Popular News
The joys of trawling through old photos of football stadiums
The Guardian - 17 Dec 2021 14:22
I have spent the last four years sifting through thousands of old press pictures. It has been like Christmas every day By Steve Finan for Nutmeg magazine It is a feeling that can only be compared to Christmas mornings wh...
How can I get over a breakup that I brought upon myself? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
The Guardian - 17 Dec 2021 19:30
You need to talk about your feelings of guilt and insecurity so you can start to forgive yourself I'm 26 years old, and have been having a really hard time in the past few months due to a breakup I brought upon myself. L...
The Guardian view on the British Council: an institution to be valued | Editorial
The Guardian - 17 Dec 2021 22:30
The government seems intent on punishing a public organisation that builds trust between nations When the UK departed the Erasmus+ scheme at the moment it left the European Union, there were justifiable cries of protest....
Graze anatomy: what happens when you put up a fence to keep sheep out?
The Guardian - 17 Dec 2021 11:15
Fencing small areas to keep out some of Britain's 33m sheep can allow native plants and trees to regrow, boosting biodiversity Grazing livestock can be a key part of healthy, wildlife-rich farmland, but the number of she...
Alec Baldwin leaves NYC home carrying phone investigators want to search over deadly 'Rust' shooting
New York Post - 17 Dec 2021 20:28
Embattled actor Alec Baldwin left home alone Friday -- seemingly still toting the cellphone that investigators have issued a search warrant to get.
Two sets of twin boys die in London house fire, police say
New York Post - 17 Dec 2021 23:27
Two sets of twin boys died in a massive blaze Thursday when they were left alone -- and a 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of child neglect, authorities said.
Doctors Don't Get Paid for Talking to Parents About Kids' COVID-19 Vaccinations. Joe Biden Wants to Change That
Time - 17 Dec 2021 23:20
For the last month, Dr. John Waits and his staff have asked the parents of any kid who walks into the clinic the same question: will the child have the COVID-19 vaccine? “Instantly you see the body language and you get...
Judge tosses deal shielding Purdue's Sackler family from opioid claims
New York Post - 17 Dec 2021 05:29
A federal judge has thrown out a settlement that would have shielded theSacklerfamily, which owned OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, from future lawsuits over opioids, upending the company’s plan to reorganize in bankrupt...
Covid: How has Omicron changed a Christmas night out in Ipswich?
BBC - 17 Dec 2021 15:33
With many people opting to stay at home, what is it like for those on a night out?
US hits China with new trade curbs and sanctions over forced Uyghur labour
The Guardian - 17 Dec 2021 07:26
US lawmakers have ramped up pressure on China in a bid to censure the country's treatment of the Muslim minority The United States has unleashed a volley of actions to censure China's treatment of the Uyghur minority, wi...
Antiques Roadshow 'should address UK's legacy of colonialism'
The Guardian - 17 Dec 2021 15:40
Oxford professor calls for BBC show to inform viewers about colonial history of artefacts on the show The BBC's Antiques Roadshow should address the legacy of colonialism when explaining the history of heirlooms and othe...
'We have yet to reach our postcolonial moment': Chelsea Watego on colonialism and the canon
The Guardian - 17 Dec 2021 23:00
The Brisbane author and academic talks about her new book, settler colonialism and the everyday-ness of ongoing dispossession Celebrated Munanjahli and South Sea Islander academic and writer Chelsea Watego unambiguously ...
Donald Parham Jr. injury update: Chargers TE carted off field on stretcher after head hits turf
Sporting News - 17 Dec 2021 07:33
Parham was hurt on a fourth-down play in the end zone.
Spider-Man: No Way Home has more to offer than gratuitous fan service
The Week - 17 Dec 2021 14:58
It's more than just a nostalgia trip
'I've got Covid so am self-isolating alone at Christmas'
BBC - 17 Dec 2021 18:53
Anyone testing positive now will be self-isolating on 25 December.
Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God Is a Gorgeous Memoir of Family Love and Grief
Time - 17 Dec 2021 23:45
Growing up is never easy to do, but it often makes for rich, expressive filmmaking. The Hand of God is Paolo Sorrentino’s memoir about his teenage years in Naples in the 1980s, about the enveloping embrace of family lo...
Russia Ukraine: Moscow lists demands for defusing Ukraine tensions
BBC - 17 Dec 2021 19:29
Moscow says Nato should abandon hopes of Ukraine joining and Nato states should get rid of weapons.
Artificial intelligence magnifies the utility of electron microscopes
Phys.org - 17 Dec 2021 15:43
With resolution 1,000 times greater than a light microscope, electron microscopes are exceptionally good at imaging materials and detailing their properties. But like all technologies, they have some limitations.
This company was hit with ransomware, but didn't have to pay up. Here's how they did it
ZDNet - 17 Dec 2021 14:08
Cyber criminals demanded $15 million for a decryption key and sent threatening messages to staff - but this company recovered its network without paying hackers a thing.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Post-Credits Scene Explained: How It Sets Up 'Doctor Strange 2'
The Wrap - 17 Dec 2021 05:00
WARNING: HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD FOR “SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME” “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is now in theaters and, like many Marvel movies, it has more than one post-credits scene. Of course, if you’re here, you knew...
Trump ally Roger Stone invokes 5th Amendment in appearance before Jan. 6 committee
ABC News - 17 Dec 2021 21:57
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone appeared Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, where he said he pleaded the Fifth to every question.
TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2021
Time - 17 Dec 2021 17:06
These are the images that best define a year in which momentum was hard to detect