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The Who album review: It will make a decent Christmas present for the grumpy old man in your life

For a creative band, The Who haven't created much lately. This is their first new album since 2006, and only the second since 1982.




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Stormzy album review: Half of these tracks are hard to love - too repetitive or too boastful

The moment of the year in British music came on June 28 at 10.25pm, when Stormzy first appeared at Glastonbury.




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Van Morrison review: He's in fine voice, rolling out each verse as if it has just occurred to him

It's 8.15pm at the Brighton Dome. 'Will you please welcome,' says a voice, 'SIR Van Morrison!' Out comes a small figure in a hat, suit and shades.




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Madonna review: The spectacle has been superb, the music patchy, the time-keeping abysmal

'Madonna?' said the immigration officer at JFK. 'She's, like, 70, right?' Well, no - she's 61, and determined to prove that 61 is the new 31.




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Holy Holy review: The band go from the ridiculous to the sublime as they perform Bowie songs in Hull

In the annals of British pop, Woody Woodmansey is far from the most famous name. But when he performs in Hull, he achieves a rare distinction: arriving fans pass a blue plaque in his honour.




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Mabel review: The Brits-nominee is greeted like a conquering heroine as she performs in Liverpool

Pop may not be as meritocratic as it once was, but it still beats most walks of life. Pedigree counts for very little - just ask Sean Lennon or James McCartney.




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Mick Fleetwood And Friends review: A sell-out crowd was thrilled throughout

From George Harrison in 2002 to Ginger Baker the other day, we're used to finding a rock star's death followed by a tribute gig. On Tuesday, the idea came with a twist: the honoree was still with us.




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Laura Marling album review: This strange period has found its first classic album

Quite a few albums that should have come out now have been postponed till the autumn. You can understand why, but it's no use to the fans who have time to kill and a thirst for new music.




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Joan As Police Woman album review: A light in the middle of the tunnel

Out of this strange suspended spring, patterns are emerging. If an album isn't postponed, it's quite likely to be special. Music, like the sky on a sunny day, seems brighter, sharper, deeper.




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Pregnant Sara Mujica diagnosed with Zika virus after visiting fiancé in Honduras

Sara Mujica, 17, went to visit her fiancé Victor Cruz, 19, in Honduras earlier this year and returned home to Danbury, Connecticut on March 30, with a fever and rashes all over her body.




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Rio Olympics and Zika Virus could spark 'a full-blown global health disaster'

University of Ottawa professor Amir Attaran has accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) of putting unborn children at risk by letting August's Olympics go ahead as planned.




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Zika Virus passes from the mother's bloodstream into the foetus

Researchers at Washington University successfully developed two mouse models to study how Zika virus infects unborn babies, by weakening their immune systems before infection.




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Third Zika victim confirmed in Tennessee as total number of cases reaches 60 in US

The patient in Rutherford County contracted the disease while traveling internationally, according to a statement released by the state's Health Department on Thursday.




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Detroit Tigers star reveals he was bedridden with Zika virus for TWO WEEKS

Former Mets player Francisco Rodriguez (pictured) said he'd been bedridden with the disease for two weeks on a trip back home to his native Venezuela - where the virus is rampant.




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Greg Rutherford has sperm frozen amid fears over Zika virus at Rio Olympics

The British long-jumper has frozen samples of his sperm amid fears about the Zika virus at this summer's Olympic Games in Rio. The virus can cause birth defects and be transmitted through sex.




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Zika virus hits Bali as pregnant travellers warned to avoid Indonesian island  

The Zika virus has arrived to Indonesia now Australian's are being urged to reconsider holiday plans to Bali. The virus is linked to immune system disorders and deformaties in babies.




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Zika warnings lead to 'sharp increase in demand for abortion in Latin America'

In many of these countries abortion is either illegal or highly restricted, leaving pregnant women with few options and potentially driving them to use unsafe methods, warn experts at the University of Cambridge.




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Latin American woman gives birth to baby with Zika virus in Texas

The woman, who has not been identified, was infected overseas before traveling to Harris County, Texas, in order to give birth - though it is not known whether she came into the country illegally.




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Australian star golfers Jason Day and Adam Scott slam Olympic bosses

Australian golfers Jason Day and Adam Scott have slammed Olympic chiefs for questioning their integrity by accusing them of not attending the Rio games because there is no prize money.




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Zika virus passes from mother to baby in the womb

Unlike most viruses - which cannot cross the protective placenta - a new study by the University of California suggests that Zika can. It is the first study to map out the two routes that the infection can take.




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Zika virus case in Miami is not related to travel

Until now, there has been no sign that mosquitoes carrying Zika have arrived in the continental US, but officials have warned that the possibility was looming.




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New interactive maps reveal where Zika virus has already struck and how far it could spread

These interactive maps show where people are being treated for the disease, how many patients are infected and which cities are most at risk.




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Zika virus in Florida warning to tourists after four new cases reported

Fears of a Zika virus outbreak in Florida have been raised after the first reports of the disease in the US. The virus was found in the southern counties of Miami-Dade and Broward.




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Zika virus in America as Florida governor confirms 4 cases came from local mosquitoes

Florida governor Rick Scott confirmed that all four of the state's mystery Zika cases almost certainly came from local mosquito bites. They mark the first outbreak of the infection in mainland America.




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Zika virus hits Yorkshire with three cases reported and total number reaches 53

Fifty-three cases of the Zika virus have now been reported in Britain, health officials have revealed. It is thought that all of those affected by the virus had recently travelled back from abroad.




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Zika virus could soon spread to Louisiana and Texas, says expert

The Zika virus could soon be spreading to  Louisiana and Texas, warned a tropical medical expert, after four patients in Florida have tested positive for the virus.




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Florida reports ANOTHER Zika infection in Miami bringing total number of cases to 15

Health officials said all 15 are within the same one-mile region of Miami, just in-land of the beach.




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Zika IS in the UK asmore than FIFTY cases have been diagnosed in hospitals

Public Health England released a statement following reports of three people in West Yorkshire being treated for the virus after returning from overseas. It said the risk to the general public is low.




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Hawaii authorities struggling to control Hep Aand Zika as it spreads through the island

More than 90 people have contracted the infection in just one month - a staggering figure for the 1.4 million-strong state in such a short amount of time. Hawaii is also battling Zika.




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Miami ob/gyn working in Zika 'ground zero' explains the difficult conversations she has

Christine Curry teaches and practices obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Miami Hospital. So far she has treated over a dozen pregnant women with Zika, with many more expected.




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New case of Zika virus diagnosed in Palm Beach County sparks fears it has escaped Miami

It is not yet clear whether they Palm Beach County resident contracted the infection from Palm Beach mosquitoes or from insects during a recent trip to Miami, Florida, where there is a Zika outbreak.




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Zika virus hits Palm Beach in first case that's non-travel related

As insecticide rained down on a popular district in Miami, state health officials began to investigate Palm Beach County's first case of non-travel related Zika, Gov Rick Scott's office announced Monday.




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Australian photographer has $40k worth of camera gear stolen from him by woman in Rio

An Australian photographer in Rio covering the 2016 Olympic Games has become the latest robbery victim with $40,000 of camera gear stolen in a sting led by a woman.




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How Zika virus cripples fetus as Miami reports MORE infections

The study by the University of Southern California is the most significant step towards understanding the infection amid widespread confusion about how it inflicts life-threatening conditions in babies.




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Zika 'can survive SIX MONTHS in semen' twice as long as previously thought 

Until now scientists believed the virus would fade after three months. But this week an Italian man tested positive for Zika 188 days after he was first infected.




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Zika 'could freeze up babies' joints', study reveals - as Florida reports ANOTHER case of local infection

The condition known as arthrogryposis freezes up joints, often leaving their hands, arms, legs, feet, or fingers frozen in a contorted position. In most cases, it also impairs function of the heart.




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Demi Lovato offers 'deepest apologies' after backlash over her mother's joke that 'everybody in Rio is gonna get the Zika virus'

The star took to Twitter on Saturday after many were put off by a Snapchat story she shared earlier in which her mom Dianna Hart joked, 'Everybody down in Rio gonna get the Zika virus!'




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Fears over Zika virus in Brazil as British women put Olympic medals over baby hopes

Taekwondo star Jade, 23, today launches her bid to defend the Gold medal she won at London 2012, supported by her family including grandfather Martin Foulkes.




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Zika virus has spread in Florida confirms governor as 5 new outbreaks are reported

The mosquito-borne infection arrived in the US last month, but has so far been restricted to a few blocks in Wynwood, a neighborhood of Miami-Dade County.




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Zika virus spreads 5 hours north of Miami as fears grow over disease

A patient has been diagnosed with Zika in Pinellas County. The area just outside Tampa is 265 miles away from Miami on the other side of the peninsula from the original outbreak zone.




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Scientists discover mosquitoes can pass Zika to their offspring

The finding makes clear the need for pesticide programs that kill both adult mosquitoes and their eggs. Current methods are not adequate, warns study co-author Dr Robert Tesh of the University of Texas.




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Zika 'causes paralysis' as link is found between the virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome

Until now, scientists have tentatively suggested that there may be a link between the virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune condition when the body attacks itself after an infection.




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Prankster reporter horrifies New Yorkers by announcing Hillary Clinton has ZIKA

Tyler Fischer, 29, from New York posed as a broadcast journalist in an elaborate prank in which he claimed the Democrat presidential candidate had withdrawn from the race because of illness.




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Hurricane Matthew could kill off Zika virus as floods wash away mosquito breeding sites

The sudden onslaught of floods and torrential rain brought by Matthew over the weekend to Florida's east coast has destroyed areas of contained water where the species which carry the disease thrives.




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New Zika outbreak zone in Florida: Miami officials reveal 5 cases in new area

It comes after the intense storms last week, leaving swathes of standing water, which is ideal breeding ground for Zika-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.




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Record numbers of Americans travelled abroad last year despite Zika, Ebola and terrorism

The Dept of Commerce says 74m US residents travelled internationally in 2015 - a 9% rise on the previous year. Of those, 33m travelled overseas, with the UK the most popular destination.




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Florida voters AGREE to release genetically-modified killer mosquitoes to fight Zika

Monroe County residents have backed a proposal to release a lab-developed group of mosquitoes designed to infect the Zika-carrying mosquito population with a fatal disease.




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Most of Miami Beach declared Zika-free after months of emergency measures

Officials lifted the warning on Tuesday, saying more than 45 days had passed since they have found a new last local case of the mosquito-borne infection.




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Zika virus detected in Texas after female catches infection

The state reported its first case of Zika likely transmitted by a mosquito on Monday after lab results confirmed their suspicions. The patient is a woman near the Mexico border.




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First case of sexually transmitted Zika in the UK

Cases of sexual spread of Zika have been reported in other countries such as the US. Experts said the UK case was ‘not unexpected’.