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Black and Asian coronavirus patients 'may be at higher risk of more severe illness', experts say

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US death toll overtakes Italy as highest in world while Europe clamps down on Easter travel

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Labour calls for inquiry into high number of BAME NHS staff deaths related to coronavirus

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UK coronavirus death toll could end up being highest in Europe, Sir Jeremy Farrar warns

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UK weather forecast: More sunshine on the way as mercury to hit highs of 23C later this week

Britain is set to enjoy yet more sunshine as the mercury soars to highs of 23C in some areas later this week.




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True UK coronavirus death toll 'far higher' as new figures fuel fear London is being hit even harder

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US records highest daily coronavirus death toll yet as Donald Trump threatens to cut WHO funding

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South Korea sees highest election turnout in almost three decades despite being held amid coronavirus crisis

The ruling Democratic Party and a satellite party it created to win proportional representative seats combined to win 180 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly, election officials on Thursday.




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Death toll among NHS staff is higher than official record of 27, Hancock admits

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Highlands pensioner, 90, raises more than £200,000 with 'mountain climb' on her stairs

A 90-year-old woman has raised more than £200,000 by attempting to climb the height of a mountain on her stairs to garner funds for the NHS.




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Hong Kong police arrest at least 14 high profile activists after mass pro-democracy protests last year

Police in Hong Kong have arrested at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists accused of joining unlawful protests last year.




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Covid-19 cases to be tracked by ethnicity amid disproportionately high number of BAME deaths

The Government is to launch a review into why people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus.




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Woman, 90, raises more than £250,000 in bid to climb height of Highland mountain on her staircase

Donations flood in for Margaret Payne's NHS money-raiser as she attempts to mimick a summit of Suilven by making 282 trips upstairs




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UK weather forecast: Britain to be hotter than Lanzarote this week as temperatures soar to highs of 24C

Sweltering temperatures are expected to hit the UK this week as the hottest April in almost a decade continues.




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Highest weekly death toll in 20 years as new figures show Covid-19 deaths could be 41 per cent higher

The figures cover the period up until April 10




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UK coronavirus death tolls jumps by more than 820 as new data shows total figure could be 41 per cent higher

The number of people who have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has reached 17,337, up from 16,509 in 24 hours.




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Dominic Raab says 69 NHS workers have died after contracting virus amid claims toll is higher

Dominic Raab says a total of 69 NHS workers have died during the coronavirus pandemic amid claims the true toll is much higher.




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Very high chance of successful coronavirus vaccine, says London trial lead

Teams at Imperial and Oxford appeal to Londoners to join Covid-19 fight




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Coronavirus death rates 'could be 80% higher in rural communities'

Coronavirus death rates could be between 50 and 80 per cent higher in rural communities, according to scientists.




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UK coronavirus death toll at least 5,000 higher than hospital reports, new figures show

The true number of deaths linked to coronavirus in the UK is at least 5,000 higher than those reported from hospitals, new figures show.




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Sir John Timpson warns some High Street retailers won't survive Covid-19 lockdown

Warning from head of High Street chain comes as retailers across the UK feel the financial pinch of coronavirus restrictions




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Greggs set to reopen stores as high street reawakens despite coronavirus lockdown

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.




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Coronavirus fatalities in England around 40% higher than reported as highest ever weekly death toll recorded

The death toll linked to coronavirus in England is around 40 per cent higher than previously reported, new figures show.




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John Lewis 'highly unlikely' to keep all department stores open once coronavirus lockdown ends

Bosses at John Lewis have started talks on which department stores should keep their doors permanently closed once the coronavirus lockdown ends, according to sources.




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UK coronavirus LIVE: Covid-19 testing expanded to all care home residents as death toll hits record weekly high

The rising number of Covid-19-related deaths in care homes pushed the overall death toll in England and Wales to the highest level since comparable figures began in 1993, new figures show.




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'About 2,000 coronavirus care home deaths but true toll much higher'

Around 2,000 people died with coronavirus in care homes in England by mid-April and many more are believed to have passed away since then, health chiefs revealed today.




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Highest number of vehicles recorded on roads since start of coronavirus lockdown

The number of vehicles on roads during the coronavirus pandemic has hit its highest level since the lockdown began.




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'Highly dangerous' man who pushed teenage girl over balcony after argument jailed for 14 years

A 20-year-old man who threw a teenage girl over a stairwell balcony after an argument at a "pre-trial party" has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.




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High Court to rule on first stage of Meghan Markle's privacy claim against Mail on Sunday

The High Court is due to give its ruling on the first stage of the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against Mail on Sunday today.




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Meghan Markle loses first stage of High Court privacy action against Mail on Sunday

The publisher of the Mail on Sunday has won the first High Court skirmish in the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against it over publication of a letter to her estranged father.




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HS2 Rebellion protesters block Euston building site entrance of controversial new high speed rail line

A group calling themselves 'HS2 Rebellion' have blocked the entrance to a building site at Euston.




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UK coronavirus death toll rises above 32,000 and may be highest in Europe

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen to more than 32,000 - and may now be the highest in Europe.




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Risk of coronavirus infection '10 to 30 times higher' at one metre distance rather than two, Sir Patrick Vallance says

Government's chief scientific advisor spells out danger of flouting two metre social distancing guidelines




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Boris Johnson to face Keir Starmer at PMQs after UK coronavirus death toll becomes highest in Europe

Boris Johnson will today come under fresh criticism over his handling of the coronavirus crisis as he faces Sir Keir Starmer for the first time during Prime Minister's Questions.




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Five-year-old boy found driving parents' car on highway gets free ride in Lamborghini from kind stranger

A five-year-old boy who was caught behind the wheel of his parents' car "driving to California to buy a Lamborghini" has been given a ride in his dream car by a kind stranger.




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Coastguard records highest number of call-outs since lockdown began as people 'ignore' stay-at-home advice




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Canadian Olympic athletes describe rollercoaster of going from highest intensity training to biding their time

'I was thinking two weeks of quarantine and then things would go back to normal, but we realized pretty quickly that was not the case'




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High microplastic concentration found on ocean floor

Mediterranean sediments are shown to have up to 1.9 million tiny plastic pieces per square metre.





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No charges for family of boy who drove car onto highway

The family of a 5-year-old boy who drove the family car onto a Utah highway won't face criminal charges, authorities said Friday. Adrian Zamarripa was pulled over Monday by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper who spotted the SUV swerving on Interstate 15 in Ogden at 32 mph. He thought the driver might need medical attention.





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NY's Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing that same level of commitment to a problem that has so far stymied him: nursing homes. In part-lecture, part-cheerleading briefings that have made him a Democratic counter to President Donald Trump, Cuomo has often seemed dismissive and resigned to defeat when asked about his state leading the nation in nursing home deaths. “We’ve tried everything to keep it out of a nursing home, but it’s virtually impossible,” Cuomo told reporters.





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Coronavirus: Areas with worse air pollution have 'significantly higher' death rates, study shows

Latest study on nitrogen dioxide reinforces earlier research linking air pollutants and Covid-19 deaths




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Raw meat dog foods pose 'international public health risk' due to high levels of drug-resistant bacteria, scientists warn

Uncooked pet food could be source of pathogens dangerous to humans, research suggests




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‘Finding light:’ High school gay-straight alliances go virtual amid coronavirus

Students, teachers and community groups are working to ensure that support is still available as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps kids out of school.




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No easy fix for long-term care home problems highlighted by COVID-19

OTTAWA - For years, those living and working in nursing and retirement homes across the country have struggled as overburdened caregivers tried to maintain a basic level of care and dignity for aging and ailing Canadians. It happened behind closed doors, said Carole Estabrooks, a professor in




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SBI shares on gaining spree; hit record high

In the past two days, the scrip recorded a gain of over 9 per cent on the BSE, making its investors richer by a whopping Rs 15,000 crore.




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Cairn India hits record high on BSE amid stake sale talks

The scrip, which was flat for most of the session, shot up in the final hour of trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange to settle with a net gain of 4.36 per cent at Rs 355.45.




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ICICI Bank: Rs 2,725 crore Covid provisions & other highlights

ICICI Bank also approved fundraising of up to Rs 25,000 crore via non-convertible debentures.




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U.S. jobless rate spikes to 14.7 per cent, highest since Great Depression

The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7 per cent in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.




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Gains in financials help S&P/TSX composite rise, loonie trades higher

Gains in the financial sector led the way as Canada's main stock index posted a triple-digit advance in late morning trading, while the loonie rose compared with the U.S. dollar.




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Billy Mitchell takes his Donkey Kong high-score cheating case to court

Newly revealed Twin Galaxies defamation suit has been quietly proceeding for months.