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Florida releases batch of killer mosquitoes to fight Zika

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District released 20,000 male mosquitoes infected by the Kentucky-based company MosquitoMate with naturally occurring Wolbachia bacteria.




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Nations League final venue battle between Italy, Poland and Portugal

European football's governing body announced the three countries had all 'expressed interest' in staging June 2019's semi-finals and final of the inaugural competition.




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Michelle Mone likens being overweight to self-abuse and says past weight battle left her depressed

The entrepreneur, 48, likened being overweight to self-abuse as she revealed her past battle with her size left her with depression.




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Man City 'ready to rival Manchester United' in battle for Jude Bellingham

Manchester United have been joined in the race for Birmingham City starlet Jude Bellingham's signature by rivals Manchester City.




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North Korea 'executes official for public bath visit while in quarantine'

The official had been placed in isolation after travelling to China with Kim Jong-un (pictured) imposing military law to enforce the lockdown, South Korean media said.




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JACK DOYLE: Civil war could destroy Corbyn as Labour's Brexit battle is just beginning 

JACK DOYLE: While the Tories realise that if they fail to deliver Brexit, they will be electorally dead, Labour is convinced that it must champion Remain voters to survive.




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QUENTIN LETTS: Nastiness of presidential debate made me gasp

I have covered the past five British general elections, writes QUENTON LETTS, but Trump and Clinton have shown me that American elections make a British visitor feel very alien.




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Trump lauds Rod Rosenstein for combating MS-13

President Donald Trump lauded his deputy attorney general on Wednesday for combating a violent gang of criminal immigrants.




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RICHARD KAY sees Prince William picking up the baton of environmental campaigning

RICHARD KAY: Exactly 20 years ago, Prince Charles was refining plans for Poundbury, his experimental new town in Dorset.




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Dancing On Ice: Paralympian Libby Clegg's mental health battle

The Dancing On Ice star, 29, broke down in tears during Sunday's show as she recalled her mental health battle in the wake of the 2016 Rio Paralympics.




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World's coldest city hits temperature of 89F - sending locals to sunbathe on a GLACIER 

Yakutsk, built on permafrost in eastern Russia and with winter temperatures nudging minus -76F, was also hotter than Yemen on the Arabian peninsula.




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Benidorm says British holidaymakers won't have to sunbathe inside plexiglass booths

Clear plexiglass booths similar to office cubicles will not be used on Benidorm's beaches as they would create 'unbearable temperatures,' the resort's mayor has said. It comes as beaches prepare to reopen.




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Three Degrees singer Sheila Ferguson in court battle over garage storage Bray Berkshire

Sheila Ferguson (pictured) is battling a property development she claims threatens to destroy her priceless collection of musical memorabilia, contained in garages near her former Thames home.




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How to defy Second Son Syndrome: The aristocrats embattled Princes Andrew and Harry could learn from

Both' party princes', Andrew and Harry have at times been lambasted for tarnishing the Royal Family's reputation - but other aristocratic second sons have not suffered the same fate.




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Prince Charles, 71, is seen up and about despite battling coronavirus as he joins applause for NHS

The Prince of Wales was seen applauding the nation's health workers by the window of Birkhall House at the Balmoral estate where he is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.




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India Hicks reveals how Louis Mountbatten felt about giving up his princely German title

The granddaughter of the late Lord Mountbatten has revealed how he gave up his German title of 'Prince Louis of Battenberg' when relations were at their worst with the country, during World War I. 




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Prince George will 'show Princess Charlotte the ropes' when she joins him at St Thomas's Battersea

Prince George will help his younger sister Princess Charlotte settle into life at his prestigious £18,000-a-year school when she joins him next month, a royal expert has claimed.




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Prince George, six, and Princess Charlotte, four, return to Thomas's Battersea

Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined other primary school pupils returning to £18,915-a-year Thomas's Battersea, London, for the start of Lent term this morning.




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Married At First Sight's Aleks Markovic poses NAKED in a bubble bath

She confirmed her split from Ivan Sarakula last week, telling fans the couple are 'better off as friends'. 




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Adorable moment an endangered numbat peeks his head out of a log and yawns

Wildlife photographer Mark Jackman travelled to Boyagin Nature Reserve, 130km south-east of Perth, hoping to catch sight of a yawning numbat.




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Tony Abbott praised for battling bushfires again as people call for Scott Morrison to be sacked

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been spotted in his firefighting gear battling blazes south of Sydney for the second time this week, as Scott Morrison faces criticism for his family holiday.




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Driver stuck on a level crossing battles to get his truck free as good Samaritans rush to help

CCTV footage captured the moment the passenger train struck the vehicle in Nakhon Pathom, central Thailand, on Wednesday night. The locomotive did not appear to slow down after the impact.




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Lewis Hamilton admits he has been 'battling demons' this season

A triumphant Lewis Hamilton celebrated his sixth Formula One world championship with family and friends in New York - after admitting he clinched his latest title while 'battling demons.'




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Pope Francis considers introducing new 'ecological sin' in bid to battle climate change 

Speaking in Rome on Friday, Pope Francis said it's 'a duty' to introduce 'the sin against ecology' to the Catholic Church's teachings as a way to protect 'our common home'.




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Pope Francis declines to approve ordaining married men as priests following controversial debate

In an eagerly-awaited document, Francis did not even refer to recommendations by Amazonian bishops to consider the ordination of married men and women deacons.




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Walmart backs 'debating' assault weapons ban, reveals it sells 20 percent of ammo

Walmart said Thursday in a quarterly earnings report that it would support a conversation around an assault weapons ban, even though the company no longer sells that category of firearm.




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Florida man, 55, is arrested at Walmart after drinking $7 wine in bathroom

Cops claim Ty Kelley, 55, stuffed the bottle of $6.98 Barefoot brand Riesling down the front of his pants while he was inside a franchise in Pinelas Park on Wednesday.




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Tipsy Walmart shopper stole a store mobility scooter and drove it a mile until battery ran out

John Davis (left), 59, was arrested for allegedly stealing a scooter (right, file image) from Walmart and driving it about a mile away until the batter ran out. He was jailed on a grand theft charge.




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Iowa man, 65, arrested for 'following a woman around Walmart while masturbating'

Gary Sheriff, 65, was charged with indecent exposure over the shocking act, which took place in a Walmart supercenter in Marion on Saturday.




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Man is shot and killed by cops in California Walmart after swinging baseball bat at officers

Officers from the San Leandro PD responded to a disturbance at Walmart on Hesperian Boulevard at 3pm yesterday afternoon to tentative accounts of a man attempting to rob the store.




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California police spark outrage after shooting and killing bat-wielding man

A civil rights lawyer has identified the black man who was shot and killed at a San Leandro, California, Walmart on Saturday after swinging a bat as Steve Taylor, 33, a father-of-three.




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Baby-on-board badge- when is too early? Mum-to-be sparks lively debate

A mother-to-be from London has sparked a lively debate on Mumsnet after asking whether it is too early to wear Transport For London's 'baby on board' badge at six weeks pregnant.




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Transport for London unveils 'enhanced cleaning regime' to combat coronavirus

TfL has implemented the stringent cleaning measures across the Underground and bus network in the Capital in a bid to cope with the increasing threat posed by coronavirus.




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Clinton and Trump in deadlock in three battlegrounds including Ohio

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in deadlock over America's swing states, with polls showing hairs-breadth gaps between the bitter rivals weeks before the presidential election.




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US election poll sees Hillary Clinton hold 6-point lead on Trump before final presidential debate

The Democrat captures a 46 per cent share of the vote, while Trump slips a point to 40, according to a weekly NBC News/Survey Monkey poll.




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Final showdown: Trump brings Benghazi widows and promises to expose the Clintons’ ‘sordid past’ at final debate – as Bill’s ‘secret love child’ turns up in Vegas to file paternity suit

Trump unveiled a scorched earth attack on the Clintons ahead of the debate, taking mourning Benghazi relatives as his guests as a man who claims to be Bill Clinton's son turned up in Vegas.




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CNN and CBS polls name Clinton the winner of final presidential debate showdown in Vegas but Trump claims victory in Fox survey

The results of Wednesday's presidential debate began to trickle in in the early hours of Thursday morning, with neither candidate the clear winner thanks to contrasting polls.




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Trump declares himself debate winner with 3 a.m. tweet

Donald Trump declared himself the debate winner, dashing off a 3 a.m. tweet as his campaign plane touched down in the swing state of Ohio after last night's Las Vegas throwdown.




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Hillary beat Trump by 10 points in final debate say voters in battleground states

Voters in 13 battleground states say Donald Trump won Wednesday night's final presidential debate. Voters said Clinton won by 49 to 39 per cent, according to the CBS survey.




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US election polls show Clinton and Trump in dead heat in battleground New Hampshire

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are neck and neck in the battleground states of New Hampshire, two separate polls showed Thursday. The Republican has sliced into his rival's vote share.




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Former Liverpool and Ireland striker Michael Robinson dies after long battle against cancer

The former Republic of Ireland international, who became a famous football pundit in Spain, revealed he had metastatic cancer in December 2018 but has now tragically lost his battle.




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Sue from Leeds whose election debate question brought down Prince Andrew is an ardent monarchist

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Hepworth has claimed she put the question - 'Is the monarchy fit for purpose?' - forward to be used by host Julie Etchingham as she grilled Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson.




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Marks & Spencer poaches Tesco executive Richard Price to head up its embattled clothing division

Sales at the UK retail giant's clothing and homeware section slumped by over 5 per cent in the past six months, prompting a shake-up at the top of the management.




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Woman redecorating her house got a £3.50 baby bathrobe for her dog

Christina Thygesen, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire told how she bought a £3.50 baby bathrobe from Tesco for her pooch in a bid to stop him rubbing his wet fur against her newly painted walls.




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Brown rat takes on magpie in daylight battle before it is chased off by its sharp-beaked foe 

The chase was filmed by magician Shaun Ames, 37, as he took his daily walk past Marble Arch, outside Hyde Park. It is thought the animals may have been fighting in order to protect their young.




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Dynamo is seen for the first time since battling 'severe' symptoms of coronavirus

Dynamo looked fit and healthy as he was seen for the first time on Thursday after battling coronavirus.




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Poppy Delevingne joins Mary Charteris at Giambattista Valli PFW show

Poppy Delevingne turned out in style for the Giambattista Valli presentation during Paris Fashion Week as she joined friend and socialite Lady Mary Charteris.




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Team GB's golden couple Laura Trott and Jason Kenny battle out for medals and sponsorhips

Their haul of medals makes them equals on the bike, but off the track it is a different story for British cycling’s golden couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott - at least when it comes to money.




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Cyclist Laura Kenny admits to battling with 'mum guilt' on Instagram

The Essex-born cycling star, 26, a four-time Olympic champion, took to Instagram to ask followers if the 'mum guilt' over leaving her son Albert, nine months, will ever go away.




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Lionel Messi scores 400th La Liga goal and fans insist debate over GOAT is over

Lionel Messi has achieved some incredible things during his playing career. And on Sunday night, he reached another milestone when he bagged his 400th goal for Barcelona in La Liga.