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Five boredom busters to keep elderly people entertained at home

From colouring books to iPads, we've rounded up a selection of products that would make great gifts for anyone stuck at home.




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David Hockney shares exclusive artwork depicting awakening of spring drawn from lockdown in Normandy

David Hockney, a celebrated 82-year-old artist, has unveiled 10 vibrant images created on his iPad during isolation at his Normandy home, capturing the turn of the season in all its glory.




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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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Intensive care nurse had to choose whose hand to hold between two patients dying from coronavirus

Luke Sumner, who works in a Blackpool hospital, explained the moment he was torn between two patients and didn't know which one to sit with as they passed away from coronavirus.




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NHS Heroes: Fighting to Save Our Lives viewers left 'heartbroken' following 'eyeopening' documentary

Viewers were left heartbroken following last night's powerful Channel 4 documentary NHS Heroes: Fighting to Save Our Lives, which showed the realities for NHS staff working on the frontline.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Put on a tin hat - and try our four defensive tips for the trenches 

The UK stock market alone has fallen in value by 30 per cent since the start of the year. But if you hold these trusts for troubled times then things should look better.




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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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Stunned families discover criminal past of their late relatives

The book, which belonged to a Nottinghamshire Police officer, contains mugshots of wanted men and women across the country - including a description with crimes they may have committed.




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Millionaire who lived on takeaways while running his watch business ballooned to 25st

Danny Toffel, 49, from London, revealed that he would eat two steaks for dinner, or two ready meals for two people. He opted for a gastric sleeve to shed the rest of the weight - and is now a healthy 14 stone.




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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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John Boyega drives fans wild by hinting Rey has 'changed' in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

The actor, 27, took to Twitter on Thursday and drove fans wild after he hinted that Rey has 'changed' in Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker.




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Father who runs family business making festive jumpers reveals they start making them in February

Mohammed Rafiq, 58, from Manchester, who is now locally known as 'The King of Christmas,' started the company in 2012, when he saw the trend in Christmas jumpers emerge.




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Cyber Monday eBay deals as the massive sale takes off around Australia

eBay Australia has launched a massive Cyber Monday sale on thousands of products, with prices slashed by up to 70 per cent.




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'One in five' second-hand mobiles on eBay still contain 'highly sensitive' information

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire brought 100 mobile phones listed on eBay and found 19 per cent contained personally identifiable information.




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Family-of-six ditch a third of their belongings to live on a BUS they bought for $13,000 from eBay

Whitney Chardoulias, 29, from Muscatine, Iowa, was inspired to abandon her house-bound life and move her family into a home-on-wheels after browsing through travel Instagram feeds.




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Canvey Island Essex mother given black eye by magic staff she bought son for Christmas

Clarissa Clary, 44, of Canvey Island, Essex, bought the retractable 'magic staff' on eBay for her son 16-year-old Caine, who has special educational needs.




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Savvy homeowner gives her laundry room a 'fabulous' makeover - using buys from eBay and The Range

Sharon Fairfax took to the UK Facebook group We Love Mrs Hinch to share the impressive before and after photos of her laundry room transformation, kitted out with vintage accessories.




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Woman's outdated kitchen was given 'beautiful' modern makeover for £185

Stacey Dolby, from Devon, took to Facebook group DIY On a Budget Official and shared pictures of her mother's impressive kitchen transformation - which cost just £185.




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Disney enthusiast gives her kitchen an incredible Micky Mouse themed makeover

Kelly Jordan, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, posted to Facebook to reveal the finished result of her Disney-inspired makeover, which took a 'couple of months' to complete.




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Contraceptive pills are being sold on eBay as women struggle to access family planning services

Sellers across Europe are advertising various brands of the birth control pill, emergency contraception, and even an IUD, also known as the coil, which is typically inserted by a specially trained doctor.




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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson helps to launch eBay shirts raffle to raise funds for NHS heroes

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Henderson is leading another drive to raise cash for the NHS. He is involved in a proposed joint initiative between eBay and the new Players Together campaign.




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Is it worth it? Should you take out a personal loan with high-tech lender LiveLend

LiveLend has now introduced a new type of loan where borrowers with a less than sparkling credit record start on a higher rate of interest, but benefit from the rate dropping if they clean up their score.




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How to get out of debt in 2019: experts give their tips on how to get yourself out of the red

For some people, it is not just overspending at Christmas that will leave them feeling short and there will be a number of debts that they will be looking to clear.




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My Saga Platinum Card expires on March 28 this year – what are my alternatives?

Saga's popular Platinum Card will be axed at the end of March, it offered plenty of travel benefits for the over-50s. Now it's time is up, what alternatives should you consider if you want to keep travelling?




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Nationwide BS to scrap cashback scheme in April - which alternative banks offer the perk? 

Nationwide is scrapping a scheme allowing credit and debit cardholders to earn cashback on their spending after the building society admitted it wasn't worth the time and resources.




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LiveLend's 'Reward Loan' cuts your rate as you boost your credit score

A personal loan provider is offering customers the chance to lower their APR, if they improve their credit rating while holding the product.




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Family business owner gives staff a bonus after winning a £247,000 Lloyds PPI payout

Mike Weaver, 61, took out several payment protection insurance policies when he set up his radio hiring business in 1991. He recalls being told that he had to buy PPI to get the loans he needed.




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Hundreds of Saga customers receive surprise payout after platinum credit card mishap

Hundreds of customers of Saga have received an unexpected windfall following its admission that it badly handled the axeing of its popular platinum credit card last year.




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From slimming down debts to boosting Isas: Our wealth workout to give your finances real muscle

The average Briton wastes £640 a year on unwanted subscriptions. Nearly 12million of us have less than £100 in savings. Here is our wealth workout to help you reach peak financial fitness.




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UCAS still sending out Future Finance adverts five months after backlash

The charity in charge of dealing with higher education applications is still promoting private loan companies to university students, despite criticism of the practice just five months ago.




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Virgin Money agreed to refund some credit cardholders but wouldn't give me back my £200

A long-standing Virgin credit cardholder has accused Virgin Money of 'purposely misleading people for financial gain' after it refused to refund interest charges he incurred on his account.




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Five credit ratings myths busted: We reveal the true cost of a poor credit score

Paying a £3,000 credit card bill over two years could cost £1,979 more in interest to an appliccant with a bad credit rating, according to data from TotallyMoney and Moneycomms.




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Isle of Wight ferry U-turn on 70p extra cash fee to drive to Ryde Pier

Ferry passengers incur the charge if they want to be dropped off or picked up by car, or park for the ferry at the end of the half-mile pier.




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Five top tips when checking your credit report for the first time

Have you ever checked your credit report?  If the answer is no, the likelihood is: someone else has. We reveal five top tips for those who have never cast an eye on their financial CV.




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Amex launches new credit card with Vitality offering 3% cashback back to stay active

American Express and Vitality have launched a new cashback credit card with a difference. The more exercise you do, the more you earn - up to an eye-catching 3 per cent. But is it any good?




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Five expert tips on how to get out of debt in 2020

If you are someone who is looking to start the new year by paying off more of their debt, This is Money and its personal finance experts are here to help.




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New Visa incentive for shops to give cashback to customers 

Visa's scheme marks the first time all the UK's banks will pay small stores to offer cashback. Beccy Soper (pictured), of Beccy's Greengrocers in Stockbridge, Hampshire, said: 'It's a win-win'.




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Amex credit card customers given more time to spend for bonus points

Newcomers to American Express now have more time to rack up points bonuses for their credit card spending, with the card provider doubling the length of some of its welcome offers.




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The pound's short-lived Boris bounce shows cautious optimism is wiser

For all the confidence-boosting talk of a Boris bounce for the economy, shares, and the property market, it is the pound that tells the real story.




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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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Airlines don't want to give coronavirus refunds, what can we do?

What is galling for me and many of my fellow Britons due to fly, is quite how awkward airlines are being in allowing us to get our money back.




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Tiger King fans claim 'Jeff Lowe is actually Carole Baskin's abusive first husband Michael Murdock'

Fans of Tiger King: Murder Mayhem And Madness have come up with a shock theory that suggests Jeff Lowe is actually Carole Baskin's abusive first husband Michael Murdock.




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Dangerous Lies trailer follows Camila Mendes as a kind caregiver who gets pulled in a web of murder

Camila Mendes plays a kind caregiver who gets much more than she bargained for in the new trailer for Netflix's Dangerous Lies.




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Tiger King: Meet Australia's big cat keepers risking their lives to look after endangered animals

Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness has gone viral in Australia.




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Too Hot To Handle EXCLUSIVE: Harry Jowsey takes a swipe at co-star Kelz Dyke after THAT shower scene

Too Hot To Handle's Francesca Farago and Kelechi 'Kelz' Dyke shared the only NUDE scene of Netflix's newest dating series. And Harry Jowsey has revealed how he reacted to the racy tryst.




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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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Netflix's Too Hot To Handle cast who already had their five minutes of fame revealed

The new Netflix smash-hit Too Hot to Handle, which features a number of faces who have already had their brush with some level of fame.




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Chris Hemsworth admits he's struggling to homeschool his hyperactive children  

Even Hollywood's hottest celebrities can't escape the stress that comes with homeschooling their children during the coronavirus pandemic. 




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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings received $38 MILLION in 2019 as company reports spike in subscriptions

Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings saw his pay package increase by 16 per cent to a total of $38 million in 2019, including $37.4 million in options awards, according to a a new SEC filing.




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Too Hot To Handle EXCLUSIVE: Harry Jowsey reveals details behind THAT scandalous oral sex scene

Harry Jowsey certainly wasn't shy on Netflix's dating series, Too Hot To Handle. The model broke many rules forbidding sexual contact, including being fined $6,000 for receiving oral sex