Saved By The Bell's Dustin Diamond, 44, CONFIRMS that he has stage four cancer
The actor's team confirmed the news on Thursday via his Facebook page saying 'At this time we can confirm that Dustin does have cancer.' Read more...
Australian Open 'likely' to be postponed by 'one or two weeks'
Next year's Australian Open will "likely" be postponed by "one or two weeks," according to an announcement by the state government in Victoria, Australia on Wednesday. Read more...
Coronavirus Israel yet to see effects of its vaccination programme
With Israel rolling out the world's fastest vaccination programme, studies of hundreds of thousands of people offer perhaps the most extensive real-world data on the vaccine's efficacy. Read more...
Police Pay
An article on 14 May said that a report by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies had revealed that police are using dishonest methods to boost their pay. While the report found that police overtime spending has risen and said the matter was 'ripe for review' - the suggestion that this was caused by dishonesty or 'tricks' came from the Mail, not the report. Officers can begin claiming overtime 30 minutes after the end of a shift. The claim that officers make arrests outside normal working hours to increase their payments has been aired previously, but we should have made clear that it is conjecture. We apologise for any confusion and the article has been amended. Read more...
NFL Playoff Predictions Our Picks in the Divisional Round
The A.F.C.s young quarterbacks fight for a trip to the conference championship, while veterans, and defense, lead the way in the N.F.C. Read more...
'Quantum leap' in fight against ovarian cancer
The drug niraparib was approved for use by regulators in the biggest improvement in 30 years for ovarian cancer treatment. Read more...
Changing the Internet Law That Lets Twitter Ban Trump
In a special bonus episode of The Argument, Jane Coaston defends the law that made the internet as we know it. Read more...
U.S. to Require Negative Virus Tests From International Air Passengers
Before they board planes to the U.S., passengers will have to produce proof that they are not infected or have recently recovered. Read more...
Health Retinal cells transplanted from corpses could cure blindness for millions of people
Experts led from China have now successfully transplanted retina stem cells from a human cadaver into the eyes of monkeys - where they survived and grew into retinal pigment epithelium. Read more...
Hospital lets elderly couple spend final moments together as they both battle Covid-19
Gerry Jarrett, 79, and his wife Barbara, 76, have been in separate wards at Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, since they were admitted with the virus two weeks ago. Read more...
Scottish seafood firms are 'days from collapse'
Desperate bosses said they face imminent closure as they urged Boris Johnson to deliver on his pledge to finally support the struggling sector in Scotland. Read more...
Democrats demand Capitol Hill police probe pre-riot 'tours'
Rep. James C. Clyburn, the House Democratic whip, said there was coordination 'between sitting members of Congress' and those who ransacked the Capitol. Read more...
WTO Director-General candidate Trade can play part in economic recovery
CNN's Stephanie Busari interviews Nigeria's former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who says global trade can play an important role in helping the global economy bounce back from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Nathan Lyons ex Mel Waring posts a dedication to the cricketer as he celebrates 100 test matches
It's been three years since Nathan Lyon and Mel Waring's messy split rocked the cricket community - after he left her for glamorous blonde Emma McCarthy. Read more...
Stoke City SUSPEND winger James McClean for breaching Covid-19 rules
McClean posted a video to Instagram of what appeared to be himself training in a private gym alongside a boxing coach this week. Under current UK-wide guidelines, gym visits are prohibited. Read more...