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Nicole Scherzinger joins Gary Barlow for show-stopping Grease singalong on Instagram

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Nearly half of all UK insurance companies stop selling travel insurance amid coronavirus crisis

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EasyJet launch winter sale early with flights from £29.99

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Sustainable luxury fashion label Mother of Pearl creates first high street collection with John Lewis

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Karlie Kloss, Usain Bolt and Eminem have all donated items to this raffle for Covid-19

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Princess Charlotte rocks the oversized collar trend in fifth birthday pictures

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Pearl Carr obituary

Singer and entertainer who, in a duo with her husband, Teddy Johnson, transformed the UK’s Eurovision prospects in the 1950s

In 1959 the husband and wife duo of Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson were invited to look at songs with which they could represent the UK in the fourth staging of the Eurovision song contest. These were pleasant ballads that owed nothing to the prevailing climate of rock and roll, and there was a trite but cheerful novelty song, Sing, Little Birdie. The pair saw how they could develop it into a routine with solo lines, immaculate harmonies and sideways glances at each other – and chose it as their UK song for Cannes. They came second, losing to a rendition of Een Beetje by Teddy Scholten for the Netherlands. In the event Sing, Little Birdie topped the charts in the Netherlands, having also made No 12 in the UK.

Carr, who has died aged 98, would like to have been remembered for something more substantial than that song, but it did demonstrate that the UK might actually win Eurovision. Sing Little Birdie’s writers, Stan Butcher and Syd Cordell, submitted Pickin’ Petals for Carr and Johnson as a contender for the UK entry in 1960, but this time Teddy’s younger brother, Bryan, represented the UK with Looking High, High, High – and also came second. The UK eventually won in 1967 with Sandie Shaw’s Puppet on a String.

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Scottish football suspended until June 10 at the earliest due to coronavirus pandemic

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Charlton face EFL investigation into takeover by East Street Investments

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Charlton ignored multiple EFL requests for proof of funds before investigation launched

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits he feared sack during early Anfield years

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Uefa releases almost £60m of Euro 2020 benefit payments early to help clubs

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Charlton urge EFL to take action against ousted chairman Matt Southall if misconduct allegations are proven

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Ray Parlour accuses Arsenal of lacking leadership and leaving Mesut Ozil exposed over pay cut talks

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Chelsea starlet Billy Gilmour reveals how talks with Frank Lampard convinced him to snub loan move

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Chelsea starlet Billy Gilmour reveals sage Frank Lampard advice after 'tough' Premier League debut

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Charlton staff paid for April without funding from majority shareholder Tahnoon Nimer

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Manchester United await FA Youth Cup decision after academy season ended early due to coronavirus

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Who is Orkun Kokcu? The Feyenoord starlet linked with Arsenal and hailed by Jaap Stam

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Tottenham starlet Japhet Tanganga praises Jose Mourinho for improving his versatility with full-back role

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Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius terminates Besiktas loan stay early

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The 2024 election test arrives early for Mike Pence

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How to live longer: Follow this specific diet to lower your risk of early death



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NSW Labor walks out of Parliament during fiery question time debate

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Satellite images question how private dams filled during Murray-Darling pumping embargo

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Police chief refuses to tell Parliament about secret spyware with potential to target Aussie smartphones

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Early scuba diver's diaries provide new historical view of ocean

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Vancouver film company fined nearly $300K in ‘Deadpool 2’ stunt death

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Soft robots can now run like cheetahs and swim like marlins

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Leafs assistant coach Paul McFarland returning to head coaching job in Kingston


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Tony Bellew calls Ant Middleton a 'c***' & nearly punches him in Who Dares Wins

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Deadpool 2 production company fined nearly $290K by B.C. agency after stuntwoman's death

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NIH-funded study links early sleep problems to autism diagnosis among at-risk children

A small study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that sleep problems among children who have a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may further raise the likelihood of an ASD diagnosis, compared to at-risk children who do not have difficulty sleeping. Previous research has shown that young children who have a sibling with ASD are at a higher risk for also being diagnosed with the condition.




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Dearth of medical resources in Africa for COVID-19 reminiscent of early HIV/AIDS pandemic

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The Lancet: New triple antiviral drug combination shows early promise for treating COVID-19 in phase 2 randomized trial

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Stroke evaluations drop by nearly 40% during COVID-19 pandemic

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Joe Biden, nearly invisible during pandemic, has plenty to smile about

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