Testing Cars That Help Drivers Steer Clear of Pedestrians. As pedestrian deaths climb, collision-avoidance systems could reduce that toll, but new tests show significant differences in How big is the Kop Where do the Titans play well they work. Editor's Choice Pictures. Our top photos from the last 24 hours. Orb Is Morning-Line Favorite for Belmont. The Kentucky Derby winner, Orb, drew Post 5 and was installed as the morning-live favorite for the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park. The Preakness Stakes winner, Oxbow, will break from Post 7 and is the second choice at 5-1. Blind climber ascends Old Man of Hoy. Climbing a huge rock tower above crashing waves off a remote Scottish island is difficult enough, but imagine trying to do it if you're blind. Diablo Codys Week Im a Phone Addict. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and first-time Broadway librettist shares what she watched, read and listened to in a week.

Manila Airport Shut as Typhoon Kammuri Hits the Philippines. Kammuri has begun dumping torrential rains across the eastern provinces of the archipelago and could disrupt the Southeast Asian Games. Airship kitted out like a five-star hotel will soon carry passengers to the NORTH POLE. The aircraft being used for the 36-hour journey is the world's longest, the Airlander 10, which is being built in Bedfordshire in the UK. The prototype hit the headlines in 2017 when it collapsed. A Very Yorkshire Brothel Owners reveal the VERY niche fetish requests they get. Viewers of A Very Yorkshire Brothel were shocked last night after Kath, 56, and daughter Jenni, 32, from Sheffield, revealed the most unusual fetish requests they have received at their parlour. Review Guaracha!, Jubilantly Reclaiming Its Roots. This art form, which stems from a classic genre of protest song, gets a new spin in a musical by Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. Al Janoub Zaha Hadid's Qatar 2022 World Cup legacy. The Al Janoub Stadium is one of the first stadiums completed for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 40,000-seat Al Janoub features new air-cooling technology to combat Qatar's notorious temperatures. Meet the Paralympic swimmer changing perceptions one stroke at a time. Tho Curin has been on a mission to change the way people look at disability. Now a world class swimmer, the teenager is looking to expand his portfolio. A Six Senses Resort to Open in Portugal. Six Senses Resorts and Spas will open a property in Portugal this summer, its first in Europe. Dandenong man released from custody after homeless man dies in fight. A homeowner who got into a deadly fight with a man acting suspicious in his front yard has been released from police custody. Louisiana officials to go door to door in 'cancer alley' town with highest airborne risk in US. The Denka Performance Elastomar plant in LaPlace, Louisiana is the only factory in the US to release the likely carcinogen, chloroprene. State officials are at last studying cancer rates. U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says at climate summit «We are still in». U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi took her duel with Donald Trump to a climate summit on Monday, pledging that Congress would urgently tackle global warming despite the president's opposition to an international pact. Craig McLachlan threatened to end cast member's career after she complained about kiss, court told. A woman who complained about a lingering on-stage kiss with actor Craig McLachlan decided to do something about it years later, a court has been told. 12 children killed in 'bloodiest of days' in northwest Syria. Three separate attacks targeted busy marketplaces in northwest Syria, producing a brutal death toll Monday in the war-torn area, according to local volunteer and rights groups. At least 19 people were killed, 12 of them children. Japan in Bloom. For more than a thousand years, the countrys cherry blossom season has been a source of fascination and wonderment. How did such an infatuation begin? Bleak U.N. Report on a Planet in Peril Looms Over New Climate Talks. Countries agreed to rein in emissions in an effort to avert climate catastrophes. They39;ve failed, according to the latest United Nations report. Arsenal continues winless streak despite new boss. Freddie Ljungberg failed to end Arsenal's unwanted win-less streak in his first game as caretaker manager on Sunday.

New Zealand v England LIVE SCORECARD Visitors lose Dom Sibley and Joe Denley to leave hosts on top. England lost two wickets late in the day to hand New Zealand the advantage on day two of the second Test.The dismissals ofDom Sibley and Joe Denly left England facing an uphill battle. Leeds 4-0 Middlesbrough Marcelo Bielsa's side thrash Boro to go TOP of the Championship. Leeds went top of the Championship on Saturday evening after thrashing Middlebrough at Elland Road. Mateusz Klich scored twice, while Patrick Bamford and Helder Costa also got on the scoresheet. Week ahead on Wall Street. The jobs report and earnings results from major retailers will take the spotlight on Wall Street next week. Fred Katayama reports. Your Portfolio Is Probably Doing Great. Thats Bad News for the Future. Asset prices reflect expectations that the world is going to remain in a low-growth mode for a long time to come. Spain's unsung region has hardly any tourists. It's hard to stand out in a country dotted with so many landmarks, but for a taste of Spain minus the crowds, Extremadura makes a compelling case. Can I build a green belt house of architectural merit under Paragraph 79? I'm looking to buy some land in the commuter green belt. It is several acres and I would like to build a new house on it. 9 New Books We Recommend see this page Week. Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Editor's Choice Pictures. Our top photos from the last 24 hours. Hamilton looks to make it six titles. Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton hopes to make it six world titles in Austin, TX at the United States Grand Prix. Amanda Davies looks at his journey there. Warming Waters, Moving Fish How Climate Change Is Reshaping Iceland. Ocean temperatures are on the rise and warming waters are causing fish to swim for their lives, causing financial disruption and international conflicts. Plymouth man shot in arm and woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. This is the dramatic moment a man is ordered to raise his hands by several armed police ahead of his arrest in Plymouth earlier today. The suspect was ordered to kneel and handcuffed. Britons urged to leave Mali as rebel gunmen attack northern city of Gao ten days after claiming capital. British citizens currently in Mali, in west Africa are being urged to leave after the Foreign Office has changed its travel advice. Tudor ruse The stunningly authentic 'Elizabethan' pile that's just 100 years old. The five-bedroom, Grade II listed pile in Chippenham, Wiltshire, dates from 1924 but it pays a nod to architectural styles and design features going back to Tudor times. A Comedy of Manners, and Multiple Homicide. A man snuffs out his aristocratic relatives one by one in the 1949 British film Kind Hearts and Coronets, now showing at Film Forum. Pope gifts relic of Jesus' manger to Bethlehem. A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth arrived in Bethlehem on Saturday as a gift from the Pope, kicking off Christmas celebrations. Conway G. Gittens reports. Verizon is bringing back unlimited data. Read full story for latest details. The Cartiers The Untold Story Behind the Jewelry Empire, by Francesca Cartier Brickell An Excerpt. An excerpt from The Cartiers The Untold Story Behind the Jewelry Empire, by Francesca Cartier Brickell. Christians celebrate as relic believed to have been part of Jesus' manger returns to Bethlehem. A thumb-size piece of wood, believed to be part of Jesus' manger, has returned to Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome. Nuns kissed the relic to receive a blessing, earlier today. I Was Too Much for Boarding School. But I Had the Garcia Sisters. Reading books by Latina writers taught me our stories were worthy of being told. X Factor Celebrity winner Megan McKenna beams with delight following glamorous final. She was crowned winner of the X Factor Celebrity on Saturday night.

There's a power vacuum in Bolivia after Evo Morales left the country. Here's what you need to know. Former Bolivian President Evo Morales left the country Monday amid worsening political violence in the aftermath of disputed elections. Fresh alarm asAmigo hires more staff to chase down borrowers. Amigo has revealed more borrowers had fallen into arrears, forcing it to write off more than 45m in bad loans in just six months. Around 54m of Amigo's loans were at least 31 days overdue. Funeral plan firms face crackdown after we exposed their dodgy practices. Funeral plan providers face a major crackdown amid concerns over 'shameful' sales practices, high fees and a lack of transparency around where their customers' money is kept.