The Best Butterscotch Pudding Is Homemade
This unfussy, old-fashioned recipe is easy to stir together on top of the stove, and hard to mess up. Read more...
New South Wales records NO new coronavirus cases yet again
New South Wales has reported zero locally acquired coronavirus cases on Tuesday for the second day in a row. Read more...
The 20 safest airlines in the world for 2021 revealed and Qantas named is No1, with BA 10th
The ranking is drawn up by Australia-based AirlineRatings.com, which monitors 385 carriers and takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies and airlines' crash and incident records. Read more...
Corporate America Flexes Its Political Muscle
Big business breaks with Republicans. Read more...
Who knew worms had such a wild sex life! They sing, love a little foreplay and indulge in threesomes
Author Sally Coulthard has delved into the surprising and frankly saucy habits of the world's worms, and what she discovered will change the way we think about their subterranean antics. Read more...
5 Things to Do This Weekend
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually. Read more...
Kate Ritchie holds hands with younger-looking mystery man in Byron Bay
Photos published in Monday's New Idea show the former Home and Away star,42, getting cosy with her companion, who is said to be a businessman named John Read more...
ROBERT HARDMAN On the slippery slope at Covid Ground Zero
ROBERT HARDMAN I am in Ischgl, the Austrian ski resort famous for the most boisterous apres-ski party scene in the Alps. For now, though, the place is virtually empty. Read more...
Lockdowns to wipe 1bn off Primark sales... but Boohoo booms
While online fashion chain Boohoo enjoyed a bumper Christmas, High Street rival Primark suffered as the shutters came down, with 305 of its 389 stores shut due to Covid restrictions. Read more...
Canoe conman John Darwin, 70 'bankrolled' by second wife in Philippines
John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoe accident off the coast of Durham as part of a 679,000 insurance scam with his ex-wife has settled into a new life with a new partner in the Philippines. Read more...
The Work Diary of an Executive Who Must Find Just the Right Words
A communications strategist for an investment firm, Arielle Patrick has developed playbooks for companies in the event of a crisis, like a data breach or MeToo incident. Companies that dont do this are, frankly, delusional, she said. Read more...
Inter Milan 2-0 Juventus Young starlet Nicolo Barella fires home the bianconeri's second
Arturo Vidal's header in the first quarter of an hour opened the scoring for Inter Milan. Nicolo Barella added toJuventus' agony bymaking no mistake in firing the ball straight into the top corner. Read more...
Luka Jovic matches his Real Madrid goal tally inside 28 minutes of Frankfurt loan return
Within 10 minutes of coming off the bench, Jovic volleyed in a goal off a Filip Kostic cross in Frankfurt's 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Schalke. Read more...
Tiny Queensland country town organises auction to raise money for girl, six, with cystic fibrosis
Little Evie Smith, six, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth, but her condition deteriorated in late 2019. Read more...
The Pros and Cons of Funds That Mute the Ups and Downs
Various types of exchange-traded funds aim to reduce stock market volatility; some work well, but there may be better ways to smooth returns Read more...
The Great Gatsby Glut
F. Scott Fitzgeralds classic novel about America and aspiration is now in the public domain, so new editions, as well as a graphic novel and a zombie adaptation, have gotten the green light. Read more...
True-Crime Podcast Puts Spotlight on Irish Coach Accused of Abuse
The Irish police are investigating accusations that George Gibney, a former swim coach for Ireland now living in the United States, sexually abused two swimmers who came forward after hearing the podcast about him. Read more...
Moment police eject woman from Sainsbury's who refuses to wear a mask
Footage shows the unnamed shopper arguing with Kent Police officers and claiming they could not ask her to show proof of her 'disability'. Read more...
New year sees housing sales soar, says Rightmove
More transactions were finalised than during the post-election 'Boris Bounce' at the start of 2020. But in a sign that the mini boom is waning, asking prices fell for the third month in a row. Read more...
Love Letter Can a Strained Marriage Survive Confinement?
And, how a flawed first impression led to an epic first date. Read more...