Care regulator investigated safety at up to 50 nursing homes during England's Covid-19 crisis
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) responded to hundreds of complaints from staff and families of care home residents and one Government official said the homes 'are no angels'. Read more...
Gluten-free noodle firm Mr Lee's Noodles to sell 5m stake
City sources said Mr Lee's Noodles has hired advisers from Bluebox Corporate Finance to sell a 5million holding to fund expansion. Read more...
Going to space is a real pain in the back
A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be a pain in the back for astronauts. While they may gain up to 2 inches in height temporarily, that effect is accompanied by a weakening of the muscles supporting the spine, according to a new study. Read more...
England bowlers work up a sweat as saliva use is banned due to coronavirus rules
With the use of saliva to polish the ball banned by the ICC due to temporary Covid-19 regulations - perpetrators face the threat of a five-run penalty - it has limited bowlers to the application of sweat. Read more...
University of Kentucky Is Sued Over Mural With Slavery Scene
An alumnus has filed a suit to save a fresco at the University of Kentucky that depicts enslaved people; a Black artist whose work is shown with it also wants the mural to stay. Read more...
Jules Feiffer on His Long, Varied Career
Feiffer talks about his new picture book and more, and Steve Inskeep discusses Imperfect Union. Read more...
From Kristen Bell in Frozen II to the Glow Up final and Dead StillThe best on demand TV this week
Just when children - and, let's face it, many adults - finally got the catchy tune Let It Go out of their heads, along came this sequel. Read more...
When Your Tween Is Bored
School is over. Theres no camp. Its so boring. Heres how to be your tweens creative collaborator instead of the boss. Read more...
Deals to lure us back to the sun after Covid-19 lockdown including Spain's Costa del Sol for 20
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at an important holiday topic. This week Is now the time to book a cheap, late-season break in the sun? Read more...
Step aboard Sunborn, Gibraltar's luxury floating hotel
If you want sunshine - even deep into October - but aren't keen to go too far to find it, then consider Gibraltar. Mark Palmer visited and enjoyed a stay aboard Sunborn, a luxury floating hotel. Read more...
Researchers Debate Infecting People With Coronavirus to Test Vaccines
The technique, called a human challenge trial, has been used to evaluate other vaccines. Read more...
Firearms officers
On November 7, 2010, we suggested that policemen AZ12 and AZ14 had deliberately quoted song titles in evidence to the inquest of Chelsea barrister Mark Saunders. Since then the Independent Police Complaints Commission has found this was not the case. We accept neither officer showed disrespect for the deceased, his family or the Court and apologise for any distress caused. Read more...
Alt-J, Electric Ballroom review The nicest boys in polite rock
Alt-J are four Leeds University graduates with one claim to fame their debut album, An Awesome Wave, has just won the Mercury Music Prize for the Album of the Year. Read more...
Fewer than one in seven people in UK are now smokers
A study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that6.9 million people in the UK, 14.1 per cent of the population over 18, smoked cigarettes last year, down from 14.7 in 2018. Read more...
Liverpool's Back to the Future moment
It's been thirty years since Liverpool last won an English league title and much has changed since that day in 1990. For the Anfield faithful, it's been Back to the Future. Read more...
Is This Whistle the Future of Refereeing?
Officiating with a deep breath and a burst of air no longer seems wise in the coronavirus era. Is a hand-held, electronic whistle the answer? Read more...
Dana White jets out to Fight Island as masterplan to bring UFC glamour back finally gets underway
The UFC is gearing up for its unique 251st card on 'Fight Island', with president Dana White jetting out to the UAE ahead of theJorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman led event. Read more...
Get the taste of holidays in the Mediterranean at home with this selection of wildross
Ros sales are rocketing. I love a glass of the chilled pale stuff when the sun has got his hat on, but I adore the wild stuff even more. Read more...
Suspected case of bubonic plague in Chinas Inner Mongolia
China has largely eradicated plague, but occasional cases are still reported. Read more...
Peta Credlin takes aim at Dan Andrews after Melbourne sees spike in COVID-19 cases
Peta Credlinhas taken aim at Dan Andrews over the handling of hotel quarantine after it emerged a 'handful' of breaches among security guards could have sparked the second wave. Read more...
N.J.39;s 2020 Primary Is Mostly by Mail. Here39;s Why That Matters.
Amy Kennedy, a former teacher, is married to Patrick Kennedy, a retired congressman. She will face Representative Jeff Van Drew, who quit the Democratic Party and is backed by President Trump. Read more...