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Liverpool unbeaten run ending named best moment of Premier League season by fans

Liverpool's unbeaten run coming to an end as been voted the best moment of the Premier League season by a BBC fan vote.




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Tottenham star Heung-min Son wins Premier League goal of the season after BBC fan vote

Tottenham forward Heung-min Son's stunning solo effort against Burnley has been voted the goal of the season to date in a BBC fan vote.




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Critics of Premier League's Project Restart need to 'get a grip', says deputy chief constable

With the Premier League searching for viable options to finish the current campaign, deputy chief constable Mark Roberts believes those complaining about the finer details must "get a grip".




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On this Day - remembering Tottenham's famous Ajax comeback, a thrilling peak of the Mauricio Pochettino era

Mauricio Pochettino had signalled the beginning of the end the night before.




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LaLiga say no official restart date after claims competition will resume on June 20

LaLiga have insisted there is no official date set for a return to action after Leganes coach Javier Aguirre claimed he was told the competition would restart on June 20.




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Tottenham star Heung-min Son returns to London ahead of proposed Premier League restart

Tottenham forward Heung-min Son is due to return to London next week after completing national service, the club announced.




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K-League offers first glimpse of football after coronavirus shutdown as Jeonbuk beat Suwon

No fans in the stadium, no spitting allowed on the pitch and substitutes wearing masks.




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Bundesliga table: Latest standings for 2019-20 season ahead of return from coronavirus shutdown on May 16

The Bundesliga is back.




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Arsenal boast 'three of top 10 teenagers in the world'

Arsenal boast three of the top 10 teenage superstars in world football, according to work compiled by Football Talent Scout.




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Barcelona crowned champions of women's Liga Iberdrola as season is cut short due to coronavirus

Barcelona's women have been crowned champions of Spain's Liga Iberdrola after the season was concluded due to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday.




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Barcelona urged to sign Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino ahead of Lautaro Martinez this summer

Former Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic believes Liverpool's Roberto Firmino would be the perfect link-up man for his former side.




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Manchester mayor's office blasts 'sour and bitter' wife of United flop Angel Di Maria

A key ally to Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has hit back at the wife of Angel Di Maria following her derogatory remarks about the city.




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Manchester United boast 'three of world's best teenagers'... and they want to sign a fourth

Manchester United boast three of the top 50 teenage superstars in world football, according to work compiled by Football Talent Scout.




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Grey's Anatomy's Caterina Scorsone Splits From Husband After 10 Years of Marriage

After a decade of marriage, one Hollywood couple has decided to call it quits. E! News can confirm Grey's Anatomy star Caterina Scorsone and her husband Rob Giles have decided to go...




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Bethenny Frankel Shares Extremely Rare Photo of Daughter Bryn on Her 10th Birthday

Bethenny Frankel is wishing her daughter Bryn a very happy 10th birthday. The former Real Housewives of New York star marked the pre-teen's birthday by sharing a rare few photos, one...




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Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy Dead at 75 From Coronavirus

Roy Horn of the famous Siegrfried & Roy duo has died at the age of 75 from complications caused by the coronavirus. According to a press release, the legendary performer succumbed to...




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NFL Star Tracy Walker Remembers Cousin Ahmaud Arbery as "Full of Laughter and Joy" After Fatal Shooting

This Friday, May 8 would've marked Ahmaud Arbery's 26th birthday. And though he's no longer with them, the Arbery family is finding comfort in the fact that Georgia state...




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What Traveling Internationally Is Like in the Age of Coronavirus

I've traveled a lot over the years, saving up all the dollars and vacation days I can manage to embark on solo adventures around the globe. Whether I've ended up road-tripping...




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Revealed: 100,000 crew never made it off cruise ships amid coronavirus crisis

Guardian investigation finds workers stranded on at least 50 ships with Covid-19 outbreaks, limited medical equipment, some without pay, and no end in sight

While most cruise ship passengers have now made it back to land, another crisis has been growing – with no safe haven in sight.

Around the world, more than 100,000 crew workers are still trapped on cruise ships, at least 50 of which have Covid-19 infections, a Guardian investigation has found. They are shut out of ports and banned from air travel that would allow them to return to their homes.

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Cruise companies accused of refusing to let stranded crew disembark due to cost

Death toll of crew stranded by coronavirus continues to rise as industry blames ‘impractical’ safety requirements for blocking disembarkation

Some cruise companies have refused to agree to rules that would allow tens of thousands of stranded crew back to land, citing concerns about cost and potential legal consequences, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The largest trade association for the cruise industry has called the CDC’s requirements for disembarkation “impractical”.

The standoff comes amid a deteriorating situation on many ships around the world and a rising death toll of crew members.

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2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year

The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has selected its Nature Photographer of the Year 2020.

The winning image is part of a series of photographs taken in Dortmund’s north by Peter Lindel. Compared with many international nature photography hot spots, this region has little to offer. Lindel spent a lot of time and blood, sweat and tears working on this project on his doorstep. It is a beautiful statement about the long-term exploration of a single species and region.

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'Unicorn of the sea': rare sighting of ornate eagle ray off Great Barrier Reef – video

Australian researcher and reef guide Jacinta Shackleton is now one of the few people to have ever seen the rare and endangered ornate eagle ray. Shackleton was conducting research near Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef when she saw the ray, something she said was an 'unforgettable and emotional experience'. With little more than 50 sightings recorded worldwide, divers have dubbed the ray ’the unicorn of the sea’

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Millions of farm animals culled as US food supply chain chokes up

US government vets said to be ready to assist with culls, or ‘depopulation’ of pigs, chickens and cattle because of coronavirus meat plant closures

Covid-related slaughterhouse shutdowns in the US are leading to fears of meat shortages and price rises, while farmers are being forced to consider “depopulating” their animals.

More than 20 slaughterhouses have been forced to close, although some have subsequently reopened. On Tuesday President Trump issued an executive order to keep slaughterhouses open which would, he said, help solve liability problems for meat companies.

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Don't get in a flap: test your knowledge of urban birds – quiz

Cities are home to a huge array of birdlife, but do you know your curlew from your godwit?

Which bird – the fastest living creature in the whole world – has found a home in city centres across Britain, Europe and North America?

Hobby

Peregrine

Swift

Which tropical-looking bird, weighing just 4.5g is now overwintering in Vancouver, Canada, where winter temperatures can fall well below zero?

Anna's hummingbird

Tropical kingbird

Worm-eating warbler

Which exotic pink waterbird gathers in large flocks in the lagoon in the centre of Montpellier on the French Riviera?

Roseate spoonbill

Scarlet ibis

Greater flamingo

Which bird of prey is a common sight as it gathers in huge flocks over cities such as New Delhi, India?

Himalayan vulture

Black kite

Indian spotted eagle

Which globally endangered species of wading bird, of which there are fewer than 500 left alive, stops off in Hong Kong each spring and autumn on its migratory journeys?

Long-billed curlew

Bar-tailed godwit

Spoon-billed sandpiper

Which black-and-white waterbird – known as the "bin chicken", "dump chook" and "refuse raptor" – regularly raids rubbish bins in Melbourne, Australia?

Australian white pelican

Australian white ibis

Black-necked stork

America’s national bird, which species of raptor regularly nests in Denver city centre?

American kestrel

Bald eagle

Golden eagle

Which epic global traveller flies all the way from the Antarctic Ocean, to breed in the centre of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik?

Bar-headed goose

Arctic tern

Wilson's storm-petrel

Which graceful creature, Europe’s largest wildfowl, is also Denmark’s national bird, thanks to a story from Hans Christian Andersen?

Mute swan

Whooper swan

Bewick's swan

Which pinkish-brown garden bird is known as the "television dove" in Germany, because of its habit of perching on rooftop aerials?

Turtle dove

Laughing dove

Collared dove

4 and above.

Pretty good: your bird knowledge is clearly a feather in your cap

7 and above.

Great bird knowledge: you're in the top flight!

0 and above.

Oh dear: bird-wise you're getting by on a wing and a prayer ...

Find more age of extinction coverage here, and follow biodiversity reporters Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield on Twitter for all the latest news and features

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'There are no excuses left': why climate science deniers are running out of rope

Guardian environment correspondent Fiona Harvey recalls being heckled at the House of Commons and explains how attitudes to climate have shifted in 10 years

The shouted words rang out across the packed parliamentary corridor: “Fiona Harvey is the worst journalist there is. She’s the worst journalist of them all, because she should know better.”

They were the words of Lord Lawson, former UK chancellor of the exchequer, turned climate denier and now Brexiter, addressing a crowd of more than 100 people trying to cram into a House of Commons hearing on climate change. As listeners craned their necks to hear better, whispering and nudging, he elaborated at length on my insistence on reporting the work of the 97% of the world’s climate scientists whose work shows human responsibility for global heating, and failure to give equal weight to the tiny number of dissenters.

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Can't hurry love: slow worms embrace marathon sessions of lockdown loving

If you’re gardening more than usual, try not to disturb the legless lizard, which can mate for up to 10 hours at a time in May

Under a small, sun-baked mat, a curled metallic-gold slow worm lies basking in the heat, the dark stripe running down its body revealing its youth. Sensing attention, it begins to wriggle away, revealing a companion, which speeds rapidly into the grasses in the opposite direction.

After a winter of social distancing, slow worms – a type of legless lizard that grows up to half a metre long and is often mistaken for a snake – have been venturing out of hibernation to enjoy warming their cold-blooded bodies in the spring sun.

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Birdsong has risen like a tide of hope from our silenced cities. Is it here to stay?

Lockdown has allowed us a glimpse of how different our cities could be in a carbon-neutral world

“When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.”

Never can John Wyndham’s opening lines from The Day of the Triffids have been quite so apt. My friends in London tell me that the heart of the city, like other great conurbations all around the world, is eerily quiet. It is almost as if a neutron bomb has struck, removing in an instant all signs of human life, while leaving buildings, roads and other man-made artefacts perfectly intact.

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Winners of the 2020 Whitley wildlife conservation awards - in pictures

Tapirs in South America, hirolas in Somalia, hornbills in Indonesia, chimps in Nigeria, tamarins in Brazil and frogs in South Africa ... the ‘green Oscars’ recognise and celebrate the achievements of the animals’ grassroots protectors

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Country diary: the bumblebees' low drone has replaced the hum of traffic

Marshwood Vale, Dorset: It began in March, when the buff-tailed queens emerged from hibernation, zigzagging from bloom to bloom

In the garden on a bright morning, with sunshine lancing the cherry blossom, my eye is drawn to the fat glitter of a queen bumblebee gathering nectar in the golden bowl of a tree peony flower. A black, almost velvety, body and rich orange-tipped rump indicate that this is a red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius). Her wings shine as if newly waxed, while her tongue briskly probes a tassel of stamens. After a few seconds she’s off to check the next bloom – then airborne again, zooming over the wall.

Lockdown has replaced the background hum of distant traffic with the low, blundering drone of bumblebees. It began in March when buff-tailed queens emerged from hibernation, zigzagging across the lawn. Buff-tails are easily recognised by their size – the queens can be more than 2cm long – and their markings, two well-separated yellow bands and a brown-tinged tail-tip. Because they nest in holes in the ground, they are also called earth bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). The name is like an anchor, tethering a creature of sunlight, pollen and warmth to the chthonic darkness underground.

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They won't be loved: Maroon 5 play it safe with dullest halftime show of all time

Maroon 5 could have silenced their many haters with a spectacular performance. But they didn’t do that.





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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Is 'Having the Time of His Life' in Prison, Snooki Says

Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Is 'Having the Time of His Life' in Prison





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PhoneQuake — Project Fi Cell Phone Plans - Project Fi is one of...

Project Fi Cell Phone Plans - Project Fi is one of the few wireless carriers in the U.S. to refund you for the data you don’t use, meaning that if you churn through 3.5GB data in one month on a 4GB plan, you are credited the remaining 0.5GB. Fi’s ne…




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One Dead and 5 Missing After Canadian Military Helicopter Crashes off Greece

The Cyclone helicopter was participating in a NATO training exercise. A Nova Scotia native died, and two others from the province were missing.




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Canada Bans Assault Weapons in Wake of Deadly Mass Shooting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government had been in the process of introducing the ban when its agenda was overturned by the pandemic.




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For Canada, Finding a Vaccine Will Only Be Part of the Equation

While researchers across Canada are among the scientists working on coronavirus vaccines, the country doesn’t have the means to quickly produce any successful result.





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Trump Posts Doctored Video Of A Fake Biden Massaging Real Biden During Apology

President Donald Trump gleefully tweeted “WELCOME BACK JOE!” alongside a doctored video of a fake Joe Biden grabbing the shoulders...




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Black and Latino New Yorkers get vast majority of social distancing summonses




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Jeff Sessions grapples with new round of Trump attacks

“I stood up for the truth and performed at the highest levels,” Sessions said.




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Coronavirus will increase number of Europeans at risk of going hungry, experts warn

Countries scramble to fill the plates of the most vulnerable.




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Top career intelligence official departs ODNI

Deirdre Walsh confirmed her departure as chief operating officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday.




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Political fantasy battles economic reality after tens of millions of jobs lost

Trump expects a sharp bounce-back in jobs. But as bankruptcies pile up, the labor market will need much of the next decade to replace the jobs gone for good.




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Trump’s base escapes the worst of job losses

Compared to the Great Recession, fewer male and blue-collar workers have lost jobs, while women, Latinos, African Americans and young workers have been hit hardest.




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Court filing shows Reade spoke of harassment in Biden’s office

In a 1996 document, Reade’s ex-husband referred to a sexual harassment problem but did not mention assault or provide details about who was involved.




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Democrats are on verge of the unthinkable: Losing a swing district in California

The party is downplaying expectations in next week's special election for a congressional seat in the L.A. suburbs.




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Coronavirus symptoms: How to tell your cough is a sign of COVID-19 - one major indicator



CORONAVIRUS has been raging in the UK for months now yet symptoms remain a mystery for many people. The NHS cites coughing as a main warning sign but how can you tell a regular cough from a COVID-19 one?




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Cancer symptoms: The colour patch on your tongue that could signal a form of cancer



CANCER be tricky to detect because you may not experience any symptoms in the initial stages and when you do, they can be confused with more benign conditions. An easily overlooked sign of cancer is a colour patch on your tongue.




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How to live longer: Follow this specific diet to lower your risk of early death



HOW to live longer: If you are looking to lead a long life, eating a healthy, balanced diet is the hard and fast rule to live by. The best diet to follow is still debated vigorously but there is a broad consensus emerging.




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High blood pressure: Study reveals the best type of breakfast cereal to lower your reading



HIGH blood pressure is an ominous threat because it marks the first stage in a sequence of events that could lead to cardiovascular complications. To ward off the threat, it is important to start your day with a cereal that keeps your reading in check.




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