Unemployment will hit 2.6MILLION people in the spring as the furlough scheme ends
The Office for Budget Responsibility said that the tens of billions spent on the job retention scheme and billions more spent on business loans and grants had fended off a catastrophe this year. Read more...
France Drops Rape Investigation of Former Deputy Mayor of Paris
Prosecutors said the case was closed because the statute of limitations on the alleged offense had expired. Read more...
Open Court's 'unforced errors'
CNN's Open Court host Pat Cash admits he's no "one-take wonder." We've compiled some of our favorite show flubs. Read more...
Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen are spotted in Sydney's Bondi
Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen were spotted out in Sydney on Tuesday, making the most of the spring sunshine. They appear to have snuck into Australia recently from their home in LA. Read more...
How you could join Nicole Scherzinger and learn to do the splits
NIcole Scherzinger, 42, Kate Beckinsale, 47, and Halle Berry, 54, are all A-list celebrities who have been wowing audiences online with their ability to do the splits. Read more...
Macrons Rightward Tilt in France Sows Wider Alarm
One bill would reach into Muslim life, and another would place new restrictions on filming of police. Critics say theyre part of a drift toward repressive government policies. Read more...
In a Pandemic, Even Minimalists Need Space
For a family of five, 500 square feet was enough until the coronavirus hit. Now theyve upsized to an 800-square-foot two-bedroom. Read more...
Mads Mikkelsen officially replaces Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts films
Despite Mikkelsen claiming recently it was just a 'rumor' the news was confirmed on Wednesday by Entertainment Weekly. Read more...
Macrons Rightward Tilt in France Sows Wider Alarm
One bill would reach into Muslim life, and another would place new restrictions on filming of police. Critics say theyre part of a drift toward repressive government policies. Read more...
Coronavirus No10 accused of 'institutional racism' for November lockdown that sacrificed Diwali
Dr Soham Bandyopadhyay said it was unfair and avoidable that those who celebrate Diwali in the UK - hundreds of thousands of Hindu and Sikh people - cannot see family because of lockdown. Read more...
A Hotel Where Guests Are Pals With the Pen
During National Card and Letter Writing Month, the Hotel Hugo in New York City is encouraging guests to send notes to folks back home (cards are free). Read more...
Pompeo Visits West Bank Settlement and Calls B.D.S. Anti-Semitic
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the boycott-Israel movement would be treated as anti-Semitic, and ordered that imports from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank be labeled products of Israel. Read more...
Indian rival slams Uber's business model
Uber's top rival in India has some unsolicited advice for the U.S. startup Go local. Read more...
MAFS' Martha Kalifatidis looks stressed out while filming Celebrity Apprentice
The Married At First Sight star looked rather unimpressed while shooting scenes at Sydney's Carriageworks on Tuesday Read more...
Quadriplegic farmer gives emotional plea for the return of his stolen wheelchair trailer
Angus Conners was in bed at his ex-wife Kate's house in West Beach on Wednesday morning when he found out his custom trailer had been stolen. Read more...
Watchdog to probe Google over web ad Read more...
Child killed after rockets fired on Iraq's heavily fortified Green Zonene
Seven rockets were fired on Iraq's heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad late Tuesday, killing at least one child and injuring five other civilians, according to the Iraqi military. Read more...
A Fight Over Agriculture Secretary Could Decide the Direction of Hunger Policy
The delicate proxy clash has pitted Democrats eager to emphasize issues like hunger and nutrition against traditionalists who believe the department should represent rural America. Read more...