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Food For London Now: Duchess of Sussex backs Evening Standard appeal to help feed the hungry

Meghan says spirit of Grenfell lives on in video call to women she helped at kitchen You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Vodka and chocolate are most popular products to buy during coronavirus lockdown, new data shows

Bread for toasties, milk and toilet rolls were also best sellers




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Britain will be hit by further waves of coronavirus with up to 40k deaths in first wave alone, leading doctor warns

Britain will face "further waves" of Covid-19 and could reach 40,000 deaths in this first wave alone, a leading physician has warned.




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Row grows over face masks amid calls to make them compulsory to help ease coronavirus lockdown

Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms




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Tiny pup seeks forever home after two owners die with Covid-19

This little pup is seeking a new family (Monmouth County SPCA)




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Motorcyclist, 35, dies after crash in Hackney

A 35-year-old motorcyclist has died after a crash in east London.




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Seven Days quiz: Test yourself on the news and happenings of the past week

It's been another week in lockdown for most of us but that doesn't mean the world of news has stopped spinning.




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Care homes 'may have suffered 7,500 coronavirus deaths', industry body says

A leading industry body fears as many as 7,500 people have died after contracting coronavirus in care homes across the country.




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'No evidence' coronavirus survivors have immunity, warns WHO

There is no evidence to suggest that people who have recovered from the coronavirus then have immunity, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.




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Nasa and Elon Musk's SpaceX announce first manned US space launch in nine years

Nasa has set a date for its first manned US space launch in nine years.




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Tom Moore could receive Spitfire flypast for 100th birthday as coronavirus fundraiser passes £21 million

The 99-year-old war veteran has raised an incredible £21 million for charity




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Government blasted over refusal to clarify coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

MPs are calling for 'strategic clarity' from the Government




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Queen requests there be no gun salutes to mark 94th birthday

The Queen has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her 94th birthday next week.




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Colleagues remember Lyra Mckee on first anniversary of Northern Ireland journalist's murder

The National Union of Journalists gathered for a special virtual tribute




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Hong Kong police arrest at least 14 high profile activists after mass pro-democracy protests last year

Police in Hong Kong have arrested at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists accused of joining unlawful protests last year.




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Police officer filmed saying he'll 'make something up' to get man arrested: 'Who are they going to believe, me or you?'

Police have launched an investigation after an officer was filmed threatening to "make something up" in order to arrest a man.




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Funerals can go ahead with close family present, Government confirms

Funerals must be allowed to take place to enable families to mourn their loved ones, the Government has said.




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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe forced to wait another day for prison release verdict

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family must continue their excruciating wait to find out if her temporary release from prison in Iran has been extended.




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Eight rescued from rockfall while out taking daily exercise on Isle of Wight

Eight people were rescued from a rockfall while out taking their daily exercise on the Isle of Wight.




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UK to fly in more than 80 tonnes of PPE for health workers as hospital deaths pass 15,000

More than 80 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) are due to arrive in the UK on Sunday, amid fears hospitals could run out of "critical" supplies.




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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Another 888 die in hospital of Covid-19 as Government pressed on dwindling protective equipment supply

The Government is under increasing pressure to provide NHS staff with vital personal protective equipment (PPE), as supplies dwindle at the height of the coronavirus crisis.




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Covid-19 cases to be tracked by ethnicity amid disproportionately high number of BAME deaths

The Government is to launch a review into why people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus.




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Lady Gaga's star-studded One World Together at Home concert sees raft of emotive tributes to coronavirus heroes

Stars including Beyonce, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Elton John took part in the concert




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US actor and Broadway singer Nick Cordero loses leg due to coronavirus complications, wife says

Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife said coronavirus complications have led the star to need a leg amputation.




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Food For London Now: Meet the heroic volunteer cyclists delivering meals to the vulnerable

Donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Motorcylist, 37, dies after collision with lamppost in east London

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a lamppost in east London.




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Prince Harry hails 'wonderfully British response' to Covid-19 and gives shout-out to 'amazing' Captain Tom Moore

The Duke of Sussex has said he's "incredibly proud" of the British public as the country rallies together to tackle the coronavirus crisis.




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Gene Deitch dead: Tom and Jerry director and Oscar-winning illustrator dies aged 95

Oscar-winning illustrator and film director Gene Deitch has died at the age of 95.




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Furloughed workers use spare time to make healthy meals for NHS heroes

With one in four UK workers already on or facing furlough during the coronavirus pandemic, some food lovers are cooking up a storm for the NHS




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'Very good chance' of coronavirus vaccine but no certainty, says leading scientist

A team of scientists are due to start clinical trials towards the end of next week




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Family in Australia hilariously recreate 15-hour flight to Germany in their living room

Coronavirus: the symptoms Follow our live updates here




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Food For London Now: UK food waste czar Ben Elliot warns pandemic could leave millions hungry

Ben Elliot, the government's food waste Czar, has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could leave millions of Britons hungry.




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Boris Johnson has been 'at helm of Covid-19 response since outbreak began': Downing Street hits back at Sunday Times report

Downing Street has fiercely rebuffed newspaper reports that Boris Johnson failed to act in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak.




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Woman, 96, dies from Covid-19 102 years after her sister died of Spanish Flu

A US woman has died after contracting coronavirus more than a century after her sister was killed by the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to local obituaries.




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One World Together at Home: Little Mix and Tom Jones among stars paying tribute to NHS in global online concert

Little Mix, Michael Buble and Sir Elton John were among the stars playing tribute to the NHS in a special online concert.




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Hospital leaders reveal 'exasperation' as they hit out at Government over failed PPE delivery

Hospital leaders have criticised the Government after a shipment which contained vital equipment for NHS staff was delayed.




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Fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore's charity cover on course for number one

Captain Tom Moore and Michael Ball are on course to score a number one single for their cover of You'll Never Walk Alone.




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National minute's silence in tribute to NHS staff and key workers killed by Covid-19 looking increasingly likely

Unison and royal colleges of nursing and midwives call for 'ultimate tribute' to key workers who died while battling coronavirus.




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Kangaroo hops through empty Australian streets amid coronavirus lockdown

A kangaroo was spotted hopping through the empty streets of Adelaide amid the coronavirus lockdown.




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Astronomers track star dancing around black hole in proof of Albert Einstein theory

More than a century ago, Einstein predicted how much the star's orbit changes, and now the data collected by scientists exactly matches his theory.




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Heartbreak for families of devoted NHS nurse, radiology worker and GP who died with coronavirus

Tributes have been paid to three more NHS workers who have lost their lives with coronavirus.




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What is furlough? Employees' rights amid coronavirus and pay information

Key questions about furlough answered by David Barzilay from tax, accounting and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg




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The Londoner: Fashionista rules for all you bananas in pyjamas

In today's Diary: pyjama sales spike / Lawyer's daughter takes over firm's Instagram / Former top civil servant on accidentally causing a conspiracy theory / David Lammy grows tadpoles




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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's letter to newspaper editors in full: There will be no corroboration and zero engagement

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told four new newspaper groups – The Mirror, The Sun, The Daily Mail and Daily Express – they are no longer co-operating with them.




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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce they will not talk to four newspaper groups

Harry and Meghan have declared they will no longer engage with four British newspaper groups.




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Metro Bank agrees to pay customers back £10million in overdraft fees




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Top doctor: Care home shielding 'completely failed' during coronavirus pandemic

Shielding of care and nursing homes has "completely failed", a GP and academic said today amid fears that the number of elderly people who have died is far higher than official statistics show.




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Prince Philip hails everyone from healthcare workers to rubbish collectors as they help nation battle coronavirus

The Duke of Edinburgh's tribute about the 'vital and urgent work being done by so many' is his first major statement since his retirement in 2017




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MI5 chief: Medically trained spies have switched to coronavirus fight

Spies with medical qualifications have been switched from fighting terrorism to join the national fight against coronavirus, the head of MI5 revealed today.




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Sir Philip Rutnam formally begins legal action against Home Secretary Priti Patel over constructive dismissal claims

Former Home Office Permanent Secretary Sir Philip Rutnam has formally begun legal action against Home Secretary Priti Patel, claiming "constructive dismissal".