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How coronavirus is striking the rest of the UK: Wales is being hit nearly TWICE as hard

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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

Health Secretary Matt Hancock vows ‘we won’t rest’ until NHS medics have masks and gowns they need

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Matt Hancock vowed  ‘we will not’ rest to get vital protective equipment to NHS staff today as the main nursing union told its members they could refuse to treat coronavirus patients if they felt unsafe. The Health Secretary came under mounting pressure at the daily news conference this afternoon as he revealed that under-pressure units … Read more

Mayor Bill de Blasio doubles down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year

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Bill de Blasio on Sunday doubled down on his decision to shutter NYC schools for the rest of the year a day after locking horns with Governor Andrew Cuomo.  The mayor said it was a decision he ‘had to make’, adding: ‘The bottom line here is about health and safety.’  Asked who had the final … Read more

Former Wales rugby star Matthew J Watkins is laid to rest

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Tributes have poured in for the former Welsh rugby star Matthew J Watkins who was laid to rest today following a long battle with pelvic cancer. Family and friends of Watkins, 41, who was diagnosed with the rare form of cancer in 2013, paid homage to the ‘special man who lived life to the full’ during … Read more

David Beckham leads the charge with his family as footballers join rest of UK in #ClapForNHS

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David Beckham has led the charge among footballers to support to the NHS staff working tirelessly to save lives during the coronavirus crisis. The country came together as one at 8pm on Thursday night to stand on their doorsteps and hold a minute of applause and cheer for workers in the health industry who are … Read more

Classic car collector puts Queen Mother’s vintage Humber up for sale with rest of £250k fleet

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Classic car collector puts the Queen Mother’s vintage Humber up for sale alongside rest of his £250,000 fleet Allan Marshall, 64, has been collecting the classic vehicles for more than 40 years but is selling them due to spiralling costs  Among the star-studded array are the Super Snipe MkIII, which once belonged to the Queen … Read more

Toddler who was beaten to death by her mother’s boyfriend is finally laid to rest after two years

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Toddler who was drugged and beaten to death by her mother’s boyfriend is finally laid to rest over two years later as grieving father wins legal fight to bury her after he was left off of her birth certificate Eve Leatherland was 22 months old when she died in Liskeard, Cornwall, in 2017 Her father … Read more

Wines to get you through the rest of winter

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With rich flavours and sunshine bottled from less wintry climates, these toasty reds will help you survive the February blues By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 When the weather is belching invisible icy barnacles into your eyeballs, nothing beats … Read more

Sales of UK goods to EU fall 0.9% but soar 14% to rest of the world 

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Exports hit record high ahead of Brexit: Sales of UK goods to EU fall 0.9% but soar 14% to the rest of the world By Hugo Duncan and James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:11 BST, 11 February 2020 | Updated: 23:11 BST, 11 February 2020 British exports have hit a record high amid … Read more