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The deputy chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, is warning people to take care if visiting mums on Mother’s Day, as frictions emerge over the lockdown in Victoria.

In some states, authorities are allowing people to pay family visits on Sunday as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased, but Kelly has restated warnings that people over 70 and with existing chronic diseases are at high risk from coronavirus.

The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants dependent on tourists to feed their voracious appetites. With scant numbers of foreign visitors, commercial elephant camps and sanctuaries lack funds for their upkeep and have sent more than 100 of the animals trudging back to their natural habitats.

The Toronto Zoo announced on Wednesday it had successfully hatched a baby Madagascar spider tortoise, its first successful hatching of the critically endangered species.

As businesses in the United States slowly begin reopening, researchers in Pennsylvania are turning to dogs to help them fend off a second wave of COVID-19.

Scientists are cautioning that it’s still too early to know how the novel coronavirus mutates after a preliminary study in the U.S. claimed that a new strain of the virus has emerged that is more dominant and contagious than the original.

What may be the latest hope in the hunt to develop a treatment for COVID-19 comes from an unusual source – a furry, four-year-old llama named 'Winter' that is living on a farm in the Belgium countryside.

The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the moon.

Hurricane season is fast approaching and it is likely to be active -- maybe even an extremely active -- season.

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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has announced he and partner Georgia Groome are expecting their first child together.

Rochelle Humes has revealed that she is expecting her third child with husband Marvin in an Easter themed Instagram post.

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The Little Mix singer has reportedly broken up with former Love Island contestant Chris Hughes

She said: "It is nice to get away for your own time and not people relying on you for everything all the time.

Tomlinson appears in a bathtub wearing nothing but a shower cap in the cover video

The comedian praised "selfless" NHS workers on the front line

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The comedian's death was announced over the weekend

Like many, Ovie Soko has staved off lockdown boredom by getting rid of his hair

The singer said the milestone would be a "very special moment".

The actress and her husband, Tom Hanks, were both hospitalised with the deadly virus

The choir leader told Twitter followers how a runner failed to maintain a two metre distance and "fell" on his young son

The comedian and her husband Chris Fischer welcomed their first child in May last year

McCoy is Keough's second child with her husband, Kyle Bosworth

The singer has reportedly handed over cash to good causes in his hometown of Suffolk

The 99-year-old is walking the length of his garden 100 times to raise funds

The TV star is adding some sparkle to her household tasks

Turley and her boyfriend Finn Tapp are currently staying with her parents in Scotland

The TV presenter has united the nation – though not in the way he hoped to

The incident took place in December 2018

The actress has resurfaced as a TikTok star

Hussain made his debut on Wednesday's show

The Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood star has praised teenage activists

The Hollywood star was filming The Last Duel in Dublin when lockdown measures kicked in

The comedian had one last act of defiance before renouncing his new moniker

The designer is inviting us all to her Instagram party

Hollywood actor Brian Dennehy has died at the age of 81, his daughter has said. The star, known for roles in films including First Blood and Cocoon, died on Wednesday due to natural causes. His daughter Elizabeth announced the news on Twitter.

The musician has been home-schooling his two children

Beyoncé was a surprise addition to the TV fundraiser for America's coronavirus relief effort

Draper is one of the thousands of people in the UK to have been diagnosed with coronavirus

The group originally released the chart-topping track in 2005

The book has been curated by This Is Going To Hurt author Adam Kay

The 7 Rings singer sang all six parts of the classic ballad

But which role could he have played?

The singer has announced she will no longer be touring her Lover album this year

The singer gave a rare glimpse of her three-year-old as she spoke to fans on Instagram

The singer said their post had been badly timed