On Inauguration Day, the Military Tried to Convince America It's Safe Again In the wake of an insurrection, the military carried out what amounted to a psychological operation this week—and it worked.

Anger over reports vaccine supplies to North East have been cut Conflicting reports from doctors, Downing Street and the NHS, after it's claimed that supplies of vaccine will be cut because the North East has been so successful vaccinating the elderly

Police asked murder suspect 'what's so funny?' after he 'smirked' in interview Pawel Relowicz, 26, is on trial accused of murdering Hull University student Libby Squire, 21, whose body was found in the Humber Estuary after a night out

Best jewellery gifts for Valentine's Day 2021 that your other half will love Are you looking to gift your love with jewellery this Valentine's Day? If so, we've rounded up some of the best jewellery gift options for the ladies and men, covering all budgets

Venezuela power struggle impedes delivery of COVID vaccine Venezuela’s political conflict has claimed another casualty: relief from the coronavirus pandemic

US Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as defence secretary Former army general with personal ties to Joe Biden takes charge of US Department of Defense, US military.

Eddie Jones names Harry Randall and Paolo Odogwu in England Six Nations squad Jonathan Joseph and Jack Willis among those omitted from 28-man selection

Google threatens to leave Australia – but its poker face is slipping Analysis: tech firm’s refusal to pay news publishers comes as it agrees to do exactly that in FranceThe biggest companies in technology love an ultimatum but rarely do they spell out their threats. This week, however, Google has done exactly that, telling an Australian parliamentary hearing that a proposed law forcing the company to pay news publishers for the right to link to their content “would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australia”.The threat, from the company’s Australian managing director, Mel Silva, is the latest escalation in a war of words over the proposal, which seeks to undo some of the damage online business models have dealt to the country’s publishing industry. Continue reading...

Lauren Goodger spills on pregnancy due date as fans quiz her about baby Former TOWIE star Lauren Goodger is expecting her first child with boyfriend Charles Drury and promised to share her experience with her fans every step of the way

Stacey Solomon embraces 'dirty house' as she shakes off lockdown pressure The mum-of-three is learning to embrace moments when her house isn't spotless and her nails aren't up to scratch instead of trying to be on top of it all

Woman who said she had death threats due to sexuality, loses refugee status appeal Protection officer rejected claims of being married as a child and entering into lesbian relationships in Zimbabwe

Florida restaurant manager who helped save abused boy calls note from investigators the best birthday gift Flaviane Carvalho recently celebrated her birthday – and received a special letter from investigators working on the case of the 11-year-old boy who she helped rescue on New Year’s Day.

Biden executive orders the 'wishlist of the far left,' Rubio says Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday said President Biden is “talking like a centrist,” but is governing like someone “from the far left” by signing executive actions and orders in his first days in office that fulfill items on the “wishlist of the far left.”

Kimbereley Strassel: Biden's Inaugural Purge -- Dems prove they have no intention of playing by the rules Hours after President Biden pledged to show "tolerance and humility," the brass knuckles came out.

MEPs vote to add Channel and British Virgin Islands to tax haven blacklist UK overseas territories such as Cayman Islands also may lose protection once afforded by UK’s EU membership The European parliament is pushing for UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey and Jersey to be added to an EU tax havens blacklist after the conclusion of the Brexit deal.Sending a signal that tougher action on tax avoidance was required in response to the coronavirus pandemic, MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of adding more nations and territories to the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions. Continue reading...