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Europe coronavirus: Second wave began in Spain before spreading via tourists, study suggests

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Europe’s coronavirus second wave may have begun among fruit pickers in northern Spain before being spread across the continent by tourists, new research suggests. Scientists have identified a new strain of the virus that they believe is responsible for a large part of the second wave, which first emerged in June in northern Spain. From … Read more

Unlikely pen pals who began writing to each other at the beginning of lockdown finally meet

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Touching moment schoolboy, 7, and pensioner, 93, who became pen pals during lockdown meet for the first time through a care home window Michael Lugg, seven and Lewis, 93, from Cornwall, became pen pals in March   They finally met after months of correspondence last  week through window pan Letters have given Lewis a ‘new lease of life’ … Read more

Charles and Camilla head abroad on first overseas trip since Covid began

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Prince Charles and Camilla will become first royals to attend a German Remembrance event – as they make first overseas trip since Covid crisis began The pair will be the first royals to attend the Central Remembrance Ceremony Trip likely to be seen as part of monarchy’s ‘soft diplomacy’ to renew ties  President of Germany, … Read more

Dow falls 400 points as Wall Street wraps up its worst week and month since lockdowns began in March

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Stocks tumbled again Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing 157 points lower and posting its biggest weekly losses since March.   Wall Street is closing out a punishing week with all three major indexes in the red, dragged down by a slide in shares of tech heavyweights following their quarterly results. The Dow had earlier … Read more

Wuhan celebrates Halloween ten months after coronavirus began there

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Crowds have poured into an amusement park in Wuhan to attend a Halloween event less than a year after the Chinese city became infamous as the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Photos show large numbers of people gathering to watch a parade at the Happy Valley Wuhan amusement park on Thursday night.   Some revellers swapped … Read more

Government borrowing hit £36BILLION in September the third-highest in any month since records began

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Government borrowing hit £36BILLION in September the third-highest in any month since records began By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 07:17 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 07:17 BST, 21 October 2020 UK government borrowing has topped £36.1bn in September as heavy spending continued to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. It is £28.4bn … Read more

China’s super-wealthy got $1.5trillion richer during pandemic that began in Wuhan

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China’s super-wealthy have earned a record $1.5trillion during the last year despite the global economic collapse caused by the pandemic that began in Wuhan.  One analyst said that ‘the world has never seen this much wealth created in just one year’ after China added 257 members to its billionaires’ club and online shopping firms saw … Read more

Danny Cipriani’s fiancée Victoria reveals she felt ‘irrational anger’ when their ‘love story began’

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Danny Cipriani’s fiancée Victoria Rose has spoken about the first time they met.  The health campaigner, 39, and the rugby star, 32, went public with the relationship in June, before becoming engaged in a whirlwind romance.   Victoria described on Instagram on Friday how she felt ‘irrational anger’ when their ‘love story began’, and that they … Read more

Royal Ballet pair who began dating after starring in Romeo And Juliet dance together in major show

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Sars-crossed lovers! Royal Ballet pair who began dating after starring in Romeo And Juliet dance intimately in company’s first major show in months – after isolating together during Covid pandemic Francesca Hayward and Cesar Corrales fell for each other re-enacting the play Couple were able to dance closely together without having to social distance  They isolated … Read more

Royal Ballet pair began dating after starring in Romeo And Juliet dance intimately

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Sars-crossed lovers! Royal Ballet pair who began dating after starring in Romeo And Juliet dance intimately in company’s first major show in months – after isolating together during Covid pandemic Francesca Hayward and Cesar Corrales fell for each other while re-enacting play Couple were able to dance closely together without having to social distance  They had … Read more