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HOROSCOPES: Something good may happen this week, Taurus

Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY Saturn in Aquarius is already putting you under pressure and when the Sun in your sign challenges it on Tuesday




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JAN MOIR: Princess Anne, the super trouper who could teach Prince Harry and Meghan a thing or two

JAN MOIR: The new leak in the royal moat has emanated via the unlikeliest of sources - from no nonsense, plain-speaking Princess Anne herself in an interview with a glossy magazine.




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Last Christmas review: George Michael's music deserved something superior

On paper, at least, Last Christmas seemed to have so much going for it - a screenplay co-written by the clever, funny, not-to-mention double-Oscar-winning Emma Thompson.




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'I took things personally': Lewis Hamilton admits he 'struggled to accept defeat' as a young driver

The 35-year old is second only behind Michael Schumacher in the all-time list of Grand Prix victors after emphatically winning his sixth Formula One Championship in 2019.




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Man, 55, walks into a Florida Walmart and asks gun clerk for 'anything that will kill 200 people'

The culprit, later identified to be Philip Attey, 55, admitted walking into the sporting goods section of a Port St. Lucie Walmart on Wednesday and posing the question - but says he wasn't being serious.




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The Weather Channel is broadcasting nine hours of soothing videos and jazz on election day

In a first for the station, the Weather Channel will be broadcasting a full nine hours of weather videos and scenery, set to a backdrop of soothing jazz music, starting at 3pm ET on November 8




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Queen's 'pro-EU' message from clothing worn for Speech

The Queen 93, addressed the nation wearing a royal blue dress coupled with a brooch that has been compared to the EU flag by academics including Dr James Anderson of the University of Reading.




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Marks & Spencer poaches Tesco executive Richard Price to head up its embattled clothing division

Sales at the UK retail giant's clothing and homeware section slumped by over 5 per cent in the past six months, prompting a shake-up at the top of the management.




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Stranger Things Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton attend Cartier party

The actress, 22, and her co-star beau, 25, looked striking as they dressed to impress as they hit the red carpet for the glamorous event.




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Trump keeps up partisan attacks on 'Do Nothing Democrats' over coronavirus

President Trump defended his response to the coronavirus outbreak and attacked 'Do Nothing Democrats, who he said were 'wasting time' on the 'Immigration Hoax.'




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Manuel Neuer vs Marc-Andre ter Stegen resumes: 10 things to look out for during international break

There is plenty at stake over the next fortnight with teams on the brink of qualifying for the European Championships in 2020, while some nations hit the road for some eagerly-anticipated friendlies.




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Everything plus the kitchen sink 

Are you following the latest crazy hashtag trending on Instagram? At #sinkie you can share snaps of your kitchen sink surrounded by flowers, cleaning utensils - even pets.




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HOROSCOPES: Something good may happen this week, Taurus

Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY Saturn in Aquarius is already putting you under pressure and when the Sun in your sign challenges it on Tuesday




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BEAUTY: Here's something to smile about 

Need a pick-me-up? Lipstick always does the trick for me. These are my current favourites 




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Want to be happy? Learn something new and go for a walk

Richard Layard, an economist, has written a study into how society can be happier. He has long promoted happiness as a better measure of society's progress than GDP.




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Why things go VIRAL and why the world goes mad when they do

Associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Adam Kucharski reveals why outbreaks and misinformation spread in his book The Rules of Contagion.




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Victoria Beckham confesses it's a 'little bit scary' people 'watch everything' her children do

Victoria Beckham, who's just unveiled her Autumn/Winter 2020 at London Fashion Week, told Tania Bryer that her children are often 'judged' for things they post or like on social media.




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The Voice UK Finale: Everything you need to know

It's almost time to find out which of the final four The Voice U.K. contestants will be chosen as the season seven winner. The last episode of the season is due to air on ITV on Saturday, April 7, 2018.




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SIMON WALTERS: Boris Johnson had to get real about coronavirus despite loathing the nanny state 

SIMON WALTERS: At long last, Boris Johnson has finally made the nation sit up and pay attention by ordering the closure of pubs, restaurants and cafes.




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Louis Tomlinson 'vows to marry on/off girlfriend Eleanor Calder after previously f***ing things up'

The One Direction singer, 28, also discussed the tragic death of his sister Felicite aged 18, admitting he wasn't prepared to feel the love that his fans showed him as he grieved.




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'N Sync's Chris Kirkpatrick rules out a tour as he reveals their reunion was a one time thing to honour Justin Timberlake

'N Sync fans prepare to be disappointed - there will be no repeat of Sunday's performance.




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Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle barely raise a smile as they watch Alexander Wang's catwalk show

They were front and centre to attend one of his girlfriend's favourite designer's New York Fashion Week show. But if Lara Bingle and partner Sam Worthington were excited about what they were about to see, they certainly weren't showing it.




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Premier League clubs aren't neutral in venues spat... 10 things we learned from coronavirus lockdown

This weekend will be two months since Harvey Barnes scored Leicester's fourth against Aston Villa, the last Premier League goal before games were suspended.




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Married At First Sight's Mishel Karen wears breathing machine in bed to 'keep her youthful' 

She's on the hunt for love on Married At First Sight, after having her confidence knocked following seven unfaithful past partners.




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Ben Affleck fights back tears as he shares Adam Driver did something special for his son

The 47-year-old actor got visibly tearful on Jimmy Kimmel Live as he thanked his The Last Duel co-star for making him a 'hero' with his eight-year-old son Samuel by sending gifts.




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Gigi Hadid tells Taylor Swift: 'Being honest always leads to something good'

The blonde bombshell posed in a black 1960s style turban as she was photographed by Sølve Sundsbø for the cover of US Harper's Bazaar magazine April issue.




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Jack Vidgen releases VERY sultry music video wearing nothing but a bathrobe

He's set to compete to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in a matter of weeks.




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Something strange is brewing in Brazil... and it's not coffee: BRIAN VINER reviews Bacurau

The pick of this week's homestreaming options is a pair of foreign-language films. The strange but compelling Bacurau, plunging us into the hinterlands of Brazil.




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Justin Bieber gets in the swing of things as he enjoys golf with Masters champion Bubba Watson in LA

Justin Bieber shows solid technique as he plays a round of golf with friend and  two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson in Los Angeles on Saturday.




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Cara Delevingne launches scathing attack on Justin Bieber

Cara Delevingne has hit out at Justin Bieber after he said she was his least favourite out of his wife's friends during a game on James Corden's The Late Late Show.




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Justin Bieber's clothing line Drew House sends plethora of freebies to Olivia Jade

Jade, 20, landed at the heart of the college admissions scandal last year, after her parents Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli were accused of paying to get her and her sister into USC.




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Justin Bieber's ex Sahara Ray leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination

Striking a coquettish pose, the model and actress showed fans exactly why she caught Justin Bieber's eye while showcasing her slender physique.




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Will Smith launches Fresh Prince of Bel-Air clothing line including reversible track jacket

After teasing a special 'clothing drop' on Ellen a few weeks back, Will Smith has finally revealed that he's launching a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air clothing line.




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.Google CEO Sundar Pichai says tech companies "shouldn't get carried away" with fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and should let governments and health officials lead the response. In a new interview with Time magazine, Pichai also suggested that working from home may become more normal after the pandemic.Amazon shut all its warehouses in France because a court ordered it to reassess worker safety. Amazon said the risk of the fine was "too high" for it to keep its warehouses open, and has told all its warehouse staff to stay home for at least five days.The UK government is in talks with ID verification firms including Yoti and IDnow to develop COVID-19 immunity passports. A spokesman for IDnow, based in Berlin, told Business Insider




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday.Google is working on physical and virtual debit cards as it looks to catch Apple's lead in the fintech space. TechCrunch reports that Google is working on physical and virtual debit cards which would link to an associated checking account.The UK has greenlit a £250 million rescue package to stop thousands of startups collapsing during COVID-19. Startups can apply for government cash, but must match taxpayer money with funding from private investors.Conspiracy theories blaming Bill Gates for the coronavirus pandemic are exploding online. A New York Times analysis found more than 16,000 Facebook posts linking Gates with the virus, as well as 10 YouTube videos espousing the conspiracy theories that had garnered 5 million views.Amazon




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.Amazon is facing multiple inquiries from labor regulators into whether it unlawfully retaliated against workers who spoke out about its coronavirus response. Amazon has come under fire recently from employees, activists, and lawmakers for firing workers who criticized the company's safety measures.Zoom took months to repair a flaw that would allow hackers to take complete control of a computer. The flaw was discovered by security researchers who participated in a hackathon sponsored by Dropbox last year. Europe's coronavirus-tracing apps risk an unprecedented increase in mass surveillance, experts have warned. A rift has opened up over the design of smartphone apps to trace people in Europe at risk of coronavirus infection,




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday. Facebook is set to invest $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms, India's popular mobile internet service. The multi-billion-dollar stake makes Facebook the largest minority shareholder in Jio, which is a part of Reliance Industries Limited.The Small Business Administration has told thousands of businesses applying for disaster loans that their personal information was mistakenly leaked. A bug in the SBA's site was mistakenly showing applicants' personal information to other applicants who subsequently used the portal.Apple and Google's new smartphone alert system for tracking the coronavirus could be 'alarming' for privacy, a US senator has warned. Josh Hawley is pressing Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook to raise privacy




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday.Magic Leap, the much-hyped smart glasses startup, is pivoting away from consumer tech and laying off half its staff. CEO Rony Abovitz announced that the company was making 'targeted' changes to the way it operates, with layoffs happening at 'every level' of the company.Facebook's $6 billion Jio deal has made it a major threat overnight to Amazon's growth in India. The deal is likely to supercharge JioMart, Jio's foray into online grocery and a competitor to Amazon and Flipkart.Zoom has skyrocketed to 300 million daily users, up 50% from the beginning of April, even as the company battles a privacy backlash. CEO Eric Yuan said the video conferencing company had seen a 50% increase in users since the beginning of April.Facebook




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.Amazon employees say they used data from third-party sellers to inform their production of competing products, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon has consistently denied it engages in the practice of collecting data from third-party sellers, even in response to criticism from politicians and investigations from antitrust regulators.Facebook allowed advertisers to target users interested in 'pseudoscience,' allowing them to capitalize on conspiracy theories that falsely blame 5G cell towers for the coronavirus, according to The Markup. The social media giant says it's since removed the ability for advertisers to target "pseudoscience," but not before it was tagged as an interest for more than 78 million users.Over 30




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.The UK has rejected Apple and Google's contact-tracing API, instead launching an app that will take a more centralized approach, according to the BBC. The move is likely to alarm privacy and security experts.Automation Anywhere said it is cutting jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The cuts could affect more than 10% of the startup's 2,600 employees.Apple may delay mass production of the iPhone 12 by about a month, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report comes after analysts and other media reports have also suggested Apple could push back the iPhone's launch by a couple of weeks or a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates believes an upswing in nationalism




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.Amazon may have violated New York's whistleblower law by firing a worker involved in a protest over workplace safety, the state's attorney general said in a letter to the company. The letter also said Amazon's coronavirus safety measures are "so inadequate" that they may violate federal and state workplace safety rules.Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an internal memo seen by Business Insider that Google will "stagger" its return to offices as it extends work-from-home until June 1. Pichai said the experience of operating from home was giving Google an opportunity to reimagine the way the company works.Uber's chief technology officer has resigned following a report from The Information that Uber is planning to lay off up to




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday.Apple's revenue growth ground to a halt in the first three months of the year, as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered its retail stores, dampened consumer demand for iPhones and rattled the company's global manufacturing operations. Apple reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $58.3 billion, up less than 1% from the same period one year ago, and well below the company's initial projection of between $63 billion and $67 billion. Amazon reported huge growth in first-quarter revenue but a miss on earnings on Thursday. The mixed results show how the coronavirus outbreak is leading to more shoppers on Amazon, albeit at an increased cost as the company is dealing with a number of costly changes, including supply chain lockdowns and




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Monday.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been called to testify before Congress. Lawmakers want to ask the billionaire about the company's practices around independent sellers after an investigation found employees used their data to create competing products, the Wall Street Journal reported.Uber will require its drivers and riders to wear face coverings in the US as the company looks to restart its business across the globe. Uber has also been developing technology to determine whether drivers are wearing masks, according to CNN.Anti-quarantine protesters are being kicked off Facebook and quickly finding refuge on a site loved by conspiracy theorists. Business Insider has found that protesters are moving their organizing efforts to MeWe,




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.Longtime Amazon VP Tim Bray has said he quit in dismay and called the company 'chickens---' for firing workers who criticized it. The tech giant has fired multiple employees who've criticized working conditions at its warehouses.Tech billionaire Elon Musk and musician Grimes have had their first child together, according to Musk's Twitter account. Musk announced the birth of their child Monday evening on Twitter, saying, "Mom & baby all good."Uber is reportedly considering another investment in scooter startup Lime. The $170 million emergency fundraising could sink Lime's valuation by nearly 80% — and give Uber the option to buy it in 2 years.Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann sued SoftBank for backing out of buying nearly $1 billion




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.Airbnb is cutting 25% of staff — 1,900 jobs — after its business has been slammed by the coronavirus crisis. Airbnb plans to offer affected workers at least 14 weeks of severance pay and, in the US, a year's worth of healthcare coverage.An Amazon warehouse employee in New York has died of COVID-19. Workers at the Staten Island location organized multiple strikes in April to protest pandemic working conditions. California is suing Uber and Lyft, accusing the ride-hailing companies of misclassifying their drivers. A consortium of city attorneys from the state's largest cities accused the firms of misclassifying their workers as contractors in order to avoid paying some benefits.The UK's COVID-19 contact-tracing app is about




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10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday.Facebook has announced the first 20 members of its oversight board that will decide what controversial content is allowed on Facebook and Instagram. The "supreme court"-style body will make rulings over what controversial content will be allowed on the social network.Tesla is reportedly preparing to restart operations at its California factory in possible violation of local shelter-in-place orders. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become increasingly vocal in his opposition to coronavirus lockdowns, calling them "fascist" during a call with investors.An Amazon VP hit back at former colleague Tim Bray, who quit in protest after the company fired workers who raised safety concerns. Brad Porter, a vice president and engineer at Amazon,




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TOWIE's Chloe Ross turns up the heat in a green ruched bikini for sunbathing session amid lockdown

The TOWIE star, 27, treated herself to a relaxing sunbathing session as she took advantage of the country's stunning weather on Wednesday.




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Kim Kardashian suggests 'fun things' for fans to do... including 'try new fun things'

With the coronavirus pandemic leaving many of us stuck at home for weeks on end, boredom seems inevitable.




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Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project doc dubbed 'garish and gross' in scathing review

Reviews are just starting to trickle in for Kim Kardashian's new crime documentary and the first panned the reality star's attempts to pivot her image, calling the work 'garish and gross.' 




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Kim Kardashian shares another snap of her revealing yellow bathing suit

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star previously debuted the suit on Monday, shortly after fans pointed out another extensively Photoshopped picture.