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The X Factor won't return in 2020 as Simon Cowell decides to 'rest show for a year'

The X Factor is contracted for one more series, but head boss Simon feels it's the 'right time' to put the show on a one-year break, so future series can benefit. 




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Megan McKenna takes no chances with the coronavirus as she returns to London in a mask

She stormed to victory on X Factor: Celebrity last year, landing a record deal with Simon Cowell and heading stateside to record new music with him.




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Stars In Their Eyes to 'RETURN to TV screens with revamped celebrity judging panel'

ITV are said to be hoping the popular nineties talent series, which saw the public impersonate showbiz stars, will provide a ratings battle with Strictly Come Dancing.




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Britain's Got Talent returns to fire up your Saturday night

Britain's Got Talent is set to return, having filmed auditions before the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Simon Cowell explains why the series has to be about escapism more now than ever.




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Sharon Osbourne launches into bizarre rant about Simon Cowell

The TV personality, 67, previously claimed that the music mogul refused to have her back as a judge on The X Factor because she was 'too old'.




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Amanda Holden admits she hopes Simon Cowell's weight loss will help him return to Mr Nasty

The music and TV mogul lost the impressive amount of weight after adopting a healthier vegan lifestyle last year, and Amanda is hoping for other big changes in her pal too.   




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'It's all about Eric and what he would like': Britain's Got Talent RETURNS to TV screens

Britain's Got Talent will return to our TV screens on Saturday along bringing a new batch of contestants hoping to wow the judges with their skills.




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Alesha Dixon shares why the return of Britain's Got Talent has come at the right time

Britain's Got Talent will return to our TV screens on Saturday night for its highly anticipated 14 series.




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Sharon Osbourne, 67, says there's 'nothing wrong' with getting plastic surgery

The former X Factor judge, 67, recently underwent a 'painful' fourth facelift and has had several procedures over the past 20 years.




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BGT's Simon Cowell pushes his golden buzzer for Fayth Ifil, 12, after she wows with Tina Turner song

Simon Cowell gave 12-year-old Fayth Ifil a clear run to the semi-finals after awarding her with his golden buzzer during Saturday's episode of Britain's Got Talent.




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Therapists for the 1% say they're seeing a boom in business from clients worried about finding the perfect Hamptons vacation rental and learning to cook for the first time

Therapists for the 1% are seeing a surge in business during the pandemic, Mark Ellwood reported for Bloomberg.Some of their wealthy clients are worried about finding the perfect Hamptons vacation rental.Others are anxious about not being able to see their personal trainers five days a week and gaining weight during quarantine.Meanwhile, more than 30 million people lost their jobs during the pandemic, many of whom are low earners struggling to pay rent.The coronavirus outbreak is shining a light on the disparities between the rich and poor in the US.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Therapists that cater to the 1% are seeing a surge in business during the coronavirus outbreak, Mark Ellwood reported for Bloomberg.While many people are experiencing heightened anxiety because




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American billionaire hedge-fund manager Julian Robertson took $800,000 in COVID-19 aid from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at his luxury resorts

Hedge-fund billionaire Julian Robertson received a total of $1.2 million NZ ($800,000 USD) from the New Zealand government to pay employees at his luxury resorts.Not unlike the Paycheck Protection Program that helps American businesses affected by the coronavirus crisis, New Zealand's wage subsidy has been hit by allegations of fraud and favoring large businesses. Robertson has amassed a $4.4 billion fortune running hedge fund Tiger Management.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.A billionaire former hedge-fund manager took hundreds of thousands of dollars from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at the luxury resorts he owns there, data from New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development shows.Julian Robertson's luxury resorts and golf courses received more than $1.2 million




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A popular OnlyFans creator is receiving backlash after saying that she's lost subscribers amid the economic downturn and can't pay her rent

An influencer and OnlyFans creator, known as Billie Beever to her fans, posted an emotional TikTok video last week.In the video, she said she could no longer pay her bills after losing subscribers amid the pandemic and economic downturn."I've got nothing else going for me," the creator said in the clip, which has racked up 15,000 views. Since posting the video, she has received intense backlash from online trolls who have told her to get "a real job."The content creator, and several online supporters, have pushed back against her critics, saying that sex work is, indeed, real work — requiring planning, marketing, and physical labor. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Billie Beever, an influencer in Australia who has monetized her online presence by posting adult content on OnlyFans,




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Torrential downpours on way for southern Britain TODAY

Yet another band of rain is set to move in across southern parts of England into the east coast today as torrential downpours travel from the continent. This follows flash flooding in Edinburgh yesterday.




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Britain on the BOIL: Commuters face muggy slog to work as Saharan Bubble turns up the heat on UK

The Saharan Bubble that has scorched continental Europe in recent days is finally starting to yield some UK sunshine with temperature highs of 75F (24C) in Boscombe near Bournemouth today.




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UK weather: Hay fever warning as Britain is set for sun

The heat and humidity from the weekend will be a distance memory today, Scotland and Ireland will be cloudy with parts of rain today, while south east England and London will have a sunny start.




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UK weather: Warnings of heavy rain and gales set to wash out this weekend

The Met Office expects this week to remain 'unsettled and changeable', with low pressure coming in from the Atlantic set to leave this weekend wet and miserable.




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Lightning strikes in northern England as a month's worth of rain falls overnight

Forecaster have warned heavy rainfall could cause train delays and difficult driving conditions following an uncharacteristically scorching Bank Holiday Monday.




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Britain faces fresh SNOW and ice warning tonight and tomorrow

Storm Ciara has moved eastwards from the UK, but it will leave mass white-outs in its wake up and down the country as the Met Office issued fresh snow warnings for today.




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The Tempo Studio turns your living room into a full-on fitness center — and it satisfies exactly what I've missed about going to my local gym

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more.The Tempo Studio is a comprehensive at-home fitness solution with quality equipment and effective streamable workouts.The cabinet features gym-grade weight plates, stainless steel barbell and dumbbells, and a huge 42-inch color touchscreen that shows each workout and helps correct your form and technique. During my two-week testing period, the Tempo experience far exceeded my expectations and satisfied so much of what I've missed about going to my local fitness center. It even had me questioning whether I'd ever need to pay the dues to visit a physical gym if I owned a unit of my own. Though it's expensive at $1,995 for the machine (plus $39 a month for access to the workout classes), the cost is comparable




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Automotive Ethernet 1000Base-T1 TC9 measurement using VNA




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CHRIS MEARS: I'm training hard for the Commonwealth Games, but you only turn 21 once!

I’ve grown up learning about the right stuff to eat. The good stuff. Two pool sessions a day, weights and land training means that I know exactly how many calories I need to eat to keep on top of my game.




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Katarina Johnson-Thompson ready to chase gold medals after returning to training  

British heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is back in training after recovering from the freak foot injury which saw her miss this summer's Commonwealth Games.




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Max Whitlock: World Championships was the steepest learning curve of my career but I'm ready for 2015

With silver at the 2014 World Championships, two medals in the European Championships and my five medals in the Commonwealth Games, what more could I ask for?




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Jessica Ennis-Hill returns to heptathlon action in style to sit well placed in Gotzis 

Jessica Ennis-Hill made an impressive return to heptathlon action on Saturday to lie third overall after four events at the Hypo-Meeting in Austria. It is the first time she has competed since 2012.




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Gynaecologist quizzed by Ukrainian police 'after woman sees her intimate examination on a porn site'

Police have questioned a 'respected' Ukrainian gynaecologist, Dr Vyacheslav Tripolko, after an unnamed woman saw herself on an adult site undergoing an ultrasound investigation.




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Devin Nunes talked with Rudy Giuliani and Lev Parnas during scheme to remove Ukraine ambassador

Rep. Devin Nunes was in touch with Rudy Giuliani and his indicted associate Lev Parnas as they schemed to get the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine removed.




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Marathon impeachment hearing ends abruptly, vote scheduled for Friday morning

The House Judiciary Committee's second consecutive day of impeachment hearings abruptly ended Thursday night and will resume 10am Friday morning.




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Nancy Pelosi says 'rogue' attorney general Bill Barr warrants a special prosecutor

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says AG Bill Barr is 'implicated' in testimony by Lev Parnas about the Ukraine affair, but that Barr wouldn't appoint a special prosecutor.




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Text messages shows Lev Parnas' extensive communications with Devin Nunes aide about Ukraine 

House Democrats released the messages in a document dump on Friday, showing Parnas texting with Derek Harvey, a top Nunes aide.




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Girl, 16, suffers horrific burns to her face after her father sets her on fire in Ukraine 

Anna Krytska, 16, grabbed her father's arm after he came home drunk and tried to hit his wife Natalia, and shouted at him: 'You are not going to hurt her anymore!'




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Democrats issue dramatic last-minute warning they could try to REMOVE Trump lawyer from trial team

House impeachment managers wrote White House counsel Cipollone just hours before Trump's trial was set to begin to tell him he may be a 'material witness' to the trial.




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Family of Welsh journalist blast new movie 'Mr Jones' for showing him resorting to CANNIBALISM

The film 'Mr Jones' which is due to be released on February 7 shows Jones - played by James Norton - eating the remains of a young boy. But Jones's great-nephew said this is completely false.




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Donald Trump's defense attorney Alan Dershowitz scrambles his own defense quid pro quo argument

Donald Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz was under fire for saying if the president does things that will help him get elected 'in the public interest' it isn't impeachable.




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Republican senators demand Secret Service turn over records of Hunter Biden's international travel

Sens. Charles Grassley and Ron Johnston released a letter to the Secret Service seeking information on Hunter Biden after the Senate acquitted Trump of abuse of power.




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Ex-Ukraine forward Andriy Shevchenko compares coronavirus pandemic to Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko has compared the coronavirus pandemic to the Chernobyl disaster which occurred in his homeland of Ukraine in 1986. 




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Firefighters battle huge forest blaze near Chernobyl nuclear plant

Ukraine's emergency services ministry scrambled 130 firefighters and two planes to tackle the blaze which ignited yesterday.




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Raging forest infernos in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone are now 'close' to exploded nuclear reactor

Wildfires burning through radioactive forests in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine are getting ever closer to the exploded nuclear reactor (pictured, forest fires in the famed Exclusion Zone).




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Neil Warnock handed over texts and emails about Emiliano Sala before resigning as Cardiff boss

Neil Warnock was asked by Cardiff City to hand over texts and emails relating to tragic Emiliano Sala just days before he resigned as the club's manager.




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Sergio Parisse hands over to Italy's young brigade as No 8 heads for international retirement

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: When Italy kick off their Six Nations campaign against Wales, Sergio Parisse will be miles from Cardiff in the Maldives enjoying a hard-earned holiday.




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Wales keen to harness 'hostile' Cardiff atmosphere against France, says Jake Ball

Les Bleus are unbeaten in the tournament so far after wins against England and Italy at home but Wales lock Jake Ball has warned they are ready to make the most of a 'hostile' atmosphere in Cardiff.




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Reborn England star Kyle Sinckler keeps his head in a chaotic win as Wales feel the squeeze

All around him, others were losing their heads, but this time Kyle Sinckler did not. The pantomime villain of last year's England defeat in Cardiff proved on Saturday how much he has changed.




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Tragedy as former Cardiff star and ex-England U21 international Peter Whittingham dies aged 35

The former England Under 21 international had been on a life support machine in hospital for the past 12 days but his pregnant wife Amanda was at his bedside when it was turned off on Thursday.




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COVID-19 will change how companies report earnings – these are the top 20 things execs need to keep in mind

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued an advisory on the factors that companies should keep in mind while reporting earnings for FY 2019-20.The advisory covers 20 key items spread across five categories.Given that this is an advisory, the nature and extent of items to be considered will differ between companies.The COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on all aspects of the economy, be it earnings, supply chains, operational efficiencies and the stock markets.Since the financial year ends on March 31, 2020 in India, it falls amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This will have an impact on the way companies report their earnings for the financial year 2019-20. To deal with the accounting issues caused due to the volatility, financial uncertainty and fluctuating valuations,




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Blackburn Rovers sign Adam Armstrong on a permanent deal from Newcastle

Adam Armstrong has completed a permanent move to Blackburn from Newcastle. The 21-year-old enjoyed a fine spell at Ewood Park on loan last season scoring nine goals.




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Jack Rodwell in talks with Blackburn over free transfer

Jack Rodwell's contract at Sunderland, which would have dropped from £73,000-a-week to £44,000 this season, was cancelled in June.




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'It's an ambitious club and a great fit!' Jack Rodwell joins Blackburn Rovers on a season-long deal

Rodwell has joined Blackburn Rovers on a deal until the end of the season. The 27-year-old was a free agent after his Sunderland contract was cancelled.




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Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray asks Jack Rodwell to be more 'robust'

Rodwell, who played his last game for Sunderland ten months ago, has signed a deal with The Championship club until the end of the season in a bid to get his career back on track.




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Jack Rodwell told to sit back under Tony Mowbray at Blackburn

Sunderland outcast Jack Rodwell is ready to be reinvented at Blackburn Rovers so he can get back to his early success when he won three England caps and a Premier League title.




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Nottingham Forest striker Ben Brereton agrees to join Blackburn Rovers

Nottingham Forest striker Ben Brereton has agreed personal terms with Blackburn Rovers ahead of a proposed £6million transfer, Sportsmail understands.