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Ren Harvieu album review: Most of these 12 songs are still gorgeously uplifting

For a music lover, there's nothing better than putting on a debut album by an unknown and realising that you've found a new favourite.




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From the useful new Coronavirus Global Update to Mel Giedroyc Is Quilting: This week's top podcasts

Covid-19 may have come from China but its spread has been horrifyingly global.




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Ludicrously good value wines to kick off British Summer Times

British Summer Time kicks off today and there are plenty of wines to cool and crack. Even better, I've found bunches of them that are ludicrously good value




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Adrian Edmondson speaks to Event about Rik Mayall, coronavirus and playing monsters

'I've no idea what I am,' Adrian Edmondson says. 'I'm not saying that for effect. All I do know is that if people hope I'll be funny away from the screen they are usually disappointed.'




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Kate Elizabeth Russell, Annalena McAfee and Nicolas Mathieu: This week's best new fiction

At 60, Eve Laing is a famous artist in crisis. She's working on what she believes is a masterpiece, but her marriage has ended in divorce.




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François Leleux album review: Secures a suitably exuberant and boisterous performance

Georges Bizet was 17, and a student working on a piano reduction of Charles Gounod's symphonies, when he wrote his own solitary Symphony.




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Gary Lineker gives his first exclusive interview after the coronavirus lockdown

Even in isolation, Gary Lineker is looking for the positives. Is it his job to help keep our spirits up? 'I am not sure it is part of my job, but I feel it is something I would love to be able to do,' he says




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From The Anthill to Coronavirus: What You Need To Know and BudPod: This week's top podcasts

Why are conspiracy theories so hard to suppress? What is the meaning of nothing? These are some of the questions raised in brainy podcast The Anthill.




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The most serious story of my lifetime - and I looked like a human pumpkin...

'How bad is it?' I whispered to Susanna Reid. 'It's not great,' she giggled. 'There are some… blending issues.'




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On The Road by James Naughtie review: A sublime tapestry of the USA in all its glory and complexity

As a young student with journalistic ambitions, the broadcaster and former Radio 4 Today programme presenter James Naughtie spent the summer of 1970 in America.




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Why not try some red wines beyond the usual suspects

The classic reds to pair with lamb are Rioja, southern French reds, Chianti or Bordeaux. With Easter next weekend and roast lamb set to sizzle, rummage beyond the usual suspects.




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Austrian wines are of wonderful value for the quality that's on offer

I've been banging the drum for Austrian wine so loudly for so long that I sometimes worry my enthusiastic zeal for their liquid loveliness turns me into Animal, the drummer from the Muppets.




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Daniel Hope review: New album Belle Epoque 'will bring rich rewards to the curious'

We don't see much of Berlin-based Daniel Hope these days, but an album like this shows us what we are missing.




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DEBORAH ROSS: The book? Irritating. The TV drama? Just gorgeous

Normal People is terrific, absolutely gorgeous, up there with the best TV dramas of recent years, like Patrick Melrose and My Brilliant Friend, but possibly not Belgravia




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Valkyrie review: Johanna Fridriksdottir makes the Vikings feel far closer to us than ever before

When we think of Vikings, we immediately conjure up a vision of hairy men in pointy helmets with nothing but pillage and slaughter on their mind. But what about the women?




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Kylie Jenner accused her of trying to look like Beyoncé

It's her latest selection of snaps that's causing a stir on social media as her followers - and fans of Beyoncé - have noticed how strikingly similar the reality star looks to Beyonce.




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Kylie Jenner gets caught using beloved drugstore sunscreen brand instead of her $32 luxury SPF

Kylie Jenner's swanky Kylie Skin brand sells a $32 sunscreen oil. But the cosmetics CEO traded her spendy SPF for a more wallet-friendly drugstore option during her recent vacation to Palm Springs.




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Kylie Jenner says she didn't leave house for months when pregnant as she encourages self-isolation

On Wednesday, the reality star, 22, shared with her Instagram followers that she got used to staying home all the time while expecting her daughter Stormi.




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Kylie Jenner tells her followers to stay home and do PUZZLES during the coronavirus pandemic

On Thursday afternoon, Jenner, 22, shared a video to her Instagram Stories, saying that she had heard Surgeon General Jerome Adams' appeal.




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Kylie Jenner and her daughter Stormi keep busy while self-isolating

Kylie Jenner made a good example of herself Saturday as she found ways to have fun and stay sane with her daughter Stormi Webster, two.




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Kim Kardashian accuses Kendall, Kylie and Kourtney of not having the same work ethic

The 39-year-old mother-of-four was seen accusing her sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner as well as Kourtney of not having the same work ethic as she and Khloe in a new explosive trailer.




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Khloe Kardashian hits back at a fan accusing her of forgiving Tristan Thompson but not Jordyn Woods

Khloé Kardashian claimed she has forgiven both Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods, though she disputed Jordyn's claims that the NBA star kissed her at a party without her consent.




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Kylie Jenner gets into full makeup for mirror selfie as she sits 'bored in the house' in isolation

She is the head of a global cosmetics empire. And Kylie Jenner got into full makeup to pose for a casual mirror selfie she posted to Instagram this Saturday. She lounged in the floor in sweats.




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Kylie shares efforts to keep Stormi, two, 'entertained' during coronavirus lockdown

Kylie Jenner told her best pal Stassie Karanikolaou about her efforts to make sure her two-year-old daughter Stormi stays' entertained' amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdowns.




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The eight best-selling lipsticks across Australia - and they WON'T break the bank

Beauty giant Mecca has revealed the best-selling lipsticks across Australia - and why women are still buying makeup despite working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Kylie Jenner has been 'leaning' on Travis Scott amid the coronavirus pandemic

The star and the rapper - who have two-year-old daughter Stormi together - split last year, but have been spending more time together, with several rumours swirling about a possible reconciliation.




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Makeup-free Kylie Jenner looks unrecognizable as she pays a visit to BFF Stassie's house

Fresh-faced Kylie, 22, looked almost unrecognizable as she bared her super smooth complexion and wore her shoulder length natural hair tied back in a casual bun.




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Kris Jenner donates thousands of bottles of water to essential healthcare workers in Los Angeles

Kris Jenner showed her personal appreciation to essential workers on Wednesday afternoon when she donated 'thousands of bottles of water' to Cedars Sinai Medical Center.




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Kylie Jenner PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Reality star flashes her toned tummy during glam appearance

Kylie Jenner was spotted out and about Beverly Hills picking up essentials on Friday with a full face of makeup and her signature makeup look. The beauty kept safe with a mask over her face.




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Kylie Jenner dips Kendall Jenner in Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande's Stuck With U music video

Kylie Jenner dipped her big sister Kendall as they danced together for the star-studded new Stuck With U music video, for a charity single of the same name by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber.




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Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande capture quarantine feelings with star-studded Stuck With U video

Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande dropped a sweet and rather on-the-nose duet on Thursday night called Stuck With U, which was paired with an adorable, group-effort music video.




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Kylie Jenner answers 'yes' after Twitter user wonders if she just plays 'dress up around her house'

The 22-year-old beauty mogul posted another glamour photo of herself in designer clothes on Thursday prompting a Twitter user to wonder if that's all she does.




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Olly Smith toasts Burns Night with the deliciousness of whisky

My grandparents lived in Falkirk and adored dipping into the deliciousness of Scottish whisky. As we toast Burns Night on Saturday, I reckon these whiskies are worthy of year-round celebration.




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Ludicrously good value wines to kick off British Summer Times

British Summer Time kicks off today and there are plenty of wines to cool and crack. Even better, I've found bunches of them that are ludicrously good value




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Why not try some red wines beyond the usual suspects

The classic reds to pair with lamb are Rioja, southern French reds, Chianti or Bordeaux. With Easter next weekend and roast lamb set to sizzle, rummage beyond the usual suspects.




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Austrian wines are of wonderful value for the quality that's on offer

I've been banging the drum for Austrian wine so loudly for so long that I sometimes worry my enthusiastic zeal for their liquid loveliness turns me into Animal, the drummer from the Muppets.




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The luxurious Manchester hotel that trading standards chiefs say doesn't exist

Trading Standards bosses are warning tourists about a 'sham' website advertising a Manchester city centre hotel that doesn't actually exist.




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British Museum Collecting Histories: Solomon Islands exhibition on how it acquires artefacts

The British Museum has long faced criticism over how it sourced its most prized possessions from former British colonies and beyond.




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Argentina have won just ONE tournament game since Lionel Messi reversed retirement in 2016 

Argentina and Lionel Messi's tournament woes have continued at this summer's Copa America after failing to win their opening two matches of the campaign.




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Man suspected of killing Mackenzie Lueck and burning her remains published a murder novel last year

Ayoola 'AJ' Ajayi, 31, self-published the Forge Identity, which tells the story of a 15-year-old boy originally from Nigeria who witnesses two gruesome murders where both of the victims are burned alive.




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Border Protection's 'Beagle Brigade' stop illegal Giant African snails from being smuggled into US

Candie and Chipper - of the US Customs and Border Protection's 'Beagle Brigade' - sniffed out the Giant African snails while on duty at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.




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Chelsea star Tammy Abraham refuses to rule out switch of allegiance to Nigeria

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has refused to rule out switching his allegiance to Nigeria.  Abraham is currently the joint-leading scorer in the Premier League this season.




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300 men and boys freed from 'house of torture' where they sexually abused for years in Nigeria

The detainees, mostly children, emerged from the building in Kaduna with chains on their hands and feet and horrific scarring after police raided it following an anonymous tip-off.




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Inside the 'house of torture' Islamic boarding school' where students were tortured and sodomised

An Islamic boarding school has been revealed as a 'house of torture' after authorities raided the building on Thursday.




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How racist abuse inspired Nigerian teenager living in New Zealand to UFC stardom

New UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was just 10 when his family uprooted him from Nigeria to an all-white school in New Zealand.




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What if each Australian state became independent?

Australia's biggest state would have an economy only slightly larger than Nigeria and the smallest the size of Botswana if federation collapsed and split up the country's $1.8 trillion GDP.




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NHS hospital confirms patient has monkeypox after catching the killer virus while visiting Nigeria

A person in South West England has been diagnosed with monkeypox, Public Health England said, and they are now being treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London (pictured).




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Cardi B puts on busty display on her Ghana hotel rooftop as she enjoys first ever trip to Africa

Cardi B is currently taking Africa by storm on her first tour of the continent. 




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'Lolita Express' air hostess Epstein accuser speaks about Africa flight with Bill Clinton

Chauntae Davies recounted her five-day humanitarian trip to Africa in an interview with The Sun. The star-studded group traveled on Epstein's private jet, the Lolita Express.




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Odion Ighalo grew up idolising Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke in a house crammed with 50 people

Manchester United's decision to sign Odion Ighalo on loan in the final few hours of deadline day last week certainly raised a few eyebrows. But can he deliver for the club he has supported for years?