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The mild winter has been a cracker for crocuses - Monty Don tells how you too can create a display 

Monty Don shares his advice for a dramatic display of crocuses. British gardening expert said those who are hoping to start from scratch should order their bulbs in the summer to plant in autumn




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A touch of class! Gracing a stately pile or just a pot, these rhodos are natural aristocrats 

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared his advice for thriving rhododendrons in UK gardens. He revealed the best time for re-potting is between November to mid-February.




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Don't be sluggish! Our mild, wet winter could lead to an invasion of slugs and snails

Monty Don shared his advice for repelling snails and slugs in an extract from his classic book Gardening at Longmeadow. British gardening expert warns against using slug pellets.




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Monty's woodwork: It's taken decades, but MONTY DON now has his very own woodland

The small trees Monty Don planted in his garden 27 years ago have now turned the area behind his house into woodland. Pictured, the British gardening expert in the woodland.




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Oh sweet perfection: Sweet peas are fragrant, full of colour and always companionable

Nigel Colborn shares his advice for growing sweet peas that will flower from mid-June. British gardening expert says they are as easy to grow as any hardy annual.




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After all the struggles of war, Britain was keen to sit back and smell the roses

Monty Don explores how gardens across Britain transformed after the Second World War. He claims that people wanted lawns, flowers and somewhere to hang the washing.




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Ten brilliantly simple ideas to get the children off their iPads

British gardening expert Tamsin Westhorpe, who is the author of Diary Of A Modern Country Gardener, shared advice for entertaining and educating children during lockdown.




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True taste of summer: Tomato plants

Among frost-tender crops, the tomato is king. Fancy alternatives such as melons or aubergines can be tricky, but tomatoes are a favourite because they’re dependable.




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South Sudan will not be as prepared as Uganda to tackle Ebola, experts warn 

South Sudan is the 'most vulnerable' of the countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experts said, where 1,522 people have died of Ebola since the outbreak began in August.




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Gas explosion rips through Russian laboratory containing smallpox, Ebola and HIV viruses 

The explosion, at the Vector laboratory in Siberia, left a worker with second and third degree burns. The lab is one of two places in the world which houses the smallpox disease.




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Ebola fears in SWEDEN as patient is rushed to hospital with symptoms of the killer virus 

The patient was rushed to Skane University Hospital in Lund on Monday after suffering symptoms linked to the killer virus. Doctors say they can't rule out Ebola until test results come back.




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US approves first Ebola vaccine amid West African outbreak of the deadly disease

On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Ervebo, the first vaccine against Ebola to get green lit by American officials. It comes as a Congo outbreak rages on and has killed 4 in Uganda.




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Chinese coronavirus compared with global pandemics of past

PETER FRANKOPAN: The Wuhan outbreak may be just another tremor. But few should have any doubts. The problem about nightmares is that they are reflections of realities.




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Wuhan, China's coronavirus epicentre, has SARS and Ebola lab

The Wuhan National Laboratory opened in January 2018, with the highest safety rating and plans to study SARS and Ebola. A Nature article warned that some were concerned over its safety.




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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How to beat coronavirus? Sing Happy Birthday as you wash your hands

You have to use soap and water, and you should wash your hands for about 20 seconds. One way to estimate this is to sing the whole of the Happy Birthday To You song, twice, says DR MOSLEY.




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Nebraska doctors treat quarantined coronavirus patients with chicken soup and Tylenol

Doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where 13 Americans are quarantined for coronavirus, are providing patients with comforts such as chicken soup.




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Animation: coronavirus spread faster than SARS, MERS or Ebola

A new animated video shows how 40 days into the coronavirus outbreak it infected more people than on the 40th day of the respective Ebola, swine flu, SARS and MERS outbreaks.




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Mick Mulvaney dismisses coronavirus as being hyped to 'bring down' Donald Trump

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney accused the media of working against President Trump on the coronavirus and predicted some U.S. schools would probably close amid the outbreak.




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Coronavirus is spreading faster in America than it EVER did in China

On Thursday, 4,940 new cases were reported across the U.S., according to a DailyMail.com analysis of publicly available data. That is more daily new cases than China ever had.




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Joe Biden turns podcaster from his social-isolation basement

Former Vice President Joe Biden debuted his new podcast from his Delaware home, interviewing former White House aide Ron Klain, who has bashed the Trump administration's coronavirus response.




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Gorillas in Africa are 'put on lockdown' amid fears they will catch coronavirus 

The move has seen gorilla tourism in Africa suspended for present and the closure of sanctuaries for other apes - including orangutans, which are also endangered.




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Japan's PM pushes country's Avigan drug as treatment for coronavirus despite no evidence it works

Shinzo Abe said on Monday he wanted the drug approved for use against COVID-19 by the end of the month despite conceding it had side effects which caused birth defects.




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Oscar Pistorius is innocent, says journalist Mark Williams-Thomas

Mark Williams-Thomas said he believes the athlete's account that he shot Reeva Steenkamp dead at his Pretoria home after mistaking her for a burglar.




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Oscar Pistorius was once an inspirational athlete... but he is now a broken man after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius stood unmoved and expressionless in the dock as he was found guilty of the manslaughter 19 months after shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to death.




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Reeva Steenkamp's parents tell of fury at judge as legal experts criticise her decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius of murder

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp have accused Oscar Pistorius of lying in court after repeatedly telling the judge he believed the model was an intruder.




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Oscar Pistorius exposed as a 'serial cheat who had affairs'

Oscar Pistorius has been exposed as a love cheat who had affairs behind Reeva Steenkamp's back. He was also dating student Sam Taylor, Jenna Edkins, Erin Stear and ex-girlfriend Vicky Miles.




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Oscar Pistorius to cash in on killing Reeva Steenkamp with a book

Pistorius' manager Peet van Zyl has confirmed that Oscar Pistorius plans to write the book, which the pair discussed before the double-amputee was convicted on Friday.




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As Oscar Pistorius is sentenced, new evidence raises more questions

Barry Bateman was the first journalist to arrive at Pistorius' home following the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp. He says important evidence was ignored by both prosecution and defence.




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Oscar Pistorius cast as a 'poor victim' in hope of lenient sentence, claim prosecution in hearing over Reeva Steenkamp killing

Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a 'poor victim' ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday during day two of the hearing in Pretoria.




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Oscar Pistorius must get atleast 10 years for killing Reeva Steenkamp, claims prosecution

Lawyers have been presenting their final arguments on Friday to Judge Thokozile Masipa at the end of the double-amputee athlete's sentencing hearing.




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Oscar Pistorius could be held in same Pretoria prison as Radovan Krejcir... the Czech inmate on trial for torture

Oscar Pistorius faces being jailed in the same high security prison as a notorious Czech prisoner on trial for torture. The athlete is due to discover his fate on Tuesday when he is sentenced.




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Oscar Pistorius was once an inspiration... now he's a broken man jailed for manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp

MARTHA KELNER: Oscar Pistorius was once the most famous and inspirational Paralympic athlete in the world. But now he is in prison for five years and his world has fallen apart.




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Oscar Pistorius WON'T compete in Paralympic sport until 2019 as IPC stand firm on five-year sentence for manslaughter 

Oscar Pistorius will not be allowed to compete in Paralympic sport until 2019 after he was sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp.




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Oscar Pistorius is locked up in solitary cell as he starts FIVE-YEAR sentence

The disgraced athlete was led down to holding cells as he was handed a five-year prison term after the judge ruled that a non-custodial sentence would send the 'wrong message to the community'.




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Prosecutors in Oscar Pistorius case consider appeal which could see him face a murder conviction

Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case have consulted with a criminal law expert over a possible appeal, which means the Olympic runner could face a murder conviction again.




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Oscar Pistorius was 'trigger-happy' and 'would have killed someone sooner or later', insists Reeva Steenkamp's mother

Reeva Steenkamp's mother believes Oscar Pistorius 'would have killed someone sooner or later' and that her daughter's 'bad luck' conspired against her.




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Oscar Pistorius was messaging me during his trial, claims Katie Price

Oscar Pistorius was reportedly messaging glamour model Katie Price during his trial for the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.




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Reeva Steenkamp's mother wants to ask Oscar Pistorius why he killed her daughter

Reeva Steenkamp's mother June is steeling herself for the inevitable day she and her husband Barry finally meet Pistorius and have the opportunity to ask him in person why he killed their daughter.




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Oscar Pistorius may stay in jail because he has NO ANKLES for electronic tag

Prison bosses in Pretoria have told the Paralympian that he can't take part in their tagging scheme because the device cannot be properly monitored if it is fixed to a prosthetic leg.




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Oscar Pistorius verdict: Judge Thokozile Masipa will respond to prosecution's appeal on Wednesday

A South African judge says she will respond to the prosecution's appeal of the Oscar Pistorius verdict on Wednesday.




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Oscar Pistorius could face murder charge and heavier sentence as judge grants prosecutors' bid to appeal

A South African judge has ruled that prosecutors can appeal the acquittal on murder charges of Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of culpable homicide in the death of Reeva Steenkamp.




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Martin Pistorius who was trapped inside his body reveals how he fell in love

Martin Pistorius, who grew up in South Africa and now lives in England, was just 12 when he slipped into an inexplicable comatose state and spent the next dozen years trapped inside his body.




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'Ghost boy' Martin Pistorius trapped inside his body for years reveals he was abused by carers

Martin Pistorius spent eight years trapped inside his own body unable to speak or move. Now he reveals the abuse he suffered at the hands of the very people paid to look after him in South Africa.




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Pady Power's Oscar Pistorius advert was last year's most complained about

The Paddy Power ad promised to return bets if the Paralympian, who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentines Day 2013, is also the most complained about of all time.




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Conservative's Gregg Peers poses as Oscar Pistorius holding a gun

EXCLUSIVE: Gregg Peers, who is standing for the Tories in a Cumbria County Council by-election two weeks before the general election, posted the fancy dress picture on his Facebook page.




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Reeva Steenkamp's mother hits out at Oscar Pistorius's early release bid

Shamed athlete Oscar Pistorius, 28, could be released from prison in South Africa in August – just 10 months after his conviction for Reeva Steenkamp's manslaughter.




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Oscar Pistorius to be released after 10 months but faces appeal over sentence for Reeva Steenkamp's killing

The Olympic and Paralympic track star is currently serving a five year prison sentence after being convicted in October following a seven-month trial.




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Oscar Pistorius expected to be fitted with electronic tag on release from prison

EXCLUSIVE: The athlete has been recommended as an ‘ideal candidate’ for new scheme - but the decision has been met with anger by the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, shot in Pistorius' Pretoria flat.




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Oscar Pistorius WILL NOT be released from prison on Friday in surprise decision

The family of Reeva Steenkamp, who was killed by Oscar Pistorius in 2013, released a poignant picture of their daughter aged 14 (pictured) today as his prison release on Friday was put on hold.




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Oscar Pistorius jail demands revealed as he's told he could be in prison for YEARS

Leading lawyer William Booth claims Oscar Pistorius (right) faces a clash of legal battles which means he ‘could sit in jail for a very long time’. He is in Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria, South Africa.