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Michael Schumacher’s son secures F1 place – saying he owes his parents ‘everything’
World champion racer Michael Schumacher's son has been confirmed as a Formula One driver for next year.Thirty years after his father's debut for team Jordan, 21-year-old Mick will line up at the season-opening grand prix in Melbourne for Haas on 21 March.
The German, who could wrap up the Formula Two championship in Bahrain this weekend, has signed…
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Woman in her 70s arrested on suspicion of holding son captive for 28 years
An elderly Swedish woman has been arrested on suspicion of keeping her son captive for 28 years.The woman in her 70s was arrested on Monday on suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty and grievous bodily harm in relation to her son, 41,…
Criminals could target vaccine supply chains or create fakes, Interpol warns
Organised crime gangs could steal COVID-19 vaccines or create their own fake versions to profit from the pandemic, Interpol have warned.The global police agency said criminals could target supply chains or sell bogus COVID-19 jabs online…
Police looking for missing British hiker looking at ‘options beyond mountain accident’
Officials looking for a British hiker who went missing while walking in the Pyrenees are investigating "other options beyond a mountain accident", her partner has said.Esther Dingley had been travelling through Europe since 2014 with her…
Baby girl and father among five killed after car drives into pedestrians
A nine-week-old girl and her father were among five people killed when a car drove at speed into pedestrians in the German city of Trier.It happened at around 1.45pm on Tuesday in a pedestrianised area of the southwestern city, around 120…
Sports
As Virus Upends N.F.L. Schedule, Games Shift to Odd Landing Spots
After a weekend of question marks and patchwork solutions, the N.F.L. was forced to juggle its schedule yet again on Monday as it tries to finish the full regular season on time amid the coronavirus pandemic.The league moved the Pittsburgh…
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“I remember it being unpredictable. A lot of gang members in the community and kids selling drugs on the street,” Williams said. “Other than our time riding bikes, my parents kept us inside, focused on studying. They didn’t trust us to go…
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Can the Giants’ Tenuous Grasp of the N.F.C. East Hold?
Jones was relieved in Sunday’s game by Colt McCoy, a likely replacement under center. But Judge said he’s considering several options — from bringing in a free agent to preparing another player on the roster to take over as an emergency…
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Mets Sign Trevor May to Bolster Bullpen
The Mets agreed to a deal Tuesday with a free-agent right-handed pitcher named Trevor — not Trevor Bauer, the National League Cy Young Award winner, but Trevor May, one of the better relievers in the majors as a setup man for the Minnesota…
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Entertainment
Rina Sawayama: ‘LGBT+ rights in the UK are backtracking’
Rina Sawayama is at home in her flat in London, ready to talk characteristically candidly about everything from LGBT+ rights to video calling Elton John – but first, her less than satisfactory experiences with the long-awaited PlayStation 5.It may sound trivial, but this was a big-deal purchase, she says, a present to herself after a hugely successful year that has seen her fame sky-rocket.
Frustratingly, there were a few teething problems. "Basically, it didn't work at all." Image: Sawayama's debut album fuses pop,…
Stalker given restraining order after leaving Matthew Wright’s family ‘terrified’
A stalker who left TV presenter Matthew Wright and his wife scared for the safety of their baby has been banned from contacting them in future.Michelle Ranicar, 54, was said to have repeatedly visited Mr Wright's home in Primrose Hill, London, bearing gifts and messages declaring her love for him.
The visits began after she was barred from being a guest in the audience of his chat show due to security concerns about her behaviour towards the presenter.Ranicar first approached Amelia Wright at a charity event in September…
Sir Elton says ‘horrible’ comments from Watford fans kept him grounded
Sir Elton John has said the "horrible things" football fans said about his clothes and music kept him grounded at the height of his fame. The Rocketman singer is a lifelong Watford FC supporter and was owner and chairman of the club in the 1970s and 1980s, when he released many of his hit songs.
Under his ownership and Graham Taylor's management, the club rose from the Fourth Division to the First Division, finishing second behind champions Liverpool during the 1982-83 season. Image: Sir Elton with the club's…
Dolly Parton says she ‘cried all night’ after turning down Elvis deal
Dolly Parton says she "cried all night long" after a deal for Elvis Presley to sing her song I Will Always Love You went sour.Parton's 1974 tune went on to become a hit for Whitney Houston in 1992, as the lead track for the film The Bodyguard.
However, if history had turned out differently, it could have been a song more closely associated with The King. Image: Elvis Presley was keen to cover I Will Always Love You
Parton told The Big Issue that Presley had approached her to record a version of the ballad, but she…
Technology
UK approves Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine – rollout from Tuesday
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use.The…