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Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 28,675 with 229 more fatalities

The Department of Health - which announces an official daily snapshot of deaths in all settings - has yet to provide today's COVID-19 update.




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Prince William lets air ambulances land at Kensington Palace

Prince William, who was made patron of the London Air Ambulance Charity in March, has offered up grassland at the palace normally used for Royal Family helicopters, reports the Evening Standard.




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Deliberately infecting healthy Britons may be the only way to test a COVID-19 vaccine

Lockdown will make it difficult to assess the successful of a vaccine - such as that developed by University of Oxford - because it is preventing the spread of the virus globally.




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Amanda Holden's daughter Hollie, 8, claims Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman have split up

Amanda Holden's daughter has sparked confusion by claiming Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman have split up during an Instagram live.




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Amanda Holden's charity single hits number 1 on iTunes beating the likes of The Weeknd and Dua Lipa

Amanda Holden's charity single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, has hit the number one spot on iTunes, ahead of music megastars The Weeknd and Dua Lipa.




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Matt Hancock warns we may NEVER get a coronavirus vaccine and will have to 'live with' pandemic

The Health Secretary outlined the best-case scenario if global efforts to protect people from the deadly pathogen in a television interview this morning.




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Housekeeper is fourth frontline worker to die at one hospital

Momudou 'Mo' Dibba, who worked on Watford General Hospital's Letchmore and Lengley wards, died on April 29 after testing positive for the deadly virus.




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Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown, 16, donates £15,000 to NHS frontline staff fighting coronavirus

The actress, 16, gave £5,000 each to Bournemouth Hospital Charity, Salisbury District Hospital Stars Appeal and Southampton Hospitals Charity.




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Dua Lipa discusses gender inequality in the music industry as she poses for special GQ issue 

The pop princess, 24, shared her take on the different pressures placed on male and female artists as she stars on one of five special covers for the June issue of GQ - dedicated to the NHS and key workers.




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Cher Lloyd reveals her father has been hospitalised and is 'seriously unwell'

Cher Lloyd's took to Instagram to reveal that her father is 'seriously unwell' and has been hospitalised on Wednesday afternoon.




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Amanda Holden's daughter Hollie, 8, delights in baking rainbow cupcakes

The Britain's Got Talent judge, 49, revealed that her daughter had made 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' cupcakes to honour her new charity single to raise funds for the NHS.




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Should we really risk our privacy to protect lives?

Julie Burchill and Silkie Carlo debate if the public should embrace the virus-track-and-trace phone app, which may be rolled out across the country if tests on the Isle of Wight go well.




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Andy Serkis reveals he will read The Hobbit live to raise money for charity

The Lord Of The Rings star, 56, took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal his plans for the 'hobbitathon' on May 8, which will see him read the classic from start to finish with no breaks for 12 hours.




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Captain Tom recalls fighting on the front lines in Burma in WWII and memories of VE Day

The former British Army Officer from Yorkshire fought on a motorbike and survived giant spiders and dengue fever during the Allied campaign in Burma, the 'Forgotten War' against Imperial Japan in 1942-45.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What, more cycle lanes? On yer bike!

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Let's hear it for White Van Man. And Black Van Man, and every other shade of van man and woman. Where the hell would we have been without them over the past few weeks?




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Coronavirus UK: Death toll with 30,615 with 539 new fatalities

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tonight described the growing number of COVID-19 fatalities as 'tragic'. He revealed 5,600 more Britons had tested positive for the deadly virus.




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BAME NHS workers on Covid-19 frontline should ask ask to be moved says Dame Donna Kinnair

BAME staff working on the front lines of the NHS should ask to move if they feel endangered, the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing has said. It comes after a popular pharmacist died last month.




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Two hundred MILLION pieces of PPE in the UK's stockpile were 'out of date' when coronavirus hit

Millions of pieces of vital personal protective equipment in the UK's national pandemic stockpile were out of date when the coronavirus hit, an investigation has revealed.




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Millions of Britons mark seventh weekly 'Clap for Carers' event

Clap for Carers is now in its seventh week, with Britons up and down the country stepping onto their doorsteps, balconies and front gardens to applaud frontline workers at 8pm tonight.




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Katie Price and her son Harvey join John Torode and Lisa Faulkner as stars clap for the carers

Stars were seen joining the nation outside their home for the weekly applause which has rang out across the country each Thursday for the last seven weeks.




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Men are TWICE as likely to die from coronavirus as women

Elderly, obese and black people are also substantially more likely to fall victim to the illness, according to the NHS England analysis of 17.4million patient records.




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Rangers midfielder Scott Arfield raises £9,500 for NHS after raffling off match worn shirt

Rangers midfielder Scott Arfield has helped raise £9,500 for the NHS charities. Arfield started a raffle to give away the match shirt he wore against Braga in February




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Hungarian doctor, 65, who failed English test six times, keeps his job

Dr Gyorgy Rakoczy, pictured, has been allowed to resume practice despite having problems with English which led him to inject a four-year-old child with a potentially fatal dose of  carbolic acid.




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Johnny Vegas delivers food parcels to NHS staff and vulnerable residents of his hometown St Helens

The comedian, 49, has teamed up with local charities to ensure the needy residents are getting their essentials during the coronavirus lockdown.




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The Sex Clinic expert Sarah Mulindwa returns to the NHS frontline to help battle the COVID-19 crisis

The 34-year-old model, who is the star of Channel 4's The Sex Clinic, has put her career on hold to look after coronavirus patients.




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Coronavirus UK: Death toll tops 31,000 with hundreds of new fatalities

Environment Secretary George Eustice revealed the figures, which include fatalities in all settings, at tonight's Downing Street press briefing.




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Hour heroes! Smartwatches that don't make you like you have an electronic tag on your wrists

These Fossil watches are about the best Android Wear watches out there, and they work well (you swipe up, sideways and down to open alerts, see your calendar or see fitness data)




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The BlueAir Pure 411 air purifier leaves your room feeling clean and cool

There's a rash of these things about, but BlueAir's gizmos have won awards, removing airborne bacteria, chemicals and pollution from the air




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The ideal gift for the impossible-to-buy-for middle-aged man in your life

The hip-dac is far cheaper than many Dacs (you can pay up to £8,000 if you're completely bonkers), and it sounds belting




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ROB WAUGH: The Pixelbook Go is deliciously slim and worth the money

Google's Pixelbook Go is a Chromebook (basically running a browser, but with a few additional apps). I realised that it can actually do pretty much anything from word processing to website editing




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These headphones sound brilliant but they do make you look like a Teletubby!

'You look like a Teletubby!' These are words no man wants to hear. I suppose at least they didn't say I looked like the one with the handbag. I'll admit that Grado's headphones are on the large side




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Josh Duggar and wife Anna take road trip to visit sister Jinger in California

Josh Duggar and his very pregnant wife Anna were spotted along with their five children in Los Angeles on Tuesday after taking a road trip in their RV from their home in Tontitown, Arkansas.




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Harrison Ford has scruffy beard as he arrives at JFK airport in NYC ahead of holiday weekend

Ford made headlines during a trip to Gotham in September of 2017, when he exited a limo he was in to help direct traffic amid a jam caused by a nearby accident.




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Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Bill Dee Williams and creator George Lucas open Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Disney offered media a glimpse into Galaxy’s Edge on Wednesday with an exclusive tour that included a Star Wars-themed food tasting and a stroll through the Black Spire Outpost marketplace




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Harrison Ford, 77, enjoys dinner with wife Calista Flockhart, 54, and their son Liam

The Star Wars icon, 77, enjoyed a fun night out with his wife Calista Flockhart and their son Liam, 18, in Santa Monica, California, on Friday evening.




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Social media users reveal the 'best compliments' they've ever received from celebrities

The lucky users took to Twitter to share their stories after journalist James McMahon, from Yorkshire, confessed US actress Jessica Chastain had told him she 'liked his T-shirt' at an event.




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Revealed! What it's really like to be a celebrity doppelganger

EXCLUSIVE. These celebrity doppelgangers bear such a striking resemblance to the real deal, they've turned it into a money maker - including Daniel Craig and Marilyn Monroe.




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Billy Dee Williams gets candid about Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford's on-set Star Wars romance

Billy Dee Williams, who plays Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, opened up to Esquire recently on his candid thoughts regarding the reported romance




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Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams have a mini Star Wars reunion at the Rise of Skywalker premiere

Star Wars actors Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams reunited for the Rise of Skywalker premiere on Monday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.




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Harrison Ford shares the secret of his happy 18-year relationship with wife Calista Flockhart

Harrison Ford has a relationship spanning 18-years with wife Calista Flockhart, and he believes that the secret to making a marriage last is a simple one. 'Don't talk, nod your head,' urged the actor.




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Harrison Ford flop Call Of The Wild set to lose 20th Century $50million

A combination of lackluster box office sales and a bloated budget were factors in the film's flub. After two weeks in theaters, Call Of The Wild has taken in $45million domestically.




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Calista Flockhart walks her three small rescue dogs in Santa Monica amid coronavirus quarantine

The 55-year-old Golden Globe winner and husband Harrison Ford will celebrate a decade of marriage in June




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ASK DR ELLIE: Will dieting make my gallstones even worse?

DR ELLIE CANNON: Frustratingly, gallstones are associated with being overweight, so many sufferers may already be in the process of attempting to lose a few pounds.




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DR ELLIE CANNON: Are my new heart pills turning me bald at 61?  

A 61-year-old reader has asked DR ELLIE CANNON whether his new heart pills could be responsible for his sudden hair loss as all the men in his family had a full head of hair into old age.




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DR ELLIE CANNON: Don't come to see me if you get flu... even if you're feeling as sick as a dog

Aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen can tackle some of the worst symptoms, bringing a temperature down and easing aches. Take them as soon as symptoms start, writes DR ELLIE CANNON.




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ASK DR ELLIE: How can I relieve the shooting hot pain in my leg?

DR ELLIE CANNON: Symptoms that disturb sleep can be traumatising. Not only do you have to cope with the pain or discomfort, but the exhaustion that comes with broken sleep too.




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ASK DR ELLIE: Should I worry about this cyst on my liver? 

DR ELLIE CANNON: When you are offered a scan or an investigation of any kind, one of the potential downsides is finding something you weren't looking for.




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DR ELLIE CANNON: Has diabetes put my sex drive into reverse?

Diabetes and high blood sugar levels affect the nerves and blood vessels around the body, and this has an impact on sexual organs and arousal as well as on your feelings and physical sensations.




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ASK DR ELLIE: She was given the jab - so why did my daughter get HPV? 

DR ELLIE CANNON: In England, cervical screening aims to detect high-risk HPV. For most people, HPV is cleared within two years, so it is possible that next time, HPV won't be detected.




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DR ELLIE CANNON: Will prostate removal kill my libido... at 78?

DR ELLIE CANNON: After prostate surgery, it can take anything from a few months to two years for sexual function to return, and it may not be as strong as before. There are many options to help.