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Blinded by the light: Alberta town hopes flashing beacons will deter geese

A small Alberta town’s attempt to discourage geese from too getting comfortable there took flight about six weeks ago, but it’s getting mixed reviews and ruffling some feathers.



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Antiques Roadshow: Guitar once owned by George Harrison and John Lennon valued at up to £400,000

Show's expert called it 'by far the most expensive thing [he's] ever seen in 25 years'




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Coronavirus: Ventilator machines from Holby City arrive at NHS Nightingale hospital

Specialist London hospital receives working medical equipment used in BBC drama




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Rocky Horror star Patricia Quinn 'disgusted' by portrayal on RuPaul's Drag Race

Drag queen Aiden Zhane impersonated Patricia Quinn during the "Snatch Game" challenge




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Tiger King: Joe Exotic's husband Dillon Passage vows to stand by his spouse – 'I'm not going anywhere'

'I'm not going to just abandon him when he needs support'




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Tiger King new episode released by Netflix after show becomes Stranger Things-sized hit

It features many faces from the hit documentary




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Coronavirus: Protective costumes from Chernobyl donated to help healthcare workers

Protective gear from The Crown, The Young Pope and Vikings have also been sent to key workers




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Saved by the Bell: First trailer for reboot of classic sitcom released

Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley and Mark-Paul Gosselaar are among the show's returning cast members




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Sue Perkins 'devastated' by end of friendship with Paul Hollywood after leaving Bake Off

Sue Perkins presented 'The Great British Bake Off' with Mel Giedroyc from 2010 to 2016




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Bill Cosby will die behind bars if exposed to coronavirus, representative claims

Cosby's representative claims that the sex offender qualifies for early release due to his vulnerability to the illness




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Netflix dating show Too Hot to Handle tipped to be more popular than Love Island by bookies

According to Paddy Power, the dating show has a 2/1 chance of beating Love Island's ratings




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Martin Clunes stuns Good Morning Britain viewers by appearing in pyjamas: 'The ultimate boss move'

'All he needed to finish off the look was an open can of Stella' said one viewer




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Alexis Martin: Governor commutes sentence of sex trafficking survivor supported by Kim Kardashian West

Alexis Martin was serving 21 years to life behind bars




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Jussie Smollett's lawsuit against Chicago dismissed by judge until his own trial is over

Smollett was re-indicted in February after being charged with fabricating a racially motivated assault




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Westworld renewed for season 4 by HBO

Acclaimed sci-fi series airs in the UK on Sky Atlantic




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BBC's Big Night In was an earnest joy marred only by Little Britain's racist return

From Vicar of Dibley to Catherine Tate via The Trip, there was a lot packed into tonight's three-hour charity marathon, writes Alexandra Pollard




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Walking Dead star Tom Payne says he was 'kind of over' show by the time he left

Actor claimed everyone in the show is 'waiting for their time to shine'




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Jimmy Kimmel at Home: Arnold Schwarzenegger interview interrupted by donkey and a tiny horse

Actor's pets have made star appearances in previous videos




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Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson's house hit in drive-by shooting

'It looks like they were just spraying bullets across my property'




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Piers Morgan cleared by Ofcom after 4,000 complaints over interviews with Tory MPs

Presenter was accused of treating care minister Helen Whateley 'unfairly'




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Queer Eye's Bobby Berk offers home decor advice to Animal Crossing players

The Nintendo game has been hugely popular during lockdown




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Big Bang Theory: Jim Parsons had 'no idea' where career would go after saying goodbye to Sheldon Cooper

Parsons stars in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series, Hollywood




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Sam Lloyd death: Scrubs cast members, led by Zach Braff, pay tribute to co-star

'He made me crack up and break character every single time we did a scene together'




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Michael Palin says he was saved by elderly neighbour after accidentally setting house on fire

Monty Python star was recovering from open-heart surgery when he says incident took place




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Celebrity Juice: Holly Willoughby quits series and thanks Keith Lemon for '12 years of chaos'

Lemon praised Willoughby for 'getting hands dirty' on ITV2 show




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Rick and Morty fans confused by coronavirus joke in latest episode

Viewers have questioned how the hit animated series seemingly 'knew about coronavirus nine months ago'




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ITV viewers outraged by advert showing squirrel 'humping' Lynx Africa can

The Advertising Standards Authority received 155 complaints




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'Get back in your own area': Holly Willoughby forgets about social distancing on This Morning

Presenter said she was 'genuinely sorry' for blunder




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Stranger Things: Full list of films watched by writers reveals 'DNA of season 4'

All the clues you need in one picture




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Space Force: Real chief wanted to be played by Bruce Willis instead of 'shaggy' Steve Carell

Series is a humorous response to Trump's actual Space Force




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Chrissy Teigen admits she feels 'crappy' after comments by food writer Alison Roman

Food writer Alison Roman accused Teigen of having people 'run a content farm' for her





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By making Florida his official residence, Trump may also have made legal mess...


By making Florida his official residence, Trump may also have made legal mess...


(Second column, 18th story, link)





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'A year to be better': Abby Gustaitis on lockdown and the lure of Olympic rugby gold

The Eagles sevens captain has seen the Tokyo Games postponed and USA Rugby go bankrupt. She refuses to let her dream die

Abby Gustaitis, co-captain of the USA sevens team, has not heard the latest news from Tokyo.

Related: Tokyo Olympics in 2021 at risk of cancellation admits Japan's PM

Related: Tom Brady seen training in closed Tampa park during Covid-19 shutdown

Recognize these faces? #DontRushChallenge featuring the #USWNT7s has us ready for a party. pic.twitter.com/wvO6kNkKsi

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NFL tells teams to have facility reopening protocols in place by next week

  • Goodell’s memo outlines protocols for reopening team facilities
  • NFL set to release full regular-season schedule on Thursday

The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place by 15 May.

In a memo sent by league commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained Wednesday night by the Associated Press, several phases of the protocols were laid out. The first phase to deal with the coronavirus pandemic would involve a limited number of non-player personnel, initially 50% of the non-player employees (up to a total of 75) on any single day, being approved to be at the facility. But state or local regulations could require a lower number.

Related: Why is it always the white NFL players who get a second chance?

Related: Eli Manning predicts 'tough' start for Tom Brady with Buccaneers

Local and state government officials must consent to reopening

The team must implement all operational guidelines set by the league to minimize the risk of virus transmission among employees

Each club must acquire adequate amounts of needed supplies as prescribed by the league

An Infection Response Team with a written plan for newly diagnosed coronavirus cases

An Infection Control Officer to oversee all aspects of the implementation of the listed guidelines

Each employee who returns to work at the club facility must receive Covid-19 safety and hygiene training prior to using the facility, and agree to report health information to the ICO

The response team must consist of a local physician with expertise in common infectious disease principles; the team physician can fill that role. Also on the response team will be the infection control officer, the team’s head athletic trainer; the team physician, if he or she is not serving as the local physician; the human resources director; the team’s chief of security; its mental health clinician or someone with equivalent clinical expertise; and a member of the club’s operations staff such as the facility manager

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Ravens' Earl Thomas held at gunpoint by wife over alleged affair, police say

The lawyer for the wife of Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas said she is being subjected to an “unfounded ongoing investigation” by Texas police after she allegedly pointed a gun at her husband’s head upon finding him in bed with another woman last month.

According to a police affidavit, Nina Thomas tracked down her husband at a short-term rental home in Austin in the early morning hours of 13 April and found him and his brother, Seth, in bed with two women.

Related: NFL 2020 schedule: Chiefs kick off title defense against Texans in season opener

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This Star Survived Being Swallowed by a Black Hole

A new kind of survival story: Scientists discovered a star that came near a black hole and lived to tell the tale – at least temporarily.




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The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver review – the cult of fitness

Shriver’s contentious views on diversity thread through the story of a couple’s strained relationship with exercise

Lionel Shriver’s scabrously funny 15th novel presents a dyspeptic view of people in thrall to exercise. In 2013 Shriver’s own daily regime involved “130 press-ups, 200 side crunches, 500 sit-ups and 3,000 star jumps … The jumps take 32½ minutes, or three every two seconds”. The Motion Of The Body Through Space was written, she recently revealed, after she realised that she may be more dedicated to her exercise than to her writing.

The protagonist, Serenata Terpsichore (“rhymes with chicory”), is a 60-year-old woman from upstate New York with a beguiling voice and ruined knees. The former she puts to lucrative use as a voiceover artist and narrator of audiobooks. The latter are the result of a lifetime’s adherence to the doctrine of working out; in particular the belief that 10-mile runs are the key to longevity and good health.

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Asic looking at new investment product offered by Dunk Island developer Mayfair 101

Corporate watchdog’s move comes after a court earlier banned Mayfair 101 from advertising two other products

The corporate watchdog is looking into a new investment product issued by Mayfair 101, the group that has bought the cyclone-ravaged Dunk Island resort, after alleging in court that it had misled people by comparing its previous offerings to bank term deposits.

On Thursday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued a general warning against advertisements that compare fixed-interest products to bank term deposits as part of a broader crackdown on potentially misleading marketing by investment groups.

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Sydney harbour master tells Ruby Princess inquiry he 'did not understand' email

NSW Health assessment the cruise ship was ‘low risk’ introduced ‘an unfortunate element’ into his decision-making

A New South Wales harbour master has told an inquiry he “did not understand” an email that told him to treat the Ruby Princess “as if it has a positive Covid-19 result” when it came into Sydney Harbour on 18 and 19 March.

Cameron Butchart, who was the duty harbour master on 18 March, said NSW Health’s assessment that the ship was “low risk” introduced “an unfortunate element” into his decision-making.

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Australia We're Full Party or an Independent? Who will win the Eden-Monaro by-election? | First Dog on the Moon

Is it all moot because of the deadly virus infecting Australia and no I don’t mean the National party ahahaha

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'You're going to see stars': What it feels like to be stung by an Asian giant hornet

It's been years since Coyote Peterson was stung by a Japanese giant hornet -- a subspecies of the Asian giant hornet -- but the American wildlife educator vividly remembers how the sting immediately felt like a 'red hot fire poker' being shoved into his skin, followed by residual, almost unbearable pain that lasted for hours.




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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint announces he is expecting first baby with partner Georgia Groome

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has announced he and partner Georgia Groome are expecting their first child together.




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Gareth Malone shares anger after son is knocked over by a jogger

The choir leader told Twitter followers how a runner failed to maintain a two metre distance and "fell" on his young son




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Real Housewives star Kara Keough donates baby's organs after her son dies tragically during birth

McCoy is Keough's second child with her husband, Kyle Bosworth




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Rochelle and Marvin Humes reveal they're expecting a baby boy in super sweet Instagram video

The baby will be the pop couple's third child




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Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson welcome baby girl

The baby is the couple's first child




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'It's grandad!' Chris Tarrant's grandson impressed by Michael Sheen's performance in Quiz

Sheen's uncanny performance got the seal of approval from the four-year-old




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Holly Willoughby plants potatoes to beat lockdown boredom

The This Morning presenter made the most of the sunny weather with a spot of gardening




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Holly Willoughby falls victim to Bradley Walsh's 'Audrey' prank on This Morning

Willoughby was fooled by a trick devised by Walsh and his son.