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Food For London Now: Family takes on 813 mile walking challenge equivalent to John O' Groat's to Lands End

The Budd family hopes to raise £20,000 for charities including The Felix Project You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Food For London Now faces: 'The biggest challenge is unlocking more food'

Damien Conrad from The Felix Project shares his story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Stampede for £50,000 bounce back loans to halt bankruptcies during coronavirus crisis

Thousands of firms today rushed to get "bounce back" loans of up to £50,000 to avoid going bust within weeks as the coronavirus crisis wreaked havoc in the economy.




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Half of Brits have come across false or misleading information about Covid-19, Ofcom says

Half of those reading about coronavirus in the UK have come across false or misleading information, a watchdog has warned.




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Furious customers slam Tesco for rolling out half price clothes sale in stores during lockdown

Tesco has been slammed after putting clothing on a half price sale in stores despite lockdown rules banning non-essential shopping.




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Ritz 'sold for half price after £1.3bn offer secretly recorded in family dispute'

London's iconic Ritz hotel was sold for "half the market price" after conversations were secretly recorded by the nephews of the billionaire co-owner and a Saudi investor offering £1.3bn, the High Court has heard.




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Two adorable beluga whales swim 6,000 miles on last leg of journey to world-first sanctuary

They have been living in a temporary facility for the past year to train them to use rocks for exfoliation and fatten them for the cooler temperatures.




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Headteachers warn staff shortages and social distancing challenges will make it hard to reopen schools

Low staff numbers and a lack of PPE are among the challenges facing schools as they draw together plans to reopen.




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Thousands tune in to watch Katherine Jenkins sing wartime favourites in an empty Royal Albert Hall to mark VE Day

Thousands have tuned in to watch Katherine Jenkins' stunning performance in front of an empty Royal Albert Hall as she marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day.




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Fifty Shades of Sligo: Normal People poses a challenge for Irish tourism

The travel industry has sifted through the BBC show’s many sex scenes to showcase shots of Ireland’s landscape

Promoting Ireland as a tourism destination used to be straightforward – just showcase the bucolic landscape and put a slogan on the end – but that was before Normal People turned a chunk of the Atlantic coast into Fifty Shades of Sligo.

The television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel features beautiful shots of Sligo’s beaches and mountains, plus Trinity College Dublin, but there is also sex. Lots of sex.

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University of Washington wins NASA grant to create spacey contest for Artemis Student Challenges

NASA has awarded the University of Washington a $499,864 grant to develop a competition that calls on students to turn a simulated lava tube into a habitat suitable for harboring humans on the moon or Mars. The exploration and habitation skills competition will be funded as part of NASA's Artemis Student Challenges program, which plays off the themes of the Artemis moon program to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. The competition will involve navigating a rover through a facsimile lava tube and surface structures, generating maps, identifying valuable resources and deploying an airtight barrier to seal the… Read More





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VDI in the Age of Covid-19: Remote Work and the Challenge of the Virtualized Client

These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources…




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Coronavirus Update: The U.S. Health Care Industry Is Challenged By The Pandemic

The health care sector has cut 1.4 million jobs in April. And as COVID-19 has consumed health care resources, other essential routine procedures — like screenings for strokes — have gone down.




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Half of the ‘euphoric’ wealth gained in tax cut rally fizzled out in 7 days

Data showed the domestic equity market gave up half the gains that it had amassed.




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The Half-Life effect on PC-VR is the biggest Steam has ever seen

A big jump, but if you were expecting a jolt that would “save” the PC-VR space, well...




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Sir Anthony Hopkins, 82, takes on Drake’s Toosie Slide Challenge

He invited Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger to also take part.




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Silver preps NBA players for challenges ahead

Adam Silver outlined a potentially grim future for the NBA in a call with players, calling the pandemic the "single greatest challenge of all our lives."




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Coronavirus: Half of health workers experiencing increased levels of stress and trauma

Less than a third say government is doing enough to help healthcare workers




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Half of UK workers feeling more stressed or anxious during lockdown, study finds

The poll also found Britons are working 28 hours of overtime per month




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Proposed class-action lawsuit filed against N.S. mass shooter's estate on behalf of families

A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the estate of the perpetrator of Canada’s worst mass shooting, which left 22 people dead in several Nova Scotia communities last month.




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Well-marshalled argument and evidence rather than tub-thumping emotion: Keir Starmer makes his PMQs debut

Political editor Joe Murphy watches the new Labour leader in his first Commons test




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The election day that never was: how red letter day in political calendar was brought to juddering halt by coronavirus

It should have been the first litmus test of Sir Keir Starmer's appeal - as well as a verdict on whether Boris Johnson's general election earthquake in former Red Wall regions translated into long term local success




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Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Most Americans deny Trump virus response is a 'success' — nearly half say Obama would be doing better

The unfavorable comparison between the current president and his predecessor is one of the clearest signs to date of an emerging dynamic that will define the remainder of Trump’s term and the presidential election.





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How Are Neanderthals Different From Homo Sapiens?

Based on fossils and artifacts, archaeologists try to understand the differences between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.




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New regulations to protect killer whales ask fishermen to stop fishing near whales year round

For the second year in a row, the Government of Canada is enacting restrictions to help protect the southern resident killer whale population.



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Icebergs and whales galore! Take a virtual tour of Bonavista Bay

Whale and iceberg season has come early, but the local tourism industry has been forced to press pause.



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SNL returning with original content after coronavirus halted production

'Weekend Update' among segments returning




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Tiger King: Joel McHale responds to 'weird' backlash over Joe Exotic question in Netflix special

Comedian said he got 'such s***' for suggesting tiger trader deserves his prison sentence




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STUDY: US death toll halved had it acted 4 days sooner...




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More Proof Neanderthals Weren't Stupid: They Made Their Own String

We make a big deal about modern humans being smarter than Neanderthals, but, really, are we?




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That Black Stuff on the Road? Technically Not Asphalt

If you think asphalt is what hot tar roads are made of, you'd be wrong. Asphalt is only one ingredient in the recipe that makes up our roads. And it has a very long, very interesting history.




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Nicole Scherzinger takes on TikTok dance challenge - and aces it, naturally

The star gave the Blinding Lights TikTok challenge a go while clad in fluorescent exercise gear




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Julie Hesmondhalgh: I hope I wouldn't be offered role of Hayley Cropper today

Hesmondhalgh said she did a "decent job" of playing Corrie's first trans character - but would not take the part now




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Kim Kardashian-West offers fan chance to have lunch with her as she joins All-In Challenge

Kim Kardashian-West has revealed she is offering a lucky fan the chance to have lunch with her and her famous sisters as part of the All-In Challenge.




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Katherine Jenkins and Beverley Knight to mark VE Day with virtual Royal Albert Hall concert

Katherine Jenkins will sing at an empty Royal Albert Hall tomorrow in a concert being streamed online




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Run 5, Donate 5 challenge: How to get involved in the Run For Heroes to raise money for the NHS

Coronavirus: The Symptoms




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Instagram's Pillow Challenge is here to switch up your lockdown look

No clothes? No worries! Instagram is teaching us how to style our bedding




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

Many insurers either no longer sell travel insurance or have amended existing policies, a Which? report has found




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Met Gala Challenge: Billy Porter is encouraging you to recreate your favourite Met Gala looks in new Instagram challenge

Lockdown is about to get considerably more fash-un




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Colour codes: Instagram's rainbow challenge is daring us to embrace colour, but what do the shades symbolise?

Red and yellow and pink and blue, which one is most you?




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Meet the woman behind the Run For Heroes 5k challenge – that has raised over £5m

'I hoped to raise £5k with Run For Heroes ... now the total is over £5m'




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What is the Shopping Bag Challenge? Instagram's latest trend explained

Have you got bags of style?




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University Challenge quizmaster Brandon Blackwell's exclusive 20-question test

Gone quiz-crazy in lockdown? University Challenge quizmaster Brandon Blackwell shares his top tips for triumph




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Sicily will pay for half of your flights if you visit this autumn

Covid-19 has caused losses of €1 billion in tourism revenue




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Reach for the stars to support midwives in this star jump challenge

Time to get moving again




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What's the 100k in May challenge and how do I sign up?

It's not too late to join




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Tuesday morning news briefing: More than half of adults paid by the state in coronavirus lockdown






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Halima Aden using lockdown to experiment with new hijab styles

Model Halima Aden has been writing thank you notes to keep her spirits up during the coronavirus lockdown.