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Euro 96 shirts ranked: Will hosts England come out on top as we rate Europe's kits

Football is, it turns out, coming home after all this summer as ITV plan to show Euro 1996 in its entirety.




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Coronavirus sport news LIVE: Project Restart latest amid warning Premier League return could 'cost lives'

Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage as the coronavirus crisis continues to heavily impact sport across the globe.




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Premier League return could 'cost lives' as opposition to Project Restart grows

The Premier League's Project Restart plan could 'cost lives' if competition is resumed prematurely during the coronavirus pandemic, warns Brighton chief executive Paul Barber.




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Jose Mourinho backed to win trophies at Tottenham by former Spurs midfielder Gustavo Poyet

Former Spurs midfielder Gustavo Poyet says he will be 'very surprised' if Jose Mourinho does not win trophies during his time at Tottenham.




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Marc Jurado hints at Manchester United signing Joe Hugill in double wonderkid deal

Manchester United have embarked on an aggressive recruitment drive to sign some of Europe's top young players - and they appear to have landed two in one week.




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Prince Harry surprises fans with special video message from his LA home

The Duke of Sussex is due to send a message any moment now, which has been recorded...




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Inside Britain's Got Talent host Declan Donnelly's London home




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Piers Morgan's wife reveals unexpected way he's recovering after COVID-19 test

Piers Morgan's wife Celia Walden has revealed that her husband is using his downtime to...




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Catherine Zeta-Jones is 'a new woman' as she shows off new eye colour

Catherine Zeta-Jones showed off a new daring look over the weekend and fans loved it so...




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Amanda Holden and husband Chris Hughes go on most special date night thanks to daughters

Amanda Holden and husband Chris Hughes went on one of their most special date nights ever...




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Keith Lemon reveals real reason Holly Willoughby left Celebrity Juice – and why he's gutted

A week after Holly Willoughby shocked fans by announcing her departure from Celebrity...




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Elle Macpherson shares incredibly rare photo of son Flynn as he graduates from university

Elle Macpherson is incredibly private about her personal life and rarely shares any...




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Royal baby: Prince Guillaume and Princess Stephanie welcome baby and reveal name

Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg have...




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The Queen to take an extended absence from public duties amid coronavirus outbreak

The Queen is set to withdraw from her public duties for an extended period of time amid the...




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NBA commissioner met with players to discuss locations, details on ways to finish season, sources say


Adam Silver reportedly said the league does not have to make a decision on playing or cancelling the 2019-20 season this month and can wait until sometime in June.




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Relocated UFC 249 could ‘bring sense of normalcy to people’


The UFC is returning after an involuntary eight-week break in what will be the U.S.’s first major sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the world two months ago.




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How one tough mom guided Cody and Caleb Martin from poverty and racial hatred to the NBA


The twin brothers are with Jenny Bennett in the Winston-Salem area, not just for a Mother’s Day visit Sunday, but to ride out the pandemic together. There is a tightness — a sense of mutual protection — in their relationships that is enduring.




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Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft early


If the draft was conducted before the season’s completion, teams would not be able to trade players, there would be a lack of clarity over next year’s salary cap and the draft order could be determined before all games are played.




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Joey Cora, Terry Francona recall ‘impressive’ and ‘awesome’ moments from Michael Jordan’s baseball stint


Jordan would hit .202 that season in Class AA Birmingham with 114 strikeouts (most on the team), 51 RBIs (fourth) and 30 stolen bases (second). But former colleagues are still in awe when reminiscing about MJ’s competitive spirit and stage presence.




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Gregor Chisholm: Inside the trade of Blue Jays batting champion John Olerud, a deal former GM Gord Ash would like to have back


In the latest instalment of our Hindsight In 2020 series: The first baseman had one of the prettiest swings in baseball, but manager Cito Gaston and hitting coach Willie Upshaw wanted Olerud to generate more power.




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Being at reopened practice facility felt ‘weird, uplifting,’ Cavs’ Kevin Love says


The Cleveland Cavaliers became one of the first NBA teams to reopen their practice facilities for voluntary individual workouts on the first day the league allowed it.




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The quest and the tests to bring sports back are coming through Toronto


QuestCap, a Toronto investment company, and a doctor with the Blue Jays are part of a group that could be central to the games starting up again in North and South America.




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Barack Obama criticises Donald Trump's handling of pandemic calling it a 'chaotic disaster'




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Three members of White House coronavirus task force in quarantine




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Boris Johnson's lockdown speech: what time is it, what will he say, and how can I watch it?





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How many coronavirus cases are in the UK - and where are they?



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How many coronavirus cases are in your area? Use our tool to find out



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Ask Amy: Gay servicemember worries about family bond

Adult child struggles with relationships with parents who don't accept sexuality.




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‘They're making it up as they go along’: confusion dilutes lockdown message

With picnics tolerated and even a pub doing takeaway drinks, it seems few in Hackney are obeying the stay-at-home rule

As the mounted police approached, the group leapt up from their picnic, clearly fearing the worst. They were wrong. Grinning, the officer encouraged them to enjoy the sun and suggested that if the park became too crowded they should consider leaving.

For people sunning themselves in London Fields, Hackney, the incident signified another unheralded shift in the UK’s coronavirus lockdown strategy. “Two days ago, police were confiscating beer from drinkers’ hands,” said media consultant Gavin Jamieson, 34. “Weeks before that, they were turning up in vans and telling people to leave the park.”

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Let's stop romanticising nature. So much of our life depends on defying it

Sure, it’s great to have clear blue skies but for most of the world the pandemic spells famine and disease, not the planet fighting back

Cormorants are hunting fish in the now clear waters of Venice. Wild boars roam the avenues of Barcelona and wild goats the streets of Llandudno. Above Los Angeles are blue skies. From smogless Delhi, you can once more glimpse the Himalayas.

“The Earth is healing, we are the virus,” runs the meme spreading fast across the internet. It’s a sentiment echoed by many policymakers, commentators and celebrities.

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UK Weather Forecast: Turning colder overnight with cloud and some rain pushing southwards into tomorrow.

Turning colder overnight with cloud and some rain pushing southwards into tomorrow.




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How the work of district nurses is as important as ever

The patient's front door has become the district nurse's front line.




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Coronavirus: Family pay tribute to rapper Ty after his death, aged 47

The musician, whose real name is Ben Chijioke, had been in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.




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UK Weather Forecast: Overnight turning colder with cloud and some rain pushing southwards into Sunday

Things are cooling down after a few days of warmer weather.




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New coronavirus tier system could allow localised response to Covid-19 outbreaks

The new system will be numbered from one to five, with level five being the most serious.




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UK sends 50,000 coronavirus test samples to US after problems in lab network

The news came as the number of daily coronavirus tests fell below the 100,000 target for a seventh day in a row.




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PM to unveil Covid-19 alert system with new message to ‘control the virus’

On Monday, the Government will publish a 50-page document outlining the full plan to cautiously re-start the economy to MPs.




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Mixed reactions to Government’s new Covid-19 slogan

Britons are now set to be asked to ‘Stay alert, control the virus, save lives’.




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Prince Charles praises ‘dedication, resilience and hard work’ of Britain’s posties

The Prince of Wales and Camilla sent a letter including ‘heartfelt thanks – and a big thumbs up’ to everyone at Royal Mail.




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Nandy accuses Raab of ‘unforgivable failings’ over handling of Harry Dunn case

The 19-year-old was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside a US military base in Northamptonshire on August 27.




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Lockdown easing and Little Richard dominate front pages of Sunday papers

The front pages are led by Boris Johnson’s anticipated “road map” to a new normality.




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Three members of White House coronavirus task force enter quarantine

Dr Anthony Fauci is one of the task force members who are self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive.




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Pandemic brings outbreaks of bullying and ostracism in Japan

Japanese medical workers and infected patients have reported widespread incidents of discrimination amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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South Korea’s president urges calm amid concerns over new coronavirus surge

At least 15 new infections in the country have been linked to a man who had visited three nightclubs before testing positive.




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'An absolute chaotic disaster': Obama lashes out at Trump over handling of pandemic

President Trump has consistently defended and boasted of his response to the virus.




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UK weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain

There will be drop in temperatures compared to recent days.




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Police group calls pandemic response ‘wishy-washy’

The Metropolitan Police Federation the Government is sending out mixed messages.




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Sheridan Smith announces birth of baby boy with fiancé Jamie Horn in heartwarming Twitter post

Sheridan Smith and her fiance Jamie Horn have welcomed their first child together.




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Piers Morgan admits his criticism of Meghan Markle has 'probably' gone 'a bit too far'