ROYAL ASCOT TIPS – DAY THREE: Stradivarius should claim a Gold Cup hat-trick and Sir Dragonet can take step forward in the Wolferton Stakes Stradivarius can put himself among the staying legends of the Flat Sir Dragonet and Fox Tal should both cope if the ground conditions ease Sportsmail looks at the …
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Thousands of student nurses recruited to work on the front line against Covid-19 have been told their placements will be cut short, plunging some of them into financial despair. Nurses took to Facebook and Twitter to express outrage at a decision from NHS England that their paid placements will now …
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Britain today announced another 184 Covid-19 deaths as data revealed the number of daily fatalities has dropped 25 per cent in the space of a week. Department of Health figures show 245 lab-confirmed deaths were recorded in all settings last Wednesday — and they reveal the number of laboratory-confirmed victims …
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Former snooker and Strictly Come Dancing star Willie Thorne has died in hospital in Spain after suffering ‘septic shock’ following respiratory failure. The 66-year-old was surrounded by his children – who told him how much he was loved – at Torrevieja Hospital, near his rented Alicante flat, when he died …
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An Australian politician sparked fury today by demanding the states of Queensland and Victoria be renamed because they honour Britain’s former monarch and head of an empire ‘that murdered people’. Lidia Thorpe, who represented the Greens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 2017 and 2018, said the territories got their …
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Police have warned drug buyers to give up on their plans to purchase illegal narcotics and then use the postal system to get it delivered to their door. The warning follows yet another large consignment of mail order drugs – mainly cannabis – which was intercepted by the Royal Mail’s …
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Kate turns teacher! Duchess of Cambridge dons £39.50 M&S floral dress to lead an online assembly for students across the UK – urging them to carry out ‘small acts of kindness’ and ‘nurture their own happiness’ The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, will lead an online assembly for children She showed …
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Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) investors should prepare for more disappointment from the accelerating shift from letters to parcels, analysts at Credit Suisse have warned. With the departure of chief executive Rico Back and speculation that the company could be broken up, shares in the letters and parcels group have rebounded …
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A Grade II listed mews home that was once used as royal stables by King George III has gone on sale for £1.2million. Built in the 18th century, the property is one of only 20 homes nestled withing the stunning 1,100 acre Bushy Park, in west London, giving the owners …
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Beneficiaries of government funding to tackle loneliness have been announced. Feelings of loneliness are something almost all of us can relate to. For some these are one-off pangs of isolation, for others, it’s a chronic feeling that seeps into their everyday. By taking away our ability to see and connect …
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