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Illegal migrants given coronavirus tests in Dover as 169 people found trying to cross the Channel

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Dozens of illegal migrants are given coronavirus tests before being detained by immigration officers in Dover as 169 people are intercepted trying to cross the English Channel The migrants were on six boats and they were taken to the Port of Dover today Before being handed to immigration officers, they were tested for coronavirus  Natalie … Read more

Up to 100 migrants in facemasks are tested for coronavirus after trying to cross English Channel

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Border Force officers have detained and tested up to 100 migrants for coronavirus after intercepting their boats off the coast of Kent today.  Around five boats carrying an estimated 84 migrants – many wearing facemasks – are believed to have been intercepted in the Channel despite the UK being on coronavirus lockdown.  A further 14 people were … Read more

Apps alert users when they or their children cross paths with people infected by coronavirus

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

President Erdogan refuses to stop migrants trying to cross Turkey’s borders with Greece

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President Tayyip Erdogan said today he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey’s border into Greece before advising Athens ‘these people won’t stay in Greece’ and to ‘let them pass into other European countries’.   Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to get into Greece, a European Union member state, since Turkey said on … Read more

Diefer the ‘cheeky’ terrier cross is still waiting for his forever home 439 days after owner died

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Is this Britain’s loneliest dog? Diefer the ‘cheeky’ terrier cross is still waiting for his forever home 439 days after his last owner died Diefer, nine, has been at RSPCA’s Sheffield Animal Centre since December 2018 Terrier cross is intelligent and active and loves having snuggles from the staff Video shows him rolling over for belly … Read more

Military doctors, British Red Cross and St John Ambulance could be drafted in to coronavirus battle

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The armed forces along with the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance volunteers could be drafted in to support the NHS after 23 test positive for coronavirus in the UK.    Military doctors and nurses would be on hand at hospitals where staff are too ill to work or are self-isolating, under ministerial plans for … Read more

Australia’s most inked dad Brett Cross on how he became addicted to tattoos

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Meet Australia’s most tattooed dad who has 99 per cent of his body covered in ink – as he reveals his message to haters Brett Cross has 99 per cent of his body tattooed including his head and face He started getting inked at the age of 24 and soon became ‘addicted’ to tattoos  His … Read more

Norman Hartnell: The cross dressing secrets of the Queen’s ‘Miss Kitty’

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BOOK OF THE WEEK NORMAN HARTNELL: THE BIOGRAPHY   by Michael Pick (Zuleika £35, 528pp) The first chapter of this book is called ‘Crown & Sceptre’. As it’s the biography of Sir Norman Hartnell, the great dressmaker to three Queens (Mary and two Elizabeths), I thought ‘crown and sceptre’ must refer to the coronation items worn … Read more

Snake robots could cross rough terrain to help with search and rescue

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A snake robot that can nimbly slither its way up large steps has been developed by scientists to help search and rescue missions.  US engineers studied how the real-life serpents moved and used their observations to make a snake robot that can climb large steps. It is thought that snake robots may some day help … Read more