Music festivals and Covid: Could some events still go ahead this year?

Glastonbury is already cancelled, but MPs are working on how to support the music festival industry.

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Home working increases cyber-security fears

IT experts say that with people working from home the risk of hacking has increased.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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'I worked on the vaccine my dad was given'

Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to three young people involved in the vaccine rollout.

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Accountants warned over fraud expectations

Should auditors be expected to spot companies, such as BHS and Wirecard - at risk of collapse through fraud?

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Survey Says: Never Tweet

By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business

Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’

By BY JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater

Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows

By BY NICOLE HONG from NYT New York

Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team

By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT U.S.

Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.

By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World

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Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World

Covid vaccine offered to all care homes in England

PM hails "milestone" in the race to vaccinate the most vulnerable, after a record day for UK jabs.

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The school teachers helping struggling families in Covid lockdown

A school in the Wirral is helping families struggling to get by during the national lockdown.

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Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?

It has been a month since the rules changed in the UK's relationship with the EU.

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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January

By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business

Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S.

If Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Beyond the Pale, Who Is?

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion

77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election

By BY JIM RUTENBERG, JO BECKER, ERIC LIPTON, MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN, MATTHEW ROSENBERG AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S.

Black Power: Now or Never

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion

Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.

By BY MARIE FAZIO from NYT World

Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears

By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World

Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visa

From Sunday, those eligible can apply for a special UK visa using a smartphone app.

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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World

Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.

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Covid: Pandemic 'has highlighted archaic wedding laws'

Proposed changes to the law could allow people to marry in gardens and homes in Wales and England.

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Post-Brexit taxes for steel 'very damaging', says Kinnock

Stephen Kinnock MP says the UK's steel industry needs state aid and new export quotas with the EU.

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Central African Republic's capital in 'apocalyptic situation' as rebels close in

A former prime minister says there is daily fighting as rebel forces encircle Bangui.

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UK Covid deaths: Why the 100,000 toll is so bad

As the number of people who died reaches six figures, the factors that led to this terrible total.

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'When my name was butchered at school it made me feel different'

Yewande Biala has spoken about how mispronunciations of her name affect her, and other women agree.

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Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case

A year ago, the UK was yet to record a Covid case. Then a family rang NHS 111 from a hotel in York.

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Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair

By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies

Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S.

Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88

By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science

'I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram'

Since the pandemic hit the UK, reports of investment scams targeting Instagram users have risen 50%.

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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.

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Coronavirus: 'Life will never be the same, for me it's better'

Kellie Larkin has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic, non-verbal and communicates through a computer.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'winter scenes'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "winter scenes".

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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.

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UK's first Covid evacuees: 'I wish I'd stayed in Wuhan and missed flight'

Twelve months ago, 83 Britons fled Wuhan, the Covid-19 epicentre, but some wish they had never left.

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100,000 Covid deaths: ‘I cursed the sterile white room where Ann died’

Already 100,000 people in the UK have died with Covid. This is the story of one of them.

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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.

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Budget 2021: What is it and when will it happen?

The Budget - when is it, what does it do and what should we expect to hear from the chancellor?

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Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean

By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S.

Product Misplacement

By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games

Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule

By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World

Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.

By BY JULIAN E. BARNES AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S.

Robert Cohan, 95, Dies; Exported Contemporary Dance to Britain

By BY ROSLYN SULCAS from NYT Arts

G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims

By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S.

Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S.

A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.

By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business

Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".

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Covid vaccines: Those that work - and the others to come

As two new jabs prove effective, where do we stand with vaccines and the fight back against Covid?

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Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day

Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced.

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Push to ensure pupils are 'politically literate'

A new parliamentary group wants to help young people engage with politics by improving civics education.

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Working from bed: 'I don't even have to get dressed'

A lot of us are tempted to spend January in bed but some people have turned it into their office.

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Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S.

A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina

By BY CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S.

Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?

By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion

Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S.

For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words

By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion

It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!

By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion

Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars Got a Jolt From G.M.

By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business

Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week

By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business

Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way

By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT U.S.

What to Watch: Televised Spies

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The Texas attorney general will investigate brokers’ decisions to limit GameStop trades.

By BY GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business

Trading Curbs Reverse GameStop Rally, Angering Upstart Traders

By BY KATE KELLY, MATT PHILLIPS AND GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business

Vidas descarriladas

By BY ANITA ISAACS AND ANNE PRESTON from NYT en Español

Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96

By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Obituaries

A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.

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Covid-hit pupils 'should be allowed to repeat a year'

Education think-tank says pupils should have the right to repeat the school year after Covid disruption.

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Vaccination volunteers to be given Covid jab

NHS volunteers will now be given the vaccine because they are considered frontline health workers.

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Klarna: 'I got a £30 bill - but I've never used it'

There are concerns that fraudsters are signing up for buy now, pay later services in others' names.

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How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic

By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT New York

A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.

By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World

New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group

By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business

The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion

Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow

By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion

Joe Biden, the Irishman

By BY MAEVE HIGGINS from NYT Opinion

Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S.