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Coronavirus death toll rises to 427 with over 20,000 infected

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 426, with the total number of cases worldwide now standing at almost 21,000, officials said on Tuesday.




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'Drug dealer extradited from Thailand collapses in Oxfordshire jail with suspected coronavirus'

Mark Rumble, 31, from Oxfordshire, was sent back to the UK from Thailand to face charges of a conspiracy to supply class A drugs and collapsed in prison days later.




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Man is electrocuted after using headphones connected to his charging mobile phone in Thailand

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Supakhet Saraboon, 35, was discovered sprawled across his bed in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, central Thailand, on Monday night.




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Father whose son drowned at water park claims lifeguards were distracted by slide competition

William Watson, 35, took his family to the Blue Tree Water Park in Phuket, Thailand, on February 23. But just hours later his son, Bobby (pictured), drowned after falling into a plunge pool.




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Man infected with coronavirus dies after spitting at rail passenger in Thailand

Anan Sahoh, 56, was found slumped on the passenger train on Monday after he was earlier seen 'coughing and vomiting'. CCTV footage from Bangkok showed him spitting in a man's face.




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Pope Francis prays for the 'many mothers and sisters' subjected to domestic violence

The Argentine pontiff live-streamed an Easter Monday prayer from his private library as the Vatican and Italy entered a second month of restrictions on most outdoor activities.




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Just 14 British jihadis and one bride have been convicted of fighting for ISIS in Syria

Figures from government ministers reveal that around 40 fighters have been convicted of terror acts - but most of those were crimes committed on British soil.




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Police arrest a man suspected of travelling to Syria to engage in 'hostile activities' 

Counter terrorism police have arrested a man suspected of travelling to Syria to engage in 'hostile activities'. 




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Suspected fare dodger slaps London Tube worker in the face 'forcing his way through the barriers'

British Transport Police have released shocking CCTV footage of an attack that took place on a member of TFL in Bounds Green station after he challenged a man dodging the fare..




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Marco Rubio is re-elected to the Senate as Democrats fight for majority

Republican Marco Rubio secured a key Senate seat in Florida, delivering a crushing blow to Democrats failed to wrest control of the chamber.




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Jason Manford reveals disappointment after being rejected for a job by Tesco

Jason Manford has revealed his application to work as a customer assistant at his local Tesco supermarket has been rejected. 




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Supermarket Iceland offer Jason Manford a job after Tesco rejected his application

Iceland have offered Jason Manford a job after his application to work as a driver for Tesco was rejected.




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How newspapers across the globe reacted to Notre Dame inferno

The blaze that devastated 850 years of history sparked a wave of solidarity with France across the globe as the international press reflected the tragedy with dramatic coverage.




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Bataclan massacre survivor on how he protected his girlfriend from Paris gunmen

Hero David Nolan, 32, from Cork, used his body to shield his girlfriend Katie Healy from the bullets when gunmen opened fire on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris last month.




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ISIS’s 'mastermind of the Paris attacks' now thought to have defected to Turkey 

The ISIS European head of operations that planned the massacres in Paris and Brussels has fled the terror group from Syria taking secrets with him, according to an ISIS-infiltrator.




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Chris Kamara finds suspected car thief hiding in garden 

Football pundit Chris Kamara has praised the police after officers caught a suspected car thief hiding in his garden in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.




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Couple convicted of luring daughter to Bangladesh for marriage

A couple have been found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of luring their 19-year-old daughter to Bangladesh in an attempt to force her to marry her first cousin and have a baby with him.




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Coronavirus infected tourist is accused of holidaying in Australia KNOWING she could have COVID-19

The woman, 37, is being held in an immigration detention facility after she allegedly took a trip to Queensland's Hamilton Island after being tested and discharged from hospital.




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ICE detainees in Alabama threaten suicide if those infected with coronavirus are not removed 

Two men detained in the immigration detention unit in Gadsden, Alabama, threatened to jump from a ledge with bed sheets tied around their necks on March 20 because of coronavirus fears.




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Grand Tour presenter James May's window plans for new £3.5million home are rejected

The former Top Gear presenter is renovating his £3.5m home in Hammersmith which he bought in 2000, but he had the plans to change the style and size of his windows rejected in April.




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Police hunt a Jeremy Clarkson lookalike suspected of pinching a bank card

Officers at Kent Police released a CCTV image of a man who is the 'spitting image' of the 59-year-old former Top Gear host. Police said the man, is believed to have stolen a bank card from a handbag.




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Cloudy skies as temperatures dip to 59F in northern parts of the UK with showers expected

The heatwave is over and is being replaced with lower temperatures, a cool breeze and patchy mist and fog in the UK in to this evening, according to a Met Office meteorologist.




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Coronavirus: Workers at Cedar Meats fear they could become infected after working alongside infected

The unnamed worker has worked at Cedar Meats in Brooklyn, based in Melbourne's west, for several years and was shocked when he heard about the outbreak.




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Cardinal George Pell: Redacted royal commission report released

A Royal Commission's secret findings into what Cardinal George Pell knew about the activities of paedophile priests in the 70s and 80s have finally been unveiled.




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Fugitive suspected of murdering Ellie Price, 26, in Melbourne had just got out of jail

Ricardo 'Rick' Barbaro is on the run after police named him as a suspect in the death of his girlfriend Ellie Price.




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Wham! singer slams X Factor for its 'brutality' and says rejected contestants may suffer mentally 

Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley says he 'wouldn't be surprised' if the consequences were 'very harsh' for children who are rejected from X Factor, at Cheltenham Literary Festival, on Saturday.




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Man who was convicted of shipping guns to NFL star Aaron Hernandez is arrested for attempted murder

Oscar Hernandez, 27, is alleged to have fired shots at a man outside a restaurant in Palm Beach, Florida. He was previously convicted of sending the late NFL star an assault rifle and a pair of handguns.




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Jesy Nelson steps out dressed like a bizarre cartoon character as the X Factor tour rolls on to another city

The Little Mix band member looked like a mismatched cartoon character as she left her Liverpool hotel today after wowing the city last night on the X Factor live tour.




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X Factor host Olly Murs' ex-bandmate Jon Goodey is rejected by all 4 judges

Viewers of the returning talent competition cringed as hopeful Jon Goodey - who was previously in a band with international star Olly - was told he might just be remembered as 'Olly's friend'.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Mrs T inspired a very famous F.U. - former PM was basis for House of Cards character

ANDREW PIERCE: Tory peer Michael Dobbs revealed one person inspired him to write about the shady character: Margaret Thatcher (pictured).




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Liam Payne reveals his secret torment at being REJECTED from The X Factor aged 14

The 26-year-old has revealed the secret torment he endured when failing to make it through to the live shows on the X Factor in 2008..




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Jack Grealish's £80m move to Manchester United is expected to go through despite lockdown party

CHRIS WHEELER: Jack Grealish has jeopardised a dream move to Manchester United after allegedly crashing his car following a late night party. United are clear favourites to sign Grealish.




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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writers weren't trying to 'sideline' Kelly Marie Train's character

Star Wars fans have been speaking out about Kelly Marie Tran's beloved character Rose Tico being underused in The Rise of Skywalker and now one of the writers is speaking out.




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Billie Lourd played mom Carrie Fisher's character Princess Leia in Rise Of The Skywalker flashback

While many fans questioned how the creators would deal with her character's storyline following Fisher's untimely death in 2016, creator JJ Abrams worked hard to create the perfect solution.




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Musical magpie performs incredible sounds in Black Hill, Victoria including Star Wars character R2D2

The bird was spotted performing a variety of musical notes and mimicking other bird sounds in Black Hill, Victoria on January 17.




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Star Wars actor Joonas Suotamo names his newborn daughter Bacca after his character Chewbacca

Star Wars actor Joonas Suotamo and his wife named their newborn daughter Bacca after his character Chewbacca.




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How Met Gala celebs have channeled Star Wars characters over the years

The Met Gala usually falls on the first Monday in May, which this year happened to be May 4 - Star Wars Day. IMDb tweeted a thread of stars in their Met Gala best compared to Star Wars characters




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Iain 'Huey' Hewitson slams hipster restaurant that served deconstructed $7 vegemite on toast

He recently slammed reality TV cooking shows like MasterChef and My Kitchen Rules as 'pretentious rubbish.'




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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis step out just hours after 'Hollywood Ripper' gets convicted of murder

The actor was stoic during his Thursday outing with his wife. Earlier that day 'Hollywood Ripper' Michael Gargiulo was convicted of murdering Ashley Ellerin, 22, who was reportedly dating Kutcher.




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Ashton Kutcher was 'fired' from Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown because he couldn't master character

'Yeah, I'll say fired, sure,' the 41-year-old said in an interview with FirstWeFeast.com . 'At a certain point we just kind of agreed that it wasn't working out. More him than me.'




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Sale see audacious move for Sonny Bill Williams rejected

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: The ambitious Manchester club are understood to have made contact with Williams’ representatives through a third party earlier this week.




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Bella Hadid is uncharacteristically shy as she covers her face in Paris

Bella Hadid was spotted hiding her face as she took a stroll through Paris, France on Monday in an oversize wool sweater in olive green and a pair of wide-leg pants in a beige color.




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Players to wear shorts as temperatures at Leopard Creek expected to reach forty degrees celsius

Players have been given permission to wear shorts on competition days for the first time after forecasts showed temperatures at Leopard Creek were set to hit forty degrees celsius.




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White House staff 'restricted access to records of Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi Crown Prince'

The White House is said to have attempted to limit access to President Trump's conversations with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin.




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Will Smith stays in character as the Genie when talking to twin girls, 4, at Aladdin premiere

The video, filmed at the Los Angeles premiere of the film last week, shows the girls - Mila and twin sister Emma Stauffer, 4 - talking to Smith from behind the fan barrier.




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Scientists claim pathologist who studied Mike Webster's CTE brain is a FRAUD and used healthy images

Scientists have claimed pathologist Bennett Omalu exaggerated the link between CTE and contact sports in a 2005 study showing NFL legend Mike Webster only had a small amount of tangled tau.




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Hollyoaks cameraman Felix Schroer passes away after suspecting he'd contracted coronavirus

Felix Schroer died after a two-month illness, which his sister reveals on Twitter he'd suspected was coronavirus, amid the ongoing pandemic.




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Corrie's Shelley King often gets stopped by fans impacted by character's coercive abuse storyline

Speaking to The Mirror on Wednesday, the actress, 64, spoke candidly about the impact her role as Yasmeen Nazir has had on viewers as she revealed she often gets stopped by fans on the street.




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Coronation Street icons to reunite for spin-off episodes honouring the soap's favourite characters 

With filming halted amid the coronavirus lockdown, Coronation Street are planning a series of spin-off episodes honouring the ITV soap's favourite icons.




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Coronation Street's older characters 'could be sidelined for a year amid coronavirus pandemic'

Beloved cast members including Barbara Knox, and Bill Roache could reportedly be told not to return to set when filming eventually resumes after production was halted by COVID-19 lockdown.