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Candle Shop Has "Scents Of Normality" Candles for £45

Exhaust fumes and cold KFC?




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Bioluminescent Waves Draw Crowds to California Beaches

It’s quite the spectacle, but the light show is leading people to be less than cautious about social distancing.




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FRENCHIC: eco paint maker sees 500 percent DIY sales surge



FRENCHIC, the British paint brand with eco-friendly formulas for breathing new life into furniture, homes and garden decor, has seen sales surge 500 percent recently as lockdown sends DIYers into overdrive.




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Stars in the Milky Way's centre often get dangerously close together

About 80 per cent of stars in the Milky Way’s central bulge have relatively close encounters with another star, which can fling off any planets orbiting them




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Nursing Homes & Veterans' Homes Are Epicenters of Covid-19

The overlooked epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic is our nation's nursing homes, veterans' homes, and other long-term care facilities.




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In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Could Calculate Ideas

The machine would use an “alphabet of human thoughts” and rules to combine them



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For Centuries, People Dreamed of a Machine That Could Produce Language. Then OpenAI Made One

OpenAI’s GPT-2 program churns out natural language that’s remarkably coherent—and that’s a problem



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Ben Crump: Ahmaud Arbery killing reminiscent of lynching

Justice in case of 25-year-old black male delayed amid COVID-19 response. Apparently in Georgia bowling and tattooing are more essential.





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Magnificent moms

Kevin Durant said it best when he received the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award for the 2013-14 season. He was the one on the court scoring more than 30 points per ......




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Trump has not had contact with infected Pence staffer recently: official

U.S. President Donald Trump has not been in contact recently with a member of Vice President Mike Pence's staff who was found to be infected with the coronavirus, a senior administration official said on Friday.




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In Centre vs TMC War, Coronavirus Becomes New Battleground as Parties Gear Up for 2021 Poll Clash

The BJP leaders waged a social media war against the Bengal government by accusing the state of hiding Covid-19 figures and also complaining the Centre that TMC-led government in Bengal has completely failed in handling the coronavirus crisis.





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In Centre vs TMC War, Coronavirus Becomes New Battleground as Parties Gear Up for 2021 Poll Clash

The BJP leaders waged a social media war against the Bengal government by accusing the state of hiding Covid-19 figures and also complaining the Centre that TMC-led government in Bengal has completely failed in handling the coronavirus crisis.





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'Confusion' within central government in fight against COVID-19: Cong




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First Air India Repatriation Flight From London To Mumbai Takes Off With 100 Percent Occupancy

Around 250 Indian students and tourists were seen queuing with their luggage at the airport as they prepared for the journey home.






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Fewer than 2 percent of Steam users own a VR headset

That's actually better than usual.




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50 Cent doesn't have a problem with Oprah Winfrey or Gayle King

Winfrey eventually walked away from the Simmons project and had her name removed as a producer, citing creative differences.




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50 Cent: 'Fame and greed cost me relationship with eldest son'

Although 50 doesn't keep in touch with Marquise, he is close to his seven-year-old son Sire, whom he fathered with model Daphne Joy.




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UK garden centres prepare for sales surge to end lockdown disaster

Welsh plan to reopen stores offers hope for UK-wide industry closed in prime sales season

Garden centres are preparing for a surge in plant and flower sales that could help salvage a catastrophic year for the horticulture industry.

The UK’s 2,000 garden centres and nurseries were forced to close in March because, unlike DIY chains such as B&Q and Homebase, they were not granted “essential” retailer status. The shutdown came at a critical time of year, with 70% of sales rung up in spring, forcing devastated growers to throw away millions of plants.

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Bioluminescent waves dazzle surfers in California: 'Never seen anything like it'

Crowds are coming to see the light show as beaches begin to reopen after an almost month-long closure due to coronavirus

Mother nature has provided a radical gift to nighttime beach-goers in southern California, in the form of bioluminescent waves that crash and froth with an otherworldly light.

Related: California surf shimmers with bioluminescence – in pictures

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Data science drives new maps to predict the growth of cities over next century

A new global simulation model offers the first long-term look at how urbanization -- the growth of cities and towns -- will unfold in the coming decades. The research team projects the total amount of urban areas on Earth can grow anywhere from 1.8 to 5.9-fold by 2100, building approximately 618,000 square miles.




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Exclusive: Iran-linked hackers recently targeted coronavirus drugmaker Gilead - sources

Hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc in recent weeks, according to publicly-available web archives reviewed by Reuters and three cybersecurity researchers, as the company races to deploy a treatment for the COVID-19 virus.




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Downing Street defends coronavirus testing of Michael Gove's daughter, saying he has 'central role' in fight against Covid-19

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NHS staff 'forced to buy masks from DIY stores' as PPE crisis described as '21st century's Dunkirk'

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Beer sales slump staggering 82 per cent amid coronavirus crisis, research shows

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Highest weekly death toll in 20 years as new figures show Covid-19 deaths could be 41 per cent higher

The figures cover the period up until April 10




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UK coronavirus death tolls jumps by more than 820 as new data shows total figure could be 41 per cent higher

The number of people who have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has reached 17,337, up from 16,509 in 24 hours.




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Captain Tom Moore praises 'magnificent' NHS as he opens Nightingale hospital in Yorkshire

Fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore praised the NHS for doing a "magnificent job" as he opened Yorkshire's new Nightingale hospital via video link today.




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Moment thief steals Vincent van Gogh painting from Dutch museum in sledgehammer raid

CCTV footage has captured the moment a valuable Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen in an overnight raid from a Dutch museum that had closed due to coronavirus.




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More than 16 per cent of coronavirus victims in England from BAME communities, data shows

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Camden shooting: Man in 30s rushed to hospital after incident in Queens Crescent

A man in his 30s has been rushed to hospital after a shooting in Camden.




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Nightingale should become coronavirus centre to enable other London hospitals to become 'Covid-free', chief executive suggests

The Nightingale field hospital should take coronavirus patients from other London hospitals to enable them to become "Covid-free" and restart normal treatment, its chief executive has suggested.




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Police search for man after alleged rape in central London

Police are searching for a man in connection with an alleged rape at Embankment in central London.




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Police search for person dressing up as 17th century plague doctor on walks during coronavirus lockdown

Police are searching for a person who has been dressing as a 17th century plague doctor to go on walks during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Huge increase in food bank use in recent weeks, charities warn

The coronavirus crisis has sparked a huge increase in people using food banks for essential supplies, charities have warned.




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Pilbara stabbings: Man shot dead by police after knife attack at shopping centre in Western Australia

"He pushed one of the police officers on the ground and I think he was about to lunge at another one of the police with the knife, that's what it looked like to me.




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82 per cent of police fines for people flouting lockdown go to men




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Man jailed after dragging woman along a road in Newcastle city centre car attack

A man has been jailed for more than two years after dragging a woman along a road with his car before knocking over her boyfriend.




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Pedestrian rushed to major trauma centre after being 'trapped' between two cars during crash in north london




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Seventies West End car park to become £150m underground wellness centre

A huge underground car park in the heart of the West End is to be converted into a £150 million subterranean healthcare and entertainment complex.




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Tube only able to carry less than 15 per cent of rush hour passengers under social distancing rules

Just 50,000 commuters could board every 15 minutes if they had to keep two metres apart - when rush-hour usually sees 320,000 on board




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Rishi Sunak begins plan to taper back furloughing and may consider dropping wage subsidy to 60 per cent

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Police warn Bank Holiday drivers after 142 per cent surge in 'extreme' speeding during lockdown




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Rail chiefs 'plan to hike rail services to 70 per cent of normal timetable' in days




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Wales eases lockdown by reopening garden centres and libraries and relaxing exercise rules

Wales has taken the first step to easing lockdown by relaxing exercise rules and reopening some libraries, tips and garden centres.




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Boris Johnson to announce reopening of garden centres in England from Wednesday

Garden centres in England will be allowed to reopen next week as part of the Government's first-step measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown.




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Homeless man fighting for life after early morning attack on two rough sleepers in central London

A homeless man is fighting for his life after two rough sleepers were attacked in central London.




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Travel, garden centres and schools - how could the UK's lockdown be eased?

Boris Johnson will reveal on Sunday the Government's "road map" on how it will lift restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, in what is expected to be a "modest" easing of lockdown.




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Uzbekistan's magnificent cities: where Soviet style meets Islamic heritage

From Tashkent to Samarkand and Bukhara, travel writer Caroline Eden believes Uzbekistan offers a dazzling mix of traditional style and a modern outlook

Twenty five years after the fall of the USSR, it’s interesting how the Soviet-era hangover lingers in Uzbekistan. Hulking apartment blocks are gradually being upgraded, and while you won’t spot statues of Lenin (they’ve been replaced by the nomadic conqueror Tamerlane and celebrated medic Ibn-Sina) you will see plenty of samovars (Russian kettles) and Soviet military medals for sale in the markets. But you will also see master ikat weavers reviving weaving traditions, and many musicians and artists are now turning to their Islamic heritage for influence. This mix of Soviet legacy and Uzbek Islam is one of the things that makes the country so fascinating.

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High microplastic concentration found on ocean floor

Mediterranean sediments are shown to have up to 1.9 million tiny plastic pieces per square metre.