked Away. Climate Protesters Saw a Double Standard.
Theres two worlds, said one community activist who has been arrested several times at nonviolent protests. And weve got to fix that. Read more...
Ex-wife of Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin denies she has suffered botched nose job
Alisa Arshavina, 28, posted pictures of herself covering her face with her hand, leading followers to suspect the Russian mother-of-three had suffered a botched nose job. Read more...