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Queen will send Captain Tom Moore a personalised telegram when he turns 100

Producers at BBC Breakfast worked alongside Buckingham Palace to organise the celebrations to mark the war hero's big day on Thursday.




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BBC 'may not award Sports Personality of the Year' for 2020 due to coronavirus crisis

The broadcaster may be forced to hold off on awarding the gong for this year with what promised to be an action-packed calendar severely disrupted due to the pandemic.




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Coleen Rooney's four sons and nephews pose in personalised satin shorts for boxing night

The WAG, 33, took to Instagram to share a funny snap of her boys; Kai, 10, Klay, six, Kit, three, and Cass, 22 months, flexing their muscles on the sofa in their personalised boxing shorts on Thursday.




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'He's a pretty amazing person': Jamie Murray speaks glowingly about brother Andy after comeback

INTERVIEW BY MIKE DICKSON: According to the player who knows him best, very few professional sportspeople could have emerged from what Andy went through over the last two years.




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China's supersonic stealth bomber could be ready later this year

The feared Xian H-20, which doubles China's strike range and completes its nuclear triad, puts Australia, Japan and Korea all within range and could be rolled out this year amid escalating global tensions.




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GWS Giants tragic reunited with stolen personalised number plates after spotted by fellow fan

Scott Eagar was devastated after his beloved GWS Giants number plates were stolen from his car in Kogarah in Sydney's south on Friday.




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Man Utd star Fred's personal trainer reveals hard work he has put in to turn around his career

Fred's personal trainer Julio Horta has given an insight into the work the midfielder has carried out to turnaround his Manchester United career - but believes the star deserves all the credit.




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Bernie Sanders' spokesperson apologizes for saying Michael Bloomberg has 'suffered heart attacks'

Bernie Sanders spokeswoman Briahna Joy Gray says she misspoke when she told CNN rival Michael Bloomberg had experienced a heart attack.




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Ben Stokes is bookies' favourite for Sports Personality of the Year award ahead of Raheem Sterling

The BBC unveiled their six-strong shortlist for this year's Sports Personality of the Year on Monday. The public will vote on December 15 with the winner crowned in Aberdeen that night.




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'It's a fix!': Tyson Fury hits out at BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

Ben Stokes is the bookies' favourite for the top gong but Fury feels aggrieved by his omission before taking to Twitter to list why he should be up for the public vote.




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Ben Stokes gets my vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

OLIVER HOLT: Ben Stokes stopped the sporting world last year with two magical moments. There are six credible SPOTY candidates, but Stokes would get my vote.




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Aberdeen will host BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019

Aberdeen will host the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 in December. The favourite to land the award is Ben Stokes after his remarkable heroics in the Cricket World Cup final.




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Joe Tracini on his Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis

The former Hollyoaks star, 31, reflected on years of battling drug addiction as well as his 2012 suicide attempt, and the moment he recognised that he had the mental health disorder four years ago.




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Former Southampton striker Dexter Blackstock aiming to help NHS with personal protective equipment

Retired footballer Dexter Blackstock has pledged to help provide vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS hospitals and care institutions after setting up a donations fund.




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GirlsDoPorn owners 'planned to flee the country and impersonated journalists'

GirlsDoPorn videogrpaher Matthew Wolfe is seeking to be released from jail on bail, but prosecutors say evidence seized from the porn site's offices suggest that he could be a flight risk, if freed.




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Im backing Murray but he cant let it get personal with Vallverdu in the opposite corner

There is an 800lb elephant in the room for this Australian Open semi-final in the shape of Dani Vallverdu, Andy Murray's former assistant, but my advice would be: don't make it personal.




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Sir Bradley Wiggins reveals he smashed knightood and Sports Personality of the Year award

He is one of a select few holding two of most coveted prizes in British sport - the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award and a knighthood - but Sir Bradley Wiggins 'smashed' them up.




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Former referee Bobby Madley regrets joke about disabled person

Bobby Madley, a former Premier League referee who was sacked by PGMOL last year, has shared a very personal end of decade message on Twitter.




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Isn't he an Argentina fan? Italy boss Roberto Mancini gives Pope Francis a personalised shirt

A day after qualifying for Euro 2020, the whole squad suited up to visit Pope Francis, presenting him a personalised Italy football shirt, with Francis' actual surname 'Bergoglio' on the back.




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Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez pulls-out of Algeria squad because of a 'personal problem'

Riyad Mahrez has pulled-out of the Algeria squad ahead of their African Cup of Nations clash with Botswana on Monday. He assisted in the 5-0 thrashing of Zambia, has not travelled to Botswana




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Plane passenger shares 'disgusting' moment the person behind rested their bare feet on her headrest

A plane passenger was left disgusted after the person behind her put their bare feet on top of her headrest prompting her to take a photo and share it online.




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Xiaomi security cams shunned by Google after flaw streams strangers' video feed to wrong person

Google revoked Xiaomi's ability to integrate with its Home app or Google Assistant after some devices started to mysteriously stream video feed from strangers' cameras.




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Facebook and Apple say personal N95 masks they are donating were stockpiled during wildfires 

Tech giants are sending millions of N95 masks to healthcare workers in the US to help with the shortage, but the donations are raising questions to why these firms have a stockpile.




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First person to die from coronavirus in Indiana had to say goodbye to her partner via iPad

Roberta Shelton, who was in her 60s and had underlying health conditions, died in Indianapolis on Monday after saying goodbye to her partner via iPad, medics said.




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Hackers can use a Safari security vulnerability to gain access to a person's iPhone camera 

A security exploit in Apple's Safari web browser could let hackers access a person's iPhone camera or Macbook webcam, by impersonating a familiar website that already has access.




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Male model faces jail time for impersonating police officer in uniform he bought online

Jordan David Hans Gill, 29, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he also admitted to sending threatening emails to a police officer.




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Is it worth it? Should you take out a personal loan with high-tech lender LiveLend

LiveLend has now introduced a new type of loan where borrowers with a less than sparkling credit record start on a higher rate of interest, but benefit from the rate dropping if they clean up their score.




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Personal loan rates on borrowing £10,000 hit 10-year low

Britons looking to borrow to fund a new car, home improvements or a big life event like a wedding will now find taking out a substantial sum is the cheapest it's ever been.




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John Lewis launches personal loans from 2.9%

John Lewis has launched a new personal loan, offering borrowers between £1,000 and £25,000. Rates start from a competitive 2.9 per cent. Here's our verdict




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Is the Starling Bank personal loan any good?

Starling Bank is offering its current account customers personal loans of up to £5,000 from 11 per cent APR. We give our verdict on whether they are worth considering.




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Personal debt mountain in Britain grows £45bn in a decade

Households have £45bn more debt on credit cards, personal loans and overdrafts compared to the start of 2010 - growth of 25% in 10 years, Bank of England data shows.




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Rylan Clark-Neal impersonates Tiger King star Carole Baskin in hilarious TiKTok video

The presenter, 31, donned a blonde wig and a funky leopard print ensemble as he impersonated Tiger King's Carole Baskin in a hilarious TikTok video.




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Florida sheriff says more than one person killed Carole Baskin's missing second husband Don Lewis

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister says he believes more than one person killed Carole Baskin's second husband Don Lewis and money was likely involved as motivation.




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TOWIE's Samantha Faiers uploads hilarious impersonation of Tiger King's Carole Baskin

Sam Faiers, 29, who first came to screens on The Only Way is Essex, uploaded a video of herself lip-syncing to Baskin's famous greeting to her internet followers.




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Scammers use Facebook and Instagram to market stolen personal details, consumer group Which? Reveals

A Which? investigation found 50 discoverable profiles, pages and groups advertising stolen identities. Scammers are using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to market stolen information.




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Lewis Hamilton's personalised Ferrari shown off by friend

Lewis Hamilton may be receiving a phone call from disgruntled Mercedes chiefs soon, after images of his personalised La Ferrari made their way online.




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Personal data can be retrieved from used Tesla parts even after a factory reset according to hacker

According to cybersecurity researcher who goes by the handle 'greentheonly,' hackers could retrieve a wealth of personal information from old Tesla dashboard systems, even after a full factory reset.




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West Ham's £22m move for Hull City's Jarrod Bowen 'stalls over personal terms'

Jarrod Bowen is heading to West Ham for a medical on deadline day after they offered a deal worth up to £22million. The Hull City striker is reported to have 'stalled' over personal terms.




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DEALS OF THE WEEK: From half-price personalised pillows to free eye tests and discounted coffees

This week's deals include: half price personalised pillow costing £17.50, 50p off the cost of a coffee at Pret a Manger, a free eye test at Specsavers and a 'free' audiobook from the Amazon service Audible.




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Amazon customers are raving about the 'absolute bargain' Breville Blend Active Personal Blender

Personal blenders are all the rage and the Breville Blend Active personal blender is certainly attracting plenty of positive attention on Amazon, with people praising its incredible value for money




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A More Personal Synthetic Voice for Those Who Can't Speak

A wave of new technologies is giving people like Max Plansky, who are unable to speak due to a debilitating condition, a more personal synthetic voice. Photo/Video: Denise Blostein/The Wall Street Journal




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from COVID-19, a media report said on Saturday. The assistant, who works in a personal capacity for US President Donald Trump's daughter, has not been around her in several weeks, the CNN reported. She has been teleworking for nearly two months and was tested out of caution, the report quoted a source as saying. She was not symptomatic. Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner both tested negative on Friday, the person familiar with the matter told the US news channel. The development comes a day after President Trump confirmed that Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary Katie Miller had tested positive for the coronavirus. "She's a wonderful young woman, Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time and then all of a sudden today she tested positive," Trump said during a meeting at the White House. He said Miller had not come into ...




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I've lightened up: Jake Gyllenhaal on personal life and baby plans

Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal says he is ready to focus on his personal life and that includes having kids some day. The 39-year-old actor said he has neglected his family a lot due to his commitment to his work but now he has "lightened up". "I'm interested in my life, even more so than my work. I've reached a point in my career where I feel hungry in a different way. I've seen how much of my life I've neglected as a result of being committed to that work and that idea," Gyllenhaal told British Vogue in an interview. "(I've) lightened up. Seeing life as something that is, you know, fleeting, and the world being as it is now. I've turned to my family, I've turned to my friends and I've turned to love. I'm a little less interested in the work, I would say, and more interested in that," he added. Gyllenhaal, who is rumoured to be dating French model Jeanne Cadieu for the past two years,said that he "definitely" plans to have kids in future. "Yes, of course I do. I definitely do. The ...




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5 Bihar Military Police personnel test positive for COVID-19; count rises to 579

Five Bihar Military Police (BMP) personnel have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 579, a top health official said. All the fresh cases are from Khajpura area of Patna and their infection trail is being ascertained, Health Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar said. Kumar tweeted late on Friday evening, "5 more COVID-19 positive cases in Bihar taking the total to 579. 5-males 30,36,50,52 and 57 years from Khajpura Patna. All are BMP jawans. We are ascertaining their further infection trail." Coronavirus has spread to 36 of the 38 districts in the state, officials said. Five patients have died so far and 307 people are still afflicted with the disease, while 267 have recovered, they said. One death each was reported in Rohtas, Munger, Vaishali, East Champaran and Sitamarhi districts. All the deceased were males and barring one, every one of them was below 60 years of age and with pre-existing medical conditions, the ...




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Odisha trains 1.72 lakh health personnel to combat COVID-19 in state

The Odisha government has trained 1.72 lakh health personnel to fight COVID-19 in the state, where a spike in the number of positive cases was recently witnessed following the return of Odia migrant workers from other parts of the country, a senior official said. The state government has trained 1,72,499 health personnel to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said while launching the 'COVID-19 workforce portal' here on Friday. Altogether 129 fresh novel coronavirus cases were reported in the state since May 3, when the return of the stranded migrant workers began. Of these, around 114 COVID-19 patients are returnees who were stranded in Gujarat, a health official said. A total of 8,023 doctors, 8,296 staff nurses, 4,105 paramedical staff and laboratory technicians, 4,114 AYUSH doctors, 4,905 ambulance drivers, 1,35,820 ANM/ASHA/AWW workers and 7,236 sanitation workers have been drafted into the COVID-19 workforce, Labour and ESI ...




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One more person tests COVID-19 positive in Meghalaya, total 13

One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of cases in the state to 13, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Saturday. Of the total 13 COVID-19 cases, only two are active including the fresh case in Shillong. "Unfortunately we have another positive case in Shillong. Its a person working in the same house. As a precaution health department was retesting all the primary contacts and in the process we found this positive case. The person is safe and healthy and showing no symptoms," the chief minister tweeted. Senior Health department officials said the person had tested negative twice in the past. Meghalaya has reported 13 COVID-19 cases till date with one death. Ten persons have recovered from the disease. The first COVID-19 positive case in the state was Dr John Sailo Ryntathiang, who tested positive on April 13. The 69-year-old doctor died two days later and eight of his family members and two of his domestic help have also ..




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A More Personal Synthetic Voice for Those Who Can't Speak

A wave of new technologies is giving people like Max Plansky, who are unable to speak due to a debilitating condition, a more personal synthetic voice. Photo/Video: Denise Blostein/The Wall Street Journal




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Misery personified


Activists and supporters are urging the Supreme Court to ban the practice of triple talaq. Ramesh Menon says that the government will have to courageously act on the sticky issue to ensure that thousands of women get justice.




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Are we just blind persons feeling an elephant?


Limited, quick-fix solutions that do not address the underlying causes of the deep-rooted problem of rape have clearly not worked in the country, writes Ammu Joseph in the first of a two-part article examining the many layers of the issue.




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The nation as a person


What happens once our self-understanding of India has been permanently transformed by the collective belief that India is a person? Some consequences are obvious; others are subtler, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.