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Lucrative goodie bags scrapped for VERY green BAFTAs

Sunday's EE British Academy Film Awards have pledged to go carbon-neutral, ditching the usual lavish trappings of awards season.




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Prince William shares his 'frustration' at lack of diversity at white-dominated Baftas

The Duke of Cambridge said tonight at the Royal Albert Hall: 'We find ourselves talking again about the need to do more to ensure diversity ... that simply cannot be right in this day and age.'




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Online platform to celebrate female directors snubbed at the Oscars during advert breaks

Online platform Give Her a Break will show clips about female directors who had been snubbed by the Oscar's instead of ads. The ceremony will take place in Los Angeles later this evening.




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New overdraft rates of up to 40% are meant to come into force today

Controversial new overdraft rules come into force today which has seen some banks increasing overdraft rates to nearly 40 per cent.




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Big banks to cut savings rates to as low as 0.01%

Some savers are now in line to earn as little as 0.01 per cent - just £1 interest over a whole year on each £10,000 in their account. This is £129 less than if they switched to a top easy-access deal.




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Best savings rates: Children's accounts face hefty cuts

Grandparents with fixed monthly pension payments could find their bank balances are looking much healthier now they are no longer spending money on things like going out and holidays.




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Best savings rates: Marcus makes a cut but new top easy-access deals are launched

Savers have been handed a double blow as two market-leading easy-access deals have both disappeared within a week of each other, with Marcus and Virgin Money both making cuts.




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What next for savings rates? Banks tap into new funding scheme

A Bank of England scheme designed to provide banks with cheap money to lend to small businesses has handed out an enormous £6billion in its first week, official figures reveal.




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Banks cut savings rates for loyal savers by four times the base rate chop

The official base rate was reduced by 0.65 percentage points last month to 0.1 per cent, but savers face bigger cuts.




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Should you cash out as NS&I makes cuts to fixed-rate savings deals?

While NS&I announced it was reversing planned cuts to some of its variable rate savings accounts, including Premium Bonds, it still pressed ahead with cuts to 10 fixed-rate deals.




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Scratch the surface and it falls apart at The Laslett hotel in Notting Hill

The west London hotel occupies five stucco-fronted townhouses and has many of the trappings of a self-consciously trendy hang-out - except that no one seems to be hanging out much.




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An Inspector Calls: The soulless atmosphere and modern decor at One Warwick Park in Tunbridge Wells is strangely corporate

The staff are polite and the rooms are comfortable at One Warwick Park in Tunbridge Wells but The Inspector says that the new hotel is best suited for businessmen.




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Oakley Court is still bound by its corporate shackles but at least the breakfast is a delight

Oakley Court in Windsor had once been the set of the Rocky Horror Picture show. It was transformed into a hotel featuring 110 rooms in the 80s. But, there's still something corporate about it.




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Adele files for divorce from estranged husband Simon Konecki after six months of separation

Six months after announcing her separation from her husband, Simoh Konecki, singer Adele has filed for divorce.




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Beyonce and Adele FINALLY collaborate! Pop megastars to join forces on song for One Republic's album

Ryan Tedder has revealed he was 'joking' about a collaboration between Beyonce and Adele. 




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Nicki Minaj was being 'sarcastic' when she claimed she 'collaborated with Adele on song and video'

The American 36-year-old hip-hop star and the British 31-year-old belter appreciate each other's music




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Adele becomes style inspiration as It dress of the moment sells out online

Adele's recent style choices have been making waves after a chic patterned dress she wore on holiday sold out online with 1,600 people on the waiting list to buy it.




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Harry Styles addresses THOSE Adele collaboration rumours and discusses the pressures of dating

Harry Styles has addressed those Adele collaboration rumours and discussed the pressures of dating while in the public eye during a candid interview.




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Holly Willoughby admits she gets 'very frustrated' talking about diets

Holly Willoughby has admitted she gets 'frustrated' talking about diets during a discussion on Adele's recent weight loss on Thursday's episode of This Morning.




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Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou launches live tennis showdown league without fans

The Mouratoglou Academy will host real tennis matches between some of the world's greatest players which will be streamed live to fans across the world during COVID-19 lockdown.




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5SOS boys reveal the casual way they celebrated their American Billboard number one single

They're the Sydney rockers who recently took out the number one spot on the American Billboard chart with their album, Youngblood. 




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5SOS's Michael Clifford celebrates his fiancee Crystal Leigh's birthday at a vegan restaurant

Michael Clifford treated his fiancée Crystal Leigh to a vegan feast for her birthday recently.




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5SOS frontman Luke Hemmings celebrates turning 23 in South Korea with girlfriend Sierra Deaton

 5 Seconds of Summer frontman Luke Hemmings just celebrated his 23rd birthday, taking to Instagram to thank fans for the sweet messages




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Zayn Malik's new brother-in-law Martin celebrates 18th birthday

Zayn Malik's family have been celebrating Martin Tiser's 18th birthday, weeks after he married the One Direction star's sister Safaa, 17.




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Coronation Street's Bill Roache celebrates his 88th birthday in lockdown

The veteran soap actor was surprised with gifts at his Wilmslow home by his daughter Verity, 39, and son James, 34, in snaps posted on the soap's official Twitter account on Saturday.




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Dominic Raab dismisses calls to set out coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

Dominic Raab today blasted 'irresponsible' critics for demanding the UK government set out how it will ease the nation's coronavirus lockdown.




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Twitter celebrates birth of Boris Johnson's new son with a flurry of comedy memes

Social media quickly clicked into gear following the news of the birth of Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' first child together this morning, conjuring up hundreds of fun-poking memes.




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Coronavirus Germany: Reproduction rate rise may mean lockdown

At the daily No10 briefing this evening, Dominic Raab pointed to the experience in Germany as he warned that easing the draconian restrictions too early risks 'undoing all the hard work'.




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Commuters told to check temperatures before leaving home individual towns cities on lockdown

A loosening of certain restrictions designed to fire up the flagging economy will be accompanied with a roll-out of revamped social distancing guidelines, particularly on Britain's public transport.




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Boris's 'whack-a-mole' strategy to get Britain back to work and school

He confirmed that the Government would follow a 'whack-a-mole' strategy against resurgent areas as the Government slowly lifts the economically crippling restrictions and get UK PLC going again.




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Doctor who helped save Boris Johnson's life says coronavirus is 'this generation's polio'

A leading doctor who helped save Boris Johnson's life says coronavirus is 'this generation's polio' and warned it will have long-term effects on patients.




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Coronavirus UK: Nicola Sturgeon's separate Scotland strategy

Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland's provisional 'exit strategy' from the coronavirus lockdown.




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David Davis calls for shake up of government's lockdown strategy

Former Brexit secretary David Davis spoke out as Professor Neil Ferguson was removed from all advisory positions after allowing his lover to visit him at his London home during the lockdown.




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Keir Starmer says VE Day generation must be protected from coronavirus in care homes

In an article saluting veterans on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Keir Starmer said the care sector needs attention after the pandemic to help those who 'protected our country in its darkest hour'.




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Britain is warned not to break lockdown to celebrate VE Day

Commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the Second World War ending in Europe are taking place across the country in line with 'social distancing' guidelines.




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Coronavirus UK: Lockdown eased for cleaners pre-exit strategy

Guidance slipped out earlier this week states that domestic helpers 'can continue work' in people's homes, 'providing that you are well and have no symptoms'.




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Next generation are in danger of being priced out of game Gary Neville column

Andre Villas-Boas ruffled a few feathers by complaining about a ‘difficult atmosphere with no support’ at White Hart Lane after Tottenham’s narrow 1-0 win against Hull last Sunday.




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Singapore Airlines, Jet2.com, Qatar, EVA and Emirates all pick up TripAdvisor best airline awards

Jet2.com takes home five prizes in total, with other winners including Qatar Airways and Emirates. Virgin Atlantic takes home two prizes - and EVA Air finishes very highly in the global ranking.




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Is this Emirates' new premium economy seat?

Design firm Haeco Cabin Solutions showcased its new Eclipse seat at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, explaining that it's for 'long-haul premium economy'.




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UK's biggest airlines and travel operators are 'flouting the law' by delaying refunds, says Which? 

A survey of the UK's 20 biggest travel firms found that none are refunding customers within the legal time frames. Millions have had holidays cancelled after Britons were advised against all global travel.




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Kondyor Massif crater in Siberia contains so many precious metals it's known as treasure mountain

A crater caused by a crashed meteor or the remnants of a colossal dormant volcano? Neither. Kondyor Massif in Siberia's far east is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock.




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Married At First Sight star Stacey Hampton celebrates leaving house during the coronavirus pandemic

Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton has been self-isolating in her Adelaide home for the past eight days amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Tragedy as a man's body is found in a river despite desperate attempts to save his life

Police and paramedics attended the Port Adelaide wharf in Adelaide's northwest on Saturday. Despite desperate resuscitation efforts by police the 53-year-old man died.




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MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow reveals she has been separated from her husband

MasterChef Australia contestant Poh Ling Yeow has been separated from her husband, Jono Bennett, for a month due to coronavirus travel restrictions.




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Decorated policewoman killed in a car crash on Anzac Day is farewelled at Adelaide funeral

Police including officers on horseback lined the streets of Adelaide's inner-south on Friday to pay a final tribute to Chief Superintendent Joanne Shanahan, a much-loved mother of two.




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Transfer news: Liverpool 'impressed after scouting £14m-rated Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir'

Liverpool sent scouts to check in on Cakir as they look to find a long-term second choice goalkeeper. The 23-year-old made eight saves to thwart Fenerbache as the sides drew 1-1 on Sunday.




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Equity release rates hit their lowest ever levels - but is it really as cheap as it seems?

The lowest rate on the market is now just 2.84 per cent - on offer from More to Life - making it cheaper than ever to borrow against your home after you retire. But there are catches.




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Lenders slice rates on 5-year mortgages as popularity of longer term deals soars 

The number of five-year fixes on offer for those with a bigger deposit is now even greater than the number of two-year deals, which have traditionally been the most popular mortgage-type.




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Coronavirus UK: Our strategy was disastrous, says Piers Morgan

PIERS MORGAN: The health of one man, however important he is, shouldn't turn attention away from the horrifying new coronavirus death figures for the UK.




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Best savings rates: Investec brings back top notice account paying 1.65%

While the relaunched Notice Plus account from Epsom Derby sponsor Investec has more moving parts than a track full of racehorses, it offers an easy-access element with a top-rate deal.