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Asda shopper pretends to FAINT in front of bemused customers

The women were seen at an Asda in Roehampton having an argument with security guards. One tries to escort the daughter from the store and her mother pretends to faint and falls to the floor.




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Bargain hunters create a free supermarket price comparison tool

Tom Kelsey, 33, from Oxford, Tom Church, 29, from London, and Deepak Tailor, 32, from Essex, have created a free supermarket price comparison tool following rising prices.




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Coronavirus UK: Elderly can't get online supermarket delivery

Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons and Asda have all been allocating special shopping hours for people who are vulnerable of catching coronavirus or those buying supplies on their behalf.




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Parents claim supermarkets have stopped them from shopping with their children

Major stores have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK's coronavirus outbreak.




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Now BLIND people say they have been turned away from UK supermarkets

One man alleged he was stopped from entering an unnamed supermarket in Derby because he was 'unable to guarantee' he could remain a distance from the nearest person.




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Aldi, Morrisons and Waitrose become first supermarkets to ease product restrictions

All the major supermarkets imposed restrictions this month keep shelves full after Brits panicked due to the pandemic and stocked up on supplies.




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FEMAIL tries out 26 hot cross buns in search of the best Easter treat

Here FEMAIL  writers share their verdict on 26 of the hot cross buns being sold at Britain's leading supermarkets in a completely blind taste test, including savoury and gluten-free varieties.




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Huge brawl breaks out in the middle of an Asda cereal aisle in front of horrified shoppers

The commotion kicked off at around 2pm in an Asda store in Dudley, near Birmingham, on Thursday. The footage shows two women tangled in a brawl as another woman tries to separate them.




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Fury as Asda and Sainsbury's stock up on imported POLISH beef

UK beef farmers told Asda and Sainsbury's that the move to stock Polish beef instead is 'unacceptable', adding: 'Please do not play a part in killing British agriculture. Remember, once it's gone, it's gone.'




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Revealed! Supermarket rules for buying Easter eggs

Ahead of Bank Holiday weekend, Wales Online have reported the current restrictions in place for buying Easter eggs at the likes of Sainsbury's, Tesco, Aldi and Asda.




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GUY ADAMS investigates how the meat industry is coping during the coronavirus pandemic

The Daily Mail's Guy Adams reviews the state of the food industry in light of the panic buying which severely impacted markets and the cost benefit of farming. Meat, dairy and fruit has been affected.




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The best Easter Eggs for your money

Money-saving site VoucherCodes.co.uk looked at the prices of nine best-selling chocolate eggs and how much they cost at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.




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Asda shopper is tackled to the ground by staff after 'coughing on them saying he had coronavirus'

A man was wrestled to the ground at the Asda Superstore in Greenhithe, Kent after he allegedly coughed on staff and said he had coronavirus. Police arrested him on April 7 and he has been charged.




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Asda security guard pays no attention to social distancing rules by manhandling shopper out of store

The filmer, 31, who wished to remain anonymous, witnessed the bust-up at her local Asda supermarket in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, at around 2pm yesterday.




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Elderly man shocks shoppers as he browses supermarket aisles wearing a SANITARY TOWEL as a mask

The shopper was spotted in an Asda supermarket in Fife, Scotland, wearing a sanitary towel over his face as a mask. Shocked fellow shoppers did double takes and one took a video of the unusual mask.




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'I'll cut you up': Two boys are seen threatening employees outside Asda

Two boys are seen intimidating employees outside of the Asda store in Gosport, Hampshire, as staff attempt to guard the entrance to the supermarket on Bank Holiday Monday.




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Marcus Rashford reveals his charity work has raised £20MILLION for vulnerable kids in Manchester

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has revealed that his charity work has raised £20million for vulnerable children in Manchester.




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Aldi and Asda issue 'no touch' warnings for products and trolleys to prevent spread of coronavirus

The supermarkets chains are asking shoppers to only touch what they plan to buy or use in 'no touch' policy aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus and protecting staff and customers.




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Moment teenage driver tries to outrun police in a Nissan Micra with his pregnant girlfriend in car

Jordan Archer (pictured), 18, Blyth, Northumberland, pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving, having no insurance and driving otherwise in accordance with a licence.




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Virgin Atlantic air stewardess, 36, takes job stacking shelves at Asda after being furloughed

Cabin crew member Sara, who lives in Brighton, is used to flying across the world but is now stacking chilled food at the store in Lancing, West Sussex after being furloughed by the struggling airline.




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The best bottles on UK shelves for under ten quid

With many of us experiencing uncertainty and pressure on household bills, this week's column is dedicated to finding you the best bottles on UK shelves for under ten quid.




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Father-of-two tells of his shock to discover the 'world's biggest chip' measuring seven inches long

Oliver Dale was making a tea of chicken, chips and salad for his family at their York home when he found the whopping crinkle cut inside a bag of McCain oven chips from Asda, measuring seven inches.




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Mother fought off paedophile after he swung a knife demanding car keys as he is jailed for six years

Duncan Johnson, 41, demanded Natalie Grimes' keys at an Asda car park in Liverpool as he tried to rob a vehicle with her daughter, seven, inside. He was jailed for six years after the incident in March.




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Game of Thrones actor joins Asda Belfast Shore Road as home delivery driver 

Game of Thrones actor Michael Condron has taking up a job as an Asda delivery driver at Northern Ireleand's Belfast Shore Road store, after acting projects were cancelled due to coronavirus.




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Social media users get creative in a new challenge that involves making dresses from shopping bags 

People from across the world have taken to Instagram with creative snaps of outfits they've made using shopping bags as part of a new viral challenge.




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Loyal dog 'waits for its owner outside their home for THREE YEARS after being abandoned' 

The pet is said to have waited day and night in a residential complex where it and its owner used to live in China. It is said that its owner went back to South Korea without saying good-bye to it.




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Coronavirus: High proportion of young infected die from strokes

Chinese anaesthetist Dr Dong Tian, 29, died in March after suffering a stroke following a 35-day battle with COVID-19. US doctors have seen a seven-fold increase in stroke patients under 50.




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Coronavirus: Is UK standard for antibody tests TOO high?

A test made by Chinese manufacturer Wondfo was found by US researchers to be just 3.2 per cent less sensitive than the machine used to evaluate testing kits at the University of Oxford.




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Coronavirus: WHO chief berates world for not heeding warnings

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN agency had sounded the highest level of alarm over Covid-19 early on, but lamented that not all countries heeded its advice.




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US Army reservist at center of Chinese conspiracy theories claiming SHE brought the virus to Wuhan

Maatje Benassi and her husband Matt described the 'nightmare' of their ordeal to CNN, saying their lives have been turned upside down since the theory began spreading on social media.




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Experts call for volunteers to take part in 'ground-breaking' coronavirus vaccine trial in Australia

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.




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Why Scott Morrison 'has zero chance' of banning wet markets in China

The Morrison government - and the US administration - have called for the markets to be closed permanently to protect public health. But China is unlikely to listen.




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Mother breaks down in tears as she meets her long-lost son who was 'accidentally switched at birth'

This is the emotional moment a mother breaks down in tears when she hugs her biological son for the first time in nearly three decades after he was swapped by accident at birth.




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Beijing bans residents from eating wild animals throughout the city due to coronavirus

The Chinese capital city passed a new law on Friday to impose severe punishment on people who hunt, trade and eat wild animals across the city in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.




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Contact tracing reduces time to isolation by nearly two days

Contact tracing reduces the time taken to isolate people with COVID-19 by nearly two days, making it key to controlling the spread of coronavirus, a new study claims.




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Chinese ambassador threatens to destroy Australia's economy over coronavirus probe

Ambassador Cheng Jingye said on Monday that Australia's push for an inquiry into the origins of the virus could result in Chinese citizens rejecting Australian products.




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Trump says the US will bill China a 'substantial' amount of money for coronavirus damage

President Donald Trump said Monday from the White House: 'Germany's looking at things, and we're looking at things, and we're talking about a lot more money than Germany's talking about'.




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1,500 students who returned to school show high body temperatures after coronavirus lockdown 

Authorities from the Chinese eastern province Zhejiang claimed Monday that none of the 1,500 students who showed high body temperatures was diagnosed with coronavirus.




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Donald Trump was told to cancel flights from Europe by deputy national security adviser in February

National security adviser Robert O'Brien's deputy, Matthew Pottinger, pushed to shut down air travel from the then-coronavirus epicenter Europe in February but Trump did so March 11.




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Breathtaking images and video capture a glacial lake with a beautiful shade of turquoise

Stunning footage captured the Yuhu Lake, located in north-eastern China, showing a beautiful shade of bright blue as warmer spring temperatures slowly melted a layer of ice on its surface.




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Girl, five, cries inconsolably after her medic mother died in the fight against coronavirus

Zhang Jingjing, 32, died from a cardiac arrest earlier this month after working day and night to save patients during a two-month mission to Hubei, the former ground zero of the outbreak.




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India finds Chinese coronavirus testing kits are only FIVE PER CENT accurate

The kits were reportedly produced by Chinese firms Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics. Pictured: Wondfo's test, which was recently rejected by the British Government.




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Chinese state media blasts Trump for 'destroying America's democracy and freedom'

'Numerous people are wondering how the US system can tolerate such a person as a president,' Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times accused in an opinion piece.




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Russia sees a record spike in coronavirus cases and deaths

Putin said Russia had not yet reached its peak of virus cases as he announced that the 'non-working period' would continue past its previous deadline of April 30.




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Newly discovered sinkhole is shaped like a HEART in China

Stunning drone footage shows the extraordinary cavern filled with turquoise water in the Maoyanhe scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, southern China. Staff at the attraction are looking for a name for the site.




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People are buying up a heartburn medicine that's being tested as a coronavirus treatment

Major retailers such as Amazon and Walgreens appeared to be experiencing shortages of the medication.




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Fourth potential coronavirus vaccine starts clinical trials in China

The testing for China's fourth vaccine candidate has started today, said China National Biotec Group. It comes as CDC chief said that China could have its first coronavirus vaccine ready by autumn.




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Australians to lose $60B amid coronavirus as 1,000 join class action to sue China

The new modeling is based on a nationwide shutdown of non essential services from April to September, meaning if the pandemic persists, the losses could be significantly higher.




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Chinese state media insult Australia as diplomatic relations crumble amid coronavirus crisis

Australia is standing firm in its calls for an independent probe into the origins of COVID-19. China has dismissed any potential investigations, describing the proposal as a 'political manoeuvre'.




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How coronavirus will see 240,000 fewer people move to Australia this year

Digital share broker CommSec, which provides financing to buy shares, is predicting Australia's border closures will cause immigration levels to plummet to levels that will harm the economy.