LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, and Lewis Hamilton shortlisted in Laureus Awards after year of athlete activism
NBA superstar LeBron James features twice on the 2020 Laureus World Sport Awards shortlists, in the Sportsman and Team of the Year categories, following a turbulent year in which elite athletes threw their weight behind social causes. Read more...
You've got no authority at all Dysfunctional Handforth Parish Council could now be ABOLISHED
Handforth Parish Council could soon disappear if an ongoing boundary review sees it merge with neighbouring Wilmslow council. A council source said the current set-up was 'unworkable'. Read more...
Book Review The Committed, by Viet Thanh Nguyen
This sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sympathizer finds its unnamed narrator in France, considering the relationship between that country and Vietnam. Read more...
Blind and deaf spaniel caught on camera stealing food off kitchen counters in the dead of night
Footage captured by Stuart Balshaw, 56, from Wokingham, Berkshire,shows his 14-year-oldEnglish Springer Spaniel Curtis sniffing out food in the dead of night. Read more...
Facebook Strikes Deal to Restore News Sharing in Australia
The agreement means users and publishers in Australia can once again share links to news articles, after Facebook had blocked the practice last week. Read more...
As Bollywood Evolves, Women Find Deeper Roles
New films like Tribhanga and Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare show how parts have expanded for women in Indias Hindi film realm. Read more...
10,000 fans could still attend FA Cup Final on May 15 - two days before the supporter ban is lifted
The FA wants to use the showpiece match as a test event following extensive works on the approach to the stadium, which have seen the pedestrian walkway - known as the pedway - demolished. Read more...
A Manhattan Apartment That Pays Tribute to the Citys Jazz Age
Inside an early Art Deco building, the designer Martin Brl has created an understated homage to New Yorks vibrant past and his own pioneering vision. Read more...
High protein vegan diet can slash the risk of early death in older women by almost 50%
Research conducted by the American Heart Association also found vegan women who use nuts to get their dietary protein were 56 per cent less likely to die from cardiovascular disease. Read more...
Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund 'front-runners for Dean Henderson if he leaves Manchester United'
Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson is not short of suitors should he leave his boyhood club this summer, with both Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund among them. Read more...
Clinical Trials Are Moving Out of the Lab and Into Peoples Homes
After the pandemic forced thousands of trials to shut down, researchers found clever ways to conduct human studies remotely while reaching more people, quickly and cheaply. Read more...
NJ governor signs law decriminalizing marijuana use for those 21 and up
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed bills to legalize and regulate marijuana use for those 21 and older, decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana and clarify marijuana and cannabis use and possession penalties for those younger than 21. Read more...
NASA photo shows 'gold' Peruvian Amazon rivers
All that glitters is not gold, the saying goes, as proven by a new photo taken from the International Space Station (ISS). Read more...
Tennessee Fires Football Coach Amid Investigation
Coach Jeremy Pruitt and nine members of his football programs staff were fired after ongoing investigations into the teams recruitment practices showed violations of N.C.A.A. rules. Read more...