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Strictly bosses fear 'professional dancers could be locked out of Britain amid coronavirus pandemic

Strictly Come Dancing bosses reportedly fear that some professional dancers could be locked out of Britain amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Kevin Clifton reveals Strictly Come Dancing bosses REFUSED to let him dress as Edward Scissorhands

The professional dancer, 37, revealed on his podcast that Strictly Come Dancing bosses refused to allow him to dress as Edward Scissorhands for the Halloween specials.




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Strictly bosses may AXE the live studio audience for 2020 to adhere with social distancing

Strictly Come Dancing may go ahead this autumn without its usual studio audience cheering on the performers.




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Ellie Goulding expresses her gratitude to healthcare professionals by sporting a NHS charity T-shirt

The Starry Eyed singer, 33, has continued to express her gratitude towards the NHS as she shared an Instagram image sporting a charity T-shirt on Tuesday evening.




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Heartbreaking images of baby images chained up in tiny cages leave BBC viewers distressed

BBC viewers were shown heartbreaking images of gibbons in tiny cages on Primates. It focused on trade in Malaysia, where the capture of gibbons is decimating the wild population.




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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 passes the time in lockdown by playing dress up with his children

Andy Murray may have some work on his hands if he is to pass on his Scottish heritage to his children after they confused his tartan kilt for a skirt.




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Wayne Rooney was 'left unimpressed by Ed Woodward's attempts to be "matey"'

Woodward is a divisive figure among United fans, especially while the club struggle in the lower echelons of the Premier League, and now new light has been shed on the club's chief.




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Robbie Williams discusses Coleen Rooney's 'dangerous need for revenge' on Rebekah Vardy amid WAG war

While the Take That hitmaker, 45, admits he understands the wife of Wayne Rooney's desire to seek revenge on the perpetrator of her leaked stories




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Wayne Rooney impresses on Derby County debut with brilliant assist in 2-1 win over Barnsley

Wayne Rooney impressed on his Derby County debut as he provided a stunning assist in a 2-1 win over Barnsley at Pride Park. Rooney was handed the captain's armband for his first appearance for club.




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Robin van Persie picks out Manchester United team-mates who impressed him most

Robin Van Persie was reluctant to choose the 'best' player from such a talented group and instead selected a core of regular starters who, when paired together, became a title-winning side.




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US Open: Johanna Konta progresses into second round after victory over Daria Kasatkina

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: A chance meeting at a Manhattan hotel with someone famous for being a Night Manager has gained Jo Konta some celebrity support at the US Open.




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US Open news: Serena Williams dismisses umpire Carlos Ramos

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Serena Williams loftily dismissed the man who tried to discipline her in last year's tumultuous championship match at Flushing Meadows following her victory.




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Coronavirus UK: Don't flush kitchen roll, say water bosses

Shoppers up and down the country have been stocking up on toilet paper, leading to fears of a shortage which could force customers to use kitchen roll or other substitutes.




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Scottish drinks brand unveils the 'world's first' Brussels sprout flavoured gin

The controversial concoction - produced by Pickering's Gin, based in Edinburgh, Scotland - is bound to divide opinion among gin lovers.




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Grandmother forgot glasses when buying teabags and accidentally bought £17 jumbo box of 30 CONDOMS

Rosemarie Riley (pictured) had popped out to the Asda superstore in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, to pick up a few essentials on Tuesday afternoon, which is when she made her x-rated mistake.




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DIY enthusiast impresses with her cheap bathroom makeover that only cost £250

A DIY wiz, from Glossop, Derbyshire, shared her amazing floor-to-ceiling bathroom makeover to the Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK, after completing it for just £250.




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Supermarket shelves stripped bare as panic-buying Britons race for essentials amid coronavirus chaos

Pictures from one Asda store in London showed aisles that had been stripped of toilet roll after the Department of Health and Social Care this afternoon confirmed there were 273 positive cases.




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Social media users get creative in a new challenge that involves making dresses from shopping bags 

People from across the world have taken to Instagram with creative snaps of outfits they've made using shopping bags as part of a new viral challenge.




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Ousted John Lewis bosses given £1m each

Paula Nickolds (pictured), the former MD of John Lewis's stores, received £940,000 while Rob Collins, former MD of Waitrose, was handed £890,000.




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Pressure on Bank of England bosses mounts as inflation falls

Inflation could fall to 0.5 per cent over the summer, Howard Archer, chief economist at the EY Item Club, claims. This is well below the Government's 2 per cent target.




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Furloughing fat cat bosses pocketed over £300m in five years

There are mounting calls for super-rich fat cat executives to play a bigger part in shouldering the financial burden stemming from the crisis, which will end up hitting taxpayers hard in the pocket.




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John Lewis seamstresses making scrubs for NHS

The retailer announced it would reopen its Lancashire textiles factory to make 8,000 washable gowns for Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust over four weeks.




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Companies must show restraint on bosses' pay

The Investment Association said firms will need 'to take account of their individual circumstances particularly considering the impact on their stakeholders' when deciding executive pay.




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Easyjet bosses set for showdown with founder Haji-Ioannou

Following a row over the cost of new planes, Haji-Ioannou is trying to oust chief executive Johan Lundgren and chairman John Barton at an extraordinary shareholder meeting on May 22.




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Brokers prey on businesses desperate for coronavirus lending

Treasury officials and the City watchdog expressed concern after it emerged a company is charging £500 upfront, then a percentage of the value of the loan if the application is successful.




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Businesses scramble to get hold of new fast-track loans

In an indictment of the failure of the Government's original aid schemes to help many businesses, lenders received tens of thousands of applications for the new 'Bounce Back' loans within hours.




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Gambling bosses refuse pay cuts over coronavirus

William Hill is benefiting to the tune of over £30m per month from the wage subsidy scheme and the business rates holiday, while Paddy Power is saving £400,000 per month in business rates.




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BA owner says misery will last until 2023 as it reports $1.5bn losses

IAG said it is 'planning a meaningful return to service' in July. But it conceded the plans were 'highly uncertain and subject to the easing of lockdowns and travel restrictions' globally.




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Uber losses hit £2.3bn but food delivery service is a 'silver lining'

Uber Eats sales jumped 50 per cent as people locked down all over the world turned to restaurant deliveries as a treat at home. The company is trying to save more than £800m this year.




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Man United News: Sanchez 'misses training to head to US embassy to get visa for Chile duty'

The 30-year-old, who has struggled for form at United, is in negotiations with Inter Milan over a season-long loan deal from Old Trafford. He reportedly had to visit the US embassy in the capital.




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Paul Pogba, Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard could be among Man United deadwood sold on

Manchester United will continue their squad overhaul this summer and it means clearing out some of the deadwood in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad to raise funds. But who could depart Old Trafford?




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Experts cannot find a single child under 10 who has passed on coronavirus to an adult

A review of paediatric coronavirus evidence revealed 'the China/WHO joint commission could not recall episodes during contact tracing where transmission occurred from a child to an adult.'




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China 'harasses, threatens and silences' Wuhan COVID-19 survivors who plan to sue the government

Multiple activists, journalists and ordinary internet users have already vanished after criticising Beijing's approach to the crisis as the country tries to control the COVID-19 narrative.




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Chinese school orders students to run two hours every day in 'weight-loss classes'

A video filmed Wednesday showed two rows of students running around the field track during 'weight-loss classes' at the Shuguang Bilingual School in Huai'an, Jiangsu province of eastern China.




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'Meghan's a jinx!' Duchess of Sussex watches friend Serena lose Grand Slam final for the THIRD TIME

Meghan has been accused of bringing 'bad luck' to New York after the Royal watched Williams' resounding defeat at the Wimbledon final to Simona Halep and the year before at SW19.




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The essential Isa guide to help you invest 

As founder of website Boring Money, Holly Mackay has been testing the best online investment Isas for many years. Here's who she thinks is best, depending on how much you have to invest.




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Director dealing: Bosses are buying shares, should you?

In buying shares in their own firms, directors are signalling they have confidence in the company's future - and that the share price represents good value.




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Basset & Gold investors mis-sold its mini-bonds could receive compensation

While mini-bonds are not normally protected, B&G used a regulated company to drum up clients and raise money, which means investors who poured money in that way could be entitled to a payout.




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Mauricio Pochettino is a specialist in glorious failure after SIX near misses at Tottenham

Mauricio Pochettino tugged on Tottenham heartstrings this week when he spoke of his love for the club enduring despite his sacking in November.




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Jose Mourinho reveals life in lockdown: delivering essentials and training Tottenham stars

Despite being stuck inside due to the lockdown, Tottenham players are still being put to the test by manager Jose Mourinho in training sessions conducted over Zoom.




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Autumn Statement: Middle-classes dragged into pension tax trap

Adele Collinson, pictured, owns an arts and crafts busines and worries the new cap on tax-free pension contributions will hit her retirement plans.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Autumn Statement does little to address issues holding small businesses back

George Osborne did not address problems such as low levels of investment, lack of access to finance, and high energy costs.




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Autumn Statement: Small businesses react positively as rate relief continues

The Autumn Statement contained some good news for entrepreneurs as George Osborne pledged to carry on exempting micro companies from paying business rates.




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Chancellor's VAT changes will tie small businesses up in unnecessary knots

The Flat Rate Scheme for VAT, designed to cut bills and red tape for small firms, is being overhauled in a measure the Chancellor said would stem abuse of the scheme.




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How odd the licence fee mess is one story about cuts the BBC ISN'T obsessed about

DOMINIC LAWSON: BBC Newsnight also cited the Depression of the 1930s as the nearest thing to modern Britain under the Conservatives.




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'Nobody will leave here that we don't want to go': Brendan Rodgers dismisses transfer speculation

Brendan Rodgers says no player who he wants to keep will leave Leicester in the January transfer window. Rodgers is determined to keep intact a squad who have taken Leicester to second place.




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Airlines 'could be sued' if they cancel returns without telling passengers

We revealed how some airlines use a 'no-show' clause to cancel return flights if passengers fail to board their outbound leg. Airlines claim this prevents passengers from 'gaming' ticketing rules.




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All but essential travel to China now off-limits as coronavirus death toll passes 100

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised Britons against all but essential travel to mainland China. The new coronavirus has hit Hubei Province in central China hardest.




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Passengers demand a full refund as Asia cruise misses out key stops 

Hundreds of angry passengers are demanding a full refund from Norwegian Cruise Line after its tour of South-East Asia on its Jade cruise ship visited only 2 out of 7 planned stops.