Eddie Jones demands that England become 'an impossible side to play against' in the Six Nations
Despite being limited to choosing 28 players in the main group for the championship, Jones has called up these exciting rookies, while opting to omit the vastly experienced Jonathan Joseph. Read more...
Dustin Johnson Wins 2020 Masters in Record Fashion
Johnson, the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world, won with a score of 20 under par, the first player to reach that total at Augusta National. Read more...
Stoke City 1-2 WatfordIsmaila Sarr and Troy Deeney score while Steven Fletcher gets consolation
LEWIS STEELE AT THE BET365 STADIUM Ismaila Sarr shone in this slender victory for Watford that hands new manager Xisco Munoz a fourth win in his five league games in charge. Read more...
Nature Pesticides used to protect crops from insects are keeping bees awake at night
Researchers from Bristol warned that - just like us humans - the vital pollinators need a good night's rest in order to function properly. Read more...
A Feast In The Time Of Plague review Lively, accessible, but in no sense backward-looking
A Feast In The Time Of Plague is terrific; a contemporary opera that's easy on the ear but never facile, with a storyline based on a Pushkin sketch that manages to combine death with humour. Read more...
Kansas City Chiefs handed huge boost as Patrick Mahomes is CLEARED of NFL's concussion protocol
Last Sunday, the superstar quarterback was tackled on a running play in the third quarter of the Chiefs win over the Cleveland Browns, hitting his head on the turf and landing awkwardly. Read more...
The New Yorker Magazine Union Employees Stage Daylong Walkout
The labor action by more than 100 union workers also included web producers and some other editorial employees. Read more...
Is your local HSBC branch closing soon? Bank exits more locations
HSBC said the closure decisions have been made in response to 'market trends, customer behaviour and branch usage.' Read more...
Time Out Naomi Osaka draws and tries to come out of her shell
Two-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka tells Christina Macfalane that she is using lockdown to draw more and to learn how to come out of her shell and stop being shy. Read more...
Asbestos
In a controversial article, The Great Asbestos Hysteria (Mail, February 23), we said that according to the Health and Safety Executive, the risks from white asbestos products are insignificant, and arguably zero in the case of lung cancer. The HSE assessments related to specific levels of exposure to white asbestos fibres, not white asbestos products, and found a risk from higher levels. The article said that asbestos in UK schools is almost all white. According to the HSE, the more harmful brown asbestos was also frequently used in schools. The writer was in error in saying that the HSE had been forced to withdraw a series of commercials claiming that mesothelioma kills 4,500 a year. In fact, the advertisements were based on an estimate of 4,000 deaths from all asbestos-related disease. Read more...
Arsenal are 'really close to agreement with Real Madrid for Martin Odegaard'
The 22-year-old is desperate for more game time after he was left out of Real Madrid's squad when they suffered an embarrassing Copa del Rey defeatat minnows Alcoyano on Wednesday. Read more...