Winter is coming. And this year, it belongs to Hollywood power player Barry Jenkins

Vaccine for winter vomiting bug to be trialled on thousands

The easily spreadable virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences during winter.

Displaced Gazans Brace for Another Harsh Winter

After a year of war, at least one million people are facing months in the cold. Some said tents, blankets and warm clothes now qualified as luxuries.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back

People prone to seasonal depression are bracing themselves as winter approaches

Health - ABC News - October 30

Six of the best winter mountain breaks in Europe

From the Arctic Circle to Slovenia’s Julian Alps, we pick scenic and soothing retreats to don snowshoes, ski empty pistes and tune into winter. Marketing slogans usually leave me cold, but even I ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Ukraine Is Scavenging for Power-Plant Parts as Mass Blackouts Loom

Ukraine is scrambling to repair electricity production crippled by a Russian bombing campaign, seeking parts abroad and at a front-line power plant.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 11

Three serene winter getaways in the Hudson Valley

Head upstate for quaint villages, historic inns, chic shops and cosy restaurants that are all at their quietest right now

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Met Office issues new yellow warning for more snow and ice

Snow has fallen across parts of the UK with forecasters saying there is a risk of ice as temperatures drop overnight.

£100 payment to help pensioners with winter fuel cuts

Pensioners affected by cuts to winter fuel support are to get a one-off £100 payment from Stormont.

Scottish Labour vows to reinstate winter fuel payments

Move by leader Anas Sarwar puts pressure on Keir Starmer to change policy for rest of UK

Business - Financial Times - 12 hours ago

AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 13 SMU's 5-0 start in ACC is best ever for a first-year Power Four team

This move from a Group of Five conference to the Power Four is working out better than all right for SMU

Sports - ABC News - November 4

It’s easy for the British to insult Donald Trump – but here’s why it’s a very bad idea | Simon Jenkins

A majority of Britons may want Kamala Harris to win the US election, but antagonising a powerful potential ally is unwise. Is it wise for Britons to heap abuse on Donald Trump? At present he is the ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Yes, Trump is awful. But if there’s a silver lining, it’s a chance for progressives to reflect on what they got wrong | Simon Jenkins

The president-elect benefited from working-class hostility to a remote elite. Liberals need to reargue their case. Yes, we all know it looks terrible. We have heard what Donald Trump has promised ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

What should Biden do with his remaining time? Get a peace deal done in Ukraine | Simon Jenkins

The end to this bloody stalemate must come with negotiation, and Putin should not wait until Trump is in the White House. First the good news. The US is talking to Russia. Then the bad. Vladimir ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Fantasy Basketball 2024 Week 4 Start/Sit advice: Guards, fowards and centers that belong in/out of lineups

Get these players in/out of your lineups for Week 4

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

Steelers show they belong among NFL's elite teams after shutting down Lamar Jackson, Ravens

Pittsburgh is a legitimate threat to the Chiefs' reign atop the AFC

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

How Hollywood ran shy of geopolitics

Film distributors are increasingly wary of anything that might prove controversial

World - Financial Times - November 2

A Hollywood Drought and a Game Show Dream

It’s tough to get work in film and television these days. So one unemployed writer decided to study up on “The Price Is Right.”

Top stories - The New York Times - November 5

What if A.I. Is Actually Good for Hollywood?

It’s already powering remarkable visual innovations, like in the new movie “Here.” But boosters think that’s just the beginning.

Tech - The New York Times - November 6

Could we all be as positive as Chris Hoy facing death? Perhaps knowing when we will go changes everything | Simon Jenkins

As Hoy has said, there is agony in trying to predict the future. Medical advances mean we might be able to navigate an awful diagnosis with some certainty. We can all sympathise with Chris Hoy ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

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