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People Are Fantasizing About the Day They Can Walk Down the Aisle With This Bittersweet Meme

A new meme imagines a walking down all sorts of aisles after coronavirus-related lockdowns end




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People Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Connell’s Chain in Normal People

A silver chain has taken center stage in Hulu's adaptation of Sally Rooney's "Normal People"




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Amid coronavirus fears, people download epidemic-simulating video game Plague Inc.

Plague Inc. is an app and online game in which users play the role of a disease set on infecting the world with a pathogen.

      




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Why 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' is the ideal video game escape right now

'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' is the ideal gaming getaway, bringing a joy and simplicity we desperately need as we navigate coronavirus pandemic.

      




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Travis Scott held a performance in 'Fortnite,' and more than 12 million players watched live

On Thursday night, popular video game Fortnite hosted rapper Travis Scott as part of the Astronomical musical experience.

       




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'Complete anarchy': frontline NHS staff on the coronavirus peak

Medics reflect on the stress and strain they have been under, and what might happen next

More people have died of coronavirus in the UK than in any other country in Europe, and details about the true scale of the pandemic continue to emerge as the extreme pressure on the NHS begins to ease.

We have been speaking to frontline workers since the crisis began about how they are coping. They have told us how they were resigned to contracting Covid-19 because of shortages of protective equipment and a lack of testing as hospitals were inundated with coronavirus patients. Here, they recall the pandemic reaching its peak and begin to make plans for where the health service will go from here.

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More people dying at home during Covid-19 pandemic – UK analysis

Exclusive: Data suggests that sick may be avoiding hospital because of coronavirus fears

About 8,000 more people have died in their own homes since the start of the coronavirus pandemic than in normal times, a Guardian analysis has found, as concerns grow over the number avoiding going to hospital.

Of that total, 80% died of conditions unrelated to Covid-19, according to their death certificates. Doctors’ leaders have warned that fears and deprioritisation of non-coronavirus patients are taking a deadly toll.

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The Guardian view on relaxing lockdown: repent at leisure | Editorial

The government must be cautious in both the decisions it takes and the messages it sends

The end is not in sight. With an estimated 20,000 new infections a day, and with experts warning that the reproduction rate of coronavirus may be rising again, any premature loosening of the lockdown will only prolong the crisis. When the prime minister speaks on Sunday evening, it is essential that he makes it clear that people should still be staying at home, not relaxing their guard.

Though so many other countries had been hit, the government did not act soon enough to either contain the threat or prepare for it. Those failures have made a longer and tougher lockdown necessary. It was slow to take the pandemic seriously, slow to impose stringent social distancing, and slow to pursue equipment, testing and tracing, as the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, noted this week.

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With natural prey like capelin and shrimp in decline, cod are eating their young: DFO

The once mighty northern cod stocks' growth is stalled according to DFO science. Ecosystem conditions including a lack of food are contributing factors. Fish harvesters say in the bigger picture though, the numbers are moving in the right direction.



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Blinded by the light: Alberta town hopes flashing beacons will deter geese

A small Alberta town’s attempt to discourage geese from too getting comfortable there took flight about six weeks ago, but it’s getting mixed reviews and ruffling some feathers.



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European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact tracing

A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen borders without unleashing a second wave of the pandemic.



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Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig star in social distance soap opera with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show

The 'Saturday Night Live' alumni virtually reunited on Fallon's chat show




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Friends reunion special won't be available when HBO Max launches

Coronavirus pandemic has caused production shutdowns and delays




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Tom Hanks surprises SNL viewers in first TV appearance after testing positive for coronavirus

Actos said he's 'been more like America's dad than ever before​' following diagnosis




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Tiger King's head zookeeper Erik Cowie says Joe Exotic should not be a free man: 'He's gonna die in prison – good riddance'

Cowie doesn't hold back in aftershow that's just been released on Netflix




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Pen15 perfectly portrays the absolute carnage of being a teenage girl

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play lightly fictionalised versions of their 13-year-old selves in this cathartic comedy, writes Annabel Nugent




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Quiz: Chris Tarrant's son casts verdict on Michael Sheen's performance of his father

New TV drama charts story of infamous 2001 coughing scandal




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American Idol to continue despite coronavirus with contestants performing from home

Live shows will begin this month




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Joe Cole left Peaky Blinders because 'it's Cillian Murphy's show'

The 31-year-old is set to star in new Sky drama Gangs of London




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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: How many people won the top prize and what was the £1m question?

Test your knowledge




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Run review: A brilliant Hitchcockian suspense from Fleabag's Vicky Jones

Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson​​ have scorching chemistry in this comedy about former college sweethearts who meet up as adults to run away together




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Laura Whitmore says Strictly Come Dancing bosses made her spend 12 hours a day with partner Giovanni Pernice

Whitmore was the sixth celebrity to be eliminated from the 2016 series




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Sue Perkins 'devastated' by end of friendship with Paul Hollywood after leaving Bake Off

Sue Perkins presented 'The Great British Bake Off' with Mel Giedroyc from 2010 to 2016




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Ben Fogle criticises 'mean-spirited' people who mocked call for Britons to sing for the Queen

TV presenter's idea has been compared to Gal Gadot's star-studded coronavirus singalong video, which viewers labelled 'out-of-touch'




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The Chase: Former contestant hired as ITV show's new competitive quizzer

Darragh Ennis appeared on the show in 2017




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Normal People: First-look clip released from BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel

New clip gives viewers a sense of what the much-anticipated series will be like




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Coronavirus: Dr Oz admits he 'misspoke' when calling school reopenings an 'appetising opportunity'

'I've realized my comments on risks around opening schools have confused and upset people'




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One World: Jimmy Fallon takes swipe at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during charity concert

Late-night host revealed that more than $50m has been raised ahead of the One World event




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Gogglebox's Jonathan Tapper left 'fighting for life' during coronavirus battle

52-year-old appeared on the series from 2013 until 2018




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The Big Night In: Peter Kay invites the public to recreate famous 'Amarillo' video for BBC charity special

Comedian is asking for nurses, retail workers and other key workers to record themselves marching to Tony Christie's cheesy hit




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Netflix dating show Too Hot to Handle tipped to be more popular than Love Island by bookies

According to Paddy Power, the dating show has a 2/1 chance of beating Love Island's ratings




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Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar says he has been phoning his friends during lockdown 'to check on the state of their sexual appetites'

'My libido has abandoned me since the isolation started. I suppose that sadness and worry have displaced erotic fantasies,' wrote the Oscar-winning director




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Martin Clunes stuns Good Morning Britain viewers by appearing in pyjamas: 'The ultimate boss move'

'All he needed to finish off the look was an open can of Stella' said one viewer




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James McAvoy praises NHS for saving his life after botched operation

The 'X-Men' actor donated £275,000 to the 'Masks for NHS Heroes' campaign




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Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker returning to BBC for coronavirus Screenwipe special

Brooker's wry look at the world's events last aired in December 2016




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Avengers star Tom Holland pretends to be Peter Parker for Jimmy Kimmel's son's birthday

Viewers reacted positively to the Spider-man star's 'adorable' gesture




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Ellen Pompeo: Grey's Anatomy star criticised for 'victim shaming' Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault accusers in resurfaced video

'I truly do wonder what's going on inside of her brain,' one outraged tweeter wrote




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Strictly Come Dancing judge hopes new series will go ahead despite coronavirus crisis

'I know everyone at home will be willing it to go on because it's such a great show'




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23 Hours to Kill: Jerry Seinfeld unleashes his inner James Bond in new Netflix special trailer

New comedy special coming on 5 May




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BBC Big Night In: Peter Kay appears on TV for the first time in two years as he introduces new version of 'Amarillo'

Stand-up comic and actor recreated his 2005 sketch to raise money for Comic Relief and Children in Need




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Brooklyn Nine-Nine to write coronavirus plotlines into show 'without it being super tragic'

The new season of the hit cop sitcom will deal with 'how [the characters] have been affected by the virus and the pandemic as first responders in New York City'




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Peter Kay worries fans after first TV appearance in two years: 'He doesn't look well'

Beloved comedian praised for 'down to earth' donation message




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Clumsy sex and longing stares: How Normal People captures the angst of young romance

While plenty of young drama is played for shock or laughs, the anticipated BBC3 adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling book lingers on what goes unsaid between its adolescent lovebirds. And there is lots of humping, says arts columnist Fiona Sturges




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Peaky Blinders: Stephen Graham shares update on future of BBC drama

'My agent had spent a load of time putting that together'




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Ellen Pompeo seeks to clarify Harvey Weinstein comments after backlash

'For years before Time's Up women had to put up with harassment and still do on a regular basis'




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Andy Cohen speaks out against 'discriminatory' rules barring gay and bisexual men from donating blood during coronavirus crisis

'My blood could save a life, but instead it's over here boiling'




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Phoebe Waller-Bridge has the wall of penises from Fleabag in her house

Writer and creator of the hit show recalled the moment a delivery driver was confronted with it




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YouTuber Jake Paul appears to flout lockdown rules during 'roadtrip' with girlfriend

Residents in Los Angeles have been told to only leave their homes for 'essential' journeys




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Robert Webb 'predicted' his near-death experience in novel about man with undiagnosed condition

'I thought at the time it was a work of fiction,' author says




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SNL at Home: Adam Sandler and Pete Davidson perform 'Stuck in the House' rap

'Stuck in the House' is Davidson's latest tune