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Comedy Central star Vic Henley dies from a pulmonary embolism

The stand-up comedian - who appeared on Comedy Central and The Opie & Anthony Show - passed away on Monday after the embolism occurred over the weekend.




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For centuries, the Speaker was impartial but puffed-up with self-importance Bercow tore up the rules

A scathing new biography of John Bercow reveals the hypocrisy of the former Speaker for claiming to be a champion of diversity when he was at the centre of numerous allegations of bullying women.




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Queensland childcare centre shut down after being visited by someone infected with coronavirus

Families from the Early Birds Jimboomba Education and Childcare, south of Brisbane have been informed after the patient attended the centre unaware they had the virus.




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Australian petrol prices tipped to plunge by another 20 per cent to less than 75 cents a litre

Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk is expecting average petrol prices in Australia's biggest cities to plunge by a fifth by the end of June. This would see unleaded sell for less than 75 cents a litre.




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Vigilante hacks into Indian criminal call centre's CCTV to show fraudsters laughing

Footage shows a British caller chatting with one of the scammers - based in Gurugram, near Delhi. Scammers were filmed laughing as they told the victim to hand over £1,295.




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Sydney and Melbourne house prices tipped to crash by 50 per cent as coronavirus sparks an depression

Bestselling author Harry Dent, who predicted the US real estate bubble before the GFC, said Australian house prices would halve as coronavirus caused a depression.




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Roy Morgan research finds 27.4 per cent of Australians either unemployed or looking for more work

Almost a third or 27.4 per cent of Australians are either unemployed or searching for more work as coronavirus shuts down the economy, market researcher Roy Morgan has found.




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China's economy shrinks by a record 6.8 per cent in the March quarter of 2020 because of coronavirus

China, Australia's biggest trading partner, has suffered its worst economic contraction since Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution ended in 1976. Here's what it means for you.




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The jobs surviving the coronavirus crisis with unemployment tipped to double by June to 10 per cent

Teachers, nurses, doctors, garbage collectors and supermarket shop assistants are the Australians least likely to lose their jobs as coronavirus causes unemployment to double.




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SQM Research fears Sydney and Melbourne house prices could plunge 30 per cent because of coronavirus

SQM Research chief executive Louis Christopher fears COVID-19 shutdowns and a halt in immigration will cause Sydney and Melbourne house prices to plunge by almost a third by 2021.




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Business Council of Australia fears 20 per cent unemployment unless COVID-19 restrictions eased

The Business Council of Australia, which represents powerful chief executives, fears one in five Australians could be jobless unless COVID-19 restrictions are eased in coming weeks.




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HENRY DEEDES: Keir Starmer's tribute was surprisingly decent... then he started babbling on

Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I've heard between party leaders came after David Cameron's son Ivan died.




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Joe Biden scores endorsement from Cory Booker and soars to 16 per cent poll lead over Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden has soared to lead over Bernie Sanders in new polls heading into the next round of Democratic primaries and won the endorsement of former rival Cory Booker on Monday.




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Birmingham City ask players to take 50 per cent pay cut for 16 weeks amid coronavirus pandemic

Birmingham have asked their players to take a 50 per cent pay cut for the next four months to help the club deal with the crushing financial pressure put on by the coronavirus pandemic. 




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Birmingham stars AGREE to 50 per cent wage deferral from next month to ensure other staff are paid

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full




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Priceless fourth-century statues of Buddha stolen from Afghanistan returned after 17-year stay in UK

Officers stopped two wooden crates at Heathrow Airport, from Peshawar, in Pakistan, after suspecting the Buddha sculpture and nine Buddha heads inside might contain drugs.




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Gang of youths sets off multiple fireworks in city centre trapping terrified customers inside a bar

Footage filmed on October 31 in Coventry shows loud fireworks being set off and filling the area with smoke before multiple youths run away once West Midlands Police arrive.




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Australian share market slumps 2 per cent in early trade amid coronavirus fears 

The Australian Securities Exchange lost another $50billion in the opening hour of trade. Coronavirus fears wiped $48billion from shares on Monday - which is likely to see losses of $100billion over two days.




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Australian share market plunges 8.5 per cent losing more than $120billion in just minutes

The Australian share market has lost 8.5 per cent or $122billion in the open minutes of trade. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 has now lost 38 per cent or $790billion since peaking on February 20.




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Maserati's 'bold start' to their centenary year

As Maserati marks its 100th year, you can expect to see the luxury car sponsoring exclusive events and opening new showrooms across the UK.




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Ford's voice-recognition system understands accents across 17 different languages

The technology has been built into the Michigan-based car manufacturer's Sync systems and is powered by software built by Nuance.




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Kew crash: Truck driver at the centre of crash that left four police officers dead is interviewed

The driver of a refrigerated chicken truck that ploughed into four police officers - killing them all - is being interviewed by detectives.




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Truck driver at the centre of smash that left four cops dead whines about his own depression

The driver of a refrigerated chicken truck that ploughed into four police officers - killing them all - has whined about his own depression after fronting a Melbourne court. 




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The Central Park Five receive an emotional standing ovation at the 2019 BET Awards

The men known as the Central Park Five presented an award at the 2019 BET Awards on Sunday and were welcomed with a powerful and emotional standing ovation.




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Southampton confident of winning race to sign £13m-rated Reims centre-back Axel Disasi this summer

Southampton are keen on the rising centre-back Disasi, 22, who helped Reims finish sixth in the now-aborted French league and qualify for the Europa League .




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Neymar 'willing to accept 50 per cent wage cut' to force through Barcelona move

The Brazilian star has been regularly linked with a return to the Nou Camp though PSG's £175million asking price was likely to prove a stumbling block. But Neymar will make a financial sacrifice.




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Centenarian celebrates her 100th birthday by beating coronavirus

Margaret Hallford, who lives in Derbyshire, enjoyed a double celebration after recovering from coronavirus in time to celebrate her 100th birthday.




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Call centre worker sues for $500,000 after prank caller left her with 'psychiatric trauma'

Tricia Marie Griffin, 49, has filed a civil claim against Brisbane City Council saying the workplace was negligent in providing proper support and training to deal with the nuisance calls.




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Crowds flout social-distancing rules at Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre in Western Australia

Shoppers at Westfield Burwood in Sydney packed into the centre, ignoring social-distancing rules as they did non-essential shoppig.




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Alcohol advertising slammed for coronavirus marketing as 70 per cent of more Australians drink more

Figures commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education showed 70 per cent of Australians were drinking more since isolation began with one third now hitting the bottle every day.




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Sales of wine, beer and spirits up 31 per cent (and hair clippers have sold out too)

Wine (stock image) has been the most popular drink of lockdown, according to research, followed by lager, gin and whisky. Grocery sales also climbed to £10.8billion in March.




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Eccentric Coca Cola billionaire Alki David wants to buy Bill Cosby's hologram rights for $10million

Coca Cola billionaire Alki David, 51, is offering Bill Cosby $10million to buy his 'digital likeness rights' so he can own the disgraced comedian's hologram.




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Are 90 per cent of giraffes gay? Labour MP Dawn Butler sparked a storm with her claim

During an alarmingly meandering and sweary after-dinner speech for online LGBT newspaper PinkNews earlier this month, Dawn Butler declared that almost all giraffes were gay.




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Tyra Banks calls herself 'cray-cray' after VERY eccentric 2008 interview with Beyonce resurfaces

Tyra Banks knows how to impress Beyonce. On Saturday, the 46-year-old took to Twitter to respond to a clip from her old show The Tyra Banks Show that has started to make its rounds on the internet.




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The Wellington is impeccable, with resident chickens and a lawn like Centre Court

If you travel to Baughurst in Hampshire you'll find an old shooting lodge, The Wellington Arms. With only three rooms, and exquisite attention to detail, to stay and eat in the B&B is a joy.




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16th century pub that is The Running Horses in Mickleham revealed

The Running Horses, in the village of Mickleham, Surrey, is owned by the Brakspear brewery company, but don’t let that put you off. There’s something for everyone here.




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Bath's iconic Royal Crescent Hotel has been refurbished

Refurbished from top to toe at huge expense, The Inspector pays the historic Bath property, Royal Crescent Hotel a visit to see how much has changed.




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Penzance boasts a thriving art scene, Georgian squares and a top-notch 18th century B&B

The Inspector issues a five-star rating to The Chapel House in Cornwall's Penzance, a six-room B&B opposite the church, housed in a magnificent brick-and-stone 1790s building.




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HEALTH NOTES: Adele can ease your blues by reducing depressive symptoms by 80 per cent 

Listening to tear-jerking ballads may beat depression, according to a new study. Melodic music with a tempo below 80 beats per minute - such as Adele, pictured - can reduce depression.




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5SOS Michael Clifford explains why he has an American accent

He's a member of the acclaimed band 5 Seconds Of Summer, who hails from Sydney.




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5SOS' Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin shock fans with their changing accents during a TV interview

The boys from 5 Seconds of Summer have previously been accused by fans of putting on 'fake American accents.'




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Coronavirus: Wales allows garden centres and libraries to open

First Minister Mark Drakeford pre-empted the 'exit strategy' from Westminster as he declared that only 'small and modest' easings are possible to avoid coronavirus flaring up.




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Garden centres OPEN: Customers will return next week as the lockdown eases

Garden centres will be allowed to reopen next week under Boris Johnson's plans to ease the lockdown.




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The most divine British Isles! Magnificent coastal havens from Lundy to Newquay and St Kilda

Whether it's the setting of an Agatha Christie murder mystery, a puffin paradise or the former home of a crazed king, Britain is littered with tiny isles on which you can stay in seclusion.




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Incredible 19th Century maps reveal startling transformation of America's biggest cities

These incredible late 19th century maps offer a glimpse into the urban landscape of America after 1865, post-Civil War, when New York was home to two million and was yet to see widespread electricity.




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Petrol prices drop below 90 cents a litre for first time in almost a decade because of coronavirus

Adelaide is the home of the cheapest fuel with average unleaded prices now at 90.9 cents a litre, the lowest since 2012. In parts of Sydney, unleaded is selling for just 87.9 cents a litre.




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Adelaide lottery winner recently lost his job because of coronavirus

The Adelaide man was among hundreds of thousands of Australians made redundant when the pandemic hit, forcing the closure of many businesses and crippling the nation's economy.




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Melbourne worst hit by coronavirus with house prices falling 0.4 per cent in April, CoreLogic showed

Melbourne has suffered a bigger hit to house prices than any other capital city during the first full month of the coronavirus lockdowns, new real estate data from CoreLogic showed.




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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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Bank of England warns UK GDP will slump 14 PER CENT this year

In a grim assessment, the Bank said the economy could shrink by nearly 30 per cent in the first half of this year before recovering some ground.