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New Zealand bar slammed for coronavirus April Fool's joke pretending they were going to be open

Chapel Bar and Bistro, in Auckland, took to social media on Tuesday night to make the false announcement they would be open on Wednesday and selling cheap alcohol.




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Vodka producer make the drink from captured carbon dioxide

Brooklyn based Air Co was a finalist for the Carbon XPrize, designed to create a profitable way to capture and reuse greenhouse gases.




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Hospital worker, 33, is arrested for 'stealing a box of masks from her job'

Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin, said Josie Wright, 33, was taken into custody for stealing masks (file image) and other medical supplies from Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY.




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Coronavirus US: Alcohol sales soar by 55% during lockdown

US sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55 per cent in the week ending March 21, according to market research firm Nielsen.




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Internet trolls hack Alcohol Anonymous Zoom calls

Internet trolls have hacked into several Alcoholics Anonymous video conference calls this week where they shout insults and torment members about the taste of alcohol.




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Australia to ship alcohol to Taiwan in exchange for material used to make face masks 

Australia has agreed to send Taiwan one million litres of alcohol to make sanitiser and vaccines in exchange for three tonnes of material to make face masks.  




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Best skin brightening products for glowing skin 2020

External aggressors, hormones, too much alcohol and stress levels can often leave our skin a little dull and lacklustre. The good news is there are plenty of beauty products that can help.




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How to make hand sanitiser at home

Stephanie Gibri, from California, filmed a DIY-tutorial for her YouTube channel, showing how you can use aloe vera, rubbing alcohol and essential oils to make the much-coveted gel.




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Zoom's latest security flaw allows hackers to steal customers' Microsoft Windows credentials

A new report reveals vulnerability in the videoconferencing software Zoom that lets cybercriminals steal users' Microsoft Window credentials who click on a link shared in a chat.




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Man fined £1,400 after threatening to kill neighbour who tried to break up lockdown 'party' 

Janis Zalitis, 29, received a note through his letter box stating that police would be called if the group did not leave the property in St Peter Port, Guernsey. Pictured: Guernsey's Royal Court.




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TOM UTLEY: If a drink was good enough for Churchill in the war, who am I to turn down the bottle? 

TOM UTLEY: A technical officer at the World Health Organisation warns us that drinking alcohol is an 'unhelpful coping strategy' during the lockdown.




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Man who deliberately coughed on shoppers in Christchurch supermarket blames stunt on alcohol 

The man was arrested in Christchurch on New Zealand's south island on Saturday night and charged with endangering life by criminal nuisance and obstruction of a medical officer of health.




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Noel Gallagher admits he has stockpiled on alcohol amid coronavirus lockdown

While people have been encouraged not to stockpile food and toilet paper to ensure there is enough for everyone, Noel, 52, admitted he has been susceptible to panic buying.




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Australian cosmetic surgeon launches antibacterial hand sanitiser that kills 99.99% of germs

Perth plastic surgeon Dr Anh Nguyen, 41, has teamed up with natural skincare brand Biotopica to launch an 'alcohol-free' antibacterial spray which offers 24 hour protection against most viruses.




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Married At First Sight: Jo McPharlin denies weight loss surgery as she's branded 'too skinny'

Married At First Sight's Jo McPharlin has denied undergoing weight loss surgery after being body-shamed and labelled 'too skinny' by Internet trolls.




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No more corked wine! Secret method 'guarantees all bottles' will NOT spoil

Family-owned cork-making behemoth Amorim in Portugal says it has now developed a secret procedure that expels the troublesome chemical compound causing corked wine.




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Tatler reveals the aristocrats who've turned their back on booze

British blue-blooded beauties Lady Lola Crichton-Stuart, 20, Lady Mary Charteris, 32, and Rose Van Cutsem, 40, are among the poster girls for the new sober society set.




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Retired Rockies slugger Todd Helton sentenced to two days in jail for 2019 DUI

Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton has been sentenced to two days in jail after pleading guilty last month to a DUI charge from 2019. He has reportedly gone through a treatment program.




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Grieving mother is racked with guilt after her son's death

EXCUSLIVE: Jane, 60, from Lancashire, is grieving the death of her only child, Lee Mulligan, 34, who hanged himself in her garden just hours after celebrating her 60th birthday.




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Instagram influencers ask bars and restaurants for freebies amid coronavirus

Actor Harry Cook was named and shamed online after asking wine company P & V Wine + Liquor Merchants for free alcohol in exchange for social media promotion.




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Amazon eye masks for dark under-eye circles

Tired of looking so tired? If you need to minimise the appearance of dark circles and under-eye bags and have given up on most eye treatments, look no further.




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Australia's panic buying may be ending, Commonwealth Bank credit card data shows

The Commonwealth Bank, Australia's biggest bank, has released new credit card data showing spending on food and alcohol had dived for several weeks in a row.




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Ambulance worker urges people to stay home in Facebook video after seeing people in beer garden

Ambulance worker Sophie-Louise Dennis spotted a group of ten-to-15 drinking in the beer garden of a closed pub along Tonbridge Road, Maidstone while she was working.




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Vinnie Jones, 55, proudly marks seven years of sobriety

The footballer-turned-actor, 55, shared a throwback image with his wife Tanya, who passed away from cancer aged 53 last year, while penning an impassioned message




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600 people have died in Iran after drinking neat alcohol to 'cure' coronavirus

Iran's judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili revealed the new figures Tuesday as he vowed to punish the 'criminals' responsible for peddling the fake coronavirus 'cure'.




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How DID Ant McPartlin blow £20million? ALISON BOSHOFF asks where could the money have gone?

ALISON BOSHOFF: Ant McPartlin has opted to dissolve his company Teecourt. Ant, who lives in South West London applied to Companies House last month to have the company struck off.




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GP reveals how much your kidneys could be recovering

EXCLUSIVE: London-based GP Dr Ross Perry told FEMAIL how giving up drinking during lockdown can give you a flatter stomach, clearer skin and a strengthened immune system.




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Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits, research suggests 

The key habits to adopt are daily exercise, consuming less junk food and alcohol, not smoking and shedding a few pounds if overweight.




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Chicago mayor puts a liquor curfew in place after spike in gun violence

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has placed a 9pm curfew on liquor sales in the city following a spike in gun violence on Tuesday that left seven people dead,




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Coronavirus US: Alcohol sales spike at level 'like Prohibition'

Beer, flavored malt and cider sold 17% more than in the same week in March 2019. But more staggeringly, online sales of alcohol for March increased by 291% on the previous year.




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Self-described 'cannibal' threatens to rape, murder and EAT people during a terrifying attack

The accused pinned the man to the car and told him he was a 'cannibal' and would rape, murder and eat him if he told anyone what had happened.




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'Some days have been really hard': Paul Merson opens up on coping with mental health and lockdown

Paul Merson has opened up on how he has struggled with 'really, really bad days' during lockdown as part of his ongoing efforts to maintain a positive level of mental health.




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Lauren Goodger downs a glass of Prosecco on Instagram... despite vowing to quit drinking alcohol

Lauren Goodger was filmed downing Prosecco on Instagram on Monday, one month after vowing to give up drinking alcohol.




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Martha Stewart admits she was drunk while posting nonsensical Instagram comment

Martha Stewart left an apparently alcohol-fueled nonsensical comment on an Instagram post on Saturday.




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Shocking footage shows 'shameful' party in a Bali villa

Instagram influencer Tyrone Hermitt posted the shocking footage of the Bali party online. He has since taken down his Instagram account and issued and apology.




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Man is left with a knife sticking out of his head after first date goes disastrously wrong

A man, 59, was stabbed in the head and left lying on the ground by a woman, 31, who he was reportedly on a date with. The main remains in hospital in a critical condition.




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Governor of Nairobi sends coronavirus care packages filled with Hennessy cognac to the poor

Mike Sonko, governor of the Kenyan capital, announced the parcels would contain miniatures of premium brandy at a typically flamboyant news conference on Tuesday.




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Alcohol advertising slammed for coronavirus marketing as 70 per cent of more Australians drink more

Figures commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education showed 70 per cent of Australians were drinking more since isolation began with one third now hitting the bottle every day.




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Drinking is not the answer to lockdown says charity after survey shows booze increases home tensions

A survey conducted by Alcohol Change UK has found problem drinking is leading to an increase in at-home tensions for more than 3.5million Brits and revealed 8.6 million people are drinking more.




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Jo Ferguson's friend Kristy Hinze shares powerful message as celebrity stylist is farewelled

Among those to write a lengthy tribute to Ferguson, who died on April 8, was model Kristy Hinze - for whom Ferguson was bridesmaid at her 2009 wedding to U.S billionaire James Clark.




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Coronavirus UK: Things you can and can't do during lockdown

Officers have issued a series of guidelines on what are 'reasonable' excuses to leave home in England, such as buying several days' worth of food including luxury items.




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You get giant buckets of Fireball-spiced fried chicken delivered to your door TONIGHT for just $35

Sydney bar, The Big Easy, have teamed up with Fireball Whisky to create a delicious boozy bucket of chicken and from Friday, April 17th, the meal can be ordered on Menulog.




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RHONY: Leah McSweeney lures Sonja Morgan and Tinsley Mortimer to go SKINNY DIPPING

She's a new face to the Real Housewives of New York and is already making quite the splash.




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Jo Ferguson's brother posts a heartbreaking throwback snap the two siblings in superman outfits

Jo Ferguson died in hospital on April 8 from serious health problems including liver and kidney failure, both stemming from years of much publicised alcohol abuse.




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Lauren Goodger dons protective face mask as she steps out in curve-enhancing outfit

Lauren Goodger wore a protective face mask as she stepped out in Essex on Saturday amid the UK wide coronavirus lockdown.




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Cocaine dealers triple prices during lockdown amid fears addicts will be plunged into debt

Cocaine dealers have tripled the price of their product since lockdown started in the UK, leaving many addicts desperate to kick the habit and quickly 'become hooked' again (pictured, stock photo).




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Sober Robbie Williams brands the UK 'delusional' over drink and drugs culture

The Rock DJ, 46, He has a well-documented past with drug abuse and admitted to being 'high' when he first met now-wife Ayda Field, 40




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Coronavirus US: Records amount of wine consumed during lockdown

Americans are drinking record amounts of wine during the coronavirus pandemic, DailyMail.com can reveal. Sales of red and white wine have shot up by 31 percent compared to last year.




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Fans slam Gogglebox Australia stars for joking about a driver on RBT being on drugs - but he WASN'T!

A powerful moment on last week's episode of Gogglebox Australia proved the old saying that you can never judge a book its cover.




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Macquarie University dr Juliana Chen reveals the simple tricks to overcome COVID-19 comfort eating

Australian doctor Juliana Chen has warned making unhealthy lifestyle choices during the coronavirus pandemic can have a negative impact on your health in the long run.