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David Beckham and Ronaldo among 50 stars teaming up with FIFA to applaud healthcare workers

David Beckham, Harry Kane and Harry Maguire are part of a FIFA campaign showing appreciation for healthcare workers around the world leading the fight against coronavirus.




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'It must be boring to hear I am the REAL Ronaldo': Brazil legend opens up on rivalry with Cristiano

Brazil's Ronaldo won FIFA's World Player of the Year three times before the age of 21 but was eventually surpassed by his Portuguese namesake.




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Diogo Jota scores four goals with HIMSELF in 8-2 FIFA tournament win

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Diogo Jota flexed his gaming muscles on Thursday, showing off his FIFA 20 skills by beating Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi in the ePremier League Invitational.




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Even with Thatcher in No10, the early 80s workplace was full of chauvinism, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: A few years earlier, many professions had been virtually all-male. In the City, women were not allowed on the floor of the Stock Exchange until March 1973.




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Australian family reveal what it's like in 14-day hotel quarantine with a three-month-old baby

Darcy Lord, his wife Ketut and baby Reef returned from Bali on Sunday morning and were escorted directly to Brisbane Airport;s Novotel hotel for their compulsory quarantine period.




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Allison Langdon clashes with mother quarantined in luxury hotel after she complained about fresh air

Sarah Greig and her two sons returned from a trip to Jakarta on Sunday, and were immediately shuttled to the Novotel hotel in Brisbane.




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You can now have ONE KILO brie cheese wheels filled with spaghetti delivered to your front door

Australian restaurant Salt Meats Cheese is now delivering their one kilogram of brie cheese pasta to customers at home in isolation. The meal is priced at $39 and serves two people.




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Hoons breach coronavirus restrictions at car rally, with 58 of them copping fines totalling $73k

Queensland police attended the event in Rochedale, south of Brisbane, on Saturday night and gave out 58 $1,334 fines for failing to comply with COVID-19 sanctions.




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Carjacker on the run after stealing pregnant mother's car and fleeing with son in the backseat 

The mother, 31, was parked at the corner of Brightview Road and Grove Street in Glenore Grove, Queensland, at 6am on Tuesday when the incident happened.




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Queensland childcare centre shut down after being visited by someone infected with coronavirus

Families from the Early Birds Jimboomba Education and Childcare, south of Brisbane have been informed after the patient attended the centre unaware they had the virus.




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Gelato Messina is giving away free cookie pies with Deliveroo orders over $32

Australia's most famous ice cream chain is giving away free chocolate-chip cookie pies with every Deliveroo order over $32 from 5pm on Friday, April 17. And the best part is, you can bake it at home.




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Passenger on a packed Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane was infected with coronavirus

Queensland Health warned other passengers of the diagnosis by text and then a phone call before directing them to self-quarantine in an email on Thursday.




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Amateur cook makes burrito bowls with fried tortilla wraps

Brisbane sales assistant Taylah Jordan discovered how to make edible salad bowls by spraying wraps with cooking oil, layering them over the bottom of a small bowl and cooking in an air fryer for 10 minutes.




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Massive sinkhole opens up in a Melbourne park after the city was lashed with torrential rain

The 12-metre wide and five-metre deep hole on the corner of Childers Street and Park Cresent in Kew, east of of the city, opened up at about 3.15pm on Wednesday.




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Teen mother with 13million TikTok fans is able to support her family by posting dancing videos

A Brisbane-based mother who has 13.1million followers on TikTok claims she can support her young family from the money she earns on the social media app.




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Queensland woman with world's worst Tourettes embraced her condition and fulfilled dreams

Queensland woman Bianca Saez, 27, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when she was just three years old after she began punching and scratching herself and her loved ones.




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Married At First Sight's Mishel Karen goes overboard with airbrushing

Mishel Karen has made no secret of her fondness for Botox - but she is less forthcoming about her habit of airbrushing herself beyond all recognition on Instagram




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Queensland mass killer, 56, could walk free from jail within weeks

Homeless fruit picker Robert Paul Long received a life sentence with a 20-year non-parole period after starting a fire in the Childers Palace Backpackers hostel north of Brisbane in June 2000.




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Nicholas Crilley's housemate Jeromy Lee Harris charged with being an accessory to torture

The housemate of a man who raped, beat and lit a woman on fire over 23 days is behind bars himself accused of being an accessory to torture.




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Two prisoners die at a jail near Brisbane in just 24 hours with one dead in the laundry room 

Two prisoners have died in separate incidents 12 hours apart at Woodford Correctional Centre north of Brisbane.




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EU politicians give withering assessment of Boris Johnson's backstop solution

Boris Johnson already appears to be fighting a losing battle after EU leaders reacted with dismay at his solution to the Irish backstop.




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Brexiteers ask Nigel Farage to make election pact with Boris Johnson

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson are under increasing pressure to form an alliance ahead of the December 12 snap poll to prevent their two parties from splitting the Leave vote in key constituencies.




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Minister's ex-researcher, 27, 'had consensual sex with a teenager in the MP's Westminster office'

Callum Warren, 27, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting the student while she worked as a parliamentary assistant to another Tory MP at Westminster, who cannot be named.




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Tory activist sprayed with perfume, causing acid attack panic

The activist was 'shocked' by the attack outside High Barnet tube station just before 3pm and was treated at the scene before further tests were carried out in hospital.




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Conservatives win Workington with 9.7% swing from Labour

The Conservatives have taken the Workington seat from a Labour in a huge swing, managing to overturn a 3,000 majority to triumph by a stunning 4,000 votes. 




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Lily Allen launches Twitter tirade after Boris Johnson's victory

The Labour supporting popstar, who has been singing the left-wing's praises during the campaign, posted the message alongside a sad face emoji on Instagram.




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Twitter mocks John Bercow as he appears tearful on Sky News

After the exit poll predicted a large Conservative majority taking Westminster, Mr Bercow appeared in the television studio, and viewers said he looked on the verge of tears.




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Lily Allen DELETES Twitter account amid furious backlash after saying Tories won due to UK racism

Social media users savaged the left-winger after she slammed the Tory victory this morning after she said the Tories won the election because racism runs deep in the UK.




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Withdrawal Bill and £33billion for the NHS to be top of Her Majesty's address to parliament 

The Queen's Speech on Thursday, setting out the Government's agenda for the new Parliament, will give legislative force to the policy priorities which secured Mr Johnson's landslide win.




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Conservative Party rolls out 'I got Brexit done' merchandise with tea towels and fridge magnets

Brexiteers across the UK can get their hands on the items for as little as £5. The products have made available on the Tory party's website. The 'I got Brexit Done' mug is pictured.




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US concerns about Huawei 'WILL be raised during Brexit trade talks' with UK

US concerns about the UK's decision to grant Huawei a role in building Britain's 5G network will be raised during Brexit trade talks between the two sides, it has been claimed.




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Coronavirus UK: Nadine Dorries has Twitter spat with MP's wife

Nevena Bridgen (right), whose husband Andrew (left together) is self-isolating, blasted the Mid-Bedfordshire MP, 62, on Twitter, accusing her of not revealing her diagnosis soon enough.




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Manchester United invite Tyson Fury to share his unique life story with the squad

Fury is on top of the world after his seventh round victory over heavyweight rival Wilder on Saturday in Las Vegas, and United are looking to him to provide insight into how to battle back from the brink.




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Two women who stopped making an effort with their looks look a decade younger after makeovers

Passers-by on a UK high street were asked to guess two women's ages for the Channel 5 show, and they thought mother-of-two Julie, 51, was 60, and former police officer Amanda, 41, was 46.




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Dan Peterson dies years after his heart-warming friendship with little girl saved the lonely widower

When Norah Wood, four, saw widower Dan Peterson, 82, alone in a store in Georgia she said 'Hi old person!' Since then the two have developed a life-changing friendship until he died in February .




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Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in their first year are more likely to have anxiety

The scientists - from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne - said babies who struggle to sleep should be monitored for mental health problems in childhood.




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Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in first year are more likely to have childhood anxiety

One in five babies has sleep difficulties in their first 12 months. These are three times as likely to suffer with emotional problems by the age of four, Murdoch Children's Research Institute found.




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Coronavirus pandemic could be like the Great Depression with double-digit unemployment

Digital Finance Analytics principal Martin North said that in a 'worst case' scenario, unemployment could surge to 14 per cent to levels unseen in Australia since the early 1930s Great Depression.




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How to cope with anxiety and stress during coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Sydney psychologist Lorraine Corne specialises in treating anxiety and depression. She says perspective is the greatest antidote to panic and urges people to remember that 'this too shall pass'.




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One million Australians could lose their jobs within a year

More than one million Australians will lose their jobs from the economic crash caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre predicts.




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Alastair Campbell reveals how he copes with pandemic anxiety - which includes playing the bagpipes

Bradford-born former political aide Alastair Campbell, 62, who has struggled with bouts of depression, penned a blog for British GQ outlining 20 tips for staying upbeat during lockdown.




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T.I.'s daughter Deyjah Harris bravely speaks about issues with depression, anxiety and suicide

Harris said that she's carried the difficult feelings into her early adulthood: 'The way that I viewed depression and anxiety at 11 is way more different than I experience it now at 18.'




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Australians struggling with anxiety about coronavirus crisis should be treated with MDMA, MP says 

Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) has urged the Government to create a mental health taskforce for COVID-19.




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Reese Witherspoon divulges details of her postpartum mental health battles

Speaking to Jameela Jamil on her I Weight podcast, the Legally Blonde actress, 44, revealed that her 'anxiety manifests as depression' and after giving birth to her three children




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Timid children become introverted adults with fewer friends

A reserved temperament during the first year of life can have lasting effects into adulthood, according to neuroscientists, including internalising mental health issues at the age of 26.




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The jobs surviving the coronavirus crisis with unemployment tipped to double by June to 10 per cent

Teachers, nurses, doctors, garbage collectors and supermarket shop assistants are the Australians least likely to lose their jobs as coronavirus causes unemployment to double.




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Australian presenter shares how she is coping with being more emotional during isolation

To combat against feeling emotional while in isolation, Australian presenter Emma Vosti, 30, has been focusing her attention on the needs of others.




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Amir Khan's wife Faryal Makhdoom admits she is struggling with postnatal depression during lockdown

The social media star, 28, welcomed son Muhammad with husband Amir Khan nine weeks ago, shortly before the UK went into lockdown. Faryal is also mother to Lamaisah, five, Alayna, 23 months.




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JoJo reveals she was diagnosed with clinical depression a decade ago: 'I didn't feel any shame' 

The Small Things hitmaker admits she didn't feel 'any shame' seeking help for her mental health as there is a 'history of mental health issues in her family'.




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MasterChef's Melissa Leong reveals how she copes with clinical depression after breakdown 

MasterChef Australia: Back To Win judge Melissa Leong has revealed she suffers from clinical depression, and has had a breakdown in the past.