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Ellie Goulding helps provide phones for homeless people

The singer and her management company have worked with the charity Crisis




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Ben Fogle's idea for the Queen's birthday hasn't exactly gone down well

The TV presenter has united the nation – though not in the way he hoped to




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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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Martin Clunes' pyjama-clad Good Morning Britain appearance delights viewers

The Doc Martin actor appeared via videolink from his Dorset home




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Gogglebox's Jonathan Tapper says weight loss helped him beat coronavirus

Jonathan Tapper says he "couldn't move at one point" and was "really struggling for breath"




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The Goonies cast reenact movie scene in a virtual reunion 35 years on

Josh Gad hosted a virtual reunion with the cast and filmmakers from the iconic 1985 film




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Spot the difference: Gordon Ramsay swaps clothes with daughter in hilarious TikTok video

Gordon Ramsay and his daughter swapped clothes in a hilarious TikTok video where they pretend to cook together.




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Piers Morgan tests negative for coronavirus but will seek medical advice before return to Good Morning Britain

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has tested negative for Covid-19.




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Ansel Elgort calls out Harry Styles fan on Twitter

The Baby Driver star doesn't seem too impressed with some of Styles' dedicated followers




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Ariana Grande confirms new relationship with Dalton Gomez in lockdown-themed music video

Ariana Grande has confirmed her relationship with real estate agent Dalton Gomez in a new music video.




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Apple, Google will warn you if you've been exposed to COVID-19. Here's how.

Apple and Google give a first look at how public health apps will alert you if you've crossed paths with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

      




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National Password Day project: A unique password for every website you go to

We need to have a different strong, password for every website we go to. Password managers like Dashlane and 1Password help us remember them.

      




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Maldives government builds luxury coronavirus quarantine resort

Luxury self-isolation




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12 of the best places in the world to go wild swimming

It's time to start daydreaming about your post-corona bucket list




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Gwyneth Paltrow to replace her £1,000-a-ticket Goop Summit with free digital 'In Goop Health' sessions

Paltrow's pricey wellness summit just got mighty accessible




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Uber Eats is offering Bumble users 25 per cent off to go on virtual date

The meal delivery service and dating platform have joined forces to encourage the new era of dating




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The Queen's go-to bag brand has given her favourite a makeover in honour of her birthday

Launer has re-designed them in new hues of blue




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What is today's Google Doodle? Everything you need to know about Earth Day 2020

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day




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New Zoom 5.0 app rectifies security concerns with government-strength encryption tech and meeting protection

The company has made steps to secure meetings against Zoombombing




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Canada Goose to stop buying new fur by 2022

The brand will however continue to use fur it has reclaimed from customers through a buy-back scheme




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European Day of Languages 2018: Best apps for learning a language on the go

Learning a language is good for brain-training so get out your smartphone and start downloading




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25 signed versions of ES Magazine x Kurt Geiger Anthony Burrill 'We Are One' tote bag go on sale

All profits from the tote bag will go directly to NHS Charities Together, a not-for-profit conglomeration of 250 good causes attempting to raise £1 million every day for hospitals




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Meet the Hoteliers: Jeremy Goring, CEO of royal favourite The Goring Hotel

An audience with the man in charge of the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite hotel




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Google Meet video conferencing is now free with unlimited time for calls and AI noise minimisation

Video conferencing platforms are winning in the lockdown




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Pixel 4a: Google's next cheaper smartphone could be arriving in May

The Pixel 3a was a big hit, can the 4a follow that lead?




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British couture house Ralph & Russo creates goodie bags for NHS workers

A little slice of couture for those who deserve it most




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Apple confirms WWDC 2020 date as annual conference goes digital

Mark June 22 in your calendars now




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Connell's chain: Normal People's protagonist has kicked off a major men's jewellery trend

Don't pretend you didn't notice it: that whisper-thin necklace glinting against Connell's chest




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The tie-dye pieces too good not to buy now

Positively tie-dye for pieces




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Motsi Mabuse: ‘People didn't expect black people in ballgowns’

Strictly’s newest judge learned to stick up for herself in apartheid-era South Africa. She talks racism, the ‘rift’ with her sister Oti – and learning to dance amid knife fights

Motsi Mabuse is remembering the rough dance halls of apartheid-era South Africa and the shocking sights she would see as she took her first tentative steps across their floors. “When we had competitions,” she says, “we didn’t have security and people would be drunk and starting fights. We were just kids and we’d watch people with knives running through while we were in the middle of a routine. Compared to that, Strictly isn’t so difficult.”

Mabuse, the newest judge on Strictly Come Dancing, first fell for the glitterball world at the age of nine after watching couples waltz, swing and cha-cha-cha while on holiday in Durban. “What I love about my parents is that they didn’t say: ‘Oh, you can’t do that.’ They found a way. But we had a lot of backlash, being the only black kids. People would laugh at us and call us names. We were bullied, but we just kept on coming back – and then we beat them.”

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Food porn, be gone! Ready Steady Cook is back and better than ever

Who needs pretentious chefs? After a decade away, TV’s simplest cookery show is on the air again, and with Rylan at the helm it’s the perfect recipe for success

This week, the first new episodes of Ready Steady Cook for a decade are broadcast on BBC One. The miraculous thing is that, watching it, you’d never know that it ever went away.

Sure, some things are little different. The budget for the ingredients has risen from £5 to a colossal £7.50, and they are presented in reusable totes rather than single-use plastic bags. The theme tune now comes with a weird techno burble that makes you feel as if you are playing an imported PlayStation 2 game about different methods of cooking mince. Sumac exists. And there is a new host in Rylan Clark-Neal, continuing his monomaniacal quest to seize and hijack every defunct daytime gameshow made during the 1990s.

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The week in TV: After Life; Gangs of London; Emergence; Have I Got News for You – and more

Ricky Gervais’s After Life struggles second time round, as 21st-century London’s answer to Peaky Blinders gets off to a violent start. And how long can live shows survive via video-call?

After Life (Netflix)
Gangs of London (Sky Atlantic)
Emergence (Fox)
Twin (BBC Four) | iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show (BBC One) | iPlayer
The Mash Report (BBC Two) | iPlayer
Have I Got News for You (BBC One) | iPlayer

Ricky Gervais is, take your pick, ever reinventive (a la Madonna, Lady Gaga, the royals) or ever mutating (the worst kind of spirally viruses, the royals). A year ago, in Tony Johnson, subject of his latest drama, After Life, he combined aspects of past characters: The Office’s gloriously unself-aware Brent; the more savvy Andy Millman in Extras; the saccharine platitudes that sat so ill in Derek alongside gags about mental health or other disabilities. After Life was a surprising runaway hit on Netflix, for an arguably slight comedy about a very singular, small-town man’s depression after the loss of his wife, and how an angry man learned to be kind again.

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The Lumineers presented with Gold plaques in Toronto

Folk rock band The Lumineers returned to Canada last week on the first leg of their 2020 World Tour, beginning with two sold out nights at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena before making their way to Montreal’s Bell Centre and Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre. Prior to their set in Toronto, the Denver-based New Jersey natives were surprised […]

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Music Canada applauds Government of Canada for clarifying CERB guidelines for artists and musicians

April 16, 2020, Toronto: Music Canada welcomes the recent clarification from the Federal Government on the guidelines for eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to concerns around the preliminary rules that excluded people working reduced hours. These needed changes will help support artists and musicians who in […]

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Aaron Goodvin surprised with virtual Gold record

Canadian country star Aaron Goodvin thought he was joining a standard Zoom meeting with his team at Warner Music Canada last week. With the help of his wife Victoria, the 2020 JUNO nominee and 2018 CCMA Songwriter of the Year Award winner was surprised with a virtual Gold award presentation for his single “You Are,” […]

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Ryan Reynolds blames goofing off with Dwayne Johnson for stalled Red Notice

The stars were close to wrapping the Netflix film, which also features Gal Gadot, when they were forced to shut down in March.




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4 better titles Australia could award now it got rid of knights and dames

On Monday, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced he had removed the titles of "knights" and "dames" from the Order of Australia, a formal award system that honours those who provide a great service to Australia.

The two archaic titles were only brought back last year in a controversial move by former prime minister Tony Abbott. In a decision that made many question Abbott's leadership, the first knighthood was awarded to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh — a man who has only been to Australia a handful of times.

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Lebanese Muslim spokesperson blasts politician for inciting 'bigotry'

A note to politicians: Stop blaming an entire race, creed, religion or any other social group for the actions of the radicalised. 

Australia's Lebanese Muslim Association President, Samier Dandan, said as much Tuesday when he responded to claims by Australia's own Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. 

The minister called out Lebanese Australians during parliament on Monday, responding to the wry question "Which group of people, from which country, does the minister believe should not have been allowed into Australia?"

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Digital game sales data just got a little less opaque

Major publishers working with NPD to share their download numbers.




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StarCraft II goes free-to-play seven years after launch

Single-player campaign, ranked multiplayer available free of charge.




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Google Stadia will support “a variety of business models”

But the streaming gaming revolution "is not going to happen overnight."




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PFA chief Gordon Taylor hits back at government for targeting footballers with pay-cut demand

PFA chief Gordon Taylor has hit back at the health secretary Matt Hancock over his criticism of footballers, asking why bankers haven't faced similar government pressure to take pay-cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Mario Gotze announces he will leave Borussia Dortmund

Mario Gotze has confirmed he is to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season when his contract expires.




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Goals recreated: Dele Alli's stunning volley for Tottenham against Crystal Palace

With all elite football on pause for the foreseeable, now is the perfect time to dust off those boots and give it a go yourself.




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Tottenham Supporters' Trust fears club's furlough decision has 'exhausted any future goodwill' from fans

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) has warned that the board's decision to furlough staff has potentially "damaged the club's reputation" and "exhausted any future goodwill" from fans.