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Saturday could be hottest day of the year with scorching 26C temperatures

Most of the country will bask in warm sunshine, as London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.




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Education unions give warnings over schools reopening

The measures include extra money for deep cleaning and personal protective equipment.




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Mandatory quarantine for UK arrivals would be devastating, trade body warns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday.




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Travel, garden centres and schools – how England’s lockdown could be eased

People in England are eagerly awaiting Boris Johnson’s announcement on Sunday around what changes might be made to the lockdown.




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Coastguard sees surge in call-outs as people flout lockdown rules

The Coastguard has said that on Friday it had the highest number of call-outs since lockdown began.




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Liberation 75: How Channel Islanders are marking the anniversary under lockdown

Islanders have been finding ways to mark the anniversary and help the spirit of the Liberation shine during difficult circumstances.




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UK Weather Forecast: Warm sunny spells for many today, Sunday colder and windier.

Warm sunny spells for many today, Sunday colder and windier.




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Songwriter and musician Little Richard dies age 87

The American singer and songwriter was best known for tracks such as Tutti Fruiti, Long Tall Sally and Rip It Up.




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'I love waking up to Cuomo': US governors shine in coronavirus crisis

State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump.




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'They were coming now, with isolation orders': stuck in limbo in Vail

In quarantine in the US ski resort town, Ruth Ritchie was out of choices as she waited for test results that never came.




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'Let the Games ... wait for a while': Shinzo Abe's big call

It fell to the Japanese Prime Minister to make the heartbreaking but unavoidable decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until next year.




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Virus turns New York from bustling metropolis to open-air museum

In the days before the virus, strolling down Broadway felt like swimming through a sea of people. Now it feels like wandering around a forsaken movie set.




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The war within the war over coronavirus

China and the US are waging a battle to shape the global narrative over responsibility for the outbreak.




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Jacinda Ardern adds toilet training to the mix at home amidst coronavirus lockdown

As if the pandemic wasn't enough to deal with, the New Zealand Prime Minister is helping toilet train her toddler.




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Human rights clampdown as virus spreads in south-east Asia: experts

Authoritarian leaders across south-east Asia are putting tighter controls on their citizens as the coronavirus spreads and infections rise.




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Social distancing, hand washing are fantasy concepts in Europe's squalid migrant camps

A growing chorus of aid workers is warning of an impending humanitarian catastrophe if coronavirus sweeps into makeshift refugee cities.




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'Urban centres will be engulfed': coronavirus cases surge beyond New York

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in cities across the United States, with major hot spots emerging in Detroit, Miami, Chicago and New Orleans.




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Amid coronavirus outbreak, Hungary's Viktor Orban reaches for unchecked power

Rights groups said the move effectively suspends democracy in the European Union member state in the name of fighting the coronavirus.




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'Welcomed' pardon for Bahai prisoner sentenced to death

The pardon came just days after the death penalty, imposed on Hamed bin Haydara on charges of spying for Israel and converting Muslims to his faith, was confirmed this month.




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Chris Cuomo, brother of New York Governor, tests positive for coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic took a personal turn for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he disclosed that his brother, CNN television anchor Chris Cuomo, had tested positive for the disease.




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Australian expat's push for universal mask-wearing catches fire in the US

When Melbourne expat Jeremy Howard called on all Americans to wear masks three days ago it was a fringe idea. Now US President Donald Trump is considering it.




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Lockdowns may have already saved 120,000 lives in just 11 countries

Imperial College London experts also shoot down hopes that large parts of the population have already recovered from coronavirus.




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Free speech for doctors in China. Now

Not only is free expression a core value at home, it's a value that Australia needs to stand for in the world. We should reassert our belief in the importance of the value now.




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'Shoot them dead': Duterte threatens people who defy lockdown

The Philippine President's anti-drug campaign has resulted in thousands of extra-judicial killings. He's now turned his attention to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Jobless claims double in a week as coronavirus takes toll on US economy

The coronavirus outbreak continues to upend all aspects of American life, including the November presidential election.




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White House to advise Americans to cover face to slow coronavirus spread

Evidence showing asymptomatic people can pass on the coronavirus has led public health authorities to reassess their resistance to mask wearing.




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China's face-mask diplomacy could reshape power in south-east Asia

Chinese aid and medical experts are flying around the world to help other countries hit by COVID-19. But will the assistance redraw the strategic map?




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As Italy teeters, EU wrestles with crisis that could tear it apart

It might be remembered as one of the most consequential calls for help in modern European history. 




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From the Archives, 1895: Oscar Wilde arrested in London

The glittering life of playwright Oscar Wilde came undone when his attempt to prosecute the Marquess of Queensberry for libel resulted in his own arrest for "gross indecency".




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'We will meet again': The Queen invokes war during historic coronavirus broadcast

The rare address from Windsor Castle was filmed by a lone cameraman dressed in full-body protective equipment.




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New Zealand Health Minister demoted after breaking lockdown for beach trip

Minister said he recalled the beach trip only after attracting public scrutiny for a mountain bike ride.




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Austria, Denmark first in Europe to announce easing of lockdowns

Austria has seen three consecutive days in which the number of COVID-19 recoveries has exceeded the number of new cases.




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'A civic catastrophe': Wisconsin elections go ahead despite pandemic

The sight of voters waiting in long lines to cast ballots during a pandemic and poll workers wearing HAZMAT suits stunned many Americans.




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Prisoner swap collapses threatening to upend US-Taliban peace deal

The Taliban said it would no longer participate in "fruitless meetings". Some 5000 Taliban prisoners were to be swapped for 1000 Afghan personnel.




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WHO responds to Trump criticism, warns of 'many more body bags'

The World Health Organisation's Director General said countries should avoid politicising the virus issue "if you don't want to have many more body bags".




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Australia withdraws ambassador to Indonesia because of COVID-19 fears

The Australian government has taken the extraordinary step of withdrawing its ambassador to Indonesia for health reasons.




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Johnson's hospitalisation exposes potential flaw in the British system

There is now a leadership vacuum in Britain at a time when some of the most important decisions in the nation’s history will need to be made.




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This is how America's coronavirus response went wrong

Rather than affirming American exceptionalism, the pandemic has fed into a narrative of American decline. 




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New York City is digging trenches to bury the coronavirus dead

Typically, some 25 bodies are interred each week on Hart Island. Now they are burying that many each day.




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Pandemic power grab: crackdown sparks worries for human rights

COVIDCon will explore how "tyranny sparked and is exploiting the novel coronavirus pandemic to crack down on civil liberties."




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Boris Johnson 'able to do short walks' but UK Prime Minister's recovery only just beginning

Johnson's father Stanley said his son's illness "got the whole country to realise this is a serious event".




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'Forgotten Australians' leave Wuhan after three months in lockdown

The passengers on the plane from Shanghai to Sydney are worried about the travellers from Europe and the United States.




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Blaring sirens and empty streets: New York City life grinds to a halt

The city that never sleeps is unconscious, and the sirens are relentless.




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Julian Assange 'fathered two children' while holed up in embassy

The claims have been made as the WikiLeaks founder's legal team seeks his release from a London prison.




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Blue skies amid darkness, India transforms under lockdown

In its desperate attempt to flatten the curve, India is flattening something else: its notorious air pollution.




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Trump retweets call to fire Anthony Fauci after the coronavirus expert says quicker response 'could have saved lives'

President Donald Trump retweeted a call to fire his top infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci Sunday evening, amid mounting criticism of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Chinese authorities' latest wildlife trade outrage is mindbogglingly reckless

China's government is putting on a show of sending aid to countries suffering from COVID-19, but undermining efforts to control the source of further pandemics.




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Kim Jong-un raises sister's profile with North Korean Politburo post

Part emissary, part personal assistant, Kim Yo-jong was reinstated to her position as an alternate Politburo member of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.




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Networks flee Trump briefing as he wheels out 'propaganda' video

Trump's decision to air the selectively edited video clips led major US television networks to quickly cut away from his daily coronavirus briefing. 




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Experts defend New Zealand's strict lockdown rules in face of criticism

As the number of new coronavirus cases drop, a group of academics said the government's lockdown plan is out of proportion with the health risks posed by virus.