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Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins announces departure from children’s group – video
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Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins has announced her departure from the band after 11 years. Watkins initially joined the group as a dancer while also working as a video editor. She was handed the yellow skivvy in 2013 after ...
UK announces extra £29m of humanitarian aid for Ethiopia
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The UK has announced an extra £29m of humanitarian aid to people affected by the deepening conflict in northern Ethiopia, as the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, reviews what kind of further pressure can be placed on the...
Tesla headquarters will move from California to Texas, Elon Musk announces
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Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will move its headquarters from California to Texas, following through on a threat he had hinted at for several months. The company has been building a new plant in Austin and the CE...
Australia Covid news live update: NSW records 587 cases as Perrottet announces restrictions changes; Victoria records 1,638 cases, two deaths
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Victoria reports 1,638 new cases and two deaths; Dominic Perrottet announces adjustments to the NSW Covid roadmap – all NSW children to return to school by 25 October as state records 587 cases; French ambassador to r...
Adele announces long-awaited return with comeback single, Easy on Me
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After weeks of feverish speculation, Adele has announced her return. A new single, Easy on Me, is set for release on 15 October, ahead of her fourth album. The musician, 33, teased her first new music in six years wit...
Priti Patel announces inquiry into murder of Sarah Everard
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Priti Patel has announced an inquiry into “systemic failures” in the Metropolitan police that allowed a serving police officer to abuse his position to kidnap, rape and murder Sarah Everard. The home secretary said: “...
Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus announces he is cancer-free
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Mark Hoppus, the bassist and vocalist with US pop-punk band Blink-182, has announced that he is cancer-free, six months after he began chemotherapy for stage-four lymphoma. Hoppus posted a message on Instagram saying ...
‘Heard the final bell’: Manny Pacquiao announces retirement from boxing
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Boxing star Manny Pacquiao, who is planning to run for president of the Philippines in the 2022 elections, said on Wednesday he was retiring from boxing to focus on the biggest fight of his political career. Pacquiao,...
Biden announces US will donate another 500m vaccine doses at Covid summit – live
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Ed Sheeran announces stadium tour for 2022
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Following his ÷ tour, which ran from 2017 to 2019 and became the highest-grossing tour of all time, Ed Sheeran is returning to the live stage in a series of stadium shows for 2022. Beginning 12 May in Belfast, he will...
NHS England announces large-scale trial of potential early cancer test
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The NHS has launched the world’s largest trial of a potentially gamechanging blood test that aims to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. More than 100,000 volunteers are being sought to provide...
Waitrose announces further cutback on single-use plastic bags
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Waitrose is aiming to eliminate 40m single-use plastic bags a year by removing them from deliveries and in-store collections. “Bags for life”, which cost 10p, will also be pulled from all major stores and replaced wit...
Facebook announces launch of Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses
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Facebook lives in your pocket, on the web, and, if you’ve bought the company’s Portal video-calling device, even in your kitchen. Now, it wants to find a home on your face. The company has created its first “smart gla...
Myanmar opposition announces ‘defensive war’ against junta
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Myanmar’s self-declared parallel government, which was set up by pro-democracy politicians, has announced a “defensive war” against the junta, calling for civilian armed groups to target the military and its assets. D...
Kimi Räikkönen announces retirement from F1 at end of the season
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The former world champion Kimi Räikkönen has confirmed he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 41-year-old, who claimed his first and only drivers’ title with Ferrari in 2007, has spent the past ...
South Africa legend Dale Steyn announces retirement from cricket
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The South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has announced his retirement. The 38-year-old, considered one of the finest bowlers of his generation, made the announcement on social media, calling time on his 18-year profess...