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Dua Lipa has cancelled support dates with Bruno Mars
Due to having emergency dental surgery to remove wisdom teeth, Dua has confirmed she will not be joining Bruno for some of his tour dates in Australia.
UK News
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Elite UK universities named on Everyone's Invited 'rape culture' website
More than 80 UK universities have been named on a website where students have been posting about sexual harassment, abuse, misogyny and assault.
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Disappearing Women: Artist paints portraits of all women killed by men in Britain in 2020
A British artist has started a campaign to "remember and honour" every single woman killed by a man in Britain last year by painting their portrait.
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Greensill: David Cameron will respond 'positively' to any request for evidence
David Cameron will respond "positively" to any request to give evidence to inquiries into the Greensill affair, according to his spokesman.
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Prince Philip: Royals expected to wear suits at Duke of Edinburgh's funeral after U-turn on military uniform
Members of the Royal Family will break with tradition and not wear military uniform at the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral.
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Prince Philip: Royal Family releases Kate's photo of Queen and duke with seven great-grandchildren
The Royal Family has released new photographs of the Duke of Edinburgh following his death at the age of 99.
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COVID-19: Surge testing to take place in an area of north London after cases of South African variant found
Surge testing is to take place in an area of north London after cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 were detected there.
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COVID-19: Cleaning the air in offices, school and hospitals key to fighting coronavirus in future
Fighting airborne transmission is key to any future attempts to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, a BMJ editorial has said.
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Prince Philip: Full military rehearsals under way ahead of Duke of Edinburgh's funeral
Full military rehearsals are under way ahead of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral this weekend.
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British troops to withdraw from Afghanistan alongside NATO and the US
British troops will begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan next month alongside other NATO allies.
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Gypsy travellers call for Scottish government to apologise for 'tinker experiment' that 'ripped families apart'
Gypsy travellers have criticised the Scottish government for its refusal to apologise for a so-called 'tinker experiment' that blighted thousands of lives.
Sport
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Ondrej Kudela: Slavia Prague defender given 10-match ban for 'racist behaviour' towards Glen Kamara
Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela has been given a 10-match ban by UEFA for "racist behaviour" towards Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara, who will serve a three-game suspension.
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Real Madrid team bus targeted before Liverpool clash at Anfield in Champions League quarter-final
Merseyside Police have launched an investigation after Real Madrid's team bus was targeted outside Anfield on Wednesday night prior to their Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie against Liverpool.
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Tyson Fury must fight soon 'with or without Anthony Joshua', says John Fury as negotiations reach crunch point
Tyson Fury will return to the ring this summer "with or without Anthony Joshua", says his father John Fury who warns that "nothing has changed" in talks to finalise the dream undisputed fight.
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Emilia-Romagna GP: Formula 1 2021 good starts and bad starts ahead of round two at Imola
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McLaren and Ferrari's new F1 battle: Mark Hughes on how the historic titans compare at the start of 2021
Those old foes Ferrari and McLaren look set to renew their historic battles this season, even though they remain adrift of the Mercedes/Red Bull contest out front.
World News
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Tokyo Olympics 2021: With 100 days to go, 70% of Japanese don't want games to go ahead, poll finds
The Tokyo Olympics mascots were unveiled today to celebrate the 100 days-to-go milestone amid mounting public opposition to the Games taking place this summer.
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COVID-19: India sees record case numbers as millions of pilgrims flock to Hindu festival
New coronavirus infections in India have reached a record high with 184,372 cases reported in the past 24 hours alone.
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COVID-19: EU hits 100 million vaccine doses - and announces major extension to Pfizer deal
Over 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations have now been given in the EU - and a major extension to the European Commission's contract with Pfizer-BioNTech has been announced.
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All Out Politics! Canadian MP completely naked in parliamentary Zoom call
A Canadian MP has apologised to colleagues after appearing completely starkers during a virtual meeting of the House of Commons.
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Iran set to enrich uranium to highest level ever - after 'attack' at nuclear facility blamed on Israel
Iran says it will increase its enrichment of uranium to 60% purity - its highest figure ever - bringing it closer to the levels needed for a nuclear weapon.
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Truck driver jailed for 22 years for killing four police officers in Melbourne crash
A truck driver who was under the influence of drugs and sleep deprived when he drove into four police officers has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Strange News
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All Out Politics! Canadian MP completely naked in parliamentary Zoom call
A Canadian MP has apologised to colleagues after appearing completely starkers during a virtual meeting of the House of Commons.
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Facebook takes down official page for French town called Bitche
Facebook has been criticised after taking down the official page for the French town of Bitche.
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'World's biggest rabbit' stolen from Worcestershire garden
A £1,000 reward is being offered after a rabbit said to be the biggest in the world was stolen from its Worcestershire home.
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Elon Musk's brain implant firm teaches monkey to play Pong with its mind
Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink has released a video showing how it has taught a monkey - Pager, a nine-year-old macaque - to play the video game Pong with its mind.
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Mrs Sri Lanka beauty queen's crown snatched from head over divorce claims
A beauty pageant winner in Sri Lanka was told she had been disqualified and had her crown taken from her head on stage because she was believed to be divorced.
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Yahoo Answers is shutting down - here are 10 of the best questions ever asked
Yahoo Answers is going to be shut down after more than 15 years of providing the web with hilarious content.
Technology
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Psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms 'promising' for treating depression
The active ingredient in magic mushrooms that gives them their psychedelic effect might be as good as, in not better than a leading drug used to treat depression, a new study suggests.
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CMA clears £31bn merger between O2 and Virgin Media
The £31bn merger between Virgin Media and O2 has been provisionally cleared by Britain's competition watchdog.
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Coinbase makes splash on market debut with $99.6bn valuation
The cryptocurrency exchange coinbase started trading on Wednesday at a valuation of nearly $100bn (£72bn), in a major boost to supporters of digital currencies such as bitcoin.
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Babyboo Instagram advert on Halloween fashion banned for objectifying women
A paid-for Instagram post by retailer Babyboo Fashion has been banned for being likely to cause serious offence by objectifying women.
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Parliament's email system less secure than Gmail, says MP 'hit by Chinese psy-op emails'
A senior MP says parliament's email system is less secure than Google's Gmail as he claimed to have been the victim of Chinese "psy-ops".
Videos
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Greensill row: Civil servants have until end of week to declare second jobs as concern grows
Senior civil servants have been told they have until the end of the week to declare any other jobs they hold outside government.
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Greensill: David Cameron will respond 'positively' to any request for evidence
David Cameron will respond "positively" to any request to give evidence to inquiries into the Greensill affair, according to his spokesman.
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COVID-19: Tesco counts cost of pandemic as profits slide 20% despite 'exceptional' sales
Tesco counted the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic as full-year profits fell by a fifth despite "exceptionally strong" sales growth.
