Uganda internet shutdown causes polling problems as ex-popstar takes on veteran President
Ugandans headed to the polls on Thursday, following a tense presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths in the lead-up to the election. Read more...
Raise your glass to '31 Days of German Riesling' - this is the perfect time to taste for yourself
Riesling, from its spiritual home in Germany, is one of the greatest treasures of the wine world - and this month I'm delighted to raise my glass to '31 Days of German Riesling'. Read more...
How Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey decided to ban Trump permanently
Dorsey was working remotelya private island in French Polynesia on January 6 when Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, and his team pushed to suspend the president's account. Read more...
Airports could close after decision to suspend all of Britain's quarantine-free travel corridors
Airlines were this weekend believed to be drawing up plans to further slash the number of flights they operate, with announcements expected in the coming days. Read more...
Joe Root reveals he took inspiration from Kane Williamson before hitting fourth Test double hundred
Joe Root revealed he had taken inspiration from former team-mate and international batting rival Kane Williamson after hitting the fourth double hundred of his Test career on Saturday. Read more...
DR ADBUL-GHAALIQ LALKHEN More pills and surgery are not the answer for chronic pain
DR ADBUL-GHAALIQ LALKHEN The brain itself changes when an individual has developed chronic pain and suffered with it for a long time. Read more...
In Robert Saleh, the Jets Believe They Found the Head Coach They Need
Salehs defense carried the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance. But it was his ability to motivate players that brought him to New York. Read more...
What MF Doom39;s 39;Operations Doomsday39; Contributed to Hip-Hop
With his 1999 debut album, Operation Doomsday, the masked rapper blurred the line between present and past. Read more...
Getting Rid of Stuff
How to declutter quickly. Read more...
A Co-Founder of The Intercept Says She Was Fired for Airing Concerns
The documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras said First Look Media ended its contract with her because of her public criticisms, an accusation the company denied. Read more...
What to Cook This Weekend
Gabrielle Hamilton has a new recipe for tripe. Lets all make it! Read more...
France opens investigations into former DR Congo rebel leader after Paris arrest
Alleged former Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala was arrested in Paris on December 29 and placed under formal investigation on January 2 for "complicity in crimes against humanity," French anti-terror prosecutors said on Monday. Read more...
Iranian conservative cleric dies, according to state-run media
Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah Yazdi was seen as a hardliner and anti-West in general, including holding anti-US positions. An outspoken critic of a liberal press, he was known to have ratified crackdowns on domestic opposition, feminism and gender equality. Read more...
Fears up to 600,000 women are at risk as cervical smear tests are cancelled or missed in lockdown
Tory MP Caroline Nokes said that check-up cancellations and women's fears of attending GP clinics in the pandemic could mean up to 600,000 women miss out on getting a smear test. Read more...
The 6th Floors Poet in Residence
There are many ways to describe Eisenbergs contributions to the Times online community, but the best one is also the most accurate pure poetry. To the unitiated, Eisenberg adds clever limericks to many of the posts on this blog, but he has clearly made an impact here and in many other places where reader responses are encouraged Read more...
Anti-masker in leopard-print arrested in Florida for COVID-19 violations accuses cops of kidnap
Cindy Falco-DiCorrado, 61, was captured on video being arrested for refusing to wear a mask in an Einstein Bros Bagels joint in West Boca, Palm Beach County, on Thursday Read more...
A QAnon Digital Soldier Marches On, Undeterred by Theorys Unraveling
Valerie Gilbert posts dozens of times a day in support of an unhinged conspiracy theory. The story of this meme queen hints at how hard it will be to bring people like her back to reality. Read more...
Pictured Delivery driver, 48, stabbed to death in north west London as police hunt knifeman
Leon Street, 48, was murdered near the home he shares with his fiancee in Brent, north west London, on January 11 at about 9.30pm. Read more...
Trump brand takes another hit
Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, said this weekend that it would remove 31 Trump-branded items from its website. Read more...
Cardiff City confirm signing of Max Watters from Crawley in 1m deal
The 21-year-old scored 16 goals in 18 games for the League Two side this season and was part of the team that knocked Leeds out of the FA Cup third-round last weekend. Read more...
For Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Executive Held in Canada, an Opulent Detention
The conditions of the Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges, are even more luxurious than previously known. Read more...