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NIH begins dosing people with Moderna's coronavirus vaccine booster shot to see if it protects against the South African variant
01/04/21 20:30
The NIH has begun clinical trials testing a booster shot of Moderna Inc's COVID vaccine to see if it will protect against the South African variant. Approximately 210 healthy adult volunteers will be enrolled at four clinical research sites in the Atlanta, Cincinnati, Nashville and Seattle areas. Two-thirds of the volunteers will be given two different dose of the booster. The other group will receive a shot that combines Moderna's original vaccine and the booster shot in one dose. If trials prove the booster is safe and effective, the company will apply for emergency use authorization with the FDA in the third quarter of 2021....read
Average daily Covid deaths in the US fall below 1,000 for the first time in nearly five MONTHS - despite CDC director's warning of 'impending doom'
01/04/21 17:00Although the average of deaths fell on Wednesday, the U.S. recorded another 1,076 fatalities on Wednesday - an increase over the prior five days.
Epidemiologist warns the US is 'walking into the mouth of this virus monster' as UK super-Covid becomes dominant in America with A THIRD of variant cases in Florida, Michigan and New Jersey
01/04/21 15:24Epidemiologist Dr Michael Osterholm told CNN on Thursday that he is expecting a surge in coronavirus cases linkd to the UK variant because the majority of the U.S. population isn't vaccinated.
Queen, 94, keeps calm and carries on without a mask outside after having her second jab - while cautious Joe Biden, 78, sticks to wearing two WHEREVER he goes
01/04/21 14:41The 94-year-old monarch travelled to Runnymede, Surrey, for her first public engagement of the year outside Windsor Castle yesterday, after she was said to have received her second coronavirus jab.
Isn't it time to take off the mask, Joe? Both these elderly world leaders had their shots but why is Queen Elizabeth, 94, happy to be seen without a mask while President Biden, 78, covers his face even when he's with other vaccinated people like Kamala
01/04/21 14:37Joe Biden has been fully vaccinated for more than two months after receiving his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine on January 11.
Miami Heat become the first pro sports team to request proof of vaccination, offering CDC-verified fans their own entrance and section with relaxed distancing guidelines
01/04/21 14:14About 450 vaccinated fans will be given their own entrance and sections at Miami Heat games beginning Thursday, as the NBA franchise becomes the first team request proof of the injection prior.
Is UK 'super-covid' ALREADY dominant in the US? Study estimates that 67% of positive cases between December and February were of the more infectious British variant
31/03/21 20:18A new study from Scripps Research Institute found that the UK variant, known as B.1.1.7, was present in 0.2% of cases in the U.S. in October and, by February, it was present in 10.6% of cases
Biden's COVID chief says governors reopening their states and lifting mask mandates are playing with fire if they move too fast to return to 'normal life' as average new cases climb to 67K
31/03/21 15:51'Telling people not to wear masks, gathering in large crowds, that's the equivalent of playing with fire,' Slavitt said,' White House adviser Andy Slavitt said during a Tuesday MSNBC interview.
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2020 - behind only heart disease and cancer - and triggered a nearly 16% surge in annual US fatalities, CDC report reveals
31/03/21 15:00In one of two CDC reports published on Wednesday, COVID-19 was found to be the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease and cancer, respectively.
US surgeon general refuses to say if one dose of Moderna or Pfizer is enough to offer immunity as Arkansas becomes the only state left to announce when it plans to make shots available to everyone and NOLA holds vaccine music festival
30/03/21 05:46Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, on Monday said he was wary about research showing Moderna and Pfizer's vaccines were 80 per cent effective with one jab, saying two were needed.
'Reinstate mask mandates!' Joe Biden pleads with GOP governors to pause reopening after CDC director warns of 'impending doom' - and president announces expanded COVID shot eligibility and plan to get vaccine sites within 5 miles of most Americans
29/03/21 18:20Biden pleaded with GOP governors who ended mask mandates to reinstate requirements in their states and pause reopenings as White House expands vaccine eligibility and access.
'The president is not hosting rallies': Jen Psaki says Biden will continue flying since he uses a private plane as CDC director begs people to 'please limit travel to essential' with COVID cases on the rise
29/03/21 18:11President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will continue to travel even as the CDC warns against non-essential flights amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the White House said.
Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines are 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection after two doses and 80% effective after one shot, real-world study of health care workers finds
29/03/21 15:00A new CDC study found frontline workers who received both doses of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna's vaccine lowered their risk of being infected by 90% - and one shot by 80%.
Joe Biden's administration extends moratorium on evictions until June 30 as it puts off major 'social infrastructure' package until spring
29/03/21 14:40Centers for Disease Control head Rochelle Walensky announced the three-month extension of a moratorium on evictions amid in an effort to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.
Dr. Fauci dismisses ex-CDC Director Dr. Redfield's belief that COVID leaked from a Wuhan lab and says that the disease jumped naturally from bat to human
27/03/21 04:03Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed the belief from former CDC Director Robert Redfield who had claimed that COVID-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab - but said he is 'entitled to his opinion.'
Former CDC director Robert Redfield says he believes COVID-19 'escaped' from a Wuhan lab and started spreading as early as September 2019
26/03/21 13:52The former director of the CDC, Robert Redfield, says he believes COVID-19 'escaped' from a lab in Wuhan and may have been circling in the US since September 2019.
Will the US catch and BEAT the UK in Covid vaccination race? America is now seventh in the world for injecting its population as its program picks up speed - while low supplies in the UK are set to cause a slowdown
25/03/21 15:29The U.S. ranks seventh in the world with 25.7% of Americans having received at least one vaccine dose and the UK is fourth with 42.9% of its population receiving at least an initial shot.
Counties with large minority populations were up to 150% more likely to have 'high' Covid case rates in the first wave of the pandemic compared to white areas, CDC finds
24/03/21 16:16A new CDC report reveals that 150% more counties with large Asian or black populations were hard-hit in April, with Covid case surges in places with large black and Hispanic communities in August.
Florida becomes third state in the US to surpass TWO MILLION coronavirus infections and the first to cross the 1,000 mark for cases of the UK's 'super-Covid' variant as Spring Breakers party on
23/03/21 17:36Florida has recorded 2,011,211 cases of COVID-19 and nearly 33,000 deaths since the pandemic began, making it the third state - behind California and Texas - to surpass 2 million cases.
Fully vaccinated Americans can only socialize with ONE unvaccinated household of low risk family and friends at a time, new CDC guidelines say amid worries of big reunions
23/03/21 15:15Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can visit low-risk unvaccinated family members and friends without masks or social distancing, according to the CDC,
West Virginia, Tennessee and Arizona announce plans to make vaccines available to everyone over the age of 16 with variants and cases on the rise - even though deaths and hospitalizations are down
23/03/21 05:58The three states will follow Mississippi and Alaska in making the vaccine available to anyone over 16 who wants it in the coming weeks, in the race against time.California's homegrown coronavirus variant now accounts for 52% of cases in the state, as UK 'super covid' rises to 8% of infections in Florida - and TRIPLES in Ohio over the course of two weeks
22/03/21 20:25During a press briefing on Monday, CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said the prevalence of all coronavirus variants - both those first detected and those homegrown- are spreading across the U.S.
Where did the other two million shots go? Mystery as only 2.3 million of the 4.3 million doses of J&J's one-shot vaccine delivered to states have gotten into arms
22/03/21 17:39Since March 2, just 2.3 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered have been from Johnson & Johnson, which means nine times as many people are getting either the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccines.
An end to 'super-gonorrhea'? Single dose of new antibiotic CURES drug-resistant STI in 80% of mice within SIX DAYS, study finds
20/03/21 00:25Super-gonorrhea is on the rise, with 550,000 new cases diagnosed a year in the US. It is considered an 'urgent' threat - but the drug could offer hope in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
'This is a war and you are the frontline troops' Joe Biden tells CDC staff during visit marking 100 million vaccine doses in 58 days - as he notes that critics are saying 'why didn't they say more?'
19/03/21 19:52President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris paid a joint visit to the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday during their trip to Atlanta.
EXCLUSIVE: 'Coronavirus is so last year!' Spring breakers ditch their masks (and their tops!) and flout social distancing rules to party on South Padre Island after Texas Gov Greg Abbott scraps state's mandate
19/03/21 16:20Hundreds of maskless college students flocked to South Padre Island, Texas this week to kick off Spring Break celebrations, sending a defiant message to CDC killjoys: 'Corona is so last year.'
CDC relaxes COVID social distancing guidelines for school kids to three feet with masks - paving the way for in-person learning to resume
19/03/21 15:23The CDC updated it school guidance on Friday and said students can sit three feet apart in classrooms rather than six feet.CDC is expected to tell schools to let students sit just three feet apart - instead of six - as early as Friday in a long-awaited move to make it easier to reopen schools
18/03/21 16:56A new report says the CDC could update its school guidelines as early ad Friday and recommend that students socially distance by sitting three apart in classrooms rather than six feet apart.
The CDC is 'actively looking' at studies showing schools can safely reopen with students just three-feet apart with new national guidance coming soon
17/03/21 16:54Rochelle Walensky of the Centers for Disease control said CDC would be issuing new guidance on schools, and said government scientists were 'actively' looking at three-foot distance studies.
Vaccines are going to Americans who need them the least: Arizona and Montana are the only two states who have given more shots to the elderly, those in poverty and minority communities, CDC report finds
17/03/21 16:49A new CDC report found disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates in counties where most residents are poverty, race, disability and crowded housing compared to other areas.
Two COVID-19 strains first detected in California are now officially 'variants of concern' and may be 20% more transmissible, CDC says
17/03/21 14:03With the addition of the California strains - which have been identified in almost every state - there are now five variants of concern (VOC) spreading in the US.
Deadly hospital superbug listed as a 'serious global health threat' is discovered on a remote island near India marking the first time it has been seen in the 'wild'
17/03/21 11:30Candida auris, a deadly species of fungus that's resistant to multiple drugs, has been found on a sandy beach and tidal swamp on the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Biden's CDC puts Trump's health agency under the microscope: Internal review claims former officials issued 'non-scientific' guidance that downplayed the pandemic - but fails to explain why old recommendations were wrong
16/03/21 23:00An internal review ordered by CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky and was published on the website on March 10, which found the Trump administration downplayed the pandemic' severity.
Maskless spring breakers are setting the US up for surge in COVID-19 cases: CDC director warns UK variant that now accounts for nearly 30% of samples tested for mutations is spreading rapidly across the nation as daily average infections rise above 55K
16/03/21 16:30New daily COVID-19 infections fell dramatically for six weeks, but keep stalling at frustratingly high levels. The latest sticking point: a seven-day rolling average of 55,423 new cases a day.
Nine in 10 vaccinated Americans have received their second dose against COVID - but more than 1.4 million people are either late getting their second shot or never received it, CDC report finds
15/03/21 17:41A new CDC report found that of 12.5 million people who received their first coronavirus vaccine dose, 8.6 percent of people are late getting their second dose and 3.4 percent have completely missed it.
Six feet social distancing in classrooms is no safer than three feet, Harvard study finds, heaping pressure on CDC to revise guidelines and allow millions more pupils back into schools
12/03/21 17:06A new Harvard study found no difference in COVID-19 cases rates among students or staff in districts that had students sitting three feet apart compared to six feet apart.
Biden fact-check: President wrongly claimed that Covid-19 cost more lives 'than WWI, WWII, Vietnam and 9/11 combined' and misled the public on both the timeliness of Trump's response to the virus and number of vaccine doses he ordered
12/03/21 17:05In his speech, Biden claimed that Covid-19 has taken more American lives 'than World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and 9/11 combined'.
Spring Breakers keep partying wth Florida beaches and bars packed with revelers despite fears they could fuel COVID surge
12/03/21 08:52Miami is expecting students from 200 colleges to visit in the coming weeks, ignoring the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention telling people not to travel.
Utah's chief medical examiner insists 39-year-old mom's death was NOT caused by Moderna vaccine she received four days earlier - despite her family saying she was 'healthy as a horse'
12/03/21 05:22Dr Erik Christensen, Chief Medical Examiner for the Utah Department of Health, urged the public not to jump to conclusions about Kassidi Kurill's death on Thursday.
Opioid overdose deaths surged 24% during pandemic lockdowns in Chicago, CDC report reveals
11/03/21 18:16An Illinois state stay-at-home order may have caused more opioid overdose deaths, Northwestern researchers found by analyzing data from the Cook County medical examiner's office.Utah mother, 39, with NO known health issues dies four days after receiving second dose of Moderna's COVID vaccine
11/03/21 05:24Kassidi Kurill passed away on February 5, four days after she received her second dose of the Moderna vaccine in Ogden, Utah. Her family is awaiting results of an autopsy.
How long will people in YOUR state live? CDC report reveals Hawaiians survive longest at 81 years while West Virginians die earliest at 74 - but the pandemic has cut life expectancy by a YEAR nationwide
11/03/21 05:15A new CDC report found Hawaii residents have the highest life expectancy at birth, living to an average age of 81 while West Virginia had the lowest life expectancy, with adults living to about age 74
Pacific Islander, Hispanic and Native American children were twice as likely to catch COVID-19 last year compared to white kids in the US, CDC finds
10/03/21 16:27Among COVID-19 cases in Americans under age 25, non-white young people are overrepresented, according to a new CDC study that looked at cases across 15 states and D.C.
'I'm really worried': CDC Director hits out at states like Texas for opening early because '90% of Americans' are not fully inoculated: Scientists found 80% of Houston's water is teeming with UK's Super-COVID yet still restrictions were lifted
10/03/21 15:55CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky urged caution on Wednesday as some states like Texas and Mississippi lift restrictions on businesses and do away with mask mandates.
Two-thirds of Americans 75 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, CDC data shows
09/03/21 23:19The vaccine rollout has ramped up dramatically in recent weeks, with an average of 2.2 million shots administered each day, for a total of 93.6 million to date, according to the CDC.
Women are up to four times more likely to report worse side-effects from COVID-19 shot than men
09/03/21 21:26Of 7,000 reactions reported to the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System between December 2020 and January 2021, 5,505 reactions were in women and 1,408 were in men.
America FINALLY gets ahead in pandemic: Two-shot vaccinations top 31 million and SURPASS number of cases: Johns Hopkins expert says CDC advice warning inoculated grandparents not to travel is 'too restrictive'
09/03/21 16:31More than 31 million Americans have had two doses of vaccines from Moderna or Pfizer, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson's newly-authorized shot, more than the 29 million US cases.
Airline industry pushes Biden to issue vaccine passports as it's revealed nearly 10% of America has been fully vaccinated
09/03/21 15:08The airline industry has called on the Biden administration to issue vaccine passports and pushed back against the CDC for urging fully vaccinated Americans to avoid travel.
Has Covid's variant-fueled fourth wave begun in Florida? ER visits for coronavirus symptoms are 30% higher in the Sunshine State compared to the rest of the US
08/03/21 23:38New data from the CDC found that 2.6% of all emergency department visits are for COVID-19-like illness, which is 30% higher than the national average of 2%.as B 1.1.7 continues to spread
More than 73 percent of Americans who die of COVID-19 are overweight or obese, CDC data reveal
08/03/21 17:32People who were obese made up nearly half of all fatalities among hospitalized coronavirus patients logged in the new CDC data released Monday showed.
Customers threaten to call immigration authorities on owners of Mexican restaurant in Houston after they insist they will keep mask rule despite Gov. Abbott vowing to 'open Texas 100 percent'
08/03/21 00:00Owners of Picos restaurant said they have been bombarded with abusive messages after announcing that customers must continue to wear masks.
CDC urges states to start vaccinating people with disabilities: Updated guidance expands list of who should be getting COVID shots and suggests J&Js's one-dose vaccine for people who need immunity quickly
04/03/21 18:09In updated vaccine guidance on Tuesday, CDC officials have recommended that states begin vaccinating Americans with disabilities or cognitive decline and their caretakers.
CDC admits it did NOT contact trace passengers who shared flights with some of the earliest patients to import UK and Brazilian 'super-covid' to the US - but says no additional infections have been identified
03/03/21 17:56In two new reports, the CDC admitted it did not perform contact tracing for some of the earliest patients infected with UK and Brazil 'super-COVID' variants in December and January.
Brazilian coronavirus variant found in five states IS more contagious, can reinfect people and may weaken vaccines while NYC's homegrown covid has now spread to at least 735 Americans in 14 states
03/03/21 01:17Evidence is mounting that the Brazilian P1 variant is more contagious and can infect up to 61% of people who have recovered from prior cases of COVID, and a CDC scientist said the NYC variant is spreading.
The great COVID baby bust: US births dip by 86,000 amid the pandemic compared to 2019 with nearly every state seeing sharp declines in 2020
02/03/21 21:57New preliminary data from state health departments show that there were a total of 1,027,207 births in 2019 compared to 941,040 births in 2020, which means there were 86,167 fewer births.
Texas and Mississippi lift ALL their COVID restrictions: Both GOP governors say 'it's time to reopen', end their mask mandates and remove limits on businesses crippled by the pandemic
02/03/21 20:37Texas Gov Greg Abbott is lifting its mask mandate and all COVID precautions in the state as Mississippi's governor, Tate Reeves, immediately follows suit.
You can't sit with us! CDC will relax rules for vaccinated people and allow them to socialize together - but only if they've had two doses and they must still wear masks in public
02/03/21 18:04The CDC is planning to release recommendations including whom to socialize with, where such meetings should take place and factors to consider before gathering.
States from Massachusetts to Missouri relax more COVID restrictions: Vaccinations near 77 million and daily cases stall at 65K - but health officials warn relaxing rules could lead to a FOURTH surge
02/03/21 16:14Massachusetts on Monday made it much easier to grab dinner and a show. In Missouri, where individual communities get to make the rules, the two biggest metropolitan areas are relaxing some measures.
The longevity diet: Two servings of fruit and three of vegetables is the 'right' combination for a longer life - but only one in 10 Americans are getting enough greens, Harvard study finds
01/03/21 20:32Harvard University scientists believe they've found the ideal diet for living a longer, healthier life: Eating three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit a day.
CDC advisory panel recommends easier-to-use Johnson & Johnson vaccine with doses expected to ship as early as Monday - allowing inoculations to start THIS week
28/02/21 22:00A CDC advisory panel voted on Sunday to recommend Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shot for widespread use, a final clearance for the vaccine after it was authorized by US regulators on Saturday.
White House orders enhanced airport screenings for Ebola 'out of an abundance of caution' for passengers from Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo after nine die in new outbreaks in the African countries
27/02/21 20:28The CDC said on Friday that beginning next week, travelers from DRC and Guinea will be funneled to six U.S. airports.
Fauci says life IS returning to normal and tells vaccinated people to socialize as US reports less than 15k deaths in a week for first time in 2021 - but experts warn of a FOURTH wave driven by variants as cases rise to 77K
26/02/21 04:58Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, said on Thursday that 'common sense' showed that two fully-vaccinated people meeting up is low risk. But he still will not dine indoors.
Is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine allergy free? Experts say clinics may not need to watch patients for severe reactions for 15 minutes after getting the shot because it uses different technology from Pfizer and Moderna
25/02/21 17:59J &J's vaccine combines genetic material from the coronavirus with the genes of virus that caused colds to induce an immune response, which is different technology than Pfizer or Moderna use.
Biden administration will distribute 25 million free masks at food banks and health centers next month in bid to drive home mask message, COVID czar Jeff Zients reveals
24/02/21 16:49The Biden administration will deliver 25 million masks for distribution through community health centers and food banks, coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients announced Wednesday.
US states will get 14.5 MILLION doses of COVID-19 vaccines next week - nearly 70% more than they received over the past month, White House says
23/02/21 23:20Pharmacies will also get a 100,000-dose boost to their supply as the US scrambles to make up for lost time after last week's winter weather delayed shipments of 6 million precious vaccine doses.Pfizer and Moderna will deliver at least 135 MILLION more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the US over the next five weeks - nearly DOUBLE the supply they've shipped so far - after solving production problems, firms tell lawmakers
23/02/21 17:01To date, Pfizer has delivered about 40 million doses to the US, and Moderna has delivered 45 million, executives for each firm said during House Committee on a Energy and Commerce hearing.
How West Virginia is GLOBAL front-runner in vaccine roll-out: Shots at mom and pop pharmacies, old-school phone hotline, and National Guard assistance have all helped state achieve world's fifth-best immunization rate
22/02/21 21:52West Virginia has administered 465,593 first and second doses - 90% of its supply and enough to vaccinate one-quarter of its population and has the fifth-highest rate in the world.
Fauci warns severe winter storms will delay distribution of six million vaccine doses in 'temporary setback' but US 'WILL secure 600M shots by July'
21/02/21 16:32The White House chief medical adviser said Sunday: 'The number was 6 million doses got delayed.' Bad weather in the south and north east earlier this week snarled vaccine deliveries.
How science is FINALLY on the brink of beating AIDS - after 40 years, 32 million global deaths and scientists promised a vaccine 'within two years' in 1984
20/02/21 22:01In 1981, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report on a rare lung infection in five 'previously healthy young men in Los Angeles'.
Nearly 7,000 Americans out of 13.7 million have had a reaction to COVID vaccines, CDC report finds - as a total of 57.7 million people in the U.S. have now had their first shot
19/02/21 16:00Of more than 13.7 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered between mid-December 2020 and mid-January 2021, there were 6,994 reports of adverse events submitted to the CDC's reporting system.
China's leading COVID-19 expert says the WHO must visit US biowarfare labs to investigate the origin of coronavirus
19/02/21 14:37'The United States must be the focus of the focus in the origin-tracing works of the novel coronavirus,' said Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist of the Chinese CDC.
New York City health officials now recommend wearing TWO masks to limit the spread of COVID-19 as more contagious coronavirus variants circulate in US
19/02/21 00:36New York Mayor Bill De Blasio's Health Department is recommending double-masking just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance.
Cases of the UK 'super-covid' variant are DOUBLING every 10 days in the US - but virus expert predicts that it will NOT lead to a second spring surge
18/02/21 23:28It comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that the variant could become dominant in the US by March. But one expert isn't convinced it will trigger a case surge.
Massachusetts CVS pharmacy gave 'a limited number' of patients too little of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, shorting their dosages by 40%
18/02/21 20:42A CVS in Ipswich, Massachusetts, gave a 'limited number of patients' a 0.3 mL dose of the Moderna COVID vaccine on Monday instead of the recommended 0.5 mL dose.
U.S. life expectancy fell by a full YEAR in the first half of 2020 - the biggest drop in two decades - amid pandemic-linked deaths and surge in fatal overdoses, CDC finds
18/02/21 06:37A new CDC report released on Thursday found that life expectancy in the U.S. fell a full year from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.8 years in the first half of 2020, the lowest level since 2006.
CDC will invest almost $200 million to help better identify and track coronavirus variants as cases of 'super-covid' continue to sweep across the US while labs test fewer than 0.6% of samples for mutations
17/02/21 21:23The CDC said the investment will help the federal agency scale up genome sequencing of positive coronavirus samples by three-fold from about 7,000 per week to around 25,000.
First case of ANOTHER UK covid variant - that has a mutation that may weaken vaccines - is discovered in the US, CDC director reveals
17/02/21 17:50Known as the 'Bristol variant' and first seen in the UK, the variant carries the same mutations as the 'Kent' or B117 version of the virus as well as the E484K mutation seen in the South African variant.
Four former Biden COVID advisers urge administration to recommend ALL Americans wear N95 masks to protect against explosion of 'super-covid'
17/02/21 15:46A memo was sent to the White House signed by a dozen health and safety experts, calling on the CDC and OSHA to 'recommend and require the use of respiratory protection, such as N95s.'
CDC director says schools can reopen safely 'without all of the teachers being vaccinated' as daily infection numbers dip below 85,000 for first time in three months
14/02/21 18:57CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said Sunday that schools can reopen safely 'without all of the teachers being vaccinated' as COVID-19 cases dip below 85,000 for the first time in three months.
Washington, DC reports its first case of South African 'super-covid' - the 10th in the US - as Michigan prison staffer becomes the first person to test positive for the UK variant inside a corrections facility
11/02/21 19:01Washington, DC announced on Thursday its first cases of coronavirus variants, three of whom are infected with the UK variant and one of whom is infected with the South African variant
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Women rave about period pants that are the BEST for reliable, leakproof comfort: 'So discreet and super comfy' (and we've got an exclusive discount)
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Gemma Collins hits out at Strictly Come Dancing and reveals the REAL reason she'll never do the show
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A Place In The Sun viewers 'worry' about presenter Lee Juggurnauth in latest episode
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Channing Tatum talks marriage and kids as he gushes about acting with his fiancée Zoë Kravitz
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Travis Kelce's dad Ed hits back at Kanye West with withering response after rapper's new track referenced Taylor Swift and his son
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Beloved BBC game show returning to screens in just days with celebrity hosts after string of special episodes
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri Cruise, 18, is the spitting image of her actress mom as she steps out in NYC - weeks before college
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'Firm, tone and hydrate': Women praise sell-out face cream that promises to deliver an 'instant uplift' in as little as seven days
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Jennifer Lopez tenderly kisses Jharell Jerome's forehead in first look of their upcoming film Unstoppable
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Ex-Emmerdale star Mica Keeble helps brides on their big day following bizarre viral Tik Tok trend
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Jade Thirlwall reveals she could have been a real life princess because her Little Mix bandmates tried to set her up with Prince Harry
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Huw Edwards is 'villain who was living a double life': BBC chair's eviscerating take down of fallen star in internal email to staff
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Emma Roberts dons a colourful polo top as she heads out to watch the Olympics Games in Paris
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds enjoy a date night after It Ends With Us screening - as she speaks on going head to head with husband at the box office
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Katie Price's boyfriend JJ Slater breaks cover as he heads to his car shirtless as star is bailed hours after arrest at Heathrow airport
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Beyond Paradise confirms return of major character as BBC drops first series three spoilers - and filming is already underway
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EXCLUSIVELizzie Cundy, 56, shows off her incredible figure in a skimpy printed bikini as she relaxes in Mallorca after suffering a mystery illness
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Love Island's Paige Thorne puts on a VERY cheeky display as she slips into a skimpy thong bikini during sun-soaked Florida getaway
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Katie Price RECAP: Latest court updates as judge tells ex-glamour models 'no holidays' as he warns her she faces PRISON if she swerves next court date
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EXCLUSIVELorri Haines recalls trauma of watching his parents spend all their money on alcohol while he was forced to go to school with holes in his shoes
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Jade Thirlwall transforms into a scorned bride in a corset and veil as she releases video for new version of her track Angel Of My Dreams
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Antiques Roadshow guest clasps hand to mouth and gasps 'I don't want to swear!' as she struggles to contain shock at value of record-breaking brooch
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Shawn Mendes reveals pregnancy scare that 'shook' him to his core in new song: 'I was about to be a father'
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Rihanna is left in HYSTERICS as she enjoys a thrilling inflatable boat ride with boyfriend A$AP Rocky during their holiday to Barbados
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Katie Price is bailed hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport - but still faces court today over enormous debt
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Lila Moss sends pulses racing in a skimpy black two-piece as she soaks up the sun in in Formentera with her mum Kate and boyfriend Yoni Helbitz
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Rita Ora shows off her incredible figure in a tiny bikini as she recovers from mystery hospital dash on holiday with Taika Waititi and Kate Moss
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This Morning fans slate 'worst opening to a show ever' and wonder if they're hallucinating after Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle's car crash intro
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Emily at the Olympics! Lily Collins styles sequined beret as she emulates her Netflix character to cheer on USA at Olympics in Paris
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BBC asks Huw Edwards to return more than £200,000 he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images
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Love Island's Jess is seen getting VERY cosy with bombshell Harry just days after Hugo split as worse-for-wear Islanders take to drinking in the streets
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Kym Marsh, 48, shows her youthful side in dog ears as she steps out with toyboy Samuel Thomas, 29, following their performance in 101 Dalmatians The Musical
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The Repair Shop fans panic as beloved BBC star 'goes missing' from new series - demanding 'where are they?!
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Dafne Keen stuns in a red figure-hugging halterneck dress as she steps out for the It Ends With Us London screening in Deadpool & Wolverine crossover
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The changing face of Blake Lively: Inside star's glamorous transformation from baby-faced teen to Hollywood leading lady
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Saturday Night Live movie FIRST LOOK: Trailer recreates the very first SNL episode from 1975 with 'chaotic scenes' and 'lookalike actors'
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Sabrina Carpenter, 25, turns heads in a figure-hugging gold dress amid mounting plastic surgery speculation
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Prince Philip's last gaffe revealed: Aled Jones discloses never-before-heard hilarious interruption Duke of Edinburgh would make
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Moment Travis Scott is seen in the back of French cop car as details emerge of 'drunk' 5am fight in Parisian five-star hotel that led to his arrest
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The Umbrella Academy fans 'want to cry, scream and throw up' after 'nauseating' age gap love scenes - demanding an apology from show creator
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden tries out the famous 'no sex' cardboard beds all in the Olympic Village in Paris
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Taylor Swift beefs up security for her London shows after cancelling Vienna concerts amid terror plot - as 'Swiftonomics' uncover the cost of axed gigs
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Blake Lively says her new movie It Ends With Us is a story of 'joy, pain, possibility, and trauma' as she reveals what the role means to her
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Ekin-Su Culculoglu looks worlds away from her Love Island days as she debuts a major new hair transformation
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Moment Katie Price is met by police at Heathrow and arrested with son Harvey looking on and her head in a bandage after £10,000 facelift - as she faces court today
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: The WAG who has been helping Lauryn Goodman pen barbed social media posts and telling her how to behave in public. KATIE HIND reports
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ITV takes outrageous turn as Andi Peters compares himself to Olympic pole vaulter with racy manhood joke on Lorraine
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Downton Abbey bosses reveal it was 'terribly easy' to convince Maggie Smith that her character should be killed off
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Beaming Jeremy Renner is the picture of health as he's seen for the FIRST time on set of Knives out 3 alongside fellow Marvel star Josh Brolin
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Travis Scott looks 'hyped up' as he shouts and swears at Olympics crowd hours before being arrested
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Love Is Blind fans beg couple to 'take a DNA test' after string of worrying clues they're related - as stars admit 'I've got goosebumps'
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Emma Stone keeps a low profile beneath a beanie hat and shades as she revisits Cruella filming location in London - ahead of the blockbuster's sequel
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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 line-up: Every celebrity contestant we know so far as Tasha Ghouri and Pete Wicks are latest stars confirmed
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Good Morning Britain host 'grovels for his job' after technical gaffe - admitting to 'unplugging his microphone so he can go to the toilet' on live ITV show
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Tasha Ghouri is seen for the first time since her Strictly Come Dancing signing was confirmed as she arrives at a London studio
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's endless separation is humiliating - and utterly exhausting. But MAUREEN CALLAHAN has a theory...
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Crown Prince Haakon meets the viral Norwegian swimmer dubbed 'the muffin man' - amid his stepsons arrest
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Love Island's Gabby Allen flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a VERY racy red dress as she joins equally daring Faye Winter at the It Ends With Us premiere
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Colin Farrell reveals son James' heartbreaking misdiagnosis before doctors confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome
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Claire Sweeney, 53, cuts a stylish figure in a hot pink dress as she enjoys romantic meal with boyfriend Ricky Hatton, 45, in Tenerife
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Gemma Collins hops on the Brat summer trend as she wows in bright green ball gown
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Abbey Clancy shares adorable family holiday snap with husband Peter Crouch and their three kids after jetting off to mystery location
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Meera Syal becomes the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as she honours South Asian Heritage Month
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Sir Paul McCartney shares never before seen snaps from Wings' 1974 Abbey Road recording sessions featuring late wife Linda
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BBC Breakfast grinds to a halt as Naga Munchetty rocked by back-to-back technical blunders - seething 'well this is great!'
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Russell Brand is 'axed from his big-money role in the Despicable Me film series and replaced by a British comic after rape and assault allegations'
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Rapper Travis Scott 'arrested in Paris after fight with his bodyguard' hours after cheering on US basketball stars in Olympics semi-final
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: Eamonn Holmes' new girlfriend, 42, has a son with a retired coach driver aged 81
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Blake Lively looks radiant in a £30,000 floral frock after making her FIFTH outfit change of the day for the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is set to appear in court TODAY: Reality star spent night behind bars after being met by police as she returned to Britain
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ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC news room, claim ex-colleagues
Would complain bitterly
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Princess Diana would have been 'broken-hearted' over Prince William and Prince Harry's feud, RICHARD KAY tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL
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Jamie Lee Curtis pushes for cast and crew to wear name tags on film sets to help eliminate power hierarchies from forming
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Diddy's ex Yung Miami breaks silence over her relationship with disgraced rapper... following claims she 'transported pink cocaine for him'
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Bella Thorne commands attention in a power suit with a plunging neon yellow blazer at HollyShorts Film Festival - after slamming Ozempic use
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Olivia Wilde looks edgy chic in low-cut black dress and platform boots as she supports pal Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice in LA
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Colin Farrell reveals the heart-wrenching question he asked doctor after his son James, 20, was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome
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Naomi Watts reveals her surprising relationship with former co-star Simon Baker: 'I love you so much!'
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Justin Bieber looks unrecognizable in scruffy attire with his boxer shorts showing at posh Waldorf Astoria in LA without pregnant wife Hailey
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King Charles seethed at photographs of his mother posing with her hands in her pockets, but he and other royals do this too...
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Katie Price infuriates tourist who says their stay at five star hotel in Turkey was ruined by star using pool with 'blood all over her face'
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Michelle Keegan puts on a leggy display in a chic black minidress as she cosies up to husband Mark Wright on romantic trip to Paris
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Reese Witherspoon brings son Deacon Phillippe, 20, as her date to starry Blink Twice premiere in LA amid romance rumors with financier Oliver Haarmann
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The moment Scheana Shay gets BITTEN by King's Guard horse... as the Vanderpump Rules star becomes latest London tourist to ignore warning sign
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Zoe Kravitz and fiance Channing Tatum have the look of love as they make their red carpet debut at Blink Twice premiere in Los Angeles
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Ariana Grande exudes elegance in billowing pink gown and sky-high heels as she debuts campaign for her new LOVENOTES fragrance line
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EXCLUSIVEMeghan's brand troubles: Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle venture American Riviera Orchard suffers setback over 'irregularities'
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Jennifer Lopez's close friends 'can't stand' Ben Affleck - and they say she's 'FURIOUS' that he 'humiliated her' amid ongoing divorce rumors
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Katy Perry's Lifetimes music video earns HIGH praise from fans after brutal Woman's World flop - as it's compared to her iconic Teenage Dream video
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Noel Gallagher, 57, vows to kerb his bad habits and give up drinking as former Oasis star admits he'll be 'f***ing lucky' if he makes it to 60
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Blake Lively stuns a tearful teenage superfan and her family by inviting her onto the red carpet and gifting her VIP tickets at premiere of It Ends With Us
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Ben Affleck works in LA amid rumored split with Jennifer Lopez as promotion of their upcoming film Unstoppable could make for 'awkward' and 'tricky' situation
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80s star looks exactly the same as she did when she quit Hollywood over 'nudity' to join the circus.. but can YOU guess who she is?
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Zac Efron reveals grand plans for the Australian property he bought during COVID... after star's mysterious hospitalization following pool incident in Ibiza
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Rumer Willis issues VERY raunchy response to 'trolls' who shamed her for promoting sex toys while being a mom
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'Y'all made me proud today': Snoop Dogg makes surprise call to Team USA's Gabby Thomas and other women's 200-meter final medalists after Paris Olympics triumph
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Olivia Attwood reveals her reaction after discovering husband Bradley Dack had cheated on her in early days of their relationship
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is ARRESTED and will appear in court TOMORROW as she is bundled into a police van after returning to the UK
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Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning says she's struggled to find work after playing obsessive stalker in hit Netflix series
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EXCLUSIVEBillions actor Akili McDowell, 21, had been seen 'armed and dealing marijuana' out of his Houston apartment before 'fatally shooting' 20-year-old rapper in parking lot
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Blake Lively claims husband Ryan Reynolds wrote 'iconic' scene in her new film It Ends With Us... as baffled screenwriter reacts
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Isabela Ferrer looks sensational in a chic black halterneck dress as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us in London
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The celebrities who starred in Sex and the City alongside Sarah Jessica Parker before they were famous - can you recognize them?
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EXCLUSIVEThe war in Adele's old backyard... Homeowners slam tycoon and Turkish princess's plan to turn singer's old mansion into 13 separate homes
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Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel look tense as they reunite before his Manchester concert in first sighting since DWI report
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EXCLUSIVETaylor Swift 'shaken' by Vienna terror plot - as insiders reveal why Travis Kelce can't be by her side after couple's 'wake-up call'
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Chart-topping British group are robbed of equipment and cash totalling £35,000 during work trip to Ibiza with French DJ David Guetta
nd laptops and cash'.
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Travis Scott told police officers he was 'scared' of large law enforcement presence during arrest in Miami Beach: There's '50 cops around me!'
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'I swear by it': Katy Perry reveals the 'weird thing' she does before getting into bed
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles is reportedly frustrated at his inability to get involved in soothing the national unrest
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Danny Cipriani's estranged wife Victoria Rose slams him for 'not having a heart' and 'carrying on with other women' in now deleted post
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Love Islanders clash at reunion party and reveal the real reason behind their frosty feud
Tensions were high on Wednesday night
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Halsey flashes her taut tummy in new cheer-themed music video for Lucky after THAT beef with Britney Spears
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Nina Dobrev is 'a little ahead of schedule' in recovery from dirt bike accident with six more months to go: 'I'm doing pretty well'
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House of the Dragon tops the streaming charts for the first time with 1.27 billion viewing minutes... besting Suits and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
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Taylor Swift fans in Vienna gather in their hundreds to sing together after the pop star's concerts were cancelled
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Corrie's Jennie McAlpine says she hasn't ruled out having a fourth child 16 months after welcoming daughter Doris
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Netflix fans slate horror film that is so terrible it 'leaves their eyes twitching' as it climbs streaming charts despite appalling Rotten Tomatoes score
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Teen Mom: The Next Chapter: Mackenzie McKee's boyfriend Khesanio tells her father that he wants to propose... and he gives his blessing
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Jesy Nelson breaks her silence on former bandmate Jade Thirlwall's debut solo single Angel Of My Dreams after Little Mix feud
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Taylor Swift fans rush to sell their tickets for as much as £600 for five concerts at Wembley Stadium - as pop star cancelled three Austria appearances
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Marc Anthony's Dominican Republic home catches FIRE in terrifying incident with three bungalows destroyed in blaze
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Catherine Zeta-Jones shares never-before-seen footage of her son Dylan to celebrate his 24th birthday
Special day
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The Mallorca Files review: If the Beeb's Mallorca Files was a pedalo, Amazon's is a superyacht, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
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Emma Roberts shows her allegiance in Team USA shirt and white trousers while heading to USA vs Serbia basketball semi-final game at Paris Olympics
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EXCLUSIVEZara McDermott slips into a plunging swimsuit as she and boyfriend Sam Thompson FINALLY put split rumours to bed on beach day in Ibiza
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Patsy Palmer CONFIRMS her return to Albert Square as Bianca Jackson - and another show legend is 'hot on her tail'
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Colin Farrell reveals he 'burst into tears' when his son took his first steps ahead of his fourth birthday as actor discusses James' Angelman Syndrome
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Inside Jodie Comer's unexpected childhood friendship with a popular Team GB Olympian as her sweet message is unearthed
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Madonna celebrates her 66th birthday a week early by looking back on her romance with Jean-Michel Basquiat - and flashing her silk-covered bottom
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Lady Gaga shows off 8 carat engagement ring on romantic Malibu date with Michael Polansky as they negotiate $900m prenup
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Ariana Grande compares feeling of the spicy sauce to a 'lip plumper' as she crushes the Hot Ones challenge
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Molly Smith stuns in a blush pink velvet minidress as she joins Love Island boyfriend Tom Clare for the UK gala screening of It Ends With Us
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Anthony Hopkins celebrates International Cat Day by posing with an adorable kitten as he fundraises for animal rescue in Morocco
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Frankie Bridge's face drops as Loose Women guest swipes at her with 'backhanded compliment' - and fans insist 'she definitely doesn't like her!'
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Jessica Simpson teases new music as she poses in boho chic duster at recording studio - after opening up about sobriety
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Shakira enjoys romantic dinner with mystery man in Miami after saying she is not ready for a 'formal relationship' after ugly Gerard Pique split
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Love Island star Arabella Chi flashes her underboob in a VERY racy white co-ord as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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Jennifer Lopez has her wedding ring BACK ON despite 'imminent' Ben Affleck divorce rumors - as she steps out with child Emme, 16, in LA
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Inside the lavish life of Kanye West's dentist as he's accused of getting rapper hooked on nitrous oxide
Boasts many famous clients
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Selena Gomez sparks speculation that she is ENGAGED to Benny Blanco after eagle-eyed fans noticed a tell-tale clue on her Instagram
