Vanessa Nakate

A 2C hotter world is a death sentence for countries like mine

Alexander Heffner

Trump’s Texas lawsuit proves how much he wants a cold civil war

Shappi Khorsandi

Your hair should never be a hindrance to ambition and opportunity

Live US Election 2020

Senate sets up clash with president over defence bill as government avoids shutdown

US Election 2020

Biden says he could re-open ‘most’ American schools in first 100 days

Trump signs executive order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday

US Election 2020

Analysis: Biden’s defence pick threatens to continue Trump-era norm-busting

Democrats have spent four years lamenting Donald Trump’s disrespect for vital traditions – and now Joe Biden is disregarding another one

Biden defends his pick for Pentagon chief

US Election 2020

How Joe Biden is planning a virtual spectacle for his Inauguration Day

Paris Agreement: What’s the importance of the 2015 climate deal?

Taylor Swift Reviews

Taylor Swift’s album Evermore is full of haunting tales

On her second surprise release of 2020, the world’s biggest pop star coolly refuses to reconfigure herself on demand

LaVonne Roberts Welcome to Texas, Elon Musk. Don’t play us for fools

US Election 2020

What if Al Gore had become president?

Will John Lennon killer Mark David Chapman ever be released?

Tori Amos: ‘America is a tyrannical situation in a supposed democracy’

THE RACE FOR A VACCINE CORONAVIRUS

The little-known Midwest town carrying America’s vaccine hopes: ‘Everyone is working day and night’

Ellen DeGeneres announces she has coronavirus

Harrison Ford to play Indiana Jones in fifth and final film

Bernie Madoff fraud victims to get share of $500m payout

New York ‘Black Widow’ admits spending husband’s $4m life insurance

Rachel Maddow says partner’s Covid-19 experience was ‘scariest thing’

LA County health director gives emotional coronavirus briefing

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Amor Prohibido: ¿Qué ha sido de Chris Pérez, el viudo de Selena?

AMLO al fin reconocerá triunfo de Joe Biden en elecciones de EE. UU.

Científicos revelan avance en la búsqueda de extraterrestres

Hospitales de California cerca de alcanzar punto de quiebre

What are the Christmas traditions at the White House?

Who was first president to put a Christmas tree in the White House?

William Yang Why Mount Everest’s height is about diplomacy as much as measurements

Viral TikTok hack says Christmas tree lights should be hung vertically

News anchor wears glasses in gesture of solidarity with daughter

Rachel Brodsky The Bachelorette has turned into something we never expected

Possum feared extinct on Australian island after wildfires found alive

Johnny Depp applies to Court of Appeal over Amber Heard assault ruling

Italy bans cross-country travel over Christmas

Geoffrey Macnab Remembering John Candy, the loveable star whose life was cut short

The dos and don’ts of the 2020 cover version

Researchers discover material can store solar energy for years

Sport

Tottenham Hotspur

Mourinho says festive run will be tough for Spurs’ star players

Lampard never doubted Jorginho despite missed Chelsea penalties

Ronaldo, Messi and Lewandowski shortlisted for men’s The Best award

Wolves coach Nuno describes ‘huge moment’ Jimenez returned to club

Culture

Who are the new cast members of Big Mouth season 4?

Moses Farrow speaks out in support of adoptive father Woody Allen

Farewell Barbara Windsor, the irrepressible star

Aunts Hilda and Zelda cross over into Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Everything we know about Handmaid’s Tale season five

Disney+ will release 20 new Marvel and Star Wars series

Chris Evans replacing Tim Allen as voice of Buzz Lightyear

Tech

Solar-powered car that ‘never needs charging’ sells out in 24 hours

Scientists find planet that behaves like mysterious ‘Planet Nine’

How to see Geminid meteor shower this weekend

Graphene inventor solves 150-year-old sand castle mystery

Lifestyle

Students surprise professor with gesture of gratitude on Zoom

These are the US federal holidays for 2020

Peloton CEO mocked for drinking ‘40 sips of water from hand’ daily

The reality of dating as a six-foot woman

Bleach and cherry lip balm: The funniest nativity scenes

Joanna Whitehead Why the government is looking at how the internet affects our health

Gay men accuse Wetherspoon of homophobic discrimination

17 of Barbara Windsor’s best looks over the decades