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Britain's Covid cases rise week-on-week for seventh day in a row amid rapid spread of Indian variant but deaths fall again as UK records 2,284 infections and 11 fatalities
12/05/21 15:43
There were 2,284 positive tests across the country today, the Department of Health announced, up 6.5 per cent on last Wednesday's number. Officials also recorded just 11 lab-confirmed deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid swab, 59.3 per cent less than the number recorded a week ago. The latest figures show that nearly 35.7million Britons have been given at least one dose of Covid vaccine, after another 135,113 first injections were administered yesterday. The NHS also dished out a further 350,147 second doses, bringing the total number of people fully vaccinated against the disease to 18.4million. Some 67.8 per cent of adults have had a first jab, while 35 per cent have had their second....read
'Covid arm' is HARMLESS and there is no reason people who get the 'hypersensitivity' reaction a week after their first vaccine shouldn't get a second shot, study finds
12/05/21 15:00A new study from Yale found the rash disappeared an average of five days later among dose 1 patients and about three days later within dose 2 patients, with no serious reactions reported.
England's Covid vaccine drive will open up to under-40s TOMORROW with bookings only available for 38 and 39 year olds at sites with stocks of Pfizer and Moderna
12/05/21 11:28An NHS Digital bulletin showed people aged 38 and 39 in England will be invited to come forward for their jab from Thursday morning. They will be offered either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
Indian variant could spread 60% faster than the Kent strain, scientist claims after SAGE advisers admitted it 'may be more transmissible' than currently dominant version of the virus
11/05/21 17:58Professor Tom Wenseleers, a biologist and biostatistician at the KU Leuven university in Belgium, said the variant could be 2.6 times more transmissible than the original Wuhan strain.
CDC has stopped counting every 'breakthrough' Covid infection in fully vaccinated people: Experts warn agency's new method of only collecting data on patients who are hospitalized or die could miss patterns in who gets sick after their shots
11/05/21 15:22The CDC is no longer counting every COVID-19 infection among people who fell ill after being fully immunized with the vaccine and only reporting those who are hospitalized or die.
Cashing in on COVID! Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla - whose pay rose 17% to $21M last year - scores deal with Harper Business to write a book on vaccine maker's 'nine-month race to make the impossible possible'
11/05/21 12:05The book, 'Moonshot: Inside Pfizer's Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible', will be released on November 9 with a retail price of $29.99.
Australia's 'secret' plan to make our OWN Covid vaccines is hidden in the Budget - as the government struggles to give everyone the jab this year
11/05/21 11:29The government wants to make an mRNA vaccine, a pioneering type of jab that contains genetic code from a virus rather than the virus itself.
UK could be 'completely back to normal by the end of the year' if vaccines continue to work and no 'nasty' variants crop up, SAGE adviser says as Matt Hancock warns mutant strains pose 'biggest risk' to lockdown-easing plans next month
11/05/21 08:25Professor Graham Medley, who sits on SAGE, said the country was in the 'best position its been in for the whole pandemic'. But he warned waning vaccine immunity could undermine the position.
BREAKING NEWS: FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children aged 12-15
10/05/21 21:20U.S. regulators gave Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization for children ages 12 to 15, making it the first shot available to kids younger than 16, the FDA said Monday.
California mayor is raffling off $15,000 in scholarships to vaccinated teens aged 16-18 in bid to boost low shot rate among young people
07/05/21 16:25The Mayor of Lancaster, California is pushing for teens aged between 16-18 to get the vaccine. The city is offering scholarships of $10,000 and $5,000 plus $50 gift cards to tempt teens to get the jab.
Putin claims Russia's controversial Covid jabs are 'as simple and reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle'
07/05/21 16:02President Putin said that while Western nations had developed 'innovative' vaccines, Russia's was simple and reliable, like the widely-used automatic rifles of the Soviet Union.
Pfizer has started its application for FULL FDA approval for its COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 16
07/05/21 10:49Pfizer will submit the necessary data over the next several weeks, and hopes that full FDA approval will help ease vaccine hesitancy because it requires more proof than the current authorization.
A CURE for blood clots linked to J&J's vaccine? Doctors discover alternative blood thinner that can safely dissolve shot-linked clots - and may have saved Colorado woman's life
06/05/21 20:06Doctors saved the life of Morgan Wolfe, 40, from Aurora, Colorado after she developed blood clots following the Johnson & Johnson vaccination after they used an alternative blood thinner,
Moderna's Covid shot is 96% effective in teens ages 12-17 in early trials - but more than a QUARTER of parents don't plan to vaccinate their kids
06/05/21 17:42Moderna said early data from its clinical trial showed its coronavirus vaccine was 96% effective among children ages 12 to 17 as a new poll finds some parents are reluctant to vaccinate their kids.
Kirstie Allsopp brands plans to vaccinate British children over 12 while so many people around the world are at greater risk of Covid-19 'disgusting' and the 'pinnacle of western overconsumption'
06/05/21 14:58The Location, Location, Location host, 49, from London, made her case on Twitter, arguing the idea of not putting the 'most vulnerable' people first is 'disgusting'.
Campaigners call for UK to follow US and EU's lead to scrap Covid vaccine patents so poor countries can get cheap jabs to end the pandemic
06/05/21 14:56Labour MP Zarah Sultana said 'the UK must now do the same' after Joe Biden's government supported changing patent rules which would allow cheaper versions of jabs to be made.
Harry and Meghan call for 'vaccine giveaway': Couple write open letter to CEOs of Pfizer, AZ and Moderna demanding they share jab patent with poor countries and celebrate Archie's second birthday by asking for $5 donations to vaccine fund
06/05/21 14:19The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, shared a lengthy post on their Archewell Foundation site calling for royal fans to support the vaccine equity drive.
Coronavirus scientists 'haven't seen any hint' existing Covid variants can fully evade vaccines currently being used
06/05/21 12:24Professor Sharon Peacock, head of the Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), said no 'variant of major concern' that can evade vaccines has been found to exist.
No evidence that drinking alcohol after a Covid vaccine interferes with how it works, UK regulator says
04/05/21 14:26The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today said there is no evidence alcohol has any effect on vaccine efficacy, after conflicting reports on social media.
'It's going to be a tough call': Biden is considering ordering all military members to get COVID vaccine after data shows 40% of Marines refused
30/04/21 17:23President Joe Biden did not rule out ordering all members of the military to get the COVID vaccine after data showed that 40% of Marines refused to get a shot.
Only 1% of Covid hospital admissions were vaccinated people in the UK's second wave as SAGE advisers say data proves 'jab failure' from just a single dose is rare
30/04/21 12:30A report presented to SAGE showed that seven per cent of people admitted to hospital in the UK's second wave had had a jab but 79% of them caught the virus before the vaccine kicked in.
Dr Fauci predicts a 'significant drop' in Covid cases from current average of 52K a day as US nears 40% of adults being fully vaccinated - but daily shots dip to 2.6M on average after 18 days of declines
29/04/21 21:13America's top infectious disease doctor predicts a 'a real change, the start of a precipitous drop' in new daily COVID-19 infections now that nearly 38% of American adults have been fully vaccinated.
UK records 17 Covid deaths as daily figure halves in a week while cases rise slightly to 2,685 amid spike in testing - as Boris Johnson warns 'we're not out the woods yet'
27/04/21 15:40Today's Department of Health figures marked a 6.8 per cent rise in positive tests but a drop of 48 per cent in deaths on the figures announced last Tuesday, as another 400,000 got vaccinated.
'The UK humiliated us!' Italian MEP's extraordinary attack on the EU as he praises Britain's vaccinations, says UK will see higher economic growth and apologises for Brussels' Brexit doom-mongering
27/04/21 14:09Antonio Maria Rinaldi, a former banker and member of the Eurosceptic Lega party, poured scorn on the 'disgusting lies' told about Britain, 'a great and proud country.'
Britain has now fully vaccinated a QUARTER of all adults as data shows 13.2million people have now received both doses
27/04/21 14:06Department of Health data released this afternoon shows 33.8million have now had a first dose, taking the UK's total jabs administered up to 47million. Mat Hancock has praised the milestone.
The EU SUES AstraZeneca for 'failing to honour its contract' after Brussels' disastrous vaccine roll-out put it months behind US and UK
26/04/21 12:11The European Commission filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca last week, a spokesman confirmed today, saying the drug-maker had breached its contract to supply Covid vaccines.
You WON'T need a Covid passport to visit the pub: Boris Johnson shelves plans to bring in controversial 'certification scheme'
25/04/21 21:02Boris Johnson has shifted the focus of the controversial scheme away from the hospitality sector, government sources have said.
More than half of UK population has received first dose of Covid vaccine after figures showed 33.4m people have had jab
24/04/21 14:00NHS England data up to April 23 shows that of the 38,189,536 total doses given in England so far, 28,102,852 were first doses - a rise of 107,656 on the previous day.
Niece of Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb is found dead of a suspected heart attack days after receiving her second Pfizer vaccine
23/04/21 18:14Bernice Gibb Rhoades, 56, known to friends and family as Beri, was found unconscious in bed at her home in Las Vegas by her husband Chino on Thursday, April 15.
'We will be together again and vaccines will help us get there': David Beckham encourages people to get vaccinated in new UNICEF campaign
23/04/21 11:36The football star, 45, is fronting a global initiative from UNICEF to inspire confidence and encourage parents to vaccinate their own children against deadly diseases.
AstraZeneca vaccine is confirmed to be 'likely linked' to three more blood clot cases in Australia - affecting a woman, 35, and two men aged 49 and 80
23/04/21 10:25Three more Australians have been diagnosed with a rare blood clotting disorder that may be tied to the controversial AstraZeneca vaccine.
Oregon woman in her 50s developed a brain blood clot 2 weeks after getting the J&J vaccine and DIED, becoming the 10th person to have the rare side effect, state officials say - one day before CDC committee votes on lifting the pause on the shot
23/04/21 00:49Although the Oregon health officials said the other six women also developed 'this blood clot,' they did not specify whether it affected her brain, as the rare reaction did the other six women.
Only two 'breakthrough' Covid infections found among 417 fully vaccinated people at a New York City university, study finds
22/04/21 19:56Just two people out of 417 employees at Rockefeller University in New York City who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 later tested positive for the virus in so-called 'breakthrough cases.'
US experts voting on whether to lift the pause on the J&J Covid shot say shot should come with a warning over blood clots for young women - but vaccinations will likely resume as soon as this weekend
22/04/21 15:26Two U.S. officials told the Washington Post that the vaccine will likely now carry a warning about rare, but potentially life-threatening blood clots, similar to one used in the EU.
EU sues AstraZeneca over its 'complete failure' to meet delivery deadlines - and says it will not take up option to buy 100 million more of their vaccines
22/04/21 11:23The Commission has now decided to take legal action against AstraZeneca for its 'compete failure' to deliver doses of its vaccine.
British grandmother, 91, who became the first person in the world to get an approved Covid jab urges vaccinated people to come forward their top-up dose
22/04/21 11:00Maggie Keenan, 91, from Coventry, praised 'incredible' staff for the UK's successful vaccine drive while speaking to NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens on a Zoom call.
Britain falls out of the 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths during the Covid pandemic, figures show
21/04/21 16:18The UK has a rolling rate of 183 excess fatalities per 100,000, according to analysis of official figures, putting it at number 21 behind Italy (197). The US is at number 23 with a rate of 182 per 100,000.
Biden warns July 4 celebrations are at risk because 'broad swath of American adults are largely unvaccinated' - even though more than HALF have already had a shot
21/04/21 16:02President Biden warned Americans may not be able to celebrate July Fourth in small groups if the vaccination rate continues to drop and he pushed employers to give workers paid time off.
Mother's legs erupt in agonising blood-filled blisters 'after getting AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine' - as 34-year-old reveals rare reaction left her wheelchair-bound and fearing she'd need her limbs amputated
21/04/21 15:52Sarah Beuckmann, 34, from Glasgow, said the blisters erupted on her legs a week after she got her first dose. British skin experts said it appeared the mother had suffered a reaction to the jab.
Rare Covid variant infected a QUARTER of vaccinated residents at a Kentucky nursing home - but the risk of infection was still three-times higher for unvaccinated people
21/04/21 15:41A rare variant in a single Kentucky facility rendered vaccines only about 66 percent effective for residents and 76 percent effective for staff, a CDC reports on breakthrough Covid infections shows.
Britain's Covid deaths fall by 42% with just 22 more victims added to official tally - while cases drop by 4% to 2,396 even though MORE testing is being carried out
21/04/21 15:28UK Covid cases are continuing to fall with 2,396 infections posted, dropping 3.8 per cent from last Wednesday's figure of 2,491. And 107,622 first vaccine doses were also dished out yesterday.
FDA deems production site that ruined 15M doses of J&J vaccine 'unsanitary': Officials cite Emergent plant for walls and floors filthy with 'black and brown residue' and peeling paint
21/04/21 13:58Emergent BioSolutions, which owns the plant, must fix a long list of problems including peeling paint, poor sanitation and brown and black substances on surfaces, the FDA said in a 12-page report.
Is shingles a new Covid vaccine side effect? Six people with autoimmune conditions in Israel developed the painful red rash after getting their Pfizer shots
20/04/21 20:12A new study from Israel found that 1.2% of patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases developed shingles after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
A FIFTH of Americans aged 65 and older have still not gotten their Covid shots, CDC data show: Seniors feel unsafe at mass vaccination sites and struggle to get to inconvenient clinics
20/04/21 17:28CDC data show that 80.1% of all U.S. adults aged 65 and older have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose, meaning one-fifth of this population are still not vaccinated.
A PILL to kill third wave: Boris Johnson launches 'ambitious' new 'antivirals taskforce' so Britons can take tablets for Covid at home 'by autumn'
20/04/21 16:01The UK Government today announced it will set up a panel of civil servants, scientists and pharmaceutical companies to find pills that could treat Covid before it gets severe.
Denmark will SWAP unwanted doses of AstraZeneca after ditching use entirely - as Sweden offers alternative vaccine to under-65s who have already had first jab
20/04/21 15:14Denmark's health minister Magnus Heunicke confirmed on Monday that discussions were taking place between Denmark and other nations over vaccine swaps, but did not say with whom.
EU drug regulators rule Johnson and Johnson's Covid vaccine safe but say single-dose jab should come with warning about one-in-a-million blood clot link
20/04/21 07:54The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said there had been eight rare cases of the clots out of more than seven million doses administered so far. Britain will not get this jab until mid-summer.
No new blood clots in J&J Covid vaccine patients have been confirmed since nine cases were identified last month and the CDC is expected to announce whether the pause will lift on Friday
19/04/21 20:01CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said the agency is looking into additional reports of people who suffered severe side effects from the J&J vaccine after officials recommended a pause.
Medical student, 21, died a day after getting J&J vaccine leaving family devastated as officials open an investigation into his death
16/04/21 18:49John Foley, 21, a student at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio received the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday and was discovered by his roommates on Sunday.
Pregnant women SHOULD get Covid vaccines: No10's jab advisory panel changes guidance for mothers-to-be because evidence shows they are safe
16/04/21 15:59The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said real-world data from the rollout in the US had shown the two American jabs were safe in expectant mothers.
Johnson & Johnson asked other vaccine makers to join a study of blood clot risks, but Pfizer and Moderna DECLINED - and only AstraZeneca got on board
16/04/21 11:38Johnson & Johnson privately asked other vaccine manufacturers to join a study of blood clot risks, but only AstraZeneca agreed while Pfizer and Moderna declined reported The Wall Street Journal.
Revealed: Just 50% of care home staff have been vaccinated in London borough where nursing home is at centre of South African Covid variant outbreak
16/04/21 10:43NHS England data show that Lambeth, where 23 people, of whom seven had been vaccinated, were infected with the South African Covid variant, has England's lowest vaccine uptake among carers.
Death of woman, 48, who developed blood clots just days after getting AstraZeneca vaccine was 'likely linked' to the jab
16/04/21 10:39The death of a woman who developed blood clots just days after getting the AstraZeneca vaccine is 'likely' linked to the jab, health authorities said.
AstraZeneca vaccine's protection from virus IS just as good as Pfizer's and 90% of over-80s still have antibodies six weeks after a single dose
14/04/21 12:01Research by the University of Birmingham adds to evidence that the Covid jabs work for elderly people who notoriously have weaker immune systems and respond less well to vaccines.
Devastated mother demands answers after her son, 20, with muscular dystrophy suffered a seizure and died less than 12 hours after receiving a Pfizer jab
14/04/21 11:22Luke Garrett, 20, suffered a fatal seizure brought on by a sudden spike in his temperature at his Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, home in February. He received the jab less than 12 hours earlier.
Brexit backing inventor Sir James Dyson claims 'freedom' from the EU allowed Oxford scientists to develop a 'world-beating' COVID-19 vaccine in record time
14/04/21 09:44Sir James Dyson, 73, said the benefits of Brexit were best demonstrated by the jab and that leaving the EU was about much more than trade agreements. He also defended moving Dyson headquarters.
CDC investigates Virginia woman, 45, who died after getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last month as US pauses its use over blood clot fears
13/04/21 22:43A 45-year-old woman in Virginia died in March after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, it was reported on Tuesday - hours after the CDC recommended a pause in J&J's use.
Australian woman who suffered a blood clot after getting the AstraZeneca jab leaves intensive care
13/04/21 15:44The woman in her 40s presented at the emergency department of a Western Australian hospital and flown to Royal Darwin Hospital after receiving the AstraZeneca jab.
Biden administration says the J&J suspension will NOT impact their rollout because the vaccine makes up only 5% of shots and they have enough Pfizer and Moderna doses to vaccinate 300million Americans
13/04/21 14:09Biden administration said the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout will not impact their goal of having enough shots for every American adult by end of May.
Johnson and Johnson delays roll-out of its single-dose Covid jab to Europe over blood clot fears as US regulators suspend its use to probe one-in-a-million complication - and UK officials say they need to look at the data 'very carefully'
13/04/21 11:30Britain is not expected to use any of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine before June at the earliest, by which time most adults will already have been vaccinated with something else.
Nick Clegg admits the EU has 'let millions of people down' with dire vaccine rollout saying 'something has gone very badly wrong'
13/04/21 11:04Nick Clegg, usually a staunch supporter of the bloc, said 'something has gone very badly wrong' in the pandemic response.
'There's enough vaccine for every single solitary American': Biden plays down J&J shot suspension over blood clots and says he 'made sure' there's enough Pfizer and Moderna for everyone
13/04/21 10:59The two authorities are not revoking emergency authorization of it, but say they are recommending a pause in the administering of it until more data is collected.
Are cases starting to rise after England's lockdown easing on March 29? UK's daily Covid cases go UP by nearly a third in a week to 3,568 while deaths halve to 13 - as England dashes to shops and pubs to celebrate next step towards freedom
12/04/21 15:56Department of Health chiefs posted 13 more lab-confirmed victims after recording just seven yesterday - which was the first time the daily fatality count was in single figures since September.
World Health Organization warns the Covid pandemic is still 'at a critical point' with new cases surging by 4.4million per week and global outbreaks 'growing exponentially'
12/04/21 15:29Dr Maria van Kerkhove, a chief at the World Health Organization, said today that 'this is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic' with cases surging all over the world.
Dozens of areas in England have still only vaccinated HALF of their over-50s as ministers get set to offer Covid jabs to people in their 40s
12/04/21 15:12EXCLUSIVE: NHS data show 36 areas in England have vaccinated fewer than 60 per cent of over-50s, compared to 3,715 that have reached at least 90 per cent of those in high risk age groups.
Britain backs the Oxford jab: 81% of people say they DO trust vaccine and MORE insist they would have it even after blood clot warning, Daily Mail poll reveals
09/04/21 21:00Blood clots linked to the Oxford Covid vaccine have had virtually no effect whatsoever on public confidence, an exclusive poll for the Mail reveals.
Pfizer asks FDA to expand emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine to include kids ages 12 to 15
09/04/21 18:40Pfizer Inc has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine to Americans between ages 12 and 15 years old.
U.S. Army starts clinical testing trial for its OWN COVID-19 vaccine that could protect against current and future variants
08/04/21 15:25In early tests, the shot appears to prompt high levels of antibodies that should block the older 'wild-type' coronavirus, three major variants and even the related pathogen that caused SARS.
GP says patients are CANCELLING AstraZeneca jabs and says he's 'inundated' by worries about headaches from people who've already had it
08/04/21 15:04The concern comes as chief scientists try to maintain confidence in the AZ vaccine after regulators pointed to a one in a million chance of dying from a rare blood clot.
'I'd snap someone's hand off for the vaccine': People waiting for first jab say they are NOT put off by blood clot fears and would still be happy to have AstraZeneca shot
07/04/21 18:07Concerns about highly-rare clots have done nothing to deter those waiting for their first dose of the vaccine. Here, Britons tell how they would 'snap someone's hand off' for the jab.
Half of US adults will be vaccinated against Covid with at least one dose by THIS weekend and Fauci confirms America doesn't need to use AstraZeneca's shot
07/04/21 17:12Andy Slavitt, the White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, said on Tuesday that half of adults will have received at least one vaccine dose by the weekend.
AstraZeneca share price falls and ends day 1% down after UK regulator said under-30s should not take the jab
07/04/21 15:38The British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm, based in Cambridge, was trading at 7.155 points on Tuesday morning.
Boris Johnson vows to PUSH ON with plans for domestic vaccine passports - despite Keir Starmer warning Labour WILL side with Tory rebels to oppose the proposals
07/04/21 08:27Boris Johnson today defended his vaccine passports plans as he vowed to proceed with the policy despite Sir Keir Starmer confirming Labour will side with Tory rebels to oppose the move.
Carer, 24, becomes the first person to get Moderna's Covid jab in Wales - but UK has only ordered enough for 8.5m people and doses are trickling in at around 100,000 a week
06/04/21 23:03Elle Taylor, from Llanelli, said she was 'very excited and happy' to receive the jab and that it would help her care for her grandmother 'properly and safely'. Wales has received some 5,000 doses.
At least 10 MILLION AstraZenaca COVID-19 vaccine doses had to be thrown away last year at the same Baltimore production plant that ruined 15M Johnson & Johnson doses last week
06/04/21 20:18Baltimore-based Emergent BioSolutions last week was forced to throw out 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to fears it was contaminated with the vaccine from AstraZeneca.
White House insists there will NOT be federal vaccine passports after Republicans lined up in opposition
06/04/21 19:55White House press secretary Jen Psaki insisted Tuesday that the U.S. government would not be putting in place a federal vaccine passport system.
UK economy gets a new vaccine bounce as the IMF says the country's finances will rebound FASTER than predicted this year thanks to the jab roll-out
06/04/21 16:31The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for British economic growth, which is set to outpace the euro zone this year, from 4.5 per cent to 5.3 per cent.
Passport to go CLOTHES SHOPPING? Downing Street refuses to rule out needing proof of jabs to enter non-essential shops as Labour gives clearest signal it's ready to vote down plans alongside Tory rebels
06/04/21 15:20Downing Street refused to rule out allowing non-essential shops to demand proof of jab status today as it faced an ever-escalating backlash against the plans.
Thousands of people are turning down AstraZeneca jabs in France due to 'wave of panic' created by Emmanuel Macron - with blood clot link 'the final blow'
06/04/21 15:02Medics have reported people turning down the inoculation in droves, despite the AstraZeneca vaccine being a key part of France's planned route out of the pandemic.
'Don't tread on our personal freedoms': Texas Gov. Greg Abbott becomes second to ban Biden's vaccine passports because residents 'shouldn't need proof to go about their daily lives'
06/04/21 13:37Greg Abbott became the second GOP governor to snub Biden's proposed vaccine passports in issuing an executive order prohibiting the government from requiring Texans show proof of inoculation.
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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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Lauryn Goodman's sister Chloe is 'not ready to forgive' after Kyle Walker drama as she weighs in on financial demands her sibling made in court
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Adele FINALLY confirms engagement to Rich Paul as she tells fans she's 'getting married' and flashes ring on stage in Munich
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Strictly's female pros showcase their toned figures in bikinis as they enjoy a relaxing spa day after a week of rehearsals
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Patrick Schwarzenegger shows off bulging muscles in behind-the-scenes photos from White Lotus season three set in Thailand
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EXCLUSIVEMy Hairy Biker served up love on a plate. In her first interview since TV chef's death of cancer, Dave Myers' wife tells how he wooed her
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An irresistible mix of art and genitals! Featuring real sex, it was one of the most notorious films ever. Now Caligula's been re-cut
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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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Kym Marsh, 48, puts on loved-up display with toyboy boyfriend Samuel Thomas, 29, as they leave the theatre after 101 Dalmatians The Musical
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Justin Bieber YELLS at teenagers in viral video as he tells them to 'get out' of hotel lobby over 'concern for safety of his pregnant wife' Hailey Bieber
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EXCLUSIVEDisturbing TRUTH behind why Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us stars are feuding with Justin Baldoni
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Billy Joel, 75, surprises commuters as he hops on a train to Cardiff for his first ever gig in the Welsh capital
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Katie Price breaks her social media silence and urges people to 'be kind' after court appearance following Heathrow Airport arrest
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Robbie Williams unveils his new teeth as he admits he 'absolutely abused' his old ones for years with cocaine as well as using them to open bottles
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Huge star looks unrecognisable as she shares throwback childhood snaps - but can you guess who it is?
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Josh Hartnett recalls meeting wife Tamsin Egerton on set of 'the worst movie either of us have ever made'
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Britney Spears enjoys trampoline fun with on-off felon boyfriend Paul Soliz's kids at a Sky Zone in Thousand Oaks... after sparking fears they reunited
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Strictly's Katya Jones stuns in a sheer metallic top as she clings on to Janette Manrara during a night out with Olympian Aimee Fuller
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EXCLUSIVEHow a 'messy' split with my fiance left me with psychosis. HELEN FLANAGAN reveals her mental turmoil - and the reason her relationship imploded
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Cat Deeley, 47, shows off her incredible figure in a bandeau bikini and packs on the PDA with husband Patrick Kieltybin sweet snaps
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Hollyoaks' notorious villain Blue is FINALLY unmasked - but fans are unimpressed: 'What a let down!'
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Blac Chyna showcases her natural beauty as she steps out for ice cream after having her facial fillers dissolved
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Life in the slow lane! Scots model Rebecca Donaldson laps up the sun on beach break in Mallorca with Ferrari star boyfriend Carlos Sainz
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Piers Morgan forced to delete social media post after gender row boxer Imane Khelif triumphs over China's Yang Liu to claim Olympic gold
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Demi Moore and daughter Scout Willis match in coordinating denim looks while visiting a friend in Venice Beach
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Ben Affleck looks happy arriving at his offices in LA - as Jennifer Lopez divorce drama drags on
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Lily Allen flaunts her figure in a purple bandeau bikini during girls' trip to luxury resort in British Columbia
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General Hospital star Haley Pullos seen for FIRST TIME after serving three months in jail following DUI arrest
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Mariah Carey's ex Nick Cannon says he'd 'absolutely' get back together with singer - but fears 'she don't want me'
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MAFS star Ella Ding breaks her silence after Sit With Us podcast was axed - and reveals where her friendship REALLY stands with co-host Domenica Calarco
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'James was a big part of me getting sober': Colin Farrell has spoken movingly about how raising special needs son forced HIM to grow up
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Sydney Sweeney stuns in sexy thigh-high black leather boots in LA - after teasing Euphoria's time jump in season three
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Strictly bosses 'demand all professional dancers undergo anti-bullying training' ahead of this year's show following misconduct scandal
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Kate Moss, 50, wows in a skimpy snake print two-piece as she lives it up with bikini-clad daughter Lila, 21, and pal Rita Ora, 33, in Formentera
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Ten little-known Netflix shows to add to your watch list right now - our TV experts pick the top hidden gems to stream
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Love Island's Samantha Kenny stuns in a sequinned denim corset while Emma Milton wears a fitted crop top at live podcast event
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RHOBH star Erika Jayne joins bikini-clad Kyle Richards in St. Lucia - as estranged husband Tom Girardi's embezzlement trial begins
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Congratulations! At 83, Calendar Cliff Richard is back to leave Harry Styles and Taylor Swift in his wake with his 47th set of annual poses
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RICHARD EDEN: Fashion designer to the stars Bella Freud lifts the lid on early love affair with Roman prince 36 years her senior
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Paul O'Grady's left behind 'HUGE fortune from his roles hosting For The Love of Dog and Blind Date' - as his widower wins bitter legal battle
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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Jeremy Clarkson and girlfriend Lisa Hogan holiday in South of France party villa - which inspired David Hockney's £60m Portrait Of An Artist
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The Supervet thrown into chaos as Noel Fitzpatrick suffers grisly injury in middle of emergency operation
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King Charles tells PM Keir Starmer he's encouraged by way Britain's 'community spirit' has 'countered the aggression' from racist thugs
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EXCLUSIVESag Harbor hotel where Justin Timberlake drank martinis before his DUI arrest is ordered to turn over key information
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Joaquin Phoenix drops out of gay romance film just FIVE DAYS before filming after getting 'cold feet'
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Stassi Schroeder returning for Vanderpump Rules spin-off - four years after she was fired for racist actions against Faith Stowers
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EXCLUSIVEHow Marcus Jordan's 'wild partying and drug use' affected relationship with Larsa Pippen, 50, as photos of him snorting white powder emerge
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Maren Morris says her 4-year-old son Hayes helped her through Ryan Hurd divorce and coming out as bisexual: 'We feel like partners in crime'
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Pregnant Jorgie Porter cradles her blossoming bump as she enjoys Italian babymoon with fiancé Oliver Piotrowski
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Jack Black surfaces in flame-print shorts after saying Tenacious D will be back despite putting band 'on hold' after Kyle Gass' Trump shooting joke
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Charlotte Dawson won't 'forgive and forget fiancé Matthew Sarsfield's sexting scandal as he begs her to move past it after moving out of home'
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Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown baffles fans with her switching accents as she showcases her new underwear line
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Blake Lively movie It Ends With Us is BANNED in Qatar due to kissing and non-graphic sex scenes with Justin Baldoni
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Junior Andre is all smiles as he attends a party while mum Katie Price is arrested at Heathrow after skipping bankruptcy hearing
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Spencer Matthews reveals injury scare could have ended his desert marathon challenge after ringing in his 36th birthday in style
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Fresh video shows Travis Scott scuffling with police in five-star Paris hotel and being dragged into a cop car
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Jenna Ortega reveals bizarre item she found in Beetlejuice director Tim Burton's bathroom
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Holland Taylor, 81, reveals why she and her longtime girlfriend Sarah Paulson, 49, have no plans to get married
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Camila Cabello wears self-deprecating T-shirt as she grabs a smoothie at Erewhon in Beverly Hills
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Chris McCausland details the moment he went blind 20 years ago - as he joins the Strictly Come Dancing lineup
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Jake Roche apologises to mum Coleen Nolan as he re-enacts racy sex scene with ex Jesy Nelson during his Edinburgh Fringe show
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Bandaged Katie Price promises judge she will 'move her diary' to attend court again as judge orders her not to go abroad
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Release date for Bridget Jones 4 revealed as Renée Zellweger wraps filming for next instalment
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Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw look smitten as they hold hands in Italy and celebrate daughter Jessica Capshaw's 48th birthday
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Taylor Swift ticket prices rise by almost 2000% for London shows as fans scramble to buy last-minute seats after Vienna terror plot
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Jessica Simpson parties with pals in LA after shutting down speculation she's been drinking again
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Blake Lively used her OWN jewellery and $3K crystal boots while also borrowing clothes from pal Gigi Hadid for It Ends With Us
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BAFTA tells non-binary stars to pick a side as they refuse to introduce woke gender-neutral categories
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Giggling Maisie Smith, 23, steps out in a plastic rain hood as she enjoys a romantic evening with her boyfriend Max George, 35, in Manchester
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Wynonna Judd's daughter Grace Kelley arrested AGAIN three months after facing prostitution and indecent exposure charges
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David Boreanaz, 55, reveals he's had 'four MRIs in four months' and needs to give his body a rest after grueling SEAL Team finale
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Denise Richards enjoys a date night with husband Aaron Phypers at an event in LA - after urging Tori Spelling to join OnlyFans
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Strictly announces Gladiator star Montell Douglas as twelfth contestant after unconfirmed celebrities are spotted sneaking into rehearsals
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Strictly's Tasha Ghouri can't wipe the smile off her face as she heads to rehearsals with Toyah Wilcox after she is revealed as bookies favourite
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Coronation Street star quits soap after three years on cobbles - with explosive exit storyline kicking off within months
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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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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
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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...
