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Almost 200 staff who work for Prince Charles are furloughed

Almost 200 people who work for the Prince of Wales have been furloughed as a result of the coronavirus crisis – but it won’t cost the taxpayer a penny.Instead of turning to the [...]

News

Sweden’s virus expert is so popular that people are getting his FACE as a tattoo

Down at the Tudor Arms last week, regulars toasted their good fortune, happy to be in one of the last pubs on Earth still open.There were endless pints of Guinness and London Pride [...]

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The Metro, Panda and Astra are now 40-year-old classics

Did you ever think you'd see the day when a Mini Metro, Fiat Panda or Vauxhall Astra would be classed as a classic car? Under Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rules, any car that's over [...]

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Is a red rash another symptom? How skin changes could identify people who should be tested for virus

A new, raised red rash and unexplained marks on the skin could be signs of Covid-19, experts have warned. Data from Italy indicates as many as one in five people hospitalised with [...]

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Government orders 50MILLION antibody testing kits that work in 20 minutes and could be ready by June

Ministers have ordered production of up to 50 million new immunity tests as part of what experts hope will be a 'game-changing' development in the battle against Covid-19.A breakt [...]

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Beach across the nation are packed as people ignore social distancing

From New York to California, people ignored social distancing to hit the beach Saturday as temperatures heated up. Los Angeles braced for a heatwave this weekend which had people [...]

Sports

OLIVER HOLT: Voiding this season would just be a victory for greed and fear

Voiding the Premier League season is not an option that we should even be entertaining. The same applies to all our leagues. Curtail them, perhaps, if the agonies of the coronaviru [...]

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Coronavirus deaths in America surge to 53,396 and the number of cases edge closer to 1 MILLION

More than 53,000 Americans have been killed by the coronavirus pandemic and confirmed cases are creeping closer to the one million milestone, as states start testing their resident [...]

Health

That home-made sourdough? You might be better off with a slice of Mother’s Pride!

Are you spending lockdown perfecting home-made sourdough? Perhaps a malted rye, or artisan wholegrain? It may have started with a shortage in shops – and has been driven by a sud [...]

News

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Do statins raise the risk of Covid-19? Well, I’ve not stopped taking mine

If you spend a lot of time on Twitter (and I do at the moment), you can end up reading some very odd claims. Apparently smoking protects against Covid-19, the virus is using the 5G [...]

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Iran officials warn ‘hasty re-openings’ could trigger new wave of coronavirus

Fears of 'fresh outbreak' in Iran: Officials warn 'hasty re-openings' could trigger new wave of coronavirus cases after 76 die following easing of lockdown measuresOne official sai [...]

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PATRICK JEPHSON urges Harry and Meghan to give up their ‘celebrity lives’

Viewers of a solidly unflashy American TV business show might have thought they'd tuned in to the wrong channel last Friday. With a straight face, the anchor reported that bookmake [...]

Health

DR ELLIE CANNON: Should my kids wear a mask… and should I if no one else does?

Should my kids wear a mask... and should I if no one else does? DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions on coronavirusBy Dr Ellie Cannon for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BS [...]

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Jennifer Aniston, 51, forgives her estranged father, 86, for walking out on her

Jennifer Aniston, 51, forgives her estranged father, 86, for walking out on her as a child and 'now rings him every day' in reconciliation during coronavirus lockdownBy Caroline Gr [...]

News

Meghan and Harry biography bombshell for Royals

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have co-operated with the authors of an explosive new book that risks inflicting further anguish on the Royal Family, it was claimed last night.Palac [...]

News

Anyone flying into the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days under new Government plans

Anyone flying into the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days under new Government plansBy Glen Owen and Michael Powell for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:10 BST, 25 April 20 [...]

Travel

How to explore the world from home during lockdown: See Europe on Kirsten Dunst’s grand tour

The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: See the sights of Europe on Kirsten Dunst's grand tour and recreate a luxury spa experienceKirsten Dunst tours Eu [...]

Travel

What it’s like to sail on the Ventus Australis ship through Patagonia

Isn't it fascinating how we can interpret the same things so differently? When a crew member on our expedition cruise describes the first possible excursion – a steep hike throug [...]

Magazine

Woody’s fightback… from self-lacerating gags to a howl of pain

Apropos Of NothingWoody AllenArcade (Kindle edition) £15.49Rating: What a bizarre book this is: three parts funny to one part stark, staring horror.It begins just like a Woody All [...]

Magazine

‘We’ve fought so many battles,’ Captain Tom told me. ‘We will win again’

Sunday, April 12‘Can you do 100 laps of your garden, Piers?’ read a tweet to me today from someone named Captain Tom Moore.I wasn’t sure what he was getting at until I discov [...]

Health

We MUST find out why so many black and Asian Britons are dying from coronavirus, doctors urge

Britain’s most senior doctors have demanded immediate Government action to tackle soaring fatalities from Covid-19 in black and Asian communities.Many fear Ministers have serious [...]

Magazine

Clothes… And Other Things That Matter review: Alexandra Shulman’s new book is both wry and candid

Alexandra Shulman's Clothes... And Other Things That Matter is a wry and candid part-memoir, part-fashion history, part-social commentaryBy Kate Finnigan Published: 22:01 BST, 25 [...]

Health

Newsreader CHARLENE WHITE reveals how coronavirus has killed her great-aunt and two friends

As soon as my Aunty Eleanor’s name flashed up on my phone, my heart fell. I knew what was coming. I silently answered, to hear her sobbing, and barely able to speak.After weeks o [...]

Magazine

Fiona Apple album review: Fetch The Bolt Cutters is one hell of an achievement

Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters Out now Rating: In a fascinating, fitful career, Fiona Appl [...]

Health

Cancer sufferer is far from alone in fearing coronavirus will kill thousands with chronic conditions

In the six years since Jane Dabner’s breast cancer was diagnosed, she has endured it with dignity and good humour. The 57-year-old says despite tumours that have ‘popped up eve [...]

Magazine

From Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything to The High Low, This week’s top podcasts

From Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything to The High Low and Tim Harford's Cautionary Tales, this week's top podcastsBy Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 25 April 202 [...]

Magazine

From Rafe Spall in Trying to new Medici: The Magnificent & The Bill: The best on demand TV this week

SKY/NOW TV, APPLE TV+ AND MORE TryingThe streaming service’s first British series looks like being one of its best shows to date. The series’ pedigree is certainly impressive. [...]

News

Countess of Wessex is secretly volunteering

Countess of Wessex is secretly volunteering alongside professional chefs making lunches for NHS staff battling the coronavirus pandemicShe has been working alongside chefs organise [...]

Travel

Great British seaside resorts for a post-coronavirus lockdown escape, from Brighton to Margate

Wave hello to some post-lockdown vacation inspiration.Britain's coastal towns are currently closed for business but one day in the near future we'll be able to enjoy sunny days by [...]

Magazine

DEBORAH ROSS: If you like violence, you’ll love this. Me? No thanks…

DEBORAH ROSS: If you like violence, you’ll love this. Me? No thanks...By Deborah Ross for Event magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 25 April 2 [...]

Magazine

Robert Webb, Adele Parks, Ilaria Bernardini and Stephanie Scott: This week’s best new fiction

From Robert Webb's first novel to the latest from Adele Parks, The Portrait by Ilaria Bernardini and Stephanie Scott's debut, this week's best new fictionBy Anthony Cummins and Ann [...]

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Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers, 73, leads protest against coronavirus lockdown

Jeremy Corbyn's brother Piers, 73, leads protest against coronavirus lockdown which has to be shut down by policePiers Corbyn spearheaded the rally against lockdown in Glastonbury, [...]

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Global coronavirus fatalities top 200,000 with 2.8million confirmed infections

The global coronavirus death toll has now reached 200,000 with 2.8million confirmed infections.The John Hopkins University released the latest figures as some countries began takin [...]

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Washington State football player Bryce Beekman, 22, died of an accidental overdose

Washington State football player Bryce Beekman, 22, died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and promethazine, coroner's report revealsWashington State football Bryce Beekman die [...]

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Gwent Police officer in serious confition after being repeatedly stabbed during coronavirus call-out

Police officer is stabbed and left in serious condition after being called to home of knifeman during coronavirus lockdownGwent Police Sergeant Carl Blanks, 47, was repeatedly stab [...]

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Germany police arrest more than 100 protesters in Berlin demonstrating against lockdown measures

German police wearing riot gear and face masks clashed with dozens of protesters demonstrating in central Berlin against the coronavirus lockdown on public life. Protesters shoute [...]