Cherie Blair
On 26 November, in referring to a magazine's claim that Cherie Blair had attended a shooting party which included Saif Gaddafi, we suggested this was hypocritical and had outraged the families of victims of the Lockerbie bombing. We accept that Mrs Blair did not attend the shooting party and has never met Mr Gaddafi. We apologise for any embarrassment caused. Read more...
Weather ISS detects blue 'jets' of lightning shooting upwards from thunder clouds
Measured by theEuropean Space Agency's Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM), the phenomenon originated in a cloud top over the Pacific island of Naru. Read more...
Cook for Yourself
Find grace in the meal, or in the process of making it. Read more...
Your Wednesday Briefing
Britain passes a grim pandemic milestone. Read more...
Two astronauts will install a British-built broadband terminal on the ISS
NASA's Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will venture outside at 1205 GMT to undertake a six hour mission to mount the suitcase-sized device British-built device on the ISS. Read more...
NBC Sports Network Will Shut Down to Bolster Peacock Streaming Service
NBCSN was the No. 2 sports channel on cable last year, but coverage of the N.H.L., the English Premier League and NASCAR is now moving to Peacock and the USA Network. Read more...
CNN en Espaol
Habla espaol? Visit CNN en Espaol for all the latest news and updates in Spanish. Read more...
How is my state pension affected by being contracted out?
I am a 53-year-old man who has worked since leaving school. I belonged to a company pension which required me to be 'contracted out' for 18 years. How will this affect my state pension? Read more...
Space satellites use machine learning to count elephants on Earth
Researchers are using satellite images processed with computer algorithms, which are trained with more than 1,000 images of elephants to help spot the creatures. Read more...
Malin Andersson dances around her house in a bra and thong
Malin Andersson was feeling full of life on Tuesday, taking to Instagram to flaunt her curves by prancing around her house in her underwear. Read more...
Texas Hires Alabama39;s Steve Sarkisian as Coach
The move came several hours after the university announced it had fired Tom Herman, whose contract dictates a hefty buyout. Read more...
Radioactive pig tranquilliser could be used in humans to transform diagnosis of high blood pressure
Scientists at Cambridge University hope the drug will enable doctors to improve the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA), a form of high blood pressure. Read more...
Cindy Crawford shares a selfie with her dog Widget after both enjoying pamper session
Cindy Crawford, 54, says she and her dog Widget both enjoyed some much needed hair maintenance as she jokes 'we both got groomed today' Read more...
From Sally Gardner to Jon Clinch and Urs Faes This week's best new fiction
In this richly spun folk tale of female fellowship and insurgence, silence is weaponised to subvert the patriarchy. Read more...
Facebook apologises after banning historic Plymouth site because the word 'hoe' breaches its policy
Facebookhas apologised to Devon residents after they were forced to alter the spelling of famous local spot Plymouth Hoe to avoid being banned for breaching its anti-bullying rules. Read more...
Judges ordered to get tough on county lines drug gangs and pass tougher sentences for some crimes
County lines drug runners will face tougher sentences under rules. Judges and magistrates must treat dealers more harshly if they exploit children, teenagers or vulnerable adults. Read more...
Jen Psaki says ALL violence will be reviewed in efforts to tackle domestic extremism
Speaking in the White House press briefing Tuesday, Psaki confirmed that the national security team will look at all violence through the same lens. Read more...
Sharon Begley, a Top Science Journalist, Is Dead at 64
Long at Newsweek, she was regarded as one of her generations pre-eminent science writers. An Enlightenment-era figure, Jon Meacham said. Read more...
Photographers create first 10billion pixel panorama of Girl with a Pearl Earring using 3D microscope
Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl with the Pearl Earring' has been magnified up to 700 times to reveal every crack and detail on the surface. The project used a new 3D microscope to create a 10 billion pixel panorama. Read more...
Police Pay
An article on 14 May said that a report by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies had revealed that police are using dishonest methods to boost their pay. While the report found that police overtime spending has risen and said the matter was 'ripe for review' - the suggestion that this was caused by dishonesty or 'tricks' came from the Mail, not the report. Officers can begin claiming overtime 30 minutes after the end of a shift. The claim that officers make arrests outside normal working hours to increase their payments has been aired previously, but we should have made clear that it is conjecture. We apologise for any confusion and the article has been amended. Read more...
Wolves handed major boost with Raul Jimenez set to return in March from a fractured skull
Raul Jimenez is poised to make a remarkable return to action this season despite suffering a fractured skull that could have put his career in jeopardy. Read more...