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Ben Fogle criticises 'mean-spirited' people who mocked call for Britons to sing for the Queen

TV presenter's idea has been compared to Gal Gadot's star-studded coronavirus singalong video, which viewers labelled 'out-of-touch'




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Normal People: First-look clip released from BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel

New clip gives viewers a sense of what the much-anticipated series will be like




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Clumsy sex and longing stares: How Normal People captures the angst of young romance

While plenty of young drama is played for shock or laughs, the anticipated BBC3 adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling book lingers on what goes unsaid between its adolescent lovebirds. And there is lots of humping, says arts columnist Fiona Sturges




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Normal People review: Adaptation of Sally Rooney's intense love story is pitch-perfect

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal inhabit lovers Marianne and Connell so utterly that it is instantly impossible to imagine them being played by anyone else




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Normal People shows that love rarely conquers class differences

The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's endlessly talked-about novel promises a modern take on romance, and lots of sex, but its heartbreaking tale of love divided by class is only too real, most of us have lived it, says Annie Lord




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Normal People: Viewers hail 'abnormally brilliant' BBC drama and praise consensual sex scenes

Adaptation of Sally Rooney's love story stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones




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Mindy Kaling: 'It would be great to have more LGBTQ content for Indian people. It's almost never talked about'

'The Mindy Project' star and writer talks to Priya Arora about breaking boundaries with her new Netflix show 'Never Have I Ever', a coming-of-age comedy about a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl, much like younger herself




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Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones had to 'awkwardly snog the air' during audition self-tape

Show has been praised for its representation of consensual sex




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Normal People sparks huge debate on Irish radio over 'immoral' sex scenes: 'It's fornication'

BBC series has been widely praised for its depiction of consensual sex between main characters Marianne and Connell




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EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt reveals brutal response to people who bodyshame him in public

Actor shared two recent fan encounters that left him furious




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Normal People's Paul Mescal: 'I was really nervous portraying Connell's depression – there were three suicides at my school'

The actor bringing Sally Rooney's smash-hit novel to life talks to Ellie Harrison about experiencing tragedy at a young age, how Normal People's depiction of sex is the antidote to porn and Hollywood, and what it's like to promote the biggest role of his life in lockdown




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Normal People star Paul Mescal addresses criticism of 'pornographic' sex scenes

'We worked very hard to make it feel like it was a real, accurate and truthful representation of sex amongst young people today,' said the actor




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Normal People doubles BBC Three opening week record

21.8 million people requested the show on BBC iPlayer in its opening week




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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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Elon Musk says he's selling all his possessions so people can't attack him for being a billionaire

Tesla CEO is back on Joe Rogan's podcast




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Normal People's Paul Mescal was once in an advert for sausages, and fans have only just found out

The 'Normal People' star played an Irish teenager whose sausage inspires him to travel the world




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Panicked over 'murder hornets,' people killing native bees we desperately need...


Panicked over 'murder hornets,' people killing native bees we desperately need...


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Pubs pivot to digital: 'We hope that people feel that the world outside is still there'

Weekly meat tray giveaways, craft beer deliveries and trivia held over Zoom. As pubs stand empty, those that run them look to the internet

Across Australia, pubs stand empty because of the Covid-19 lockdowns. Some venues have shut entirely, others have pivoted to takeaway businesses, and the majority have had to make changes to their staffing.

While the future of physical pubs remains very uncertain for the coming months, the entertainers, brewers and chefs that rely on pubs for their livelihood are finding ways to recreate pub experiences in patrons’ homes.

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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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Who is Daisy Edgar-Jones? Meet the Normal People actress starring as Marianne

The long-awaited television adaptation of Sally Rooney's millennial love story has arrived




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Who is Paul Mescal? Meet the Normal People actor playing Connell

Paul Mescal stars in the BBC's adaptation of Sally Rooney's acclaimed novel




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People are renting sewing machines and karaoke sets to get through lockdown, new data shows

Brits appear to be upskilling as they isolate, says rental platform Fat Llama




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These are the bread recipes people are making across the world, according to Pinterest

Forget sourdough, how about Japanese brioche or Navajo bread?




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Facebook's new Messenger Rooms will let you group video call with up to 50 people — here's how to do it

Facebook is coming for Zoom's video chat crown




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Community aid website urges more people to volunteer amid coronavirus crisis

CoronaBuddy.co.uk helps connect people in need with local volunteers in their area




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How Normal People highlights the importance of speaking about men's mental health

The new BBC show tackles male mental health in a carefully nuanced way. Laura Hampson explains why it's compulsory viewing




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7 books to read if you loved Normal People by Sally Rooney

As Normal People makes its BBC debut, we pick our favourite books with Rooney-esque themes




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9 more love stories to read after you've finished Normal People

The ES team pick our favourite, well-thumbed love stories




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Untangle: the social network app helping people cope with grief

People don't talk enough about death and Untangle wants to change that




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Normal People ending: How the show's conclusion compares with the book

*Spoilers ahead* Don't go any further if you haven't finished Normal People yet...




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Marianne's style: How to dress like Daisy Edgar-Jones' character from Normal People

Hers is a style so good that it's far from normal




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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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You can rent Normal People's Italian villa on Airbnb

And it's just £35 per night




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A definitive guide to the books and literary references in Normal People

In a story about the challenges of communication, the characters in Normal People often find solace in reading




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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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Florence Pugh: 'People have no right to educate me on my private life'

The 24-year-old actress has been dating Scrubs star Zach Braff since April 2019.




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Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish expresses 'immense gratitude' to NHS and urges people to stay home

Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has reiterated his "immense gratitude" to the NHS following his release from hospital and urged people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic.




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How Tottenham are supporting the NHS and vulnerable people during coronavirus crisis

Stadium transformed for Covid-19 testing and outpatients Players making donations as colleges make NHS face masks




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Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi announces donation of 16,000 meals for vulnerable people in Islington

Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has announced a birthday donation of 16,000 meals to help vulnerable people in Islington.




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How Chelsea are supporting the NHS and vulnerable people during coronavirus crisis

Chelsea were one of the first clubs at any level to offer their support to local health services during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Premier League games 'behind closed doors' could still need 500 people in attendance, warns Karen Brady

West Ham chief executive Karen Brady has cast doubt over the Premier League being able to resume its season behind closed doors, warning that up to 500 people will need to be in attendance on matchdays even if fans are banned.




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Crystal Palace providing 900 meals a week for NHS workers and vulnerable people during coronavirus crisis

Crystal Palace are helping to feed frontline NHS workers and the most vulnerable in south London from the kitchens at Selhurst Park.




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Gary Neville questions Premier League restart: 'How many people have to die before it becomes unpalatable?'

Neville believes no football would be played if decision was purely about health, rather than economics




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One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years – study

Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals

The human cost of the climate crisis will hit harder, wider and sooner than previously believed, according to a study that shows a billion people will either be displaced or forced to endure insufferable heat for every additional 1C rise in the global temperature.

In a worst-case scenario of accelerating emissions, areas currently home to a third of the world’s population will be as hot as the hottest parts of the Sahara within 50 years, the paper warns. Even in the most optimistic outlook, 1.2 billion people will fall outside the comfortable “climate niche” in which humans have thrived for at least 6,000 years.

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Zero-waste warriors: meet the people whose household rubbish fits in a jam jar

From making their own toothpaste to foraging locally for edible plants, more and more people are learning to cut the amount of rubbish they throw out. Here’s how they do it

Through my work, I have seen the huge amount of waste and recycling that we produce. Watching an incinerator for half an hour shocked me and made me want to take action. I was standing on a balcony wearing a full body suit and goggles watching gigantic grabbers emptying waste from trucks. The scale is so shocking and you realise how tiny we are compared to the amount of waste we create. I don’t want to contribute to that wastefulness and it has made me want to take action.

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PhoneQuake — Best Prepaid Cell Phone Plans - For people who...

Best Prepaid Cell Phone Plans - For people who don’t like the idea of signing a long-term contract then choosing the best prepaid cell phone plans might fit your needs. A prepaid phone plan is the only way to control your monthly cell phone bill. Yo…

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Trump Thanks ‘Two Great People’: Diamond And Silk

Thank you to two great people! https://t.co/9VoIV44L9c — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 6, 2019




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Almost 900,000 people living below poverty line in NSW, report reveals

Meet John. He's 59, and used to be a teacher. He's also been job hunting for a decade and is one of almost 900,000 people in NSW living below the poverty line, according to a new report.




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‘Hang on, aren’t we all boat people?’

THE annual Australia Day lamb ad has become an Aussie tradition. But the latest one has been dubbed the most political one to date.




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NYPD Has Arrested An Outrageous Number Of Black People



Their tactics are being compared to stop and frisk.