Last month, the historian and biographer Jon Meacham got an unusual request from Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s campaign. The campaign wanted him to speak at the Democratic National Convention — not to endorse Mr. Biden, but to put the stakes of this election in historical context. “The request was, define …...Read More

The extraordinary level of detail in the indictment suggested that the Justice Department and F.B.I. might be relying on a cooperator or defector who had access to the sensitive, if dated, Russian information and was willing to testify. In a news release, the American authorities thanked Britain’s law enforcement officials …...Read More

Take a set of titanium rods. Heat them to 400c — almost double the temperature of a red-hot oven — and apply the tip straight to your face. This is thermal ablation, one of the latest cosmetic ‘tweakments’ on the market. Similar to laser therapy, this non-surgical treatment promises to …...Read More

Engineers have smashed the world's fastest data transmission rate with a speed a fifth faster than the previous record. The team at the University College London (UCL) hit a rate of 178 terabits a second, which is similar to downloading every title on Netflix in less than a second. The …...Read More

Advertisement Britain could go into a second national lockdown if it sees a rise in cases like Spain, a senior official warned last night. More 'nationwide measures' could be brought in to combat rising infections after the R-rate crept over one for the first time since restrictions were lifted in …...Read More

The latest arrival, which some deemed a miracle because of Mei Xiang’s age, was viewed as a cause for celebration by many as the nation struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic at a time of political divisiveness. At 22 years old, Mei Xiang had a 1 percent chance of a successful …...Read More

Simon Cowell will reportedly not appear at all in the finals of Britain's Got Talent. The entertainment mogul, 60, broke his back earlier this month after falling from his new Swind EB-01 bike at his Malibu home. Although it had been hoped that he might be able to appear via …...Read More

The BBC has been forced to hastily re-edit a documentary into VIP abuse fantasist ‘Nick’ after victims complained Tom Watson’s role was airbrushed out. An original cut of the hour-long programme, which will be broadcast on Monday, failed to mention the former Labour deputy leader. Yet Mr Watson’s claims to …...Read More

Three years ago, doctors gently advised Therese Lupton that her son Jordan’s life-support machine should be switched off. His brain damage was too severe to sustain life. Sitting by his bedside at King’s College Hospital in London and holding his warm, limp hand, Therese told him how much she loved …...Read More

John Barrowman, the perennially upbeat, affable and incontestably happy Mr Nice Guy, is feeling uncharacteristically glum. Lockdown for him — a ‘control freak who loves to work’ — has been particularly difficult, he says. As for so many in the entertainment industry, 2020 has been a complete wash out. ‘This …...Read More