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• Doubts over Oxford Covid vaccine after it 'only worked well in younger people'

  26-11-2020 15:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It has now emerged the smaller group of less than 3,000 out of 24,000 trial participants on the half-dose-full-dose regime - which recorded the 90% effectiveness rate - were all under 55
  
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• Woman found dead in Colchester house as man she knew is arrested for murder

  18-01-2021 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at a house in Colchester, Essex, on Sunday morning after she was found unresponsive by police. A man, 21, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
  
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• Satellite images show China has built a village with 100 homes in disputed Indian territory

  18-01-2021 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Satellite images dated 1 November 2020 show a development of101 homes has been built in India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, at a location 2.8 miles inside Indian territory.
  
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• Taxi driver hits out at passenger who paid £10 for rides to foodbank a 10-minute walk from his house

  18-01-2021 14:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kev McCartney, from near Blackpool, Lancs, received a call to drop off a regular customer at a food bank but just ten minutes later he picked up a job on the radio to go back and collect him.
  
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• Covid UK: Boris Johnson criticised amid 'vaccine postcode lottery'

  18-01-2021 14:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Another five million people will be invited to receive a jab from today, with some in Whitehall suggesting the rollout is going so well that the wider population could be covered by June rather than September.
  
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• Scott Morrison STILL refuses to condemn Donald Trump for inciting mob to storm the US Congress

  18-01-2021 14:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mr Trump last week made history as the only US president to be impeached twice and is due to face a Senate trial to decide if he will be convicted of inciting an insurrection.
  
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• Man lives at Chicago O'Hare airport for MONTHS over 'COVID fears'

  18-01-2021 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aditya Singh, 36, was arrested on Saturday after living for three months in a secure section of Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Police said he was too scared to fly because of COVID-19.
  
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• Autism is not a mental health issue, yet I was sectioned

  18-01-2021 14:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  I was restrained 97 times, secluded 17 times and long term segregated (Picture: Alexis Quinn)Activists all have a story or defining moment that propelled us into action. For me, it was being detained against my will for three and half years – at times, hundreds of miles away from home.My crime? Being different.I’m autistic. Autism – a different way of ‘being’ and experiencing the world – can’t be treated.
  Many autistic people do not want to be treat
  
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• Dancing on Ice 2021: Viewers brand show ‘a fix’ after Lady Leshurr lands in skate-off and Rufus Hound is saved by judges

  18-01-2021 14:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rufus was saved by the judges on last night’s Dancing on Ice (Picture: Matt Frost/ITV/REX)Dancing on Ice viewers have branded the show ‘a fix’ after Lady Leshurr landed in the first skate-off of the series and Rufus Hound was saved by the judges.During last night’s launch show, the rapper performed an uptempo routine with Brendyn to Little Mix’s hit song Salute.Despite the positive feedback she received from the judges, being placed joint top of the leaderboard, it
  
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• Shkodran Mustafi appears to take swipe at Arsenal over Mesut Ozil exit

  18-01-2021 14:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  The exiled Gunners midfielder is in Istanbul to complete his transfer (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has suggested the north London club failed Mesut Ozil and did not support him enough as the exiled midfielder closes in on a transfer to Fenerbahce.Ozil has not played for the Gunners since being frozen out by manager Mikel Arteta last March and, after initially saying he would see out his £350,000-a-week contract which expires in the summer, is now on the verge of
  
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• Miranda Hart taking career break after death of her beloved dog Peggy

  18-01-2021 14:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  The actress is stepping back(Credits: PA)Miranda Hart is taking a break from her career and social media after the death of her beloved dog Peggy.The 48-year-old comedian has opened up about the ‘excruciating sadness’ she is feeling after losing her ‘loyal, loving best friend’ – whom she bought in 2007 and inspired her 2016 memoir Peggy and Me – last week.Sharing a number of heartwarming photos with her furry friend, she wrote: ‘Last week I said goodbye
  
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• Man fined £600 after his dog fatally mauls deer in Richmond Park

  18-01-2021 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Richmond Park deer had to be put down due to injuries after it was chased and attacked by Irish setter Alfie who was off the lead. Owner Franck Hiribarne, from Kingston, was fined £602 at court.
  
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• People are learning the languages of their heritage in lockdown – this is why

  18-01-2021 14:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  There was an 83% increase in people listing culture and family as motivations for language learning (Pictures: Metro.co.uk handouts/Getty)Almost a year of lockdowns has given everyone the opportunity to try new things.From baking banana bread to figuring out how to knit, people have been taking on all sorts of new skills – but one area that has seen a significant growth in interest is learning a language.For those of us who haven’t studied a language since school, it can feel like a
  
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• Missing Arizona woman, 28, is found in critical condition a week after vanishing

  18-01-2021 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jessica Goodwin, 28, was reported missing on January 11 after calling out sick from her job as a chiropractor. She was found on the outskirts of Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Group fined under Covid rules when car crashes on 50-mile trip to ‘look at snow’

  18-01-2021 14:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  The group were given fixed penalty notices over the non-essential trip (Picture: SWNS)A group of people from different households have been fined after travelling more than 50 miles to ‘look at the snow’ before crashing the car.The driver and three others piled into the BMW in St Helens, Merseyside, to head out to the beauty spot in Bamford, in the Peak District, on Saturday.But the driver lost control of the car in the icy conditions, causing it to roll on its side in the middle of
  
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• Group fined under Covid rules when car crashed on 50-mile trip to ‘look at snow’

  18-01-2021 14:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  The group were given fixed penalty notices over the non-essential trip (Picture: SWNS)A group of people from different households have been fined after travelling more than 50 miles to ‘look at the snow’ before crashing the car.The driver and three others piled into the BMW in St Helens, Merseyside, to head out to the beauty spot in Bamford, in the Peak District, on Saturday.But the driver lost control of the car in the icy conditions, causing it to roll on its side in the middle of
  
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• Fury as Lord Sumption mentions Captain Tom in 'NHS priority' debate

  18-01-2021 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Supreme Court judgeLord Sumption today suggested coronavirus policy-makers would value fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore's life less than a 25-year-old.
  
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• UK coronavirus: Mutations mean lockdowns needed as vaccine rolls out

  18-01-2021 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Christina Pagel, a health and mathematics researcher at University College London, said she 'can't imagine anything worse' than vaccinating everyone only for a resistant strain to emerge.
  
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• Denise Welch defends Love Island stars partying in Dubai as UK remains in lockdown: ‘They may have a mortgage to pay’

  18-01-2021 14:38 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Denise Welch has stepped in to defend the Love Island and Towie stars currently working in Dubai as the UK remains in a national lockdown.During Monday’s Loose Women, the panel were discussing whether influencers should be allowed to travel abroad for work and if it is ‘necessary’ that they do so.Influencers including the likes of Georgia Harrison, Josh Ritchie and Yazm
  
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• Partygoers claim they didn’t know of pandemic as they ‘don’t watch the news’

  18-01-2021 14:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  Caption: People at house party \’unaware of global pandemic\’ as they \’never watch the news\’
  Pics: GettyGuests at a house party that was shut down by police have claimed they were ‘unaware of the global pandemic’ because they ‘never watch the news’.Amid a crackdown on people breaking lockdown rules, officers were sent to a house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, over the weekend after several neighbours reported there was a party going on.
  When challeng
  
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• Deranged man bashed retired cop to death with a claw hammer while yelling 'follow the code'

  18-01-2021 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Murray Deakin killed his grandmother Gail Winner, 69, before attacking retired cop Michael 'Mick' Horne when he was approached on the NSW Far South Coast on June 1, 2018.
  
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• Cyclist coughs and spits at 'driver as he yells 'I've got Covid!' during shocking road rage bust-up

  18-01-2021 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman, who did not want to be named, had been driving along a road in Cusworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, when she was confronted by the 'aggressive' cyclist who allegedly spat at her.
  
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• Love Island USA’s Mackenzie Dipman shows love to Justine Ndiba and Cely Vazquez in sweet post

  18-01-2021 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Love Island’s Mackenzie Dipman showed some love to Justine Ndiba and Cely Vazquez following their recent relationship splits (Picture: Getty)Love Island USA’s Mackenzie Dipman took time to show her support for fellow stars Justine Ndiba and Cely Vazquez in a sweet post on social media.The reality star – who is dating fellow islander Connor Trott – decided to show to love to the BFFs after their recent splits.Love Island fans were gutted to learn that winning couple Justin
  
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• Love Island USA’s Mackenzie Dipman shows love to Justine Ndiba and Cely Vazquez amid relationship splits

  18-01-2021 14:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Love Island’s Mackenzie Dipman showed some love to Justine Ndiba and Cely Vazquez following their recent relationship splits (Picture: Getty)Love Island USA’s Mackenzie Dipman took time to show her support for fellow stars Justine Ndiba and Cely Vazquez in a sweet post on social media.The reality star – who is dating fellow islander Connor Trott – decided to show to love to the BFFs after their recent splits.Love Island fans were gutted to learn that winning couple Justin
  
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• Deaths of care home residents amid allegations of neglect by doctor and nurses will be examined

  18-01-2021 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four women and three men residents were among 63 patients to die suspiciously at the former Brithdir Nursing Home in Bargoed, South Wales over three years. Pictured: Doctor Prana Das.
  
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• March Budget: Rishi Sunak faces Tory backlash over corporation tax

  18-01-2021 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak is desperately seeking ways to restore the public finances after they were hammered by coronavirus, with fears borrowing will top £400billion this year.
  
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• EastEnders Ian Beale star Adam Woodyatt brands motorist a w****r in heated cycling row

  18-01-2021 14:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  (Picture: BBC)Ian Beale may have had his fair share of clashes in EastEnders recently but it seems that actor Adam Woodyatt is more than prepared to stick up for himself after he posted details of a row he had with a motorist while on a daily bike ride.
  The keen cyclist was out and about when a driver overtook him at a point where Adam thought he was too close, resulting in him calling him a w****r.Convinced that the motorist would not seek him out on social media, Adam posted a response to the
  
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• Inside UK's vaccine super-hubs as 15 million Brits prepare for jabs within weeks

  18-01-2021 14:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ten more mass vaccination centres have opened today as thecoronavirus
  jab roll-out ramps up with over-70s now to be contacted and 3.5million doses have been given so far
  
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• Dropped the ball again, Matt? Hoodie-wearing Health Secretary plays rugby with his sons

  18-01-2021 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary was seen scoring a try as the boys tried to tackle him at the park in north London.
  
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• Remains of WWII defences built to repel Nazi invasion reappear on Northumberland beach

  18-01-2021 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The remains were unearthed on Blyth Beach, in Northumberland, after heavy rain and storms. Photographer Keith Armstrong captured the eerie sight while walking his dog.
  
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