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The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries from visiting flooded Venice to holidaying in France

The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week's topics also include visiting Carcassonne in France and tips on sharing a cabin with a snorer on a cruise.




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New South Wales holidaymakers are warned not to leave as roads are closed due to bushfires

Holidaymakers trying to make a Christmas getaway have been urged to postpone their trips as multiple emergency level bushfires burn across Australia on Saturday.




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Terrifying pictures capture Blue Mountains mega-blaze as firefighters risk their lives to save homes

Photographs show the carnage on Saturday night as intense weather conditions propelled a mega-blaze covering 460,000 hectares from Gospers Mountain through to the Blue Mountains.




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Hey Dad! star says Ben McCormack may have turned into a paedophile after working on her story

Hey Dad! star Sarah Monahan has claimed disgraced reporter Ben McCormack may have became a paedophile after covering her child sex abuse case.




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Australian travellers blast compulsory coronavirus self isolation and quarantine rules

All international arrivals at Australian airports have been handed sheets of paper with quarantine regulations directing them to self-isolate for a fortnight to help stop the spread of COVID-19.




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Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90: Greatest all-round racing driver leaves huge hole in British sport

Sir Stirling Moss knew the first of his several brilliant lifetimes was ending when he could no longer keep 'one eye on the track, another on the gauges and still be able to spot a pretty girl in the crowd'.




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Australia at 'permanent risk' of second coronavirus wave

Australia is at permanent risk of a second wave of coronavirus cases, the nation's chief medical officer has warned




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Anyone flying into the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days under new Government plans 

The move follows growing pressure for tighter border controls during the coronavirus crisis and would include UK citizens returning from abroad.




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Jack McGrath confirms he will leave Leinster for Ulster after World Cup

McGrath, who is contracted to the Irish Rugby Football Union, has won 57 caps but has slipped behind provincial colleague Cian Healy in the loosehead pecking order.




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Sean O'Brien admits his reluctance to leave Leinster ahead of London Irish move

Leinster flanker Sean O'Brien is preparing for an emotional farewell after next week's Champions Cup final - having revealed that he would have stayed in Dublin for a quarter of the money.




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Ireland Rugby World Cup preview: England have opened major cracks twice this year

RORY KEANE: This Ireland squad were primed to reach a first-ever World Cup semi-final, and possibly more. But they have been seemingly in free-fall since the events of February 2 at the Aviva.




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England have been good but now they've got to be great... they must waste no time engaging top gear

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: This game will be massive. So far in Anglo-Australian encounters at World Cups we have one victory apiece in the final, two England quarter-final wins and two Aussie pool wins.




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MIKE BROWN: England preparation for Ireland clash will all have revolved around Johnny Sexton

MIKE BROWN: You always know when it's an Ireland Test week because the coaches put a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Johnny Sexton in the team dining room.




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Coronavirus UK: Jockey Tom Marquand believes Aussie rules could pave way for return to racing

Racing aims to be one of the first sports to emerge from lockdown, with the British Horseracing Authority releasing a provisional list of big races it could run on the final two weekends of this month.




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SERIE A WEEKEND PREVIEW: Napoli have perfect opportunity to end seven-match winless run

Serie A returns this week after six clubs were involved in midweek matches in Europe. Italy's top clubs excelled. Inter Milan, Juventus Atalanta all earned victories.




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SERIE A WEEKEND PREVIEW: Inter look to leave Lazio's title dreams in ruins during trip to Rome

For Inter Milan and Lazio fans, this is where they wanted to be, even if it may have been somewhat fanciful at the start of the season. But they meet on Sunday in a fierce title race with Juventus.




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Lukaku claims football should have been suspended earlier due to coronavirus

Juventus defender Daniele Rugani was the first Serie A player to test positive for Covid-19, just days after he was in the matchday squad for the club's win over Inter behind closed doors.




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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kenneth Lonergan wants Elaine May to star in The Waverly Gallery West End

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kenneth Lonergan said he would love Elaine May, the great comic actress, writer and film-maker, to star in a West End production of his bittersweet masterpiece The Waverly Gallery.




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The Weeknd cuts a casual cool figure in a grey check coat as he leaves his Late Show performance 

The Weeked was putting in an appearance on the Late Show on Wednesday, arriving at the New York City studios in style.




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Selena Gomez showcases her laid-back winter style as she braves chilly London in head-to-toe black

The songbird, 27, was bundled up in head-to-toe black as she left her hotel in London. Selena braved the wintry weather in a double breasted black coat, ribbed jumpsuit, and Dr. Martens.




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Selena Gomez shares tip she gave sister Gracie Teefey, six, before little girl's red carpet debut

Selena Gomez was ready to be protective when she gave her six-year-old sister Gracie Teefey a red carpet debut at the Frozen 2 premiere last month.




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Selena Gomez is a glowing gal as she leaves dinner at Craig's in LA after releasing a new album

Hailey was inside the eatery with her pal Madison Beer, who later responded to internet chatter about their choice of restaurant.




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Selena Gomez and newly-single Bachelor star Madison Prewett brave the crowds at Target

The 27-year-old 'Texican' pop star - who has a compromised immune system - once underwent a kidney transplant




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Wizards of Waverly Place's Jennifer Stone joins 'front lines' as a registered nurse

After completing nursing schooling in December, Wizards of Waverly Place's Jennifer Stone reflected on her new career with a sentimental Instagram post on Tuesday night.




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Emily Thornberry: Jeremy Corbyn won't have sole Trident access

Emily Thornberry was left scrabbling to defend Labour's commitment to spending billions renewing the Trident system given that Jeremy Corbyn has openly said he would never use it.




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The Labour Leave seats most likely to return Conservative MPs

Betting markets on crucial Leave-leaning Northern and Midlands seats show punters are increasingly convinced that they will fall to the Tories on December 12.




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Labour's Diane Abbott appears to have rushed out in ODD shoes 

At the end of a long and gruelling winter election campaign she turned out to support Labour colleague Meg Hillier in her neighbouring East London constituency of Hackney South.




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Kaiser Chiefs review: They have some rock-solid singalongs but they also have tiresome hits

Countless unknown singers have made their name by appearing on a TV talent show.




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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 virus would not have stopped me playing in the Olympics, says Colin Montgomerie

Montgomerie, who was part of the delegation which presented golf's Olympic bid in 2009, also questioned the disparity between the number of men and women to have so far withdrawn.




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Top five Zika virus-free places to travel to this summer

Has the threat of Zika ruined your summer travel plans? Don't fret! FEMAIL rounds up five unaffected destinations within the U.S. – and the perfect fashion picks to pack for each place.




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BBC staff refuse to travel to cover Rio Olympics over Zika virus fears

A dozen staff are threatening to follow sports journalist Richard Conway (pictured) who is said to have told bosses he is bowing out of the event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.




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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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Scientists claim to have zika vaccine 'breakthrough'

Two studies released today have identified antibodies to fight Zika. They have been hailed as some of the most precise investigations into Zika to date as the virus sweeps the world.




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Zika babies birth defects and miscarriages 'have only been spotted in certain climates'

Brazil should have seen thousands more babies born with shrunken skulls. But all of these cases are restricted to a northern region of the country. It suggests Zika alone may not cause birth defects.




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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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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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Four more people have caught Zika in Miami officials reveal

It is the biggest one-day spike in diagnoses to date as the city struggles to control the virus. The development means there are now 21 people being treated for local transmission of the virus.




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Peter Andre leaves pregnant wife Emily at home for trip to Florida over Zika virus scare

Fearing the worst during an outbreak of Zika virus, pregnant Emily was banned from travelling to the US with the rest of the family as Peter went abroad with Princess and Junior.




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US travel warnings issued for gun violence and Zika virus

European governments have warned their citizens about gun violence after a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub (pictured), while advice has also been issued for LGBT travellers.




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WHO urges men AND women to abstain from sex after traveling to Zika-infected region

Previous advice published on June 7 only urged men to abstain, and only for a maximum of eight weeks.




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Zika virus tests for ALL pregnant women who have been to Miami-Dade County since July

The CDC had previously urged testing for pregnant women who had been in one of the county's Zika 'hot zones.' On Wednesday, it extended the advice to the entire county.




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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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Counties along Mississippi Delta have greatest Zika risk

In a new map from St Louis University in Missouri, countries along the Mississippi Delta were found to pose the highest risk for Zika transmission as well as some on the Atlantic coast.




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Queensland researchers claim they have found Zika cure

Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology have found a way to kill the Zika virus using compounds found in an Australian native plant.




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Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England have 20 major honours between them... but the top half of the Euro 2016 knockout draw have won nothing in their history

One of Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Wales are guaranteed a place in the final - none of whom have a major international honour to their name.




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Pregnant women using makeup 'more likely to have fat children'

Researchers in Germany measured levels of butyl paraben (BuP) in the urine of 629 mothers. Those with higher concentrations were more likely to have overweight children in their first eight years of life.




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Joe Pasquale's body transformation leaves fans 'drooling'

The comedian, 58, left fans 'drooling' as he showed off his ripped physique in a snap  shared on the ITV chat show.




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The Fitness Chef Graeme Tomlinson reveals boiled potatoes leave you feeling fuller

Graeme Tomlinson, the UK-based author of The Fitness Chef: Eat What You Want and Lose Weight for Life, took to Instagram to reveal how snacking can add 8,843 calories a week.




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Scientists claim to have CURED Crohn's disease with antibiotics and faecal transplants

Previously thought incurable, Crohn's is a debilitating gut disease that affects around 115,000 people in the United Kingdom and almost 3 million globally.