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Ministers green light return of professional competitive sport in England from June 1

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Ministers today gave the green light for the return of professional competitive sport in England from June 1, with horse racing and Premier League football likely to be the first back.  However, all of the action will be behind closed doors with spectators banned from attending any events for the foreseeable future.  Culture Secretary Oliver … Read more

Microsoft will axe up to 50 journalists and replace them with robots

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Microsoft will axe up to 50 journalists and replace them with robots using AI to select news stories Microsoft used journalists to collate its MSN website and Edge mobile browser  Journalists selected stories from other publishers for the company’s homepage Staff were emailed that they were being replaced by artificial intelligence  By Darren Boyle for … Read more

Government gives green light for sport to return in England with Newmarket meeting on June 6

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The government has unveiled the third stage of its guidance to allow competitive sport to resume behind closed doors in England on June 1 – which has given the go-ahead for competitive action to return after a three-month wait. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden fronted the daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday afternoon, and outlined the specific … Read more

Britain is taking a risk by easing lockdown on Monday, SAGE scientist says

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Professor John Edmunds said he would have preferred to see infections driven down further before relaxing the lockdown Britain is ‘taking a risk’ by unlocking the country with more than 8,000 new coronavirus cases a day and an ‘unproven’ test and trace system, a Government scientific adviser has warned. Professor John Edmunds said he would have … Read more

Man fighting for life after gunman shot him ‘eight times’ in front of his terrified girlfriend

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Man, 28, is fighting for life after a gunman forced his way into his home and shot victim ‘eight times’ in front of his terrified girlfriend A gunman forced his way into a 28-year-old man’s house on Friday evening Neighbours described the ‘bang, bang, bang’ of eight shots that were fired  The man was rushed … Read more

Katy Perry speaks candidly about losing her grandmother soon after announcing her pregnancy

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‘I locked myself in the car and cried several times’: Katy Perry candidly discusses losing her grandmother Ann Pearl Hudson shortly after announcing her pregnancy By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:32 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 15:32 BST, 30 May 2020 Katy Perry lost her grandmother Ann Pearl Hudson in March, shortly … Read more

Brits north of the border can meet today in groups of EIGHT PEOPLE… but the English STILL can’t 

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Scots have been making the most of scorching temperatures by inviting up to eight people from one other household over for a barbecue – but anyone south of the border can’t to join them. Earlier this week Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed gatherings of up to eight people would be allowed from Friday, May … Read more

Piers Morgan declared that the coronavirus pandemic has put celebrities ‘firmly back in their box’

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Piers Morgan has declared that the coronavirus pandemic has put celebrities ‘firmly back in their box’ The Good Morning Britain host, 55, suggested that famous faces have become unimportant amid the ongoing crisis as he said that health workers are the ‘real heroes’. Piers also took a swipe at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, branding … Read more

Isle of Sheppey homes evacuated after cliff collapse leaves house ‘hanging’ over the edge

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Teetering on the brink: Incredible picture shows home ‘hanging’ over cliff edge after large collapse overnight causes firefighters to evacuate 20 homes in Kent People in 20 properties were swiftly evacuated from Surf Crescent in Eastchurch Cliff erosion sparked immediate fears that homes could fall into the sea  A local resident described one home as ‘hanging’ … Read more