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Rose McGowan compares Democrats to 'cult' amid Joe Biden sexual assault claims

McGowan previously called her 'Charmed' co-star Alyssa Milano a 'fraud' for endorsing Biden




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SAS: Who Dares Wins host Ant Middleton responds to backlash over coronavirus remarks

'Mistakes happen, and we all make them. What's important, though, is that you own them'




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Parks and Recreation reunion: Fans are a 'mess' after 'emotional' quarantine special

Episode has been hailed the 'absolute best part' of lockdown




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Kate Garraway shares update on husband's condition during coronavirus treatment: 'He's still with us'

TV host said she was grateful for NHS workers doing 'so much' to help husband Derek Draper




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Hollywood on Netflix: Who are the real-life stars of the 1940s-set series?

Ryan Murphy's latest series reimagines the golden age of Hollywood




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Farewell Homeland, a series that frustrated and delighted in equal measure – but was never predictable

As Claire Danes puts Carrie Mathison to pasture, Jacob Stolworthy looks back at the series that justified its existence to the bitter end




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Kevin Spacey compares his downfall to people struggling in pandemic in newly surfaced video

Actor said he had to ask himself 'who am I?' after his 'world completely changed'




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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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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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From 'Glee' to 'The Eddy', why are TV musicals so few and far between?

In our current climate, we need the escapism of musicals more than ever, writes Isobel Lewis. So why haven't television networks jumped on the bandwagon?




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Phillip Schofield shares family photo during lockdown, appears to contradict reports he's moved out

TV presenter, wife Stephanie and their daughters played a game of Murder Mystery




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Comedian Will Hislop goes viral for NHS clap for carers parody

Will Hislop engaged in a pretend argument with his neighbour, 'Karen', over whether one of them had broken lockdown rules




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Ghostpoet: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep review – dark but defiant

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Since his last outing, the south London musician and producer has eased up and moved to Margate. Yet this atmospheric return still carries the weight of the world

Ghostpoet – the brooding alias of south London-born Obaro Ejimiwe – is roughly a decade old this year. This dour bard has long been an artist ahead of his time. A track such as Cash and Carry Me Home, one of the highlights of his eclectic, jazz-inflected debut album – 2011’s Peanut Butter Blue and Melancholy Jam – defied genre as it mourned the self-inflicted pain of one drink too many. It now locates Ghostpoet as roughly adjacent to the south London jazz renaissance of the past few years – a multi-hyphenate scene in which most things go. Were it to be released today, its languorous, self-aware aperçus would find an even more receptive audience.

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50 Cent on love, cash and bankruptcy: ‘When there are setbacks, there will be get-backs’

Curtis Jackson was shot nine times before becoming one of the world’s biggest rappers. He discusses growing up, getting rich and the art of the hustle

Curtis Jackson has downsized. The rapper/actor/businessman, better known as 50 Cent, used to live in a palace of a house formerly owned by Mike Tyson. Not any more. He has been in self-isolation for six weeks and is more than happy to make do with a three-bed apartment (on four floors, mind) in New York. He can’t remember when he was last in one place for so long, he says, and is learning about himself. “I’ve become a bit more comfortable with being in my own space. I don’t think being at home is a punishment.”

He bought the Tyson house after his triumphant first album; Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ shifted 12m copies in 2003, making it the bestselling album of the year. It was explosive – growling rap packed with threats, boasts and great songs such as In Da Club and Many Men.

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Can't decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot...


Can't decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot...


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One in three shareholders vote for Rio Tinto to adopt binding emissions target

Shareholder vote in favour of global mining giant adopting binding targets grew sixfold since last year

Shareholders in global miner Rio Tinto have rebuked the company over its climate stance, with 37% voting at a meeting in Australia for a resolution that would require it to set binding emissions targets.

While the resolution did not pass, its sponsor, environmental group Market Forces, said it attracted six times as much support as an identical one put up at the same meeting last year.

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'A Freudian nightmare': Madonna's Blond Ambition tour turns 30

Three decades on, the controversy-courting concert tour is still shaping the ways female artists express their sexuality

In Toronto, Madonna simulated masturbation on a velvet bed under the watchful eye of the Canadian police, who threatened her with arrest if her show went ahead. In Italy, unions called for a general strike if Madonna performed, and Pope John Paul II declared her concert “one of the most satanic shows in the history of humanity”. The Blond Ambition tour, which turned 30 years old last month, remains among the most controversial tours of all time.

Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainment tips

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Coronavirus Australia numbers: how many new cases are there? Covid-19 map, statistics and graph

Is Australia flattening the curve? We bring together all the latest Covid-19 confirmed cases, maps, stats and graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreak and track the impact of government response.

Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of how many confirmed cases of coronavirus there are in Australia.

Here, we’ve brought together all the figures in one place, along with comparisons with other countries.

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‘We shouldn't just be used for charity’: musicians are still getting work – but they’re not being paid

With more Australian artists being asked to play for free in the lockdown, many are asking if it might do more harm than good

If live music died in mid March, it’s sure been noisy at the funeral. On platforms old and new, live gigs performed at home have streamed from trickle to tidal wave, breaking over the mobile devices of captive audiences. Global gig guide aggregator Bands In Town has added a livestream dropdown, and a new Australian state has been ceded by Eventfinda and tucked alphabetically between Victoria and Western Australia: the state of “Virtual”.

For fans it’s been fun. We’re loving seeing musicians’ pets and plants and enormous fingers fumbling for the flip screen button and, unless we’ve bought a URL ticket, there’s scandalously little to lose by dropping into, and out of, a show.

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Pandemic nesters: what it's like to move back with your parents during lockdown

Some people have found returning to the family home a blessing, but for others it has been anything but smooth sailing

Covid-19 has reshaped geographic boundaries. It has left many financially distressed. Expatriates have returned from overseas for indefinite periods of time, and vulnerable people require more help than usual. For all these reasons, and many more, adult children have found themselves doing something that might previously have been unthinkable: moving back in with their parents.

Some are finding the experience transformative. One woman, who left New York for her parent’s rural home, told me that the space and country air have made her reconsider whether she will ever return to the city. But there are also downsides. “I’m craving male attention more than I ever have before,” she confessed. When flirting over apps stopped cutting it, she wound up ordering a vibrator in an unmarked box, and fended off her younger siblings in order to retrieve it from the mailbox.

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Cedar Meats cluster: why abattoir workers are on the coronavirus frontline

As the US deals with a Covid-19 catastrophe in its meatworks, the Melbourne factory points to the potential for outbreaks in Australia

Working in an abattoir at the best of times is tough. The hours are long, the labour is intensive and, for rank and file labourers, the pay is low.

Now, in the Covid-19 crisis, workers have one more thing to worry about – around the world their factories have proved to be a hotbed of infection. As Australia moves to ease lockdown laws, meat workers may still be at the frontline of exposure and infection.

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Already in this crisis we are slipping into over-optimism about the economy and over-pessimism about debt | Wayne Swan

Deep recessions have long shadows and already there is a gaping hole opening up in our pandemic response

The great recession was followed by Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the rise of authoritarianism particularly in Europe.

Big economic events have big political consequences.

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Take care with physical distancing on Mother's Day, Australia's deputy chief medical officer says

Paul Kelly warns people over 70 and with existing diseases are at high risk from coronavirus as pandemic restrictions ease

The deputy chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, is warning people to take care if visiting mums on Mother’s Day, as frictions emerge over the lockdown in Victoria.

In some states, authorities are allowing people to pay family visits on Sunday as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased, but Kelly has restated warnings that people over 70 and with existing chronic diseases are at high risk from coronavirus.

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U.S. researchers are training dogs to sniff out COVID-19

As businesses in the United States slowly begin reopening, researchers in Pennsylvania are turning to dogs to help them fend off a second wave of COVID-19.




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Kate Garraway says husband Derek Draper is 'still very ill' in intensive care as she speaks of 'torture' over 'horrific virus'

"I am very aware that I'm not the only one going through this torture" Read our live coronavirus updates HERE




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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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Alex Beresford shares heartbreak after step-grandmother 'dies alone' in nursing home

The cause of death is currently unknown




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Love Island's Paige Turley reveals post-lockdown singing career ambitions

Turley and her boyfriend Finn Tapp are currently staying with her parents in Scotland




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Margaret Qualley says environmental activism made her 'not popular' in school

The Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood star has praised teenage activists




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Joe Lycett shares final statement as Hugo Boss before reverting back to old name

The comedian had one last act of defiance before renouncing his new moniker




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Beyoncé dedicates When You Wish Upon a Star to healthcare workers in surprise Disney singalong performance

Beyoncé was a surprise addition to the TV fundraiser for America's coronavirus relief effort




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Cheryl shares adorable video of son Bear interrupting her

The singer gave a rare glimpse of her three-year-old as she spoke to fans on Instagram




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Victoria Beckham shares adorable childhood snaps to mark her 46th birthday

The former Spice Girl celebrated her birthday with a throwback to her youth




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Katie Price says I'm A Celebrity stint was a 'holiday camp' compared to Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

Price said her 'phobia of water' made things difficult during the tough course




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Lily Allen shares rare picture of daughter Ethel as home-schooling continues

The singer posted the sweet snap on what should have been the start of the summer term




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Mark Strong: Growing up without a father has made me take parenthood 'really seriously'

The actor's father left the family home shortly after he was born




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Jennifer Lopez shares sweet birthday message for Alex Rodriguez's daughter Ella

J.Lo's future step-daughter has already ear-marked a very special item from the singer's wardrobe...




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'This job puts things into perspective': Love Island's Malin Andersson explains why she's returned to work as a carer

Andersson said it has been "humbling" to return to her old profession during the coronavirus crisis




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Singer Marianne Faithfull out of hospital after NHS 'saved her life' during coronavirus scare

Singer Marianne Faithfull has been discharged from hospital after being admitted for treatment while she displayed symptoms of coronavirus.




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Kate Garraway shares update on husband Derek Draper's health as he remains in intensive care

"Where there is life, there is hope," Garraway wrote in her emotional post




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Celebrity photographers raise £80,000 with limited edition prints to protect frontline healthcare workers




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Mike Beckingham: My brother Simon Pegg is 'incredibly supportive' of my acting career

Beckingham's older brother Pegg has been a "sound board" for him as he navigates the industry




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Gigi Hadid shares new Vogue photoshoot while keeping schtum on pregnancy reports

Gigi and Bella Hadid have posed for a photoshoot at the family farm they're isolating in




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David Beckham reveals family has been delivering care packages to the elderly

The former footballer has also been chatting to isolated people on video calls




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Kate Garraway praises 'amazing' NHS as she shares update on husband Derek Draper's 'battle' with coronavirus

Coronavirus: the symptoms




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Ben Shephard shares update on Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper as presenter turns 53

Garraway's husband remains in hospital with coronavirus




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Adele's friend Lauren Paul shares previously unseen Las Vegas trip photo to mark star's birthday

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - but the pictures will make it to Instagram




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Adele shares stunning picture and thanks essential workers as she celebrates her 32nd birthday

The snap sees the star pose in a black minidress and heels




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Amazon VP quits in protest over warehouse employee firings

Tim Bray worked in Amazon's AWS server division, but says he has solidarity with warehouse workers, who are treated as "fungible units."