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Britain's Got Talent returns to fire up your Saturday night

Britain's Got Talent is set to return, having filmed auditions before the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Simon Cowell explains why the series has to be about escapism more now than ever.




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Amanda Holden admits she hopes Simon Cowell's weight loss will help him return to Mr Nasty

The music and TV mogul lost the impressive amount of weight after adopting a healthier vegan lifestyle last year, and Amanda is hoping for other big changes in her pal too.   




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Alesha Dixon shares why the return of Britain's Got Talent has come at the right time

Britain's Got Talent will return to our TV screens on Saturday night for its highly anticipated 14 series.




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Sinitta reveals she got coronavirus after a 'sweaty' night out and ex Simon Cowell 'knew'

The So Macho singer has revealed she contracted coronavirus nine days before the country went into lockdown when performing at a gig in London.




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Britain's Got Talent: Amanda Holden in TEARS before awarding golden buzzer to mum and daughter duo

Saturday's Britain's Got Talent was an emotional one as Amanda Holden broke down in tears before awarding her golden buzzer to a mum and daughter duo amid the mum's cancer battle.




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Mike Bloomberg just bought a $45 million Colorado ranch. Take a look at the 4,600-acre property that comes with a helipad and a golf course.




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Ring lights, loved by influencers and YouTubers, are now being snatched up by work-from-home employees for Zoom calls and video chats

Millions of people have quickly had to adapt to working from home during the pandemic, leading some to scramble to look presentable over video chats with colleagues.One strategy workers have used is the purchase of a ring light, a product that can be used in your video set-up to to improve lighting of your face on-camera.Right lights have already been popular buys for influencers, vloggers, and TikTok creators who adopt various tools to produce professional-quality videos uploaded online.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The ring light is beloved by YouTubers and aspiring TikTok creators for casting a flattering, even glow across anyone's face. Now, ring lights are seeing widespread interest among people tuning into Zoom work calls from their poorly lit homes during the pandemic.Video




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It might take up to 15 years for the class of 2020 to catch up financially, but a recession expert says there's an upside to graduating right now

Gen Z is graduating into a crippled economy marked by a nearly century-high unemployment rate of 14.7%.Research shows that recession graduates typically see stagnant financial growth that can last for up to 15 years.But the author behind this research told Business Insider there's an upside: These graduates job hop to play financial catch-up, which makes them more flexible and helps them advance their career.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Gen Z is in for a bumpy ride.The class of 2020 is graduating into a grim economy: The unemployment rate surged to 14.7% in April, a number not seen in nearly a century, since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The US lost a record 20.5 million jobs in April. That's roughly 25 times the worst monthly decline seen during the Great Recession,




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Sahara Bubble storms lash Britain with lightning as week's worth of rain falls in just ONE hour

Thunderstorms are unleashing downpours across south-east England as a yellow warning covers northern, eastern and central regions today after rain caved in a Tesco roof in Stirling last night.




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UK weather: Travel chaos with flights cancelled and trains delayed after storms

Flights were grounded or delayed at four London airports, passengers were stranded at Folkestone as Eurostar hit by delays and thunderstorms caused chaos.




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Lightning strikes in northern England as a month's worth of rain falls overnight

Forecaster have warned heavy rainfall could cause train delays and difficult driving conditions following an uncharacteristically scorching Bank Holiday Monday.




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Britain faces fresh SNOW and ice warning tonight and tomorrow

Storm Ciara has moved eastwards from the UK, but it will leave mass white-outs in its wake up and down the country as the Met Office issued fresh snow warnings for today.




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'Every parent's nightmare': New York is investigating the death of a 5-year-old child from an illness linked to coronavirus

New York is looking into the death of a five-year-old child who died of coronavirus-related complications, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Friday."This is every parent's nightmare, right? That your child may actually be affected by this virus," Cuomo said.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.New York is investigating the death of a five-year-old boy who died on Thursday in New York City of coronavirus-related complications, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Friday."This is every parent's nightmare, right? That your child may actually be affected by this virus. But it's something that we have to consider seriously now," Cuomo said in his daily coronavirus update from Poughkeepsie, New York. "While rare, we're seeing some cases where children affected with the COVID virus can become ill with




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Max Whitlock: I'm delighted with World Championships silver medal, it was my best performance of the season

MAX WHITLOCK: To return home from the World Championships in Nanning in China with a silver medal was fantastic. Competing out there was a great experience.




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Max Whitlock will have to compete for five straight days at Commonwealth Games

England’s Max Whitlock is targeting success across the board in Glasgow but, if all goes to plan, he will have to compete on five straight days this week.




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Becky James: I'm so excited to get back to full training... there have been times during past 12 months when I thought it would never happen

BECKY JAMES - ROAD TO RIO: I never thought I’d be so excited about training, but having been in Manchester for the last couple of months following a year on the sidelines, it feels so good to be back.




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HARRY BROWN: I've had Rio in my sights ever since missing out on London... but there's nothing stopping me this time

I was 18 when the Games were held in London and narrowly missed out on a place in the squad. It was disappointing being so close last time round, but there's nothing stopping me this time.




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Trump brushes aside Giuliani's 'insurance' claim and defends former mayor as 'great crime fighter'

Donald Trump said he has no idea what kind of 'insurance' Rudy Giuliani has but defended his personal attorney after the former mayor warned the president not to throw him under the bus. 




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Couple died holding hands after thieves caught them having sex in a car, shot and buried them alive

Gennady Andreev, 39, and his accomplice Ruslan Klemenchuk, 36, ambushed businessman Yury Beznischenko, 44, and his lover Alla Vitryak, 40, in a forest in Ukraine to steal their VW Touareg.




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Donald Trump defends Rudy Giuliani as a 'great crime fighter' who does it 'out of love'

President Donald Trump hailed lawyer Rudy Giuliani as a 'great crimefighter' as the House prepares to vote on two presidential impeachment articles after a probe that focused on Giuliani's role.




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Giuliani attends midnight mass at St Patrick's after that bizarre drunken interview

Rudy Giuliani attended midnight mass at the Catholic St. Patrick's Cathedral after he slammed liberal financier George Soros by questioning his Judaism.




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Joe Biden says he would have a Republican running mate in 2020: 'I can't think of one right now!'

Joe Biden said Monday he would consider putting a Republican on his ticket if he won the Democratic nomination in 2020. 'I would, but I can't think of one now,' Biden said when asked of the prospect.




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Oleksandr Zinchenko makes the most of his night off by watching Manchester City take on United

Oleksandr Zinchenko enjoyed his night off watching Manchester City annihilate arch rivals United at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. The Ukraine international was in the stands.




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Pictured: Three British victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight in Iran

Mohammad Reza Kadkhoda-Zadeh (pictured), 40, is understood to have travelled to Iran to see family over the Christmas period and was returning to the UK via Ukraine.




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Democrats say they're 'prepared' to fight against Republicans calling Hunter Biden as a witness

Rep. Jerry Nadler said Wednesday morning that Democrats are ready for Senate Republicans to call former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter as an impeachment witness.




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Arsenal looking to strengthen their defence with Shakhtar Donetsk's Mykola Matviyenko

Arsenal have looked to Shakhtar Donetsk defender Mykola Matviyenko to shore up their leaky back four as the Ukrainian's agent confirms an approach from the Premier League club.




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Eight-year-old girl in Ukraine becomes world's youngest person to die of OLD AGE

Anna Sakidon's biological age was nearer to 80 and she weighed just 17lbs when she died in Ukraine. She suffered from Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome which only affects 160 people.




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Firefighters battle huge forest blaze near Chernobyl nuclear plant

Ukraine's emergency services ministry scrambled 130 firefighters and two planes to tackle the blaze which ignited yesterday.




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Rhys Carre reflects on his role in Wales squad after weight loss gave his career a new lease of life

Rhys Carre has gone from plump to Wales' new trump card in the pack in the space of a year after he had no contract at Cardiff Blues this time last season and weighed 21-stone.




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FA 'to offer Wembley to the NHS to be used in the fight against coronavirus'

FA bosses are ready to offer the use of Wembley Stadium in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.




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Real Madrid star Gareth Bale donates almost £1m to the fight against coronavirus

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: In a video posted on Cardiff & Vale Health Charity's social media, Bale thanked all staff for their hard work and sacrifice during the Covid-19 crisis.




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JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs-backed Members Exchange just got a green light from the SEC to go head-to-head with giants like NYSE and Nasdaq

The Members Exchange just received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as a national securities exchange.As a result, the startup exchange said it's on track to go live during the third quarter of 2020. MEMX is backed back some of the biggest firms are on Wall Street, including JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Charles Schwab. Click here for more BI Prime stories.An upstart stock exchange backed by some of Wall Street's biggest names just got approval from the industry's top regulator.The Members Exchange, a startup exchange backed by JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Charles Schwab, among others, said on Tuesday it received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as a national securities exchange.MEMX's approval comes less than




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The downgrade of SBI, Bank of Baroda, and ICICI Bank is proof that the 'biggest nightmare' for India's financial sector is becoming real

Bank of America has downgraded the ratings for four of India’s largest banks — the State bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank and ICICI Bank. The emerging cycle of non-performing assets will be the ‘biggest nightmare of 2020’ according to Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.Bank of America’s downgrade follows in the footsteps of UBS and CLSA, who also slashed their expectations from banks.According to Sharma, the rise of bad loans is likely to spillover beyond banks to the fintech sector where a large number of startups have been giving out small unsecured loans.Indian banks had barely cleaned up the massive pile of unpaid loans from the country’s corporates, the coronavirus pandemic is barrelling into an economic crisis that may bring a fresh wave of non-performing assets (NPA)




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Marnie Simpson, 27, shows off her slimmer frame following a two stone weight loss

Marnie Simpson, 27, has lost a dramatic 17lbs after undertaking a strict low fat diet just a month ago - the Geordie Shore star has shrunk from 9st 10lbs to 8st 7lbs, 12 weeks after giving birth to son Rox.




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Marnie Simpson cuts an edgy figure in an oversized leather jacket as she enjoys a date night

The 28-year-old enjoyed a break on Tuesday and went on a date night with boyfriend Casey Johnson at The Hard Rock Cafe in London




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Chloe Ferry struggles to contain her assets in a bright orange bikini

Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry appears to be having a whale of a time with her co-star Bethan Kershaw while on holiday in Dubai.




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Katie Price enjoys a night on the town with Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry and Scotty T in Newcastle 

The reality star, 41, displayed her toned physique as she donned a cream crop top with red and black stripes as she partied with her pals.




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Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry and Sophie Kasaei cheer on Aaron Chalmers at MMA fight in Dublin

Geordie Shore bombshells Chloe Ferry and Sophie Kasaei ensured they pulled out all the stops as they supported their former co-star on Saturday night. 




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Holly Hagan shows off recently-unveiled weight loss as she hits the gym in skimpy pink sports gear

Holly Hagan has recently unveiled her slender new frame, revealing she's lost a jaw-dropping 16lb in just 12 weeks.




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Holly Hagan shows of the results of her impressive weight loss in a skin tight ensemble

The reality star was keen to show the results of her gruelling work out regime when she stepped out for a night on the town with Harley Brash in Manchester on Sunday




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Chloe Ferry showcases her surgically-enhanced figure in skintight black cycling shorts

The Geordie Shore, 24, slipped into a pair of skintight lycra cycling shorts which highlighted her peachy derriere as she stepped out in Newcastle on Tuesday.




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Chloe Ferry almost suffers a wardrobe malfunction in perilously low-cut top on night out

The Geordie Shore star, 24, left little to the imagination as she donned a skintight all black outfit for the An Evening With Floyd Mayweather event at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday.




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Marnie Simpson showcases her three stone weight loss after birth of son Rox in October

The Geordie Shore star, 28, went braless in the eye-popping pic which showed off her trim waist, after overhauling her diet and ditching her sugar.




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Chloe Ferry highlights her curves in a clingy nude bodysuit and form-fitting flares on night out

The Geordie Shore star, 24, enjoyed a night out to celebrate a pal's birthday in Durham, before heading back to Newcastle to let loose at Jalou Nightclub on Saturday.




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Holly Hagan displays the results of her recent 16lb weight loss in black crop top and skinny jeans

The former Geordie Shore star, 27, looked radiant as ever as she enjoyed a night on the town at BLVD in Manchester on Saturday.




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Chloe Ferry strips down to underwear as star says she's lost 'so much weight' over the past year

The 24-year-old reality star took to the image-sharing app Instagram to proudly reveal that she'd lost 'so much weight' over the past 12 months, and was keen to show it off.




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Holly Hagan displays her incredible weight loss in white lingerie

The Geordie Shore star, 27, looked sensational in the very cheeky boomerang where she told fans she no longer feels 'trapped' by diet culture.




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Chloe Ferry reveals 2st weight loss with before and after shots

As well as going into details of her weight loss - which have seen her shed 2 stone since last year - the stung reality star admitted that she has been victim to online trolls around her body image




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Chloe Ferry continues to show off her 2st weight loss in bikini snap

The Geordie Shore star displayed her slimmed-down frame in a tiny neon yellow bikini as she continues to self-isolate at home during the COVID-19 lockdown.




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Chloe Ferry puts on a sizzling display in busty blue lingerie as she shows off weight loss

The Geordie Shore star, 24, flaunted her figure in a royal blue PrettyLittleThing lingerie set with a white trim as she posed up a storm on Instagram on Tuesday.