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Raising the bar in Zanzibar! A chic new resort adds extra zing to Africa's exotic Spice Island

Zanzibar is not just exotic, it's rock'n'roll. Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was born here and visitors are prone to taking selfies outside his old home, now known as Mercury House.




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Stars including Lorraine Kelly reveal where they want to go once the coronavirus crisis is over

Travel has come to a halt and no one quite knows when it will start moving again. But that shouldn't stop us planning our next trip. Here are the dream destinations of some people in the public eye.




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The new hotel formed from train carriages positioned on a BRIDGE in Africa's Kruger National Park

The hotel - called Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge - is currently under construction on the 984ft (300m) Selati Bridge, erected across the Sabie River in 1912.




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Speeded-up LNER cab ride footage of a train travelling from Edinburgh to London in SIX MINUTES

For those missing travelling around Britain - here's a way to see hundreds of miles of it in mere minutes. LNER has released speeded-up footage of a journey from Edinburgh to Kings Cross.




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Rape victim forced to travel for examination after Mount Gambier Hospital had no trained nurses

The 17-year-old girl went to Mount Gambier Hospital, four hours south of Adelaide, on New Year's Eve after she was allegedly raped.




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Confronting moment frail Australian man is rushed off a mercy flight from India into an ambulance

Ambulance crew wearing masks and gowns could be seen wheeling the man onto a waiting ambulance at Adelaide Airport after he arrived on a Lion Air repatriation flight from Chennai on Monday.




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Australian woman hopes to raise $10,000 to fly her Papillon dog into Australia from New York

Georgie Boyd, 29, had to abandon her rescue puppy named Boston in New York when the US government locked her out of the country while she was visiting London.




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Trainer Matt Hampton divides the internet with his secret for making 'perfect fluffy scrambled eggs'

Adelaide fitness coach Matt Hampton says the key to light, fluffy and healthy scramble is to drop whisked eggs into a pot of boiling water and stir vigorously for two minutes.




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Sellers hoping for a Boris bounce raise property asking prices by £7k

The average price of newly-listed homes for sale jumped 2.3 per cent to £306,810 in a month, as the traditional New Year bounce combined with post-election confidence.




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Coronavarius: Wolves to resume training on Monday despite Premier League being suspended until April

Wolves players will resume full training from Monday even though they have no knowledge of when they will play again.




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Trainer Dan Skelton eyes Grade One Finale Hurdle at Chepstow for juvenile hurdler Allmankind 

Trainer Dan Skelton had indicated the gelding Allmankind, who won at Cheltenham on Saturday, might be given a break before one prep-run for March's Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.




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Trainer Emma Lavelle hoping physical development will make Paisley Park even harder to beat

The seven-year-old, who won the Grade One Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, runs for the first time this season in the Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury on Friday.




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Willie Mullins hails Benie Des Dieux as 'best mare I've ever trained' after impressive victory

Irish trainer Willie Mullins says Benie Des Dieux might be the best mare he has trained after she romped home in the Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park.




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Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies hopes Ballyandy will give him Cheltenham Festival victory

Nigel Twiston-Davies hopes Ballyandy can continue his revival by getting the victory former stable star The New One could not manage in his attempts at the Unibet Champion Hurdle.




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Trainer David Pipe eyes Cheltenham triumph for Brinkley

Trainer David Pipe is eyeing potential Cheltenham Festival targets for Brinkley after the five-year-old gelding produced an eye-catching performance in landing the West Berkshire Mencap.




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How former trainer Henrietta Knight turns wayward horses into Cheltenham winners

INTERVIEW BY MARCUS TOWNEND: The days when Knight had winners at the Cheltenham Festival are history but that doesn't mean she won't have a huge influence on the biggest jumps meeting




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Aidan Coleman and Brendan Powell Jnr keep fit during lockdown by training thoroughbreds

Two of this season's successful Cheltenham Festival riders are maintaining their lockdown fitness by partnering some of Ireland's most choicely bred and speediest thoroughbreds.




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Hermes lost my JD Sports trainers delivery - what can I do?

I ordered a pair of £170 trainers from JD Sports to be delivered by Hermes. I hadn't received them so I contacted Hermes which said they had lost the shoes but I still haven't got them. What can I do?




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ASK TONY: TSB - The bank that said 'NO' to my frail 86-year-old mother

I took my mother to a TSB branch to open an account because she has been told she can no longer receive her state pension via the Post Office. We took several documents showing her address.




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Doctor Who stars David Tennant and Matt Smith join Time Lords past and present to praise NHS staff

Joining forces with Who actors past and presenter, the pair will appear in a message for BBC's Big Night In, set to air ahead of the weekly Clap For Carers on Thursday evening.




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Chancellor Rishi Sunak praised for appearance on the BBC's Big Night In

The Chancellor, speaking from Downing Street, told viewers that we would remember how 'we came together as a country' as he announced the Government's pledge to match all donations raised.




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BBC's Big Night In: Doctor Who stars join forces to praise NHS staff

Past and present Doctor Who stars took part in BBC's Big Night In on Thursday to pay tribute to the NHS.




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Prince William Zoom call with Stephen Fry as Lord Melchett in Big Night In TV fundraiser

Lord Melchett paced around his office impatiently waiting for the Duke of Cambridge to call in, quipping: 'I thought Germans were meant to be punctual'.




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BBC's adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People is praised for 'perfect example of consent

Intimacy coach Duchess Iphie analysed the sex scene from the second episode of BBC's Normal People, telling FEMAIL seeking consent and mutual nudity made it the perfect on-screen moment.




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University Challenge star Bobby Seagull revealed to have a 'smaller than average' sized brain

Tonight's Horizon: The Great British Intelligence Test on BBC Two revealed University Challenge star Bobby Seagull, 26, from London, has an 'extremely average' size brain.




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Trains will return to running at 70% of normal timetable in 10 days

TfL, who operate London's underground network, are 'running the maximum frequency' of services possible. Fewer trains means commuters have been forced to cram into over-crowded carriages.




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Amanda Holden raises One Show viewers' eyebrows with her plunging pink dress

The radio presenter, 49, raised eyebrows once again as she appeared on The One Show on Thursday in a plunging pink satin dress.




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Commuters could be made to book slots at train stations using smartphone app to stop overcrowding

Commuters on Britain's railways may have to book allotted times to travel to stop overcrowding once coronavirus lockdown measures start to ease. Rail operators are said to be considering a new app.




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Barcelona, Real Madrid and other LaLiga sides told they can return to training IMMEDIATELY

Spain's top-flight clubs have been told they will be able to return to training provided they comply with the strict protocols that have been laid out by the Spanish government. 




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Real Madrid 'dissuaded from signing Erling Haaland after due to Mino Raiola's agent fees'

Real Madrid were all set to make their move for Erling Haaland this summer, but Mundo Deportivo now claim they will look elsewhere after being put off by the fees Mino Raiola would command.




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Erling Haaland praises 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund team-mate Gio Reyna

Haaland, the Norwegian starlet who joined the Dortmund in the January transfer window, said he is amazed by Reyna's ability to play without fear and attack with intent.




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Real Madrid 'set May 11 as date squad will return to training' as Valdebebas base undergoes changes

Players will be training individually in order to comply with social distancing measures with Spain gradually lifting some of their coronavirus lockdown restrictions.




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Luka Jovic to miss Real Madrid's return to training after breaking bone in his foot

The injury happened while the 22-year-old Serbia international was training at home on Thursday. The injury is bound to rule him out of La Liga's Operation Return.




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Andy Murray beats teenage novice Imran Sibille in straight sets

MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray took just 42 minutes to register his first singles win since his second hip operation on Monday night at the home of a great rival.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: Heading balls is a killer...so why not limit it in training?

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It was the night of May 12, 2017. Later, Chelsea under Antonio Conte would win the title. For now, the Hawthorns was alive with anticipation.




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Andy Murray reveals how his career-threatening hip injury put strain on his marriage

Andy Murray said he neglected to think about the feelings of those close to him and insisted his wife Kim, who he married in 2015 in Dunblane had been 'brilliant' through the ordeal.




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Andy Murray still set to play in Australian Open despite cancelling Miami training camp

Andy Murray still expects to play in Australia next month, despite abandoning plans to go through a two-week training block in Miami.




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Andy Murray to take part in virtual Madrid Open this month to raise money during Covid-19 pandemic

Andy Murray will swap a tennis racket for a games controller when he takes part in a virtual Madrid Open later this month.




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Wayne Rooney trains with Derby County for the first time ahead of January move to Championship club

Wayne Rooney has trained with Derby for the first time as he prepares to join the Championship strugglers on an 18-month contract.




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Former Manchester United star Nani reveals players turned up DRUNK for training during New Year

The four-time Premier League winner has revealed members of the squad were allowed to attend training the worse for wear and praised Sir Alex Ferguson's man-management.




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Wayne Rooney proudly shows off son Kai, 10, at football training as fans go wild for 'future star'

The dad-of-four shared a video of Kai in action on the pitch to his Instagram page on Friday and instantly had fans branding the youngster a 'future star'. 




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Commuters despair as trains into London Waterloo are disrupted on top of severe delays to tubes

London commuters faced chaos this morning with disruption between Waterloo and Clapham Junction, on top of severe delays on two tube lines, the overground, TfL rail and Thameslink.




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TV chef Marcus Wareing speaks of his fury after Chilean gang's £33,000 raid on his home

Marcus Wareing's Wimbledon home was broken into last year. The gang took his gold Rolex, two Omega watches worth £12,000, and another watch engraved with 'Hell's Kitchen'.




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Facebook praises £3.50 cooling mist from Asda and say it has the best UVA protection

Mother Chloe Dillon from Runcorn, Cheshire, prompted a discussion about the £3.50 Asda Protect Cooling Clear Sun Mist in the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group.




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Brazen shoplifter spared jail after being caught on his third Asda raid

Richard Pope, 40, visited an Asda in Spennymoor, County Durham, and took alcohol and snacks worth more than £438 over an eight day period, before being caught on his third attempt.




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Knaresborough Yorkshire teenager buys mouldy orange juice looks like brains from ASDA

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lauren Howard, 17, of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, said she felt sick after discovering what was at the bottom of her Asda juice carton.




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Mother praises £1.27 ASDA massage mist as helping to put her kids to sleep under 10 minutes

An impressed mother took to Facebook's Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group to rave about the Little Angels Bedtime Massage Mist, which costs only £1.27 from the supermarket.




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Marcus Rashford reveals his charity work has raised £20MILLION for vulnerable kids in Manchester

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has revealed that his charity work has raised £20million for vulnerable children in Manchester.




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SMALL CAP MOVERS: AIM-listed companies raise £500m to cope with coronavirus crisis

From the market low on 18 March to the start of the Easter weekend on 9 April, junior market-listed firms announced over £500million of funding.




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UK trailing Europe in coronavirus crisis loans

Less money has been lent under the Business Interruption Loan Scheme than in Switzerland and Germany because the application process is too complex, the TaxPayers' Alliance said.