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Stray dogs eating bats may have started Covid-19 pandemic, study suggests

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Burger King adverts for 'plant-based' Whopper banned as it's cooked on grill with meat products

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) found the fast food giant had also failed to make it immediately clear its new product was dressed with an egg-based mayonnaise.




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Husband uses bucket truck to see wife at US nursing home after being separated by coronavirus

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Piers Morgan slams minister Helen Whately for 'laughing' in heated debate about care home death toll

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Global coronavirus cases pass 2 million as death toll hits 128,000

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Nurse who treated Boris Johnson 'thought he'd done something wrong' when he was urgently called back to work

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Matt Hancock faces criticism over new 'badge of honour' for social care staff

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Families 'afraid to let children back into classroom' as Denmark lets some return to school after coronavirus lockdown




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Pregnant NHS nurse dies after testing positive for coronavirus but baby saved

A 28-year-old pregnant nurse has died after testing positive for coronavirus.




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Covid-19 pandemic delays plastic straw and cotton bud ban by six months

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Banksy creates new work in his bathroom while under coronavirus lockdown

Banksy has revealed his latest work - a series of rats causing mayhem in his bathroom - during the coronavirus lockdown.




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The Londoner: MPs battle for the throne in political game of chairs

In today's Diary: Battle stations in contest for Liaison Select Committee chair / Jeffrey Archer asks a lot of a translator / Alluring Anthony Fauci / Angela Rayner's on point backdrop




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Donald Trump says US will be 'comeback kids' as he insists coronavirus has reached its peak

The President said the White House was now "in a strong position to finalise guidelines for states reopening".




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Free our children! Barcelona mayor's tirade at Spain's coronavirus rules

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London opera singer performs from her balcony to lift spirits of neighbours in lockdown

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More than £120,000 raised for family and newborn baby of pregnant nurse who died from Covid-19

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Frontline coronavirus nurse demands bag back after being mugged on her way home

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Meghan Markle shows off growing baby bump on solo visit to Royal Variety nursing home

The Duchess of Sussex brought Christmas cheer to retired artists and entertainers as she visited the Royal Variety Charity's residential nursing and care home.




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Footage of Westminster Bridge during Clap for our Carers applause prompts backlash over lack of social distancing

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Food For London Now: Duchess of Sussex backs Evening Standard appeal to help feed the hungry

Meghan says spirit of Grenfell lives on in video call to women she helped at kitchen You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Man charged with murder after woman killed in Barnet crash




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Global deaths from Covid-19 hit 150,000 as UK ramps up efforts to find coronavirus vaccine

The number of deaths linked to coronavirus across the world has hit 150,000, with the UK reporting 14,576 in hospitals alone.




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Covid-19 cases to be tracked by ethnicity amid disproportionately high number of BAME deaths

The Government is to launch a review into why people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus.




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Girl, eight, bakes hundreds of scones to cheer up vulnerable neighbours during Covid-19 lockdown

A primary school girl, who discovered a passion for baking during the coronavirus lockdown, has made hundreds of scones to cheer up the elderly and vulnerable.




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Boris Johnson has been 'at helm of Covid-19 response since outbreak began': Downing Street hits back at Sunday Times report

Downing Street has fiercely rebuffed newspaper reports that Boris Johnson failed to act in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak.




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One World Together at Home: Little Mix and Tom Jones among stars paying tribute to NHS in global online concert

Little Mix, Michael Buble and Sir Elton John were among the stars playing tribute to the NHS in a special online concert.




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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Covid-19 hospital deaths pass 16,000 as Downing Street hits back at criticism of pandemic response

The Government is facing a mounting backlash over its response to the coronavirus pandemic while the death toll of Covid-19 in UK hospitals has passed 16,000.




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The Londoner: Fashionista rules for all you bananas in pyjamas

In today's Diary: pyjama sales spike / Lawyer's daughter takes over firm's Instagram / Former top civil servant on accidentally causing a conspiracy theory / David Lammy grows tadpoles




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Metro Bank agrees to pay customers back £10million in overdraft fees




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Prince Philip hails everyone from healthcare workers to rubbish collectors as they help nation battle coronavirus

The Duke of Edinburgh's tribute about the 'vital and urgent work being done by so many' is his first major statement since his retirement in 2017




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Prince Harry warned Meghan's father Thomas that speaking to press would 'backfire', court documents show




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Richard Branson warns Virgin Atlantic will collapse without Government support as he defends himself over bailout backlash

Billionaire Sir Richard Branson today warned Virgin Atlantic will need financial aid from the Government in order to survive the coronavirus crisis as he defended himself amid backlash over a bailout request.




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Sales of baking goods and alcohol soar amid coronavirus lockdown as beauty products and flowers fall out of favour

Sales of baking ingredients, frozen vegetables and alcohol are rising amid the coronavirus lockdown, while fewer people are buying beauty products and flowers, new analysis shows.




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'World's loneliest dolphin' dies after two years living in abandoned Japanese aquarium

A dolphin named Honey has died while living alone in a tank at an abandoned Japanese aquarium, according to advocacy organisation Dolphin Project.




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'Massive fireballs' seen for miles in Kent as chickens killed by explosion on farm

"Massive fireballs" and "huge explosions" have been seen near Maidstone in Kent as firefighters responded to an explosion on a farm.




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Boris Johnson's fiancee Carrie Symonds calls for live animal meat markets to be banned to prevent another Covid-19-like pandemic

Carrie Symonds has signed a petition calling for a worldwide ban on live animal meat markets after coronavirus is thought to have emerged at a "wet market" in Wuhan, China.




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Father and daughter create eye-catching balloon sculptures in show of support for NHS during Covid-19 pandemic

They want to 'bring a bit of colour' into people's lives amid the nationwide lockdown with balloon artwork




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Alleged road rage killer Robert Barrow in court after woman run over in A406 crash row

An Essex man has appeared in court accused of fatally running over a woman after a row about a minor collision.




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Delivery of 84 tonnes of vital PPE for NHS staff battling coronavirus crisis delayed

The CEO of the NHS Confederation said the supply could have been enough to 'avert an absolute crisis'




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British energy startup launches campaign supplying power banks to frontline workers fighting coronavirus

"Our premise has always been to change an industry which is traditionally quite bad, and become sustainable"




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Top civil servant back tracks on claim UK not joining EU ventilator scheme was 'political decision'

The Foreign Office's top civil servant has backtracked after saying ministers took a "political decision" not to take part in an EU scheme to get vital coronavirus equipment.




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Parents' joy as three-week-old baby recovers from coronavirus

A three-week-old girl has recovered from coronavirus to the delight of her parents.




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Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey warns against early easing of coronavirus lockdown

The economy would be hit by a premature end to the lockdown which would also "damage people's confidence very severely", Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned.




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Donald Trump's US immigration ban to last 60 days and targets those seeking permanent residency

Donald Trump has said his new US immigration ban would last for 60 days and apply to those seeking "green cards" for permanent residency.




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UK coronavirus LIVE: Vaccine development to be 'backed to the hilt' as hospital deaths top 17,000

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Adverts for IV drips claiming to treat Covid-19 banned by watchdog

Adverts promoting IV drips that claimed to boost patients' immunity to Covid-19 have been banned by the advertising watchdog.




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Germans use fishing rods to lift baguettes over the French border amid coronavirus lockdown

Residents of a German town have been using a fishing rod to lift French baguettes over the border amid the coronavirus lockdown.




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2019 was hottest year on record for Europe as clear global warming trend continues, report shows

2019 was the hottest year on record for Europe as global warming trends continue, major analysis has shown.




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Chatham Dockside: Man arrested after 'gunshots' fired from flat balcony in Kent

A man in his 30s has been arrested in Chatham following reports of gunshots being fired from the balcony of an apartment block.




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UK ban for London Jihadi who fled to Syria

An Islamic State fighter from London who has been arrested in Spain after escaping from Syria has been stripped of his British citizenship to prevent him returning to this country.