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Prince Harry drops his royal surname after leaving Britain for California with wife Meghan Markle

Prince Harry, 35, has dropped his royal surname Mountbatten-Windsor and his HRH title in documents registering new eco-friendly tourism firm Travalyst.




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SPORTS AGENDA: BBC Sport is getting down with the kids as Man United staff go the extra mile

MIKE KEEGAN - SPORTS AGENDA: The BBC is sending all its production staff on training courses to apparently equip them with the skills to attract the coveted under 35s.




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ECB to clamp down on drug offenders with plans for significant increases in fines and bans

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB are considering significant increases in fines and bans for players caught taking recreational drugs this summer in the light of Alex Hales' failed test.




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David Willey on the agony of being ditched from England's victorious Cricket World Cup-winning squad

INTERVIEW BY MIKE KEEGAN: David Willey was not surprised when the phone rang. On the other end of the line, Ed Smith, national selector, delivered the grim yet inevitable news.




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England's pick of Keaton Jennings ahead of Jonny Bairstow for Sri Lanka tour is short-termism

NASSER HUSSAIN: If you were picking a tennis squad to play on clay you wouldn't fill it with grass court specialists so I can see the argument for horses-for-courses selections.




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England coach Silverwood excited by form of Morgan following his U-turn after winning the World Cup

RICHARD GIBSON IN JOHANNESBURG: England entered the Twenty20 series in South Africa intent on taking the first step on the road to more global silverware.




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England women's coach Lisa Keightley says she's 'planning for the final' ahead of Twenty20 opener

England begin their attempt to become double women's world champions on Saturday with new coach Lisa Keightley declaring they are 'planning for the final' and 'excited' about tournament.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: Juventus chief Andrea Agnelli is a self-serving, protectionist snake

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Andrea Agnelli has lucked out by birth into control of Juventus. And from this position of enormous good fortune, he wants to destroy the greatest club competition in the world.




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Ministers abandon plans to stop children playing National Lottery but will ban scratchcards children

Earlier this year, the Government signalled that it would hike the age at which Britons can buy a £2 ticket from the twice-weekly draw to 18. But now it will only be raised for instant win games.




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Ministers were terrified they might win the UK's first National Lottery

Sir John Major decided ministers should be seen buying tickets to publicise the launch of the prize in November 1994.




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Money launderer bought house with cash he claimed came from winning the Pakistan lottery 123 times 

Kashaf Ali Khan later admitted money laundering by using criminal money to buy the house in his father's name in Solihull. He's now sold the property to pay off the confiscation order.




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Builder accused of conning the National Lottery said he found his 'winning ticket' under van seat

Edward Putman, 54, of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, is accused of working with an insider to con the lottery operator Camelot into handing over an unclaimed jackpot.




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Winning numbers for tonight's record-breaking £169m EuroMillions draw are revealed 

Ticket holders around the UK are anxiously checking their numbers as the balls for one of the largest ever prizes is revealed. The numbers are: 40, 18, 11, 02, 46, and the Lucky Stars are: 04, 01




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Winning numbers are revealed for the record £169m EuroMillions jackpot

The excitement has been building so much for the blockbuster jackpot that lottery players managed to crash the website earlier this evening in the scramble to get a ticket.




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Binky Felstead and Una Healy enjoy night off from parenting duties at the National Lottery Awards

The former Made In Chelsea star, 29, and the singer, 38, attended the National Lottery Awards 2019 at London's BBC Television Centre on Tuesday evening.




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Computer fraudster who hacked into National Lottery user's account is jailed for nine months 

Anwar Batson has been jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to four offences under the Computer Misuse Act, at Southwark Crown Court today. He used 'Sentry MBA' programme.




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UK Sport chief Liz Nicholl stepping down after 17 years at the elite funding agency

Liz Nicholl is stepping down as the chief executive of UK Sport after 19 years at the agency... during which she helped Team GB go from 36th to second in the Olympic medals table




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Winner of £57m Euromillions jackpot is yet to claim prize a week after winning amid lockdown

A UK winner of a £57million EuroMillions jackpot is yet to claim the huge prize more than a week after winning - and may not know they are a multi-millionaire (pictured, The National Lottery sign).




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National Lottery website and app BACK online four hours before tonight's £5m draw after power cut

The National Lottery website and app are back up and running ahead of tonight's £5million draw after being down for nine hours today due to a power failure.




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Jordanian MP who called Israel 'Jewish cancer' welcomed by Labour shadow minister for peace

Yahya Al-Saud (pictured), who is notorious for praising terrorism in Palestine, was greeted at Portcullis House by Labour frontbencher Fabian Hamilton.




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AOC says Palestinians 'have no choice but to riot' against Israel

AOC, who serves as US Representative for New York's 14th congressional district, made the comments during an appearance on hip-hop program 'Ebro in the Morning'.




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Emmy-winning actor David Clennon turned down role in a Netflix show in support of Palestinian rights

David Clennon, 76, says he did not submit an audition tape for Netflix project Sycamore/Hit and Run, produced by Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz, because of his solidarity with people of Palestine.




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Palestinian student, 17, who'd been blocked from entering U.S. arrives at Harvard

A 17-year-old Palestinian and Harvard freshman who was denied entry to the US last month has been allowed into the country to start classes at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.




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Grandson of Hamas founder, who converted to Christianity, is accused of nose-job fraud

Jnaid Salama, 30, also John D. Calvin, was arrested after his check for $10,995 surgery to change the shape and size of his nose was rejected. He gave it to a clinic in Seattle, Washington.




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Marco Rubio's plane makes safe emergency landing as he misses Iowa rally for possible presidential running mate Mitt Romney

Florida Senator Marco Rubio had to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a sensor went off on his private jet that indicated electrical problems.




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Marco Rubio raises $100k by selling 3,100 water bottles after State of the Union gaffe

Marco Rubio couldn't have planned to cause a viral sensation around his water bottle when he gave last week's response to the State of the Union, but now that it's happening he's capitalizing on the moment.




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Marco Rubio blasts Veterans Administration employees for not coming to work

Sen. Marco Rubio, who has the worst attendance record in the US Senate, proposed a bill on Tuesday to authorize the firing of delinquent Veterans Administration employees




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Marco Rubio mocks Sean Penn for 'fawning' over El Chapo in 10,000-word article

The Republican presidential hopeful applauded Mexican marines for detaining the fugitive cartel leader, but he mocked Penn's involvement in the bizarre stitch-up.




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Marco Rubio is mocked on Twitter for looking bored during Obama’s State of the Union

The Florida Senator and presidential hopeful looked heavy-eyed and sleepy as he listened to President Barack Obama as he delivered his final State of the Union address to Congress.




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Marco Rubio tells Florida Christians to show more compassion toward the gay community

While maintaining his position against same-sex marriage, Sen. Marco Rubio used a speech before a group of Christians to speak of the perils of intolerance toward the gay community.




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Marco Rubio denies arranging meeting for Trump

Senator Marco Rubio denied he set up a reported secret meeting between President Trump and two former presidents of Colombia over the Easter weekend, it was revealed on Saturday.




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Rubio denies he funded the dirty dossier before Clintons

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday his presidential campaign wasn't involved in research behind the infamous dirty dossier, as President Trump predicted the donor will be revealed.




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Timelapse reveals 6-hour Miami instant bridge installation technique

The bridge was installed less than a week ago after months of construction - using a method called Accelerated Bridge Construction, or instant bridge.




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The Open 2019 - Live British Open Leaderboard and latest golf updates from opening round at Portrush

The 148th Open Championship gets underway today as Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke gets the honour of hitting the opening tee shot at Royal Portrush Golf Club.




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The Open 2019: Jordan Spieth insists he's ready to scrap to reignite his success story

JONATHAN McEVOY AT ROYAL PORTRUSH: For a few electrifying minutes mid-morning on Friday, Jordan Spieth was back as we remembered him when he was the boy prince of golf.




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CHRIS SUTTON: The PFA needs modernisation and Dave Kitson has been there and done it as a player

COMMENT: I'm certainly glad to see Dave Kitson making a move for the position. This is an institution in desperate need of modernisation and Kitson has been there, done that as a player.




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Food workers say Donald Trump is sacrificing lives for profit by reopening plants

On Tuesday, the president used the Defense Production Act for meat packing facilities to stay open amid fears of a food shortage, inset, in the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters main.




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Roger Stone appeals three-year prison sentence after former Trump aide was denied new trial

Roger Stone, long-time ally of President Donald Truymp, is appealing his three-year prison sentence after his bid for a new trial, based on the argument of jury bias in the original, was rejected by a judge




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Downing Street: 'questions that need to be answered' over coronavirus origin

Downing Street said today there are 'questions that need to be answered' about the origin of coronavirus after Donald Trump claimed it may have originated in a Chinese laboratory.




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Trump blames Nancy Pelosi for the House not returning to session

'There is tremendous CoronaVirus testing capacity in Washington for the Senators returning to Capital Hill on Monday,' Trump tweeted on Saturday from Camp David.




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Trump retweets 'baseless' claim Obama ran intelligence operation into administrations Russia ties

President Trump retweeted a podcaster's claim on Sunday that 'Evidence has surfaced that indicates Barack Obama was the one running the Russian hoax.'




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Trump incorrectly states that the Spanish Flu ended WW1

The President has frequently drawn comparisons between the early 20th Century influenza pandemic and coronavirus but has repeatedly muddled his history.




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George Conway unveils anti Trump ad called 'mourning in America' hitting at his coronavirus response

George Conway's political action committee released an advertisement Monday demonizing Trump's response to coronavirus and questioning the vitality of America as a nation if the president is reelected.




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'Keep punching Mike': Trump retweets video of Mike Tyson sparring at 53 with frightening speed

On Sunday, Donald Trump - who has had a rocky friendship and business partnerships with Mike Tyson over the decades - retweeted a clip where Sports Center commented that he was 'still scary'.




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Trump campaign embraces 'Death Star' nickname

Brad Parscale embraced the 'Death Star' nickname for his operation in a Thursday tweet, leaving critics wondering if he'd seen the ending of not one, but two, 'Star Wars' films.




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U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly asks 'how is Jennifer Hawkins?'

President Donald Trump enjoyed a close working relationship with Jennifer Hawkins when she was crowned Miss Universe 16 years ago. 




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San Antonio passes resolution declaring the term 'Chinese virus' hate speech

Texas city San Antonio's Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who put forward the now-passed resolution, blamed the use of the terms Chinese virus and Kung Fu virus for a rise in hate speech.




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Donald Trump hails the return of sport as he talks up reopening the economy in amid the coronavirus

President Donald Trump said U.S. deaths due to coronavirus would be at 'lower level' of forecasts and floated the number of 110,000, as he cheered the reopening schedule of pro football and fighting.




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Malls across America resemble ghost towns despite reopening to the public

Known for being thriving social hubs and a key part of the American economy, dozens of malls remained abandoned this week, despite opening back up for businesses.




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Athletics news: Asher-Smith is forced to settle for second best in 100m at Anniversary Games 

KIERAN GILL AT THE LONDON STADIUM: For Dina Asher-Smith, finishing second on Sunday to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce served as a reality check ahead of her assault on Doha.