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BAFTAs 2020: Scarlett Johansson leads stars on red carpet

The 2020 BAFTAs kicked off on Sunday at the Royal Albert Hall, with stars from far and wide flocking to London for a night of Hollywood glitz and glamour.




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The Nadler Victoria is leading the way for budget hotels

The Nadler Victoria in Westminster is brand new. It opened on January 1 and is the latest edition from a group that aspires to turn budget accommodation on its head.




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Captain Anne Keothavong backs Heather Watson to lead GB to Fed Cup glory

British captain Anne Keothavong is hoping that Heather Watson's off court contentment can translate into an upset for her team as they spend the next two days trying to reach the new Fed Cup finals.




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Will women voters forgive Boris Johnson's serial flings? MELISSA KITE argues the Tory leader

MELISSA KITE: Part of the reason is Carrie Symonds. I fear there is something female voters don't like about seeing a man well into his 50s with a girlfriend almost half his age in Downing Street.




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Orpheus Pledger leads arrivals at 5 Seconds of Summer Sydney concert

Orpheus Pledger led the arrivals at the Five Seconds for Summer concert at the Metro in Sydney.




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Michael Buerk and Angela Rippon lead grey celebrity revolt against shielding

It has been speculated that those in vulnerable groups could be asked to stay home for a year to 18 months, or until a vaccine is found, amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak.




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson leads minute's silence for key workers

People across Britain paused for a minute at 11am in sombre tribute to the sacrifice made by those on the front line, in roles ranging from doctors and nurses to carers, cleaners and bus drivers.




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Elon Musk leads US anger at 'hypocritical' 'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson

Professor Neil Ferguson, 51, of Imperial College London, forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US if their governments remained squeamish about social distancing.




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Young female cheerleading coach accused of child sex offences blames charge on 'jealous rivalry'

The 22-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday over one count of persistent sexual exploitation.




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PIERS MORGAN: Unless our leaders take some hard decisions we could be in a coronavirus horror story

Three things happened yesterday that made me think the sh*t with coronavirus just got very real.




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Grant Shapps thought Road Trip 2015 would catapult him to Tory party leader

Grant Shapps privately believed his key role in Road Trip 2015 – the campaigning operation aimed at winning votes in marginal seats – would catapult him to party leader.




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Everton lead the race to sign Lille centre back Gabriel Magalhaes after holding further talks

SIMON JONES: The 22-year old Brazilian is also coveted by Leicester City, Wolves and AC Milan as cash-strapped Lille look to cash in and put a deal in place before the summer window opens.




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Big Night In: Dua Lipa, Rita Ora and Ellie Goulding lead musical performances

The One Kiss hitmaker, 24, led the singers in delivering a passionate performance of Foo Fighters' 2003 classic Times Like These for BBC 's fundraiser Big Night In on Thursday.




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BBC's Big Night In: Strictly's Oti Mabuse and Anton Du Beke lead the pros in epic dance-along

Stars including Oti Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, Amy Dowden and Graziano Di Prima appeared alongside thrilled fans who sent in their own videos dancing to the Dua Lipa Physical.




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Barcelona consider following Real Madrid's lead by playing LaLiga fixtures in tiny stadium

Barca will consider playing their remaining LaLiga fixtures at the 6,000 capacity Johan Cruyff Stadium if Madrid go ahead with plans to play at the 6,000 capacity Alfredo Di Stefano stadium.




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Inter Milan 'lead race for £56m Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang' with Arsenal ready to listen to offers

The Gunners are thought to be willing to listen to offers for the £200,000-a-week star who is out of contract in 2021 with a new deal proving difficult to agree.




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Andy Murray leads Team GB stars as they drop lines from Frozen into answers at Davis Cup presser

Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Team GB were challenged to insert lines from the new Disney film, Frozen 2, into their answers at a Davis Cup press conference on Tuesday.




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Andy Murray leads calls for prize money at top tennis events to be cut

Andy Murray has become the first high-profile player to suggest that winners' prize money at top events may have to be cut to help lower-ranked players during the coronavirus crisis.




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Dustin Brown leads Tennis Point Exhibition series in first professional sports event in 37 days

The dreadlocked German of partly Jamaican heritage will, however, be back in the limelight today when he plays in what constitutes as western Europe's first professional sports event in 37 days.




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Watchdog warns audit firms to up their game and stop misleading

The Financial Reporting Council has found most accounting firms are failing to assess whether their audits of major companies are any good until after they have already published them.




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Gary Neville leads praise for Daniel James as Welshman equals Alexis Sanchez's goal tally

The Welsh youngster's stunning strike at Southampton this afternoon was his third since joining this summer, as the 21-year-old finds his feet in Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side.




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Inter Milan 1-1 Atalanta: Samir Handanovic heroics help Serie A leaders hold out for a point

Inter Milan had goalkeeper Samir Handanovic to thank after surviving an 88th minute penalty to earn a point against fifth-placed Serie A side Atalanta with a 1-1 draw at the San Siro.




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Zlatan Ibrahimovic left frustrated after AC Milan threw away a two-goal lead to lose derby to Inter

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was at a loss to understand AC Milan's second half collapse at the San Siro after they let a two-goal lead slip to lose the Milan derby 4-2 to title-chasing arch rivals Inter




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Top Chinese leaders fled to a classified resort to avoid coronavirus at the height of the outbreak

The Jade Spring Hill, located in north-western Beijing, is a villa complex for China's Central Military Commission. A report suggested that party officials fled there amid coronavirus outbreak.




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US Open 2019 Leaderboard - Live updates from second round at Pebble Beach

The 119th US Open continues at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Friday, with Justin Rose leading after a stunning six-under-par first round of 65. You can keep up with all the latest scores right here.




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US Open 2019 Leaderboard, LIVE - Latest updates from third round

The 119th US Open continues at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Saturday, with Justin Rose two shots behind overnight leader Gary Woodland.




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Justin Rose keeps in touch with US Open leader Gary Woodland

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT PEBBLE BEACH: Is it possible to win a major golf tournament without actually playing well? Justin Rose appears determined to find out.




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US Open 2019 - Final Round: Live golf updates and leaderboard at Pebble Beach

The 119th US Open continues at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday, with Justin Rose one shot behind leader Gary Woodland in the final round. Get latest score and updates here.




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ALEX BRUMMER: Royal Mail boss Rico Back displaying sad derogation of leadership by working from home

Royal Mail employees have kept services operating in the midst of a crisis. So it is surprising Back has chosen, since the shutdown began on March 23, to hunker down with his family abroad.




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How 'leader of men' Jose Mourinho won the Premier League title 15 years ago today

JOE BERNSTEIN: Mourinho breezed into Stamford Bridge in June, 2004, having just won the Champions League with Porto. He quickly declared himself as the 'special one'.




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Tottenham 'lead the race to sign Thomas Meunier' with right-back free to leave PSG this summer

Despite announcing that his 'ambition was to stay at the club next season' earlier this week, PSG are intent on allowing Meunier's deal to run it's course, according to Le Parisien.




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'Bungling Balls' has destroyed chances of leading Labour after lacklustre response to Osborne's Autumn statement, claims fellow opposition MP

Bassetlaw MP John Mann said the Shadow Chancellor’s response to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement had damaged Mr Balls’s leadership prospects – and made Mr Miliband’s position secure.




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Autumn Statement 2013: George Osborne to plead for more time to fix nation's finances despite stronger economic growth

The Chancellor unveiled a raft of upbeat data pointing to the recovery gaining momentum, with record numbers in work, borrowing falling and house prices forecast to soar by 5.2 per cent next year.




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AFL WAG Jessie Murphy leads the celebrity arrivals at the Piper-Heidsieck cocktail party

She's the AFL WAG who never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashionable displays on the red carpet.




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Lindy Klim looks chic as she leads the celebrity arrivals at the Australian Open in Melbourne 

Lindy Klim turned heads on day eight of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday. 




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Rebel Wilson and Magda Szubanski lead the arrivals at the AO Inspirational Series Lunch

They're two of Australia's funniest ladies, and on Thursday, Rebel Wilson and Magda Szubanski teamed up for the AO Inspirational Series Lunch at the Australian Open in Melbourne.




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Leggy Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker lead arrivals at Australian Open 

Elyse Knowles and her beau Josh Barker, have been together for six years.




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Asprilla believes Steve Bruce can lead Newcastle to Champions League

Faustino Asprilla has backed Steve Bruce to stay on as Newcastle United boss after the club is taken over by a Saudi consortium, despite links to high profile managers. 




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Newcastle want Mauricio Pochettino to lead their revolution - but would he want the job?

The Saudi-backed consortium fronted by Amanda Staveley - who expect to complete their £300million Newcastle takeover imminently - feel that they need a world class manager right away.




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Doctor pleads with Australians to STAY HOME and stop hoarding masks

Sydney general practitioner and health coach Dr Jill Gamberg is pleading with people to stay home and stop hoarding protective equipment.




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Adam Goodes wears a stylish navy suit to lead arrivals at the David Jones Runway Gala in Melbourne

Adam Goodes cut a dapper figure as he led the arrivals ahead of the annual David Jones Gala Runway at Melbourne Fashion Festival on Tuesday.




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Jessie Murphy leads arrivals at Formula 1 Grand Prix party

The glitterati came out in their finest for the official Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2020 party in Melbourne on Wednesday.  




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Four ride-share drivers tortured to death in Brazil 'after gang leader's mother had ride cancelled'

Four ride-sharing drivers were tortured and killed last Friday after being called to the Jardim Santo Inácio favela in Salvador, Brazil. A fifth driver was abducted but escaped and alerted police.




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Ride-hailing apps lead to more crashes involving motorists and pedestrians

More than 372 million ride-hail trips in New York City between 2017 and 2018 were studied to look at patterns of crashes.




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West Brom power into Championship lead as Leeds slip up at Wigan to allow Fulham to close in

West Brom took advantage of another slip-up from Leeds to return to the top of the Championship, as Wigan won at Elland Road for the second time in as many seasons.




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Reading 1-2 West Brom: Baggies recover to extend their lead at the top

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE MADEJSKI STADIUM: Only the most foolish fan would dare predict the outcome of the Championship promotion race but West Brom have sent a powerful message.




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Belgium's leading virologist fires warning to European football ahead of crunch meeting next week

Belgium is at the forefront of a growing number of nations in favour of ending the 2019-20 season straight away and they intend to lobby UEFA at a showdown meeting next Thursday.




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Asprilla believes Steve Bruce can lead Newcastle to Champions League

Faustino Asprilla has backed Steve Bruce to stay on as Newcastle United boss after the club is taken over by a Saudi consortium, despite links to high profile managers. 




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Chris Cuomo rips into Trump for 'asinine' claim about being a 'cheerleader' amid coronavirus threat

Chris Cuomo ripped into President Trump during his CNN show on Tuesday as he called for leaders to be truthful and realistic in how they talk about the coronavirus crisis.




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Michael O'Neill insists he is the best man to lead Northern Ireland into a Euro 2020 play-off

A goalless draw with Holland in Belfast on Saturday ended Northern Ireland's hopes of automatic qualification from Group C, even before their final qualifier against Germany tomorrow.