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• High street shops not reopening on April 12 after mass closures and £22bn losses

  23-02-2021 11:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain's embattled high streets have been given the green light to trade again from April 12, but for dozens of towns and communities, retail will never be the same again
  
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• Modified vaccines to be fast tracked in bid to stop new Covid variants in UK

  04-03-2021 07:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will use a similar approach to how the flu vaccine is modified  -as that jab already deals with new strains every year
  
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• Jim Crocket Jr dead aged 76: WWE, AEW and more mourn wrestling legend

  04-03-2021 07:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  The wrestling pioneer has sadly died (Photo: AEW on Twitter)Wrestling icon Jim Crocket Jr. has died aged 76.The whole industry has been rocked by the death of the legendary promoter, and the likes of WWE, AEW and many top stars in the business are mourning a sad loss.In a statement, WWE said: ‘WWE is saddened to learn that Jim Crockett Jr. passed away at the age of 76.‘An influential promoter who helped champion the careers of WWE Hall of Famers such as Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and
  
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• Shaquille O'Neal bends knees to fit in ambulance after Cody Rhodes sends him through table

  04-03-2021 07:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shaquille O'Neal, 48, teamed with Jade Cargill to defeat Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet. His heel performance and tribute to Brodie Lee were praised online.
  
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• Thousands of people 'receive wrong jab dosage' at mass vaccination site

  04-03-2021 07:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People received too little of the Pfizer doses of the vaccine at a mass inoculation site California, US on Monday. Reports say about 4,300 people had given their jabs incorrectly
  
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• Drunk male barrister cleared of professional misconduct for demanding sex act from clerk

  04-03-2021 07:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A male barrister who asked a female clerk to perform a sex act on him during a Sydney work dinner was not professional misconduct, a tribunal has ruled.
  
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• Fyre Fest event planner Andy King claims cheese sandwich brought end to scam

  04-03-2021 07:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fyre Fest event planner Andy King told ABC's The Con in a special aired Wednesday that the infamous cheese sandwiches brought an end to the event.
  
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• Bikini-clad activists dressed as crocodiles protest outside of designer store over animal skins 

  04-03-2021 07:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three women wearing nothing but bikinis and crocodile masks have protested in front of Hermes Sydney store over their use of crocodile skins in products
  
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• The Sex Column: ‘Where has all the lust gone?’

  04-03-2021 07:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  ‘Sex feels so disappointing’ (Picture: Neil Webb)My husband and I separated soon after we opened our marriage.
  He’d lost interest in sex and then I met my current partner and fell in love. Because of lockdown, we moved in together while it was still early days.Things were lovely to start with but the past few weeks have been difficult and our relationship feels like it’s aged. Although we aren’t fighting, we have begun to bicker.
  But I’m most upset about our s
  
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• Biden is cut off at the end of virtual meeting after he says he's 'happy to take questions'

  04-03-2021 07:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Biden is yet to hold a formal press conference, six weeks in. On Wednesday at a virtual meeting of House Democrats, he offered to take questions but was cut off.
  
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• Terrifying footage shows cyclone ripping through new housing development

  04-03-2021 07:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A severe storm has ripped through surban homes as Cyclone Nina upgrades to a category three system off Queensland's coast.
  
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• Mum dies just months after giving birth to 'miracle' baby during cancer fight

  04-03-2021 07:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Danielle Kelley, 30, and her partner Liam, 25, were told against all odds in March 2020 that she was pregnant, after undergoing months of chemotherapy for breast cancer
  
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• Bondi lifeguard and Bra Boy admits to assaulting glamorous daughter of a top cop and her boyfriend

  04-03-2021 07:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Bondi lifeguard and Bra Boy from Sydney's east has narrowly avoided a stint in jail after assaulting the daughter of a top cop and her boyfriend.
  
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• Bendigo man Adam Margolis found guilty of murdering girlfriend after moving in a week earlier

  04-03-2021 06:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adam Margolis, 41, had met Mai Yia Vang, 26, online on Omegle just one month before he murdered her in Bendigo, around two hours north of Melbourne, on February 24, 2018.
  
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• Shocking videos show mouse plague devastating country Australia

  04-03-2021 06:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Country towns along Australia's east are being hit with a mouse plague with shocking video showing thousands of the rodents swarming across crops and blanketing highways. 
  
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• Ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hints at 2024 run saying 'I care deeply about America'

  04-03-2021 06:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pompeo, 57, wouldn't rule out joining the next presidential race if Donald Trump doesn't run in 2024 in an interview on Fox News' Hannity Wednesday night.
  
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• Gladys Berejiklian looks uncomfortable as she's questioned about ex-lover Darly Maguire during

  04-03-2021 06:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gladys Berejiklian looked uncomfortable as her relationship with ex-lover Daryl Maguire was repeatedly questioned by Labor MP Adam Searle at a budgets estimates hearing on Thursday.
  
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• The kind of house or apartment you need to own to be considered rich in Australia 

  04-03-2021 06:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A home worth $1.2million would be considered expensive in most Australian capital cities except in Sydney and Melbourne. Prices for upmarket real estate have surged since late 2020.
  
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• NYPD wants public's help identifying graffiti as city launches bid to paint over the vandalism

  04-03-2021 06:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NYPD bosses announced an initiative Wednesday, asking citizens to report and help clean graffiti after the department received more than 6,000 complaints last year.
  
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• More than 100,000 Australians are granted travel exemptions

  04-03-2021 06:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Business travellers, students and people seeking medical treatment are among those to have obtained exemptions to the travel ban.
  
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• Freezing weekend ahead as Brits face four days of biting sub-zero temperatures

  04-03-2021 06:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Met Office is warning of a deep freeze over the coming nights and into the weekend, less than a week after sunshine blanketed many parts of the UK
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations are dropping by 2% a day with 67,000 new cases reported

  04-03-2021 06:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden has blasted the 'neanderthal' decision by the Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi to drop mask mandates and fully reopen their states.
  
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• India v England: fourth Test, day one – live!

  04-03-2021 05:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Live over-by-over updates from the action in AhmedabadThe pain for Australians having to support England against India
  And you can email your thoughts to Tanya or tweet @tjaldred 4.51am GMT 8th over: England 20-2 (Root 0, Bairstow 5) A stabbed boundary for Bairstow through gully off Ishant, nervy but determined, I’m sure you can picture it. But I’ve got a good feeling for him. By force of sheer will he is going to want to erase memories of the last Test. He and Root find the wherewit
  
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• ‘Body in freezer’ killer who gouged victim's eyes out dies after catching Covid

  04-03-2021 05:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Newcastle killer was serving 25 years for murdering her retired civil servant boyfriend Peter McMahon before plundering his bank account for thousands of pounds
  
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• Nine Sydney families homes saved after NSW government backs down from Jannali car park plan

  04-03-2021 05:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Transport NSW has backed down fromplans to secure a block of homes in Jannali, in Sydney's Southerland Shire, for a carpark after angry locals campaigned against the plan.
  
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• Brittany Higgins hits back at Linda Reynolds after it was revealed she called her a 'lying cow'

  04-03-2021 05:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prime minister said Senator Reynolds was frustrated over suggestions she did not give enough support to Ms Higgins at the time of the incident.
  
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• Coronavirus live news: Covid death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults overweight

  04-03-2021 05:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Interpol warns fake vaccines seized in China and South Africa are ‘tip of iceberg’; Brazil suffers another day of record Covid deaths; Greece prolongs lockdown to 16 MarchDenmark under pressure to drop Israel vaccine cooperationCovid deaths high in countries with more overweight people, says reportDutch Covid test centre hit by suspected bomb attackGerman doctors broach ‘taboo’ subject of Covid toll on minority groupsSee all our coronavirus coverage 4.41am GMT The number
  
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• Meghan accuses palace of 'perpetuating falsehoods' in new Oprah clip

  04-03-2021 05:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Duchess of Sussex criticises ‘the firm’ in latest excerpt ahead of broadcast of full Oprah Winfrey interviewThe Duchess of Sussex has claimed in a new clip of her forthcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey that the palace is “perpetuating falsehoods” about her and Prince Harry.In the clip released on Wednesday night in the US, Meghan was asked by Oprah how she felt about the palace hearing her “speak her truth today”. Continue reading...
  
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• Heartbreaking photo shows the hidden danger to Australian wildlife from suburban homes

  04-03-2021 05:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professional koala rescuer Amy Wregg, shared a photo of a drowned koala lying at the bottom of a suburban pool in the Gold Coast last year.
  
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• CM Punk to AEW? Ex-WWE legend Paul Wight teases huge Hall of Famer signing for Revolution

  04-03-2021 05:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Punk is a legit Hall of Fame talent (Photo: WWE)Paul ‘The Big Show’ Wight has teased a massive Hall of Fame-worthy signing making their debut at AEW Revolution this weekend.The towering wrestling legend – a huge name in his own right – made his first appearance with WWE’s rival promotion on AEW Dynamite on Wednesday night, but he promised something special for the company’s next pay-per-view on Sunday (7 March).After hyping up his own arrival and role as a com
  
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