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COVID-19: Mystery sixth person in UK with Brazilian COVID-19 'variant of concern' is found
A sixth person in the UK who tested positive for a Brazilian coronavirus "variant of concern" has been found in Croydon, south London.
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'Today is the day I will die' - Nun who opposed Myanmar military says she begged them for mercy
A nun who knelt in front of armed security forces in Myanmar to stop them firing on civilians has said she was prepared to die to save protestors' lives.
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'Number of casualties' in Treorchy: Police dealing with 'serious incident'
Police are dealing with a serious incident involving a number of casualties in South Wales.
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Meghan tells Oprah royal 'construct' is 'different than what people imagine' in new teaser clip
The Duchess of Sussex has said it is "really liberating" to be "able to make a choice on your own" in the latest teaser clip of her interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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UK News
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'Number of casualties' in Treorchy: Police dealing with 'serious incident'
Police are dealing with a serious incident involving a number of casualties in South Wales.
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COVID-19: Mystery sixth person in UK with Brazilian COVID-19 'variant of concern' is found
A sixth person in the UK who tested positive for a Brazilian coronavirus "variant of concern" has been found in Croydon, south London.
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COVID-19: 'Unbreakable link between cases, hospitalisations and deaths is now breaking' - health sec
The "unbreakable link" between COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths is being broken by the vaccination programme, the health secretary has said.
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Farmer riding quad bike 'swallowed up' by 60ft sinkhole in Barrow-in-Furness field
A farmer had to be rescued from a 60ft (18m) deep sinkhole when it "swallowed" him while he was riding a quad bike.
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Business
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COVID-19: Mike Ashley's Frasers Group warns business rates relief cap threatens stores
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has branded the chancellor's new business rates holiday "near worthless" for larger firms and is an obstacle to it taking on old Debenhams shops.
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US jobs surge beats forecasts in signs of labour market recovery
US jobs grew more than expected last month amid falling COVID-19 cases, rising vaccination rates and extra government support putting the labour market recovery back on firmer footing.
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BT chief Jansen gave board ultimatum over chairman's future
Philip Jansen, the chief executive of BT Group, gave boardroom colleagues an ultimatum over his own future that led to the departure this week of the company's chairman, Jan du Plessis.
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COVID-19: Staycation surge hikes up cost of seaside holiday lets
Holidaymakers face paying more for a UK seaside break this summer, with demand for staycations driving up the cost of accommodation by an average of 35% compared to last year.
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Sport
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Gordon Elliott: Irish trainer handed year-long ban after investigation into dead horse photo
Gordon Elliott has been handed a year-long ban by the Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board, the final six months of which have been suspended, after an investigation into a photo of him sitting on a dead horse.
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India vs England: Rishabh Pant's sparkling century answers Ben Stokes-led fightback from visitors
England produced a stirring fightback with the ball on day two of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad before their stretched attack tired significantly late on in the face of some destructive batting from Rishabh Pant, who brought up a 115-ball ton with a six.
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F1 calendar for 2021 confirmed as Portuguese GP rubber-stamped for third race of new season
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Euro 2020: Scottish FA CEO Ian Maxwell says Hampden Park losing matches to Wembley would be 'devastating'
Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell has told Sky Sports News that it would be "devastating" for Hampden Park to lose Euro 2020 matches to Wembley, adding that there is an early April deadline for host nations to tell UEFA about potential crowd numbers.
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Technology
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Newly found 'super-Earth' could hold key to finding alien life
A "super-Earth" located just 26 light years away could hold the key to finding extraterrestrial life.
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Third time is not a charm: SpaceX's rocket lands but then explodes
SpaceX's rocket has exploded just minutes after the Starship's first successful landing.
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COVID-19: San Diego Zoo's great apes given experimental coronavirus vaccine after becoming infected
A number of great apes have been given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine following an outbreak of the virus at a zoo in California.
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COVID-19: UK to fast-track modified coronavirus vaccines designed to combat new variants
Coronavirus vaccines that have been tweaked to deal with new variants of the disease will be fast-tracked for authorisation, the UK regulator has said.
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Entertainment
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Team Meghan: Duchess of Sussex's friends hit back at bullying claims ahead of Oprah Winfrey interview
As the Duchess of Sussex defends herself against accusations of bullying ahead of a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan's friends have taken to social media to defend the former actress.
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Meghan on Oprah: From Princess Diana to Tom Cruise, 11 of the biggest bombshell celebrity interviews of all time
With Harry and Meghan dominating headlines in the run-up to their much-anticipated, tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, it seems the world is waiting to hear the revelations about the Royal Family expected to be revealed when the programme airs.
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Ian Brown: Ex-Stone Roses star pulls out of Neighbourhood Weekender festival in COVID-19 vaccination row
Singer Ian Brown has pulled out of a music festival claiming the event was demanding COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry.
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Vicar Of Dibley fans reveal Dawn French's funniest joke - and Alice didn't get it
The Vicar Of Dibley is one of the UK's best-loved sitcoms - with Dawn French becoming a national treasure after her portrayal of Reverend Geraldine Granger.
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