One fifth of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) are planning to downsize their offices and encourage remote working. Some 20 per cent plan to occupy less physical space following the pandemic, while 29 per cent plan to let staff work from home, research by Santander found. All change: Some 20 …...Read More

Nakotah LaRance, a nationally acclaimed Hopi-Tewa hoop dancer who performed with Cirque du Soleil, died on July 12 near the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo in New Mexico. He was 30. His father, Steve LaRance, said he died after falling while climbing a bridge in Rio Arriba County, N.M. Mr. LaRance’s career …...Read More

Though the coronavirus testing landscape continues to expand, most patient samples must still be routed through laboratories for processing, and the demand is once again straining supplies, equipment and trained technicians and causing shortages. “It’s very important for people to be able to get the results in time, so they …...Read More

Advertisement Thousands of Leeds United fans packed into the city centre this afternoon, leaving little room for social distancing as they celebrated promotion to the Premier League after a 16 year absence. West Yorkshire Police was forced to arrest some fans as supporters packed close together, chanting songs and letting …...Read More

This is the hilarious moment a cyclist causes a flap as he goes for a ride with a pet cockatoo on his shoulder. Motorists could not believe their eyes when they spotted the man weaving through the traffic with his feathered friend at dusk. The footage was captured by a …...Read More

Sudan has lifted the death penalty and flogging as punishment for gay sex after almost four decades of hardline Islamist rule. Despite 'offenders' still facing life imprisonment for their 'crime,' with sentences starting at five years, many in conservative Sudan were outraged by the reforms and took to the streets …...Read More

A group of hikers kept their cool and even managed to snap a selfie when a curious black bear approached them along a trail in Mexico. The unusually close brush with nature reportedly happened at a popular hiking trail at Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, according to …...Read More

An illegal car rally took place in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Sunday which caused traffic jams on nearby motorways. Police were called to an industrial estate in the town of Denton after hundreds of people brought their cars to the location just outside the M60 motorway. Alarming footage from the …...Read More

Trader Joe’s is being urged to follow the example of other national food companies and rebrand products that critics say perpetuate racial stereotypes. An online petition is asking the company to “remove racist branding and packaging from its stores,” including international food items carrying the names Trader Ming’s, Trader José …...Read More

EDINBURG, Texas — On a sweltering day last week near the southern tip of Texas, where high rates of poverty and chronic illness have heightened the ferocity of the coronavirus, Dr. Renzo Arauco Brown made his rounds, checking on patients who were facing severe complications from the virus and barely …...Read More