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Coronavirus: Engineers share designs for DIY ventilators

With ventilators in dangerously short supply during the coronavirus pandemic, a number of DIY groups have begun working on open source designs that could be made at home.




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Couples share self-isolation horror stories as they are forced to work from home amid coronavirus

Couples have shared their self-isolation horror stories, as they've been forced to work together from home in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic.




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Google alerts users to call a doctor if they search for medical-related locations for coronavius

Google has added an alert that encourages users to call a doctor when the search for medical locations or search topics about coronavirus in order to help limit the spread of the virus.




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Apple customers spent $1.42 billion in App Store in one week - and record $386 million on January 1

The sales totals come as the Cupertino, Califorina,-based tech giant has shifted its focus more toward services, including Apple Music, as sales for its iconic Iphone have slowed.




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Cartoon Camilla returns! Duchess of Cornwall is back with children's story competition

The Duchess of Cornwall, 72, returned as her cartoon caricature in a clip promoting BBC Radio Two's annual story-writing competition. This year's final will take place at Buckingham Palace.




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Tore Bempasciuto remains locked up in Bali for 'hitting taxi driver'

Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth , allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday.




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David Beckham secretly films wife Victoria achieving the 'perfect' selfie as he watches The Crown

The former footballer, 44, shared the great lengths his wife Victoria, 45, goes to achieve the perfect selfie as he secretly filmed her attempts in a cheeky Instagram clip on Saturday.




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Victoria Beckham pokes fun at husband David for neatly laying his clothes out every night

It seems Victoria Beckham has evened the score between her and husband David, with her latest Instagram post.




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Motorcyclist saves driver's Ipad who was travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel with it on bonnet

The rider had been travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel which has a maximum speed of 80km/h on Monday when he noticed the device sitting on the car's bonnet beside him.




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Rockhampton doctor Stephen Murray walks free after charged with child porn material

Dr Stephen Peter Menzies Murray, 58, and nurse Helen Constant, 43, were sentenced in Rockhampton District Court on Tuesday for the offending which took place in October, 2018.




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Apple prohibits filmmakers from showing villains using iPhones according to director Rian Johnson

According to director Rian Johnson, there's an easy way to tell heroes and villains apart in movies: Look at what kind of phone they're using, as Apple won't allow villains to be filmed with their phones.




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Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's optimistic China is getting coronavirus under control as factories open

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he's 'optimistic' China is getting coronavirus under control and has pointed to the company ramping up iPhone production as proof.




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Prince Harry's ex Cressida Bonas joins Sarah Ferguson's storytime reading The Night Parade

Winchester-born actress and model Cressida Bonas, 31, read The Night Parade by Lily Roscoe from her home, and the video was shared to Sarah Ferguson's YouTube channel.




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Kylie Jenner cradles Stormi (and her iPhone) in unseen delivery room shot

Kylie Jenner is sharing never-before-seen pictures of her two-year-old daughter Stormi.




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It was a brutal week for investors but patience pays (in the end)

What a week. As a money commentator for more than 30 years standing, that was as disheartening as times go. But patient, long-term investing will win through in the end.




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Robust trusts at a knockdown price could give hope to investors 

What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors' hair grey (mine included) - with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable.




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Instagram users are going crazy over Starbucks' tortoise shell cups

Starbucks' tortoise shell cups, pictured, are becoming the must-have accessory for coffee-obsessed taste makers. The 'Mocha Swirl' tumbler is sold out everywhere except for sites like eBay.




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Oscar Wilde historian claims £4.50 photo she got on eBay is unseen snap of youthful author

Karen Ievers, from County Clare, Ireland, spotted the snap on auction site eBay listed as 'photo of a man in a hat with a cane c1860', and was struck by the resemblance to the famed playwright.




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Adidas trainers which collectors queued for three days to buy are being sold for £58,000 on eBay

Only 160 pairs of the Blackburn SPEZIAL trainers were released at a store on Friday, but by Saturday afternoon many were generating bids of thousands of pounds on eBay.




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V&A bids for snippets of fashion history on eBay

The museum's display of work by 1960s fashion designer Mary Quant (pictured) includes more than 200 garments and accessories, including previously unseen items.




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Bone collector, 49, pleads guilty to illegally selling endangered rhino skulls

Michael Tang, from Cardiff, became the subject of a police investigation after listing a monkey skull for sale on online market place eBay, under the name 'Zoskiapare.'




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Collector gets police visit after buying endangered crocodile skull on eBay

Police were called to a man's home in Chippenham, Wiltshire, after finding he had illegally bought a Siamese crocodile skull for £30 on eBay. Police say it was an 'honest mistake'.




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Unbranded smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors sold on eBay are 'putting lives at risk'

The probe by the consumer watchdog found hundreds of examples of unbranded devices (pictured) on the online auction site that failed to detect CO gas or smoke reliably.




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Thrifty first-time-buyer, 30, transforms her Victorian home into a glamourous Insta-worthy pad

Leanne Lim-Walker had never picked up a drill before she started work on the huge DIY project at the property in Norwich, Norfolk. She has now transformed the Victorian property.




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Star Wars actor leaves script for the movie in hotel room that makes it to eBay

The 53-year-old director revealed that the script turned up for sale on eBay, but a Disney employee managed to intervene and bought it off the market.




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John Boyega admits he was the actor who left the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker script in a hotel

The 27-year-old London native made his confession while talking to Michael Strahan on Good Morning America on Wednesday. 'It was me,' said the star, who wore a black and beige sweater.




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Kevin the Carrot merchandise put on eBay for up to £1,000 hours after huge queues at Aldi stores

Shoppers have slammed those selling the toy on eBay, saying those responsible should be put on the 'naughty list'. It comes after chaos at supermarkets across the UK yesterday.




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Sydney man sells storage container of 'rare Sydney bushfire smoke' for $72

A former junior producer for The Kyle and Jackie O Show claims to have sold a container full of 'rare Sydney bushfire smoke' on eBay for $72.




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Coronavirus Australia: Sydney man turns heads by wearing a $300 respirator

A man turned heads in Sydney's CBD by wearing a hi-tech respirator on his face that looks like something out of a science fiction film.




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Savvy homeowner creates clever storage space under her bath

Klara Senkerikova, 38, and her partner Darron, 31, from Hampshire, overhauled their bathroom - and even fitted a handy storage drawer underneath their bath to save space.




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M&S Bank new deal offers £7,500 loan at rate of just 2.8% - but your credit history must be spotless

The rate means someone borrowing £7,500 over 36 months will repay £217.32 a month and end up paying a total of £7,823.52.




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Credit card deals worsen amid regulator clamp down on UK households' spiralling debts 

Periods of free borrowing on best-buy balance transfer cards have shortened by nearly 20 per cent in a year, according to figures compiled by data company Moneyfacts.




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Number of people with problem guarantor loan debt doubles in two years

A record number of people are heading to debt charities with help over guarantor loans - including Emma, pictured, who paid back £23k after borrowing £10k from Amigo Loans.




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RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS:Energy cap kill directory enquiries?

Guess what has experienced inflation ten times higher than house prices, gold, petrol or even a pint of beer in central London? Directory enquiries.




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RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: It's time to maximise our impact as investors

As consumers we endlessly battle to reduce our impact: take the train instead of driving, decline plastic straws, eat free range. As investors we can maximise our impact, using our cash to do good.




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Five tips for investors when a crisis like coronavirus hits

There's nothing to sharpen the investing mind like being down thousands of pounds, but if you had panic sold on Friday you would have missed this week's rebound. So what can investors do?




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Actor Patton Oswalt mocks coronavirus shutdown protesters

Patton Oswalt sneered at coronavirus protesters in a snarky tweet on Saturday, tweeting in part: 'There are people risking viral death by storming state capital buildings & screaming, ''Open Fuddruckers!''




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Oil futures plunge to historic low of -$37 a barrel

US crude oil futures turned negative on Monday for the first time in history, ending the day at a stunning minus $37.63 a barrel as traders sold heavily because of rapidly filling storage space.




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Oil price crashes into negative for the first time in history as demand dries up

The cost to have a barrel of US crude delivered in May fell to minus $37.63 on Monday as demand dried up and storage tanks neared capacity, meaning traders paid to have barrels taken away.




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Weeds creator Jenji Kohan prepping a quarantine anthology series titled Social Distance for Netflix

Jenji Kohan, the creative force behind much-loved shows like Weeds and Orange Is The New Black, is working on a new concept for Netflix which is all about life in its current bizarre circumstance. 




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Director of 'Last Dance' about Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls explains absence of Australian player

The seven-foot-tall centre from Fremantle in Western Australia played for the Chicago Bulls during Michael Jordan's second stint with the team, including his final season in 1997-98.




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Duchess of Rutland moves her clothing store online

The Duchess of Rutland announced yesterday that her namesake store, the Duchess' Gallery, is now available to shop online as she battles to keep Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire, afloat.




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Tihar jail torture: Staff suspended over allegations

Members of staff suspended as Delhi's High Court probes into prisoners allegations that they were mercilessly beaten by staff on 21 November.




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Victory in UP raises hopes of BJP leaders and workers

The BJP swept the polls in UP, pocketing 14 of the 16 mayoral seats as Yogi Adityanath emerged on top in his first major electoral test after taking over as chief minister in March.




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Doctors warn that masks may not protect against toxic air

As the sales of air purifiers and face masks increase by eight to 10 times in a month, and threefold in the last two days, doctors are still in doubt about the effectiveness of the toxic air 'defences'.




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Girl, 6, raped & tortured to death with 24cm wooden stick

A post-mortem report also found bruises on the girl's shoulders and waist, injuries on nose and throat and intestinal bleeding.




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Old torpedoes in new subs for Navy

The Navy faced long delays in the procurement of heavyweight torpedoes for the Scorpenes, which will be known as Kalvari class.




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Modi and the BJP score nailbiting victory in Gujarat

Despite earlier fears about traders supposedly irate over GST, demonetisation and anti-incumbency after 22 years of rule upsetting the BJP applecart in the state, Modi led his party to a nailbiting win.




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Doctors take on Kejriwal over Delhi hospital bed blocking

Last week, the AAP-led Delhi government passed an order to reserve half of the beds available at its GB Pant Hospital for the residents of the national Capital requiring specialised treatments.




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West Bengal Assembly polls: Trinamool Congress heads for landslide victory

Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee said that she will take oath on May 27