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VE Day 75: UK sings along to Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again'

Brits joined together on Friday night to sing Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again. Voices rang out up and down the country to mark 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.




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Obama says 'rule of law' is at risk following DOJ's decision to drop charges against General Flynn

Former President Barack Obama (seen left with then-President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in 2017) on Friday blasted the decision to drop the case against ex-NSA Michael Flynn (right).




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Hospitals probed after sending elderly back to care homes despite KNOWING they had coronavirus

EXCLUSIVE: The elderly patients sent back from hospitals, despite suffering from coronavirus, triggered outbreaks in care homes, tragically claiming the lives of other vulnerable residents.




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JOHN HUMPHRYS: An asteroid could be heading for Earth and yet our leaders are at war with each other

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Every leader of every country in the world had come together on a virtual network. Never had there been such a conference. But, yet, never had there been such a crisis.




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70000 are stuck on cruise ships during pandemic as unpaid crews beg to go home

Tens of thousands of crew members worldwide are still on cruise ships out at sea. Workers are confined to cabins aboard ships and most of them are no longer being paid after contracts expired.




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Counter terrorism police fear ISIS cells are being reactivated to plot attacks across Europe

Police are looking into the possibility Isis 'sleepers' have been 'reactivated' and are plotting attacks around Europe. Two weeks ago Britain's most wanted ISIS fugitive, who has links to Jihadi John, was arrested.




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SAS: Who Dares Wins host Ant Middleton's wife crashed £200,000 Lamborghini Huracan on shopping trip

EXCLUSIVE: Emilie Middleton, 40, span off the road near their home in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex and ended up with the super charged yellow Lamborghini Huracan buried in a hedge.




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Obama blasts Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic as 'an absolute chaotic disaster'

Barack Obama (right), the former president, said on Friday that President Trump's (left) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason he will work hard to help Joe Biden defeat him in November.




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Couple die in agony after home brewing their own lockdown beer

South African couple Tony Hilliar, 54, and Alida Fouche, 42,died after making their own illicit supply of beer to get around their country's strict alcohol ban imposed since the Covid-19 lockdown.




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Lockdown could be needlessly prolonged because of ministers' obsession with 'irrelevant' R-value

The Government is relying on the 'R' figure - the average number of people a coronavirus patient infects - to tell them when it is safe to unlock the UK. But experts have said the measure it is 'too crude'.




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Dame Vera Lynn 'raises a glass' and sings along to We'll Meet Again on VE Day

Dame Vera Lynn 'raised a glass' and sang along to the country's rousing rendition of We'll Meet Again as a crowd of well-wishers visited her West Sussex home during last night's VE Day tributes.




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NHS is already building a new Covid-19 contact tracing app

Developers from Google and Apple have been brought into the fold to provide technology that will overcome incompatibility issues with some mobiles reported on the Isle of Wight.




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Commuters could be made to book slots at train stations using smartphone app to stop overcrowding

Commuters on Britain's railways may have to book allotted times to travel to stop overcrowding once coronavirus lockdown measures start to ease. Rail operators are said to be considering a new app.




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Woman who battled cystic acne for nearly a decade cures it during lock-down

Lucy Morris, 22, from Surrey battled cystic acne for almost a decade and was left with depression due to her medication but has cured it during lock-down after finding a line of 'miracle' products.




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The Mail reveals it's a female former friend suing Duke and Duchess of York for a £6.7m unpaid debt

The original owner, said to be a female beneficiary of a trust fund, is believed to have sold Chalet Helora to the Yorks in 2014 for 22m Swiss francs (£18m). They owe her £6.7m and she decided to go to court.




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Rishi Sunak 'making final decision on future of furlough scheme this weekend'

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today.




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Serena Williams poses for stunning Stuart Weitzman campaign

Mother-of-one Serena, 38, stars in a striking black-and-white campaign that was shot in Palm Beach in February, before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many people into lockdown.




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Social media users get creative in a new challenge that involves making dresses from shopping bags 

People from across the world have taken to Instagram with creative snaps of outfits they've made using shopping bags as part of a new viral challenge.




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Killing Eve's evil inspiration: The real crimes that inspired Villanelle's onscreen murders

Dressed in braces and bow tie, with frizzy hair and a bulbous red nose, assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) arrives at a children's party to make balloon animals (episode two, series three).




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Son surprises dad on 70th birthday with tune on piano after learning to play in secret for a decade

TV producer and chief executive of WhizzKid Entertainment Malcolm Gerrie, from Newcastle upon Tyne, had no idea why he'd been invited onto BBC Breakfast until his son Olly surprised him.




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'Two thirds of coronavirus cases in Britain are going undiagnosed'

Professor Tim Spector, a leading genetic epidemiologist, said the failure to class common symptoms in with the dry cough and fever has led to statisticians collecting data which is 'nonsense'.




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Exploring Florence Nightingale's home and the London museum dedicated to her on her 200th birthday

Her former family home in Derbyshire is now a B&B - you can stay in her bedroom. And the museum in London that's dedicated to her has made 200 objects available to view online.




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Top Russian scientist trying to clone Ice Age woolly mammoth dies suddenly from heart attack 

Dr Semyon Grigoryev, 46, had been leading the research into the remains of the Ice Age beasts, frozen for tens of thousands of years in the Siberian permafrost.




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Ribblehead viaduct threatens to collapse after walkers hit by falling rubble

The 145-year-old grade II structure has developed defects which are causing masonry to plunge off the edge. Engineers have discovered fractures along its 24 arches, which tower 100ft above ground.




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French tourist escapes death by punching a shark which attacked him while surfing at a popular beach

Dylan Nacass, 23, managed to escape with only minor lacerations after a shark latched onto his leg while he was surfing at Bell's Beach in regional Victoria on Friday afternoon.




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Honda Jazz driver, 91, surrenders his licence after terrifying motorists

The pensioner's silver Honda Jazz was captured on dashcam hurtling towards oncoming traffic on the A30 near Sherborne, Dorset, at 4.30pm on April 27.




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Rolls-Royce latest £405,000 Black Badge SUV attracts younger customers with black Spirit of Ecstasy

The debut of Rolls-Royce's £405,000 Cullinan Black Badge has attracted a younger brand of car buyers with the average age of Rolls-Royce customers falling to 42-years-old.




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Marking the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth - her life in fascinating objects 

Britain's Florence Nightingale is known for revolutionising nursing. As medics fight the coronavirus pandemic, her work resonates. Here, we celebrate her life with a collection of objects.




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London pub fan lovingly recreates his local hostelry in virtual reality

Tristan Cross spent two and a half weeks building Skehans in Nunhead, south London, using Unreal Engine 4 gaming software.




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Brainteaser challenges YOU to find the 14 accidents hidden in the home

A new brainteaser, created by National Accident Helpline, challenges the nation to find the 14 household items that can cause injury in the home - but can you beat the 23 second record?




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Brits say they're not being squashed by lorries and bad hair days by cycling to work

The Mayor of London has come under heavy fire for failing to increase capacity on the Tube ahead of an expected rise in passengers as the Prime Minister looks to ease people back to work.




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Ronda Rousey will join the cast of Fox's 9-1-1 playing a Los Angeles firefighter

The 32-year-old athlete joins a cast that includes Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Rockmond Dunbar and Jennifer Love Hewitt.




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Ronda Rousey stays in character after breaking TWO fingers mid-scene on set of 9-1-1

Ronda Rousey managed to stay in character after breaking her middle finger and fracturing the tip of her ring finger while shooting a scene on 9-1-1 in Mexico last week.




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Ronda Rousey is joining the cast of Total Divas for season nine alongside Sonya Deville

The 32-year-old Olympic bronze medalist is joining fellow pro-wrestler Sonya Deville on the cast of E!'s Total Divas in Season 9, which premieres Wednesday, October 2.




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WWE interested in signing Rob Gronkowski

Two weeks ago, the New England Patriots were preparing for an inevitable Super Bowl victory. Just 14 days later and now one of their best players could be headed for the WWE.




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Ronda Rousey advises 'sustainable living' to cope with emergencies like amid coronavirus outbreak

Ronda Rousey advised her fans to be more prepared for emergency situations through 'sustainable living' amid coronavirus outbreak: 'Let's stop panicking and start preparing.'




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UFC champion Ronda Rousey reveals 'ungrateful fans' was a reason behind her leaving WWE 

Ronda Rousey, 33, said during an interview that 'ungrateful fans' were one of the reasons she chose to leave WWE and that she'd rather spend time with her family




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Rory McIlroy shoots 64 to earn a share of the lead heading into the final round of the Canadian Open

Northern Irishman McIlroy carded a six-under 64 to charge up the leaderboard and sit alongside American duo Matt Kuchar and Webb Simpson on 13 under.




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Rory McIlroy tees himself up perfectly for US Open by claiming seven-shot victory at Canadian Open 

All of Rory McIlroy's well-documented problems when playing in the final group on Sunday were consigned to history emphatically during the course of a stunning seven stroke success.




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'I'm in good shape and ready to go': McIlroy seeks to banish US Open woes following Canada victory

Rory McIlroy says he is feeling more confident than at any time since 2016 as he bids to end his wretched run at the US Open.




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Rory McIlroy sinking his teeth into the real battle at Pebble Beach

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT PEBBLE BEACH: After years of woe in the US Open first round, Rory McIlroy delivered arguably his strongest opening day since 2014.




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Irish boys on the home run: Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell starring at the US Open

DEREK LAWRENSON AT PEBBLE BEACH: One month to go until the biggest sporting event the province has seen, and the boys from Northern Ireland are building up a head of steam.




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Rory McIlroy relishing challenge of being on home soil for last major tilt this year

Rory McIlroy says victory at next month's Open Championship would be the 'most special' of his career.




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Rory McIlroy targets fast start in third round at Scottish Open after blocking out the distractions

Rory McIlroy arrived at the ASI Scottish Open thinking that if he could muster four rounds of 67, he'd have a good chance of claiming his first victory in Scotland.




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The Open 2019 betting guide: Best bets, odds and outsiders for Portrush

BETTING GUIDE: The 2019 Open Championship. Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka are heavily fancied. But who else is worth a punt? CHRIS CUTMORE makes his picks here.




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The Open 2019 - Rory McIlroy looking to stay under the radar at Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy is deliberately trying to keep his Open Championship campaign low key as expectations rocket about the possibility of him securing a home win in Northern Ireland.




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The Open 2019: Will Rory McIlroy's Portrush homecoming be a blessing or curse?

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT ROYAL PORTRUSH: To be on the coastline of County Antrim this week is to see a country beaming its most toothsome smile.




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The Open 2019: It was meant to be Rory's dream homecoming but it turned sour on the first tee

MARTIN SAMUEL AT ROYAL PORTRUSH: Rory McIlroy was far from being stirred by Northern Ireland's first Open since 1951 - it was as if he momentarily forgot how to play or what it all meant.




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The Open 2019: Rory McIlroy fights back the tears after missing the cut

An emotional Rory McIlroy was left holding back tears after missing the cut in The Open at Royal Portrush by a shot following a valiant six-under par second round of 65. 




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Golf news: Rory McIlroy has reflected on his nerves at The Open as he blames change of strategy

McIlroy has won two tournaments this season and is the No 1 on the PGA Tour when it comes to the two most important categories concerning play from tee to green but he struggled at The Open.