From Julian Fellowes' The English Game to Mrs Fletcher and Spooks The best on demand TV this week
Not content with writing terrestrial TV's big show of the week with Belgravia, Julian Fellowes is also behind this six-part drama series charting the origins of football. Read more...
Photographer captures the moment 5,000 birds create an exclamation mark formation in the sky
Photographer Nuray Gonulalan was amazed when she looked up and saw the familiar punctuation symbol - often associated with shock or panic - hovering above her in Mogan Lake, Ankara, Turkey. Read more...
Number of fires in the Amazon reached a 13-year high in June
Brazil's National Institute for Space Research reported that it detected2,248 individual fires in the Amazon last month. Read more...
Ghislaine Maxwell will be 'naming names', former Epstein associate says
Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in New Hampshire yesterday on charges of procuring girls as young as 14 for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. Read more...
'Gentle giant' Scientists announce new species of ancient Aussie marsupial
Scientists have revealed details of a wombat-like marsupial as big as a bear that roamed prehistoric Australia 25 million years ago. Read more...
Myleene Klass opts for 'casual Fridays' in a white cami, joggers and punky boots
The broadcaster, 42,embraced 'casual Fridays' as she opted for a low-key look while arriving at the Global Radio studios in central London. Read more...
Unarmed Palestinian man shot dead by police in Jerusalem
An unarmed Palestinian man has been shot and killed by police at one of the entrances to Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday. Israeli police said officers believed the man had a gun and opened fire on him when he refused to stop for them. Read more...
NASA outlines plan to use steam-powered robots to explore icy moons
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers are developing small football sized spherical robots equipped with steam powered thrusters for future exploration. Read more...
Royal Mint warns collectors after Battle of Hastings 50p sells for 63,000
The Royal Mint has urged coin collectors to avoid paying huge sums for common coins on the basis of 'farfetched' reports, after a 2016 Battle of Hastings 50p reportedly sold for more than 63,000 Read more...
Snapchat Expands Deals With N.F.L., Disney and Others
The multiyear pacts, which also included the N.B.A., NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS, will supply the platform with more short-form original and unscripted shows. Read more...
UN Eight mass graves reported found in Libya
The UNSMIL expressed "horror" over "reports on the discovery of at least eight mass graves in past days, the majority of them in Tarhuna." Read more...
Boris Johnson pleads with revellers to be 'sensible' when pubs reopen tomorrow
In a phone-in on LBC Radio, Boris Johnson said he wanted people to use the loosening of lockdown in England from tomorrow to 'enjoy summer'. Read more...
Australia Day 2012 Fireworks and lightning combine to light up Perth's skies
An estimated 250,000 people turned out to watch the 28th annual Australia Day fireworks display in the western Australian city, despite fears weather conditions could disrupt the event. Read more...
Considering the American Voice
Irving Howe wrote for the Book Review about American literature moving from visions to problems, from ecstasy to trouble, from self to society on July 4, 1976. Land of the free? Yes, but also home of the exploited. Read more...
Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool - PLAYER RATINGS Kevin De Bruyne proves he is the world's best
JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM Once again Kevin De Bruyne was the best player on the park. He ran the game. There is no better midfielder in the world right now. Read more...
Revisiting a New York That Doesnt Currently Exist
Seeking escape, diversion and a way of feeling about the world that doesnt hinge on the latest news conference. Read more...
Can an Algorithm Predict the Pandemics Next Moves?
Researchers have developed a model that uses social-media and search data to forecast outbreaks of Covid-19 well before they occur. Read more...
Organize Your Own Olympic Games, at Home
Sure, the official Summer Games have been postponed. But with most people staying local and many camps shut down, you can create a fun, friendly competition in your own backyard. Read more...