National Theatre launches paid streaming service for filmed plays
The closed venue's pay-per-view platform hosts filmed plays starring the likes of Dame Helen Mirren. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HTsBqI
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Audrey Hepburn unheard interview in new documentary
An unheard interview with screen legend Audrey Hepburn forms the basis of a new documentary. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3oebHT4
Covid-19: ‘Our business model has been made illegal’
What happens to your business when Covid takes your customers away? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JtapVm
Masked comic superheroes fight Covid disinformation
Fictional female superhero Priya joins hands with Burka Avenger to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3mrV3it
Breastfeeding mums ‘lacked support’ during lockdown
Devenia Noel struggled to get help when her daughter Zora was born with a tongue-tie. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HXsRoM
Covid vaccine: Rumours thrive amid trickle of pandemic facts
Social media is full of coronavirus vaccine information - but how can you tell which is reliable? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37lBMsS
Trump presidency's final days: 'In his mind, he will not have lost'
West Wing aides are keeping a low profile as the presidency slowly comes to terms with his loss. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33rHKXS
A police officer with a conscience who left Belarus
Andrei Ostapovich quit his job as a Belarusian police officer, was detained in Russia, then escaped to Poland. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3fRRq2U
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran mulls its responses to an assassination
Frank Gardner looks at Iran's options were it to try to avenge Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's assassination. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3obfSiJ
Brexit: Will the borders be ready?
With one month to go until the end of transition, we look at the challenges to come on the UK's borders. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3o9eyNh
On Pandemic Schooling, de Blasio Is Actually Leading
By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36oH07N
Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘immediately’ dismiss Flynn case, citing Trump’s pardon.
By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3q9unoW
Biden’s Inauguration: Expect Smaller Crowds and More Social Distancing
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36nWPeO
As Senate runoffs approach, Trump’s attacks on Georgia Republicans have worried some in his party.
By BY LISA LERER, RICHARD FAUSSET AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fPi9x6
As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races
By BY LISA LERER, RICHARD FAUSSET AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37r84ml
Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case
By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3liIuVq
A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/39txG4t
Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses
By BY ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/39t2sun
Arizona and Wisconsin Certify Biden’s Wins: ‘The System Is Strong’
By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37koa0Q
How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage?
By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mvpVyQ
Restrictions push the San Francisco 49ers to Arizona for December.
By BY KEN BELSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JqNz0O
Student Covid testing begins for Christmas exodus
Universities open mass testing centres for students so they can travel home safely for Christmas. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3o2sQiw
Covid: Researchers fear cancer advances delay due to pandemic
Scientists fear research has been pushed back due to the pandemic, a survey suggests. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36jTuh3
Women 'completely let down' in rape investigations
A report finds "catastrophic" failures in the way rape cases are investigated and prosecuted. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lgaQiV
The King of Trump TV Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Buy It
By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2VhZDEc
What We Learned From Week 12 of the N.F.L. Season
By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/39spilM
Biden’s doctor says president-elect has hairline fracture after twisting his ankle playing with dog.
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33uTYyX
Biden team wants to tackle child care, elder care, preschool in one overarching plan.
By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mpUdCU
The Papers: Vaccine 'celebrity drive' and PM's call for resolve
Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's new tiers continue to dominate the papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3ljNpFD
Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?
Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3o8y8Jq
Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won
The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3mlthEm
A 70-year-old photographic mystery
Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HQfpD9
Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KLFUKR
Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia
Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39r5Gyr
The Grand Tour stars on pirate treasure, cycle lanes and electric cars
Clarkson, Hammond and May discuss their recent hunt for pirate treasure and their TV future. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JvjbCs
Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers
Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3fM7GT0
The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home
Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3qmLST0
Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president
The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3o5rALI
Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble
The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36jhz7s
Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools
By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3q6qBgd
Biden names all-female communications team with Jen Psaki as press secretary.
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3qcrTGs
Jennifer Psaki to Be Press Secretary as Biden Names All-Female Communications Team
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3fPLBmM
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What does it mean for the east Africa region?
BBC correspondents across the east Africa region explain the impact for Ethiopia and its neighbours. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3qcfzpN
Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors
The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36jlVM9
Durham van traveller Esther Dingley missing in Pyrenees
Esther Dingley disappeared on a solo hike during a six-year journey through Europe in a campervan. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33qU3DR
Your pictures on the theme of 'monochrome'
A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "monochrome". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Vb6vmO
Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia
The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lbWro0
Leroy Logan: Who is the Met Police officer in Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue?
Star Wars' John Boyega is set to star in the true story of a black police officer in 1980s London. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36f5LmH
TikTok: 'I didn’t know other LGBT Muslims existed'
Until she found her social media "safe space", Shaz says she didn't know there were others like her. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36ioZbc
The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world
How an anonymous group of female artists challenged the status quo in New York's art world from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3nWEjjQ
In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute
Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33HDow7
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'
A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VdmbWt
London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'
Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3fJbynX
The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis
How did 16 policemen come to be deported from the British Isles to Nazi-occupied Europe? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JlqmwW
Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'
Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3l9gFPn
Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'
The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KQla4P
Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic
Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3o4Yj3H
Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis
The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36hjFov
This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?
By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2JgQpFK
Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond
By BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, RONEN BERGMAN AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT International Home https://ift.tt/2VhaxK4
How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas
By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND KAREN WEISE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37gG7gH
Gunmen Assassinate Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist in Ambush, Provoking New Crisis
By BY DAVID E. SANGER, ERIC SCHMITT, FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RONEN BERGMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/39nyaJe
Los Angeles County, where the virus is surging, urges residents to stay home.
By BY JOHN ISMAY AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2JfTB4r
Maradona: Funeral worker apologises over coffin photos
The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lfNH0e
Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England
There is no evidence that it protects against Covid-19 but it could boost the health of the vulnerable. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3mg7f5X
Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike
Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3mfFKte
Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'
A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3q1psq2
Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap
The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Vd12vv
Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020
A selection of striking images taken around the world this week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lifugm
Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'
As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3o6DXr1
Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet
For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39lxeFm
The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?
How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36eqHKB
Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free
For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37cu3Ny
'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'
Elin Williams writes a blog to help other people with sight loss, but it has become her own "survival tool". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3lnuM3L
Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt
The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JpGfCc
Let's give politicians a chance to speak human
Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3fGtShg
Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success
By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3q6RLU8
Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise
With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2J5whXd
Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan
Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3fGppvb
Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success
By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3q6RLU8
For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes
By BY PETER S. GOODMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3miLHFC
Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.
By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/36iKqcp
Lamar Jackson, Ravens Quarterback, Is Said to Test Positive for Coronavirus
By BY NEIL VIGDOR AND KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2JbGQYE
U.N. Panel: Technology in Policing Can Reinforce Racial Bias
By BY NICK CUMMING-BRUCE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JeVu0U
Quotation of the Day: ‘Love Letter to Detroit,’ on Vellum and Chrome
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/33nkx9n
Oxford Covid vaccine: Regulator asked to asses jab
The referral is "a significant first step" to a possible rollout of the vaccine, the government says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3l8F1bJ
Quiz of the week: What went on with the Pope's social media?
How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/379wgt6
Coronavirus: When can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Excitement over the vaccine has turned to questions on the reality of when we can get it. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2V8BFey
Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream
Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33mI229
Death of England: The former prisoner turned leading man
Michael Balogun stars in Death of England: Delroy at The National Theatre. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39hn5td
Judge in Venezuela Convicts 6 U.S. Oil Executives of Corruption
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/33nvQhH
October redundancies double last year's rate
With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39e72wq
'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion
People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Jlvp0o
Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics
The "unscientific" examinations are condemned by international organisations such as the UN. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33lFZeP
Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event
Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/367eCXJ
El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina
By BY HUGO ALCONADA MON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3fLJ2SE
Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden
By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37bnjPV
Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS
More than 165,000 people in England will be offered the tests from next year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3meKdfF
Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents
The Duchess of Cambridge highlights a "dramatic increase" in parents feeling cut off from support. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39fXzEV
The papers: 'Tiers of rage and disbelief' as 'north sees red'
Most papers lead on reaction to areas being placed within the government's tougher new tier system. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Jht2M0
Argentina, and Latin America, Mourn Maradona as a Man of the People
By BY DANIEL POLITI AND MANUELA ANDREONI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3m68LHH
In Argentina, Thousands Wait in Line for Maradona’s Wake
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND REUTERS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/33o6O26
Covid-19: What is the new three tier system after lockdown?
It's tougher than last time following complaints the previous system wasn't sufficient. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3l0KfGq
Quotation of the Day: As Surge Spreads, No Corner of Nation Is Spared
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3m6MlWV
How Not to Overspend This Black Friday
By BY NATHAN BURROW from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/364haWq
‘Hang on,’ Biden urges Americans as the virus surges.
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HCYNyD