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Dad, 69, who shot his daughter in the face is freed from jail so he doesn't get coronavirus

Rodney Madex, 69, shot his daughter Tammy, then 44, at his Glengarry North home in Victoria in January 2019.




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Spike in alcohol-related hospitalisations as Australians struggle to cope with coronavirus anxiety

The chairman of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trauma Committee, John Crozier, said emergency departments had reported a rise in alcohol trauma cases over the weekend.




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New Zealand bar slammed for coronavirus April Fool's joke pretending they were going to be open

Chapel Bar and Bistro, in Auckland, took to social media on Tuesday night to make the false announcement they would be open on Wednesday and selling cheap alcohol.




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Coronavirus US: Alcohol sales soar by 55% during lockdown

US sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55 per cent in the week ending March 21, according to market research firm Nielsen.




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Noel Gallagher admits he has stockpiled on alcohol amid coronavirus lockdown

While people have been encouraged not to stockpile food and toilet paper to ensure there is enough for everyone, Noel, 52, admitted he has been susceptible to panic buying.




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Instagram influencers ask bars and restaurants for freebies amid coronavirus

Actor Harry Cook was named and shamed online after asking wine company P & V Wine + Liquor Merchants for free alcohol in exchange for social media promotion.




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600 people have died in Iran after drinking neat alcohol to 'cure' coronavirus

Iran's judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili revealed the new figures Tuesday as he vowed to punish the 'criminals' responsible for peddling the fake coronavirus 'cure'.




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Coronavirus US: Alcohol sales spike at level 'like Prohibition'

Beer, flavored malt and cider sold 17% more than in the same week in March 2019. But more staggeringly, online sales of alcohol for March increased by 291% on the previous year.




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Australian couple ride out coronavirus pandemic in luxury Bali villa

Daniel Wilkins and his wife and daughter have been staying in Cemagi Beach, spending their days lounging by the pool while the rest of world is forced to stay inside amid lockdown measures.




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Governor of Nairobi sends coronavirus care packages filled with Hennessy cognac to the poor

Mike Sonko, governor of the Kenyan capital, announced the parcels would contain miniatures of premium brandy at a typically flamboyant news conference on Tuesday.




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Alcohol advertising slammed for coronavirus marketing as 70 per cent of more Australians drink more

Figures commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education showed 70 per cent of Australians were drinking more since isolation began with one third now hitting the bottle every day.




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Coronavirus UK: Things you can and can't do during lockdown

Officers have issued a series of guidelines on what are 'reasonable' excuses to leave home in England, such as buying several days' worth of food including luxury items.




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Coronavirus US: Records amount of wine consumed during lockdown

Americans are drinking record amounts of wine during the coronavirus pandemic, DailyMail.com can reveal. Sales of red and white wine have shot up by 31 percent compared to last year.




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GP warns Australians to stay away from alcohol over fears it could lead to obesity amid coronavirus

Australians have been given unusual advice such as being told not to fart or drink too much alcohol in fears it could increase their chance of spreading or contracting coronavirus.




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Bootleg beauticians go under the radar of the coronavirus lockdown  

Prohibition in the form of 'bootleg beauticians' has emerged with hairdressers and stylists going under the radar of the lockdown regulations. Gumtree adverts from stylists in London offering services.




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Coronavirus UK: PFA 'reveals more than 200 players contacted body for help with mental health'

The figure of 258 is nearly 40 per cent of the 653 players who sought support throughout 2019 and almost 60 per cent of the 2018 total, when 438 footballers required assistance.




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Lisa Armstrong sunbathes in blue bikini during coronavirus lockdown

Lisa Armstong shared an Instagram picture of herself wearing a blue bikini on Sunday as she sunbathed at home. 




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How taxpayers are funding a service so drug addicts can stock up during coronavirus lockdown

The drug and alcohol treatment and research service helps people affected by substance abuse and is partly financed by Australian state and federal governments.




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Booze limits brought in to stop coronavirus stockpiling are finally lifted in Australia

Major bottle shops brought in strict buying limits to prevent desperate households stockpiling booze during the pandemic.




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Fears of a spike in babies born with alcohol harm amid increased drinking in coronavirus lockdown

A survey conducted by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education recently found Australians were drinking 70 per cent more during isolation.




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India sees its highest single-day jump in coronavirus cases with 3,900

The country of 1.3billion saw its total number of cases rise to 46,432 while the death toll is now 1,568 after another 195 fatalities, India's health ministry said (pictured, a woman buying drinks in Delhi).




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Patrons fined after drinking in a SA pub that was supposed to be closed during coronavirus lockdown 

Limestone Coast Police attended a licensed premises in the state's south-east on Tuesday night following a tip-off from the public.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: David Hockney says smoking cigarettes could protect against coronavirus...

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The 82-year-old painter is convinced that smoking helps protect against coronavirus. And he's written a letter to the Daily Mail to argue his case.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Old Etonian mercenary Simon Mann has tips to handle coronavirus lockdown

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: He's the Old Etonian former SAS officer who achieved ­notoriety as leader of the so-called failed 'Wonga' coup.




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Chris Froome is tested for coronavirus after the United Arab Emirates tour was cancelled

DAVID COVERDALE IN BERLIN: All riders in the race, including four-time Tour de France champion Froome, were in lockdown in their Abu Dhabi hotel rooms and were awaiting testing for the disease.




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Football under threat from Coronavirus: Newcastle United ban players from shaking hands

Newcastle United has a tradition where players and staff greet one another with a handshake every morning but manager Steve Bruce admitted: 'We've stopped on the advice of the doctor'.




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Danish rider Michael Morkov placed in ISOLATION in his hotel room and tested for coronavirus

DAVID COVERDALE IN BERLIN: Michael Morkov had travelled to Berlin from the UAE Tour, which was cancelled after two Italian staff members tested positive for the virus and he is now in isolation.




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Fans could be BANNED from Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus

Holding the Olympics in empty stadiums (Shizuoka velodrome pictured today) could be the best way to avoid calling it off completely, UK Cycling chief Stephen Park has claimed.




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Coronavirus Tour de France under threat of cancellation

The 2020 Tour de France is under threat of cancellation as professional cycling around the world, like so many other major sports, grinds to a halt because of the spread of Coronavirus.




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Tour de France set to be postponed due to coronavirus after the country's lockdown is extended

The Tour has not been cancelled since 1946 when France was recovering from the War but has now been cancelled is in its 107th year after France's lockdown extension.




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Coronavirus UK: TV BAFTAs postponed and shows cancelled

Among the latest shows to suspend filming is ITV's Celebrity Juice which abruptly cancelled filming on Monday evening.




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Savings platforms saw surge in interest as coronavirus caused market havoc in March

Savers with large pots looked for a safe haven amid market storms caused by coronavirus, with savings platforms that safely spread money around seeing a surge in applications.




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NS&I reverses savings cuts to fund Government war on coronavirus

Despite interest rates plunging to record lows, National Savings and Investments has gone against the grain and abandoned plans to cut rewards which would have cost savers £200 m.




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ATP suspends men's tennis tour for SIX WEEKS due to the coronavirus outbreak

The Miami Open was cancelled earlier on Thursday but now the event in Monte-Carlo next month will not take place, as well as tournaments in Houston, Marrakech, Barcelona and Budapest.




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World tennis unites to slam French Open as tournament put back without consultation amid coronavirus

World tennis has united to take a pointed swipe at the French Open, as the whole spring clay-court season was formally abandoned.




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Coronavirus Serbia: Novak Djokovic and wife Jelena set to donate £890,000 to buy ventilators

The world tennis number one sought advice from people around the world on how best to direct help where it is needed before making the donation, which is approximately £890,000.




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Katie Swan serves up food for disadvantaged families in Wichita amid coronavirus crisis

A lack of activity in the current enforced off-season has hardly been a problem for Katie Swan, unlike so many of her fellow tennis players. She has been busy contributing to a charity effort.




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Coronavirus: Rafael Nadal announced as latest tennis star to take part in virtual Madrid Open

The Spaniard was announced alongside John Isner, Kiki Bertens and Fiona Ferro as the latest tennis stars to participate in the virtual event to help raise money for the coronavirus pandemic.




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Novak Djokovic defies Spain's coronavirus lockdown laws to practice on clay

Djokovic posted a video on Instagram showing him exchanging shots with another man at a tennis club in the coastal city of Marbella, where the Serb has reportedly stayed.




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Matt Hancock loses his cool over coronavirus lockdown demands

Matt Hancock today lost his cool as he was grilled over the UK government's failure to set out its strategy for easing the coronavirus lockdown.




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Six Tory donors urge Boris Johnson to ease coronavirus lockdown

The Prime Minister will return to work in Downing Street on Monday to find restlessness brewing in the Tory ranks for restrictions to be relaxed.




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Britain's first coronavirus 'super-spreader' helped scientists develop £10 immunity test

British businessman Steve Walsh was one of Britain's first coronavirus superspreaders and his movements were analysed by scientists to help develop an immunity test.




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Top Tories join calls to ban Dominic Cummings from coronavirus scientific briefings

The former Brexit secretary David Davis said that Cummings's presence could alter the advice offered in meetings. It was last night revealed the PM's chief aide had attended Sage meetings.




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Dominic Raab dismisses calls to set out coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

Dominic Raab today blasted 'irresponsible' critics for demanding the UK government set out how it will ease the nation's coronavirus lockdown.




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NHS nurse, 54, who battled coronavirus in same intensive care ward as Boris Johnson dies 

Care home nurse Larni Zuniga, 54, was a married father originally from the Philippines who had worked in Britain for 12 years and had not seen his family for five years.




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Boris Johnson back at work amid calls for coronavirus exit plan

In a statement in Downing Street, the PM assured the country he is back in charge after weeks recuperating from a serious scare with the killer disease.




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Coronavirus UK: One minute's silence for NHS dead on Tuesday

Boris Johnson, who battled the illness himself, including a spell in intensive care, will observe the minute's silence on Tuesday at 11am. Government workers will be asked to take part.




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson was hardest hit as overweight

Dr Aseem Malhotra, a consultant cardiologist at Frimley Park Hospital in Camberley, Surrey, feels the Prime Minister's 'significant' weight was a contributing factor to his reaction to the virus.




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Coronavirus UK: Ex-WHO adviser says lockdown should ease in May

Professor Karol Sikora, a cancer specialist, has warned that thousands of people could die from the disease and heart issues if the lockdown continues for much longer.




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Coronavirus UK: Lockdown-easing plans could start this weekend

New guidance is being issued to councils on refuse and recycling sites as the government inches the country back towards a semblance of normal activity.