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England cricket stars to give up £500k in wages during coronavirus pandemic

England's top cricketers joined the rush of sports stars doing their bit to fight the coronavirus crisis when they pledged £500,000 to the ECB and 'good causes'. 




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Joe Root urges public to stay at home and Jos Buttler donates top as England cricketers support NHS

England's World Cup winning cricketers have come together to raise awareness about the importance of staying at home, protecting the NHS and saving lives.




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England's cricket stars set to miss out on £4MILLION as IPL is suspended due to coronavirus

With the Indian government extending the national lockdown until May 3, tournament organisers have informed the eight franchises that there is now no date in place for the 13th edition.




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England cricket World Cup winner Adil Rashid is fined £36,000 for tax avoidance

The ace bowler, who helped England lift the World Cup at Lords last summer, was identified by tax officials as a 'deliberate defaulter' who failed to pay more than £100,000 in taxes.




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England 'aim to play West Indies series in July but domestic season set to be cancelled'

England are hopeful of returning to international action on July 8 for a three-Test series against West Indies behind closed doors following the coronavirus pandemic.




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Check your numbers, EuroMillions players are told as British ticket lands £58million jackpot

The National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers on Tuesday were 05, 07, 08, 16 and 20 - while the Lucky Stars were 02 and 12. One player matched all five numbers and the two Lucky Stars.




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Staffers reveal what Kyle Sandilands is REALLY like behind-the-scenes

KIIS FM staffers have revealed what it's like working for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson during an eye-opening segment on The Kyle & Jackie O Show. 




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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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Parkland shooting survivor leaves gun control campaign group

Cameron Kasky, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior, became one of the most prominent faces in gun control advocacy after surviving the February mass shooting.




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Monty Don: Lovely snakeshead fritillaries thrive in the wild in our wet grasslands

Monty Don advises on 'snakeshead' plants which appear in gardens in spring. He answered a selection of questions from readers of Weekend magazine.




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Monty's woodwork: It's taken decades, but MONTY DON now has his very own woodland

The small trees Monty Don planted in his garden 27 years ago have now turned the area behind his house into woodland. Pictured, the British gardening expert in the woodland.




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Millionairess encouraged to travel to 'Sanctuary New Zealand' until the coronavirus pandemic ends

Around 2,000 high net worth individuals and their families could be granted a resident visa if they bring $50million dollars to invest in job creation.




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New Zealand set ease lockdown from NEXT WEEK and reopen businesses and restaurants 

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said unless there is an unexpected surge in coronavirus cases over the next few days, New Zealand will ease lockdown.




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Jacinda Ardern to end New Zealand's coronavirus 'bonk ban' once level four restrictions are lifted

Barring an upswing of new COVID-19 cases in the new few days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will on Monday decide to lower New Zealand's lockdown from level four to level three.




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New Zealand considers opening up its borders to Australia if coronavirus curve keeps flattening 

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said there is a 'serious possibility' that New Zealand could open borders to Australia sooner than the rest of the world If the rate of infection continues to drop.




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Jacinda Ardern is sued amid claims the New Zealand coronavirus lockdown is for political gain

Two applicants made multiple claims against New Zealand's Prime Minister at Auckland High Court on Thursday.




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White Island volcano survivors held their breath underwater for TWO MINUTES

Helicopter pilot Brian Depauw landed the aircraft with a group of German tourists on the volcanic island off the coast of New Zealand moments before the eruption 2.11pm on December 9 last year.




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Furious driver lashes out at police during coronavirus lockdown in New Zealand

The driver had been stopped by police in a suburban street in New Zealand last week. They claimed they were going to the supermarket but police didn't believe them.




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Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand is over the worst of coronavirus but won't lift lockdown measures

New Zealand has seen its infection rate fall since going into strict lockdown nearly three weeks ago, with fewer than 20 new cases recorded each day over the past three days.




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More than 1,500 Britons stranded in New Zealand will be repatriated to the UK

Those most at risk from coronavirus will be prioritised on three flights leaving Auckland and two from Christchurch, British High Commissioner to New Zealand Laura Clarke (pictured), said.




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Mystery as teen goes missing while walking his dog Ziggy at 1am in New Zealand

Stephen Singh-Heatley was last seen leaving an address on Water St, in Auckland, New Zealand at 1am on Monday.




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Billionaires fled for doomsday bunkers in New Zealand as the coronavirus crisis escalated

Quick-thinking Silicon Valley billionaires booked flights for New Zealand as soon as the COVID-19 crisis began to escalate.




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Jacinda Ardern and her old principal trade barbs over New Zealand schools reopening

Principal John Inger warned of the 'potential disaster' of sending children back to classrooms once New Zealand's level four lockdown is lifted next week.




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Australia considers opening up its borders to New Zealand

Peter Dutton said an arrangement with New Zealand is a logical first step in lifting restrictions before Australia could look at opening up to other nations within the region.




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New Zealand's south island is struck by 5.6 magnitude earthquake - the biggest to hit this year

New Zealand has recorded its most powerful earthquake of 2020 in a remote corner of the South Island.




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Victims' families to sue Royal Caribbean cruises over New Zealand White Island volcano tragedy 

Of those who died in the December 9 eruption on New Zealand's White Island, 19 had been on-board the Ovations of the Seas cruise ship and booked to tour the island with Royal Caribbean.




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Australia outperforming New Zealand in controlling coronavirus curve without stage four lockdown

Australian National University infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon believes Australia's suppressed approach has had greater success than NZ's elimination strategy.




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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is 'skeptical' about Australia's coronavirus tracing app

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in her country.




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Former New Zealand Prime Minister buys Sydney apartment then puts it on the market the next day

Sir John Key and Lady Bronagh became the owners of a high-end harbourside apartment in McMahons point last week, but placed it back on the market a day later.




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White Island Volcano survivor opens up about her horrific burns and losing her father and sister

Stephanie Browitt, 23, from Melbourne, was touring touring New Zealand with her family as passengers on board the Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas cruiseliner.




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Tourists who left White Island just before it erupted describe the horror of saving burnt survivors

Twenty-one people died and dozens were injured when the White Island volcano erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island on December 9.




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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's chat with Queen Elizabeth about coronavirus 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had an intimate 'catch up' over the phone with Queen Elizabeth II last night.  




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Amazing optical illusion at New Zealand beach shows cruise ship appearing to hover over the horizon 

The footage filmed from a beach at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand showed the vessel seemingly suspended above the ocean last week.




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Police forced to break up crowd outside burger joint in New Zealand after lockdown was lifted

Up to 30 people gathered outside of BurgerFuel in Glenfield, Auckland on Tuesday afternoon on the first day of Covid-19 level three restrictions.




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New Zealanders line up outside McDonalds after the fast-food restaurant reopened

Hundreds of hungry Kiwis have queued up to get their first McDonald's fix in weeks after the fast food restaurant reopened its doors following strict COVID-19 lockdown.




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Jacinda Ardern is urged to stop 'boasting' about defeating coronavirus in New Zealand

Ian McInnes, Council for International Development chair and chief executive of signatories Tearfund, says New Zealand is enjoying a moment of global strength and should use it.




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Backstreet Boys are forced to reschedule their Australian and New Zealand tour

Backstreet Boys have announced plans to reschedule the Australian and New Zealand leg of their DNA World Tour until 2021.




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McDonald's stores in Rotorua, New Zealand forced to shut their doors because they RAN OUT of food

Franchisees Rob and Linley Parry, who own the three restaurants in Rotorua, New Zealand , opened on Tuesday after the country eased coronavirus restrictions to level three.




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Iron Maiden cancel their Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Iron Maiden have been forced to cancel the Australian and New Zealand leg of their Legacy of the Beast tour.




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COVID-19 NRL will resume soon as New Zealand Warriors fly to Australia to train in Tamworth

The New Zealand Warriors will fly to Australia on Sunday despite COVID-19 travel bans as the NRL gears up resume in four weeks. 




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Jacinda Ardern under pressure to ease New Zealand's lockdown after 35,000 people apply for the dole

With large numbers of New Zealand residents applying for the dole since lockdown extra pressure is being put on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ease COVID-19 restrictions.




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Mystery surrounds disappearance of French tourist who was last spotted catching a train in Auckland

The family of a French tourist who mysteriously vanished in New Zealand say the teenager was 'quite disturbed'.




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New Zealand Warriors leave families behind to fly to Australia to resume current campaign

On their arrival they were placed in 14-day quarantine in a remote corner of the state, and if all goes to plan, they will move closer to Sydney to fulfil their National Rugby League fixtures.




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New Zealand records ZERO new coronavirus cases for the first time

The number of 'confirmed and probable' infections remained at 1,487 after one suspected case 'already known to us' tested positive, New Zealand's health ministry said.




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Tasmania wants direct flights to New Zealand

The 'bubble' will be discussed at a national cabinet meeting of Australian leaders and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday.




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What needs to happen before New Zealand opens its borders for Australians during coronavirus crisis

New Zealand could open its borders to Australian holidaymakers as part of a 'trans-Tasman bubble'.




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Jacinda Ardern shuts down New Zealand TV host Duncan Garner after he questioned coronavirus approach

Jacinda Ardern has shut down New Zealand television host Duncan Garner after he questioned her conservative coronavirus lockdown approach in a heated interview on air.




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New Zealand records ANOTHER day without any new coronavirus cases 

The number of 'confirmed and probable' infections remained at 1,487 after one suspected case 'already known to us' tested positive on Monday, the health ministry said.




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Mum and New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern leaves home with nappy cream on coat

The working mother-of-one said she'd 'spare everyone the details' of the mishap, but was praised by her followers for her ability to multitask and her honesty.




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How move to restart travel between Australia and New Zealand channels the spirit of the ANZACs

The two neighbours have closed their borders to all non-citizens for more than a month and imposed mandatory quarantines on anyone returning home from overseas to stop the spread of COVID-19.