First-time buyers and families craving a more spacious home after being stuck indoors in lockdown are facing chaos when applying for a mortgage. Demand is soaring following a recent cut in stamp duty and the return of house hunters who had put their plans on hold due to the pandemic. …...Read More

Ideally, it should be given not immediately after symptoms appear, but three to four weeks later — “the sweet spot,” Dr. Caliendo said. (PCR nasal swab tests may come up negative after the virus migrates from the nose and throat to the lungs, Dr. Caliendo explained; but the body may …...Read More

Louis Theroux is the master of bringing the camera into other people's lives, and homes, shining a light on all manner of dottiness and dysfunction. He has been doing it for 25 years now – half his life – and he's clearly well versed in what will appeal to viewers. …...Read More

Dear Bel, I’ve never written with a problem, but your columns have helped me in the past. Now I’m in a quandary. I feel certain my 62-year-old husband of 18 years is showing early signs of dementia (confusion, loss of humour and empathy, snappiness) which come and go without warning. …...Read More

Bananas have become a mainstay of our Jewel Garden, providing dramatic, sculptural structure with their enormous leaves from late spring until autumn. All bananas thrive in rich, moist soil and so they love our rich clay loam. Bringing them out of winter protection, encouraging them into fresh growth, hardening them …...Read More

Premier League stadiums are likely to remain closed to away fans despite clubs informing supporters they hope to have them back from October 3. Arsenal are among the clubs to have sent correspondence to fans informing them of their intention to welcome back supporters from the first weekend of October, …...Read More

This is the heroic moment a three-year-old boy in Brazil rescued his best friend from drowning in a pool. The incident took place earlier this month at farm home in Itaperuna, a city northern Rio de Janeiro, while the children were alone at the pool. A boy, identified as three-year-old …...Read More

Former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon was back on the air on his internet radio show Friday just hours after being hauled away in handcuffs aboard a mega-yacht owned by a Chinese billionaire. Bannon was arrested Thursday as part of an alleged fraud scheme to defraud hundreds and thousands …...Read More

SACRAMENTO — Towering over the coast, straining for sun as they’ve done since before there was such a thing as California, the old-growth giants of Big Basin Redwoods State Park stood in flames on Friday. John Gallagher thought of his sons. Darryl Young thought of his father. Laura McLendon thought …...Read More

Bucking tradition, a group of climate activists has won three seats in an election to an important governing body at Harvard University, the Board of Overseers, the university announced Friday. The slate of candidates ran on a platform that included calls for the university to drop fossil fuel investments from …...Read More