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5 Seconds of Summer struggle to understand basic 'Aussie slang' in internet challenge video

All four members of the Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) grew-up Down Under. 




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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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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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Government orders 50MILLION antibody testing kits that work in 20 minutes and could be ready by June

Ministers have ordered production of up to 50 million new immunity tests as part of what experts hope will be a 'game-changing' development in the battle against Covid-19.




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Phones 4U founder JOHN CAUDWELL: My plan to get us all out of lockdown and back to work

Phones 4U founder JOHN CAUDWELL: The lockdown has gripped our economy in a deadly embrace - one from which it may never fully recover.




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Boris Johnson could 'modify' the lockdown BEFORE the May 7 deadline

The Prime Minister was whisked through the rear entrance of Downing Street at around 6.30 this evening in a Volkswagen people carrier, rather than his ministerial Jaguar and police motorcade.




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Prisoner who horrified Boris Johnson by smuggling Kinder Egg of drugs

Zachary Bowler, 27, of Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, had been jailed for beating his girlfriend with a cricket bat. He hid ten buprenophine tablets inside a Kinder Egg he placed in his bottom.




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San Francisco in the 1918 flu pandemic is a warning against lifting lockdown too soon

San Francisco ended its lockdown after just a month of closing public gatherings and ordering members of the public to wear masks. As a result, its case and death count more than doubled.




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HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson is a man still adjusting to life

He emerged hesitantly, tiptoeing gently down the steps of Downing Street like a winter swimmer wading into the icy foam.




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STEPHEN GLOVER: How tragic if new, sober Boris Johnson is now too cautious to make tough decisions

STEPHEN GLOVER: Many people will have been uplifted by Boris Johnson's (pictured) stirring speech yesterday outside No 10.




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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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Nicola Sturgeon declares Scots SHOULD wear face coverings

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told a media briefing she is now advising people to use makeshift face coverings.




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Demands to release report 'clearing' Priti Patel of bullying claims

Sir Mark Sedwill's probe is said to have found 'no evidence' to corroborate the allegations made by staff at Whitehall departments.




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Boris Johnson DELAYS paternity leave amid coronavirus crisis

Boris Johnson previously said he would 'almost certainly' take time off when fiancee Carrie Symonds gave birth, but No10 has signalled he will not go on leave until later in the year.




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Labour MP deletes tweet criticising Boris Johnson for attending the birth of his son

Ruth Cadbury, 60, tweeted minutes after the birth was announced this morning, saying: 'It appears Boris Johnson has just found yet another excuse to miss PMQs.' She later deleted it.




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Duncan Bannatyne escapes extended UK lockdown to jet back to his luxurious £3m Portuguese villa

The 71-year-old multi-millionaire flew on a private jet to his £3 million villa on the Algarve where he said he would spend 14 days in quarantine although restrictions will actually be lifted in three.




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Woman wearing safety goggles AND glasses delivers flowers to No10 TWICE in one day

A diplomatic official from the High Commission for Pakistan delivered huge bouquets to 'Hon Mr Prime Mininster & Ms Symonds, 10 Downing Street' twice today - wearing double the PPE on her second visit.




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Coronavirus: Fresh SAGE evidence to ministers is set to be unveiled

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is expected today to publish key data which informed the government's decision to put the UK into coronavirus lockdown.




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Backlash over delay in coronavirus face masks advice

Nicola Sturgeon has already urged Scots to don home-made masks - but not medical-grade ones - in shops and on public transport.




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Jeremy Corbyn faces claims of 'backseat driving' bid to undermine Sir Keir Starmer

Corbyn (pictured in parliament) sparked fury among Starmer loyalists by appearing to signal he was wrong to keep pressing the government over how the country will get out of the lockdown.




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Doctors prepared to announce my DEATH, Boris Johnson reveals

The Prime Minister, 55, has said he was 'not in particularly brilliant shape' while battling the disease at St Thomas' Hospital in central London last month.




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So what ARE the elderly meant to do? Matt Hancock sparks confusion

The Health Secretary last night rubbished reports that healthy over-70s were among the 'clinically vulnerable' who had been told to shield for 12 weeks.




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UK announces another 315 coronavirus deaths bringing total fatalities to 28,446

The UK's toll is now only 264 behind Italy - the continent's original epicentre - which it will likely overtake tomorrow to suffer the second highest fatalities in the world after the United States.




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'Alternative SAGE' panel of experts accuses government advisers of deferring to ministers

Selectively lifting lockdown measures could lead to resentment and anger among left-behind groups, an 'alternative SAGE' panel of experts warned today.




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FedEx courier arrives at 10 Downing Street with order of baby products for Wilfred

A delivery from My 1st Years - which describes itself as 'the number one personalised baby brand in the world' - arrived at 10 Downing Street in central London this morning.




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Coronavirus UK: Neil Ferguson's MOTHER-IN-LAW defends him

Eileen Pirie, Neil Ferguson's mother-in-law, said the Imperial College scientist was working long hours and had been splitting his time between his flat in London and the family home in Oxford.




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HENRY DEEDES: Like 007 facing his foe, Boris Johnson served charm with menace at his return to PMQs

Bond aficionados will know that early in each story comes an inaugural meeting between hero and foe. A chance encounter over highballs, perhaps, or a high-stakes hand of chemin de fer.




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UK gyms set to stay closed until autumn despite Boris Johnson beginning easing of lockdown next week

Gyms in the UK are unlikely to reopen until at least the autumn with October being touted as a realistic return date for fitness fanatics, according to reports.




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Thousands of commuters gear up to return to work on Underground

Emergency planners have already been warned London's transport system could be overwhelmed by demand when the coronavirus lockdown is eased in some form.




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Coronavirus: Wales allows garden centres and libraries to open

First Minister Mark Drakeford pre-empted the 'exit strategy' from Westminster as he declared that only 'small and modest' easings are possible to avoid coronavirus flaring up.




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UK companies 'will have to provide face masks for all who return to work'

The PM is expected to recommend people wear them in the office, on public transport and when shopping despite not making them compulsory in England.




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Garden centres OPEN: Customers will return next week as the lockdown eases

Garden centres will be allowed to reopen next week under Boris Johnson's plans to ease the lockdown.




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Professor Lockdown should NOT have resigned over secret trysts with his mistress say epidemiologists

Experts have slammed a 'misconception' that one single scientist was the 'architect of the lockdown' and single-handedly convinced the government to introduce drastic social distancing measures.




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Gary Neville: Germany are in fashion but England must not forget its football identity

For four years we have been treated to something special. It was as though their football was from another planet. But I sat in the Nou Camp and watched Bayern Munich complete a staggering 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona.




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Gary Neville: The Premier League needed Jose Mourinho but don't write off David Moyes

It is always a sign of a classic team that you can name the full line-up without pausing for thought. I am still able to automatically reel off Jose Mourinho’s great Chelsea team of 2005.




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GARY NEVILLE: We've forgotten just what made British football great

Pep Guardiola has no shame or embarrassment that he wanted his team to be hard working, to sprint to the ball to hunt in packs. But if an English coach was seen pumping his fists, waving his arms and screaming: ‘Squeeze them in!’ he would be in danger of being portrayed as a dinosaur.




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Here's how to enjoy Seville for under £100 a night

Seville is a place to immerse yourself in bygone cultures, from the Moroccan influences at the Alcazar palace and the Giralda Tower to the impromptu Flamenco dancing in the streets.




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How to bag a bundle of bargains with these hotel deals

Here, we’ve done the digging to root out some of the most enticing time-sensitive hotel deals around the UK. If you're lucky you could pick up cash credits for meals, spa treatments and more.




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Spiral treetop walkway inside a 148ft tower opens in Denmark at Camp Adventure Climbing Park

It's part of the Camp Adventure Climbing Park, one hour south of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand, which at 18 acres is the largest woodland adventure park in Denmark.




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Standing up on planes moves a step closer to reality thanks to Aviointeriors' Skyrider seat

The new design, called Skyrider 3.0, is similar to previous incarnations of the seat. However, it does not have a pole between the seats to connect them to the floor and ceiling, as the previous version did.




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Heart-stopping pictures show daredevils somersaulting on precipices and dangling from cranes

These pictures will make even the most confident climber's palms sweat. That's because they show some of the world's bravest daredevils proving that they have limitless reserves of derring-do.




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The National Trust Lake District tents suspended in trees 10ft up that appear to float like UFOs

They are actually wacky tents offered as accommodation by the National Trust and hang from trees at the Low Wray camp site close to the shores of Lake Windermere in Cumbria.




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Bulgaria, the Algarve and Marmaris are the best value beach destinations in Europe 

Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometer, which compares costs in 20 European beach resorts, found prices in Sunny Beach have plunged - despite the pound's volatility.




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Fed up with Brexit and endless gloomy news? You need our guide to remote boltholes

Dan Richards has spent years seeking the farthest-flung outposts — beacons, shebangs, mountain expedition stations, tundra, forests, and oceans. Here he reveals his favourite peaceful destinations.




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Our glorious gardens! You don't have to travel far to experience the best that spring can offer

Nigel Colborn presents a varied selection of Britain's most inspiring spring gardens, with mazes, fragrant bluebell woods, impressive greenhouses and appetising tea rooms among the highlights.




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Inside the Algar do Carvão the volcanic Azores cave that harbours a lake and lush vegetation

These amazing images show the Algar do Carvão in the Azores, an incredible volcanic vent formed during an eruption 2,000 years ago. Now, lockdowns permitting, it can be explored on foot.




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Behold Pico Cao Grande, a needle-shaped rock that rises out of jungle on the island of Sao Tome

Behold Pico Cao Grande, a 1,200ft-tall snake-infested volcanic plug that rises out of snake-infested jungle on São Tomé off the west coast of Africa.




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Britain's best under-the-radar museums and galleries, including a former nuclear bunker in Cheshire

Britain has some wonderful lesser-known museums. Be they galleries devoted to motorbikes or musical instruments, when restrictions are lifted you'll be able to explore to your heart's content.




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A guide to boating the UK's beautiful landscapes from London to Wales, with the help of Jennie Bond

Once a crucial cog in the wheel of British industry, Britain's 2,200 navigable miles of canals make for a brilliant staycation. Here Joanna Tweedy rounds up the best waterways to explore.