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Father whose son drowned at water park claims lifeguards were distracted by slide competition

William Watson, 35, took his family to the Blue Tree Water Park in Phuket, Thailand, on February 23. But just hours later his son, Bobby (pictured), drowned after falling into a plunge pool.




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Chinese students ordered to remain in isolation are actually PARTYING before returning to Australia

Travellers coming from, or transiting through, mainland China have been banned from entering Australia. However, travellers can get around the ban by spending 14 days in another country.




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Love Island's Anna Vakili turns up the heat as she shares sizzling throwback snap from Thailand trip

The former pharmacist, 29, was the picture of confidence as she shared a sizzling throwback snap from her trip to Phuket, Thailand earlier this year.




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Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague sizzles in a black bandeau swimsuit

The former Love Island hopeful, 20, flaunted her incredibly toned figure in yet another sultry snap from Thailand which she uploaded to Instagram on Saturday.




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Olyroos coach calls for Olympic age limit to be lifted for players who helped nation qualify

Players who helped Australia qualify for the Olympics this year may not be able to play due to the age restriction.




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Hillvue and Boggabri New South Wales pair who broke 14-day quarantine are fined $1,000 each

The man, 22, and woman, 23, arrived in Sydney from Thailand on March 24 and were told to quarantine at their home in Hillvue, Tamworth, for 14 days.




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Newborn baby wears a face shield in Bangkok hospital

The baby was strapped into a visor to keep it safe from infection as it lay on a bed at the BNH hospital in the Thai capital.




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Trump celebrates after German politician backtracks accusation the US diverted face mask shipment

Berlin Senator Andreas Geisel had claimed the US seized the masks when they arrived in Bangkok, after they were ordered from American company 3M. He has since backtracked on the claims.




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Woman with fever handcuffed on train after 'refusing to wear a face mask' and 'spitting' at others

Mukda Juengthanasomboon, 53, boarded the train in northeastern Thailand. She 'became angry' after she was asked to wear a face mask as she appeared to be sick with a fever.




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Traffic-stopper! Spectacular moment a herd of 50 elephants ambles across a highway in Thailand 

A herd of adult and baby elephants crossed a major highway in Chachoengsao. Crowds gathered either side of a road block to witness the majestic animals in a rare occurrence in the area.




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Thailand zoo makes chimpanzee in face mask ride a bicycle while spraying coronavirus sanitizer

Footage from the Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo, on the outskirts of Bangkok, shows the chimp swerving around on the bike as disinfectant sprays out of the tank at the back.




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Life in the Bangkok slums: Children play on rail tracks in poverty-stricken settlements

The pictures were taken by photographer Sam Gregg, 30, in the Klong Toey slums in the country's capital which are home to around 100,000 people.




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Kevin Hart's wife Eniko flaunts her growing baby bump in cropped band t-shirt and parachute pants

Eniko Hart, who is already a mom to two-year-old son Kenzo, looked cheerful, as she lovingly looked down at her stomach, which was on full display in a cropped band t-shirt.




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Love Island's Kaz Crossley flaunts her figure in a tiny black bikini in Instagram sizzling snaps

The Love Island star, 26, looked sensational as she flaunted her figure in a skimpy black bikini for a series of sizzling Instagram snaps while in lockdown in Thailand on Tuesday.




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Charles Leclerc quickest in Mexican Grand Prix final practice with Lewis Hamilton fourth fastest

Lewis Hamilton could win his sixth title on Sunday but was only fourth fastest in final practice for the Mexican Grand Prix which only had dry running for the final 15 minutes of the hour session.




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Stay here Lewis... and make history: Toto Wolff reveals contract talks with Hamilton have begun

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Mercedes have opened contract talks with Lewis Hamilton in an attempt to help him write the most successful story in Formula One history.




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Ross Brawn fails in bid for qualifying sprint race as Formula One bosses abandon controversial plans

The experiment would have seen the Saturday qualifying replaced with a sprint race, in which drivers lined up in reverse championship order, with the leading driver starting at the back.




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F1 unveil new car designs from 2021 to enable Lewis Hamilton and Co's cars to race 'more closely'

Formula One bosses have unveiled the first images of the sport's cars for the future. It is hoped that the new machines will provide closer action, and make overtaking easier.




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Max Verstappen goes quickest in final practice for the United States Grand Prix

Hamilton can win his sixth world championship with just an eighth place finish in Sunday's race but would have still been hoping for more than being fifth fastest in the final session before qualifying.




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McLaren to pass-up opportunity for Lewis Hamilton reunion as Zak Brown backs Lando Norris

McLaren will not enter a bidding race to reunite Lewis Hamilton with the team that launched his career. Hamilton is almost certain to win his sixth Formula One world title at the US Grand Prix.




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Lewis Hamilton targets beating Michael Schumacher's seven F1 titles

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: The next chapter of that attempt involves matching - and then beating - Michael Schumacher's record of seven titles and 91 wins. He is nine victories short.




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Toto Wolff backs Lewis Hamilton to rewrite Formula One record books after sixth world title triumph 

Lewis Hamilton has been backed by his Mercedes boss to rewrite the sport's record books for years to come after winning the Formula One world title for the sixth time.




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Lewis Hamilton is better than Michael Schumacher

JONATHAN McEVOY: Lewis Hamilton has won his sixth World Championship at the US Grand Prix. The Briton can now be considered better than Michael Schumacher.




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Sixth title for Lewis Hamilton: Delight as British F1 ace wraps up drivers' championship in Texas

Just a finish of eighth place was needed to secure the four points to land Hamilton out of reach of his last remaining title rival - Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. The Brit finished in second.




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HOT OR NOT: Rory McIlroy can beat anyone... while Saracens have been lucky

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.




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Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill's F1 Australian Grand Prix crash 25 years on

Schumacher clinched his first of seven titles in one of the sport's most controversial incidents when he collided with Hill to pip his British rival to the title by just one point at the race in Adelaide.




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Lewis Hamilton goes fastest in final practice for Brazilian Grand Prix

The world champion was only fifth here at Interlagos on Friday, but he returned to set the pace in the concluding running before the fight for pole at the Sao Paulo circuit.




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Race above the waves on floating theme park cruise ship Norwegian Encore

Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Cruise Line's latest ship, is home to the longest race track at sea. But that's not all. There's also laser tag, a water park and classic cruise entertainment.




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Rebel Wilson shares 'racy' snap with Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton 

He's a six-time Formula One world champion and she's won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss.




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Lewis Hamilton reveals switching to a vegan diet has helped him on the racing track

The F1 champion, 35, admitted that while his 'first' thought was the prolonging of the planet and its animals, it has ultimately left him feeling energised and raring to go.




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Lewis Hamilton backs Barcelona in El Clasico as Brit poses in shirt and admits he's a 'massive fan'

Lewis Hamilton has got behind Barcelona ahead of Sunday's El Clasico, admitting his admiration for the Catalan side and sending 'positive energy' for their crunch La Liga clash.   




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'I took things personally': Lewis Hamilton admits he 'struggled to accept defeat' as a young driver

The 35-year old is second only behind Michael Schumacher in the all-time list of Grand Prix victors after emphatically winning his sixth Formula One Championship in 2019.




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Pope Francis swaps Popemobile for the back seat of a Fiat Tipo as he arrives to celebrate Mass

Attendants to a Mass with the Pope at a cathedral in Albano on the outskirts of Rome were surprised when His Holiness appeared from the back of a Fiat Tipo, rather than the usual Popemobile.




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The Vatican 'invested $4.5million in men in Black sequel and Elton John biopic

The Vatican invested $4.5 million on films in 2019, one of which was the Elton John biopic Rocketman (bottom right) which features scenes of gay sex and drug abuse, a report has revealed.




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19th century Vatican palace is turned into a homeless shelter on the orders of the Pope 

The Palazzo Migliori was set to be turned into a luxury hotel after it became vacant last year and could have charged top rates with its prime location just off St Peter's Square.




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Two Popes, an Oscar race... and an unholy row: The real-life scandal engulfing the Vatican

Executives at Netflix must be regarding it as a small miracle. Their big-budget, exquisitely acted drama The Two Popes is up for two Oscars at this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony.




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Ohio catholic school fires gay teacher when parents expressed 'concern' that he was married

Alter Principal Lourdes Lambert said the decision not to renew the teacher's contract was made by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati after someone expressed 'concern' to Archbishop Dennis Schnurr.




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Hero survivor of El Paso massacre reveals how he threw bottles

Christopher Grant (pictured with his sister) was shopping at the Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where Patrick Crusius opened fire on Saturday, killing 22 people.




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MLB's Texas Rangers investigating racist harassment towards Hispanic family

The Texas Rangers are investigating the harassment of a Hispanic family from nearby Fort Worth, who claimed on Facebook to have been the target of racist remarks from a nearby fan.




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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Donald Trump IS a racist during vigil for mass shooting victims

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a vigil for victims of gun violence on Monday night to call Donald Trump a racist. 'I don't want to hear the question, 'Is this president racist?' anymore. He is,' she said.




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Family says El Paso shooter tried to recruit son into white supremacy

The family, who have not been identified, say their son became friendly with Patrick Crusius when they both attended Plano Senior High School just outside Dallas in 2017




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Miracle baby of El Paso's uncle defends Donald Trump after he gives thumbs up in picture with child

The image that went viral after it was Tweeted by Melania' staff, shows her holding Paul Anchondo, who is two months old and believed to be the youngest survivor of the August 3 massacre.




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Florida man arrested for posting threat on Facebook about 'getting his AR-15 back'

Richard D. Clayton, 26, of Winter Park, Florida was arrested on Friday after authorities said he posted, '3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back. Don't go to Walmart next week,' on Facebook.




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Miracle baby of El Paso's family say they received DEATH THREATS because they met with Trump

Paul Anchondo's uncle said he received death threats after a picture of him, main, with the president went viral in the wake of the mass shooting which saw the baby's parents, inset, killed.




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Baby spinach recalled in 10 states after a sample tested positive for Salmonella 

Dole Fresh Vegetables, which sells in Target and Walmart, issued a warning to customers on Friday to trash their 6oz bags and 10oz clam-shell boxes of baby spinach that have a sell-by date of August 5.




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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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Beto O'Rourke says El Paso mass shooting was a 'consequence' of Trump's 'racism'

Former Texas congressman, Beto O'Rourke, said the El Paso Walmart massacre earlier this month that killed 22 people was a 'consequence and cost' of President Trump.




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El Paso gunman is placed on suicide watch in jail

Patrick Crusius who is in custody over the El Paso shooting massacre which left 22 people dead has been placed on suicide watch in jail in Texas based on a medical determination.




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El Paso victims file lawsuit against Walmart accusing it of 'gross negligence'

Jessica and Guillermo Garcia are demanding answers as to why there were no security guards in place to prevent the shooting at an El Paso Walmart in August, killing 22 and injuring 24.




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Florida man arrested for threatening to shoot up a Walmart had history of racist social media posts

Richard D. Clayton, 26, of Winter Park, posting on Facebook under the name Jared Janota, expressed racist language and stereotypes. He also about white supremacist leanings, cops say.