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Duchess of Cambridge was 'moved to tears' by stories of frontline staff

The Duchess of Cambridge was 'moved to tears' by the sacrifices of frontline workers, leading the royal couple to launc their mental health support service 'Our Frontline' last week. 




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Duchess of Cambridge teams up with National Portrait Gallery to launch community photography project

The project - spearheaded by Kate, 38, who is patron of the National Portrait Gallery and a keen amateur photographer - is called Hold Still, and aims to capture a snapshot of the UK in lockdown.




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Duchess of Cambridgeappears on This Morning after joining forces with National Portrait Gallery

The Duchess of Cambridge has appeared on ITV's This Morning today to discuss her new project with the National Portrait Gallery, and gave a glimpse at how George and Charlotte are coping.




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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge begin tour of Pakistan at Islamabad

The Duke of Cambridge is expected to say it is in the 'best interests' of the UK for Pakistan to succeed as he and his wife begin their tour.




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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge charm Pakistan as Kate Middleton 'channels eastern elegance' at mosque

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's trip to Pakistan saw local newspapers celebrate the way the royal couple have conducted their tour. William was described as a 'Prince Charming'.




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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge feed trainee bomb dogs in Islamabad

Kate wore a black flora coat from Beulah London as she and William had a tour around the facility, where British servicemen help their Pakistani counterparts train the animals.




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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge popped in for tea with a family who live in a hut

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ripped up the timetable for their high-profile Pakistan tour - to visit the home of a family they met by the side of the road in remote Wakhan region.




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Kate nails it! ALEXANDRA SHULMAN says the Duchess of Cambridge's royal tour of Pakistan was triumph

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Last week's tour of Pakistan has been widely acknowledged as a triumph for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It's the tour where they came of age.




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London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan is buried in Pakistan

Usman Khan's body was released by the City of London coroner and flown to Islamabad, Pakistan, by his family. They have since carried out the Islamic funeral in the Kashmiri village of Kajlani.




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Iceland is judged the most gender-equal country for the 11th year running

Joining Iceland at the top is the rest of Scandinavia, Norway takes second, followed by Finland and Sweden, in the World Economic Forum's annual Global Gender Gap Index.




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STEPHEN GLOVER: Rishi Sunak's Budget wasn't just a vast splurge

STEPHEN GLOVER: Rishi Sunak's first Budget confirmed what we had suspected. Boris Johnson's Tories are not the party of Margaret Thatcher, or even David Cameron.




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DAN HODGES: If our New Normal is the state telling me who I can and can't see, count me out 

Last week it emerged Ministers are giving serious consideration to the creation of a 'bubble' of ten family members and acquaintances we will be allowed to see as we ease out of lockdown.




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Former Supreme Court judge LORD SUMPTION gives a withering critique of the Government's lockdown

LORD SUMPTION: COVID-19 is not the greatest crisis in our history. But the lockdown is without doubt the greatest interference with personal liberty in British history.




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Official list of Covid symptoms is 'dodgy and inadequate': Top scientific adviser

By leaving out symptoms, Dr Nick Summerton said the virus could fuel further spread of the virus in Britain. He called for tiredness, breathlessness and loss of appetite to be included in the list.




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Captain Tom Moore says he is 'very proud' after being awarded a gold Blue Peter badge

The gold badge is Blue Peter's highest accolade and famous recipients include the Queen, Sir David Attenborough and Mary Berry. Moore, 100, raised over £30m for NHS charities.




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Henry was the judges' victim (unfairly) on The Great British Bake Off, by Jim Shelley 

After nine years and ten series, even the best contestants on The Great British Bake Off still had no answer to their nemesis, the show's famous, merciless, adversary.




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Jim Shelley on Worzel Gummidge

Of all the things it's hard to imagine anyone saying, the words 'what we really need is a remake of Worzel Gummidge' must be right up there.




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Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Bill Dee Williams and creator George Lucas open Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Disney offered media a glimpse into Galaxy’s Edge on Wednesday with an exclusive tour that included a Star Wars-themed food tasting and a stroll through the Black Spire Outpost marketplace




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Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill are joined by Brie Larson at Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Harrison Ford and Brie Larson were among the Star Wars legends and notable fans in attendance at a sneak preview of the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Disneyland attraction.




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Harrison Ford, 77, debuts his new look as he swaps his rugged bearded look for edgy shaved haircut

Stepping out in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Harrison Ford, 77, debuted his new haircut, complete with shaved sides and a shaved beard.




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DR ELLIE CANNON: The £20 gadget no family should be without during the coronavirus pandemic

DR ELLIE CANNON reveals how the oximeter, pictured, a simple tool available easily on the high street, can help catch Covid-19 before it turns deadly.




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London Bridge terrorist's knife rampage 'was a revenge attack over the death of ISIS leader'

Usman Khan, 28, was previously convicted of a plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange in 2012. He was a member of a nine-strong Al Qaeda-inspired gang known to the police.




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Fired truck driver, 26, is arrested in FBI sting after making video pledging allegiance to ISIS

Kevin Iman McCormick, a 26-year-old from Hamden, Connecticut, was arrested on October 21 by the FBI after he pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to the Justice Department.




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Judge denies Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo's request for better prison conditions

Judge Brian Cogan ruled Monday that the detention conditions at Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan are necessary given Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's history of jailbreaks in Mexico.




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New York judge DENIES Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's request for new trial

U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan has denied Joaguin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera's request for a retrial in his drug trafficking case. Defense lawyers unsuccessfully argued there was jury misconduct.




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DC federal judge's arrest warrant led to Mexican authorities' attempt to arrest El Chapo's son

El Chapo's lawyer revealed that the arrest warrant for Ovidio Guzman Lopez that led to Thursday's violence in Culiacan, Mexico, stemmed from a federal judge in Washington, DC.




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PICTURED: Thousands of Mexican migrants camp out on roads and bridges to enter United States

The total number of Mexican adults crossing the border spiked by 25 per cent from late July to late September, while migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador declined.




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Staff in charge of the UK's £14bn foreign aid budget slammed after sharing £1.75million in BONUSES

The bonus handouts among staff at the Department for International Development (DfID) saw more than half of its 2,436 staff being rewarded with extra cash.




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Britain's £4.2bn foreign gender equality budget must be managed better, says National Audit Office

Foreign aid chiefs have been told to improve how they manage the £4.2billion being spent on boosting gender equality overseas. In the past £4million has been spent on Yegna, Ethiopa's answer to the Spice Girls.




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Sir Stirling Moss and Ian Wooldridge's race across the 1,000 mile Mille Miglia in 1991

Sportsmail recounts Ian Wooldridge's thrilling escapades alongside motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss, who has passed away aged 90, in the 1991 Mille Miglia motor race...




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Ferrari could QUIT Formula One if budget caps are reduced further in wake of the coronavirus crisis

Last year teams agreed to a budget cap of 175million US dollars (£142million) for 2021 but there have been suggestions that could be cut further.




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Belarus 1-2 Holland: Georginio Wijnaldum's brace sees Holland edge closer to qualifying

BELARUS 1-2 HOLLAND: Georginio Wijnaldum's two first half goals handed Netherlands a 2-1 away win over Belarus on Sunday as they consolidated top place in Group C,




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Chris Brown pledges $1 from each Royalty album sale before Christmas to charity

Chris Brown is splitting the royalties from Royalty. The 26-year-old has pledged to donate $1 from the sale of every copy of his upcoming album to the Children’s Miracle Network hospital




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Judge rules Chris Brown's stalker must stay away from him for five years

The 28-year-old trespasser must stay away from the 27-year-old Grammy winner, his Woodland Hills mansion, and his concerts




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why not get creative on savings? It's time for a bold and imaginative Budget

Rishi Sunak should stick with plans drawn up by his predecessor Sajid Javid, who was lining up a cut in income tax from 20p in the pound to 18p.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Coronavirus raises the potentially explosive problem of dodgy corporate debt

'It is not inevitable at this stage that the epidemic will trigger a meltdown, but if it does, the most likely transmission mechanism is a tsunami of corporate debt', says Ruth Sunderland.




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Judge accuses Charlie Sheen of 'slut-shaming' woman suing him

One of Charlie Sheen's former sex partners filed a lawsuit against him last month, claiming the actor exposed her to HIV.




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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Edgy Aaron Taylor- Johnson is getting dark and twisted 

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been lured back to the stage to star in Martin McDonagh's pitch-black drama The Pillowman, last seen in London 17 years ago.




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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers aim to tickle our funny bones in comedy Private Lives

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge are going to help Britain find its funny bone again by taking Noel Coward's classic Private Lives on the road in October, planning to open in Bath.




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Hillary Clinton trails EVERY top-tier Republican in national poll as Marco Rubio leads her by 8 points – and even Chris Christie could edge her in a general election

Everyone in the field – including Clinton – improved their 'honesty and trustworthy' scores except for Ben Carson, whose number has plummeted by 7 points since the beginning of the month.




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Nile Rodgers & Chic's gig feels like a party from the moment he walks on in a well-cut silver suit 

Meltdown, the Southbank Centre's summer festival, exists to celebrate the arty end of pop. Over 26 years its guest curators have ranged from David Bowie and Scott Walker to Yoko Ono and Patti Smith.




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Manchester United stars given compulsory training schedules as return to action edges closer

Assistant coach Michael Carrick has revealed that the players have now been given compulsory training schedules to follow at home instead of the optional work-outs they've done in past two months.




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Argos deliver replacement fridge so small it can't even fit a pint of milk inside 

Lauren Brown, 23, and her partner Lee Stubbs, 25, from Rossendale, Lancashire, ordered a £170 fridge freezer to arrive on Saturday. But after a delay was given a replacement instead.




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The £20 gadget that keeps an eye on your lungs

Pulse oximeters - matchbox-sized devices that clip over the fingertip or ear - measure the amount of oxygen being carried around the body. They can cost less than £20 online.




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As Manchester United prepare to travel to face Cambridge it is proof that the magic of the Cup still lives

PATRICK COLLINS: Manchester United against Cambridge is what the FA Cup is all about. ‘The magic of the Cup’ may be a desperate cliche but, in truth, there are times when only a cliche will do




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JAMIE REDKNAPP: Using armpits as arbiters is what's kicked up a stink... let's judge offside by feet

I say get rid of this shoulder and armpit nonsense and judge offside by the players' feet. Draw the line and see whether the attacker's foot is closer to the goal then that of the last defender.




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The Voice: Blake Shelton fights for respect with judges before landing country singer Cory Jackson

Blake Shelton fought for respect on Tuesday's episode of The Voice, sparring with his fellow judges and failing to pick up singers before finally scoring one at the end. 




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The Voice: Blake Shelton shows softer side after Zach Bridges belts out his 2002 'signature song'

The 43-year-old country star showed his softer side Monday on The Voice as he recalled the humble beginnings of his career after a contestant performed his signature song, Ol' Red.




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Meghan Markle sneaked back to Vancouver island mansion on £134 budget flight

To their new Canadian neighbours, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex seemed 'just like regular guys'. They were friendly, and, said one, 'went to the Fickle Fig farm shop just like everyone else'.




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Last Paintings at the Gagosian reveals Howard Hodgkin's reputation is soaring says Philip Hensher

After the death of a great artist, their professional life continues for some time. So, a year after the great English painter Sir Howard Hodgkin died in March 2017, new work continues to emerge.