VIRGIN Media and O2 are to merge to create a £31billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms have announced. Liberty Global and Telefonica - the owners of Virgin Media and O2 respectively - had confirmed on Monday that they were in discussions over a possible combination.

A SURGE in bitcoin prices has seen the cryptocurrency market jump by over $13 billion overnight.

Rafael Nadal has been outspoken with his thoughts on how the Spanish government handled the coronavirus pandemic.

Tottenham have been compared to Stoke sides of the past after their loss to Chelsea.

POLICE in Essex have admitted the decision was made to "take no further action" on many low level traffic offences last month as road crimes hit record levels.

MICROSOFT has conceded that its next upgrade to Windows 10 includes a bug that will not be fixed before the software is rolled out to one billion users worldwide. Here's everything you need to know.

PEOPLE locked into high cost loans and rent-to-own schemes should be spared the extra fees charged if they fall behind with payments, says affordable provider Fair for You .

A DOG was thrown over a bridge into a river to drown in Romania during the coronavirus lockdown, an animal charity has revealed.

A SWAN was shot in the head four times while trying to protect her nest in a shocking case of animal cruelty at a park in Merseyside.

EXCLUSIVE: Wales rugby star George North is about to become a father during the coronavirus.

INFINITY pools can offer a dreamy escape from the current situation with seamless views over dazzling skylines, land and sea.

KATE MIDDLETON AND Prince William have carried out a brilliant and selfless gesture behind the scenes to help Britain stop the spread of coronavirus - by sending their own staff to Whitehall in the battle against the pandemic.

ANT MIDDLETON'S wife, Emilie Middleton, reportedly "misjudged a corner" and crashed the SAS star's 200K car while on the way to the shops during the coronavirus lockdown.

A MYSTERIOUS NASA experiment has finally been resolved following a decade of conspiracy theories and wild speculation, after the US Space Force revealed the top-secret mission of its unmanned X-37B spacecraft.

MELANIA TRUMP is the only First Lady to be a former lingerie model, and is certainly one of the most glamorous. But how does she keep her figure so trim now that she's in the White House?

ADELE was wowed with a new image updating fans on her 2020 weight loss. The singer looked fabulous. What diet has she followed?

The Last Dance documentary follows Michael Jordan and his final season with the Chicago Bulls.

NEIL SQUIRES COLUMN: Daily Express' Chief Sports Writer expresses his concerns about the coronavirus pandemic's affect on the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation testing programme.

Phil Taylor will take on women's darts superstar Mikuru Suzuki in a special virtual darts match on Thursday evening.

KATE MIDDLETON AND Prince William have carried out a brilliant and selfless gesture behind the scenes to help Britain stop the spread of coronavirus - by sending their own staff to Whitehall in the battle against the pandemic.

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NEXT JAMES BOND odds favourite Tom Hardy has overtaken Richard Madden in the race to replace Daniel Craig after No Time To Die.

ANIMAL Crossing New Horizons became a welcome break from the coronavirus pandemic last month when Nintendo's most ambitious second-life game debuted to critical acclaim. Since release, the developers have added a string of updates, one of which included sly art seller Redd.

THE wards are almost deserted. Few patients fill the beds. But this is not a story of institutional failure. On the contrary, the emptiness of the vast temporary Nightingale hospital in London is a shining tribute to how well the NHS has handled the coronavirus pandemic.

A WEEK into Winston Churchill's prime ministership in May 1940, the war was going disastrously. As Western Europe buckled in the face of the German onslaught, the Nazi regime looked invincible. Yet even in this dark hour, Churchill bristled with defiance. "I think I see my way through," he told his son Randolph.

HYPOCRISY is one of the aggravating sins of the progressive elite. There is nothing more sickening than the failure of prominent figures to abide by the standards they seek to impose on others. Such double standards can be found in socialists who rage against private education but send their children to fee-paying schools, or in eco warriors who wail about carbon footprints while globe-trotting in luxury jets.

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has been locked in a transfer battle with Premier League side Crystal Palace for Ipswich Town defender Luke Woolfenden, as the Whites start to prepare for a busy summer of signings.

SOAK UP SCANDI-CHIC In scenic Devon countryside deemed an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Otter Falls is a beautiful collection of 16 holiday cottages and 13 Scandinavian-style lodges set around three lakes.

IT WAS the inevitability that we were merely waiting to have confirmed. Latest data released this morning by mortgage lender Halifax indeed confirms that house prices cooled in April, as one would expect given the economic impacts of the current health crisis.

CHARITIES working to deliver food to the homeless and others in urgent need of support during the coronavirus emergency were last night promised a £16million boost from the Government.

KEIR STARMER's secret weapon against Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been revealed by Professor Tim Bale who detailed what the Labour leader can succeed in.

ANN WIDDECOMBE has warned it is "crucial" Boris Johnson does not extend the transition period.

THERE is a steadily growing groundswell of opinion in this country that refuses to diminish or be silenced. I hope I may claim to have been a pioneer.

HYPOCRISY is one of the aggravating sins of the progressive elite. There is nothing more sickening than the failure of prominent figures to abide by the standards they seek to impose on others. Such double standards can be found in socialists who rage against private education but send their children to fee-paying schools, or in eco warriors who wail about carbon footprints while globe-trotting in luxury jets.

WE'RE living in strange times all right. But the weird world of Covid isolation took on a dreamlike quality for me and Richard the week before last. That was when we filmed our week-long series about lockdown reading for Channel 4, five shows which were broadcast this week from our living room.

Mobility data released by Apple suggests enormous declines in personal transportation since COVID-19 began its spread in Canada, but experts warn that post-pandemic there could be an increase of car use and a loss of transit routes.

NORWEGIAN CRUISES is the latest cruise line to extend its sailing suspension, with holidays now cancelled right up until June 30. Can cruisers get their money back?